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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
HIS HONOR SHORT-LIvED
New President of Aldermen Is Indicted
for Forgery.

ST. LOUIS. April 13.-August II.
Frederick. who on Tuesday was elect
ed president Of the 81. Louis Board
OF Aldermcn-a position in which he
would share with the Mayor and the
comptroller the responsibility of draft
ing tho city budget-to-day was indict-
cd for forgery In the first degree
Mr.. Frederick was elected by $4,000
majority, but his plurality was 10000
below the high man on his ticket. tn,
Republican. In formal statement last
night he said he would resign.
Frederick, who was technically ar
rested last night at tho direction OF
the Commonwcalth's attorney. was
formally taken in charge on a bench
warrant to-day. He made arrangement,
for $4,000 bond. The minimum pen.
atty for forgery In the first degree is
ten years imprisonment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
KILLS FOUR CHILDREN
Mother Then Swallows FntaI Dose OF
Poison.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch1
SPOKANE. WASH, April 13.-A1rs
Luther a. Leonard, wife Of welI-to-
do rancher. poisoned her four young
children at the Leonard family home
to-day. After satisfying herself that
all were dead she carefully placed the
bodies across n bed. She then swal-
lowed n fatal dose OF the mixture and
expired soon afterwards. Her husband.
who was In Spokane. tried to reach
the family home BY telephone and. fall
Ing to get a response TO his calls, tele-
phoned a neighbor TO investigate The
children, three girls and boy. ranged
in age from eleven to Ave years old.
1t Is believed Mrs. Leonard suddenly
became demented.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
PEACE FLAG AT MASTHEAD
Ia Floats Over yenseI Carrying Women
to Conference mt The Hague.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
NEW YORK, April l3.-At the mast
head Of the steamer Noordam. when she
sailed for Rotterdam to-day. Hoated
the white rag OF the woman's peace
party, nifty members OF which were on
board cn route to attend a conference
at The Hague on April IS Inscribed
in blue letters on the flag was the word
Peace"
The flag Is the creation OF Miss Mad
cline Doty. Of New York. Miss Doty
received a suggestion for it from Mrs.
Pethick Lawrence. who was also a pas
senger. Permission to fly the flag was
granted by the steamship company on
condition that 1t be taken down when
the Noordam reached the English Chan
mel.
Miss Jane Adams. who Is tho leader
OF the party. said she did not know
what plans have been made on the
other side concerning the conference.
but that American women can, and
must. end the war in Europe.
I'VE Will stop 1t even though II costs
us our lives" she declared. I'VE do
not even call this a peace conference:
we call 1t an International congress-:
that Is the important thing. We are
going to discuss the war situation from
tho woman's point OF view; from the
human standpoint, and not from the
diplomatic. Although we may accom- :.
plish nothing definite as to the immedl-
ate stopping OF the war, the situation
is so grave now that we must do all
we can-throw all our influence into
tho balance, which may, in some way,
make for peace"
The delegates will go straight to
Tho Hague, where the congress Is ex-
pected TO be held for three days. The
| first delegation sailed on Friday on the
4 scandinavian American liner Fred
crick VIII.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
UNITED STATES SELLS
WITH EQUALITY TO ALL
This Country Is Playing No Favor.
ties in Furnishing Munitions
OF War.
no CHANGE is CONTEMPLATED
State Department Considers Recent
Memorandum Of German Ambas-
sadOr on Export OF Arms. but Ma
ture OF Reply Is Not Intimated.

WASHINGTON. April Estate De-
partment officials were considering to-
day the recent memorandum OF the
German ambassador. Count Won Bern
storr, on the question OF the shipment
of foodstuffs and the expectation of
arms. but no intimation was given as
TO the character OF the reply to be
made.
The attitude Of the Washington gov
eminent on tho expectation Of arms has
been set forth in various statements
from the State Department since the
outbreak OF the war. The position as
sumed is that citizens OF the United
States sell on an equality to all bel
ligerents foodstuTs, arms, ammuni-
tion and all classes of contraband, but
do not undertake TO deliver these pro-
ducts. Responsibility for delivery or
failure to deliver rests with the naval
forces Of the belligcrents.
The proposal to forbid the cxporta-
ton OF arms is viewed by the Wash
ington government likely TO en-
barrass tho United States in the future.
for IN the event OF war il might find
the market for arms barred in other
lands because of any action taken by
the United States during tho present
struggle.
officials feel, too, that il the United
States takes the lead IN forbidding
tho expectation OF arms and ammuni-
ton, weak countries would feel under
necessity OF maintaining themselves in
time OF peace on war footing. ond
therefore ornaments would be greatly
increased
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
TO CONFER ON NEW BUREAU
Daniels Wants Views of Officers Con.
corning Organization.

