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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Astors Own Most Land.

New York, Sept. 3.-Thirteen fani-
lies own one-tifth of the assessed land
in the borough of Manhattan. accord
ing to statement issued by the So
ciety to lower rents and reduce taxes
on homes, which is making a study
of what is termed the land nfonop-
oily"
The society claims there are $780,
600 families in Manhattan and that
thirteen are the owners OF property
assessed at a total of S205, 404,S75.
The statement asserts the thirteen
families are the following. The As
tors. the Nanderhilts. the Rhineland-
ers, O. r. Potter properties. J. p.
Morgan, f. H. Van 1ngen. Wendels,
Goelets, Ehrets, Gefrys. Charles f.
Hoffman estate, William r. H. Mar
tin. Eugene Hoffman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Bible Student K,duaps Son.

Wheeling, w. Va, Sept. 3.-Wright
Moon, a student at the Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago, kidnapped his 2 1-2
year-old son In an automobile from
the home of the childs grandmother.
Mrs. l. G.. Sheets. at Greggsville, two
miles east Of this city
Moon left his young wife in May,
going to Chicago to study to be-
come a singing evangelist. After the
separation of the couple. Mrs. Moon
secured employment as clerk in a dry
goods store in this city, living with
her mother.
Moody's parents live IN Maryland,
just over the West Virginia border,
and II is believed he took the child
there. The police Of all surrounding
towns have been asked to be on the
lookout for him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Investigate War Trust.

Paris, Sept. 3.-Acting on charges
made in the report of the Cham Der
of Deputies Committee on Commerce
and Industry that a trust had been
formed to illegally corner the supply
of calcium carbide, large quantities of
which are used by the army for light
ing purposes, Paris police are search
ing the offices of number OF COM
panies engaged in the manufacture
and sale. They have seized docu-
ments, and the magistrate who Is
conducting the investigation declared
papers fully establish the truth Of the
charges.
similar Investigation is being car
ried on in the provinces.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

There seems s. great and serious
misundersta nding in England Of just
why and for w'aom this country in
Cured the danger Of war with Ger
Snany The tone OF British comment
ON the recent diplomatic victory OF
this country tally illustrates ~ this
point Quoting from the English dis
patches we read:
Great Britain cannot he con-
s sentiEg party TO a settlement OF
the submarine question, which
puts q liner and its passengers
into a class apart from mer-
cnAntman and its crew.
I'VE can acknowledge no such
distinction says~t taars H.s,ssmknst 80
Gazette, and for full satisfaction
OF our claims We Dan actepr MOTH
ing less than re-esta blishment OF
the law which protects all non
c0mbatants, whether neutrals or
nationals. whether they are travel
3ng on liners or on ordinary mer-
chantmen.
Our case has been admirably
defined by President Wilson, both
In the note he wrote on February
10. when Germany had given no
lice Of her intention To abandon
3eGAltty. and in the further note
Aftef me sinking OF the Lusitania
IN these no distinction was made
1 atyee1 liner and merchant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
WASHINGTON MEMORIAL
FOR ALEXANDRIA, VA.
New York Will Arrest Men as Well
as Women Street Walkers
For Vagrancy.

San Francisco, Sept 3.--The pro-
posed erection by Alexandria Masons
or half-million-dollar memorial
building at Alexandria, Va, to be
dedicated to George Washington the
Mason and the Man." was approved
by the General Grand Chapter. Royal
Arch Masons of the United States. at
It's concluding session yesterday. The
triennial convocation will be held at
Washington.
New officers elected and installed
included: General grand high priest,
George E. Corson. Washington, ID. c.;
general grand treasurer, Thomas G..
Shyrook. Baltimore, Md, general
grand royal arch master second cap
tain, Henry Banks, La Grange, Ga.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
To Arrest For Eagrancy.

