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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27

prove of inestinable service also to
the one European country that the
allies now desire to be most friendly
with. Italy needs wheat more even
than France and Russia and would be
relieved instantly by importations from
the Black Sea. In this connection "A
dispa Seh from Rome tonight says that
the allies informed Italy in advance
of their contemplated attack on the
Dardanelles. which they told her they
proposed to force. Italy is thus. acting
in diplomatic consonaace with them on
this occasion. at least.
Attack From south. Too.
Besides the possible hand attack on
Turkey with the British troops--In-
dams, Australians. New Xeaianders and
Canadians -~- now assembled in the
shadow of the pyramids. a military Of
fensiva would be feasible from an
other quarter. This would be on the
peninsula of Gallipoii. or the Euro
pean side of the strait.
Troops could readily be landed
ffetfa- ttt--Gulf of Saros. where tfTey
could march to attack the remaining
Turkish forts from the rear. North
OF Galaipoh proper. a three-nile line
Of denfenses, running all across the
peninsula, has been erected TO prevent
such "A movement. but this obstacle
could be overcome. In this situation
the Allies hold almost any sacrifice
reasonable If it brings them possess
sion OF the Dardanelles and Constan-
tinopie.
Among the Turkish defenders of the
Dardanelles forts are many Germans.
indeed, most OF the force are under
German commanders. and the prob
lem of the Allies lis thus additionally
difficult, in that they have to cope
with oermany's admittedly efficient
military and naval management. IL
is stated, in an announcement made
by the French ministry OF marine to-
day, that one of the forts ut the en-
trance to the strait was manner en-
tirely by Germans.
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as long as -four remains as high as
it Is.
Frequently while testifylng Mr..
Letter, whose bump OF humor is keen
~ developed referred to his attempt
to raise the price of wheat to a high
level. lie made 1t perfectly clear he
knew how to appreciate the fact that
the joke had been on himself, and not
the other fellow.
perity," he said. until the farmer gets
an adequate return for his labors. l
tried To RAISE wheat to a higher level,
but did not make any money out OF it,
The only one who did was the farmer.
The actual cost of producing a bushel
of wheat today Is about eighty-tiva
cents. depending upon locations"
Line Elevator Men Control.
AS matter of pure guesswork, Mr.
Letter said he would estimate that
seventy five per cent of the capacity
of wheat elevators was controlled by
the line elevator men, and twenty-five
yer cent by farmers and independ.
ents.
THE elevator he said, "is as much
a reservoir for storing away for future
use as your city reservoir is for stor-
ing up water
Mr.. Letter said that when the war
was any considerable quantity and
control was the worlds market for
wheat He thought. that IL the OAR
danelles should be Opened between
175.00oio00 to 225. 900. 900 bushels Of
wheat. rye and other food crops
would be released
Farmers Able to Hold.
Asked to explain the present high
price, he said that the farmers for
the past fifteen years not having
mortgages on their farms, have not
been obliged to drag their crops 10
the market at once, have been in po-
sition 70 sit on their grain and wait
until the price was satisfa rfory. The
farmer thus became the speculator.
The witness said that speculation
in wheat practically stopped when
the price of that grain passed $135
or 81 40 per hushcI and added that
speculation was carried on by men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
DR.. CARLETON LENTEh
SERVICE SPEAKER

