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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
POLICE LACK EVIDENCE
AGAINST AUSTRIAN spy
Harry Korab, Arrested on Mysterious
Tip, Will Be Given Free
dom.
WAS BORN IN vIENNa
Difficulty Experienced by BOY on Ac-
count OF Foreign Birth Caused
Him to Take American Name.
Friend Offers to Help Him.

Harry Korab. nineteen years old, sus-
pected of being AN Austrian spy who
mas bc"n operating In the East q! tho
united States will walk from the CITY
Jail Il free man this morning accordIrt,
to the police.
FROM the same mysterious source
whence sprang the intimation that hc
was wanted by the government au-
thorities there came last night the as
Scrtion that he is not wanted" and hc
is to be released.
EFFORTS TO determine the source OF
these timationS and assertions failed
again yesterday. No one In authority
knows anything against Korab which
would warrant his being arrested on n
charge OF being Il fugitive from jus
ticc suspected of Il felony So far rs
the police have been able 10 learn ths
story told by tho hoy is correct Moth :
ing OF an discriminating nature was
found in his suitcases at the Southern
Express ONO" yesterday. and for lack
or "Nidcnce-or more properly. for lack
of specific Chargc-hc Is to bo ,-iycn
his freedom
Inquiries concerning tho Iifo of tho
BOY yesterday brought To light the fact
mat. although born In Vienna, he is a
bohemian. And this fact is rcsponsihln
L" a great extent for his trouble. II f.,
believed. The child was brourh, "a
inns country when about nine wears old
ana Tor number Of years made his
nome with his parents on n little farm
i"cated near Mt Vernon church and
Road.
E"SPAPER PUBLICITY
ATTRACTS FRIENDS NOTICE
Opposite the place lived Mrs g
fepi", who's" son, Hardy. now talljn.
an electrical course at the virrIni.,
rolytcchnic Institute. and Koran CO..
iast friends Korab AT that time was
named Emil but tn" aversion felt hv
Americans for foreicncrs and Tho ar
hculsy which the boy expcricnrn,1
III securing work caused r.n IA
take tn" name OF Harry Mrs pcnI.
said last night that she remembered
korab we'll liked him. thought him a
genius IN tho manipulation OF electrical
appliances and would be glad I'm dn
anything in her power for tho boy
Mrs. Peplc explained that hcr son
ana young korah had been actively on
EaScd IN electrical experiments on the
ii'tle farm. and that they took an
eSpcciai interest In wireless tclegraphy
ihe boys managed to ri, IN an ~,
paratus on the roof OF tho pn,ln 49,
ana another in korab's yard. and fro
HucntlE flashed messages TO ono
another. While living on the farm
horab's father died. and his mo,hc~
latcr came into Richmond, where she
sent Harry to school An cror, w..
made TO sell the farm. but as I, ma
"ce" ieit 10 the boy. and ne was not
oil age, IT could not he sold
Mrs Peple lost track OF the family
after they removed to the city and
AFTER nor son went away to college
Shc recognized the name when she s,w
IL In inc papers. however. and NJ once
came forward with an offer tn assist
inc boy. korab's father was a watch
maker or ability. and was employed in
ms city ny tho Rowland Company and
{. Lumsden Sons
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
believes rIIEM GUILTY
OF iIORitIBLT: CHINE,

hcli"vc these men guilty OF tho
most horrible crime which has been
committed in Richmond for wears
captain Sowell said Yesterday. and /
nm determined to secure all Of tho cyI-
"'h"" against them which il Is possible
=" get ! have detailed n man 10 worse
ms special case. and ali of his timc is
h"Ine devoted TO an ATTEMPT to mn
'tiih TN" circumstances pnd 10 laorn
OF the conditions which have existed
in that section for months
w" have learned In. names of CIV
"i"l other children who arc said "a
NAY" h"ci harmed hy h.s. men and
'Hch case is being carefully iuvcs,i.
t"t"a. :m not going 10 pcrsccutc
hut, II the evidence rathcrcd NV IN,
nH"eT warrants bringing other pnr;i..
M" court they Will be summoned /,
is even possible that other men ,nu, L..
connected with these crimes before -.
'hNcstSation Is concluded, but can
not XIV" any names just At This TIM
In fact. the name OF other n.rsn,.
wh" may b. used rs witnesses ON 49,.
carcfrlly guarded until the case .o,,,,.
!" trial, for do no, wish 10 .d,cr,i.
mem nor 40 | wish to run Tho .isL
"' hh''nF the cnsc fall down in COM, ;,
IN" funeral Of Mrs Emn,, Kin
,nother Of Ethel Avis. wiz take n,,,r
! IRON the residence a, 10 o,rIncL w,i,
! morning She VII! be buried il, n,L
"ood Cemetery
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
.ALV|S GIRL LAYS SERIOUS
CHARGE AGAINST CARVER
Little Victim of Basket Maker Saws
Other Man, Too, Attempted
IndignitieS.
FURTHER ARRESTS EXPECTED
Police Have Learned Names of Other
Children Said TO Have Rcen Mis-
treated. and Arrest Of Other Men
May Follow.

