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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
Tts1l Service for China.

Pekine Sept. 2o.-rresidont Toan
Shi-kai Is attempting 70 abolish the
practice Of discharaiug an entire staff
of off1c3a}s and clerk wheneve- =
new minister comes lnt0 office
In public proclamation Yuan sri
Is al says bureaus shall draw Mp ragu-
'au0aA relating to the period for pro-
motion aHc transfer. er taat officials
may remain toaS In their offices ami
respect their responsibility.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

from that branched ont into other
lines of business activity.
The going OF this one more mem
her Of the older generation viii Gauss
Richmond to reflect sadly on the
fap4dIiy Ma Nhiah lie ranks 81
Rlehmond's Older generation of citi-
Gems have been depleted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

Los Angeles. Sept. 26--Judse Wood
sitting In Divorce Court during the ab-
So nc Of Judge Monroe, has instituted
what Is termed g. reconciliation
chamber whore dissruHtied couples
are sent to see If they can't patt'l up
their differences. 1t is proving a
great smcnese
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

when VIC read the headline: Ger
mans Losing Heavily In North While
Conquering Little of Vaiue," we don't
have to look twice to see that the
story is under london date line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
Three Dcacons Orda,ned.

Three deacpns were ordaind at tho
New Bridge Church fs,rHfeSf In FIRST
Richmond. Sunday afternoon with
impressive and interesting exercise
Those ordained are: o. j. Oakley, J4
T. Ruffnar an. J. w. Gates, all three
of whom are young men and active IN
church work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
Miller Rhoafls

wanted on Sunday. The lieutenant
gave Lucas a marked 81 bill with
which to purchase "A pint OF whiskey.
He followed close on behind his in
formant and the arrest of the young
white man soon followed. The 81 was
found on his person following the ar
rest.
Got What Was Coming TO Him.
a negro named foun Hifffsrns was
before the Police Court this morning
charged with using insulting language
to two young white girls on the street
yesterday. The arrest was made by
Lieutenant Donahue and the evidence
was very conclusive. Williams was
adjudged guilty BY Justice Peasants
and sentenced TO six months In the
city Jail.
Officers on the job
Officers Il. Il. Bertucci. Charles II.
Deskin. Henry Sweet and Fred Will
liams. of the Richmond Police Force
VINO nave been appointed to patrol
the county road between Petersburg
and HopeWell. arrived here this af-
ternoon in automobiles. The officers.
clad In their uniforms, present a
splendid appearance, They are ae-
companied by Messrs. Ernest Lane
and Alien Wright as chauffenrs.
Mrs. Emma Susan Hail.
Mrs Emma Susan Hall. wife Of
isaac ]. Hail. died AT her residence,
- Mars Street. this afternoon follow
ing brief Illness, in dae sixty eighth
year of her age Mrs. Hall was
daughter of James NJ and Eliza
Crutchf1eld Short, OF Richmond. but
had resided in Petersburg many years
BESIDES her husband she is survived
by three sons and one daughter-Sid-
ney j.. William J.. and Albert Hall
and Mrs. Fred Funk, all of Peters,
burg; one sister. Mrs. Mary Stainback.
of Richmond: islree half-sisterS and
two half brothers. Mrs. Ida Dillon.
Mrs. (. II. Dillon and Mrs Julia Ep-
person. of Petersburg; James, AZ
Short, of Baltimore; and c. r.
Short, of Chesterfield County Funeral
arrangements are not yet complete
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

Who wants to he Secretary of State
when '1e can get an audience If ten
thousand people and fifteen hundred
dollars for a Sunday afternoon lecture?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

very mQtsrially forwarded to a satis-
factory solution by rae aid % ether
cities which have net and solved their
own peculiar problems. Particularly
ought this To Re true Of cities within
the same state. whose citiaens are in
general the same IN character and
habits. and where prevailing customs
ara Frequently similar. For this rea-
SON a state league Of municipalities
"a admirable in theory ana should be
ne less SO in practice.
Richmond and the other cities OF
the state may, ~ banding toeether,
rot against the country necessarily or
even incidentally, bon far tho develop
ment Of "a more efficient city admins
tration for al virginia cities bring to
pas@ an era of great progress IN this
state w'lch VIII te of benefit to
every section. # should be the intent
Of everv city 10 send to tHe meetings
of the leaeue representatives, who ran
oapably and wisely plan for co-opera-
Jon among the cities to better their
}9+4--4a+ -a4.44aitlIt1a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
PICKING A MEXICAN.

