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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
PUBLIC BATH HOUSE
At CLYDE LINE WHARF
When City Secures This Property
Steps May BE Taken to Minimize
Number of Deaths by Drowning

II the Finance Committee OF City
Council adopts a recommendation to
City Council that the Little Budget"
be acted upon. and that funds for
schools. a smallpox hospital, a store
house for the city and fer the pur-
chase of the Clyde Line property be
provided for. there is every likelihood
that portion of the Clyde Line prop
erty will be utilized for n municipal
bathing place
Captain Mccarthy member Of the
Administrative BOARD. is strongly in
favor of municipal bathhouse.
There are a number of drowuinGs
every summer" said Captain Mc-
Carthy yesterday. II the city had a
safe swimming place for its young
men, and women. too, there would be
fewer drownings.
What could be better than public
swimming place. under the super
vision of a man who knows his BUSH
pess? And this river frontage. at the
old Clyde Line wharf, Is a splendid
place II were member OF coun-
Gil ! would lose no time in advocating
the erection of such a swimming and
bathing place at this point"
This proposition is thought we'll OF
by a number of CounCilmen inciud-
ing Mr.. Cheatwood and Mr., English,
both OF whom expressed themselves as
believing the loss OF life by drowning
could be greatly lessened IL the city
would establish public swimming
pool under the watchful eye of an
expert
At the next meeting of the Finance
Committee. the Little Budget" which
| was defacted in the Board Of Alder
men, 1t liz understood, will be intro.
duced and soma action takep tberao1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
CHAMBER COMMITTEE TO
HEAR FRANCHISE TALKS
Meeting WIN BE Held Tuesday Night
10 Get Views OF Those Interested
In Matter.

To give hearing to expression or
argument both for and against the
petition of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company for new thirty year
blanket franchise. the committee on
municipal affairs Of the Richmond
Chamber OF Commerce will meet at s
o'clock tomorrow night in the assem-
bly, room n the tenth floor OF the
Chamber building. All interested are
invited TO attend.
The committee will hear arguments
Of those nth sides T the franchise
question, but tho matter Of rerouting
Will no; he discussed according to
present plans for the meeting.
James h. Gordon is chairman of the
municipal affairs committee. ana the
following are members: l. Z. Nor
ris. II, s. Bishop. John NJ. Miller, Jr.
and Fl. ". Pountree.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
MOOSE TO INITIATE BIG
CLASS MONDAY, APRIL 10

Richmond Lodge. No $40, Loyal
Order of Moose, now being organized
at headquarters, 212 Hofheimer build
ing, will initiate its second large class
on the night OF Monday. April 10.
according to announcement made yes
terday. by National Director Horace
b. King. The initiation will be In
Mechanics Institute, Eleventh and
Broad Streets, at 5 o'clock. that night.
The lodge recently Instituted. Initial
Ing class Of 7So members and elect
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
POWERS RESOLUTION TO
CREATE PENSION BUREAU
IL VIII BE Introduced at oIic Meeting
of the Board of Aldermen To-
morrow Night.
STREET COMMITTEE tt
TODAY
Time TO be Fixed for Hearing on Pcti-
ton for Blanket Franchise for
Street Car Company--To Close
Perry Street.


