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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
FINANCE COMMITTEE
HEARS MANY SPEECHES
NO Action Taken on City Fnrm. How
fs~er@F Armory. Nor PROPOSE
tom to Fence i'm Dock.

The Finance Committee last night
held lengthy session. hearing many
persons with requests and suggestions
to make
A large delegation was on hand 20
speak In favor Of the purchase of a
city farm. Those who spoke in favor
or such purchase were Captain A. O.
Guigon. A Berns Blair. Rev. J. r.
Mastin. DR.. Roy r. Flanagan. Rev.
W. ]. Johnson. eolored. and Rosa ID
Bowser. colored school teacher. A
large number of prominent women
were present to lend their presence to
the plan.
Captain W. NJ. Myers stated TO the
committee that by the recommendation
of the acceptance OF the bid OF con-
tractor J. T. Nuckols. for the construc-
tion of the addition TO the Howitzers
Armory, tho city would save ten per
cent OF the amount. as the price of
material is going up rapidly. The
Nuckols bid is s11a.0oo. The city, IL
was said by Captain Myers. Mr.. Muck
OILS and Architect Carneai would save
at least $4,000 by accepting this bid
at this time.
Councilman Edgar q. English ap-
peared before the committee in advo-
cacy of his measure providing for u
| fence along tho dock On the north
side. He urged the committee In
the name of humanity to provide the
means for some protection to those
who wander out of the way and fall
into the dock. He referred to the
large number Of deaths by drowning.
and propose plan for a fence which
would cost little over $4,000. and which
would prove a safe barrier to those
who by accident or otherwise might
fall ir&o the waters of the dock.
W. b. Pizzini presented a substitute
plan to that now in the hands of the
committee for the widening OF Four
teenth Street between Main and Cary,
asking the committee at some early
date to take the matter up and dis
pose of it one way or the other. The
chairman indicated that the commit
tee would hold n meeting soon to hear
all persons concerned with the view
OF disposinS of the proposition.
John y. Welsh asked the committee
to recommend the purchase of certain
property near lakewood, now being
used r. thoroughfare. at the price
Of 5000. so that the street might be
dedicated.
After discussing the various propc-
sitions for some time, the committee
adjourned without taking action on
any matter. TO meet again within .
few days 10 discuss the various pro-
jects In executive session.
Those present were Chairman Grun-
dy. seaton, Rogers, Jones, Gilman,
Haddon. Powell and Melton. Mr.. Work
man was the only absentee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
HOLD HEBREW MEMORIAL
EXERCISES TODAY

Memorial exercises for the Hebrew
Memorial Day, which is today. will
be held this evening at o'clock in
the Hebrew Cemetery, All Confed-
crate organizations are expected to
be present at the exercises
The services will be the fifteth an
niversary OF the Hebrew Memorial
Association which has faithfully
cared for the graves OF the Confed-
crate dead in the Hebrew Cemetery.
The Rev DR. f. \. Calisch will offer
prayer and speak.
Professor Jacob Reinhardt has
charge of the musical program. The
singers will be Miss Agnes May. Mrs.
Thomas Whittet. Joseph Whittemore.
and Norman Call, OF Beth Ahaba
Temple choir
Mrs. j. NJ. Rosenbaum has arranged
for the military fea~lre of the exer-
cises. "A company Of the Richmond
Grays Will be present to fire a salute
over the graves of the soldier dead.
The Junior Hebrew Memorial Associa-
ton has arranged to send vehicles to
the Soldiers Home TO carry inmates
Of that institution to attend the ex-
ercises.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
ARREST YOUNG WOMAN
ON FORGERY CHARGE
Seventeen Year-Old Luciliia Moore
Passed Many Forged Checks
Ia Claim.
RALLIED IN SUM OF $500.
Passed Her Paper on Number of
Larger Business Houses-Had Been
Suspected for Several Weeks.

