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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
Happenings Of the Day From All Sections Of Virginia
WILL NOT CONTINUE
FIGHT FOR OFFICE
ACTING POLICE JUSTICE ROBIN
SON SAYS NOT ABLE TO FIGHT
FOR BooTLEss VICTORY

Newport News, Va, Jan. 27.--That
he has no case and does not feel
called upon to fight the City Council
IN Its atepmt to prove the Price act
invalid and install Attorney 7. j.
Christian as Police Justice, was the
sist of a statement made yesterday
evening by Acting Police Justice Rob-
inson. when asked IL he intended to
contest the Supreme Courts proceed
ings to be instituted today by Mr..
Christians attorneys.
Attorney Bland and Allan ID. Jones,
counsel for the police justice elect,
notified the acting Justice a few days
ago that they will today ask the ST.
preme Court Of the State for a man
damus, compelling him to state his
reasons for holding the office and why
no refuses to surrender the police
records to Attorney Christian.
Police Justice Robinson says that
he does not feel able to fight the City
Councils forces alone. He further
stated that in the event he won the
fight he would have gained nothing
~ the Price act, continued Police Jus
tice Brown, and not his successor. in
Office.
He also said that as the Price act
makes no provision nor filing the Of
nee in the event of the death of the
police justice during the interim be-
fore the election. he thinks the power
TO make that appointment should re-
vert to the Mayor.
Attorneys state that the Price act
IN legal and valid until it Is proven
otherwise. In fact, the question at
this time seems to be who has the
right to appoint police justice to act
until the Price act la proven illegal
or unfit the election of another by
the people OF Newport News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
NO SIGN OF LIFE on
STRANDED YACHT

Norfolk, Va. Jan. 27.---1Afe- savers
at Hatteras and Diamond Shoals Stat
ion saw today from the beach only one
mast on the unknown yacht, believed
to be the Idier. which lies stranded
five miles off shore.
Seas were breaking over the craft.
Powerful glasses were used by life
savers to scan the horizon, but no signs
of life were visible on board the
helpless craft.
I1ife-savers are OF the opinion that
IL the stranded yacht Is the Idler.
Capt. Robert II. Harding. her master,
and his crew of / 4 men have persisted.
They say there is a possibility that the
crew. if tsill on BOARD are huddled in
the after end of the craft below deck.
Life savers tried to reach the vessel
but high seas swamped their life
boat and drove them back to the
beach.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
BlACkSBURG BOARD
|. Of TRADE BANQUE1S
HEARS ''BACTERIA, BLIGHTS AND
BLATHEKSKITES" THE DUDE
AND TtUBE" DISCUSSED.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Blacksburg. Va, Jan. 27.--The third
annual banquet of the Blacksburg
Board of Trade was held Monday
night in the dininghall of the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute. A three
course meal was served to two hun
bred. and those presen. included T. O.
Sandy. OF purkeville. chief OF the
demonstration agents and the sixty
county agents: DIR. Jesse Jones. of
Washington; Judge G. f. Cassell. of
Radford; President Eggleston, of the
V. p. l., and nearly all the faculty,
and business and professional men
of the town and county. The cadet
band furnished music for the evening.
and Rev. r. b. Nelson acted as toast
master
AS president of the board of trade
Mr.. Eggleston was the first speaker
of the evening and gave a resume
OF the work OF the board during the
past year, also outlining the plans
of the organization for the future.
Others on the program for after-din-
ner talks and" their subjects: Co
operation Between Town and Coun-
try" w c. Shackelford; bacteria,
Blignts and Blatherskites," DR.. II. s.
Reed; The Country Boy, w. W. Far
rar; The Keely Cure for Bachelor
odd" Z. B. Keely; The Dude and
the Rube." Judge G. E. Cassel.
The speakers were limited to ten
minutes and after stating that he
would, for nee. dispense with anec-
dotes and fun. Judge Cassell devoted
his time to some pertinent remarks
On the economic problem of the
buyer. the local merchant and the
mail order houses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
SAYS IS Of VIRGINIA
BIRTH --WEOS NEGRESS

