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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
MANY TESTIFY ON
CH|cHEsTER's BEHALF
Declare He Is Man Who Steers
Clcar Of Political Meetings and
Discussions.
APPOINTMENTS NOT
DICTATED BY POLITICS
Dozen witnesses From Stanford and
Prince George on Stand--Poweii
Calls in Thomas X. Patterson. OF
washington. TO Aid In His Fight.

fsnecia, To The Richmond yirginian.)
Fredericksburg, Va. Aug. 24.--ln at
tempting to prove by preponderance
of evidence that Judge Chichester mas
not been guilty of any OF the charges
of political corruption preferred against
him by s. r. Powell, and In attempt
ing TO show that he has never taken
mart In intra- party politics In any OF
the counties OF his circuit, counsel for
the defense used up the entire day
Tuesday OF getting cumulative evidence
into the record.
The main points brought by the de-
Tense were the facts that Judge Chi
chester did not try to influence men
prominent in county affairs In regard
to political matters In any way what
soever. that he was not In the napit
OF talking politics or attending poiiti-
cal meetings: that he never asked Ia
regard to a mans party poiitics before
appointing him to office: that all HIS
1 appointments had been good. and that
he did not request those most intimate
with him TO vote or use their influence
for any candidate for office. These
facts were testified by about twelve
witnesses, among them the leading
men In public matter In the counties
OF stafford and King George.
Among those who gave~ testimony
on these subjects were Thomas X Hun
ter. . lawyer OF King George; George
o. Tayloe. an attorney Of the same
place. r. C. 8. Hunter. clerk OF the
King George court Sheriff Purks, o.
King George: g. b. waliace. Common
wealth's attorney Of Stafford: q. n.
wallace, former State Senator from
thix district; J. NJ Ashby. distrfes
school superfntendent; w a. Roas,
Commemorative attorney Of Kinx
George. and Joseph a. Bllliugaley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
PLAN NEW STEAMSHIP
|. LINE FROM WEST COAST


Santiago de Chile, Aug. 24.-Plans
for fast steamship communication be-
tween Valparaiso and New York were
submitted<at the fnal conference here
today between DR.. l. s. Rowe. OF the
University of Pennsylvania. the Chi
lean minister Of fnance and the high
commission. appointed n accordance
resolution passed at the recent pam
American conferences In Washington.
A new parcels post arrangement. and
the subject OF two cent letter rate
also were discussed.
DR.. Rowe, who lie making q tour
Of South American countries with q
view to promoting trade between them
and the United States. win sail tom0r-
row for Caliao. Peru and, proceeded TO
Lima to confer with the Peruvian high
commission. Thence he viii go to
Panama.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
ORGANIZED LABOR TO
WORK FOR PEACE

New York. Aug. 24.--British labor
unions and leaders of the British inde-
pendent labor party are beginning of
a campaign for the establishment Of an
international tribunal to arrange terms
OF peace for the nations OF Europe now
al war. This campaign is not to be
merely local or national one. but is
to include every country. belligerent or
neutral. on the earth. The Invitation
to join the movement reached the of
ncers of the national labor unions tn
this city today.
The appeal sent by the British or
CARNATIONS contemplates laying
aside of all differences on the part
OF labor throughout the world. in order
that peace may be gained and the
steps toward peace discussed dispas-
sionately. German, French. Austrian.
italian. Serbian. Russian and Ameri-
can representatives are to take part.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
GOVERNMENT APPARENTLY APPRtHENS|vE
WITH TROUBLE WITH HA|T|EN REBELS
Cruiser Tennessee Prepares Sail to Port Prince With
Three Hundred and Fifty Marnes-Natives In North
ern Section of Island Decline to Recognize Newly
Elected President and Refuse to Lay
Down Their Arms