Charged with passing number Of
bogus checks her operations having
extended over period OF eight
months, Lucillia Moore, seventeen
years old. a daugh1-r of A. I. Moore,
"a West Twenty-ninth Street. Swans
boro. was arrested yesterday by De-
tective-Sergeants Wiley and Kella m
The girl worked worthless paper on
several large Richmond firms, and
fully $500 was secured by the forged
checks
For several months she has been
under the surveillance of the Rich
mond police, who have been shadow
Ing her for evidence to make the ar
mond and on the north side of the
river were used. and numerous fic-
utious names were signed
some or the paper was passed on
Miller Rhoads. The weisberger
ompany, Fourqurean & Company, tho
checks being drawn on the South Rich
mond Bank, Merchants National, the
Church Hill Bank. the Manchester Ma
tonal Bank and others. with the
amounts ranging up to s25. The po-
lice have seven of the checks, and
there are several others.
The girl is said to be unusually
bright. ad she worked her scheme with
considerable intelligence.
Every precaution would be taken to
prevent discovery, and she would never
present check twice in the same de-
partment at the stores However, the
police caught up with her some time
ago.
Going to the stores the girl would
make small purchase. giving the
check In payment, and receiving the
change. She would give an address 10
which the package should be sent.
which would be fictitious, and the
goods were returned.
Various methods were employed BY
the detectives TO fix the evidence on
the girl. and few days ago they sue
ceeded. She stoutly protested her IN
nocence, and today after her arrest
she was hailed by her father at $500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

fer troop movements were being
brnken.
III In the largest movement Of
trccps ever made on Mexican soil,
lid General Gsvirs, and he author
ixsd his statement 70 20 forth 70 the
world.
Is The Mexican rush northUsrd was
3eenerally interpreted hy United states
Army men TO mean only one thing-
that the Mexicans were getting ready
for anything that might happen. The
further statement of General GaNifa
1 that the northward advance was for
! the purpose Of cleaning up the border
land OF bandits drew from Fort Bliss
the prompt skepucsl counter;
5 For filing dp fhe border regions
with several thousand more bandits. 30
The formal statement 81 General
Gavirs on this point Is given for what
IL is worth
General Y%int7 Trevt10 - NOV
Ing north FROM Torreon with a lar NS
1 force OF men 70 I've used In establish
ing protection Of your h"'1e- IN 'EleF
that there may be no furtaef nor4@r
raids. General T'Tevtno viii oe IN
command OF the military forces OF the
entire State OF ChihuaHna.
s'Our forces have already occupied
San Antonio, rerenLF evacuated hy
the American troops. ana we VIII eN-
tend our lines tr NaEatQuipa. ! Nn-
derstana that General Eershint VII
fall hack 80 Coicgia paoian as soon
as sufficient Carranza troops arrive
to occupy his position.
'As TO the DG -uhe~ or troops tha'
will occupy the state 7 am unable to
say, but Il ts the largest movement
Of troops ever made on Mexican soil
Along about the time the Mexican
troop movement northward was eX-
plainsd. border folks got the news
that Genera Sect. had arrived n
Washington with al informal agree
ment for yosnt Mexican and Ameri-
can patrol ~ the frontier
According 60 both Official H0d VT
Official reports the uortHwar# move
ment Of G fR-tn government forces
imme6iately Se.Iowsd the TRIVIAL OF
General Oregon In chihuahua. on
she day Of has arrival force II 600
soidadoes, lately come from Torreon,
were promptly sped north. Teie-
graph Instructions 20 General MurEiat
in charge or The state ~ Durango,
called for htm 20 concentrate ms rap
idly as possible ia Torre1n, then dis
patching without Ge'aE all available
extra men 90 The relufog CEMENT Of
Trevinos command
The deEison 20 place Mexican
troops IN Chihuahua and adjacent sc"-
lions Of The north under the command
of Trev3up was arrived ~ about the
time Ohregor departed from The hor-
der. According - ell-infr~med
Cara nzisaa Mexicana her"ahouts the
selection Of Trevtuo 20 command was
due entirely 10 ObreGou's res IIza- ora
of the gravity IF the 1utesuatIor4,
situation He IS admittedly the best
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
ASHEv|lLE IS MECCA
Continued From First Page.>

The Sunday School secretaries held
their annual meeting today and out
lined plans for greatly extending the
worS of training teachers and pro-
viding modern Sunday School equip
Tnent
There may be a lively contest for
the position of president of the con-
vention on Wednesday afternoon. Ac-
cording to precedent, DIR. Lansing
Burrows, OF Georgia, would be re.
elected, There are not a few dele
gates. however, who insist on placing
before the convention the name of
DR.. w. w Landrum, of Kentucky.
who was for several years pastor Of
the Second Baptist Church in Rich
mond, Va DR. Landrum fs very
popular. The name of DIR. Gambrell,
of Texas, is also mentioned
Most of the delegates from Rich
mond will arrive at noon Wednesday
on three extra sleepers over the South
ern. DR.. and Mrs, J. F. Love DR..
and Mrs, J. W, Cammack, and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ellyson arrived today.
Many are predicting record
! breaking attendance. The leading
hotels are already filed to capacity.
The day sessions will be held in the
City Auditorium. and the night SEES
sions Will be held in the large taber-
nacle erected for the Chapman-Alex-
ander meetings. Jacksonville, Fla,
New Orleans, La, are bidding for the
convention in 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
VIRGINIA MAKES MOVE
TO COLLECT BIG BILL
West Virginia Debt Question TO Pc
Solved BY Levy Upon Property
OF Defendant I'm Suit.
U. S. SUPREME COURT TO ACT
Silence of Governor and Attorney
General OF Sister State Causes Dras.
tic Action on Part of OfficAals Of
Virginia.

