davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

| is said to have been derived from this
| government industry. it is all the more
remarkable that such an edict was ever
| issued" said Miss Richards.
She then read from a speech of well
come" delivered recently by the mayor
of Moscow upon the occasion of visit
| to that city by the Car. when the mayor
not only thanked the Emperor for abolish
ing this great evil" but expressed a
hope that ''in the near future Russia
might realize some of her highest ideals
in the direction Of internal reforms"
War May Bring Blessing.
Perhaps" said Miss Richards. ''one
of the few blessings resulting from this
cruel war may be the releasing of the
forces OF democracy and the awakening
of the people of this backward empire"
After touching upon the latest phases
/ of the European war and a group of
home questions" Miss Richards re-
read by special request the recent poem
by the English poet, William Watson, on
American neutrality, followed by the
humorous reply by the humorist, Will
hampton.
The two poems, which were evidently
! received by the audience with keen en-
Joyment, were as follows:
Art thou her child born in the PROUD midday
OF her large souls abundance and exccs
ieT Qailghfer and her mlghteSt heT1trc~s
DOwered with her thoughts. and lit on thy great
By her great lamps that shine and fail not! Yea!
And at this thunderUuS hour Of struggle and siress
Hther across the ocean Wilderness
What word CONES frozen the frozen spray:
Neutrality! The tiger from his den
Springs at thy mothers throat!
And canst thou now
Watch with a Strangers gaze:
So b. it then.
Thy Icss Is moro than bcrS-for bruised and torn
She snail yet live without thine aid: and thou
Without the crown divine thou mightst have worn. %
"BiH Hampton to Bill Watson"
say Bill!
We don't calculate will deny the parentsse.
tsIt STILL
'' Born in the proud midday of her large souls
abundance and eHcCSs'
II jest a leetle of the sIcss
Considering the farts that stand
Around the 'boruing' of the daushter-hnd
say was the mothers souls abundance and excess
sent out acrOs, the OCEAN wilderness
In aid and comfort Of that chiId's distress?
At lexington and Bunker Hill
Did mother love and mother skill
Come to the suffering child and give
Tho baby food. which most babies live!
At Valley Forge did mother warm
Her baby freezing in The winter storm
And after that, when baby had pulled through
The usual baby ills did mother do
Just what she should have done
In letting her great lamps set fre 10 Washington
And later still. when baby near grown
And had internal troubles Of her own.
Did mother let her large eICrs5'
Do much 10 soOthe her ohilds distress?
Say William. YOU should understand
We not shipping frozen language
For it's contrabsnd.
still Bill, we're friends
Not under obligations.
And there tho matter ends. ''
At this mornings talk, in addition 10
the usual resume of the worlds work
for the past week, Miss Richards will
give brief review of the work accomp-
lished in Washington during the past for
ty-eight hours by the Woman's Society
for Constructive Peace"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

Announcement that Miss Janet Rich
ards would speak at length on the pro-
posed Hobson prohibition amendment to
| the Constitution drew a large attendance
! last Monday morning to the Woodward
& Lothrcp auditorium, and a surprising
| degree OF interest was manifested by the
audience, as the speaker presented the
various phases of this VeXed question.
BY the use of a large liquor chart. "
prepared by the W. c. T. L., showing
the surprisingly large percentage of
illiteracy, insanity. poverty. pauperism,
child misery, and crime directly trace
able to alcoholic drinks. the speaker pre-
sented the principal arguments of the ad-
voCates Of nationwide prohibition.
Miss Richards first read the wording
of the proposed amendment to this effect.
calling special attention to the fact that
it was not the manufacture, but the
sale of intoxicating liquors which was
prohibited by the measure.
The two clauses OF the proposed
amendment said the speaker, which.
as We know, fell slxty-one votes short of
the necessary two-thirds vote of the
House. are so full and so interesting that
| will read them after the preamble,
which contains the ginger of the meas
ure.
sale. transportation for sale. Importation
for sale. and expectation for sale of in
tOXiCatinC liquors for beverage purposes
in the United States and all territory
subject to the Jurisdiction thereof and all
expectation are forever prohibited.
Sec. >. The Congress or the States shall
have power, independently or concurrent
ly. to enforce this article by all needful
legislation"
..F'rop, tho second snctiop II will bo
noticed that an attempt seemed to be
made to negative the States rights argu-
ment against the measure. since the
clause provides that the States may act
either independently or concurrentIy in
enforcing the law"
Tells what HObsOn said.
Miss Richards quoted Congressman
HobsOn's statement that instead of con-
sidering the final action of the House,
defeat, he regarded it as victory; that
upon the very first submission of so
radical a proposition. the House had
given it majority of eight votes, even
though it did fall short of the necessary
two-thrdS vote.
The speaker also quoted Mr.. HobsOn as
saying that it had been discovered that
some of the liquor interests had a care
fully systematized propaganda for pro-
noting the drink habit among young men
under eighteen. as it was well known that
men over twenty-five were less likely to
become the victims of alcoholism.
The recent ediCt of the Gar Of Rus
STA absolutely abOlishing the further
manufacture OF vodka Uhe poisonous
national drink of Russia) as a war meas
ure for the protection of his soldiers. and
the consequent benefit derived by the
entire people and the countless petitions
received by the Gar never to resume
the manufacture of vodka was next
commented upon.
when we remember that one-third of
the revenue of the empire. or $500, O,OOO, 900,
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
WOMEN CREATE PARTY
FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

