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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
COMPARED BARNES 4
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WHILE ROME BURNED


Syracuse, ". Y, April 30. Young
Mr. Charles II. Dueil. confidential let
ter bearer between. Chas. IS. Whitman
ana Theodore Roosevelt. was ordered
out of the court room by Justice
Andrews this afternoon during the
Efssai OF the Barnes Roosevelt. libel
nit.
Young AIR. Dueil. eyes alight and
face aElow. had been following as the
Ses i -panteth for the water brooks,
us snator nayenport.s lively char.
Xs1f sxasi3u 81 Mr.. Barnes gieefui at
k,tude 81 the Senate door on tho night
Nm 5uae 80. $40, the night the Cobb
|Sirect primaries bill was being put
Through the Senate by the Republican
nd Democratic machines.
.,He was u political Nero" said
|2fr. Davenport. whose tongue Is the
IAN or 4 ready writer. He fiddled
outside the Gambler while ktome
burned.
Al handicap. distinct as the report
|of q pistol. seeming indeed, much
louder than q pistol shot in the same
startled the justice and
caused him to swing to his left. the
Sirection from which the smack
Sounded. Mr.. Dneif heated under the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
NEW GERMAN ARMY is NOW
MAKING DRIVE in NORTH POLAND

It's objective is not yet known. but
II Is supposed TO he the railroad
connecting Petrograd and War
saw, the possession of which Is
necessary to Russian retention OF
Warsaw. Another purpose may be
the relief of the strain I'm the Car
pathians, where the fighting has
reached n new crisis owing to an
Austro- German effort To execute
ftunisSng movement to force the
Russians to release their grip ON
Uzsok Pass and thus to save the
railroad leading across the pass
Into Hungary.
Four Zeppelins have made a
raid on England and dropped
bombs ON Lowestoft. No report
has yet been received OF the dam
age inflicted there.
A new element has been intro
duced into the Japanese Chinese
situation by the complaint OF
Christian missionaries that Japan
is trying to force tho Buddhist re-
Iigion on the Chinese. This re-
port il causing anxiety I'm WASH
ington, where IL Is appreciated
that the issue may become a Sc
riotis one further aegravating the
strain between China and Japan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
LowEsToFvT BosfBARDEn
BY FOUR ZEPPEITNS

London, April 3o.-Reports received
from the east coast late tonight tell
of another German air raid. loves
toft, on the Suffolk coast, eight miles
south OF Yarmouth and forty miles
north of Felixstowe, ne of the points
bombarded in last nights raid, 10 the
scene of the latest visit. Four Zap
pelins were reported of the seaport at
s:45 o'clock. Details Of their opera
tions have not yet been received.
Air raiders. believed 10 have been
Zeppelin, visited Lowestoft early ON
the morning of April / s In the course
of a raid which includes number
OF other towns. Three bombs were
dropped on the port at that tome. do
ing little material damage and caus-
ing no injuries, although number OF
persons had very narrow escapes. One
dwelling house was wrecked, but it
occupants escaped.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
GENERAL SITUATION IN
CARPATHIANS UNCHANGED

London. April .30.-The following
Austrian official statement issued in
Vienna is forwarded by way of Am-
sterdam:
'"rhe general situation Is unchanged.
During the day artillery duels and
skirmishas occurred A Russian nsgssts
attack in force in the Orawa and
Opor valleys was repulsed with heavy
losses for the enemy.
"A Russian aeroplane was brought
down by our fire near Oyflkahene.
Doth officers In the machine we're
killed. The machine was Of American
manufacture"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
PLEADS GUILTY, COLES
SENTENCED TO DEATH
Although Large Crowd Attends Trial
at Boydton, No indication of
Disorder Is Shown.
TO BE ELECTROCUTED JUNE
FOR HIS FTENDIsH CRIME
Only Request He Made Was That Ex-
ecution Might Be At Earlier Date
Soldiers Guard Prisoner During
Trial.