The accusing finger OF little child
was po.nted directly at j. H. Carver.
ITO North Nineteenth street. yesterday.
the police say. and /, is now thought
that ;hc case against the man has hcen
materially strengthened. He was arrest
ed Monday afternoon. with Charles
Lewis Lozon, the old baskctmaker. hy.
Policemen pufy, Matt and Kidd. N the
Instance Of a citizen who came TO the
First Police Station and reported his
suspicious Of what was taking place
within the dingy walls Of I.ozon's little
BASKET shop
Ethel Avis. twelve years old. whose
'n"'h"r died early Yesterday morning
Ignorant OF The crime which LOGON had
confessed 10 having committed against
Inc child, and who was kept from her
mother until after the end. has in
'"'iH"o the police that Carver ATTEMPTED
me same indign!'!cs against her ms
mos" committed by I.oZon. This chnrrc
despite tn" mans assertions to tho con
'TaEN, and the belief that within Y, rcv.
"ayH III" names Of 4 number Of other
ana even Younger children Of the neigh
n"rhood, who have been harmed ,v,u bc
known TO the police, leads TO the oniu-
ION that the case against carvcy 10
CROWN. stronger
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
DELEGATES ENJOY me-
DINNER AT NI-UPIIY,S

Following n brief session yesterday
afternoon tn" visiting delegates were
riTen an automobile tour about the
city and w"r. carried on trips OF in
Spection TO the establishments Of sew
crhl local enterprises. y feature OF the
annual gathering was the banquet
served last night at Murphy's Hotel
Informal aftcr-dinncr speeches were
made by several OF the DELEGATES
one of the most Interesting events
or the meeting yesterday was tn" read :
ing or paper prepared By Ashton
Starkc. dealing largely with the effect
OF the European war upon commerce
and Industry In the South. Mr.. Starkc
expressed the opinion that the time is
AT hand when the agricultural products
of the South are in great demand. and
he urged members of the association
to prepare to meet the situation
He said the time has come when mcr-
chants. manufacturers and farmers OF
the South should get together and or
Sanize their own sources OF supply
instead OF paying out large sums an
nually to concerns In tho West and the
North. More home Industries. he de-
clared. Is the paramount need Of the
South
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
HARDWARE MEN GATHER
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
Implement Dealers OF Virginia md
tnrolinns Enjoy Banquet mt
Murphy'S Hotel.
ELECT NEW OFFICERS TODAY
Ashton Strakc. In Strong Paper. Pre-
SCENTS Possibilities of South i'm Con-
ncctfon With European War-Vis-
horS Inspect Local Concerns.

The seventh annual convention OF
the Virginia North Carolina Retail
Implement. liardware and Machinery
Dealers Association met yesterday
morning in Murrhy's Hotel for n ses-
sion or two days. officers for the en-
suing year viii h" elected at the scs-
sion this morning, and important bust
ness matters viii bc considered
ne VISITORS were given cordial
welcome yesterday morning by Navor
AinSlie. Grant Wright Of philadel-
rhia. editor Of the Eastern Dealer -
made AN appropriate response 10 the
speech OF welcome on behalf of the
associations Other brief addresses
were heard. President J. y Hart. of
Erecnrille. y G.. VIII deliver his an
nual address this morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
TAN SHOULD TIE LEVIED
At CONFORMATION DoMICI.E:

