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 Friday, March 26th, 1918
 HOTEL RUSHER BRzNKLEY. ARKANsle E
 RECEPTION COMMITTEE sups John Baumgarner Mayo Mrs John s.u,. Miss Anna Rowland Brcksu Miss Minnie Pearl Flora ssgxom Mis-. l.u. NJ
 Morning 1000 O'clock Response. Why Monroe County Should Have 100 Per Cent Au.,l State Teachers Association 1.-Two Minute Talks By Each of the Ten Attend. Miss Lela Bryan MT. B. w. Spear MT. w. IF I..
 Sophia Walker Mise Anna Trice Miss Matte 3).cL,, @ Oma Peter MT. J. H. Davis Mr. Leo. L. Partow ~, 0 Baumgartner. Enrolment to the State Teachers' Association The Arksnsas Teacher Ten Reasons Why Teachers Should Take theAansas Te,
 .-.....................- -. Mr. Leo U R1 The Reading Circle Work N IA Review of Pufcr Vocational Guidance ME a The New County Adoption of Text Book. .................... Members of the TexAcsaa4 Afternoon Program. 100 O'cIock ROUND TABLE A Plan to Make Our R,ui Schools More E@ckx STATEMENT I Too many pupils rural schools trying do work
 difficult for them. This condition h the stk q s attendance and too frequent promotion. Too lru12 promotions made to satisfy pups parents Pq6 promote themselves when change of teachen is aah7 when a change of schoolsi is made PLAN IA better classification of pupls Uniform examination questions Written examinations Examination papers filed in the office Of the County Sup
 of Schools. permanent record of each pupil filed with the County ent of schools. Let each teacher prepared discuss from the
 practicabily and expediency each subopc of the pn lined above WORKING OF THE PLAN How teachers aid in making the above plan e6ectyr
 MT. R. B. Simpson. Miss Evalyn Samuel. Miss s.)uGa M Mininum requirements for promotion from grades Mr. James H. Davis U s. History. Mr. w. E. MpDs w meic Mr. Alfred Maddux. Grammar. Miss Sopha N1 ~ Geography General Business Session.
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Tell 'en. you saw t In the Argus.
Meets RattIsr Under Auto.

Meets RattIsr Under Auto.
 While crawling under his automo. bile at the Serfass Motor Car com pany's garage. here. to make repAirs to his machine, Nevin Schlaugh was startled by a sound like peas shaken in a bag. A moment later he saw di- rectly in front of him, on the cement door of the pit, big rattlesnake. which he promptly killed. and which had II rattles. The reptile measured Ave feet in length. h.-Mauch Chunk (Pa) Dispatch Philadelphia Record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
\ GENUINE HEROINE.

Heroism is not confined to the battlefield.
There was as fine an exhibition of heroism off
Drewrys Bluff Wednesday as the history of all
the wars show II was finer heroism because
it sought to save. no, to destroy. life. Surely
it is finer thing to save life than to kill
What is a hero7 What is herolsm? In every
war there viii be heroes. In every public ques-
ton there viii be some one to take the lead to
fight the battles for reform, for progress, for
life
Heroism is not sometimes as much com.
parative or relative trait as it is absolute We
call some men heroes because they were more
so than others. Some generals in war are given
the title of hero merely because there we're
others who most evidently were not heroes, and
as there could not, of course be war without
a hero, a hero there was
But heroism is an absolute trait as we'll. The
girl who sank as her friend was saved If she
realized what sacrifice she made was all the
more heroine If she did not realize the in
herent sacrifice, she was no less a heroine in
eagerness to be Of service
Let us peve- begrudge the title OF hero. There
are few onougr Of thcm--God only knows Row
few. There Ia SO much need for them. so many
opportuEities-and so few to win the title OF
hero!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
WHERE ARE THE BONES

Because it has puzzled some people whose
knowledge Of the Bible is not what 1t should
be We pass on TO the general public the follow
ing conundrum, We suggest that when next our
Auditor fas occasion to test the proficiency
Of his deputies in the knowledge of the Scrip
lures, this would be good quiz question.
Question If you we're to meet an Egyptian
curio vender who claimed TO exhibit the bones
of the seven lean kline and the seven fat kline
spoken of in the Old Testament. how could you
prove he did not have the bones?"
Nov, OF course. there are people to whom the
answer will be obvious at once But we
venture to assert 1t would be highly interesting
to take comparative census of those who fail
and those who succeed In getting the answer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
Delegate Love on Book Adoptions.

