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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

timony the attorneys informed the
commission of their relation to the
hearing, Hiram Smith, representing
h n. Goode, r. +. Scott. representing
D. f. Mccarthy, and L. r. Page, repre-
sentine Cl.n Well hurry Mcclure. rep
rcsenung the Wee Commission.
Mayor Ainslie was on the stand hut
short time. giving the causes lead
ing up to the appointment of the Vice
Commission and explaining that he
referred the reports of the commission
TO the Council for action because he
thought the inqusitoriai well a.
the punitive powers of the Mayor
limited by law and desired one tnves-
tigation TO end the who.e matter.
Mcclure Explains.
Chairman Starke was then called
and Murray Mcclure made a brief
statement for his client saying that
the resolution empowering the COM
mission to investigate did not con-
template an inquiry into vice con,
ditions in the city, but merely into
the official conduct of the Police Board
and the members OF the Police De-
partment. The evidence in the pos
session of the Vice Commission he
said does not relate to that phase
Of the matter and is entirely irrele-
want you cannot reconcile the
Council resolution creating The inN"S-
t!gatlng committee" lac said, ana
the terms OF your resolution calling
for air documentary evidence hear
ing untyice coAdit ons in Richmond.
MIR. Starke Etads Statement.
Chairman : arke then read his
statement requesting that the com
mission lee relieved Of the slmots for
all the eyidence r. IL po,sesas ssa!n. lie
read as fol aws.
Mr cha 'ran+-rhe committee Of cit.-
zena which has come ~ he known as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

Company. The government neither ~.
cepted nor rejected this proposition, hu4
stood aside to see how 1t would work
According the new complaint SUBJ
mitted to the encouragement by the
Independent Tobacco Jobbers' Associa-.
tion, the American Tobacco Company,
In January of this year, resumed it9
old policy OF selling exclusively
through the Metropolitan Company. In
spite of the agreement OF last April.
This fact was Indicated. 1t IL said, In
a letter sent out by the Metropolitan
Tobacco Company to its customers an.
nouncing that 1t would be the exclusive
selling agent thereafter for the Ameri-
can Company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

Investigators Called.

jnVeStl2ators Called
Next were called the three MEM
bers of the Vice Commissions SUBJ
committee on investigation, compos-
ed of Rev. j. T. Mastin. secretary
of the State Board of Charities. Rev.
j. T Gravatt, rector of Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church, and w. T. Reed.
pi esident OF the Richmond Chamber
of Commerce. Mr.. Reed did cot at
tend but one of the meetings at
which police officers had testified,
saying that as a former Police Com
missioner he did not think 1t al
yisAbie for him to do so.
DR. G"avatt and Mr. Mastin testi-
fed briefly Each was present a,
each meeting at which the police Of
ficers testified and each declared that
the men were sent them by Chief
Werner. who had offered to help
them In every way in his power. The
officers declared. said DR.. Gravatt.
that they would go into any cour,
in the land and swear to what they
had told us.
DR. Mastin said that the officers
showed no disposition toward evasion
and none toward exposing any one.
They answered questions put to
them" he said.
The committee adjourned to meet
again Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
when all he witnesses who testified
before the Vice Commission, will be
present, ready to testify under oath.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

The impression that is increasingly
borne la upon the visitor In Japan Is
that, notwithstanding her brilliant mil
starry. Industrial and intellectual ad-
.ancerneut, Japan Is stlN a heather
nation IN a report 81 the commiss or
from the Christian Church, who re-
Gently visited this mission field there
Is tn : significant statement
THE masses, with their a95 hAG
temples and shrines. are stocpod in
superstition md heaiheuifm ~ ua
land commission visited did We sae
the temples in sgch perfect repair pr
the crasser forms OF fdolatry So active.
In the heart Of the nations cap.jai in
strange contrast to the surroundiHe
rroaru4. is 1hr most frrouer,' "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

