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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES
CO TO ADMINISTRATORS
Claims Committee Nor Council Can
Handle Matters Which May Be
Appealed to Court.

The Committee on Claims met yes
terday afternoon and disposed of a few
things of more or less interest, tie
only one of importance being that of
paying man 500 because his horse
was killed by hitting live wire, which
was blown down in severe wind
storm. The claim as rejected, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Christian.
letter from the City Attorney was
read, indicating that all claims for
damages for street improvements
should be made to the Administrative
Board. with an appeal possible TO the
Hastings Court.
This letter was read In order to In
form citizens. who had real or i'm
aginary claims against the city for
street improvements, that their re-
course was to the Administrative
Board and not to the Claims Com
mittee or City Council.
Those present were: Alderman
Paul. who presided; Alderman Chris
tian. Councilmen WEIGH, Butler and
Powers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
PUTS DAMpER ON GAMBLING
New York Authorities Act Against
Race Track Operations

Saratoga, n. Y, July 27.-Arrange-
ments which have been under way to
open several gambling houses next
week, whe nthe race meeting begins
were suddenly checked tonight. when
District" Attorney Mcffvey, after II corf-
ference with city and town officials.
announced that under no circum-
stances would anything of the kind
be permitted. The district attorney
stated he has proof that certain places.
which he did not specify. have been
leased within the last few days with
the expectation that the city will be
open during the next month. He
said
so that there shall be no mistake
we desire to advise those having a
tendency to take a chance at the
gambling business that any person
who attempts to open gambling
house, or who rents a room or apart
ment for that purpose, will be ar
rested. This applies to all. and no
exception will be made.
Conditions governing betting at the
race track will remain as heretofore.
Bookmaking will be prohibited, but
ordinary private betting will not be
interfered with.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
NOTES OF DIsCoRD.

Our industrial output found a
ready market in every quarter of
the globe. Commerce was in
creasing year by year"
1t Ii interesting to note that all the
people are no longer fooled. although
all Of them may have been followed
for time and part OF them may al
ways be fooled. Yet even this strong
statement should not be given exag-
gerated emphasis nor should undue
Importance attached to it. Very
probably it was drawn and circulated
by elements of the population similar
TO some that exist in this country for
which we have little or no regard and
whose influence is non-existent. There
Is no good reason to believe that any
substantial element OF the German
population Is unpatriotic, although
very substantial elements may feel
there is ground for reasonable doubt
as to the justice of their cause.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28

the Philadelphia Press quotes from
I paper which it calls "a manifesto of
the German Soc.ai-Democrats.' If
che paper liz authentic It reveals a
very decided element of dissent with
In Germany from Official actions and
positions.
The manifesto declares: ito their
last hours the Kaiser. Won Tirpitz. and
Bethmaun-Holiwea Will carry upon
them brand OF shame for the un-
paralleled ruin they have wrought and
the misery into which they have
plunged the world by their barbarism
on land and sea-"
The manifesto describes the State
whkcf, existed in Germany before the
war as follows:
mo State coveted our land or
nnenaced German integrity Our
ships were free 10 sail and well
coined on every ocean. Out citi-
gems enjoyed the fullest civil
rights in all parts of the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28

The Saturday Evening Post recent
IL had an editorial pointing out that
celebrations OF the signing OF Magma
Charta by Americans are scarcely in
order in view Of the real nature of
mat document. The Post proceeded
Is point out in what respects Magma
c.harta is an aristocratic instead of
Democratic paper. and why it should
IS celebrated by almost any other
country than by the United States. In
expressing agreement with that View
The yirginian had no desire to shat
ter the ideals OF those who have sur
rounded the ancient document with
ssorf OF halo and have become ac-
l t1istomed to speak of II as the
& nailadium OF our liberties" but in
spite OF the best endeavors the cor
rospondent whose letter appears to-
axny IA unable 10 agree with the views
M modern scholarship.
OF course. in likening the Barons
md King John TO a group OF senators
Ind president, the Post was merely
Sneeking to present the case In terms
mai would be Ineligible TO the mass
RI Americans In reality the analogy
not at all close.
The Eirginian's correspondent
1uotes Greens History Of the English
&0pls In great praise of Magma
hArta This book was written be-
ere rersns research ard ''tste half
led scholarship" of modern stu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28