Editor Virginian:
Sir-There was short item of news in The
N!rgtnian a few days ago in which 1t stated
that the State Board of Education nad com
pleted its work of book adoption and had ad-
journed.
adoption of the arithmetic. The Governor, Mr.
Stearnes, Mr. Pollard and Superintendent West,
faroTiRg the old b, r Johnson book, and tf.a
rest OF the board in favor of book.
Now this item of news said nothing as to how
this deadlock broken nor did it say what
book adopted. ~,
The people all over the State are anxious to
know all about this matter, for they are grayely
affected by It.
Mr.. Stearnes issued statement some weeks
ago in which he said that the new book would
cost eighteen thousand dollars than the
cid book This statement must be considered
in order to be understood in It's true light.
If all the children in the State, studying
arithmetic had to buy copy of the old adop-
ton. or Ii all had to buy copy of the new
book, then the would cost eighteen thou
sand dollars more than the old one would cost
But the 900 geo children of the State are all
now supplied with the old book, and If the new
book has been adopted, then they will all have
to buy a book which would entail an
extra cost of several hundred thousands of dol
lars that would not have to be expended at all
IL the old adoption had been continued In the
schools.
If dared to criticize Constitution,
wculd saw that its trainers made great mis-
take when il created a State Board of Educa-
ton and placed upon 1t five members not
amenabl to the people. and but three who are
and then clothed them with such mighty powers.
NV experience Is that professors of colleges
are often very learned in theories, but when
you come to plain business proposition, they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
FRIDAY

three charges First II women had the vote
human nature would be changed and they would
all vote No registration association would be
necessary. no campaiens-"no nothing" The
millennium would come. II all sounds very pretty
if you happen to believe it; If you don't you
inst don't
Second. that only those women who are su.
perior TO the ignorant men voters would vote.
As this kills the frs. contention, that they
would all vote. Wen call 1t draw.
Number three is based on an impossible hypo-
thesis-no woman ever lived in her home with
out a voice in its conduct, many times with all
the voice Having, therefore, tho voice in the
bone. its only fair TO even it up and give the
man the voice n the city. Even that is little
more than half. for with the voice in the home
she ought to be reasonably sure Of manipulat.
ing the city voice-ahat is II her success in
bossins the home is the standard to tit her for
hossing the city the most successful woman
would remove The need OF the ballot by using
the home to direct the city Then, II she was
already doing both, why give her another; and
II she cant do one, why add another?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
SWIFT JUSTICE IN VIRGINIA.

a. the time % the Coles trial in Mecklenburg
Counsy Thc ,ygtniaa remarked on the laE-abid-
snE. and law-rssrecting character OF Virginia, on
the integrity Of our courts and The confidence
repnsed in them by the people
The result Of the Canter trial ii Washington
County but strengthens that belief. swift justice
hes been melted 10 a criminal, and the law takes
It's due course Sentence is passed and execu-
zion day set at early date
This is the sane and the merciful way to ad-
26nister justice Virginia courts IN recent years
haze been confronted by several cases that in
eeher States would have been allowed to assume
ne proportions Of public issues before final
nestiement The Frank case in Georgia, and the
Thaw case In New York are evidences of what
- have been spared because of the excellence
! ~ our court system
This does not mean that we have succeeded
merely in administering punishment to humble
s1minals and allowed TO escape those OF promi'
nence and influence. The Allen. Beattie ana Nc
ue cases give evidence that not all of our trials
Witch have been followed by swift punishment
Y RHy0 been those Oh 8neH va ~" "%e'NN'
Not only have criminals in this state been
{ nrou.ugly convicted. but they have been as
nrornutIy executed when the death penalty mas
heen pronounced We have been spared the
rendition that exists In New York State, where
.condemned men have been kept in suspense for
fweaye months, and longer after being condemned
to die and have been held in the death mouse
when there wac no chance for their pardon OF
reprieve The New York Times presents SAD
pfcture of conditions that prevail IN that state
when il comments on the evidence OF con
damned man at a trial in which he was witness
sending his execution and gives his story
"A The torture under which he and others like
him are forced to exist.
swirl justice and punishment lie more merci,
III to the criminal and more beneficial TO so
cxety. Not the severity but the certainty Of pun
ishment is the greatest deterrent Of crime.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
$4,000 HAIR.

