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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
ANNUAL BANQUET
TO NEW PREACHERS
METHODIST MINISTER'S ENJOY So
cIaL EVENT AT
y. w. &. a.

The annual banquet TO the new
Methodist ministers was given last
night by the Methodist Preachers
Union of the city in the dining roem
Of the Young womcns Christian Asso-
citation.
A very pleassn, innovation was In
augurated this year by Including the
new preachers wives In the invita-
tons,
The event was OF most enjoyable
character and the V. w. C. A. ladies
furnished a menu Of the most appe-
fixing variety.
Rev. n. II. fotts. president OF the
Preachers Union. acted AS toastmaster
Dr. w A. Christian, pastor of Union
Station Church. delivered the address
OF welcome to the ministers transferred
to Richmond by the conference in Mo-
yember. Or. j. h. Joiiin made a ft-
ting reply DR.. ". A. Cooper. pastor of
Central Methodist Church. welcomed
tho new ministers wives. to which adj
dress Dr. r. A. smooth. of Centenary
Church. made happy response.
short talks were made by Rev. r.
Men. simpson. presiding elder of the
Richmond District; Bishop Collins
Denny and DIR. James Cannon. Jr.. the
gathering adjourning at so o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
BIG BATTlESH|P
At THE MERCY Of
HOWLING GALE
Dreadnaught Kansas Near
Foundering In Great Storm
OFF Hatteras

Especial 10 The Richmond virginian.)
Newport News, Va, Jan. 14.---En-
countering terrific gale. which is said
10 have reached the velocity OF over
sixty miles an hour, about thirty
miles of Cape Hatteras. while on a
speed I~n from Philadelphia to
Hampton Roads, the dreadnaurht
Kansas Tuesday night suffered dam
$4,000. Huge breakers swept
over the bow Of the big sea fighter
and for several hours she was In
danger OF laundering.
The Kansas iimped into Hampton
Roads tonight and men who came
ashore declared the storm was the
worst they have ever experienced
The bridge Of the battieship was car
ried away, the bow decking was con-
siderably da mayed and water poured
into many Of the forward hunks
There were no Losses OF life or in
turies to the officers and men.
The Kansas had just completed re-
pairs AT the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
lasting for six weeks. and was maxi
ing speed test run. The hurricane
developed suddenly and blew up
mountainous waves. which tossed the
giant craft about like tiny top.
While the officers and men were ex-
tremeiy reticent concerning their ex-
perience and the damage done. II wan
stated that the Kansas would return
to the Philadelphia Navy Yard to-
morrow for immediate repair. and
wiIlxbe again laid up for ten or flfteen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
WANTS PRES|OENT'S
VETO 0vtRR|OOEN
JUNIOR ORDER OPTICAL AID
DRESSES ROANOKE MEETING.
FORM ORGANIZATION

Especial TO The Richmond virginian.l
Roanoke. Va, Jan. 1t.--Represents-
ttyes OF patriotic orders met here to-
night and took steps preliminary TO
the organization of committee to be
known as tho Fraternai Legislative
Committee Of the Sixth D3striet All
the patriotic fraternal orders OF the
district will be asked 10 cooperate.
Delegates representing the Martha
Washington Council. Daughters of
Liberty. American Star Council. the
Tribe of Ben Hur. Junior Order Me-
chanics and others were present.
II IL the purpose of the organisation
to further the legislative needs. ma
tional as well as State. OF the differ
emit patriotic organisations of the Sixth
District. Med. Landrum. State Coun-
cilior of the Junior Order of Mechanics,
addressed the assemhiage, Mr. Nc
Landrum's remarks were principally in
approval OF the pending emigration
bill, for the passage OF which. over
the anticipated veto of the President,
he urged all present TO address commu-
ntcattons to their representatives in
Congress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
RUSSIA PRESSING
NEW DRIVE At
EAST PRUSSIA
Germans. However. Are Peg
ging Away on Warsaw Cam
paign = Severe Fighting In
Progress

