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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
POLICE rOWERI.EsS no act
WITHOUT DIRECT EVIDENCE:

police officer who ranks high i'm the
local department is in the same circum-
stances. II is Saidytha, :, woman whom
he knows lived in the segregated dig
trict for several years. has secured a
Hat in Il house opposite has home ic,
too, IS powcrlcss to act. tor the polio"
are prevented by law from entering pri-
waite houses without a warrant. and to
secure warrant some one must swear
that the law IS being violated iu the
enter.
The reports wh,r:-r were hlod with
Clerk Toler at headquarters yesterday
came from people living on West Grace
Street FLOYD Avenue, West Main. East
North Eighth ana Eleventh streets. and
several Of the cross streets IN tho far
West End. y number OF persons living
IN the suburbs haN" reported suspicious
Of certain houses iii their localities also.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
FLOOD WATERS SURROUND
ST. PETERS CATHEDRAL
Several Walls Alrcad, gave Col
lapscd, but Without Serious
Consequences.
GRAVE CONDITIONS IN ITALY
New Series OF Disasters Follow in
Wake OF Recent Destructive Earth
qunke-Grcat Anxiety for Safety
OF Famous Bridges.
Renewed Earth Shocks
in Central Italy

ROME, February - t0:I0 +. MI
Renewed eurth shocks occurred to-
dny In parts of Central Italy visited
by hcismIc Disturbances several
weeks nI.O.
One person WINS Killed ind six In
jurcd In the collapse OF n house ut
NnznhnnO.
Al ROccn SInibnIdI. the bclfry of
the Convent of Suntu Marin fell
upon several houses. buryinE ten
persons.
tiftntLIcnIc wns wrecked. and mt
Eeroiiz several houses were rcnd-
cred uninhnbitnblr.
Since the recent disaster the dis
trict Inns been shaken almost daily.
To-dny's disturbance occurred rnriy
In the morning, hut not until to-
night WINS II learned how serious
hnd been the shock.
The population OF tHtnducnlc IL
camping ia the open mir, despite u
torrrntinl rain. There are about
1000 persons In the town, which il
In the Province OF AauiIn, five miles
rnst of Rirtn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
NEGRO SPEEDER CONVICTED
Smiled at Officers nv lie Raced ~ ~,
ThlrtY- Nile CHI,

Iunius Cook. colorcd, chauffeur for
DR.. III. Stuart MacIcan, OF Gresham
Court. was yesterday fined 500 and
costs in tie Police Court on n charge of
speeding his automobile near Ryland
ana irnad Streets. The negro was ar
rested by Detectives Brvont ana ,rbur-
man, who testified that he smiled mt
them rs he flew past ut Il thirty mile
an hour clip. They succeeded in tracing
him to a garage where he was arrested
The man claimed that his speedomcter
was broken and he did not know how
fast he was going. Assurances were
given Justice Griggs that the negro
would lose his position as n result Of
the arrest, and the man went to jaii
in default of the fine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
SHlP-BIlL INQUIRY
ORDERED BY SENATE
tContinucd from First paseD

''"hIhN"d irom FirSt PaGc.)
appropriation bills pending in the Sem
ate, regardless OF whether the ship bill
passes.
During tho day Paul NJ WarburC.
"h"s" name had boon brought into SEN
at" debates by Senators who questioned
whether Kuhn Loeb x Co. of which
MIR. Warburr formerly was "A member,
We're not interested in selling German
ships 10 the government. made a state
mrnt disclaiming he ever had discussed
TN" snip purchase bin with any ono.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
EDGAR HALL Is DROWNED
WHILE DREDGING OYSTERS
Ispccial,o The Times-Dispotcb.

