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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
DISCUSSES WAR; ALSO
MORE RECENT THINGS
XII the MHn Who Says ".Jinny" Is
Counsel of Whitc-Hnired
Veteran.

With flowing locks Of white and
card of the same color, Captain 4. T..
walters of Danville, was a conspicu-
us figure in the lobby of Murphy's
Iotel yesterday. In fact he held a con-
nuous reception for good part Of
he day, and great numbers of young
nen gathered around him and heard
,im talk OF war happenings. But he
lid not confinc his conversat ton to re-
marks on the war. He discussed on
modern happenings, as we'll as the stir
ing times of the sixties. Let me
srCe you, young men," he said. 'in
.hese times Of grave International diff
icuitics. that you give your hearty sup
,or, TO Woodrow Wilson and William
cnnings Bryan"
Giving domestic turn to his re-
marks he said. IF one OF YOU young
men should marry and pretty little
,rI baby should be born to you. name
her Virginia, the most beautiful name
hat can he selected for woman.
fcs name her Virginia. and then IL
somebody comes along and calls her
Jinny,' get a pistol and kill him" And
he Captain reached for his hip pockc ct
IS a means of adding emphasis to his
words.
CAPTAIN Walters was a member of
company A, of the Eighteenth Virginia
Regiment. His captain was killed at
he battle OF Gettysburg. and he was
laced at the head Of his company.
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WILL DISlNTER BODY
OF MAN KILLED BY TRAIN
Seek to Establish Whether or Not 1t Is
Tint of &. &. Hardy, of
Richmond,

The police were informed last night
of the accidental killing of n man
thought to be c. c. Hardy. of this city,
at Warren. Va, on last Friday or Sat
urday. The man is said to have been
killed by a train OF the Chesapeak e
and Ohio Railway, and to have been
buried near the station. Details Of the
accident had not reached the city last
night.
Hardy is brother of Mrs Carl
Walden. io2 Randolph Street and she it
was who brought the first news Of his
supposed death to the police when she
inquired as to the authenticity OF the
report. a communication from War
rem appeared to confirm this report
later.
There appears to he considerable un-
certainty as to the identification Of
the dead man. and Mrs. Walden arranged
with Bliley's undertaking establishment
last night for the disinterment of the
body to-day. She and representatives
Of the undertaken will leave for War
rem early this morning to view the re-
mains. Should the dead man prove to
he her brother. Mrs. Walden will have
the body brought to this city tonight
Hardy is said to have been OF n
roaming disposition, and 10 have been
absent from home for some time prior
TO the report of his having been killed.
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MUST KEEP THE FAITH
WITH HALLOWED DEAD
Annual Sermon to Hollywood Memo
rial Association Delivered by Rev.
Russell Cecil, ID. ID.
SAYS DEAD NEED NO ENCoMIUM
Their Deeds Speak for Them, but 1t
Is to Living That Minister Adj
dresses His Plea for Faithfulness
10 Trust.

Paying tribute to those nameless and
unnumbcred heroes who slecD beneath
the evergreens OF Hollywood Gene
terry, Rev. Russell Cecil. y. D., pastor
OF the Second Presbyterian Church. in
a specia! sermon delivered to the Hol-
lywood Memorial Association last night.
asked that the living keep their faith
with the dead and preserve their mem
ory as history's dearest record
In proclaiminE the general subject
OF his sermon and bringing il close
to the hearts of his hearers, DIR. Cecil
told the story of Joseph's comrades.
who. true 10 the VOW they had made
carried his body back 10 the land OF
Canaan and laid IL in the land his
father. Jacob. had bought. AS these
men in ancient times had been true
and rs they had kept the faith. so.
DIR. Cecil asked should the Southern
people for all time keep green the
mounded heaps where their brave fore
fathers lie and remember the honored
traditions for which they gave their
lives.
Before the beginning of the sermon
the congregation sang General Lees
favoritc hymn, How Firm a Founda-
ton. Ye Saints of the Lord and then
gray-clad veteran of the war in
voked the blessings of God upon the
reunion and upon all the people. both
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those who wore the gray and those
who wore the blue
DEAD NEED NO ENCOMIUM;
TIIEIR DEEDS SPEAk For THEM