through City Attorney Henry r. Pol
lard and Assistant city Attorney
George Wayne Anderson. the city com
plained to the state Corporation Com
mission of It's action in dividing and
apPortoninS for purposes OF local tax
ation the rolling stock OF the defend
ant companies. and OF the certification
OF the division and apportionment to
the various counties. cities, towns and
scnool districts in and through which
the lines or the companies are located
as set out and certified by the com
mission to the Richmond City Council
on October 20. 1914. 1t was alleged by
the petitioners that the rolling stock
was personal property, and that II was
properly to be taxed only at the
domicilc of the corporations
IL was further shown 10 the com
mission that. by means OF the div!-
sion and apDortionmcnt of the tax the
city has been deprived OF more than
si2.00o.0oo assessment values. and that
its revenues have been diminished bv
more than Sl4S.000 annually. The dis
trioution and apportionmcnt OF the tax
was made by the commission under
authority OF an act OF the General AS
sembly which became law. without
the Governors approval, on March Is.
1914 -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
|C|TY IS AWARDED APPEAL
IN ROLLING STOCK CASE
state Supreme Court VIII Review
Evidence and Pass on Rich
mond'S Demurrer.
NOW BEFORE LEGISLATURE
No Decision, 1t Is Believed, VIII AZ
feet Final Disposition Of Contro-
rerSy, Since Pending Bill Segre-
gates Rolling Stock Tax to State.

Two appeals brought by the city
against the decision Of the State Cor
poration Commission dividing and ap-
Forthcoming the rolling stock taxes
among the counties through which the
railways pass. were awarded yesterday
by Judge James Keith, OF the State Su-
preme Court of Appeals. Evidence In
both cases Will be reviewed by the Su-
prcmc Court, and If the demurrer of tho
city be upheld they will bc returned to
the State Corporation Commission for
4 rchcar!ng.
II Is possible, however. that no de-
ciSion will have Il bearing upon the ulti-
mate disposition OF the question, as tho
special session OF the Legislature called
10 revise the tax laws has included in
n now act the segregation of the rolling
stock tax to the state.
The appeal was awarded in the case
Of the Common wealth OF Virginia
brought nj the relation of the city Of
Richmond. against the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company and against
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, both or which have their main
offices here. The Legislature of 1914
changed the law which gave to tho
cities in which the home offices OF rail-
way companies arc located all the as
sessmcnts, so that the taxes are divided
among the counties through which the
railways operate.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-17

WILLING TO PLEASE
An hishman in France had been
challenged to duel
Sure" he cried, well fight with
shillelays."
'That won't do" cried his second,
"as the challenged party you have the
right to choose the weapons, but
chiValry demands that you should de-
eide upon a weapon with which
Frenchmen are familiar"
'Is that SOL" said the generous
Tishman; then wen fight it out with
guiIlOtines."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-17
SoUARING IT.

miss Prettyface, have been con-
vertsd, and 1 want to make Festitu-
ton for any wrong / have done. l
stole some kisses from you, and /
would like to give them back"
She-Well, Mr.. Smith, Of course, I
don't want to put any obstacle in
the way Of your doing what you
think is right.-New York Sun.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-17
SOME NERVE!

SOME NERVE!
> The Head Barber-SUre, Mr.. All
gall, III lend you a dollar. Glad to
help you out.
Mr.. Abigail - Thanks, old man.
They're having a sale of safety razors
around the corner and l didn't want
to miss Philadelphia Bulletin.
A COOLER VIEW
Pat latter the explosion why
didn't ye wait five minutes longer, ye
coward?
Mike-It's better to be a coward
for five minutes isn't it, than to be a
corpse for the rest of yer life?
GOSSIP
LOU saw Ethel yesterday, and
we had the lOvehest confidential chat
together.
LUCY thought so; she wouldn't
talk to me today.-Fun.
1910
4 GONE UP
81 wonder what has become Of the
old-fashioned dime novel;" remark
ed the old fogy.
cit has gone up to a dollar and a
half, replied the Crouch
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27
NOT AT ALL PLEASANT TASK
SampIinq Candles Sounds Attractive
as a Profession, but II Gets
Tiresome.

do I get tired of sampling every
dainty this company makes" echoed
the official sampler of huge confec-
tionery company. Il can answer that
question both Yes and No When
have a few minutes of spare time /
usually nibble a soda cracker. One
never gets tired of them, for they
only use the more plentiful saliva
juices.
In the rush season, that is, just be
fore Christmas, we have thousands
of pounds of all sorts of dainty sweets
to sample before they leave the
bakery. 1t is then that one gets tired
of the always sweet. You have no
idea how many sweets people eat un.
til you have to sample the stuff.
get so used to the different taste of
different sweets that invariably know
whether or not a certain making is
all right before I have finished the
first bite.
After eating sweets for long time
one loses the acute taste which each
dainty individual has. When this hap
pens take a few minutes off to take
a drink of plain water. then | eat a
plain soda cracker, which Immediately
restores my discriminating taste.
Medical authorities assert that the
losing of this taste is due to the fact
that after long period of overwork
certain saliva glands temporarily give
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27
Homemade Barometer.

