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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
STEARNtS REQUESTS
BOOK PLATE BIOS
STATE BOARD SEEKING TO SAVE
PART OF COST OF SCHOOL
BOOKS.

Stale Superintendent r. G. Stearnes,
acting on instructions from the State
Board of Education. has advertised
for bids on book plates.
II is intended under authority
granted by the Pollard text book bill
passed by the present General AS
semhly. TO rent plates and have books
for use in the public schools manu-
featured If Il be found that they can
'De secured Mt a lower cost In that way.
All the books Will not be. SO Sc
cured. as many OF them 1t is estimated
can be secured as cheaply direct from
the publishers. but In many cases
thinks Su pe'!ntendent Stearnes. sub
stantial saving can be effected by
renting the plates. paying publishers
a royalty and have the books manu-
factured. Richmond, New York and
other bookpinders are asked to sub
NIT bids. and no definite action will
.be taken BY the .boara Sntis-these are
received and studied
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
Talk OF NOTIFICATIONS,
Rurnor Has Ii That Gerard May Ebert
Adjustments.

Washington. Feb. as.--~A rufnor
was current in usually well-informed
circles tonight that James w. Gerard.
Unibed States amba ssador to Ger
many. had presented to the German
government this afternoon proposals
tending to the solution of the ques-
tions involved in the German block
ade OF Great Britain, and the British
governments refusal TO allow food
stuffs to pass on neutral vessels to
the non -combatant population of Ger
many.
The means proposed was said to be
a modification OF the British attitude
on foodstuffs, to be followed by a
moderation Of the German subna-
rine warfare against mercantile ves-
sells. No verification OF the rumor
was to be had at the State Depart
ment and government officials dis
credited it. because. they pointed out,
the proposals sal dto have been ad-
vanced by Mr. Gerard were made
c.iginaiiy by Germany in a statement
given out by Admiral Boenhcke. chief
of the German naval staff. and were
not entertained by the British gov
eminent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
DIED IGNORANT Of
ON DAUGHTER
MRS. w. 4. ALVIS PASSES AWAY
AT HOME, WHICH is DOCBLY
STRICKEN.

Mrs. W l.. Avis, OF 2os North
Twentieth Street, mother of eleven
year-old Ethei Avis, whom e. l..
Lozon, a sixty f6ur-year- basket
maker n charged with having Grim
inally assaulted. Monday afternoon,
died yesterday at noon without learn
ing the rad story. She passed away
quietly. after a request to see her
younger child. had been refused her
She was told that the child was sick.
and was in bed The stricken family
wept when they refused her last re-.
quest. They feared that their mother
might learn the truth II she talked TO
the girl. She died without knowing
Of the indienities her daughter had
suffered Mrs Avis is survived by
her husband and several sons and
daughters The funeral arrangements
have not been announced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
AUTO STRUCK A
TERRIFIC BLOW
HIT FROM BEHIND BY SPEEDING;
STREET CAR-OCCUPANT
HAS CLOSE CALL.

{ l.. Il. sibert. OF e12: Floyd Avenue.
came very nearly losing his life
about ) o'clock yesterday afternoon
when rie automobile In which he was
riding along Broad Street was struck
by an east-bound Broad and Twenty
fifth Street car at Lombardy and
Broad Streets, and knocked ninety
feet. Mr.. Slbert was hurled from his
seat and the car was smashed to
pieces. He escaped only slightly in
jured.
Mr.. SiDert was hit from behind. The
street car was proceeding in the same
direction az himself, h1t ct q much
faster speed. 1t struck the ear OF eis
car. pushed 1t down the street for
ninety feet according to the police re-
port OF the accident. and then hurled
it against tree Patrolman Eamueis
assisted Mr.. Sibert from the dHznaged
car, and tbs a-sssrea man as.taken to
hts home-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
EMPLOYEES ENJOY
ANNUAL cAhQOEI
MILLER & RHOADs FOLK EAT.
DRINK AND ARE
MERRY.
B A TIES is PRESIDENT
WITH OTHER OFFICERS is ELECT
ED by THE ASSOCIATION.
PRESENT FOR RETTR-
ING PRESIDENT.

