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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
YOU HAVE OF TEN HEARD
COMES
This is One Time 1t Tomorrow Is the Last Day of the
Big Voting Period of the Pony Cart Contests the Hour Is
6 O'clock P. M--For Your Subscriptions To Count
In Prize Contest They Must Be Iii BY That Time

In answer to number OF INQUIRIES
relative to the merging OF districts,
win say that In each district there are
enough live working contestants TO
protect you against this. and that We
wiz not merge any districts. All prizes
have been-provided for, and The con-
testant In each district securing the
largest number Of votes will receive q
pony-cart OUTFIT complete. The con-
test4nt in each district receiving the
next largest number Of votes win re-
ceive = bicycle, and the contestant in
each district receiving the third largest
number Of votes will receive q gold
watch ~ IA E
The above explanation II made n
view Of the fact that In the rules Of
the contest we reserve the right 70
merge districts In case Of Inactivity,
and number OF contestants have
asked the question ~ to whether
or not Il would be necessary Tor us "a
merge any districts.
The standings Will be published
again sunday morning Have all votes
you wish placed 70 your credit II ths
contest department not later than I
o'clock r. N. saturday Renembex
that this period closes ~ the sar1<
hour. Don't fall to have al xub1cfip-
tious ana money IN ~ that time II
you N4ut To take advA nt4we of the op3-
cfa1 vote Offers, III &.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

What have you done towards win
ming one Of the special vote offers?
Don't let tomorrow catch you mapping.
II YOU do your competitor ID most
surely going to walk away with the
prize that could have been yours, Il
you had not weakened In the Anal
stretch. Should this happen. you have
no one to blame but yourself
From the number of inquiries re-
ceived daily as to what time certain
subscriptions expire. and how much
certain people owe, etc. No kuoN that
3 great number Of ~ontestant1 are
working hard. and no doubt they viii
spring good number Ok surprises
when they turn In their money HAvur-
day. Are you going 70 10 the ono 70
make them cit up ana take nottcey
IN order To give you m idea 0f how
thinxs happen in the contest game
enc little contestant that 70 FAR had
not done anything much. walked IN
yesterday and said that ~ have n
ready $50 this period and I am Going
to ret that much more b. Saturday.
30 look out. leaders that you don't
eet showed down ! notch " two.
This only goes 20 prove that where
there u viii theirs y way. and
this persistent will y what 4 taksn 70
Vim the prizes. Without y you Are
c0unpslled ~ loss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
ELECTRICAL
WORKERS QUIT WHEN
DEMANDS ARE REFUSED
Four Hundred Struck Yesterday fsa
Minimum Wage OF sixty Cents a.
Hour and Recoxnitfon ~ Their
Union--Others May Fell
low Today.

Petersburg. Va. Aug. Ia--Four hum
dred electrical workers walked Qua
on a strike at the e. 4 DUPONT 81
Nemonrs gun cotton plant at Hope.
well today and the boilermakers, pipe.
filters and carpenters are expected u
strike tomorrow.
This information was received hera
this afternoon through o. b. Nichols.
foreman OF the electrical woraera
and w. III bishop, DUPONT electrician,
The electrical workers are strikinx
for an etght-hour day with 4 minimum
wage, Of sixty cents per hour. ana
recognition OF the union The mini
mum wage now being paid the elecfri-
cal workers II thirty ave cents pea
hour.
The demand Of these mon have bees
refused and 81 Representatives or the
International Brotherhood Of Electrical
workers Is expected 10 reach mere
tomorrow from Wilmington. Del, q
look after the interests of tbs ufion4
II IL believed that an amicabie aRr4&s
ment VIII be reached Is S asS
The workers III the Hopewer1 p1o14
claim that the electrical WoTk2fi m
the Wilmington plant receive N Sf
an eight-hour day and contend kNNE
they should receive a. much "A orps
well. sss A
The DuPont Company annonnc y i
few days ago that the eight an
would 81 put into eject IA olp1Nfs1f
on Monday, August l6s uith p9} on X
ten-hoHr dax This apolie& n m ~.
partments of ths plant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
VIRTUALLY GIVES
HIM NEW TRIAL BY
FULL COUNCIL
Body Non-concurs in Vote Of
Censure and Reprimand OF
Mayor and Police Department
CONCURS, HOWEVER, IN
CENSURING WE'LL
Test Vote. However, Indicates
Council Will Finally Agree
to Adoption Of Report as to
Goode