Thousands of bold men and sparseiy haired
women will applaud the verdict of jury which
awarded woman twenty thousand dollars dam
nees against company in whose factory the
snAintiff had been "sna.eaed baldheaded" by q
1nachine
Hair is one OF thos@ adornments priced most
when lost While It's absence NAV be concealed
nth fair degree OF success by women men
hsye no means of conceaIing their sad state
The passing of the wig has brought out many
sshiny pates 10 the merciless glare Of the sun
and the trampings of the pesky fly Some peo-
pie calculate that the prevalence Of BARRIERS has
something to DO with the scarcity Of hair; others
h&ure that ever In the days Of Elisha there were
An1dheaded men, for the prophet was ridiculed
W children on account OF his badness To this
ne re5oinder IL made that there could not have
Deer very many bald men, o. the children
ppuld not have been 50 Interested in the ap
pearanee Of Flisha's head.
However, none of those questions alter the
s3ect that hair has at last been capitalized We
wonder what she capital value OF a mans suit
night be? or course. women have more of It.
nd so might want more for it; but then they
have SO many more opportunities to replace it,
IN substitute for IT, that jury might reason.
snaly debate whether woman might claim
ne greater damage. of.course, n the jury hap
E1ens 10 be made up Of women-and in these
a<mys that possibility must always be taken into
pnsideration-they would argue that as hair
a more necessary TO woman's success In life
THE attainment Of the matrimonial state), there
1pnIA be no doubt as to the greater value OF her
n&r--unless the forewoanan CHANGED to be one
T. those extremists who might argue that as
Fnntrimony itself is TO be Stunned, anything
Sking TO escape from it should be forwarded
|n this last event the poor female would stand
poor show Of an award, while the man might
pect TO revel in the wealth of badness
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07


tNote-The item to which Delegate Love re-
fers appears in the virginian of April IS. The
item said that the State Board OF Education
having completed its work of book adoptions
had adjourned This item followed the final
adjournment OF the Board. On the day pre-
ceding this, that is on April "a The yirginian
printed the story of the book adoptions in full
but as the Board did not finally adjourn that
red. In reporting the account of the book
adoption session The Virginian, April "a
printed the following account
The b. F. johnson Publishing Company
blanket proposition to the State Board of Edu-
cation, involving the adoption of number OF
the johnson Companys textbooks, which. &C
cording to claims made, would have saved
the State some $1,000 rejected yesterday
afternoon. and last night the board adopted
several textbooks of other publishers. The State
Board was in session until HAS O'Clock last
night when it adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
Though Superintendent Stetrnes regrets
that he has lost in the fight he has led for the
last year for the adoption of the Johnson books
lin which he saving of some $4,000 70
the State-he appeared last night n graceful,
and unhappy. loser Though the Johnson
offer was rejected and the long fight lost, he
feels that because of the first the State has
saved some 100000. The long-drawn struggle
has brought from book publishers much better
prices and greater concessions The cost to tne
State of the books finally adopted, compared
April. is estimated at 100000 smaller.
When the johnson proposition was taken up
it was learned that the deadlock which has ex-
listed for several months still held. DIR. James s..
Wilson the ncw member of the board, who sue
ceeded DR.. Jarman, voted with those opposed
to the johnson proposition, as had his prede-
cessor
Deadlock Unbroken.
The vote For the johnson PROPOSE
Observation-Disclosures Stearnes, Governor Stuart.
Attorney General Pollard and Frank T. West
against DR.. Wilson. DR.. J. NJ. Page Colonel II
C. Ford and Harris Hart.
Mr.. Pollard made committee to con-
fer with the johnson publishing Company, dur
ing a recess, TO see II any further concessions
would be made the same prices If the board
would retain the arithmetic now In use in the
country schools, and also the fifth reader. This
proposition was lost by the same vote as in the
afternoon.
"On motion of Colonel Ford that the remain
ing books be adopted singly and the following
selections were made:
Book Adoptons.
"Elson Grammar School Reader. book !. Fifth
grade; published by Scott Foresman & Co
Form No. .. National Spelling Blank; Joseph
Fl. Saunders Richmond.
"Smithey's History Of Virginia; American
Book Company
Smiths Modern Arithmetic; CHM & Co
Farm Arithmetic, BurlSett & Swartzel:
Orange Judd Company
Circus Reader. Sanbom Co. and Rose
Primer supplementary. Spoilers were passed
by.'-Editorl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
PEOPLES FORUM.
Suffrage Come-Backs.