a number of more or less important
matters will be discussed and acted
on by the Board Of Aldermen tomor-
row night. There Will be several meas
ures coming from Common Council.
while Alderman Powers will intro
duce a resolution apprpriating $4,000
for the relief of city employees recently
put out of work by the abolition Of
the hands and carts force of the city
Engineers Department. There are
probably twenty-five of these men,
most of them having dependents.
Mr. Powers has said that he believed
the question of establishment of IA
pension fund to take care of city en-
ployes who grow old in the service
will soon be established. Pending the
contamination of thts. he would have
the money used In giving the men a
fair living. and If possible providing
work which they may do. 1t is pos
sibie that a resolution may be intro
duced at the meeting tomorrow night
creating such a bureau as that sug
gested by Alderman Powers.
The resolution VIII have to go TO the
Finance Committee for investigation,
and may be reported back to the May
meeting of Common Council.
To Close Perry street.
a resolution directing the Mayor 10
enter into an agreement with the
Southern Railway Company for the
closing of the eastern end of Perry
street, adopted by Council will be
concurred in. as viii one directing
the city Attorney to acquire land for
the opening of an entrance into Oak
wood Cemetery at Nine Mile Road.
resolution permitting ALI existing
gun clubs now holding shooting
grounds within the corporate limits,
to continue the use Of such grounds.
which was adopted at the meeting OF
Common Council last Monday night.
Will be acted upon.
The resolution Introduced In Goun-
ell by Mr. English giving the railroads
permission 20 park cars in Fifteenth
Street. during the Confederate Reunion,
and one granting free US Of the Guy
the reunion. will also he acted on
by the board.
There viii be iittle matter from the
committees "a none of them have trans
acted business during the week
street Car Franchise Matter.
The street Committee meets this af-
ternoon at 5 o'clock. Something may
be done TO be reported to the board.
representatives OF the Virginia Raili
way and Power Company VIII be on
hand to ask the committee TO tx a
date for the hearings on the petition
of the company for a blanket fran
chise. This hearing WAS to have been
held last week but In view OF the
absence OF Aida rsnan 0rdway Fuller
and Councilman Gilbert ". Pollock, the
hearing went over to a date TO be
fixed at the meeting today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
DUN AGENCY REPORTER
FOUND DEAD IN HOME
Coroner TAYLOR, After Viewing tho
Body. Decides Death of T.. s. Loyctt
Due To Natural Causes,

r.. s. ISovctt. reporter for tho r.. G.
Dun Agency, was found dead In the
bathroom OF his home. 207 East Cary
street, yesterday morning
the ambulance surgeon was called
but was unable odo anything He
notihed Coroner Taylor. who turn ed
the body over to the family.
There was nothing TO indicate sui
eide or foul play. Mr.. Lovett had not
apparently been suffering recently
and was to ali appearances In his
usual health when he went to the
bathroom carly yesterday morning
His body was found an hour later
Coroner Taylor said death was due
r. natural causes. The body was pre-
pafed for burial ~ undertAke ~ Chris.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
DEATH DURING STORM
STARTS FALSE REPORT

The report that some one was struck
by tightening during tho storm yes
terday i'm Henrico County and killed.
was dNrfdAed by Coroner Bright
last night.
He said he had received no infor-
nation 10 that effect. and was pretty
certain the report started after the
death of an old colorcd woman In
the county, on Creighton Road. during
the storm. Sc died from heart dis
ease.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
MEDICAL MEN TO MEET.
Academy OF Medicine and Surgery -
Hear Papers Tomorrow Night.

The next regular meeting OF the
Richmond Academy OF Medicine ana
Surgery will be held tomorrow night
at $50 o'clock in the auditorium Of
the Richmond Chamber Of Commerce
building, Sixth and Main Streets.
Drs. Julius bridesmaid and r. H.
Raetjer. OF Baltimore. viii present u
paper entitled. ION the Value Of the
Roentgen- Ray Examinations In TIL
Diagnosis OF Gastro-IntestinaI Dis.
turbances." with lantern slide dernon~j
stration. ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
PURITY BAKERY PLANT
TO HAVE OPENING DAY

The Purity Corporation will today
entertain its friends and PATRONS at
a formal opening Of the new bakery.
This section Of the Purity plant, while
II has been IN partial operation for
several weeks. has just been turned
over To the company in a completed
condition.
Visitors viii he shown through the
plant, and every point in the new and
improved machinery will be explain
ed BY guides.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
EMINENT NEGRO SINGER
10 BE HEARD IN CITY

Harry Burleigh celebrated colored
baritone ane one of the most eminent
of negro composers will be heard in
Richmond Monday night, April i9 at
sac o'clock. The recital will be in
the City Auditorium under the aus
pices of the Sabbath Glee Club, n
leading coiored musical organization
OF this city. A number OF seats will
be reserved for white people.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
WORTH OF BY-PR0DUCT
GREATER THAN PRODUCT
DR.. r C1agectt skinner breaches linz
pressiyc Sermon to United Com
mcrCiai Travellers.
KINDLY. UPLIFTING SERVICE
While World May Know Little of The
Product the By-Product of II Man
win Make Him Remembered. De
clarcs Baptist Preacher.

