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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
kITCHENER'S ID ~.

The Day the toast maze lam""s ny '''
military caste Of Germany during al the years
il lad been hoping for Tho DAY "t war WI"
Great britain, has been appropriated o' tue
enemies Of the Fatherland THE Officers ~ ''''
tzpeditionary force in Flanderss the 'o"''i'''S
they lead, tie raw recruits eating their hea''7
cut on the downs - England and the "oo''
people of the Empire are also looking i''Ta''
TO the day" Io" German day mas 'o'"'' Ink
land mpationIE awaits hers.
Uispa Naes lro# LONDON ten '7 '"'' - 80 ~
to hand Lord Kitchener, 1t is sald' mas ''' gus
date e. May J! and tha time VIII see 1he ''a
beginning OF the war" The million III ''"'"f'N
in England will be enos across the emanuel
others viii come from every corner OF the sI'O'
from canada, from Australia from 'ha'" 'fo'"
Egypt and from South Africa France "'h ear
all aer reserves to the coors' and, II Italy enters
the var. hundreds OF thousands WIN come '''"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
SUING FOR TWO MILLION.
Promoters Fan Out Over vnnoscors
Melon ProC<eeds

New York, March 17.~-Louis C.
Van Ripper. who Is being sued for
So, 600, 600 by william J. Robinson, be-
cause the vanoscope. the fiickeriess
movie wasn't big enough for them
both. testified today before Judge
Hunt and jury IN the United States
District Court that the presence OF
neither himself or Robinson did the
vanoscopc any good when it came to
getting otaer peoples money.
II told Robinson, on the eve OF the
company's annual meeting in January.
1914 Both You and / ought to be
eliminated from the board OF directors.
because of unfayorable commercial
REPORTS on both of us, - said Van
Ripper. ON the stand, The next day
the travels OF the two promoters be-
tween the Vanderbilt Hotel in New
York. and the Blackstone Hotel. in
Chicago. were pleasantly varied by an
excursion to Dover, Del. There The
annual meeting was held the COM
pany being a Delaware concern The
meeting ratified Robinson and all his
acts. but a srectors' meeting in Chi
cago later cancelled Robinsons con-
tract and put him out of the New
York office. on the ground that he
had for long time failed to ship west
money he .ad agreed to provide. The
money and the promoters always
Travelled on the Twentieth Century
Limited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
FINED FOR KUCosTTNG WOMAN
Leroy Weber Also Assessed for
Carrying Concealed Weapons.

!. Leroy Weber, alias John Doe. was
fined S25 in Police Court yesterday
on the charge OF disorderly conduct
and interfering with Mrs Matte
Wann. Of South Fifth Street. He
was also fined 500 for Carrying q
concealed weapon.
The disorderly conduct charge
against Weber grew out of a scene en-
acted at Fifth and Main Street seve-
eral nights ago Mrs, Wann testi-
fled in Police Court yesterday that
Weber threatenede to shoot her when
she refused TO accompany him, after
he had approached her at this cor
ner
Mrs. Wann said that she did not
she was divorced about year ago,
testified that Weber had approached
him with the suggestion that damag.
ing evidence might be secured against
his former wife to whom alimony
was still being paid.
Yrs. Wann said that she did not
know Weber.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
PLANNING BUDGET SYSTEM,

CONGRESSMAN fi']Ses'io' % NV n"
man OF the fioose NoA"'''''' '' app 'i''
mas not Reeh ana aa"'iA'''
many respects ne mas 0ee0 ''' NUN '''0'
thuho. apparently u l9N'''""S I'M ''N
rested UnoeF ue s"SpI'''" vi 'e'"3 '''
Jealous IN support o. '"e "'"''p''s y D'''0'
iaey as represented o> "'''''" " ''9''@
thIhea' "heiheF uue u "'''' suspicious NV
nor given nm influence win '"e p'"p'7 "
country nor nave 'httS ieh"'9 " give ''''' ''''
haeh'e IN mn"
However. II ne s"eeeS" IL "'S '''u'1 WIS
reform lAe eAS'hs "e'n'u u "PP''l' '"'''''S ~
congress. ne "la haNe performer Sei'' 'e " "''
country OF lnesilmabie Haiae ne hapliaA"f0
manner III "hlcR 'he h"''0"'' i""aS are 0''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18