London. Jan. I4.-All dispatches
from Petrogad agree that severe
nghting Is progressing In the eastern
tfeater OF war. Russia Is making =
new drive towards East Prussia.
while the Germans along the Bxurn
and Ravka Rivers, where lighting has
been In progress for month. hava
hegun a movement of great viEor
Their activity centers along the
Socha czew-S kierniewice line, where
within the last forty eight hours they
have made four violent attacks and
forced back the Russians
On the other hand Russia's new
drive toward East Prussia promises
To develop In a great feature Of tho
campaign. The cars troops are ap-
parently striking further west than
they led when they were defeated ~
the Annenburg and are making d.
rect threat at destroying tAae GnrmAn
railway communications II locks ~
though the RusSians were trying 10
join.these forces with the ters which
are now on the borders OF tho
Maxurian lakes,
The Germans In their now drive
toward Warsaw nave occupied the
district TO the northwest Of Hoiimow
and taken two villages. These posi-
tions are three or four raiiee Ao&atls-.
west OF Sochacxew and nvA r1aloQ el51e
Of the Rxura. from which xsGX 1os
xxa... 44...s..-s e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
ASK
PRESIDENT AID
WANT EIGHT OFF MS INFLUENCE
IN FIGHT NOW on IN
NEW JERSEY.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE White
House took pains thi. afternoon 70
make II clear that President Wilson
had said nothing TO delegation OF
suffragettes earlier in the day which
could possibly be construed as COM
mitment of himself TO the equal fran
chise legislation which soon is to be
voted upon in the New Jersey Legis-
lature. The delegation which was
headed by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw.
urged the President to issue a state
ment favorinK suffrage in his own
State. and after their interview DR..
Shaw issued a statement, saying that
they had come away from the white
House with the distinct impression
that the President would issue a state
ment very soon. white House ohtcials
declared that tho President had scru-
pulously RETAINED from expressing
views on tho issue in New Jersey.
The delegation which visited the
White House included besides DR..
shaw, Mrs. Medill Mccormick and Mrs.
winston Churchill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
GOLD PRIZE PERIOD
NEARS ITS CLOSE
Opportunity Win Yellow Metal Ends clock Tomorrow
Night-There Are Two Good Days for
Active Vote Getting

What have you done during TINS
period.
This 10 the question that AL fairr
minded candidates should ask them
selves today. Have one or more sub
scrlptions written In my book more
than / had yesterday Have So
cured the extension OF the candidate
who subscribed earlier In the cam
paign. Candidates should bear In
mind that an extended subscription
will give as many votes 1T any time
during the campaign ~ II would had
the full amount bean turned IN at pns
timo. All amounts on extsnsions will
also count towards winning the gold
prises. This OFFER Of gold expires to-
morrow night At . and ali monies turn
ed In during period four will count
In the special competition.
The big campaign - already more
than half over and II won't ~ long
before February 20 creaps upon " ana
some candidates who are not utilizing
lair A1nrfa ~ nrAaAut Hllt. have seaAoe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
HEAR COAL. FREIGHT
RATE CASE TODAY

Washington, Jar. 14--After an IN
vestigation extending over more than
record Of testimony unprecedented in
size. the Interstate Commerce Com
mission tomorrow will hear the open
ing argument in me so-called anthra-
cite case. The decision To ba render
ed in this case is of far-reaching i'm
portance to the nthracite carriers.
as the decision may involve an adjust
ment OF the freight rate on anthra =
cite from the producing field in Penn
sylvania to tidewater and an adjust
ment OF the rates to the West
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
Statewide Bills Go Through by
Tremendous Votes in Both
Houses
Will Override
Governor S Veto
Alabama Legislature. Horse,
Foot and Dragon, Lines Up
With Army of Righteous
ness

Montgomery. Ma. Jan. IA
Overwhelming maioritics accom-
panied the passage in the House
and Senate early this afternoon
of the rev rittcn Carmichael pro-
hibition hill and the Merritt en-
forccment bill. On the former.
the vote was "a TO 23 and on
The latter - To -. Pleas Of local
option forces for referendum on
prohibition were heard with i'm
patience and ignored.
The bills will be placed on Cover
nor O'NeaFs desk. according 10 pro-
gram, Saturday. 1t could NOT be
learned tonight whether he would
veto them immediately or turn them
over to Governor Henderson. who
viii take oath or office Monday at
noon.
The StateRiders hope O'Eeal will
act Immediately. as they do not wish
to offend Governor Henderson. who
was elected on a local option platform.
and hence the hurry At present.
Tho hill -rsrtaln4a- he vetoed
The Legisia -ure prohs bly,. will vote to
return that part of the annual licens'
paid By sstoonkeepsrs covering that
part o. the year when saloons are
closed under the proposed prohibition
bills. The date Of closing has been
set for Junc SO.
Senator is,isk AZ the time OF the
passage of the Senate bills this after
noon. announced that II was part OF
the plan OF the leaders to pass res
oiution authorizing repayment or IL
eenses In proportion to time of closing
the saloon. A resolution authorizing
thu return OF fifty per cent of the
license was tabled by an overwhelm
ing vote.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
OIL COMPANIES
VOICE PROTEST
by CARRASZA DE-
CREEs TO CEASE OPERATION.
THEY WANT PROTECTION.
CHAOTIC
sUTIERREz SELECTION AS PREsI-
DENT ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY
RECALLED AND PUBLICATION
~ PROHIBITED.

