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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25

tCoa'ffa ID From fl:St PnSeJ
attack was told by Mrs. NJ. Caldawal-
der Jones, OF New York, who returned
after visit to friends in England
On the night Of the raid she was
staying with friends in Hertfordshire
town
They have a queer but very eff
Gent warning Device said Mrs
Jones. The countryside is full oil
pheasants. and they are very tame
The birds have a sense of hearing
vastly more acute than humans. and
they catch the whirring OF the Yep
pelins affair of. 1t seems to starts
them. for they begin at once 10 set
up the widest drumming
ON "Wednesday night little at
ter $50, one of the servants came
to my hostess and calmly announced
Madame. think there are Zeppelins
near. The pheasants are drumming
We waited and several minutes later
we caught the faint sound of the en-
gines, 1t was half an hour before the
balloon appeared and We caught a
glimpse OF it as II passed over, just
a cigar-shaped patch flying across the
sky.
We heard Of the execution of Miss
Cavell before We sailed. II was In
4
an object, and the, only effct 1t has
on England is to arouse the people
10 fury and to spur on the enlist
ments"
III. $. Fullerton. nephew OF the
sporting writer OF the same name,
September TO take a two years course
returned after he had sailed last
at Magdelen, Oxford, for a degree.
Students Are Gone.
''All the students are gone" he
said, land l had TO come back. There
are only about eighteen of the PTS
Registered, The rest are cripples from
the war are turning to study. There
are only few professors and instruc-
tors there.
It is the same In all the colleges
and they are either closed or pre-
pairing to close. 1t is the educated
class that is at the front The lower
classes are horribly self-satisfied.
Conscription is certain. 1t is a neces-
sary measure whe nthe working class
Englishman refuses to heed the need
OF his country
Alfred r. Trion. Of Chicago, who
had been To London as counsel for
the Chicago Packers Association TO
arrange the release Of the 10000
400 worth of meat which the prize
courts have seized, returned and will
60 direct to the State Department at
Washington. He would make no
statement as to the result of his con-
ferences.
Edward Shearson. Nav York
banker. declared that his visit to
London had impressed him chiefly
with the financial difficulties of Eng
land now. The condition, he said.
II far more terrible than any one on
this side imagines, The general
opinion is that the war will last n,
least eighteen months more" he said
When 1t Is over | believe the total
cost, including property damaged
Will be more than 10000, 00O, 600
pounds for all the nations concerned"
Lady DE Battle. who was Miss Lil-
lian langtry, was on the St. Paul
She is returning to America to stay
until summer and will appear in a
new plays, Mrs Thompson
The st. Paul carried 4 large num-
Der OF passengers. There were l45
IN the first cabin. s3i In the second
and 5si in the fteerags.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25

/ Wa Qu10 Oa9
CAtrnA1a followers today AGD
ithas VIA he1 already aoan0ooe4
icity.of Chihuahua, the troops A4NaM3
marched westward towards 0onog4
instead 0f outralning 70 Juafo9 - -
other villa fOrceo did. IA1e ~ eee4
IN = teiegrAm today from Aenoo 0ey
20 Cafran14 Consul Androas 0Qeu&
the eole9r9m contained other fn30s14~
ton from CAffAnxA sources. 10 1oas
lowy:
There = much qualification hare ~
receipt Ok nswD that American M0r
vessels IN Vera Crus haxbor 6Soda
presidential nnlue of 4WUuty-one 9nho
when news Of the recognition W1o
learned, the AaA10An Gunboako an0W1g<
Ing the salute. Tho compIiment ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25
GERALDINE FARRAR DENIES
SHE DERIDED AMERIcAk,

Chicago Oct. 24.-Geraldine Farrar
denied tonight that she had ever de :
rided Americans in letters to friends
In Germany.
The denial WAS called forth by 4 dis
patch from Amsterdam, which quoted
letter published In German papers.
Lille Lehman. Of Berlin, her old voice
tutor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25

A NAN foFk. nci- Za---Ianes a. FaF-
sell. president of the United states
Steel Corporation. has issued call for
The third national foreign trade CON
%aenssan 10 be held ia New Orleans on
III nnars "a. - and 20 The convention
sEiii be held under the auspices of the
NTxtionai Foreign Trade Council. Of
sSfhtch Mr.. Farrell liz chairman and the
4aotto Of IL will be Commercial pre-
AS4AFedHeks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25

plns in this district they were
u hold the advantage grasped In
1ening days OF thc war when
Washed across the river under
rfi9c fire and entrenched themselves
- the plateau's edge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25

