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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
DARLINGTON HEADS
T0BAcC0 ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL BODY Closes Annual Gather
ing ut Old Point With Big
/ Banquet.

Especial TO The Richmond virginian.)
Newport News, June 2s.--T. NJ. Car
rington. OF Richmond. was reelected
president Of the United states Tobacco
Association, which closed it, annual
session at Old Point tonight with q
bic banquet and the election Of ON
GERS.
W. B. Insle. Of richmond, was the
speaker of the day. The tehacconists
took boat ride over Hampton Roads
ana Chesapeake Bay this AFTERNOON.
Little or no business was transacted
at the meeting.
other offlcers were elected as FOB
lows: w. &. Petty. of. Lexington, KY.
f,rst vice president: n. r. watson. Of
Wilson, N. c.. second vice-presidcnt:
B. r. Egsleston. Of brakes Branch.
third vice-president. and GLE. webb.
Of winston Salem. N. G.. secretary
and treasurer 4; Is
Next years. meeting place VIII Be -
iectsd - ! later .dAts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
small Fire ~ Paramount.

Starting in pile of rubbish near
carriage house. flames did much dam
age TO the carriage house and its
contents. belonging to William II.
Brauer. in Paramount, yesterday morn
ing. Prompt work on the part of the
Fire Department prevented spread
of the flames to the residence. The
damage will amount to probably $500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Two Are Robbed.

F. 8. Campbell 100 West Franklin
Street, complained Yesterday to the
police that his garage had been
broken open and three tires, valued
at SIS, stolen.
A violin and case valued at $50 was
reported to the police yesterday as
having been stolen from w. r.
Fletcher, 3102 West Cary Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
TOOK JOKE SERIOUSLY.
Austrian Recruit In American Army
a Suicide.

New Rochelle, N. r.. June Is
Worrying over the jokes of his fellow
recruits. who called him spy" John
Fl. woodbridge, an Austrian, aged
twenty-four, q member of the second
recruit company at Fort Slocum, COM
mitted suicide last night by hanging
himself In the tailest tree in the post
which Is on David's Island. in Ions
Island Sound, of New Rochelle.
He enlisted at Philadelphia Ave
days ago on a declaration of inten-
ton of becoming United States citi-
zen. Recruits who were resting under
the tree after drill saw woolridge's
body hanging high among the
branches
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
school for MANNED soldiers.

Paris, June 25.--The school opened
at Borges for the education of MANNED
soldiers already has $50 pupils and Is
operating very successfully. The pur-
pose of the school is to teach new
trades to soldiers whose injuries are
such as TO prevent them from return
ing to their former occupations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
HAz|NG STILL RULES
At NAVAL ACADEMY
Timer Cfassnen Require Disgracefui
stunts at Hands of New
Men.
STORY CONES OUT IN
REACHES TESTIMONY
Cadet Tells of His Numerous Expert
ences In Coping" Examination
Papers--Had Full Equipment For
Opening Doors and Windows.

