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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
TRIBUTE IS PAID To
RETIRING COUAC|LMEN
Happy Farewelis Are Extended al
Last Meeting of Lower Branch
of City Council.

Before adjourning sine die last
night the Common Council OF 1915
heard pretty tributes to members OF
the body who retire upon the FIRST OF
September Business Of the last SEES
sion had been completed, when Coun-
Gilman FERGUSON and Councilman
Pitcher arose to express the pleasure
which they had experienced In their
association with the members OF the
body during the past two years
Ferguson went farther back
than that. He referred to the times
that tried mems souls in the old coun-
ellis OF a quarter OF century ago,
when Ben August was sergeant-a
ARMS. and when the body met in the
FIRE engine house across the street
Mr. Pitcher being the baby" Coun-
Gilman. expressed most feeiingly his
appreciation of the assistance given
him by the older and more expert
enced members. and stated that his
efforts during his two years service
had broadened his views and given
him the opportunities which every
young man should seek. that of get
ting close to human nature. He re-
GREETED that ne could not be with his
colleagues another term.
Remarks were made by Councilmen
Haddon and Jones in which the feel
ing OF the whole Council was re-
fected. They paid high tribute to
Aha retiring members-Messrs her
gusson. Pitcher. Rogers. Welsh and
Radcliffe.
Messrs. Rogers, Welsh and Radcliffe
were unable to be present at the final
meeting. being out of the city. They
were remembered by their colleagues
who hoped they would be present at
many meetings of the Council In fu-
ture. where their advice and counsel
would be gladly welcomed
The retiring Councilmen are Messrs
Radcliffe, FERGUSON, Of Lee Ward
Pitcher, of Clay, and Rogers and
Welsh of Jefferson. Those who Will
succeed them are Messrs, Roden and
Rose, OF Lee; Umlauf. of Clay. and
Mills and Grimes. of Jefferson.
Other naw members will be Jeter.
OF Jefferson. and Moore. OF Madison.
Common Council will meet on Sep
tember for reorganization. Clerk
August will call the body together
and President Peters will be re-elect-
ed. with Councilman Fred r. Pow.
ers, of Lee, as president without
opposition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
SAYS NATION GUILTY
Of GRAND LARCENY
Failure to Support Church Property
Means Robbing God-Great Sum
Sacrificed to Goddess Nicotine.

''will a man rob God? Yet we have
robbed Me. even this whole nation. :"
was the opening text used by Evan
gelist Serns last night at the Bible
Institute. "A charge Of grand larceny
Is preferred against the professed
Christian of the nation. and the clients
only plea Is Guilty" Mr. Serns
maintained: IF the church Is a bene-
fetal institution and an asset to the
moral and material prosperity of the
nation, 1t deserves the moral and
material support of all who are In
sympathy with it.
The majority of Americans are
professed Christians, but an alarm
ing revelation discloses that they are
robbing God. They spend 1000, 900
year for chewing gum and call
themselves Christian nation because
they send $12.000,000 to foreign mis-.
sions annually. The combined annual
salary of American clergymen is about
$4,000, 600, yet we spend 5000, 900, 900
a year for candy! Can we appease a
maddened conscience bv our boast Of
$25o,o0o.oo0 a year for home mis-
sions when we spend $4,000. 900. 900
year for intoxicating liquor? Can
we boast of being a Christian nation
and then every year burn $1,000, 1000
600 worth of incense to the goddess
Nicotine? My friends. we have been
robbing God. One billion two hun
dred million-what an enormous
amount to burn up. 1t Is the yearly
price of our tobacco bill. Could that
amount be distributed. 1t would in
crease the savings Of every man, wo-
man and child by s13 and put 81
into the hands Of every living soul on
~
of bread for every person in the
United States. If this bread could
be reduced TO one big cubical loaf. It
would be one-Quarter of a mile in all
OF its dimensions making the largest
pyramid of Egypt look like a toy
block The amount of money sac
rinced to tobacco smoke yearly would
build three Panama Canals. 1t would
more than pay the maintenance OF the
national government, including the
interest on the public debt There are
10. 600. 600 American women and chill
dren who go TO bed every night with
out their supper, and then we Chris
ttans burn UP another loaf OF bread"
Evangelist Serns. who is himself a
total abstainer from booze and to-
bacco of every form. believes that II
the Creator had intended man to
smoke He would have built a chin
ney in the top OF his head. Mr.. serns
continued: THE charge against the
Christians is: In tithes and offerings,
they rob God The Bible recognizes
but two methods for gospel support
the 1.-THE, or the tenth OF the increase,
and free-will offerings To withhold
our 1.-THE is TO rob God The TWEEN
tteth century hazaars. grab bag parties
and church suppers for the support
OF the gospel are unscriptural. and not
approved by God any more than when
Jesus drove the mixed multitude out
of the basement OF the church in
Jerusalem"
Tonight the subject will be "A True
Love Story"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
PROPOSED BOND ISSUE
FOR WORK ON STREETS
Administrative Board Asks Council
For $500, 900 for Necessary
Improvements.
mmissioner Hirschhere