~ DOE Gtata@fue. neEre, WAS arrested
yesterday by paIrolmaH Sweet OF the
a&ffst Station. on the charges Of re-
Mailing liquor Without license mt 1897
Slnmes street. ard OF selling liquor on
unday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25

McSPERRAN--Died sunday morning.
EMMA CLAYTON McspERRAN. wife
Of Rev; +. McSperran. Of the Viz
ginia Conference.
Funeral THIS tMonday AFTER
NOON, at $40. from 2s3s West Main
street. lnterment ii Riverview.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25
Mas Aaaae DaASs.

die Dahbs died at IL o'clock Friday
morning, at the residence Of her sis
ter. Mrs Julia Oliver. after 4 LONG and
painful illness The deceased was \
woman of peculiarly chiidlike and
beautiful faith in God. Religion was
real to her. She was the daughter OF
the late George ]. Dabbs. for a long
time druggist in this town. beloved
by all She leaves three Skaters. Mrs.
~ W. Maxey and Mrs. Julia Oliver, Of
this place. and Mrs. J. B. VIM. Of
Roanoke. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25
Funes1l Of !. Il. Long

This funeral Of j. r. Long will be
rom the residence of Judge -. A.
1ftetiAn. No. 1901 Second Avenue
3GhtAHd Park, at II o'clock this
orNinx The burial Will be in River
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25
THE WEATHER

Washington. d. c.. Oct. 24.-Fcre-
cast:
virginia-Fair Monday. warmer In
the interior. Tuesday fair. warmer In
east portions; moderate northeast to
east winds
day. Tuesday fair. light northeast to
east winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25

Paris. Oct. 42.--I.ee DeForest, the
wireless engineer. who liz in PARIS. said
today that the Western Electric Com
pany was using his wireless telephone
patents at Arlington for the expert
ments IN wireless telephony between
Arlington and Eifrel Tower, and that
he considered himself entitled to a
certain amount OF professional credit
for the perfection of the achievement.
He showed a sample OF the. sort OF
type which he said was being. used
in connection with the Arlington trans
miftcr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25
SECRETARY Of VAR
Continues FROM First Pazs)

rest. In this wonderful achievement
there Is glory enough for ALL"
The heaviest burden fell the lot ol
those in the laboratory of the West
err Electric Company. There have
been disputes regarding the discovery
OF wireless telephony. Probably Pr,-
fe7sor Alexander Peii first falks j
through the air. The science was vol
developed to any extent. for many
years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25

the rough country. was unable To carry
hut little ammunition with him, and
could not have secured any more II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25
MANY INDUSTRIES

Continued From First Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25
REPORTS Of ZEPPELIN

tcoa,ina ID From FIRST Page
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
FOUR MORE NAVAL
ADVISERS NAMED
Two Societies Of Engineers
Pick Inventors to Act
With Edison.
BODY HALF COMPLETED

The names OF four inventors proposed
for places on the Secretary or 'he
Nayy's advisory board were made pub
lie yesterday.
Two. nominated by she American So
ciety OF Mechanical Engineers. as an
nounced by Calvin W. Rice, secretary
80. the society, are Spencer Miller or
New York and william lie Roy Emmett
of Schenectady.
The other two, selected by the So
ciety n Automobile Engineers. are How
ard T.. Coffin and Andrew l.. RAker' past
presidents of the society.
Spencer Miller is bes, known III .he
engineering world for his improvement
~ rho wire rope galloway. His car
r,er was used in the building OF the
Panama Canal. MIR. Miller rendered
great service to the United states navy
during the Spanish American WAL u!
the invention OF a marine galloway that
made IL possible TO transport coal from
shin 10 ship under Roadway at sea.
william Ia Roy Emmet ~ a graduate
of Annap lis of the class OF 1871. nc
served i'm the navy until 1883. lie be-
came associated with the General Elec-
tric but at the outbreak OF
rbe Suanish American war he returned
10 the navy. lie has designed many
new electrical devices. Ills most I'M
portant work has been the d~eNeiopmeh'
OF the Curtis Steam Turbine
Howard Il. Coffin was cher englneer
of the ODDS Motor Works from l'os 10
1905. lie later became in turn wee
president and chief engineer OF the r.
n Thomas Detroit Company. Suisse
o,ently he was chief engineer OF the
Chalmers Detroit Company. lie is no"
yice-persident of the Hudson Motor Gar
Company. o..
Andrew l.. Riker is an electrical as
ue,l as a mechanical engineer. since
1855 he has studied electrtnll ana gaso-
Iene motors for road vehicles.
Hudson Maxim and Matthew II. Sci
,ers were chosen recently by the Aero
! nautical Society OF America to retresen,
the ayiators of the country on the navHl
/ hoard, which is headed by Thomas A
Edison.
As the American Society Of Civ En-
. yineors. the Inventors Guild n the
American Institute OF Electrical EiSi'
neers have also named elnb or the
| hoard, although declining 20 make tht
| names public at present, the ~personne
| of the body iSmore than half complete
! secretary Daniels has decided to lini'
the board to sixteen or eighteen inven'
tors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
SHIP SALE CLOSED.
Ccur, Allows Mercantile Marine 10
spcud a5,25O.OOO.