Picking Mexican out Of the lot
and pledsing him your confidence.
your support and your off1eta1 reeeg-
milton Is risky business when one
casts an eye over the ayaila ble eaudi-
dates for the honor. The hazardous
nature Of the experiment 'las teen
realized by all the parties 70 the Pan
American conference, ard is taken
only after adequate demonstration has
been that some new step must he
taleeu 10 bring order o9it u chaos,
Picking a Mexican who can be
trusted is certainly ii task requiring
the greatest courage. Carranza has
been the most successful lea der re-
Gently and therefore the Free
werks' probationary period which has
beer dec!ded upon win doubtless end
in tire recognition Of Carranza as Tho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

One would almost believe the
weather man IS making war on the
human race.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

y mt IN WI rare atDut WIZ and
Fairs fashions after looking at
Brond Street windows?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

Watch out. HopewelI the cops are
after you.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

One job worse than being base
ball umpire is a similar position at a
BETTER Babies show
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

medium through which outside aia
will be given in restoring order in
Mexico.
The next t'1ree weeks viii he watch
cd With considerable interest, What
the ambassadors really lid after their
recent meeting at which they con-
sidered the replies Of the various lead
ers To the peace appeal addressed to
them few weeks ago, was to an
n"nnee raat their flnai decision viii be
reserved for three weeks. This means
virtually whoever is on top at the end
~ that time viii b. given considerab BILE
moral and perhaps more substantial
support in staying on top II yuga
and the other leaders cannot make a
more imaresaiIa- showing !4h;+-tAa
allotted time thar ts,ey have done re-
Gently IT viii look like things are
coming Carranza's way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
BOWERS RESTRAINED
 F ROM COLLECTING SOLVENT CREDIT TAX
Temporary Order Issued by Judge Crow on Petition of the Oden-Elliott
 Lumber Go.

Restraining order prohibiting P. B. Bow CTS. tax collector of Jefferson county, from attempting to collect taxes alleged to be due on solvent credits from the Oden- Elliott Lumber company was granted yes ter6ay by Judge E. C. Crow of the circuit court The company in its petition for the restraining order ayers that it has always acted in good faith in assessing it's prop erty, but that prior to September 26, 1912, had never made return of it's solvent credits
 That on the above date the complain ant filled out statement in compliance with mandatory notice from the back tax commissioner of Jefferson county in reference to it's solvent credits Fol- lowing this an assessment of SIPS Is on the above item was made The complainant ayers that it is being deprived of a just and equal protection of law by the attempt to enforce the payment of this tax, and contends the amount is included in taxes all eady paid
 The complaint was referred to Judge Grow, who granted the order restraining Tax Collector Bowers, his deputies or agents collecting or attempting to collect the above amount on the complainant en- tering into Sl50o bond, and set the hear ing of the case for Saturday, June 19 The company made bond and the restrain ing order was issued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
FEATURES TONIGHT
 AT PELHAM HEIGHTS
Pageant of Nations at Baptist En- campment-Dr. Sampey to Preach
 Tomorrow Morning