- NAsA4tsB r. es4.-7fA IAN 4-ffsa ryJrrner1tn~
tors regarding the chaotic conditions
in Mexico were made TO the State De-
TmrtmeTt today Or Ambassador
Spring Rice, Of Great Britain, Anlbas-
sador Riano OF Spain. and representa-
lives OF American or companies The
continued pressure by foreign govern
ments in regard 70 Mexico adds to
Me dangers that seem to growing al
most daily for the United States in
It's relations with the southern re-
public.
As q. resuli of these representations
The state Department today instruct
ed Consul Canada at Vera Cruz to
make prntes; TO Carranxa against the
latter's decree under the terms TO
which several Of the American and
British oil eompa MES have been com
PEELED 10 cease operations. The stu
alton In regard 10 the oil companies
In enc Tsmpico District In regarded
at any time In the history OF tho pre-
sent disturbances In Mexico.
Carranys by an arbitrary decree has
made it impossible for them To oper-
ale by further threats OF confiscation
and is also harassing the companies
as to taxation for operations,
The British am AMBASSADOR spoke IA
the interest of British owned oil com
panies in the Tampico District while
representatives of some OF the Amer
lean concerns also visited the State
Department.
Awaits CArranxA Decree.
The department was unable to give
any assurance in this connection ex-
ceptinE that a full copy OF the Car
rama decree was awaited and that
It would be impossible to determine
what could be done untilit was known
precisely what CarrNnR had done.
The representation that Consul
Canada was instructed to make were
regarded as preliminary. giving notice
Of objections OF this government to
what II regarded a. unwArrAntcd IN
reference with operations OF oil pro-
ducers.
The Spanish embassy Informed the
state Department that IL had been
advised that wholesale persecution OF
spAniards continued In Southern
Mexico. particularly In pueblo, which
was taken by the zapistas ana ther
lost the other day TO the Carranxa
forces Properties Of Spanish sub
roo$fro>A fyona Firth pAEo1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
INCREASES
IN PARTIAL EFFECT

Washington, Jan. IA large por-
ton OF the per cent increase in
freight rates allowed by the inter-
state Commerce Commission to car
riers operating east of the Mississippi
and north OF the Ohio and Potomac
Rivers. will go into effect at midnight
tonight. The full fabric OF rates will
so into effect on February /.
Kinder tho terms of the decision
the carriers are required to keep a
check on the new rates so az TO in
form the commission just how much
additional revenue they receive
through them,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
Senate Committee Sets Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednes-
day and Others Agree
House Committee
Day s Only Worker
Two Bodies Adjourn Shortly
After Converting to Allow
Committees to Meet Jointly.
Which Is Not Done

II thirty days is all TOO short Pc
Rod in which TO accomplish the work
OF revision Of the tax laws OF Viz
ginia. for which purpose the General
Assembly was called into special SEES
Sion. in response TO public demand.
how much can be done in twenty-.ix
dayr7
If thirty days is scarcely sufficient
time in which to accomplish one
thing. how can that thing plus several
others he accom- plishcd in twenty six
days?
These are the questions with which
many members OF the House of Dele
ate, impatient to be 81 the work for
which they have come to Richmond.
are asking themselves.
Two days 81 the thirty have passed
and only the House Committee on
Finance has turned a hand to serious
work. Two more days. not Including
Sunday, must pass before the Senate
committee starts tn do AIRY real work.
and Ave days before the two houses
Will start.
House Committee Works.
Furthermore, the House commit
tee in voting to report the delinquent
tax, the delinquent capitauon tax and
the license tax bills. has accomplisEed
practically everything Ii can accom-
piish until the Assembly. probably
next Thursday. decides as between the
two plans of tax revision proposed. A
few bills which MAY Dc adopted ire
spective of whether the commission
or the segregation plan be adopted.
remain and the House committee ex-
poets to dispose Of those today. This
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15

TIe State Corporation Com mission
yesterday held an informal hearing
on the petition OF the Maryland. Della
ware and Virginia Railroad for a 5
per cent increase in freight rates. The
case was put upon the docket and a
date will be set later for formal
hearing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
Drop. Dead In Store.

