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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02

Somebody has been wasting sym
pathy on Mr. Bryan because Of his
unsuccessful political career" We
fan 70 see The point Does success
consist in ons's own personal ad-
vancAment or IN tho triumph Of the
principles for which he stands?
Who stood four-square to every 20
nttcA, wind that blew for nearly two
decades. and insisted that Donocracy
should not oompromise with the po-
!st3cai evils Of the times? Who was
Il who boldly declared. n the cam
paign which resulted In the election
OF TAFT and the return Of a Repuhl~
can majority in Congress, that the
Republican party could not he trusted
TO carry out its solemn platform cove
nant that the tariff should he re.
yassdf VINO was right. BRYAN or his
defamers7
whose voice has been heard In
svery State in the American Union.
demanding that the man shall be
raae.d above the dollar: that the
power o. wealth 10 control the ma
tson.. eyec4orate and the policies of
80 Government should cease. that
4he Republican rule CT "speelal m
4.re.ts. a. mtg business" should he
ren,.e sic Of h., ana for
~. me-
who f'af period
N the a .- hat the
o.n 70 ie.. -e free
sv,rn eyer It CT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
GERMAN PUBLISHER
TAKES OWN LIFE
Edward L. Prectortus, President of
German American Press Associa-
ton, ST. Louis. "A Suicide.

st Louis, Nov. 1.-Edward L. Pree-
torius, president OF the German-Amer-
lean Press Association, which pub.
fishes the Times and the Westliche
Post, committed suicide at his home
here this morning. His body was
found in the bathroom. where he had
shot himself.
Mr.. Pfeetorius had bes1 in poor
hcalth since an accident on January
IL. 1914, when an automobile In
which he was riding was struck by a
street car, and deep cash was cut in
MS face by broken glass.
Since the accident he had been I'M
able to attend to his newspaper work
until recently. when he began visit
Ing his office few hours daily.
Mr. Preetorius was sixty-uine years
old. the son of DR.. Emit Preetorius,
one Of trio of famous German edi-
tors who flourished in 81. Louis soon
after the Civil War. From his father
he inherited the Westliehe Post In
1907 In company with the late John
Schrorers ne founded the 81 Louis
Times, an afternoon paper published
in English
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
SKINNER AT WASHINGTON.
He Is Telling Of Wars Effect on Trade
Situation

I
Washington, Nov Robert p.
SKINNER, United States Consul C eneral
al London. arrived in Washington to-
day ard began series of conferences
With. Secretary Lansing and other Of
meals IN regard To matters in London
affecting trade.
Mr. skinner was summoned home
to report on the general situation at
feetn2 trade growing out of the ex-
ercise by Great Britain Of full eon-
troi OF the seas. The. State Depart
ment officials have not had oppor-
ituhltF 10 talk the situation over with
any one who has been actually on the
ground In England for several months
and many questions have developed.
Inc uncertainty arose over the
widespread publicity gwen report
of Mr. SINNERS which inadvertently
got into the daily consular reports
thoueh intended only for the con-
hdenttal files of the State Depart
ment.
Mr.. Skinner drew attention to the
increases of British exports and made
statements which were used as the
basis of charge that the British
were used as the basis of charge
that the British were airing discrim-
nations against American trade with
neutral countries of Europe in order
to gain trade for themselves This
charge was answered in formal note
from the British Government, citing
statistics 70 show that the increases
of American trade with these coun-
tries were many times as large as
those OF British trade with the same
countries during the war period. 1t
was intimated at the time that Mr..
Skinner would no longer be persona
grata in London, but it is now under
stood that the British Government has
shown that Mr.. Skinner is agreea bic
to them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
LET THERE BE A FULL VOTE.

