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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-15
QUESTIONS OF PEACE
ARE FIRST ON PROGRAM
How to Prevent War Is Discussed by
Speakers at Southern Com
mercinl Congress.
NEW CONSCIENCE is NEEDED
Houston Says What This Country
Needs Is More National Unity,
More Spiritual and Less Material
and MOuthy Patriotism.

CIARLESrUN, =. G.. December IL
Tn" question of international peac.
occupied the sessions to-day and to-
nigh; of the Southern Commercial Con-
Srcss. in seventh annual convention
here. Many prominent sneakers
stressed the necessity for preventing
war. rather than attempting to stop
II after strife has broken out.
Professor Abbott LAWRENCE Lowell,
PRESIDENT of Harvard University and
chairman Of the executive committee
OF the League To Enforce Peace. told
;hc delegates that his league desire $
10 establish among nations Il vigilance
committee similar in many ways to
those On the frontier ia the early days
OIL thc republic.
addresses to show the advantag. Uf
a Gcaceful settlement between nations
rather than Il resort to war also were
made by Philip II. Gadsdcn, OF Chart. t.
ton: oscar Straus. former ambassador
10 1Srkcy: Herbert =. Houston, chair
man OF the leagues committee on in
formation, and John II. Stewart. "a menu
Der Of tho league.
international Anarchy was the sub
jet OF a paper along similar lines, pre-
irrcd 10y Theodore MarburE. former
CAited states minister to Belgium
which was read before the congress
Ihc League To Enforce Peace, organ
:z"d at Philadelphia last June. with
former President Taft as president. had
charge Of tho night session OF the
congress.
Mr.. Houston. in urging International
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ENDORSEMENT

My reccn, enjoyable trip with my
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norcc. declared that he did mot believe
II would be possibi" 10 make the United
states one 81 the leaders. or Il mem
hcr Of - l"aruc TO enforce peace. unless
/.h"rc was brought about radical
ch1nEc in social and political condi-
lions in the direction OF national
unity aud u more spiritual and less
bacterial ana mouthy patriotism.
There are two tremendously inn
portant tasks ahead OF the United
States" he said. zone OF them is the
establishment OF q foreign policy which
viii H. truly and typicaily American.
and the other is the unitication OF our
citizenship in a patriotic INTERPRETATIONS
SHIP which Shall make the hyphen an
alien and an outcast.'
Mr.. Houston declared that when the
South struck her colors fifty years ago
II was due largely to the grinding.
Irresistible force Of economic pres
sure" and that to-day the entente al
lies are eNertinE that same pressure
against Germany.
THE League to Enforce Peace" he
said. stood for preventing wars,
through pressure
Mr.. Straus, former Secretary of La
Dor and Commerce. who aided in or
ganzing the Southern Commercial
Congress. urged thc principles of the
peace league. declaring we must de-
vctop Il new conscience. which will put
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no geographical limits upon right and

no geographical limits upon right and
Justice"
Wars wcr" declared to be tn. result
Or q condition OF international
anarchy in Mr.. Marburl;s address.
David l.und"n. delegate to tn. In
tcrnational Tribunal a, Rome. al th.
afternoon session. spoke for the far
mcr. lie said:
This country is old and feeble. just
TO the extent that we allow tn. land
owners 10 leave the land. and the rent :
crs to take their places. Who would
shoulder II gun and fight for "a board =
ing house"
~" urged that Il system he provided
by the government whereby :udividu.
farmers might get sufficient Gre IL.
and that steps be taken To teach them
Il proper marketing" system.
Rural credits also were urged hv
representatives of the House Of South
"rn Governors attending the congress
Governor Manning. OF South Carolina,
ana Governor Stuart. of Virginia. were
tn" only Southern Governors partici-
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OLIVER EXPLAINS ABSENCE.
SAYS HE hISrDDlL THE DATE,

