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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
BACK FROM SESSION
Of BANK GOVERNORS

Governor George J. Seay. of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank at Richmond. has
returned from the second conference
of governors of the Federal Reserve
Banks, which was held in Washing
ton Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The conference discussed many matters
of Importance to the system and TOOK
definite action In several OF them.
Among other steps taken, 1t was de-
cided to adopt common cipher code
for the use OF the Reserve Banks. to
continue to collect discounted notes Tor
other Reserve Banks when payable
outside of the holders district, and 10
make no specific recowme ndations with
respect to State Bank membership at
the present time.
1t was also the sentiment of the
governors that no amendment TO the
Federal Reserve Act to permit the
Reserve Banks to make collateral
loans, secured by paper eligible for
discount. to member banks was neces-
sary or advisable.
II was agreed to hold the next con-
ference at Washington on March II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26

Paris. Jan. 2S.-The destruo-
tton OF the German pontoons over
the Mouse at 81. Mihtel, after
days of effort, and tho mention
Of fighting in Lorraine after =
long lapse, arc the features of
the most importance In the on
c1al communiqucs issued today
by the French War Office.
For a long time the French gum
ners have been striving night and
day to demolish the bridge across the
Mouse from the point Of the German
wedge at st. Mihiel. Yesterday II
was announced that the range had
been found and by daylight this
morning the destruction was COM
pleto. This means that the Germans
in the tip OF the wedge will have
to undergo extreme hazards to ret
supplies and ammunition. and 1t also
shows that the French have finally
come close enough to the fortress to
bring a direct fire to bear upon its
environs
Up to io:4s o'clock tonight the war
once had received no further reports
OF actions during the day. announcing
simply;
There 10 nothing to report
The operations In Lorraine. whore Z
Bavarian detachment was surprised
and captured BY the French, are cen
tsrang at Embsrmenil. on tho frontier.
= few miles east of Nancy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
THINKS USE Of
PLATES DESIRABLE
SUPERINTENDENT sTTARNEs he
LrEvEs WILL THEREBY SAVE
LARGELY ON TEXTBOOKS.
REAL DISCRIMINATION
nut THERE Is MUCH LESS THAN
REPORTS INDICATE-URGEs
PASSAGE OF NEW BILL OF
ATTORNEY GENERAI.
REAL DISCRIMINATION

The Introduction Of q new system OF
publishing books under State super
vision from plates furnished by pub
fishing companies Is the new recon-
msndation OF the, State Board OF
Education for. preventing discrimina-
ton axainst Virginia in the matter OF
text-bo prices for the future. the
board also desires more definite pro-
visions made for the prosecution OF
companies In cases Of failure to keep
contracts made with the State. The
Board Of Education will lose the
chance to accept favorable bids on
textbooks IL the legislative invesiga-
ton contemplated In the Gum reso-
luton is not completed at the present
session and the bill proposed by the
board adopted at this special session.
These were the outstanding points OF
an address made by Superintendent
of Public instruction Stearnes to the
Senate Committee on Public 1nstitu-
lions an Education yesterday after
noon.
Superintendent Stearnes spoke for
some time to the senator's and closed
by urging a complete investigation.
that the weight Of the Legislature and
of public opinion might. DE rallied be-
hind the efforts OF the board to secure
lower textbook prices.
At the beginning of the commit
tees session the bill prepared by At
torney-General Pollard was read. and
taking this as the basis OF his ad-
dress, Mr. Stearnes made a strong
plea for it's passage. Several OF the
members of the committee questioned
the speaker during the course of his
remarks.
Loophole In Old Law.
&. Mr.. Stearnes opened his address by
pointing out that the fundamental de-
feet In the old law. under which the
board has been forced to award con-
tracts, is the provision that Virginia
shall receive the same price on text
books as are given other States
where similar conditions prevail. r"
This last phrase makes II practically
impossible for the State to bring ac-
ton against tho companies where diff
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
GERMANY KICKS ON
A|RSH|P TRADE
WAR VESSELS IN EYES OF
LAW.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The State
Department was today confronted
with the necessity OF deciding
whether or not in the Interpretation
of neutrality rules hydro-aeroplanes
must be regarded as war vessels and.
therefore, must not be shipped from
this country to heliigerent, countries.
The point was raised In note OF
protest sent to the department today
from the German Embassy. asking
this Government to prohibit tho
further expectation of Curtiss hydro
aeroplanes to the Allies, on the
ground that they are vessels os war.
While the matter will not be decided
for some time, officials admit that
there appears to be much basis for
the German Ambassadors position. 1t
was pointed out that the Treasury De-
partment had recently ruled in con-
nectIon with the operation Of the tariff
law. that hydro-aeroplane was a
bopt for the purposes OF that law
This decision may make 1t less easy
for the State Department to contend
TO the contrary.
The following statement was given
out at the Embassy today on the
matter:
"The Curtiss works at Hammonds-
port N. Y, have sold and sent to
England the we'll known hydro
=
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
LOVERS Of MUSIC
ARE ENTHRALlEO
knEIsLER, POWELL AND MAZE. VAN
ENDERT FURNISH EVENING OF
UNALL0YED JOY.

