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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
VIRGINIA NEWS IN BRIEF

dent very highly and said it wa.
necessary TO appoint school man
to the position
-Roanokers Will be gla d
10 know that Gustavus A. Winxfiela
mas been appointed general solicitor
Tor the Virginia Railway. with hea.>-
quarters in Norfolk Mr. Wingf,eld
practised law for a number Of years
In Roanoke.
hoanoke--At least two prominen.
ministers touched on the probIems
presented In the grand jury report m
their sermons Sunday evening. ana
Doth warned against passing by
lightly the conditions which appear
to have existed without opposition for
several months
staunton--Staunton's finances are
IN good shape says City Treasurer
Arista Hoge, on inquiries following
the bond issue jast authorized by
council. Treasurer Hoge states that
the city Is not bonded to within $780,
geo OF, the limit allowed by law.
which Is IT per cent Of the assessed
value Of real estate.
Roanoke--Two trespassers were in
jnred sunday evening in a slight
wreck on the Norfolk and Western.
near Wirtx. and while supervising the
clearing of the track. Superintendent
Hester received a fractured leg and
was otherwise bruised.
Norfolk--Charged with unlawful
Sale of liquors to minors, w. A. Wells.
known as Pop Wells, who conducts
q saloon In Avon Street, and w. A.
Doyle, a bartender in welIs' place.
were hned $50 and costs each by
Justice Arnold In the Police Court
Monday morning. Through their at
torney, c. Nj, c. Doran, they noted
appeals to the Corporation Court.
SuffoIk--The evangelistio services
which have been In progress at the
Presbyterian Church for a week. con-
Quoted by Rev. d, N. MCLAUGHLIN. of
Norfolk. closed Sunday night Rev.
MCLAUGHLIN preached earnest and
forceful sermons. which were listen
ed TO with marked attention by the
congregations present at the services
held each afternoon and evening.
Sufrolk-Mr and Mrs. Harry l. Bull
lis and Bud Ault, Of Blue Earth,
Mimi. with three carloads OF stock.
household goods and farm machinery.
have arrived here and will make their
home at the old Steele Farm on the
Nansemond River.
Big Stone Gap-Congressman c.
Bascom slemp. OF this place. and ID.
A. Langhorne. OF Lynchburg. with
capitalists of New York. have cam
pleted the merger OF the big coal COM
panies OF eastern Kentucky.
The new corporation will have
capital stock OF $4,000, 900. all owned
by Messrs. Slemp and IAnghorne and
their associates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24

Lynchburg-The Socialists of
Lynchburg and Campbell County have
called n county and senatorial district
convention TO be held at Rustburg
April IA. to nominate full ticket
for county and district Offices and to
name candidates for the State Sen.
ate and the House OF Delegates from
the county and city to be voted upon
at the November election.
FredericksburE-Th Board or
Supervisors Of Orange County has
purchased two bloodhounds from
Kentucky for the use of the county.
They viii ne placed in charge of ].
ID. Mlcks. superintendent of the con-
Wet road camp Ia that county.
purceville--Ciarence Rohey's CUB
urban residence and contents were
destroyed by fire Sunday. Mr.. Robey
is cashier OF the Purceilville National
Bank and ne and his family were alb
sent at the time Of the fire. The loss
is covered by insurance.
insyille~-Professor r.. G..
Stearnes. superintendent OF public In
struction of Virginia. made a speech
before the board OF trustees of the
county schools here Monday on the
subject OF electsng new superinten-
dent OF schools for this county. He
complimeuted the retiring superinten-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24

The condition of Mrs. A Garland
Holt, who has been quite Ill at her
home, 4o5 South Pine Street. Rich
mond. for several weeks. continues
unchanged An infant
daughter also is seriously Ill Mr. and
Mrs. Holt, formerly residents IF
Petersburg. have been living In Rich
mond about a year and a half
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Elrnwood
.urs series

I.args surplus OF Apple and Shade
Frees and Hardy Shrubs at greatly
reduced prices for spring of 1915
bnly. We have no middleman. but
peal directly with each customer.
Write for surplus list and catalog.
j. b. WATKINS & BRO.
Midlothian. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Funeral of Mrs. Nancy Simmons.

