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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13

Editor NirRin.an,
str, The Richmond Raflroa 4
Young Mems Christian Association
made q worlds record in its seven
days membership campaign and this
accomplishment deserves more than a
passing notice The goa was seven
hundred members in seven DAYS, and
nearly double this number were
secured While this splendid result
was effected by systematic co~opera e.
I ton and good team work, intelligentiy
! directed. IL is well to remember that
| only very worthy cause and one COM
handing the confidence of the public
Fan inspire such unselfish labor and
hearty responsiveness AS that which
marked this instance. The Young
I Mem Christian Associations are Of
lnestima bic value They make for "a
thettar phyStCHt. ss1TeurUt s0C1ai and
spiritual mankind.
Secretary Thomas who has wrought
so faithfully for fourteen years to
bring the Richmond Railroad T. NJ
.t- A mp 10 its present vantage ground
.of large membership, public favor and
great usefulness. is to be heartily con
GRADUATED II was a pretty sight to
witness in The great closing function
of the campaign the presence and
manifested Interest Of the aecretary's
entire family, including his wifes
mother. and especially touching ia
those who know of the loyal support
the family circle has always given the
secretary in his ardnonS labors
And underlying all the loyal devo-
ti0n and nnselfish efforts which re-
suited In a worlds membership CAM
pa'gn record, was the inspiration Of
consciousness that the presidents as,.
other officials of the railroads are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13
PEOPLES FORUM.
Is the Democratic Committee At
tempting TO Take From the People
Their Right to Vote FOR a Public
OfficiaI?
llriation

! Editor Vlrg!nian
! Sir.--The recent act OF the CITY
/ Democratic Committee In nominating
a man for Commonwealth Attorney
! and excluding another looks like an
effort Of that committee to take from
the people their right to elect a man
| to that office They try TO exclude tsle
other candidate. Mr.. Wise. and tell
| the Democrats of the city that they
shall have no choice in the matter.
and must accept the verdict of this
/ little company of men or be declared
: boilers,
I This IS not the first time this com
mittee has virtually put a man in of
/ flee, and then has told the people thai
J they can go through the meaningless
! Formally OF voting for their man, or
| NOT vote at all
Are the people Of Richmond will
ling for this committee. with some Of
! the most astute politicians IN the State
! on Il. to take away their power OF
CHOICE and virtually put their man In
office | understand there were only
two applicants, Mr. Haddon. their
/ nominee, and Mr. Wise, whom they
tried to exclude from the race Why
could they not have put both IN the
| field and let the people make t,neie
choice Perhaps they would say a
! republican might get in. This Is the
! old hnga hoo politicians have haen
using for years to put their men in
office
Every thinking man knows that
mere are not Republican voters
/ enough IN Richmond to aea rA -Der1o-
Gratis out Of fair and lust treatment Of
/ fellow Democrats
! Why should this COMMITTEES have
! made a pelphic announcement which
created comment and then waited
until the last day a candidate could
/ have his name put on the official
/ haHot2 n the Republican buga boo Is
such an awful nuisance. why could not
/ a psmary have been held and tnus
! the people have had some voice In
/ choosing their officer?
/ Are the people of Richmond sotng
I % submit to such domination by a few
men, Rather let the judge Of the
court appoint man for the full term.
than for some politicians to name a
( man.
This writer does not hold brief
! for either party but ma matter ~
/ Justice and liberty, he intends to vote
against the man the committee is try.
ing 10 put into office
( Democrats of Richmond, wake I'm
and defend Your rights and preser-v 9
YOUR prvilesesi
DEMOCRAT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13

