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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

villa from firing squad. This last
will probably prove boomerang. for
the thing which now seems most es-
sential to the restoration of peace In
Mexico seems to be tsne removal OF
Pancho villa. Mexico would have
been too grateful to Huerta for re-
moving villa and then himself to ask
whether fear or justice caused his re-
fusal TO Interfere with the verdict.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
:re,.. or the Fsrr,.

There's a labor bureau In New Tori
where they furnish Hebrew farm
hands. often these Jewish Immigrant
have never seen farm They A.
most unprcmtsing material 70 far q
looks count---undersixed,o oddly dressed
and green In . ridiculous degree &
Yet there Is something about TIL
Jew that impeis him to make GOOD
wherever you put him on the job. IN
Is intelligent. tireless, sober, and kind
to animals. Leonard Robinson. mas
ager Of the Jewish Agricultural ~
ciety. says he has secured farm jo1I
for 5000 Jews. and "the farmer whit
has once tried the Hebrew laborer 4
certain to want the same kind again.
The children of Israel were fArmerl
In eAbraham's time. and there 10 semi
deep-seated instinct in the race TIL
causes them to turn easily from tra4,
Ing to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
Auto saIver Makes sss a Day.

Montgomery. Mo. July 1S.-A del
egaton OF twenty members of the
Commercial Club, headed by Presi-
dent Thomas Cain, went out in auto
mobiles to the junction OF the old
trails road and the North State High
way, leading from ST. Louis to
Kansas City. one mile southeast of
New Florence. to erect signboards for
the information of cross-State travel
ers. This was thought necessary, be-
cause the recent floods and washouts
have made the roads almost impass-
able in places between High HILL
Mineola and Fulton. 1t is said that
one man living on the route has made
500 in a short time pulling auto
mobiles out of mud holes. and that
another man made s3s in one day at
the same work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
WILL HELP ORGANIZE
IN H0Os|ER STAT|
Efficiency Expert Goes to Indiana
Assist State Chairman Henry
Lane Wilson.

At the request OF Henry Lane VII
son. chairman of the Indiana Commit
tee of the Commission for Relief Il
Belgium, II Broadway, Chair
man Lindon w. Bates. has delegate
Thomas E. Dawber, office manager d
the commission in New York. to 90 d
Indiana and assist Mr.. Wilson In TIL
work of forming local organization
for Belgian relief work throughout TIL
State.
Mr. Dawber Is an efficiency man b
high reputation. and will have the ad
vantage of thorough knowledge d
organization work and of the distrid
in which the work now contemplate
In to take place. Chairman Wilson, o
the Indiana committee. has a numbe
OF very able associates including for
mer Vice President Fairbanks, Boot!
Harrington and George AIDE.
Mr.. Dawber will first 20 to TndiAr
apoiis and then make a tour of tn
State devoting especial attention q
the southern part. in which very LIN
tie has thus far been accomplished I
the work of securing contributions 70
the destitute in Belgium. Evansville
Charlottesville. and other imp0rtau
cities as far south as the Ohio River
will be thoroughly organized. and tn
work will then extend to the cities \
the middle OF the state where Their
are very important communities. nd
tabiy Terre Haute. Muncie, Peru an
Goshen.
With the approaching harvest Il
expected that there will be great RI
vival of interest In the cause OF I'll
Belgians throughout Indiana, and th
men OF the State committee heliey
that the Hoosisr State will make
showing that will be creditable to he
and her people
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
Killed by Runaway Horse

Cumberland, Md, July 1S.---Mrs.
Jacob Strickland, wife of a farmer
residing near Homecoming. Md. was
thrown from her buggy and dragged
90 death yesterday while she and her
daughter, Helen. were driving to
Homecoming. The horse became fright
ened at cow which ran out on the
road. made Jump which broke 1t
from the buggy and the reins caught
the feet of Mrs. Strickland, dragging
her over the wrecked vehicle and
about a hundred yards along the road.
Her body was bruised and lacerate
and the clothing almost torn off, her
injuries being so serious that death
lresulted in less than an hour. She
leaves her husband, two sons and two
daughters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