A goodly crowd was present In ST.
paul's Episcopal Church yesterday
at | O'CLOCK 10 hear an address by
Hubert Carleton. D. e. L., general
secretary OF the Brotherhood of ST.
Andrew and editor-in- chief of ST.
Andrews Cross" the official organ of
that society in the United States and
Canada.
DIR. Carleton spoke on everyday
Christian work. and spoke OF the
duties of church members during the
week days Cs well on the Sabbath. He
liz a good talker and held the atten-
ton Of his hearers throughout the
address.
Dr. Carleton viii speak again to-
day at the ! o'clock I,enten services
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CONTINUED from First Page1
ia Mr.. Drewry, as has been the Gus
tom.
James Michaels. who had been dis
charged by Mr., Drewry, without au-
thority, first brought to the attention
of the City Engineer the condition of
affairs. He Was present at the distri-
button of the pay roll envelopes. He
noticed that the name Of man who
had not been at work for two weeks
WAS read out This envelope was
taken by Mr.. Drewry who stated that
he would give 1t TO him.
Other envelopes were taken by Mr.
pfewry, with the statement that he
hand them to the persons
named.
3D., the hearing before the Admins
tration Board. which came about at
the request of the City Engineer, ii
WAS shown that Mr.. Drewry had turn
ed In vouchers for four men on the
list which he had in hand and il was
shown that none of the men had re-
ceived the amounts placed to their
credit.
NichaeIs the Ferret.
James Michaels. employed by the
department the man who first dis
covered .he discrepancy, reported
that he had been discharged by Mr.
Drewry, because he had mentioned
at the payroll call on payday that
the name Of II. n. Tate had been call
ed, when Mr.. Tate had not worked for
two weeks, because OF Illness. He
also noticed that @. G. Smith had
been named in the roll call. He
knew that neither had been at work
for some time, So he went to the
office Of tho City Engineer and gave
the information.
City Engineer Boiling at once got
busy and got in touch with Mr.
Drewry. The latter admitted that he
fy the same City Engineer Boiling
advised him to appear in the Office
Yesterday morning with an eNplana-
ton of his mistake, and then to APP
pear before the Administrative Board
ana the matter might be Strengthened
out. Mr.. DIewry said he would do
30. But he didn't
lie hasn't been seen since. His
mother wrote a pathetic letter to the
City Engineer. asking that nothing be
done until her son could be heard,
and that she felt satisfied there would
be nothing criminal IN the case
After this letter had been real by
MFR Boiling to the board, and he had
stated that he believed the explana-
tions would be satisfactory Commits
sioner FOXES offered a resolution re-
quiring the City Engineer to remove
Drewry from the position which. he
has held for some time. and 10 then
turn over the case To the Police De-
partment.
This was done by an unanimous
vote, and Detective Gordon Smith,
who sat through the hearing. took the
case up. and went forth to investigate
and To get Drewry III touch with the
law.
Four Cases Involved
y = 'fde' Status IF the cast Is TINS: Il. y.
Tate. who is credited with having heen
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paid. did not get his pay; Richard
West did not get his pay; ]. II. Hum
phreys. sick, did not get his pay;
Henry Tibbs, who has been sick in a
hospital, and who says he had but two
days and a half coming to him. re-
ceived just that amount, but had been
credited with a fun two weeks pay.
Drewry had discharged Mfchaels
and Smith. and the board yesterday
reinstated both. because there was ~,
reason why Drewry should or could
discharge anyone.
After hearing all the evidence,
which implicated Drewry, the board
turned them after over to the police
department.. Detective Smith went
over the books with City Engineer
Boiling, but could find nothing in
eliminating, other than that brought
TO the attention of the board by
Michaels.
No warrant had been sworn out at
midnight. Detective Smith said at
that hour ne was going home TO rest.
but that he would go into the case
today. II is not believed by anyone
that Drewry had been doing this
thing before. and il is believed that
If he were to come forward and ex-
plain there would be very little to 1t.
City Engineer Boiling stated yes
terday that he had seen Drewry, and
that he had said he had made mis-
take, and could esilY explain But
he did not appear before the board
as he had promised Mr. Boiling.
Al a late hour he had not been To-
Gated and his friends believe that he
has wandered off. =
Faithful Worker.
Drewry mad been in the employ OF
the city for seven years and his work
was so satisfactory that the Admin
istratiye Board recently recommended
that his salary be increased from 500
to Si25 month.
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RICHARD A. DUNLOP

Continued from First Page)
noon, when the funeral will be con-
Quoted at o'clock from All Saints
Episcopal Church.
Win Rest In Hollywood
All arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed. but the in
terment Will be in Hollywood Gene
terry. The list Of pallbearers to be
announced today VIII numbAr among
others on the honorary list the ex-
presidents of the Chamber of Com
merce. Among them are: II. NJ.
Darlington. Judge George l.. Chris-
iian, S. II. Halves, l., Il, Morris.
Colonel John y. Purcell and r. ID.
Williams
The committee appointed Yesterday
by President Reed 10 act IS escort to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
OBITUARY
George Ii. Rliley.