on the wings OF time came Friday.
saturday nnn sunday. but Mr. Oliver
| hTTi%d ~ word Eevine been received
| rom MIN, the committeeman Mere
1n!stiittd. In tho meantime. they de-
1,i!cd 10 go on with preparation OF tn.
report as ;ar it was possible to proceed
fwith"us the complete record Appy.-
4hcnsi"n regarding the chairman in
'rchS.n and the mysterious ahsencc Of
'livrr became a matter o. serious dis
-uss!on FINALLY the committee decided
H. make mn effort to reach tho mi.s:tr,,
chairman SGbrhuiriEau Stephenson.
te" som" difficulty, succeeded IN To-
.atinE NJ; oliver b. long distance, t.i.-
Iphone n Fairfax County.
Chairman Oliver explained that lie
8iit" learned With Hst"u5shmcnt that the
!Mniitrc VAS convened IN Richmond.
-. vas under tn" IMPRESSION that the
'atc hNed FOR the meeting. was Decc,n
per Is. and his absence was due to ;hn,
misunderstanding. At tho request ~
l,hc Subchnirman he mailed tho cony of
I,hc record 10 Nj. Stephenson ANA !,
|"as received on Monday. The commit
Zee was mus enabled u p."reed Win
he drafting of the report and rudin.r.
Chairman oliver said asst mis-.
Ithai his memory rs 20 tn. date nxcd
flor the meeting might differ from Tho
memory OF tn" rest OF The members OF
|thc committee. hur ii was acci.r;i,
He han examined the record made al
the last meeting, he said, ANA discov-
|ered That lac was correct as to tho
|time AN.d for the meeting. and fhc
Fest Of tn" invcsti gators were there
fore wrong. The record Of the last
|mect:ng being la the possession OF
Bthc chairman, the ether -four members
Iof the iavest!Sating committee were
unahi2 10 dispute this poin; with the
Icha!r!ran.
the chichester imvcsiigating com
1nttt"c viii be rccoHvcncd this morn
ling ~ 10 o'clock on the call Of Chair
man Oliver 1t is probable that The
proceedings of the committee since
iiast Thursday. when the body met with
1Suhcn&iilnan Stephenson In the chair
Twill Dc invalidatcd and the committee
Twill make new start with prcpara-
1tion %! the report
| 1t is understood that there is q division
Inf opinion on certain points Of law af-
ifccting the findings. that may result in
|tlc fling of two minority reports on
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-15

Waiter TausiIl oliver. cnairmnn OF
|'hc Chichester Investigating Commit
Tee. arrived here yesterday afternoon
| rom faiifaX County and joined the
|other members of the Investigating
|pody. who have been in session since
PAST Thursday. Chairman oliver sat
(with the probers last nght for the
brst time since they assembled here
For the rurpusc of drafting the report
|lud findings which Will b. submitted
fneNt month 20 Tie House of Delegates.
The committees was/ appointed by
Speaker Edwin l.. Cox. under icso-
|u,!on adopted by the House OF Dele
gates near the close of t!c extra ses-
fion last winter. tn aift the charges
i'nadc on the moor OF the House by
|bcicxaic samuel j.. Powell. Of Spotsyl-
|vania County, against Judge * H. l..
Chichester. OF the Fifteenth Judicial
,ircuit Tho evidence and argument
|werc beard by the prubcrs at Fred
F:rickGburE last summer Since the
bearing Delegate Powell has boon
elected Commemorative attorney OF
Spots ylyanit.
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TO ENTERTAIN HOUSTON
Local Organization VIII :;iyc Dinner
&" President of Associated Adj
SrrttsInr Clubs

President Herbert :. Houston. OF the
Associated Advertising CLUBS of the
World. viii be the guest Of the Rich =
mond Advertisers Clua at (. dim, = to-
morrow night At Murphy's Hotel Mr..
Houston is making a tour Of the prin-
cipal cities OF the country In The in
tcrcst of tho work of the association.
As the president of tho country's
foremost association of advertisers. Mr..
Houston il looked upon ar n leader l..
the world OF commercial publicity. and
his address Tomorrow will be heard
with interest by the local advertising
colony. II" * Il graduate of the Uni
vcrsity OF Chicago and has an expo :
rionce OF twenty-scven yeas in the
newspaper and advertising field.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-15
Philosophical Lecture.

