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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
NIGH COST OF WAR
CONES HOME TO U. 5,
HAtalesldp Program May Re Enhar
rnsscd by Extraordinary Material
Conditions Prevailing.
BIDS OPENED ON TWO SHIPS
S(sovcrnment Navy Yard Bid~ Lower,
But Much Money Must Ia. ExiTnd.
ed In Order 10 Prepare 10 Build
SupeT4iresadnaugflts.

Washington, Nov. 17.--Bids for the
construction OF the two battleships
authorized by Congress opened here
today disclosed the fact that war
conditions have greatly increased the
cost Of building these vessels. and in
dictated that the period required for
their construction Will be longer than
ever before
officlais were inclined tu believe
after examining the bids that X
might I've necessary TO ask Congress
for additional appropriations for these
vessels as the cost under the bids
submitted would exceed the amounts
fxea by The appro priation act. They
also believe that IL viii he consider
ably morn than four years from the
date of authorization of these ships.
March L. 1915. before they will he
delivered 10 the government; that Is,
they would probably not Join the fleet
until late IT The year 1919,
Steel situation Extraordinary.
Beth these Cond lions are aecrihed
by bidders and the officials of the
Navy Department To the extraordin-
arr situation existing in the steel and
allied industries as a result Of the
wsr In Europe Il is declared that
both materials and wages are higher
than 8 year ago, when estimates for
she cost OF the hattlesh.ps were made.
and also that delays TN deliveries are
TO he expected. owing 10 excessive de-
mendS, and N some cases shortage OF
labor
There were six bidders. three COM
mercial firms and three navy yards
The navy yard bids Submitted from
New York. Philadelphia and Mare
Island wee lower than the bids OF
- ha
cases OF the Philadelphia and Mare
Island bids additional sags. from ss,-
ba3 to s2eo, Q8e. must be expended on
improvements before actual construc-
tion of the vessels can be laid down,
which would also cause considerable
delay in laying the keels The New
York and Philadelphia yards we're the
lowest 81 the yard bidders, being Just
below $1,000. 900. and Il is thought
probable that one Of the vessels will
be built ri the New York yards. The
navy yard bids are based on the as
sumption that wages will remain
about as they are,
Among the commercial bidders, the
Fore River Company was the lowest
d with offers ranging from s1.22a, 500 to
sg.6s4060 The lowest bid of the
New York shiphuilding Company was
81, 100. 600, and III. lowest of the New.
port News Company s7,7s5,00o
Make Many Contract Changes
While these bids are below the
Z lirnit Of $4,000 600 on their face. this
: actual cost Of giving Il contract L
+ anyone of these bidders would bt
largely IN excess OF the limit through
conditions attached to them by tht
s bidders. They specified many omls
= eions from previous contract require
= ynents, such as damage. that the gov
eminent instead of the bidder pay
ing the cost OF Insurance the use o
chea per materials for decking tn
omission OF trials at the contractor
= expense, and the supplying OF certain
4 porta BILE equipment by the govern
1nent instead OF by the contractors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
BRITISH ORDER ALL
CONTINUED From FRS. Paxe)


aided against the triple attack of the
Germans. Bulgarians and Turks. The
ssnemys plan is being carried out,
and may be realized rapidly. We
must have reinforcements in large
1lamhers at once or re-embark while
g there is yet time -
T The correspondent adds that this
German feet OF submarines in the
! Mediterranean has just been auin-
sfupIed
a wireless dispatch from Berlin
predicts that trains will he running
ON the Oriental Railway between Bel.
4sgrade and Constantinople before the
lend OF the wesk. The repairs being
-9made by the Germans between the
Danube and Nish are practically
completed. the dispatch says and
work is being rushed on the line be-
a ween Nish and Czarehrod on the
Serbo- Bulgarian frontier
A Constantinople dispatch received
I'm Athens says that Field Marshal Won
Assacke nsen is to arrive at Constintin-
pple soon to take command Of the
Turkish operations at the Dardanelles
gSrhe Turks are said te he preparing
40 welcome Apstro German reinforce
-snents expected over the Orient Rail-
way.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
SIMPLE RITES At
Washington FUNERAL
Eight Thousand Gather TO Pay Last
Tribute of Respett to Noted
Negro Educator.

