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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
Labor Inv warrant.

j. w. Timmons, manager OF the Purity
Corporation. was arrested yesterday on
a warrant sworn TO by Miss L. NJ. Bar
bour, agent Of the State Department OF
Labor. charging him with working fe-
male employees more than ten hours in
any one day OF twentyfour. Witnesses
canned In the warrant include the names
Of Miss Leona Gay, Miss Eura Fischer,
Miss Nellie Colvin. Miss Bessie Scott
and Mrs. l.. J. Burnett.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
CHANGE WOULD WORK TO
BENEFIT OF ALI. PARTIES

Mr.. Glasgow said that new charter
would be in the interest Of the whole
body polite, the present employees OF
the city as we'll as the citizens at large
New and freer channels of usefulness
would be opened up for those now
holding positions under the city gov
eminent, and they would grow in
knowledge and efficiency as never he
fore. Nothing brushes man So. tho
speaker said. as the lack of competent
direction, when he doesn't know what
TO do nor how TO do it. With this con-
sideration, Mr.. Glasgow cannot sec
from what quarter opposition can
arise.
1t was evident that the address made
n profound impression upon the audi
encc. The chairman Of the club. Carter
c. Jones. invited discussion of the
question with Mr.. Glasgow, who. he
said. would gladly explain any loint
not sufficiently clear, and there were
many responses, ca III man apparently
eager to understand every detail OF
this plan Of municipal government.
Several citizens. including John b.
LIshtfoot. Jr., made extended remarks.
all agreeing that the public utiiltic5 ot
the city should be under the direction
of men capable of administering Them
in an efficient. progressive mannsr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
EVERY MILITARY COMMAND
IN STATE TO DE REPRESENTED

However, il is hoped that a satisfac-
tory compromise will he effected. and
the committee has not lost hope that
every military command in the state
will he represented here. The military
parade will be held on June 3. and il
will be one of the most spectacular
military professions of its kind ever
seen in Richmond.
One June will he held the floral pa =
rade. which Is to he given under the
auspices Of the Richmond Automobile
Club. Many automobiles have already
been entered for the contest. and the
committee is anxious that the owner of
every machine join in the parade.
The first veteran has arrived. He
came in Yesterday. after a lone march
ray, Of Murfrcssboro. Tenn. member of
the Alexandria Light Artillery. KEN
pcr's Battery lie completed the ,rin
in about nineteen days. having lief;
home on the morning OF May l. He
is about seventy years old. and the
memories OF the Confederacy still
Iingcr in his bosom. He was actuatcd
by desire to try the long march by
reading that George w. Sheram. Of
Forsyth. Ga. is also IN walk here, and
he was glad to find that he was the
first 10 arrive
The Administrative Board has already
granted the free use IF the City Audi
torium for Confederate meetings. and
has placed at the disposal Of the gen
cral committee all the horses in the
departments under its control. Yes
tcrday the board followed UP it's gen
crosby by granting the use of its high
powered automobile for June 9
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
MIR. FACG TELLS OF PUBLICITY
CAMPAIGN IN FLORIDA

Modestly and without empha sizing
perin;cndent FagE told of the pub
Lefty campaign in Florida. which h"
kept up year after year and 10y which
the sphere of the society had been
greatly enlarged and an increasing
number of children reached. Hc said
he used the newspapers, which had
been very generous in their donation
of space. circular matter OF all sorts
and kept constantly increasing mali
list He especially advocated the send
ing out every year Of n complete report
OF the work being done, ~. ne said II
was necessary TO Let possible con:ri-
butors know that the society is really
4 strong institution doing great
work rs It is in all of the states whore
organized. He told of repeated m
stances where investments in printers
ink had brought rich returns IN Contri-
buttons. II do not let the funds OF
my society stay in bank at per cent
when ! cnn invest il in printed matter,
send il out and make ii yield 400 per
cent" said superintendent FaEE.
The widc-awakc Floridan accepted
the post of publicity agent of the ma
tional society, and said the work would
ne undertaken, not Only as n duty. but
gladly and proudly as a privilege, and
that he would give il the very best
that Was in him.
DR.. w. Henry Thompson, of Pitts
burg. was elected statistician of the
society
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
Cruelty to II0rScs.