It would be difficult to predict
whether surprise, disappointment, or
resentment will be the predominant
sentiment of the people of Richmond
when they realize that after weeks and
months of delay, the Common Coracil
of Richmond last night again delayed
action on the report of the Special In
vestigating Committee. which spent so
many weeks gathering evidence In
confederation of the work Of the Vice
Commission, whose report resulted In
the first enforcement Of the law
against immoral houses ip Richmond.
The Council was made the victim OF
a clever move by Councilman Gilbert
K Pollock, in behalf of Goode. who,
to stave off impending defeat on tha
committees recommendation that
Commissioner Goode be aSke to Te~
sign. secured the passage OF mos
tian calling for the printing of tho
evidence IN regard to Goode. ann fon
argument of the evidence before tho
Council by City Attorney Pollard and
counsel for Goode.
another action taken by the Csouns
Gil last night was to defeat the recnm-s
fHendAtiQn OIL the lnXSSllgaLlon GfHaa@
mittee censuring the Mayor the Chief
of Uolice, the Police Board and all
members of the department who anew
the laws against scattered vice and she
sale o. LIQUOR In the segregated dis
trict were not being enforced Thm
resolution was amended In the Board
of Aldermen after it came from tho
committee and before the Common
Council acted on 1t. The nature ~
of the amendment was to confine the
censure to all members OF the depart.
ment who had knowledge that the
laws were being violated. rhB rec-
ommendation az amended by the ALI
dermen was defeated by vote Of
IL to In Common Council.
Reprimand For Wei.
The Council concurred in the action
of the Board of Aldermen reprimands
ing Commissioner Well for indiscreen
conduct. This had been previously
amended by the Board OF Aldermen
from its original form in which IL
called for Wells resignation. A mo-
ter to restore the original recon- men-
$50
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
Committee Rules Out. Tempo
rarily at Least. Documentary
Evidence in Crismond Case
FORMER SENATOR NOEL
RETIRES FROM CASE
Delegate Powell's Main-Stay
Called Home by illness Of
Wife and May Not Appear
Again. Gripping Prosecution

Especial to The Richmond virgihian.1
Fredericksburg. Va. Aug. 12.-Un-
der ruling of the committee sitting
in the Chichester Investigation. made
this afternoon shortly before o'clock,
It is thought q large number OF Dele
gate Powelrs charges will fall flat.
The question was in regard to re-
cords and documentary evidence on
the subject of alleged embezzlement
Of spotsyivania County funds by J..
r. n. crismond in 1908. and was
brought up at the morning session.
The admission OF the records was bit
teriy opposed by Chichesters attor-
neys. who commended the alleged short
age OF Crismond. father of the present
clerk of the court, occurred before
Judge Chichesters' term started and
the committee took the matter under
consideration just gefore adjournment
for dinner was announced.
Exclude Documents al Present.
Il was o'clock before 1t met again
and announced that after mature con-
sidoration 1t had been decided to
exclde the documents at present. re-
serving the right to admit them as
evidence later, should Powell be able
to show that the present clerk, who
was deputy under his father at the
time the former disappeared, was In
any way connected with the shortage.
II was Z blow that will affect the
case OF Powell to large extent, and
II the committee makes like ruling In
nfl1eg instances will MIRA IF frn 1fv .srr..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
ANTHRACITE RATES CUT
ten CENTS PER TON
win Reduce Hard Coal Railroads In-
come Some Eight Millions
Annually.
COMMISSION CRITIEIZES
UNLAWFUL CONCESSIONS
Carriers Affected Are Among Those
Which Recently Benefited BY the
Five Per Cent Increase In Freight
Rates.

Washington. Aug. f2.--The In
terstatc Commerce Commission
handed down today its long ex-
pectsd opinion in the case Of the
anthracite railroads. The commits
sion orders reductions In the
freight rates on anthracite, which.
il il estimated. will deprive the
hard coal railroads Of about
$4,000, 900 a year in revenue.
The commission cut amounts
flfteen cents tom on shipments
Of the sO-caI1ed prepared sizes-
stove, Chestnut and egg coal
from the mines 10 tdessAter, and
ten cents ton on the smaller sizes
Of coal These rates, instead OF
being $3.50 and $f.45 ton. will
now be Sf.45 and $1.35.
The reductions to interior points or
the hard coal roads are much larger
ranging all the way from fifteen te
eighty cents a ton. The Delaware and
Hudson Railroad Company's rate te
Windsor. N. r., for example. Is cut
from $1.65 to IS cents a ton. willis
the rate of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western rate TO Syracuse Is re-
duced from $3.50 to s1.40.
The carriers affected by today's de.
cision were among those which OBJ,
tanned some relief from the commits
sion in the recent 1--WE per cent gem
eral freight advance decision. They
were included among the eastern car.
riers whose net operating income. ac-
cording to the findings OF the com.
mission In the I'VE per cent case. were
as a whole smaller than is demand
ed in the public interest"
Withdraws Part of Relief.
Today's decision by the commission
will have the effect Of withdrawing
from the hard coal carriers portion
Of the relief granted In the five pei
cent case.
The findings OF the commission are
very harsh on the anthracite roads. II
charges the roads with having grant
ed concessions and offsets to their al
lied coal companies. which have m
effect been rebates In violation of the
law. In this connection the commits
sion serves notice that in several in.
stances they have referred certain In
stances to the department of justice
presumably with q view to the begin
ming of criminal proceedings against
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
MAY CONVENE SOON.
Sena&ow. Ham. Lewis Thinks Gong
May Meet In October.