Especial 10 The Richmond virginian.)
Boydton, Va. April so.-Tom Coles.
negro murderer and rapist. was tried
here today tn the Circuit Court for
MeckIenburg County. Judge w. r.
BarksdaIe presiding.
The accused was duly indicted by the
grand jury, which met here today. on
charge Of having assaulted Miss
Georgia Register. of Buffalo Junction,
and also on charge of having muir
dered a negro girl in this county In
January
While there wers two separate in
dictments against him he was only
tried. sor the assault han hroaE hf
into court the accused WAS asked IL
he desired counsel and he replied in
the affirmative, and the court. &C
cordingiy appointed counsel TO repre-
sent him.
When arranged the prisoner plead
guilty to the charge and the Com
monweaith's attorney proceeded to IN
troduce his evidence in support OF the
charge, which was of the ciearest
sort.
The nrst witness, coiored man.
testified TO having seen Tom Cole
pursuing the young woman and the
rest of the witnesses testified TO the
fact that Tom cole nAd voluntarily
confessed the whole transaction to
them en- route to Petersburg, subse-
quent 10 his removal from Mecklen-
burg County by Sheriff w. r. Beafes-
The defendant introduced no wit
nesses at all and his only request OF
the court. when 1t passed sentence
upon him. was that he would like for
his electrocution to be earlier than
the court had named IL possible.
The sentence of the court WAS that
he should be eiectrocuted on June 4.
1915.
Four squads OF soldiers and the
Mecklenburg guards are here to pre-
vent any trouble that might arise
Your correspondent Is very glad to
be able to state that the trial pro-
ceeded In "a very quiet and orderly
manner. and while there was a large
crowd here on account of the trial,
there has been no demonstration of
any character whatever that would
tend TO show violent purposes.
Cole will be carried back TO Pc
'tersburg tonight on special car. ac-
companied by the Petersburg Grays,
who escorted the prisoner from Pc
tersburg this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
SIZED FOR BACK ANNOY.


Wants Money.
New York. April 30.-How Henry
cambridge Baker was led by the plead
ings Of his lonely little son to adopt
q waif as q sister to keep the boy
company after Bakers wife divorced
him, was revealed before Supreme
Court Justice Lehman and Jury today
in the former Mrs. Bakers action to
recover $4,000 back alimony.
Bakers wife was Virginia Lee. Of
Boston, and married him In 1898. They
were divorced twelve years later. and
the father was given the custody of
Henry, the young son. After she had
secured the divorce. the former Mrs.
Baker became the bride of Thomas
Cary WEIGH. assistant secretary of the
Philippine government.
According to the evidence adduced.
.the then Mrs. Baker was awarded
alimony of s125 month and the hus-
band paid Mat amount until his former
wife married WEIGH. Then his pay
ments ceased and Baker contends that
because of her second marriage he
should not be compelled TO continue
the alimony.
That the boy had become lonely and
pleaded with his father 10 get him a
sister, after his mother went away. was
intimated when on April /. 1914. the
father formally adopted little girl
who had been originally committed to
the department of public charities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
JAPAN WILL BE GOOD.
Ghiuda Promises Cfsina's Integrity
VIII he Respected.

VIII BE Respected.
Washington. April 30.---For the. sec
ond time In two days Secretary of
State Bryan and Ambassador Chinda
had an hours conference on the
China Japanese negotiations today.
They conferred at equal length yester-
day on the same subject
Though there have been frequent
Indications in the last few weeks that
the United States Government was
playing larger role In the Far East
ern crisis. the discussions which have
gone on here have been guarded with
the utmost secrecy.
Japan. IL is understood, has given
unaualsfied assurances to this Govern
nfent thar It's insentious with respect
10 China include nothing in violation
OF Japanss pledges TO maintain the
principles or equal rights and terri
toriai integrity. Its traditional sup
port or these principles is the basis
of the United States Governments
interest In the situation and tts par
ticaeafion In the discussions with
japan.
Recently the religious issue has
been injected into the situation. The
charge has been made In China that
Japan was seeking TO acquire extra
ordinary right for Buddhist mission
aries TO the detriment of the status
and opportunities of the Christian
missionaries. There is reason to be-
Iieve that this phase Of the situation
In receiving earnest attention here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
W|DE-AWAKE PEOPLE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
V|RG|N|Ah'S OFFER