peasant expression ana Of his re.
markedly unaffected. gentlemanly ana
asreea Die manners and added that he
fhought that in his whole carriage
and demeanor he became his station
Singulariy we'll
he was buried in HOLLYWOOD Cam
etery' where large concourse xath.
cred. to testify their pride in his great.
ness and their sorrow for his depar-
tnfe, and in his funeral obseo,ltes rttv
ana state and Confederacy alike took
part.
All Sections Join In Tribute.
ana now the Federal Government
has erected this monument over Mir
mortal body. but the Significance 81
the act does not lie in the cost or.
the beauty of the memorial itself.
Its erection Is unique in that it Is the
first monument to be voted by the
Federal Congress to any man whose
sense OF duty impelIed him to take
sides with the South in the stormy
day OF secession. Viewed in this ffyht
this memorial shaft to John Tyler Is
the most impressive and significant OF
all memorial structures in the United
states, for it Is the first in which both
North and South. have freely Joined.
and ii stands to the world as the sign
and pledges of reunited country, and
past have persisted.
John Tyler. statesman patriot,
needs no ealogy. The aLstere epito,ns
of his life and deeds can convey but
an inadequate conception Of his cour-
age, his ability. his steadiness. and
his patriotic devotion to country His
dust reposes here beneath this monu.
ment. and on the page of history his
fame itself is monumental. His name
has been placed there. alongside
those Of the great leaders OF our epic
story-of Jefferson and Madison Of
Calhoun and Davis and As long a
the record of the republic shall an
dure he will be remem bered and hon.
ored az one OF Its most illustrious
SONS"
The address ended Mayor Ainslis
escorted Mrs. Ellis from the stand to
the base of the monument and az.
sisted In the ioosing of the ends OF
tho cord which held the veil in place.
Mrs Ellis gave the cord quick tug
and the fold OF the encirclinE canvas
fell apart barring the monument to
view. Immediately the aignal for the
salute was given and the Howitsers'
guns boomed forth. Tho star Span.
Eled Banner" was the closing piece BY
tho band. Rev. Coilin6 Denny, bishop
OF tho Methodist Church, South. pro.
nouncsd the hsnsdtetion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13

Tyler went tn live on an estate in
charles City County. three miles from
ireenWay, his fathers old home
and his own birthplace, and to his
new residence he gave the ma me of
Sherwood Forest" Here he continued
10 dwell for the rest OF his life, ceas-
ing TO take an active part In politics
but even in his retirement exercising
potent Influence on public opinion
in Virginia.
Upon the secession of South Caro-
ina. after Mr.. fancolns election, his
counsel and advice were sought by his
people ana he was elected to the State
convention, which met I'm Richmond
IN the late winter of iSso-6i; and ii
was due to his patriotic efforts that
the peace conference, of which he
was chosen president, and whose pur-
pose was TO preserve the Union, was
called to meet in Washington fin jan
aarN 1851 The result of the deliber-
atoms OF this conference took shape in
an Ambiguous proposition. which Mr.
Tyler opposed, and which the Re-
publican Congress rejected. Upon the
secession of Virginia on April II. 1851,
he was elected "A delegate to the pro-
visional Congress of the Confederate
states. and he was n member elect
of the Confederate House OF Pepre-
sentatives, but died on January IS.
1852, before taking his seat in the
latter body.
Works For Confectionery.
During the period that he lived
after the beginning OF rne War Be
tween the States, he suggested the
system of gunboats devised for the
Confederacy; and Commodore Maury,
who mentions this fact, pays him the
tribute OF stating that his death was
the heaviest blow sustained by the
States during the first
year of the war
s4,s.'' Time would fail for. the rehearsal
here of the opinions expressed of him
by men Of distinction and renown.
Mr.. Davis said Of him: that he was
the most felicitious among the orators
he had known: Alexander n. Stephens
said that his state papers compared
favorahly in point OF ability with those
of any OF his predecessors; and Da MEL
Webster and Henry 8. Foote and
Henry A. Wise and George Tickner
Curtis and r. M. T. Hunter ard host
OF other great men bestowed upon him
the expressions of their admiration.
respect and regard.
Concerning his general appearance,
we have the report OF the novelist,
Charles Dickens. Recording an uc-
count of visit to tho White House
In is43, he wrots Of his mild and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13

Ill continue 10 render great ser
vice. The facts brought out by It's
Investigation revealed Il condition in
sti'''mnnA. which a great majority
Of oar people did net realize, and
which many would have failed to ac-
cept. bot for TIE convincing facts and
testimony secured by the commission.
As result Of tho commissions work
moral conditions have ereatl. i'm
preved he authorities. from the
Mayor down, now recognize as The
virginia. tried to get them to reooT-
nize even before we had Vice Com
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13