II was mainly an audience OF music
lovers which gave respectful ear to
Fritz Kreisler, John Powell and Nine.
Eliza beth Van Endert in three
cornered recital at the Auditorium
last night. The term is employed adj
visedly. as neither OF the. artists ap-
peared in conjunction with any one
other
Bejeweled and begcwned society
was somewhat sparsely represented,
due. doubtless to execrabie weather.
Interest conferred chiefly upon the
Austrian virtuoso. recently returned
from the firing line, whence he was
merc;fully spared to the world from
Russian shrapnel.
While MIR. Kreisler selected a pro-
gram that was disappointing to many.
he not only sustained a great and
solidly-built reputation, bat proved
for the hundredth time that In the
ranks Of contemporary violinists his
only possible superior Is Eugene
Ysayc.
IL Ii interesting TO recall. in this
comps rison, that these two artists once
played together Bachs duet for vioiins.
IA rare and never to- be forgotten mu-
steal memory. II IL commended by many
in authority that Kreisler Is the great
est or the two. But even conceding
the latter more highly perfected
y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
MEN CLEANED UP"
BY SUNDAY TESTIFY
AS To HIS WORK
Gotham Starts Campaign to
Get Billy There-Prominent
Parsons Not at Meeting

New York. Jan. 2s.--The first step
toward bringing Billy Sunday to New
York has -eeen successfully taken. 1t
has taken q year for the step. Yes
terday afternoon four hundred minis
ters OF this city, with a few laymen
and sprinkling of women, met In
the Marble Collegiate Church. The
Rev. DIR. Charles l. Goodell. Metho~
dist, presided. and said that a COM
mittee named months ago had learn
I'd that Sunday can be gotten IL New
York ministers get together in an in
vitation to him. He thought the min
listers have gotten together. Hence
the nrst ftep IL declared to be sue
.essful.
After the meeting yesterday, 1t
was said in private. that Ma" Sun
day. now favors PA" Sunday coming
here. 1t seems that Ma Sunday helps
20 run Pa Sundays affairs. Ma had
been opposed to Pa corning here, but
her opposition has now been over
come. Hence another reaGon for say
ing that the first step had been taken
successfully. James NJ. Montgomery.
q Reformed Church laysnan, offered
a resolution declaring II the sense of
the meeting that Mr.. Sunday be In
vited, which was unanimously adopt
I'd.
The Rev. DIR. Goodell said that
much of the opposition to Sunday on
The part of the conservative minis
tors has been overcome. A canvass
OF Methodist ministers has been made
and BY vote they have declared for
Sunday to come.
Reformed ministers were sounded
by the Rev. DIR. Henry Evertson Cobb.
OF the Wes. End Church. and nine
teen had declared in his favor. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
TALK NOW DIRECT
FROM new YORK
TO SAN FRANCISCO
Inventor of Telephone and His
Aid of Four Decades Ago
Hold First Conversation
Achievement Is
Marvel Of Age
President Wilson Also Hello s
Frisco and President Vail
Converses Over More Than
1000 Miles of Wire