H.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. February
l5.-Edgar Hall. a wcll-known Young
man OF Colonial Beach. aged twenty
one years, was drowned while dredging
denly, knocking Hall overheard Cam
oysters with Captain j. r. Powell in
the Potomac River. The sail gibed sud
tain Powell threw the buoy out to
him. which he caught, bu, lie, 20 and
attempted 10 swim 10 the vessel but
sank before reaching il. The body was
recovered
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
Negro Lynchcd hx Mol.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
MACON, MISS. February ia mob
late to-day captured a negro named
Horace Robinson, accused OF killing
Terrell Kemp, an officer Mt Brookvllle
late Saturday night, lynched him, then
shot his body full Of holes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
o on" gave his reasons for withdraw

10 one. rav" his reasons for Withdraw
Ing his request
In all fairness. wish II to be
known that the request was withdra wn
10 prevent any controversy that might
lead To the loss OF the appropriation
entirely" ne said.
Mr.. hcmlss said that ne thought IT
rather presumption for a layman to
put mis- opinion against government
experts. Tn" First National Bank, h.
said. had declined To build ut Eleventh
ana Main Streets because OF the poor
light and vcntlatiou
Mr.. Williams alluded to the incom
pl"tcn"ss of the present building. and
said that he thought the government
should c"inplct. Tn" structure and give
Richmond a fine Federal Building
John Kerr Branch. vice president Of
tn" Richmond Clearing House NsSoCia-
ton. said that the organization had In
dorscd the proposition to purchase the
SIT" adjoining the present building. He
SAID the previous speakers had COW
cred the ground thoroughly. and stated
that Ia" people OF Richmond were al
most unanimously In favor OF "ulargius
the post-oiiicc At its present location.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
STRONG ARGUMENT FOR
BUYING WHOLE BLOCK
lContinMrd from Eirst racn

continued from First PaEcD
terminal facilities OF Richmond arc due
TO he changed considerably. Byrd
street Station. he said. would probably
he abandoned, and, if II was not for tho
present financial condition Of the coun-
try. new union station would now he
under construction in tho West End.
The proposed site AT Eleventh and
Main. he concluded. can b" purcha scd,
he believed. for the Si50,0Oo appropria
ton now ay1iinhI,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
WOULD PIT POLICE UNDER
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

Il was In favor OF putting the Police
Department under the Administrative
Board two years ago" said Mr.. Fuller.
II am still in favor OF il. IL the pres
cnt Council appoints Il charter change
committee and | ann made a member OF
il. shall make AN effort to secure an
amendment of the charter providing for
the change. II am not a member OF
the committee | shall introduce a scpa-
rate resolution providing for such an
amendment to the charter
With the question of jurisdiction one
of considerable moment from the
Mayors viewpoint, and according to
lawyer members Of the Council. ii APP
pears probable now that the investiga-
tion-now generally admitted To be on
its way-will be conducted by the City
Council The matter would he brought
before ii in the simplest possible man
ner by the forwarding Of q communca-
ton from the Mayor inclosing fun
statement OF the findings OF tho Vice
Commission with a Recommendation
that the Council institute an invcstica.
ton
In the event of such a Council in.
vestiGation, City Attorney Pollard
would act as npuisitor for the invcsti-
eating committee. The committee would
have full power to summon witnesses
and compel the Introduction of evil
dcncc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
ON RE BOUGIIr FOR
sun NOW AVAILABLE

one OF the most significant things
brought out was the statement OF IL
L. Dcnoon. vice. president .! the Viz
rina building Corporation. owners of
tn" Eleventh and Main Street site. Mr.
bcnoOn stated that he believed the
property could he acquired for the
Si5o.h1o appropriation. and that his
company was ready to meet those who
advocated this site by putting the priC.
within reach OF tho available sum.
M"ssrs. Newton and Rooms returned
To WASHINGTON last night at SEQ
clock. after carefully going over all
points brought out at the hearing. In
their hands VIII rest the decision ON
the purchase. Inspectors representing;
both departments nave already recon
mcndcd that the site be rejected, and
IL was only after a determined fight
by tn" Chamber OF Commerce that the
nearinG was held
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
NOT YET THROUGH
WITH FOUNDATIONS