Tuskegee, Ala, Nov. 7.--Simplicity
marked the funeral of Booker T.
Washington, noted negro educator,
race leader and author. which took
place here this morning at the insti-
tuition which he made famous. and
which has played such an important
part in the elevation of the negro
race.
Fully 5000 people came to Tusk egee
to pay the last tribute of respect to
Or. Washington, only 2,500 OF whom
could get into the chapel. The line
Of march formed in front Of the ad-
ministration building, headed by the
members of the board Of trustees,
who were present, among them Will
liam G.. wilcox, of New York; w. w.
Campbell and Charles W Hare. Tus-
kegee: A. j, Wilborn. William J. Shief-
fel, New York; Bolton Gilreath, Birm-
ingham. Ala; Frank TrumbuN. New
York; Warren Logan, Tuskegee In
stitute, and Victor II. Tulane. Mont
gomery. Ala; William II. Baldwin,
Sd, OF New York. also walked with
the trustees.
The trustees were followed by the
members of the faculty and the active
council of the school and number
OF distinguished visitors, educators
and students.
The simple Episcopal burial service
was read and many old plantation
songs. which Or Washington loved
so we'll, we're played and few of the
Thousands of kilograms of coincidence
from all parts of the country were
read.
Prominent Men Attend Obscquies
Prominent men in all walks of life,
white as we'll as colored, attended the
obsequies. Among the most notable
were Charles Ranks, Mound Bayou,
Miss; first vice-president of the Ma
tionai Negro Business League; J. G.
Napier, Nashville, chairman executive
committee National Negro Business
League; Or, II. II Boyd. secretary
National Baptist Publishing Board
Nashville; Ira Z. Bryant. secretary A.
M. f. Sunday School Union, Nash
vile: W. II. Hale president a. and |.
State Normal School of Tennessee;
DR.. James b. Dudley, president A. and
NJ. College, Greensboro. n. c.. DR.
Stephens II. Newman, president and
George w. Cook. secretary. Howard
University, Washington, p. G.. and
many other noted negro educator,
and leaders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18

members OF the Board Of Reiigfour
ESAscation and its sunday School
Commission at the Jefferson Hotel q {
1876 o'clock today.
The day OF the delegates Will b.
begun with Holy Communion at 7:3
In All-Saints' Church. At $3.50 there
will be intercerrory prayer for peace.
The business session Of the mornlnT
will be at 10 o'clock and the after
noon session will begin at 2 O'Clock.
Resolutions Adopted.
Among resolutions adopted by the
synod yesterday are:
offered by Rev. DIR. Alfred Hard
ing. bishop Of Washington:
Whereas. the Girls Friendly So.
ciety Is doing . valuable and i'm
rortant work Of moral and sriritus
uplift among young women and girls.
Therefore, belts resolved. That the
bishop and clergy of the Province or
Washington are hereby requested to
commend the society to their people.
ara IT, give it their eaynesf support
"And, whereas we have Just learned
Of the seuccessful work OF the Girls
Friendly Society apd yesterday of the
great work being done by the Wo~
mans Auxiliary OF the province. both
OF these societies are hereby re-
auested to make a report at each reg
uiar session of the synod
BY the committee on I'm migration:
Resolved. that the president OF the
Provincial Synod Of Washington IS
hereby requested to appoint COM
mittee to present to the general con-
vention the following resolution. Sc
curing, IL possible the support and
cooperation of the board Of mis-
sions to the measure:
Resolved. that the house OF
bishops deputies concurring). the
board Of missions Is recommended'
"(1) To establish a department OF
immigration under the care of a see
rotary who will give his enti-s lime
to that work: -.
"(2) To obtain and publish si,ch In
formation on the subject of imm;srr-
ton as will enable the church -
stretch out a helping hand to the large
and increasing foreign-born popula-
ton In our nation:
"(3) To cooperate with diocesan
and parochial authorities under sucn
plans as may be mutually agree 4
upon N instituting and maintaining
systematic Christian work among the
Immigrants especially after they De-
come settled In the country"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
NORTHS|OE LODGE IN
ITS NEW QUARTERS
Formal Dedica ton win Take Place
Tonight and Many Have
Been Invited.

