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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
SIX F|REMEN lose lives
DURING PAST TWO YEARS
Death OF Captain William &. Matt
Adds to'Deuth Toll OF
Department.
FUNERAL SERVICES TOMORROW
Definitely Established That Young
Company Commander Tell From
Ladder When Overcome by Dense
SmOkc-POdoll and Buck Improve.

Captain William Z. Matt, Of No. :
Engine Company, who fell to his death
At The fire early yesterday morning a.
the Imperial Coffee Company, Inc, 1851
East Cary street. is the sixth 10 die
during two years in the service. Un
July Is. 1915. r. ~. PcEram. chauffeur
for Fire Chief Joyncs, was killed when
;hc automobile u" was driving struck
a light pole on West Broad street. lie
was dashed to death. and Chief Joyncs.
hurled from the nihchlne, was serious.
injured.
Captain Il. NJ. Norment and Tircrfcr.
& l.. Atkinson and w. K. UdcIl died
ON October 10. 1919. from Injuries sui
Tered at the Crenshaw Warehouse fire.
and NJ. l.. Nash. OF No. : Engine Com
pa%y. died from Il fan through a sky.
light on September Il. 1916, This is a
brief record OF the hazard which fire.
incn have 10 contend with. and a SUM
mary Of the death toll eNactcd.
The fire in which Captain Matt.
.oung man in years and in point %;
service. lost his life, started on the
second floor Of tho Imperial Coffee
Company. The names spread Iapidly.
and within half an hour after the see
ond alarm had bccu turned in smoke
and flames were pouring from every
II of the building.
rODOI.L AND BUCK ARE
INPtt0NtNt; Al HOSPITAL.
Captain Matt had a prccariuus foot
ing OH a ladder raised TO tho roof Of
the burning building. The smoke about
and around him WAS dense. He CON
iinued 10 fight at the top OF the Ladder.
The smoke became too much ior him.
and the first account. that hc was over
come by smoke, Is held TO he correct.
When he was overcome and dizziness
came upon him he fell. thirty feet. and
death MAS almos- instantaneous.
The fire continued until morning at
S o'clock. when iircmeu We're still pour-
ing water on the naminE debris.
Fircn!cn Abraham Podoil. an engine
driver. Of 6l2 North Eighth Street. and
John j.. Buck, of 500 South Pine Street.
we're injured III the same fire. They
were taken to The Virginia Hospital.
where it WAS said last night ,hev
were improving.
T.. y. Saunders. Ir.. president Of the
Imperial Coffee Company. estimated
Yesterday that damage amounting to
500 600 was inflicted by tho fire.
Captain Mats body Was removed 10
the residence Of his brother-iu-iaw.
James Il. boherty. State Commissioner
OF Labor. 3li South Laurel street. The
funeral services viii be conducted to-
morrow afternoon at 5 O'Clock from
81. Mary's Church. Fourth ana Mar
shall Streets.
Captain Matt Is survived nv ,brcc
sisters, Mrs. James Il. Doh.rtv. Mrs.
j. j. Mulcare, Of this CITY. ard Mrs.
j. 7. Mulcarc, OF New YORK. and bv
two brothers. John and y. e Matt.
OF this city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
Injunction Stops
Auctioneer Law
Not Take Effect Until litter
Hearing Before Judge
Bcucry I. Crtunp.

Auctionccrs who do not wish to lose
any Of their holiday business by the
eufcrvemcnt OF tho new ordinance reg
ulatinS their houses, recently adopted
hy the city Council aud approved by
Mayor Ainsiic rave won their fight.
Judge Beverly T.. Crunlp, in the Law
and Equity court, yesterday granting
:: temporary injunction restraining the
enforcement of the law. lie viii hear
argument on next Thursday morning
on tho question OF making he cnjoin-
ing order permanent.
The injunction was applied for 10y
Sol. Stein trough his counsel. Ben
iaWlin LoNcnStcin. Stein conducts an
auction house al 62t East Broad Street.
He contends that us he holds a lease.
which docs not expire for more than
4 year, he is entitled TO continue his
business under The former order Of
things.
ordinarily the law would go into
effect to-day. having hccn advertised
ia a daily per for the required
period But with tho granting Of the
injunction its enforcement is auto
mati"ally suspended. Notice was served
IL Mayor Ninslic and Cnicf of Police
Werner last night of the courts ac-
ton.
Before the ordinance was signed by
th" Mayor, Lovcnstcim appeared in tho
Law aud Equity Court 10 apply for
the injunction. the measure having just
been passed by both branches Of he
council. Judge Crump was absent
for the moment, and in further con-
sidcrinC tho matter. L~ovcnstein do
eide! 10 give up temporarily his idea
Of applying to tho court. lie sought
TO have The measure vetoed by Mayor
Aiuslie. The latter granted tho law
Yer = hearing before signing the meas
are. but he was not convinced that the
law was rot a proper one. He signed
anu returned it to City Clerk Ben r.
August. who Immediately caused il to
bp unfinished a,,orlir- q. -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
Rig Dimncr and entertainment FOR In
mates or state Pcni-
Tertiary