New York. Sept. 3.-The police ma
irons will be sent out on detective
duty tonight to help enforce the va
grancy law designed against men who
annoy women on the streets. The new
law, which went into effect yesterday,
places street loiterers of both sexes on
the same footing.
Hitherto women We're subject to ar
rest, but men who made remarks to
women on the street were immune
from arrest unless formal complaint
was made by the women they annoyed
Under the new statute offenders OF
both sexes may be sent to the work
house for from ten days to six
months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
POOR FARM WILL BE
DEMONSTRATION CENTER

Blackstone. Sept. 3.---As evidence of
the interest taken in Nottoway In ag-
ricuiturai advancements, and the work
being done by the Government agents.
the Board of Supervisors have decid-
ed to make OF the Poorhouse farm a
demonstration farm. The work will
be directed by Mr., A. Raut. demon
stration agent for Nottoway and
Amelia counties. Already prepara-
-tinns- are under NAY for another year
and 1t Is expected that this will de-
velop in something to prove of great
benefit to the farmers of this ssection.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Weekend Meditations

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h nanta and srae wha, lesson @ s was s wss
boet aar lot s u" When are osesr whnn and
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have other on wo as e 'se sp a Of is TO s
grief BY m II heart
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pleasant smile ~ A0eS
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of really successful
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

immoraIities. was let down with a
"reprimand' by the Board OF Alder
men. The Common Council concurred
IN this tightening of the punishment
and in addition passed over mo-
ton To censure the officials respon-
sibie for the non-enforcement Of the
law and for the existence of nauseous
conditions In Richmond In this ac-
ton the Council went counter to the
belief Of the people that officials who
do not officiate should be .1eld ac-
countable for their shortcomings. The
people have still their right to hold
accountable the city legislators who
--e+r-~-tt vt~rrt-t+,t. enforcement.
from the law officers. We believe
they will exercise that right.
In the case still left for final dis
posal t.ae effort OF the friends of
Goode Is to have his punishment made
The same as that decreed for Mr.. We'll.
1t was wrong to allow Mr.. We'll to
remain in Office IL both Goode
and We'll. in view of all the un-
testimony as to their per
sonaL Illegal and immoral practices
are te remain as administrators Of the
city's law-enforciug body. the condi-
ton Of Richmond will be little short
OF intnlerable.
The Common Council should con-
suit the interests Of all the people
above the interest OF one Individual,
II should dispose finally of the COM
mittee's report. and should agree with
that report.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

The improved financial condition of
well seen in the fact that bank clear
ings for Richmond banks during the
past month were over seven million
more than for the sam period a year
ago This is the best period Of bank
Ing since the war broke out. and
prospects point TO coming periods
when this record will seem as small
as That OF year ago appears today.
Fusiness Is booming along the up
grade
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Mrs. Cowtes Gets Divorce.

New York, Sept. ga Portsmouth.
y. H., dispatch to the World says that
Mrs. Florence J. Cowles was granted
an absolute divorce from Dir. Edward
S, Cowles in the Supreme Court. DIR.
Cowles did not contest, There were
no sensational developments. The at
fldavits, in which Mrs. Cowles named
four correspondents, were eliminated.
and the conduct of DIR. Cowles To the
detriment OF her health was her plea,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

A good argument for the suffra-
r..ts is an incident of yesterdays
Western news,
Out In Bowling Green. Missouri.
Champ C1arls's town, woman iS the
best man in the town. AZ least she
IL better man than her husband who
Is sheriff and better man than
'.mob" Of hundred men which sought
TO lynch a. prisoner in the jail wu-~e
the sheriffs wife happened i" he
alone.
The news story leaves the sheriff
himself unaccounted for. He made
mad dash wicn a posse and a prIs-
oner across the country pursued by
twenty automobiles bearing a hun
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
War On Mosquitoes,

Bal m ore, Md. Sept 8
Sanitary Engineer William d.
Wriehtson, of the United States Pub
lie Health Service, who is in charge
Of the mosquito crusade here. was in
structed by Mayor Preston yesterday
to enforce Immediately the ordinance
prohibiting property owners from
maintaining mosquito breeding places
on their premises
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Assaulted With Hatpins.