Laying emphasis upon the fact that
II IL the by product of man or manu-
facturer that is OF more value than the
product. Rev. Dr. r. Claggett skinner
preached last night to the United COM
mercial Travellers in the Second Bap-
list Church. For his text he took
Matthew 9 1S-f9 picturlng Jesus in
the routine Of his mission and showing
that He turned aside from teaching
and preaching to that which was not
prearranEed or anticipated; giving
himself to side issue, for Christ &
miracles were not primarily His mis-
sion. they were per formed IN order to
make more effective His mission"
LAS the Master passed on giving
HIS life In seeking and saving lost,
He was shunted by the cry for mercy
and help said Or. skinner. AS He
passed on devotins himself to that
which lie declared was 10 he the per
manent product of His life, He WAS
interrupted by blind beRgars and Jai-
rus. Jesus was on His way to Jeru-
salem when there fell from His lips
that beautiful conversation with the
Samaritan woman at the we'll, on
Christian worship. II is difficult for
us to measure the relative importa nee
Of the products and by-products OF
christs life. We cannot say what Is
the relative merit Of the conscious and
unconscious life Of Christ But this
we may say, that the things which
Jesus did on the Ny 70 scmething
else we're often aurur the most pre-
cious THINGS lie ever dtA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12

II life, ability and strength A haru
law becomes gentle and benevolent as
soon as 1t lis filled with spirit of
loving obedience.
Must Enforce Law Ky Love.
ITO illustrate; the prohibition laws
of this town and state cannot be en-
forced byt merely n cold-blooded lega-
lism. Only one thing can do it--a
spirit of love. honor and reverence for
the law; which means. in reality, love,
reverence and honor for the manhood.
womanhood and childhood of our city
and Commonwealth. If we have Off =
GERS of the law who love men and
respect humanity, we shall have officers
who respect and honor the law as a
great benefcent force. by which the
happiness OF the world is to be ad-
yanced
The Investigations that have recent
ly taken place in this city revealing
conditions of vice. only emphasize the
need for law enforcement. and not only
of the law, but of the spirit. To make
laws and start them out like dead
machines without any spirit to gov
ern and control them. lis to enter upon
futile and useless task. To carry
on a vice crusade on a mechanical basis
means failure; to carry II on through
love for God and divine law, is to sue
coed.
our Saviour calls for high ideal. a
lofty standard. The heart is full of
compromise. "A man excuses himself
saying, I am not so bad. I do not al
low myself TO follow some pursuits
which others follow am not n church
member, and Yet ! am not guilty OF
what some church members are guilty
Of
why Charges Fail.
This he all Such
complaint does have some good quail
ties. but what condemns him is the
conteutmeut with which he views his
faults. He is contented because he is
not worse than other men instead of
being filled with sorrow that he has
come so far short OF the divine stan
dard Of Christian manhood
The religion Of Jesus calls for
obedience 10 law that reaches far be
yond the boundry limos of the little
country Of Palestine. and even OF the
planet itself, for the laws of God abide
always and everywhere. and even after
heaven falls. with their crash of stars
and planets. the law of God. sweep
ing on to it's everlasting fulfllment
shall abide. What we need In deeper
love FOR law. So we can say with the
Psalmist oh. how I love Thy law
We need I'm our religious and cdu-
the ideal OF obedience to law. be-
cause it is right and Just. and be
cause such obedience viii bring hap
plness and peace to our country What
we need ia n love for the law and not
fear Of It stripped OF IT'S love and
kindness and law Is grinning skeie-
ton, which harnesses and intimidates on
the ore hand. and becomes an object
Of hate and ridicule on the other.
a.
and nerves this dead skeleton be
comes both human and divine IN its
attitude toward men, aud with the low
ing touch Of mother cares for the
weak aud feeble. with the love and
strength of father corrects the
wronEdoer. and with the uncuding
vigil OF a God watches with solicit
tude the movements Of humanity and
the development OF civilizations
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12

Falls From Tree; Fractures skull.
George Nicholas n four-year-old
colored boy. fell fro ma tree at No,
s2s Hickory Street about noon yes
terda yand fractured his skull. h
~ tAksn e ne Xtr ihiA ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12

