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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-23

ahaN we be bnrdened with large army or
Sssnifed with small one? In replying TO the
int.c. frightened and Republican Gardner be
> sa the House Committee on Military Affairs,
Seentatiye Hay declared
1870 y no middle between a small
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-23
O'Rrien's Minstrcls.

With an array of minstrel talent,
such that has never been seen in
Richmond before will be seen with
Mr.. O'Brien this season, II is said.
From first part to finish everything 10
entirely new and up-to-da with an
array of dancers and singers, imper-
senators and comedians will be Mr..
O'Brien's best efforts In progressive
ministresly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-23

Who but woman would have OWNED that in
advocating peace movement the suFragettes
are Matching out diabohcai plot for the ad-
vancement Of the votes for movement?
Peace and suffrage? Impossible,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-23

4 Chicago judge Is contemplating throwing
out the baseball trust suit the ground that
thirty years OF faithful fandom have failed to
convince him that baseball playing can be
classed as labor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-23

Just to follow precedent, Gutierrez, when he
fled the presidency aosentmindedly took along
the treasury. He ranks, therefore, $10,50o.-
000 president. They high and frequent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-23
THAWT ABOUT THAW.

when the kids sang Christmas carols for
Harry X, did they expect him TO Thaw ?-Rieh-
tnona Eirginian.
Why Of course they did. and he didn't dis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-23
At the Theaters
TODAY.

TODAY.
Academy OF Music-Lucille IaverIle
Company presents 1.-THE Wifchins
Hour" Matinee and night.
Biiou-Grayc Scott Company pre-
scnts .sBrcwstcr's Millions" Matinee
and night.
Lyrfc-Vaudevtlle and pictures.
matinee and night.
Standardization pictures. "Julius
Caesar"
Characterization pictures.
ADELE ROTINI is TODAYS
The attraction at the Academy to-
day, matinee and night, is to be one,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01

aot recognize in tho present situation our greatest op lortuniy The year 1915 should rank in history with tle year l776 For now, our national manhood, the time to complete independence to establish the place that te United States shall occupy the powers to develop clear notion what America stands for and to impress American ideals upon world that needs taem
 The possibilities of industry and commerce that lie before as we are already beginning to recognize We gain far more than we lose. It is task, and our privilege to take up the of those who fighting and falling in the trenches We must feed the beiger cut. and those whom they have fed We must become the worlds workshop Even now the wheels of our in dustry are whrlinr the demand. There is new life in our trade, enterprise in our banking new inspiration in our agriculture. There is profit in it, aud there is honest pride Whatever the word de mands we shall be found wanting
 Almost at one stroke our economic and financial in- dependence is established The war taught de- pend on ourselves.
 In even greater degree we are achieving the more i'm orant thing spiritual independence Today the United states stands in higher honor among the nations than ever before Since the boasted diplomacy of Europe roved false and bunelng there is praise everywhere for American diplomacy which means efficiency straight 1rwardness and forbearance in international relations
 Today the good opinion of our people is courted by every nation and judgment is respected by al We stand at the head of the great PsnAmerican Union as chief spokesman for the western hemisphere, and at the of all civilization in the influence that may exert in the time of peace and reconstruction.
 Hereafter We are true wordpower, with new and honorable place in the council of the nations.
 The new year will surely bring us increased pros rerit At the very least shall be more fortunate tsan any other country on earth But may reap a rcher harvest in the intangible spiritual things that ire nations most precious possessions The biggest opportunity we have is the opportunity for service We ave shared our Christmas with Europes childrcn we re now sharing bread with its starving millions;
 e may eventually share with an the nations the ideals peace fair play personal freedom and personal dig r-ty which constitute Americanism.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01