hoen hopeIessly thrown back by the
var. We women must start the work
# preventing war"
DR.. Shaw Pictures Horrors.
Irr, Shaw brought tears to daughters,
mothers, and Crandmothers when she
pictured woman's interest in the war.
She said:
I have been asked if a woman can
understand war We cannot: none can
] cannot understand $4,000 splendid
strong, virile men being killed. can pic
fure one man being killed. though if
] saw one man dead on a battlefield,
would sec. too. his mother, as she was
Years before, Drawing an open grave,
hcr heart throbhinS at the thought that
She was to bring into the world a man.
J can hear her cry OF love and pain as
she passed the Cravc and held in her
,rms a bIt Of human life
Il can see her as she gave up her own
ambitions and ideals TO give her life to
the life she had brought into the world.
She built herself into her boy as he grew
and became a man, until she looked into
the face of that greatest of Gods mir
acles. a splendid, strong. human being.
= can see her son called out to die.
I can see him as he lies on the battle
field, dead, his life and tho life that his
mother wrought into him, dead.
In the face Of a crime like that, what
does man know of war? They are leaving
the old, the crippled, the unfit and the
degenerates to be the fathers OF the gen
erations to be. They are robbing the
mothers of the fatherhood worthy Of
them, and they are robbing unborn gen.
erations Of the kind of fatherhood they
ought to have. Women are the greatest
sufferers, and they have a right to
voice as regards their lives"
Says Soldiers Hate War.
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence said:
1T is the sacred duty of every woman
TO protest against this war. The soldiers
hate war, bloodshed, cruelty and the
waste Of life that is utterly useless. They
wouldn't shoot at each other if they could
help it
1T is lot Of rot to talk about Christi
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
Colored Lodges to Aid Relief,

At meeting of the executive and finan-
Cial committees in the st Luke Building
Saturday evening. for the purpose Of
completing arrangements for the colored
charity reception at Convention Hall,
January 10 several fraternal OTganiZa-
uons and clubs, listed their support. The
Morning Star Lodge OF EIks donated
from its treasury S25 for the Belgian re-
lief fund. Mr.. Wilson and Alcxandr rr
Henson. jr., are active in getting the sup
pert OF the colored Elks OF this city and
Baltimore
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
URGES PURE ENGLISH
In GOSPEL MESSAGES
Rev. DR.. u. C. B. Pierce Does Not
Mention Billy" Sunday in
Plea for Dignity.

The name BILLY" Sunday was not
mentioned by Rev. u. G. B. Pierce in
his sermon before the congregation of
All Souls Unitarian Church yesterday
morning, yet he laid great emphasis on
the necessity OF preserving the dignity
and purity of the English language, es-
pecially as spoken in the pulpit.
Slang and freak phrases compose the
language of the streets, he said, and the
English language in its unadulterated
form should be used in delivering the
message of the gospel
DIR. Pierce has not placed himself on
record as favoring or opposing Billy
Sunday. He has not been led into a
statement of his opinion publicly. He
does admit, however, that Billy Sun
day may have been in the background
during his sermon yesterday morning.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

