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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
BE NOT TOO SURE.

Remarking on a recent editorial
in this paper on Magma Charta" the
Charlottesville Progress says:
I'VE can take comfort in the
fact that one great country, at
least, has gotten forever away
from that sort of thing and that
its Declaration of Independence
has left no place for serf or slave
in the United States of America"
In a measure that is true, but
slavery Is a relative term, None OF
us are slaves to men, but we have.
many of us, made ourselves slaves to
t'nings Slaves to money-mostly--
to business for the love of work: or
to politics: to ambition; these are mono
the less slaves because they are not
bound by legal terms and lawfully ex-
ecuted titles of ownership.
Such slavery is all the more ter
rible because 1t Is unreasoning and
inhumanly exacting. 1t does not hes
itate to punish its victims with death
physical. mental and moral destruc-
ton. ......', ...4...-......-..-..
Hug not the vain delusion to your
breast that because letters are of gold
they are any the less binding.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

Culpepper. Va, May IL, 1915.
Messrs. Quisenberry and others.
Orange, Va.
Gentlemen,--I am just in receipt OF
your favor of the Sth, and beg leave
to say in reply that l had hoped the
question of Statewide prohibition had
been settled by an overwhelming ma
jority in favor of the same. and tlat
all honorable men in and out of the
General Assembly of Virginia would
Loyalty stand by the result and do
their utmost to have the same en-
forced Should the matter to which
you refer to in your communication
ever come before the Senate, and
have the privilege of voting on the
same. l would feel II my duty to sup
port a bill referring the same to the
people of Virginia to be passed upor
as was done in reference to the manu-.
facture and sale of ardent spirits.
] have the honor to be, with YER,
great respect and best wishes.
Yours very truly
s. M. NEWHOUSE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
THE DANGER OF BEING ASLEEP.

This situation makes a clear and
definite issue which the people OF Viz
ginia must decide. In this case the
issue is presented only to the voters of
the Fifteenth Senatorial District, but
the people in many other districts are
face with similar questions, and the
whole State will face such issues in
general elections.
Why should friends of the policies
TO which the people have pledged
their allegiance GUST from office a man
who agrees with their position and put
in his place a man whose record shows
that he disagrees with the peoples ex-
pressed will and who will not even
make answer to a query whether he
will or will not use his efforts to en-
force that will?
The people have the right to vote
for candidates who will represent
them. 1t is their unquestioned rtgsat
to make their own decision. In this
case they are presented with a plain,
clear Issue: will they have men in
Office who believe in the right of the
people to rule or will they allow them
selves, like Samson OF old, to be shorn
of tsneir strength while asleep by the
! specious pleas of men who disagree
with the verdict of the people, and
who refuse TO tell the people what at
titude they will take on public ques-
tions?
! This case Is typical: 1t should arouse
the people not only of the Fifteenth
Senatorial District, but OF the whole
State. The people should know the
significance of the votes they will cast
on August 3 and in primaries and gen
eral elections following that date.
Let the Bowers-Newhouse cas-
stand as n warning to all friends Of
law enforcement and popular govern
ment. Let them be ever awake, a
their enemies will ever be.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
DEFENDS BRYAN; DENoUNcEs WILSON.

/ Theodore Roosevelt would be the
-
4 6nk man TO admit that he ever de-
& loed william Jennings Bryan. either
y nx1ousIy or unconsc!ously. Taking
Ean Francisco speech. however, in
l6icn he sought 10 denounce every
- advocate in the country, there
eers the first public statement and
s (Dase Of Mr. Bryan's reason for re-
ming that has been made in the
Med States by any one save Mr..
Great wonder has been expressed in
y 6any quarters that Mr. Bryan should
/ 80 signed the first note to Germany
{ ASd baked at signing rne second. II
1ee held that the language RI the
cona was, IL anything. less extreme
~ that Of the flrst, and Iess likely
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
Baiirs,asi Mem tn Casy.

j. ]. Compton, vtce-president ana
traffic manager of the Carolina.
Clinchfieid and Ohio Railway. johnson
city, Tenn. is in the city.
Thomas Peters. commercial agent or
the Big Four, with headquarters at
Columbus. o.. lis in the city.
c. A. Smith. assistant general
freight agent of the Carolina. Clinch-
field and Ohio Railway, with head
quarters at johnson City, Tenn, Is In
Richmond on business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
ArbuckIe,s Heir Dead.