With flowers and the Stars and
Stripes as decorations. s25 mem
beers of the Miller & Rhoads
Employees Association met last night
in the dinner room of-the big depart
.ment store in annual meeting and
banquet.
Business. eating, music and recita-
'tion filed the program from early
evening until 10 O'Clock, with the men
and women who had worked all the
year faithfully and diligently, enjoy
ing an occasion which each year is a
red letter day in the history OF Miller
& Rhoads. Or the ass members of
the association. nearly all the MEM
bers were present, and Of the 335
members 325 enjoyed themselves
thoroughly.
Hours Pass Swiftly.
A splendid menu and a splendid
program made the hours pass swiftly
and those men who had expected to
be home earlier than usual were
asreeably surprised at the stroke of
10 o'clock and those young ladies
who had instructed their brothers
and others to, especially the others,
to call for them at 8 o'clock, found
SWANS on emerging rom
the store very much later.
After the disposal Of an appetixing
supper the program Of music and
ncers for the ensuing year were elect
ed. These were as follows:
Frank T. Bates, Jr., president: r.
e. Gill. vice-president: r. l.. Cole
man, secretary; Miss NJ. e. Powell.
treasurer. Board Of directors. L. O.
Miller. w. NJ. Love. A. s. Minter,
Mrs. X. II. Hoffman. Miss Rose Hex
ter, Miss Nellie Oman.
Retiring President L. W. Meador
was presented with sterling silver
Gillette safety razor. the presentation
on behalf OF the association being by
r. r. Gill. vice-president-eIect. Mr..
Meador retires from office with one
of the best records ever made by a
president Under his regime the as
ISOLATION Increased Its membership
by ninety-two and with $1,000 bal
ance in the treasury.
A Delightful Program.
The program Was a delightful one.
Miller g. Rhoads talent was awaited
Of exclusively and the singing, recita-
ton and instrumental music was of
a high order. 1t was as follows:
The Program.
Seiectson. NJ. & r.. Quartet, Wills.
splatt. finder, Bullock.
Violin solo, Mrs. Frank Duke Mr..
Young, accompanied
Recitation. Miss Sarah Whisky.
Solo. Miss Alma Treruer.
Violin solo, Mr. John r. Otto, yr.
Miss Otto, accompanies.
Vocal duet. Misses ~strotmeyer and
Minson,
Recitation. Miss Elizabeth Oils.
Solo, Miss Ernestine Otto,
Violin solo, Miss Edna Malcolm.
Miss Otto, accompan.st.
Selection. NJ. & r.. Female Quar-
tet. Misses Strotmeyer. finder, Ire
n1er and Minson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
BOYS AND GIRLS
CONFERENCES Open
CHARACTERISTIC OF TEEN
AGE" AND HOW TO MEET
THEM ARE DISCUSSED.