To make cheap but effective ba
rometer take eight grams OF pulver
lied camphor. four grams of pulver
lied nitrate Of potassium, two grams
of pulveriZed nitrate of ammonia, and
dissolve them all in sixty grams OF
alcohol. Pour the whole lotion in @
long and slender bottle. the top OF
which should be closed with piece OF
pigs bladder which your family
butcher will give you gratis-contain.
ing a pin hole to admit air. When
rain is about to visit you the solid par.
ticles of your liquid barometer will
tend gradually to mount. little star
crystals forming in the liquid. which
otherwise would remain clear. Should
high winds be approaching your barom-
eter will become thick, as If ferment-
ing, in addition to which a solid film
Of particles will form on the surface.
Fair weather is indicated by the LIQUID
remaining clear. with the solid parti-
Giles settling into a firm sediment
London Answers.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27
Grief of a Rhinoceros.

A rhinoceros is capable Of grief. &C.
cording TO a Paris writer who wrote
this anecdOte years ago: The animal
had been in the collection at the Jar
din des Plantes for twenty-five years,
but was of an unsociable and irascible
temper, and not even his keepers ven
tured to take any liberties with him.
One day, however, the little lap dog OF
the wife of the director got into his
house by squeezing in between the
bars. Instead of killing the intruder,
as expected. the rhinoceros allowed the
little creature to play with him, scam
pering over his back, biting his neck
and playing off all manner of sportive
tricks. The two became great friends,
the wee doggie' passing several hours
each day with his undemonstrative ac-
quaintance, who put up patiently with
all its teasings. One day the rhinoc-
eros inadvertently set his foot on his
little pet, killing 1t instantly. The poor
brute's grief at the catastrophe was
pltiabe. For two days he did not eat
a particle of food"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27
In Qefensa of the Mule.

In what is described by Justice Hen
~ Lamm of the supreme court of Mis-
souri, as a celebrated case the court
handed down a decision generating
the Missouri mule. Some years ago
one Lyman sued one Dale for damages
done to the plaintiffs buggy by 1.-The
aforesaid wild and unruly mule
After being considered by justices of
the peace, one circuit judge, three
judges of the court of appeals and four
supreme court justices the mule is ex-
onerated by Judge Lamm as follows:
There are sporadic instances of
mules behaving badly. That one that
Absalom rode and went from under
him at crisis in his fate, for instance.
The mule don't kick according TO no
rule saith the American negro. His
voice has been a matter of deriSiOn,
and there are those who put their
tongue i'll their cheek when speaking
of it.
However, the faithfulness, surefoot-
edneSs and good sense of the mule, all
matters Of common knowledge, may
be allowed TO stand over against his
faults and create a prepOnderance in
the scale in his favor" - New York
Sun.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27
Beavers as Enaineers.

In THE Romance of the Beaver" A
r. Dugmore, the author. tells how he
watched colony of beavers in New
foundland building a dam across O
swift stream about forty feet wide:
Before the work was quite finished
so that the dam had not yet settled
enough to gain its proper strength
there came a great rain, which con.
tnued for several days and flooded the
country. The beavers, seeing that their
new dam was threatened with immedi-
ate destruction, came down during the
night and made large opening by cut
ting away the sticks. This allowed
the water to escape, and so the dam
was saved. No sooner had the water
resumed its normal level than the lit
tie engineers closed the break they had
made and continued the structure"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27
A STRANGE Punishment,