Louis Weinraub. dry goods mer-
chant at 2-!2 q Street, died suddenly
shortly before u O'Clock last night
MIR. Weinraub fell unconscious In his
store and the ambulance was called
but before IL arrived he was dead. n
henr, attack is said to have caused
death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
MAN AND NATURE VIE in DESTROYING LIVES AND PROPERTY
GREAT EARTHQUAKE STAYS TWENTY THOUSAND IN ITALY
GERMANS SCORE HEAVILY in FIGHTING NORTH OF SCISSORS
SWALLOWS BI-CHLORrDE of
MERCURft PUMP SAVES LIFE

T., II, Swartzer paperhanger.
whose home is at Charlottesville, but
who has been stopping nj 100 West
Clay Street last night swallowed If
teen grains OF bi-chloridc of mercury.
The ambulance. Dr. Walker in charge.
was called the stomach pump used
and the man taken 20 Virginia Hospt-
tai where IL was believed late last
night he will recover
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15

.FEVERISHLY A c T | V {

Chairman OF the Democratic Cat
Gus Houston yesterday called meet
ing for tonight in the hall Of the House
Of Delegates to nominate judge TO
succeed Judge George 5. Shaeklefora.
OF the Ninth Judicial Circuit. and sew
eral other Judges who have no oppo-
sition.
This matter. which has been sngag-
ing the attention of friends of all
three candidates for the Ninth Cir
cult bench and of the Deiegstes and
Senators from the circlit, will be dis
posed of tonight. and. with less than
twenty four hours in which to work.
friends of the three were feverishly
active yesterday To-day they Will
work with even greater energy and
when the hght is over tonight two
factions will have the satisfaction
which comes of hard work to console
them for defeat
The Candidates..
The candidates for the Ninth Cir
cult bench are George Browning. of
Orange: Edwin II. Gibson, Of Culpeper,
and John rutherford, of Goochland
and Richmond.
Managers for all three candidates ex-
pressed confidence last night.
They viii know we have been in
the hght'' said Henry Il Smith, Of
Culpeper. manager for Mr.. Gibson. last
night.
Talk or Mfr Brownings delegates
going for any other candidate after
the first ballot Is mistaken" said A..
T. Browning. Of Grange VIZ are for
Browning first and all the time and
expect to win.
WE have sixty.fve Setea certain
and count on Inore--Inore than enough
to win" the only comment of
Rutherfeords adherents.
The Lineup.
Mr.. Gibson has the support of the
majority of the attorneys of the cir
cult, which lis composed OF the coun-
ties of Orange. Ccoehland. Louisa and
Culpeper. Most of the Delegates and
Senators also are for him. Lindsay
Gordon. the delegate from Louisa: H.
r. Smith, the delegate from Culpeper;
Senator Bowers. of Cuipeper, and
Goodrich.
The bar OF Orange and pelexaIs
Browning, OF that county. are for
Browning
For rutherford are the Goochiand
County Bar and Senator Watkins, of
Chesterfield and tioochiand.
The Rutherford adherents seemed
the most confident of any last night.
With the Southwest almost solid for
him, with some strength in tho cir
cult: support from the Southsde and
scattering strength all over the
State they claim more than majority
certain. Sixty five constitutes bare
majority OF the Democrats of the two
houses hut with several absentees
1t Is good working majority.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15

An alarm from box 1873. at Fair
mount Avenue and Twenty -first Street
late last night called out the depart
ment. No hiaze could be found. The
false alarm II being Investigated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
Critical Condition Of colone, ormsby

Colonel s. NJ. Orrnsby was reporte ed
as being in a critical condition at the
Virginia Hospital last night He was
struck by an automobile truck at
Ninth and Grace Streets Monday. and
Sustained q fractured skull. Pneu-
monia has since developed Colonel
Ormsby ia promoter. His home is
at 5o2 East Grace Street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15