Preston Jenkins. colorcd. charged
with torturing a diseased horse, was
fined $40 in Police Court ycsterda v
morning. a like fine was imposed on
4. Cartwright, charged with working
n disca scd horse.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
|NEFF|C|ENCY WORSE
THAN ACTUAL GRAFT
Arthur Glasgow Tells South Rich.
mond Voters Richmond Needs
New Charter.
WOULD BE FOR BENEFIT OF ALL
Wants Utilities Under Direction of
Competent and Trained Men, Not
Politicians Who Come and Co
Great Interest Is Shown,

Graft Is horrible but incnicicncy is
worse, and, as practical men, we must
recognize that. with our conditions and
temperament. we cannot hope TO sUs-
tain degree Of civic interest which
VIII select. and elect. and continue TO
elect at frequent intervals. the best
men for numerous administrative Off
ces-cven II we had them in our midst
But no wcll-govcrncd community at
tempts this. All good governments
rests upon tho efficiency OF the per
manent organization, which. in turn.
depends upon the abilities OF the head
administrators and chief executive. II
is in this respect that our condition is
hopeless under our present charter"
This was the message that Arthur
Glasgow. the noted London gas expert
and former resident OF this city
brought the members OF tn. South
Richmond Democratic Club and the
citizens of the Southsidc last night
In an address in which he urged the
necessity OF a new charter which
would give the opportunity OF sccur-
ing tho services of the best men to be
found anywhere TO administer the al
fairs OF government.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
WOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS
TO SECURE Me- CHARTER

Mr.. Glasgow said that, oh the cv.
OF building a greater Richmond IL WAS
absolutely essential that Immediate
steps be taken looking TO the abnn-
donment OF the present charter. which
locks and barrs the doors against
those who would place the government
on basis Of the highest efficiency.
for better one which has stood the
acid test of time.
In his experience as a builder of gas
works for hundreds Of towns in for
ciGn countries. the speaker said he
had learned that the best governed
municipalities depended not on elected
politicians, who come and 20 accord
ing 10 the mood OF the people. but
upon an organization established uuon
a pcrnla ncnt basis. dependent rpon the
capabilities Of an executive head and
departmental heads, who are SPECIALISTS
In their respective lines
In illustrating the !ncnicinncv OF the
present charter drawn up, as IL is.
within the limitations or the state CON
sttution which provides only eligible
voters for the various county and city
oificcs. Mr.. GlaSG said that without
subierfurc. Colonel Go"thalS. the Pam
anna Canal builder. could not bc an
pointed Commissioner of Public Works
In Richmond. nor Colonel Gorgas to
the head of the Health Department.
simply because they are not qualified!
voters in this city. Until such a ridicu-
lous limitation is removed said the
speaker, Richmond cannot hope to have
the most efficient administration OF her
munici pal affairs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
CHILD WELFARE WORKERS
NAME PUBLICITY AGENT
Depart From Fixed Program on.
Strength Of Remarkable Address
by NJ. \. Fagg, of Florida.
FINANCING PLANS DISCUSSED
Convention Decides to Meet Next
Year In indianapolis in Connection
With National Conference on Char
ity and Correction.

