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The fool-killer., 1915-09-01
Toothadore Spexvelt's Exposition
Speech
By The Foo-Killer's San Francisco Correspondent
Speech

TdncIScO Correspondent
to lift up my voice and say LIAR"
''Thief'' and ''Molly-coddle." Il
invented these words, and I alone
know how to use them properly.
Yes, boys, | am the Bull that
made the Moose famous. I am
the Booger-Man that the mother
beasts in the jungles scare their
babies with when they won't be
good.
So much for the introduction.
If you are all convinced of my
identity, then let's get down to
brass tacks-or rather to brass
shells. [ stand before you to-day,
0 ye mollycoddles, as the apostle
of glorious crimson War. I can't
understand why anybody would
want peace, when war is so much
nicer. Peace is too blamed mo-
notonous- enough excitement
about it to suit me. War is such
a fine interesting game, you know,
and just think how much pretty
red blood a fellow can get to see.
have been informed that towards
don't like to see blood, but I can
say from personal experience that
brave men like me just love it
provided, of course, that it is
some other mans blood. A COW
ard sickens at the sight of torn
and mulitated flesh, but a brave
man like me just dotes on it-pro-
vided, of course, that it is some
other mans flesh.
Be ashamed of yourselves, you
skulking towards! War is the life
of country, therefore let us have
war. Let it be with Germany or
anybody else that will agree to
fight US. A man or nation that
is too proud to fight'' deserves
to be trampled in the dust and
kicked around like a dog. And
you fool mammies who are raising
up families of boys. let me say
this to you: don't train your boys
to be such low-down things AZ
farmers, mechanics, merchants
preachers, poets, editors anc
statesmen. Them trades amt re-
spectacle. To be a soldier is the
only respectable calling that i:
open to young men. Mammies o1
America, hear me! 1t is you1
PATRIOTIC duty to raise not les.
than fifteen boys apiece, and teacl
every one Of them to be soldiers
Teach them that walking aroune
with loaded gun on their should
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The fool-killer., 1915-09-01

Take what you think you know,
and subtract from it what your
neighbors think you don't know,
and the results will be what is
left.
The fool-killer., 1915-09-01

There are only forty Dog Days
and probably forty million dogs.
And still they tell us that ''every
dog has his day."
The fool-killer., 1915-09-01
STRAINING AT GNATSs 20

Gosh, what fool ideas some
people can get wedged into their.
hat-pegs! In spite of the serious
ness of the occasion, can't help,
being amused at all this twaddle
about what is lawful and what is
unlawful in the conduct of war.
For several months now we
have been tearing our hair and
ripping our shirt-tails in our ef-
forts to convince Germany, Eng
land and the rest of 'em that
they are violating certain points
Of international law.
international fddlesticks! What
in the thunder does any sort Of
law amount to in a time like this,
when two-thirds of the world is
engaged in breaking everything
that is breakable, including heads
and hearts? Why will we grant
that nations have legal right to
raise hell, then quibble over the
methods they use in getting it
raised?
We are told that certain kinds
of bullets and certain methods of
warfare are cruel and inhuman.
AS much as to say that other
bullets and other ways of killing
are merciful and kind!
Great Gods! When will the
blind world get its eyes open?
Common hoss sense ought to
teach us that the finished product
Of war is so cruel, so repulsive
and so terrible that no mere tool
or method for doing the thing can
make any difference.
If I had to be marched out into
a field and shot full of holes. ]
wouldn't care a snap whether the
bullets were soft or hard, round,
oblong or square. And I can't
see that soaking them in cologne
water before loading would helE
my case any.
If I had to be drowned, I would
not care to stipulate that the
water must be just so many feet
deep, and that it must carefully
filtered to remove all germs and
microbes.
If some enemy should come by
night and burn my house, il
: wouldn't comfort me nary bit tx
, be told that he used only safety
matches to start the fire.
, Hang-take-it-all, can't you see
what I am driving at? The chie1
aim and object of war is to kill,
mangle and destroy, and the
mere details of HOW it shall be
done are only of minor impor'
tance.
But like people of old times, We
still strain gnats and swallow
camels. ..<. *>~.
The fool-killer., 1915-09-01
PARAGRAPHS

Speaking of Warsaw, whadye
reckon the war saw, anyhow?
The fool-killer., 1915-09-01

It isn't a bit of trouble to agree
with people who happen to agree
with us.
The fool-killer., 1915-09-01

Either the devil belongs to the
church or the church belongs to
devil. Which is which?
The fool-killer., 1915-09-01