Annapolis, Md. June 25.--That haz-
ing still exists in the Naval Academy
and under the old forms which were
so roundly condemned by the public
when the facts were developed during
an inquiry in 1906 was the testimony
of Midshipman Charles NJ. Reagle be.
fore the court of inquiry at the Naval
Academy today. This assertion with
the details which he gave more than
eaualed the sensation caused by his
admission that he had stated num-
Der of things falsely when on the
stand before, and that he had secured
much improper information during
his wanderings through the depart
ments with his equipment of keys,
pinCners and electric torches,
A chance statement that he had
gone in an upper classman's room and
seen a t.pleb'' with his face to the
wall gave Representative Carlin, one
of the defendants counsel, his OPP
portunity, and he developed the fact
that this was part of the hazing the
midshipruen received during their first
year. The connection with the pres
ent inquiry was, according to Mr.. Car
lin. that they would prove that mid
information for upper classmen
Time Honored Custom.
Why was the pleb standing with
his face to the WALTZ" asked Mr.. Car
lin. lit has been the custom ever
since came in" was Reagle's answer.
He explained that he did not do 1t
the first time that he was in the pres
ence of an upper classman and that
he got the worst Guessing OUT of his
life. This referred to the old style of
showering profane abuse on an under
classman.
Reagle then related line of ply
steal stunts which had been required
of him and other midshipmen which
paralleled exactly the old practices
revealed by the investigation OF 1906.
Reagle stated that during his first
year or ''plebe" year he had been
compelled to go on his bean" under
the shower The stoop falling as de-
scribed by Reagle was to step out and
push yourself up and down and let
your chest touch the deck and push
away.
Describes the Stunt.
In the knee stoop you put YOUR
heels together and reach down with
your hands and push away These
Reagle said he had done as high as
| 200 times continuously and had seen
Others do them until they were ex-
hausted. In the mess hall Reagie said
"plebe,' were not allowed to talk and
they were compelled to sit on the
front edge OF their chair. An infrac-
ton of the rule. he said, brought lnsz-
I ing at once. the offender being COM
PEELED to do one Of the physical stun. :
or 60 on his bean" behind one OF
the pillars In such way that the
officer i'm the room could not see him.
IN the matter Of securing advance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
MANY LOSE LIVES.
Bridge Coiiapses Carrying Picnickers
IN Death.

Petrograd, June 25.--over one hun
dred persons, including many women
and children. lost their lives just be-
fore midnight last night through the
collopse of a river pier at a pleasure
garden at Kazan, four hundred miles
from Moscow.
of fiimsy construction. kave way while
holiday makers were crowding upon
ii to take the last boat back to the
city. Practically everybody on the
pier was thrown into the water and
the crew of the steamboat were able
to save only few persons.
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Describes the Stunt.

Confined on Second Page,
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To them Mr.. Thaw appeared per-
feetly rational, very rational---any
kind OF rational except irrational.
Thaw was not so hdgety. he talked
less with his counsel. he had no
speeches, impromptu or prepared
for the reporters, except to say when
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23

the Rio Grande This discussion Is only in the nature
of suggestion basis for individual thought The
Herald has certain proposals to make.
First aside from rgidly applying the ordinary rules
of the immigration bureau under the national laws we
should not try bar hinder the Mexican" immigra
ton We should try far possible to sift out the
diseased the unhealthy the criminal ana the confirmed
pauper public charge, and keep them out; beyond
that, we should impose obstacles.
Second, should receive these people perma-
merit and desirable element in the population, and
derake Immediately and forcefuly fit them for bet
ter citizenship and worthier individual life. It is of
the utmost importance that the whole public free edu
cationsI system be expanded to include them, and
adapted to them most effectually-
By this to imply not only that every Mex
for elementary education, and compelled to undergo
certain minimum degree Of schooling; but that adequate
facilities should be afforded adults both and women
and all young and young women beyond school
age, to learn the English language and to receive
little fundamental training in civcs furthermore that
adequate facilities should be provided for adults well
the young, to fit themselves for more productive
industry.
And by the way facilities should be provided in the
public schools for every person to learn Spanish who
desires to DO so; this night schools and
schools nominal charges FL Paso will always have
this problem of two languages but 1t is duty to
break down the barrier at every point in every way
It is almost necessary promote the gen
eraI knowledge Of Spanish to make the knowledge
of English universal
Third, 1t Is e Pasos duty to see to II that the
Spanish speaking population Is treated least well
IN all respects the English speaking population.
Social service public and private, should be directed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23
(BY H. D. s.

