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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
LEGISLATORS TO HAVE
PLACE IN BIG PARADE
CLERK Williams, Acting for Reunion
Committee, Sends Invitations 10
MI Members.

Members Of the General Assembly
will take part iu "a body Ia he grand
parade OF June 3 he FINAL day Of the
Confederate reunion. ON request OF the
reunion committee Clerk John W. viii
liams of the House OF Delegates, has
mailed an invitation to every mem Der
of tine Housn and Senate. 1t reads as
follows.
Il ann requested by the reunion com
mit.ee to state that an invitation is
extended the members Of the General
Assembly to take part In the grand
parade on June 3. Automobiles VIII be
provided. ana the General Assembly
will proceed in "A body.
"You ar requested to meet in the han
of the House Of Delegates promptly at
10 o'clock =. NJ, June 3. The parade
viii be in motion at II o'clock, and
some time will he necessary in getting
into position.
You are requested to notify me by
return mail whether YOU viii be pres
emf. so that an ample number of auto
mobiles may he provided The crowds
will he SO great and conveyances so
scarce that Il will he impossible to
make arrangements unless accept
ances are received
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20

Mrs Mildred Neale Gilman. widow
OF 1c&eph c. Gilman. died yesterday
morning at her residence, 1907 Grove
Avenue. at the age of seventy-three.
Mrs. Gilman was a faithful mem
ser OF Hanover Ave- ue Christian
Church. consistent Christian, and
well beloved by wide circle OF
friends and scquaintAnces. She was
born September %, 1872 at Mari
Hill in King William County on
October Is, 1868, she Was married TO
Joseph c. Gilman, who preceded her
10 the grave some years ago, She
is survived by three daughters and
four sons, as follows.
Mrs ". Ii. Hatcn. Of Palmyra. ano
Mrs. Writ Mallory and Mrs Temple
Roy. of Richmond. and w b, r f.,
IF N, and u j., Gilman
Brothers and sisters surviving ara
Mrs, Philip Gibson Mrs.. J. II Gary
I Mrs. w. r Bray and Mrs. T. Me
Geo4ee. and f. c.. u D. and ". d
/ Martin.
e The fuue~al will take place This
afternoon from :he residence at
o'clock. Inserment will be in Holly
wood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
EIGHT THOUSAND CANNON
ORDERED FROM BETHLEHEM

8@ Bethlehem, Pa. May le---The Betn:
sss iehem Steel Company today received
~ an order Tor SUun cannon from fSoru
NJ Kitchener, Of the British war ONCE
" The order was accompanied by
@s check for s16,150e 600. partly FOR work
already done by the Bethlehem Steel
ssss osnpany fer the British government
sal nd partly an advance payment Tor
u. material that viii go into the 5000
new field pieces.
The cannon ordered are neid pieces
az the kind that can be turned out IN
ss~aa bout a month. and the Bethlehem
~. eHnpan ny Is now well equipped to make
r. hem faster Than any other concern
TN earth the forging boring. machin-
ing and temperinE being done with
great rs pidit4 .hy means OF modern
machinery. In the matter Of equip
. men. ii IL declared Bethlehem is as
veil furnished as krupps. and in many
depart ment The great German plant.
So The pro3ectile contracts are well
under way, and the shells arc being
W. made so rapidly that Bethlehem ~
(, fast catching M with the demand
: of Lord Kitchener Shrapnel j. now
being turned out at the rate OF 1000
u DAY and ~ the Founders and
smaller shells the product is 10000
and upwards a day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
TOIsTOY'S "kREUTZER
SONATA" AT COLONIAL

The return of an old Richmond Ia
vorite even though it was only In a
Kaleidoscope form, was enough TO
crowd the Colonial at several perform
ances yesterday.
Nance O'NeilI, who appeared here
several times once with a stock com
pany in "Trilby." was the attraction in
field production of "Kreutzer So
nata." by Count Leo Tolstoy. The
story has to do with musical compo-
sition along with sentiment. and gives
Miss ONeill ample opportunity to
demonstrate her emotional powers.
A fairly good selected cast supports
the star, while Theda Bara and Will
liam Shay might be termed co-stars
with Miss O'Neill in the film.
The cooling atmosphere of the Colo
NAL did not vie in any great degree
with outside conditions yesterday, but
with warmer weather it ought to prove
comfort to many today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
TEMPORARY INSANITY
IS Watkins PLEA
shows He Comes From
Weak-Miuded Stock. With
insanity Streak.
HIS MOTHER ON THE STAND
Says She Always Regarded Him an
Abnormal Child--Hcstcr Dodson's
Family Thought Well OF Him.