Editor Virginian;
Sir.-I quote from your columns: I'm a rep
resentative government all the people complain
81 they are misrepresented, but only few OF
them take the trouble to say at the polls how
they want to he represented"
just give to women this right of representa-
ton, Democrats of Virginia, and will tell
you how want TO Re represented We will
tell you of an eight-hour law for women as
we'll as for men: Of a widow and mothers pen
sion law that will keep mothers and children
together in their homes, of laws that will take
babies and children out of the factories ana
bulld schools for them and give them good
teachers and plenty OF them for two-thirds of
tho year; OF laws that win give our little ones
room TO play and be happy off the streets; laws
that win make for cleanliness and purity; and
will to 1t that the who arc elected
70 the municipal offices are as clean in their
manipulation of city affairs as they sup
posed to be in their private homes. This IS
how we not only want to be, bat how we will
lee represented when you give the vote TO us.
ONE or THE UNREPREsENTED.
In the leading editorial in saturdays VIZ
ginian stress is laid upon "the need of more
voters"
And yet. ready to hand right in Richmond
are thousands of citizens who not criminls.
idiots lunatics, aliens or children, who are
working for the welfare of the city, spending
their days-aye and even their nights-in bring
ins about reforms and better conditions. human
beings whose intelligence and business sense
would put TO the blush many of those now quail
flied by law TO have voice in the ma king OF
the laws; and all this good voting material go
ing to waste under the eyes Of our solons :
With dear old Miss Betsy Trotwood. can
only exclaim, blind blind! bind"'
(SiRned Not a criminal, not lunatlc not
idiot, not an alien, not a chd-just woman
You would not live in your home II you
had voice in its conduct, Do you live in
your city under different termsf
A little paragraph culled from the Saturday
Nirginian containing most pertinent question.
To whom Is II addressed?
To the thirty thousand or more women of
voting age who have mo voice in the conduct
% the city-the big home they live IN?
Call on them. Virginia men. and you will see
how intelligently and now conscentiously they
win respond
ONE OF THE THIRTY THOUSAND.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
FOR \ wELL-RoUNDED CITY.

The idea Of city planning, as We understand
II, is TO plan fer the whole city; to see that no
one interest section shall profit or suffer at
the expense of others We have well-begun
West End Appropriations for the building of
great highway TO the annexed territory and
work on the streets OF the new territory will
soon place that section on an equal footing with
the rest South Richmond has been steadily
progressing. but can be still further assisted
There need he little fear that the downtown
districts OF the city Will not be cared for by the
property-owners and taxpayers who do business
there. Yet, in these regions there are to be met
and solved great problems--transportati
fire protection.
In the East End, the old city, there is per
haps the greatest need for care. Down in
Shoekoe valley, along the river fronts, and
where the edges have been allowed to grow
frow2y. are in view, some of the points OF
importance. although we are not city planning
experts by any means. Let those in authority
look carefully at the danger points.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
And Another.

