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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE AND
THE METRIC SYSTEM.

see what the South Americans
want before trying 90 sell goods 40
them is, i'm effect she eTnlnenfsy
!. sensible advice whfcA Ssncr T'Tisras. ot
Colombia gives e Bai1,sn0-e business
men.
Americans have had tNe somewhat
inbeeiie s6sa shs1 she same Eonas
which saitee NaTT1Sn6STs. for eX-
asnple. cugas 81 e,e esaa8,y popular
on tAe asrapSs - Argentina, are
+ high rscun1hf-sS ~ Rol3vls ard the
trnpsc&s 5unE3s< Il. Erss3 and N1n-
sEueia- and as wei sespted - the
tastes and reeds ~ Ire Inhabitants
THE Germans sucresaea there by
Studying she usarket and giving sne
y Feerss wEhat they liked
The Scnts American trade fssd
needs especial st0av because II e sc
different from Ser4h America 8 and
the Latin Americans Rre a very So;
snnd conservative sesk in theIT customs
Ana ha bits This was learned al corr
Z t1derahle cost by several young Amer
rMns In Paraguay ScFTTe wears ago
Esnding that the naiv nu<teT re he
obtained in that ere grazing country
sevAs sens I'm cans frous Denmark and
ganpld at 81 a pound. ard that ali the
4 corn that grew 40 fcx8rsantiy was fed
fd1o the horses and cattle. these vonns
tnen undertook dsir$3Rg and sriEdAns
4 sCornnaeaI They found TO their griei
sGhAt Paragnayans preferred oeel
! Etaliow TO butter and ma n9ioco tc
Il Edxnbread, and lost all their money
sS0Afa 1ngsancs ts given merely TO show
how necessary for business success &
y 10 know the needs and tastes o
F5zustomers.
g One drawback to trade In Soutf
IA America has been the difference II
4 khe systems OF weights and measures
All the leading countries there us'
the metric system, ard therein a
Il least. are more sensible and civilized
\ than we are. They know not suci
: srlnmsy.s archaic measures as pounds
kAlions and yards. They think il
I. BERNIE Of grams. iitres and metres. an
s~tnmares their calculations of weight
II koaMme and length by decimals, as "
II count our money. We laugh at tn
absurd English money system. 80 DIFF
sSncult Of computation. but we are stil
s IN the Dark Ages ourselves when
comes to measures. Nearly all civil
zfxed countries. even South America
II has left us far behind.
Manufacturers In this country mus
learn to turn out products in shapes
Z Aixes and quantities that the Sout
Americans can understand and cal
+ eulate before they are likely TO Sc
snany Of them there.
VI This in only one of the things tina
81 must be learned. Senior Triana ha
given us invaluable advice. We ougf
80 follow it.--Baltimore Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
HE VETOESNNEPEAL
OF FULL CREW LAW

Harrisburg. Pa, hume GAM
nouncement was made tonight that
Governor Brumbaugh hSf1 vetoed the
full crew law repeater, the object OF
the most extensive publicity campaign
ever conducted during session OF
the General Assembly of ,Pennsyl-
vania, because 1t had not bean DEM
onstrated to him that IL wasS unjust
to the railroads.
At the same time he held ora tho
offer that If in the next two yeaes IL
Is established that the law is not tatf
to the railroads and to the employees,
public officials Will deal justly WIN
the proposition.
The Governors veto also says that
the. fact that the. railroads secured
the freight rate increase after making
plea that the full crew law imposed
big expense and then proceeded to
work for repeal of the law had
definite bearing"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
A FABLE REVISED.

The grasshopper knocked humbty
at the door of the aat q. prosperous
looking home.
What do you wantr SAID tn. ant,
IN a thin, hard voice.
"A little food. and shelter from the
cold winds replied the gfasshopper.
Il can feel the icy hand OF winter
clutching at my throat"
and may ! ask said the unsy'n-
, pathetic ant, how comes II that you
Nave wasted the summer
THE sun shone bright. Every
Thing was gay and did naught bu,
darcc, from morn till night"
'WRy didn't you tell me that be
forayN said the ant. smiling her
swrstew smile. Come right in and
maize reu~seH to home. I've been
too Sbnsysto learn the new dances, and
II ybnn Stcach me, you can name
your Apwn> price"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
GOVERNMENT WARNS
DU POINT OF DANGER

Norfolk Va, June 20.--Following
the receipt OF warning from the
United States Government advising ii
10 maintain strong guard over its
plant, the DUPONT Powder Company,
at city Point, had 500 armed men
doing duty night and day.
Major r. II. Sylvester, formerly
head OF the police of Washington, D.
c.. fass been appointed director OF d
corps of 200 detectives. There are
about 100 men patroliins the plant
at sli hours OF the day and niShA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
MR.. HOOVER TELLS HOW
BEL CLANS WERE SAVED
Commissons Success In Rehablitang Currency Effective
Exchange and In Organization of Charity System
Accomplished Wonders Says Chairman.