Commissioner Hirschberg yester-
day offered a motion at the meeting
of the Administrative Board, asking
the Mayor to transmit to City Coun-
Gil a resolution asking that a bond
issue be negotiated for the sum of
$500, 600, the proceeds to be used for
street improvements.
The Mayor will transmit the reso-
luton to Council at it's first meeting
in September.
Movements along this line have
been started time after time. Com
missioner Hirschbere agitated the
the question last year. Councilman
Jones urged it. and Councilman Eng
lish has stated that he would exert
his energies TO that end during the
next session of the Council. Alder
man Melton has expressed his deter
mination to advocate the measure,
and il is understood that a number
OF members OF City Council will line
up with the Administrative Board in
the effort to raise sufficient money
for street improvements
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
ALEX FORWARD SAYS he
IS TECHNICALLY DEAD
SEaookie" Company of Which He Ii
Member Routed in Violent
COunter-Attack

Life at Plattsburg Is not all Joy and
rest. Its real soldering IL Captain
alexander Forward, private secretary
Ito Governor Stuart. Ii Il good guesser.
Although he writes that he Is tech.
nically dead. he writes interestly or
life in the camp. He says:
Life in the open air. and the Sc.
we're and uninterrupted physical ex.
Arcise, are setting us all up. Each
day we get more interested in the
science of war and the problems of
national defense. We marched miles
Into the country yesterday with full
packs and rifles. The enemy was re-
treating from Plattsburg along tho
road to Ausable Chasm and we pur.
sued. Our squad. which held the ea-
|treme left of the line. crawled ana
fought through a field of underbrush
land brambles. and we were wiped GU.
10y . counter-attack by the enemy.
|eo we are all dead. In the afternoon
Ire had sub-caIiber rife practice I
|nads twenty-three out of a possible
|1wenty- fve: Evans Lindsey, Of Rich
|nond. scored the same: 8. G. Blanton.
|also q Richmond. went " ono better.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
INTERNAL REVENUE
MEN MEET HERE SOON
Richmond District Names Nine Dele
gates to Convention, Which WIN
Assemble September ~

Nine delegates to represent the sec
ond collection district of Virginia IT
the national convention 20 be held at
the Jefferson Hotel. September 20 and
%. were appointed at a meeting held
yesterday morning In the Richmond
postoffice building
Those who will represent this dis
trict at the annual gathering are:
Hon. r. c. l.. Moncure. collector OF
internal revenue: Thomas F. Meany,
A. c. Hartman, J. Robert Wade. C.. NJ
Dozier, August Moll. c. II. Ford, H. l.
Dickerson and A. j. Wsddarburn.
A committee has been appointed
and efforts are being made to pre-
pare a most elaborate program for
the visiting collectors. Some OF the
most prominent men In this branch 81
the government service will he pres-
ent at this annual convention
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
OLD MARE SPREAD
CHAMBERS ON FARM

Three cases of CHAMBERS have been
found by State Veterinarian Ferney-
hough on the farm of Mr.. Thompson,
about two miles west OF Farmville.
DIR. Ferneyhough says OF the situa-
ton: History of trouble indicates
that an old mare. which has been on
the farm for two years, is suffering
drom chronic glanders. and she is
thus injecting other healthy horses
which have been brought to the farm.
State has the matter in charge and I
feel that We have same under con-
troll
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
ALLEGED HOLD-UP
CASE Is CONTINUED

The case of F. LNash. W, J. Tee
fey. ]. c. Herbert. T. E. Dunkiey and
T. NJ. Landers. charged with holding
up w. A. Browder on Broad Street
Road several weeks ago. was again
continued by Magistrate r ]. Puryear
in Henrico County yesterday. The
hearing was fixed for August 30.
Browder. the complainant. has
twice failed to appear when the case
was called. Lawyer K. 3. English
said yesterday he would be able 10
establish an abb for the young men.
n attachment was issued yesterday
for Browder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
WOULD REFER. STRIKE
TO IMPARTIAL BOARD
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Directors Adopt Resolutions On
Railroad Controversy.
MUST BE BASED ON EQUITY
Any solution of Problem Not just to
All Bound to Prove Merely Tempo
rary-Ffve New Members of Cham
Der Elected.

Declaring that it was the sense OF
the body that all questions at issue
between the railroad companies ana
their employees should be referred 10
competent and impartial tribunal
for arbitration, members of the board
of directors of the Richmond Cnan-
Der of Commerce, in session yester-
day afternoon, drafted set of reso-
iutions and forwarded them to Presl-
dent Woodrow Wilson. 1t was point
ed out in the resolution that any So
luton of the controversy not based
on sound principles of justice ana
equity would be merely temporary
A copy of the resolutions sent to
President Wilson follows:
Richmond. Va. August "a. 1916.
Hon. Woodrow Wilson.
President of the United States.
Washington. D. c.
The board of directors of the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce, III
meeting today unanimously adopted
the following resolutions. to which
your attention is respectfully called:
Whereas, the differences between
the railroad companies and their en-
ployes are of such far-reaching i'm
portance as to affect seriously the
business interests of the entire coun-
try, and believing that any solution
not based upon sound principles OF
Justice and equity must be temporary.
Therefore. be ii resolved. that II
Is the sense of this body that all ques-
tons at issue between the said parties
should be referred TO competent.
fair and impartial board or commit
tee for arbitration.
THE RICHMOND CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
BY F, n, Dunlop. Secretary.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
five new members were taken in by
the Chamber. They are the Epes-
Fitzgerald Paper Company. Inc, pro-
posed by Waller Holiday; T. 3, john
son. Virginia Machinery and Well
Company. Inc, Virginia Portland Ce-
ment Company, proposed by the mem
bership committee. They were unani-
mously passed upon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
DR.. HENRY S. STERN
is MEDICAL INSPECTOR

AS had been anticipated in yester-
days Nirginian, the Administrative
Board yesterday elected DR.. Henry s.
Stern to the position of medical ex-
amtner of the Department of Health
of the city OF Richmond, succeeding
DIR. h. F. Summers. who retires from
the department on September J. Dr.
Stern has the recommendation of
Chief Health Officer E. c. Levy. who
passed upon his examination papers
He had served as an inferno at Nir-
ginia Hospital. and was attached to
the ambulance service. He was born
in Richmond and was educated here
being graduate of the Medical Col
lege of Virginia. The office carries
salary of $4,000 a year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
RETURNS FROM TRIP;
MAKES COMPLAINT

Complaining that he had been ILL.,
treated on a trip to Europe on a horse
ship. Roy Burruss appeared before
Mayor Ainslie yesterday. He said the
food was bad. and the treatment ac-
corded the men was worse.
Il feel the men from Richmond
were lured away under false pre-
lenses" said Burruss. Il know ] was.
And I think something should be done
to protect men who are sent away
whether they go because they need
work. or for adventure"
He stated further that he did not
receive the amount of money prom
Used.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25

Kingsland. N. J.. Aug. 2a.-Mrs.
Louise Mullen is suing firm OF Har-
rison. N. j.. undertakers. for giving
shock to her nerves.
She asks $1,000 damages because
they carelessly took a dead woman
into her house and were industriously
embalming the stranger when abe.
Mrs. Mullen. arrived home. She
tainted Immediately, she adds. aud
the house has never seemed the same
to her since.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
BUILD NEW STRUCTURE
FOR MUNITIONS PLANT

The American Locomotive Com
pany yesterday secured permission
from the building inspector to erect
a brick addition to its plant, to cost
$780, 600. The building IL to house adj
ditional machinery with which to
manufacture munitions Of war. The
building inspector declined several
days ago to grant permission for the
construction of frame building, AMI
the company Immediately changed its
plans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
THE NORTHERN NECK MUTUAL.

Is the only fire association offer
ing rated at actual cost Old-lime
companies have recently raised rates
The Northern Neck Mutual Fire AS
ISOLATION. Irvington, Va, insureS your
dwelling for little less than any 9TH
er concern: and stores, merchandise
factories, oyster houses. etc, at about
ONE-HALF THE PRICE asked bv
others, Save money. Write them
Twenty years old).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
Qualifications In Chancery.