Ii was not necessary, DIR. Cecil said,
that cncomium he paid to the dead
their deeds bespeak for them more
than living tongue can say. Bat he
would ask that the generations of to-
day preserve the trust and Keep the
faith in honoring always the memory
or their dead and maintain record of
the things they believed in and died
FOR. Not only this, but men must keep
their faith in God, for. pr. Cecil said
that people which loses faith in God
must decline. The story Of .Iuscphs
life and of the VOW of his people kept
is expressive of the sanctity of an oath
which some people and Il nation seem
to have forgotten"
DR.. Cecil said that he found in the
story he had told about Joseph another
truth--thc sacredness of the human
body. II is more, he said. than Il ten
cment Of clay. God made the human
body, as he created all things, and it
must he sacred. So then. as Joscphs
body had been kept sacred by his peo-
pie and buried where his fathers lay
should the bodies of the Confederate
dead be held sacred and be placed
where all generations to come can
Keep green their graves
Tribute was paid to Lee and Jackson
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suffrage Entertainment.

The Equal Suffrage League OF Eir-
GINA is planning very unique en-
tertainmcnt to raise money for the
cause on Tuesday night, June 8,
1t is to have IAN evening of song and
story at the League rooms on Second
Street. The program is varied, being
a kind of combined concert and vaude-
vile. and promises to he very enter
tanning. Miss 10y Montgomery Hig-
gins, of Nebraska, will give several
Scotch and Irish stunts" r. d. VAL
entine will give negro impersona tions,
and Mrs. st. John Duval and Lynch
Adkins will sing. The public is cordi-
ally invited to this entertainment.
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UNVE|L CANNON TO-DAY
ON MONUMENT AVENUE
Congressman Montague and Mayor
Ainslie to Make Brief
Addresses.
MARKS OLD FORTIFICATION
Wartime Gun, Mounted on Stone
Pedestal, Stands on Site of Inner
Line of FortificatiOns Constructed
for Defense of Richmond.

Simple ceremonies will mark the de-
dication this afternoon OF a twelve
pound cannon mounted in the central
gras splot on Monument Avenue near
Davis Avenue. and placed there TO
mark the site of a fertilization of the
inner line OF defenses constructed to
protect the city during the War Be-
tween the States
The gun was obtained from the War
Department with the assistance of Con-
gresham Andrew Jackson Montague.
by the Council Committee on Advertis-
ing and Enterprises, at whose disposal
the Council two years ago placed a
$1,000 fund 10 be expended in marking
historic sites and buildings
The cannon is mounted on A stone
pedestal. giving it about the elevation
II would have We're i, mounted on the
regulation gun carriage
BHONZE TABLET on
EITHER SIDE OF BASE
on opposite sides OF the base are
two bronze tablets bearing the fol-
lowing inscriptions:
This cannon marks the spot where
in lS6l large earthworks of the inner
line of defense was constructed Placed
by the City of Richmond in 1915. ar
the reques; of the Confederate Meme
rial Literary Society"
Remnants of the eaEthworks re-
ferred to are still visible on "A vacant
property Immediately to the South.
The small mound of earth upon which
the pedestal rests was taken from the
hank which marks all that is left of
the earthworks, and the cannon. there
fore. rests upon the same ground that
was thrown up by the builders of the
fertilization more than half a century
ago. The cannon As itself piece OF
ordnance that was used in the War Re-
tween the States. tho year. $50, Qua into
the metal. indicating the date of it's
manufacture.
HOWITZERS WILL FIRE
SALUTE AT UNWILLING:
The ceremonies of dedication will
begin AT o'clock this evening. Short
addresses will be made by Mayor Aims
lie and CONGRESSMAN Montague. Little
Miss Frances Lee Williams, six years
old. and Archer Anderson Williams.
eight years old, children of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. ID. Williams. will pull the cords
that will unveil the cannon. Mrs VIII
liams began the movement for the
'9 ~ wv ioi tiiicalion site, au-
VisinE with the Council committee
through all the proceedings.
The Richmond Howitzers, returning
from the memorial exercises in Holly
wood, VIII fire the salute which will
be followed by the unveiling Invita-
tons to the ceremonies have been
mailced by the Council to n number
Of women connected with the Confcd-
crate Memorial Literary Society, and
other historic and patriotic organiza-
tons.
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and Stuart. and 1t was asked that
their hopes. their sorrows and their
loves be remembered In future tradi-
ton.
II should be remembered OF them. as
the poet has written, DR.. Cecil said,
that.
"On Fame's eternal canning ground
Their silent tents are spread
And Glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead"
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SCHOOLS.