: IT a candidate for the Office Of Com
monweaith's Attorney of this city. We
+ hazard the opinion that there was
ample time 70 hold a primary. and
that sae Attorney General of N1r-
stnia would have ~ advised had his
opinion been asked But the city
Committee hiding behind the technt-
cality that. writ Of election not hav-
Ing been issued. It had no actual
notice that a vacancy existed declared
It could therefore take no action to
M the Office.
Gaping a climax Of gross unfair
ness the Committee plays It's final
card. II meets and passes a resolu-
ton inviting all Democrats aspiring
for the Office to Ale their notices with
the committee by noon on October II,
one day before the expiration OF the
time on whics1 notices OF candidacy
had to he Aled with the .clerk of the
Hastings Court In order for candi-
dates names to be printed on the Of
ficial hariot in the general election,
There having been no talk OF Re-
publican aspirant It would have been
the natural conclusion OF the candi-
dates that the com mittee would play
no ravorites, and would. in the alb
sence OF "a primary. permit all candl-
dates to enter the race without pre-
JUDGE With such an outcome n
candidate not up to the tricks of the
political manipuator would have
been art 10 submit s1is claims to the
committee with the idea IN mind az
vanced In some quarters thar the
committee merely wished TO winnow
: the Democratic wheat from floating
polit'csl charr certifying 10 the
voters merely that the several candt-
! Ffs@I0 NFsF OIL iPEif4btfihAS IHllH an
v'tatton. however, to file notices, in
the light Of events seems to have bean
nothing more than an attempt to
eliminate ali candidates from the
race EXCEPT the man personally
favored nv the committee.
Under a1l the circumstances
political emergency confronting the
party requiring q candidate TO he
naned~~the people Of Richmond will
take the action of the committee as
an outrageous and objectionable as
sumption Of power. an insult 10 the
electorate and a violation Of the rights
n the people TO which they will in no
wise submit
AS Democratic newspaper, recog-
ni2ed as THE Democratic newspa per
~ Richmond and Virginia. Tine Vir.
ginian demands that this outra &c
shah ne relnedj~1 We call upon the
people Of Richmond to take ouch
steps sc sh-1l result IN the administer
ing of pointed and salutary rehuke
70 the men who. elected 20 serve the
party. have assumed TO be its masters
The people should see that the action
taken on Tuesday night by the city
Democratic Committee Thail he
promptly and Overwhelmingly over
ridden,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13
SHOULD PROVIDE THE MONEY.

Ehe memorial ~ the Ministerial
lzen ~ THE city Conrcii for ar APP
Of $4,000 So meet ~
Ten already incurred ard stili 10
In the turtherAnce al the
- Important work IL is doing for
eoSnmunity. should receive prompt
Favorable action at the hands Of
SUouncil We have no Doubt that
III DO so,
Nice Commission. as The Viz
lhAa sid repeatedly. has rend-
ssrdss4nx. and. We believe,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13
CITY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE PERPETRATES
AN ACT OF GLARING INJUSTICE

On Tuesday night. against the very
&nrnsst reuonstrsnce 81 The Viz
1nian. representing ire great fair
DaAy loving public Of Richmond the
0U Democratic Committee. exercis-
&Ax technical l~sal power. attempt
~ to deprive the electorate OF che
14ght TO name thc Gommonweal $
teornsy o. the csJy Of Richmond ny
4ecaArfng Councilman T Gray Had
0e1s tAe Democratic nominee for the
Ass
This newspaper IS not concerned as
~ the men Involved IN this matter.
knows NO bias either for or aga'ns,
IF Haddon or 1fr. Wise Both are
Dns3smsa OF parts. amply well fitted
@tsdaharss the duties II the once.
~ ~ have very decided interest
- the question whether or not a
<c1n and rank injustice shah be per:
ltttsd TO pass uncheGongea
VINO made the CITY Democratic
$ommittee the master q tho Demo
sA1to party of Richmond On what
HnaAx hath this Caesar fed that II
XAAkA grown SO fat7 Shall "a body
MAeaen to conduct the business of the
Arty and 20 see that Justice he done
Sekween such Of the party members
~ aspire for pubic office re permitted
n ewn the party?
OF course the cltm wifi be set up
ssnOw. that Mr. Wise ala not submit
|@Mta claims TO the committee and that
sA IT. Haddon, having keen the only
oFsoa 70 Ale his application, was
&nraequentiy entitled To Re declared
ne nominee What rot! Does the City
RAmocFAfic Committee expect that
4 fny man will submit his care TO a
NHTt wanich has decided against
1Ifm In advance Mr. Wins
$3.50 perfectly justified In declining to
6nhniit his claims It would have be-
A0kAnsd infansiie nneeenea--stsela az
sgz
~ 4a4ehrncna Ttfs4As-ntspatch, which
~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13
\ States, Rights Cabinet,