heather temple IN the world, with It's
daay tutyug ol from ave TO ten thous-
ANA NOtSh4uEtIs engaged Ira the most
icNultnk loIHs OF .uo4atry worship
eFs PROSTATE before scores OF dumb
Idols. muItituuts of sick rubbing the
wooden god of healing In vain hope
OF relief, pTayCr-formusae tied to the
screens IA front Of the gods or thrown
as paper wuos against the idol. and
the long avenues Of houses Of pros
titu(lun on temple grounds. And sub
stautaliy what Wc saw in Tokyo we
saw on Il corresponding scale in every
. city and town We visited. The god
shelf is slill u permanent bit Of fur
niturc ia the average Japanese house
hold.
Moreover, there has been revival
of Buddhism in recent years. In or
der To increase it's efficiency. active
and missionary buddhism is adopt
! ing the Christian methods of pro-
/ paganda, with Buddhist Sunday
| Schools. Young Mems Buddhist asso-
! cations aud Buddhist eyanEelctlc
I meetings. In Ping Yang, Korea we
I saw perfectly new Buddhist temple
| erected for the purpose of propagat-
| ing Buddhism in this dependency Of
| the empire, where Christianity has
! made such remarkable progress
| Opportunity in the Philippines.
| The Finpinos represent tive popu-
lation strata Tho aboriginal stock
/ Is represented by the more than %, q
/ coo dwarf Negrltos, Ia people at the
/ lowest level OF social development
/ who survive in remote paris Of the is
/ lands, The first migration Of Maiays
survives in the wild. unconquered
! tribes who live in mountains. "A savage
/ people among whom headhunting still
! persists, though this custom is praC-
/ ticaliy extinct in I.uzon
/ A second migration OF the early
/ centuries Of the Christian era ia rep
/ resented by the civilized, though prim-
] tive, tribes that dwell on the littoral
! plains, and uumbt ring over six out
/ Of the seven millions of inha bitants,
ana constitute the chief base of the
/ present population.
A third migration, also Malax. Of the
/ fourteenth ana fifteenth centuries. is
| represented by the Moro tribes on the
/ Island OF Mindinao. a fierce Moham-
I medan people who brought their re-
/ liglon with them from Borneo. AS
1 a result Of the mixture OF the MALAY
| blood with the Chinese. the Japanese
and the Europeans. who have from
| time 20 time dwelt in the Islands. there
lis the 'mestizo' population. which
constitutes not far from a third of
the entire population.
Generally speaking, the F!lipinos are
simple, primitive. lovable, teachable
and dependent people. They are kind
~ and hospitable.. They have shown
themselves to be capable or marked
development under the leadership and
( supervision Of strong lace. and. with
advance In education and self-direc-
tion, VIII become capable Of ultimate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

The running expenses of all tho
churches IN America In 1900 was
$i5S. 600 600. In that year the Pro-
t"stant Episcopal Church spent Sli-
sos. GOO for running expenses; the
Presby teran, $20.375,000; Baptist.
$i2,a4S, 900; Methodist, s2s.269.0 COO:
Roman Catholic, ssl.1s5,00o; Chr St
ian. 81 eco 600 These figures do not
include the fabulous sums given coli
lcCcs. libraries etc. In general the
American churches spent % cents nj
home for every cents they spent for
the evangelism of the Christian
world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

the islands and their preservation for
the -rl.ipInos, the IiiisnS oil government ,
positions with tilipinos as rapidly as
hey are fitted 10 bear the rvspons. bill
ity. the execution OF speedy and equal
justice TO all, the promotion OF univer
sal education and higher education.
and the lettering of health conditions
through sanitation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
Interesting letter From Italy,

Mrs ID @. Whittnghill daughter Of
DR. George b. Taylor, who rendered
guch splendid services in Italy for SO
many years. tells Of the fearful ruin
wrought by the earthquake In Italy and
the heroic efforts Of missionaries and
native Christians in aiding the suffer
ers. The following translation from
one of the daily papers Of Rome sen
by Mrs. Wh.ttinghill IN of interest;
And then arrived "A band organized
by the Baptist Church tof North
America) composed Of Drs, Whiting
hill. GIL, Prof L@ Paschetto and
Others. This band was very practi-
cal as some OF the members were
hrick}ayers. excellent for removing the
wounded from the ruins, The bard
came furnished with Instruments,
medical appliances and food. The last
was also to have fed the band bat
coming through Ceiano they found
people perishinR Of hunger and they
gladly relirquished Their provisions
and when today reached San Bene-
tietto / found these worthy ones hum
CRY. as they tasted for twenty
hours 4"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

