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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
CONTINUED on Fifth Page,
DON'T PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW WHAT
YOU SHOULD DO TODAY A WISE SAYING
The Pony Contest Will Not Run ForeverH You Want
To Be Prize Winner Start Your Campaign Today-No
One Has Lead That Cannot Be Overcome By
Little Hard Work Be An Optimist and
Go After the business Now.

The virginian's $s50.00 gift distrt-
button OF prizes is big thing. but Il is
not going to last long. II seems that
It has barely begun. and yet six OF
the ten weeks of its life are already
gone. This means that less than four
weeks Il all you have left in which TO
work for the prizes. II you worked
day and night for that length Of time
and won one OF the pony-cart OUT
nts. would you not consider yourself
richly rewardedf
You are not asked to devote your
entire time . the contest. No de-
mands arc made that viii be too hard
on you. X you take advantage OF
every opportunity you can md 10 gain
subscrtptions uuring your spare time
you win stand Just the same chance
that every one else does 81 winning
one Of the grand prixes
The easiest way to xet votes now
Is to 50 after credit suhscripfiorlA
You should not feel the ieaxt hentta =
ton II urging people to take Tho ysr.
ginian II viii benent them iu6k ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18

much a. Il does you. Let the SUBJ
scriber understand that you think 1t
l. perfectly fair exchange. You get
che votes and he gets the best paper
In Virginia.
Be m Opttmist.
Just at first. when contestant sets
out to secure subscriptions. there Is
danger Of his feeling disheartened by
the frst one or two refusais with
which he meets The reasonable way
to look ut this II that every other
contestant meets with the same re-
verses. All Of you meet the Same dis
couragements. and 1t IL the one who.
after q refusal. hastens on to the next
prospect who will be declared the win
ners at the end Of the contest.
Today stands first and foremost with
every wise contestant. Tomorrow ii
poor second. best. II Is only better
than the day after tomorrow. SO don't
put things on until tomorrow. DO
after them today with renewed en-
ergy and don't let up until the end
81 the contest on September II. Yon
cannot tell what will happen between
now end that time. You might DO =
ersat dsai better than you had ever
~ 49, sSSS Ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18

Washington. Aug. 17.-President
Wilson had some definite plan in
mind for the relief of the cotton
planters of the South. This was
apparent today after Representa-
tive A F. Lever, ch9rrman of the
House Committee on Agriculture.
had called at the White House
this afternoon in behalf of an or
ganization of cotton producers.
The President told Mr.. Lever what
his plans were, and the representa-
tive from South oroiina was so
favorably impressed that he said
he would recommend to tho grow
ers that they abandon arrange
ments which they had made TO
send a delegation to Washington
next Monday to protest to the Pres
ident.
Mr.. Lever declined to say any
thing in regard to the details OF
the Presidents plan. but II Is be-
lleved here that Mr.. Wilson con-
templates extending relief to the
cotton growers through the opera
lions OF the Federal Reserve
Board, and also through some
possible arrangement with the
British government
The State Department has not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
STARTLING RECORD Of UNfA|1HFUlNESS
IN HANDLING GREAT RAILWAY SYSTEM
Rock Island Company Placed In Receivers Hands Without
Authority of Directors Stockholders knowledge
and Little Debt Road Could Have
Readily Paid and Which Was Not
Pressing Rascality Galore
Exposed.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE Inter
state Commerce Commissions report on
the Rock Island Railroad handed down
today, describes the recent court action
which resulted in the appointment OF
receivers AZ mot bona fide proceed
Ing to collect debt. but one instituted
to carry out the purposes and schemes
Of the syndicate controlling the rail-
way"
The report details losses TO the rails
road aggregating $25.o0o.eoo since 1901.
the total including $i.ooo.0oo that was
paid ~ s'gratuities or contributions
to officers and directors. In the addi-
tion the railway company paid TO n
nanciai institutions In connection with
the issuance OF bonds, commissions
aggregatinE more than 81 100000. and
suffered discounts of more than $i7,-
100000.
sThe amount OF gains" says the COM
niasion. .saccruing to W. b. Leeds. ID.
q. Reid. w. n. Moore and ]. H. Moore.
through their control and rnanipula-
ton AZ the railway company. are prob
Ably not ascertainabie. Reid when
tntexxeGstsd with i visw - ascartatn-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
ANGRY CLIENTS HAVE
LAND AGENT ARRESTED
Ashley ID. Ramsay Held on Charges
Preferred BY Purchasers From
Cumberland, Md
HE DECLARES HIS
CONTRACTS ARE PROPER
Says Everything VIII Be shown To Bc
Neutrality-suspicious. Involved Pur-
chase Of Property and Construction
of Home In West End.