Floyd. March 23--The funeral of
Mrs Nancy Simmons. widow of Rolev
NJ. simmons, who died Sunday in her
home here. took place this morning
Mrs Simmons was a native of Floyd
County a daughter OF the late Colonel
John Helms, and a sister OF the late
George Helms and Tazewell Helms. of
Franklin County.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Funeral of Mrs. Edward ashbv

Ivor. March 23.-The funeral OF
Mrs. Edward Ashby. who died Sunday
In her home here after long illness,
will take place from the home of her
father. F. +. Pulley. in Southampton
County. this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Ashby leaves her husband and
one child.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Observation-Disclosures.

w j. Burleigh and Mrs. Iightie
Powell Gainey were united in mar
rage at noon today by the Rev. w
Asbury Christian. OF Richmond The
ceremony was performed in the pres
ence of number of friends of the
couple, following which they left for
a bridal trip North.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Death of Child.

Deain OF NflfIu.
Leonard Cooper Gill, aged eleven
years, the only son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
K. A. Gill, of Sutherland, Dinwiddie
County, died about noon yesterday OF
pneumonia
Leonard has suffered with an afflic-
ton from infancy. since which time he
had not walked.
Mr.. and Mrs Gill lost a thirteen
year-old son, Edward Theodore, in
June last and now have only one
child, Miss Edna, aged sixteen.
The funeral was conducted from the
residence at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon. Rev. h. f. Lipscomb. presiding
elder OF the Petersburg district. offici-
ated, and the following young men
served as pallbearers: Wiley Wilson,
Bonnie Wilson. Charley Hawkins and
Frank Ford. Interment was made in
the family burial ground and many
beautiful floral designs attested the
esteem in which Leonard was held by
his many friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Organizing Boy Scouts,

Especial to The Richmond virglnian.)
Focahontas, March 23-Professor
{. {. Caldwell. principal of the Po-
cahontas High School is organizing
a troop OF Boy Scouts. and is meeting
with much encouragement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
KENTUCKY LIVE STOCK INSUR-
ANcE COMPANY, INC.

Home office Louisville, KY,
Hereby gives notice that 1t has with
drawn from business in the State of
Virginia, and proposes to withdraw
not later than March 81. 1918, tina
Century Bonds belonging to the Com
pany that are now on deposit with the
State Treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Virginia Deaths
Funeral of Robert Tucker.

Crewe March 23.--The FUNERAL OF
Robert Tucker, aged sixty-six years
who died yesterday morning In his
home near Bardswell chapel, will
take place tomorrow He Is survived
by his wife, four daughters and five
sons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Uncle Bob" Shaw Dead.

Robert Shaw, one of the most
worthy and respected colored citizens
OF Petersburg. died at his residence on
Jones Street at o'clock this morning.
following an Illness of ten days. from
pneumonia.
Uncle Bob" Shaw. as he was ia
miliarly known by many white citizens
or petersburg, was deacon and
valued member of clifford Baptist
Church. and his dsafh will cause
genuine regret among both his colored
and white friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
NEGRO COLES MAKES
CONFESSION OF ALL

death of his father-i law he came in
possession of a liberal share of a
100000 estate.
Besides a widow he is survived by
three children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Rihlc class Banauet.