The following is from ID. Q Cum
nIneham, mass onafy at Blaspur, Ia
dsh
we had great day here sunday.
Ii was our annual THANKSGIVING ser
vice, Christians walked twenty miles
to make their offerings. Those who
did not have money brought such as
they had, vegetables, fru.ts, grain
chickens, susarcAue, etc. 1t was a
great service. The house was crowded
The gifts seemed TO be gracieasly and
very heartily presented tn The Lord
Ter his work There was aside from
the gifts in kind. an Offering of silver
amounting 10 $40 gold.
While the home churches are ind
ing il difficult in making their usual
gifts for foreign missions this year.
these people from their poverty, are
giving proportionately Infinitely more, ~
How many OF our church members
will walk twenty miles to make their
offerings for foreign missions In
dia's people are poor, very poor. The
average annual income per capita is
only about $40 oar people in Amefl-
ia are rich. We should pour cut
millions for the spread OF the gos-
pei In all lands"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

II is said there are no less than
l.000.0 600 people in America doing
distinctly Christian service. There
are more than / so. 600 ministers. For
every missionary the churches send
abroad they hold flfty-four at home.
II charity begins at home" America
has certainly made a beginning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
GREAT STRUGGLE


think We are creating a scrap Of
paper, and one with which neutials /
possessing full Knowledge. VIII lind 7
no reason to quarrel"
DO You think the Kaiser favored
war;" Lord Haldane was asked.
In past years | think the Kali !
ser undoubtedly opposed war but 1
AIN afraid his opposit on to It grad
ual'y weakened. He appears to have
settled into the war mood about two
years ago | think in tho end the
Kaiser was borne off his feet com
pletely by The military party"
How did it happen that pacific
Germany failed utterly to assert her
self?"
PrusSinn Spirit in Ascendant
I'm my opinion it was simply case
Of the Prussian spirit temporarily
gaining the ascendancy. The moment
the government. won over to the Mill
tarist point ~ view, decided to put
forward the ctaim that the i'atherland
was In danger and that war was
necessary. all Germany responded as
one man
Assuming that the allies win viii
they attempt to democratze German
politics."
1T does not seem to me the allies
will find It easy to do this unless the
German people respond You know, 1t
really rs impossible to impose govern
ment from without. Government must
come from within II the army ana
the navy, and the men who made the
war. lose their prestige, Germany prob
ably viii recover herself How can
she better do It than by effectualizing
her democracy In other words. / feel
that the real Germany which has made
so profound an Impression upon the
world BY reason OF great qualities viii
take over the government of Ger
many when the present regime has
been discredited ana destroyed.
VIII End War--I ord system.
| 7 cannot help thinking that the
! present war should bring to- a perma-
neut end the system whereby politi-
cal personages use peoples as pawus on
! a chess board. ! think secretly plot
! terry win disappear Certainly IN the
light OF Austrian methods leading UP
to this war-mcthods that went right
back to the days of Metternich-poli-
tica1 manipulation beyond the reach of
! the influence of tho people 1t affects,
ought 20 disappear"
! How do you think the war is going
! 10 affect the question or armaments?"
/ IF the allies whit Germany. who
( has carried her military preparations
to a pitch heretofore unknown finds
/ herself beaten do not imagine any
/ nation in the future viii lac likely to
pin it's faith TO ornaments. | am
! hopeful that the world, as a result Of
this war win get rid of at least
part of the burden OF ornaments.
| am hopeful that civilization is going
I to do something Ia defend itself against
war. / believe that the world is
going To organize itself that no nation
! out OF ambition or fear. or because
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

Christianity has a standing army
OF more than 24o00 missionaries, and
an annual income Of $50 100000. with
a total Of S7.000,0o0 Of native con-
tributious.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
INDIAN CHRISTIANS WALK
TWENTYMILES TOCHURCH

Average Income Is $1,000 Per Capita, Yet They Give Lib
orally Letter from Italy Japan Still Heather Nation.
Revival OF Coniucianism-O Opportunities in the Philip
pines -Eacs That Count.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

Upon invitation of the officials of
city in China a Confucian temple was
used for tho last annual convention
Of the Christian church n that city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
VICE Commission