Some people believe in free
speech-for themselves, but no.
body else.
The fool-killer., 1915-09-01

If nobody had too much, then
everybody might have enough.
The fool-killer., 1915-09-01

. The empty dinner-pail contains
plenty of food for thought.
The fool-killer., 1915-09-01

Most of the free advice we get
is worth just about what it costs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
ALLIED OFFENSIVE
MAKES IMPRESSION

Paris, Jan. lo.---The success OF the
allied offensive during the past few
weeks has made an appreciable inn
precision upon the Germans and has
apparently brought them to the real
lxAtion that they must take decided
means to check 1t, Their efforts have
assumed the form OF violent counter
attacks which have been especially
notice able within the last forty-eight
hours.
The official communicates issued by
the French war ONCE today are large
~ narrative Of various German at
lacks, none uf which has had any
marked effect The enemy has been
active not only with artillery but has
made a number OF infantry advances
against positions recently won by the
Allies, who have maintained their
arouno nj every point The COM
muniuue issued at 1880 o'clock to-
night tells III renewed Efforts by the
tsArmans 10 reca pture perthes in the
cha mpagne district and also OF fighs.
Ing in the Argonne. Mt st. Hubert and
rortaine Madame. The night state
ment follows:
.'ln the Champagne district last
night two German counter attacks,
one north OF Perthes. the other north
If Because jour. we're rcpulsed.
.'Ip the Argonne two slight attacks
nv the enemy failed at Fontaine
Madame and st. Hubert.
Rife IRE was directed against Hin
2C3 twest OF Boureilies), and on Rus
siau -Me,rissons. but no attacks
were made.
ION the rest OF the front the night
UAs CAIN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
Bleaching Saves
Steamer Rammed
By Unknown Ship

New York Jan. i0.--Struck amid
[ships, apparently by a British cruiser,
the steamship Bayamo. of the Ward
Line, Is beached today on the Red
Hook Flats. She sailed from this port
Saturday evening, -four laden, for an
Italian port. She was fourteen miles
Off Sandy Hook, going at full speed,
shortly after dark, when out Of the
tnist came huge vessel. The Bayamo
was struck Just over the fourth hatch.
and a hole torn in her side six feet
under the water line. The crevnwas at
once called 10 the pumps and a turn
was made for shore.
Captain Thestrup. commanding the
Bayamo, says that he distinctly saw
the guns on the vessel that rammed
his ship. and that from what he could
Judge OF her outlines In the mist. he
is sure that she was one of the British
cruisers that have for months been of
this port.
The Bayamo fiies the American flag.
having recently been taken over from
the Cuban colors. She was carrying
5000 tons of -four.
After being struck. the pumps were
put al work and kept going until the
stea mship went ahead on Into the mud
eff the Red Hook Fats. just below
Sandy Hook, early today,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
MISSED NO SUNDAY IN
TWENTY-ONE YEARS

AZ mark OF appreciation for his
fAIthfuiness in attending the meetings
Of the Leigh Street Bible Glass. taught
b. Berkeley Gooie James Gates, of
Highland Springs, has been awarded
a handsome medal In spite Of tine dis
lance he lives from sh-street Bap-
tist Church. In spite OF SHOWS and bad
weathex. and IN spite of illness Mr.,
Gates has attended bis class regularly
eye-y sunday for twenty one years
In appreciation Of the splendid record
see By Mr.. Gates. one OF hts ciaxsmar~s
presented him wi.n the me5ns. Tire
present aticsa Was made for she donor
by Rev. J. r. Wicker, pastor OF Leigh
Street Church. During the twenty on e
years Mr.. Gates has not failed TO ar
swer present" AT any rolicau OF hix
class. He has On one occasion been
compelled 10 walk from bis home at
Highland Springs. through snow that
kept ears from running. ON another
sunday he was i'll in a hospital, but
he ro6a TO church in n carriage.
Mr. Gates IL hirty-three years old
and Is one OF the mos, popular mem
hers OF his class, whose average at
tendance is loo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
ONLY 5 PER CENT Of
MEAT HEALTHY FOOD

Washington, Jan. to.--0nly five per
cent of the meat consumed In this
country is derived from absolutely
healthy animals, according 10 ofyicial
Information obtained today from the
Department Of Agriculture
II all but this ave per cent were
condemned as unit for human con-
sumption. say experts OF the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, animal food would
become as rare and high priced as
hummiBg birds tongues.
The need of more adequate inspec-
tion by state agencies of meat for local
consumption which In not Inspected 10
disclosed by Information obtained BY
the government. according TO officials.
Only about sixty per cent OF the
country's meat supply Is inspected By
the federal government
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
TROOPS READY FOR
BATTLE At WARSAW
RUSSIAN ARMY WOULD FORCE.
HiNDENBIFR6s TO CHANGE
PLANS.

