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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
SUCCOTH OR FESTIVAL
Of TAbERhACLES

Succoth or the Festival OF Taber-
nacles (Booths) completes the cycle
of important holidays which makes
the month of T1shri so notable in the
jewish religious calendar. II Ia one
OF the so-called Pilgrimage Feasts
(the others being Passover and Pen
tecost). in the celebration OF which
every adult male Israeltte was, &C
cordtng to biblical law. required to
appear at the central shrine at Jeru-
salem. Duccoth itself lasts seven
days. as there is Joined to 1t an adj
ditional day. known specially as She
mini Atzereth. or the Eighth Day OF
Solemn Assembly. The festival began
this year the evening Of October IL
and continues to the evening OF Oo-
tober 10. Only the 1rst and last days
are full holidays. the intervening DAYS
being semi holidays. However, the
orthodox couple the second day with
the first and the eighth with an ad-
ditional ninth day OF Rabbinical es-
tablishment also as full holidays
Succoth Is primarily = festival OF
Thanksgiving. 1t grew out OF the
early Agricultural life Of Israel-a
Joyful celebration following the au-
tumn harvest, when, with the rich
products of field, orchard and vtne-
yaFd gaTnSfeQ, grat1tuoe TO GOO Welied
up In the heart and the hand was
open In charity to the widow, the or
phan. the Levtte and the stranger.
In keeping with this original intent
many synagogues deck the affairs on
6uccoth with the fruits and produce
OF the season. and baskets Of the same
are sent to tho poor and needy after
the services
b The ceremonial Of the festival calls
for the palm branch. sprigs of willow
and myrtle and the fruit OF the citron.
Various symbolic interpretations have
been given to each Of these plants.
but probably they were originally used
simply for garlands In the festive pro-
cessionals or for decorative purposes
In the booth.
Though Succoth IL thus primarily a
harvest festival, II 10 not wholly and
solely one. Tradition makes II COM
mem"rattve also Of the wandering in
the wilderness, when Israel had only
fral booths for dwellings Hence the
req irement to dwell In booths. which
Is PAT OF the ceremonial OF the fes-
tlval, and hence also the distinctive
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15

was persistently assailed< by Pastor
Richter. of Goriitz. throughout his ca
reer, Is buried in the cemetery of the
Chapel OF the Holy Cross. and In the
same Gods Acre 10 the grave OF Minna
Herzlieb. the original of 'ottilie' In
Goethe's Elective Arinities' and a
woman who left the imprint of her per-
sonality on some of the finest sonnets
of Germany's greatest men of letters.
Elm the suburbs of Gorlitz is the
famous Prussian general Hans Kari
Won Wtnterfeldt, for twenty years Fred
erick the Greats most trusted friend
and aide, received his first wound In
n long career as soldier. wound
which proved fatal. Winterfeldt owed
his first important advance in military
service to his extraordinary height; he
the eye of that eccentric
monarch Frederick William !, and was
made lieutenant In the giants regi-
ment. He was the unfaillng friend
of the crown prince latter FREDERICK
the GreaD. during the troublous times
when the old monarch had his son
court-martialed on q charge of deser-
tion and, according to some biograph-
ers, stopped short of ordering the in
Fiction of the death penalty only at
the solicitation of the ambassadors of
foreign powers.
"One of the most highly priced of
Gor1itzs possessions is war monu-
ment, whose base contains the first
captured during the Franco
Prussian war Of 1870. 1t was taken by
a company OF Gorlitz soldiers at Weis-
senburg, an Alsatian town. where the
initial major engagement of that strug-
gle was fought"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
|IDlEnS Rave BEEN
uQU|OAT|Ne HEAVILY
0nnauctatcmcnt Yesterday Indicative
q Considerable Change In stock
Ownership.
KRIuE TENDENCY DOWNWARD.
1eumDur Tells OF MoSul Engine Order
0f zoo for the Baldwin Company
Interesting Developments Anticipat-
a Az A. L. Oo.'s Annual Meeting.
BY HRoaDAN WALL