virEinians should set good ex-
ample today. and. whether fights are
in progress or not in tneir own par
ticuIar haniu-icks, they should so ont
and vote.
Elections are being held II sHery
couasy and city in the state. and mem
bers OF both branches Of the Legis-
iature ard ali county officers, except
clerks Of courts, are being named.
The fights are few but ferce, and
are principally fer legislative honors
However, in Norfolk C44nty veri-
table finish aeht ia on between
.-straag htouts" and ..flsiontsfs, with
the latter aKhttns defensive battle
In their last line OF trenches
A legislative fight that has attracted
very considerable interest is that for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02

il whether or not the City Democratic
Committees assumption CT the power
virtually to name the Commonwealth
attorney shall be endorsed or con-
demned. Nj George F. Wise had
been Tor weeks pronounced candi-
date for the Office He had been
named ty Judge D. c. Richardson to
fiji the Office until an election might
be held IT was matter of common
belief If not Of common knowledge,
that a very considerable majority in
the city Committee favored Council
man r. Gray Haddon for the Office,
and when the committee invited can
didates to submit their claims to the
body, Mr.. Wise and his friends felt
that an undue and unjust advantage
was being planned in favor Of Mr.
uaddoa. lie fled his notice Of can
didacy with the clerk of. the courts
ard appeals 10 the people
On behalf Of tho committee. some
have declared that had Mr.. Wise sub
mitted his claims the committee would
have passed the matter along to the
people for decision, but that when
he isiled to submit his claims 20 the
committee, that body was required by
law and party usage 20 declare the one
man who had filed his notice with
them. Mr HadAon in this case, the
party candidate. There are others.
however. who declare that the COM
mittce brought about just the stu
alton II had anticipated and took Just
the action n majority Of, the body had
expected 10 take all along,
The matter is up to the people now.
Let them decide I'll
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
Suffrage Up In Pennsylvan,u.

Philadelphia, Pa. Nov IA pro-
posed amendment to the state consti-
tuition. including one providing for
wonan's suffrage Will be submitted to
electors of Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
Three judges OF the Supreme Court
and Various city. county and otheE 10
cal officials will also be chosen
Advocates of woman's suffrage ard
those opposed to the measure con-
Quoted lively campaigns, athoHfh pe-
l.rical leaders have disregar ita tho
subjects in the. public meetings.
Neil the p .r1syivania Woman
Suffrage Association nor the Pennsyl-
vania Association Opposed to Wo-
mans Suffrage have endorsed candi-
dates The Woman's League Fo1
Good Government, the members OF
which are mostly active suffragists
however. are working for the election
OF George n Porter the Independent
candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
WOMAN IS ARRESTED
ON FER UaY CHARGE
Sworc That Seventeen Near-O Old Lad
Had Passed Twenty first Year
Is Charge.

Mrs. Lula Parker. thirty-four years
old. was placed under arrest yester-
day by Detective Sergeants Wiley and
kelam on charge of making false
statements before the clerk OF Hust-
tngs Court
Mrs Parker is alleged to have
sworn that Bernard Brentiy, seven
teen years old, who was seeking IL
marriage license 10 wed Miss Louise
Proffit, fifteen years Old, had passed
his twenty first birthday.
Things looked suspicious. and Clerk
Walter Christian of Hastings Court,
swore out a warrant against the wo-
man, She was taken 10 First Police
station and later bailed for her APP
pearanCe this morning in Police
Court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
PEOPLES FORUM.
Attention TO Tuberculosis.

Editor Nirginisn;
Sir,-lt reioices my heart to learn
that the doctors have given a whole
day To the consideration of tuherculo-
sis during their convention in Rich.
mond | do pray that il may result
in turning on the light in Virginia
and bringing mea sure of hope &c
those thousands who arc already suf
fering from consum ption and know
it, and of deliyerance to those other
thousa nds who are suffering from II
and do not know it, or shall soon
break down with it. | do pray that
our Legislature, so soon to meet. will
wake up 10 the importance Of this
subject and Will make suitable APP
propriatlons~ will found chair for
throat and lung diseases at the col
lege. How few die of eye ear and
nose disease compared to the multi
tude that are carried off by consump
tion--that king of diseases Yet we
have eye, ear and throat specialists
and no trained lung specialist
There is a second point / would
stress, which is this, and may the
T. b specialists TO speak in Rich
mond emphasize It; Urge the gen
eral practitioner to exercise more
care in diagnosis. and not TO call an
incipient case OF tuberculosis "hvon-
ehitis. or nalarial fever. torpid liver
or a bad cold" or some such mis-
nomer. To urge. too. that In case
at all doubtful to send the patient to
a specialist who has the equipment
and the training necessary for a cor
rect diagnosis. No matter how poor
the patient. he'd rather beg the means
land il would not be very costiy) for
sc euring a true knowledge of his dis
ease than find out too iate to recover
or protect his associates.
The consequences of ignorance and
neglect of doubtful case are too
deadly. Examination of the sputum
IL inconciusive~--s etimes ii takes a
half dozen examinations To reveal
consumption even In an advanced
case An eminent physician has said
II is objectionable In the family doc
tor not to follow up a suspected case
until it Is proved. Every well-inform-
ed doctor knows this can be easily
done (the difficulty is small compar-
ed with the tremendous consequences)
by daily temperatures over several
weeks or months, and by other means.
Other States are waking up to the
fearful toll of life and prosperity.
consumption exacts them and are
taking adequate and sensible meas
ures to exterininatc 1t. Can't Vir-
ginia do as much?
" y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
Don't Want Pastor to Arbitrate.