Tne annual banquet OF the Men
Bible class OF the West End Baptist
Church was held In the handsome
class room in the Sunday School de-
| partment of the church this evening.
| The occasion as usual proved to be
| one Of the most enjoyable OF the sea-
son.
One hundred and nifty covers were
spread and practically every seat at
the table was filled. A special invi-
| fation had been extended the superin-
tendents OF each Baptist School In the
city and the music of the occasion was
furnished by the Sunday School
orchestra. Miss Alberta Bowman sub
~tituted Mr.. Dodge a. violintst and
her playing was declared excellent.
Pastor Love presided as toastmaster.
A feature of the banquet was
splendid address by Hon. John Gar
land Pollard. Attorney General OF vir-
g,nia.
Superintendent Rucker. OF the West
End School and teacher of the class
took occasion to remind those present
that Mr.. Pollard was not present as
attorney general of the State or as
| politician. but as q staunch Baptist
and a Sunday School worker OF the
Baptist denomination. Mr.. Pollards
address proved both instructive and
| enjoyable.
Rev. F. w Moore. OF the Second
baptist Church asked the blessing
| and ladies Of the Sunday School SER
| we'd at the dining table in a most &C
ceptable and delightful manner.
L. W. Eafman.
| Information was received here last
evening Of the death In Wilson, N. c.,
| OF L. w Eatman, for the past nve
/, years . respected resident OF this city.
II tina erujnv ~ e ShorA a Co
| Mr. Eatman left Petersburg a week
| ago last Sunday in company with his
| wife and infant child to attend the
| funeral Of his father-in-iaw, T. r.
Lamm. of Wilson. and while there sur
fered an attck Of pneumonl. to which
| he succumbed, after brief period.
! Mr.. Eatman was 4 member OF the
Masonic fraternity and respected by
. wide circle Of friends. Through the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24

Gent very highly and said it WA
necessary To appoint school man
| to the position
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24

Suffolk--Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Bull
lis and Bud Ault, OF Blue Earth,
Mimi. with three carloads OF stock.
household goods and farm machinery.
have arrived here and will make their
home at the old Steele Farm on the
Nanse mond River.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
COsmOs-Vaudeville.

The Colonial Girls. in characteristic
costumes. with scenic background. in
an offering of songs and revelry will
be the headline attraction for the en-
tire week at the Cosmos Theater this
week. but for the last half of the week
will offer a new program. A notable
feature for the first half will be Rus
sells Dixie Minstrels. Booth and Le-
ander, exponents of new line Of
cycling comedy: Nina Esphey. a clever
girl with a banjo. and Sea Breezes. a
musical Renaissance of the seashore.
presented by Joe Phillips and q quar-
tet of water nymphs. will complete the
bill.
For the last half, the feature next
the headliner will be The Komical
Kops." a company of clowns. Demarest
and Collette will offer bit of outre
vaudeville; the Marion Sisters will ap-
pear in a speciality and the little Kuki
Troupe of three japanese girls and
three boys will be featured in an ORR
entail entertainment. At every per-
formance the Hearst Selig News Week
ly and comedy photoplays will be added
features. Beginning Thursday Charlie
Chaplin in a new comedy will be an
added attraction.
Puccinrs fantasia lie Will" (The
Witch Dancers), 'Godard's berceuse
"Jocelyn." Chopin's Nocturne No. Q:
Maillarts overture The Hermits
Bell" Weddings 'steeplechase." and
Morse's View Halloo." fox trots:
Lincke's novelette, "Fireflies." Hub
BELLS intermezzo Kisses" and many
other operatic and popular classics will
be featured in the concert orchestral
program today. New specialties will
also be presented.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

o. Mills Orchestra will play a series
OF old favorites. like Georgia Camp
Meeting" Blue Danube" waltz, and
the Barn Dance Tuesday night
will be Sousa night. and the music
played for the dancers will he all by
that popular composer. and the lovers
of the one-step will be in their ele-
ment
With picnic parties a daily occur
renee and larger outings scheduled
daily by Sunday schools and other or
ganizations, and a constantly increas-
ing nightly attendance, the picturesque
resort that nestles amid the trees
high up over the Potomac has come
into its own, and the present week
bids fair to be a busy one. Especial
attention is being paid to the kiddies
this summer. and the sand piles. big
swings. etc. in the enlarged play
grounds, as well as the midway, are
daily thronged by the younger popu-
lation of the Capital.
Twice today. this afternoon. and to-
night the series Of concerts by the
Soldiers Home Band will be given for
the Sunday visitors, and many of the
selections will be numbers played by
special request. All Of the parks
amusements are running full blast.
and every night there is a new reel
movie show in the open, free to all
patrons, with the Hearst-Selig review
shown twice weekly.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
"The Miracle Man."