FEW PRISONERS LEFT

= ts1fur7TnfT- s. C. IAN. { Il - 10 ms, n
Livingston Bleasc.A for nearly four
years Governor or Soafr Carolina. re-
tired to private life today and Charles
a. Smith. Lieutenant Governor for the
same length of time, Will he Governor
of the state for five days. Rir>1ard
l. Mann Will he lnauEurated as Cover
nor next Tuesday. At the same time
Andrew j.. Rethew will become Lieut.
tenant Governor.
No one was prepared FOR the resig-
nation ~ please today. The House
and Senate were in Joint assembly at
noon To elect a judge of the Fifth
Judicial Circuit. and the news prac-
tically broke up the scheduled meeting
OF lhe two bodies. The message from
the Governor to the General Assem-
bly, announcing his resignation was
received at 1880 The message to the
Secretary of State was written OF a
sheet OF white paper penned in the
Governors own red ink
Ii said: Il hereby resign by office
as Governor OF South Carolina
COLE l. BLEASE.'
Smith Takes Oath.
The Lieutenant Governor was pre-
siding as president Of the Senate. and
tie went at once to the Supreme Court
room in the Capitol, where the chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court. Eugene
b. Gary. administered the cath of Of
fce. and Charles A. Smith was Gov
ernor Of South Carolina.
The new Governor al oace advised
the House and Senate that he had
taken over the duties OF the office.
Governor Smiths first offcial act was
to issue com mission as notary pub
tic for South Carolina to Ex-Governor
Blease, who will practice law IN
Columbia.
Gives No Reason for Action.
Ex-Governor Blease gives no res-
son for his action and the widest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
Fifty-seven Italian Towns Are
Said to Have Been Wiped
Out
Million People
Are Homeless
Uncounted Thousands Wound
ed by Falling Homes--Coun-
try Acts for Relief of the
Sufferers

Rome. Jan. Is.--The second
greatest catastrophe In the his
tory of italy--tile earthquake
which shook half of Italy for
only thirty seconds yesterday
morning. yet killed 20, 900 per-
sofIs. injured 10000. rendered
million homeless and did meal
sulabic material damages he
coming more rcaliyahie az each
hour brings In from the towns Of
the stricken countryside reports
of tho harm done
The record of Mcsina I'm 1905.
with its $4,000 casualties. viii
NOT he eqnaIed---thc Government
believes tonight---but the disaster
Is So great that little constjera-
Ion IL given TAI comparisons. The
great work OF relief in which
Hing and noble. Pope and peasant
are combining their energies al
ready, L. becoming the problem of
he hour. by this time. I'm all
probability, the task Of suecoring
'hesr still buried I'm ruins has
~.~.f, t~ynri%ts>sf. although definite
information from tho isolated
districts Is lacking.
Every train that leaves the capita
carries its quota Of physicians, nurses
&AnJt8flAn&t Mat0ffsN anu FGbtA# oUtNsAii
bound for wrecked towns and VII
lagos. with huge quantities. of supplies
- every sort Other trains, comirs
In slowly over disturbed and in som,
eases aisacst ruined roadbeds, are
bringing great throng OF refugees
who arc taken into every home II
Rome and cared for
,dopt Relief Measure,
The cabinet met mis- afternoon and
adopted measures al relief in large
scale Fifty thousand dollars has al
ready been appropriated for the work
The military authorities have sent on
80, n0a soldiers TO preserve order II
The fifty-seven towns whicA have beer
wholly or partially destroyed. To s'il
the growing feeling that the disaster
would be even worse man imagined
the following official statement wa
sssued today,
This District Of Snimona is badly
damaged and the victims ~e numer'
ous. Twenty Persons are killed and
many injured at Village. Rescue wort
has been started Al Popiu and Pentina
where many houses are damaged.
''The damage is extensive at Aduils
and Isoia delilri and many small town!
in the province of Rome. The village
OF Sora has been RACED.
.I4sxs ef life liz feared at Ghieti aHt
other towns in the province OF IN,
Abruzzi. but It is believed that tn.
Continued from Second Page.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15

Washington. d. @. Jan, l4.-~No
vote was reached today on the ques-
ton Of prohibition for the District In
the Senate. Additional developments
arc looked fo rtomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
DR.. Winn Seriously I'll.

II was reported from the home az
DIR. John F. Vim last night that
there was no change in his condition.
He is very Ill. suffering from pneu-
n1ouia