,Sena&ow. Ham Lewis Thinks Congress
May Meet In October. M
Chicago. Aug. 12.-Congress may
be convened as early as October. ac-
cording to Senator James Hamilton
Lewis. who returned to his home to-
day from Washington. Desire on the
part OF the Administration and the
political leaders to clear the decks Of
legislative work before the national
Of next year is the reason
ascribed by the Illinois senator.
There are many things to warrant
an early session." said the Illinois sen
ator. II expect there will be peace
by next May. and we can adjourn to
look after the conventions, IL there -
an early session
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
Lukow Falls Into Hands Of
Cermanic Invaders Who Are
Still Unchecked
NO EVIDENCE OF ANY
GREAT RUSSIAN DEFEAT
Grand Duke Nicholas Seems to
! Be Carrying Out Retreat in
Good Order-Vague News
of Great Russian Success

London, Aug. 12.-The Ger
mans have captured Lsakow,
eighteen miles south of siedice,
and about sixty miles west OF
Brest-Litovsk, which was to be
the center Of the new Russian
line.
There are no indications now
whether the advance viii continue
70 the north through Siedice in
order 70 consolidate the lines with
those OF the German forces driving
south over the Narew or that y
will turn east for t1ae larger forn-
fed city. At the same time II fs
known that the Austrians are
coming north 70 aid In the move
ment and General Won Woyrsch
Is coming northeast Unless q
setback should come powerful
Teutosi force viii soon be estab-
lished, In the territory between
the Vfstula and the Bug, in q posi-
fion 20 strike heavy blow i'm amy
direction.
There lis no intimation in Germa.
dispatches today, however, that the
nave succeeded in enveloping an
body of Russian troops
and Ii is taken here to mean that tn
retreat OF the Grand Duke Nichola
continues orderiysand intact,
A rumor, entirely without confirma
ion in London today. of a marke
Russian success had its reflex in tn
stock exchange, when Russian securi
Ties raised in price and exchange fel
eight points.
Vague News OF Success.
It was vaguely said that the gov
ernment had reserved an 0f7iciai re
port Of u1is success. but 1t was nc
known whether It was on sea or LAND
IA the east or in the Black Sea. Tha
Il was believed. or credited, was show
by the renewed purchases of Russial
securities.
Official reports from Berlin do no
contain any indication Of defeat any
The German admiralty elaine
that the German fleet has bottled up
portion OF the Russians in the Gulf Q
Riga. They intimate that they hav
the Russian fleet divided and ar
certain to capture or sink some 0
he ships.
The military operations appear t
be progressing In the same way the
have for three months. The Kaiser
sorces are advancing towards con
,olidation Of their whole line far /
he east of Warsaw, and it IL ad
nitted now that the second line O
licenses Of the Russians. the straigh
inc south of Kovno through Brest
itovsk is becoming untenable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
PRESIDENT At WORK
on NATIONAL DEFENSE


washington. Aug. 12.--President
Wilson, In conference with secre-
ltary Daniels this afternoon. set about
the preparation Of his national de-
Tense program.
The President conferred with Secre-
Itary Daniels for an hour. and It was
said afterwards that the discussion
related to the tentative form OF the re-
port on the condition Of the navy
which the Secretary h now formulate
Ing.
white House ofyicials said that to-
morrow the President win take up
with Secretary OF War Garrison the
latter's report and Recommendations
for increasing and strengthening the
army. After tho reports Of the two
secretaries have been studied BIZ the
President. conferences will be held with
the chairmen Of the naval and milf
|tary committees o. the HOUSE and
Senate.
Political advisers 81 President VIII
son reported to him on his return hare
today that . quiet inquiry made Ia
1.-THE past three weeks shows the cOun-
TRY Il enthusiastically behind him IN HI
| determination To provide adequate In
crcases for the army and navy q the
looming session Of Congress-
Needs First A&tc11ta0n.
It wa Indicated clearly " meua-
Ibers Of the Administration that the
| President regards the problem Is
Iformulnting the national defense pro-
Irram ~ chief domestic matter do
manding Immediate consideration on
his parf Indications were that IN the
|pUriUd b4ewosn now and tire rre9f-
I6nnksa nnxt denorfura for his summer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