~ Richard Heath Dabney. professor
IL history ut the University of Vir-
Snia viii! Oclivcrc a lecture tonight
SeCorc tn" Richmond Philosophical rs
ISOLATION in Room ESQ OF the Jefferson
Ilotgl, on the subject Of The Psychol-
Ky Of Relg ious Persecution" The
meeting is open 10 the public. This is
one Of & series OF meetings Of the as
soc!ations to be addressed by speak
ers and writer's of note TIL" last meet
irS heard a lecture from Miss Mary
johnston, the novelist. Professor Dab
ucr has frequently been heard in Rich
nnnd.
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To-Day and Tonight in
Richmond

Philosophicnl society, address by
Professor u. ~. Ibabnry, of UnIycr-
sit. of tirEinin. Jefferson Hotel.
$50 0'ciUck.
American institute OF HnnI<iny,
address by Dr. I;nniUn q. WiiIinmS.
''Thrifs in tts HcIntiunS to ilculth.'
Jefferson 5i0tci, S:3D O'clock.
}. W. {. .. Auditorium, Mule
thurni society concert. S:3U.
L>ric - Popular vaudeville and
and q.
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IMMATURE ALMANAC.

the chichester case with the report OF
tlic committee The three lawyers on
oliver, SubChu!r;nan Stephenson and
Delegate liarlcy--arc said to hold con-
nsctiu- views This disscnsIon may
i,id"nritely dcia:- the completion OF the
work O! the committee Mr.. Stephen
suu how ever expressed the hopeful
view thlt the work will be completed
and n" COMMITTEE. ready TO adjourn
D,ior" ia" end OF this week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-15
pm,ket-Pickinr Rrpurtcd.

7 NJ. Eos -cr. 2224 P"rk Avenue. re-
ported Yesterday that his pocket had
been picked Of a poc<etboolt containing
between $50 and 500 on Il Broad and
Main street ear Monday night.
j. G. sutherland. 1929 East Main
street. reported that he had suffered To
the extent of So at the hands OF pick :
pockets He said his wallet was stolen
from him while he was on Hull Street
cnt..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-15
FOKNIER SENATOR NOEI.
AShINvtD IN IWUSECITION

Citizens OF SpotaYlvania County sub
scribed to Il fund 10 assist M. Powell
I'm his fight 10 slOstaniintc the serious
3-hargcs he had made and former state
Senator J. c. Noel was employed 10
present the case for the :tccuscr at the
FIRED oricksburg hearing. After appear
ing In the case several days Mr. Noel
.-cccivcd telegram notifying niin that
his wife was seriously III. lie told
he committee that unless a contin-
lance for Il month ot more could be
granted ho would Withdraw from the
.nse and give Nj Powell opportunit =.
70 employ another lawyer Thercou-
8nittcc refused to halt the procedures
For that length Of time AND Mi Eo.l
Withdrew. Mir. Powell preferred to
2onduc, his own case after the re-
itirement OF his counsel
Al the close of the hearing the. IN
':eSiirators adjourned TO meet In Rich
mona NJ date 10 be nx"d ~ the
Hartman for the pnlpus. az formulate
ng ihc report and findings. The dat"
vas suhaequcniIy n%ed as December
n. last Thursday
Delegate L. v Barley arrived here
Wcdnesday night ON The day follow
ng Delegates Stephenson. suLchnIr-
fnan: Spate and Comuins. appeared.
! ~ the hpur appointed for tn. meeting
|li Of the members wcr. present *
fept Chairman Oliver. No explanation
~ his absence was forthcoming. and
ho coninittcr proceeded to get down
o business. with Suhchairman Stephen
son presiding. Thcn II VAS discovered
hat no complct" record al the cv!-
encc AMI n:gumcn; heard ~, i'r.,!-
,VirE&bHlE was availubl. Tie only
'"pi' "as in The possession Of the CHAIR
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-15
Christmas and ew Year
Excursion Fares

Between all points on the Atlantic
Coast Line and points on conncctiui.
lines Tickets on sale December II
TO %. inclusive. Limited, returning.
until midnight OF January 10. 1916.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE. RAILROAD.
The Standard Railroad of the South.
For tickets and Pullman reservations
and amy desired information, call on
W. w. Robertson. Soliciting Agent S3S
East Main Street Phone Madison iST
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-15

pa'ing. hu; several other Governors
We're presented. Mr.. owens announced
that Governor Manning had been chos.
ch Is chairman for the coming House
OF southern Governors. Owens was
retained as secretary
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i,u,.ai ffuinfnJI.