\ plea Of temporary insanity is be-
ing made for John c. Watkins who
Was placed on trial Tor his life in
Hastings Court yesterday for killing
eighteen y ear-old Hester Dodson at
her home. 1920 \ Street. on the night
Of February 5. and the case will prob
ably not go to the jury before tomor-
court yesterday was occupied princi-
palIy by the defense. about fifteen
witnesses being heard
Attorney III. NJ. Smith. Jr. ques~
toned each of the witnesses closely
upon REORGANIZATION about Wat
kin actions the night of the shooting
and he brought out just before the
adjouTning of court that several of the
accuseds uncles had either died in
an insane asylum or were regarded
as being below normal mentally.
Watkins mother testified that Wat
kins had been an abnormal child.
Very few additional facts concern
ing the shooting came out that were
not already known. Coroner Taylor
was the first witness introduced. He
stated that the girl was shot through
the left breast and that the bullet
passed close to the heart. 1t was his
opinion that she must have died with
In five minutes
Dead Girls Brother on Stand.
Ben Dodson. a brother of the slain
girl was the next witness. He stated
that he lived with his mother, three
brothers and three sisters at the n
Street home. He reached home about
& o'clock the night OF the shooting
and talked with Watkins for a rev
minutes some time before the shoot
ing took place, and was the first TO
reach his side after the shooting.
Mr.. Smith brought out on cross
examination of the witness that Wat
kins was liked by the Dodson family
and was held very high in then re-
CARDS.
are now in the bankruptcy court, of
Mother Describes Tragedy.
Mrs. Dodson. stated that Watkins
ieft. the room whore they were SIT 20
which was hanging on hall rack
ana that her daughter. Hester, called
him back, saying Come back here.
/ Jack Watkins returned to the room
she said, ana left again in about ff-
! teen minutes Her daughter follow -
/ him from the room and the report
! of 2 pistol startled her a few sec
onds later
! Marie Dodson an elder sister Of
| the dead g!rl was the" called to the
! stand. She denied ON direct exam
! nation that she knew that Watkins
| loved her SITTER, but Attorney Smith
'ers which she had written to {
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20

ia war was inevitable the nation rsus'
meet IL in a manly way.
II Is understood that the Green BOOK
will confirm the report published mere
recently that the treaty between ltay
and Austria, forming part of the com
pact known as the Triple Alliance, was
denounced by Italy on May =, ana
will, moreover. reveal for the nrst
time the exact terms of that treaty,
which was signed thirty-three years
ago tomorrow.
The Duca dAvarna, Italian ambas-
sador at Vienna, is believed 70 nave
Informed the Austrian government on
Nav 4 that italy regarded Austria's
declaration of war against Servia
violation of the Triple Alliance mas
much as this action was taken without
previous knowledge by Italy. in direct
violation of one of the articles OF the
alliance. For this reason the Italian
envy informed the government OF the
dual monarchy that the treaty must
no longer be considered as binding
The fact that Austria made no reply,
only seeking to continue the negotia-
tions. is believed to have precipitated
the present crisis.
The Austrian and German diplo-
mats accredited to the Holy see nave
been instructed by their governments
not to leave Rome. even II requested
TO do SO by the Vatican, but to await
an order of the Italian government
expeIling them. The object of this Is.
undoubtedly. TO give rise to an incl
dent which might provoke protest
on the part of the pope against the
Italian violation of the law of guaran-
tees. which recognizes the fnviolaoll-
ity of the persons of the ENJOYS ac-
credited to the Vatican. Pope Bene-
dict has decided. in order to avoid
complications, to make personal APP
peal to the Kaiser and Emperor Fran
els Joseph that the ambassadors be
recalled when war starts.
Preparations Being Rushed.
Meanwhile, the Italian war ministry
is rushing preparations for the de-
Tense Of the northern frontier and i'm
mense forces are being gathered ror
an expedition across the eastern
frontier into Austria. The announce
ment of royal decree establishing
military zones in all the territory
likely to be directly affected by hos
tiHties Ia looked for at any moment,
practically the entire north of Italy
will be placed under martial law.
The Socialist deputies De Felice and
Professor Labriola enlisted as volun-
teers in the Italian army this after
noon. They belong to the ''reformist
Socialists" who are in favor of in
tervention in case of the failure of the
diplomatic negotiations for the real
ization of Italy's territorial aspira-
tions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
companion in which she declared that
her sister ard Watkins were in love.
ORccrs Testify.