Much interest In the older boys
and girls conferences. in the Seventh
Street Christian and Grace-Street
Presbyterian Churches. respectfully
Is being shown by the leaders and the
workers in the sunday Schools of the
various evangelical denominations of
Richmond. The conferences opened
yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock. both
being had simultane ously.
The boys conferences are being
directed by John l.. Alexander, super
intendent OF the secondary division OF
the International Sunday School AS
ISOLATION. who Is here from Chicago,
and tho girls conferences are under
the leadership Of Miss Anna Branch
Binfcrd, OF this city.
First Teen Age Meeting.
The FIRST of the 'teen-a insti-
tutes. which are held Jointly with the
conference series. was last night at
S:15 O'clock in Grace-Street Presby-
terrain Church. At this the leaders
and workers from both the boys and
girls division were present The
Early Teens" was the topic discussed
So Mr.. Alexander led the discussions
on how TO meet the Physical and
social characteristics OF the teen
age" Miss Einford was leader on the
portion Of the study dealing with the
mental characteristics. and Rev. J. T.
Watts. Sunday School secretary OF the
Baptist Church. spoke on meeting the
religious characteristics.
Banquet Friday Night.
Conference members and leaders
will have a banquet Friday night in
the banquet hall of the Masonic
Temple. On Saturday there will be q
camp fire" In Forest Hill Park If tho
u.za hnr drr ,rSy
ton OF recreation and play work for
the leaders. In the Neighborhood
house on South Fourth Street.
The program for today follows:
Program.
10:o0-Ifoe A. M.--Interviews With
Leaders-Mr Alexander. Chapel Of
Presbyterian Publishing House. SIS
North Sixth Street.
Older Boys Conference
4:oo-5:3n r. M.--seventh-Ssreet
Christian Church.
400 r. M-Paper: 'wha, Is An
Organized Glass" Fly an Older Boy.
Your Sunday School Glass;" BY an
Older Boy,
4so P. M---Discussion led by Con-
ference Leader,
5:I5 +. M--Ciosing address by Miss
Binford Adjournment.
Older Girls Conference
4:00-5:ao p. M.---Cirace- Street Pres
hyterian Church Theme: "Responsi-
hil!tv"
400 r M.--Soag Service and Devo-
tionai Led by Mrs. J. c. Robinson.
4:i0 r. M.---What Is An Organized
Glass; 81 an Older Girl Music.
4;25 T. M.--Tho Older Girl as a
Leader. BY An Older Girl
4:&o p. M.-Discussion led by Con
ference Leader
$40 p. Address. Am I Ny
BROTHERS, Kceper7" by John l. Alex
ander Closing prayer,
Institute for Tcen-Ase Workers
s:0o-s:l5 r M.--Grace Street
Presbyterian Church,
a:on-s.1s r, M.-Worship-
s:ib-s:4S p. M.-Topic: "Oidef
Boys and Girls.
Physical Characteristics and How
70 Meet Them--Mr. Alexander.
Mental Characteristics and How TO
Meet Them Miss Binford.
Round table conference.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
HARDWARE MEN TO
MEET HERE TO-DAY
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
DEALERS WILL HAVE SEES.
sIONs AT MURPHY.s.

With welcome TO Richmond. ex-
tended by Mayor George Ainslie This
morning in the auditorium of Muir
phys Hotel, the seventh annual meet
Ing Of the Virginia North Carolina
Retail Implement. Hardware and Ma
chinery Dealers Association will be
opened. The body will remain in
session through today ana tomorrow.
The annual banquet will be held
tonight in Mu~phy's Hotel, and a
number of talks will be made
Among those who will speak viii be
Ashton Starke.
interest to hardware and implement
men will be made and discussions will
be had.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
CT AIM OF MOORE.
IS RECOMMENDED

The Claims Committee OF City
Council last night disposed OF q num-
Der Of claims. most important one
Of them being that of $500 TO Mrs,
Mike Moore, whose husband was kill
ed while In the discharge of his duty
as a workman for the city. He was
thrown from his cart and struck by a
mule Mrs. Moore accepts the sum
as sufficient payment.
The Leonard claim, for damages al
legged to be due through property inn
provements. was tabled and the
Spears and Cunningham claims for
similar reasons were referred to the
Administrative Board for report.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
BREAKS UP HANGERs-oN


New York. Feb. 23.-Alderman Will
liam r. Quinn, Republican. OF Man
haitian, introduced q resolution today
intended to put an end 10 the mar
riage bower In the basement OF City
Hall. Mr.. Quinn's action was prompt
ed by repeated complaints from bride
grooms held up" for exorbitant mar
rage fees by runners who frequent
the bower" and arrange weddings
for pairs desious Of civil ceremony.
The resolution went to tsae committee
on general welfare. 1t provides for a
new marriage bureau In the municipal
building and abolition OF the tipping
system by which the ore in City Hall
has been run since 1905. Salaried
attendants would replace those no"
dependent on fees.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
GIVEN THREE YEARS
ON COCAINE CHARGE