a candidate for reelection NOT Not a mem
Der of the Cabinet. not member of Congress,
can say of his own knowledge, that the Pres
ident desires a reelection that he would not
refuse denomination. What all of them know.
is that the President would not stoop from prn-
cipie to win either denomination re-
election.
That is where Is great strength lies. That is
where his great usefulness lies in this crisis.
II IS easy to rattle the sabre. 1T is easy to make
the welkin ring 1t is easy to be spectacular
and sensational and theatrical 1t is easy to be
a demagogue. 1t Is easy to juggle with the fate
Of 4 nation when no man can foresee what the
next day will bring forth. But 1t is not easy
10 he calm and restrained and judicial 1t is
not easy to face every responsibility without
prejudice and without passion. It is not easy
10 hew straight to the line of first principles,
regardless OF applause or censure or praise or
denuncation. 1t is net easy to he sane when
the world has given itself to madness.
The enormous good fortune of the people OF
the United States in the storm and stress of
hose coming years. is that their Chief Magis-
trate Is 'sane-the sarcst mind today that is
Entrusted with the responsibilities Of government
anywhere in ciViliza ion-Ncw York World.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18

Two Years of Wilson.

ON the fifteenth anniversary Of Tlncoltt,s seq
end inaugural. Woodrow Wilson completes half
his presidential term.
These years of the Wilson administration
nave helped to make more history than any
other two years since Lincoln The coming
two years of the Wilson administration must
inevitably be the most momentous period that
TINS country has known since the Civil War.
II Is fact of enormous importance that this
crisis finds in the White House i President who
IS completely master Of himself Being ma ster
OF himself he is master OF his party and OF his
administration
There Is no kitchen cabinet There are no
back stairs advisers, There are no secret i'm
fiuences that pull and sway the policies Of the
Executive. No underground wires run from tse
White House into Wan street or into the head
quarters of any political committee. Men may
agree with Mr.. Wilson disagree with him .
they may like him they may dislike him: but
( everybody knows that during the remaining
two years Of his term he. and he alone will he
President.
4 very unusual man. meet to cope with a very
unusual situation in affairs Of mankind Pres
ident who in all his official relations displays
neither vanity nor resentment. anger nor
ambition. II he has friends.-their- friendship
counts for nothing in the affairs OF state. II
he has enemies their enmity weighs nothing
IN the balance Of government He seeks neither
10 reward the one nor to punish the other.
So evenly does he nold the scales. that the
members Of the diplomatic corps. with all their
highly developed facilities for obtaining infor-
nation. have never been able to learn where
the Presidents personal sympathies lie In the
sreat conflict that is now devastating Europe
Whatever his individual opinions may be- ne
mas smothered them in the responsibilities Of his
office.
At this period in their first term, most Pres
dents have been carefully calculating their
chances Of denomination and reelection No
body knows whether Mr.. Wilson intends to be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
\LM pOSTOEIICE ASSIRI,n

Bright prospects for new million dollar
postofce for Richmond at no distant dav bring
great satisfaction to the people of the city.
The news from Washington that Secretarv Nc
Adoo, of the Treasury Department will recon-
mend to Congress that the Montague bill be
SO changed as to permit of the use Of the APP
lropriation for building on any site that may
be decided upon as best, makes il practically
certain that the day Of waiting is drawing to
an end. Soon Richmond is to have postal ia
ellities and postoffce space commensurate with
The demands Of the postal business
Secretary McAdoos decision is a wise one
ne appropriation can now be used only -or
the erection of the building upon a certain To-.
cation restriction The Vir1nidn has always
considered unwise. The best site in the iudg-
lhent OF the Treasury and Postofice Depart
ments and OF all others concerned should be
chosen, and the bill should permit OF that choice
without the removal Of The restrictions con
tanned in the Montague bill Richmond faces in.
definite delay--if not final defeat--in the sue.
cessiui termination of its campaign for a sorely
needed new postoffce building
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
.yiuuoiSn Declines

