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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
SPEAKERS OPTIMISTIC
At H0PEWEll BANQUET
Judge West Praises Officers For Clean
Community: Secretary Martin
Confident of Good Road.

Hopewell. Va, Nov. 16.--Optimis-
tic speeches were those made at the
banquet here tonight gwen by the
Business Mems Association of this
city Among the speakers were Judge
Jesse y West Secretary William NJ.
Martin Of the Petersburg Chamber
OF Commerce: Common ealth's At
torney Sam w thinner. of Peters
burg; DR.. j. II Hargraves. Judge
Frank Britton, David A. Harrison, Jr.,
r. Bauer, editor of the Hopewell Daily
News. and Attorneys Flaherty and
Toouer Garrow- Judge Lawrence
Perry presided.
Judge West highly plimented
the officers of Prince George. OF
Hopewen. and of the Dupont Com
rHUy, VINO tTave atied IN rtddtng
Eopewell of the undesirables. some
seventy-fve OF whom, under indict-
nlent have disappeared, Secretary
Martin spoke on the Petersburg
Hopewell Highway and expressed
confidence that the road will shortly
be completed and will be one of the
finest highways In the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
NAME 4. 6. PROCTOR
ASSOCIATION MANAGED
Richmond Country Clearing Association
WIN Have Its Office in Merchants
National Bank Building.

The advisory board of the Richmond
Country Clearing Associations ha
elected H. q. Proctor, a popular loca
banker manager OF the organization
MIR. Proctor Will establish his office y
the Merchants National Bank build
ing and viii have an office force OF
about fifteen clerks The object o.
the new organization is to expedite
business. ciea~ings and collections be
tween the Richmond banks and those
IN the surrounding country.
Officers of the association are: Pres
ident w. Meade Addison, cashier FRS
National Bank. vice president, Conwa,
II. Gordon. cashier Planters' Nationa'
Bank secretary, j. W. Sinton. vice
president National State ard Cit.
Bank, advisory board. w. p. shelton,
assistant cashier First National Bank
". r. Augustine, assistant cashier
Merchants National Bank. r. Latime4
Gordon. vice pre- sident Planters Ma
floral Bank, and T.. w. Durrett, as
sistant Cashier American National
Bank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
COUNCIL TO INSPECT
H0PEWflL R0AI
Petersburg CITY Fathers 70 See High
way Before Voting Fifty Thous-
and to Improve IL.
RUSH UBL E-rRACK wORI
Congestion Of Traffic Between Peters
burg and HopcweIi VIII He vcr,
Much Relieved BY improvements
Now Being Made BY N. 8 w. II. II

Petersburg. Va. Nov. 16.---Arrange-
ments have been completed for al
automo bile trip over the public roa.
between Petersburg and Hopewell b..
members Of the City Council in order
that they may have an opportunity
for personal inspection OF its condi-
ton. The trip will be made or
Thursday at the suggestion of Cap
tain n. T. Patteson, member of the
Council from Third Ward. An ordin
ance to appropriate $4,000 TO aid il
road between Petersburg and Hope
well has been recommended by lie
finance Committee OF the Council,
which via come up for passage a.
the next meeting OF the lower body.
Captain Iatfeson's suggestion that
members Of the two branches OF tbs
Council go oyer the road in auto
mobiles was offered in order that each
member might vote 'intelligently'
upon the proposition. Upon reaching
Hopewell the Petersburgers will be
served refreshments by members OF
the Business Mems League of that
city.
Probe Shooting.
Coroner Leigh and a Jury heard
evidence in the undertaking parlors
Of j. T. Morriss & Son last evening in
the cause of the death of John Pas
sligo, an Armenian, and Ned Marrow,
negro. both Of whom died at the
Petersburg Hospital during the past
few days, the former as the result OF
injuries sustained when he was crush
ed between two empty box-cars on
the inside OF the Dupont plant, and
the latter from bloodpoisoning. after
being shot by a negro named Stocke-
ley. who is under arrest. Verdicts
were rendered In accordance with the
evidence In each case.
Heavy Police Court Docket,
The Police Court docket this morn
Ing was very heavy one for Tues
day requiring Justice Clements more
than two hours to dispose Of 1t. The
following are the more important
cases heard:
A. Rudy. charged with peddling
underwear and hosiery without a
license, was found guilty and fined
800, which he paid Rudy claimed
that he represented a Richmond Arm.
The bail bond of Thomas Terry.
charged with felonious cutting and
wounding J. r. Remnant, was de-
clared forfeited when the accused
failed to appear.
Thomas Owen. coiored, charged
WITH shooting and woundtng another
negro, claimed that the shooting was
accidental and was discharged
Sue Sewell. colored, charged with
having concealed weapon upon her
person in a restaurant which she con-
ducts, was discharged.
Tim Mcdonald, charged with violat-
ing a city ordinance, was sentenced
to sixty days on the road.
r. II Oden. charged with assault,
was sentenced to ninety days on the
roads, and Willie Craig given
sixty days on the road for violating
a city ordinance.
There were about thirty other cases
for other violations of city ordi-
rances, etc. which were disposed OF
by the assessment OF fines.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
In the dicese or Virginia and tina
other In the diocese or Fittsburg.