Its handsome new quarters In the
Masonic Temple--Fourth Avenue and
Stuart Streets-will be formally open
ed and dedicated by Northside Lodge.
A +. and A. NJ. tomorrow night with
a reception to the members of the
organization an dtheir lady friends.
The reception win continue from s;3o
until II o'clock, and invitations have
been Issued TO a large number to at
tend the ceremonies.
The lodge. though one of the young
est in Richmond, has had remark
q Bile history.
The petition for formation OF the
lodge was allowed March 20. 1906,
when the following names We're for
warded to the Grand Lodge for the
dispensation to form a lodge; James
G. Bowman, julien Gum. Rev. -. X.
WalthaH. r. f. Anderson. H. Nj
Starke, O. c. Peers. C. F, Kell, c. r i.
Wincfield, b r. Catlin. r. o, Smith
S S. England and G. D: Wilder.
Chartered In 1907.
The charter was formally granted
February Ia. 1907, and since that
time the lodge has been continuously
al labor. In July. 1908, such was
the growth Of the lodge and the in
terest displayed by the craft that a
building OF Il Masonic Temple, the
hall to b edevoted solely to the pur-
poses OF Masonry.
During the administration OF w.
NJ. Milan as worsriufut master, 1918,
the first building committee was
named. This committee did much
work, and the recommendation that
the Draft provide n home for its
meetins was received with enthusiasm
Last year Austin p. SPOTS. then the
worshpful master. named new
building committee on August 81 and
the work of providing for the build
log wa pressed.
Plans were submitted for the build
ing October is, 1914, and on March
27, 1915, the cornerstone was laid.
larles Aston Cabell, the Deputy
Grand Master Of Virginia. delivering
the address, one OF tho most finished
orations In the history OF the order
In Virginia marking his steps In the
history of the lodge
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
HOSPITAL SHIP HITS
MINE AND SINKS

London. Nov. 1.-THE British nos
pital ship Anglia was sunk today by
a mine In the English Channey. Three
hundred women were saved out of
a mine in the English Channel. Three
officers and 372 men on board
A, Bonar Law, secretary for the
colonies. was asked in the House of
Commons today whether the govern
ment had received any further infor-
nation concerning the report Of the
sinking of the Anglia.
Il am sorry / have no informa-
ton which ] can communicate to the
house." he replied. IF / receive any
later in the day l shall communicate
it,
There are four British steamships
named Anglia. The one converted
into hospital ship probably is the
former London and Northwestern
Railway Company steamer of l,s6l
tons gross She is 329 feet long and
was built in 1900 at Dumbarton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
.BAPT|STS TO ASSEMBLE
Virginia schools and colleges. an
still adding to II.
Spirit of Pure Democracy.
Continued From First Pase.)

Virginia schools and colleges, and
still adding to 1t.
Spirit of Pure Democracy.
The general Association IL not in
any sense a legislative body. In fact.
there is no legislative assembly among
Baptists All authority Is vested In
the local congregation. Their asso-
cations are for the purpose Of CO.
operation Of churches in missionary,
evangelistic. orphanage and educa-
tional work. The association has no
authority TO assess churches for the
large sums II needs to carry on itS
great work. 1t can only suggest" an
amount a wise committee thinks each
church should raise II generally gets
II and more.
IT would seem that so large a body
would get int confusion. fan to pro-
gress and fall to pieces. But Il Is held
together by the spirit Of pure Democ.
racy,
Concurrently two largo financial en-
terprises are being carried through In
Virginia 10 raise SEQ 900 for the Jud
son Memorial Fund to build schools
and hospital On foreign fields. and
100000 for Four secondary schools In
Virginia, namely: Intermont College,
Bristol Chatham $ Training School
Fork Union Military Academy and
Roanoke. College, Danyiile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18

tc-unUuuGu FROM tlSt / axe
ented at a future meeting.
Then the tentative bill as prepared
by the City Attorney, embracing the
various resolutions acted upon by the
committee to date. was read. This
Us where the committee refrigerated.
as stated by MIR. Radcliffe.
Pollock Would Amend.
Mr.. Pollock offered an amendment
to the section putting the Fire and
Health Departments under the Mayor
He wanted them to go into the hands
of the Administrative Board He
would prefer to have all the depart
ments under that board and have that
board elected by the Council. He
argued that would take politics out
the chances of building political
nests.
Discussion OF more than two hours
ensued, In which charges of incon-
sistency were made by various mem
bers Of the committee. who had sup
ported the resolution which had been
adopted by the committee at an early
meeting by the vote of to !, the
single vote being that of Mr.. Fuller.
The motion was defeated by the vote
Of s to 2, the latter being Pollock and
Fuller. while those who voted against
the motion were Peters. Haddon, Rat
cliffe, Jones and Adams
A substitute. offered by Mr.. Had
don, placing the Police Department
under the Mayor and the Fire and
Health Departments under the Adj
ministratfve Board, was defeated ON
| a vive voce vote.
/ Much argument was INDUCED In by
! Messrs. Pollock, Meredith Fuller,
Adams. Haddon and Peters, as to the
possibility Of politics entering into the
Office of Mayor. II he were given
charge of the various departments.
particularly that of the Police De-
partment.
Power Of Mayor.
Mr. Meredith stated that IL the
Mayor were given charge of the Po-
lice Department he would pretty soon
be a tool Of the chief. and would be
worthless as a man who should be
looked upon as the head Of munich
pality. above reproach.
Before vote could he taken on
the section and as Mr.. Radcliffe was
about to make few remarks upon
the question Mr.. Peters moved to adj
journ.
ut is now Ave minutes to mid
! ri0ht," ne said, Eve have been here
four hours.
II hope the gentlemen will with
draw his motion for moment" said
Mr. Radcliffe, II wish 10 make mo-
ton by which We can dispose of this
part Of the paper. We should make
some progress. Here we have been
lin existence Ave months and we are
now going right back 10 the starting
place. Let us at least get rid of this
proposition"
Mr., Peters withdrew his motion.
but Mr.. Pollock, DESTROYS OF adjourn
ing. insisted on motion n adjourn.
and the committee adjourned to meet
at o'clock next Monday night
Those present were Messrs Jones.
Adams. Peters. Radcliffe. Madden.
Pollock, Fuller. c. V Meredith and
H. r. Pollard. Jr. The absentees
were Aldermen Christian and, Messrs.
Hemiss. Waylerstein and McAdamA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
TAnPER|NG WITH JUROR
CHARGESA ARE DISMISSED
Not Sufficient Evidence to Convict
Tony Biccse and Other Three
Under Indictment Freed.