In letter from Herbert c. Hoover,
chairman of the Commission for Relief
in Belgium, in London. to Alexander J.
Hemphill, treasurer of the commission,
in New York. just received. Mr.. Hoover
gives very clear statement Of the
commissions work In the purchase and
distribution of food in Belgium. through
its provisioning department. which sells
food to those who are able to pay for
it, and its benevolent department,
which furnishes food free of charge to
the destitute. Mr.. Hoover says. in
parts
II entirely recognize the 4difnculty In
giving any simple explanation OF the
facts --- FIRST. that we sell the gift food.
and second, that we make proflt upon
our provisioning department. The fact.
however. does remain that this method
OF organisation has been the salvation
of Belgium, and that every concession
that we obtain on the purchase of food
stuffs, which we resell, increases our
profsts. and that these profits so direct
10 the support OF the destitute, so that
every atom of concession given to W
is direct contribution to the support
of the destitute. by virtue Of increasing
the DFBlI WHttH we stfhAd oN AHS @AAo VA
foodstuffs to those who can sttll pay.
kept ReIginm From stsrvatioa.
las great as the benevolenee Of thu
world has been. the people of Belgium
would have starved before this had II
not been for the succass which We have
had in reha bilftatiug the currency In
Belgium:. in effecting exchange on Bel
GUM. and In the profits that we have
made, which went TO the destitute Ths
whole OF this organization has been no
less a measure of henevolence. and Ia
| fact of more intelligent charity than
the actual support of the destitute IL
self.
II regret intensely that any miscon-
struction should have been put on the
matter In America. and apparently
nothing of the kind originated here. M
| IL evidenced by the great support we
have had from England and her coll
onies as result of these explanations.
| This support now amounts TO larger
sum than that contributed from tho
whole United states, and this I'm addf-
| ton 10 something over 1850. 200 found
by the English people for Belgian relief
in other quarters. In other words. W.
believe that, complicated as our system
is. II is capable OF intelligent repre-.
sentatfon, and that frank and open
statement of the whole of our methods
commands the most Intelligent support
| we have had no difficulty In obtaining
concessions from shipping companies
shipping agents and insurance and
transportation companies In other
/ quarters O the globe by virtue OF an
appeal which we made TO them ~
| Thousands believed that we were COM
dueting an eminently charitable institu-
ton absolutely on sound financial
lines"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
NO EVIDENCE SECURED
BY COURT Of INQUIRY
AFTER Two weeks Little Lght shed on
sender of Examination
Papers.
SEALED IN PLAIN ENVELOPE
SfidshipInan Moss, Who Received
Them, Stoutly Protests His In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Failure of Wit
ncsses TO Tell Their Contents.

Annapolis. June 2e.---The court of
inquiry which is investigating condi-
tons connected with the conduct OF
exa minations at the Naval Academy
| has been in session for two weeks,
and there has been no evidence before
lit that sheds any light on the sender
LOT the papers TO Midshipman James
| T.. Moss, of the third class, which
afterwards proved to be the examina-
tions for all classes In modern Ian
guages
These papers were contained in n
plain envelope. which, without a
stamp, was dropped in a mail box
within the academy limits and de-
! livered 10 Moss who insists that he
did not know who sent them or sus-
lpect that they were papers of cxarnin-
atoms which were to be given. So far
u there has been nothing to indicate
,a1ything about the mysterious sender.
Failure to Produce.
n'here has been fiat failure to
proS1uce evidence which would be suf-
scie at in a civil court to support the
cont, u1tion that the seven midshipmen
must have known that these papers
were TIE actual questions which were
10 be a Nked at a coming examination.
Every n 7tdshipman who has testified.
ana thew include the class presidents
and othe z midshipmen of the best
TYNE. has u ated that they would not
have consh q ,red them so under the
circumstanc,sA, and there has been
nroof of theR possible good faith of
Moss and the 4 'ther midshipmen who
saw or used tina papers
Two Witnessed one professor IN
the department. and the other md
sfipman who hadN actually taken the
exa mination. madeA. iaushable failures
when called upon no tell Just what
some of these ex.s,nination papers
were.
Sticks 10 HAN Story.
Midshipman v. o. CaArk was SHOWN
the examination first prepared Tor tht
first class. but Withdrawn, when u
was found that copy htoh disa ppear'
ed He insisted that II was the ex-
animation that he had Actually taken
and could hardly be convin yea other
wise, though given ample thpNe 10 eA'
anime 1t and think about II.
In view Of this state OF the evl'
dence. there is general interest Nm tnt
developments of the coming Meek
(which may bear upon the identity o.
kthe person who dropped the enveSNps
addressed to Moss in a mail box wiSti'
bin the academy limits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
THE NEW CULT.