New York Nov. 1.-The board OF
trustees of Plymouth Church, Brook
lyn, have advised their pastor, the
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills, TO with
draw from hts agreement to arbitrate
the controversy with former Business
Manager Frank l.. Ferguson over
money matters.
In making THIS announcement. Colo
mel A. J. Beecher, chairman OF the
hoard said the trustees had voted
their utmost confidence" In DR.. Hill
lis. but believed that the "welfafe OF
the church will best be conserved by
the fullest Investigation In court o.
Justice and not by secret hearing IN
any star chamber. no matter how we'll
m Gaming It's members may be.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
BOY ARRESTED ON
lNCENDIARY CHARGE

Suspected of starting n fire yester
daf afternoon in W. }. Readys brick
yards, which resulted in the complete
destruction OF several wooden build
ihgs, Thomas Martin, fifteen-year-
old boy, was arrested last night and
brought 10 Second Police Station.
The fire was discovered in the brick
yards at l:30 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, and before ii could be gotten
under control It had destroyed five
wooden structures. entailing loss
estimated at several hundred dollars.
The boy is alleged TO have been
seen IN the yards shortly before the
IRE occurred. but whether or not he
SET hre to the place has not yet been
oef1nitely ascertained by the police.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
BOY SHOOTS ANOTHER
WHILE CLEANING GUN
Frank Bowry, Son of Electrical In
spector, in Memorial Hospital
with Bullet in Body.

Frank Bowry. aged eleven years, son
OF Thomas w. Bowry. 1914 Semmes
Avenue. Southside, was shot and
probably mortally wounded by Robert
Lane, aged twelve, in the barn of Lane =
father, c. r. Lane, 1908 Semmes Ave-
nue., where the boys were cleaning a
22-calibre pistol yesterday afternoon.
Young Bowry is in Memorial Hospital,
where, late last night his condition
was regarded as extremely critical.
The boys thought all the cartridges
had been elected and while young
Lane continued pulling the trigger the
Bowry boy stood near and In its range.
The bullet entered Bowry's right
breast,
Bowrys father is IN inspector In
the office of the city electrician.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
The Commonwealth Attorney,

Editor Virginian:
Sir,-~Being a lifelong Democrat.
think | have the right OF saying what
nv view OF the duty of the voters in
this city is in reference to a choice OF
Comm wealths attorney.
It is commonly agreed. except with
the inner circle OF politicians and their
cohorts, that In this matter OF choice
between two Democrats no party lash
should be threatened or employed and
that the best interests OF the party ami
people would be best surserved by. In
this instance and in future instances
when unfair methods are employed tc
eliminate worthy aspirantS, the voters
repudiate such an effort, IL matters
not how worthy in himself such ainar
may be who the committee favorn
W a aMIH0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
Sunday Traaickers Arrested

Chicago. H., Nov illegal traf-
fickers OF liquor made their appear
ance in the downtown district here
Sunday, the fourth Sunday since
Mayor Thompson ordered the Sunday
closing law enforced number of
men were arrested after the police
had seen them sell liquor from bot
Ties. Thirty violations OF the closing
order were reported
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02

According to a consular report
France has placed an embargo on kid
skins We refuse to skin ours, even
for the benefit of the impecunious
Frenchmen,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02

1t would seem from the reports
from Hopeweil, to the effect that the
Greeks there are being taught to dril
by a Greek army officer, that the
ambition of the American Greeks does
not lie solely In the manufacture of
egg sandwiches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
Charged With Theft OF Wb,skey.