companion In which she declared that
her sister ard Watkins were in love.
ORccrs Testify.
Patroiman Bosquet testified that he
arrested Watkins and that he talked
TO him later a. the police station.
Watkins discussed the case With him,
ne said, Detective Sergeant Wiley
was then called. Sergeant Wiley was
asked few minor questions and was
turned over to Mr. Smith for cross
examination. Counsel for the accused
at once Qualified the detective as an
expert and asked him what he thought
OF Walking actions the night that ne
was arrested Wiley testified that
Watkins was apparently in swoon
and that he pricked him with pin.
thinking he was playing possum.
Watkins failed 10 finch under this,
but Wiley still gave il as his opinion
that he was "feintine"
The first witness called for the de-
Tense was Judge John Dew. formerly
OF King and Queen. where the Wat
kins family lived. Judge Dew testi-
fed that Watkins had one uncle who
had another who was regarded as
who had tried TO commit suicide.
Mrs, Watkins was the next witness.
She recited the history Of her family,
telling of facts that had been testified
to by Judge Dew, and also gave a
short history OF the life Of the ac-
cused
She stated that she never looked
upon him rs normal. and that he often
had attacks. which she had never been
able to explain. She said that during
these attacks he would often fall back
in IA swoon. and clinch his hands. and
that it often took several minutes to
revive him. She stated that she had
always feared that something might
happen TO her son. and that she would
have been badly frightened had she
known that he owned a pistol.
One or two other witness were e%-
amined and court adjourned at
O'Clock last night until 10 o'clock this
morning, A large crowd was on hand
yesterday when court was called to
order and remained throughout the
day. The case is being hard fought by
the attorneys and a still greater legal
battle is expected this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20

war for the United States On the
contrary. 1t will mean victory for this
free institutions which we hold dear
and the chance for every nation to
work out its own destiny in peace
The allies are fighting for the princi-
pies for which we stand, and our peo-
pie are right in hoping and believing
that they will win. 1t Is almost as
important for US that they should win
as 1t is for the allies themselves.
Half Baked Peace Calamity.
THE worst calamity this war could
bring upon the world, next to the
success of military Imperialism, would
be half-baked inconclusive peace
peace which would permit the Ger
man military class TO get ready for
second attempt to dominate the
world. That kind OF peace would do
nothing but insure another war. We
want a just and lasting peace and not
a mere intermission in the fighting"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
STATES RETAILERS
MEET IN NORFOLK
Richmond Men Slated For Hnhors at
Hands of Merchants
Association.

= special 10 The Richmond Nlrglnian)
Norfolk Va. May ls.~-Ths opening
Z 10 ssi0ns today of the Virginia Retail
Merchants Association. were given up
principally to addF&sse Of welcome. rec
ponses, reading Of reports and nam
ing Of committees. Vice. president
h H. Ramsey of Roanoke. presided
In the absence or the president
The addresses Of welcome were de-
iivered by Mayor w K, Mayo and VI.
I'mstaGr. in behalf of the local assoc
citation II. X. Booker. Of Hampton,
responded
Standing comm. tees were named as
follows.
3 Credetia Waiter O. BnCk, Nor
foIk. A J. Airhar' Roanoke. :. =.
Kaufman. Hampton Edward Eigen-
sbrun Petersburg. Harrie White. Alex
andria
Rules and order z. +. Hofheimer.
Portsmouth, fol Peyscr. Newport
News, F, W. tescaryer.. Salem
Moses Thaiheimer. Richmond: l.. G
Strau Stanton.
Resolutlons--M L msts der. Norfolk.
+ Taylor Gleaves. Roanoke, H. r.
Booker Hampton J.. o Miller Rich
i mond MoSby Ryland, LynchburR
The election Of Mr. Ramsey as presi-
a dent; W. A. Clarke. Jr.. ~ Richmond
as secretary; and l. n. Kaufman. OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER

Continued from First Page)
war" said Or. Hibben in his address,
but a preparedness against war-~a pre-
catastrophe of war itself will prevent
paredness which in the event of the
the enormous initial sacrifice of huma
lives whihc has characterized every
war in which the United States has
been engaged throughout our past zhis
tory.
mo one can be so blind regarding
the significance OF present conditions
as to take the position that IA grave ma
tional emergency is not at least pos
sibility.
Net In sympathy With Propaganda.
Il am not in sympathy with tina peace
propaganda which Is being prosecuted
in many of our schools, so far, at least,
as 1t endeavors to quicken the peace
sentiment by impressing upon the
minds of the young children the hor-
rors of the economic losses of war;
Dr. Hibben added that one faiiacy
tending TO obstruct the progress OF
peace was that this present terrible
war has developed certain practieessand
usages which Will revolutionixe the ac-
cepted restrictions OF International law.
so that heretofore all immemoriai obii
cations of nation TO nation in a state
OF war VIII Ire swept away
Not an Academic Question
This is not a question Of mere AGA
denlic interest which We are discuss
ing" continued the Princeton president.
We as nation. are looking into a
future that is dark and mysterious In
the high tension Of international hate
and International suspicion the most
insignificant accident may change to
precipitate for US a national catas-
trophe, And in the great emergency.
II IL should come. what will we say 3
Peace Peace a any price,
(. BY all means let us pay any price
which can buy peace. long sufferance.
sacrifice of material wealth. OF every
personal convenience and comfort Let
us sacrifice it all. everything which
can buy peace.
But let us not forget that there are
some things which cannot buy peace.
II We sacrifice them in or Ter to secure
peace. the peace thus soTght becomes
for us the veriest torment OF a living
he'll
we dare not trade honor for peacs !"
said Or. Htbben in conclusion we
dare not betrsy duty in order that we
may bargain for peace. We dare not
indulge ourselves in the enjoyment OF
The hIessedness OF peace while wa turn
deaf ears TO the cry of distress or to
the summons of righteous cause"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20

tween democracy on the one side and
armed Imperialism on the other.
France is our sister republic: England
is great and free democracy; Rus
STA itself is on the high road towards
democratic government. Germany, on
the other hand, is not ruled by the
people. but by Prussia and the Kaiser
The victory of Germany would not
be the victory of her people but the
successful effort OF a restricted mill
tary caste to get more power. Bern
hardi expressed The belief of this caste
when he said that Germany must
control the world or go under.
People Do Not Rule.
III the people did rule in Germany,
the invasion of Belgium. the calcu-
lated atrocities committed on helpless
people and the murder of our citizens
would not have taken place. The
people of Germany would never have
done these things of their own accord.
They were done because they were
ordered to be done by military auto
Gratis. In remorse for killing a wo-
man and child, wounded German
said to his nurse, sister-in-law of q
man l know: DO you suppose 1t makes
any difference that my. officer held
his pistol to my head until i did it?'
IF the German war lord should
win. which H. has long been evident
he cannot do, we should have to- face
the certainty of conflict with Ger
man militarism, because We should
stand between 1t and world empire,
just as the allies do today. We should
then be forced either to have our
rights treated as the rights of hui
manity have been treated by the rul-
ing German military class In this war
or to defend them. We should have
to take our turn in protecting the
principles of self-governmenta gairs.
imperialism in arms. or lose our self
respect. IN that. event. of course. we
should have TO night, hut II the allies
win. no such choice win be fo-ced
unon us. Their success wiii NOT mean
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Continued from First Page.)
case is the $1,000 which the comp
troller OF the currency has sought to
withhold. Judge Mccoy stated yes
terday that he regarded that as pre-
senting separate issue from the
other things in the bill, and would
consider it independently. IL he holds
that the comptroller had no warrant
for Withholding this money as penalty,
because the penalties prescribed by
the act do not relate to failure TO
make special reports. the Injunction
against covering it into the treasury
would be made permanent unless the
court should adopt the contention Of
Attorney Brandeis that the relief in
the case cannot be given in Equity
Court and remand the bank To the
court of claims to recover by suit
against the government.
Untermeyer Quiet.
In quiet. wholly unimpassioned
manner strongly in contrast with that
of Frank j. Hogan, of counsel for
the riggs Bank, MIR. Untermeyer ar
gued the truth of allegations contained
in the brief. supplemental briefs and
answers of the Treasury officials, and
endeavored to show why the tempo
rarv Injunction should be dismissed
and the case thrown out of court.
Admitting that the Riggs Bank Is
a solvent Institution. Mr. Untefmeyer
declared that its success had been
achieved because it had violated and
deiied practically every section of the
national banking laws, and had been
lucky"
II doubt If your honor can find in
the entire history of banking" he
said. addressing the court. ''as fragrant
violations OF the national banking
laws as are to be found in the case
of the Riggs Bank
He said that reports of national
bank examiners showed that in recent
times the bank had loaned TO its OH
GERS and employees more than $75o.0o0
of the banks funds total, he as
serted, large enough To have wrecked
many banks. and such as has in the
past wrecked many banks. Speaking
of the holding by bank officials OF
seats on the StoC.1 Exchange, he said;
Your honor. nowhere else in the
United States does such a grossly IL
legal condition of affairs exist"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20