Boston. Jan. 27.----The Rev. Charles
Borum. white minister, took out a
license yesterday To marry Lizzie Law
son. colored He said he was con-
nected with t.7e Pentecoslal Church.
was twenty-five years old and was
born in Brooknaal, Wa. The brides
age was given as tweniyfour years
old and her birthplace as Newbern.
y. C.
When hs left the registry depart
nent with the license in his pocket he
said that he and Lizzie would go to
the home If the Rev. Charles w. TIL
man. Mr.. Tilman said he had agreed
to perform tho ceremony. although ne
has preached two sermons against
racial intermarriage. He further
stated he would be in favor of law
to prohibit such marriages and so
protect oar colored girls from the
white man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
LITTLE DANGER
FROM new CASES
STATE VETERINARIAN THINKS
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
SITUATION WELL IN HAND.

State Veterinarian J. C. Ferneyhough
yesterday gave out the following for
publication:
This afternoon the writer had a
phone talk with the chief OF the
United States Bureau OF Animal In
dustry. Washington. D. c.. and was
informed that foot and mouth disease
had been discovered affecting some
butcher cattle which had been shipped
through the Chicago Stock Yards to
Pennsylvania. Therefore, the Chica go
Stock Yards will be closed for such
time as 10 necessary to properly clean
and disinfect them.
The bureau did NOT appear to think
there was much II any danger of the
spread OF the disease from the cases
Just discovered. as the affected cattle
have been moved for immediate
slaughter only, and have thus come
In contact with only cattle OF that
class-butcher cattle.
No interstate shipments of cattle.
sheep or swine are allowed by the live
stock quarantine authorities of Viz
gfnia from any of the States which
have been under the Federal ouaran-
tine, unless such shipments are ac-
companied by q permit from the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry
The State Live Stock Sanitary
Board, Governor Stuart and the State
Veterinarian have recognised the
above plan to be the safest and most
practical method of dealing with inter
state shipments of such live stock
from the States which have been un-
der quarantine on account of foot and
mouth disease
y. G. FERNEYHOUGH
State Veterinarian"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
THE OLD MAIDS CLUB
NEXT TUESDAY EVENING;

Petersburg. Va, Jan. 2T.--An en-
tertainment, The Old Maids Club"
which will be presented by members
of the choir OF ST. Johns Episcopal
Church In the auditorium Of jackson
School next Tuesday evening. Is being
much discussed The following is the
cast and program which will be rem
dered
Miss Luena Primrose-President of
the club-Mrs. n. r. Williams,
Miss Susan Jane Hopeweli-yice-
president-Miss Ruby RIFT.
Miss Sallie Brown-Secretary of the
'Club-Miss Elizabeth Williams.
Mr. Tommy Dooiittle--Treasurer
and the Pet OF the Club-Mr. Rus
sell Clanton.
Miss Dora Doolitte-Tommy Doolit-
ties Sister-Miss Mable Peterson.
Miss Maria Jane Hopewell-Miss
Bessie Lee.
Miss Faith Snowmore-Miss Meta
Upchurch.
Miss Mary Elizabeth smith--Mrs
Howard Parrish
Miss Julia Jones-Miss Maude
Price.
Miss Lucy Rosebud-Miss Jesse
Powers
Miss Viola IongfelIow-who Loves
Her Cat-Miss Lillian Powers.
Miss Maude Hopeworth-Who
Dances and Recites-Miss FLORENCE
Couch.
Miss Martha Weinhauber--The Ger
man Spinster-Miss Louise Couch.
Miss Betsy Bobbinet-Who Is not
Allowed to Join the Club-Miss Helen
Couch.
Miss Lucretia Dewitt--Miss Mary
RaRsdale.
Mr.. Phillip Andrew James-Repor-
ter for NewspAper-Mr. David Carter.
Young Lady Double OF Luella-
Miss Helen Couch.
Young Lady-Double OF Dora-Miss
Ethel Matteson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
INTERESTING SCHOOL
REPORT Is MADE

Petersburg Va, Jan. 1.-THE re-
port of Supervisor +. NJ. Martin. OF
the Petersburg public sch;,t Is for the
month OF January is one of the most
interesting m ade public in many
months. The report shows total en-
rollment TO- the month az January OF
white pupils OF 2.l3l with tho per-
centage of attendance of IS: new
pupils, "a; dropped from the roll. Al:
numbers as pupils tardy during the
month. ais. visits by the srperinten-
dent IA yisits by trustees. s.: number
Of teachers tardy. s. 1eachers alb
sent, 50.
Total colored pupils enrolled. LILO;
per cent. OF attendance. So: new
pupils. o.: dropped. s.: number Of
pupils tardy, 20S: visits by the super
intendent. as; visits by the trustees
o.; teachers tardy, 2; teachers absent.
is.
The total enrolment. both white
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
SAYS ENGLISH kRE
BEHIND SHIP BILL
GERMAN CAPTAIN DECLARES
SHIPS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN
NOT FOR SALE.