Robert Flournoy. colored was
given three years in the penitentiary
yesterday by Jury in the Hastings
Court, for having cocaine In his pos
session for commercial purposes.
Counsel In the persons OF Gilbert *,
Pollock and Hiram If. Smith. moved
to set the verdict aside as contrary to
law and evidence. and Saturday,
Marc, 6. was fixed as the time for
argument on the motion.
The case OF wiilinette Crump. COL
ored. charged similarly, was fixed for
hearing on March Is,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
TAXING SCHMIDT RACK
Charged With COmplicity In Times
Building Outrage.

New York. Feb. 23.-Matthew A,
Schmidt. alleged to have taken part
with the Mcnamara brothers I'm
dynam!ting the building occupied by
the Los Angeles Times. IN Los
Angeles, a few years ago. was ar
raigned before Magistrate Corrixan in
Essex Market Police Court today on
il short afiidavit on suspicion Of being
q fugitive from Justice. After viewing
the extraiit,on papers the magistrate
discharged the man,
Sclnmidtt was Immediately taken
into custody by the officers from Los
Ange1es who came here for that pur-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
SERIES OF LECTURES
ON CHURCH HISTORIC

A series Of lectures ON church hio
tory by Rev. w. Russell Bowie, t43N
rector. will begin tonight in the Ie~
ture room of st. Paufs EptscopM
lChurch at SIS o'clock The 4xY&4
lecture will be on The Conversion r. q
England No offering will be take1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
Finance Committee Meets.

The Finance Committee OF Council
has been called to meet at 8 o'clock
tonight. A number of matters con-
tinued from the last meeting will be
taken up for disposition. Among
them will be the purchase of prop
erty for a ne wschool in Fulton. and
another for the ablsSamenf Of tho
Juvenile 1rd Domestic Relations
Court,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
Lighthouses and Wreckers.

Mrs. Margaret Winstringer. under
Gae auspices of the Woman's Prohibit
ton League Of America. will speak in
Paramount Baptist Church tonight.
Her subject WITH be Lighthouses and
Wreckers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
Major Wood Pack.

Superintent ent Wood Of the Stn11
penitentiary, has just returned t.
stanton, where he has beer in1g
ing the work on the limo grfnS
plant spur tn cl<s. The work n @l
he reported yesteFdAy Kl<y
lar. bat see. feet Of s1itch-t tn
IN ret. to be Laid
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01

with the divorced wife Of a brother Of
ficer. from which he was released by her
death. Her intimacy with Cardigan IN his
wifes lifetime offended Queen Victoria.
The result was she was practically
ostracised by her own class because Of
the royal snub. With iron courage she
went TO garden parties. balls and funo-
tons In which she sat absolutely alone
and ignored, Her husbands cousin. Lady
Ailesbury, the social dictator OF that time
camo into her power. however, because
OF her knowledge OF scandalous chapter
In that woman's past.
When after being widowed she married
the count of Lancaster OF Portugal, she
gave fresh offense 10 the queen by TAX
lng the title OF countess OF Cardigan and
Lancaster for the queen was in the habit
OF calling herself the countess Of Lam
caster when travelling incognito.
Her gifts OF mind and her beauty made
tho countess the leader OF aristocratio
Bohemia. She entertained large parties
in the fine old Tudor mansion left her
by her first husband.
Critics charge that the countess wrote
her recollections TO revenge herself on
those who refused TO receive her
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
York County Storm
Does Heavy Damage

