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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
CURIOUS FACTS.

The personnel OF the navy of the
United States is more than $4,000.
In the last rs years the population
OF Germany has increased from As, 900.
900 to 66,000,0oo.
Last year in the United States 13s
men lost their lives in the manufacture
Of explosives.
Straw hats shipped abroad from
British factories in 1918 numbered
nearly 100000, value $500, 900.
A Connecticut inventors farm trac.
tor consists mainly OF a huge wheel,
within which is the motor that fur.
nishes the power.
Experiments in tea growing have
been started at San Diego, Cal, by
English tea dealers. Tea growing Is
already carried on al. Summerville, s.
G., and Southern Pines, N.
Spain has already given assurances
to the officials OF the Panama.Pacific
International Exposition that her par.
ticipation in the exposition will pro.
coed according to original plans, and
that the war win have no effect on
Spanish participation. 2
The Henry s. Denison memorial
building for medical research at the
University Of Colorado, has now been
made ready for use. It contains lab.
oratories for research in bacteriology,
pathology. physiology, chemistry and
chemical methods.
The town OF sfmla, India, Is built
on the side Of steep hill. and the
roof OF one house Is often on a level
with the foundation Of one OF the next
terrace. : &
Queen Anne's FAM was the polite
name for the action which consists OF
putting ones thumb to the nose and
Swiggling the four fingers 81, derision.
w. Han1ey OF Barby, near seiby,
F England, o sfnalman on the North.
western railway, has been 10 years
in one signni boz, and has walked 10
and from his work $1,000 miles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
LACK on ECONOMY ADMITTED.

LACK OF ECONOMY ADMITTED.
Notice has been sent out from
Washington to postmasters all over
the country to reduce expenses where
possible without affecting the eff
cheney Of the mail service. The OBJ
3ect Of this notice is not to admit that
the mail service is costing more than
1t should but to economize in an OF.
fort 10 avert a big deficit in the post
office department at the end OF the
year. The motive is not one OF mere
economy. 1t is based on no such do.
sire, or, IL SO, that desire is now: else
such an order would have been issued
long ago. 1t Is certainly on admis.
sion that the mail service has not
been run on the most economical
plan. II it has been and Is now SO
run, there would be no ground for the
order.
While the present motive is. not
based OH anything else than to pre-.
ernt a deficit, it will do some good,
il 1t can accomplish that, but how
much better and how commemorate
would it have been had the order
gone out in the beginning.-Clarks-
burg Telegram.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
BestStories
Repartee.

1saacs and Moses were rival cloth,
iers who kept shops situated in the
same street and opposite one another.
It was their frequent practice to stand
at their shop doors and solicit tho
custom of passersby and occasionally
irritate each other by very personal
remarks. One morning Moses shouted
to Isaacs:
Go in, you grade BOBBY. and take
that ugly face wild you! You might
as well stick a donkey at the door!"
~ did dat one day last week, Mr..
Noses" replied Isaacs, "but de PEG.
pies passing by only smiled, and said
to It, Good day, Mr.. Moses, good day!
l see you hat removed from de oder
side!' "-PhiIadelphi Record.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
Tho Man M \ 3 B.htnd do Gun.

The late Admiral SErbens had the rood
fortune or the merit to originate a
world circling phrase, she man behind
the gun.s he used &c In q speech on
the factors Of success in lavai warfare
to emphasize the necessity Of having
efficiency, preparedness, run through
the entire personnel Il was also re-
hinder that the enlisted men have a
good deal more to DO with bringing
about victory than always appears In
history or ofiicial reports. The express
sion was employed IN experimenting
the views of Captain hlahnn ana at
tanned circulation at once as epitomis.
ing a whole library Of instruction.-Ez.
change.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
WOMAN.
You say that you are but woman