S~w York, Jan. 25.--Dr. A!exau-
der Graham He'll, who fr.t talked
over the teieph one. hts Invention. i'm
1873. leaned ever 70 an Instrument
in the Office of President Theodore
n. vail. On the hft~eath floor of
the Americas Telephone and T~ie-
graph Company building. at Is D~y
street. this afternoon. and saidt
"Mr. Watson are You tberef''
And out on the western edge Of
the continent. In San Francisco, 3,4o0
miles away, Thomas W. Watson. MIR.
Bells assistant In his frst experiments.
threw up his hand with a whoop OF
ioy- To him had come 80 clearly as
Z I've had been only across town the
tones of DIR. Bells, voice.
Indeed | am he said
"Aii right. / am glad Of that" said
the inventor Your annuncintion
sc ms perfectly clear here. II sounds
NJ II you we're In the other room, or
in another part of New York. instead
S4Gv miles away"
The FIRST oHtiai Talk.
The first official talk between tho
eastern and western gateways OF the
United States was fact, over busy
t4Iea- rolling prairias and the snowy
peaks OF the Rockies. had hummed
the &DFAF ttsak DJluEs2 D. 4uU HnteA III
the twtteh of an eye-lid. And way
down South, on Jekyi Island. OFT the
coast Of Georgia. MIR. Vail listened TO
this transcorisinenial conversation as
easily AZ IL he fNd been in his home
office in New York
There were no barriers Of distance
or tirle In that of where the scientific
and business world OF New York look
cu on In wonder as DIR. Bell smiled
and laughed with his friend Watson
in San Francisco
Later Mavor Mitchell had his lit
tie Joke with Mayor RoIph. Of San
Francisco, who reminded him OF
Horace GreeIys advice. $50 West
young man, go West" President
Wilson talked with the East, the w.st,
and the South. and later In the even
ing Mayor Curley. OF Boston. joined
in the long distance hadinage
President Wilson Talks.
II WAS just 5:45 O'Clock when
President Wilson picked up the re-
ceived In the White House and bent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
IT'S UP TO YOU
TO WIN ONE Of THE
BIG VOTE BALLOTS
February Sd VIII Soon Be
Here and This Is the Time
In Which TO Make Victory
Sure

Today we find ourselves lin the
midst Of the competitive ballot period.
Every day lost mp to the present Will
necessitate your working harder In the
future to make up for lost time.
Candidates are face 10 face with tho
fact that ali the real work must be
done by February 3, as after that
time the votes will be greatly reduced.
besides subscriptions will be fewer and
harder 10 get
Every candidate whose name APP
pears on the list is beginning to
''ginger up,' end those who nave been
occupying only average positions In
the subscription vote column may be
found al the head Of the list In the
different districts when the Anal count
is made
There will be no cause to wait Or
,nurmur. The remainder Of the cam
paign and thu different vote offers have
been made clear.
Tire RIGHT OF way IN open. fou havs
until Yehruary 3 to avail yourself of
the opportunity to win a prixe-the
one you set YOU aim for when you
cnetered the campaign.
It's up to you.
DISTRICT 1.
Votes.
RI. H. Adams. Eastvilie... 81, olo
w. X. Breaddus. West Point. So, 900
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
GUTIERREZ, ONCE
PRESIDENT, HAS
FEW FOLLOWERS
Refugee In His Own State With
Less Than Two Funded
Men-Villa Stock Again Ad-
vancing

En- Paso. TaxAA. Jan 3&y- /.
Eulali0 Guuerrc1, Eocunt1y peos q
visionAl prcadcne Of Mexa0A
with less thar two Hundred xnen. i
Is = fugitive In his nAslve Oeneo
of San Luis PuEoA. according %
Villa ohic4als.
When he LETT the capital he wns
in command Of the br1gadeo
Of Eugenio Benavides and Lucfo
lions, totaling more than fft1en
thousand men. In q little more thar
one week he has become q negiig10l>
factor In the Mexican situation. &C.
cordinE to the Villistas, who now ssnso
that all orders looking to the trAns-
fer of the government north hayp
been cancelled. and that Villa has d.
cided to hold the national capital r
To this end extensive troop move@
ments are now being made south or
Aguascalientes The attack or the
on the villa troops q
Queretaro was easily repulsad. VII
listas declare, and the line from
Mexico City north Is now out %
danger. II is expected that the
freight and passenger embargo on the
lines south of Asuascalientes viii b
raised on February /.
Run Out Of Coal.
An extensive movement against the
Coahuiia coal fields IL now we'll unx
der way by two large villisfa cO1-
unlns. according to advices to Wills.
agents. Coal has become = primo
necessity TO the convention forceas
The supply IN Mexico City. ana the
central part OF the republic, has b6en.
SO depleted that II has forced ~
suspension of necessary militarE
ss5sss 4
CarrancfsEas now have 4 largs f0rca
at work getting ont coal At Sahinaa,
and the mines are producing N av@
erage OF $50 tons Per day.
Monterey Il now being hesite14 M
sario-. Castro. according to CAfSn
9cOntinpAA an 4ocAad ~ M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
ENGLISH DENY LOSS
Of SINGLE SHIP
VICTORY or BRITISH FLEET OVER
GERMANS Is SHOWN TO HAVE
BEEN COMPLETE.
LOSS NEARLY 800 MEN
wouLD-BE RAIDERS MET WITH A
RECEPTION WHICH MAKES
JOHN BULL HAPPY
ALL OVER