largely to improving conditions of living among the
'Neicans" Public improvements should be fairly dis
tributed among them, they should be insured decent
housing and afforded all the elementary facilities Of
decent and normal community life Their residence
tons should be protected against the invasion Of saloons
and resorts Of crime immortality.
In fine, these people should be given fair chance
The Herald in making this plea is willing leave aside,
for the moment all considerations other than that of
the self interest Of the community as a whole, and
especially Of the English speaking population Better
for the development and normal existence of the
dominant element, numerically IN the population will
prosperity.
So far The Herald has spoken only of what should
be done with respect to the mexican" population ITSELF
for the sake Of the community a whole. But OBJ
viously there is other and very important direction
Of work to which should apply ourselves. That is,
should encourage in every possible way the coming
IN Of overwhelming numbers Of desirable people from
the States By strongly encouraging the immigration Of
high class English speaking Americans turn the
scale more and offset the possible Ill effects Of too
great prepOnderance Of Mexcans in the population.
The Herald firmly believes that the Mexcans" resident
among be developed into highly valuable highly
productive and very desirable element Of the permanent
population But nothing take the place of strongly
dominant American" element Of quite different stock
To promote this of immigration should be
slant endeavOr
To this end It is necessary that the appropriation
for the publicity and immigration work Of the chamber
Of commerce shall not be stinted Every dollar spent
through this channel is certain to return at least SO
to the city within the year, II money, besides working
directly for the permanent increase Of the most de-
sirable population Of city and county
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
''Uncle Wigily Beats a Rug"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

w Jane jan. E" Tazsy WIS THssy, the
musl1rat lady hOusekeeper,
as she walked across the parlor Of the
hollow stump bungalow one day. Well,
WeIl II certainly must be beaten
Beaten Beaten2" asked Uncle Wig
gily LOngears, the rabbit gentleman;
what must be beaten. an egg2
Eggs No, indeed laughed the
muskrat lady as she tied her tail in q
knot so she would not step on it, 4
am speaking of this parlOr rug II
must be beaten to get the dust out OF
it 1 suppose shall have to wait until
some big. strong animal-man comes
along looking for work TO get nights
lodging He'll beat the rug for me"
VIII he?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort
OF making his nose twinkle like the
frosting on chocolate cake. "Oh, no,
he viii not"
And why not, pray?" asked Nurse
Jane
Because I will heat the rug myself
spoke the old rabbit gentleman. I
have nothing TO do this morning, and
as ii is too early 70 go off to the woods
and fields looking for an adventure, L
viii beat the rug IOr you"
How can your Nurse Jane wanted
10 know
with my red. white and blue striped
barber pole rheumatism crutch, that
cornstalk. T viii beat the rug" an
swered Uncle WiEEily.
What about your rheumatism"
1T viii do me good to work" re-
piled Mr. Longears- Il will beat the
well. take it out on a line in the
back yard" Nurse Jane said, "and
please be sure to beat all the dust out,
Wiggy-'
I will" promised the bunny uncle.
Cnnrr 9 had ~ CT oh q
over the clothes line, hanging down on
each side, and then using as a stick his
crutch, which he did not need TO lean
on that day, as his rheumatism was not
very painful, Uncle Wiggily began
knocking out the rug dust
-Whack! Whack- Whack-" went the
cornstalk crutch stick as the rabbit
gentleman pounded the rug
Up in the air flew the dust in a cloud
It's just like playing soldier"
laughed Uncle Wiggily- Ny crutch
makes a bang-bang noise like a gun,
and the dust is the make-believe smoke
from the gUnpowder-- 7 did not know
TuE-beatinE was such rum I think
Sammie Littletan my rabbit nephew;
Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the SOUR
rels, and Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow.
10 say nothing Of Billie Wagtail, the
goat chap, would like to play this rug
beating game 7 wonder if Nurse Jane
pvill let me keep the rug out on the line
until the children come home from
school,
AS Uncle Wiggily thought of this he
made his crutch beat the rug more and
more slowly, so he could make the fun
last until school was out But pretty
soon the muskrat lady looked out Of the
back door.
'IsTtt that rug beaten yet, WiggyZ'
she asked
ooh. ] haven't gotten half the dust
out so far" Uncle Wissily made an
There's and O.
dust vet to be beaten out"
We'll. hurry all YOU can. please"
spoke the housekeeper muskrat Il
want TO set the rug back on the floor
night"
aI guess. after all, ] can't make this
rug-beatinE fun last until the boys
come home from school" thought Uncle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23