"She wears futurist gowns. you
know"
"No 7 don't know thing about
il. What is a futurist gown, any
how"
"You can search me--Perhaps they
are gowns which are yet TO be paio
for"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
JOHN FRENCH
Ny|sITs OLD REGIMENT
s,,,,,,. affecting with Tenth Hussars
ON he Anniversary Of
Waterloo.
rnEpEn1clN fALMER's STORY
Famous War % correspondent st Brit
tsh Hcadquar y rs Tells of Talk OF
British Comma y 'der TO His Men In
Trenches.

General Headquartei Y, 'i'tisn u.
France, June is.--on ms n,aa
anniversary of the battlN ., ,.,.,,"h
Field Marshal Sir John .H'eheh v,s' .t.
a cavalry dlviston MOI io,@ out of the
trenches.
Those who had survived y ne snelis
and asphyxiatin9 gas Of tFS secon''
battle of Ypres were waiting ira
formation, in field near thei7
tiers, his arrival. their khaki 10 eitln ;
into the green OF the grass wherN u'ey
lay resting and bathing themseaN ~
the genial sun of mild June day.
When the automobile appeared hH%nS
the little British flag which only We
car of the commander in-chief carri.N'
they formed a hollow square. the sim
plicity of this meeting OF leader ana
men, and the thought of all they had
undergone, made the scene most anect-
ing.
sturdy and whfte-HRired.
sturdy and white-haired, carrying
the customary walking stick which
every British officer affects. with
little blaze of colors of his many cam
paigns on his breast, the general stood
in the center of the square before the
Tenth Hussare once his own regiment.
and before the famous First Lite
Guards. whose sentries in shiny cul-
raises and plumed helmets at White
hall have attracted tourists NOW theE
are tanned and hardened warriors on
foot with no brass on their uniforms
/ except the regimenta1 insignia on their
shoulders. with them were other regl-
ments who won glory at Waterloo.
| The field marshal did not make
speech, but spoke as a soldier TO SOL
diers hesitating for words at times
J in his emotion. The men were actually
/ at last seeing their commander-in-
i chief. who, in the complicated immens-
! tty of modern war, is only name to
/ them.
Only Chance TO See Them,
While Wellington could personally
! encourage his soldiers in baztle CEN
fury ago. which occupied hardly the
front of a modern brigade In the
trenches. this was the only way the
modern commander could makeShis men
feel he was a human leader ard not
machine.
las cavalrymen." he said. Il knew
what YOU were capable Of and you
have shown you are equal to any work
required of a soldier. 1t requires more
logged tenacity and more courage 10
stand up for days in the trenches than
IL does to make one brave charge.
Against that dastardly attack at Ipres
with weapon contrary to all usages
of civilization. when the cloud of gas
rolled over your trenches. gasping ana
binding In the darkness you stood your
| ground with determination which pre-
vented any disaster"
when Sir John finished the men gave
, him three cheers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

sesssanexst Woraer fwisitfng tene-
mnutse. And yosn father is working
now srsd getting fourteen dollars
week7 THAT'S spiendidi And how
,nnch dssa he put away every safssf-
day nigtn, snyy desr3
little Carl: Never more than
three quartss nza.ami
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
EXPLAINED.

Mr.. Wayupp.. That stunning eisaas
over there has sybeen looi<ing q 80
all evening. SAA says sae wsshs ~
meet you.
Mr.. Bia.e: I\t.ow h. Nj a.
mine, though. NJ
Mr. Wayupp: Come. old man. ycs
owe her an apology
Mr.. Blaze: No; ] e~e her alfnsar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

NAE@vy azzu1g rrns@ TruRk nrr 1Ekisarg mn
nm sasrah xaam @xr SsxsnnnM
~ --Ein Whsrssv Hzsimsx.
And taa1ss VIM zre danny Hertfsr may
iss playing Tire piamsian On pnrtting new
twdsys indh resard ga fise pihonRsgrsTsh
So WHATS tire usaz NJ une Cd oT ss-
teamed constructors wUnld say hs
All wsang, EIiae IT'S all wrong"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