ROCKBRIDGE CAMP-FOR BOYS
At the Rockbridge Alum Springs, Virginia
tSeven Miles From Raiiroadi
instruction In athletics tswimming par.
ticuly). scoutcraft. frat aid to tho injured
gremmnt and high school courses
competent. experienced instructors-all
college graduates
Moderate rates Write for particulars
Major s. W. Anderson, p. Q. BOX 4e3 Lex.
inRton. Va.
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
By GARDNER MACK.

ufacturers throughout India. Mr..
Williams is to return to India short
ly to open a chain Of theaters.
AT present." said Mr.. williams,
the films used in the motion pic
ture houses of the Far East are.
with but very few exceptions. the
refuse. II ! may say so. of the London
market. To call it junk seems a
mild way of putting 1t. Strange to
say. prices Of admission are much
higher than either here or in Europe.
I'm Calcutta. for instance. the price
of admission in the one good motion
picture theater is rupees for the
best seats, and 3 rupees are about 81
In American money. The average
price of admission is n rupee, which
is about 16 cents in our money.
There are no daily changes and the
theaters are crowded all the time.
1t Is true the natives get very low
wages. but. on the other hand. II is
also true that the purchasing power
OF money Is about three times as
great AZ with us.
Food. especially. is very cheap.
and a nice chicken may be bought
for and cents. The natives are
willing to. and indeed they are used
to. living economically. living on
as-aut oDc-third or their income.
The employees of the government and
of the railways are over 5,OO,0OO
strong. and they all have money TO
spend. The laborers will deny them
selves in every way to enjoy the
LUXURY Of looking at a motion pic
ture.
Il had several talks with prominent
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
IL n. IS INDICTED
IN REPORT BY c. c.
Railroad Charged With Acquir.
ing Competing Lines and
Carrying on Campaigns.

The Interstate Commerce Commission,
In report sent to the Senate under a
resolution Of Senator Lea Of Tennessee.
has drawn severe indictment against
the Louisville and Nashville and allied
railroads.
The commission charges the Louis
Vile and Nashville with acquiring lines
and spending millions over q term of
years In elaborate political and pub
licity campaigns intended to help in the
elimination Of competition and In In
fiuencing public opinion.
The commission In It's report finds
| that further inquiry is necessary. and,
II possible, inspection Of the corre-
| spondence of the railroads. The report
was written before the Supreme Court
| opinion this week, which held that the
commission was without power to force
the Louisville and Nashville to open Its
correspondence files.
1t Is found by the commission that
political activities were carried on In
| connection with the Tennessee Railroad
Association. formed by carriers In 1881
| to combat adverse legislation In Ten.
nessee. Members of the Tennessee
Legislature, state officials. politicians
| and lobbyists were paid money. Mu-
! Nicipal officials of Nashville also were
| in the list of those In the pay Of the
| railroad influences. The publicity cam.
paign. too. was extended into Alabama
and large sums were spent there foi
| this purpose.
The Washington times., 1915-02-26

officials in India outlining to them
the value of the motinn picture as
an educator Of the natives. j pointed
out to them that the loyalty OF the
natives to the British rule In India
would undoubtedly be strengthened
II the natives could be made to see
the power and the resources OF tho
empire OH the screen.
These officials thromghly agreed
with me and I am confident that the
British Indian government VIII ald
any effort to develop the motion pic
"in order to attract the lower
castes and to spread enlightenment
as far as possible am going to nave
special theaters for natives where l
propose to make the price H ad1nts-
sion as low as 4 and s cents. This
VIII bring the motion picture WITHIN
the reach Of the whole vast popula-
ton of India.
''They say that China would never
have become a republic and would
never have progressed as fast as 1t
did but for the motion picture.
Whether this Is correct or not I
know that the native Indian Is clever.
adaptable and quick to learn and
have no doubt at all that the in
fiuence OF the motion picture will
mark a new era in his mental and
moral development.
II have delved deeply into condi-
tions In India. devoting ten weeks to
this work. and do not hesitate to
say that India bids fair to develop
into fine motion picture country
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
India May Be Scene
OF Invd sion by
American Film
Producers

determined effort Is to be made
by some Of the progressive film man
ufacturers to secure at least a part
Of the motion picture business that
has been lost by European manu-
facturers as q result Of the war.
And efforts are also to be made to
introduce in all sections Of the world
the better class Of American feature
films.
These films are, as rule. en-
tirely different from the average Eu-
ropean features. and are expected to
have special appeal in the British
colonies as most OF them are dra-
matizations Of English or American
novels that are known and are very
popular there. So many theaters
that have heretofore been served
by the British manufacturers have
been left without film-or have been
compelled to take old pictures, that
1t would appear to be an excellent
business proposition to investigate
the conditions with a view Of build
ing up an American trade.
John Dixon Williams, who has re-
Gently returned from the Far East
as the representative Of the Bos-
worth Company. believes that con-
ditions are ripe for the establish
ment Of agencies for American man
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
TO GIVE THOUSANDS
OF CLEANUP SIGNS
Paint.Up Campaign. Committee
viii Distribute 1000 To Be
Displayed on Vehicles.