New York. July 22.-Charles Jane
son. multi-millionaire nephew of the
late John Arbuckle. died today in
Roosevelt Hospital after two opera.
tions for intestinal troubles He was
forty-five years old, unmarried, and
lived in the Hotel Margaret. Brooklyn
which he owned.
He and his brother, William A.
head of the Arbuckle company, In.
herited most of the $4,000. 900 LEFT
by John Arbuckie at his death two
years ago.
Charles Jameson gave half-miIlion
to the Brooklyn Hospital for a new
wing and another half-million to the
Long Island College Hospital for q
similar purpose.
He erected the Arbuckle memorial
in Plymouth Church. In Hicks Street
Brooklyn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

Orange, Va. June Is, 1915.
Colonel s. NJ. Newhouse,
Culpepper. Va.
My Dear Sir,-Your reply to our let
ter of May q was not altogether sat
isfactory to us. and we are writing
you again to ask If you will reply
now. as final answer to our inquiry
OF May 8 that there may be no mis-
understanding. and that we may pub
lish your reply along with the reply
of Mr.. Bowers, for the benefit OF the
voters of this district.
II we do not hear from you within
a reasonable time we must give the
voters the written reply we have. this
being the only tangible reply In our
possession.
Awaiting your early reply.
G. D. QUISENBERRY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
Granite Wall Around Trinity Campus

Durham. N. c.. July 22.-Through
Bishop John c. Kilgo, Messrs. J. B.
and B.. N. Duke. have donated enough
money to pay for the building of a
granite wall around the Trinity Col
lege campus. This donation also in
cludes enough money to pay for COM
pleting the rnacada MIXING of the cir
Gle drive that has become q we'll
known driveway to visitors in Dur
ham, as well as Durham people. The
work 1t Is expected. will cost in the
neigsnborhood OF $4,000.
The new wall is to be made Of the
finest granite obtainable and will be
thirty inches high 1t will circle the
entire college campus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
CORRESPONDENCE ON !
TEMPERANCE ISSUE
Senate Candidates In Fifteenth Senatorial District Make
Answer to Queries Prohibition Legislation
Dry-Newhouse Wet.

Orange, Va, July 22.---Correspond-
ence made public here today shows
pretty clearly the attitude OF Honorable
c. T. Bowers and Colonel s. M. New
house, opposing candidates for the
state Senate from une Fifteenth Sena-
torial District. on the temperance
question. This correspondence. which
is full of interest to the voters. is TO
be published in one of the county
papers this week and will appear IN
the other next week. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Orange, Va. May 8, 1915.
Colonel s. NJ. Newhouse,
Culpeper. Va.
Dear Strive understand that you
are a candidate for the Virginia Sen
ate If this be true we. as citizens.
would like to know your position on
the temperance question.
Will you favor and vote for sucf'
measures as the temperance leaders
in the Senate favor?
Now. are you in favor of abolishins
breweries, wineries with by-product
the same as saloons and distilleries
Your frank and early reply will be
appreciated.
Yours very respectfully.
C. d. QUISENBERRY,
r. F., STAPLES,
r. II. RAWLINGS.
r. C. DEANE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

yet, while the ink upon some
of those promises-for q treaty
is nothing but q promise-was
hardly dry, we declined TO apply
the principles, that is. fulfill the
promise in the case OF the Lusita-
MIA. We thereby made 1t evident
that our entry into the thirty all
inclusive treaties had represented
either national hypocrisy on our
part. or else an utter recklessness
of folly in making promises WITH
out taking the trouble to con-
slider what they were and whether
they ought or ought not to be
kept.
Personally believe that 1t was
absolutely necessary when the con-
crete case arose to repudiate the
principles. to which we had mus
committed ourselves. But 1t was
a shameful thing to have put our
selves in such a position that 1t
had to be repudiated. and 1t was
inexcusable of us to decline to fol-
low the principle in the case of
the Lusitania without at the same
time making frank confession OF
our error and misconduct by no
tifying all the powers WITH whom
that they were withdrawn. be-
cause in practice we had found
1t impossible and improper to fol-
low out the principle to which
they committed u.s."
1t Ia perfectly clear that Mr.. Roose'
velt's opinion OF Mr.. Bryan's peace
movement Is no better than before
but 1t is equally clear that he believes
that with Bryan's lights and belief,
that gentleman could only resign. Ir
his charge of national hypocrisy
brought against the country for no
sticking by the arbitration treaties ir
the second note to Germany he cleari
Mr.. Bryan as an individual of a similar
charge.
While 1t may be pleasing to Mr.
Bryan to learn that Mr.. Roosevelt
does not regard him as a hypocrite
it is not especially pleasing to tn,
country at large, and Mr. Wilson Ii
particular, to learn that the Colone
indicts the United States of hypoc
risy-that is unless both the countr
and Mr.. Wilson are utterly indiffer
ent to the Roosevelt opinion of them
which Is doubtless the true condition
of affairs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
STARRED DOZEN TIMES.
NEGRESS STILL LIVES

