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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31

forth the twin virtues OF chespness In
price and value as food possessed by
the oyster. The prices have not adj
vanced, says the bulletin. in twenty
years. while the supply has been aoun-
dant. For this, Virginia oystermen
and the efforts that have been PIT
forth to perfect and improve the oys-
ter industry, are to be thanked. Every
year ought 10 see improvements in
regulations and markets for the oystes
every year ought to witness a larger
market and greater demand for this
lucious and healthy food. The gov
eminent prints a hundred recipes for
serving oysters. The recipe doesn't
matter-they're good anyway, but bet
ter some ways than others of course.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
PEOPLES FORUM.
Editor Virginian:

Editor Virginian:
Sir.--I second the motion of Mr.. A.
@. Gresham that every paper in the
State publish in large type the letter
of Mr.. II. III. Seay on Less Taxes and
More Economy" Like Mr.. Gresham l
know a widow lady with two small
children. They own. as their ALL an
eighteen hundred dollar bond. The in
terest on this is $l0S.00, out of which
she had to pay s27,00-s17.00 taxes
and $1,000 to q bonding company. The
money is the children's, for which the
mother gives her bond with surety. If
our energetic auditor were to create
as much hope in the breast of our
people tlat he was seeking to reduce
taxes as he has created fear that he
will find more subjects to tax the
people as one man would rise up and
say. blessed is the man who creates
hope instead of fear.
And you. Mr.. Editor, would double
the circulation OF your most excellent
paper in short time If you were to
take Mr.. Seay's letter as a text and
preach less taxes and more economy.
You become the champion of the peo-
pie against The Horde representing
the institutions owned and helped by
the State" against the flood of new
things that must have money against
the commissions that must be es-
tablished" against "our friends who
must be provided with good places. y
Changing the subject. say, God
bless Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Ford. and Gil
otners who desire peace instead of
war and all who are opposed to pre-
pairing Tor war, which simply means
war If ] furnish man with a gun
to XIII man 1t seems to me | am as
n H.. 4
ing. 1t seems to me that England
has PLAYED fast and loose with the
United States as much as Germany
has. And as England mas FALLEN
down on the Job" / don't care If Ger
MANY whips the whole bunch" ms
u. s." says
NJ w. JONES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
DECREASE IN LIQUOR
REVENUE.

Next best to having an ancient and
troublesome mystery solved is that it
should simply cease and vanish of its
own unasslsted accord. 1t will, indeed,
even then irritate some memories for
a while. but only the most implaca BILE
OF pessimists insist on worrying long
over past worries. Hence 1t is pleas
ing for all who are grieved or offended
when the obviously impossible goes on
coolly and continuously happening
under their very eyes to learn that at
last the Governments revenue from
its tax on alcoholic beverages is
showing the effect that would be ex-
pected to follow the adoption of the
prohibition policy by one State after
another.
Up to this year, everybody at all
statistically inclined, has lost sleep o.
nights because the internal revenue
receipts, instead of decreasing, as they
naturally would and logically should.
as the dry area annually increased
by the thousands of square miles,
went up and up, slowly, indeed. but
steadily. And 1t has been impossible
to cure this sort of insomnia by re-
peating, no matter how often or firm
~, the Justly celebrated chestnut.
prohibition does not prohibit
For one thing. prohibition does pro-
hibit-some: for another. however far
from completely effectual a legisla-
tive ban on the liquor traffic may be-
1t Is a matter of commonest and least
dubitable Knowledge good deal OF
IL distincly personal--that the num-
Der of total abstainers in the country
is increasing, and that those who
still drink are becoming more strictly
moderate in their indulgence. Yet the
revenue returns not only refused to go
down, or even to stand still--they
grew steadily 1t was wrong--it could
not be. and was, For the figures were
unquestionable. Government book
keeping is pretty bad. in many and
important respects. but nobody denies
its straightness In matters like this
This haunting mystery has not been
explained, but at any rate Ii no longer
confronts us, for now IL Is reported
that II no new taxes had been i'm
posed last year the old ones would
have shown "a decrease from the year
before of over $4,000.000. The reve-
nue. authorities openly ascribe the di-
minution to the spread OF prohibi-
ton" After all. who really cares what
the reason WASP Only the makers of
whiskey and beer and the distributors
thereof They have few friends. now
adays. and none ardent.--New York
Ttsvgaa t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
CURB ON INVESTIGATIONS. .