That the State OF Virginia shall M
longer sit still in the boat and nav
NIT the State of West Virginia to con-
tinue its diiatory tactics in referen..
to the payment of the Judgment against
1t awarded by the Supreme Court Of
the United States, to the amount NJ
$2.ss3.e2s.5o. is shown by the fact that
Attorney-General Pollard has taken
drastic action.
Bailif Samuel w. Bigger, OF thu
state Corporation Commission has
duly served papers upon Attorney
General A. A. Lilly. of West Virginia.
will be filed before the United States
supreme Court, for an execution
against the State OF West Virginia, for
the payment of the judgment OF that
court in the famous debt controversy
Such action was taken following a
conference of the members OF the ytr-
ginia Debt Commission In Washington
last Saturday. Bailiff Bigger was
forthwith detailed to serve the notice
upon Attorney-Generai Lilly. That he
had faithfully performed his duty was
chronicIed in telegram to Attorney
General Pollard.
They are simply laughing at ua,"
commented Attorney-Generai Pollard
yesterday afternoon. We have per
mitted them to take their own time
reasonably. and this Is the result"
VIII Delay No Longer.
1t la quite evident that Attorney
General Pollard Is not going to per-
NIT any more grass to grow beneath
the feet OF the Virginia officials He
will be on hand when the matter IL
finally presented before the Supreme
Court In Washington. on June 8.
The Attorney Generals offoe in
Richmond has faithfully pursued the
elusive and non responsive officials Of
West Virginia Replies to official
notes have been awaited patiently. Up
TO date no account has been paid TO
letters written as far back as Decem-
her s, 1915.
The Judgment OF the United states
Supreme Court was entered on June
IA 1915. Much correspondence has
been INDUCED In since then. But
since December q, mum has been thu
word. go far as the Governor and the
Attorney General OF West Virginia are
concerned
Now, states Attorney-Generai Pol
lard. action will speak louder than
words And after the 9Th Of June. II
West Virginia does not come TO taw.
there viii be something doing for the
Virginia marshal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
DUTCH TRAWLER BACK
AFTER LONG ABSENCE

London May 16.-The Press Bureau
announced tonight that the Dutch
trawler st. Nicholas has returned to
Ymuiden, after an absence of five
months. Phe vessel collided with a
man of war and was towed TO Cux-
haven by German torpedo boat
The manager of the fishing boat was
forced to deposit $4,000 marks to
cover a claim OF salvage by the Ger
man government.
The st. Nicholas was plundered Of
nearly. everything movable. All the
copper aboard was replaced by iron
and all stores and nautical instru-
ments were taken. despite the fact
that watchmen were employed and
paid by the manager of the fishing
vessel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
ON OUTLOOK FOR 20 STILLS.
Moonshining Said To Flourish ]
Shenandoah County.

Harrisonburg. Va, May 1s.-Fed-
eral revenue agents are trying to
locate twenty-six moonshine stills
which IT Is reported are being operat-
ed in tho mountains Of Shenandoah
County. several miles west of Mount
jackson. Many stories are going the
rounds about Illicit whiskey being
manufactured in the hills close to
the dry" State of West Virginia. One
report is that the Shenandoah Ticker"
Is fashioned after the far-famed ''oid
hen," which became famous Just at.
ter West Virginia Joined the dry
ranks.
1t is said that Harrisonburg liquor
dealers have complained that this
mountain STUFF greatly fnterfAres
with their legitimate mail-order bus
mess. They do not like such COM
petition. especially as they are going
out of business after October 81.
Several attempted raids in recent
months have made the moonshiners
moro careful, and helped the Harri-
sonburg liquor men correspondence
But recently the Shenandoah fnolasses
IL xettinxe pepular- again.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
TROOPERS KILL sfExICANS
TRYING TO AMBUSH THEM.