dents disclosed the real nature OF
Magma Charta- Our correspondent re-
fers to the .inaleinable right" assured
to the serfs or villiens In Magma
Charta. The only right guaranteed 70
the viilien Is the right of being taxed.
but not 10 heavily as to deprive him
of his pillow. The reason for the ex-
emption Is that without the pillow he
would be unable to till the baron's
land, so that even this slight conces-
sion was made not in the interest of
the serf, but of the baron.
We might multiply the instances
taken from the text Of Magma Charta.
whio'a show unquestionably that It was
not in the remotest degree in the in
terest OF the people that the paper
was drawn, but In the interest of the
barons. The reason it has been SO
long enormously supposed that the
people" were protected by Magma
Charta Is because OF the indiscrimi-
nate use of the trem freeman" In
the text. Because this word appeared.
students Of history for a long time
assumed that it had the same mean
ing then that IL has now, but more
recent research has proved that the
term freeman" as used IN that paper
referred to "barons"'and not to "peo-
Pile"
The opening clause of Magma
c'harta reads we have granted
moreover to all free men OF our king
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
WILLIAM \. GENTRY
CALLED BY DEATH
Mechanical Manager of Petersburg
Daily Progress Passed Away
,soess u,. e Yesterday. ,ayg
LUCK STILL WITH DR. CARTEF
Accused of Larceny He Is Promptly
Acauitted--Negro Hobo Falls From
Train and Has Legs Crushed
On.

Petersburg, va, July 27,-After
being seriously Ill from kidney trouble
William Hampelton Gentry. mechani-
cal manager of The Daily Progress,
died this morning in his residence on
South Sycamore Street. He was forty
wears old. a son of the late William
ii and Mary Clements Gentry, ana
was affectionately known to his many
friends as BILLY"
With the exception of short time
he served on the police force ana
brief period with the Franklin Press
Company, Mr.. Gentry had been as
sociated with his brothers in the man
agement of The PROCESS. He 10 sur
vived by widow, formerly Miss Essie
Jones; one sister. Mrs. Frank Wagner.
ane one brother, E. M. Clements, all
of Petersburg. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
Hold Inquest in King Case.
DR.. II. G.. Leigh. city coroner, to-
night will hold an Inquest over the
body of Susie King. who was stabbed
to death yesterday. jamie Grimm. ac-
cused of the murder was not given
hearing in Police Court today, Justice
Plummer holding the case over y
await the verdict OF the coroner
jury. $3.50
w. II. Carter, q negro herb doctoI.
arrested on a charge OF larceny ~
taking 5000 worth OF furniture ironl
the home OF his mother-in- law. MARY
tucker. was dismissed In Police Court
this morning. there being no supstan-
ffai evidence to warrant the charge
VIII Now Rnbbcr IN jail.
on ! charge Of stealing rubber
rom common Councilman John r.
Tones Flora Gaines. negro, was
sentenced to sixty days In jail in
Police Court this morning.
Negro Hobo Meets Accident.
while stealing a ride on a Nor
fork and Western freight train. George
McMulien. q negro hobo. fell from a
car near Poe, early this morning and
had both legs crushed of below the
knees.
He was picked up and brought to
Petersburg Hospital, where the dang
ding remnants of hts lower extremi-
ties were taken or by Drs. HI. A.
Burke and 4. q. Early. Though his
condition = serionA II Nas rercxtAd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
tSaIes mt Unien stock Yards.l

sBest steers. to sA; choice cattle
higher: medium to good. IN to s: COM
mon to fair. az to S& best heifers.
7is to s: medium to good. SO to TN /:
common to fair. n to 81 best cows.
s to 6h: medium TO good. 81 to 81 I:
common to fair. 4 to 5: best oxen. 6iA
to 4; medium to good. 5A to SA: COM
mon to fair, to 5h: best bulls. g.;
light. to S n; fresh cows. $40 to $75:
best veals. to 2: common. lower:
best sheep. to sh: medium TO good.
to Az; common to fair. az to 4:
best lambs. 8; common to good. to
IN; best hogs, IN; sows and stagx.
to 9.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
IN WHOSE INTEREST?