Hopewe1l Va, Nov. 1.-THE cases
~ the four men who were indicted
by tire Prince George grand jury last
August on a charge of tampering with
Juryman +. A. Lucas In the first trial
Of the case OF Ex-Police Lieutenant
John A. Porter, were dismissed here
today.
Indictment on the charge, was ar
raigned before Judge F. FL. Britton at
Hopewell. but evide nce adduced was
insufficient, and on motion Of Special
Prosecutor David A. Harrison, Jr.. the
case was dismissed The other de-
PENDANTS also were discharged.
They are Attorney John p. Good
man. of Hopeweil: W II. Pollard.
former member OF the Hopewell police
force. and former Chief OF Police W.
y. Henderson. who is now serving a
fifteen day sentence In the Petersburs
jaAl
Juror Was Drinking With Them.
The principal witness heard was
Detective A e Martin, of the Baldwin
Felts agency. on whose testimony the
indictments were returned.
Evidence presented today showed
that Juror Lucas. who spent ten days
in Prince George Jail and paid fine
Of $50 for contempt was In the party
with Bicese. Henderson. Goodman
and Pollard when oil were drinking at
Hnpewell restaurant. and when Hem
derson lifted hs. glass with the toast
to Porter and a celebration OF his &C
quittal Saturday night"
Bicese vas represented by Attorney
Dan Coleman. of Norfolk
Etacker Case Tomorrow.
AT Prince George Courthouse Fri
day the care OF Abe Blacker will be
tried Blaeker was proprietor of the
Hopewell Hotel. and is charged with
selling beer to members Of party
In which were Captain Alexander For
ward. secretary to Governor Stuart
l.. r. Driver. personal representative
Of the Governor in the inveetiga u on
at Hopeweil and Hunter Dunn, OF
Richmond
Commonwealth's Attorney Timothy
Rives will be assisted In the prosecu-
ton by Special Prosecutor w. b.
Cooke. Commemorative Attorney OF
Sussex County. who was named by
the Governor some time ago al spe-
cial prosecutor TO succeed George A
Wise, now Commemorative Attorney
of Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18

tConlinaea from FIRST rdse''
American owned substantial business
and residence property, as well as
smelters, concentrators and mine
equipment viii be under fire of Car
ranzas army.
Neither faction apparently care to
occupy Naco, Sonora, in force, depend
ing upon fighting units In the interior
to decide which shall control the
border port.
General Obregon considers villa
trapped between two Caranza armies.
Obregon has $500 troops at various
places along the border. while at Her
mnsillo and Guaymas, General Die
guez has $4,000 men. including 5000
which have reached Guaymas from
the south.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18

Ing. preceding at high speed north
ward.
The Catterat IL the strip OF water
separating Denmark from Sweden.
With the Skaserrack to the westward.
II forms the Baltic to the North Sea
Helsinborg lies at the northern en-.
trance Of the sound, connecting the
Baltic and the Cattegat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
GERMAN WARsHIPs ARE.
MOVING TO SORTHWARD