Accused of the theft of a quantity
of whiskey and cigarettes from the
+, store of Frank Micheti. Thomas Bell
was placed under arrest last night
| and lodged in Second Police Station.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02

cation IN special supplement TO
Commerce Reports, issued blythe De-
partment Of Commerce, in which he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
TURKEY A GOOD MARKET.

Orr consul general to Constantine
a Il Bic Ravnal. has an exceedingly
ssins and instructive communi
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-27
REFUSED TO EAT MATCHES
Experiment Proved That Rats and
Mice Have Been unjustIy Accused
Of Causing Fires.

Rats, mice and matches have long
been considered source of fires. An
investigator, however, after extensive
experiment, reports. in Safety En-.
cheering. that. there is no real founda-
ton for the popular idea. A large num-
Der OF rats were caught at different
times and confined in cages with the
ends open for observation. Matches
were then placed in the cages, but no
food, and the rats were left In quiet
spot in cellar. In every case the ami
mails starved to death or ate their com.
panions. Not match head or splint
was gnawed The matches were well
seasoned and OF different varieties
from the strike-on-the-box to the
double-tip and the common parlor
match. A second series of tests was
conducted In cage measuring more
than six feet square. The results
were the same.
In all cases the rats we're without
food from two to three days. then the
matches were introduced and the rats
died from starvation within one to five
days after. Like experiments were
conducted with mice and the same re-
suits obtained. the mice being hungry
from two to three days. then the
matches were introduced and death
followed in one to five days, In the
larger cages the rats we're fed for
periods varying from twenty to forty
four days in order to permit the ami
mails TO become accustomed to their
surroundings and act normally. A
greater variety of matches was used
in this test. The rats were imprisoned
together in this case and many were
gnawed and eaten by their compan.
ions.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-27
These Fish Need Ladders

Salmon seeking to scale the i'm.
pounding wall at Gibraltar dam, on
the Santa Ynez river. to reach the up
per canyons and spawn. are reported
to be exhausting their strength and
will die.
The city has reared wall over ten
feet above the bed of the stream, over
which the water is flowing. On the top
of the wall is slight shelving where
the fish. seeking to make the long leap,
land. and they are carried by the flow
back down the stream again.
Engineer Pyzel, who is in charge
of the city's reservoir works, reports
he has watched dozens of big salmon
or salmon trout try to make the
leap and fail. and he is of the opinion
that all will eventually die. When
the impounding wall was built the
city did not provide for a fish ladder.
hence the trouble Santa Barbara
Dispatch to Los Angeles Times.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-27


the beautiful original Of that destroyed
photograph on board the Lola. But
she has not always been sol"
mo. I think not always" replied
the sister quietly.
But she can write responses to my
questions?"
Alas! no." was the old woman's
whispered reply. Her mind is affect
ed. She is, unfortunately. a hopeless
lunatic."
l looked straight into those sad.
wide-open. yet unflinching brown eyes
utterly confounded.
Those white wrists held in steel,
that pale face and blanched lips, the
inertness OF her movements, all told
their own tragic tale. And yet that
letter | had read dictated in secret
most probably because her hands we're
not free, WAS certainly not the out.
pourings Of madwoman. She had
spoken of death, II was true, yet was
It not to be supposed that she was
slowly being driven to suicide7 She
had kept her secret. and she wished
the man Hornby-the man who was to
marry Muriel Leithcourt--to know.
The room in which we stood was eyi.
IDENTITY an apartment set apart for her
use, for beyond was the tiny bedcham.
Der; yet the small. high-up window
was closely barred, and the cold bare.
ness OF the prison was sufficient in.
deed to cause anyone confined there to
prefer death to captivity.
Again spoke to her slowly and
kindly, but there was no response
That she was absolutely dumb was
only too apparent. Yet surely she had
not always been so! had gone In
search of her because the beauty of
her portrait had magnetized me. and
| had now found her to be even more
lovely than her picture. yet, alas! suf.
fering from an afiliction that rendered
her life tragedy. The realization
of the terrible truth staggered me
Such a perfect face as hers had never
before set eyes upon, so beautiful so
clear-cut. so refined. so eminently the
countenance of one wellborn, and vet
so ineffably sad. so full of blank un.
utterable despair.
She placed her clasped hands to her
mouth and made signs by shaking her
head that she could neither under.
stand nor respond took my wallet
from my pocket and wrote upon a
piece of paper in large hand the
words: II come from Lydia Moreton.
My name is Gordon Gregg"
When her eager gaze fell upon the
words she became instantly filed with
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-27
Florence NIshtInaaIe,s statu..