At the Baptist encampment at Pelham Heights an elaborate programme has been arranged for tonight and Sunday. This evening the Pageant of Nations will be held, the young people in the camp dcnning costumes of foreign countries. Addresses will be heard and there will be singing. The pageant was arranged un- der the direction of Mrs Maude R. Me Lure of Louisville and H. L. Strickland, who was in Birmingham last night from the encampment, says it will be well worth seeing.
 Dr. John R. Sampey of the Southern Baptist Theological seminary at Louis vile is scheduled to preach at the en- campment tomorrow morning In the aft ernoon Miss Alice Huey, missionary re- turned from China, will deliver an address in the auditorium.
 It Is understood hundreds of Birmng- ham people will leave this afternoon over the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic or the Louisville and Nashville for Pelham to spend the weekend. The return trir is so arranged that those who desire car be in Birmingham tomorrow night a 6:S0 or at 7:45 MT. Strickland says hs believes there will be a large delegation from Birmingham for the meeting tonigh and for tomorrows meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
NO LONGER BROWN
 WHEN BUYING SMOKE
Pryor Plumlee, Tobacconist, Cites This as Evidence of Returning Prosper
 ity-Better in All Lines

'Tt seems to me that now is the time for every one to stop talking hard times and commence to boost" said Pyor Plumlee the tobacconist 'I am of the opinion that nearly every business in Bir- mingham has enjoyed an appreciable in crease during the past few months, and what is still better it seems that from day to day things are picking up at a great rate, and will not stop until busi- ness has reached it's normal strioe.
 "This is also the case with the sur rounding farming district; the farmers Of the south seem to have realized that di- versification of crops is the way to make money and have accordingly given up the idea that our southern soil is fit only for cotton.
 ..As for the tobacco business, I have noticed quite an increase in my business. You would be surprised to know how many men accustomed to smoking high grade Havana cigar that retails two for a quarter, decided to economize at the outbreak of the war and smoke domes- tic piece of goods selling at cents. great majority of these men have now commenced to buy their favorite weed once more and discard the cigar they were economizing on. This Is positive sign of better times.
 "A cigar salesman to be good one must be a student of human nature. Cp until a few months ago man would approach the counter and frown as he ordered some tobacco or cigar which was not to his liking. but fit his pocketbook. Today there IS a smile the face of most of my customers as thes walk up and in a noncha1ant manner order what they really like not what they choose from an economical standpoint"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
.LONN|E WEBB BEING
 TRIED BEFORE FORT
Charged With Murder of Motorman Joe Brookins.
 His Second Trial

The trial of Lonnie Webb, negro, charged with the murder of J. w. Brookins, motorman, who was assassinated at East Birmingham sometime ago, is on in the first division of the criminal court, Judge w. E. Fort presiding. The case was com menced yesterday morning and will prob ably last until next week, as but few wit nesses had been examined up to adjourn ment of the court last night.
 Tom Webb. white: Leslie Lea, negro, and the defendant have all been indicted for the murder. Tom Webb was admitted to bail on habeas corpus hearing. Leslie Lee was tried on Thursday before Judge Fort and was found guilty of manslaughter and given a sentence of four years in the pententiary. This is the second time the defendant, Lonnie Webb, has been tried, the first trial resulting in a mistrial.
 Ned Lollis, negro, charged with murder, plead guilty to manslaughter in the first degree and was sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary by Judge H. P. Heflin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
NAME COMMITTEE
 TO CHOOSE OFFICERS
Annual Meeting of Retail Furniture
 Dealers Association to Be Held

The Birmingham Retail Furniture Deal CTS association, at it's luncheon at the Newspaper club at noon yesterday, select ed a nominating committee as follows M. F. McCarty. chairman; Philip Oster and R. B. Broyles. This committee will name a ticket for the election which will be held the first Friday in July. Its report will be made at the luncheon next Friday at the Newspaper club.
 Gossip among members of the associa- tion is to the effect that the present in- cumbent in the presidency, c. w. Green, will be reelected to the office without opposition. It is pointed out that during MT. Greens term the association has prospered more than ever before, and that in the face of general business depres- sion it's membership has shown a large increase during his term of office
 Mir. Green has the good will of every member of the association, as has E. D. Brown, chairman of the executive com mittee, and to whom is due in equal measure the credit for the growth of the association, assert members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
Insufficient Quarters for
 Prisoners, Especially for
 Women-No Ventilation and Sanitary Arrange ments Are Inadequate
By ALLEN J. kREBs JR.