applications for places in the legis- laure l would suggest that the mem bers from your county get together and select from among the many ap- pIicants those who are qualified for the places they seek and can give eff GCieut services and then come to the legislative caucus auC try for such an appointment, making a second se- lection in case two or more counties should before coming. choose the same place for appointment and that one be obliged to yield the place. BUT WHATEVER YOU DO. PLEASE DON'T BRING YOUR SELECTED APPONTEE WITH YOU There will be plenty of tme for all appointees to get here by the time they are needed after the caucus has made it's disri- button of patronage and there will be plenty of places Go go round to aI tho counties
 "Thc Narcopa county members will probably not make any choice of place until the matter is decided by tu caucus convention and then accept whatever is allotted
 "I presume that all the members of the egislature will be here on Fri. day or Saturday before the legisla- ture conyenes on the following Mon, day and a caucus can be called and all appointments decided by wire to report at once They will an have D enty of time to get here.
 "Th.s matter is made a personal appeal to you from the standpoint of citizen of Arizona, interested above all in the welfare of the people of the state and their prosperity and then as member of the democratic party. desiring to place it before the . people of the state as the one polite al party of the state at the hands of 1 which the people can expect to aay, lher rights preserved inyiolaje ana Ian just claims fully protected Win you join with me in this? ! am sure ! that you will
 .Let me hear from you with such suggestions as you may have as tc the best means by which we can car during the coming session of the les Try out this program of retrenchment during the coming sessio nof the leg islature and believe me at all times to be
 Your obedient servant
 T. r. POWERS,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
ASKS LEGISLATORS
 TO PULL TOGETHER
 ON ECONOMY PLANS
ASSembyman Powers of MariCO- pa Addresses Open Letter to His Colleagues Inviting Their Cooperation.

PHOENIX. Dec 8l-T. TT. Powers. sssembiyman,l ,lect from MarIcopa county to the Second state legilaurg. which meets January IT, has struck a aeW note In Che preliminary work ol legislators. a note of economy. con aiming the suggestion that al the forthcoming session the usual horde 3f useless appoiutegs be reduced to-a jan which tle actual working ueed- of the house require.
 To this end Mr. Powers has ad. Eressed lle following remarkable let- ter to his ceIaaguesa communication rrobaby unique in American politics.
 "The first demand made by the peo- pie of the state upon the coming ses- sion of the legislature is that some thing be done to lessen the tax bur lens which are now apparently far ! too high and it has occurred to me that in compliance with this demand and in an honest endeavor to meet ! it that we as members of the legis- 'aure should begin right at our own door steps
 "To this end permit me to suggest that it is our duty to inaugurate a rule of rigid economy in the matter | of expenditures of tn elegislature by i vutting the number of attaches ano employees to the very minimum and to insist that those appointed shall give l nU time and efficient service while so employed
 "The easiest way to control this 1 situation win be To demand of an ap plicants for appointment that they prove by demonstration, if necessary their fitness for the place sought and 10 refuse pointblauk to endorse any one who is not able to qualify. ] shall do it. Will you stand with me and do the same?
 <"The state statutes provide for thS | following officers in Che houseofr7p l reseutatives: Speaker, chief clerl Cand not more than two assistant chief clerks) a chaplain, one jouma C'erk. one sergeant-at-arms, a page ianitor and such clerks and stenog Iaphers as the house of representa- tives may from time to time direct.
 "The last legislature (house) ha' thirty-hve attaches and employees Among these were three pages Cont can do the work and have time t
 play), an assistant sergeantat-arm (who is not needeUi speakers secre - tary (can be dispened with), a mail , ing clerk Cnot necessary, two clerk
 whose duues are not specified prt
 sumably not necessary, and fourteei f stenographers and typewriters, whe less than one-half can do the work
 if they are good ones and give th
 same services that they are oblige
 to give when engaged by a bushes 1 firm.
 "Now want you to join hand with me and help to corirect Chi ? gross abuse Of a little temporary al thorty which Che people have bee
 SO kind as to repOse iu our hand
 Let us conduct this session of tn legis aure as we would conduct ou own business and eliminate ever possible item of expense.
 T assume Chat you have plenty ,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
NO REST FOR UNCLE SANTA