you say that you are but a woman
you
Who are so very wonderful 70 me.
You tell me there Is little You can dos
Little indeed that all the world can
see.
There are no battles on the open plain
Thatgyou can fight as !, afman, can
tight, IA.
But who shall say your life Is lived
insyain. z, i.
II all my darkened days you have
kept light?
Oh, little woman heart, be glad, be
glad,
That You are what God made you!
Well i know 10
How you have served me when the
day was sad,
!, And made mo better-yes, and
kept me sol y
Be very glad that you, in your white
place,
Your little home with folded hands
A silent influence to whose source
trace 4
The little good there ever was in
me. n
To be a woman Is there any more
That you have need to be from day
to day? :.
How wonderful to have your heart,
your store
or purity and goodness and to say
One that love is nobler since /
came;
One that loves me is better for my
sake"
a woman, oh there is no greater name
Ihat ever on the mortal tongue
shall wake. m
Charles Hansen Towne.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

white bread issas habit" declares
pure-food leader in Chicago. And
when the price Of the loaf goes up,
tho consumer has only to swear OF.
There can be worse things in tho
name Of economy than taking to DO,
tato cakes and cornSpone.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

It is the general onion that the
European tragedy will continue until
there's not a cent left in the box Of
fee 20 pay salaries. And then the
players. OF what's left OF them, WIN
have TO walk home. = Il
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
State Editors.
VAN n MORRIS NO

4. a q VAN MORRlS.t h
All Parkersburg and a large part
Of West Virginia. besides. sorrows
at the death Of L. v. G. Morris, so
well Known to- so many people, who
last aight departed for those shores
on beyond from which no returning
sail Is seen. 7i.s
Mr.. Morris was that noblest work Of
God, an honest man. He was pol
ished gentleman. a splendid citizen
and courteous official. In what
should have. been the elimination Of
his life, the strength OF his man.
hood, he hailed the mystic boatman
and passed across the strange waters
over which any man journeys but
once. Why It Is so, none Of us can
tell but we all believe that all 1t we'll
with him.
What matters this going away in
the night,
II the journey is OF in to the light?'
State Journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

Or. Charles w. Eliot, President
Emeritus Of Harvard University, asl
he appeared on the witness stand be.
fore the Federal Commission on In.
.dustrial Relations OF the City Hall in
New York, where he was questioned
regarding the Rockefeller Foundation.
Although 81 years old. Or. Eliot
takes a keen interest In American
politics. labor and social conditions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

An Altoona woman makes her hus.
band read aloud the first article OF
the Federal Constitution when he ar
rives home after midnight. Isn't this
literacy test business being carried
n little too far?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

1t can be said for the groundhoe
he troubles us but once a year, and
that he does not bother us very much
then. q,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

The trouble with President Wilson's
oratorical optimism is that 1t sounds
too much like whistling to keep up
his courage.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

George w. Perkins continues to
eSude Information on how to keep
food. But what the unemployed
really seeks to learn Is how to get It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

The Panama canal opening con.
tinues to resemble q penniless street
car passengers it's so constantly be.
ing put off.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
A WASHINGTON HABIT.

Boston has o church where the
babies are checked in the basement;
but why not let 'em sleep in the
pews with their papas?-Washington
Post. r
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
Just Smiles.
Defective Schooling.

DefeetIVe SchooIIhg. K
Small Boy-Father, what is an
equinox?
Fond Parent-What in the world
do you go to school for? Don't you
study mythology? An equinox Is a
mythical animal, halt horse. half OK.
The name is derived from the Latin
equine" horse, and COX" Dear me,
they teach you absolutely nothing
that is useful nowadays!"- Chicago
Ledger.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

West virginian Want Ads win rent
your rooms quickly. Try one today
Cost ia -rmall-only l cent word.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

II the North sea were ever drained
the bottom would look worse than q
country wagon makers back yard
Boston Herald.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

to tell their age In Chicago. GaIinntry
Will thus keep pace with the suffrage.
But has . woman strength for the
vote ifahe lacks courage for her
years2
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self.Made.

seif.Made.
Johnnie: Did you make It Willie,
Willie: No. I found 1t here, I guess
it's a self.made man.
Wholesale.
Just one kiss" murmured the
bookkeeper.
The pretty stenographer pointed 10
pIacard.
mo Goods at Retail" It stated.
So he took job lot.-Boston
Transcript.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

Women voters may not be srequired
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

"skinflint's son takes after him"
"1n what way?"
He swallowed silver dollar and
when the doctor applied stomach
pump all he could get out was a quar-.
ter and three Observation-Disclosures
Inquirer. &II
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
Good Rusine,

Good Business.
Cholly: Will you speak a good
word for me to your sister If give
you a nickel?
Robbie: Yes-es, but I'll halter
speak better one for de guy dat
give me a quarter last night.
Penurlous.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
SHOT At governor
ALL Of SIXTEEN TIMES
ON Account of His Poor Marksman.
ship May Now Get STAFF
Appointment.

