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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

The bitter fact Is that our educa-
ton is too poor. our leisure too short
our work too crowded, for any seri-
Gus graphing with the questin which
every days newspaper sets before us.
We could not be prepared for any
such calamity as that which disturbs
the world. True. But behind that
unpreparedness lies an archaic and
stingy educational system, grinding
and wasteful system of industry, a
neglect of those arts and sciences
which steady the mind and recreate II
from day to day.
Our jerry-built cities. our SCOT.
the cracked paint OF our houses, the
dusty carelessness of city life, It's FLAIR
ing secondhand amusements. are the
setting in which people lose the vital
ity to deal with those problems which
they dare not fail TO solve. The help
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
ELEVEN ARE DEAD
IN ST. LOUIS STORM

! St Louis. Mo. Aug. 21.--Eleven
known dead in ST. Louis and ST. Louis
county. and unconf1rmed reports Of
several others. is the fatality list OF
the storm which swept over this sec
ton yesterday and early last night.
Two persons also were drowned in
| East St. Louis. on the Illinois side OF
the river.
The body Of Mrs Anna Waggoner,
eighty years old. who lived just in
side the city limits, was found in her
home to-day. She had been trapped
! in by the overflow from the River
DesPeres. Two families Of negroes,
| five in each family. were drowned.
The river is falling rapidly. and
street car service TO the suburbs was
resumed tonight.
| EN g gigs ~ . 10 f-<S - aSIm
! At East Alton. MS. 40o-foot Sec
! tion of the new levee gave way and
wall of water from the Wood River
! rushed toward the towns OF Wood
| River. Ben Bow and East Alton, but
/ two horsemen raced a hundred yards
ahead of the on-coming water call
, ing out: Run for your lives"
| In less than an hour the three towns
\ were covered with ten feet OF water.
| but not a soul fingered. Two trains
Chicago and Alton from Kansas
| City. and a Big Four from st. Louis
which were caught between two
! branches of the food, gave shelter for
/ the night to scores who had been res
cued from roofs and upper windows
/ of flooded homes, The water began
to recede somewhat today. washouts
and landslides were reported all along
the Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain and
st Louis and San Francisco systems.
A dozen cities spent the night in total
| darkness
In st. Louis fifty men toiled all
| night to divert newly made streams
which had begun to undermine the
| water works and threatened to break
the big mains controlling the city's
water supply. This morning the Mis-
| souri, Naval Reserves and the First
| Regiment of the Missouri National
Guard Joined in the rescue work.
The crews of stalled street cars
near the western city limits construct
ed score of families out of reach
ried score of families out of reach
Of the water.
4 Springfield. Mo, reported that the
damage to the Ozark peach crop
would exceed $500, 900: the damage to
corn is estimated at 100000 real
estate men believe the damage to st.
Louis buildings will reach $1,000, 900,
and two ammunition factories In East
Alton suffered s250,00o damages
when the Woods River levee broke
De Soto, Mo, reported a landslide
on the Iron Mountain tracks at
| Whitehouse, a 300-foot washout OF
the same systems tracks. eight miles
north of De Soto, and that the viii
lage of Blackwell was under ten feet
of water.
! Scores of small towns and several
large cities were isolated last night,
as wires were down and railroads had
either suspended trains or were de-
touring to avoid high water
The River DesPeres which grew
during twenty-four hours from a ten
foot stream TO mile-wide river. be-
gan to fall at midnight. other swol-
len creeks began to recede to day, but
with their decline the larger rivers
rose and official predictions were for
food stages on both the Mississippi
and Missouri to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

iessness Of our discussion is the nat
urai result OF years of unventiiated
unirrigated haste. 1t is the price OF
our distrust of thought, of theory of
realism. of intellectual integrity.
How can we deal with the labor
problem now when we have always
left II to the cranks? How can we
deal with the international problem
when we have lived in isolated indif-
fereince? Doesn't II follow that these
problems will either not be solved at
all, or that they will be solved over
our heads and without our consent?
surely IT is tragic to talk of the voice
OF democracy when the democracy its
uniformed and PROSTATE berofe its
tasks."--The New Republic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
NIGHT RIDERS AGAIN
BUSY IN KENTUCKY