Christmas will bring q big Christmas.
dinner to the inmates of the various
charitable institutions about tho city
and 10 the prisoners in the State Peni-
Tertiary and the City and County JailS.
More than LOO pounds of fresh pork
alone has been secured for the dinner
at The p~cniteutiary. The %convicts VIII
he released from work on Christmas
Day and, If the weather permits, they
viii he given outdoor exercise, and
moving pictures will he exhibited Mt
tho prison.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
GEI"FlNG RECORD PRICES
FOR AGRICULTURAL P%RODUCTS

In tho country the farmer Is getting
record prices for everything he pro-
duces. Foodstufs have such values as
arc seldom seen in times Of peace. To-
hacco Of every grade is selling higher
than for many seasons. lie also can
afford 10 be unusually generous.
1t was said at the post-onicc ycstcr-
day that the volume OF outgoing parcel
post would probably exceed that of
last year. Twenty-four extra wagons
arc handling the enormous bulk of
mail. The aggregate amount realized
from the sale of stamps bids fair to 90
beyond that Of last December. when
liquor houses in Richmond were send
Ing out an enormous volume OF letters.
circulars and New Year calendars.
With tho exception OF snow on one
day n a little rain on another, the
weather has been favorable to gift
buyers. Indications are that TO-DAY
will be without A cloud and another
record-brcakinG crowd should edge its
way through Richmond stores.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
NORFOLK BANK WINS
Is Given St...5 Verdict hEaln.i Chcs.
nprnhr and Ohio Railway
Company OF ~Jndiana.

y jury IL the Law and Equity Court
yesterday returned a verde for S4,I15
in of the National Bank of Com
merce OF Norfolk against the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railway Company OF
Indiana. This verdict Is subject 10 a
demfrrer.
Suit for $4,000 damages was insti-
tuted by the Norfolk bank against the
railway for tho loss OF horses which
had been SHIPPED ovcr it's line Ell route
to Europe FOR The use Of tho allied
armies. IL is expected that 81 dcmur-
rer 10 The evidence will be fled.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
Continues Herring.

: After partly hearing the evidence in
the disbarmcnt proceedings brought
against Abncr e. Goodc. a Richmond
attorney. by Mrs. Mamie Vaughan,
Judge II. Carter Scott yesterday con
tipucd the hearing until December %.
Mrs. Vaughan charges the lawyer with
appropriating funds %intrusted hy her
to his care. The proceedings were in
stituted in the IIcnrico County Cir
cult Court, but were heard in the
courtroom of the City Circuit Court.
at the City Hall.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
BONUS OF 10 E CENT
t'cdcrn Itcservc bank Gives Christi
mas Present Bnscd on Salaries
OF Year.

Announcement was made yesterday
by Governor George j. Seay. OF the
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, that
IN appreciation Of the services Of its
clerks. the reserve bank would pay to
its clerks 4 bonus Of 10 per cent as a
Christmas gift. The bonus will be
j" per cent Of tho salaries of the clerks
during tho past year. and will be dis
vthutcd TO every employee OF the bank.
The local institution has been one Of
tho most successful OF the entire twelve
reserve banks in Tie country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
CONDITIONAL PARDON
Governor RcIenscs Alice Holmes, Con-
vlctcd of Crucity TO licr
Child,

Governor Stuart issued a conditional
pardon yesterday 10 Alice Holmes, ON
Nictcd in Northampton County IN Feb
rIAry. 1916. of cruelty to her child. and
sentenced TO serve twelve months in
ta!l. The pardon WAS GRANTED oil the
recommendation Of the trial justice.
y pardon .as refused Clell Thomas,
convicted ia Wy.he COUNTY in Janu-
AIRY. 1915 on the onargc Of h~ouscbreak-
ing. and sentenced To serve four years
IN the pe%nitentiary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23

j. y. F"lncS. q real cgtatc agent
hitN-hN years old. vas held in Police
court Yesterday morning for tho grand
jury when arraiSnch on tho charge Of
dispensing liquors in violation Of tho
prohibition law.
f"lmcy denies tho charge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
Lecture on Month u,gtcn.