THE Miracle Man." George NJ Cohan's
most important contribution to the dra-
matte stage, will be the offering Of the
Poll Players next week.
The story OF The Miracle Man. Is
one Of interest. 1t relates the efforts of
a band of four "sharpers" to capitalize
the faith that a certain community has
in an ancient patriarch who processes
to cure human Ills through faith. The
sharpers come to the New England viii
lage with a well-thought-out plan and
gets up and walks and advertises the
fact all over the country. But the sharp
ers reckoned without taking into con-
sideration the really benign character Of
the patriarch's influence, which In the
end converts them from skepticism to
faith. Tho girl, who has come to pose
as the niece of the old man. is the first
to succumb to his wonderful influence
for good. and then the fake paralytic.
and finally the dope nend." 1t Is only
after all three OF his conferes In crime
have Acknowledged their belief In the
patriarch that Madison. the arch plotter.
realizes that there 10 something in the
old duffer after ALL" The climax Of the
drama comes when Madison. himself. re-
pudiates his own scheme and agrees to
refund the fortune which he has collected
from the people who have been benefited
by the faith healer.
The Miracle Man. ran for six months
at the Astor Theater. New York. 1t
was produced at the e scale Of prices In
Washington last February.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
GLEN ECHO BENEFIT FOR
CAMP GOOD WILL

Washington's amusement seekers will
be given an opportunity this week to aid
in the great work Of making life more
pleasant and building up the health OF
those babies of the Capital whose only
hope for an outing hinges on the sue
cess of Camp Good WILL
Thursday and Friday have been desig-
mated baby fan days at Glen Echo
Park and a majority Of the $50 society
girls of the Capital who have volunteered
for the work will be on hand with an in
exhaustable supply of fans which they
will exchange for any contribution Of
fered them.
The slogan for the fans" will be buy
a breeze and every one who contributes
will not only buy a breeze for himself,
but for some little unfortunate as well.
Ali of the money realized will be sent
to Camp Good Will for the beneht Of the
babies outing camp and hospital.
One of the most interesting features
will DO the display Of a motion picture
film made especially for this dompaign.
which depicts the daily activities of the
little ones at the camp.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
PROMISED NEXT WEEK.
Vaudeville.

Next week at Keith's another dual
alliance of stellar attractions will lead
the bill, these being Bonita and Lew
Hearn and Marion Weeks. Bonita
and Lew Hearn are Lew Fields fea-
lures, and they scored successes in
London revues before the world-war
started. They were last seen in this
country In "Suzi' and with the
Weber-Fields Jubilee company. Here they
will offer their Bits of Musical Com
edy." Marion Weeks is newly dis
covered star with coloratura So
prano voice. and she sings The Dolr'
song from Tales of Hoffman" Post
poned from this week will come Will J..
Ward and his musical girls. Other
newcomers will be Solly Ward and
william Fitzgerald in "Sonsbuilder
and Mile. Fleurette;" Stanley and
company, as The Bouncing Fellow"
Sam H. white and Lou Clayton, in an
eccentric feature: the Novelty Clin-
tons, in jumping feats; Gene Hodg-
kins and company: the pipe-organ re-
citals, and the Pathe weekly news
pictorial.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Polt's-.MIIestOnes.

The international dramatic success
'Milestones," which was brought tc
America after its run of 800 nights in Lon
don. will be the offering of the Pol
Players this week.
"Milestones' is far from the beaten path
of comedy dramas. 1t tells a unique
story in a decidedly novel manner. All
the action takes place in the same room.
but fifty years elapse between the first
and the last act. while the same charac-
tiers run through the whole period of three
generations The hero Of the first act
becomes the stern and conservative father
of the second act, trying to Illustrate the
plans Of his daughter, just as his wife 8
father had tried to frustrate his own
plans twenty-five years before. And in
the same way in the third act We see
the granddaughters happiness leopard
iZed by the old people.
The conflict between the young people
and the conservative older ones grows
out of youths daring and progressive
spirit. In the first act John Rhead is
forced out of the shipbuilding firm of
which his sweethesrt's father is the
senior partner because the young man
insists that iron ships will eventually re-
place wooden ones. And in the second
act the man who was ahead of his time
and saw the future of iron ships op-
poses the youth who looks still further
into the future and sees the value of the
steel ship.
Probably more than any other play
ever offered in stock does, "Milestones'
offer an opportunity for the players to
demonstrate their versatility, for the
principals are seen in the course Of the
drama. first young people, then as
midde-aged conservatives and finally as
elderly ones. approaching their graves.
''Milestones' is from the gifted pens of
an American and of an English play
wright-Edward Knoblauch, the Ameri-
can. and Arnold Bennett, the English
man.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Vogue of the Home Play.