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 21.-Night
riders have become active In Caldwell
and Christian Counties. KY, according
to- advices received here from Prince.
ton and Hopkinsville. In the north
ern part of Christian County fifteen
men. masked and armed, went TO homes
of white and negro people. Several
persons were whipped. Notices were
left for the residents to move from the
community.
AT Princeton a warning note and a
bundle of thorn switches were left 1T
the brickyard of J. X. McGoodwin.
and as a result of the threat McGood-
win has discharged his negro iaborers.
Mr.. McGoodwin IL the father of Pres
ton NJ. McGoodwin, minister to Ven
ezuela.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
STREET CAR EARNINGS
SHOW GOOD INCREASE

The report Of earnings for the Vir-
Einia Railway and Power Company
Tor July, 1915, compared with July.
1914 show that there was an in
crease of the gross earnings for the
month of this year over last year of
s5.4ol. The July gross was s44S,s5S,
as compared with s443,S16 in July,
1914.
Net earnings increased from s231.-
$40 in July, 1914. to s2s3.027 this
year. gain of 81 .447. while the total
income shows gain of $3.693-from
S23I,993 in July last yaer to s241.6S
in 1915.
The amount set aside for Interest,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
VERY UNUSUAL ACCIDENT
COSTS LIFE OF NEGRO

Durham. N. c.. Aug. 21.--wesley,
Rigsbee, coiored. died yesterday after
noon at the Lincoln Hospital in thi4
city from wounds he received whild
riding a cicycle along the National
Highway near Knapp of Reeds, ws1ed
without warning he ran into I.athe4
Washington. another negro, who waa
carrying the moving blade across hid
shoulder. The sharp edge OF the blade
caught around Rigsbee's throat and 4
deep tweive-inch cash resulted. A
physician clamped the arteries Of th<I
negro's neck, but the aid was too late
and he died after several hours ID
suffering. The accident was one Of this
most unusual ever heard of in thi@
city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
HIS AUTO HITS TREE; is
TAKEN no POLICE STATION

Waldo Thorpe was detained at the
Second Station last night because he
ran an automobile containing himself
and Miss d. C. Baker into a tree at
Lombardy and Grace Streets early yes
terday morning.
Miss Baker. who lives In the home
of Mr. Thorpe and his mother, be-
came hysterical and ran along the
street calling for help She was
taken home to Mrs. Thorpe.
Late last night 1t was stated that
Mrs. Thorpe would bail her son for
his appearance in Police Court Mon
day morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
GALVESTON STORMS.
KNOWN DEAD 1870.

Galveston, Texas. Aug. 21.-The en-
tire death loss for this section of the
country as a result of the recent hur-
rican will fall below 200. according to
estimates made tonight. Nearly
hundred persons are still reported, as
missing, but every few hours some OF
these reappear. One hundred and
eighty-eight known dead was the re-
port tonight.
Water has been turned into the
mains, and while the supply is not
abundant, il Is sufficient. The food is
rather scarce, but by tomorrow 1t Is
believed the supply will be normal.
Roads along the coast are being
cleared of debris and food has been
sent from the mainland to such of the
smaller towns as were in want,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
ENDS LIFE ON LOSING
JOB HE HAD ST YEARS

New York, Aug. 21.--For thirty
seven years Henry Schroeder had been
employed by the Barrett Towing Com
pany of Manhattan. He boarded with
Charles Hooper at 2S7 Communipaw
Avenue Jersey City.
The towing company notified him
his services would no longer be need
ed. He went to his home in de-
spondent frame of mind last evening.
This morning he failed to appear for
breakfast. The Hoopers went to call
him and smelled gas, His room was
broken into and the old man was
found dead in bed with the gas turned
on. He had no family or friends
other than the Hoopers, with whom
he boarded.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
DAILY BREAD ALLOWANCE
IN BERLIN INCREASED

Berlin, via London, Aug. al
Berlin's daily bread allowance has
been increased from 200 grammes to
225 grammes as a result of a careful
estimate of the 1915 wheat crop.
Individual municipalities have been
given permission to issue cards calling
for ESQ or 255 grammes of bread
dialy to laborers the increased al
lowances are made possible by the
revised estimate Of the years wheat
crop, which is said to have been un-
derestimated at first because of the
prevailing bad weather.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Paris Reports Heavy Firing.