| temporary prominence. The Leglsia-
ture ought not to allow any more of
these Investigations without fun
and careful examination of the facts
beforehand, and unless there lie a
reasonable certainty that there is
something wrong rae matter should
end in the Legislature itself.
In the recent hearing 1t developed
that Mr. Powell desired TO be Com
monwealth's attorney and was not APP
pointed He thereupon thought that
some grave injustice had been done
him and brought charges against
concerned, as soon as this fact was
brought out, and we believe it was
brought out in the House of Delegates
we should have refused to go any
further unless some very conclusive
ard indisputable evidence of wrong
doing was produced then and there
by the complainant.
The facts about Judge Chichester
seem to be that in the exercise of a
function bestowed upon him by law
he did not please all the people OF his
district. If this power OF appointment
Of local officers ought not properly to
be bestowed upon a Judge. the proper
recourse is through an act of the Leg
islature withdrawing that power. We
do not know but that 1t would be
wise thing 10 free judges from the
necessity of making political appoint
ments. but certainly as long as they
are required by law to make those APP
pointments, there ought not to be
abroad in the State sentiment which
viii support every ssappointed office
seeker in bringing wholesale. ire
sponsible and unsubstantial charges
against honored and honorable men
on the bench, especially when the
State is put to heavy expense at the
hesaest of one individual. which all the
people of Virginia have to pay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
ALLIES NOT PLEASED


IL 1t were true that the allies con-
sidered peace at this time, high gov
eminent official pointed out to your
correspondent, such a peace, II con-
Guided would not only be not per-
manent, but would constitute an en-
fective moral victory for Germany.
which lis the last thing they would
tolerate.
At the same time thousands of
clerks in banks. insurance firms and
lawyers offices throughout England
are doing work which could be done
by women. 1t is plain that the @b-
ject of the recent countrywide r<s-
istration was to furnish the govern
mept information regarding the men
OF this class who should go to the
defense of their country, while others
who are essential for the maintenance
of the vital industries should be urged
to remain on their jobs
Would Hold Producers at Home.
The appeal made by the manufac-
turers Is being carefully considered
by the government and now no eff
fort is made to recruit men whose
absence from home would impair the
essential work and the prosperity of
the country.
Loud protest has been raised by the
enemies of CONSUMPTION against the
attempts made by American manu-
facturers to displace the British IN
commerce. not only In the British co.'s
onies but also at home. The invasion
OF the markets of England by the
American automobile r. cited - an
instance by these protestants. This
outcry, however, Ia unfounded, a. the
British are doing all the business they
can under the conditions prevailing
The percentage Of trades affected by
the enlistment il insignificant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31

The Chichester Investigation" save
for the report Of the committee APP
nointed TO hear the evidence and pass
Judgment, has closed. 1t illustrates
.Nne Of the great dangers of democ-
racy--tslat Is the readiness, the eager
mess. with which we plunge into Gin
-yestigations."
There seems to have been nothing
20 investigate. but the result is a
charge to the State of $4,000. free IL
scense given for the venting of his
spleen to an individual the disappo!nt-
rnent OF whose personal ambitions un-
.derlies the whole case and perhaps
worse than all the dragging into un-
desired publicity of tic name and rep
utation of an honorable and efficient
Judge.
The Legislature should be more
careful in Ordering or permitting
these so-caled investga tons. The
special session of the past winter au-
thor;zed two. One was designed to be
an ''investig ton OF the State Board
OF Education and the prices of school
books. 1t produced nothing
iutelv nothing~-t.lat was not already
known or provided for In the plans Of
the educational authorities. This Chi
chester investigation. the second au-
thorized. has caused a sensation over
ma, hing. and while thousands Of peo-
pie ,iave heard and read that Nir-
gina Judge was being investigated"
Tor his Official conduct very few read
and sin fewer heard, the testimony,
ana many viii never know the YER
dlcs of the committee.
These things should give us cause
Tor reflection. There is a certain son
tirnent broad which makes itself man
ifest i'm charges of cowardice or guilt
made against people who know they
have done nothing wrong and who
M not propose to be called to book
and investigated at the within Of every
little whippersnapper who comes into
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Southern Handled Peach uron.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 30.-For the
movement OF the Georgia peach crop
to Eastern markets during the season
extending from May 81 to August II,
the Southern Railway operated 1877
special trains from Atlanta to the -Po-
tomac yards on fast passenger sched-
ules, handling 3.6s6 cars, of which
3,574, or 1913 per cent, made perfect
schedules and were delivered to con-
nections in time to make the market
on the date due. For each of these
trains four engines and four crews OF
five men each were required, and as 1t
was necessary to run an equal num-
Der of extra trains In the opposite d.
rection a very large number of en-
ployes were directly connected with
the train movement in addition to the
very much larger number who did
their part in making up trains and in
keeping roadway. motive power and
rolling stock in repair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
This Glorious Land Of Ours.