Nearly everyone in the civilized world had heard of the horrors of the Siberian prisons in Russia. Most of the citizens of Birmingham have read from time to time State Prison Inspector Oates criticism of the county jaii
 It is known fact that any man. woman or child who might have the hardihood to go through our city jail would condemn 1t in the firiest terms But how many have ever been so un- fortunate as to have to be confined in the city jail? A great many more have been and are confined in the building called the city jail than are willing to admit it. and a great num- Der of these were undoubtedly incar- cerated although they were guiltless of any crime.
 Whether or not citizens are put in jail for no apparent reason. is not the purpose of this article. The facts in regard to our city jail are these: The place where We are forced to keep the lawbreakers until they are given a hearing is no fit place for human habi- tation It Is problematcal as to wheth- CT or not a pack of dogs could be kept in such a place and retain any degree of health, yet the long suffering, ever patient Birmingham public stands by idly and condones the frightful con- ditions that actually exist
 To begin with. the building is an old one, evidently built with no eye to sanitary surroundings. It is the filth jest, most vile smelling hole that has ever been devised for human beings to exist in. The prison proper is about 50 feet wide by 100 feet long and con sists of massive structure of iron and steel called the cage. The cage consists of four tiers. or separate sec tiols. The first tier is for the white male prisoners. The second tier is for negro prisoners. The third tier is for the negro female prisoners, while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
MOVING PICTURE
 WITH LOCAL CAST
Will Be Made Here by Dittmar Com pany and Will Be Used to
 Advertise City

Birmingham will have to look her incest soon as she will again be the subject of the critical eye of the movie camera. The Dittmar Motion Picture company Of Louisville has agreed to produce in Bir- mingham a photo-play of two or more reels, using local people for the various roles in the production.
 The picture when completed will be pre- eented to the Chamber of Commerce, for use in convention work and for other purposes.
 There has been feeling that for some time Birmingham has needed film or the city of sufficient interest to be used dn other communities, in calling atten- ton to the cftys advantages. Other cities have used this method of advertising with satisfactory results, therefore it is ex- lpected to prove good medium for gem eral publicity along civic lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
Northside City Jail Is
 Tn Deplorable Condition


 the fourth and highest tier is reserved for white female prisoners.
 Each tier is equipped with cells on either side of the corridors which are on each tier or floor There Is no ac- tual separation of the white and ne- gro prisoners, with the exception of tnsir being separated by being in an open space one above the other,
 All the prisoners white black, male and female, breathe the same foul air.
 When it comes to sanitation there is none The cells are dark and murky. the cots supposed to cover the hunks are i'll smelling, unelean and vermin laden. Everything is dirty, rotten, filthy. It is not within the recollection of any of the attaches when the jail was fumigated. It is swept out by some trusties daily with some cheap substance called sweep ing compound. Some eminent scientiest once said that millions of disease carry ing germs could collect on window shade cord If this scientists deductions are true, it would take the finest mathe- natician in Chrstendom thousands of years to actually figure out how many of these germs exist in Birmingham city jail It is source of regret to the writer, when he realizes that all the adjectives and powerful language in the world would be inadequate to describe the horrors of this anti-deluvian bastile.
 Oftentimes when white female prison- CTS are brought in, through sheer good ness of the hearts of the wardens. they are put into a place called the hospital ward" Of all the abominable, filthy, ill., smelling places in the universe, the hos pitar' is the worst. It Is almost a sure bet that he who enters Well and stays long will come out sick. The hospital ward is long room, just outside of the top tier of the prison cage. Within it's confines are several beds. with mattresses thereupon It is doubtful whether or not the place has ever really had a cleaning out. The mattresses are nasty-soiled would not convey their true condition they are foul, and disease laden There are no sheets, no pillow cases. I doubt if there is a pillow in the place. Yet white women are placed in this place, as a favor to keep them out of worse hole, namely the fourth tier of the prison cage Some of these women are rot the most vile type of earth; most of them are poor unfortunate women who, by force of circumstances, came into con- tact with the grim hand of the law of the land yet for some misdemeanor their lot must be a night In disease-reeking, foul place called the Hospital ward" As for ventilation. there is none. Sun light is a rarity, and only found in spots. Sanitation is a joke. Hygiene Is some- thing unheard of. If any citizen of this prosperous and thriving community wants to know what the horrors of Siberian prison are, let him not journey to the benighted land of Russia. but instead go through our shameful city jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
Injustice in Law of Marriage