The Toronto Globe makes the
rather remarkable claim that Great
Britain is fighting this war 'in the
interest OF neutral nations" The
statement comes in the course of an
argument in favor of CHASING cotton
as contra band. The argument itself
is interesting. and it's involved nature
probably accounts for the character of
the statement in regard TO the war
itself
Says the Globe:
LAS IL Is well known that neu-
trail nations, in whose interest
Great Britain is carrying on this
war. are making profit by supply
ing Germany with re-exported
cotton, some way of making the
prohibition of cotton effective
must be found without delay:
the only really effective way is
to list cotton as 'contraband.
jean Bull may be fighting in the
interest of neutral nations. but we
note that the conquered South African
provinces, and the lions share of the
spoils Of war are already marked for
London.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
COTTON FOR ARCHANGEL

Big American Schooner Painted With
Stars and Stripes.
New York, July 27.-The first cot
ton-laden five-masted schooner that
ever has sailed for European port.
departed this afternoon for .Archangel,
Russia, with a capacity cargo of $500
bales. She Is the Helen w. Martin
and painted on her sides, amidships,
are big American flags that may be
seen a quarter of a mile or more
away In clear weather.
Captain ]. B. Monteith has three
American mates to help him and a
crew of fourteen men, including an
engineer who runs the donkey engine
used in cargo hoisting and setting the
large sails The Martin measures
2,265 gross tons. and is 2S1 feet long.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
Attendance on Sunday Schools
Increase.

Asheville. July 27.-The Confer
ence of the Chairmen OF Sunday
School Boards and Field Secretaries.
in connection with the Sunday School
Conference of the Southern Methodist
Church. held its opening session st
Lake JHnaluska. Reports submitted
show that in sections where field Sec
retaries are active the increase in Sum
day school attendance has been great
err in the past five years than in the
forty years preceding.
Among the speakers we're DR.. !.
w. Young. of Emory University, At
lanta: Rev. P. w. Ellis, of Savannah,
and John r. Pepper, of Memphis.
Tenn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
CHARGED WITH THEFT OF
COW; GOES TO GRAND JURY

Walter Jones, a negro, charged with
ste lling a COW, who was arrested by
Henrico County authorities few days
ago for Hanover County, was brought
before Magistrate r. c. Starks, who
sent the case on to the grand jury
The negro Is said TO have stolen the
animal In Hanover and then sold 1t to
Miller Brothers Dairy. When arrest
ed he had $40 on his person, a part
of the proceeds of the sale.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
Warden Not to Blame.

Atlanta, Ga. July 27.--After in
vestigat;ng the attack upon Leo NJ.
Frank at the Milledgeyille State penal
farm, the Georgia prison commission
has given out a statement eXonerat-
ing Warden James r. Smith.
The commission. however, has no.
titled prison officials all over t1s
State to exercise greater care in try
ing to prevent prisoners from obtain
ing weapons.
There has been no decision as to
what disposition will be made of w.
NJ. Green, who slashed Franks throat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
POLICE WAR IN ATLANTA
Board of Commissioners Suspends
Chief Beavers.

Atlanta. Ga. July 27.-Police Chief
Beavers. who closed the segregated
vice district here three years ago, has
been suspended by the police board,
and will be tried Thursday night on
charges of inetficiency and insubordi-
nation. Leaders in the reform ele-
ment, which supported Beavers war on
social evil. declared today that they
would retaliate for the chiefs suspen-
sion through recall proceedings
against Mayor James G. Woodward
and members of the police board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
THOMAS s. HERBERT OUT
FOR COMMISSIONERSHI

Thomas 8. Herbert. vice. president
and general manager OF the Mer-
chants Cold Storage and Ice Manu-
featuring Company. living at 24o2
Riverside Road. Woodland Heights.
has announced his candidacy for tina
office of Police Commissioner from
Madison Ward. Mr.. Herbet IL well
known business man and this is his
first political venture.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
Nashville In Receivers, Hands.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 2T.-Chan-
cellor Allison this morning appointed
Master in Chancery Robert Vaughn
receiver for the municipality OF
Nashville.
A few minutes later Judge Mat
thews. in the First Circuit Court. in
response to proceedings under Ten
nessee's new 'ouster law" suspended
from office Mayor Hilary E. Howse
and Commissioners Robert Elliott and
Lyle Andrews.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
Charlotte p. O. of Limestone.