Uncle sam in his new role of santa Claus to the na- 9ns did fine biz thing at Christmas time when he stributed gifts to the war orphans of Europe It was "a extraordinary way Of meeting eztraordnary situa 3n But now that the immediate occasion is past Uncle am cannot lay aside the holiday mask His task is from finished The need of the Christmas spirit is s,ng to be felt the whole year through and accordingly s the spirit wanes in the war zone it must be kept fight in America.
 Since prosperity has been given beyond other na an- much is required of The generosity that led rs to relieve the immediate distress of the Belgans im
 s us to continue our benefactons that country and 0 extend them as means and opportunity arise to the slnerers of the other beIligerent nations
 The response to Begiums need has been uobly open landed Rich and poor have contributed in every section
 the country The shipoads of provisions sent by the Rockefeller Foundation but the beginning of pro ,ssion of carsoes contributed by the rank and file of cir peope-a procession which if Heaven continues our pod fortune will last while the Philadelphia IS dispatched a shipload food and is making ready ,lother The state of Kansas has given great cargo
 flour as a hanIlonering for its abundant crops. The
 ople of California have likewise out of their own aJuudauce Boston has vessel ready to sail New 9rk has already raised s7oOOOo for the Belgian fund rom Denver and Chicago and Spokane and other west en cities there rolling eastward almost continuous ainloads of provisions for the same good cause
 Does 1t pay? Ask any man. woman child who hls given a million dollars or a nickel But the point r that we cannot stop if would These benefaeuons 2 ust continue. and must all help according to oul ajiHty, week after week month after month possibly year after year The human race is one, and we arc TOW the most favored branch of it. The most we car possibly give keep the innocent women and ehildreI cf Europe from starving win not be title of the yalu D.. the benefits we enjoy in our immunity from war
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
ENGLAND STILL SEA MISTRESS

Beginning the new year, England views clear paths in Che seven seas for her commerce. From authoritative climates, it is learned that 9S per cent of her vessels over 100 tons dis placement are plying the oceans, and they represent 97 per cent of the gross tonnage of the United Kingdom vessels.
 Germany has less than a dozen big vessels known to be at sea, and $50 other ships varying from small coast CTS to ships of over 800 tons that are not accounted for, giving her at the topmost estimate some 40 per cent of her commerce now plying, and in tonnage percentage only l07 Over 1900 German ships have been cap- tured, detained iu British or allied ports. sought refuge in neutral ports, or are safely harbored in German ports an useless in navigation The total number of English vessels held idle by the was is 195, of which 49 have been captured, 70 detaned in German ports and n held up in the Baltic and Black Seas.
 This estimate puts the number of i British vessels of 100 tons gross now plying a 10000,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
A vEAa oE opPoRTuNITY.

Yes we have New Years days more cheeHu and happy at home abroad Just now the poor old world is sadly snared up Europe has stopped working
 and paype and turned an Che resources of civilized life to pprposes of destruction Since all human life has become interaoyen we suffer with the rest We arc caught In the boclswasi of Europes material UouDie' and oppressed by her spiritual burdens
 BUT ue should be piutuly blind and weak II we ui'
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01

Mir Smith was engaging a new ser want, and sat facing the latest appli- cant
 "I hope" said she, that you had no angry word with your last mis- tress before leaving
 "Oh, dear, no, mum; none what ever,' the prospective maid replied, with a toss of her head. While she ya having her bath, l just locked the bathroom door, took all my things, and went away as quiet as possible. %
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01

The sending of food to Belgium seems to be the most
 cent charity on record It is reported that every dollar contributed in America is distributed among the Belgans la actual food The distribution costs nothing; every 9dy involved does his work gratis is paid from some c.her source The,Geman army of occupation not only Cles not appropriate try appropriate mouthfu of ese supplies but gives all the assistance it can in ,eilatng the relief work
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01

Without attempting categorical answers to Admiral y7n riptzs questions as to what Che United States m do fl Germany should adopt this that policy we el warranted in saying that the United States will keep ca of Che European mess unless dragged in
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01

And now we an have twelve months in which shop early
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
A Batch of Smiles