The National Childrcn's Home So
ciety in it's final session Yesterday
morning departed from it's fixed pro-
gram by electing a publicity agent
rms was done after Marcus y. I'aGc.
superintendent of tho Children's Home
Society OF Florida. had let Il discussion
on financing child-savinE agencies ana
had indicated that the free use OF
printers ink-reports, letters. leaf
lets. newspaper space and appeals OF
all sorts mostly sent out by mail-had
placed the Florida Childrcns Home So
ciety on a sound financial basis and had
kept IL there. The national Convcr-
ton calculated that the sore of pub
Lefty that Mr.. FagC had been able to
give the Florida society was something
that would he good for tho national
society. So President George l.. .:ehon
proposed after Mr.. Fagg had sat down
following round after around of APP
plausc for his telling points in favor
OF an active advertising campaign as n
means of maintaining Il childrens home
society, that it might be n good idea
for the national society TO make the
Florida. man its advertising booster.
At first there was no action takcu.
and the suggestion of Mr.. Schcn seemed
about to bear no fruit. Then Supcrin-
tcndent \. d. Struckman. of North pa
kota. arose to speak. lie said he had
detected n ripple of laughter going
president that the nationaI society ap-
point Mr.. FagG its advertising booster.
But TO him it was no joke, rs it was
n suggestion possibly full OF value for
the society. 81 move we make Mr..
Facg our advertising booster" he said.
Give him the more duniticd title Of
publicity agent and we are with YOU"
said one of the delegates. The amend
mcnt as TO name WAS accepted by Mr..
Stuckman. and the motion passed with
out a dissenting vote.
II thought / was OF some account
myself in the way of devisinG schemes
TO raise money. hut ! am not tit to
clean out the spittoons for my friend
FaGg," said DIR. T.. II. Darby. the super
intcndent of the ohio Children's Home
Society.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
CITY IS TO Be SWATHED
IN CONFEDERATE COLORs
Red and White Predominant in Dec
orations Already in Place
for Reunion.
PARADE TO BE SPECTACULAR
Governors Foot Guard, Of Connecti-
cut, Will Divide Honors With Vir.
Einia Military Institute Cadets and
State Militia.

With but ten more days in which to
complete the final details and to finish
raising the necessary funds, the gen
cral committee of the Confederate re-
union to he held here June /. and 3, is
we'll satisfied with its work, and is
especially pleased with the manner in
which the people are responding to the
appeal that they decorate their homes
and places Of business in honor of the
visiting veterans. Several business
houses on Broad and Main Streets are
even now spread with bunting. and in
the West End. particularly on Monu-
ment Avenue. where will be the court
OF honor and where will be the review
ing stand for tho great military parade
on June 3. private citizens are getting
out their flags and banners for the oc-
cason.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
SUGGESTS USE Oh,
C0SFEDERATE COIORS

IN tentative way the committee on
decorations suggested yesterday, that.
WINE !acklnG no whit in respect for
the United states flag. and desiring 10
honor II on every occasion il would bo
more IN Keeping with the historical sig
hihcance Of the reunion if the Confcd
crate colors. red and white, are made
10 predominant in the decorations An
effective plan of decoration tried by
some has been to use both the battle
nag o; III" Confedcracy. in honor of tho
brave deeds of "A half century ago. and
the flag of the nation as emblematic or
present day patriotism.
IL VIII be. perhaps. the last time in
which Confederate reunion will he
n'io III richmond. and for that reason
Inc several committees are bending
every effort TO make 1t a tremendous
success and TO stir the people to that
patriotism which has so marked Them
IN o'her days when the Confederate
hosts marched through Richmond TO
meet the invader
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR AND
TNOOPS TO TAKE rAI,r

Additional reason for proper fcrvor
and for real interest lies in the fact
that among those who will march with
me old soldiers of the gray will be two
companies of the Governors Foot
Guard. of Connecticut friends of the
TALON who have been invited to be
present and who will be entertained
while here by tho Blues
The Foot Guard will accompany Gov
crnor Marcus II. Iiolcombe OF Connect
cut And in the line of parade every
Confederate organization will he rep
resented. Not less Spectacular in their
appearance will be the cadets from the
! Virginia Military Institute. who will be
accompanied by the marine band from
Fortress Monroe. All military COM
mands in the state are expected to take
part, and an effort is now being made
To have the railroads coming into Rich
mond reduce their fares from | cent TO
half cent in all the movements OF
troops. 1t is said that some of the
companies are Offering to reduce their
rates TO three-quartcrs OF n cent n mile
If the others will agree. while some are
standing out for a Nat !-ccnt rate. The
appeal for q reduction in the transport
tation rates is made on the ground that
there has hccn an unusually heavy
drain on the States resources for the
militia. and it would he TOO heavy an
expense to entail further burden on the
general committee arranging for the
reunion. Additional drain on the mill
tary fund will bc occa stoned by the
movement of troops To I.ynchburg on
MAY % to attend tho unwilling of a
monument to the late Senator John w.
Daniel and by the movement OF the
States batteries 10 the annual artillery
cncampmcnt in PENNSYLVANIA. and the
encampmcnt of the infantry at Nir-
In,
The Washington times., 1915-03-31
HALF A BILLION BALANCE