In reality what he found was a
dead law. separate and apart from the
living forces Of human progress, The
Jews had y carefully wrapped and laid
away rs In q napkin, IT was treas
ured Hike she ancient pot of mamma and
wonder ~ orktnS Aaron'S rod and was
mot to be handled or looked upon as
something that was welded with the
peoples eNe"ydaS life when Jesus
pat s.4rit and love into this lsw. in
carnated il ard made X walk about
as a part ot the body, blood. nerves
and muscles OF the human organtza-
tton. the Jews thought the law was
gone. destroyed desecrated What
Jesus did was To fulhll; that is. TO FIJI
fui of power, and love. the insnimate
body Of tho law. and so OF all material
things He was not an ascetiC He
was not an trnpracticabie, strange freak
OF humanity. He realized shat the
practical world was, and Is, the arena
for mems spiritual activities. What
He wanted was the harmonious ad-
Justment Of spirit and body. He meant
for a mans store, or Office, or factory
10 be purified, not by garmieides or
antisertics, but BY tho spirit OF the
men who lived within and occupied
them
THE teaching OF Jesus was that the
Law must prevail; but this conception
Of law was along an entirely different
path than that which had been trodden
by the Jewish legalists. They thought
they were TO be heard for their much
speaking. Jesus said they were TO ne
heard for the spirit with which they
spoke, They thought they were TO
win Divine approval by the many
things they did Jesus said that to
give a cup ofwater. in the right spirit,
to some thirsty body would win Divine
approval.
Takes Superficial View.
The world today still takes a su-
nerhcial view OF law. and declares that
the law cannot he fulalled Some are
trying. like the Jews, to win the APP
prevail of conscience by the amount
they do and the convential obedience
to the demands of law; others despair
of ever obeying the law and are GO
ing as free-|ances, doing as they
please, trusting TO luck for the final
outcome. Many regard the law as
bughear which is to be evaded and
avoided whenever and wherever poo
sIhle. All OF these attitudes arc
wrong
Tho law stu lives and all Il
needs is fuldlling; which means that
all Ii needs rs the placing within 1t Of
an obedient. reverent spirit to give
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
IIfe's Hy-Producfs.

"~cCond--Iife has It's by~products
This word by products, has made
its way into the commercial world in
com paratively recent years, II is an
output Of the factory which the fac
tory was never supposed to produce. II
- one of the offshoots of the factory.
In these days large manufacturing in
stitutions have discovered that for
tunes are derived from the by-products
from the things that are made on
tho way to making something else
The daily work to which YOU set
your hands ard compass. constitute the
products OF life, what is your by
product
do you pray for influence Every
where. now days. men are revivtn G
the old theme of influence. Scientific
studies and discoveries. and social con
seriousness, the sense OF solidarity. etc.
have stressed the matter afresh We
are learning that ours is the related
life; that isolation is abnormality
That We cannot come TO our best in
dependentiy of each other. No man
Iiveth TO himself means more now
than when Paul uttered it. Willingly
or unwitttngly. we draw others to our
level, Why then pray for influence
There is an antecedent prayer. Lord
God Almighty. help me to put my
manhood into MY task. 10 Thou help
me develop self that l may have a
richer gift to make. Four Thy energy
into ma while | endeavor TO put my
self ira my work. 10 Thou aid me SO
that while / strive To get and have
I may strive Vet more to be. When
that prayer is answered through the
reinforcing Of ones nature. influence
is the inevitable by-product of such
life, You begin life with a definite
object In view. On the way tn the
accompii shment Of that task is the
profitable by-product.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
The Effects 81 Mru.

"First-Let us observe that for
Christ and Ter US LIE has its pro-
ducts.
when men die. We aften speak Of
their property or as IL rs expressly
termed their enc@te--thc things which
they caused. the main results OF their
having been alive. How plain il IS in
many cases that we regard them mere
IL az instruments of acquisition. idols
OF exchange In themselves. detached
from their favo~ite sphere. YOU would
notice nothing wise or winning Al
home. possible Il dry and withered
heart. among associates a selfish and
mistrusted creature: In the council, a
style Of low, iEnoble sentiment; at
church a formal dulneSs. They be-
tray j barren nature. Their greatness
comes out In the affairs of bargains
and sale, To which their faculties seem
fairly well appreutieed for life When
Jesus told the story OF the farmer who
looked with admiration over his fields
Of ripe. noddtnE grain, He called him
fool because good crops had sue
ceeded in occupying the throne room
Of his being. When he died, the aues-
ton was, whose shall these things
be- No one thought to ask whose
shall this man be" When ones living
stresses things. his passing does not
shift the emphasis.
"one really snVies the business in
sight sagactty, gereralship, initiative
displayed by men who create the huge
plants. with their miraculous output.
But that man has not realized to the
full the worth oC life's products who
is not. crea t-F than his warehouse. If
when tho man goes hence you are com
p@lied 10 th{nk of the merchandise
rather than .of the merchant of the
cling mans wares rather than the
man himself he has gotten material
gain at the cost OF mental and spiritual
well being
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
SOME CONFINEMENT MAY
Be FOUND IN ARGUMENT
Non Church. Members Too Easily
Reconcilcd to Belize In Charges
Against Church Folk.
"rM NOT so BAD NO EXCUSE
Rev. Dr. r. 4. Smoot. i'm Centenary
Methodist Church, Shows Results
of Changes In Religious Thought.
Obedience to Law Necessary.