New York. Oct thanks today
showed in their actual statement
loss OF sls,64t.07o In surplus reserves.
= decline OF st1l64 GOO in loans, and
. decline OF s42.3ts. e04 In net demand
deposits. The average statement show
ed losses in ali these items also The
surplus reserves were smaller ~ s O.
1880, the loans ny 100000. and
net demand deposits Icy $lS,7sI goo
This statement shows thai brokers'
have been liquidat.nr heavily +; eN-
plains the presence ~ the street or
large volumes OF stoCk avaTEET'o IT
export selling Shafts ali sell ,ac mar
ket today with considerable character
Nearly half g million shares were
traded IN. No very sharp movements
were seen but the tendency was DIS
tinctly downward.
The few stocks THAI were noted Tor
their strength Atlantic G4f a1d
West Indies attracted much attention
1t showed a net gan of more nan two
points Continent Can was IT TWO
pointA
Marine preferred certificates vas
another strong feature !; IS evident
that this stock has ne into the right
hands on the decline. Tee many
traders accepted the invitation around
handed out in the careful manner by
brokers who hal tFrH coke upon as
thoroughly posted on the .ssge They
succeeded In unloading on cre3ulous
people 10 such sn extent that they
will probably have the market N the
Issue to themselves on further move
ments. Those lnveS ors who have the
etock at higher figures VIII do well to
ignore eearish talk that is now com
ing from the same high sources O.
course the submarines have made
difference. hut the period az costly and
heavy freights Is not ended.
Tennessee Copper Strong.
Tennessee Copper was a strong is-
ment that the company IS paying
above Ia per cent premium for the
32.Soo.ono of new money that Il needs
to square itself with creditors
Rumor was busy today with an
order for 400 mogul engines placed
with the Baldwin Locomotive Com
pany, and one for 90 placed with
the American Locomotive Company,
all for the account Of Russia No Of
flcial announcement was made.
American Locomotive has been
quiet the last few days, largely be-
cause the annual meeting will be held
next Tuesday, and II Is expected that
there will be very important develop
ments in connection with the night
that Isaac NJ. Cate. OF Baltimore. hna
been making for reform. Wall Street
found a way to prevent Mr.. Cate from
getting the news Of his fight before
the world.
Record higher prices for cotton
were made early today. The remark
able fsa.nre OF the cotton market
10 that Wall Street traders have
practically more Of Il The technical
condition Of the cotton market was
never stronger
Lack of potash. which Germany
alone can supply in quantities. has
created a world crisis In this staple,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
@. AND O. ESTIMATED GROSS
REVENUES SHOW GAINS

Estimated gross revenues Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio lines for the
week ending October 7, as reported
yesterday by Comptroller L. F. Sui
Ivan, show an increase of s14,l70
over the figures of the corresponding
week in 1918. The estimated gross
revenue for the week. this year. Is
SSIs554.
For the period from July /. last, the
beginning of the present fiscal year,
to october 7, the estimated gross rev.
enues are s13,l79.1S4. an increase OF
s7i3799 over the corresponding Pc
riod last year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15

RICHMOND FRUIT MARKET.

Wholesale quotations furnished ny the
Blalock Fruit and Produce Co
Richmond. Va, Oct. H. 1919
VEGETABLES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15

name OF the festival a Duccoth---i. o,
Booths or Tabernacles.
On first thought tnere would seem
to be no connection between the sig
nifcance OF Succoth as, on the one
hand. a harvest festival of thanksgiy-
ing. and, on the other hand, a his
torical festival reminiscent OF Israef.s
wilderness wanderiHgs A little re-
Election suggests one or two explana-
tons for the 1uxtaposition. Gods
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
COACH GETS
MORE THAN CABINET OFFICER

Boston. Oct 14.-Percy Haughton,
president of the Braves, will coach
the Harvard football team this year
and his contract It 10 said. calls for
salary OF $4,000 He win take full
charge OF the coaching of the football
squad next week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15

providence 10 to BE- discernsd ana No.
knowiedged In both the waste places
Of lite and in its fertile nelds. We
are to remember. amid the enjoyment
of the harvest. the wilderness wan
dering, and in the Christening memory
OF earlier want and adversely, the
pride of prosperity must be sweetened
and sanctified lest 1t become MATERIAL
Ism
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15

WHOLESALE MARKET CONDITIONS.
Prices took sligA rise on Cary
Street today in both the fruit and pro-
duce markets, The rise WAS general
and not confined to specialties. Hides
are now selling higher than in several
years and are In active demand, owing
to shortage. Poultry was also up a
bit. Business was unusually good for
a Saturday and indications pointed TO
brisk trading next week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
touotntfoum by MILLER a Co., Members
New York Cotton Fxehsnuel
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Spots 1888; 5 lower.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
RICHMOND rnoDU.E' MARKET.
LIVE POULTRY

Richmond. Va. Oct, IA. 1915.
The wholesale MARKET from .acSual'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKER

Neported by Rodgers, PIummer A
Company, Inc.
Spanish. Farmers Stock Market
steady. s1.05 per bushel
Virginias. Farmers Stock. Marke ct
quiet.
Fancy Jumbo, sHo to sAo per ID.
Extra prime, $40 to SMo per ID.
Prime, &c to SAc per 10.
Smelling stock. 2Ao to Sc per lb
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
COMPLETE VICTORY
WON BY PRESIDENT
CHANCE TO AMEND MLEMoRE
RESOLUTION LOST BY A
VOTE OF 276-142.