George B. Bliley, fifty-nine years
old. who for the past thirty years has
conducted grocery store in this city.
died at his home. 1926 West Main
Street, at $40 o'clock yesterday
morning. MIR. Bliley was brother
of Frank b.. Joseph and John Bliley.
of the undertaking firm of Bliley
Bros.
Besides his wife he is survived by
eight children--Gertrude. Mary. Eliza
beth and Agnes Bliley. and Charles.
George b., William, Albert and Ed
ward Bliiey. all of Richmond.
The funeral will take place at 10
O'Clock Monday morning from st.
Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will
be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
DROP BONG ON
SOPHIA CASINO
MANY WOUNDED AND SEVERAL
DEAD FROM INJURIES
SUSTAINED.

Dedegeatch gives details of the de-
struction caused by bomb thrown
on the Casino at So6a, Bulgaria on
February IL. during a gala perform
ance. The bomb was dropped at !
O'Clock in the morning and struck the
casino, causing a panic among the
audience. Many persons were wound
ed. including General F1ichcfi. the
Minister of War. a son Of General
Voyajief was killed and twenty 9TH
ers were wounded. Several Of the
latter died later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27

New York, Feb. ga spirited con-
test between five cities for the next
annual convention of the Safety First
Federation OF America, marked the
close of the convention, which has
been in session here for the past two
days. Delegates from civil. social and
organizations in Cincn-
natl. indianapolis, New Orleans, De-
troit and Washington developed keen
rivalry which was finally settled in
the designation OF Detroit. The con-
vention will be held there in Septem-
Der.
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SENATE PASSES


similar action, and this point will not
be in dispute in conference.
Even the economy senators sur
prised the men who usually vote for
big appropriations for the army and
navy, by supporting the increased ex-
penditures for building. The amend
ment increasing the number OF sea
going submarines from one TO 1--WE, an
of the coast defense submarines from
eleven to sixteen. was passed without
dissenting vote.
Senator Sn1oot. or Utah, made
strong appeal for his amendment
which would have increased the nun-
Der of sea-going submarines from Ave
TO fifty. and the number OF coast de-
Tense submarines from sixteen 10
twenty-five, but Senator Swanson. ct
Virginia. made a point OF order agains.
this amendment, and it was ruled
cut.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
NO DECISION YET
ON POSTOFFlCE SITE

Washington. Feb 26.--So decision
as TO the location OF the proposed
new Richmond postoffice was given
out today from the United States
Treasury Department
Ii had beer expected that Secretary
McAdoo would make public today
hat the department had decided
about the Eleventh and Main site, but
the matter was again postponed.
1t is understood that the decision
will be adverse to the Eleventh and
Main site.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
PRESENT PORTRAIT
OF GENERAL WRIGHT