Charlotte, n, c. July 27.--Char-
iotte's public building will be built
of limestone or sandstone instead of
marble or granite. as the Treasury De-
partment originally intended. The
department rejected all bids for mar
BILE and granite as the lowest bids for
marble was $4,000, and for granite
S24900O
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
Caught Fire from Motorcycle.

Americas, July 27.-Miss Melva
Clark, aged sixteen. received painful
burns when her clothing "euRht fire
from a motorcycle upon which she
was riding with her young brother.
Carroll Clark. Sparks fire. the motor
ignited the light dress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
Leo WILL
HAVE OPPOSITION
Methodist General Conference 20
Meet Next in Atlanta--Rich-
mond Losing Fight
General Conference at Atlanta.

henerHE COnIertnCe Ut AtIhHtds
Atlanta, Ca. July 27.--The next
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, will be held
in Atlanta in 1918. The announce
ment was made after receipt of the
result of the mail vote of the general
committee appointed at the confer
ence in Oklahoma City last year to
select the place for the next confer.
ence.
A subcommittee recently visited
Atlanta, Louisville and Richmond, all
of which had bid for the meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
at the hospital this evening that he
might recover.

DauNntSEs ot kAbtsty ray tISaks
Fifty-five members OF Ideal Council,
No. &c, Daahters of Liberty, and
other Richmond councils of the order.
last night paid a fraternal visit 70
Virginia Dare Council. No. 5. Of this
city. Ex-Nationai Councillor Thomas
b. Ivey delivered an address Of well
come TO the visitors-
After an hour of short talks. the
council adjourned and the members
and guests enjoyed a social time.
Refreshments, were served and, after
asserting their intention to come
again, the Richmond visitors left on
the last car
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
CreenvilIe Visited BY $50 600 Fire

Greenville. July 27.-Fire origi-
mating in the storage room made al
most a complete sweep of the Pitt
Lumber and Manufacturing Com
pany's plant In the southern. part az
the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
Cat4ienen Meet,

Memphis, Tenn. July 27.--Tvle third
annual meeting of the Southern Cat
tlemen's Association will be held at
Birmingham, Ala. August IS, 10 and
20. 1915.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28

1t never does to so off a; haif-cock.
as the News Leader, which Monday
wanted to call Congress in special ses-
sion 10 consider the Leeianaw incl
dent, probably recognizes now that
she facts are all at hand.
OF course. Germany and the United
states will enter into negotiations 10
determine the exact status of the case.
ard general opinion seems inclined 10
the view that It falls in the same class
~ the william p. Frye incident, which
liz now the subject OF negotiations.
Just here 1t may be well TO recall that
while the Frye case at first seemed
clear enough 1t Is stili hanging FIRE and
the two governments are exchanging
little pleasantries over the rights in
the case.
But the country ala not expect
even Germany to take such brusque
means of establishing the plans of her
future dealings with us. II she should
decide without formal answer to parts
OF our latest communication to sink
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
TEST THE LAW.

The decision of the jltney operators
20 test the validity of the newly en-
acted jitney law is a wise decision. II
81 q wiser course of action THAN viola
ton of the law, and as the peaceful
ssmnsa legal eoaTse, Is wsas receive tho
approval OF interested parties, public.
titney owners, and competitors.
The titney should be regulated; this
II a matter on which there seems to
be little room for argument. The
question TO be determined is what the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
Charged With Taking 5000. 900.

Chattanooga. July 27.--Adolpsn Blau,
alias j. Brand. was arrested here to-
day on the charge of embezzling $780,
geo OF the funds of the Blau banking
house of Scranton. Pa. He expressed
his willingness to return and asserted
his innocence
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
PEOPLES FORUM.
why Not Celebrate Magma Charta