YORK, Neb.. June 8O.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The rain and hailstorm that
passed through York county yesterday
afternoon covered about sixty square
miles. Damage to the wheat and oats
crops is estimated from one-third to two
thirds total loss in the path of the storm.
The storm started two miles north of
Hampton in Hamilton county and trav-
eled in diagonal course northeast
across the county in the direction of
Bluevale. On the farm OF William Over
street. near Arborville, the damage was
the greatest, where all crops were de-
stroyed. The buildings on the farm ere
blon down and two inches of rain fell
in twenty minutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
CARDIGAN COUNTESS DEAD.
Passing Of English Woman, Who,
During Remarkable Career, Of
Tended Queen Victoria.
LIFE FULL OF ROMANCE
Correspondence of The Associated Press)

Correspondence Of The Associated Press.)
LONDON. June i2-The countess Of
Cardigan. whose death. at the age OF 81
years, had remarkable career. She saw
as a child much OF tho court life OF King
william w. heard Tom Moore sing his
own songs and knew the MARQUIS OF
HEREFORD, the original OF Thackeray's
Lord steyne. Her matrimonial experience
including the earl Of Cardigan. who led
the charge OF the light brigade at Balak-
lava and after his death. Portuguese
nobleman, but she also received proposals
from the legitimate heir TO the SPANISH
throne. whom she narrowly missed
marrying and from Disraell. warm
sutton. Lord sherborne. the DUKE OF
Leeds. Prince soltykoff and the duke Of
ST. Adams. Her name will 10 down In
history as the author of book OF
memoirs exposing all the scandals In
high life during the Victorian era.
Il was not until the countess Of cardi-
gan was s. years old and almost for
gotten that she startled England with her
chronicle OF aristooratic scandal under the
title OF MY Recollections" in which she
concealed nothing to save her own repute-
ton or others. Many heroic figures OF
history, such as Dieraeli. emerged from
her book considerably shrunken.
The countess father was Spencer de
Horsey. NJ. p. and her mother the
daughter OF the earl OF strRdbroke. From
childhood. Adeline de Horsey moved in
the highest society in England. The duke
OF wellington was one of her fathers
intlmates,
The young womans Views we're de-
oidedly advanced for her time. and be-
cause she was not allowed a latch-key,
she left home and got n house of her
own in London. II was at this time she
met the earl OF Cardigan. The earl
possessed brute courage and nothing else.
and failed OF promotion to a generalship
on this account.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
Huse Company Gets
Workman Contracts

GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. June SOe-(spe-
cial Telegram.) THE contract for pub
fishing the Nebraska Workman, the Of
fetal organ of the Ancient order of
United workmen of Nebraska, for the
next four years was let today TO the
Huse Publishing company of Norfolk,
who have printed this paper for the last
sixteen years. The contract today was
awarded on competitive bids. tho Huse
bid being selected out of dozen from
all parts OF the state. because II was
the lowest price, service considered.
The contract for furnishing printing
and stationery supplies was let TO the
Huse Publishing company, its bid being
the lowest among a large number.
Among the officers present were:
Grand Master Workman Frank A. An
derson, Grand Recorder +. G. whittle-
sey. Frank l.. Evans, grand recorder
elect, and Ross J.. Hsmond, John II. Ben
nett, Nicholas Ress and Joseph oberN
felcer members of tho finance committee
The contract for furnishing bonds waF
let to the Illinois Surety company.
The new officers took their seats 20.
night.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS
NEAR H0LBR00K, NEB.

HoLBRooK. Neb.. June sO.-(special
Telegram.)-Mr c. ]. VanCleave was In
jured In an automobile accident south of
Holbrook Sunday evening and died at
her home here Tuesday morning at 3
o'clock. The funeral services were held
in the Baptist church in Holbrook this
morning.
Lewis Debban was killed at his home
eight miles southwest of Blwood. Sunday
evening when he was trying to catch a
COW to milk with a rope. The rope got
entangied around his arm and ne was
dragged q considerable distance. re-
ceiving crushed skull and internal in
juries. He lived but a short time after
the accident. The funeral services will be
held at the Western German church on
Thursday afternoon and burial in the
German cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
Nebraska
], H, Riggs, Editor
Waterloo Gazette,
Expires Suddenly