Before n large audience an oil
portrait of General Marcus J. Wright
WIS presented 10 Ice camp last night.
Before the presentation of the por-
trait the regular business of the
camp was transacted.
Both speeches were received with
much applause.
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who did not want the actual wheat
ana would not know what to do with
it If they had it.
Il venture to say" he remarked,
that a lot OF people on the Chicago
Board Of Trade never saw hushel of
grain in their lives.
Farmers Holding Grain.
1.-THE present high prices were
caused by people having the grain
actually on hand. who haven't hedged.
and who are holding back to get the
last cent. They are the farmers"
Edward G. Broenman. vice-presi-
dent of the Produce Exchange. who
also appeared as n witness at the in
quiry, caused considerable surprise
when he made public for the first time
the news that at the outbreak of the
European war many foreign agents
came to this city and became mem
bers of the exchange for the sole
purpose of purchasing grains in great
quantities for the countries they rep
resent until the end of hostilities.
Hc- s1fd THESE n1rfr we're t-t,ai,
shrewd buyers, and from the time OF
their arrival had cut a prominent fig
ure in the grain world.
Bought for Belgian Commission.
AIR. Broeniman also stated that, as
agent for the Belgian commission, he
had purchased 5,719,07o bushels of
wheat between November ] Z and Feb
ruary II, at an average cost of Sl.42
a bushel, and $4,000 barrels of flour
between October 90 and February 3.
He said that wheat Is harder TO get
now than at any time since the begin
ming of the war, but that the hoard
ing of grains by the farmers Is re-
sponsible fol the prevailing high
prices, Today. he added grains are
SO scarce on the market that small
orders. which in normal times passed
unnoticed, now influence, prices
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
Proprietor of the New York Herald
loses $1,000

Nice, Feb 26.--James Gordon Ben
nett, owner Of the New York Herald,
has been tn" victim of an important
robbery Jewels of the value OF
about $4,000 were stolen from his
villa Mt Braulieu on Tuesday night
while Mr.. Bennett was asleep there.
The police suspect one of the serv-
ants.
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troops nal gained one hundred
metres along the LaBassee highway,
that The Belgians had recaptured a
trench lost short time before. and
that consid srahle losses had been in
ficted on the enemy in the valley Of
the Meuse. and In the forest OF
Apremont
Unofficial reports reaching here tell
of the arrival in Flanders and in the
Champagne district of large numbers
Of German reinforcemeuts. which
the recent German success in East
Prussia has enabled them to send to
the western front
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Wellington G. Tucker.

Wellington q. Tucker, sixty-six
years old. who had long been employ
ed in the store of Seth III Dabney,
died Thnrssfsy AFTERNOON AZ his homSs
k115 Pleasant Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
Mrs. II. l.. McClintock.

]. Mrs r. L. McClintock died Thurs
day at the nome Of her sister. Mrs.
Charles Krengle, z36 South Laurel
Street.
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carrying him away. He was enter
tanned at the home OF President Black
wen. who drove him to historic spots.
about the town.
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JOE LETTER SAYS

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
The Weather

Local Rainfall Yesterday.
Rainfall last twenty four hours. None
Deficiency in rainfall since March
e 4 .........t...!,. 65s
ssAccumniated excess In rainfall
Y since January / ............... t67
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1~eai Observation = y. ". Yesterday.
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OFFICIAL RUSSIA

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BRYAN DELIVERS

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-01

council called rebels because we op-
pose the mayors appointments. The
council rules say the mayor shall
make all appointments by and with
the advice and consent of the coUn-
Gil.
Under present conditions the
council approves the mayors ap-
pointments without giving them con-
sideration. It is merely a matter Of
form"
In Springfield, by a queer matter
Of procedure, a bill the record Of
which is doubtful was given the
90. K" of the senate. 1t provided
for an investigation of Chicago
schools by a committee composed in
the majority of Thompson Republi-
cans. They are Senators George
Harding, w. s. Jewell, P. G. Baldwin,
s. D. Canaday and P. E. Coleman.
Michael Collins, pres. of the board,
declared that the board was willing
to be investigated by this commit
tee.
Senator Samuel Ettleson, good
friend of Corporation Counsel Fol-
som, who advised Mayor Thompson
that the council committee had no
right to investigate, introduced the
measure.
According to the records of the
senate, resolution 76, the investiga-
ting order, was brought up after reso-
luton Is to adjourn, was passed,
June 10.
EttlesOn spring a surprise on the
senators by asking that the record of
the proceedings be changed to read
that an investigation resolution had
been passed. His motion was car
ried and the committee was ap-
pointed.
-O-O--
TODAV'S ODDEST STOPN
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-01