An extra mass of imports rushed
into this country to anticipate the
allies blockade of Germany lowered
the balance of foreign trade for the
fourth week in March below the
high figures it had been scoring
since the first of the year. Thirteen
test districts gave balance of some
$15,500,O00, indicating, for all dis
tricts some $21, 100000. ... &c. .
For the four weeks of March up
to Saturday night there is an indi-
Gated balance of some $50, ,000, 900.
The three additional days of the
month closing tonight would give,
at the average thus far made, an
other $1s,OOO,000, or some $168, ,000,-
900 for the completed March.
This, with the $319, 900, 900 of Jan
uary and February, will bring the
balance for the first quarter of 1915
within about dozen millions of half
a billion dollars! It is the Old
WojH's war toll to the American
people.
The Washington times., 1915-03-31

terms; four years is proposed as one
way to reduce the election expenses.
In some States the biennial sys-
tenn of elections has been developed
to the point where there are no poll
ings at all save in the even-number-
ed years, when all officers-State,
county, Congressional, even Presi-
dental chosen at once.
1t saves in election expense, but
also 1t subordinates State to national
affairs, making it difficult to get at
tention to local issues. 1t would be
better to separate State, local, and
national affairs just as completely
as possible, in order to promote
non-partisan consideration of local
affairs. The short ballot, and rigid
limitations on all kinds of election ex-
penditures, would go far to achieve
economy in such a program. Elec-
tions are expensive, it is true; but
the expense is not by any means
waste, and it were better to pay the
bills than to sacrifice the character
and quality Of the elections.
The Washington times., 1915-03-31

to make guns and bullets; an abnor-
mally small number TO do various
other things. The world is stretch
ing and manipulating its gold stocks
in the effort to keep itself on the
gold basis until the end of the stress;
and thus far, it must be said, inter-
national finance under the lead of
London and Paris has given a dem
onstration of capacity, and of the
soundness Of the gold standard, that
justifies all the confidence. enter
tained, in recent years, of the inn
proved financial organizations of the
world.
The Washington times., 1915-03-31
Meetings and Entertainments
To Be Held in Every Sec
ton of the City BY Various
Societies.

Dinner Beta Theta Phi Fraternity. unVer-
sity Club. $50 p. m.
Recital. the Rubinstein Club. ball room, Ra
leigh. 4:3o p. m.
Exhibition. Capital Camera Club. ne Elev-
enth street northwest. 1880 to 10 p. NJ.
Open house. Home Club. II Jackson place
northwest. 8 p. m.
Silver medal contest. auspices OF the w. 1.
T. u. Hsmline NJ. Z. Church. 5 p. Ill.
Observation-Disclosures Centennial. No II.
Odd Fellows-Eastern. No. 4 Harmony. No.
8; Federal City. No. 20: Columbian. No. l.
Encampment.
knights of Pythias-Mt. Vernon. No. 8:
Friendship Temple. Ne. Q. Pythian Sisters.
Royal Municipal Council.
Independent Order OF Rechabites-onward
Tent.
Independent Order of Red Men-Red Wins
Tribe. No. 20.
Socialist -workmen's Circle District
Convention. S1 L street northwest. Sis p.
Banquet. Association of Anointed High
evening, The Ebbitt. 1880 p. m.
Meeting, Woman's Peace Party, In residence
OF Mrs Robert NJ La Toilette. $3.50 Sixteenth
street. p. m.
Lecture on domestic science. Miss J.. T.
Wilkinson. at Wilson Normal School. q
Passion play pictures. Fifth Baptist Church.
Rehearsal. Washington Festival Chorus lee
ture hall. Public Library, p. IN.
Address. Stephen p Kramer before Mothers
Club OF Dent School. IN school building.
Concert. Kallipols Grotto. District Jail, 5 p.
The Washington times., 1915-03-31
ManyEvents Arranged
For Washington Today