has been most gratifying to the thou
sands who daily throng the magnifi-
cent exhibit palaces Of the EXPOSE
ton.
. Japan. has one Of this uost ex-
haustivs exhibits along these lines,
showing In detail how the wounded
are cared for on the bett'e field and
under fire. This exhibit Is made
viyidly realistic by psrfeat wax
mdAAls Of the human fgure, the
surgeons ard nurses being so true to
hfe that close study OF the figures
Is necessary to discern frc,n living
models. The Japanase EXHIBIT, as
well as that Of the American Red
Gross. Is completes In every detail,
even to the field telephones used for
communicating With the ehfsf sar--
gsops. f,a'ses Of hospital supplies and
the hospitals themselves, which sss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20

far removed from the scene of action.
The exhibits show, in remarkably
clear manner, the uses of the latest
surgical Instruments as well as the
various forms. al sterilization with
which each field outfit Is equipped.
The dressing Of wounds is brought to
the front by the use OF lay figures.
explaining CLEARLY the care with
which the wounded are handled. The
mQst minute apparatus carried In the
kits" cf the Rcd Cross worker are
exhibited, showing their use, gwen
down to the patent magnet, used for
attracting particles Of steel from the
eye and TINS saving tbs sight which
Iotherwtse might be lost.
Never In the history Of worlds ex-
positions has stach attention BEEN
given this wonderful organization as
at the psrasnAkFa ci6c 4fnkcwnstSrnna
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20

Exposition and its exhibits are prov
ing an interesting study in connec-
ton with ths Mine Rescue Service
and the wonderfully effective ener-
gency service maintained at the ex-
position. The hse Of oxygen and
anassthetics Is demonstrated and the
Red Cross exhibits as q whole are
worthy Of the great attention they
are attracting. Several other for
sign countries will be equally as well
represented as Japan and the United
States within q Few days and the
completion Of all exhibits Of this
character win add another splendid
accomplishment to those already
achieved by the directors OF. the great
axpcsition in bringing to, its 10000,
HspIaxs everything representative Il
the w0xk af tia work. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
RICHMOND PLACE OF
next JEWELLERS MEET
=. ~. Tssmss. weii-known FetersenrS
yewefer. Hesds state orgaaisation'
RteAmoa0er Treasurer.

! Especial to The Richmond Nireinian)
Norfolk, va, May ie,-Features OF
today's meeting of the Virginia jewell
saers was the election of officers, the
selection of Richmond as the next con-
vsntion city and the organization OF
a district association composed of Nor
folk, Portsmouth and Newport News.
with n. r. Paul as president.
The officers elected by the state As
sociRtion were: T. n. Titfnus, president,
Petersburg: r. S. Green. first vice-preS-
ssdent. Roanoke; J. ]. Speer, second vice
! president. Danville; G Fred kohter,
shird vice-president, Richmond, d. T.
Paul. fourth vice president, NorfSk;
w. u. Martin. Afth vice president
rarrnvtlle q. +. Russow. secretary
Roanoke. J. s. James, treasurer. Rich
mend
Executive committee --- The elective
officers, stanton Pitcher and c. F. Lau-
teFhach.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20

While Europe feels the greatest
struggle in history the efficiency Of
the Red Cross lis being put to the
hardest test Of it's wonderful exist
eace: A larger, army is now mar
snalled under its banner than under
the flag of any one nation. II moves
fiient,y and steadily amidst the fierce
din Ct BATH. It's marvellous efsr@ve-
mesa the result of the bEsinsss,ike
systematizing 1t has undergone with
the years.
Approaching the andaavors Of the
Fed Gross. the great nations, dssoits
tl,s eatscly1o in Europe, have in
sailed wonderful exhibits at San
Francisco and hav- Incorporated in
these exhibits tribute TO the RED
Cross The United States and. Japan
in particular arr" devotfny much at
tsrticn 70 this feature AND the result