In the dicese OF Virginia ana thf
other In the diocese or Fittsburg.
The report OF the committee OF
correspondence and publicity wa
read by the secretary Of the commit
tee. M Rolla Il, Currie. of Wsahing
ton, D. c.
The report OF the finance commit
tee. read by the chairman, Rev. Mr.
Diller. showed that for the year be
ginning June /. 1915, $3.50 had beer
received from the dioceses toward tn
9? 700 or $4,000 needed for the yea
TO provide for the stipend of the field
secretary and ALI other expenditures
The amounts received I'm this wa
during the summer and fall are, ia,
below those tina. may be expected
during the winter and spring.
An extremely full and interesting
report Was read by the Rev. Frederick
Gardiner. l.. II. d, chairman of tht
committee on educational institution,
in the province. Voluntary Bihlt
study IS carried on in most of the
colleges under the direction OF the
& NJ sfian associations. but II IL a par
in the curriculum in very few. Tnc
most complete course with an en-
dov'ed profess1rship is IN he Uni
versity of Virginia. There was show
inquest phtH ntel LOT SpHtt HitAihf'
OF stardardizing the preparation for
the teaching of religious studies ii
educational institutions, and a very
generally expressed desire for some
standard course for use in secondar,
schools.
After brief toleeraphic report
from DR. Fl G. WesterVelt. OF Pitts
burg. chairman of the committee on
religious nurture In the nome. who
was unable to be present. the board
took a recess TN o'clock this morn
ing.
Holy Communion will be admin
istered in All Saints' Church at 1880
o'clock this morning The synod ses
sions will begin al 9 80 in ST. James
and there will be little let up during
the day, as much business Is sched
uied A most interesting session Will
be that at O'Clock this afternoon,
when the report of the social service
commission and addresses on three
phases of social service will he heard
Separate conferences will be had a.
O'Clock and at 4:s0 in tho parish
house.
The public meeting tonight will be
in St. Paurs Church. The theme will
be social service. Bishop Darlington
OF Harrisburg will preside, and the
speakers will be John NJ. Glenn, .!
New York, and Rev. Augustine Ell
mendorf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
THIRD PORTER TRIAL
TO BE NOVEMBER q

Prince George Courthouse. Va, Nov.
l6.-During todays session OF the Cir
cult Court of Prince George date was
set for the trial of former Police Lieu
tenant John A. Porter, of Hopewell.
indicted for having attempted to bride
Supervisor of DUPONT Police o. M
Reeves. The trial VIII be begun next
Tuesday, November rs,
Porter has already been tried twice
on the charge, both ending in mis-
trials.
Three negroes CHARGED with high
way robbery were ARA igned today. AS
prosecuting witnesses did not. appear
against them, the charge was reduced
TO assault and the negroes were given
ninety days each In Jail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
RICHMOND RESERVE
BANK T0P-M0TCHfI
Earnings For October For Iecser, /,
System Principally Made by
Southern Members.

Washington, Nov. ia stateme1
issued by the Fedora, Reserve Boa
today discloses the total net earnin
OF the twelve regional banks for Il
month OF October was only $ST,S3
Not only In the margin OF earnins
over expenses comparatively small
nearly al of the districts. but the s
Louis bank reported deficit OF s2l
and the Philadelphia bank report,
that 1t had earned only SIT over e.
penses
1t was predicted today that crit
Of the Federal reserve system will fir
in this statement subject matter I,
their arguments that the new currene
system Is little more than q reser1
system. and is not yet to be rcgarde
rs having made important advance
in the banking business.
The figures for Southern banks are
Richmond earnings. s26.s72; expense,
S10,133; Atlanta earnings, s22.62t; ex
penses, $11,6l5. Dallas earning, 325,
642; expenses, $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17