Olean. N. Y, July 1S.-It Is report
ed on what is termed reliable authority
ny several citizens of Smethport. Pa,
that Zeppelin airship has been ny
ing late at night near there and Is
hidden in the wild wooded land about
there. Smethport Is only thirty miles
from the Emporium plant of the Aetna
Powder Company, which is being
erected at cost of millions OF DOL
lars The plant has been double
guarded the last few days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

The average German mind seems
"a intelligent as an infants. With
utter disregard for cae excited state
Of sasnd and the high tension prevail
ing in this country over the Lusitania
incident and subsequent negotiations.
an attack was made on the Cunard
liner Orduna. which was exactly
similar IN character TO the Isusitania
crime. without the slightest warn
ing. departing even from the recent
German custom OF taking of pas
sengers from ships about TO be sunk.
German submarine fred a torpedo ana
seven shells at the liner.
We have been told during the past
two weeks that Germany's intention
in her last note was TO secure inter-
vention with England. We are pug
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
Takes Refuge In Jail.

Montgomery, Ala, July 1S.-Ben-
ME Morris. a white man, and the
sheriff of Chiffon County sought
refuge in the county Jail here yester-
day, after having eluded a mob at
Clarion. bent on lynching the prison
err Morris is accused of killing
Ernest Cobb, his landlord, during a
dispute over payment of rent. The
killing occurred three weeks ago, and
officers with bloodhounds have been
endeavoring since then TO capture the
fugitive He was located in the
swamps of an adjoining county last
night Cobb was shot twice, one bull
let being fired at close range.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
ATTACK ON FRANK.

The murderous assault on Frank
cannot be condoned by any one, even
those most eager for his execution.
IAwIessness is disgrace to any
civilized community, and even though
this crime was committed upon one
convicted murderer by another or
similar guilt within the walls of a
penal institution, the offense in the
eyes Of society would not be any
blacker. The wide publicity that has
been given Frank by himself and his
propagandists adds to public interest
In the most recent crime, but does
not make II any more criminal than
would have been me case had Frank
been an humble negro.
Prisoners have been murdered be-
fore by their fellow prisoners ana
very little fuss was made over it. but
never before SO notorious criminal as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
May Exact Indemnity Bond.

Memphis. Tenn. July 1S.-The Ten
nessee statute requiring operators of
jitneys to provide an indemnity bond
lis not a violation of the fourteenth
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton, according to an opinion handed
down in the United States Court here.
The evidence and arguments were
heard by Judges J. f. Mccall, of
Memphis, j. w. Warrington, of Gin
cinnati and e. T. Sanford, of Knoy-
Vile, In the case of +. r. Noien. a
jitney operator, who sought an In
junction against the State authorities
to prevent the enforcement of the law
requiring bond of $1,000 from jitney
operators.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
WANTS TWO HUNDRED
FOR MUSTAcHf Loss
BarticsviIle Pole Thrown Down and
Shaved BY Fellow Work.
men.
TENNESSEE yIrNEYs LOSE
Maryland Woman Thrown From
Buggy and Dragged to Death.
Sheriff and Prisoner Find Safety
From Mob In Jail.

Bartlesville, Okla, July 1S.-Two
hundred dollars is the amount asked
by Frank Walkawicy, a Pole. for the
loss of mustache. in suit filed here
against A. ID. McClintick and Gus
Begley. All are smelter workers.
Waikawicy was ordered to quit drink
ing out of a pail OF water other work.
ers used unless he used a cup of cut
of his mustache. The Pole did not
heed the warning. Then some Of the
men threw Walkawicy to the floor
and amputated his mustache.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

any acknowledgment of wrong is q
humiliating. But as we get higher in
the scale of civilization II is deemed
an honor to right a wrong. and far
more disgraceful to act the boor and
refuse to apologize than to do the
gentlemanly thing and express regret
for misdeeds.
Thus. Huerta unconsciously pros
claims what sort OF man he is by his
very defense OF himself. and we see
Mat the first estimate put upon him
by the world In general, and Woodrow
Wilson in particular. is more than
correct
Huerta continues. however: He at
tempts to offer In defense against the
charge that he Is afraid of villa, the
fact that he once set aside the verdict
Of regular court, martial and saved
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
-Four calves I'm is Months.