WASHINGTON. April ls-Before the
Bureau Of Naval Operations. authorized
by Congress. is created. Secretary
Daniels will hold a series OF confer
ences with ranking officers in the SER
vice. The first Of these. It became
know will be with Rear Ad-
miral Winslow. now attached TO the
Naval War College at Newport, r. I.
Other conferences will be held from
time to time until the secretary has
fully acquainted himself with tho view s
OF his officers concerning the organi-
cation OF the proposed bureau.
Admiral Fletcher. commanding the
Atlantic Fleet at Hampton Roads,
probably will be next summoned for
conferences.
Mr.. Daniels said he had not de-
cided what changes would be made
In the personnel OF the department
when the new bureau Is inaugurated.
He declared no selections were pos
sible until tho proposed conferences
were concluded.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
WHY HE CLOSED SALOONS
Governor Knew whisky and Ammuni
milton Was Dad Mixture.

BAKER, OREGON. April 13.-"l
knew from experience that whisky and
ammunition mixed make trouble, and
wished TO close those saloons so as tc
remove the one thing that might make
trouble" said Ex-Governor Oswald
West, on the witness stand in the State
Circuit Court here to-day, explaining
his action in closing the Copperfeld
saloons over n year ago.
Mr.. West was on the stand all morn
ing In the $4,000 damage suits brought
against him and others by William
Wiegand.
II was advised by the district at
torney," said Mr.. West. that many per-
sons in Copperfeld were going armed
did not want to take chances OF any
body getting killed, so put tho town
under martial law and conHscated the
whisky"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
BLACK HANDLERS SHOT
Receive Fatal Wounds From Man They
Were Threatening.

CHARLESTON. w. VA. April I3.-
While James Gorilla. n wealthy Italian
merchant or Hernshaw, was appealing
to Judge Black here today for protec-
tion against an alleged Black Hand band
word came to the Judge that the two
men accused by Gorilla as leaders OF
the band had been fatally shot. Ac-
cording to the report. they were mort
ally wounded BY n man whom they had
them money.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
AMERICAN SHIP HELD
Joseph w. Fordney Thrown Into Prize
Court at kirkuall.

LONDON. April lathe American
steamer Joseph w. Fordney and her
cargo have been thrown into the prize
court at Kirkwall The admiralty
charges that the steamer attempted to
evade search while bound with cargo
OF forage for Malmo. Sweden. Tho
20. and was taken into Kirkwall
April s.
The Swedish steamer Hiding. from
New York. March 10. for Copenhagen.
and detained at Kirkwall March 81,
was taken to Leith April g. The ad-
miratty alleges that the vessel carried
copper not on her manifest
The Norwegian steamer Sorland,
from New York. March II. for Gothen-
burg. Sweden. was detained at Kirk
wall April and taken 10 Hartlepool
on Sunday. The steamer will discharge
several shipments In her cargo for in
vestigation.
The British government definitely has
agreed to purchase the cargo OF the
American steamer Wilhelmina and to
compensate the owners for loss An
agreement to this effect was reached
to-day between the w. L. Green Com
mission Company. of st. Louis, and the
government.
Tho Wilhelmina left New York for
Hamburg January 90 with food prod :
ucts. and was taken into custody by
the British marine authorities.
Great Britain agreed to pay the price
the owners would have realized on the
cargo. had 1t gone to Hamburg, and the
additional loss sustained In consequence
OF the ship being stopped. a referee
TO be named by American Ambassador
Page and Sir Edward Grey. will de-
termine the total amount due the
owners
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
GIVE UP IN DESPAIR
-Four Appeals Withdrawn and Men
Accept Prison Fate