CONTINUED F. ON First PaRe.1
sieged fortress, provide the producers
and middlemen with new possibilities
for speculative profit. II is against
this phase of high prices that the gov
ernment, after long hesitation, now
has taken action. Our scheme Of or
ganization is the principle of fortress
husbandry transferred to the enti~
nation OF 68,000,00o inhabitants"
Asks to Modify Rules.
The North German Gazette says:
with Christmas at our doors we
appeal 10 the Federal council to modify
the regulations with respect to the use
of wheat flour, cream and eggs. II
these are enforced to the letter they
will deprive, for the first time in his
tory the German people of their ira
ditional Christmas cake What Is
more, they will rob the heroes in the
trenches of innocent joy"
The Hamburg Frie'nenh!att says:
ITO speak of a fat famine is nc,
quite correct Such condition could
t'e said to exist only If the employment
of fats in the proportions. hitherto
available were impossible. 1t should
be an easy matter at the present time
to reduce the daily consumption OF
fats per head of the population in an
important proportion without being a
deterrent 10 health This is neces-
sary Economy in fats can be greatly
facilitated by the substitution of arti-
ficial honey. syrup and beet Juice for
butter in the preparation of fish and
vegetables, and with nut oils replacing
cheese with fruit. Soap in the usua,
form should he entirely dispensed
with In favor of washing powders
composed mainly of natural alkalies
which will serve all purposes"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
Rush Dovi,aeTr.cain~.

The work OF double tracking thu
City Point branch OF the Norfolk ant
Western Railway Ii being rushed 4.
completion and is expected to be com.
ploted. according to Q statement made
by Superintendent Riton yesterday
within the next ten days. When
finished. the present congested con-
dittons on that division OF the road
will be greatly relieved.
November Term Begins Thursday.
The November term OF the Hust-
ings Court, Judge Mullen presiding
Will convene at 10 O'Clock Thursda.
morning. There are Mt this time
about fifteen or twenty felony cases
on the criminal docket, in addition
TO numerous misdemeanor and ap-
peal cases.
Gregory-Sontfall.
mrs. John F. Plummer announced
today the marriage OF her niece, Mis-,
Josephine Stone Gregory, to Mr.
Henry Clay Southall. the ceremony
having been performed in Washing
ton, D. G.
The bride is one of Petcrsburg's
most popular and attractive younr
ladies and the groom is a progressive
ana popular young real estate dealer.
Mctice-ArcIler.
Miss Mary Frances McGee and Mr..
Alvin Matthew Acrher. both resi-
dents OF Chesterfield County. were
united In marriage at $3.50 o'clock
this morning at the parsonage Of the
High Street M. E. Church by the pas
tor, Rev. S. j. Brown.
To Hold Box Party.
box party will be held at the
Market-Strect Methodist Episcopal
Church Friday evening Of this week.
for which the following program has
been arranged:
Solo-Miss Rosa Webb.
Recitation--Miss Gladys Ramey
Quartette-Afiss Mary Baxter. Mrs.
9. c. Wright, Mr.. q. c. Wright. Mr..
H. e. Wright
Violin Soio-Mrs. n e. Wright.
Solo-Mr. Charles e. Dillon.
Plano Solo--Miss Jessie l. Har-
rison.
Solo-Miss Florence A. Butler.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
!. N. c. A. CONVENTION
BEGINS This MORNING
Division OF Meeting, Is Today
and TomorrOw.
CONVENTION PROPER FRrDA,
Conference of students Begins a
Richmond College Tomorrow Nigh
and Continues Through Sunda,
Dinner Thursday; Banquet Friday

a nJmbar of the employed officer
nf the \. NJ. c. A. arrived in Rich
mond yesterday afternoon and las
nigh t-4 ,p. a"aual State Y. M. G.. A
Convention. whose sessions continu,
IN the several branches, through Sun
day The sessions begin at ocioc..
this morning in the Y. VI. c a. Build =
ing Al seventh and Grace Streets. anG
here will be in attendance probable
s.Nt4 five or seventy on, of the ainets
eight employed officers In the State,
The first division OF the convention
viii continue through today and to
morrow. 1t is the Employees ot;ieers
Conference. and IL viii be opened b!
Vice President J. K. Peasants. In thc
absence OF President b. c. Pond. o.
Norfolk. who Will not arrive unit.
noon. President Pond viii preside
over the folio wing sessions of the con-
ference. Today's program is:
Morning y o clock, devotional; $50,
address THE Efficient Administra
ter" by General Secretary w. II. Mor-
riss. Of Baltimore.
After noon. ~ o'clock, devotional;
$50. address Efficient Association
Administration" ny Halsey Ham
mond. OF tile Bedford Branch. Brook
}yn. n y.
Night O'Clock. devotional Dr..
Edward Mack. Of Union Theological!
seminary. 20, business session and
group conferences genera secretaries.
with y. e. Alexander presiding; boys
WORK, II r Baker and physical DE-
feciors. Dr George ]. Fisher.
\ Dinner and banquet.
Tomorrow = sessions will begin at
O'Clock in the morning. gao In the
afternoon and : at night The State
committee dinner Will be had in the
dining rooms OF the Business Mems
club al 5 80 tomorrow night. The
employed officers Will be guests Of the
state com nittee at this function.
Friday at j 9 in the morning and
30 In the afternoon the convention
proper VIII be held
Problems Of the Boards of Dires'~
ors IL the subject for informal dis
cjsslon at the morning session. state
Committee Problems. Policies and
Achieveme is the afternoon
theme Tire State convention ban
quet will he Friday evening at e:30
in the Business Mems Club.
The Students Conference, the third
phase Of the meeting. Will he held at
Richmond College. beginning at s
o'clock Thursday night Moraing,
afternoon and night sessions viii bt
had Friday Saturday and Sunday at
the college.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
tSTTtk IN Us NOW WE'RE
COIN TER STICk ny YoUS''