Ashley ID. Ramsay, real estate
agent with Offices on the twelfth door
OF the Virginia Railway and Power
Building. Is locked up In the First
Police Station on two warrants. One
was sworn out by Mrs. Laura b.
Bussard. charging him with embez-
cling the sum OF S3.275.55, and the
other by Mrs. B. Reichert. charging
him with taking $1.200 from her.
Sergeants wiltshire and Bryant arr
rested Ramsay.
Both charges involve real estate
transactions. which are somewhat
complicated. Mrs Bussard ailegcs
that she gave Ramsay $s.275.55 ia
cash to purchase three lots in Colonial
Place, Richmond The lots cost 1900
each. which totals $i,S00 for the prop-
erty. With the remainder OF the
money Ramsay was to have a bunga.
low built for Mrs. Bussard, according
to plans which Mrs. Bussard had ap-s
proved. For the balance on the ex.
pense of putting up the house Mrs
Bussard gave him her negotiable note
Mrs Bussard has only recently
moved to Richmond from Cnmbcr-
land. Maryland, and she was visiting
on the latter place while sler bu1ldsu&
epssatiots were In progress. She MI
lege that Ramsay wrote her from time
10 time that the work on the building
was being delayed and for that reason
she didn't come home to And out tho
condition her plans and properly Nfere
IN. Z
Mrs Hussard further a1f@Ge9 th&1
Ramsay didn't pay Tor the pRop<F1y
which ne bought fer her. aud kh61
further ~ borrowed 1on&X NJ k1kS4
the house put up, putting : q - =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
GOVERNOR STUART
DEPLORES OUTRAGE


Especial TO Richmond Virgtnian.)
Boston. Mass, Aug. 1z.--GOv-
crnor Stuart, of Virginia, today
vigorously deplored the lynching Of
Leo NJ Frank. The Governor said:
depiore with all my soul such
performances as this hgh-handed
violation of the law In the case OF
Frank.
II cannot condemn such OUT
break with sufficient force TO ex-
press my intense feeling against
such a procedure. do not, how
ever, think that this new turn OF
affairs had anything TO do with race
prejudice against the Jews In the
South. No person any longer re-
CARDS nationalities In the South. Not
once In the trial Of Frank do be-
hcve prejudice entered. Judge and
jury acted without regard TO the
nationality Of tho man ON trial for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
OUTI YING KOVNO FORTS
ARE REPORTED CAPTURED
President Already Has Well Defined Plan
For Handling Cotton Crisis When 1t Comes

yet been advised authoritatiyely
that cotton is to be put on the con-
traband list by the British govern
ment, and no official statement TO
this effect has yet come to the Brit
ish embassy Nevertheless infor-
NAL information has convinced
government officials that Great
Britain already had decided to
take this step. II is expected that
the proclamation on the part of the
allies will be issued within a few
days The step has been agreed
upon by Great Britain, France.
Russia, Italy and Belgium.
While no details of TIE British
plans have yet been presented to
the State Department, 1t is known
here that officials have reason to
believe that Great Britain will take
some steps to aid the Southern
planters. What form this British
relief will take has not been de-
ternnined yet.
The United States will vigorous
ly oppose the action of Great Brit
ain in regard to cotton and will
cite Great Britain's own protest
on this subject when Russia, in
the Russo Japanese War. made
cotton cantraband.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18

hing iengthwise across the tonneau.
rushed TO Atlanta, followed by o
n OF automobiiists. Attempts were
he by telephone to intercept the
kline. but to no avail. an under
|er's am buIance meeting the corpse
LTfng machine al. the outskirts OF
city and conveying the body IN
kxy TO an undertaking establishment
ATLANTA. 1t was there embalmed,
IN being witnessed by thousands OF
|pIe, and Ill mianighs was carried
She depot to be put on q train to
sokfyn. where burial viii be held.
MARKS or VIOLENCE
SAVE STANDARDIZATION
n violence other than stranguiation
I committed upon the body by the
liners. Despite reports that II had
kfanta, Ca. Aug. iT.--pangiing In
s-oye within a stones throw OF the
hide birthplace OF Mary Phagan,
body az Iseo M Frank. lynched by
lob. perfect In It's precision and
rizatinn. was ctit down at Mari
This nacrning while threats OF
aation were being made BY mem
Of the big crowd present.
hurled 10 the village square two
= distant. I'm an undertakers dead
N, aftached to horses thai were
len so furiousiy that the foam
tod from their lips, the body was
transferred TO al automobile.
riddfed by bullets. not a. marx
mt upon the throat was visible
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
BGOY IS
FOUND. DANGLING
lat ropes END NEAR
| TOWN Of MARIETTA
Duntry Stunned by One Of
Most sirazen Outrages Ever
Perpetrated by Mob
% ARRESTS. MADE OF
MEMBERS OF MOB
pdy VIII Be Taken Today to
Brooklyn for Burial State Of
Georgia Adds Another to
Long List Of Barbarities
GOVERNOR HARRIS
WILL UPHOLD LAW