There are mountain peaks and passes
wild with beauty all their own.t
There are mountain lakes and riversl
indispensable in dream,
There are seas or biIiowed grasses
valleys thickly flower sown.
caverns where Through midnight
quivers many an opalescentt
CLEAN.
There is grandeur past the paintfng}
loneliness the soul acquaintinei
With the thrill of things supernaiI
and the calm of things divine--s
with the Master workman's rarestg
masterpieces, grandest, fairest--i
There are mysteries eternal in tshiAs
land of yours and mine!
There is history far older than the AMI
nails of mankind,
There are footprints left by nationsi
of far ages, all unknown.
There are traces or a holder race anal
one of lofty mind.
The remains OF whose creations haveA
outiasted cliffs OF stone;
There Ia legend there is story there I'll
romance. there is glory,
/. Where history and mystery their an
ciens lures combine;
Marvels old with awe TO thrill us mar
wells new with pride to fill us,
/ Ali what IL was and is TO be, thixi
land of yours and mine,
Our cities are the wonder Of the ar-.
cient fatherlands,
Our far-spreed plains are gleamingf
with more wealth than MidasI
dreamed
Now let hs pause to ponder on the
treasurers In our hands,
The gifts beyond our dreamin9I
which from pienty's horn have
streamed.
Let us honor our own mother-our
own country-first my brofslex
Let us learn to know her better tnan
all lands beyond the brine.
For the best gifts OF creation GOD mas
given to our nation.
Hearts with bonds of love to letter
to this land of yours and mine
Lee Shippey. In Lesiie's.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Capital Punishment in renn,.ss,,.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 30.-A Bris-
toll special says that under the con-
struction of Chancellor Hal Fl. Hayes
of the governors veto power. the bill
passed by the recent legislature abol-
ishing capital punishment except in
certain cases. is now law in Ten
nessee.
This view is contrary to one recent
ly taken by Circuit Judge Ken Hicks
The bill was passed just before a
thirty-day recess. Subsequent TO the
recess Governor Rye vetoed the bill.
Not counting the recess. the veto was
in time to be effective Otherwise
1t was not. The chancellor was not
passing directly on the capital pun
ishment bill, but on another vetoed
under the same circumstances.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
DECLARED TO BE A FRAUD
Webb Wants His Share of Profits on
Large Munitions Orders.


New York, Aug 30.-Frank E.
webb. who filed suit recently against
persons associated with him in obtain
Ing contracts from European coun-
tries for war munitions. in which he
asked an accounting for his share of
profits on orders amounting to more
than $4,000 600. was accused as a
fraud in the Supreme Court today.
IT Is alleged that Webb represented
that he had been a captain in the
United States Army service in the
Philippines and that he had been
contracting for the sale of supplies to
the United States Army and Navy.
and at the present time is textile in
spector in the United States for the
French government.
Webb has named as defendants +.
Hunter Byrd and George r. Maxwell.
resident of st. Louis: Newenham A.
Gray, an ex-British army captain and
ordance expert; Robert Michaels. an
Englishman. who has been seeking
war contracts in England and France.
and Nathaniel O. Prince. resident of
London, who came here to look up
supplies for the English government.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
MAY HAVE
A NEGRO LYkCHIAG
Threats Made Against Negro Murderer.
Officials StilI Hope for
Lost steamer.

