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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20
Changes IN Police Assignments

Several minor changes In the Po-
lice Department were made at q
meeting OF the Police Committee of
the Board Of Police Commissioners
which was held yesterday afternoon.
patrolmaa F.. A. Leis, of the Sec
ond Precinct. was assigned to duty as
traffic officer in the First District at
Ninth and Main NStreets. Patrolrnan
f-Urtpr, uf tfre s*rrnnIf Precinct was
transferred TO the First. Patroiman
Clarke, a bicycle patrolman OF the
First District. was transferred to the
Second Precinct for duty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20
TAX LEGISLATION NOW
PASSED INTO HISTORY
GoycrnOg' Signs Last Measure and
Constructive Session OF Assembly
Ends--Gcncrai License Bill law.

Yesterday put in the last lick of
work started when the General AS
sembly of 1914 created the joint COM
mittee on TAX revision and asked the
Governor 30 call special session to
act upon the report. Senate bill No.
II was signed Ivy Governor Stuart
yesterday and the last constructive
session OF the Legislature was held.
The special session and it's work is
now history.
Senate bill II ia the general license
bill, the most important part of which
Is the section devoted to license taxes
on merchants. Under II the license
for merchants purchasing more than
$4,000 and less than 500, 600 worth
of goods annually Is lowered. while
that on those purchasing larger
amounts IS increased.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20

The State supreme Court OF Appeals
resterday granted writ OF error and
supersedeas to A r., Csrrington OF
..ynchburg. trading as the Pocahontas
suAno Company. who appealed from
iecision OF Judge Frank Christian, OF
.ynchburg Corporation Court. grant,
ng damages to the Collins-Piass Com
oany for alleged breach Of contract.
The defendant Tn erT0F nH1 HsfSTu Tor
81. 600 damages, receiving verdict
and Judgment for $b&s, II was from
this decision that Mr., Darlington ap-
peaied.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20
MISSIONARY MEETING
AT GREENWOOD CHURCH

very interesting meeting will be-
held at Greenwood NJ. r. Church.
Henrico County. newt Sunday. March
VI, at 3 p. NJ. under the auspices
of the missionary society.
P Y Namcoong, from Korea, now
a student or Randolph Macon College,
will give one of his famous lectures
and, there will be special music fy
Richmond talent The church is on
the Ashland electric car line. few
minut.s' ride from Richmond
The public is cordially invited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20
Petersburg Moose Comes.

An interesting feature Of the event
was the appearance of about fifty
members of the Petersburg Lodge OF
Moose, who came over on "A special
car of the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. The Petersburg delegation
left at midnight. On it's arrival here
the body assembled at Third and
Broad and marched with red fire
torches. TO Eleventh and Broad. where
the meeting was had.
There are now more than four hun
dred applications in the office of Di-
rector King and he anticipates clos
ing the charter in about sixty days,
with a lodge of about two thousand
members In Richmond. Petersburg
lodge has membership OF about 1--WE
hundred.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20


1t was indicated by every member
present that ne snap Judgment should
be taken against any member of the
board. Until the special committee
gets through with it's investigation
and presents its findings every man
Is to be adjudged innocent
II the statements presented by the
witnesses before the Vice Com mission
are sustained the delinquents are to
receive the censure and punishment they
deserve. L. they are innocent, they
are to receive this reward due those
who may have suffered through the
evidence of false witnesses.
II there are other members OF the
Police Board whose conduct merits
censure. the committee intends 70
bring them out.
II praise Is due for service we'll rem
dered and duty honorably performed.
such will be given.
This seems to he the stand OF the
Council
The evidence OF the policemen. as
shown in the summary. indicates that
there has been laxity OF discipline
in the department. caused largely,
probably, by the actions of certain
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20
AT THE THElaTERS.