Atlanta, Ga, August 1.-The fact
that he shot at Governor Harris. OF
Georgia sixteen tmd3-and missed
each time-~may win for /. G. Wade.
of Cornelia, Ga, an appointment on
the governors staff. provided the gov
ernor can prevail upon the State Leg
islature. now in session, TO abolish
the age limit of sixty years. Governor
Harris is "A Confederate veteran. Mr..
Wade served In the Northern army.
When the present governor was
campaigning year ago he met Mr..
Wade at Cornelia, Talk turned to
the fighting at Moorefield, Va. In the
sixties.
'tgbEheSc,. nsrs SON ,ese~tIse, morning of
the second days battle when you fell
lows were making 1t hot for us?"
asked the Confederate veteran.
Shoots Sixteen Times.
Il was on outpost duty on the ex-
IRENE end of the upper right wing,
and ! thought every minute would be
my last" replied Mr., Wade
You don't mean it! Well, tell me
did you see man saddle roam horse
and ride off at top speed ?"
Did I see him? Why, ] shot at that
man sixteen times, and missed him
every time
MS a good thing you missed"
laughingiy concluded MIR, Harris. "or
wouldn't be here. I'm the man you
shot at
A close friendship resulted from the
meeting and eliminated today in Gov
ernor Harris announcing he would try
to have the Legislature change the
age limit in MIR. Wade's favor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Another Robbery Reported.

Another robbery was committed
Saturday in the South Richmond At
lantic Coast Line freight station. II.
w. Smith, shipping clerk, discovered
that the side door of a box car on a
siding was open about foot when he
went on duty, and he at once made
an investigation.
A carton of twelve boxes, containing
six shirts, each, consigned to II. V.
Baldwin, of the Souhtside. had been
opened and five shirts, valued at 81
each, stolen. A box from Larkin and
Company to Mrs. Walter DIETRICH
1905 cambridge Street, containing
drugs and notions, had also been
opened. AS this has not been checked
up just what has been taken is no,
exactly known.
This is the fourth robbery In the
last couple of months, said Mr.
Smith today, and some of these times
we're going to catch the fellow nap
ping" The case has been reported
to the police, who are hunting the
thief
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Arrested, suspected of Murder.

Albany, Y. p Aug. I.5=7-IIg ~ a,ob-
inson. farm hand, and Mrs. Edith
Brown, wife Of Arthur Brown. a truck
gardener OF Indian Fields. a few miles
south OF Albany. were placed under
arrest today pending an investigation
by Sheriff Wallace Peaseley, TO ascer-
tain whether or not the woman's hus-
band had been murdered. II was re-
ported last night that Robinson, under
the third degree. broke down and con.
fessed that ne had struck and killed
Brown in a quarrel over Mrs. Brown
on Sunday last
The hired man is said to have
stated to the police that Mrs. Brown
made this remark after they had car
ried Browns body to the barn:
we will bury him so deep that they
will never find him; he will melt UNI
der the hay before he Is found"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
SOUTHSIDE'
BURY M0RR|S[TTE
IN MAURY TODAY
Funeral Services Over Prominent
southsider TO BE Held This Af-
ternoon.

Funeral services over the body of
Beverly II. Morrisette. one of the
oldest and most prominent citizens OF
South Richmond, who passed away
Saturday morning at his residence.
2506 Hull Street, will be conducted
this afternoon at o'clock from Balm
bridge Street Baptist Church. The
pastor, Rev j. w. Kincheloe, VIII Of
ficiate at the services. The burial
will be in Maury Cemetery.
Mr.. Morrisette was in his seventy
third year when he was stricken
with death. Some years ago he suf
fered a stroke of paralysis and since
that time he has been constant suf-
ferer. He also suffered several at
tacas of vertigo.
Mr.. Morrisette had a charming per-
sonality and he was liked by many
people on both sides of the river.
When death overlook him II removed
a man of sterling qualities and one
who had done much for the commu-
nifty in which he lived. His death has
caused universal regret on the South
side.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02