Sistersville W. Va, Sept. as. w.
Lawrence is in serious condition to-
day, with his body, punctured by hat
pin thrusts by his wife, following an
encounter at the Lawrence home.
The couple were separated. and Mrs.
Lawrence and her daughter occupied
the home, which belongs to Lawrence,
and refused to yacate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
sanity.
Fire nj New Orleans

New Orleans, Sept 3~-Fire in the
center OF the business district here
destroyed two buildings and the stocks
of the Sherwin- Williams Paint Com
pany. Fire Department officials esti-
mated the damage at $4,000. An ex-
plosion In the rear of the paint store
was said to have caused the blaze.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
To Omen septcmher 10.

New Orleans. Sept. 3.-Because Of
hcials of the local branch az the sixth
District tAtlanta) Federal Reserve
Ia nix have been unahleto arrange all
details for the opening Of the insti-
tuition ii has been announced that the
bank will not be in operation before
September 10. 1t originally had been
planned to open for business on Sep
TENDER l.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

Danville. Va, Sept. 3.--B. F. Dodson.
well-known county resident. arrived
here last night after motoring from
Patrick Springs. For three hours yes
erday, he said, heavy fakes of snow
fell. covering the ground until the af-
ternoon, when wintry sun melted IT,
II was the first midsummer snow ever
recorded In Patrick.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Launch Nevada.

Quincy. Mass, Sept 3.---Arrange-
ments Nor the official trials next
months OF the battleship Nevada. now
nearly completed at the Fore River
Shiphti4laiaE- Corporation yards here.
were announced today The Nevada
Will go into dry dock at Brooklyn on
October r. he rial viii begin on
the Penobscot course on October Is.
The Nava is similar to the New
York in armament, although 500 tons
larger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Orders Down Confederate Flags.

Ada, okla, Sept. 3-M. w Lyon
postmaster ordered removed from the
postoffice building several Confeder-
ate flags placed there by a committee
which decorated the city in honor of
the State encampment OF Confederate
veterans now in session. Lyon is a
Wilson appointed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
shore RaSe For Suf,S.

Washington, y. c.. Sept. "a sub
-IaariHa-- share-4Aase-at- NeW-Londun.
Conn, will be esta blished as soon as
plans can be worked out. Secretary
Daniels announced today. The loca-
ton was recommended by Captain
Grant, of the Atlantic submarine flo
tiIla.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

The Dispatches thinks the
distribution by t'le State of "diptheria
is benevolent socialism"
Wonder how the Times DISPATCH
defines an offer to distribute LIQUOR
AND PISTOLS FREE. which offer 1t
advertises in its columns?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

Western rancher likens Roose-
Welt To a bull of his with one eve and
one horn that bellows all the time
Fairly close analogy but rne Colonel
hasn't any horn, and doesn't see az
we'll as man with even half an eye
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

The NEXT meeting of the Common
Council, to he held on Tuesday. will
1910 E.. 80 rs-,~t ~ IT,. %.
--...-
Se'"oe, Al ie"S' Il - fca7"'''' '''e 10
suppose SO.
Responsive TO personal appeals in
3 this Commissioners behalf, the Council
al its last meeting ordered printed
ali the testimony bearing on his case
and ostponed hearing Of the mat
ter nnul counsel for Goode and the
City Attorney argue the evidence be
: fuFE rfST T0TTT-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
ANOTHER BIG TRIAL.

he nur a ing
tn
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ly
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
The Imperial Germans Govern
will dtlx, a a of n a a

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ment will readily understand that
g., ~ ,s
OF Great Britain with regard to
coynrpmn,, ;.soIs o,a ~, {.
must regard the conduct of other
want Ia any discussion with the
lilptiiai LEHMAN government OF
grave and unfustifiahie violations
- va - i''.'. i.aii sl''NeiiS
.r,.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

grade
Washington Journal., 1915-10-01

SIN Sdatssngrabsn.
v0u, 5rono. iparnm ituoiert oenn
Der Slider iebt INNER 10 eifrie ben
9anSeIsfeiI ieber 3eituns, Der min
ipobl feline 2Dbnun9 in 4ttien onles
seng"
sNd, mo-, Dem 1T Elm Rubel in Die
SGnbe gefalen. unb Ct iiebt INNER
nod. pie bod er i'm RurIe itebt."
Montenegrp un6 Sta<
Iien. .Mom0slid irisgsn fi9
6dpieserDater unb Sdpiegeriobn
nod BEL ben 9aoren!!"
sDas ipGre fomos! Damn betGme
bos alte &pmmerslieo bod einen
Sinn: .Menn Der Waier nit benz
Gobne ouf benz 3inblo9 Der Ras
npne"...-
Washington Journal., 1915-10-01
Ssins Or sinuns.