Lake ftascate, Mexico. MAY Is
by wireless TO Columbus n M.
MAY 10 Three hadits Including Julio
Gardens. the Iilln leader. were ktlle
! in sk}rmish win an American de-
taehm1ur near Hublo ranch twenty
miles east OF here YESTERDAY
The Americans, twelve IN mum ber
snnder the command of Lieutenant
Z George $ Patton. comprised an auto
4 mobile detachment sent to purchase
forage. The bandits fred upon Lieu
tenant Patton and his guide as they
were approaching ranch house
The Americans ceployed To prevent
the escape Of the snlpers and Leuten-
ant Patton returned the hre. wound
ing the bandits who meanwhile fed
through the rear cf the house. over
taken later the Mexlcans engaged the
American Ig rife duel, IN which the
three Mea ..-s were killed.
There ware no American casualties
The bodies OF the Mexicans were
brought here ara buried. Papers in
their pockets revealed their Identity
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
SWISS JOURNALIST MADE
SESsATTOAL CHARGE

London. May 1.-THE Press Blu
reau tonight Issued a letter from a
SWISS engineer named Stephen Genoni
passenger on the Sussex, emphati-
cally denying the statements made by
Johann Niedero@st, a Swiss journalist,
who was also passenger
These statements appeared in Swiss
newspa pers and We're - the effect
that Swiss citizens had been coerced
under threats Of deprivation of their
passports into swearing they saw
passenger
The American minister at Rerne re-
fused 10 accept the statement OF Nel-
dsroest because tt was contradictory
and seemingly Incredible
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
SAY FORD THREATENS TO
DEFEAT PREPAREDNESS MEN

Newark. May 16.4~At the annual
congress OF the Sons of the American
Revolution here today, 1t was alleged
that Henry Ford had threatened that
he would, If IT was necessary, put
800, 600 In each congressional dis
triet 10 defeat any member who voted
TO increase the size OF tho army.
The statement was made by Gem
eral r. C. Billiard Thurston, of Louis
vile. Ky. former president of the
congress.
A resolution was passed demanding
adequate preparedness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
FIRST CHIEF WILL
DENY ORAL AGREEMENT

Fl PaSo. Tex. Nav 16.---F'irst
Chief CarTaHza according 10 adj
vices reaching JuartR tonight, is
expected 10 deny fiauv the exist
ence OF an oral agreement be-
tween General Hugh L. Scott and
War Minister Obre2on, permitting
American soldirr- 10 stay on
Mexican soil
Tho forthcoming pronounTia-
mcnto from First Chief Carranza
will state that Oregon turned
Scott's propositions down. adber-
Ing from beginning tn end of the
recent conference To Car1anxa,s
tnsGructtons that all American
eDldt<rs must b~s withdrawn sSS-
Oo14asaly from -MeBxtcos
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

'1''E
the Mosul section is believed TO have
been accomplished
The Turks assisted and led by Ger
mans are making desperate ATTEMPTS
to avoid the crushing efforts Of this
movement of the Russians In great
force they have gathered at Diarhakr.
forty miles. but only at one or two
points have they been successful In
their offensive despite the fact that the
Ottoman army under Field Marsha
Won Mackenssn Is said to number geo.
600 men.
Meanwhile in territorial gain the
Grand Duke has acquired between So
900 and 10000 square miles of Turkish
Asia Minor;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
Ecnrose Fmction Wins F~n1,syIvania.

Philadelphia Pa. May 16.-Early
election returns in this State tonight
indicate that the Penrose faction
would send the majority of delegates
to the Republican National Conven-
ton.
The Ford hackers admit that their
candidate has no chance, although he
did cut the vote in the fight between
Penrose and Governor Brum baugh's
faction The vote In this city and
throughout the State was light on ac-
count Of the weather.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

board OF bishops by the addition OF
new members and favored the estab-
lishment OF Episcopal area at Singa-
pore we'll at at Seoul. A motion TO
instruct the committee to reduce the
number OF bishops by two was voted
down.
BallotinK for bishops was the clos
Ing business and took two hours. The
result will be reported at the morning
session tomorrow.
Change in Discipline Rejected.
The amusement question came up for
action today before the committee on
state OF the church, which adopted the
minority report of subcommittee
which had deliberated on the matter.
The majority of the subcommittee
headed by Chancellor James r. Day. of
Syracuse University. recommended that
the prohibition against theater attend
ance. dancing and games of chance Ne
eliminated. while the minority recon-
mended that the discipline remain UNI
changed The vote OF the fun COM
mittee in favor of the minority report
was 1913 to 43
The committee on itinerary voted 10
recomm end an increase In the pensions
paid to widows of retired ministers.
Under the plan proposed by the COM
mittee the widows payment would be
increased to three-fifths what her hus-
band received.
Delegate Dies Suddenly.
John J. Marker, of Athens, Tenn, a
delegate to the general conference
here, dropped dead from apoplexy late
this afternoon. He WAS attending a
meeting of the conference claimants
and had risen to give his report. Feel
ing Ill, he paused a little and said
excuse me" and was stricken.
Marker Is the second delegate from
the Hoiston Conference to drop dead,
John r. Peatten. OF Chattanooga Tenn,
dying suddenly the frst week Of the
conference.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
Three Years for Emhexzlement.