passage on the steamer Niagara for
Vancouver.
BUCK RAKES THE COUNCIL FOR
STALLING SCHOOL BOARD CASE
Things fell fast in the school
board investigation fight yesterday.
Aid. Buck, before a citizens meeting
on the West Side, raked Mayor
Thompson and the council for block
ing the quiz which he had started. In
Springfield the legislature in a If
regular way set up a committee of
it's members to carry on the inVesti-
CATION which Buck started.
The legislature action is pointed
out by persons friendly to Bucks eff
forts to be a fake one for the pur-
pose of staIling off the real quiz
which Buck still hopes to pull
through.
Branding aldermen who changed
their vote on the school inquiry qUes-
ton as bought by patronage of the
mayor" Aid. Buck threw some hard
slams at those responsible for the
staIling of his investigation.
''The vote to pass the school in
vestigation resolution over the veto
of Mayor Thompson showed just
which aldermen had been bought by
promises of a patronage from the
executive" declared Buck. eff the
mayor succeeds in holding these aid
ermen in line the school inquiry will
never proceed.
"I don't know why some people are
so anxious to stall this attempt to
open the records of the schools, but
it met bitter opposition.
Aldermen who have the interests
of the city at heart" said Buck,
"haVe a hard fight to shake from the
throat of the city the system which
has been choking the municipality
for years.
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TopAYs oppEsT STORY

TODAY'S OLDEST STORY
Sharon, Pa, July Chicken"
yelled a man at the State st. bridge,
looking over the railing.
A few minutes later 1000 persons
mostly men-jOstled to get peek.
Those who succeeded saw a hen
floating on a log. The fire department
was ready with ropes to make
thrilling rescue.
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trip around the world been interrupt
ed by wars.
The countess is the correspondent
of a Belgrade newspaper, a connec-
ton which got both of the travellers
arrested as spies. They had taken
passage on the steamer Niagara for
Vancouver.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-02


some one to give her q job. She says
that the charm Of life has been hrok-
en- now that she has been forced to
wear feminine attire.
Arrested with her was Franklin
Shaw, a negro sailor, whe'.is said to
have been unaware of his compan-
ions sex, although he has been with
her the past three months.
The girl stated that she left home
FIVE years ago following a whipping
at the hands of an aunt, but found it
hard to fine work. Clipping off an
abundance of hair and donning mems
clothing she discovered that it was
fairly easy to pick up odd jobs. She
claims to have Indian, negro and En-
glish blood in her veins.
Her wanderings in the past few
months, she says, began at Newport
News, Va, when, she embarked on a
cattle boat for London, serving as a
potato peeler2 Shemet Shaw at that
time and made him her companion,
be, being one OF the boats crew
After landing in London she and
Shaw went to France and Holland
and then returned to this side on the
same boat, landing at Montreal. They
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-02

hearts" And Payne adds, There is
no place like home"
What, then, is home?-to you, to
me, to all?
Home is the place of ministrations
TO all the various vital needs of our
bodies, minds, and souls, devised by
love, working through love and per-
petuating love. To me the purpose of
the home appears to be to maintain
the efficiency in body, mind and soul
of the man and woman of today in
order that they may lead happy, use
full lives in the service of God and
to prepare for such efficiency the
man and woman of tomorrow.
And it's aim ?-the development of
man to his fullest and best, in body,
mind, and soul, thus, by uplifting and
improving him, to uplift and improve
humanity. ,
To run home efficiently requires
the right personal equation, intelli-
gent cooperation and conscientious
discharge of their respective duties
on the part of the two home-builders
and last, knowledge of the true
values of life, the high aims and pur-
pose of home and also-notable on
the part of the woman-of those vi
tai, practical matters which form the
foundation of the soaring pyramid of
human needs-health, food, house
hold equipment and management,
sanitation, hygiene, child-training,
and so forth.
The business of the wife, mother,
and home-economist is indeed one of
the most strenuous of our day. And
the most worth while. For the home
ministers not only to the life. but to
the eternal needs OF man. And in the
last glorious analysis.
Home is Heaven,
And Heaven is Home,