Marysville. Kan, July ls.-James
Biilingsley has a Red Polled COW that
has made a record in raising calves.
The animal, though only eight years
old, has given birth to eight calves.
four of which were born within Pc
riod of thirteen months. A year ago
she gave birth to twin Hereford bull
calves and recently she gave birth to
another set of twins, Holsteln heifer
calves.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
Poor Marksman Kills Cow.

Warsaw, Ind, July 1S.-Peter
Smith, a farmer residing near here,
lost a valuable cow as the result OF
his poor craftsmanship. Angered by
the constant raids of chicken hawks,
Mr.. Smith took down his old musket
and went out to make killing. He
missed the hawk. but hit his COW.
which was grazing nearby.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
BATTLE WITH LYNX IN
DAKOTA WHEAT FIELD
vicious Animal About TO Leap Upon
Farmer When Companion
Kills IL.
FIVE KILLED IN EXPLOSION
German Government May Take Over
Iron Industry and Coal Trade-West
Virginia Boy illustrates Murder
Plot

Devils Lake, N. D., July 1s.-In a
battle in a wheat field a half mile
from L.akota, Fred Hensey and Charles
Travnicek were returned victors over
a vicious female lynx, the first ever
seen in the lake region. A dray stake
was used by Travnicek to kill the lynx,
which was ready to spring at Hensey.
who was unarmed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
CONSTRUCTIVE PROHIBITION.

We quite often hear from the OPP
position to prohibition charges that
Its advocates seek to tear down an
ceta blished institution and erect moth
ing in its place. A sufficient answer
10 this Is t.aat the very nature of the
thing destroyed. its own essentially de-
structive character. more than Justi-
Ises the opposition TO it.
But the charge against the prohibit
&tnn leaders in not true. The Anti
saloon League and allied organizations
fought for many years against the
army canteen. They finally secured its
abolition. In it's place there has been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

London, July 1S.-The Cologne Ga
zette, copy of which has been re-
ceived here, in commenting on the
German governments scheme to con-
troll the coal trade of Germany. warns
the country that the government may
be obliged to take a similar step with
regard to the iron industry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
Explosion Kills Five.

Rochefort, France, July 1S.-Five
persons were killed as result of the
bursting of shell in the ammunition
factory at Vergeroux, near here, late
Friday. Seven persons In all were in
Jured in the accident, of whom oniy
two survived.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
Items of Interest.

Professor Adolf Deissman. Of the
University of Berlin. says that the
great war of 1914 has been the cause
of distinct, and In many places
marked. revival of Christian lie. Es-
pecially In Germany competent oo-
servers are unanimour that for the
past few months the Protestant
churches and denominations have un-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

Paris Is now dry to all soldiers by
militarism can't live together.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

Those arms and coal workers in
New England and Wales seem bent
on making a ten strike.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

The English women have them
selves declared that the Votes For Wo-
men issue is buried. But we fear 1t is
only in pickle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
CAPITAL OR LABOR?

one of which can put an end to the
war. One OF the forces in capital, the
other is labor. Capital can Withhold the
money TO pay for the work. Labor
can Withhold the men to do it. These
two are the greatest material forces
in the world.
Some see the hand of Germany in
the threatened strike OF the Reming-
ton Arms Co.'S employees. That may
be true vision, but does not alter the
force Of the fact we are here con-
cerned with stressing-that in the
hands of labor all over the world. OF
of world-capital, lies the power te
end the greatest conflict in history.
VIII the honor of ending II fall Il
| capital or to labor7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

