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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
Espagnc lamps Into Port.

Paris, Oct. l4--Repiying to an in
quiry concerning the French liner
Espagne, which Is torty7eieht hours
overdue at Bordeaux. Director Frenr
lining, of the line, stated tonight that
the vessel was held up as the result
Of an accident to her propellers.
The Espagne arrived al Pointe de
Grave, at the entrance of the G'ronde,
at o'clock this morning, and sue
ceeded In proceeding to Pauillac late
this afternoon. where the passengers
were landed
The liner Is unable to continue its
voyage 10 Bordeaux and will probabl
go into drydock at Synazaire and sal
from there to New York w'aen repairs
have been completed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15

apected resident OF tho West End
died very suddenly at his residence IN
Hinton Street at an early hour this
morning. Mr.. Shenleld retired last
evening apparently in his usual health
and his sudden death was shock to
his many friends and relatives. He
was sixty-four years of age and Is
survived by hts wife. and the follow
Ing children: Mrs. William Mosby.
OF Richmond; Mrs. Maude Pulley and
Miss Monte Sheffield, Of this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
Sir, st,snec, An Ameriean,

Mobile, Ala, Oct. l4,~-Armed With
papers whirh, she says, will prove that
her husband is an American citizen.
Mrs Frank Westmund, of this city, is
Sc liking the release OF her husband.
who is detained in British Honduras
as suspected German spy Westmund
was taken of the Norwegian steamer
Dictator at belize b. H. several days
ago because he was unable 70 produce
papers, Mrs Westmund
says her husband was member OF
the crew of an America nreveHue
cutter and itad in Mobile fifteen
SearD.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
villa Loses His Only Port.

Nogales Ariz. oct. I4-Villa au
thorities here stated today that Quay
mas, Sonora. the only port on the
west coast Of Mexico under General
SoSa. evacuated the town last night
a Carranza force OF a thousand men.
which landed from the gfnboat Guer-
zero, attacked the town he said
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
Noted F,xpIOrer Dies.

Amsterdam. via London. Oct IA
The death OF Archduke Ludwig Saliva
tor. of Austria, at Brandes Castle,
on the Elbe, Is announced by German
new spapers He was sixty-eight years
old The archduke was known chief
" IS an explorer and scientist. He
was an honorary member of the Inn
perial academy of sciences of Bo-
hernia Brandets Castle Is the an
cestral home Of the Grand Dukes Of
TUscancy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
These are very positive ana earnest

These are very positive ana earnest
words OF commentator for Mr..
especially those in Richmond, whers
he lives. will deeply appreciate the
sentiment expressed by the labor lead
ers with reference to their commits
sioner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
Jni,s Holm Russia.

New York, Oct. tx. Okaxaki,
member of the japanese Parlia-
ment. who arrived today on the st.
Louis from Liverpool, said that jap
anese ammunition plants and arsenals
are running at full capacity and that
considerable portion of the products
are sent to Russia, He said that
Japan sells the war munitions at cost
TO tha Russian government
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
This Boss Has n Heart.

Winsted. Conn. oct. f4.-By blasts
on the factory whistle, the William l..
Gilbert Clock Company kept en-
ployes posted on the progress OF the
worlds series games. A short blast
on me whistle represented Boston; a
long one Philadelphia. Additional
blasts told how many funs were
scored in each inning The men say
the company Is a truly heneficient cor
nnratinn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
Seat Sold For $40 900.

New y ork, oct. Seventy thou
sand dollars, the highest price of the
year. was paid yesterday for a seat on
the New York Stock Exchange. The
previous high price was s6S,s00. Dur
ing the period OF suspension last year
seats gold down TO $500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
DR.. Hunter Pa spS AWAY

New York Oct 14--Dr Thomas
Hunter, noted educator and president
/. emeritus of Normal College, OF New
York, dted at his home here today
Of exhaustion. following an attack of
acute bronc hi.is He was aighty-four
Veara old n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
WOULD EXCOMMUNICATE ALL WHO DARE
SJffORT WISE IN GENERAL ELECTION.