Editor Nirginian;
Sir,--in a squih in your paper Of the Bird Of
May urging men TO register in order that they
might vote, said: "You would not live in
your home II You had no voice in its conduct.
Do you live in your city under different terms ??
OF course that is addressed to the voting men.
but how any fair-uninded, reasonaoTe man
help seeing that the argument is appiica BILE
to women az to men? No woman would live
in home in which she had voice in its
mana cement If the city is only n larger home,
them why should she be expected to live In il
and have part in the laws which govern it :?
If. as Mr. Bryce says, American municipal
government is the American failure" isn't
il because the men have tried TO govern and
make laws without the assistance of that other
half of the population. which really does know
something about home government?
A. DOOLEY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
BAZAAR IS PROVING
FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Much Interest Evinccd In Various
Contests, While Auctions Are
Literally Pasronizcd.
ARRESTED ON FORGERY CHARGE
Preston ID. CIcaton Held for Mecklen-
burg Authorities-RevivaI Services
Well Attended-F9owers to be Sold
Saturday.

Petersburg. Va, May S.-The Younl
Mems Christian Association Bazaar
which has been IN progress all durinl
this week, has proven q decided sue
cess. Large crow Dis are In attendance
each afternoon and evening and tn
event has proven q source of grea
pleasure TO the many visitors ~ wei
as a financial success for the commit
tee.
! The sales. including those OF las
evening. amounted to STALE.
The matinee given by the Swiss Bel
Ringers this afternoon was largely at
tended and In the evening the audi
torium was taxed to its capacity wher
the players presented their complete
program.
/ Following the musicals tonight auc,
lions were held at various booths
which were literally patronized. Tit
voting contest is growing In interes
and the voting for the numerous
/ favorites of visitors to the bazaar Il
growing spirited.
| The bazaar will be continued unit
Saturday night.
| Charged With Forgery.
I Preston D. Cleaton, white
stranger, was arrested here last even.
ing at the request Of Constable ]. B
Wright, of La Crosse, Mecklenburg
County. The Mecklenburg oficer
reached Petersburg this afternoon and
returned tonight with his prisoner
who Is charged with forgery,
Steger-Goodwin.
| Miss Virginia May Steger, the at.
ltractive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Il s. steger, of this city. and Mr.. Hugh
A. Goodwin. a well-known resident OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07

The Lost Bell
In the deep. wild woods,
Where few e'er trod,
Where the giant trees
To each other nod.
And whisper secrets, too.
Which inortaIs never knew
/ CHANGED to pass one day.
There the brush grew thick,
And brambles strong.
= There the wild bird sang
A strange weird song;
NO human being near,
Twas Wild and gloomy there:
The Forest Spirit reigned
Ger these strange Wild woods
Was placed a spell,
But the spell broken.
There rang bell
Tn full, clear tones, close by;
The Spirit then did fly
Entertainments power gone.
FRANK MONROE BEVERLY.
The bell here referred to is supposed to
have been lost by some domestic animal; as II
hung bush the wind caused 1t to ring.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
rrfRnn. IN oSr.

1ooks impossible 70. exhort the male voters
hont drawing the fire Of the would-be female
- Two 81 our friends Of the gentle sex,
y1eWs appear today. make. we believe,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07

The philadelphia Press says that the an
aounnenept of Justice Hughes that he Is. not
candidate for the Republican nomination re-
moves one more possibility from the field Of
these .yho win b available ~ succeed Presi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07

At any rate. we would put up Roosevelt and
Barnes as the two greatest living experts on
boss rule.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07

The laps may be pardoned If the European
air has made them feel like Kaisers and look at
the Chinks az Beigiaag.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07

dent wilson That's a pretty good way to ex.
plain in advance the impending Republican
defeat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07
Many Attend AIiaelon.
VIII Sell FYoWcre.

The Kings Children win on Satur-
day next offer fer sale here white
flowers in order that there may not
be any excuse for all persons not pro-
vidtng themselves with an emblem Of
Mothers Day" which will be observ-
ed throughout the STATE on Sunday.
The purchase of flowers from fhs
King Children will be double char
dty. in that it will express ones iovs
for his or her mother and contribute
to worthy cause at the same time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07

We will presently doubt whether Hill Sixty
gets It's name from being the sixtieth hill or
the scene Of sixty battles
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-07

often have less common sense than any other
class OF men.
would. be slad II you will publish full ac-
count OF this book adoption business
Respectfully,
8. H. LOVE
Chairman Schools and Colleges.
Kenbridge, va, May g. 1915.