Seine Msinung. a.:
.2eutnant III Diel gu tpenis. General
bate b'Mnnun3io meroen miiHenl"
g.: rWos9 Morum 0enn2"
o.: .Go, feiner peritebt bod bos
Infiibren bsFer!"
9eiben. 8antier: nSo.
Sic iammeIn file biIfsbeoiirftise Ta-
milien bon 2anofturmmdnnern! -
9m. id babe aber erft seftern fir oas
Rote 3reua s~ebntGuienb Mart sese=
benz"
9ome: 80 bite, i9 piirbe MIDI
ou9 nit einem iolden tIeinen Bee
TRACE begniigsn. ~"
Washington Journal., 1915-10-01

sic peiB Rat. Gr: Die
RlpBe fnb ia ipie Steine = bDlig
unsenieBbor!"
Sic: .Nd pirtlid, WGnne9 ga,
tDeiBt Oh. bonn bronSiere i9 lie uno
mode nette BriefbeT4ipersr fir ger
f4enfe brous!"
Washington Journal., 1915-10-01

.Morie, Du norlt an meiner pars
fiimflafde, Du riehf ia gang nod
WsiI9en,"
.8epabre, Mu0ame, i'd rieme im<
mer 70. i'd bin ia Gus 8lumenou!"
Meade County news., 1915-01-28
coroner,s Ancient Nulsanees.

Somebody invented coroners three
centuries before Columbus discov-
cred America. 1t was job of much
distinction and there we're no fees at
tached, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
But even when oliver Cromwell was
a lad, folks in England began to abuse
coroners and call them grafters, or
whatever it was they called folks III
that day who got something for moth
ing. And Blackstone, whose name is
often used as a synonym for common
law, declared that coroners were not
only an unnecessary nuisance but that
they often stood in the way of justice.
Several states are now trying to
abolish coroners, but progress is slow.
If it were as easy to eradicate an old
office as a new one, fear no coroner
would survive the slaughter. When
l asked an eminent Judge what cor
oners are good for, his reply was:
ITO draw salaries"
Meade County news., 1915-01-28
Soldiers of the Kina.

The change which education has
made in the British army in the
last quarter of century comes out
again in the craving of the Kings Liv-
erpool regiment for magazines to read
always acceptable in the trenches
and defenses." The illiterate private
Of Mr.. Kipling's early stories has van
ished, leaving in his place man as
physically capable and as ,high-spirit-
ed and also of quicker and better-fur-
nished intelligence, who. has trl-
umphantly shown himself to be able
to make a success of the new military
training, with its wisely bold policy
of evoking the soldiers capacity for
making the best use of himself on
the battlefield. The needs are not
those of the old Mulvaneys and Lea
royds-if these ever existed-but those
of sensitive, highly-civilized men,
Manchester Guardian.
Meade County news., 1915-01-28
SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR
DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look Years YoungerI Try Grandma's
Recipe Of Sage and Sulphur and
Nobody Will Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which is
mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy" You will get a
large bottle for about 80 cents. Every.
body uses this old, famous recipe, be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as 1t does 1t
SO naturally and evenly. You dampen
a sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears, and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-01-28
MUSIC PAINFUL TO BISMARCK
melodies Cling to Me-" Said the
Chancellor, land Find It Diff
cult to Release Myself"