action solely to interferenceS with contra
band destined for the enemy. His
majesty's government are prepared.
whenever a cargo coming from the United
States Is detained, to explain the case on
which such detention has taken place.
and would gladly enter into any arrange
ment by which mistakes can be avoided
and reparation secured promptly when
any injury to the neutral owners OF q
ship or cargo has been improperly
caused. for they are most desirous in the
interest OF both the United States and Of
other neutral countries that British ac-
tion should not interfere with the normal
importation and use by the neutral coun-
tries OF goods from the United States.
Il have the honor to be, with the high
est consideration, your excellency's most
obedieht humble servant.
SslsneQ '.E, GREY
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
DREW WANTS SUNDAY HERE.
COlOred Pastor Hopes Evangelist
Chilly" VIII Preach to Conrres,-

Hope that Billy Sunday may come
10 washington and preach to the men,
bers of Congress was expressed bv Rav
Simon P. Drew. pastor of the CosmopoIi.
tan Baptist Church, the seIf-styIed "col-
ored Billy Sunday at services held
yesterday at the church.
The time has come when We are in
need OF 100000 preachers like Billy Sum
day. Henry Ward Beecher, d. l. Moody.
and Phillip Brooks" he declared. There
is also great need OF lawmakers in Con-
gress like Abraham Lincoln, william Nc
kinley. John b. Henderson, Charles Sum-
ner. and others. May the Lord help Billy
Sunday TO strike his mightiest blows IN
Washington against the strongly en-
trenched forces Of evil"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

they have stated their intention of ad-
herring to this practice. But informa-
ton has reached us that, precisely be-
cause we have declared our intention OF
not interfering with cotton, ships carry
ing cotton will be specially selected to
carry concealed cOntraband; and we have
been warned that copper will be con-
cealed in bales OF cotton. Whatever sus-
picions we have entertained, We have
not so far made these a ground for de
tanning any ship carrying cotton; but,
should we have information giving US
real reason to believe in the case Of a
particular ship that the bales Of cotton
concealed copper or other contraband,
the only way to prove our case would
be to examine and weigh the bales; a
process that could be carried out only
by bringing the vessel into a port. In
such a case, or If exapination justified
the action Of His Majesty's Government.
the case shall be brought before a prize
court and be dealt with in the ordinary
way.
Prize Courts Favor Us.
THAT the decisions of British prize
courts hitherto have not been unfavorable
to neutrals is evidenced by the decision
in the Miramichi case. This case, which
was decided against the Crown, laid down
that the American shipper was to be paid
even when he had sold a cargo c. T. T..
and when the risk of loss after the cargo
had been shipped did not apply to him
at all
1T has further been represented to
His Majesty's government, though this
subject Is not dealt with in Your Ex-
cellency's note. that our embargoes on
the export OF some articles, more espe-
cially rubber. have interfered with COM
mercial interests in the United States. 1t
is, of course, difficult for His Majesty s
government to permit the export OF rub
Der from British dominions to the United
States at time when rubber Is essential
to belligerent countries for carrying on
the war. and when a new trade in export
ing rubber from the United States in
suspiciously large quantities to neutral
countries has actually sprung up since the
war. It should be impossible 70 permit
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
SCOTT REPORTS NACO
TROUBLE IS SETTLED
Says Villa Promised to Neutralize City.
Villa Victory Over Carranza Near
Saltillo Reported.

So far as promises are concerned, the
troublesome situation at Naco, AriZ., Is
settled, according to reports received by
/ Secretary of War Garrison yesterday
from Brig Gen. Hugh L. Scott, who had
a conference with Gen. Villa at FL Paso
Saturday.
Gen. Scott reported that Villa had given
assurances that he would instruct May
torena. his chief lieutenant in Sonora,
to sign at once the agreement for the
naturalization Of Naco by which 1t has
been hoped to put an end to firing across
the international boundary.
Gen. Scott is going to NacO at once,
with the expectation that by the time
he arrives there Maytorena will have re-
ceived his instructions and will he ready
to act accordingly. Gen. Hill, the Car
rama commander at NacO, had already
signed the agreement
Laredo. Tex, Jan. 1O-According to re-
liable information brought by American
passengers from Monterrey today the
battle near Saltillo between the Carranza
and Villa forces has resulted in great
victory for the Villistas. who repulsed
the attack by the CarranZistas to retake
SaItillO after two DAYS of hard fighting.
These travellers state that a heavy
artillery duel was fought and that the
Carranzistas were compelled to abandon
many cannon which we're later captured
by the Villistas.
After the repulse of the Carranza army
Il was pursued by the victors and late
Yesterday afternoon were reported in
flight at Villa Garcia, midway between
Saltillo and Monterey.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
ELECT P. J. FOLEY PRESIDENT
Custom Cutters Also Decide to En-
ter Milwaukee Contest.