Announcement was made today BY
A. H. Mc3han. chairman Of the oxecu.
tive committee in charge OF plans for
the Clean up-Paint up campaign to be
started in Washington on Easter Mon
day. that requests have already been re-
ceived for more than 1,5Oo "Ciean Up
Paint Up" signs to be displayed on busi-
ness vehicles.
These signs are painted on heavy mus
lin and are to be attached to wagons.
autos and other vehicles by means of
heavy cords. thus making unnecessary
the use Of tacks. which would mar the
vehicle. The committee expects to place
at least 1000 OF these signs. which are
to be furnished on request, FREQ OF
charge.
The committee has also obtained the
cooperation of the school authorities
in distributing "Clean Up-Paint Up
buttons among the school children OF
the District. and about 60.00 Of these
buttons are to be distributed without
charge. :.
A meeting of the executive COMMITTEES
is to be held Tuesday night IN the
rooms Of the Master House Painters
and Decorators Association. in the Cor.
coran building, at which reports OF
progress are to be made and plans for
the big spring Clean Up-Paint Up cam.
paign elaborated.
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
Chorus Girls Beg
Police for Clothes
Costumes Had Been Stolen From
Dressing Rooms In Harlem
Theater By Colored Man.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-Fourteen ex-
cited girls. the chorus in "The Follies
OF the Day." at Hurtiz and Seamon's
Theater, 253 West 125th street. crowd
ed the West 123rd street police sta
tion. Charles Shore. colored, eighteen
years old, of 654 Baltic street, Brook
lyn. had just been arrested on a fire
escape in the rear Of the theater.
with a large bundle in his possession.
The bundle contained fourteen CO.'S
tunes. with such accessories rs
rouge, cold cream and powder puffs,
which. the police said. had been taken
from the theater's dressing rooms.
Captain Gargan tried to explain to
the girls that Shore was charged with
burglary and that tho contents Of the
bundle must be held as evidence.
1--WE want our clothes" they replied
in chorus. "The show can't go on
without them"
Captain Gargan finally decided that
he might hold a few, non essential ar
ticles as evidence. Each girl then
picked out her belongings from the
pile. They returned to the theater
and made a quick change In time
for the opening Of the performance.
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
RURAL CREDITS MAY
PASS IN CONFERENCE
McCumber Slips In Bill As
Amendment to Agricultural
Appropriation Measure.

Rural credits legislation confronted
Congress today. as the result Of SEN
ator McCumber Of North Dakota
clipping over" his entire rural cred-
its bill as an amendment to the Ag-
ricultural appropriation measure
last night.
Advocates of rural credits are d.
vided into two different camps as the
result of this amendment. One group
headed by Senator Hollis. OF New
Hampshire, OF the Banking and Cur
rency Committee. favors the McCum-
ber rural credits plan. with some
conference changes.
The other group. headed by Senator
Fletcher Of Florida, who headed the
Investigating party which went to
Europe to study rural credits systems
opposed such a method Of putting
! through so important a measure. Sen
ator Fletcher thinks the House will
| be able to strike out the rural credits
am endment on a point OF order.
The conferees are already working
to adjust the differences between the
two houses on the agricultural ap.
preparation bill and rural credits leg.
islation may be slipped through.
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
Equitable Company
Growth Is Sh0wn
Life Assurance Concerns State.
ment Gives Evidence of Con-
tinued Progress.