Washington, Aug. Awhile
Government ofiictmfs REFUSE 20
admit that trouble is imminent
i'm Haiti, and that there are signs
of unrest I'm Santo Domingo, or
ders issued today indicate that
the United States Is again appre-
hensive of revolutionary activities
In the two republics.
The cruiser Tennessee IL about
to start for Port an Prince with
a detachment OF $50 marines ON
board She is also carrying
twelve three-inch machine guns.
The gunboat Marietta, which Is
now at Progreso, Mexico, has
been ordered to proceed TO Santo
Domingo without delay. The gum
boat Nashville has departed for
Port de Paix, near Cape Haitien
and the gunboat Sacramento has
lccn ordered to proceed from
New Orleans to Port au Prince.
Oficiais decline to throw any ligh
on the situation that prompted tn
Secretary OF the Navy to send tn
Marietta to Santo Domingo waters
So far as Haiti liz concerned, tn
was prompted TO act b,
a dispatch received from Admira
Caperton. who Is in command of tn
land and naval forces there. AID
miral Caperton reported an interviev
he had with General Morenci, one o
DR.. Rosalvo Bobo's adherents. nea
Cape Haitien. where most of the revo
lutionists are gathering. Genera
Morenci told Admiral Caperton tina
the natives of the north who have y
far refused to give up their arms
are ready to support DIR. Bobo AM
refused to recognize President-Elec
D'Arteguenave. No threats were mad
and the matter was left open TO
further discussion between Admira
Caperton and General Morenci.
Acting Secretary Of the Navy Roose
welt would make no comment on con
ditions In Haiti, further than to sa,
that the Tennessee, with marines and
machine guns aboard, will start fol
Haiti Thursday or Friday night. HI
then announced that the Marietta
and Nashville had beer
ordered to proceed to southern waters
1t Is the understanding that at pres
ent no movement into the interior o
Haiti Is contemplated by the Ameri
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25

Berlin, via Amsterdam, Aug.
24.-Thc judgment OF the Ger
man admiralty with regard TO
the sinking OF the Arabic will
be reserved pending the receipt
of an ofIiciai report, according
to the Overseas News Agency,
which today gave out the follow
ing statement:
sTn any event, the Arabic was
a British ship, within the war
zone, and was ON the way to OBJ
tain another cargo OF war ma.
terial She carried q large amout
of gold In payment of war sup
plies.
THE fact that most OF the pas
sengers and crew were saved. and
that there was ample time TO
lower the boats. shows that there
was no catasthrope. III IL Is true
that some OF the passengers were
drowned, IT fs very regrettabic.
but this likely was due TO leaking
boats. as I'm previous cases, and
to no fault ON the part Of Ger
man submarine, IL submarine
and not q mine, sank the Arabic.
REFRAINS FROM COMMENT.
1.-The German press has received
the news of the sinking OF the
Arabic very quietly. and refrains
from comment. merely pointing
out that press reports from Brit
fsh sources are not clear, and
that IL Il questionable whether q
torpedo or a mine SANK the steam
ship. These dispatches do not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
UNITED STATES TO
CONDUCT HAITI'S BUSINESS

Washington, Aug 24.--The United
States has decided to take over the af-
fairs of Haiti, and administer them for
the benefit of the people of that re-
public for a period of at least ten
years. This government has grown
tired of the constant disorder In Haiti.
and has interviewed TO the end that
permanent order shall be restored. IL
has proposed convention to the new
government of the republic under
which the United States shall take
charge of the custom houses of tile
republic, and administer Haiti's
finances under an American receiver
general and American employees, In
other words. the United States viii
esta blissa a financial protectorate over
Haiti similar to that now exercised III
Santo Domingo.
1t is, understood that the new Hal
ten government headed by President
d Artiguenave, who was indicted into
office shortly after the arrival of the
American forces in Haiti, is entirely
agreeable to the arrangement. The
treaty will be opposed to the point OF
armed activity by the followers of DR.
Bobo. the deposed Haitien leader
Bobo Is an enemy OF the United States,
and bitterly antagonistic to the d'Arti-
guenave government.
According to advices from Port au
Prince, the terms of the proposed
treaty were made public there today
Anticipating trouble as the result OF
the disclosure that the treaty Is under
consideration by President d'Arii-
guenave with the probability that the
new government viii accept II. the
United States IL about TO strengthen
its forces in Haitien waters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
UP TO COURTS TO HANDLE
PRIMARY LAW VIOLATIONS.

Acknowledgement Pollard says that
letters have come to him from three
different sections of the State, com
planning that negroes were allowed to
vote In the primary election. He says
that while he accepted the written
statements as obviously true, the mat
ter In not one for him to handle. The
law allowing only white Democrats TO
vote in the primaries Is perfectly plain.
II election officers have allowed
coiored men to vote In the primaries,
they have violated the law, and II In
up TO the courts to handle the matter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
Or. Viv0's BODY FOUND
on CORNWALL COAST
shipping Agent Notifies Friends In
Richmond OF sad Discovery SET.
tiing All Doubt rs TO His Fate.
POPULAR YOUNG PORTO RrCAN
DIED WITH THE ARMENIAN
Recalls Sensational Charges Made by
Negro Muletcers That Young Man
Was Brutality Kicked Away From
Submarine by German Sailors.