tendency Conditions must be recognized they are
faced squarey The last school showed 9141
children of Spanish speaking parents 4o22 children OF
white English speaking American families PAS children
Of European and Asiatic parentage, and 297 negro
children Out of the total of 137O5 children, exactly
twothrds of Spanish speaking families known gen
orally in this region "Mexicans whether American
citizens not.
1t is doubtful if the average Mexican" family in
this locality contains children than the average
american" family; the Mexicans bear more children
but the death rate among them in infancy and early
childhood is tremendously greater than among the
Americans" that the families probably do not differ
greatly in the average number of children Of school
age The proportion of two-thirds Mexican IN the
school population probably holds equally good for the
total population.
The fact which should receive the earnest attention
of all is that the dispIoPoron between the Spanish
speaking English speaking people has tended steadily
increase year by year during the last IS years, but
especially during four years, since the great
exodus out of Mexico began The Spanish speaking
population of FL Paso increases chiefly by immigration
not by excess of births over deaths
1t would be well if 1t could be arranged so that the
special federal to be made and also the
regular decennia census, might make distinction IN
enumerating, between the Spanish speaking families or
Mexcans" and the other divisions of the population
No division has been made in official enumeTa
ton Technically all caSsed white and the only
enumeration in the federal that gives any in
formation about this matter is that Of foreign born"
persons This figure is confusing because Mexican born
and European born all grouped together. And Of
course a very large proportion Of Mexican" resi-
native born Hence there is reflection
in the of the relative strength Of the English and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23

Spanish speaking people here.
Yet our local prOblems-sOcial industrial CONNER
cia educational political religious, Tecreatona econO
mic pathological nternatonal-are all vitality bound up
with this fact Of difference In language and in racial
type Locally do nothing in any line Of invesu-
CATION public service private endeavOr without taking
this fact into It would be of very great value
to FL Paso variety of ways if could have author
itatve and detailed figures upon the vital statistics
of the Mexican" population distinguished from
other elements in the population.
A small proportion only, Of the Mexican" popula-
tion is to be classed Citizens" Probably this viii
floating population than the American That Is, the
membership of the mexican colony" is constantly
changing while the total numbers increase steadily Of
the adult males, only small proportion trouble them
selves to take out naturalization papers But their
citizenship has prevented them from voting-at
any rate prior to the last muncipal election which
was reasonably clean in this respect. An effort to
amend the constitution to bar nOncitlzens
from voting failed, in spite of FL PasOs large vote IN
its favor. All efforts to impose hteTacy test have
failed though e. Paso earnestly desires it. El PasO has
It in her power to reduce very greatly the Illegal vote
simply by enforcing rgdly the election laws they
now stand. But before the problem be met with
conspicuous there must be state action along
the lines heretofore tried and defeated.
On its political side, the local Mexican" problem
has much gravity. We aware that are touching
on very delicate topic, and there is intention
pursue II further at this time. But enough has been
said to set people to thinking
lust now, The Herald purposes 10 set before its
readers rather the economic and social sides of the
problem presented by the overwhelming prepondeance
of "Mezicans," and the steady influx from south Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23

~ ECENT organization of a number of state So
~ cieties" in this city has emphasized the fact
. that e. Paso has developed great pulling power
during the last few years The city has grown large
enough so that moderate accession of population
Is not noticeable and is only by the increasing num-
Der Of new names in the paper and Of faces the
street and in public gatherings that we become aware
Of the important changes that are taking place
The annual school census, too, gives some basis
of estimating increase Of population The proposed
special census to be made by the national government
provided E. Paso pays the cost viii be worth good
deal this city financial way, greatly improving
the status Of bonds in the money markets. and
perity of FL Paso
The new population other than Spanish speaking
that has come within the last years has represented
almost every state but Of particular significance is the
fact that l Paso has drawn largely from the Pacific
coast states from Arizona and from New Mexico, and
from Colorado and all the Rocky mountain states
further north Indeed there Is marked rebound from
the west and FL Pasos special advantages bringing
her and to the notice of those who, having
already been seeking locations, have not yet found
place to their liking. The Ohio valley states have
continued send their steady stream, while the old
souts representation has been greatly increased Texas
especially, Is sending lot Of good people this way
people who vastly better themselves without getting
of the state TO which they strongly attached
But after all, the most notable fact in relation
E. Paso's growth In population during years.
the tremendous influx Of Spanish speaking people El
PasOans would be very blind to their welfare If
they should Try to shut out the facts about this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23