Committee in assuming the power 10
c'1oose the cty's Commemorative
Attorney II should mean, and We
believe il does mean. a reputation
u the committees endorsement at
The polls.
We have the highest regard FOR
Mr. Haddon. He is Young mar %
character and attainment ve re-
greet that at the outset of his po-
liucal career he should he placed N
n position Of profltinF by the personal
preference Of friends who happen to
Re on the committee, when the most
funda mental principles Of party man
asement dictated course Of CON
duct that would have meant justice
to all persona concerned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15

Much is being written these days
about modern farms, Intensive farm
ing az it were, and what is being
done in other parts Of the country.
Some farm papers will point to Texas
as the producer of the best cotton;
some to Kentucky and the Old North
State for the finest tobacco; to Georgia
for the biggest, most luscious peaches,
and to the West for the finest alfalfa,
corn and wheat. 1t must make the
bosom of every loyal Virginian swell
with pride to see the prize specimens
of these very products that are grown
right here in our own State-and to
know that Virginia's products of gar
den and farm are not excelled in
beauty, size or quality anywhere.
The fair is not only instructive, it Is
interesting intensely so in all of its
departments.
From the time one enters the gates
at 9 A. NJ till the opening up of the
brilliant pyrotechnic display at $50
p. NJ, there's something going on
every minute to entertain the multi
tude of visitors. The wonder is why
100000 at least is not the average
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15

and records in the office Of Superin-
tendent Ritter show that there arc In
the state more than 200 deaf and
blind negro children who should be
reached and benefited hv this insti
tuition Mr. Ritter ts, In our opinion,
wtee In recommending a compulsory
law under which these afflicted chill
drer would he educated. thus chang
ing them from burdens upon their
respective families to lives of useful
ness,
We hope the Legislature viii pass
this compulsory law We congratu-
late MIR Ritter. and his school upon
the splendid work which they are
doing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15

daily attendance. We wonder why
anyone can keep away.
As for the price Of admission, one is
bound to feel themselves repaid if they
saw nothing other than the wonderful
aeroplane fights by the famous Art
Smith, or his worthy successor, doing
their sensational glides and loops in a
Moisant monoplane far up above the
buildings and the crowds.
And then there is the apparently
never ending list of freaks and curl
osities of the Midway; everything i'm
aginable, from a man that's no taller
than a good size dog to snake with
two heads
Especially interesting to women ara
the demonstrations Of artistic needle.
work, together with many novel house
hold conveniences in the exhibits
building. The poultry exhibit (the
largest in years.. the racing, the free
concerts and vaudeville attractions,
the demonstrations of new develop
ments in labor and time-saving ma
chinerv for factory and farm, are other
features of the fair that appeal to a
variety of tastes.
can possibly spare the time land that
uld put in the best part of at least one
now conceded to be the biggest and
pport of every citizen.
MILLER g. RHOAng
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
Some Educational Features
Of the Virginia State Fair

Richmond should
gnans from the mountains the should bring together the ft
products and field that other
thing the richness of the soil and productive qualities
they love well.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
PROHIBITION BY
10000 MAJORITY
South Carolina Returns
Show Grogshop Domina-
ton Has Been Relegated
To The Past.

Columbia, S. c., Sept. 16.-Unof-
ficial returns here early yesterday
from all forty-four counties of
South Carolina indicated majori-
ty of nearly 10000 for statewide
prohibition in the referendum cleo
tion held Tuesday.
Although the returns were not
complete, it was said that all but
the smaller and more remote pre-
cincts were accounted for.
The vote tabulated early yester-
day showed 35,4S5 for prohibition
and $4,000 for the present local
option system, under which four
teen counties now operate liquor
dispensaries.
The new law will become effective
January 1 next. 1t prevents the
sale of beers and wines as we'll as
liquors, and is said to be so drawn
as to leave but few loopholes.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
SEARCY PLANT MANUFACTURING Gun
STOCKS DESTROYED BLAME GERMAN

Searcy, Sept. 15.-It was learned
yesterday that local officers who
are investigating the burning of the
plant of the Searcy Spoke and Eel
loe Company believe the building
was set on fire by German SYM
pathizer.
Recently the owner, S. HI. Wright,
received large order for manu-
featuring walnut gun stocks for the
allied armies. 1t had been planned
to send out a large shipment Sat
urday. Friday night the plant
burned under circumstances that
leave no doubt that it was set on
fire, according to the officers.
Officers say they have good rea-
son to suspect a German who left
this vicinity under mysterious cir
cumstances Immediately after the
fire. Thus far, they have been un-
able to locate him. They believe
the man was working under orders
from someone higher up.
Mr.. Wright estimates his loss at
$500, with less than one-third OF
that amount insurance. The maj
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
EVIDENCE IN ARABIC CASE CAbLED
To AMBASSADOR GERARD At BERLIN