God and Law Enforcement" was
the theme of the sermon last night
of Dr. Thomas A. Smoot. in Centenary
Methodist Church. DR.. Smoot told OF
many changes that have taken place
In religious thought and declared the
most striking of these has been the
tendency toward the conviction that
this world is governed by law, above,
outside, of. and beyond merely fortui
tous circumstances" lie pointed out
the futility Of the efforts OF those who
try to excuse themselves through
bringing charges against church peo-
pie and to satisfy themselves by
holding the view that they are not
SO had as others.
Throughout all times obedience 10
the law has been necessary ana ~ fs
now more necessary than ever, he de-
.clared After reviewing the Greek
concepts and the old Jewish legalism
Or smoot said that then, az now,
many man was clean outside. whose
life within was corrupt and foul.
Many an impure man is arrayed in
handsome garb and spotiess attire he
said. Our Lord teaches that the BODY
is neither clean nor unciean of itself.
Only the spirit determines the status
of the house OF clay in which we live.
II is for vital connection between
soul and body that. He pleads. The
bod is nothing unless 1t does the
bidding of the indwelling spirit II
is worse titan nothing IL II does the
biddirg Of an iudwelliug spirit that Ia
foul and corrupt. One of the first
principles Of the new gospel. which
Jesus came TO preach, declared His
kingdom to be based upon law and
order He was ranked as gross icono-
clast; bu, ia the text He declares that
He came. NOT to destroy, but TO full
MI
THE legaiistic Jews feared that He
was going to destroy al OF their ira
dltions and the splendid fabric Of their
religious Institutions, II seemed 10
them that He had no regard for the
past no constructive idealism for the
future He was freak. AN abnormal
development tranp}tag ruthlessly upon
all laws that had differentiated Israel
from hcatheuiSm
In direct dental Of this Jesus de-
ciared that He came to fulfill not
ahrocatc or DESTROY the Law He had
a passion for the law He was born
under the law. grew up under its
benevolent Influences and feit the warm
glow OF love In Ills soul for law be
cause to Him 1t represented the Will
of the Father. He realized that the
highest citizenship was attainable only
under the reign Of the law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
Duty Makes One Happy.

"Third--Everyone's life has a pro-
duct and a byproduct. but the product
Is necessary to the by-product.
ut was while Jesus was speaking
His message that the ruler came. II
ones life has no conscious product 1t
is not likely to have an unconscious
by-product. IL we are not going any
where; we cannot be turned aside.
Are you happy That Is the ques-
ton frequently put was passing
through Wannamaker's store In Phila-
delphia some time ago and ! saw Sir
John Lubbock's book on The Pleasures
OF Life l wanted to know what they
are. I bought the book The first
chapter is on The Duty of Happi-
ness and the second chapter on The
Happiness OF Duty. II had been
writing that book should have
omitted the first chapter. Think of a
man who In confronted with the duty
OF being happy. One who ever puts
happiness in the forefront of his quest.
Who asks concerning every matter.
WIN 1t make me happy9f Concerning
every task. VIII II contribute to the
delightful sensations Let man de
liberately say. I Will be happy, | am
determined, whatever the cost. to lead
a happy life The chances are he will
be miserable. Happiness is a by-pro-
duet. II never comes through con-
scious striving. You find ii while on
the way to something else, The con-
sciousness that we are where God
wants US to be---that we are I'm line
with His good pleasure, that we are
getting on with our task what greater
happiness does one wish than that?
Let one put the strength of his per-
sonality and his moral earnestness into
his work. let him scfeW his courage
to the sticking point. let him set his
face sltke dtnt 10 hts task. and hAppl-
nee1 cQrnen cut ~ Join him en- the