There Is no longer doubt as 10
the sad fate of DIR. j, S. yivo, the
young Porto Rican student of the
Medical College of Virginia. and a
teacher In John Marshall High School,
who was acting as ships surgeon on
the horse laden steamer Armenian.
which was sunk by a German subma-
rine on the English coast June 80.
Mr.. H.. p. Holmes. agent for the
shipping arm of Furness, Witty q CO.
Of Newport News. has written Mr..
icAi College OF Virginia. telling him
OF the discovery of DIR. vivo's body
on the coast of Cornwall.
LETTER FROM MIR. HOLMES
TELLS OF BODY'S RECOVERY
Mr.. Holmes writes as follows:
We are this morning in receipt OF
further communication from the own
ers Of the steamer Armenian, sending
us further list, describing property
found on some of the bodies which
have washed ashore at Cornwall, pre-
sumably from this steamer. and from
the description OF the property given,
which has been found on one of the
bodies. 4 Is evident that II was the
remains OF DR. vivo. The description
serge suit. striped shirt. leather shoes
given IL as follows:
White man. dressed In blue
with cloth uppers. Property-goid
watch and chain. SIS note. twelve for
eign coins. leather purse. miniature
medical outft. fountain pen, camera.
pocketbook containing letters and
photos.
They further add that one Of the
photos has been identifed by the
master OF the steamer as being that Of
DIR. vivo.
The property described above had
not been turned over to the owners
at the time their letter was written.
but they state that same will be
handed over to them by the Board Of
Trade. and we have written request
Ing them to send same to JUS by the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
COTTON NAY co TO
NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
VIII he No Danger OF seizure So Long
as staple In For Such Nea-
trails Use.

washington, Aug. 24.--The British
embassy Issued this statement tonight.
1T Is a Misrepresentation to suppose
that the declaration OF cotton to be
absolute tontraband will further res
trict those consignments of cotton to
neutral countries which are proved TO
be exclusively destined for the normal
consumption OF those countries. The
British embassy has no authority.
however. to give any assurance ms to
the immunity of particular shipments,
but under the procedure of interna.
tional law relating to absolute con-
traband evidence of ultimate enemy
destination will be necessary to tho
condemnation Of cotton as lawful
prize.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
Kaiser's Government Awake
at Last to Serious Stage
Arabic Issue Has Reached
MUST DISAVOW ACl
OR FACE CONSEQUENCES
President Wilson VIII Break Off
Diplomatic Relations With
Germany If Satisfaction Is
Not forthcoming

washington. Aug. 24.--The first
arisen between the United States
and Germany over the sinking of
the Arabic cnme to-day when Count
Won Bern~forY. the German ambas-
sador, Forwarded TO the state De-
partment Instructions which be had
received from his government. The
Berlin foreign Office says that IL
has not yet received report ON
the sinking of the Arabic and asks
the United States TO suspend tudg-
meut until the German side of the
incident has been heards expresses
doubt as to the accuracy of the
British report and concludes the
two Significant sentences. "If
Americans actually have lost their
lives this would naturally he COM
trary TO our Intentions. The Ger
man government would deeply re-
greet the fact and beg to tender l
aiucerest sympathies to the Ameri-
can governmental
The happy effect of this communities
hon was APPARENT III ail utfiNidt Ia@t tF7~'
IN Washington, No formal comment
was made. but it was evident that tn
Sernstorff dispatch has aroused stronl
nope that the way is opening for 4
of this latest German at
tack upon American life without -
freak In diplomatic relations and the
'isk of open hostiIities.
1t was again made clear that there
s no abatement of the Presidents de
to sever diplomatic rela,
ions with the Kaisers government II
he circumstances of the White Stat
liners sinking turns out as they ap
pear to be and IL Germany fails Il
iisavow the act of her submarine com.
nander. At the same time II was
made known today that the President
y willing TO go as far as he can con,
'istently with the honor and dignity
If the United States to avoid a rup-
.ure with Germany. IN other words
he President is determined to stan
by his previous warnings to Germany
md to take no backward step and hi
ooks to Germany either to disavow
he attack upon the Arabic or to pre-.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
NOV DECLARED THAT
Won MOLTkE NOT sunk
ONLY LIGHT CRAFT WE'RE
ENGED IN RIGA BATTLE
Three Instead Of Four German Trans
ports Were Sunk--German Manoeu-
vers Were To Sweep Gulf Entrance
Clear or Mines