William A. Brady, one of the very live
wires of theatrical management. consid-
cred for a moment a question that had
just been put to him as to what particu-
lar type of play. with its success once
established, endured for the longest
period.
What may be termed the home play"
he replied. BY this l mean plays like
Way Down East Little Women, The
Old Homestead and last. but by no
means least. Sinners These comedy
dramas are the hardest to establish as a
general thing. because they DO not appeal
to the blase audiences of Broadway, but
to the people who are careful about what
they go to see in the theater. I refer to
the men and women who do not wish
their sons and daughters to receive a
premature education in everything the
world holds that is rotten.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

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The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
The Youthful Hopper.

Alan Dale has been interviewing the
eternally youthful De Wolf Hopper.
These are the reasons the elongated
comedian gives as the secrets OF his
youth:
1 never allow myself to be depressed.
Nothing ruffles me, for I won't permit
it to do So
am just as full Of enthusiasm as ever
That's why 1 don't grow old.
Before our baby was born asked my
doctor whether the child of a man over
30 could be healthy. and he said to me:
Mr.. Hopper, I'd like to be your child
when you were 75."
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Barker's Profits.

Granville Barker's profits on his four
teen weeks in New York were, 1t Is said.
$4,000. The sum does not concern his al
fresco venture with Greek plays. His
engaSement in New York was under
written by the Stage Society. The best
card" in his repertoire proved to be
Shaw's "Androcles," given in the same
bill with Anatole Frances The Man
Who Married a Dumb Wife" 1t Is in
this program he will send his wife. Lillah
Mccarthy. through the country next sea-
son. She may be recalled as one Of four
or five actresses who played the Christian
maiden In the years when the American
public regarded The Sign of the Cross
as worth while.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

Sir Arthur Pinero. who has not been
represented by q play Of regulation
length since In 1919 he finished The
Mind -the-Paint Girl" IL again active,
and fresh work 81 his is scheduled
for ansearly London hearing. A one
act play Of his. "Playeoers." was tried
there two years ago. but did not i'm
press American managers As worth
importing.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

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.audeville.

Heading the Keith bill this week
will be two co-stars. Emma Carus,
assisted by Noel Steuart, and Swan
Woods Ballet advertisement" Miss
Carus brings new stories songs.
dances. grimaces and gyrations Her
new support Mr.. Steuart is credited
with being more than adequate to the
! task of reinforcing the hoydenish
comedienne. Swan Wood. the pre-
miere danseuse of the Winter Garden,
will be supported by Florence Burns
and Jessie Rogge, as principal dane
ers. with eight graceful coryphees
from the Metropolitan Grand Opera
company ballet, in "A Ballet Diver
tissement." Seven numbers are pro-
grammed for this feature. "Gavotte,"
Gypsy Tarantelle," Butterflies"
'Pas-de-doux." "Orientale." Chopin's
prelude" and Glazounows ''Bac-
chanal" The musical comedy star,
John F. Henshaw. assisted by Grace
Avery. will present "A Vaudeville Ia
BILE d'Hote." menu of mirth and mu-
sic in seven courses. Harry Breen.
the monologist and song writer. Is
another inclusion. Other attractions
will be Bradley and Morris in In
Loveland," Marie Pavey. the original
Joe in Little Women" offering.
Making a Star" new musical
double quartet. presented by Frank
Thompson. Denman's son: the great
Samayoa in his wonderful cloud
swing" the Pipe Organ recitals and
the Pathe news pictorial
Belle Bla nche. Ruth Allen and COM
pany in Woman Proposes" Lady
Sen Mel, the Chinese Patti; Claude
Golden and all the other acts in last
weeks bill will take part in the vau-
deviIle concerts today.