Professor Petrie, the eminent Egyp.
tologist while exploring about thirty
five miles from. Cairo, discovered a
tomb of the twelfth dynasty that
thieves had broken into thousands of
years ago. A tragedy attended the
robbery, as Professor Petrie also dis,
covered. The Sunday School Times
calls it "a tragedy of providential JUS
tice.'
lit appears" says Professor Petrie,
that the plunderers removed only a
few bricks, so that man could crawl
into the tomb. One of the men entered,
opened the coffin, lifted the mummy
out and laid it across the coffin, so that
he could easily unwind the bandages.
He first found collar of beads, which
he passed out into the shaft, where we
found 1t. Then he came to the jewel
"a beautiful work of gold and colored
gems, and took 1t from the body. Be
fore he could do anything more the
roof apparently fell In and crushed
him and the mummy. The other rob-
bers, seeing the fate of their accom-
plice. abandoned the tomb and filed in
the shaft TO hide their guilt"
The explorers found the skeleton of
the robber beside that of the mummy.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27

very much cubic air space. This IL
one reason for putting the roof OF
poultry house low down at the back.
Hens require very little head room.
In this plan the manner OF placing
the droppings board and roosts close
up against the low back roof helps
splendidly in ventilation, because the
fresh air comes in through the thin
cotton cloth ventilaters in front and
takes the place of the warmer heated
air around the poultry roosts. The
warmer air naturally finds its way up
along the sloping roof TO the front OF
the house In this way a natural cir
culation of air is kept going all night
and all day.
A shed roof poultry house may be
built in such way as 10 add a good
deal to the appearance of the place.
AS the illustration shows, there should
be considerable projection of roof and
this calls for neat finish all around
the edge. Also the different door
frames and window frames should be
painted a different color from the body
of the house.
This particular plan calls for wood
en- siding lined on the inside with
building paper The paper is put onto
the studding and is covered over with
the siding. The smooth side of the
paper is turned in and all 2x4s used
for studding are dressed four sides
Also the rafters and girts are dressed
all around and finished smooth before
being put into place. When finished
it has very neat businesslike appear
ance and is smooth enough to clear
easily.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27

A poultry house sc feet long natur-
This poultry house is only IL feet
from front to back, which is in &C
cordance with the ideas of a great
many poutrymen who are anxious to
have the sun shine clear back to the
far wall during the very early spring
weeks when eggs are high in price
and the hens need every possible en-
enlargement to supply the demand.
Shed roof poultry houses present the
high sides of the buildings to the sun.
Poultry houses are always faced in
southerly direction, and they are al
ways closed in tight at the north and
west, because the prevailing cold
winds usually come from those two di-
rections. The sun shining against the
high side of the building during the
day usually keeps the house comfort
able during part of the night because
OF the stored up heat. In addition to
the warmth a house is much more
cheerful on account of admitting con-
siderable bright sunshine.
Shed roof poultry houses are quite
common in the eastern states where
thousands of farmers keep poultry for
profit. Some of them keep poultry
only in a small way, but they have
studied the needs of laying hens and
have provided means to keep them
comfortable and to induce them to lay
eggs in the winter time.
These shed roof poultry houses are
cheaply built and are easily made COM
Portable for the fowls in all kinds Of
weather. Usually such houses are
made quite low at the back. Some are
as low as three feet, being designed
for the comfort of the fowls rather
than for the convenience of the atten-
dant, because considerable STOPPING is
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27
Land of the Danes.

Denmark has almost abolished pau
perism and illiteracy among her people.
only one In thousand of her adult
population is unable to read and write.
Inc number Of those dependent on
charity is extremely small and is less
ening each year in spite of barren
soil and a villainous climate. The
whole land is prosperous. and its pro-
ductiveness is increasing year by wear
The community health is improving,
crime is exceedingly rare. and refine
ments Of life as well as its necessaries
are growing more abundant and are
distributed In wider and wider circles,
--Chicano Journal
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27
No High Relief in Russia.

Economic and geographic areas OF
Russia are in no case separated by
physical barriers, as is our Pacific
slope from the states east of the
Rocky mountains, or even the Allan.
tic seaboard from the territory beyond
the Alleghenies.
Russia is without high relief; the
watersheds are almost imperceptible
elevations
Indeed, European Russia is so fiat
that the Baltic-Black Sea canal is to
be made available for large ocean.
going vessels by the construction OF
only two locks.
Naturally, therefore, the rivers and
waterways of Russia have been of
unusual Importance, especially before
the days of the railroad, in binding
the different economic areas together,
affording magnificent arteries for the
movement of internal trade both ir
winter and summer.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-05-27
Estate Use SYSTEM Favored

Governor Fielder of New Jersey IA
vors the establishment of the state
use system by which convicts may be
employed. Under this plan goods used
by the various state departments will
be manufactured. The various cor
regional and prison reform boards
urge the removal of the state prison
from Trenton to Railway and the plac-
ing of 300 convicts on road repair
wor< and 300 on the prison farm In
Cumberland.