Several New Names Added To List Of
Candidates In Panama Pacific Tour
Contest-This Is Harvest Time for
Those who Would Take Pamma-
Pacific Trip.
Several new candidates for the free
tours to Panama-Pacific Exposition
were added to the lists yesterday, and
they are candidates full of vim.
sparkle and hustle, who will prove
splendid contenders in the Race for
California" before the final ballot.
fng decided the winners in their dis
tricts. r
The opportunity for enrolment Is
open to ALI eligible persons. at, any
time during the contest. See what
others are doing. consider what you
could have accomplished already ic
you had. but entered when you firsE
thousht of 1t, and then decide that not
for another moment will yot put It
off, but come right down TO The Vir-
ginian's Tour Department and enroll
your name. lnaugurate your cam
paign and you will be amazed to 0nd
how many people there are who Axa
interested in the contest and just watt
Ing for some candidate to approach
them and get the votes on their sub
scriptsons.% VI , IL, 4
Keep steadily at it. make the, biz I'd,
vances which can be made by any
candidate who pufs forth the eff0rfS
and when the contest closes yon CO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01

/ A fight Is pending between the
Council committee investigating the
Police Department and tho Vice Com
mission BY resolution adopted at
"a meeting OF the commission yester-
day afternoon and explained TO the
council committee last night by Muir
Tray Mcclure. counsel for the COM
mission, the demand of the commit
ltee for the data now In the commits
ision's possession Is practically re-
fused. After debate. the Council
lcomsuittee reaffirmed its demand for
the data and instructed the City At
Iiorney to make second formal call
for the papers.
1 This action followed the defeat OF
1.-THE Workman resolution. instructing
Inc City Attorney to proceed legally
Ito secure the testimony demanded of
1.-THE Vice Commission by the investi-
rating committee.
/ Temper IL shown.
/ Little testimony was produced and
much evidence OF frayed tempers was
/ axhibtted NJ last nights meeting of
1.-THE committee. Verbal ENCOUNTERS
were frequent. and Impotence and
Isrrltahility was frequently displayed
There were clashes between members
lpf the COMMITTEES and witnesses. be-
tween witnesses and counsel, between
counsel, and finally between City At
ttorney Pollard and several members
laf the committee. At one point the
/ City Attorney threatened to quit on
1.-The spot. This threat followed q
charge made by Alderman Workman
4 that the City Attorney WAS prose-
cutting some members of the depart
ment and defending others. to which
4 Mr. Pollard retorted that he. was
merely seeking to get at the truth,
which / thought the committee
WANTED When Alderman Workman
! declared that the City Attorney could
Task those questions only which tho
lcommittee directed him to ask. Mr..
1 Pollard rose 10 his feet with a heated
lyspfy: Sc
n will make that issue here and
fnpw. IL am TO ask only such aues-
/ tons rs the committee directs i am
| done and win SO report to the counsel,
! ask for u decision right now
h II have some common sense" re-
Itnrted, Alderman .WorkmaS.. and ~ L.
know that the City Attorney is attack
+ ing Bolton and defending Krengel.
The incident ended when Chairman
Grundy stated that he was sure the
committee had confidence in the City
Attorney. and wished him to ask such
questions as he fought 1T
The Fight Began.
The hght for the possession Of the
data now In the hands or the Vice
Commission was participated when
City Attorney Pollard produced tho
correspondence with Murray Mcguire.
p which he called for the data, and
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
PLAN DRESS REFORM.
Polymuriel Committee at Work on
specifications

New York, April 80, ---Women's
dresses will now be handed down
from one generation - another. &C.
cording to the Polymuriel committee.
which met today at the Hotel Astof
to discuss the problem OF universal
dress for women. Designs are pouring
in thick and fast, and tho committee
OF which William Chase, the artist.
Miss Florence Guernsey and Rose
O'Neill. are members. viii award the
prize of $3.50 not later than June 16.
Questions arose as to the style and
material OF the PofymurieL 1T will
give us a splendid opportunity tn use
old lace" one member OF the commit
tee advised. "and II will be 30 sim
ple. for by the mere addition or bit
OF lace and the elimination OF hook
able aIeeyes. a., working dress max
be transformed into tea gown.
Another woman advocated the Jap
anese kimona as being useful and at
the same time beautiful, but It was
agreed that the Polymuriel must be
short TO suit tho advanced women Of
the Occident.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
Westinghouse Electric Compa-
NY to Make Guns at Cost
of $27. 100000
Amer. Locomotive
Company Signs Up
Sixty-hve Million Dollar Shrap-
mel and Ammunition Order.
Which Has Been Pending.
Is Now In Contract Form