Washington. - President Wilson
completely and decisively won his
long and sensational fight to compel
Congress to acknowledge that It
stands behind him in the submarine
negotiations with Germany.
To the rallying cries of stand by
the president aid is it Lansing and
Wilson, or Won Bernstorff and the
kdisef?' big Democratic majority
and nearly half of the Republicans in
The house rolled up overwhelming
votes against the movement 10 warn
Americans off the armed ships of the
European belligerents.
The McLemore resolution. around
which the anti-administration forces
conferred the fight, was tabled-fn
other words, killed-just as was the
Gore resolution for similar purpose
in the Senate last week.
From the outset of the fight today
the presidents supporters, without re-
gard to party, swept over the opposi=
ton. On the first vote. which was a
parliamentary proposition to prevent
opening the McLemore resolution to
amendment and unlimited debate the
administration forces won, 256 to
160 On that 192 Democrats, 63 Re,
publicans and one Progressive voted
to support the administration Twen-
ty-one Democrats, 1872 Republicans.
five Progressives, one Independent and
Representative London. the lone So
cialist, voted against it.
This was the crucial vote. the one
point on which administration leaders
were uncertain. With victory in hand.
they moved on to the next proposition,
the adoption OF a special rule for four
hours discussion of the McLemore re.
solution. Again they carried the day,
this time 271 to 138, and then pushed
their victory to a conclusion by tabing
the McLemore resolution. 276 to l42
In seven hours of tense. turbulent
session, in which administration op.
ponents charged that the president is
contending for a doubtful legal right
and is shifting the responsibility Of
diplomatic negotiations to Congress.
the house swayed back and forth in
the most sensational congressional
spectacle of decade.
President Wilson, calm and conf
dent. heard the early results of the
voting in the cabinet room at me
White House with some of the cabinet
members about him. He told them he
was much gratifed.
Released from the embarrassment
forced upon him by the discussions IN
Congress, which have been represent
ed in foreign capitals as indicating
that he is making his demands on Ger
many in direct opposition TO the SEN
timent of representatives of the peo-
pie President Wilson now is prepared
to go on with the submarine negotia-
lions with the Teutonic powers
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
GERMANY DECLARES
WAR ON PORTUGAL
PORTUGUESE MINISTER AT sERe
LIN HANDED PAsSPoRTs-GER-
MAN VESSELS SEIZED.
TREATIES WERE VIOLATED
Germans Cite a Long Series Of Vio!a,
tons Of Neutrality. Including Even
Armed Clashes in -Africa-For.
bearanee Taxed to Limit.

lin-GeFmaHy declared war en-
Portugal at SO o'clock and handed
his passports to the Portuguese min
istef.
The German government. there
fore. considers herself from this time
n var Win tie Portuguese govern.
ment" lis the conclusion of n declara.
ton handed By the German minister
at Lisbon to the Portuguese minister.
tire Overseas statement saws
The German declaration saws the
news agency. emphasizes Tire fact that
TINS stem vas made necessary by the
recent Illegal seizures of German
ships in Portuguese ports. which is
the eravest sort Of breach of neutral.
ity and Of special treaties. Germany.
therefore IS Obliged 10 give up her
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Check Sent penosltors.

State Bank Commissioner John NJ.
Davis mailed to depositors of the de
funct Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Of Argenta checks covering 10 per
cent dividend on deposits they had in
the bank when it failed January =.
1914. A total of 60 per cent has been
paid to depositors The deposits
amounted to approximately $4,000.
Suits against the stockholders Of the
bank for a 100 per cent assessment on
their stock will be brought soon, Mr..
Davis announced. An assessment was
levied late last summer but none OF
the stockholders paid it. The suits
will not be prosecuted until case
which involves the legality of such as
sessments is passed upon. The case
affects the defunct Bank of Leola and
Is now pending in the Grant Chaneery
Court.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
"Shoot Anyone for $780,