To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
 "The laws of Alabama discriminate against the husband and in favor of the wife" wrote married woman in The Age-Herald some months ago. She ad- vocated change in the laws. arguing that wealthy bachelors were deterred from marriage because they did not want to ask their wives to sign every real estate deed. and furthermore. the law gave widow a dover interest in the estate of her husband and she could not be deprived of 1t, while wire ny viii can deprive her husband of any share in her estate.
 Now come the suffragettes and say that the laws of Alabama were framed in the interest of the husband and are unjust to the wife. They give the fol- lowing three instances. which 1t must be admitted bear out the truth of their as- sertion:
 If a man marries a widow with chi- dren and she dies without a will the husband inherits life interest in her property and can turn her children out of house and home.
 If A poor man marries a woman worth s25, GOO and they live and labor together for 10 years. and accumulate Sl0,00o and the husband dies. his widow cannot re- cover any of this S10000 for her separate estate at time of marriage was more than s10 O00
 If Il man leaves wife and five chil- dren. the widow inherits only chids share of his personal property tone-hfth), whereas the husband would inherit one- third of his wife's personal property I,,.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
Congressman Heflin Is
 With President Wilson

he, "as desrous as is MT. Bryan How ever. like President Wilson, l would have peace with honor not at any price
 In his address at the unveiiing of the monument yesterday Congressman Hef- lin paid the following glowing tribute to Miss Julia Tutwier:
 Here lived and moved for many years one of the greatest intelects and sublim- est characters that ever graced the an- nals of noble and beautiful womanhood. Grover Cleveland said that she was one of the most brilliant women that he had ever met. l refer to Miss Julia Tut wiler. She was the pioneer in the move- ment for the education of the young wom- en of Alabama. She deposited in the heart of the state soul, wealth and in- tellectual power of a high order, and these will bless and benefit the common wealth for all the years to come. The charm of her splendid personality and the power of her marvellous intellect are indelibly stamped upon the social the moral and the intellectual life of the state. and so long as school children re- cite or declaim, or lift their voices in song, so ions will re echo the thrillsns g ardent words of filial devotion found in her beautiful poem, Alabama We Will Aye Be True to Thee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
Mir. Bryan's Desertion
le Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The ASe-Herald.
 MT. Bryan readily attaches his John Henry to the note in which Germany is going to be held to a strict accounta- bility" for the loss oe American lives or damage to American property. But when this loss and damage is ruthlessiy con tinued in defiance of his warning and a second and final notice is deemed ncces- sary to convince the Prussian war lord that the government meant what 1t said in the beginning, MT Bryan throws dip lomatlo somersault and lands on a pair of the cokdest feet in the history of Amor ican statecraft- It looks like a humiiat- ing confession that he was pulling hluff and when called he promptly wllts and launches into labyrinth of platitudes on the beautifc virtues of peace.
 Not content with deserting his friends at the hour of crisis. his appeal to the nation bears the appearance of studied attempt to vitiate the efforts of the ires- dent to uphold the national honor and safeguard the lives and property of Amer leans on the high seas.
 We may appreciate how close MT. Bry- an is skirting upon treason when We con slider for a moment what would happen in Germany If Von Jagow were to follow his lead by resigning and launching into an
 lily concealed assault upon the policies of his government What "Kultur' would do for him would just about fit the case of William Jennings. It's brave soldier that deserts on the eve of battle, lther physical or diplomatic. The shades of Washington, Lee and Grant must be in travail.
 We are accustomed to the jolts handed out under cover of free speech by such gentry as Herr Most. Emma Goldman, and the l. W. w. outfit, but none of these have ever stretched 1t to the tension that this great apostle of the spotlight Is sub jecting it. Verify and of a fact grape juice must have got his Nanny W. H. WYNN. West End June II.