Tourist: "You have an unusually large acreage of corn under cultiva- 1 ton. Don't the crows annoy you a great deal2'
 Farmer. "Oh, not to any extent
 Tourist; That's peculiar consider ing you have no scarecrows"
 Farmer: "hOh, well, you see. I'm out here good part of Che time my self
 Professor" said Miss Nave, "I want you to suggest a course in life for me. l have thought of --" ] What are your natural inclna- tions?'
 "Oh my soul yearns and throbs and pulsates with an ambition to give the world a life work that shall be marvellous in it's scope and weirdly entrancing in the vasness of its 1 structural beauty" You are born to be a milliner" ! Some men at the club were telling l dog stories after a days shooting After some time, when the tales had got very tall" one little man, who had been quite silent said "I have a dog that makes all yours seem fools. I generally feed him my self after dinner. but the other day friend dropped in and the poor animal | slipped my mind After the meal we went into the garden The dog scratced up flower and laid it at my feet, with the most yearning look in his eyes-lt was forget-me-not'
 Nobody told anw more dog stories ] that evening.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
GRATEFUL OVER
EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL LEAG.
UE VERY PLEASING TO
MRS. LANDER.

MRS, F. D. Lander who is here from
81 petersburg, Fla, visiting her re-
latlVes and numerous friends, ex
pressed much pleasure at the organiza
ZION OF an equal suffrage league in
her old home Mrs. Lander said that
she had watched with much interest
the marvellous progress that women
had made toward the attainment of
the ballot in Tennessee and other
states, but nothing had given her as
much pleasure as the organization of
an active and virile league. in her
old home. In Florida, Mrs. Lander
stated that the women were also
making progress, that already the
legislature has given them the ballot
on property, educational and moral
issues and 1t would be only a few
years until they would have an unres-
trlcted right to vote. There is one
unanswerable argument for equal
suffrage, in Mrs. Lander's Judgment,
and that is that the women want 1t.
Mrs. Lander has long taken an intel
llgent and sympathetic interest in
public questions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
THRESHERS GOING
ALL OVER COUNTY
CONSIDERABLE PART OF WHEAT
CROP WILL BE IN SACKS BY
END OF WEEK.

Ihreshers have started all over
"'afy county and with favorable
weather by the end of the week a con-
SIDERABLE portion of the crop will be
IL. sacks. However, it has been dis
,'''Ted in several fields that wheat
~ at full wet for the thresher and
's 'peration has been delayed. The
D1'l'er Of heavy rains in parts of the
'o4-'y since the harvest has prevent
eu tae wheat from drying out as is US
1al* the case. 1t is considered very
ao'"tiul by those who have examined
I,7 Wheat if the sample will average
".h that of the crop of last year. In
Sllef words the percentage of strictly
40 wheat will not be as large as it
vas IN 1914. Oats are said to be turn
~ out much better yields than had
been expected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
FEWER ARR SITS ARE
MADE IN COLUMBIA
THAN IN MANY YEARS
ABSENCE OF CRIME MAKES 1T
HARD FOR THE POLICE TO
KEEP BUSY.
ABSENCE OF DIVES The CAUSE

SO far as the officers of the law are
concerned hereabouts times are dull,
mighty dull. Crime, especially crime
OF the minor sort, the misdemeanors
and the petty offenses, like Napoleon
said of the House of Braganza. has
ceased to exist" almost. An arrest
now by the city and local officials is
almost as rare as day in the recent
past that did not produce at least a
couple of arrests.
Police officers go for days now with
out making arrests. Not even a
drunk, a disorder or a fight disturbs
the serenity of the city City Marshal
Mclean has been on the job for four
years and he stated this morning that
there were not half as many arrests
now as there were when he entered
the service of the city. 1t is seldom
that even common old fashioned
drunk is found in Columbia.
Not in years has there been SO lii.
tie evidence of violations of the laws
in Columbia as there are now. 1t is,
of course, not denied that there are
houses in the segregated section
where the laws are violated, but as for
drinking and gambling and other dis
orders evidence proves that they are
decidedly on the decrease. The police
are active and vigilent, but the offend
ers simply do not exist in the nun.
bers that they formerly did. A drunk
on the streets now is very, very rare,
whereas a few years ago they were
common sights.
The city marshal accounts for the
decrease in petty crimes by the elm
nation of pany liquor selling dives.
-Four years ago there were number
Of places where liquor was more or
less openly sold in Columbia, now
not one exists, although there are of
course the pocket bootleggers and the
back alley vendors. These, however,
live a precarious life and do but little
business.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
is WHIPPED BY
POSTUM HUN TERS
GATES AND RICE VISITED BY
FIFTEEN MASKED MEN AFTER
BEING WARNED.