St Louis. May i6.-Robert e. Rig
by. former assistant cashier in the Of
flee OF the treasurer of the Wabash
Railroad. pleaded guilty yesterday OF
embezzIen,ent Of sTs, 900. and WIS sen.
fenced to, thresasysars-- impsigouua~ue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
GERMANS CONTINUE

we'll as against Hill so4 and lie Mort
Homme. A tentative attack against
our opsitions to the west of Hill No.
3o4 was stopped by our barrier fer.
To the east OF the Meuse and In
the Woevre there were In termittent
artillery bombardments as well as on
the remainder of the front
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

Mr. Adolph Marks. OF 3is North Nine
teenth Street II in Hot Springs Ark.
where he will remain until the latter
part of June.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
HUGHES CLEANS UP
TEDDY By Bis MAJORITY

Montpelier. Vt, May 1s.-The first
trial of the new Vermont primary law
today gave the Republican a chance
to express a preference for Justice
Hughes over Roosevelt by about two TO
one. According to the returns count
ed up to midnight Caledonia County
and eight cities and towns outside
give Hughes l.649. Roosevelt a64.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
Woolworth's Vice-President Dead.

WATERFOWL, n. Y, May lev. H
Moore. originator of the five-and- ten
cent store, and honorary vice.
president of the Woolworth Com
peny, died here this evening. How're
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
GRAND DUKE IS

Continued From First Page
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-15
COMMUNITY LOYALTY.
acquaintance

Have you ever stopped to consider
the fact that loyalty to community in
terests is the highest type of patriot
ism? Showus the man who is loyal and
true to every interest of his own COM
munity and we will show you in that
same individual a man in whom his
country can repose absolute confidence
in any emergency that calls for his al
legiance.
On the other hand, the man who is
careless and unconcerned for the in
tcrests of his community is more than
apt to display the same spirit Of in
difference toward his government or
his state should any serious danger
threaten either.
One of the most commendable traits
Of the Scotch highlanders was their
loyalty to their elan. Good or bad,
right or wrong, the clan had their first
allegiance The life and services of
each member were always cheerfully
placed at the disposal of the clan
Try to imagine an entire state COM
posed of innumerable communities
welded and cemented into a symmetri-
cal whole, each striving to excel the
others, but each, from its own local
loyalty, developing broader and deep
er loyalty that reaches out and en-
braces the whole
Utopia, you say? BY no means.
Merely what could and would be the
result if we could only be brought to
see that we owe allegiance to our own
people, but that the prosperity of 9TH
ers is by no means a detriment to us,
but rather a help; that if each COM
munity would develop itself to the ut
most-physically, mentally and NOR
ally--none would need be envious of
others, neither would any need do
aught to detract from another's in
terests.
Let us develop community loyalty
to the full--the highest possible form
Of patriotism.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-15
BROWNSVILLE DISTRICT
QUARTERLY MEETINGS

Brownsville, Nov. 26, Dec. "a, Jan. g.
Humboldt, Nov. 26, Dec. IA, Jan II.
Milan ct. Salem, Dec. Sd.
Milan sta, Dec. pa, Jan q.
Maury City, Maury City, Dec. rs,
Alamo, Alamo, Dec, 80.
Bells and Gadsden, Dec. 10-11.
Trenton Ct, Union, Dec. 1917.
Trenton STA, Dec. 1917.
Brownsville Ct, Marvins, Dec. 10, "a.
Crockett Mills ct, Quincy, Dec 29-31.
Brazil Ct, Dec. 90-31.
Dyer Ct, Hopewell, Jan, 81.
Dyer sta, Jan 81.
Gleason. Pleasant Hill, Jan. 1914.
Avondale, Jan. Ia.
Bradford Ct, Grifins, Jaun. 20-21.
Belmont Ct, Jan. 27-28.
Braden, Mason, Jan 1928.
Dancyville ct, Spring Hill, Feb. ga.
Arlington and Stanton, Stanton, Feb
%.
Clopton sta, Feb Sc.
Bolton ct, Bolton Feb. CT.
District Stewards Monday, 10 a
M, November 27, at Methodist church
in Humboldt.
H. B. JOHNSTON.