MountforG. auditorium. Woodward & 10th
rop's. 10:i6 a. NJ
Meeting. Washington Woman's Surra 70
Council. Chamber OF Commerce rooms, S
Lecture, High Explosives and Their Ef-
fects Charles II. Munroe. before Wash
inEton Academy OF Sciences. auditorium OF
Meeting, Twentieth Century Club All TouIs'
Church. 10 a. m.
Committee meeting to prepare for celebra =
tion OF ninety-sixth anniversary of Odd
Fellows. Odd Fellows Hall. seventh street.
p. m.
Address, Mrs. Anna Sturges Duryea, under
auspices OF Columbia Union in NJ q n
U. headquarters. S@2 Sixth street northwest,
r. M.
Lecture, DR.. W. Y. ouisenberry. Fifth Ban
tist Church. p. M.
Cantata, The Seven Last Words" by Even.
ing Choir OF Foundry M. L. Church, in
Mas sonic-Hiram. No. TO- Masonic Board of
Relief; Evangelist Chapter. Rose Croix.
Scottish Rite Esther. No. s, Eastern star
Odd Feliows-Columbia No. 10; Salem, Ne
knights OF Pythias- Franklin. No. .: C.,d-
well Company, No. 7. Uniform Rank
National Union-Wiliam H. Collins Council
Macca Tent.
Independent Order OF Red Men-Sioux Tribe
No. 49,
Socialist party-Sunday school conference
German Branch. Sll street northwest
Address, Miss Mary Mullen. before meeting
OF Anthony League. 2oo7 Columbia road.
Meeting. Gruetli verein. Eagles Hall s'p. m.
The Washington times., 1915-03-31
THE "PoOR MANS CLUB"

1t seems that in England the au-
thorities would be willing enough to
provide prohibition for the benefit of
the working classes, if only it would
not interfere with the other classes
enjoying their toddy at home and
their Scotch at the club. It is easy
enough for gentlemen at their club to
agree that drink is the curse of the
working classes, and that the work
ing classes-and others-would be
better of if it were ended. But it's
a vastly different matter when the
privilege of other folks to take their
tipple is interfered with.
The British authorities are never
theless discussing with all gravity
the idea of absolute prohibition; pro-
hibition that will prohibit for all
castles and all classes; at the rich
mans club and the poor mans pub
lie house. It is recognized that this
is no time to draw social lines. The
hour of national peril is not the right
occasion for impressing the poor
man that his privileges are to be
taken away from him in order that
he, doing the hardest and the poorest
compensated work of the nation, may
be able to do yet more Of it. The
poor man looks immensely import
ant to England just now; he makes
just as good cannon fodder as does
the gentleman; perhaps rather bet
ter. He can make guns and shells
and ships and torpedoes; he can give
his life on the field or in the
trenches; just as many lives per
capita as a royal prince can give;
and the sacrifice looks just as big to
him, when 1t comes to that supreme
test, as it looks to the ducal lord Of
half county.
England will decide, if she goes in
for prohibition, to make prohibition
on a democratic basis; to apply it to
everybody, and to enforce it equally
against all. And it will prohibit, too,
If they go in for it in England. The
law means what it saws, there.
The Washington times., 1915-03-31
High Priests of Capitular
Masonry to Dine Tonight

The forty-third annual dinner Of the
convention of anointed high priests Of
Capitular Masonry Of the District of
Columbia will be held tonight at the
Ebbitt. where many prominent in fra
ternal circles will respond to the toast
list. which includes one to the Presi-
dent Of the United States
Past Grand High Priest Jacobus s.
Jones will be toastmaster. The in
vocation will be delivered by the Rev.
Faul r Hickok. grand chaplain of the
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons,
and the benedictlon will be pronounced
by the Rev. Hugh T. stevenson, grand
chaplain Of the grand lodge OF the Dis
trict.
Among the toasts will be: THE Grand
Lodge OF Free and Accepted Masons
OF the District of Columbia" response
by Grand Master Alexander Grant;
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Priest Lem Towers. jr:. The General
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
OF the United States of America" re-
sponse by George f. Corson. deputy
grand high priest THE Glass OF 1915.
James A. West. president of the High
Priests Association of 1915; The Grand
Commandery of knights Templar of
the District Of Columbia" response by
DIR. Charles T. Lindsay. grand COM
mander; "Our God. Our Country. Our
Home, and Our Order" response by the
Rev. DIR. Abram Simon.