4 Denver. fo,o- Nov Wards nj
ssadge l3ea a l+ndse4s Jpvcline
Atourt, including q number of Lind
4feyis "bad boys today started "a.
sssnoysgneni 10. collect 80 600 pennies
,strnm the children of Denver with
(which to gay the $500 ane imposed
= per judge Lindsey Yesterday by Dis
Strict Judge Perry. who held Lindsey
&c conteu1pi f court fos refusing 10
tegt3fe wr2t rwe, ve-y ear-0ld Cal
svrieh' had told him regarding the
gslaysng ~ the BOYS fainter
SO iusa euratof@ ~ the penny col
lection movement called upon Judge
l-au5~c' tcfas auc SAID;
y +TuCye you Sc have stuck bv Us,
sau row We are goin' ter stick by
"a oi3s"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
BoEAU COMES OUT
FOR PROHIBITION

Portland, Ore. Nov. 1G,-$cna-
tor Rorah. uf Idaho. oonsid r.
tor # 1i,e -trsre presidential pos
sibililies of the Republican party,
hrs declared for national prohibit
nun.
Rorali IL tie first Of The Pros
rtsctite candidates for the Hepub-
iiean nomination newt year 10
make knawn Ia. stand ON nati1nai
prohibits n. The ictttr in which
tic Idaho senator fer the first
time announce hiS position lsaS
iust ts'u received h& II. y. Hut
tuu, suneriHtci dent of the Anti
Saloon i.t.aguC
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17

Bovernnsent that any allied troops
seeking a refuge on Greek soil would
b. diSarmed.
Greece Is said In news dispatches ia
base her decision on internationa.
law. The entente takes the ground
that the permission 10 enter the coun-
try through SalonicA carries with IL
a right to retire by the same route,
should the necessity arise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
REDUCED FARES TO RICHMOND

Southern Railway announces great
" reduced fares to Richmond and re-
urn. November %, "a and 26. with
Tinal limit November %, 1915, ac-
count Seventh Annual Educational
Conference of Virginia.
For further information apply to
nearest ticket agent. or write H. l.
Bishop, Division Passenger Agent.
Richmond. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
Auto Runs Into Wagon.

Auto Runs Into Wagon.
w. II. Wallace, chauffeur Tor A. r.
L. grocery agency auto. ran into
horse and wagon at the corner OF
Grove Avenue and Linden Street at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, dam
aging the automobile to the extent
Of $25. Melody was hurt, but Sergeant
l.. X. Latham. of the Second PREF
cinct. recognized Wallace to apenr
In court to answer to charge OF
reckless driving.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
Charged MIN .A.s..ul.,

VI L. Turner street car rondur-
a'or. ~ no lives A. No s22 North Thirty
fourth Stgeet, was arrested YESTERDAY
Esn = warrant sworn out by J. /.
~f5riggs, pddler 81 No 4e- North
eleventh street an TIRE charge ~ az
kauitine ana threatening - shoot him.
Turner was hailed and will tell his
side OF the alteration this morning 10
a&Hsaies. GsMxaAfsASs}
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
RUNAWAY CADET IS
RETURNED TO SCHOOL

John Terrell. the eighteen-year-o old
son of j. w. Terrell, of Knoxville,
Tenn, who ran away from the Staun-
ton Military Academy few days ago
and headed for Richmond was over
hauled and arrested last night by
Detective Sergeant +. S. Walters.
Young Terrell after making his
gets way from the institution, teie-
graphed his mother for money to be
sent by wire to s2ichmond His father
got hold of the telegram and wired
police headquarters here to detain his
son If found. Sergeant Walters found
him last night late and turned him
over TO a provost guard of cadets from
the school. who came to Richmond on
"A late train last night looking for him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
Tell Them stories for Christmas.