Or. Harry Fcar. presiGcn, IF I,rb-
mond Dental society. wiz ~lo,tlr. al,
the Young Mems I!cbrcv Nysoria.Inr
on SUNDAY evening a, $50 O'Clock ON
"Mouth Hygiene The .or,urc 10
which the public Is cordial irv,te1
viii be illustrated with stereorticon
slides
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23

city Clerk Ben r.. August is now
ehaaecd IN distributing to Councilmen
and other city ofTcirls copies Of the
new manual Of the City Council. inst
iiAiahcd by the printer. The little
nook, Which contains much useful in
formation relating 10 city officials, is
handsomely bound in red leather and
slammed. IN gold, with the name OF the
owner.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
Au,"mohmcs In Collision.

An automobile accident, in which II
collision occurred between tho ma
chine OF Mrs. W. L.. Miller. Of lilo
North Boulevard. and an automobile
owned and driven by &. \. Winfree.
S10J Grove Avenue, occasioned little
damage yesterday afternoon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23

judge u. C.. richardson Yns,crday
closed the December term OF The IIya,-
mss curt. and last night LEFT for
New England. whore he VIII spend
the holidays.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
SCHEDULED BY ROtRD

The board entered the following
order:
The following minimum qua,lnca-
lions for tho position of division sr-
Derintcndcnt OF schools arc hereby prc.
scrihcG. "
The applicant shall meet the quail.
ncations as set forth In one OF the fol-
lowing subsectIons numbered from ono
60 four. ~
-. The applicant mus, show tina, h,
noids or mas held 4 teachers license a;
ieast the equivalent OF a nrst-Gradc Ger
tlncate. and nus also show tina, he
mas had at least three years experience.
as teacher or school supervlsor or
principal within tho ten wears jmn..
diatsly pCeCedIuE the commencement Of
the term o. Office for which no ar.
plies; or.
go. The applicant must show tina, nc
has succcssfr!iy completed at icast
Two yesrs"orcolle1c work within ton
years mr. ediatoly preceding the COM
menceinent OF the term Of Office for
which he applies in q recognized col
}eEe or normal school and that tho
course which he has completed en-
nraced at least three hours OF education
per week throughout each session. or
=. The applicant must show that he
- 4 full graduate Of = standard col
leEe. the degree having been CON
5erred within ton years Immediately
preceding the commencement Of the
term OF Office Tor which he applies or.
a. The applicant must show that lie
has served rs division superintendent
Of schools IN this State; provided that
IN case the applicant is not filing the
once ~ d'.ision SUPERINTENDENT AZ the
date OF his application, no must mee,
the requirements as laid down in sec
ton !, = or 3 OF this regulation.
The board may, In its discretion.
waive that part of tho qualifications
set out IN subsection No. f.. requiring
INC applicants to hold, or to have
held, a teacher license equal 10 q
frst-Erade certificate, whenever tho
board shall be or tic opinion that tho
applicant has such training and ey-
p%erience AZ would on,itle him to hold
~ lsast q c~e,tL.na.n - -. mraLn >,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
MUST ELECT FOUR
MONTHS BI:EOnE PRIMARY