70 ,r,bIe the International Mercantile
Marine COMPANY Ia take care of the In
,,rc,s. in its business. due TO the war.
Judce Nough of the United states DIS
trict Court signed an order Yesterday
,lloving the Atlantic transportation
one Of thee International Mer-
camille Marine subsidiaries, to purchase
five ships OF tho Pacific Mail
company NJ an aggregate cost OF So
2I0. 600.
The prospective purchase of the ships
was announced at the Office of the Mcr-'
camille Marine about n woek ago, II
was then thought that the price would
be about IS. 900, 900. Philip 4. : Frank
I'm yice-president and receiver for the
line in the recent equity proceedings
brought against IL in the Federal courts,
took the matter Of the purchas" up with
Judge Hough explaining To him mat
since the war began the line has lost
three vessels and sold two.
II was impossible, Mr., Franklin "N-
plainsd. to make M this. shortage
through the shipyards of Europe, rs
they were So busy nll'ug war orders
that they could not stop to build mer-
chant vessels. Moreover. he said, II
would take AT least three years 10 build
vessels OF the required size
The present and prospective demands
~ -
for shipping facilities tive tn" United
States and Europe. Mr., Franklin SAID,
will enable the line to uso the new
boats to great advantage. II may
V bc necessary, he said, 10 take
several VI the lines old boats from
other services and run them between
New York and London, Two OF the
Pacific Mail boats will he used on this
route and the others on the route be-
tween New York and san Francisco by
WAY Of the Panama Canal.
Tho Ave Pacific Mail boats were built
hy that line at a cost Of about N0,-
100. 600. The Pacific Mail steamship
Compauy found II necessary to dispose
of them and go out of business because
of the drastic terms Of the new seaman's
bin.
Judge Hough signed tho order of pur-
chase At Hanover, y, H., where he
is spending his vacation,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
LIFTING OF EMBARGO ON
ARMS a BLOW TO MEXICO
Tafts Move, Which Squelched One Revolu-
ton, Undone by Action of the Wilson Adj
ministration, Says Investigator.

ping across the line to Mexicans in
guerrilla warfare. the nucleus of the up
rising that eliminated in the downfall OF
Huerta. While casting around for "A
new Mexican policy prior to August 2S.
1913, the Wilson Administrations
mad the Taft Administration In 1919.
sanctioned some few shipments of rifles
and cartridges into Mexico under the
clause In the joint resolution except un-
DER such limitations and exceptions as
the President should prescribe" This
was altogether legal and allowable, there
Delng American enterprises which at
times needed dynamite for blasting and
weapons TO protect isolated camps from
perennial robbers.
Still the Wilson Administration has
never taken the public into fts confidence
as to who were favored in these excep-
tons.
Order Being violated.
Late in September. 1918. there was re-
ceived at the Department OF Justice in
Washington "A somewhat disquieting let
ter from United States Attorney Nor
rlson of Arizona, with headquarters at
Bisbec. Mr.. Morrison was one of the
holdover Taft officials.
His letter. dated September IS. 1913.
informed the Washington officials that
the embargo order vas being openly and
nagrantly disobeyed In Arizona.
Attorney-tieneral James &. McReyn-
olds of President Wilson's Cabinet. who
has since been appointed "a Justice of
the United States Supreme Court. vas
informed by follower assistants hat
Mr.. Morrison was a capable. aggressive
n independent prosecutor on the
southwest frontier, who was thoroughly
informed upon Mexican matters and had
III charge a large number of important
criminal cases. The Judge of the United
states District Court OF Arizona was
william H.. Sawtelle. a lawyer of the
highest standing. whose appointment by
President Wilson had been confirmed by
the Senate August, is. 1913. and there
were pending upward OF 400 ordinary
criminal cases in the district at this
time.
ON October - came a telegram from
Morrison. filed the preceding night al
Phpnix. Ariz., as follows:
Aftorney-Gcnerdl. Wdshin oton. ID. e.
Phelp,-Dodge Mercantile Company
and two OF its officers. Douglas Hard
ware Company and It's general man
eyer and Mexican purchasers indicted
this afternoon. conspiracy to eN-
port munitions of war two counts
shipment with intent 10 export two
counts. Extremely probable Grand
Jury will tomorrow indict Winchester
Arms Company and officers. New
Haven. Conn. shelton Payne Arms
Company and other large arms dealers
FL Paso and many others along the
Arizona border. MORRISON.
United states Attorney.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
WANTS ROOSEVELT OPPOSED.
linton Leader rye United stand
Against Ex-Presideut.