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, April 49,
Despairing OF giving bond for an ap-
peal. four OF the men sentenced to
Leavenworth prison after conviction in
tho Terre Haute election fraud case
withdrew their appeal to-day, Twelve
men still seek appeal bonds.
Besides Morris Walsh. treasurer of
the county Democratic committee and
county sealer OF weights and measures.
who decided not to contest the judg-
ment further: Thomas Smith, city
judge; Edward Driscoll, assistant city
engineer and secretary OF the Democra-
tic committee. and Joseph O'Mara, street
superintendent, withdrew their appeal.
Mayor Dom NJ. Roberts, who was
termed the arch conspirator" by Judge
Anderson, and who received the heavi-
est sentence OF all-six years impri-
sonment and fine OF s2,0oo--will have
at least two moro days In which to
further his efforts TO obtain his appeal
bond of 100000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
MILITIA is IN BAD WAY
Uniess Fund. Are Found Soon 1t Must
Disbnnd.

CHARLESTON. w. VA. April 49,
Attorney General Lilly ruled to-day
that the State militia could not use for
it's present maintenance the unexpend-
ed remainder OF fund appropriated
for il during the Paint Creek strike
Friends OF tho guard now feel they
have exhausted their last resource and
that unless special session Of the
Legislature is called and makes neces-
sary appropriations the militia soon
Will be disbandcd The last Leg:sla-
ture failed to provide for It's mainte-
nance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
MARSHALL SLIGHTLY ILL
Eice-President Suffers From Mild At
facII of Ptomnine PoiaanInn

GLOBE. ARII., April ia slight
illness. it was announced, will pre-
vent Vice President Marshall par
ticipating In the celebration set for
April 3 10 mark the first filling OF the
great Roosevelt irrigation reservoir in
tho Superstition Mountains.
Mr.. Marshall Is at the homo Of his
father-in-l law. W. L. Kimsey, near
Phoenix. His indispositlon resulted
from a mild attack OF ptomaine poison
ing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN
Meeting to lie Held just Fifty Years to
Minute From Time He Was Shot.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL, April 1s.-Gov-
error Dunno, members OF the Legisln-
|turc. state officials and the justices OF
1.-The state Supreme Court will attend a
memorial meeting here on Wednesday
might. tho anniversary Of the assassina-
|tion OF President Lincoln.
The meeting will be held Just fifty
years to the minute from tho time
Lincoln was shot.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
Two k,lled nv Fa,linr RocL

CALUMET, MICH, April 13-Falline
rock 5000 feet underground in the
Calumet & Hecla mine killed two
men and injured four. Tho dead
hre: John Bronco and Anton Krizmanic
fichael zalac is expected to die.
The mirror., 1915-11-11
Dogs Tail

There is only one purpose to dog tail.
and that is to express his emotions and feel
ings. The longer his tail is the better can
he do it. Aud when he is in nervous ex-
citement as when he is looking for some
thing, he needs some way of releasing his
tension through movements. His tail is
good for this and doesen't interfere with any
thing. When he is real pleased at seeing
sume one, he wants the person to know
L.. There is no pretense about him and
if ne wants to show his contem pit he is
just as frank to do it.
He does not move his tail in a particular
way because he has a particular emotion,
but has an emotion according to the way
he moves his tail. If he wants to feel hap
py, he wags it, and this has return effect
upon his mind, because he can see that
someone knows he is happy and he can feel
that his tail is wagging.
The dogs have always known that their
tails were for some use and they moved
them around in different ways until they
found out what different effect could he OBJ
tanned. If they had let them hang still they
would have disappeared long ago and the
dog of to-day would not hold anything likee
the place in the world that he now holds.
d. Molby, In Bruno?s Weekly.
The mirror., 1915-11-11
Paper and Learning