Continued from First Page.>
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02

consumed during year of war
If we had been live-at-bomo
farmers in the South, self-feed.
ing and self-financing for the
most part, we might have Stored
our cotton. toasted our shinS
comfortably BIS the winter fires
and waited till the clouds rolled
by.
We would have received Soma
$500, 600, 600 more for our cotton
More than that, we could havo
held down at home the 1856 mill
ion dollars that goes out of tho
South into the Middle West vea,
by year for grain, hay and for.
age, beef, pork, and mutton, and
the like; or the lasger portion of
it.
Without immensely largerTfood
and feed crops we can never hone
to have permanent farm pros
perity in the South. and to estab-
lish stable business conditions
for landlords, tenants, supply
merchants. bankers and business
people of all sorts.
Last year was a year of hard
ship in the South, but we have
come through this period of ad-
versity with $4,000 pigs and
300, 900, 900 bushels of corn and
other grains more than raised on
our farms at any time since the
war.
The South can easily win a safe
economic freedom, if only she is
driven to it by pinching necessity
the only school-master that ever
yet taught such a lesson to any
people.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02


in August of last year we had in
sight the largest cotton crop ever
] raised in the South, more than
/ IL million bales.
Middling cotton dropped from
Ian average of Is. 40 cents in Aug
lust 1914.
All told the crop was nearly
six million bales more than the
crop of 1909.
But it was worth .95 million doll
lars less. It was nearly two mil
lions bales more than the crop Of
1913. but was worth 385 millions
dollars less. North Cardinals
share of the loss was around Il
million dollas.
We did not believe that Europe
an mills in a time of war could
use their customary nine million
bales. We did not believe that
we could command bottoms e.
nough in which to ship this a.
mount abroad.
We knew that considerably
more than half our crop was dis
tress cotton raised by tenant
farmers and small farm owners
who could not hold it off the
market, and in this way hold
market prices upon a fair. level.
Loss of confidence threatened
wholesale bankruptcy in the Sou tn,
and cotton prices went to the
bottom.
We estimated that foreign TAX
ings would be four and a half
or five million bales at the ut
most, that domestic consumption
would call for five million bales
more, and that our leftover cot
ton would be some seven million
bales at the very least.
1t now turns out that for the
year ending in June 1915, we
shipped abroad 1926, 143 bales
bales or within a few hundred
thousand bales of the usual a.
mount; that Southern mills con-
sumed 8, 1853, 600 bales, are more
than ever before: that Northern
mills consumed 2,618O00 bales.
and the entire world 14,134, 600
bales.
With our leftover cotton and
the 1000, 900 bales in prospect
in our fields, we will have this fall
barely more cotton than the world
. = 4
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02
STOP THE LEAK

! University News Letter
Eleven million, one hundred
thousand thrifty people had near
lly five billion dollars in the 2, 100
banks of the United States on
June 80, 1914. That is to say,
one person in every nine had
! something laid away againt a
rainy day. The average deposit
was $444. SO.
InNorth Carolina Sc. 1919 PEG.
pie or only one person in every
forty, had money on saving ac-
count in our % Saving Banks,
the average account being $183, :
| 90 and the total $40, 333, AGO.
The increase over 1918 in the
number of savings banks in North
Carolina was 2; in the number of
depositors, IL, 1873; and in the a.
mount on deposit, So. TT, 600.
In the number of savings banks,
North Carolina ranked 18th; in
average account per depositor,
our rank was 18th; in total de-
posits, our rank was 18th.
Including the savings deposit
ed in the so-called saving banks
of Alabama; Arkansas, Oklaho-
ma, and Texas, the Southern
States made the following show
ing in the last report of the Comp
troller of the Currency:
Total Deposits .Av. Acct
1. louisiana $17.65O.833 $27O.44
2. Tennessee 16.079,166 22O,75
8. Georgia 12,491.633 22817
A. South Carolina 1O,873,392 3OO.56
S. Virginia 1O,784,314 244.6O
6. North Carolina 1O,338,466 1896
Z. Texas 10.016, 781 ....-
s. Alabama 9.971.424 ...-
8. Kentucky 7.361,257 1928
III Mississippi 4,90S,623 5000
II. Arkanas 3.798,On 1880.
IL. Oklahoma $780, 95 ......
Is. Florida 1,580,615 1927
The total deposits on savings
account in these 10 Southern
States was Sis, 894, 1876.
The single state of Iowa, which
is mainly a farm state we'll de-
veloped in livestock industries,
had $217, OBS, 500 in her savings
banks; or nearly twice as much
as the savings of the entire Sauth.
We have long way yet to go
in thrift.
When war broke out in Europe
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02
Uncle Eben.