Paris, Aug. 81 1.-The night COM
munique follows:
In Artois there has been great ar
tillery activity on both sides, In the
region of Noulette and In the sector
Of Neuvillet, the cannonade also has
been very heavy, as we'll as in the
region OF Roye and Lassigny, the
Valley of the Aisne and in Cham
payne. The enemy threw about forty
shells into Rheims, only one person
being wounded
Fighting with bombs occurred on
the front of Perthes and Beausejour
TN the Argonne the enemy has
bombarded Vauquois. We directed
against the German trenches a very
effective fire.
I'm Aisacei In the region of Am
EnertNiller, our treIeh morta RS
wrecked the German positions and
blew up several ammunition depots.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
RED LIGHT DISTRICT WOMAN
CHARGED WITH LIQUOR SAIL

Lula Penn wei known as one Of
the leading denibens of Mayo Street,
was arrested last night by Ofiicers
Sweet and Whitlow for selling liquor
without a license. The Penn woman
still lives in the house which cost
her several thousand dollars for re-
pairs and rent. and has it is said,
several of her old boarders with her
She was bailed for mMonday in Po-
tira
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Italian Air Victory.

Paris, Aug. 81, 4;50 A. M-Italian
aeroplanes defeated an Austrian air
squadron off the Adriatic coast, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Figaro
from Turin. Three of the Austrian
machines were brought down and
their crews were either killed or made
prisoners.
The Figaro's correspondent says that
the Italian squadron forced an engage
ment upon the Austrians after a long
stern chase. The italian aviatorS re-
turned TO their base without loss or
injury.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

American schooner oscar O.. which
was wrecked of the Haitian coast.
They had been cfinging TO the top
mast OF their craft for three days
when rescued.
The schooner Oscar c.. of % tons
gross, left Mobile July %, for Zaza.
Cuba. She was owned by j. Green. of
Pascagoula, Miss.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
GAS EXPLOSION ON YACHT
CAUSES DEATH OF ONE

New London, Conn, Aug. 21.-A gas
explosion in the forward dining room
of Commodore Leonard Richards
auxiliary brig-rigged yacht Garcia. ~
early today injured the second stew
ard, John Marsden. so severely that
he died at Memorial Hospital at l;46
o'clock this afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

The certificate of incorporation OF
Arlington a Green, Incorporated, has
been admitted to record in the ONCE
OF Clerk Robert G.. Bass. The capi-
tai stock of the corporation is to be
$1,000 minimum: $4,000 maximum.
The officers for the first year are
William p. Arlington. president. Sid
ney NJ Green, vice. president: II. A.
Sommers, secretary-treasurer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
May Seal Fate of DnrdaneIles.

Amterdan, Aug. 81 (via London) -
A Wolf Bureau dispatch reports that
the news of Italy's declaration of war
against Turkey was received in Berlin
with deep emotion. 1t is feared, says
the report. that Italys entry into the
Tight aFainst Turkey will seal the fate
of the Dardanelles
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

Information has been received here
OF the safe arrival in Rie De Janeiro
of Miss Ethel Brown. daughter OF Mr..
ana Mrs. c. c. Brown. of this city,
where she has gone to enter upon
missionary work for a period of Ave
years. Miss Brown is a graduate OF
the Petersburg High School and OF
the Farmville State Normal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Miss Rlapkenshn Tutcr,ains

Miss Olive Biankenship entertained
her Sunday school class on Friday
night at Stop II, on the Petersburg
Turnpike, where she has been camp
ing with some of her friends for the
mast couple of weeks. After playing "A
number of games watermelons were
served. The evening was thoroughly
enioyed by all present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
ARREST BtLG|ANs FOR
DISPLAY OF GRIEF

London, Aug. 21.---A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Amsterdam today says:
Persons arriving from Brussels re-
port that there were hundreds of ar
rests there yesterday of Belgians who
were demonstrating their grief on
the anniversary of the German occu4
patton. Places of amusement that had
been closed as a sign of sorrow were
forcibly reopened. Those arrested
were mainly women and children"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
w. III. Wligins

w H Widgins. native of Peters
burg. and who resided here for many
years, died at his home in Crewe
yesterday following an illness of sew
Eral months
Mr.. Widgins was in the forty ninth
year Of his age and besides a widow
he is survived by a large family of
children. He had for a number of
years been an engineer on the Nor
folk & Western Railway AS mem
Der OF the first organized baseball
team playing in Petersburg. he made
NJ large acquaintance and has many
friends Left here. The funeral and
interment took place at crewe yester-
lay afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