Mr.. Tyler during The next two years
white the Wings had majority In
IN Congress received byt slight sup
port from That party, and was in little
better case with the Democratic ma
jority, dominated by the Van Buren,
Influence. when that party succeede ed
10 legislative superiority He relied
upon the wings of either who were
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-13

Heart shape. genuine
photographs. brou>l mate
m a handsome fra me a
genuine art picture Of
Cupid Awake or Cupid
Asleep, in this sale. only
CSC.
New-York tribune., 1915-11-30
STAR OF THE UNBORN"
HURT IN TAXI CRASH
Miss Wellman Was Going Home
with Floral Tributes.

Miss Emily n. Wellman, a young
actress from st. Louis, who plays a
leading part in "The Unborn" mar
rowly missed serious injury in taxi
cab collision as she was returning
from the Princess Theatre to her
apartment in the st. James Hotel, 1O9
West Forty-ffth Street, after the per-
formance last night.
Her taxi, packed with large bunches
Of flowers tossed TO her over the foot
lights. was going north on Sixth Ave
nue.. At Forty-third Street another
taxicab also going north, cut across
the path Of Miss Wellman's auto. To
avoid q smash-up, Miss Wellman's
driver steered into one Of the pillars
of the Sixth Avenue az. She was
thrown against the window, receiving
deem cuts on the nose and lips. Miss
Wellman was rescued from the mix
ture of flowers, broken glass and
wreckage by Patrolman Greenberg, or
the East Fifty-hrst Street station, who
carried her two blocks TO her hotel.
A remarkable coincidence connected
with the accident was that DR.. De
Birmingham, who attended MISS Wei
man, had just escorted DR.. II. J. Hal
selden, Of Chicago. 10 his hotel. Dr.
Haiselden, known for his part IN the
Bollingcr baby case, had applauded
Miss Wellman's work at the Princess
Theatre and had made speech IN
support Of "The Unborn
New-York tribune., 1915-11-30
BOUGHT POLICE JOB,
HE TELLS COURT
Ex-PatrOlman Explains Change
of Name in Action.

The efforts of John Frederick Woss-
ner, former policeman, to get pos
session of the estate of Anna Bach
mann, also known as Anna Wossner, on
the representation that he was a
brother. came to light in the Surro-
gates Court Yesterday. Wossner OBJ
tanned letters of administration, stat
ing that he was the only next of kin
of Miss Bachmann and that her estate
amounted to $1,000. Since then it has
been learned that Miss Bachmann had
relatives in Germany and that her es-
tate was valued at S12,500. William
NJ Hoes. Public Administrator, who
sought to prevent Wossner from get
ting new letters after the first letters
of administration were revoked, al
legged that the former policeman was
not related to the woman.
The peculiar circumstances Of the
case are revealed through the report
Of William J. Burke, who was appointed
referee. He said in his report that
counsel for Wossner, on learning the
facts, consented TO have the case dis
missed by the court. Examination OF
Wossner developed that from 1876 TO
1885 he was on the police force under
che name of Joseph X. Kattner In the
latter year he was dismissed-wrongly,
as he testified. Asked why he assumed
the name of Kattner. he said:
81 will explain that. There was an
application in the Police Department
by that name. ! purchased that ap-
pointment. / paid $500 for the ap-
pointment. That is the reason | made
the false statement | did. was afraid
| would get some one else in trouble
and | didn't want to do that, and |
didn't want it to some out. From that
time, of course, went under the name
Of Kattner"
New-York tribune., 1915-11-30
DOUBTS CATHOLIC
CONVERT CLAIMS
Head of Church Mission House
Disputes Claim That Majority
Are Episcopalians.