The now law requires tho board 10
appoint all division superintendent on
or before April /. 1hl5. and every four
years thereafter. In case there is n
failure to appoint by this date. tho in
cunbcnt is 20 DO declared reelected
for ~ Now term of four years If he "a
an applicant for the position. Under
this scheme all division suncrinten-
dents OF schools will hc secure in their
primary. The three elective members
OF the state Board or Education arc
chosen at this primary.
The criticism was frcoucntlv made
that. updcr the old law, applicants for
the office of division SUPERINTENDENT
could I've kept on the grill hy The
school board until their politics rassed
the test. y member of the las, nnusa
or Delegate who felt himself a..
srioNed by the old practice. introduced
the bill which has brought tn. new
order.
Applicants for the posIt,on ., a.
vision superintendent Of schools. I'M
Ger the order Just entered. are re-
onested to file their applications on
blanks furnished by the Departments ar
nuniic instruction, and send q COPY o.
u'olr applcat!ons to each member or
1917. -
Pursuant also 10 the provisions ~
inc Valentine act. h board laid dow
a schedule or minimum qualifications
which Will No furnished all applicants
the qualifications further restrict rnli-
ucai activity by setting up dcnui;n
educational standards 10 which an
Piicants must rise regardless OF tho
character Of their Endorsements.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-23
CHRISTMAS CHEER

On" years c~apltation taN--cail(
that city the "occupatiunai tan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-19
CURRENT COMMENT
immigration Curiosities.

The great war stemmed more strongly
in its second year than in its first the
stream of emigration from Europe to
America In the year ended June 30,
1916. the number of immigrant aliens
admitted at our ports was 29S,S26. That
was a smaller number than in any pre-
vious wear since 1898. The decrease com
pared with the figures for the year end
ed June 30 1918, was 1854, It seems
curious at the first glance that, in spite
of the reduction in the number of inn
migrant aliens, the immigration and en-
igration records show a larger addition
to our alien population this year than
last. But the explanation is that IN the
lust twelve months the European de-
mands drew from America l43,36l fewer
emiprants While the war is letting few.
er people come to us it is taking many
fewer from us, and consequently the
addition to our population this year is
1884, whereas last year it was only
5000.
The immigration in l0l5-l6 is not in
comparison, but in contrast with that OF
1874. the figures for the earlier two
year period being 2,4l6,372 and for the
later. 625, 526. Had the pre- war rate
been maintained, the population Of the
United States would now have been
over a million and three quarters great
or than it is However, the country
seems to get along quite well in every
section and industry without the large
annual increase that was becoming nor
NAL. notwithstanding the heavy war re-
auirements laid on our manufacturers.
II is ia the immigration Of Italians,
Poles, Hebrews and Germans that the
greater falling of has occurred. Thess
immigrants numbered altogether ,26s,-
200 ina l9l3-l4 and only lS5.4s7 in 1915
l6. In reference 10 the belligerent ma
tions. the strangcst thing Is the recov-
erv oil emigration from France in the
second wear OF the war az compared with
the first. The number Of our French im-
migrants fell from lS.l66 IN 1914 to l2.-
636 in 1918, but rose 20 1918 this year,
FULLY regaining the yearly average 9th
er,rise. the chief increases IN 1916 have
been Greek. Portuguese. Spanish and
Alexicans. BOSTON Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-19
P is FOR PRICE.

nance is framed and, furthermore, that
il is rigidly observed a large percent
ace Of the accidents which are happening
every day in the more congested commu-
mites are due to careless operation Of
motor vehicles in close proximity to
street cars. To be sure, the people alight-
ing from or going to board the street
cars are themselves often guilty Of care
lessness in failing to take due notice Of
the road before stepping into the street;
but the burden of responsibility ought
to rest ON the drivers of motor vehicles
rather than on the pedestrian, for IN
the abstract the pedestrian has the right
of way, strange as that may seem in
some cities where the pedestrians have
to do the hop, skip and jump in order
to avoid being run down. The highway
was intended first of all for pedestrians;
and the pedestrians ought to have due
measure of protection. One phase Of
that protection would be safeguards for
them when they are going to or passing
from street cars to the curbing II an
ordinance covering this regulation were
rigidly enforced in every large commu-
nifty there would be many less casualties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-19
ONE NEED FOR MOTOR REGU-
LATION