<Sd Found no trouble in enlistlng.
s 5ohn w. Preston, United states Dis
6zHk ATTORNEY. declined to- discuss the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
Everything Musical :

surxestx an idea OF extensive stock we CARRY
and everything satisfactory tells the story OF house
policy that has enabled our business 70 expand to
Its present gigantic proportions
You must be satished--thats our nrst and last
consideration and We've adhered strictly to II Tor
nearly quarter of a century!
why not get your Piano. Inner Player. Organ.
victroIa or other musical Instruments here. where
purchase carries guaranteed assurances of lasting
satisfaction.
AT any rate, cali and examine our extensive stock
and see where we save yod money right now
Mtz1
The House That Made Richunond Musical
2f3 EAST BROAD STREET.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
REFERENCES
UNANERIEAM

FAxMEs Mrxx~w. ] haar an Taaasam
hsx scaghi tine Caleb Bowers farrn- Ia
b. xn Amrrsnznizad Ixalaans
FAExFx MsxszaRs- Should say nwt1
ghr, taaa1 place has had FIVE snrndred-
dadlsr martgags ON s~cz since the
arsr5usa Bowrrx bought Il from Clied
Rie.Nrn.fae Ex1e !Hls- Hpsg AHA this days
has paaA IT GIFT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
Sticks 70 Han Story.
NEVER AGAINi

Magistrate: Yea are cnafSea 49,
~ssting three tfnses- madam "n@'
hi y~oar paeas
.SufrxEerte indignantly: The
;6rnd yporuan's pleading days are
enAea, etharak hsaweni
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

1852 and found a publisher to print
1t. holds the worlds record for
length. The novel makesNf0S volumes
all told. each containing, H. 900 nages-
1t weighs about thirty pounds. We
hope it will not be translated into
English and sent to us forWreview.
World Wide News.
The Edinhurg Conference report
says that there are $4,000, 600 peo-
pie in Asia and Africa. who ARE not
even included In the plans 0f any
missionary society on earth. There
are many more millions-and mo- one
knows accurately how, many-who
are included in plans which have
not yet been carried out.
In order to read the magazines aJfd
newspapers intelligently n I mt
study of missions is necessary. Prog
ress in our time is largely along Chris
tan lines. The progress of the world
is only another way of saying that
Christ is increasingly possessing the
world.
The Standard Oil Company has be-
come agent for the transmission OF
the usual S250,000 quarterly pay
ments to the 1900 missionaries in the
Far East SustdfHEu ny NaitcuS mis-
sionary boards in the United States.
A hundred years ago the first Prot
estant Baptist house of worship west
ofthe Mississippi River was erected.
During the visit of the Atlantic feet
in New York city 10000 copies of the
New Testament or portions of the Cos
peIs were distributed among the sail
ors Of the feet. These books were the
gift of the New York Bible Society.
One thousand cities in China have
been demanding the organization OF
Young Mems Christian Associations.
hut there are not trained men to be
had to organize them.
The churches of America and Great
Britain have 20.4s0 missionaries In the
foreign field.
The American Tract Society. which
celebrated recently Its ninetieth ami
versary, reported that during the past
year the circulation OF it's periodicals
reached total of 2.047,60o copies.
The number OF tracts published was
$4,000.
When Mr. Eddy was preaching in
Pekin. and spoke of the Bible as the
very Word OF GOD. containing. the mes
sage of salvation. rich Chinaman
In the audience was so impressed with
what he heard that he said: II will
buy 3, 600 OF these Bibles and send them
to my friends" And he did so. though
they cost him $4,000,
Il X Al Methodist Bauls elsse In q church
In Canada supports eleven tepers, Three
more are cared for by 4 former mem
her In memory or his wife.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

vsenpa Via ,landon June s0--lt is
xerorsea ofncialIy from Galicta that
the. Russfaps have been in general re-
treat since \ o'clock this morning along
ta,e* entire front. after having been
s<6xxSd .dnt uf their position on the
: Xrercszyrs River, a short distance west
~ Lemberg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

ID a D @ Z :.
When / get
ma rr led /
W o u ] d At
think df lsszr-
ing ng nus
A,aad llsfae in
tlre ity oil
summer.
MAlRJ oErEs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
ARABIC HYMN BOOK
FOR MOSLEM CT MDREN
Story of Creation and Redemption Chanted in Native Tongue
in North Africa-Chnese Typewriter Invented
Worldwide News