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky, June "a
Belated reports reaching here today
from the White Plains section of Hop
kins county say that last Friday OIL
Saturday night two men, But Gates
and Win Rice, were whipped severe
ly by possum hunters The whipping
given Gates is said to have been more
severe than that given Rice Just
what the trouble was that the two
men were whipped could not be learn.
ed except that they had been previ-
ously warned. It is said that there
we're about fifteen men in the party,
all of whom were masked and armed.
Neither man was seriously hurt.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
MURDER IN FIRST
DEGREE IS VERDICT
FIND MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANc.
ES IN CASE OF EUGENE HIG-
GlNBOTHAM.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 24-Mur-
der in the first degree with mitigat-
ing circumstances was the verdict OF
the jury in the criminal court We'd
nesday in the case of Eugene Higgin-
botham, accused of killing his wife
at their home in South Nashville last
March. The jury was out an hour
and a half.
Hickman and Pendleton, attorneys
for the defendant, Immediately moved
for new trial The prosecution for
the state was conducted by Attorney
General A, B. Anderson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
PASSENGER TRAIN
IS DEKAILED
ENGINEER LAWRENCE OF JACK
SON, DANGEROUSLY INJUR.
ED AND OTHERS HURT.

JACKSON, Tenn, June 24.-Engi-
neer Mark Lawrence, of Jackson, was
seriously if not fatally injured this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock when Illinois
central Seminole passenger train No,
IL was derailed on the Northern Ala
oama Railroad near Narvoo, Ala,
while crossing sixty foot trestle.
The engine and mail car went over,
The engine landing upside down, leav-
ing the baggage car hanging half way
over the trestle. Fireman Lloyd
Fierce escaped without injury, M. c.
carlyle mail clerk, suffered bruises
on the left foot and side; C. Brooks,
mail clerk, suffered injuries on back,
shoulders, neck and scalp. Neither of
the two men were seriously hurt. No
passengers were injured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
BURGL AIRS ENTER
REVENUE OFFICE IN
THE j. S. BUILDING
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
WORTH OF STAMPS STOLEN
IN NIGHT.
WAS Done BY PROFESSIONALS
Unable to Enter the Vault Which En-
closed the Safe Steel Files Are
Priced Open and Stamps Taken.
No Clue to Perpetrators.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 24-Bur.
glars entered the main Office of the
internal revenue department in the
federal building here Wednesday
night, and, after failing to gain an
entrance to the vault which encloses
the safe, secured documentary
stamps to the value of $2,O34.S9 by
lriHng open the steel files in which
they are kept,
There is no lack of evidence that
the work was done by professionals,
as they were provided with all the
necessary tools to carry out big
burglary. They evidently gained en-
trance to the Office by unlocking the
doors with skeleton keys. The doors,
windows and transoms were found
IA tact this morning, when the clerks
went to their work.
Just what time the burglary occur
red has not been ascertained.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25

SHOT AND KILLED
BY INFANT SON

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June "a
Mrs. Walter Hartman, aged about %
was accidentally shot and instantly
killed today at her home near Whit.
well by her four year old son. The
boy was dragging a shot gun across
the floor when the weapon was dis
charged. The shot struck Mrs. Hart
man in the head, blowing out her
brains.
Neighbors who heard the report of
the gun were attracted to the scene
of the tragedy by the screams of the
infant, who ran out of the house sob
bling and crying, 81 have killed man.
ma"
Mrs. Hartman and the child had
just returned from the country. Dur
ing their absence and without their
knowledge, Hartman, who is a mine
operator, had loaded his gun and
stood it in a corner.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
FOUND GUILTY OF
MURDER OF PRIEST

HARTFORD, Conn, June 24.-Ber.
nard Montvid, charged with Staying
Rev. Father Joseph Zebris and his
housekeeper, Miss Eva Gilmanaitis. at
New Berlin Feb. s, was found guilty
by a superior court jury today.
Montvid was sentenced to hang
Aug. 6. Hiss alleged companion, Pc
ter Krakas, was hanged recently in
Wilmington, Del, for a murder com
mitted there.