London. Jan. 25.--The German YER
sion of Admiral Beatty's victory In the
North Sea yesterday admits the loss
Of the armored cruiser Biuecher. but
asserts that one Of the British battle
cruisers was hunk. The official state
ment, transmitted from Berlin this
morning. was signed by acting Chief
of the Admiralty Won Behnke.
This statement IL absolutely contro-
verified by the report sent to the British
Admiralty by Vice Admiral Beatty i'm
m ediateiy after the conclusion OF the
battle. Admiral Beatty wirelessed
NO British ships have been lost" Ii
10 not considered probable that the
commander Of the victorious feet re-
sorted to useless subterfuge In
phraseology. or that he used the word
ships" to conceal the fact that a
single ship was lost. Furthermore, the
vice admiral reports that the casual
ties were slight is sufficient proof that
the British feet came out of the fight
Intact.
According TO the German state
ment, eight German cruisers and two
fiotil.as of torpedo boats were en-
kaSeu Win HNc bT'tlsH pattlt u III
sers several smaller cruisers and
twenty-six torpedo boat destroyers.
1t Is not yet known how many light
cruisers accompanied Admiral Beat
tvs battle cruiser squadron. 1t is as
sumed that four or Ave were used for
scout purposes nthe firings OF the
patrol line. but the number may have
been smaller Commodore Reginald
Tyrwhitts flagship was probably the
light cruiser Arethusa, which saw hot
work in .he Heligoiand fight of Au-
gust IS. The German statement az
to the number OF British destroyers
engaged may be accurate. but vac
number is considered rather large by
most critics, who believe that from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
FRENCH SMASH GERMAN COMMUNICATIONS ON THE MEUSE
BULGARIA NEUTRAL, RlMANIAN INTERVENTION IS IMMINENT
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
AFTER WHEAT SPECULATORS

Rome. Jan. 25.-The Council Of
the Cabinet held today IL considered
to be Of the utmost Importance. ow-
ing to Rumania mebilixstion, the
facts of which are confirmed here.
However, the ministers state for
publication that they dealt with the
artificial increase In the price OF
bread due 10 spectators who pur-
poseiy cornered wheat.
Since IO0,O0O tons of grain car
goes are ON the way here from Ar
tine there II NO likelihood Of n bread
famine.
Bnron SennfnO. the minister of
foreign affairs. explained to the
Council the Internal ionnI situation.
saying that IL behooved Italy to
watch affairs most carefully, es-
peciniiy events impending In Aus
trfa.
II In Officially stated that the
Council took NO action ON the aues-
ton Of Rumnnisn mobilization.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
BALTIMORE HEARS
FIGHT IS FUTILE
RICHMOND RETAINS FEDERAL RE
SERVE BANK, ACCORDING TO
UNOFFICIAL REPORT.
GETS BRANCH BANK
FIRST OF SUCH INSTITUTIONS To
RE ESTABLISHED WILL BE
MONUMENTAL CITY's SOL
ACE FoR DEFEAT.
GETS BRANCH BANK

Especial to The Richmond Viz
ginian.
baltimore, Md, Jan 2S.--The
city of baltimore will probably be
given the first branch hank TO be
created under the Federal Re-
serve system In the near fufur~.
will not, however, get the Re-
serve Bank for the Fifth District.
which. Is now i'm Richmond. This
news was given out here today as
authentic.
No official action with respect tc
these two matters has been taken, and
the Federal Reserve Board has reach
ed no formal decision on the Baiti-
more protest against locating the dis
trict reserve bank in Richmond. but II
is practically assured. however. that
such action will be taken.
According TO information cleaned al
the Treasury Department.. members oil
the Federal Reserve Board are not in
clined to look with favor upon the
baltimore protest, which would neces-
state at this time a general change In
alignment in the Federal Reserve Dis.
trict.in which these two cities. as wei
as Washington, are located.
Esta blishment of "a branch bank in
Baltimore was considered by the
board some time ago, but action was
untif the formal protest oil
against location Of the main
bank at Richmond could be disposed
of. This protest has not been taken UP
by the board as whole, With the
Pittsburg protest against the location
of reserve bank in Cleveland 1t will
be considered and q decision reached
at an early meeting
Creation of branch banks in any
city where such a course is considered
necessary or advisable is provided for
in the Federal reserve act, such
branch banks to serve the immediate
territory or commercial center in
which they are located. Whether o,
not this would permit Washington
bankers to operate with the Baltimore
branch has not been determined
1t is probable, however. that the &C.
tivities of the branch bank will b.
confined to baltimore and Its en-.
virons."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
BULGARIA NEUTRAL WILL
MEAN AUMANTA ACTIVE