The newspapers of today are printed on
paper composed almost or quite all of wood
fibre. The result is that in few years the
paper as it becomes thoroughly dry will
break and crumble. The "papyrus' reed
of old Egypt gives the name of paper and
the roll or 'volumen" of manuscript of old
Rome is the origin of the term volume
applied to book When the excavations
of Pompeii were first conducted many char
red rolls were found. These at first were
thought to be half burned sticks. They
were carefully unrolled and found to be ex-
amples ofclassic literature. Boxes of these
rolls were carried from place to place as
wanted. Representations of them packed
for use of the student are seen in the wall
paintings of Pompeii. The water plant pa
pyrus was once abundant, but is now almost
extinct, in the Nile. When book learning
was rare and such sovereign as Charlie
magne and William the Conquerer could no
more than make ''his mark the posses
sion of knowledge gave position to man
and granted him many privileges. Hence
came 'the benefit of the clergy as plea
against the punishment of crime. Scraps
of Latin that a criminal was sometimes
taught to repeat were termed his ''neck-
verse; as they saved him from hanging.
The invention of printing destroyed the inn
munities enjoyed by these favored few.
The mirror., 1915-11-11
Bedtime Stories

Long years ago, when l was small, not
more then forty inches tall, an ancient
woman used to tell fierce goblin stories pas
sing we'll. Before went to roost at night,
she'd spring those yarns with keen delight,
and all the long dark night I'D dream, of
horrid shapes, each one scream. And
now that l am old and gray, and bent and
worn, and full of hay, fear the dark and
all its hosts of witches weird and sheeted
ghosts, and only daylight can disperse the
things that make the night curse. And
oftentimes 60 and fume around that fool
ish beldame's tomb, and tell her-though
she cannot hear-how she made night
thing of fear. And even as we 60 to press
fool danes are sowing long distress, by tel
ling kids, in solemn tones, dark tales of
ghosts and bats and bones. Oh, tell the
children pleasant tales of silver ships with
purple sails, that come across the sunlt seas
to bring them dolls and Christmas trees.
BY Walt Mason.
The mirror., 1915-11-11
Be A Good Forgotten

Life is too short to remember the things
that would prevent any one from doing
their very best in life's struggle.
Forgetting the things that are behind,
press toward" said brave old man in
the first century.
Usually old men live largely in the past,
but this man lived in the future. He was
a good forgotten.
Many of us fail because we do not forget.
We remember our failures, and they ham
per us. We remember our victories and
they make us vain, We remember our en-
emies and fritter away valuable time trying
to get even with them. But-the success
full man forgets.
He is too big to let little things disturb
him. He forgets quickly and forgets easi-
ly. If any one does him wrong, he ''con-
siders the source" and keeps sweet. 1t is
only your small man who cherishes low
revenge. Or an Indian. The Indian nev-
er forgets, and becaus> he is ever wanting
to pay somebody back, he never gets on.
Be a forgotten. Bigness dictates it, and
success demands it. Then be forgetter,
and follow the Golden Rule, and do .,uto
others as you would that they should do un-
to you. That is Masonry.
American Tyler-Keystone.
The mirror., 1915-11-11
AT RANDOM
From our exchanges
How A Beggar Won His Dinner


Flattery often wins gifts-but usually be-
fore the gver finds out, it has made fools
of them. An exception to this is related
in one of the Detroit papers:
A citizen of Howard Street was picking
his teeth at his gate the other afternoon
after hearty dinner, when tramp came
around the corner and halted before him
''No use," said the citizen, 'I've no
food for tramps.''
81 did mt ask you for any, did I?'' ans
wered the man.
''No, but thought you looked as if you
wanted IT.
swell, can't help my looks, I'm no
beggar; pay for all get. You look to
me like gentleman.
eyes"
''You have a smart intelligent look about
you."
'T hope so.''
''Td pick you out anywhere from COM
mon herd, so l would continued the
gentlemanly tramp as he rubbed his back
against the fence.
"That's pretty good said the citizen
as he stroked his whiskers, sbut what is all
talk about
Ill tell you. I'm nothing but an old
tramp. l don't know buckwheat from
broomcorn, while you know everything.
Give me chance and I'll give you one.
l see you have two cords of wood at your
side gate, and I'll make yon an offer. If
you II make speech ten minutes long, I'll
saw that wood for nothing. If you break
down, you shall give me square dinner,
and I'll move on
'Why, yes 1 will do that" chuckled the
citizen.
every we'll, will stand up to my bar
gain.''
The citizen threw away his toothpick,
pulled out his watch, cleared his throat and
began
'Fellow citizen: We are called together
here by a common impulse. We have met
we have met-we have-we have
"You can, try once more; don't want
to be too hard on you,' observed the tramp,
as the citizen broke down. "Try the fin
ancial question this time
Thus encouraged, the citizen led off with,
Fellow Citizen: You have patiently
listened to the long-winded remarks of Sam
Cary. He has told you that a piece of
paper is as good as gold dollar. He has
told you that-he has had the impudence to
assert that-that is, he has told you that
told you
"I'll give you one more chance said
the tramp, as the breakdown seemed COM
plete.
"But l wont take it, said the Citizen
"You go around to the back door, and I'll
tell the girl 10 set you out the best dinner
you have had in a year and don't be in a
hurry to leave the table either -Ex
The mirror., 1915-11-11
A Dying Mariner
A Parody