WATERLOO, Neb., June 0.-(Special
Telegram. flames Il. Riggs. editor and
publisher OF the Waterloo Gazette, died
suddenly at his home here today at noon.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed but will probably be held
Friday. MIR Riggs was also publisher
OF the Elkhorn Exchange and Willard
Courier. He served several years as
county commissioner.
James II Riggs was born near Eddy
Vile. Ia. November IS. 1889 In 1882 he
located at O'Neill. Neb.. where he pub
lished the ONeill Frontier with which
he was connected until 1895, The follow
ing year he edited the Randolph Times,
after which he moved to Fremont and for
three years was connected with the FIRE.
mont Tribune, In 1898 he bought the
Waterloo Gazette, which he has continued
to publish since that time.
He was married July %. 1889, to Hen
rietta Kimball. His widow and three
children, Herbert, Zilpha and Marcia
Riggs, survive, besides his mother. Mrs.
A. w. Riggs OF Eddyville. Ia; two sis
tiers, Mrs A. Baker. Oskaloosa. Ia. and
Mrs. j. II. Meredith, O'Neill, Neb., and a
brother, George ID. Riggs OF the Des
Molnes REGISTER and Leader.
Funeral services will be held at the
home Friday at o'clock. Burial will be
at Prospect Hill cemetery at this place.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
LUMP SUM JUDGMENT
UNDER COMPENSATION LAW
(From a Staff Correspondent


LINCOLN, Neb.. June S0.-(Special)-
When an employe dies by reason OF in
juries received while at work the en-
ployer may be compelled to pay the de-
pendents OF the deceased in a lump sum.
the present worth OF the sums which ac-
crue to the dependents upon such death.
Such IL the opinion handed down by
Judge Stewart of the Lancaster county
district court today in suit by Rachel
NJ. Bailey against the Fidelity and Guar
anty company and w. A. Apperson.
owner of a building in which the husband
of Mrs. Bailey was killed last spring.
The deceased would have been entitled
to $40 week for $50 weeks and s1OO for
burial expenses under the terms of the
workmen's compensation act. The order
of the court was for the payment Of
$2.ses SO in addition TO the 400 burial la
biiity. The case will be appealed TO the
supreme court
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
Sweden Proposes
to Stop Smuggling
Into the War Zone

Correspondence Of the Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM, June 12.-There has been
much discussion about the smuggling OF
contraband from Sweden TO Germany
though II Is well known that the Gus
toms officials have been alert TO prevent
Il. The suspicious were justified sppar-
emily In the case OF the steamer Solve
which left Stockholm in January. loaded
with plaids. copper. rubber tires and a
miscellaneous cargo OF other articles. il
was bound for Norrkoping, where eddi-
tional cargo was TO be put aboard. Then
IL was intended to have Il go 20 Malmo
and tho coast where Il would be outside
Swedish waters, have the ship seized by
Germans. But the authorities took the
ship In Norrkoping harbor.
In February there was another at
tempt Three big steamers loaded with
maize came into Lsndskrona harbor the
bills of lading signed TO order. 4 Ger
man presented himself Ms the owner and
| ordered the ships on the same day TO
Norrkoping around Falsterbo. evidently
with tho intention Of being taken by the
Germans. But the government declared
that the ships must unload in Lands
krona.
! In the fRst week Of April there ives
another striking case when the steamer
England, belonging 60 the recent Swedish
minister OF marine. was captured off
Falsterbo and brought to stettin. where
much OF the cargo was unloaded as be-
longing to German. II was another
cargo OF maize and came from America.
being under the authorization OF the Swe'
dish government Tor use IN Sweden. Dur.
ling the Journey one OF the interested
firms sold It's part OF the cargo to a
Stockholm firm. which ia turn sold II TO
the German government
As a result OF suyh attempts the swed-
lsh authorities now demand that every
vessel bound for the coast shall call al
Malmo for inspection II may he that
some tons OF copper may have beer
struggled across the frontier, but there
has not been any systematic trade Ia
contraband.