Murphysboro, Ill. Aug. 3o.--As a
result of threats of Bnching made
against Joe Deberry, a negro charged
with the murder of Mrs. James Mar
tin, three companies of the Illionis
State militia stood guard around the
Jail and courthouse here today, the
day set for the opening of Derberry' $
trial. A mob of several hundred per-
sons who surrounded the Harrisburg.
ILL.,, Jail last night intent on lyndling
the negro, was foiled when officials
smuggsed the negro out of the Jail
and hurried him here in an automo-
bile under escort of State troops.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
MOBILE SHOPS START
AGAIN ON FULL TINE
Potash Fields Discovered in Georgia
Promise Relief In Scarcity of
Fertilizer.

Mobile. Ala, Aug. 3o.--when the
repair shops of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad Company at Whistle re-
sumed operations today 700 employees
went on the PAYROLL and each month
as the pay car makes it's visit to the
shops about $4,000 will be put in
circulation. whereas little over half
that amount has been placed In cir
culation the past seven months.
The order placing the shops on full
time gave employment to some men
who have been out since October s.
1914. Every department will work
eight hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
PLuCKED FORBIDDEN FRUIT
Az Result shining son Gave Father
Beating.

MAGISTRATE H. s. Sunday gave Joshua
Clarke, colored. sixty days TN Jail last
SATURDAY for assaulttng his father.
benjamin Clarke, of Henrico County
It came out In the trial that love
for the luscious Hanover watermelon
was the cause of young Clark's down
fall. He visited the old mans patch
and unfortunately pulled green one
The old darkey would have forgiven
him probably II 1t had beer ripe. but
II was green. The disappointment
and loss combined was too much for
the darkey. so he threw the green
melon at the boys head. The younger
Clarke retaliated, giving his father d
severe beating Magistrate Sunday
gave the boy severe lecture 40 elSu
sixty days to think II over.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Potash Found In Georgia.

Atlana, Ca. Aug. 30.--Potash fer
tilizer. impossible to obtain since the
war stopped commerce with Germany
will soon be supplied from rich fielis
recently discovered in Pickens Coun-
ty. Georgia, and purchased by A. r.
Oppenheime, of New York, represen-
tative of a British syndicate which is
headed by David L. Thomas, multi
millionaire. Welsh coal operator. The
price paid for the land is said to have
been in the neighborhood of s400. 900.
It was owned by d. L. Pitner a north
Georgia capitalist.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Test Warehouse Law.

Tyler. Tex. Aug. 30.--Much inter
est was manifested by cotton men
throughout the South in a test of the
constitutionality of the Texas ware
house law begun here by Dabney
White, secretary OF the Texas Ginners'
Association. and extensive owner of
gin property.
Mr.. White claims the law is uneon-
stituttonal because it forces ginners
and farmers to lose $500, 900 an
nually in sampling cotton at the gin
without receiving any benefits. as
samples have proved worthless in
trading.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Zenpellns Painted Grey.

Paris. Aug. 30,-Germany's fleet OF
Zeppelins has been repainted leaden
grey, similar to the color of warships
which renders them difficult to see
even wslen flying beneath the clouds.
telegram from Zurich. published
in the Milan Stampa, says that during
recent fights over Lake Constance,
Zeppelins appeared in their new dress.
The latest models resemble large fish
Both ends taper so that they have
lost to some extent the familiar cigar
shape.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Pc. of Wax Irnites

The fire department responded to
call to the home of Mrs. Jacob
Michaux. 323 East Franklin Street.
yesterday morning, where pot of
wax ignited while being heated prepa-
ratory to waxing a floor in the resi-
'dence. The blaze was extinguished
before the firemen arrived and the
damage was very small.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Michigan Wants Million.

Ann Arbor. Mich, Aug 30.-An-
nouncement was made today OF the
appointment of a committe OF five
prominent graduates of the University
OF Michigan to direct the campaign
for raising 100000 In October
among the alumni with which to erect
and endow a home for the Michigan
Student Union.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Most Nations Clothe Mail Carriers.