Edward C. Green, white, who was
shot in an encounter at Burkeville, was
brought to the Retreat for the Sick
yesterday and given treatment. Green
is under surveillance of the police, as
1t Is believed that he attempted to
break into a store at Burkeville.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

York, Pa. Aug. GA big storm
struck Hanover, near here. tonight,
causing large fires. A large glove fac
tory was destroyed and several smaller
structures near were destroyed. other
fires are reported in the county,
caused by lightning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Migrants sent To JAN.

A white stranger named Hogan and
white woman named Phillips were
before the Police Court this morning
charged with being Migrants and inn
4 from house. TO house. and BY their
pitiful stories OF poverty. affection
and want. aroused great deal of
sympathy. An investigation proved
them 20 be impostors and their stor-
- false. Hogan was given six months
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Holding 2.ooo. ooo pr4.o,,,.,.a

Berlin, Aug. 2l.-The Frankfurter
Zeitung estimates that the German
and Austrians are now holding more
than 1000. 900 prisoners of war. or
whom i,s54,o 600 are Russians.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Funeral of John Coleman.

The funeral of John ]. Coleman, an
account of whose death has been
mentioned in the Virginian, will be
conducted from ST. Joeeph's Catholic
Church, of which ne was a communi-
cant. at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morn
ting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Wnlis-Slinw.

Mrs. Leanna Shaw and Herbert
/ Willis Inge were united in marriage
at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon by
Rev. A. r. Love. of the West End
Baptist Church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

taxes and sinking FUND increased fronf
$136,ssS TO & 4t45.37s. and the surplus
on hand at the end OF the month del
creased from ss3.2s2 to oss. 9Te. o.
s3.2S3.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

on the road and the Philips woman
was sentenced to thirty days in jail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Charged with Housesreaking.

Thad Rives a negro, claiming to be
from South Carolina, was arrested by
officers GALLON and Sanford this
afternoon and committed to jail on
a charge of housebreaking Rives was
discovered by members of two fam
lies, one on Shepard and the other
on Jones Street. in broad daylight
breaking into their homes by cutting
window screens with a pair of pliers.
In each case he VAS forced to drop
his booty. Chief Ragiand was noti-
fed and Officers GALLON and Sand
ford, with the use of the auto-patrol,
soon succeeded in running down the
thief
Rives is also suspected of having
broken into and robbed the car of
E. c. williams, trestle foreman OF
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, near
Mount Airy. last night.
The thief who robbed Mr.. Williams
ear secured two pocketbooks contain
ing an annual pass over the A. c. L.,
and $40 in money This is the third
time Mr., Williams car has been
broken into and robbed at Mount
Airy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Strike Come To End.

One of the most singular strikes
that was ever known in this section
of the country came TO an abrupt
end last evening when at a meeting
of the striking electrical workers, who
walked out at the Du Point plant on
the morning of August IL, Represen-
tative J. ] Purcell, of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers. announced that the strike
was ended and that union men who
had not secured employment else
where would be at liberty to return
to work at the Du Pont plant on
Monday
A singular feature OF the strike is
the fact that nearly all the strikers
have been placed in better paying po-
sitions with more desirable surround
ings with TRANSPORTATION from Peters
burg to their new places of work.
The Du Pont Company did not In
any case comply with the demands OF
the strikers and claims not to have
been Inconvenience on account OF
the walk -out. A large majority of the
men will 20 to Texas and other storm
swept sections Of the country where
electrical workers are in demand at
good wages.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Sent To Grand Jury.