O.. A. Tveitmoe, labor leader oil the
Pacific coast and secretary of the "A
Francisco Building Trade Council issued
"A message to his fellow labor leaders
Yesterday In which he attacked eN-
President Roosevelt us the leading
enemy of peace among the workers or
the world, Tveitmoe sal dthat labor
should unite IN opposing Mr.. Roosevelt
because ~ the eX-President's pro-mih-
tary agitation. He suggested action by
the Workers Of the world to abolish per-
manently the manufacture OF all nipple
ments of wal in every land.
TT may all he taken and passed as
Teddy threats" says Tveitmoe. re-
ferring to the Colenels speech at San
FRANCISCO, but il il a rather serious
sign when a man who IL old enough To
know what he is talking about and n
served az Chief Executive for seven
wears makes his contribution to the
peace achievement exposition in the
form of fear and hate and war thunder
talk when a large part of the Old World
is a soldiers slaughter shanble."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20

In Washington, At the office OF the
Aforementioned. is filed tn" following
,ryutic record of the days events
PuuNIx. October 90. 1918.
Ittourry-Gcncrdl. Washington. ID. Z.
In view Of our suggestion con-
tanned in your telegram of to-day
the Grand Jury will probably not In
diet Winchester Arms Company nor
any Of it's officers other parties men
toned my telegram yesterday indicted
to-day. MORRISON u = H"H'
There were about $50 indictments So
cured at III Paso. Ten. nv Charles n.
Roynton during the Taft Administration
These were held back pending h out
come Of the appeal of the case against
Aruulfo chavez. who vas convicted of
buying 1000 SO-3o cartridges "for Mex
leo" and conveying them from TN" place
Of purchase. North RI Iaso and san
Francisco streets, to a place In III haso,
near south stanton aud Fifth streets.
United states District Judge Thomas
= Naxey, before whom the Chavez case
came mn. ordered the indictments dis
missed hut United States Attorney
poynton carried the case to the Appel
late Division, which sustained Judge
MaNcy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
ASSASSIN KILLS WATCHMAN.
Leaps From UnIlway-shoOts Vtc-
tim-E.scR e

AS stephen Curran, 20. a special
officer at the Holy Family Hall, Banker
and Nassau avenues. Brooklyn, WAS
walking In Calyer street last night
toward his home at 76f Manhattan
avenue "A man jumped from the shadow
of a hallway n shot him In the neck.
Curran dropped to the sidewalk and
the man fed, Washington Montgomery.
an actor. who vas passing in an auto
mobile. jumped out and ran 10 the in
jured man, as did Dr. Arthur Seller OF
the Williamsburg Hospital, who was
passing by The two lifted the uncon-
scious man into the automobile and took
him to the Eastern District Hospital
Curran died AZ he was placed on the
operating table. His wife, who had
reached tho hospital, tainted when told
the he was dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
MERCANTILE MARINE
SUIT IS DEMANDED
Minority Stockholders Petition
Receiver to Seek 100000
600 From Directors.
AGAINST $3.50