London. Aug. 24.-~-More accurate,
- we'll az more complete details Of the
German attempt to land troops at
Pernoy, on the Gulf of Riga last
saturday, and the naval activities
|Rh:ch occurred In the gulf between
AuFuAt Is and ~ have been printed in
NE Novoe yremya. OF Petrograd. and
E4b1ed here. 1t appears that three
large transports fnof four, as at first
feportcd) approached Pernov Satur-
hay. under cover. OF considerable naval
korre, The transports were permitted
ID draw close into shore before the
hsurs' an batteries were opened, with
Use result that The fire. when 1t began,
|wns at such short range and Ut such
sstensity TINT the ships were sunk or
klsabind In q very abort time.
Eueh is the account supplied BY the
|Novoe vremya. III correct. II shows
hiatt the president Of ssle duma. who
the first announcement respect
s,,e episodes was greatly rmisin-
ktrned. for ne declared that the
W iaraprts had been captured and the
tx%-man troops .exterminateds by the
rrs.xslsi, troops who did not have the
ssss sort Of artillery.
Trs.E CRUISER NOT
z' SUNK IN FIGHT
NJ III ~ofsciaI sdviccs from PetroErad
fSrsyr sofne further lfsslt on the naval
rnxa xcment which occurred In tho
|73Ta mn between August Is And ~,
|9hile the Germans were Attempeing 20
Hear the gulf or Russian ships and
/ X sweep the entrance OF mines. These
dvfces say that yet another German
" r.~s ~urk before the Germans
x3Skss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
Capture Of Important Railroad
Center of kovel by Teutones
Increases Russia Hazard
PRINCE LEOPOLD
AND VOC HlNDENBURG
ENCiKCLING CITY
Great Italian Expeditionary
Force Sails and General Be-
lief Is That 1t ls bound ter
Dardaneiles

London, Aug. 24.--The COM
bia.ssa .Aa.s.ro- hungarian and Ger
nan fignting AT the southern ex-
trefnity OF inc Russian front have
\ iortca thor way lar to the s.sst
oi the yasug, anu yesterday, says
d fiaspatch from vienna. cavalry
forces entered the important rail-
road center mt Novel.
This means tflu the southern
railway from brx,st- LitOysk 70
Aicv and saosccw Is rendered
practicaiy lmpassssbie as . means
q Of rctreAx for the Russian forces
holding Brest- lAtoysk IL Il has not
4 indeed actually been cut and thus
been retldercu absolutely inISass-
able. such being the case, the
situation or the kusskAn forces NJ
and about Brest- IAsovsk has be-
come hazardous, to say the least.
and more especially 50 because
4 the one line of flight now left In
In SERIOUS danger itself.
The Austrian war office issued the
following statement today at Vienna:
Northwest of Brest- IAtovsk the
Russians who have offered resistance
In the Wierchowyice and Rama DIS
stricts yesterday were again forced
10 retreat. The army OF Archduks
Joseph Ferdinand. In it's last battles
has taken thirteen hundred prisoners
of the rank and file and four officers
Northeast of Wladowa the Ger
mans have again repulsed the enemy
and have made gains. Austro-Hun-
GArsans and German cavalry pursuing
The Russians have entered Kovei
forty miles southeast OF Brest-LAtcvsk
and are now advancing ncrthward.
MAKrSG STEADY PROGRESS
At BREST-LITOySk
Al Brest -Litovsk Itself. according to
today's advices from Berlin. the Aus
trgan and German troops are making
steady advances The town IL slowly
berg surrounded on a wide semi
circle which extends north. west and
s.uth OF the defenses. The one rail-
road left as means OF retreat for
The Russian troops In this vicinity
rssrs east from the town for dts
tance Of some fifteen miles. when II
III para,es INTO two roads. one running
rs Moscow by northern and the
other by a southern route. 1t is ap-
the German intention TO
reach this road at a point east oil
Erest- IAtovsk. and by making travel
over IL impossible. thus cut of and
trap The Russian forces at Brest-
L.tovsk.
AT points to the north OF Brest-
LitoYsk thu German Official statement
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
NOT A SINGLE CLUE
BROUGHT OUT IN
FRANK INQUEST
Coroner's Jury Renders Yer
die, which Does Nothing to
Clear Up N ystery
WITNESSES WERE ALL
WINDING BUSINESS
Some of Them Suspected Was
something Doing With
Frank But Were Careful Not
to Investigate l 90 Closely