New York. = After indictments
charging attempted murder had been
returned against four men alleged to
have been implicated IN the shooting
of a guard employed by manufacturers
affected by the shirt-makers' strike,
Assistant District Attorney Dooling de-
clared the prisoners had told him
they had been hired for $100 by the
Shirt-Makers' Union Ito beat up and
kill strikebreakers. Richard Harri.
son. one of the quartet. admitted, ac-
cording to Mr. Dooling, that he had
agreed to shoot any one desired for
a dollar" The others indicted were:
William Sherwood, William Fisher
and Joseph Donjiano.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
FLOOD CONTROL IS
WARMLY DISCUSSED
SENATORS RANsDELL AND NEW
LANDS ESP0USE THEIR
FLOOD VIEWS.

Washington. - Speaking earnestly
in the Senate in defense of the Shields
water power bill, Senator Ransdell of
Louisiana and Senator NeWlands OF
Nevada cIashed in friendly colo
guy involving the question of food
control, each advocating distinct sys-
tens for flood control and prevention
along the Lower Mississippi
Senator Ransdel1 had displayed on
the east wall of the chamber colored
charts. furnished by the United States
Weather Bureau, showing the areas
in which the rain falls which causes
the floods in the Mississippi Valley
Senator RansdeH eshowed that the
rains responsible for the floods in
1912-1913 and in 1916 fell entirely in
sections of the country where land
values are too high to permit Of their
use for reservoir purposes. The re
turns from the weather bureau showed
that the rains responsible for these
great floods were not on the barren
hills Of the headWaters of the rivers
leading to the Mississippi, but in the
great agricultural belt of the Middle
West, where little land is available
for less than S150 an acre, and great
tracts are held as high as $3.50 an
acre.
In defense of his plan, Senator New,
lands declared that, not one but many
reservoirs We're to be constructed,
and that this was only a portion of
his idea of slowing up the waters IN
their course from the clouds to the
Gulf of Mexico He said senator's
from tire South seem to be opposed
to any plan that contemplates doing
more than benefiting their own To-
calities
To this Senator Ransdell replied
that he is more than an zious to see a
competent commission make a study
of the plan set forth in the bill of The
senator from Nevada, and that he will
be more than willing to support any
part of it that is found feasible when
its findings are laid before Congress-
His objection heretofore has been to
the fact that a plan, which he con
siders impra .tieable, contemplated
holding up the building Of perma-
nent levee system along the Lower
Mississippi while an effort was being
made to hold the flood waters back
with reservoirs. He referred to one
estimate showing that Lake Erie, COW
ering an area of 10000 square miles,
contains only as much water as passes
Memphis on its way 70 the gulf each
"a hours
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
lncnrnoratinn Matters.

The OakIawn Dairy Company, Lit
lie Rock concern, capitalized at $29,-
600. with $4,000 subscribed, filed ar
ticles of incorporation
The Puryear Grocer Company OF
Jacksonville filed notice of an increase
in its capital stock from $4,000 to
100000
Gould Mercantile Company OF
Gould, capitalized at $4,000
The r NJ Fletcher Stave and Lum,
Der Company of Pine Bluff filed no.
tice of dissolution
The Standard Lumber Company OF
Pine Bluff, capitalized at 100000 filed
articles of incorporation.
The J. f. Murphy Brokerage Com
pany of Little Rock filed notice of
dissolution.
Draughon's Practical Business Col,
lege of Fort Smith, capitalized at So
600, was Incorporated.
The MeDonough Oil and Gas Com
pany Of Fort Smith filed articles of
Incorporation
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
prainaae District Void.

The supreme court passed upon
two important eases originating ia
Craighead county.
The legislative act creating the
Cache River Drainage District n
CraieHead, Jackson and Lawrence
counties was held invalid. the court
refusing to grant the Morgan Engi-
neefing Company relief in a claim for
$l5,G52 against the district for engi
neering services.
The original act creating the district
was enacted in 1911. but insufieiency
of definite boundaries Of the proposed
district made it invalid
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
To aid Of YOUNG swain.

Cupid travels a rough road in How
ard county if all courtships are car
ried on as was the one described in
papers fled With Governor Hays ask
ing that Lane Deloney be relieved Of
paving Il $50 fine for CARRYING pis-
toll Tie governor granted the re-
quest According 10 the papers. De
Ioncy. a Mineral Springs youth made
frequent visits to girl living five
miles from the town on one occasion
his bussy and horse were stolen and
he was forced to walk home Other
practical jokes were played, and De,
loney BEGAN to carry a pistol His tor
mentors found the pistol under the
seat of his buggy one night. the pc,
utious said. and Delonoy was indict-
ed for carrying a weapon.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Can't Keep Wedding Fees.