OF the great importance in connection with
the present Mexican crisis is the sober restraint
which marks public comment Here and there
ii is true violently partisan organs such as the
Boston Transcript cannot refrain from having
their fling at President Wilson: but in the main
there is disposition to recognize the difficult
ties which confront the President and TO sym
pathize with him in his attempts to avoid any
action which might have disastrous consequences
to this country. The demands for vigorous
ton which were much in evidence year
ago are not heard now. ON the contrary, the
Chicago Tribune, which has not admired watch
ful waiting any highly in the past.
stomach for the thankEess and costly task OF
intervention and imperialistic ambitions"
1ingoism in short, has suffered very great
decline in the past twelve months. The people
If the United States have not watched the course
of events in Europe since last August without
profit to themselves They have not suffered
wholly in vain the consequences of that great
struggle upon their own commerce and industry.
To-day sentiment Is overw helming!y in agreement
with the New York World when 1t says that
intervention in Mexico would be calamity
the United States and is Hat to undertaken
except as a last desperate resort Even those
who think Mr.. Wilson may have Numbered in
the past in refusing to recognize Huerta per-
Ia ps or in failing to adopt some other and more
vigorous policy in the carly days of his admin
istratton, are now appreciative OF the Importance
Of Keeping out Of the muss II can. and
there is no demand for intervention from any
influential quarter--Charieston news aud Cou-
rier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
CLOSE SCOUT CAMPAIGN TONIGHT.

III tao days $1,000 of the desired $4,000 for
the Richmond Boy Scouts has been raised. The
people or Richmond should see 10 it that the
'ull amount is pledged by tonight cam
-paign for 80 worthy object brought to sue
fessful completion in The brief space OF three
&#ye wil he a monument TO the energy of the
Scouts ana The readiness of the citizens OF
Richmond 60 respond promptly and generously
10 every good cause.
No argument is needed to demonstrate the
need Of 4he- nunsy- assed the value of the
PURPOSES for which ii is to be used They are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
THE SOUTHERN PRESS
Greece and the War,

/, is quite undesirable that the success which
apparently Is attending tho attcak of the allied
fleet on the Dardauellea should prccipitate new
crisis in Greece.
As long as the status quo continued ia the
italians, with Turkey not seriously menaced by
the Russian armies. It to he expected that
Greece would keep of the \ large
clement of the nation has from the beginning
favored Intervention, from the opportunity it
would afford to str2 Turkey OF some OF her
possessions: but the fact that the Hellenic queen
IS a sister Of the German Emperor and the King
tUfore exercised a restraining effect the mar
tal ardor of the people.
But the entrance of the allies into the Oar
Canelles and the possibility OF the eventual
fall Of Constantinople and the expulsion Of the
Turk from Europe has suddenly brought Greece
face 10 face with situation which her premier
and the great majority of her people would like
to see met nv an actual declaration OF war.
When the war is over the pie-cutting begins.
those nations. Of course, will be best treated
which fought ON the winning side whose
neutrality was especially helpful to the victors
and those nations will get the crumbs, or moth
ing at all whose neutrality aided the losers.
Greece evidently would like to he OF those who
will sit pretty we'll up To the head of the table
She probably realizes that If she keeps her
car out she will not lose anything she gained
nv the Balkan war. but. the other hand.
she undoubtedly feels that II she joins the com
batants now and occupies some Of Turkeys un-
protected territory. when the is over she
v i'll he able to hold some If not ALL Of what she
can lay her hands on--New Orleans state.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18

both self-evident to all who know the aims of
the Boy Scout movement and how closely these
aims have been attained In Richmond No
frenzied appeal to the citizens to help is needed.
They have always been ready to help where
help needed and always ready TO support
everything looking to civic progress and civic
bettermeht All that is needed is mention of
the fact that the campaign is on aud adver.
tisement Of the fact that the opportunity for
help presents itself. The people Of Richmond
will DO the rest That Boy Scout campaign
viii end tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
REV. 9. f. BLANKENSHIP
AIDS IN REVIVAL

Rev. G. f. Blankenship, OF Bedford
CITY. is assisting Rev. II. V. Carson,
the pastor, in very interesting and
profitable revival services at Fair
mount-Avenue Methodist Church.
The meetings this week have been OF
a preliminary character. preparatory
to the launching OF the simultaneous
revival meetings in all the Methodist
churches of the city. beginning sun
day night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
Wilson and Mexico.

A. was the case when Huerta. of Mexico. was
doing his Lowell best to drag this country Into
war. President Wilson is receiving advice by the
tons from a certain portion of the press which
seems determined TO force an American invasion
Of Mexico 1t is true that the situation across
the border has again assumed "A serious aspect.
hut there is no reason TO believe that the Pres-
lent will not be equal the situation. We were
rearer war a year ago than now. and
there Is nothing the surface TO cause alarm.
Peace can triumph when mems thoughts are
turned to peace. one great reason for looking
toward the brighter side Of the Mexican ques-
zion is that the mad impulse and lust for war
rave lost their impetus in this country and that
peace now dominates this nation. The will Of
tire people is law. ana things move as people
think The prevailing thoughts Of Americans
today are peaceful, not warlike.-Asheville Ciu-
zen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18

She--Nc, Mr. Jimpson. I'm sorry; but
wouldn't marry the best man living.
He-No. Well, at any rate. you will have the
satisfaction of knowing that he offered him
self. Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
Real Estate Man Ill.