BerItn. Aue. king at 4
|pafriotic meeting q HanburE. Prince
won Bueiow. former chancellor Of the
|empire, declared that Germany may
need peace, but only an honorable
peace Of which she may be proud,
and which win compensate her for
her heroism and her colossal sacri-
fees. He added.
b we count on Emperor william Ia
guide us TO this kind OF peace. and we
want no other"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
COUNCIL TABLE S DEMAND
FOR RESIGNATION OF
COMMISSIONER GOODE'
Gist of Councils Action

Resolution censuring Police Commissioner Cliff We'll
concurred in by the vote Of II to 4.
Resolution requesting Police Commissioner r. N.
Goode resign tabled to be considered later with coun
sci fothe city and for the commissioner present.
ton of Councilman Pollock.
Resolution censuring the Mayor the Chief of
Police and members of the Police Department not
concurred in.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
SERVICE

Az the connecting link between re-
taller and consumer, the modern
newspaper should give TO each o full
and complete service.
TO this end The Virginia. has In
augurated q free shopping bureau for
tho benefit Of its out-of-tOwn readers
We want you 10 feel 1t liberty To
cali ON this bureau just - often as
necessary, and we assure you that
this paper Will do all In Its power
to make the bureau helpful 10 both
advertiser and subscriber.
Full details OF this bureau OF
shopping win be found ON the So
ciety page.
The merchants listed below pre-
sent q message for yOu today In the
advertising columns Of this paper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
Lawless Border Element Which
Raided Lower Rio Grande
Section Vigorously Hunted
|cARRANzA LEADER SAYS
THEY ARE HUERTA MEN
Villa Suggests Three Months
Truce and Welcomes Pam
American Co-operation--Car-
rama Will Stand Firm

m Peso, Texas, Aug. f2.--A
battalion Of the Ninth United
States infantry was sent today
from Laredo to Brownsville,
Texas. BY command Of Major Gem .
eraI Funston, 10 rcanforcc tho
troops and Texas rangers who Z
have been for several days i'm EN-.
counters with bands Of Sfcxicnn
outiaws along the lower Rio
4 Grande. Three more Of the
MEXICAN raiders were killed TO-
day ina fight with American of
3 fccrs near Mercedes. TcxaA
General Nafarctsc, the Carranza
u commander in tho Mexican dis
txict opposite the disturbed region
Of his men arc entering TcxAs, and
declared that the trouble iE being
caused BY supporters Of Hucrrs-
!. Texas and United States officers d.
not believe that any particular faction
d responsible, bat that q number o
awless Mexicans have taken advantag
of disturbed conditions to create terro
md attempt to steal horses and loo
i district that Is sparseiy settled. ant
- sparsely policed. So far az tn
of1cers have been able to learn, non
Dg the Mexican bands in larger thai
forty or fifty men. and there IL onl
pns known to be that large.
Fight Under "Plan OF San Diego"
During the fighting O banner wa
captured from one OF the command
that indicated It's members TO b
I1xhting under tho so-calIed s'pian o
Nh Diego" o propaganda forme'
nbcut year a9c at San Diego. Tsxnl
AmonG some MexfcaSss ~ socix1ISu
for the expresssd purpos
cf retAkfng fer Mexico All the Ian,
lAken by the United States q diifsrsn
times.
while the condition 10 serious local
" along the lower Rio Grande, taher'
y a. yet no indication of its becomin,
general Msxicans generally deny tina
those participating in the San deg,
meeting represented any considerable
Mexican sentiment.
ALI Of General Francisco Villas gen
brAis In every portion of Mexico hav,
b9en Instructed not to take the of
Eenaivs against Carranza troops. ant
~ avoid battle II possible. Thi
|was tbs statement OF Mexican ofslcer,
high In villa councils. General villa
Il waA said. has ordered his comman
|1ers TO retain the positions they nov
bold, but not 10 attack any CArrAns,
eefces. This period OF inactivity vii
)ast about three weeks. villa told hi
bnlcars after the conference Tussda,
nth Ma3or-Generai Hugh L. Scott, b,
10 snd Of that time IL II thought III,
ace conferences at wnshinEton win
y pw definitely whether carrAnxa ant
N generals wf1f consent to the thre,
|SGx fehss Truce pIGn. xmoRg Carranxs
Eiv ofYlctals In El Paso the opinion
q nxed that the forces OF General Car
fansA will continue their campaign
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
Charged witA Asssuit.