BIJOF-''The Charity Bali" Matinee
and night.
LY RIC--Naudevilie and pictures
Matinee and night
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES pictures.
SI'PFRIOR--"Th Children of the
Ghetto"
lures
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20

happened to be defeated at the COM
ing primary.
The city charter provides that a
member of the Administrative Board
cannot he a candidate for anything
else while he holds his office, nor can
he hold his cllice If anybody else an
n"unces that ne is a cand date anA he
fails to deny the same
The City Attorney was asked TO
look the question UP for the good
or the members OF the board and
for general Information.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20
No Snap Judgment.

city would be able to do better work
for the city,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20

be allowed to exercise their rights
and examine the evidence to make
verbatim copies of such parts OF It
as they felt ought TO he published.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-20
LOSES NO TINE

Continued from First page.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07

ming Tuesday afternoon, July II, a
2 o'clock. The committee ON enter.
tainment will arrange excursions tc
various points for Saturday following
the closing day of the convention.
All Endeavorers over II years OF
age are urged to contribute S1.O0 each
to the society where they hold theiI
membership. Societies are also urged
to make monthly payments toward the
expense of the convention. All moneys
should be sent to Prof. j. j. Brehm
chairman finance committee or Chal-
mer c. Croft, treasurer convention
cimmittee.
a. G. Dean was made chairman OF
the committee on luncheon and Miss
Emily Edwards was made chairman of
the advisory committee on luncheon.
The following committee served lunch
con to the general committee last
evening: Miss Emily Edwards. Mrs.
]. Frank Palmer, Miss Bessie r..
March, Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Hess,
Mrs. A. ]. Lightner, Horace Jackson.
John Mccullough, +. Il. Schwartz and
Charles Urich.
All societies desiring to serve
luncheon to the general convention
committee which meets on the first
Monday evening of each month at 5.45
TO p. m, at Christian Endeavor head
quarters are to report to the chair
man, A. c. Dean.
Much interest was manifested at the
rehearsal of the Harrisburg Christian
Endeavor Choral Union held in the
First Baptist Church last evening.
President J. Frank Palmer, had
charge of the meeting and Prof. Frank
A. McCarrell led the music. "The
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07

one of the Hungarian internment
| camps. Application was made to the
Minister of the Interior, and he inn
! mediately designated the camp at
Alag, village near the capital where
twenty-four enemy aliens are in
termed.
1.-TWO days before the date fixed for
the visit the official in charge of in
ternment camps rang up his Alag
subordinate in order to advise him
that visitors were coming and that he
should put the colony in order. The
following conversation followed:
See that everything is in order at
your camp, as a dozen neutral news
papermen are coming to inspect your
prisoners.
When are they coming
Tuesday at noon
But that's impossible
'Why?'
Because the prisoners are not at
home
Where are they them?
They went to Vienna to the horse
races
"'Well then, the newspapermen
will have to put up with those who re-
main, suggested the Budapest off,
cial.
"'Yes. indeed, came the reply
but none of them are at home. They
even took their women folk with
them. You see one cannot very we'll
give permission to four or five and
ignore the rest. ! had to let all of
them 60
The Budapest official scratched his
head minute and then ordered tele-
grams sent to the prisoners in Vienna
asking them to return at once, with
his apologies for disturbing their holi-
day"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07

formal. Most of the foreigners who
remained in Hungary after the first
month or two of war were of long
standing in their communities and
are not even regarded as in any way
menace to the welfare to the COM
munity. Although actually forced to
live in formally assigned internment
camps, the trusted aliens are given
leave whenever they have a good rea-
son to assign. For example, recently
the entire population (only 2D of an
internment camp near Budapest, were
given a weeks leave to attend the
races at Vienna. The Hirlap tells why
they were compelled to return before
their leave was up:
"A party of visiting neutral journal
lists was being shown the capital
few days ago, and they asked if it
would be possible for them to visit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07
A Healthy Baby.