New York, Sept. 16.-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
was in fine spirits when he return
ed to his apartment at hotel here
from Washington yesterday. Smil-
ing broadly he beckoned to a re-
porter who caugh his eye in the
hotel restaurant, and said:
Ordinarily, as you know, 1 give
only prepared interviews over my
Today I shall make an
exception. You may say for me
that l am sure that within a fort
night all supposed difficulties be-
tween the United States and Ger
many will have been settled and
permanently settled, and the ma
tions will be more friendly than
they have ever been.
"Mr. Lansing and myself have
reached a complete understanding.
We have completely shared each
others views and we are in accord" F"
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17

Chas. Jacobson, a well known
Little Rock attorney, for ten years
private secretary to the late Sena-
tor Jeff Davis, has written The
Dialy Press highly commendatory
letter on the editorial appearing in
this paper on last Monday dealing
with the appointment of Wallace
Davis as attorney general of Ar
kansas.
When the late Senator Davis was
attorney general, Chas. Jacobson
was his assistant and those familiar
with conditions at the state house
know that Mr.. Jacobson furnished
the legal ability of the Davis ad-
ministration. Later when Davis
became governor and was success
lively elected for three terms, Chas.
jacobson was his private secretary
and legal advisor. The late Sena-
tor Davis had no friend more loyal
to his inter 9sts than Jacobson, and
certainly no man in Arkansas was
as familiar with the inside work
ings of the Davis machine as Jacob
son. The association with Davis,
however, became unbearable to ia
cobson after Davis was elected to
the United States senate, and he
severed his connection with the Da-
Wis machine. Jacobson was elected
to the state senate from the dis
trict composed of Pulaski and
Perry counties and served four
years in that body, retiring two
years ago.
While in the senate he and Sen
ator Arthur Turner of Jonesboro,
prepared and introduced the famous
Turner-Jacooson revenue bill which
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
eighteen MILLION DOLLARS
DAILY SPENT BY BRITISH FOR WAR
Sixth Credit Budget, Bringing Total Issuance
Above Six Billion, Is Asked By Head Of
English Parliament,

London, Sept. 16.-The seventh
vote of credit since the outbreak of
the war, bringing up the total to
$6,310, 100000, was moved in the
house of commons yesterday after
noon by Premier Asquith. The
amount asked for yesterday was
$3.50, 1000.
The premier also announced that
nearly 100000 men had enlisted
He made this statement in review
ing the financial and military sit.
uations so far as military exigen-
cies permitted; but this require,
ment necessitated in many instances
only vague references to the trend
|of events.
The growing expenditures for the
war were emphasized by the pre-
mier. He said the average daily
cost from April 1 to the end OF
June was 100000; from July
/ to II, 100000; from July Is
to September IL, $17,500,00O. Thus
the total for this period in round
figures is $3,5OO,OOO, 1000. There has
been repaid $25O,OOO,OOO to the
Bank of England, 100000 has
been lent to foreign government!
and $40, 100000 lent to the do
minions.
NEW OPERATIONS COSTLY.
Comparing actual expenditure
since the last vote of credit will
estimates, Asquith said there hat
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
RFRNSTORFF and LANSING AGREED
CONCERNING SUBMARINE WARFARE

was simply that the German for
eign office should have not only
its own evidence from it's submarine
commander, but also all the testl-
mony which has been furnished to
the state department from all
sources on the Arabic. This gov
ernment apparently has decided to
rest the case for the present, and
will await the effect of it's evidence
on the German foreign office.
In the meantime there is nothing
in the suggestions of any official
competent to speak on the subject
that indicates a decision on the
part of the administration to break
off diplomatic relations, or adopt
any other drastic course if Ger
many fails to concede the argu-
ments of the United States.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
PRICE OF BEER IS
CAUSE OF A FIGHT