The Washington Custom Cutters Club
will enter the garment competition TO be
held in connection with the convention
Of the International Custom Cutters As
sociation in Milwaukee February ., 3, 4,
and 5. and has named P. ]. Foley. J. c,
Wineman, and Charles G. Volk as dele
gates TO the gathering
The local organization captured the
grand prizes in Buffalo in 1912 and Phila-
delphia in 1913. The 1914 convention was
held here, and the Washington men did
not compete with their guests.
At the annual meeting of the club the
following officers were elected: P. ].
Foley, president; !. Geraci, first vice
president; Charles F. Lightfoot second
vice president; Leo p. Grady, secretary:
L. P. Reed, financial secretary, and f. B.
Thiele, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
One Hundred Bundle.
Pine Fire-StartinS
Wood, $500

Our Electric Saving Machine will
keep many men busy. Help the needy.
Oak or Pine Wood. l2 inches long,
cents each, in bundles.
We Will sell by the quarter cord or
half cord IL desired. sawed in block or
split, at lowest market rates.
w. II, HOUGHTON, Asst. Treas.
II. w. KLINE, Supt.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
Arrested for Having No License.

Serg. Pierson and Policemen Hughlett
and Keck. of the Second precinct, yes
terday arrested Henry Rawlings. colored
who gave his address as New Jersey
avenue" on a charge OF running an un-
licensed bar. They raided Rawlings
place and got a quantity of khiskey.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
Prices range from $2.25 to $1C.5O each.
Handmade French Dresses
(Sizes 2 to 6 years. }

The Baby Store takes particular pride the fnencss of
materials and eXqulSltey appropriate styles which shows in
French Dresses We do not believe that OF our prcpara
ons selections of apparel for the tiny baby folks are so
well known and admired French Dresses
In the present showing there square and high neck
effects in every possible style theme every dress handmade
throughout from the sewing of the hens fastening the
sleeves to the making of dainty tuck and doing beautiful
hand embroidery The lace edges and Insertions are all put
OF by1land.
We call special attention to the Empire and Lonovist
models pretty in their graceful lines this beauty much
accenuated by the SoftneSs of the sheer Materials finished
with ribbon trimmings, in grdle FORMS others simply
stitched around while laced through handmade eve
lets, s. 80 to $500 each
The simple yoke styles in Handmade French Drc,>c, are
pretty and not expensive ranging price from - III,
hri oor-F
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
Gospel Mission

2l6 Four-and-a-h half Street y. w.
Richard Butler Industrial Plant I.
ready for orders for wood. ANY siZ,
sawed and split. Send US your ordeI
for wood.
Try our new 2-cent bundle wood.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
BOYS STEAL $3.50 AND FLEE.
Trio Escapes in Stolen Surrey AflIr
RObbing House.

Three unidentified boys, between twelve
and fifteen years old. stole $50 from the
home of James J. McCloud, l3 X street
northwest. yesterday and escaped.
The boys were discovered in the house,
but they ran and jumped into a surrey
left in front of the house by Charles
Walter, of 2l9 | street northwest
The boys drove on and are being
sought by the police
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

Liner Brings Huge Beef Cargo.
New York Jan. 1o.-The Lamport &
Holt liner Voltaire arrived today from
Ruenos kyres with a cargo Of $500 tons
of chilled Argentine beef. This is one OF
the largest single cargoes of chilled beef
ever brought in to this port
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

The Chinese government Is planning to
spend l.Wo,ooo for a number OF high
power wireless stations.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
WOMAN OF CLOUDEDPAST
SHOT; TWO MEN KILLED

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

National Thea
ter, Fri d a y,
Jan. Is, 4i30.
Prices; S2.5O,
20 o, 1.5O ,
90. h OxeE,
$1,000.
On sale n Z
DrOOps', Is tn
and &.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