Washington. Aug. $3.50 far as re-
ports from other countries have been
received, hey indicate that ii Is a
rather widespread national policy to
supply postal employees with uni
forms at the public expense. I'm Aus
tralia, Canada, British India, New
Zealand. Honduras and Hungary. for
which reports are now available these
employees are at no expense for of
fetal clothing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Not to Re-estabIish Army Camp.

Washington. Aug. 30.-Secretary
Garrison today announced that the
War Department has determined not
to re-establish the divisional army
camp at Texas City, Tex, destroyed
by the recent storm
No decision has yet been reached as
TO its future location. Mator-General
j. Franklin Bell. commanding the d.
vision, recommended Texas city camp
be abandoned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Crash ON N. & w.

Bluefield, W. Va, Aug. 30.-Fire-
man T. M. Bailey was killed and a
score of persons were injured, several
severely. when the Norfplk and West
ern passenger train No. / collided with
a freight train at Gary. w. Va. En-
gineer John Culleney Jumped. but was
burned severely by steam. Several
passenger coaches were smashed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
DO Not Believe Ransom Story.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Neither the
Navy Department nor coast guard SER
vice had nays news today of United
Fruit liner Marowijne, more than two
weeks overdue at New Orleans
No credence was given to the rumor
that several of the passengers and
crew were held for ransom on Cozumei
Island. off the Yucatan coast. II was
believed the ship sank in the Gulf
storm with all on board
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31

The Neutral critic of the London
Times writes in s1is column that the
actions of Charley Chaplin in the
movies than in those of French and
Kitchener in the war. The British
publicity agents ought to induce Char
ley to enlist.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
BLOWING UP POWDER PLANTS.

There may be no reason to suspect
foul play, but the extraordinary CO.
incidents of time and circumstance
which surround the blowing up of
several powder plants form pretty
conclusive evidence that the same
agents which have been at work caus-
ing strikes In American munition
plants have had a finger in these "ac-
ridents.
1t has been publicly charged that
German secret service agents have in
rited labor organizations in Northern
munitions plants TO strike for extra
ordinary wages and privileges. II is
The hope OF the agents that these labor
troubles will cause the munitions 90
be delayed. contracts broken, and
money lost by the firms. AS matter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31

Norfolk always was hard place to
please. AS II the war and Roosevelt
they put on a political side show to
the worlds circus.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
o. e. s. to Have Picnic.

This afternoon, In Joseph Bryan
Park, the Order of the Eastern Star
i'm Richmond and the surrounding
sections will have picnic and a re-
ception. The party lasts from 2 P.
NJ to p. NJ. Several interesting fea-
lures will be put on for the benefit
Of those who attend, and number of
prizes will be given.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Another Arms Strike.

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. 30.-Fifteen
labor leaders conferred there on the
Bridgeport industrial situation, and
while no statement was issued, 1t was
intimated another strike would be
called at the Remington Arms plant
unless the polishers are granted con-
ceSSion,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
A "sfau Who Forgot. /.

Philadelphia, Aug. 3o--The Phila-
deplhia police authorities have been
requested by Acting Chief of Police
ID. w. Campbell, of San Jose, Cal, to
assist him in securing the Identified
ton of Harry, or Henry. Walker,
supposed Harvard University gradu-
ate. who is at present in San Joe. sup
fering from loss OF memory or aphasia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Dyestuffs Scarce.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 30.-Specu-
lators. quick to take advantage of the
dearth in dyestuffs caused by the Eu-
ropean war. have cornered the bulk
of available color materials In Amer
lea, and raised the prices to such pro-
hibitive figures that the cost of dye
ing has advanced more than 500 per
cent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31

Mr.. Wilson's claim TO a renomina-
ton is enhanced by the fact that he
didn't go to San Francisco and make
campaign speech. We believe all
the other prospectives went and spoke
or will go and will speak.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Garrison wants New Officers.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Secretary
Garrison has directed the war college
to submit plans for securing addi-
tional regular army officers and
corps of reserve officers. both for the
regular army and for a volunteer army
or any other force which Congress
may authorize.