The statement Of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society Of the United States
gives evidence of the company's con-
tinued progress. Increases are shown
in outstanding insurance, admitted as
sets. surplus. income from investments
and payments to policyholders, accom-
panied by a decrease in expenses.
or the ,454 domestic death claims paid
during the year. 9Sle per cent were set
tied within ono day after receipt of
proof Of death. The mortality rate
was the lowest in fifteen years.
The payments to policyholders In 1914
aggregated $56, 700 Coo over 1900, 900 more
than was received in premiums from
policyholders during the same period.
The insurance on the company's books
now aggregates nearly 81 .5O0, ,0O0. 900. an
increase of 81. GOO for the year. The
new insurance paid for during 1914 to-
tailed $l36, 1867 900. exclusive Of additions,
increases. and revivalA
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
Searchlight Causes Big
Revival in Panama Town

PANAMA, Feb. 26.-War preparations
were responsible for a temporary re-
vival OF religious enthusiasm in the
hamlet Of Chorrera. In Panama. The
searchllght installation at the Pacific
forts Of the canal has been completed.
and for several nights practice with the
lights was in progress.
The great shafts Of light in the sky
were noticed at Chorrera- fifteen miles
distant. and some Of the Inhabitants
looked upon them a. signals from
heaven. A religious procession was
formed and prayers were said in the
church The parish priest vas not in
town the first few nights.
When he returned he found 1t neces-
sary to destroy the most remarkable
revival in his memory by informing his
people that the lights were not from
heaven. but from the forts of the
"Americanos." TIE good man con-
vinced his people. w. straightway re-
tired from the church and held q tam
bouret dance in the public square.
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
n. Y. SU|FFRAG|STS
!. QUIT PARENT BODY
Woman's Political Union Breaks
Away From National Suf.
frage Association.

News that the woman's Political
Union Of New York had broken away
from the parent organization and set
out to win the vote In it's own way
and under it's own colors, did not cause
any surprise at the headquarters OF
the Congressional committee Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage As
sociation today.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, prcsi-
dent of the union. has been a dissentcr
In the ranks for some time. 1t is stated.
and her action in severing the con-
nection of her organization from the
national body was by no means unex-
pected. ...
Mrs. Blatch was one of the leading
insurgents at the last national conven-
ton of the association, in Nashville. 1t
Is stated. and made bitter fight
against the decision Of tho association
tion rather than ole specific measure.
favor Of concentrating on the Bristow-
Mondell resolution. which would en-
franchise women by constitutional
amendment while the national organ
fzation was not willing to pledge itself
to support any one measure.
known through letter Of resignation
sent by Mrs. John Winters Branhan,
treasurer of the Woman's Political
Union. to Mrs Henry Wade Rogers.
treasurer, Of the National Association.
Mrs. Rranhan's letter, in part, says:
I'VE regret the necessitya for this de-
cision, but there were two reasons
which made 1t necessary. First. the
need Of every penny of our funds for
the campaign work in New York, and
second. the fact that we do not agree
with the National Association in their
support of the Shafroth-Palmer amend
ment."
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
Thief, in Disgust,
Returns Stolen Coin

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2s-Money,
which was neither counterfeit nor gem
uine, lay in the window of the Pacific
Hardware Company Alongside lay some
patent razors.
One man looked 80 longinsly at the
money that he became obsessed with
the idea of getting hold of It, He got
q rock and broke the plate glass win.
dow. He reached in and felt the money.
He saw that II was worthless and put
It back.
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
Dean Atkinson Asks
"Wide-Op Atlanta

ATLANTA. Feb. 2S--The Rev. John
r. Atkinson, dean Of st. Philips Cathe-
dral. created a sensation by declaring
for a wide-open Atlanta. Dean Atkin-
son denounced the men and religion
forward movement which is backing
Chief Beavers fight on commercialized
vice
Dean Atkinson came here from New
York city, and Is head Of the largest
Protestant Episcopal church in Atlanta.
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
She Tangoed Herself
Into Insane Asylum

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2s.-"She went
out to a tango teacher every night for
six weeks and then was taken to an
asylum. I put up with her for four
years.
James Baxter. an attache Of the law
association, told Judge this when his
wife demanded an order for support. 1t
was refused.
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
Episcopal Bishop May
Be Accused of Heresy

DETROIT. Feb. 2.-The machinery
that may result in the arraignment be-
fore an ecclesiastical court Of the Rt.
Rev. Charles d. williams. bishop Of the
Episcopal diocese of Michigan. charging
him with ''corrupting the pure word cf
God with Unitarian teachings" Is al-
ready in motion.
The heresy action is backed by the
best known clergymen in Michigan
The Washington times., 1915-02-26
Maritz, Ringleader of
Boer Revolt, Imprisoned

CAPE TOWN. South Africa. Feb. 2s-
Lieutenant Colonel Maritz. ringleader
of the Boer revolt in South Africa. is
reported to have been arrested and sent
as a prisoner to Wendhuk.