Arkoal, Ark, Sept. 15.-Valen-
tine Vurella is dead, Sam Ander-
son is believed to have been fatally
injured and the authorities are
looking for Frank Strunk as a
result of a shooting scrape here
Monday night. According to the
authorities, Vurella and Strunk
were engaged in bootlegging, and
disagreed on the price to be charg-
ed for beer.
Vurella, it is alleged, has been
selling beer at 80 cents a bottle and
Strunk at 20 cents, and Anderson
was recently employed by Vurella
to attempt to induce Strunk to in
crease the price. This led to a
disagreement that resulted in the
shooting.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
CLAY OFFICIALS
HERE FOR GAME
(From Wednesdays Daily Press)

(From Wednesdays Daily Press)
Officials of Greene county, past
present and prospective, are today
acting as hosts to a party of Clay
county officials who arrived in
Paragould this morning to paly a
game of baseball with Greene coun-
ty officials at South End Park this
afternoon. In the Caly county party
are the following gentlemen who
will participate in the game:
Sid Hill, deputy sheriff, second
base.
Geo. NJ. Dodd, treasurer, first
base.
Chas. L. Payne, county clerk,
third base.
Geo. R. Crews, sheriff and col
lector, center field.
e. j. Browning, deputy circuit
clerk, pitcher.
w. B. Burton, deputy county
clerk, short stop.
c. M. Spraggins, circuit clerk,
right field.
b. E. Williams, assessor, left field.
Dutch Gilbert, catcher.
Red Day, substitute.
This morning the visitors were
given auto drives over the city and
out to the fair grounds and the
country club. At noon they were
entertained at the Vandervoort ho-
tel.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
COTTON WILL not
DRAG The MARKET

Washington, D. c., Sept. IL
Representative Edwin Y. Webb of
North Carolina, chairman of the
house committee on the judiciary
while in Washington yesterday pre-
dicted 10 cent cotton in the south.
He said the banks all over the
south were preparing to loan mon
ey at per cent to the cotton plant
er in order that he might hold his
crop and feed it to the market in
quantities to meet the demand.
"The banks throughout the
south are getting ready to help the
cotton farmer and the whole situa-
ton is shaping up for 10 cent cot
ton. You can't buy cotton in my
district now for less than cents. y
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17

Washington, Sept. 16.--After a
conference between Secretary of
State Lansing and the president on
the case of the Arabic and other
diplomatic issues, it was announced
for the first time by the state de-
partment that it had cabled the
evidence in the Arabic controversy
to Ambassador Gerard at Berlin for
presentation to the German foreign
office. @ al
With this important announce
ment it was stated also that the
United States had not made any
representations to Germany on the
evidence. 1t was explained by the
highest authorities in the state de-
partment that the object in cabling
the evidence to Ambassador Gerard
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17

been some abnormal items to dis
close, which would not be in the
public interest, but the house
might take it that these were ex-
penditures incurred for the pur-
pose of financing new corporations.
Part of this amount was to be re-
paid in a few months and the re-
ma1nder represented advances for
future expenditures.
Asquith estimated that the week.
ly gross expenditure henceforth
would not exceed s175, 100000. It
was his opinion that the new vote
would carry the country through to
, the third week of November.
These figures throw some light,
in many terms, on the contribution
we are making to the war;" he con-
tinued. Il do not wish to say even
that we are doing all we can, all
we ought, but as attempts are con-
stantly being made with whatever
intention-but with the most mis-
chievous effect-to belittle and dis
courage our efforts, l give some
comparisons between peace and
war figures.
RECRUITING IS FALLING OFF.
Since the outbreak of tie war it
will be found an aggregate of not
far short of 100000 have enlist
ing on the whole has kept we'll up,
but I regret to say in the last few
weeks has been falling Off"
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
FIRE DESTROYS
NEWPORT HOTEL