Chicago Wedding fees to the min.
lister have been abolished by the Off.
eial board OF the ST Paul Methodist
Episcopal church here because they
are polite tips. The action was
taken on the recommendation of Rev
Roy l.. Smith, the pastor The board
directed that hereafter all fees shall
be considered as contributions to the
church and that the pastor shall rem
der monthly expense account for
dinners, luneheons, car fare and other
things for which he spends money in
connection with his official duties.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
lnternrets Prohi Law.

In charging the Pulaski County
grand jury Circuit Judge r ] Lea
stated that the giving of liquor for
medicinal purposes, for use in the
church as a sacrament, ard the gift
of social drink, where it is not
used as a subterfuge to c1er UP an
actual traffic in whisky, are not viola.
tions of the statewide prohibition law
that became effective in Arkansas
January l. 1915. Suppose a man IN
a social way with a companion, if he
were a man who INDUCED in it's, with
out any hope of reward or interest in
the world to accrue to him from It.
should give him drink of whiskey
out of the bottle that he had That
IS not, in my judgment within the
meaning of the law And l have sew
eral reasons for saving it."
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
ASKS FOR
AVIATION COURSE
SERGEANT IN "E" COMPANY A. N.
c. WOULD ACCEPT TRAINING
IN GURTISs SCHOOL.
FUNDS WILL BE SECURED
Total Expense viii Be Approximately
$500 For the Man Fem Arkansas.
According to Estimate of the
Militia Officers.
Little Roe

Little Rock
4. G Pierce Of Little Rock, ser
geant in Company First ReEis
ment, Arkansas National Guard, has
applied for an appointment to take
the course In aviation offered By the
Curtiss Aaeroplane Company. As there
Is no state appropriation out Of which
the expenses Of an officer during the
training course may be paid, an effort
will be made to secure funds by popu
lar subscription or other means
The Gartiss Company, through the
Aero Club Of America. offered a free
course in aviation to one officer from
the organized militia in each state.
The course is valued at $500. Emer,
son Mcmillan of New York gave the
club $1,000 which was to be used in
paving the expenses of the men Who
accepted the offer This was divided
so that each state will receive $40.
The total expense would be approx
mately 500 for the man from Arlian
sas, militia officers estimate.
1T would be unfair to ask the man
accepting the offer to pay his own ex-
penses at the school in addition to
giving his time" staff officer said.
"Undoubtedlv in another year the
War Department will have aeroplanas
available for the National Guard OF
the states. and unless Arkansas has
pilot trained such equipment will
he useless We WOufd like to have
subscriptions to be used to pay the
expenses of an officer al the aviation
school or to suggest how such funds
can be secured, since We have no
state or federal appropriation for such
a purpose"
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

of Wisconsin told the House he ques-
toned whether the Villa raiders could
simply be regarded as marauders and
whether the attack on Columbus did
not assume proportions of almost a
national ineursion.
Does the nature of the offense de-
pend at all" interjected Representa-
tive Slayden of Texas, ION whether
there were 800 or 5000 of these ma
rauding savage Indians under the
ehieftainship, presumably, of the
greatest murderer known to the whole
country? Is it not equal indignity to
the United States whether there were
300 or SCOOP"
Representative Slayden expressed
Indignation and horror at this great
international crime"
The conditions are such" he ex-
planned, that it is impossible to get
definite information as to the number
of bandits that were in this band
Conditions in Mexico are very peeu-
liar. Loyalty fluctuates. 1t goes from
one side to the other, and whether
they be Carranza thieves and murder
ers or Villa thieves and murderers
makes no difference.
Most of the people there dislike
the people of the United States, and
the dislike Of these ignorant Indians
who are encouraged to cultivate their
prejudice is such that they may cheer
fully cut each others throats on oeea-
sion they will stop that work, how
ever much it is gratifying to their
taste, to indulge in the more defect
able pastime of cutting American
Threats, and il does not make any par
tiele of difference whose uniforms
they wear"
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Economist on Gas Probe.

Washtngton.-Lewis II Haney,
economist of Austin. Tex. was named
by the Federal Trade Commission 10
direct the investigation of oil and
gasoline prices and production. A re,
port on pipe line transportation OF
crude oil has just been completed by
the commission and Mr. Haney will
give particular attention to the rise IN
price of gasoline