William l.. Tyler wrho resensls ps,r-
chased the real estate business of the
late r. A. Catlin. Is i'll at his home
in Ginter Park.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18

vTnarNIAN PHONES:
ASvertiS,nr---Mad IS.
EdstorAi--Mad- 1879.
Society--Mad. 1928.
General Mgr Ran 12l.
Circuiztton-Ran. asa
Contest Dept. Ran. 731
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
WOMEN TO SHARE
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
FEAST WITH MEN
Noted Woman Lecturer Will
Speak and Many Women
VIII Dine at Banquet

Women will share honors with men
in the annual banquet of the Knights
| of st. Patrick in the Stratf1eld hotel,
| the night Of March II. Women will
sit at the banquet tables with men
for the first time, and women will be
| ine1uded in the toast list.
Notable among the women to pay
tribute to the patron saint of ireland
/ on his feast day Will be Mrs. Martha
| Moore Avery noted lecturer and econ
onIist, for many years active in the
Socialist movement, and now one of
the chief opponents Of the Socialist
propaganda.
Mrs. sAvery<is one Of the mot dis
| tinguished converts to Catno1icity in
| the United States. OF Puritan ances-
try. she is a native of Maine. On
| her fathers side she is irish, Scotch,
eF's, English. Major John Moore
who fought at Bunker Hill was a, rel-
ative of her family. Her grand-
father, General Samuel Moore, was a
| New Eng1ander of the greatest inau-
enee in the middle, third of the 1ast
Icentury. Mrs. Avery, on conplet7
Ing her early education, became a
member of the First Nationalist club
of Boston, and took up the study of
political economy. For a number of
years she was one of the most noted
defenders of the Socialist movement.
faith in 1904. Later she became one
of. the most active opponents Of the
Socialist movement David Goldstein,
the noted lecturer was a student of
/ Mrs Avery.
Another timely speech will be that
of Rev.-A. J. Plunkett, of Sharon,
Conn, who will speak in public here
I for the first time, on Present Day
llAgitation.''
Attorney Frank Guilfoy1e of Wa
terbury. formerly corporation cou1l-
sci in Sthe Brass city, and among the
best known legal practitioners of the
sNaugatuck valley, will be included in
the speeehmaking.s Rev. M. j. O.Con-
nor, pastor of st. James, church,, in
StraHord, will invoke the blessing
Several other speakers are expected.
Edwin Murphy a star sdebater of the
Ford ham team, will speak on a time
/ ~ topic.
This banquet promises to. be one of
1.-THE successful social events of the sea-
son.. The attendance will be large
land 1T is hoped by the society and the
tscommittee in charge that the .pun-
bers present will exceed that of any
kprior occasionzof this kind. The at
tendance at this banque It's not con-
fined to those who have enrolled
themselves as members of the socie-
| ty or to their families. 1t is desir-
ed by the society that the day and
loccasion would be celebrated by as
large an assemble ge as possible. The
members of the society are therefore
lsdesirous of having any person attend
Ixyfozis interested in a proper observ-
anceg of ST. Patriek's Day Tickets
may be procured from any member
of the society or from its secretary
/ James H Rooney, who can be COM
| nn11nicated with by telephone at the
ONCE of the registrars of voters in the
/ Masonic Temple.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
what a Dreadnoual,t cosa q

Some idea OF the fighting power OF a
Dreadnought may be gathered from
the fact that the extreme range OF its
guns Is twenty-five miles, while they
can be very effective at a range of
twelve miles They are NEST deadly.
however, at a range OF between i've
or six miles.
The twelve inch gun Of a Dread
nought Is fifty feet long and If set up
on end would be higher than many a
country church tower. The cost OF
each gun Is about f10, 900, while each
time it Is fired f1O0 vanishes into the
air.
As q protection against the gums OF
the enemy a Dreadnought is covered
with armor costing E120 per ton, and
as something like 1890 toms are used
IN covering the vessel this means an
expenditure of close upon 100000
Boilers and machinery at E325, zoe
motor and steamboats, at $4,000, tor
pedo tubes at 5000 each ana tor.
pedoes at $500 each. and 100000 for
searchlikhts and electrical fittings ar<
other items In the bill which go ia
make a Dreadnought the costiiest yes
sci afoat-Pearson's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Points on CARVING.