Alfred Starke and Albert Hooper.
two negroes, charged with breaking
into the store OF c. E. Rose. corner of
Halifax and Jones Streets, last night,
were before the Police Court this
morning and were both sent on TO the
Hastings Court for trial. II. Spen-
Ger Chsppell who resides a short dis
lance from the store of Mr.. Rose.
heard the negroes in the store and
with the assistance of l. A. Andrews
he captured the negroes before they
could get away with any of the stolen
goods.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
GETS THREE YEARS FOR
MURDER OF NEGRO MAN
Clayton Jones. OF Louisville, ky'
Said To Have Killed Negro Who
Stole His Money.
STRIKE COMES TO ABRUPT END
Representative J. J. Purcell says Men
Are at Liberty To Resume Work at
Du Point ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sent TO
Jail

Petersburg. Va. Aug. 21.---At spe'
4 ctai term of the Circuit Court OF Din
widdie county, Judge Robert q
SeuthalI presiding, among other cases
tried was that of Clayton Jones, a
young white man from Louisville,
Ky. who was convicted on an In
dictnent charging homicide and SEN
fenced to three years in the peniten'
tiary.
some weeks ago young Jones wen'
TO Hopewen seeking employment and
failing to find work, he started on
the return trip from Petersburg to
Louisville on Norfolk and Western
fret .ht train. On the train with him
were several other white men and a
negro Jones fell asleep short dis
lance west of this city while sitting
on a coal bumper and when ne
awoke he missed a one dollar bill
which he had pinned in his shirt
pocket. When the freight stopped al
a water tank near Church Road. ne
inquired Of the several white men as
to whether they knew anything about
the missing money. He was told that
a negro had been to the place where
he was sleeping He went in search
of the negro and found him and ac-
cused him of having the money
whereupon the negro applied to him
a siie epithet and made motion As
though TO arise from his seat. Jones
drew his revolver and fired. killing
the negro instantly He did not re-
turn to the train and the negro's dead
body was not discovered until the
train reached Wilson. some twelve On
fifteen miles beyond where the shoot
ing occurred.
Chief of Police Raglanj, of this
city, was notified OF the shooting and
the following morning dispatched De-
tective Aldridge and Off1cer Joseph
Heelsn in search of Jones. He was
found sitting Beside the railroad near
Church Road. was arrested and
brought back to this city. When the
negro's rody was searched no money
was found upon his person nor die
he carry q deadly weapon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-24
Training for Citizenship.

That every citizen of Oregon has
business and social relations that jus
tify a study of the fundamentals of
political economy, is the declaration
Of the o. A. c. economists. The need
Of this study is particularly acute in
democracy wherein every man and
woman is voter and directly in
fluences public policy. A knowledge
Of the origin, composition and oper-
ations of the government is so ne
cessary that if it was not secured in
the course of school work it should
be acquired by a systematic course OF
reading or in some other effective
manner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-24

Ecal first name. It was Hello Lot
and "Howdy, Lot wherever he went
and customers Of his general store
would call to him, Lot, tie me up a
slab Of bacon and throw a couple Of
barrels Of flour into the wagor."
Thus It happened that small boy
Of those days got the habit Of ad-
dressing the merchant-mayor by his
first name. His widowed mother one
day reproved him for this familiarity.
1T is not becoming for a boy of your
age to call him Lot she said, al
ways speak to him and Of him as Mr..
Livermore,
About this time the first Sunday
school class Of Pendleton was organ
lied by "Aunty' Raley, who later be-
came known as "the mother Of PEN
dleton.' In her class Of dozen
Youngsters was numbered this par
ucular small boy. One Sunday
"Aunty' Raley was telling her class
Of the wicked cities Of Sodom and
Gomorrah, "Now, wonder" she said
"if there are any Of you small boys
who know who It was that was turn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-24

these remarkable ruins belongs TO
Richard and Alfred Wetherill, Of
Mancos. The family own large herds
Of cattle, which wander about on the
Mesa Verde The care of these herds
often calls for long rides on the mesa
and in It's labyrinth of canyons Dur
ing these long excursions ruins, the
one more magnificent than the other,
have been discovered. The two larg-
est were found by Richard Wetherill
and Charley Mason one December
day in 1888, as they were riding to-
gether through the pinyon wood on
the mesa In search Of a stray herd.
They had penetrated through tho
dense scrub to the edge of a deep
canyon. In the opposite cliff shell
tered by huge massive vault of rock,
there lay before their astonished eyes
a whole town, with towers and walls.
rising out of a heap OF ruins This
grand monument Of bygone ages
seemed to them well deserving OF the
name OF Cliff Palace Not far from
this place, but in different canyon.
they discovered on the same day, an