Everyone wants baby to be healthy.
1t is baby's right. To insure a strong,
must be free from worry, care and
strain. The complete joy of expecta-
tion should not be marred by unpleas-
ant feelings. Mothers Friend is rec
commended by thousands of women be-
cause this external remedy relieves the
pressure reacting on the nerves and
the unnatural strain upon the cords
and ligaments said to cause nausea,
morning sickness and many local dis
tresses. 1t is absolutely safe and de-
pendable and has been in use for gen.
erations. First class drug stores can
supply Advertisement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07

Harrisburg National Bank building.
The Rev. Z. e. Curtis. chairman of
the general committee presided. The
Rev. r. l.. Meisenhelder, pastor of
Trinity Lutheran Church and chair
man of the Junior and intermediate
rally, conducted devotional exercises
after which reports We're made by
chairmen of the various committees.
The convention dato was fixed begin
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07
To IMPROVE CHURCH

Riverside Methodist Church have
been started in preparation for the
Christmas season. The basement is
being remodeled so that suppers, ba-
Ears and entertainments may be held
there while an indirect lighting sys-
tenn will be installed in the main
auditorium.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07

Convention Chorister," music that was
used at the fifth worlds and 9th In
ternational c. E. convention, held in
Chicago, July, 1915. will be some of
the important music TO be sung by the
choral union. Special effort is being
made to increase the membership of
the choral union for the coming con-
Vention,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07
ROz1z0N1
eROn1,zz0zz
Call 1891
Any Phone

began reening blouse stocks the preparation
thought! Why stock by purchasing
the nudng in
urday of this week. and gift buyers
o throughout December?
everything cannot
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07
PLAN STATE
ENTERTAINMENT
Expense of Convention Will Be
Heavy; Opening Date Set
For July II

Plans were discuss
cd for the enter
tainment of the
State Christian En-
deaVor convention
to be held in this
city next year al
the general con-
vention committee
meeting held last
evening in the
Christian Endeavor
Headquarters room,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07
TREAT INTERNED
CIVILIANS KINDLY
Hungarian Officer Allowed His
Whole Camp to Attend
Horse Races

Budapest Hungary, Dec. 7.-(Cor-
respondence of the Associated Press)
-Interned civilians in many parts of
Hungary are treated so leniently as
TO justify the recent statement that
their internment is little more than
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07

Spangler, the piano man, buys for
cash, no rents. big business, lowest
prices in the city.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-07
R011nzU zUnJ
Do Your
Shopping NOW
Founded
1871
GOCMzNN2
a. Right in the Midst of City Full of Christmas Shoppers
6& We Are Placing Several Thousand Lovely BousesA ~
Stylish and Civable Above the Standard -

o a
Shop provides meant gifts for manyan
day
We eskeo o ppreca the
saving De rd Sc o a
price fol
opporuni IS
The Keota news., 1915-11-19

they had been elected by the execu-
tive committee as original founders OF
the National Historical Society.
The Missouri Public Service Com
mission granted the railroads Of Mis-
souri partial increases in freight and
passenger rates.
The Rev. DR.. Phineas Of the Bresee,
who founded twenty years ago the
Peutecostal Church OF the Nazarene,
died at his home in Los Angeles, aged
Il.
Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman oi
Denver and Chicago has been in
dorsed for president OF the General
Federation OF Women's Clubs by the
convention of the Illinois federation.
The action was taken at the annual
meeting in Rockford, Ill.
The Keota news., 1915-11-19
WESTERN.

The deathIe Mrs. Marion johnson
increased to eight the list Of deaths
resulting from a tornado at Great
Bend, Kan.
Fifteen persons were injured when
Trinity and Brazos Valley passen-
ger engine jumped trestle near
Kirvin, Texas.
Booker T. Washington, foremost
teacher and leader Of the negro race,
died at his home near the Tuskegee
Institute. Of which he was founder
and president.
Adolph j. Zang Of Denver and H.
Alexander Smith Of Colorado Springs
received notice from New York that
The Keota news., 1915-11-19
SPORT.

Playing a steady, uphill game the
School Of Mines football team de.
feated the University of Colorado at
Union park, in Denver, 13 to 6.
Elroy E. Codding, a prominent Re.
publican politician in Missouri. and
former postmaster at Sedalia, dropped
dead at a football game between the
Sedalia High School and the War
rensburg Reserves.
Johnny Kilbane, featherweiKht
champion Of the world, was indefinite
ly suspended by the Wisconsin ath
letic commission for failing to appear
in answer to charge that he Stalled
in his bout with Richie Mitchell.
Dick McMahon's Hal Boy won first
money in the $4,000 pacing event at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition har.
ness meeting in three straight heats.
White Sox. driven by w. Durfee, was
second. and Tommy Murphy's Major
Ong was third.
Battered down by the swift charge
OF brawny line. their own fast backs
spilled almost before they reached
the line OF scrimmage. the Colorado
College Tigers went down to a a4.to.1:
defeat before the Colorado -icul.
tuTal eleven at Colorado Spring..
The Keota news., 1915-11-19
WASHINGTON.