Formal demand was served yesterday
upon p. 4. $. Franklin, receiver OF the
International Mercantile Marine Conn
pany. in behalf of minority stockhoiders
that he start a court proceeding against
the directors of the company. alleging
negligence OF their duties in allowing the
company to go into ~recelvership and ask
ing SOC O0,O 900 restitution from them on
alleged losses to security holders.
IL was learned that the demand was
made by Loucks & Alexander. attorneys
of 100 Broadway. These attorneys nave
also started Il movement among stock
holders OF the company to organize Tor
the purpose OF preventing the proposeu
reorganization plan from going throush'
on the ground that the company shoulo
never have gone into receivership II
that it is now solvent.
\ meeting OF the protesting stockhoid-
ers was held OH Tuesday and another
is to be held next Wednesday. The at
torneys say they represent 10000 shares
I'm the protest against the reorgaGiza-
ton plan.
The directors of the International
Mercantile Marine Company are George
". Perkins. T.. ]. Berwind. j. T, Morgan
Percy Chubb, l.. \. $. Franklin Albert
II, Gillard. Edward Charles Grenieli' ''
Bruce lsmay. Lord rirrie. n. y. sand
erson. Charles Steele. Charles +. Torrey.
a,I II Wldpner.
The demand that Receiver ~frankllh
hiring suit against the directors Is made
10 clear the way for action of this kinh
nv Individual security holders IN tne
event that the receiver refuses. No
statement of the attitude or Mr.. FRANK
lin on the question could De o~ptaineu
last night. II is not known whether the
attorneys making the demand for II re-
c~eiver's suit will file a suit themselves II
the receiver does not do so.
The ATTORNEYS in presenting their for
NAL demand are acting for hve Stock
! hold, ~. The specific acts of negligence
held against TIE directors are that they
p.rmittcd the company to default on lus
az, per cent, s~emi-annual interest pay
mcn, of October |. 1914, the D per cent
s~emi-annual interest Of February ! ano
the Aprl | interest on the ~. per cent
issue.
II IL held hat the company N"d SUI
fcient funds IN cash at the time OF me
first default to pay he interest NO.
only did tho company have enough foi
the interest payment Of April l ana al
Of the previous payments then IN de'
fault. which would have totalled ahou'
soSli2SO, II is asserted. but II had be
/ tween &. 900 900 and SO. 600, 600 in cast
on April /. a..
TIL reorganization plan 10 which th'
minority stockholders object as unneces
sary lays an assessment Of $40 on INC
stock and cuts the two bon issues IT
| half, giving 80 per cent. new conH'ruhl'
bonds TO each issue. with 30 per cent. "l
new stock. tn holders of preterret
stock get 20 per cent, in new preterre'
and the holders OF common . per cent
in new common Their equity IN I'M
property remains unchanged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
PEACE PLAN OPPOSED.
Gen Obregon Against Giving Up
IonstitutiOnaIist Principles.

Cen. Aware Obrcgon, the Constitu-
toualist commander. who has pressed
his ctmpaign against the villa forces
TO polna just south of Torreon, sends the
Glowing expression regarding the Pan
American appeal to Roberto V. Pes
guerra, special representative OF the
Con~'itutionalist Government In New
York.
X.CArEcAs. Aug. lS,--Referring to the
rac.fyiug conferences of the Pan-Ameri-
can countries, our enemies intrlgues
sNoull not modify our revolutionary
ideals. We viii always remain united
until We see the realization of the ma
toual hope Of the Mexican people,
WHICH Is Incorporated in our revolution
q principles.
gen. ALvARo OREGON"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20

An appeal was taken to the United
States supreme court. where the merits
rr IN, case were argued in April, 1918.
nv Assistant AttoTney-Geueral Jesse g,
Adkins, a holdovcr from the Taft Ad-
ministration, who was assisted by Karl
W. Kirchway, We have given at the
oneuing of this article the opinion of
chief Justice white. concurred in by his
associates. Witch overruled Judge NaXey
and the Appellate Division. and sus-
tanned the Indictment. Thus an appeal
was taken in the chavez case and won,
and none WAS taken in the phelps-Dodge
Mercantile Company case. Altogether,
there were about 80 convictions IN Texas
under the joint resolution OF Congress.
The records in the conspiracy case Of
the United States w. the hhclps-Dodge
Mercantile Company show that 1t was
thrown out of court December 10. 1913,
ON motion Of the defence Judge saw
telle instructed the jury To bring IN "a
verdict of acpuittal, The Government
had rested it's case the day before.
When the Wilson administration
raised the embargo on tn" export TO
Mexico OF arms aud munitions of war
Ia all factions the effect was that of
taking the law away from the United
states prosecutors. some of the United
States attorneys held that the action OF
President Wilson nolle pressed the old
cases. Others said that il did not
There is still confusion all along the
frontier with respect to the arms and
| ammunition export proposition
In the week after President Wilson
threatened Mexico with intervention II
the warning factions did not make peace
more than 1000. 00o rounds OF cartridge
crossed To McNico AT III Iaso alone.
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