London. Jan. lV--Unofricial reports
from Petrograd today say that the
movement Of troops In preparation for
the expected battle north OF Warsa "
continued throughout last night and
that the opening III the conflict ia ex-
slan army a. MlMNsa is unable. tc penn
citrate the German lines from East
Prussia and thus force Marshal Won
Hindenberg to change his plans.
Military experts here would not be
at all surprised TO see the Russians
open the battle, although the German
tactics have apparently aimed ut
seixinE th. offensive from the Begin
ming and holding IL as long as possible
The Grand Duke Nicholas has been
transferring a great mass Of infantry.
cavalry and artillery from the con-
centration points In the rear of War
saw 10 the north OF the Nistula and has
also hurriedly constructed trenches 70
protect the ground which is not under
the direct benefit OF the great Russian
fortress. Noyogeorgiewisk, six miles
north OF Warsaw,
Although the Germans have as
sembled about a million men for the
projected attack they have not appar-
entity weakened their lines at other
points and II is supposed that their
rein forcements have come mostly from
he western war zone and East Prus-
STA.
The Russian army which marched
through Borgo Pass In the southern
Carpathians, into the Transylvanta
plains has not met with any opposi-
ton worthy Of the name, as yet. but
are making rapid progress northward
to effect junction with the invading
armies which struck through the moun-
lt1C E.x1
These forces. once joined, Will possess a
numerical strength greater than that
OF the Russian, detachnents which ear
Her in che war penetrated TO some
distance into Hungary but were COM
PEELED to retreat as soon as they en-
ceuntered real resistance. The pres
emf invasion In understood to have been
planned for some time and TO have been
so carefully arranged that the Aus
trians ~Gi be obliged to assemble a
force of half a million r5en II they
expect TO check IT,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
Sunday Causes
1000 To "Hit
Sawdust Trail"

Fhiladel phia. Jan. 10 --Eilly ~untay
moved his hearers TO tears this morn
ing by powerful appeal In the ar
ternoon and the evening ne reused them
TO fun realization OF thsir manhood
and womanhood. tic asked them 20
pledge their souls 90 God. and more
than loco came forward To hit The
sawdust trail
II WAS the FIRST time the cyahg elsst
had called for trail hitters' ju this
city. From every corner Of the Taher-
nacie they came, from every class and
the ranks Of the unem ployed. the Inc
briate. and the criminal All Of them
wanted to be saved. to begin ljfe- all
over again or to renew their pledges
OF Christianity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
NEED FOR SHRAPNEL
GIVES WORK TO MANY

Bethlehem Ia, Jan. I0.~~F-oreIgR
orders have been coming III SO rapidly
at the Bethlehem Steel Works that
more than 5000 men have been put
TO work within the last month. and
there are now nearly Ii 600 on the
payroll. The majority are engaged in
the manufacture of sharpnei. Still
larger quantities will he made for the
British army. Shells are shipped every
night TO Canada
More than 1.090 men are employed
In making structural steel for bridges
in the war zones in Europe To replace
bridges dynamited. These shipments
are also made via Canada. The value
of foreign contracts landed by Presi-
dent Schwab recently is estimated to
be $1s5. 100000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
CITY WILL WATCH
POWER RATES CASE
STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
HAS PETITION OF VA. n. 4
p. co. TO-DAY.
IS ON BLOCK SYSTEM
OPPOSITION HAHI SINESS INTER-
EsTs TO PROPOSED CHANGES
MAY LEAD TO COMPETE
Triton ny THE CITY.

Glty CLERK August Will today hand
TO mayor Ainsiie the resolution passed
by both branches OF Council directing
City Attorney Pollard and Superin-
tsndent OF Electric Plant Trafford 10
appear before the State Corporation
commission tomorrow, during the
nearing on the petition OF the Virginia
Railway and Power Company for a
revision Of It's light and power rates.
1t Is understood the Mayor will APP
prove the resolution.
This action was taken at the request
or the Administrative Board. This
body had asked Superintendent Traf-
ford to make "A report ON the feasibility
OF enlarging the electric plant so that
Citizens might secure light and power
at lower rate than that now pre-
vailing. The superintendent suggest
ed that the board recommend watch
upon the proceedings before the Cor
poration Commission. with the end in
view. IL possible, OF compelling the
railway and power people to give the
citizens of Richmond cheaper rates
City May Enter Field.
If this lis not found possible. then
the city will enter the field, and sup.
ply light and fuel al low rates As
preliminary to this possible action
Superintendent Trafferd will. or .Assrs.t
power stations OF the city. This will
permit Superintendent Davis, OF the
Water Department. to devote his en-.
tire time 10 the Water Department
while the duties Of Mr. Traffora w;Il
be enlarged. and he will be ready at
u moments notice to transform ,nu-
nicipai plant into one for commercial
purposes.
The hearing before The STATE e,or-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
MARSHALL P. WILDER
IS DEAD IN ST. PAUL