The commission Is not through yet
with tho Rockefeller and other founda-
t!ons, but this much can be said:
The Rockefeller Foundation is en-
t!rclY without the realm Of government
control
II am not surprised that the direc-
tors and trustees Of the Rockefeller
Foundation do not know some Of tho
things brought out at the hearing. They
do not know anything about the foun-
dation They do not sc" Mr.. Rockefeller
twice "a year.
Mr.. Rock cfcllcr Is a very smart man,
perhaps tho smartcst in this country.
i!ut ne could not tell the commission
why he did not use his profits to pay n
living wage instead of using them in
the distribution OF a charity that con-
stituted power which many Ameri-
cans have come to look upon as a
menace.
The power Of the foundations money
Is being used TO compete with the
United states government in the in
vcSiigatiou OF the questions being In
vcstipated by the Industrial Relations
Commission. The United States govern
incnt is spending 100000 In it's in
quiry The Rockefeller Foundation, II
II viii. can spend S5,O0O.0oo a year Its
Investigation is being conducted by the
author OF n industrial act tried in
Canada which waa - 0osed by every
labor organization there, and which
failed signally."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
HEST SITE IN RICHMOND.
SAYS ROYAL H.. CAHEII.

Royal T.. Cabcll. former postmaster
OF Richmond, was another advocate of
the Eleventh and Main Street site lie
told the officials that q contest over a
post office site was no new thing here
He then enumerated many reasons why
the present building should he acquired
By the construction OF a spur track
from the street railway system he said,
mail could be handled without diiilculty
lie also believed that new station
will lie erected in the far West End.
While speaking OF the handling of
mail by electric cars. Mr. Newton asked
Mr.. Cabell II there was anything in the
present franchise of the Virginia Rail
way and Power Company which would
give II this privilege. Mr.. Cabcll was
unable to answer the question: but re-
ferred TO the blanket franchise now
sought by the company, and said that
1t could be readily Incorporated in
IN" proposed new contract
This site has more advantages and
less disadvantages than any other in
Richmond" Mr. Cabcll concluded.
Among those who afterward made
brief talks were: T.. l.. Bcmiss, H. l..
benoon. Frank -. Williams. LEROY
Brown. s. Dahncy Crenshaw. John Kerr
Branch and others
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
HEMISS TELLS WHY
OPPOSITION WAS wITIIDR,w>

MT Hemiss. who was leader In the
movement TO have the Virginia dclega-
tioh secure an amendment which would
give the government power to buy any
suitable site. instead of being restricted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
cor NtII. PROPER non,
no CONDUCT lNuIIRS

Despite the opinion prevailing in
some quarters that the Mayor. having
appointed TIA" Vice Commission. should
So" The whole matter through TO the
cnd. there WAS "A growing belief las;
nirht tiIat the CIV Council Is the
proper body to undertake" the proposed
Investigation II was pointed out hv
lawyer members uf the Council that
while there is a reasonable doubt as to
the Mayors jurisdiction there * abso-
lutcly none as to tho Jurisdiction OF tho
Council. that body being the suprcm.
power in tho city government
1T is ms belief that tho Council IL
the only body competent to conduct an
Investigation Of the Police Board" said
Councilman Gilbert *. l'ollpck. Of Madi-
son Ward one Of tho lawyer members
OF the lower branch
There : considerable doubt in my
mind rs 10 tho MAYORS jurisdiction with
reference 10 an Investigation OF the
BOARD OF Police commissioners" said
Alderman ordway puIlcr, al Clay Ward.
While he Is given power by tho char
ter Ia Investigate Tho conduct Of all
subordinate officers and TO suspend or
remove them for misconduct, it is an
opcn question whether the members OF
the Police Hoard ar" subordinate OIL
GERS within the meaning or this pro
vision.
The Council, however as The body
which elects the members 81 the Police
Board and can remove Thorn from Office
by a two-thirdS vote, is the logical
body TO conduct an investigations. There
can be no question as to its jurisdiction
in the premises.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, SR.,
DOMINATES FOUNDATION
crcisc No Authority That Does
Not Come From Him.
IT'S POWERS ARE UNLIMITED
As intcrlockin1 System. 1t Beat Any
thing Railroads and Banks Ever
Exhibited = Chairman Walsh, of
Commission. Makes Statement.