Definite overtures by a group OF
leading neutral nations 10 the belliger.
ent powers for the purpose OF bring
ing about cessation OF the European
war will be under way by Christmas.
This prediction was made at the
White House by DR.. David Starr Jor
dan Of California, president Of the In
ternational Peace Conference. which
recently met at San Francisco.
Secretary Lansing announced that
he expected American Minister Whit.
lock would return to Brussels, Bel
gium. after his vacation in the United
States.
A formal order was isued by the
Postoffice Department directing post
masters hereafter TO refuse to accept
parcel post packages for Germany,
Austria and Hungary. The order was
necessitated by the refusal Of the
steamship company, which has been
carrying parcel post mail for these
countries, 10 accept such mails any
longer.
Former Secretary Bryan closed his
house here and went to mis- winter
place at Miami. Fla, where he will
spend the next three months. In an.
nouncing his departure. he said he
was very much interested in several
subjects of a public nature which
would come before Congress an6
that he would issue statements from
time to time on them from his home
in Miami.
A hydroaeroplane record OF 11,o0l
feet. made by Lieutenant Saufley a,
the Pensacola naval aviation station
is announced by the Navy Department
Fraudulent schemes by which farm
ers throughout the country and espe
cially in Colorado are alleged to have
been swindled out Of nearly $500, ,oOI
resulted in the Postoffice Department,
issuing a fraud order against -four
Denver loan" companies excluding
them from use Of the mails
The Keota news., 1915-11-19
GENERAL.

Winston Churchill has resigned
from the British cabinet and will ioir
regiment in France.
John c. Cook, millionaire locomotive
builder, who built the original locomo
tive works in Paterson, N. J.. is dead
His death was attributed to heart dis
ease.
An order issued in the Federal Dis
trict Court at st. Louis permits the
consolidation of the two receiyershi,
suits against the Missouri. Kansas 4
Texas railway.
Two hundred and twenty-seven Dor
sons were killed in Chicago by auto
mobiles from Dec. /. 1914, to Nov. !
this year. according to figures com
piled In Coroner Hoffman's office
Police were called at Cleveland
Ohio. to restore order when e5.o0(
school children, guests of John n
Rockefeller. stormed the doors OF tn,
Wigmore coliseum to attend the flowe,
show.
The fire which virtually DESTROYED
tne NO 4 machine shop of tn,
bethlehem Steel Company at Bethle
nem, Pa. was finally extinguished
atter causing damage estimated a.
from $1,o00.000 to $4,000, 900,
The Liberty Bell, Americas creates,
relic, was escorted from the Panama
Pacific exposition to a waiting snec,.
Train and started on its return trip t,
Philadelphia, where it is Que to arr,v,
m t@me for Thanksgiving celehra
tion,
The Keota news., 1915-11-19
FOREIGN.