~. Paul. MINI, Jan, To- Marshall
p. Wilder. entertainer and humorist,
died here early today after an Illness
of two days, Heart trouble and an
OF his death, his attending physician
said. Mr.. Wilder came to ST. paul
Monday To NIL an engagement at
local theater. He was taken i'll Thurs
day night fh~-bo1v- be srrrt-rO
New York city tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Wilder was born at Geneva y.
Y. on September i9, 1859. being the
son OF DR.. Louis de Valiois Wilder
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
BRITAIN SENDS STRONG BUT FRIENDLY REPLY TO AMERICA
COMPLICATIONS BETWEEN ITALY AND AUSTRIA SERIOUS
THE WAR SUMMARY

The official tpmDiuuiquc OF the
French War Once notes n new
German offensive. directed at the
positions captured during the past
few lays by the allies and evidently
designed tO check the aggressive
tactics instituted by General JofFrc.
The French statement says that
they have held their ground every
where.
Reports FROM pctrograd say that
rapih movement of troops dur
ing the past forty eight hours has
brought the armies preparing for
the battle north OF Warsaw up to
u million mcri each. The fighting
IL expected tn open at any time.
Along the Bxura- Ravka front the
Germans contfnue to attack The
Russians are making rapid pro-
grcss across the Hungarian plains.
The German War Once an
nounces that French attempts to
recapture Burnia ic- Haut, In
Alsace. have failed. French at
tacks IN Flanders. near Scissors,
at Perthes and AIsace are reported
To- have been checked. German
advances ia thu Argonne arc de-
scrih,d.
preparations, according To q dis
patch from Bucharest. The Cow
eminent II enrolling many Anr-
gcons. is buying quantities OF war
munitions and t. constructing hos
pitals which are supposed to be
for military uses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
WILL SUBMIT TODAY
GOVERNORS TABLES
DIFFER IN MANY WAYS FROM
THOSE OF THE CON-
MISSION.
LOSSES ARE. + ( W E r
rfvE COUNTIES DEBITEp WITH
LOSSES UNDER SEGREGATION
PLAN nv COMMITTEE
TO NE GAMERS.
LOSSES ARE + W E r

Seventeen counties and seven cities
will lose sums ranging from a few
hundred TO nearly thirty thousand dol
lars by the operation OF thu partial
segregation plan proposed In the re-
sion, xcccrding To the comparative
taoles prepared under the supervision
of Governor stuart and which will
be submitted to the Finance Commit
tee Of the House today. The table
giving these figures contefnplates q
deficit to be apportioned among the
counties OF 100000 and are based on
the assessments OF 1914.
According to the figures embodied
in the Tax Commissions report. based
on the 1913 assessments, twenty-five
counties and six cities Will suffer
losses.
The Governors figures. based on
the estimated true value. show that
twenty-five counties and six cities will
lose, while the figures of the Tax Com
missions report, on the same basis.
Indicate that twenty seven counties
and five cities will lose.
Explanation OF Figures.
All these nEures contemplate \ de-
flci. OF s650.000 In the States income
caused by the operation of the segre-
eeAva PAAhs Ssa All AHf4uat I've Eci@@t'ts
stock tax among those taxes segre-
gated to the state.
Seven counties are debited with
losses In the com MISSIONS table. based
on the 1919 assessments. that N that
of the Governor. based on the 1914
assessment. are credited with gains,
while two Of those which the Cover
nor.s figures show will lose nre gain
ers. according to the commission
The Governors figures Indicate that
Appomattox and NottowRy will be
small losers; while the counties Of
Botetourt, Charles city, Franklin.
King William. Roanoke, Tnxewell and
Warren are pat down as gamers in
the Governors table and az losers Ii.
that of the commission, the basis Of
the figures beinY the assessment OF
sfSrvtfn,,aA s,n Qnrn~A ra~>
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
Is AS Friendly In Tone Though
AS Frank In Spirit AS Bryan
Communication
British Position
Strongly Upheld
However, Reply To Contention
That Britain Has Violated
Her Own Rules Regarding
Our Food Exports Is Weak