Atianga. Ca, Aug. Flower
I0r Harris was shocked today when
|,id Of the lynching OF Leo Frank.
Governor Harris said he would do
Everything I'm his power to sec that
he lynchcrs were punished.
Governor Harris said:
II am greatly shocked and ng-
kr1eycd. and I do not believe the
beopie OF Georgia will tat all APP
Iroye OF this action. / ann sure
hat II will hurt Georgia greatly
|sorywhcrc, and 1 ann extremely
prry that II occurred.
sit can be taken for granted that
will use my every power TO see
b u that the members OF this mob
|nceiye fitting punishment for their
rhine. l will see TO il that the
authorities OF the county In which
bis crime occurred arc given every
'Gap ut the disposal Of the State"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18

actions. explained that he always
burned his books at the end OF each
month The quotations placed In the
record from the stock market Of the
New Jersey company stock and the
railway company stock showed wide
fluctuations. whatever have been the
gains realized by these persons. 1t IL
certain that the present holders Of the
stocks and bonds of the holding COM
panies have that which Is Of little or
no value"
COMMISSION CONDEMNS
RAILROADS. DIRECTORS.
u The commission condemns the al
reetors Of the Rock Island. Here are
few OF the things II says:
This record emphasizes the need 0f
railway directors who direct
"A director who submits blindly 10
the exploitation of his company Il 4
party to its undoing and he could b,
held ,responbible to the same extent.
AZ II he had been = principal Instead
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
Developments Coming Thick
in Rumored Conspiracies of
Berlin 8 Spy System
ILLEGAL WIRELESS
STATION OPERATING
Country Said to Be Honey
combed by Secret Service
Operations of Ger m a n s.
Washington investigating

Washington, d. c.. Aug. 1.-THE
existence OF plot by Germans, which
has not yet been carried out. to stir
up sedition in the Philippine Islands
against the government Of the United
States was reported in Washington to-
day as the latest development in the
charges which have been published
the past few days against German Of
ficials now in the United States, which
purport to connect such officials with
various activities of a devious nature
ITO further Germany's interests during
the war.
This new charge, much more seri-
Gus than anything SO. far published
concerning the alleged devious activi-
ties of German officials. in view of
the fact that IL true 1T involves a d.
rect attack upon neutral government
by friendly powers officials, Is re-
ported today as being similar to the
charge recently made that German Of
ficiais attempted to bring about COM
plication Of affairs In Mexico mimi
cal to the interests Of the United States
government, and for the same pur-
pose. namely, to hamper the United
States government and distract It's at
tention while the exchanges Of notes
between Germany and the United
States over the Lusitania tragedy and
submarine warfare were being con-
Quoted.
Another development In the series
of charges today Is that there Is now
In operation In the northwest section
of Washington q wireless station
whose conductors are occupied with
listening In TO United States gov
eminent and other radsograms sent
and received by the big high-powered
wireless station ut Arlington. This
wireless station. It Is reported, IL In
stalled upon the house OF Alderman.
whose care II is the charge Is made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
Popular Leader Drive in
Courland Is Grave Menace
to Army's Safety
CARS ARMIES NOT
YET DEMORALIZED
Retreat Thus Far Has Been
Conducted With No Vital
Loss-Chief Struggle North
Of the Meinen

Berlin. via London, Aug. IL
One of the outlying forts of
Koyno. between the Niemen River
and Gesia, to the south Of the
main fertilization, has been cap
tured by the Germans. II was am
nounced by German army head
quarters today.
Three forts at Noyo Geoygievsk
also have been captured, army
headquarters report.
London. August IA crisis 10.
not yet been reached in the present
stage Of the eastern campaign. Grand
Duke Nicholas the Russian COM
mander- in-chief, win not be able to
assure the safety of his armies untis
the menace presented by the opera
tions Of Field Marshal Won linden
burg In Courland is removed
5 In the Bausk District of Courland
the German army has been driven
back toward the "A River, whilo
Kovno Is still stemming the German
tide. The chief struggle, however.
centers In the region north of the
Niemen. Notwithstanding the recent
success OF Russian resistance.
Between the Narew and the Bug
some headway. although Petrograd
claims that attacks OF the invaders I'm
this region have been repulsed after
heavy fighting. Along the middle
Bug the Austrians and Germans have
forced several crossings. II the Rus
slams plan ohold the valuable trans
verse railroad running through wilma.
Grodno. Bialvstok, Brest- Litovsk and
Keref., they must soon check the
Austrians and Germans definitely.
Russian Plan Executed.
The Times military. correspondent.
dealing with the warfare In Russia.
says:
I'm conformity with the general
plan of retirement, Grand Duke
Nicholas has now withdrawn his forces
from Poland to points west of the line
of Ossowetz. Bialystok and Brest-
Litovsk. and we shall learn within a
few days whether nc intends to make
a long stand on this front.
The stats of the Russian armies
have performed difficult tasks with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
Galveston Again Hard Hit
With Property Loss From
Two to Three Millions
EXTENT OF DEATH LIST
NOT YET KNOWN
Water Ten Feet Deep Over
Considerable Part of City.
Great Sea-wall Salvation
From Overwhelming Ruin

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 1.-THE fol-
lowing was received by the Fort
Sam Houston wireless station as
San Antonio u. O'Clock tonight
from the United States transport
Buford NJ Galveston:
water In Galveston streets Is
three feet deep now. Considerable
loss OF life Is reported. All busi-
ness houses and Residences ON
wtatcr front are ruined. Grain
elevators on the docks are wreck
ed. Barges and tugs tied up at
docks were sunk. Large steamers
broke loose from docks and ,iam-
aged. United States transport
Mcclellan Ii aground high and
dry"
According to all reports received
here. the great concrete sea wall saved
Galveston from q repetition OF the
great disaster of September 5, 1907.
when thousands of lives ware lost.
Although all Monday night and part
OF Tuesday the streets were running
with water to q depth of i've feet end
people climbed TO second stories TO
saws themselves. the sea wall held
back the force OF the torrent.
GULF ON LEVEL
WITH SECOND STORIES
During Monday night and carly
Tuesday the Gulf OF Mex'c3 was on y
level almost with the second stories
of buildings In Galveston The wind
blew eighty miles an hour. Fire broke
out In the Grand Central Hotel during
the night and guests were forced 70
Zee. Firemen fought the names with
water up to their necks. According 70
reports received here. the names were
checked.
Water reached q height Of i've feet
in the Union Station. and In other
sections II reached rs hign rs ten feet.
When the first storm warnings came
Monday morning merchants worked
franticaiiy to move their stocks to
upper floors OF buildings. but many
were caught by the whirling waters.
1t IL roughly estimated that the
properly damage will reach two to
three million dollars.
Monday afternoon this police organ
szed rescue forces and Communicated
launches and other small craft. These
were used to transport families from
precarious places to the transport
Buford.
The eighty mile gale piled up Q
great wall OF water that swept across
Galveston Island. ami then on the
low lying coast, causing flood damage
to Texas City. Port Bolivar and sur
rounding towns.
STORM DAMAGE GREAT
ALL ALONG COAST
Houston. ffty miles north. was
struck by the gale. and many build
inEs unroofed. The storm swept in
ward to Central Texas. doing damage
to Temple and Waco. Tonight the
wind has reached a velocity OF fifty
miles an hour In Dallas, and mary
houses have been unroofed. Torren-
tial rains followed the hurrical g,
out railroad bridges and
tearing down telegraph and telephone
wirea Fields of cotton have been
swept clean Of their staple and homes
have been wrecked.
Train service has been demoralized
practically over the entire State.
People at Galveston had ample
warning of the storm; and at least
ten thousand fed over the concrete
that leads to the mainland.
AZ Rockport. Point Isabel, Corpus
Christi and other Southern coast
towns serious storms were expert.
enced. but NO great DAMAGE is re-
ported.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
AND
! WARDEN BlAnELESS
= prison Commissioners Witness
Rushing OF Prison and Acquit
Prison Ofllcers.
I BURKE WAS
HANDsUFF'ED By CAPToRS
IL Was Grabbed and Bundled
bwn Stone Stairs BY Four Mem
- az Mob-Only Two Men Wore
hsks, But Others We're Not Rccog-
led.