tals pne hour and twenty minutes 4
day,
An addition Of an hour and twenty
minutes day to n mans working
day. or to the time he spends a. home.
means much to man whose time Is
worth anything. Supplement this
with a ride home and a ride to work
which Is the acme of speed and COM
fort and pleasure. and you have q
proposition hard to defeat
Move 10 Cut Out Bond.
An effort to remove the bond re.
quirement from the jitney ordinances
will be made by Councilman T. Gray
Haddon at tonight's session of Coun-
ell He WILL offer an amendment to
the ordinance striking out that sec
ton. A warm fight lie exnected. a
the Virginia Railway and Power conn
pany base their hopes OF successfrIIyf
driving the jitneys out OF operation ~
this section.
This company failed in its effort1
some months ago through injunctioI7
proceedings to put an end to this sor'{
of unfair competition. 1t has enf
tered the field itself. but II linda tina
the little independents cart be crowd |
ed out Since the car company CAM
not compete with them when It comes
to service. they are leaving no stone
unturned in its efforts to get protec-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
BAT1'LEsHIP IN COLLISION.
Nebraska Rams Barge and Is Now
on WAY to PORT

Boston. Aug. When about sixty
mIles off Cape Cod. at o'clock last
night. the battIeship Nebraska, bound
for Newport. was In collision and sunk
the barge Mabel /. Meallers The
crew Of the barge were taken aboard
the hattleship from a small boat they
launched within a few seconds OF the
collision. No word from the battle
slip has been received direct to the
Boston navy yard. but the wireless
operator at the Charlestown navy yard
overheard the Nebraska talking with
the Wyoming regarding the accident
1t is Understood that the Nebraska
put about and lis making for Boston.
She cannot possibly come up tonight
on account of the fog The barge is
unknown here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Dry bills WIN Pass.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. THE Senate
filibuster on the prohibition bills has
ended by agreement The bills Will
go on their passage. as special and
continuous order" Tuesday mornins.
This was fixed by the senate ruies
committee by agreement, part OF
which is that the fight will not be
carried to the filibustering stage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Council Schedule.

The following meetings of the Coun-
ell and committees are called for this
week.
Monday-The Common Council
meets in regular monthly meeting at
s o'clock. The committee on Streets
meets at o'clock.
Tuesday-The Committee on Public
Buildings. Properties and Utilities is
scheduled for meeting at o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
BUSINESS NEWS AND
COURT RECORD.
CHANCERY COURT
Deeds of Bargain and Sale.

NNN0 "& A~~A ssANs& 1850
French Cason to Mary c. Cason,
140x100 feet north line Henrico
Street, being lots Is to 81 in block E
in the plan of Ravenswood. tax. SO
cents; $40.
Same to same. 33x11s feet east line
Tenth Street. Is feet north of Leigh
Street, tax, 81; $40.
Robert Mitchell ct ais. to ]. T. Bo-
land ct ux. 16 feet, inches by l02
feet east line Laurel Street, 149 feet
south of Main Street; $500.
A. c. Carneal ct ux. to Mary B. Car
neal, 10 feet. inches by $50 feet
south line Grace Street, 81 feet, 8
inches west Of Addison Street. tax, 81:
$40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
DIVIDED
AS TO JITNEY Law
Many DwcIlers on Leading West End
Streets Object to the Busy
Buzz Wagons.
Want ORDINANCE ENFORCED
On Other Hand, Many Thousands OF
Patrons VIII Endeavor to Reduce
Requirements Eiaddon to Act Mon
day Night.