Newport News, Va, Jan. 27.--That
the ship purchase bill pending in Con-
gross is backed by English interest;
that English ships and not German
ships will be purchased. IL 1t is pass
ed; that the United States leeds only
to assert her backbone to put an
end to the English ship-ssarching
program; that Germany will be VIC
torious ana that the United States
need never fear a war with England !;
these are essential statements OF an
interview yesterday afternoon with
Captain Hasse. OF the German steam
er Arcadia, interned here since the
outbreak OF the war.
The captaia stated that he knows
his opinio IS are biased IN favor of
Germany, which. he said. was only
natural. However. he said that he
lived in New York city for five years
and has a fiirly clear conception of
Anne rican pt litics. He also stated that
he gets the leading newspapers of this
country and of Germany. reads them
carefully and, from his knowledge of
American and German politics, draws
his own deductions
English Push Bill.
Captain lass W. firm. In his be-
LET that the Shipping bill is being
pushed by English interests and that
English ships, rather than German
ships. will be purchased Ii the bill
rnsses. He said shat Germany has no
dc sire TO sell her ships. especially
those owned by large steamship lines.
England. however. he said, is in
need OF money, as is France. as the
large sums they are sending for
horses. foccstuffs and other NUM-
lions of war are rapidly depicting the
national Golfers The captain stated
that Germany buys her food and mu-
nitions of war In Germany, thereby
Feeping the money at home. where IL
IL available as a Government loan at
any time.
The captain also stated that the
tvrman sicve nent has taken charge
of all industries and shops in Ger
many, thereby preventing waste OF
any commodities and insuring agains'
a rise in foodstuffs. Continuing, he
said that he receives letter from his
wife and German news dispatches
every two weeks. which letters and
dispatches state, the Government is
allowing only crops that produce tnc
necessities of life TO be planted. He
also said that much waste land is be-
ing utilized to grow crops. trees being
cleared away in some instances.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
JOHN NJ. HANRAHAN "
MEETS WITH ACCIDENT

PETERSBURG. Va, Jan. 27.--John M.
Hanrahan, proprietor OF the Chester
field Hotel. met with a painful acct
dent yesterday afternoon when bug
gy In which he was driving was struck
by a farm wagon at the corner OF
Bollingbrook and Sycamore streets
and overturned. Mr.. Hanrahan suf-
fered severe bruises about his face
and head but was not seriously In
Jured. His nephew n. J. Francis,
who was in the buggy, escaped in
jury.
Estelle Smith. young white wo-
man residing on East Bank Street
swallowed several bichloride OF mer-
curry tablets last evening and was
taken to the Petersburg Hospital for
treatment. where everything possible
Is being done to save her life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
SOUTHSIDE
EAGLES HOLD THEIR
ANNUAL BANQUET

Stonewau Jackson Aerie OF Eagles
gave it's annual banquet in Toneys
Hall last night The hall was filled
with Eagles from the city and State.
John w. Moore. worthy president o.
the State A1rie. acted as POSTMASTER
The banquet proved a notable sue
cess
Several Eax giles gave short talks and
Delegate Brown. OF Petersburg, gava
short address.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
MID WINTER IN THE .LAND OF
THE sky

The glorious mountains OF Western
North Carolina. Golf. riding, mountain
climbing and all outdoor sports pro-
vided. Invigorating climate. extremely
low round trip fares and excellent train
service via Southern Railway Hand
some literature and fun Information
may be had upon application to H. L.
BISHOP. Division Passenger Agent.
Southern Railway. 907 East Main
Street, Richmond. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
Thomas j. Clsnfon.