Marietta, Ga. Aug. 24.--That Leo
NJ. Frank. on August II. came to his
death by being hanged by the neck
until dead, by unknown parties Ii
the substance of all that copid be
learned by the coroner's jury en-
paneiied to inquire into the lynching
ami which returned it's verdict after
examining eleven witnesses here to-
day. The verdict returned at the
close of the inquest lis as follows:
I'm accordance with the inquisition
taken this 18th day of August, 1915,
and completed this oath day of Au-
gust. 1915. before John A. Booth.
body Of Leo NJ. Frank, who was
hanged by the neck until dead in
cluster of woods about two miles
east of Marietta, in Cobb County. and
near what is known as w. J. Frey's
gin on the Roswell public road, upon
the oaths of DR.. w. II. Parkinson, j.
N. CAN'T, J. A. G. Heard, B, v.
Greer. j. r. Shaw and q. A. Grimm.
sworn according TO law as jurors and
charged by John A. Booth TO inquire
when and how and In what manner
death; that the said jurors aforesaid
make and return the following pre-
sentiments in reference to the afore-
said matters and things concerning
which we were sworn to inquire by
the said John A. Booth, coroner. We
attach the evidence adduced at this
inquest to this our inquisition and
make the same a part of 1t.
We, the jurors aforesaid, upon
our oath say that Leo NJ. Frank
did on the 18th day of August. 1915,
in said county. come to his death
by being hanged by the neck until
dead. By unknown parties. @ss Ssss
Not q Single Clue.
Officials OF the city OF Marietta and
OF Cobb County who testified. declar-
ed they had diligently endeavored to
get the facts OF the iynching, and
that, SO far, their efforts have been
Of no avail.
Nome of the witnesses gave a single
clue as to the identity of those who
participated in the hanging of Frank.
Some of the witnesses declared they
had pretty good suspicion" OF
what was going on. but that they
oidnt stop to make any inquiry.
Mayor Dobbs of Marietta, declared
that 1t is hard TO find out anything,
as these things are kept pretty
close City Marshal Fl. II. Looney
said he knew nothing OF the lynching
until 1t was over: that 1t happened
outside the city limits, but I'VE are
cooperating with the county oficiais,"
he said.
No Signs OF Long Trip.
Deputy Sheriff Hicks told the jury
that he and Sheriff Swanson are do
ing all in their power to discover
who were engaged in the transac-
ton" He said he searched Marietta
on the day OF the lynehing, but found
no automobiles that bore evidence of
been out on long trip during
the night.
w. J, Frey. owner of the place ON
which the lynching occurred, and who
was regarded as star witness. told
nothing that would impiscate anyone
He told that he was among the first
70 discover the body.
when did you first know anything
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
Sent to Detention Home.

Stanley Johnson. coiored hoy
twelve years old. was sent to the De-
tention Home yesterday. He Isl
charged with stealing bicycle from
Miss Bette Ragiand. The bicycle was
recovered
of5icer w. e Clarke landed tbs lit
tie culprit a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25

can forces. Marine guards are to be
established at nearly all ports and
there is no doubt that II such action
is warranted detachmcnts will be sent
inland.
is some unrest at Port de Paix. He
intends to proceed to that point to
survey the situation.
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The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-30
CHARGE J., |. c & E.
VIOLATES The LAW
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney a
Jonesboro Files Information
Against Railroad.

Jonesboro, July 26-Deputy Pros
ecuting Attorney Fred c. MulliniX
has prepared information to file
against the Jonesboro, Lake City
and Eastern railroad for the viola
ton of the statutes of the state and
il is understood that several hun
dled warrants will be issued against
the road for alleged law violations,
punishable by fine in any sum from
$25 to $1e0.
1t is alleged that the company
has failed to keep guard rails and
frogs at the switch and it is said
there are fully 20 places in the
county where this law is being vio-
lated, each day being separate Of
Tense. Another statute requires
that the company shall maintain a
shelter for the men to work under
in case of rain, cold, etc, and it rs
said there is only one of this char
acter, that of the company shops
in this city. 1t is also charged that
the company has failed to maintain
the proper lights al the switches, a
green light denoting the main line
and red light denoting the side