why Not Celebrate Magma Charta !?
Editor virginian:
Sir.-One is surprised to note edi-
torial approval in your paper of the
statement OF the Saturday Evening
Post that Magma Charta. signed by
King John at Runnymede, does not
deserve to be celebrated by a Demo-.
cratic people. Says Green. in his His
tory of the English people. THE rights
which the barons claimed for them
selves they claimed for the nation at
large. The boon OF free and unbought
justice was boon for al, but a spe-
cial provision protected the poor. The
forfeiture of the freeman on convic-
ton OF felony was never to include
his tenement. or that of the mer-
chant his wares, or that of the coun-
tryman his vain. The means of ac-
tual livelihood were to be left even
to the worst" The Posts compari-
son of the President OF the United
States surrounded by congressman and
forced to abrogate his rights or pre-
negatives. seems strikingly inapt. In
the first place. the President is not
and cannot be tyrant, and In the
second place congressman bear no re-
sembiance to barons. If there be any
half baked scholarship dealing with
the Magma Charta, 1t is probably that
which seeks to subvert the Judgment
of history by some new and untenable
theory. There were five great fac !
tors at work in England, the Kings.
the Barons. the Churcl OF England
declared In the Charter to be free),
the Peaople. who. even IL before feu-
dial serfs were by this instrument
guaranteed certain inalienable rights,
and finally the Pope. whom the King
sought to gain as support against
Barons. People and Church Green
says that the Great Charter marks
the transaction from the age of ira
ditional rights, preserved in the ma
tions memory and officially declared
by the Primate. to the age of written
legislation. of Parliaments and Sta
tutes, which was soon to come III
have heard statesmen, clergy. jurists
and historians say that this was the
greatest achievement for Angio-Saxon
liberties up to That time. and like
wise that 1t has been the basis Of our
highest and best American freedom.
WYTHE LEIGH KINSOLyING,
Winchester, Tenn, July %. 1915.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28

n ASCUtNE NkU%H ES'aHs*eOh ChHPPs
Editor Virginian:
Sir.---My attention has been called
to the report of so-called interview
published in the virginian-Pilot dur
ing the latter part of June. and to
certain editorial comments OF the
Richmond Evening Journal and other
papers to which i am not sub
scrfber.
The alleged interview was an mac
curate report of conversation had
with a young man formerly Of this
county, who, unknown to me. turned
cut to be a reporter on the STAFF Of the
virginian- Pilot. The published article
- 40 groasiy Inaccurate In many Of IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
New Middies
Our Line is Very Attractive

The famous paul Jones' United States
navy regulation MILDLY Blouses, the neatest,
best made and most popular MILDLY" we
know of
Also Novelty Middies, all sizes for the girl OF
years up to the miss of 20. Prices. $500 and
u SO.
HAVE you SEEN THE SHOCKED MILDLY?
It's newcomer to the Paul Jones lines, very
stylish equally popular. 1t is made OF standard
jean and embroidered eoors all sizes; priced
$3.50. Second Floor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
Fifty Model Dresses
Reduced to $3.50

If you wish an out of the ordinary, really
beautiful Dress of net marquisette, hand Lem
broidered wolfe or silk, come in quickly and
see these!
All the Dresses are of very high grade ma
terials. and are made in handsome effects.
And, being late summer styles, great many
may be worn at evening affairs in the fall and
winter.
SPECIAL, $3.50. By no means should
you let such an opportunity slip.
Second Floor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28
THE LEELANAW.

vessel which will come within the
scope of our note, II is quite proba bile
that she will pick q ship OF the
I-usitanla's status so that she may APP
pear consistent in her lawlessness.
Germany has admitted responsibility
and offered damages In the case of
every American owned and
operated vessel sunk by her COM
manders. What she has not and
doubtless will not admit is that she
shall refrain from attacks on foreign
owned ships, such as the Lusitania
and the Orduns, even when they carry
large numbers of Americans and no
munitions or contraband of war. Had
the Orduna been sunk and had SUCH
sinking taken place after the receipt
OF our note there would be ample
grounds for belief that Germany in
tended said action as deliberately
unfriendly" 1t is that sort Of reply
for which we may look IL Germany
does not accede to the position of this
government that she conform to the
laws of nations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-28

ordinance which is to be tested in the
courts represents what the city feels
to be fair degree OF regulation. II
the court shall hold that this form of
regulation is unjust, another form
should be tried. II this form il ap-
proved the jitneys, we trust, will be
able to continue their business. The
people appreciate the services both of
the jitneys and the street car COM
pany. Both should be. able to live to-
gether and find distinct fields of work
In which they should be, and we doubt
not will be, protected by the city.