Petersburg, Va. Jan. 27.--Mr.
Thomas ]. Cieaton. an aged and high
ly respected citizen of Dinwtddie
County, died at his home at 10:40
O'Clock last evening from an attack of
pneumonia. Mr.. Cleaton. who was
in the eightieth year of his age. Is
survived by four children: J. b. Cieat-
On. of Charlottesville: d. r. and w
j. Cleaton. OF Dinwiddie County, and
Mrs. w. i. Scott. OF this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
Dr. Fresanan to Sr,cak.

DR.. Douglas 8. Freeman will de-
liver a lecture entitled, Minds Of
the People next Tuesday night In
Stockton Street Baptist Church at
Sis O'Clock. He will speak under the
auspices of the Baraca Glass.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
Married in Washington

License to marry was issued on
Tuesday in Washington to Edward r.
Seeiman and Carolun Geneyieve Cam
non. both of Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
Predicts Much Snow

DR.. William H. Butcher, a promin-
ent physician Of the Southside. has
predicted that Richmond will see
fifteen more snows this winter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
Stiii Uninproved.

John Anderson. who has been quite
Ill in his home on East Twelfth Street
for some time, continues unimproved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
Bulletin Of Special Round Trip
FARES FROM RICHMOND, VA.
VIA

FARES FROM RICHMOND, VA.
VIA
NORFOLK 4 WESTERN RAILWAY
ROANOKE. VA ............... ~ 70
On sale January 80 and February
l and 2. limited returning Feb
ruary 6.
CINCINNATI. OHIO ......,. $40. 40
On sale February 20, 81 and ~.
limited returning midnight OF
March g. t..
NEW ORLEANS. LA. .920.75
On sale February . to is. inclu-
sive. limited returning, midnight
February 2S. Extension of tick
ct until March IL may be secured
on payment of 81.
MOBILE, ALA. ex 3 M
On sale February 3 to is, inciu-
sfve. limited returning. midnight
February 90. Extension OF tick
ct until March is may be secured
on payment of 81.
For tickets, Pullman reservations
and any further information call
phone Madison 4S7. or apply City
Ticket Office, Ninth and Main
Streets, Richmond, Va.
G. II. BOSELY,
District Passenger Agent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
At the Theaters

Aesdemy-Lucflle Layerne Company
presents .sThe TaTker.-
Bijou-Grayce Scott Company pre-
sents "The Adventure of Lady Ur-
suln.~
Lyric-yaudevfile and pictures.
Standardization pictures.
supe rior-Motton pictures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
Icnd.a-Handers 10 Mcct.

LenN~R-HRNNeTS % MGSI~
The Lend-a-Hand Society of Balm
bridge Street Baptist Church will
meet tomorrow afternoon at $50
O. clock In the Sunday School rooms
of the church. Mrs. L. w. Brown
will preside at the meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28
u. ID. c. WILL GIVE
BENEFIT VALENTINE DANCE

Petersburg. Va. Jan. 27.-The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
will give a Valentine dance in Library
Hall on the night of February 10 for
the benefit Of the Malone Monument
Fund The Monument Committee Of
the Petersburg Chapter Is prosecuting
a vigorous campaign to raise funds
for the erection of a monument to the
memory of this gallant general of the
War Between the States, and their
efforts are meeting with general ap-
prevail. Those engaged in arranging
the details for the dance are Mes
danes A. L. Davis. chairman; Arthur
Kyle Davis, William F. Drewry. w.
w. Townes, Jr., Bartlett Roper. Pryor
Jones, Herbert NJ Young. r. d. Gill.
Harvey Seward, John ]. helms, J.
Gordon Bohannon, Howard Nuckols.
Meyer SaaI. Edward Eigenbrun and
Misses Alice Spicer, Annie Mann and
Irby Boiling.
The event promises to be one OF
the most interesting and largely at
tended of the winter season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-28

and colored. was 3,841, with an aver
age per cent of attendance of 81 $40.
The Robert Il. Lee School. with 565
pupils enrolled, leads the white schools
in point of enrolment, and the Pea
body Colored School. with $50 pupils,
leads the colored schools.
The superintendent expresses the
gratefulness of the officers and teach
ers Of the school in the action of the
Board of Aldermen In making an APP
preparation of 100000 for the cree
ton of three Gdored schools. the
necessity FIR which has long been felt
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-02
Repeal The LaFoIIeffe Act!
(From the New York SUM-