Although stabbed 4 dozen times and
left for dead by her husband. Marie
Alestock, colored. Of Prince George
County, Il recovering at the home Of
her sister at Chester. The man, Wal
ter Aiestock, ID still IT large.
The woman and her husband Wis
tied her sister. Mary Jackson. of near
Chester, Chesterfield County last
week Al quarrel occurred and Jack
son cut his wife twelve different times,
|inficting severe wounds. County On
Ger Al. r; Traylor Is searching for the
husband.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

to be interpreted or received in a
hostile manner.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Bryan's
friends that the difference was not
In the text of the note. but In the con-
ditions that surrounded it. The first
note was the beginning of diplomatic
negotiations The German reply was
an invitation 10 investigate the facts.
and our rejoinder was a refusal to In
vestigate, Mr.. Bryan felt that to sub
scribe to this refusal, in view of the
fact that he was author of thirty ar
bitration treaties. would be an act of
grave inconsistency. even of hypoc-
risy. Mr.. Roosevelt seems to agree
with this view. thereby showing that
while ne does' not subscribe to Mr..
Bryan's principles. II he did subscribe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
STATE Cooperation Commission.

Charters granted Yesterday were 20 \
Eminent Council. The Progressive
Range of Rams. Incorporated. Nor
folk. Va. No capital stock. Chari-
table purposes. William Jackson.
president: w. G. Baker, vice-president.
c. Leonard Steward. secretary, all OF
Norfolk. Va.
Our Paper Corporation. Richmond.
Va. Capital stock: Maximum, VS.
900: minimum. $4,000; par value no.
Stationery business Jay Lewis. presi-
dent; J. r. Kennodle, treasurer: H. II.
Chalkley, secretary. all Of Richmond.
Va. .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

while tsae prevailing state of pub
nc feeling in regard TO possible hos
ffiities has not been touched upon
very largely in the public press, there
have been indications that the sus-
nfcions OF the people are aroused to
such q point that slight provocation
~ very likely to produce conflagra-
ton. This delicate state has been re-
yseaied In public discussion of rather
xemarkabie series of fires on Amen-
ran warships. Six ships have been
~ fire more or less dangerously In a
Anw weeks. and within the last week
hour have been reported as being
afire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

1t is now denied that Kaiser William
told the German bankers the war
would end In october. But It In no,
denied that the bankers told the
Kaiser II the war did not come to an
end in October Germanys resources
would.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

Culpepper, Va. May s, 1915.
Messrs. c. d. Quisenberry and others,
Orange, Va.
Gentlemcn.--Replyi to your favor
of the 9Th instant, I wish to say that
l will advocate. support and vote for
such measures that are proposed and
introduced by leaders of the temper
.ance people in the Legislature.
/ desire to say further That hearth
ly approve and endorse the resolutions
OF the Legislative Committee adopted
by the Anti-Saloon League at its last
meeting In Norfolk, and will support
and vote for any bill or measure en-
bodied in said resolution.
Very truly yours.
C. T. BOWERS,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

Better Acquaintance Week has be-
come firmly esta blished as a regular
feature OF the Richmond year. and
very valuable and desirable feature
at mat. The period of time covered
by the celebration is not long. but the
recruits contiue through all the year
ana other years that follow. Rich
naond has many things TO show her
visitors, and they are all worth show
,inR and seeing More than that. she
has many goods worth buying and in
every previous year she has had large
number of buyers and visitors. These
two are the essentials of any success
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