London. Jan. fi.---The morning
t.,44tasi@- ensalsiApat- .stp+iAs ty-e.&4
stc reply Oi sir Edward. Grey. ttss
foreign secretary. 10 the Amcri-
can note complaining of the hold
MP OF American ca:eoe~ bound for
neutral countries. The Daily
Mail l. very confident that The
american people VIII un-rudg
in2iy ret'oGnlsc the many merits
Of Sir Edward Grey's reply"
The Daily Chronicle sayst
Nv hen confronted with sir Id
vur-vt tsrvy-~ ~, r'ss, nm tsa-tfstr~-
man would ask himself ycay Seri-
onsis. not whether the navy Is In
tcriesins too much with this
trade. bat whether IL II Interior
ing enough. Everybody in tho
United states who wants ny ~
have fair play and who Is not
oyerweightt'd with German SYM
patiiics or IL desire 10 make pro-
fits al orr expense may reason
ably be invited To ask himself the
same question.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
DEPARTMENT TO FIND
JOBS FOR UNEMPLOYED

Washington, Jan. H. The Depart
inent af Labor has inAnEnrated an ex-
tension OF the work heretofore con-
Quoted by It In finding Jobs for aliens
and Immigrants and will. In the future,
attempt to aid all unemployed to OBJ
tain work. Up To the present time
the department, through the inn
migrant service. conducted a d.
vision whose aim it has been to place
on farms aliens and Immigrants and
the work OF this division has heen
lmeasurably successf1.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11
indignant Citizens Mob and
Almost lynch Victim of
C.ravosa Authorities
Government Forbids
War Picture Films
Italy Making Effort To Prevent
Enthusiasm gre en- C n
With Pope - Suffering In
Vienna Denied

Honc, Jan. t0.--t Complication
between Italy and Austria are
shercatcmsh as a result Of an In
tt<lent NJ tsayosa, suburb and
chief harl,or of Gravosa. In Dali
malta.
The military authorities of
Gravosa compelled AN Italian
subject. named Intini To hang -
fellow Italian subject who was
accused of treason.
The Italian vt.sidcnts thercupon
Threatened 10 iyteh fntini. who
fled To Ancona, where he was ar
rested ana ufobtcd and nearly
iyae.hcd ny the indignant cfu-
zei4s, He now Is awaiting trial
on charge of murder. Mean
while the case il under tlipio-
matte Investigation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11


The biggest fight Of all. however,
to take up for consideration matters
other than taxation. That an effort to
Aave a number Of local bills, foreign
to the purpose for which the LeEisla-
ture was called together, IL certain
Members from many parts of the
State have pet measures which they
wished enacted into Law at this SEES
ston The Norfolk County delegation
wishes to have adopted resolution
limiting the work Of the Legislature
20 taxation and the consideration ''of
such local bills a. were enacted by
the last General Assembly. ana declared
unconstitutional by the Court Of APP
peAis" Therein lies n story. Several
local bills, aimed at the "fusionists" OF
Norfolk County, were put through the
Legislature last winter by the Norfolk
delegates. who are ''straightouts."
Some of these were held unconstitu-
tional by the State Court of Appeals,
and Delegate Duke and his colleague
hope TO have them re-enacted at this
session In such form as TO meet tina
objections raised by the appellate court.
Then there IL bill drawn UP by the
Lynchburg City Council giving the cor
poration the right to construct a bridge
over the JAMES tttNsTt NuNTf 10 a biti
aholishing the Boydton Dispensary
there are other bills. mostly OF local
nature. and some OF Statewide nature.
Mhy Fern Combination.
II these bills prove numerous enough
TO interest a majority of the members
OF both bodies there Will likely be seen
a combination among them TO open
the ioodgates and play the cat and tho
banjo with the tax bills,
Members OF the FiAance Committee
are understood to be a. unit In oppo-
alton to considering anything else
whatever than taxation, and many
others feel very strongly on the subject.
declaring that the petition TO the Gov
ernor asking him to summon the special
session specifically bound all signers
to vote against consideration Of any
thing than the matters named therein.
Whatever the result the night on this
question appears inevitable. 1880 -Ty
Thts morning at 10 o'clock the
Finance Committee Of the House, which
adjourned Saturday afternoon at
o'clock, will re-convsne for further
hearings and continuation OF the
discussion Of the Special Tax Commits
.sion's report and the various tax bills
PROPOSED. The committee will have be-
fore II comparative table, prepared
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