The expert carver should choose a
chair which brings the arms just few
and make the movements easy and
natural. The platter should be large
enough to hold the entire bird or
joint, placed near enough to the carver
to bring the center OF the knife blads
over the fowl when che carvers arms
are extended and slightly bent at the
elbows. The carving knife should have
a uniform edge moderately sharp and
slightly rough or ragged. The raw
edge is better for cutting meat than a
smooth edge.-W ashington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

81 wonder If we realize when we
talk Of billion dollars what an enor-
NOUS sum of money it means. We all
know how rapidly an expert counter
OF coins vial manipulate them. You
can scarcely follow the motion of his
fingers as he shifts the coins from one
pile to another and counts them. The
treasury experts will count 1000 silver
dollars In an hour and keep 1t up all
day long. but that is their Hfuit-
sWork1ng eight hours day, then, an
expert counter of coins will count 3D.
GOO silver dollars in a day. but how
long viii it take him at that rate to
count a million dollars? Thirty-one
days. But that is only the beginning
of the measurements of great figures,
for II this same man were TO go on
counting silver dollars at the same rate
OF speed for ten years he N&cuid find
that he had counted 100.000,000 of
them and that to count billion dollars
would require 102 years of steady work
at the rate Of eight hours day during
every working day of every one of the
1o2 years. o. p Austin. Former
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Al NiqI7t In Africa.


Stewart Edward White. writing in
the American Magazine on Lion adven-
lures. comments as follows on the raw
ages of Wild animals In Africa after
nightfail:
Eve spent the short evening each
In his own fashion. in my canvas
chair smoking. the men squatted on
their heels around their tiny fires eat
ing quantities OF meat and corn meal
Outside our little dome OF light the
night businesses Of the veldt went for
ward. Only the most formidable or
the most insignificant creatures raised
their voices except in alarm or warn
ing. Lions reared; insects hummed
and ctirped Out there in the dark
was a different world from that in
which we moved so freely during the
daylight hours-a dangerous. tragic
world Next day we would ind evil
dences of the fact have seen killed
by lions the remains of every sort of
creature except buffalo and rhinoceros.
Lions are said occasionally to Kill even
buffalo. though rarely"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
GOVERNOR HOL COMB
BESPEAKS PRAYERS
FOR PEACE APR. 2
Good Friday Proclamation
of Executive Refers to
Strife Abroad

Hartford, March 9.-Fast Day was
proclaimed by Governor Marcus H.
Ho1comb today for Good Friday,
April 2. The proclamation follows:
TN accordance with ancient GUS
tom to appoint annually in the spring
time a day upon which all people
may unitedIy seek the favor Of God
in the occasions of the ensuing year
and to select for, that purpose the
Christian Holy Day, Good Friday.
2ttI hereby designate Friday, April
2. as day of fasting and prayer.
t1 request that on that day all the
people of the state whatever be their
creed or belief, laying aside their
usual avOcations, humbly bow before
the throne. of God in recognition of
His mercy ito them and their own
sundeserving; in thankfuIness of
heart that He has spared this nation
the dTaa source of war; in earnest
supI for patience, wisdom
with us, and in sincere prayer for
an early cessation of the bloody strife
which is rending the natfons of the
old world.
Given under my hand and the
seal Of the state, Of Connecticut this
ninth day of March, A. D., 1915, and
Of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and thirty
ninth.
s.By. His Exce1Iency's Command
ssCharles D. Burnes. Secretary.
ssNIARCUS5H H. HOLCoMB!'s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
His Idea of the Best Soap.

The Flemish peasant, writes cor
respondent. has no more aversion TO
water than the English peasant j
happen to know good deal about both
OF them There is, naturally, kinship
between the Flemish and Dutch and
Dutch are universally regarded as
among the most clearly of peoples, at
any rate where domestic affairs are
concerned. The amount of scrubbing
and house washing that goes on in the
villages Of Flanders and the rest of
Belgium would be regarded as silly by
English villagers. And, from the
health point of view. those who literal
" earn their bread by the sweat of
their brows don't need SO much of
the hathtub as those who consider
themselves more respectable. As a
Dorset laborer once remarked to me,
'1r' best soap. measter, be sWeatP'-
London Spectator.