New York, April 30.-The
war Order" fever again took
possession of the stock market to-
day ON the Ensas of the signing
ola contract by the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Com
pany for $27 100000 worth of
rifles, ordered by the British
Government for Russia. The
furOr for war stocks. though it
carried Westinghouse up ten
points, and other machine manu-
featuring companies stocks 10
new high records. was i'm the
opinion of stock ntirkat observers
not of the frantic intensity of the
previous wave of similar specufa-
ton that laid hold o the Beth
< icilem steel rise Incident. The
war stock trading of today sig
nificantly left the general market
heavy and apathetic.
We received. Thursday. a large
order for foreign government. the
details of which are now being work.
ed out" said Guy E. Trip, chairman
of the board of directors OF the West
inghouse Company. II can say moth
ing further at this time"
Million Rifles Ordered.
Details of the order. however, were
learned from unquestioned authorities
in the company. The order is for one
million rides at ss7.5o each. The ordi-
nary price for a rifle is about s14 The
profit for the Westinghouse company
ia. therefore. estimated at close to
$4,000. 900. This, however, 1t is ex-
plained by authorities in the COM
pany. does not truly represent the net
profjt the company will make, for the
reason that large expense for new
plant and construction had to be In
Cured.
The order. Il In learned. was placed
through ]. p. Morgan & Co. Whsu
the British Government authorities
first approached the directors Of the
com pa,y on the matter, the company
replied that II would have TO- be COM
pensated In the price of the rifle FOR
the addition to the plant II would
have to make. the Leases of other
plants new machinery. TO the extent
If their nm value and their scrap
ming Al the end of the completion of
the order. A big profit In addition
was necessary. Those terms were
q creed on
Othcr orders In View,
The westingh ouse Company has
purchased an entire plant and leased
n.hsrs The praer that II has is a fixed
oraar IN he completed whether the
nay aras mr. nor Other big orders
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
VICE COMMISSION
| TO Fight DEMAND !
! FOR OTHER PAPERS
Reply to Seaton Resolution
Practical Refusal Commit
tee ls lnsistent
Threat. to Resign
By City Attorney
Become indignant When Mem
Der Questions His Motives.
Make Issue Boards Refusal
to Dismiss Harris
VICE CONFESSIONS REPLY

Resolved, That the data now In
Possession of the Vice Commits
sion he made accessible to the CITY
Attorney by the secretary of this
commission In order that the City
aftorfsey and counsel for the conn
mission may examine the same
and copy tfierefrom all testimony
which. in their opinion. Is legal
and relative to the pending inyes-
sigation, IL there be any such not
already Submitted by this COM
mission"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
: GOES TO WILLIAMSBURG.
President Wilson to See His Little
Grandson Chrissened

Washington, April 3o.-President
Wilson and party left at midnight for
Wfiliamstown. Mass. to be present
Sunday at the christening of the
Presidents grandchild. Francis Sayre,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis b. Sayre.
Mrs. Sayre before her marriage was
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson. The
President expects to be back in WASH
fngton Monday mornings In the party.
In addition to the President. were Miss
Margaret Wilson, Miss Helen Wood
row Bones and DIR. Gary T. Grayson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
ZEEBRUGGE EXCHANGES
SHOTS WITH wARsHTra

Amsterdam April ao--fvia LondonT
The AmsterdMn TELEGRAPH says that
the batteries at Zeebrugge exchanged
fire with the allies warshfps from $40
o'clock last night Until ] o'clock this
morning. Mist prevented observation
Of effects of the fire.
The Nieuw Van DEN Dag says that
the warships fred about thirty shots
on the Belgian coast at noon to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
GERMANS BOMDARD
|. DUNKIRK WITH LONG
RANGE ARTILLERY
Attack Proves to Be From
Land Instead of From War
ships as First Thought
Zeppelins Again
Raid Lowestoft
General Situation in Carpa-
thians Unchanged-Succe
of Negotiations With Italy
Assured

Paris, April 30.---Dunkirk was
hombarded today by long range
:, ans from German land bat
tcries and not from German WAR
ships, as at first thought.
The position OF the German
guns was verified by air recon-
Nuisance and III was attacked
this evening, Twelve small and
two large bombs were dropped.
Twenty persons are reported to
have been killed and forty or
more wounded.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
EGYPTIAN ANTIQUES STOLEN.
burglars Make Rich Hall ON Ancient
Collection.