A poor sailer on dying spar lay groaning,
And Oh, he thot of his dear wife so lar
away.
Yes, he felt that her his sad fate was be-
moaning,
And this would be for her sadful day.
He felt that from her tears the eyes were
falling,
And that the tears were nearly breaking
with her heart;
And Oh, he .thot that he conld hear her
hands a-calling
As she waved her voice to him so far apart.
And Oh, dear wife, how you wepped that
fateful morning,
When l started out upon this sadful trip,
No kind angul came to give US warning
That l would fall into the oshuns deathful
grip.
Now L m lying in the oshun of the bosom,
And it S pouring over me its sprayful tears
And Oh, I'm thinking of the darling wife
I'm losin
And | wonder if weel meet in coming years.
a great big whale is 'blnbber Gng) in
sorrow
A star fish waits TO guide me where go
And Oh, a thousand years Of life l fain
would borrow
For the devil-6sh is waiting down below.
By Ja,on Bro,onleaf Grittier.
The mirror., 1915-11-11
Water

Water was first discovered and investi-
gated by Noah, who succeeded in living on
it for forty days.
Most men admire Noah for his bravery,
but very few have any desire to break his
record.
Water is one of our most useful and
necessary possessions. Without it the earth
would be a desert and worthless, stocks
would only yield beggarly six or eight per
cent, and mankind would curl up and die.
A great many men avoid water and try to
get along with substitute which they
claim is just as good. But there widows
and creditors seldom speak of the expert
ment as success.
There is an unlimited supply of water on
the planet, but most of it is badly seasoned
and is unfit for drinking purposes. There
are five great oceans containing $50, 900, 900
square miles of water and surrounded by
200, 900 miles of sea beach, giving room for
2, 600, 600, 900 bathers at one time. And
yet great many people in this world are no
cleaner then they should be.
Water is'verv thin and transparent except
in the Chicago and Missouri kivers. 1t is
very restless, and is continually climbing
up into the sky and falling down on base
ball games and picnics in the summer, and
on new millinery in all seasons. Water is
very gregarious, and1oves to collect in ponds,
rivers, lakes. CULTS, oceans and corporations.
1t is very unstable, and the man who tries to
wonder around in it without life preserver
soon sinks and dies from swallowing too
much of it. Too much water is Just as
fatal as too little.
Water is useful for running steam engines,
making soft drinks, soaking soiled citizens,
increasing the supply of milk, putting out
fires, making Baptists and insulating Ameri-
cans from kings and dukes and Waldorf
Astors. Among the most noted collec-
tions of water in the world are the Great
Lakes, which are 1000 miles long over all
and entirely drinkable; the Mississippi
River, the father OF waters; the Amazon
River, the greatest female river in the world;
the Great Salt Lake, the Dead Sea and Wall
Steet. Niagara Falls and the Old Faithful
geyser are the two most athletic bodies of
water. The most industrious water is the
Colorado River, which has burrowed its
way 5000 feet into the ribs of earth. The
most imposed upon water is the Chicago
River, which was turned around, loaded
full of sewage and made to run backwards.
The most restless water is the Missouri
River, which changes its bed every night.
The most neglected water is found in Ken
lucky, where it is not used for anything but
storing catfish. And the most over-adver-
| tised water in the world is Minnehaha
Falls, which only fall when stout man in
cveralls turns on spigot and begins to
pump. BY George Fitch.