THE Lady With the Lamp" statue
OF Florence Nightingale. has been I'M
yelled without ceremonial, In Water
loo place, London. The statue stands
high on a red and gray granite pedes-
tai, and makes a notable and an ap.
propriate addition to Waterloo place.
BY its side. fully harmonizing with II
in general outline. is that OF Sidney
Herbert. The effective background
for both is the Crimean memorial. The
sculptor portrayed his subject In a
sympathetic pose, standing in the vo-
luminous skirt OF the early Victorian
period. with the lamp borne In the
right hand This statue OF THE Lady
With the Lamp" is the first public
statue of woman in London other
than those of royal ladies'.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-27

their power because she had no means
OF defense. The man Is awaiting me
In the boat outside. i l intend to take
her with me-"
But. m'sieur, why that is impos.
siblel" cried the old woman in a
hoarse voice "1f you we're discovered
by the guards who patrol the lake both
night and day they would shoot you
both"
Il will risk It," ! said. and linking
my arm in that of the woman whose
lovely countenance had verify become
the sun of my existence. made a sign,
inviting her to accompany me-
The sister barred the door, urging
me to reconsider my decision, but |
waved her aside
Elma recognized my intentions in a
moment, and allowed herself to be con
Quoted down the long intricate corri.
dor, walking stealthily. aud as we
orept along on tiptoe | felt the girls
grip upon my arm, grip that told
me that she placed her faith in me as
her deliverer.
Without a sound we crept forward
until within few yards from that un'
locked door where the boat awaited us
below, when, of a sudden, the uncer.
tain light OF the lantern fell upon
something that shone and deep voice
cried out of the darkness in Russian
Halt! or fret"
And, startled. we found ourselves
looking down the muzzle of loaded
carbine.
A huge sentry stood with his back to
the secret exit, his dark eyes shining
beneath his peaked cap. as he held
his weapon to his shoulder within six
feet of us.
Speak" cried the fellow. "who
are your"
At glance I took in the peril OF the
situation. and without seconds hest
tation made dive for the man be-
meath his weapon. He lowered IL, but
IL was too late. for ] gripped him
around the waist. rendering his gun
useless. II was the work OF an In.
slant, for | knew that to close with
him was my only chance.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-27

excitement, and nodded quickly. Then
holding her steel-clasped wrists to-
wards me she looked wistfully at me,
as though imploring me to release her
from the awful bondage In that silent
tomb.
Though the woman who had led me
there endeavored to prevent 1t. hand.
ed her the pencil and placed the paper
on the table for her to write.
The nun tried to snatch 1t up. but |
held her arm gently and forcibly. say
ing in French:
mo. | wish to see IL she is really
insane. You will at least allow me
this satisfaction"
And while we were In alteration,
Elma, with the pencil in her fingers,
tried to write, but by reason of her
hands being bound so closely was un-
able. At length. however. after sew
eral attempts, she succeeded in print
ing In uneven capitals the response:
Il know you. You were on the
yacht. | thought they killed you"
The thin-faced old woman saw her
RESPONSE reply that was surely ra-
tional enough-and her brows con
tracted with displeasure
why are you here?" ! wrote. not
allowing the sister to get sight of my
question.
In response. she wrote painfully and
laboriously:
Il am condemned for a crime did
not commit. Take me from here, or |
shall kill myself"
"Ah!" exclaimed the old woman.
You see, poor girl, she believes her
self innocent! They all do"
But why is she here?" demanded
fiercely
Il do not know. m'sieur. 1t is not
my duty to inquire the history OF their
crimes. When they are i'll nurse
them; that is all"
And who is the commandant OF this
fortress?"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-27
The Mother Instinct.

At the close Of his talk before a
Sunday school the bishop invited ques-
lions.
A tiny boy, with white. eager
face. at once held up his hand.
Please. sir" said he, why was
Adam never baby?"
The bishop coughed in doubt as TO
what answer TO give. but little girl.
the eldest of several brothers and
sisters. came promptly to his aid.
Please, sir" she added smartly.
there was nobody to nuss him
London Tit-Bits.