Burglars Make Rich Hall on Ancient
Collection.
New York. April 3o.---The collection
OF Egyptian antiques made by Robert
de Rustafjael. r. r. @. s.. valued Nat
$500, 900 and on exhibition at T34 Fifth
Avenue. was burglarized some time be-
tween last night and this morning and
ancient gold jeweiry and other an
tiuues worth about $4,000 were stolen.
In their haste to get away the
thieves left behind a painting valued
at $4,000. which was found in Thebes.
and Is said TO be the frst painting on
canvas ever discovered. 1t is a.5oo
years old:
They also overlooked collection OF
sculpture valued at 100000, which is
LEGO years old and shows the origin
of the sculptures art
Most of the articles stolen were
jewelry. mainly goid-mounted scarabs
OF great antiquity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
BABY's BITE PROVES FATAL
Massachusetts Woman Meets Death In
Unusual Form.

Pi,tsfield. Mass. April se.--Miss
Martha Klesner. aged twenty-five. died
al her home in Adams from blood
poisoning. which sesulted from the
bite of a baby whom she was attend
ing.
Three weeks ago Miss Kleiner came
here to visit relatives. and, FOND OF
children. she attended the baby IN
the household. While changing the
infants clothing she leaned down
over the baby's face and was bitten
deeply on the nose by the baby whose
small sharp teeth dug into the flesh
Blood poisoning soon developed and
In spite of e-ssry medical attention its
progress could rot be arrested.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
cr.evea. He Commit. sa,e,ae.

New York, April 3e.--Hunter. Brooke.
Jr.. secretary and treasurer of the
Weyman Bruton Snuff and Tobacco
shot and killed himself
Thursday near the grave Of his
mother. in q cemetery in Media. a
suburb of philadelphia Nervous trou-
bile and grief over the death of his
mother, more than a year ago. are be-
lieyed TO be the cause OF his act.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
EXPLOSION OCCURS
IN MUNTTToN FACTORY

Petrograd. April so.--There was an
explosion in a munition factory In =
suburb last night Several buildings
were damaged and many persons were
injured. The depots containing ex-
piosives and proiectiies escaped.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
MsrDOS BosTBARDED
AND Is NOW IN FLAMES

London. April 3o.-The admiralty
announces that Mafdos. a town In
Gallipoli peninsula, north of the Mar
rows. was bombarded on April 20. aud
is in flames.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
WHY AND HOW!
No. Z.


A Is
%
ndgi
Which of
of andw
o war on CONNER n and
Richmond
OF the morals for the sanctt the home should
larry into Richmond
Does nighbor cad Vignian? Ask him.
Does The Vignianf Ask hint
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
s2s, 900. 200 GUN ORDER
Westinghouse Company Lands Large
Foreign Job

New York. April 3o--Chairman
Tripp, of the Westinghouse Electric
Company, when asked today whether
his company had received a large or
der from a foreign government for
war material. said: :
THE Westinghouse Company has
received a large order from one of the
The details of this are
new being worked out. j can say
nothing further now"
1t Il reported that the order was
for s2s. 0oe, ooe. and that It Is for large
guns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01

In the French Official statement
the boulbardment OF Dunktrk by
German heavy guns Is announced.
This bomSardficnt was nj first re-
ported TO have been by German
warships, but both the French
and German official reports make
IL clear that the operation was by
land batteries. In the French
consrnun,que IL Is added that Brit
ish ayiators later found the posi-
tions OF the German guns and
dropped bombs on them, with
what effect Is not told.
The Germans have fortified their
positions recently on the west bank
OF the User Canal, according to
the statement issued i'm Berlin,
which describes also the repuisc
of French attacks In the Cham
payne region and ON the heights
OF the Mouse. where attempts were
made to recover lost trenches.
In Russia a new German Often
siye has developed In the far north.
where a large force has moved
witt, great rapidity along the shore
OF the Baltic. This invading army
is reported to be already seventy
miles within Russian territory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
Mrs W. Mhiftc,.

The funeral OF Mrs. j. w. Written,
who died Thursday at tine apartments
LOT her brother Angus @ Swink. took
place yesterday afternoon ir Rnsn-
Ioke.
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