Rome, Jan. 25.-M Ghenadieff, fcr-
ner premier Of Bulgaria, who 10 here
on \ secret mission for his govern
ment. and who has hitherto been most
reticent, has now become signincantly
loQuacious. since his secret conferences
yesterday with Prince Won Buelow, the
German ambassador.
NJ Ghenadieff has given interviews
to virtually all the newspapers In
Rome, pointing out that Italian and
Bulgarian interests are Identical.
hence Italy's support of Bulgaria's -
piratfons Is undoubted. He empho-
sizes the fact that Italian influences
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26

]. r. williams. a prominent ply
stefan, OF 4eI East Franklin Street,
who was arrested several weeks ago
by .Detective-Sergeants Krengel, At
kinson. Wiltshire and Bailey. on the
charge OF prescribing unlawful
amounts of cocaine. Will face the
charge In Police Court today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26

YORK RIVER LINE TO BALTIMORE.
Only Abe .ore wayi s,fo p New
steamsrs. Incompatible. service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26
YOUNG WIFE BRINGS
ABOUT HIS ARREST

John c. Page, Jr., son of John
Page, wealthy commission mer-
chant. who was arrested several days
ago In his home on a warrant sworn
out by his wife. charging him with
sending her threatening letter. and
who Is out under bond furnished by
his father, was rearrestsd last night
at the instance of his wife. who this
time charges him with being disor-
derby and using abusive language to
her.
DR. WILLIAMS TO
BE TRIED TO-DAY.
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WEATHER.

which reminds you that
you should read the. Rich
mord virginian
EVERY DAY.
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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-09-24

The Kentucky Gazette, found
ed by John Bradford, August IL
1887, at Lexington, n.y., the first
Newspaper publisht west of the
Alleghanles, has been revived and
began its weekly publication with
headquarters in Inter Southern
building, Louisville, by the Ga
z9tte Publishing Co.,
1.-The Kentucky Gazette in al
the years Of its history has neve
lost its identity or been merged
w th a1y other paper. 10 day it
holds uBchallenged its title as
"Pioneer NewspaI er of the West
and the publishers of the paper
you hold in your hand, IN reviving
The Kentucke Gazette, have as
their ambition the desire TO make
it ga Kentucky paper. of Ken
lucky, by Kentucky, for Ken
lucky" 1t is intended to be. the
medium of expression fer any
Keutuckian who desires to use it
1t is nom political and non sectari-
an. Its energies will be devoted
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-09-24
BOWLING GREEN, KY.
Sept 20, 1915.
D. VI PENNINGTON,
Mt Vernon, KY.

d. VI PENNINGTON,
Mt Vernon, KY.
Dear Decor:
The writer has been extremely
busy since his visit to your city
and has been away from the Office
practically all of the time. There
fore, he has seemed to neglect
you and your epidemi> of typhoid
fever. 1t is our piniou, has d
upon careful cons Iteration, of
what was learned bv the Writer'S
visit, that YOUR epidemi is due to
the drinking of the water from
the Spnu: Spring. although every
thing points to pollution of tne
entire water bearing strata from
which these springs and your
shallow wells rerei e t. cir water.
The only solution [ can See in TIE
ease of your CIV is that you in
stall a pumping station. res 1rvo r
and publication plant Viii e
tliS would crst some little sum TO
do, still you must consider that In
addition to furnishing an u..limi
ted amount of water for al
j household purposes assuring
cleanliness, saving real drndgery
f r the house wife, as well as pro-
testing health. There is also the
great element of fire protection to
be considered. l note in the
paper that your city has been visi-
ted in the past week by disas-
trouS fire. A few such cophaga-
tons would more than pay the
cost of the necessary water plant,
and from a cold blooded business
point of view, your city can do
nothing that will return a greater
| I'VE stment for the money ex-
pended.
We shall be glad to render you
any assistance in our power fer
the attainment Of this end
Very truly yours,
d. z. CURRY,
State Sanitary Engineer.