Newport, Sept. 1.-THE biggest
blaze for many months occurred in
pie saved little or nothing of their
personal belongings. Stories that
a woman and children and an old
man had been burned are not borne
out by the roomers interviewed.
The flames quickly spread, in
the face of hard fight made by
the department with two lines of
hose, to the Wishon cottage, oc-
cupied by Dick Edgar, whose fur
niture in being removed was rough
ly handled and badly damaged and
broken.
The hotel building, owned by the
elder Pharris of Redwood, was
valued at $2,500, with insurance
of $4,000. while the furniture, val
ued at $500, was covered partially
with $500 insurance. The Wishon
loss of probably $500 is full pro-
tected by $1,000 insurance, while
Dick Edgars insurance of $1,000
on his household goods will prob
ably not cover his loss.
c. E. Crook lost two bales of re-
packed cotton and suffered slight
loss to his office building. His
total loss is probably about $3.50,
covered by insurance.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
WILL OPEN BRANCH
HOUSE AT KENNETH
Paragould Wholesale Gro
cery Company Makes Ar
rangements To Enter The
Missouri Town.

J. E. Wilbourn, president, and A.
M. Reedy, secretary, of the Para
gould Wholesale Grocery Company,
yesterday closed a lease for two
brick buildings on the public
square in l<ennett, Mo-, for the
installation of stock of groceries
for the accommodation of the
firms custo ners in Southeast Mis-
souri,. At a later date the COM
pany intends acquiring a piece of
land near the railroad for the pur-
pose of erecting a building as a
wholesale house.
During the past few years the
business of the company has de-
veloped so rapidly and the trade
territory has been extended so far
from Paragould that it has become
necessary to put in branch houses
at other points. Last May branch
was established at Piggott with
Eugene Wilbourn as manager. 1t
lis understood Lloyd Allen who
has been employed with the firm
here will be placed in charge of
the branch at Kennett.
Gilbert Garner has bought a
house at sos West Emerson street
from Ben Wesson and will at once
move into it from his present loca-
tion at 754 North Pruet street.
In police court this morning EN-
cry House was given a fine of $500
for engaging in fight with Arthur
Phillips on North Pruet street late
yesterday afternoon. Phillips will
be tried tonight. Cleve Arnold and
Beaver Arnold were fined $25 and
1910, respectively, the former for re-
sisting arrest last night, and the
latter for interfering with Chief
of Police Houston when he attempt
ed to arrest Cleve Arnold.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
BILE understanding between the de-
partment and the ambassador.
BERLIN PAPER PRAISES WILL
SON.

Berlin, Sept. 15.-In the German
government explanation of the
Hesperian case, the newspaper Ger
mania sees the way made clear for
president Wilson's ultimate posi-
ton regarding the German note
concerning justification for the
sinking of the Arabic" The news
paper declares that the British
press must give up it's hopes of SER
ious differences between Berlin and
Washington. 1t praises President
Wilson for having refused to be in
fluenced by British reports of a
new menace to German-American
relations, which had just been guild
ed into more peaceful channel,
and adds:
"The presidents cool, self-contain-
ment is now justified. The British
tissue of lies is at last torn to
pieces and if anything re-
mains of the entire question of re-
sponsibility for the misfortune it
probably will rest Immediately, as
we suspected, on one of Britain's
excelently anchored mines"
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
FORMER SECRETARY TO JEFF DAVIS
ENDORSES DAILY PRESS EDITORIAL
Says Sonny General Wallace Isn't Lawyer and
That Hays Is Shuffling For Personal
! Political Promotion.

was enacted into law by the general
assembly and signed by Gov. Dno-
aghey at a special session of the
legislature called for that purpose.
The corporations and taxdodgers,
headed by Congressman Joe T. Rob-
inson, then a candidate for COVER
nor, succeeded in getting the meas
ure referred under the l. and R.
defeated the Turner-Jacobson meas
ure elected Robinson governor, a
position he later scorned when by
resigning he could grab a senatorial
sinecure. The sequel to his resigna-
ton was the theft of gubernator-
ial nomination by the Hays politi-
cal aggregation.
His letter, which is published be-
low, will be read with much inter
est, especially by those who are IA
miliar with the relationship that
existed between Jacobson and Da-
Wis:
"My attention was directed today
to an editorial appearing in your
issue of Monday, the 18th, which
meets with my hearty commenda-
ton. All that you said in the ed
itorial is true, and you could have
gone further and stated that wher
Judge Jesse Martin died at Russell
Vile, the good people of that dis
trict urged upon Hays not to cal
all election for special judge, that
they were satisfied with Col
M. L. Davis of Dardanelle
who was beloved by everyone anC
they showed him, or tried to, where
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