An Arabic hymn book, with fifty or
sixty hymns valuable for developing
the Christian life. has been prepared
under the direction of the WORLDS
Sunday School Associations Commit
tee on Moslem Work.
Bishop Hartzell, of North Africa.
chairman of the committee, reports
that the hymns and stories IN the chill
dren's tracts are learned by heart ana
recited 10 groups here and there after
the manner of the Arab story-reiiers
The Sunday School scholars have al
ready learned the story OF creation
and the promise of redemption, ana
ing Arab Ministries.
Chinese Typewriter Invented.
young Chinese student OF engl-
neering in New York University has
invented what Is said to be the first
Chinese typewriter. He completed the
model short time ago, and mas
patented it in this country. China, ana
Japan The new machine has only
three keys. One of these is back
spacer. another the space key, and the
third is the key with which 4,2o0 char
acters are struck. 1t is possible, ac-
1000 characters by combinations or
radicals" or base characters.
There are two cylinders, five 91ches
In diameter, ami about ten inches long,
on one of which is a copper plate
containing 4,2o0 minute characters.
The other contains paper copy OF
| the same characters, and Is usec
40 a guide to the location of each char
acter. On the rim of this cylinder
is a list of ITO "key-words'' which in-
dictate the location of words or char
acters which start the same sounds
as the key-words. The operator turns
the copper cylinder until the desired
character is in front of a key, then
he hits the key and the character is
printed, after which the turning pro-
ces is gone through again. At present
this is done by hand, though the in
ventor expects TO perfect mechan-
ism to control this. He claims that
after becoming familiar with the ioca-
ton of the characters and the mechan-
ism of the typewriter a person should
be able to writ eforty words minute
on the new machine.
Baptists Suffer In Germany.
Many pastors in Baptist churches
in Germany have had their salaries.
already too small for comfortable
existence. reduced more than -one-half
and this has en;ailed great suffering.
A committee organized in Germany
to aid weak churches. which usually
makes an annual appropriation OF 4b,-
900 marks for this purpose. has been
compelled to issue notice that In 1915
no such aid can be expected.
&c.,
A Lengthy Novel.
Ktong Of Bakfn, the popular Japa-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

1852 and found a publisher to print
1t, holds the worlds record for
length. The novel makes&r06 volumes
all told. each containing, H. 600 PAGES
IL weighs about thirty pounds. We
hope it will not be translated into
English and sent to us fortreview.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
A SURE IN.

A SURE KIP.
Now. little brids, d. >Haanin bss1
Your wishes to Alfalfa
If at first you don't succead,
Cry. cry again
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

Copenhagan. june zo.-Emperor
william has established headdharters
a Pless. ii southeastern sSilesia, and
hss assumed command OF the Galician
cxmpaigu.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

Ndflhple WihuS.
Local TemperAtfare Yesterday.
IL noon. temperature ........-...... 90
Up M temnerature ST
. N .amnarature. :. F.s. rs
Maximum temperature. to F. NJ. So
Minimum temperature to r, NJ, ss
Mean Temperatures .A...,.-l...... %
Normal temperature .A....-...,,.. ~
Excess in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .
Deficiency in temp'turessince JAN I 81
Local Rainfall.
RainfaIl last twelve hoursI ". o. 90
Rainfall last twenty -four hours 20
Deticiency In rainfall since mich. j. SIS
Deficiency in rainfall since aJn, %
Local Observation g r. II. YESTERDAY.
Temperature ............. ). -@..... Ie
Ixmy,.lass,x q. ~. =. - 81
Wind. velocity 49, 4
weather 4 Cloudy
wind. direction NCrtheast
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

!. aat hall him ;ssxt .bators ysu1re mas
rid.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
a KMT no PuKIEEFTERB
ID Nizet Tim Nernand .fr Books on
= ths onaAx Wan. VIZ Snggcst

- Ns Bs6te--Thm nusxfaspiece contains
- AEt pruphscy Of tine great struggle
- Hsrr. srdi By ainust two thousand
y1. Affhsisgh littls .rsxs1 IN America
1 u Ruz vsEy veil iEaown 10 EisAzsche
snn4 - - H. sh&sss4uS ~ frsqnsnssy
Z m1ef " BY H. K1is@ m his speeshca
Azn1Gis nnxsy stirring senes d
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
Baptists Suffer In Germany.

A Lengthy Novel.
Kong Of Bakin, the popular Japa-
nass wrttsT. who began his novel IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
THE WEATHER


7 FAIH =
Washington, 81 c.. June 2o.---For vir-
GINA and NorrrS Carolina-Fair Monday
and Tuesday: continued warm. light.
winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
FRENCH NEWSPAPER

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