1T IS true that theTe may nave betn q
falling off in cotton exports, as to which
New York figures would he no guide, but
his maiesty's government have been most
careful not to interfere with cotton, and
its place on the free list has been scrupu-
IouSly maintained,
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

been hopelessly thrown back by the
var. We women must start the work
II preventing war"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
BRITAIN WOULD AID AMERICAN
COMMERCE, SAYS GREY In NOTE

United Kingdom. rather than to interfer-
ence with trade with neutral countries.
In the matter of cotton, it may be re-
called that the British government gave
special assistance through the Liverpool
Cotton Exchange to the renewal of trans
actions in the cotton trade of not only
the United Kingdom. but of many neutral
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-26
Won PAPEN SAYS MEANT
NEW YORK PUBLISHERS
Declares Term s'Idiotic Yankees" Was
Not Applied 20 American People But
to Men Who Slandered Germans.

San Francisco. Sept. 25.--Captain
Franz Won Papen. military attache OF
the German embassy, said today that
he did not mean to apply the phrase
"idiotic Yankees to the people of the
United States. He explained that
these words, found in letter carried
by James j. F. Archibaid,' referred
to the publishers of New York news
paper.
THE letter which has caused 90
much discussion was addressed to my
wife" said Won Papen. Frankly
think that the action in making pub
lie the letter OF man to his wife Il
deuced bad form. The British au-
thorities, when they found the let
tiers upon the person OF Mr.. Archi-
bald. bounced upon those two words
Jidiotic Yank seal mat have made IN
this trouble.
+ They have published only an ex-
cerpt Of my letter, thus changing itl
meaning entirely.
MY wife, II anyone else. reading
my letter from start to finish. would
have gathered that the expression
.idiotic Yankees referred to the pub
ltshers Of New York newspa per. The
newspapers have been calling W con-
epithets. After certain Of our private
papers had beer. stolen this newspaper
grew extremely vehement. dealt
with these publications. when writing
to my wife. but the British did moi
publish one word about those other
parts of my tettessi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-26
DROPS OUT OF BROADWAY FOR
lI[F BLOCK -0NE DEAD AND -FOUR HURT
Accident Of Kind In Week In Connection With Con-
esuction Work Of New York's Great New Subway-One
Of the Injured b Said Have Received Fatal Wounds

Just before Broadway dropped to.
q hole which was open
TO the skies from Thirty eighth Street
north for almost half block and ex-
tending from the southbound car track
half way into the west sidewalks
heavy dghtseeing car passed over the
plank covering Of the excavation. For
days. 20 shopkeepers in the vicinity
said tonight. every time heavy ma
chimes passed along tho block the
plank roadway bounced up and down.
Tho strain OF the passing sightseeing
cars may or may not have acted az
the last straw.
No dynamite blast could be In
stanccd as cause Of tonight's slide.
such as was suggested when Seventh
Avenue dropped In the Twenty fourth
Street neighborhood three days earlier.
For days past, 10 Public Service Com
missioner Hayward said at the edge
OF the great hole tonight. no rock ex-
had been done in the vicinity,
The digging was ali finished" said
Mr.. Haywood. land work was ct !
stAndstill pending the arrival OF the
atael which was to be installed az
permanent aupportA"
Al traAac on Broadway from Thirty
knuksn oetoee y Aestls rSto FoFty.ooccnA
atreee was 1uspended. South Of
|1aefe1d soQuAre and north from Thirty
|ninth 6ereat lines OF stalled surface
cars extended - Tar ~ one. could
|
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-26
BANKERS SON
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
Little Robert Booth Meets Instant
Death-Driver Released Under
$500 Bond for Trial Aon-

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Danville. Va. Sept. 2S.-Robert Booth.
aged ten years. was at o'clock this
evening instantly killed by Syndey NJ.
Bateman. local automobile transfer
driver. The lad. who was the son
Of b. ". Booth, cashier of the First
National Bank. ran across tho street
into the path Of the car. which. ac-
cording to the driver. was travelling not
over ten miles an hour. Tracks on the
asphalt paving show that he slid for
thirty feet with his brakes on. Some
say he was travelling At good speed.
The lad was instantly killed. He was
carried into his home. opposite which
the accident occurred. BY distracted
'nsaG1shers AatssaeHs ios ehargsA~
heanicids ana : o1.Soo bond has been
required 81 him. Unable 70 raise this
SUM hs wsnt 10 fail, but at . late hour
Tonight friends came to his rescue,
bond was gtvsn and ne was released
for appearance Monday.