Ca. Aug. 17.-super-
saart Il M. Burke and Warden
4. y smith Of the state Prison
!, arc held blameless by tho
~ prison Commissioners for
|a.ss,,~a ~ I 90 NJ prank by the
n = Dawson. T. Il. Patterson
Isatncv ronstitutinr the prison
r hapnened to be al the peni-
~ hern when Frank was taken
TIA huilding. This morning all
81 mem spcak In regrettable
over the occurrence they wit
IA IN part.
|ey were spending the night At the
Hence Of superintendent Burke,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
N RAGE VILLA HAS
MANY LEADERS SLAIN
Officials Under His Own Regime
Slaughtered on Charge OF Treach-
cry TO His Cause.
BANDIT LEADER SENDS
MANY TO UNTIMELY GRAVES
Villa Garrison ut Santa Eulalia Re-
ported 70 Have Mutined-villa Goes
to Torreon TO Defend City Against
Anticipated Attack.

Ell Paso, Texas. Aug i7.--News re-
ceived from chihuahua City tonight
confirmed reports received during the
day relative to the execution OF a
large number Of men by General villa
In that city, following his return there
from his conferences In FL Paso and
Juarex with General Hugh l. Scott.
The executions occurred Sunday. 1t
is stated. and the victims were prorni-
nent men In Mexico prior to the villa
rule, or since he came into power in
The list follows:
Guillermo Terrazas. grandson Of
General Luis Terrazas; Felipe Cutter
rex. governor OF Chihuahua during the
Oroxco revolution: Luis Gardea. brother
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
BRITISH TROOP SHIP
SUNK, THOUSAND OR0WA
British Transport Royal Edward Sent
TO Bottom of Aegean Sea BY
German Submarine.
FIRST SUCCESSFUL ATTACK
ON CRAFT CARRYING SOLDIERS
Six HUNDRED Men Saved OF Those
Aboard - Were Reinforccments
Bound TO Dardanelles-Shfp Owned
BY Canadian Northern Steamship
Company.

London. Aug. i7.--The British
transport Royal Edward has been tor
pedoed and sunk by a German subma-
rine. Announcement to this effect
was made officially today.
Six hundred men were saved, out
OF 1882 troops and 22o other persons
on board This would indicate
probable loss OF 1909 men.
The text of the announcement fol-
lows:
THE British transport Royal Ed
ward was sunk by an enemy subma-
rine In the Aegean Sea last Saturday
morning. According to the informa-
ton at present available the trans
port had on board thirty-two military
officers and 1850 troops. in addition TO
the ships crew OF 220 officers and
men.
The troops consisted mainly of re-
Inducements for the Twenty-ninth
division and details of the Royal Army
Medical Corps. Full information has
not yet been received. but it is known
that about 500 have been saved"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
NOT SURE JONES IS
F" JACK THE RIPPER
Accused Man Declares Charge Is
Drink Authorization OF Woman
He Lived With.
WAS CLOSE TO SCENE
OF MURDER OF CHILDREN
Hts Accuser Gives Reasons which
Caused Her TO Believe He Was Guilty
Mamie Declines TO Give speca-
mems Of His Handwriting.

Baltimore, Aug. 17.--Three hours
griiling by Acting Captain Gildea ano
netective Captain McGavern, Of New
York. nave failed to estab any
thing tangible with which to fasten
on Edgar Jones the murder OF Anna
cohn and Charlie Murray. the New
York children who were killed and
mutilated last spring by a Jack the
Ripper" Jones, who was arrested
here in company with Grace Elliott,
the woman whose drunken revelation
led TO his being suspected as the rip
per. fatty denies all knowledge OF the
crimes, but in his replies to the Ques-
tons put to him he gave the detectives
a quantity of information which they
must check up on before dropping
their investigation.
The prisoner persists In his conten-
ton that his name 10 Edgar Jones. He
refused to give the detectives any
samples Of his handwriting except his
signature. saying that until he knew
what he was doing he would not
write the addresses of the Cohn and
Murray families, where the Jack the
Ripper letters were received during
the reign Of terror caused by the two
murders.
He identified as his property long
bladed knife taken from him when he
was arrested here on July 80 for In
toxication, but denied threatening the
Elliot woman with 1t. He confirmed
the woman's assertion that he had
slashed his own arm while they were
at Blackwells Island, and said he did
II thinking she was preparing to leave
him, and he waited to bring her
back
DECLARES CHARGE
DRINK HALLUCTNATION
The prisoner said that his para
mour's one failing was a weakness for
drink, and that frequently when in
toxicated. she had accused him OF
being Jack the Ripper.
The positive charge that Jones was
close to the scene OF the murders when
they occurred. and that he appeared