There is one phase Of motor vehicle
operation which, to our way OF thinking,
stands in greater need OF regulation
than the mere matter Of speed on unfre-
quented highways; and that is the re-
quirement that motor vehicles pass
standing street cars at a minimum Of
locomotion. Some municipalities and
large towns have ordinances which re
auire motor vehicles to stop completely
lust before reaching a standing street
car and to remain in that position until
the street car shall have resumed it,
trip along the highway The complete
hating OF the motor vehicle is not abso-
lutely necessary to insure the safety Of
the highways il would be enough il the
driver should bring his machine to the
minimum Of progression while all the
time he kept his foot on the brake and
his hand ready for the emergency brake
Under such circumstances he would be-
able to bring his vehicle 70 complete
halt at the slightest appearance Of dan
ger to pedestrians OF those boarding OF
alighting from a street car II would be
only a question Of a moment before tho
motor vehicle could be stopped absolute
". and there would be little or no chance
for any injury to be done to man. woman
or child. So it seems 70 us that the ordi-
nance requiring a dead halt is not essen
tisl 10 safety on the highways but. on
the other hand is an unreasonable probi-
biiion on motor vehicle drivers
However there is reason and Justice
in an ordinance which insists thar mo
tor vehicle b driven az The minimum e
progression past standing street carl
sni every community vhieh has street
osrs ought T. ses = L that such an rrdi-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-19

ing and not OF conspicuous thrift New.
ertheess. even though both appropria-
tons and revenues are to be measured
by the billion rather than the million
dollar scale, and even though there is
no serious stand for extinction of the
national debt, a citizen Of the country
as compared with a Brit0n, Frenehman
or Austrian. need not complain OF his
present or probable future load Of taxa
ton
This is not to say that there are no
reasons why a citizen and taxpayer Of
the United States should not know Just
whore he stands as a spender OF money
by governmental agencies He has Tor
some time had evidence that the inter,
est charges on municipal Indebtedness
throughout the country were rising, and
that cities We're steadily roofing them
selves in debts that, as far as citizens
could see, would be carried indefinitely,
owing to lack OF suitable funding
schemes, and because SO often the Dor
rowings stood for no improvements that
would increase valuation and thus add 10
revenue.
Now comes the bureau Of the census
and shows that in 1915 the forty eight
state governments spent $36,647 4s7 more
than they received, only nineteen Of
them having an excess OF revenues over
expenditure Persistence in policy OF
this kind of necessity viii demand dras-
tic economies, if state Of mounting in
debtedness is to be avoided New sources
of revenue. or more equitable yet
searching administration Of standard
forms Of taxation, are an inevitable re-
course where new demands on state gov
involving rising administrative
costs seem to make retrenchment impos
sibe Here it is that the cause for a
demand for modification OF the general
property tax is seen To keep out Of
debt. and at the same time TO meet the
newer demands OF state governmental
activity. new forms Of taxation are be-
coming Imperative Wealth in new forms
is being hunted out and assessed.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-19
The French Reply.

The address to the People OF the Al
lied Nations, which expressed sympa,
thy for the course Of the allies and was
signed by 800 well known Americans,
has been formally replied to by 500 dis
tinguished Frenchmen in document OF
great power.
The Americans, after Identifying the
causes for which the allies are fighting
as also the cause of America, declared
that the peace should provide for the
re-esta blshment OF Belgium in prosper
Gus independence; for the liberation Of
all the small and oppressed natlonaities;
for the suppression, as an enemy to civ
ilization OF militarsm OF the German
tvpe. for the future conduct OF interna-
tional relations on the basis OF right In
answer the Frenchmen say: I'VE thank
YOU with all our hearts for having thus
stated in the name Of the universal con
science. that we are struggling for right,
Justice. liberty, and Tor the preservation
of the ideals Of humanity from a scienti-
fc barbarism. Your message
proves that our two nations have still
the same ideals. and that to-day, as in
the past. they are marching in the same
way. and that the bonds which have al
ready united them have been drawn
closer
More than any other nation, France in
times past has made sacrifices in behalf
of the principles that lie az the bottom
of American constitutions. In her heroic
Efforts Of the last two years she has
shown more than ever that She is true
to her great traditions However, much
in the case of other nations seldshness
NAV BE Joined t. altrui-m France has
won new right 70 be called the cham
pion OF mankind Her triumph VII men
ace no nation-hor militarism is Of tyle
that furnishes no ground for distrust.
She j, fighting @ protect her soll- 70 e.
establish the national integrity that was
broken forty wears ago hut more than
this she j. fighting for a Tree world tor
3 world as free 10 Others a. O. herself
ln this great labor we are giving no ae-
tusl aid are permitting others 10 bear
the burden q protecting TIE future of
free Americs bot though inactive. i
Is permitted rs ~ Is b grateful ard O.
testify that We recognize what b beng
done for us-Neu York Globe