A report of Governor Wilson'S
speech in Richmond In 1914 said. che
spoke always with smile on his face,
even In the more serious portions OF
his address Guarantee he hasn't
smiled over any recent speeches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

Culpepper, Va, July 2, 1918.
Messrs. Quisenberry. Staples, ct ais.
Orange, Va.
Gentlemen.--In answer to your last
communication, l desire to say that
your interrogatories and my answer
to the same was not given from mem
DRY. as am in possession of these in
terrogatories and all communications
that have passed between us.
wish to say now that don't think
any fair-minded man, or set of men.
would have me to b!indly and unqual.
ifiedly, without knowing in advance
what measures the temperance leaders
in the General Assembly of Virginia
might favor, pledge myself to follow
the leadership and support any and
all measures that s'iey might favor.
II | were to do so, would feel that
had surrendered my honor and my
manhood and would repose In the Sem
ate of Virginia as mere figurehead.
and thereby impair and destroy my
usefulness and influence as a repre-
sentative OF the people of the
Fifteenth Senatorial District; there
fore. ] must decline to be a party to
any such demands merely for the pur
pose OF securing the support of aFy
class of people for seat In the SEN
ate of Virginia.
With best wishes and very great
respect, ] am,
Yours truly.
s. M. NEWHOUSE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
WARSHIP FIRES.

An investigation by admirals and
captains of the navy have brought
forth the announcement that the fires
are not at all out of the ordinary, that
fhey frequently occur on board war
vessels, although very seldom in such
quick succession.
But there is. in the opinion of the
various naval officials, nothing alarm
ing and no sign of a conspiracy to de-
stroy the navy. The incident has re-
vealed that public sentiment Is easily
excited and quickly famed into sus-
picion. He who deals with this most
uncertain of influences must needs
exercise the most extreme care.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
Culpepper, Va, June 20, 1915.
Messrs. Quisenberry. Staples. ct ais.

Culpepper, Va, June 20, 1915.
Messrs. Quisenberry. Staples. ct ais.
Orange. Va.
Gentlemen,--I arm In receipt of yong
favor of the Sth instant, and beg leave
to say In reply that I had hoped that
the question Of Statewide prohibition
had been settled by an oyerwhelm-
ing majority In favor of the same, and
that all honorable men in and out OF
the General Assembly OF Virginia
would loyklly stand by the result and
do their utmost to have the will II
the people enforced.
Question:
Are you in favor of abolis.ling brew
cries. wineries with by-product the
same as saloons and distilleries?
Answer:
am in favor of abolishing win.
cries and breweries. the same as was
done in the case of saloons and dis
tilieries, as I don't believe II is right
to make fish of one and fowl of the
other. or that they are entitled to an,
more privileges than the saloons ane
distilleries, nor do I think 1t honor
able or just to snip any product that
might be injurious to the human race
to other States to be sold when the
same Is prohibited being sold to oul
home people,
With very great respect, / am,
Yours truly
s. NJ. NEWHOUSE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
BETTER ACQUAINTANCE.

full Better Acquaintance Week. Such
week is impossible ii there are no
strangers to get acquainted with and
no old friends with whom pleasant
ties OF business and social life may
be renewed and strengthened.
Large crowds OF visitors are there
fore essential. Let every organization
and individual interested in makins
this years Better Acquaintance Week
better than any that has gone hefors
bend their energies to increasing the
number OF people that will come from
other parts OF Virginia, from the Caro-
linas and from adjoining States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

Orange, Va, July i, 1915.
Colonel s. NJ. Newhouse,
Culpepper, Va.
Dear Sir-Your letter addressed Il
Messrs. Quisenberry. Staples, eft ais, Il
hand and very carefully noted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

First Il indicates that you had pos
sibly mislaid our letter of the sth in
slant. and that you have answered 1t
from memory: therefore, / am send
ing you copy of II.
You have taken up our question In
the middle; / note that you say that
you favor abolishing breweries, win
cries with their by-product. same as
saloons and distilleries, but the first
part of the question, and the most
important part. you have not answer
ed. Namely. "Will you favor and vote
for suc,n measures as the temperance
leaders in the Senate favor?"
Favoring the abolition of these
things don't amount to anything, un-
less, you cast your vote in the Senate
to that end.
May we not ask you to give us an
answer to our letter. stating In plain
English whether or not you will vote
for such measures as the temperance
leaders in the Senate favor, and fol-
low this statement of your views on
breweries and wineries. etc, as you
did in your letter of June 20.
Most respectfully.
c. ID. QUISENBERRY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23

to them he would have acted as did
Mr.. Bryan.
The portion of the Roosevelt speech
from which we draw these conclu-
sions II as follows:
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-08