Catholic claims of 10000 Protestant
converts yearly, coming in largest num-
bers from the Episcopal Church, are
grossly exaggerated, according to
prominent clergymen of the latter de-
nomination in New York. II was said
yesterday that many of these converts
were not members OF Protestant
churches, and that the Catholic figure
failed to take into account the great
number who do not remain in the
Catholic Church, but return to Prot
estant denominations.
Stuart p. West, head Of the Catholic
Converts League, who gave out the fig
ures, described the statement of the
Rev. DR.. j. G.. II. Barry, of the Church
of st. Mary the Virgin, that the Epis-
copal Church gets more converts from
the Catholic Church than it loses TO 1T
as Every disingenuous." Mr.. West
added that the Protestant churches may
gain some converts from the ranks OF
the Catholics, but they were among
the Italians, mostly, in poor districts,
who are attracted by the material pros
poets held out by Protestant missions.
He said that the trend of intellectual
converts WIS eubllcly lONulu NHt N"sh
Ollie Church.
Mr.. Vests figures are taken from re-
ports made BY Scannell O'Neill, asso-
ciate editor Of "The Catholic Citizen.
and the Apostolic Mission, Washing
ton, which is conducted by the Paulist
Fathers. The reports are based on the
books of the chancery Offices and par
ish registers. They do not take into
account death-bed conversions and
those made in converts.
There is no propaganda in the Epis-
copal Church for the conversion Of
Roman Catholics, the Rev. Hugh l..
Burleson, of the Church Mission House,
said yesterday. 1--WE never seek TO con-
vert them" he continued. "We think
it better ordinarily for them to remain
good Roman Catholics. On the other
hand, they have an organization for
active work in converting Protestants.
Therefore, il wouldn't be an unnatural
result if they gained more converts
But think they don't / know that
greater number Of Roman priests join
the Episcopal Church than the number
of Episcopal clergymen who go TO tham:
At least one-third Of the Episcopal
clergymen who went over have re
turned"
New-York tribune., 1915-11-30
VILLAGE HEAD A BARKEEP
yermonters Consider il Illegal for
President to Tend Saloon.

lBy le4ekftiu " AfouicsI
Burlington, VT, Nov. 2s.-The village
of Winooski is fairly trembling with
excitement. It's Village President, Burt
Dubuc, has become a bartender IN one
Of Winooski's saloons. II his resigna-
ton as Village President is not ten
dered promptly the worthy burghers
threaten to rise up in rebellion.
The Office Of Village President cor
responds TO that of Mayor in a city and
is considered the most important office
1 the village. Those most active IN de-
manding Dubuc's resignation are the
citizens who voted for him because
they took him TO be a temperance ad-
vocate. Burt, however, lost his job as
shoe clerk soon after his election, and
the proprietor Of the Oxford Hotel
thought that his popularity would make
him a good drawing card for the bar.
He made overtures to Dubuc, with the
result IN. : t4e villages chief executive
put on his apron last Monday.
The dissatisfied villagers say the
Vermont law provides that no one hold
ing Office may be connected with the
liduor business. and that therefore
Dubuc's tenure of office is illegal. IL
Dubuc resigns a special election Will be
necessary to elect his successor, and on
that day the saloons of the city, six in
number must be closed ali day by law.
This is another reason why Burt has
incurred the bad feelings of his fell
lows. The President of the village APP
points the day for the special election.
Consequently, il is pointed out. Dubrc
will select a day in the middle of the
week, when the saloon trade is dull.
Meanwhile Burt is transacting bust
ness over the bar, and says that If he
quits either position it VIII be that OF
VILLAGE President
New-York tribune., 1915-11-30
JOLIET TRUSTY FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER
Joseph CampbellWill Be Hanged
for Mrs. Aliens Death.

Joliet, H., Nov. 29.-Joseph Camp
bell, a negro convict, was found guilty
to-day of numbering Mrs. Maizie Odette
Allen. wife of exWarden Allen, ia the
warden's apartments of the state peni-
tentiary here. The verdict fixed the
punishment at hanging, and was re-
turned after forty-four hours delibera-
tion by the jury.
Mrs. Allen, formerly a star of musi-
cal comedy, was found murdered Ia her
bed on the morning Of June 90 last.
Htr skull was fractured and her body
burned. Fire, BY which the murderer
is believed to have hoped TO hide evil
dence Of his crime, was discovered be-
fore the body was consumed. Camp
bell, a negro trusty, was arrested. He
was serving an indeterminate sentence
for murder.
The crime led tp Aliens resignation
as warden. The law did not permit a
warden TO live outside the prison, and
he said life within his old apartments
would be unbearable.