KANSAS CITY. N2.. February ID
Frank l.. Walsh. chairman of the Fed
cral Industrial Relations Commission.
which has been investigating phila,.-
thropic foundations. in a statement to-
DAY declared that John -. Rockefeller.
Sr. dominates tho Rockefeller Founda-
ton. which. Mr.. Walsh said. can apply
the enormous power Of the monev Il
controls to almost any purpose !,
chooses.
'"rhc testimony At the New York
hearing declared Mr.. Walsh. Showed
mat the trustees Of the foundation ex-
orclsc no authority that did not come
from him. II showed that the directors
OF ia" foundations also were directors
Of the Industries from which the foun-
datton obtained its funds AS an inter
locking system. 1t beats anything the
railroads and banks ever cxhibite!
Til" powers il claims and exercises
virtually are unlimited. as are its IL
ntnc!al resources. They are powers
which should challenge the attention
of every thoughtful American citizen
Whether such powers can be permitted
safely III the hands of any authority
less than that of the government is 3,
question which will form an important
part of The commissions forthcoming
report. am inclined to believe these
powers cannot be exercised under the
American theory of government
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16

ROME. February 1.-THE food
waters In the streets around 81. Peters
have risen TO a height Of four feet and
eleven inches. Several walls have col
iapscd, but w.:hor; serious consc-
Guences.
In the wake OF tho recent destructive
earthquakes. italy Is experiencing a
new series Of disnste-s IN tho form of
Hoods. Evcrywhers hcavy transforms
maze forced streams out OF their banks.
In low-lying quarters the peopl" have
beer driven from ,hcir homes. or are
prisoners in upper stories. Troops are
aiding In rescue and supply work
In Rome. the Tibor. already more
than fifty feet out OF It's normal banks.
is rising two inches an hour Early
to-day. however. the weather here
showed signs or clearing
The Leonine C!,y. as the Vatican
quarter Of Rome is called Is In tho par,
"f the town tina, ls flooded. but the
water has not reached tho apostolic
lalacc Pope Benedict is taking a
sympathetic interest IN the situation,
and has instructed ali parish priests TO
display greatest energy in aid OF the
distressed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16
FULLER HEAD, no Ask
.'DR INVESTIGATION

Il am ready at any time 20 Offer Il.
resolution In the Board Of Aldermen
calling for the appointment OF an in
ycst!gating committee. All want is
the information upon which 10 base
such resolution. 80 far the charges
against the Police Board have been
entirely infcrcntial You can't ask for
an investigation on differences. Let the
Mayor send 10 the Council Il statement
setting forth all the information he
possesses or may secure from the Vice
Commission, and If il warrants an in
vestigation viii ask that it lie insti-
tutcd."
Mr., Fuller predicted the early aroli-
iion Of the Police BOARD and the subor-
dinat!on Of the Police Department am
der the Administrative Board. Such an
Arrangement. he said, WAS logical and
would put an end to any possibility OF
irrcgularity in the future The Chief
OF Police would then he held strictly ac-
countablc for the conduct Of the depart
mcnt and could discharge his duty un-
trammelcd by orders from superior
board.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-16

| lE-ILE--JI tn hmm
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1870

Jews OF the Andalusian kingdom,
and conferred upon him the exclus-
i've right of appointing judges and
rabbis in the different communities,
and Of determining the taxes for
state purposes and communal needs.
Ibn Jan, in princely fashion, sur
rounded himself with great splen-
dor. The community was hattered
to be represented by such mighty
parsonage, and poets sang his
praises.
But Ibn an who had originally
won favor with Almansor by being
lavish with costly gifts, could not
in the long run satisfy the vizier's
Unsuitable greed, who did not ex-
pect him to have any scruples about
extorting Jewish money for him. He
fell from grace, and was even cast
into prison on some trumped-rp
charge, and although he was after
a year released and restored to his
position by the Khalif himself, yet
with the vizier against him, he
never regained his power and in
fuence
The death of Almansor brought
on a period Of anarchy and confus-
ion in Cordova and the rest of the
kingdom. There were different as
,+o 10 41o ~ md +1o off,co
of vizier, and different factions
fighting each other, each seeking
the help and support of the non
Mohammedan elements of pop
ulation. The Jews of Cordova
were compelled to take sides, but
the candidate for the throne whom
they assisted lost the coveted prize
and his successful rival took re-
venge on the Jews and expelled the
leading members of the community
from his kingdom. But the war be-
tween the different factions con-
tinued The ruler of Cordova lost
all power in the Provinces The re-
suit was the complete breakdown
of the Mohammendan kingdom The
mighty Khalifate of Cordova was
divided into twelve minor states,
each ruled by it's own emir or Kha-
lif There were, in addition to Cor
dova, the states of Seville, Granada,
Toledo, Valencia, Saragossa, and
others. When the Jewish commun-
ity of Cordova declined, owing to
the loss Of it's influential members,
the communities of other cities rose
to positions Of distinction. Scions
of illustrious Jewish families in
other parts of the world had in the
meantime found refuge in Spain,
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
War Anecdotes
By DR.. Mendel SLIDER.