RELIEVING YOU appreciate the refine
u ments cf life, we know our gathering
of Woolens, English Silks, Spanish Linens,
Palm Beaches, for Spring holds much to
to attract you---Grays, States. langos
Tartans--What magic wand has given
them such beauty and lustre?
Every fancy can find here tits precise
affinity.
We keep in constant and intimate
touch with the Newest" There ism
a fad or anything new We miss.
| Come and bring your critical eye
Twill twinkle with delight. Urge yot
to order? Bless you, no Your good judg
ment will do that.
Ready to wear Palm Beaches, SIS, IL
all shades; Tailored $50 Everything il
English Silks and Irish and Spanish Lin
ems, every coceivable Pattern. We rep
resent the Greatest Wooden COmpanie
in the World.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-08
COLLARS OF WHITE SATIN
Make a Charming Addition, Especially
to the Gown Made Up Of Dark
Blue Serge.

There is already much speculation
about the joining of soft silks and mar.
ing circular skirts for spring, Dut Il
both remain in fashion after tne
French openings, which are scheduled
fer February as usual, no doubt Tue
designers will find some good way out
Of the difficulty. Much can be done
by borrowing from the ideas USED IN
evening gowns made of silk net, WHICH
now have fiaring five and slA'sa' -
skirts held out by thick bulllon cofu'
4 cable cord of velvet or SILK can r.
place this one on silk street sklrts.
The advance fashions in dark olue
show the usage of white satin IN the
way of wrinkled stock collars ana
wide turnover cuffs, in wide belts OF
white kid with pearl buckles, and even
in white satin hens when the nature
of the frock allows one. This is
good idea for the woman to asslmilat'
if she is given to wearing dark blue
It would brighten that serge frock SUI
has now and make it a bit dluerea
from what it has been.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-08

cents yard at the counter. The two
were exactly the same, both in tint
and quality. AS one yard makes the
collar the saving is obvious. 1t could
be made in half an hour, too.
The lace is folded in two and nine
inches marked off at each end. There
it is mitered to form the corners. The
lace between the corners is plated
or gathered to fit the collar on the
waist. A strip of lawn doubled will
make the raw edges neat and give
firm hold for sewing in.
The organdie collars are very popu-
lar indeed. A collar in a good quail
ity will cost SO cents, the cheaper
kinds a quarter, while half yard of
the material will make half dozen
collars in different sizes because the
material is so very wide. For 60 cents
a yard a very sheer organdie can be
bought. The collars are made double.
The usual finish Is picot edge with
or without a row of hemstitching just
inside. This can be sent to the hem
stitchers to be done. In preparing the
collar for hemstitching the raw edges
are placed together and basted hall
an inch from these edges. This Is the
guide for the hemstitcher. When re-
turned the raw edges are cut away
and the result is a picot edge. II an
additional row of hemstitching is de-
sired it will be necessary to put IN
basting thread to show where. 1t Is
not safe to give verbal order.
Plain organdie collars are the rule
though we see some embroidered
others decorated with insets of lace
and so on. I like those showing
little embroidery in satin stitch al
around or upon the revers. These ar
especially dainty.
Organdie lends itself we'll to cola
and cuff sets, and SO does pique, which
by the. way, is one Of the fashionabl
fabrics again. Not the stiff, old-fasf
toned kind, but a soft, though heav!
weave The large cord is preterre
| to any other.
| The pique collar and cuff sets ar
| made with a machine stitch. In
| material is always used double. In
| edges are stitched upon the Wron
side. Then the collar is turned rigI
| side out, and a second stitching
1 put around the edge.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-08

in penitentiary.
Jesse Holden, tried on charge OF
having stolen goods in his posses
sion, convicted, 2 years in penlten-
tIary.
Thomas Woodward, tried on
charge of arson. convicted, 5 years
in penitentiary
Jim Gaines, plead guilty Of hav
ing stolen goods in his possession
s months in parish jail and cost.
Calvin Holden, plead guilty O
being accessory to horse stealth!
not sentenced.