a street car IS on the track there is "a
constant congestion. There is a double
row of walks i'm san Jacinto plaza and
the second walk would serve for pedes-
trian traffic without the outer one
X
Ell Paso's big smelter is sure q
cracker-jack.' said Louis alderman. OF
the New Mexico Agricultural and Ne
chanic Arts college Il have studied
some about big smelters. and complete
outfits along smelter lines. but the Fl
Paso plant is certainly the leading one
in all the great southwest And for
completeness and up TO dateness OF
equipment and operation. ] don't see
how il can be beaten anywhere"
y
-El PaSO has remarkable assert
ment Of Industrial plants" said Karl
Heilman- Take the Dig cement works
up near the smelter. for instance Where
can there be found i'm all the southwest
country a more complete and modern
factory in any lime. aside from cement
making. than that2 And the railroad
machine shops here, and the refrigera--
ing plant. and flour mills even. they
are all Of the latest and best that can
be procured or organized into well oiled
manufacturing systems today A-visi-
TO FL PasO is a revelation"
"El Paso has become in a few years a
city Of homes" said r. L sherman
1T was not so many years ago that a
large proportion OF the population was
renting houses Now the majority OF
the American population are home own
ers and the percentage Of home owners
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23

all night at this
"Oh. it's no trouble for me to watt
said the fox, yawning sort Of sleepy
like. Yet Uncle WigEily knew he was
wide awake I've waited a good while
for you, Mr.. Longears, but at last I have
you As soon as you finish beating the
rug I'll carry you away with me-
"Oh. dear" thought Uncle Wiggilyr
now j am in for it, He beat the rug
as slowly as he could. hoping a police
man dog might come along to drive
away the fox. but none came = don't
want 10 call to Nurse Jane" thought
Uncle Wiggily. ''or she would suddenly
rush out to help me, and the fox might
bite her. What can 1 dog
Then the rabbit gentleman all at once
thought of a plan
who is that coming up behind YOU
he quickly asked the fox The bad crea-
ture turned his head TO look, but there
wasn't any one at all O1ncle WigEily
just said that TO fool the fox And. the
moment the fox turned his head. Uncle
WigEily slipped in between the two
sides Of the rug, as they hung over the
line like tent
III hide in the rug thought Uncle
WigEily, 'and when the fox can't see
me he'll think I've run way Then
he'll go off and III be safe
And when the fox looked around
again, not seeing anyone behind him.
he did not even see Uncle Wiggily in
Auc rug
Come. this is queer said the fox
That rabbit is gone He must be on
the other side of the rug III look"
So the fox did. hut OF course he did
not see Uncle WiEgily. who was In be-
tween the rug. out OF sight
This is very queer" said the FOX
There is some funny business going on
here. Maybe a fairy made Uncle Wig
gily vanish Maybe he'll make me van
ish next Uncle Wiggily has fooled me
again, 1 guess I'd better run away.
And the fox did
Then Uncle WiEgily came out from
in between the two sides OF the rug.
finished knocking the dust out OF IT,
and carried it in the hollow stump
bungalow.
Pm glad I put the rug on the line.
instead OF in the grass. for / never
could have crawled under il TO hide
from the fox" thought the rabbit gen
tleman. So everything came out all
right. YOU see And If the clothespin
doesn't pinch the basket of eggs and
make them talk in their sleep. I'll tell
you next about Uncle WiEgily and Billie
Wagtail.-Copyright 1918. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate