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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
U. S. ASKS INQUIRY into
ATTACK ON THE PETROL|TE
Secretary Lansing Sends Dispatch tc
Anstro-iiungariun Government
Through Penticid.
DEMANDS" MAY BE RESULT
Future Course Will BE Determined
by Whit Facts Are Revealed i'll
investigation Novel Questions
Involved In Case.

WASHINGTON. February I0.--Sccrc-
tnry Lansing announced to-day that hN
had sent 10 the Austro-iIungarian gov
ernmcnt, through Ambassador PEN
hcld, dispatch asking for an invcs-
tiSatlon ana an explanation OF the at
TACK ny an Austrian submarine on the
American tank steamer Pctrolite.
Tho secretary said published state
mcnts that demands had been made
upon the Vienna government were mot
true. but that 1t was within tho range
or possibility that demands OF some
sort might he made In the future
should tho Investigation and explana-
ton asked warrant them.
Tho sccrctary's dispatch called at
tention TO afTldavits from members OF
the crew OF the Petrol!tc. and to infor-
nation from other sources to the effect
that the ship was stopped I'm the Mcdi-
terranean near Alexandria by an Aus
trinn submarine, which fired upon he
and wounded ono man In her engine
room.
The submarine commander asked for
food. which Captain Thompson. Of the
Pctrolite. refused. He thcrcupon sen;
and removed one American member OF
her crew. who was held as a hostage
while the Austr!ans took the food they
required from the Pctroite's stores
Novel questions are involved in the
case. Warsh!ps under certain stress
may take food from merchantmen II
they give proper receipts or payment.
but II Ia realized that II submarines
are to be permitted to do so. every
neutral ship might be made n base FOR
their operations.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11

FRANCIS H. Osborne, for fifteen years
superintendent of the National Gene
terry at Seven Pines. died "Wednesday
night in the home OF his son-in- law,
John +. Fuqua. 1913 North Thirty-firth
street. lie had been in bad health
for a long time.
lie was a native OF Rochdalc, Eng
land, ana was Il veteran OF the Crimcan.
Mexican and War Between the state.
In the war lie fought in the Union
army. lie was d Mason. an Odd Fc1
low and Il member of the Grand ARMY
Of the Republic.
IIo is survived by four daughters.
Mrs. T.. l.. Hare, Mrs. j. Il. Fruua. OF
Richmond: Mrs. G. II. Terrell, OF RAJ
leigh, y. c., and Mrs. c. IL. Beahm,
OF New Orleans. and ono son, !. Harry
Osborne. who lives near Seven Pines.
He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mar
tina II. Heap. Of Manchester, England.
and Mrs. Sarah Hunter. OF RochdaIc.
England.
The funeral services, which are TO be
In the fuqua home, will be conducted
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock by
Rev Charles w. Sydnor rector Of
Christ Episcopal Church. The burial
viii he In Lakewood.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
MEDICAL STUDENTS CLASH
WITH POLICE OFFICERS
Ono or Number q. Arrested After Crowd
SHOUTS Threats of Defiance
Against Officers.

Medical students and the police clash
Ell yesterday afternoon near the Mcdi
cal College OF Virginia. and for :: timo
II appeared that there might he serious
consequences to the arrest Of t.. $.
Stokes. "a student from North Carolina.
by Policemen Sweet and Ecrtucci.
The officers were in the vicinity en-
dcavorinS 10 catch a glimpsc o: Il stu
dent VII" escaped from them on We'd
ncsday afternoon, after having been
arrested on Il charge OF Interfering
with women on the streets. The po-
liccmcn had walked him into the Office
OF the college TO telephone for the pa =
troll wagon and released their hold on
him 10 make the call. About tho time
they released him Il crowd OF other stu
dents surged into the Office and in an
instant had cngulfcd the prisoner. He
disappeared from view and escaped,
the policemen making no further en-
deavor at the time - arrest him.
However. they returned to the col
Icgc yesterday afternoon and were
lettering around the building in the
| hope of catching Il sight of him. when
they were recognized by the students.
The officers were surrounded almost
, Immediately. and. according 70 them.
were hcapcd with insults and threats
OF what would happen to them should
they lay their hands on a student.
! stokes is said TO have taken AN ac-
tive part IN the Orations, and all Of :,
sudden he found himself Graspcd tight
~ in the hands of Sweet and Bcr-
tucci. They informed him that he was
under arrest and that they proposed
locking him up. Students around them
howled and booted and threatened to
rescue stokes. They followed Sw"c,
and Bertuc"i down to Thirteenth and
Marshall Streets. to which the patrol
was summoned. but failed to carry out
the threats they shouted ut tn. police.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
PORTER UNDER ARREST
IN PORTLAND, OREGON
Escaped From IIcnrico Jail While
Awaiting Trial In Federal Dis
trict Court in itichn,Ond.

Howard L. Porter. alias Frank H..
Woodward, alias i'cttiGruyc, who was
arrested here during the summer of
1914 on Il charge of impcrSonating Il
United states officer, aud who broke out
.oc licurico County Jail while awaiting
trial. IN spite OF the fact that he has
but one hand. is thought to be under
arrest in Portland, ore.
several men have been arrested in
various sections Of the country. at the
instance of tn. local United Statca
authorities and Of Captain ot Dctcc-
tivcs Mcmahon, but each OF them have
proved not to be the man wanted when
returned here. For this reason local
United States officials are not excited
over tn" report that Woodward. or
Porter, has been arrested.
However. the man now under arrcs;
in Portland is said to make no secret
Of the charges against him and to
admit that he is under Indictment her"
as we'll as in Massachusetts. where IN"
IS said 20 hc wanted on charge OF
,cmhczzi!ng $1,000. Porter was mar
red to the daughter OF a rich Provi-
dencc. 4. l.. manufacturer just before
his arrest mere. aud she returned 10
her parents after he was unprecedented.
According to reports from Portland,
Porter is perfectly willing TO return
East. where he claims to have friends.
and VIII enter IL plea of guilty here
IL the Federal authorities will recon-
mend icniency
After his cscap" from the EIenrico
County Jail the local Federal authori-
ties. as we'll as Captain McMahou. sent
circulars and photographs OF tho ma n
throughout the country. and several
men answering tn" description have
boon arrested from time to time.
Papers necessary in the case have been
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
ALLEGED HAM THIEF
Negro Said To HIVE Slipped Ncrt Into
Trousers Before Policemen
Catch Him.

Policemen Bcrtucci and Sweet yes
,crday afternoon arrested William III.
liill. colorcd, after three days OF watch :
ing. on J charge OF stealing ham
from Einem & Co.
Tho officers were informed that some
one was stealing consistently from tlc
firm, and they placed a watch over
Hill. Special arrangements We're made
so that they might have the oppor-
tunity of seeing him as he was pre-
pairing to leave the establishment. Yes
terday the negro brought ham into
small room, and mcdiately after
closing time returned there TO change
his clothing.
In making the change he slipped the
ham into his trousers aud frightened
his belt so that il held the ham up. In
this way he started from the build
Ing but the officers caught him before
he had gone a square and placed him
under arrest.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
MARTIN INJURED AT
RAILWAY GRADE CROSSING
wagon belonging TO IIinEnn & Co. 7.
struck by Trim mt Dincen ana
Leigh Streets

*. - Martin. us North Twcn,v-
,eh'n street. is at Memorial uosnj-
'I' suffering from Il probable fr,ct,,ro
Vi 'he skull; two horses. valued M s7nn
wrre Killed. and a wagon BELONGING ~
hinsan d Company. complctrIv ia
''ioiished as result of another r,iI-
way embarrassing accidcn, early VOC
terday morning VS.
me accident occurred about c.oo
o'clock at Dincen and Leigh Sra.
"here the Seahoarl Air Line Eui1,v,,.
.i'TstS me street. There arc said M,
TO be any gates ut this crossi,.r No.
me ioSSE condition of the atmosnborn
."ouEht TO account for the acct
uent' Martin evidently did not 500 nr
the approaching train and tho
engineer did not sec the wagon On tho
tracks. "e"" Oh the
Martins wagon was the FIRST Of tbreo
sehicles on their way to the abbottoir
a' mo Union Stock Yards and wo.
1uuaIeiE on the track when str,ck
ne horses were hurled in different al
lions. the wagon was broken into
Nih"iihg wood. and Martin still rrosn-
ihS the broken lines. was hurled a die
lance OF nearly seventy feet Ron
horses were killed and il was tbou-h,
LOT Il time that Martin had lost III.
life also. '' ms
however. Ambulance Surgeon portor
succeeded In rcvivinG him slightly NJ
me scene and rushed him to Memorial
hospltal without loss of time n m,s
Said last nigh, that his condition va.
uncertain. Policeman Wkitlock invc..
'E"ted the accident for the police
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
FASTEST BOAT IN NAVY
iicinE Duilt by t:recnport Company. md
Designed to Make Speed Of Forty
Ono Miles nm Hour.
Especial to The Times-D;spatcb

Especial to The Times Dispatch
GREENPORT. l.. J., February 10
What is designed to he the fastest
boat in the United States Navy is
being built by the Greenport Basin and
Construction Company here. The craft
VIII have speed of forty-one miles
per hour.
Equipment with double rudders will
make II possible to turn the boat in it's
own length. 1t will carry one pound
rapid-hre guns and a siXtccn-inch tor
pcdo tube.
Drawing only two feet ten inches OF
water. the craft will be able to skim
over mines. In the government records
II will b. designated as a torpedo-
boat chaser. Twenty boats of similar
construction were recently completed
Tor the Russian government by the
same concern.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
MILITIA ORDERS
SerTcnnt-MniOr T.. r.. Brnurbto, :,
fi"rcd on Retired List ut Iii.
Own Rcuucst

Adutant-Gcncral w. w. Sale has is.
SUE" the Following orders from his
tpHn mis- own application and salts.
ihct"rN evidence ,ha. he has s,rvcd
military service OF III, State, Batt,l.nn
the required numhcr of years IN .bc
:o'E"..nt-M Major =. u. iirourhton First
i'a' N"iion. Fourth Infantry. Virginia
N'i;intecrs. is til dd.c LACED n. TIL.
retired list Of the VIRGINIA Volunteer;
with the rank OF battalion SERGEANT
major of infantry.
The commanding officer Of the Fourth
Regiment Of Infantry, Virginia Volun-
t"ers. Company NJ. is directed to order
IN election to fill tho vacancy OF first
lieutenant and second lieutenant in
that company.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
HART WINS VERDICT
Awarded Damages In Sum OF S1.5Do
for Defamation OF
Character. 81

y verdict for the plaintiff was re-
turned by jury in the City Circuit
Court yesterday afternoon in the suit
OF NJ. d. Hart against w. T. Mitchell.
the southern Kennel Publishing Com
pany and the Owen & Gray Printing
Company for $1,000 damages for al
legged defamation OF character
The jury awarded a verdict of $1,000.
divided among the defendants as fol-
lows: $l,250, against w. T. Mitchell:
S2i?. against the publishing company,
and 81. against the printing company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
HERMAN A. METZ WEEDS AGAIN
f"rmrr New York Comptroller. Who
Recently Got His Divorce. Mar
rics Divorced Woman.


NEW YORK. February i0.-Hermop
\. Metz, millionaire. former civ comm
tr0llcr and Representative i'm Com
Srcss. who was divorced last autumn
IN Keno. and Mrs. Alice NJ Norman
who got "a divorce i'll the Bronx last
october. were married to-day i'm Siam
ford. Conn.
The Metzs plan an automobile honey.
moon trip in tn" East. and will mol,c
their homo in West Seventy fourth
Street.
The present Mrs Metz * the motbcr
OF three small boys. Her former nus
band was 81 travelling salesman Metz
is toriy-ciGht ana his bride ,birtv-
seven.
Il am getting married." said MIR. Metz
to reporter, because she has mora
faith in me than / have I'm myself"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
Is ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT
L L.

IIOPEWELL VA, February To-
Soloma Anakok. an Armenian. who was
arrested here last night Oh Il warrant
sworn out Ey liz. Robert Giering, OF
tho Emergency Hospital, charging him
with feloniOuSly assaulting Mary t.
Powell. n middle aged woman. was re-
leased to-day under bond of $4,000 for
his appearance in Police Court on
Tuesday. The woman is i'm a critical
condition as the result of the alleged
assault, which, she says. was made on
her by the Armenian. She was taken
To the Emergency Hospital for treat
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
Hood VIII Recover.

:. |. Hood, who attempted suicide
near Sixth and Marshall Streets We'd
ncsday night by drinking fifteen grains
Of bichloride of mercury solution, was
reported as doing we'll at Virginia
Hospital early this morning, and II is
thought that he will recover.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
Mrs. st. George -. con,t.r.

Mrs. St George 4. Coalter died at
the residence OF her sou-in-law, II. II.
Walden. lll9 West Avenue. ut 3 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon in the seventy
ninth year OF her age.
The funeral will take place from her
residence Tomorrow at noon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
Aston Lrnyes for EIor,dn.

I7TCCI"I 10 TIC 7 IHH3- D1SnatCh.J
NORFOLK, VA, February lO.--Vin-
cent Astor went to Sea to-day on his
yacht Mona. She Is bound for Florida.
Mrs. hstor Is not on board. hut Il ,.,
said that she Will proceed to Florida
by rail from New York. Astor Is IN id
TO have visited the captured British
liner Appam, which lies off Newport
News, incognito this morning. His
yacht sailed from Old Point
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
Searching for .,sb no,t.

NORFOLK, VA, February lO-Thc
coast guard cutter OnondaEa is to-
light still searching for fish boat
with two men on board which put out
from Holly Beach several days ago and
has not returned. The Onondaga to-
night was still off Five Fathoms
Banks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
WILSON FOR SCIENTIFIC
BOARD TO STUDY TARIFF
ircSidcnts Statement Causes Tumul.
tuous Applause at United States
Chamber OF Commerce Dinner.
ALSO URGE MERCHANT MARINE
Absolutely Necessary, lie Tells Busi-
ness Men, That Some beginning
Should BE Made at Once TO Re-
licvc Situation Facing Country.

WASHINGTON, February l0-prcsi-
dent Wilson told the Chamber OF Com
mercc OF the United States tonight
tariff board. and he thought il was
going TO get ii. that it needed a real
merchant marine, and that IL was abso-
lutely necessary some beginning should
that had il not been for the effective
ness Of the Federal reserve law as a
s;ness-preparedness measure there
was no telling what commercial dis
| United States with the present war.
O: tho prospect for Keeping the country
at peace he said that while no ilnm cJi :
alto international crisis faccu the ma i.
at arms length"
The Presidents reference 10 the
tariff board and the merchant marine
were greeted with tumuituous applause
NJ dinner closing the organizations
annual convention. His reference 10
l.
ton.
ASsAILS HARDNESS
OF L. =. BUSINESS MEN
The President assailed the hardness
OF American business men in the past
10 broaden th1ir commercial vision Le-
%ond the boundaries OF this country.
The war. he said, had thrust America
into the economic leadership OF the
world despite this. There were many
Observation-Disclosures, however. which Amer
lea needed sorely, ne said. one OF them
related to the tariff.
we ought TO have a real scientific
| 'arit board and / think we are going
l" nave II, he said. His greatest diff
Guilty, hc thought, would be in obtain
ing men for the board who were both
capable and nonpartisan. He knew of
only one eligible
Il am not interested in any doctrine
OF protection" he said. and am not
| Interested in any doctrine Of free trade.
IL have been college professor ana 7
know why-hecause there's nothing in
either doctrine. The only thing inter
cSting Is the facts
Another instrumcntalitv which (,
nope we shall make ready 10 get ~
soon as possible is a mcrchan, marine
we have hopefully expected lately that
ShiPs would be built by Americans. but
'here have been no violent symptnms
III mat hope being realized 1t is an
soiuteiy necessary that we should make
beginning in some way"
Government construction or oner,
.'oh OF ships had been assailed as reyo-
| 'utlonarE, the President said. ct am
| not AFRAID of any Kind of revolution
| mat Is useful" he added. 81 don't care
| ~ what honest process the goods arc
uei'Fered' hut they have got to he dc
"'e'eo' we cannot hold our whole
so"onic HE stasnant because we are
10 Try an experiment. am not
ot irving an experiment If We
49, our affairs In the hands OF com
petcnt men"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
Charged viii Thcn OF Trcket.

Policeman Goldsby yesterday arrest
cd Mona Williams. 300 Home Avenue,
Barton Heights, on u warrant charg-
ing her with the theft of Il railway
ticket. valued ut S2l. from DR. J. O.
Wilson
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
Valentine Party Postponed.

The Valentine party announced to he
held At Westminster Prcsbytcrian
Church this afternoon. has been post :
poncd to tomorrow afternoon, on &C =.
count Of a death in the congregation.
Tho party will be held Saturday after
noon from to In tho Sunday school
rooms.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11

ment and Dr Gicriug sworc out tho
warrant ior the arrest Of the hrtncn.
ian on information furnished him by
tho woman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
HOW TO BE SLIM

II YOU are too fat and want to
reduce your weight - or 20
pounds, don't starvc and weaken
your system, or think you must
always he laughed at on account
OF your fat. but 20 to any good
druggist and get a box of Oil OF
korcin capsules. take one after
each meal and one after retiring
at night.
Weigh yourself oncc a week
and note what n pleasant and
reliable method this Is for rcmov-
ing supertiuous fat from any part
Of the body.
II costs little. Is absolutely
harmless and 7 am sure q weeks
trial should convince anyone that
1t is unnecessary To he burdened
with a single pound Of unsiEhtly
rat. Tragic Drug Co. can supply
you.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
SPECIAL hooks ARE
or LIMITED USE