The Ford melon is full Of new
sort of juice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

Frank been called upon TO meet his
maker again. so soon after a narrow
escape from death. and in the second
case by an act similar to the one
charged against him.
From the accounts of the crime
Frank was not very strictly confined,
in spite of the recent threat to lynch
him. Not only did he freely mingie
vita other prisoners In public
dormitory, but his wife was being en-
tertained as the guest of the prison
warden's wife. Evidently there was
more regard being taken for the COM
fort of the prisoner than for the usual
run OF convicts. This. as well as a
sense OF duty given by the convict
Green as the cause of his crime may
have been responsible for the attack
on Frank. which must be deplored
by all right tsninking people.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
GERMAN STUPIDITY.

zled TO know just how far Germany
thinks she can go in defiance of
Americas rights. principles. and senti-
ment before she will have need OF
some one to intervene between her.
self and the United States.
The whole history OF recent Ger
man diplomacy has been one long
series of blunders. No sooner has she
assuaged In a measure prevailing
sentiment than some stupid act of
violent aggression stirs again all the
violence OF passion against her. II
she survives the results of the course
she has been following for the past
few years and TO which she still seems
welded. II will be the most amazing
victory of diplomatic stupidity and
laundering ever recorded.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
Gem OF Jartancse English.

DIR. j. C. c. Newton: How do you
spend in these days of new year? !
suppose your family has been tuifitlcl
with a pleasant mood. Please make
yourselves easy aboHt myself.
1t has been about three years since
the former returning to my native
place. and during these years Provi-
dence opened the way in my village
toward the kingdom OF God. was
surprised at seeing that my father and
aunt were baptized at the last month,
and my mother also viii be baptized
after no long time.
We have Sunday-school ana a
small chapel in ny village. About
ten and more persons meet every Mon
day night and are earnest to listen.
Every Sunday I have attended at
Hachinohe Methodist Church, where
ia three miles distance from my home.
They have good meeting and service.
Seeing these facts, my heart has been
fulfilled with unspeakable gratitude.
My parents ask me to stay more.
but I will start on 10th. On my way
back to school must visit two places.
Please excuse me to be absent week
in my classroom. Hoping to see you
soon after / stop to write.
Yours truly,
X. o. KITOKU. &
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

dergone a period of intensified reIisl
ious feeling which has hardly eve
been reached before.
Just the other day our pastor y
Lirsa visited nearby town wher{
previously the people had stoned TN
door while services were going ori
This time throngs came to hear thu
preacher and begged him to stay AMI
reform the peoples morals.--Lette1
from a missionary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19

put. at almost every army post, a
recreation center" where the troops
gather for social intercourse and en-
tertainment. Where did the move
ment that resulted in the establish
ment Of these centers originator With
the brewers and liquor dealers? No.
1t originated with the Anti saloon
League and the friends of temperance.
Almost unaided they fought for and
secured the order that established
these valuable and uplifting centers In
place of the degrading and destruc-
tive army canteen which had been
abolished.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-16
DR.. Simon N. Patten, Professor of Politi.
cal Economy at the University of
Pennsylvania.

ment she resorts to other means OF satisfying
her desires. Few. indeed are the cases where
a girl goes on the street as a matter OF choice
Sheer want forces her there and, perhaps
keeps her there .--s..-....
The commission investigating the eviI In
Chicago has asked: What show has she in the
competitive system which exists today"
Whatever her chances may be, to stand or to
fail, she Is here In hordes IN the business
world as our problem. Let Us do something
to give her at least living wage. ~ she 10
not sufficiently skilled to earn Il let Us mix
some religious justice with our business and
do something 20 increase her efficiency, which
she has never been able to devotion throuoh
no fault Of her Cwn.
This commission in its study Of the economic
question says:
The life OF an unprotected ghl who tries TO
make a living in great city is full OF torturinK
temptations. First, she faces the problem OF
living on an inadequate wage-six dollars a
week Is the average in mercantile establish
ments. II she were living at home where her
mother OF sister could help her with mending
sewing and washing. where her board would
be small-perhaps only a dollar or two toward
the burden carried by other members OF The
family-where her lunch would come from the
family larder. then her condition might be az
good as II she earned more"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-16
The Menace to Humanity
in Sciences Efforts to
Save Weaklings