Talking of the arts, Bismarck said:
"Of music l am very fond, but now 1
have to abstain from hearing it, be-
cause tears come only too readily into
my eyes. My heart is stronger than
my head. Indeed, what self-control
have has been bought by experience"
Many instances occurred during our
conversations which gave the truth to
this assertion.
The extreme mobility OF his coun-
tenance and the various shades Of ex-
preston which passed over 1t told Of a
sensitive, emotional temperament.
But have fire within me still which
burns at times with fury" Upon that
/ asked; Are you in reality the Iron
Chancellor" mo-" he said, mot natur-
ally; the iron have created to use
when necessary" And that believed
to be true.
asked him if he knew Wagner per-
sonally. "Yes," he answered; but it
was quite impossible for me to care for
him or to encourage his society. had
not time to submit to his Unsuitable
vanity. Before breakfast, at breakfast,
before and after dinner, Wagner de-
manded sympathy and admiration. His
egotism was wearisome and intoler-
able, and his demand for a listener
was so incessant that was obliged to
avoid his company. l was too busy
with my affairs to be able to give him
all or even a portion of the demands
he would have claimed upon my time.
But admire his music greatly, though
have been compelled to give up go
ing to the opera, because the beautiful
and touching melodies l cannot get
out of my head; they cling to me, and
l find it difficult to release myself from
them, and now 1t tires me to be so
much moved. Conversations
With Prince Bismarck" by w. B.
Richmond, the English Painter, in the
North American Review.
Meade County news., 1915-01-28
MOTHER! LOOK At.
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, Constipated,
give California Syrup

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish: stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! If coat.
ed, or your child is listless, cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give q
teaspoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry, because It is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out Of the bowels, and you have
we'll. playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-01-28
Splendid Memory.

Recently Philip O'Day, coal deal
or of Brooklyn, died and it was found
that for nearly twenty years he had
kept complete tally Of his business in
his head. He had not the slightest
knowledge of arithmetic, as taught,
but according to his own methods was
able to remember who owed him and
whom he owed, down to cent.
His sons associated with him in the
business kept private account book,
but they never dared let their father
know about it. Just before his death
the coal merchant told them the names
of all debtors and the amounts due.
Even in his dying moments he spoke
with scorn of the need his sons found
for using pencil and paper to take
down what he told them. After their
father had passed away the sons
found his memory was even better
than their account book, for they had
neglected putting down certain sums
the old merchant had reported to
them.
Meade County news., 1915-01-28
FINDS HIS LONG LOST CHILD
An Oklahoma Mans Ten-Year Search
for Daughter Successfully
Ends at Columbus.

After a 10-year search for his wife
and daughter, the one who had been
unfaithful to him and the other who
had been led to believe that another
man was her father, Lawrence Edwin
Riddel Of Tulsa, Ok, was rewarded
recently in Columbus by finding his
daughter, now a girl Of 13 years, ap-
parently an orphan and homeless, ex-
cept for the hospitality Of Mrs. l.. c.
Coxey, a woman had had given her a
home through the juvenile court.
Ethel Riddels strange history began
when she was brought to Probate
Judge ]. H. Ellis, June Is, last year,
by Pierce Daniels of Galena, together
with two other children who were the
son and daughter of Ethel's mother
by her marriage with e. A. Daniels.
There were five children Of Mrs. E. A.
Daniels when she died in Carterville,
March 30, last year, and they found
their way to the home Of Pierce Dan
iels in Galena, who has the younger
two still. The court was told last
June that Ethel's father had been sent
to the penitentiary for robbing street
car several years ago in Missouri and
had later died, and that the mother,
who later married Daniels, was dead.
That was about all the court could
learn. Not until now did the pro-
bate judge know that while Riddel was
held as a suspect ten years ago his
wife left him with their girl.
Meade County news., 1915-01-28
The Martini Herceuse.

A young lady was dining with some
friends at their home. The host had
concocted some seductive cocktails
and she had joined the others in drink
ing to his health. Before the dinner
was over she was experiencing that
much-talked-of wobbly feeling that is
said to follow a cocktail.
While coffee was being served in
the drawing room, the three-months'
old son of the family was brought into
the room and the young guest insisted
on holding him.
II am surprised that he is so con.
tented in your lap" her hostess told
her. HE doesn't usually care for
strangers"
well, you may not know it." was
the reply, "but he is being rocked
New York Evening Post.