Ixsndon. Nov. IA dispatch from
sCopenha gen "Wednesday reports that
EA fiotiiia of twenty-five German tor
p<sdo hoats and a big cruiser passed
4 1SelGSinburg. on the southwest coast
Enf Sweden, at 9 O'Clock in the morn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
NO BRITISHERs NAY
NOW LEAVE COUNTRY

London Nov, .l7.--An order In
council will shortly be issued declar-
ing that while the war continues all
Britishers OF military age desiring to
leave the United Kingdom, even on
trip. must obtain special permission
Such permission will not be given
without good cause.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
MUST BASE SERVICE !.
Continued From First Page)

real. we have to make them feel the
fellowship. and social service Is the
way. We must nreach outside the
church as we'll as In the church"
The speaker urged his hearers to
know conditions, to know their
church. their parish, and their dio-
cese, and to look for opportunity
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
DOES THIS MEAN THEY
ARE COMING OUT TO FIGHT

Copenhagen, Nov. 1.-Two
sq,tadrons, consisting OF nineteen
German warshipe, passed from
the Baltic into the Cattcgat this
morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
VIVA WILL FIGHT

Continued From First Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
CHARTER CHANGERS

continued From Fnst rage ,
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-05-01

they used to rustic when they super
seeded silk Innings as part OF the fash
ionable frock.
Often two petticoats are worn-for
the sake of fullness. too. So sudden.
after all. has been the transition from
the desire TO look as matchlike as pos.
sible to the desire TO look as much
like balloon as possible. that it is
still startling 10 think OF donning two
petticoats to make the skirts stand
out
Taffeta underwear. other than pet.
ticoats, is still worn. one OF the nov
elites is a little plaid silk combination
garment, gay in design. Taffeta un-
dergarments have been found satisfac.
tory by many women, and they will
be used to some extent probably for a
long time.
The knitted Italian silk undergar.
ments are still worn. in spite OF the
desire for stiffness and starch. For
II the petticoat be stiff. II is still per,
missible to have the rest of the under
clothing as soft and sheer as one de
sires TO have IT, And womankind can
never again forego. with desire. the
lovely little garments of crepe de
chine. null. chiffon and soft silk that
she has grown used to.
Much lace is used on lingerie. al
though already imported lace in many
makes is difiicult to obtain. But the
lingerie makers OF Paris. being women,
are as available as ever and are still
doing their work we'll; and their work,
as everybody knows. makes less use
OF lace, more use OF fine handstitching
in the form OF embroidery and tucks,
than domestic made lingerie.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-05-01
FOR THE GUESTS COMFORT
Small Things That Amount to Much
VIII Be Provided by the Care
full Hostess.

While the careful hostess will not
overload her guest room with horde
OF useless trifles. leftover Christmas
gifts often, that will not III into any
other place in the house, she will ap-
preciate this latest novelty in a dainty
guest-room accessory. and may hang
II, with free conscience. on the
dressing table for her next feminine
visitor. II is a light.tinted chiffon bag,
a shapeless affair gathered on TO a rib
bon-covered embroidery hoop In II
are piled. perhaps, a dozen individual
powder puffs OF softest cotton. Each
bit OF flufiiness is tied with a piece Of
narrow ribbon OF the color chosen for
the bag, and a jaunty bow offers a
comfortable way of holding the dimin.
utive pun when in operation. The
real practical value of such a dainty
bag lies, Of course. In the fact that a
guest returning from various pleasure
jaunts, more or less soiled as to face
and fatigued as to body. will relish
clean bit OF cotton for applying the re-
freshing bit of alcohol. powder or
rouge.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-05-01
USING UP SCRAPS OF LACE
Many Ways by Which Discarded Gar.
ments May Be Utilized to Great
Advantage.

Allover val lace makes excellent
underwaists to wear with thin blouses.
The edges of the underwaist are
Joined in a French seam overlaid with
a lace tape on the right side a sleeve
of the lace reaches half way to the ell.
bow and holds the shield. At the
waist there is a lace beading wide
enough TO take an inch-wide ribbon.
Exquisite accessories IN the line OF
lingerie pillow covers, bedspreads,
workbags and table covers may be
made from old embroidered under
clothes, blouses and dresses. First
cut a pattern of the pillow cover, bed
spread or whatever is to be made.
Then cut the good parts of the en-
broidery into pieces of whatever
shapes they will allow, and tack them
in some balanced and regular form
on the pattern.
Join the pieces together with mar
row insertion. or where a scalloped
edge happens to come at the joining
whip II to the next section. Use lace
edging for the outside finish.
As delicate doilies are rarely
washed or cleaned, this is an c-o0l-
lent use to which to put old emUr, l.
cries that will not stand much laun'
dering.