Ex-senator Burton confirms what
has come from so many other suthori-
tntive sources as to the golden oppor-
tunity for trade now open to us in
South America. He Is again confirm
atory OF all other testimony when he
adds that what is indispensable to the
development Of this opportunity is
the establishment of a line of fast
steamships between New York and
east South American ports.
simultaneously with the publication
Of these remarks of the former Ohio
Senator came two news dispatches
from the Pacific coast. One was from
Vancouver, British Columbia. an
nouncing with some trace Of perhaps
justihable satisfaction that feet OF
big freight steamships now hailins
from an American port and flying the
American flag are about to rim M
the British flag and make Vancouver
their port Of entry. This strips our
flag from four American steamships
IA the foreign trade and one in the
coastwise trade with incidentally the
removal Of the steamship company's
offices from San Francisco to the
British port Of Vancouver.
The other news despatch Is from
San Francisco II says that rumors
are persistent in shipping circles that
ether American lines engaged in for
eign trade from San Francisco Will
follow the example Of the Pacific Mail
and Dollar lines and get out from un-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-02
JOURNALISTIC HYBRID AND COUNCIL CLERK.

~ ITY COUNCIL is Republican. So is Clarence NJ.
~ Dillon. Clerk of City Council The Every Even
ing is hybrid Democratic. It has all the character
istcs of the hybrid of which the mule is the best
known type.
The Every Evening has assumed the editorial task
of obtaining a reappontment for Mr. Dillon. That is
unfortunate II is decided disadvantage for any man
with political aspirations have Every Evening sup
port II biiehts everything touches II 1t wishes TO
defeat Mr. Dillon it has pursued the proper course to
accomplish it-by insisting upon his reappontment.
It says:
The office of clerk Of City Council is a very import
ant one and the past two years has been most
efficiently filled by Clarence NJ Dillon Not even the
most capable experienced of his predecessors ever
made a better record He has been faithful diigent
and competent In way Just the kind OF man Tor
an office of this kind in which an incompetent occu-
pant might work much discontinue Yet II is said the
Organization has already decreed that Clerk Dillon
must make for political favorite who Is not capa-
BILE Of filling this important office as Mr. Dillon has
filled It. This will be one Of the tests TO show what
regard Organization has for the interests Of good
public service If fails in this respect II VIII fail IN
ali and the people will know what to expect OF It.
Il would be interesting to know what enemy of the
present Clerk Of Council wished the Every Evening
upon him. and induced the Democratic hybrid to load
him down with flowers and at the same time to place
the Republican members of City Council in such posi-
ton that the reappontment of Mr. Dillon would be
hailed as an Every Evening victory.
It Is not conceivable that Mr.. Dillon any of his
friends requested hybrid journal perform such
sinister service. OF thing the public may rest as
sured Il is that II the Republican organization has
anything to do with the selection of the clerk of the
new Council, the appontee will be capable man Ca
pabiiity is TO be a characteristic Of the Price admins
tration II Is part and parcel Of Republican policy
Mr. Dillon should insist that the Every Evening relieve
him Of the curse of It's support.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-02

der the American flag and American
registry in time to avoid the hopeless
handicap of the La Toilette seaman's
act which goes into effect at the be-
ginning of November.
Without a single exception every
one of the witnesses who testified be-
fore the Federal Trade Commission
in this city recently expressed the
opinion that trade on a large scale
with South and Central American
countries could not be safely under
taken until there was such an inter
probation Of the Sherman laws over
sea application as would make il in
dubitably clear that American mer-
chants were not to- be tied hand and
foot with restrictions from which
their competitors are free.
Thus is happens that ex-senator
Burton's message Of good cheer from
South America, like all the others on
the same topic which have been so
abundant Of late. carries with it more
OF tantalization than Of hopefulness.
With the commercial opportunity OF
the country's life lying fair and open
and urging us to seize It, American
ships under the American flag cannot
move until their decks are cleared Of
a tangled mess OF demagogue legisla-
ton TO be hamstrung and shackled
IN their struggle with free limbed and
vigorous competitors.
) Reconsider, rectify, repelll