Rainfall last ti.enty-four hours. y
deficiency In rainfall since March
deficiency in rainfall since Jam
uary ] Observation-Disclosures.
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Local Temperature.

- NOON tcmncritt are. ............ 80
> J.. NJ. temDcTaturc..... IS
Maximum temperature to T. NJ. 10
Minimum temperature - T.. NJ. 30
Mean temperature .............. 81
Normal temperature ........... II
Deficiency in temperature. u
Deficiency IN temperature since
March ] ........ .......... a3S
Accumulated deficiency since Jan
uary ............... lSs
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CHICHESTER COMMITTEE
At WORK On ITS REPORT
Chairman Oliver Arrives After Mis-
taking Date Set for Adj
jourued Session.
MAY BE TWO OR MORE REPORTS

Lawyer Members Said to BE Divided
a. TO Legal Phases of invcstign-
ton of Charges Brought hy Dele
gate S. Il. Powell.
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The Weather

Forecast: NirEihtn
--I'nir and continued
cold W T. Il u q \ d II v (;
Thursday increasing
r!OlIdincaa and warm
cr, probably followed
by rain ar SNOW.
North and south
Cur0linii-i'nir We'd
ncS,Iny; II u urs Il u y
Increasing clOu,iinrsS
aud warmer, prop
ably rain.
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I.ocnI Duromct.r KcndInps,

l.. u NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .......3 ~. 90
Local Ohscryntiun at = l.. VI. Yesterday.
Temperature. 80: humidity, 80; wind,
direction, northwest: wind. velocity, )
milcst Weather. Clcnr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-15
Member Of Richmond Fire
Department Among Those
Cured by the Wonderful
Treatment of the United
Doctors.

George NJ Andrews Engine House
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treatment by the United Doctors FOR
Sciauc rheumatism I have suffered
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08
The Baggage Nuisance.s

Judging from the almost universal
irritation caused by the new baggage
valuation rule for travellers. II seems
likely that one of the first acts of the
next congress will be to repeal the
Cummins amendment that started all
the trouble Aside from the needless
annoyance TO passengers of being re-
CURED to sign o statement in every
case of the value OF their trunks con
tents. the system is unjust II com
pels passengers to pay insurance ON
declared values over 500, whether
they want to or not. and regardless
of whether they have laready had the
goods insured The explanation from
the interstate commerce commission
that they are not really compelled to
admit more than sloo worth of beg.
gage, II they are willing TO forego all
railroad liability beyond that amount
doesn't make the situation much more
tolerable.
a new act of congress may not be
needed however 1t is suggested that
the provision in question is probably
Illegal, since it IS interpreted as con
ferring insurance privileges or rail
roads, whose hcarters siye them no
right 10 engage in such business,
Moreover, 1t rs charged that the IN
terstate commerce commission. in
making the present application of the
Cummins provision, has sone beyond
the intent OF congress that the
amendment in question was only IN.
tended 10 cover freight shipments,
DONG away with the limited liability
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08
TAAr TERRIBLE sAckAcnr

from which so many women suffer
is significant of organic trouble. II
tells. with other symptoms. such as
headaches. nervousness. and depres.
SION that nature requires assistance.
FOR forty years Lydia f. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound. simple rem,
edy made from roots and herbs, has
heen the one effective remedy in such
cases II speedily remov the cause
and restores the system 10 healthy
normal condition.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08
Steel's Moral Victory.