more information may often be
gathered from legends and anecdotes
than from history. Where no at
tempt is made to record facts as such
there can be no bias, hence, no
tampering with facts. For this rea-
son the historian who would present
an accurate and truthful picture Of
any people or period studies jealous
ly and assiduously the anecdotes and
legends current among the people or
in the period in whose historic rec
ord he is interested. At the present
time when there is so much confu-
sion and contradiction in all the &C
counts that reach this country con-
corning the treatment accorded our
people by the belligerent nations, it
is often difficult to form any clear
conception of what is really taking
place. Regarding the Turkish at
titude to the Jews, for instance,
number of conflicting reports have
appeared in the press. Some stated
that the Turkish government has
evinced great friendliness to the Jew
ish population Of Palestine, while
others declared the Turkish govern
ment to be most inimical to the Jew
ish inhabitants. An interesting
anecdote, however, which has reach
ed us directly, and which has come
to the notice of the Jewish and gen
eral press indirectly, through
Palestinian refugee who has just ar
rived in New York, reflects the true
state of affairs in Palestine far bet
ter and more accurately than do the
various reports that have appeared
in the press.
In March, 1914, Mr.. Ephraim
Deinard, Hebrew photographer
and author of international standing
and reputation, went to Palestine in
the interest of the Congressional
Library at Washington. Some four
years ago he turned over his collec-
ton of $1,000 Hebrew books and
manuscripts to the Congressional
Library as nucleus for Hebrew de-
partment which had not existed
there before. Shortly after that,
through the efforts of the librarian
in-chief, DR.. Putnam, and with the
cooperation of Mr. Schiff, the State
Department decided to make the
newly-established Hebrew depart
ment as complete as possible and
commissioned Mr.. Deinard to
gather together whatever books and
manuscripts were still needed in that
department. Two years later Mr..
TOo1+,orI ~
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October 20, 1915.

in the library which made the lie
brew department one OF the most
useful and largest of it's kind in the
world. but many volumes were
still missing, and so the State De-
partment again asked Mr.. Deinard
to undertake a voyage in foreign
countries in order to procure all the
books and manuscripts needed to
make the Hebrew department equal
in completeness to the other depart
ments Of the National Library. At
once Mr.. Deinard started out on his
mission which took him to the vari-
Gus European countries where such
books and manuscripts are likely to
be found and, after he had succeed
ed in collecting as many of them as
he could, he went to Palestine in
search of more. When the war
broke out his mission had been al
most completed. He had over sixty
cases of books on hand and had al
ready sent seven cases to Wash
ington. These seven cases were lost
and were never accounted for. The
remaining sixty cases, however,
were confscated by the Turkish at
thorities, and Mr.. Deinard was OBJ
liged to remain in Palestine until his
books were released. AS an Ameri-
can citizen and in close connection
with the State Department, Mr.. Del
nard suffered no personal harm or
inconvenience But a commission
was appointed by the Turkish au-
thorities to examine his books in
order to ascertain whether or not
they contained anything derogatory
to the government or people of
Turkey. During this examination
the officials CHANGED upon book
on the title page of which appeared
the inscription: eff l forget thee, O
Jerusalem, may my right hand for
get its cunning" This inscription,
which is quotation from Psalms
1878, appeared suspicious to the
Turkish officials, and they demand
ed from Mr.. Deinard satisfactory
explanation of what they thought to
be a reasonable utterance. Mr..
Deinard said that he was not re-
sponsible for the phrase, as this had
been uttered by King David On
hearing the name king David" the
officials became highly incensed and
insisted that this Jewish King,
David, be produced at once and de-
livered to the authorities, and it was
with great difficulty that Mr.. Del
nard succeeded in convincing them
that King David had been dead