Mercer Vaughan, coiored, aged TWEEN
ty-four. was arrested Thursday after
noon charged with assaulting Enoch
Douglas and Willie Branch. He has
the additional charge against him of
attempting to kill Branch. He was
bafied for his appearance in court this
morning. Sergeant Holdcrcft arrested
the man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
BRITISH LOST SIXTY
MEN WITH THE RAMSAY

Berlin. Aug. l2.--Reports received
here say that sixty men OF the British
auxiliary cruiser Ramsay. sunk on the
Orkney Islands by the German
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
CARRANlA DENIES
| FOREIGNERS N VERA
CRUZ ARE N DANGER

loclarcD CCnstitutionnlist Government
Guarantees Safety Of Life and Prop
cry TO An NationaIities Suburban
OAcisl's Incendiary Speech Do
nomnccd.
Galveston. Tex. Aug. 12.--s1The
Iatement that foreigners in Vera Cruz
- 81 danger In false. The Constitu-
tnA1ist government guarantees life
Ia property 70 individuals Of what
Sr nationality
the foregoing II the text OF cable
ram signed ~ General Carranxa and
cetxed here this morning by Juan r
arna. his consular agent.
Another cabiegrAm from Jesui
cuna, Carranxai1t minister Of foreign
Nations. denies that there have been
~ anti-foreixn aemonstrn fions II
bra Cruz. but admits that Z rub.
kbanite ofslcial made 4 speech tht
her day In which the reace con.
Ifence participated IN BY the United
kafes and LAtin-Amqrican countries
- sharply criticized.
Not SANCTIONED ~ OAxsnsssa,
y~fshfs sneech WA /. denoUncHd 81 81
rhsr oficiale, and WAS made Win.
n ssanction 81 the CarYAnzA 9uvefM.
~. the dispatches ny. Regarain1
= sxpulsion OF JuMn Orteen, tn
Ssnfen,Aian minister to Mextco, III
50rt says: n
sS1he Constituti0nalists have never
s8rninSd any diplomats accredited "a
ysSsr rovernmonts Ortega wa g.
lS76 uistsr article "a a. Z perniciou1
YSf9ner. IL il specifically CHARGED
n - N individual took nfde1 With
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-03-04
THE EUROPEAN WAR
I'm BIBLE PROPHECY

Undreamed of passions have
burst forth devouring the lands
that patient hands have beautified
and made fertile, and centuries
have stocked with art treasures.
To the entire world the war has
come as complete surprise be-
cause they have not read our book
1880 pages-clothl telling that just
such conditions would exist, only
to be followed by the still greater
devastation of anarchy. The first
edition came from the press in 1897.
Of vaster interest and import
ance is it's promise of better things
in store for this earth, when the
wrath of nations has run it's course.
Send thirty-four cents in stamps
with this coupon) to cover post
age, to The Temple, No. 26 w. 63rd
St.. New York City, and receive a
copy promptly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-03-04

possibly whole nickle, on h e
River Falls-Ellsworth basketball
game the 18th ult. He devoted
nearly two columns of that other
wise excellent paper last week to an
article showing just what a poor
loser he is. And he did that we'll.
But his attempt to infer that ELS
worth saints were playing River
Falls devils was Iudicrious. The
game was a hard fought one, that's
true. but it couldn't have been if
River Falls had been doing all of
the fighting. And the only "cau-
salty was suffered by Morrow, of
the River Falls quint, who had a
tooth slugged out.
The local high school basketball
team played last Saturday night
in one of the most WOeful "slumps"
ever witnessed here. One would
never have recognized them as the
same team that played those three
3
They came onto the floor beaten,
and went back beaten worse. But
slump or no slump, they were sure
up against fast bunch. Prescott
high, has in Bethel and Leisman,
center and forward, two of h e
best players on the circuit. These
two are marvels in speed, and their
playing is a pleasure to watch, and
a worthy example for school ath-
letes to follow. No matter how
hard the game, they always appear
cheerful and play clean. We hope
to see these two teams meet again
when the locals are playing in true
form. 1t should be a great game.
The final tally of Saturday nights
farce comedy was 81 to IL in favor
of Prescott. Nordby and Morrow
each shot a field basket for the
locals, the other eight points were
scored on free throws by Moline.
Bethel and Leisman divided hon
ors about even in the Prescott
scoring.