ten years some 10 per cent. They have In
creased "a per cent IN Albany. ". ": not far
from 60 per cent in Scranton. Pa: 81 per cent
In Seattle. and AZ per cent In Spokane.
This vast increase In death rate from a dozen
or more wellknown causes does not yet coun-
teroalance the tendency to decreased death
rate resulting from elimination Of pestilent dis
eases. The total death rate from all causes In
the United States during these nine years de-
creased 17.s per cent.
VIII the increased destruction from constitu-
uonal and new diseases ever counterbalance
the tendency to decreased death rate due to
preventive methodist When preventive ana
curative checks save weak constitutions while
strong ones save themselves. natures purpose
to weed out the weak is thwarted for a time
IL she cannot carry them on through the epi-
demic or pestilent route. she will force them
into one Of the channels Of fatal constitutional
disorders. Then. when a large proportion OF
the population shall once become constitutiop-
ally weak. this will work toward a balance be-
tween the tendency TO increase and the ten
uency TO decrease the mortality rate
FOR the weaker, saved from pestilence. win
orders WI"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-16
How the Progress of Science
lnsures a Weaker Posteritv.

Why? -Four seneralizations will answer.
The care OF infants Is understood.
quarantine prevents ravages Of infection
sanitation checks the course OF pestilencs
incubation and vaccination combat ar.
scourges
ihiecuous and contagious diseases are nov
catalogued. and strict guarantees are sst.h-
hshed promptly wherever one appears r.
phoid fever the world over is tremendops1v o.
IN me ueOl,ne, since II Is known that bad water
IS the principal cause. In many great citje.
where this plague once took a toll 81 ooo -.
hually u now takes less than 1000 A. Nal
bourne sntyseyen OF every 100 900 inha bitant,
died OF this cause IN 1851 Twentv.nin. ,s.s.ies
later only nine OF 100000 population 49, -
me same alment There Is not an Instance 90
increase In the death rate from this canss ~
the great cities OF the world TO-DAY !"
The attecF upon the domestic rno.,rt,. -,
mas meant the rescue OF nearly million y,
the earths Inhabitants yearly o" OF
With all these weiiknown facts hcfo-. -. a,
is reasonable to suppose that ihoss 80 Us w,
physical makeup we're the FIRST 10 give - -
the ravages OF pestilence and plaque. !"
S Ssh We oouot me tendency 70 racial weakness
when In our own country 182 died Of diseases
OF the loeomotor system where but 100 died
ten years ago7 U
These are but a few OF TIE sHiieiions TIA,
are making grcater and greater incnrslo,s IN
The race. while We are busy checking lie ao
GtruCtiou In conspicuous spota Nanoicc,,t.
wars shortened the stature OF Frenchmen tv-o
Inches Napoleon chose big men FOR his baffiS
lines. u vas the boots OF big men fbaf ric,.aS
the SHOWS Of Russia at Napoieon'a Commend
They we're biz Frenchmen that the allied forcc.
Of Europe crushed az Leipzig. az Moscow ~
Waterloo. The smaller men az home vere
saved. n ~ their sons who are two incbss
shorter than the dead Of Waterloo
So. too, viii the saving OF the weaker fror,
the ravages OF infection leave them 10 produce
offspring not two inches shorter IN stsfnro
but many degree less hardy IN physical MAZE
up. many degrees less capable of survivina ~
a ripe old axe. many degrees less fortified
against constitutional disorders that viii fau
upon their helpless systems and cut dovn
endless legions IN what should be the prime
OF life.