There is a pronounced division of
sentiment In the West End over the
jitney question. Residents OF Grove.
Hanover, Park and stuart Avenues
that Is, some of them--want the lit
ney ordinance of the City Council en-.
forced. Ihey are not pleased at the
thought of their heretofore quiet resi-
dence streets being made Highways
of travel for all the West End.
The noises of constant stream of
Jitneys falls jarringly on their sense
Iof hearing; they say that Ii Is dam
gerous for them to cross the street
early in the morning and late in the
evening, and some have gone SO far
as to say that If this condition is kept
up and allowed to grow that their
property will depreciate in value.
Want Bond Enforced.
They want the law as to the bond
enforced, as they know that If the
bond is finally required that the jit-
Iney in Richmond is thing Of the
past.
They have already held a meeting
to discuss the matter, and they pro-
pose to see that the quondam quiet
Of their home avenues is restored.
Jitneys Have Their Friends.
But sentiment regarding the jitneys
among the West Enders is not unani-
nousiy dHli, MOI Dy long SHot.
They have their friends and their
name Is legion. 1t Is not difficult to
approximate their number.
There are more than one hundred
of the little buzz wagons in operation,
and 1t has been stated that their daily
receipts range from IS to $40. That
means that each one averages from
160 to zoo passengers a day. Multi
plying these figures by 100, the num-
Der in operation. We get $4,000 to
20,000 passengers carried per day.
Surprising that each passenger uses
the Jitney twice a day, we find that
from 5000 to 10000 use this means
of transportation.
Large Number of Patrons.
To make our estimate conservative,
we should divide these figures by two,
and we still have from 1000 to 5000
people who prefer the Jitney to the
street car.
These friends Of the jitneys are con-
sidering calling a meeting in the City
Auditorium to protest against the en-
forcement of the ordinance requirins
bond, recently passed by the City
Council They claim that the prob
lem will work itself out and that IL
the jitney is necessary and can be
operated successfully that 1t should
not be killed by unnecessary legisia-
ton. They also say that they will
disappear Ii they can't be run pro-
fitably. as some have claimed Is the
case. Il
Drivers Generally Skilled.
SO far Richmond has experienced
no serious accidents from the jtneys.
! Most of the drivers are skilled me-
chanics. men who own their machines,
and who, because OF that fact. are
/ ma ri fctiiarIy careful to see that they
suffer no accidents
! There can be no difference of opin-
ion as TO their convenience. A man
living in the West End. who makes
four trips day. can easily save twen-
ty minutes on each trip. and this to-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
HENRICO COURT.
leeds of Bargain and Sale.

Deeds of Bargain and Sale.
d. r. Creecy ct ux to c. l.. Droste,
lots and s. block X. plan of Monu-
ment Heights, tax, 81: $40.
Same to Friedericke. lot 26. block
D. plan of Monument Heights, tax
so cents: $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Accused of Abusing Neighbor.

William Cox, a young South Rich
monder, was arrested yesterday after
noon on a charge of cursing and
abusing Mrs. Teresa Reynolds, one of
his enighbors. The case will be given
an airing this morning before Justice
II. A. Maurice, in Police Court, Part
IL
warrant was sworn out yester-
day afternoon by Bessie Mayo. colored,
against Lille Cox, another ebony-hu ed
individual, charging the latter with
relieving her of 1915 The alleged
offender was taken into custody and
batled for her appearance in the
Southside Police Court this morning!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Cotton Dying.

Ashburn, Ga. Aug. 1.-Consterna-
ton spreads over south Georgia on
account of the continued drouth and
intensely hot weather. The cotton
stalks are drying up and immature
hollis prematurely opening. Rain now
would not do much general good. ex-
cept where the ground was deeply
broken in the spring and perfectly cul-
tivated and fortified
These conditions do not obtain.
A half crop will mot be made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Release Deeds.

Thomas H. Farrand to r. T. Saugh-
ter ct ux. 60x153 feet north side of
Williamsburg Road, 264 feet northeast
of Church Street: $3.50,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Marriage. license.

A marriage license was issued by
Deputy Clerk Breeder, of the Hastings
Court, to Edward Avery Graves and
Annie Muriel Whitico. both of Rich
mond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Another Monev RON S.alen.

1t was reported to the Third Police
Station yesterday that a telephone
money box. installed at a pay station
of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Telephone Company, was stolen.
The box was in the Southern Railway
passenger station at Second and HUI
Streets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Abroad.

I'VE see the same fight against alco-
hole beverages In progress, with
startling results, on the other side of
the Atlantic.
Eight hundred German scientists,
i1s of them professors in German
universities, have made q unanimous