In Kioto, the ancient capital OF
japan. Yoshihito was consecratsd
emperor.
The government recruiting commit
;ee has called for another 10000 men
or service in German East Africa
Colonel Heussler. Swiss military
,tatistician, calculates the total losses
IN killed In the war at 100000. &C
:ording TO dispatches from Berne.
'Afghanistan is preparing 10 war
against the British possessions in In
iia." according to kilograms received
by the Overseas News Agency from
Constantinople.
Beginning Nov. Is. butter was
added TO the list Of articles whose
expectation is forbidden by the Swed-
ish government. This makes an en-
barge on the export OF food products
virtually complete.
Wholesale desertions from the Ser.
bian army on the part OF troops from
the districts OF New Serbia. many OF
whom were Bulgarians. are reported
by Serbian prisoners" says the Over.
seas News agency.
charges by DR.. Joseph Govicar. former
Austro-Hungarian consul. that Count
Won Bernstorff is head OF extensive
plot to encourage destruction of Amer.
ican munition plants and calling OF
strikes.
The Berlin Koelnische Volks lei.
tung reports that Emperor William
has telegraphed Cardinal Hartmann
that, at the solicitation Cs the pope,
the sentence Of death against the
Countess De Belleville. Mile. Thulier
and Louis SEVERN has been commuted
to Imprisonment for life.
The Paris Mattino asserts that It
has been informed that King Ferdi.
nand Of Bulgaria has communicated
with Pope Benedict. stating that after
the war Bulgaria will become a Cath.
olic country. The present national
faith Of Bulgaria is that of the ortho-
dox Greek church.
The American note causes US little
concern, as Englishmen," Gays the Lon.
don Spectator. commenting on the re-
cent note Of the United States tc
Great Britain relative to interference
with American trade. Its harsh and
unsympathetic tone will not make u.
relax in the slightest degree the gri1
on the throat Of Germany which ou,
sea power gives u.s."
The Keota news., 1915-11-19
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST iMPo RTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Onion Nsws ssrvioa
ABOUT THE WAR

British submarine sunk by Turks.
French and Serbs gaining ground
against Bulgars.
Austrian submarine sinks Italian
steamship Bosnia.
Serbs take town Of Tetove, but Bull
gars recapture il
Kaiser starts on journey to Sofia
and Constantinople
Thirty persons killed by Austrian
air raid on Verona, Italy.
Won HindenburE's situation in Riga
district becoming difficult.
Great Britain has added fourteen
superdreadnoughts to navy.
Russians definitely check Germans
before Riga and take offensive.
Kitchener believed on way TO offer
King Constantine new concessions.
AustroGermans pierce Russian line
on styr river and take 1,500 prison
ers.
King Of Greece refuses TO stop
landing OF troops at Saloniki by
allies.
Austro-Germans continue advance
in Serbia, capturing 1000 or more
daily
Germans penetrate French trench
near Lille, but are driven out by
counter attack.
Italy decides to give British and
French sufficient support in Balkans
to assure "a complete triumph"
Greek attitude causes CONSERVATION
in capitals Of allies. Secret pact be-
tween Greece and Germany feared.
One hundred and thirty thousand
Germans and Austrians captured by
Russians in last five weeks along
southern end Of battle front.
Austria declares Ancona was given
warning and tried to escape Italy
declares no warning preceded shots.
Nine American passengers not ac-
counted for.
The Earl of Derby, director OF re-
cruiting says: If young men medi-
cally fit and not indispensable in any
business Of national importance or
any business conducted for the gen.
eral good Of the community DO not
come forward voluntarily before Nov.
30. the government will after that date
take the necessary steps to redeem
the pledge made on Nov. @"
The Keota news., 1915-11-19
HOWARD E. BURTON AseeAsxEIMH eeAsE - - :.

Specimen prices: Gold, silve., Lead, q, ;ui
silver. sc Gold Soc Zinc or copper 81 n
'a!elopee and full price list sent on Raus
.0attvltle, Colo. Rat. Carbonate Sa"O
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-10
Messages on Cannon Balls.

The habit of sending messages on
shells and cannon balls is a very an
cient one.
In museum at Calcutta you may
see silver cannon ball-a real bali,
not modern projectile-and on it
are still visible certain engraved char
acters.
This was picked up in the jungle
near the ruins of the old city of Anad-
nagar, and its history is a strange
one.
Many years ago Anadnagar was
ruled by Princess Cande. The
Moguls invaded India, and, conquer.
ing one state after another, attacked
Anadnagar The plucky princess
fought to the last, and when all the
other metal in the town had been used
up, took the gold and silver from her
| treasury and had it nodded into bull
| lets, on which were engraved maledic-
tions against the oppressor.
These were fired at the enemy, and
when at last they were used up. and
the town forced to capitulate, the vic.
tors found precious little in the way
of SPOIL