Some men gifts credit fob habbin'
good disposition, said Uncle Eben,
''mos'ly because dey is so fixed dat
dey's in a position to have purity
much DER own way"
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02
His Preference.

She (fond of ragtime)-"Now that
you have looked over my music what
wou1c you like to have me play?" He
whist or casino. "-Boston Tran
scriSt.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02
Avoid False Moves

No false move should ever be made
to .extricate yourself out of a diff
Guilty or to gain an advantage. There
can be no pleasure in playing with
a person once detected Ia such I'M
fair practices. -Benjamin Franklin.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02

Flooring, Ceiling and Siding.
Laths Glass; Putty, Doors Windows Transoms Weights
Pueys and Cord, Building Paper
Deodorizing Felt Granitized and Paroid Roofing
V-Crimp Roofing, Painted and Galvanized Shingles,
Cedar. Cypress, Pine and Chestnut Shingles.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02

Red Cedar Shingles, 100 per cent vertical
sE1ims or feather tips allowed.
Dixie Portland Cement, the best on the n
United States Gypsum Plaster, good sci
Hard and Repressed Brick.
Rock and Hydrated Lime.
Rough and Dressed Lumber.
Finish Materials and Mouldings.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-22
RAILROAD NOTES.

French railroad interests have
bought 100000 tons more of round
bars ia this country.
Under a decision of the Transconti.
mental Passenger Association, round
trip tourist tickets, which become ef.
fective June 1, will be good until
October to complete the going and
return trips.
A special train will be run by the
Burlington for the accommodation of
the members of the National Electric
Light Association, who will hold their
convention in San Francisco in May.
One of the great factors of the
prosperity of Belgium in times OF
peace is the fact that travel by rail
is the cheapest in Europe. One can
travel six miles for a penny, and
short season tickets are still cheaper.
For traffic on Lake Oknogan, Brit.
ish Columbia, the Canadian Pacific
Railway has launched a steamer 200
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-22

TO give a fine favor OF each And
these favors blended make a delight.
ful smoke.
You know that some cigarettes tire
your taste. But the Camel blend is
just right. and will not bite the
tongue. They are delightful. No
matter how many you smoke. they
will not parch or dry your throat, nor
will they leave any unpleasant ciga-
retty after-taste.
Camels are so good that you are
invited to compare them with any
brand Of cigarettes sold at any price.
Compare them hardest with the ciga.
rettes you think you like best. That's
the way to prove to your own salts.
faction that the Camel blend Of choice
Turkish and choice domestic tobac-
cos makes the finest cigarette you
ever smoked.-Adv.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-22
KuRTEN SCHOOL TO CLOSE.
Concert Will Be Given Friday Even.
ing at 8 O'Clock.

Concert Will Be Given Friday Even
ing at 8 O'Clock.
The Kurten high school closes Fri
day, April 90. There will be a con
cert given by the school Friday night
beginning at 7:45. The Kurten brass
band will furnish music and we hope
to have an entertained that will
show the character of the school
work done this year.
Kurten will have four teachers next
year at least. We hope to accommo-
date and do good work with all pupils
enrolled. Our enrolment has in.
creased twenty-three this year, which
demands more room, more teachers
and more equipment. We must grow
If we meet the demands that are
made by this increased enrolment.
This number will increase next year
If the teachers, trustees and patrons
bestir themselves and provide for a
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-22
CROPS DOING NICELY.

W. P. Bullock Of Steep Hollow was
in the city trading today. Mr.. Bull
lock reports that the crops in his
community are doing fine. and a good
stand OF corn is reported by all. Mr..
Bullock also reports that he is plant.
ing less than one-half the amount o.
cotton this year than in previous
years, but has not secured a good
stand of cotton yet, and anticipates
having to replant some OF II. The
rain Monday night in the Steep Hol.
low community was plentiful. and
came at a good time, as the farmers
were beginning to need rain badly.
Mr.. Bullock is also a diversifcation.
list and believes firmly that II the
farmers will give It a thorough trial,
1t will bring them success.