The federal court decision giving
the steel trust a clean bill of health
and morals has been received with
general satisfaction Nobody except a
few extreme radicals wanted to see
the steel trust dissolved
Not that the public generally has
any great regard for the giant corpo-
ration, but merely because the public
has lost its taste for trust batting, -
and no longer cares much one way OF
the other For the time has passed
when the dissolution of great com
bine could seriously affect the ceERi
try's business. The history Of the or
and tobacco trusts has shown that
industries run on pretty the same3sael
matter what their legal status may Be..
The public, however. preferred tosRee
the steel trust left intact as donefi
button to the country's business STA
bility in time of uncertainty an
The pronounced "bullish" effad II
the decision in Wall street may be set
down as largely psychological" Wall
street. knowing the basic prosperity
OF the country, was looking for an ex-
cuse for sn outburst of optimism, and
the judicial approval of United States
Steel provided the excuse
OF course, there was natural and
legitimate satisfaction in high places
over the fact that federal court had
declared mere business TO be no crime.
If that bigness is coupled with fair
and legal methods That the behavior
of the steel trust in recent years has
been pronounced legal is grateful
omen to all other organizations
which, though honest, have feared
that their methods might be techni-
cally construed as unlawful Their
reinsurance will have a wholesome
effect throughout the whole realm of
business But the effect will not nee
essarilv be 10 encourage the formation
of other trusts on the model OF the
Dig steel corporation for the very
facts presented H. the courts state
ment show that the steel trust has not
accomplished what was expected of it.
Tho United States Steel corporation.
while moderately prosperous, has lost
ground rather than gained It now
controls only 40 per cent of the steel
business of the country. While II has
gained 40 percent in it's volume of
business in ten years, nine independ
ent companies have gained anywhere
from 90 per cent to 1900 per cent
One rival. particularly the Bethlehem
Steel corporation, has been amazing
ly successful.
Morally. the decision is victory
Tor big business. Practically. IL is of
little importance The steel trust
would have gone ahead pretty much
the same whether intact or dissolved
There is no evidence that It's consoli-
datiou of many plants and interests
has brought added efficiency Recent
industrial history seems to show that
greater efficiency is to be expected of
small, compact organizations than of
big. loose ones.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

Old man Carranza has done more
than any other individual TO SOW the
seeds of dissenson and strife in Mex
leo How very natural, then il is
for him TO be the one obstacle 10
peace and adjustment in that troubled
land at this time
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

Germany has asked the United
States to insure safe conduct for
Dernbcrg back TO Berlin Here we
have the rather. Strange spectacle OF
a country murderlngJinnocent women
and children or the h!sh seas. yet W.
able 10 guarantee the safety o. her
own ambassador back 10 his native
heath. from which he should never
have strayed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

The United States court of appeals
at Trenton, N j., did the right thing
in refusing the steel trust The soon
er the Wilson administration adopts
the findings OF this court es a fixed
policy towards big business. the bet.
ter for big business and the better
for the administration.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

Solicitor General Dorsey of Atlanta
might have kept hands off in that
Frank communication matter, When the
jury returned the verdict of guilty,
Dorsey had discharged his full duty
in the case No solicitor should
strive and labor for the actual blood
OF the man he has already convicted.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

How that dear old Florida does love
the game Of politics already Cover
nor Trammel has announced his can
didacy against Senator Bryan and the
woods are literally full of candidates
for statehouse places.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

We will offer a real reward for the
man in Georgia who viii tell MS from
what sort OF trouble the paragrapher
on the Macon Telegraph is suffering!
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

Editor Henry Watterson says;
President Wilson is one chosen of
Heaven" A pretty sentiment and Just
about true II must have been the
hand Of Providence that sent such a
man 10 the White House at this try.
ing time in the affairs of the nation
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

IN all Of the trials through which
the country is now passing, It Is pleas
ant TO observe that William Howard
Taft has stood solidly behind Presi-
dent Wilson, In contrast TO the only
other living ex-president. this record
is all the more admirable,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

with the Pilots on top, there is ev-
cry incentive why the fair for Bruna
wick Baseball association should be
well patronized this week
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-08

Was u Crying for Democratic Scalps7
The governor of New York the day
before yesterday heard his baby cry
mg-though he was in San Francisco
and the baby in New York. Some lus.
ty cheerleader therei-Athens Ban.
ner