C;inord's Every Day Arithmetic was
adopted merely for the few schools
which might desire Il text AS the basis
for training In rapid calculations.
Austin's Domestic Science was
adopted for schools, having Il domestic
science department. and desiring a text
on this subject.
Tho use Of these texts is 50 limited
that the change OF hooks is a ncgI-
bio factor.
VI. Books involved in the Is. t..
Johnson Company'9 proposition. on
which the action OF the board could
not he made practically unanimous
and on which two divergent reports
are submitted: Arithmetic Book No. |.
Arithmetic Book No. ., Graded Classics
No. g.
VII. The old list had on i, two
method readers. These were con-
tinucd on the new list and two other
method readers were added. This nj :
fects largely the primer. Whether
there be a change or not depends en-
t:rcly on the action of local school
boards. since they have the option OF
continuing the old method primers if
they so desire.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11

The original text of tho subcom-
mittcc's report, but which was on yes
tcrday changed In few details, fol-
lows:
The State Board of Education beEs
leave to submit the following report
In response to Senate resolution No. 10
requesting the board to communicate Ia
the Senate the reasons for tho recent
changes made I'm tho textbooks for ,hc
primary schools. Tho changes were
made:
First--To get tho best books on tho
market. The children OF Virginia and
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05
zBIRKA ANdLEsKEGA cENzoRJA.

NaJbolI 2anImiv mul'i y Londonu j.
muzej poStnega conaoria, XII pa nj odprt
laVnOSti. V tenn mulrir ina angleski
cem2or vrlikansko zhirAo razlicnih ku-
riiozitct, XII poka2uirio, kai 81 vse ne
izmisliio liudir, hi hi raii goliufali an
gleSko blockade, odkar traia voina. We
Gina teh kuriiolitct pride IL Amerike,
odkodcr NJ tisoje Ncmcev in podani
kov IL Avstriie poSilia ra7ne porabne
stvari svojim sorodnikom in priiateliem
Y stare domoyiuo. PoSiliatrlii teh reel
so 81 brel dvoma ycliko ~prizadevali, ka-
ko bi prevarili angleSko crnzuro. V
encm slutaiU ie bill poSlan funt masti,
XII ie hila tako %2avita. kakor la je vse
skupaj ncdolicn tasopis; y irugem slu-
taiu j. bil 2avoi tiStcga kavruka, XII je
iIgledal kakor navadna cebula. Mai
Vetia rcdkost y mu2"iu londonskega
cenzoria ie pa Vcliki komad slanine, XII
tehta 10 funtov in katcro ic postal neki
Nemcc IL ~. L.ouisa najhrZ y skrheh,
la pritiska pomanikanir zabele Y ME
govern roiStnem kraiu Ncmciic. MOI
ic mislil, ia ho Stamina gotovO varna
vsakr cenzurc. 80 io po;li" pc posti pr
vega ra2r"ia. in r"NrI ir placal poStni-
ne blilu $500. Stamina pa ir priSla V
London, ki"r prcstrelcio vsako p%oSilia-
tcv IL Amcrikc. in 2dai So mahaia Y mu-
zeiu cen2oria. hi hrcz dvoma ohtuiuie
veliko po~lrtvovalnost skrhucga Nemca
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05

Turska vlada je vzela pod svoje
nadZorstvo oziroma vodstvo vse milne
in pekarije V vseh svojih zemljah
dale je tudi vpcljala postavo IN max
simalno Gene N vSo hrano. Dolo6ila
je tudi re kazni ~ one, Iii ne hi de
lali tako. kot dolocajo postave, ticoce
Sc razdeljevanja hrane. TIE postave
bodo Y ~veljavi lie tako dolgo. dokler
Sc razmere. HI SO nastale vsled vojne,
ne obrneje ma bolje. Tukaj JIG par
took te postave:
"Oni, ki skrivajo hrano ali druge
stvari, XII Jill p~rebivalStvo neobhodno
potrebuje, oziram, oni, Iii zapirajo
svoje trgovine z namenom. da ne bo-
do prodajali blaga, bodo poleg apora
tudi S TEN %kaZnovani, da Sc Jim DO vse
blago zaplenilo in prodalo ma iavni
drazbi. To lahko stori vsaka drzavna
ali obcinska oblast. Skupicek, XII Sc
prejme ma drazbi, Sc potem rizroci
lastniku zaplenjenega blaga.
"Druzinski o%cetje, ali sploh glavni
Slani druzine, Iii naznanijo oblastim
vecje stevilo clanov v druzini kot je
res, ter osebe, XII dajo oblastim ne
vedoma napaGne podatke ma stavljena
vprasanja in Jill tekom treh dni ne po-
pravijo. so podvrzene kazni.
Zone osebe, XII Sc ne bodo pokorile
naredbam raznih drzavnih in mestnih
u~radnikov, ki imajo pooblastila upe-
Gavati dolocbe, Sc bodo kaznovale z
zaporom Cd stiriindvajsetih ur do enc
ga tedna."