Better than presents--hetter even
than the Christmas tree, Is the Christ :
mas story. says Laura Spencer portor
in the Christmas Woman's Home
Companion.
In the midst of many suggestions
ar to how we may best preserve ara
set forth the Christmas spirit" she
writes, the story stands as perhaps
the most lasting md satisfying an
swer. Gifts shall be given. the poor
shall be fed and the needy supplied
But above these worthy and needed
means Of shedding abroad the Christ
mas spirit, the Christmas story hangs
like Christmas star a higher and a
brighter means lovely though the rest
may be.
plan definitely for the Christmas
story hour Let it be the quietest
hour Of Christmas day. perhaps in the
late afternoon when the gifts have
been examined and enjoyed. and TIE
romping fun is bit quieted down.
Or. best OF all. let 1t be Christmas
night, before the open fire"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17

11aFecr Changes COMMITTEE Meets
M The G@nnen Committee on Charter
axanees VIII meet tonight al ciry
ySail 70 further considar the proposed
sGAAnges In the present charter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
THE WEATHER.

Eirginia-~Fair Wednesday and
Thursday; warmer Thursday light
westerly win Is
North Carolina---Fair Wednesday
and Thursday, warmer Thursday:
light, variable winds,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
GERMANY DENIES

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-17
EVERY MEMBER WORK

a. ontiuutd From firaf age
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-08
DEFECTIVE STAIR TREADS

An examination of causes of acei-
dents which were reported to the De-
partment of Labor and Industry dur
ing 1914 show that S,437 were caused
by slipping or tripping. Accidents of
this nature are generally due to in
equalities or unevenness in the floors,
passageways, stairways, etc.
Frequently, inspectors of the depart
ment notice, as they make inspections
in various establishments throughout
the Commonwealth, that there are very
many stairways in dangerous condi-
ton. In some eases, owing to the ma
ture of the establishment, material
has been deposited on the steps which
makes them uneven. In many instances
wooden stairways are found to be so
worn by the constant tramping of
many feet that the threads in some
portions are almost worn through. As
| this rnout condition is found usual
ly on the front edge of the thread,
many manufacturers have corrected
| this condition by reversing the threads
| and using the underside. t.
The danger which such irregular and
| uneven surfaces occasion is very sell
dom realized by the owners of the
buildings in question until the matter
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-08
Want Full Crew Law Repealed

Editor, the Star-Independent.
Dear Sir-The full crew law is not a
safeguard to humanity, neither is it a
safeguard to corporate interests. The
federal acts of 1898, with amendments,
laws of 1908 and 1910, and the order
of 1911, are for the purpose of safe
guarding all those who handle and use
railroad trains.
The law of the Commonwealth, or
dering full crews for railroad trains
pose of protection to either travellers
or those handling the trains.
All railroads have applied to their
rolling equipment such appliances, de-
signed by experts, and are at the pres
ent time applying additional safe
guards and changing some of those
that had previously been applied be-
cause of no advantages for safety.
In compliance with the latest fed
eral order for safety to railroad ears,
equipping of same must be completed
by July /, 1916, costing approximately
| five and one-half million dollars on the
| Pennsylvania railroad alone.
Rolling equipment is not the only
item of danger that is being protected
| but every other detail connected with
railroads and their property is being
viewed thoroughly by competent me.
chanics, individually and in commit.
tees, from whose judgment and recon-
mendations they are made safe.
Safety rallies are called 10y railroad
officials, getting together all of theiI
employees and urging, by able mechan
ical speakers, the Importance of arriv'
ing at the highest standard of safety
| by every means possible, going so fal
as to advocate one employee taking care
of the other, so as to eliminate ex
elusively the slightest injury whicl
might occur by careless acts or other
| wise.
Train running is but one part of the
service in which there must be employ
ed certain number of men for assign
ed duties. There are many, in fact /;
very large majority of other services
for which there is no law, providing
for a number of men to do a certain
amount of work, and, the question
arises as to why law has been en-
acted compelling the employment of {
man where he is not actually needed
1t would appear that law only enter.
into this one subject, Notwithstanding
all the efforts that have been made fol
safety and the men that would be EN-
ployed and are employed where neees
sary for safety without law.
Motive Power
Harrisburg, Pa, March s, 1915.