Several qualifications were entered
in the Office OF the clerk of Law and
Equity Court yesterday:
Lena Hughes qualified as the ex-
ecutrix of the estate OF Louise Elder,
valued at $1,025: J. Thomas Hewin
qualified as administrator of the
estate of Sawney Newman, valued at
$500; p. r. w. Goodwin. executor,
estate Of Zena Belle Loader, $4,000,
and J. s. Wharton. administrator
estate OF A. B. Wharton. pension Of
s25.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25

New Orleans. Aug. 24.-The trans
port Hitchcock. which grounded on a
bar at the mouth of the Mississippi
last night, was noated early today
and proceeded on her voyage to Tam
ptco. according to the commandant of
the local naval station. The damage
to tho transport was tof no conse-
Qusnce. the commander reported
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25

For exceeding the speed limit on
the Three-Chopt Road. l.. O. Jeffries
was yesterday fined SIS by Henrico
Magistrate T. J. Puryear The jus,
tice will impose jail sentences on sec
ond offenders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
Caldwell Ia New Policeman.

Major Werner yesterday appointed
r. r. Caldwell to the vacancy on the
police force created by the dismissal
of Policeman Cullingworth. He lives
at PISA West Main Street. and was
a former motorman
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
27x54 Velvet Rugs at ST.. 40
Gongoleum Floor Coverings

Lengths of to Is yards, and
every piece two yards wide. Light.
dark and medium colors-block
and parquet designs: 35c values.
per square yard. 20c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25

These should all be sold by noon.
Note that all come 36 inches wide.
with plain center and open lace
double border. White, cream, Ara
bian, SC.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
Soc Carpet Remnants, 19c

Under this heading we include
remnants of plain blue. all-wool
filling and plain green and red
Cordeman Carpets. Slightly faded.
Yard, 1oc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
Colored- Border Scrims 1870

In addition to the Colored- Bor-
der Scrims. we shall include . lot
of 3S-inch Swisses with colorcd
dots and hemstitched edge. Choice,
yard, 11HC.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
Remnants of Fine OH
100 White Goods VIZ

Just because some of these show
the effect of handling takes moth
ing from their quality, because the
first trip TO the wash tub will re-
store their original freshness.
Choice of Plain Lawns, Corded
Lawns. Long Cloth, Linen-Finish
Cloth, Dimities, Pajama Checks,
etc. yard. Size.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25

Inventory revealed certain short
lengths of Fancy Silks, among
which Tafrets are very prominent.
These have all been assembled on
Remnant Tables, are So inches
wide and will go special at sec per
yard to $1.18.
PONGEE AND HABUTAI, In
lengths of l to yards. ere about
one-third less than regular.
Lengths OF ! to yards. Pongees.
44c per yard to soc; Habutais are
special at 33c to csc.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

Standpoint, Idaho will vote on a pro.
posed bond issue Of 100000 January
II, 1917, the proceeds to be used in
the erection of a high school building.
1t has been announced by T. R.
Eastman at Walla Walla, Wash. that
he would construct new theater
building on East Main street to be
used by A. w. Filler, who owns the
Bijou-Grand, directly across the street.
The theater will be called the Ameri-
can and will cost about 100000. About
$4,000 additional will be spent for
furnishings.
The Bumpus Sanitary Fireplace Co.
has been organized with home Offices
at kalispell, Mont, and filed articles
of incorporation with capitalization
of $4,000. showing the board of d.
rectors to be d. r. Peeler, ]. B. Glib.
son, A. l.. Jaqueth, P. r. Nelson, ].
l.. Kolb, E. E. Bumpus, H. F. Prentiss
and r. Pauline. The purpose of the
company Is to manufacture and pro-
mote hot-air circulating fireplace in
vented by e. e. Bumpus.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22

The Southern Pacific Railroad Co
has lifted its embargo in gulf route
east-bound freight.
California contributed s117,57O to
the relief of the stricken Belgians and
natives of northern France during
1916.
The first attempt to drag the
stranded submarine H-3, which went
ashore near Eureka, California, Dec
IA, into deep water failed.
Plans for the first wheat show to
he held in the northwest and for the
first grain conference have just been
announced by the Oregon Agricultural
college at Eugene, in connection with
the farmers week programs for the
week of January &c
Aged 5k years and born in the
Philippine islands, little Miss Louise
Edgar. who arrived at Hood River
Oregon, last week with her mother
from Manila, awoke one morning to
see the first snow fall. Running to
her mother, she cried: ooh, look,
Mamma, see the pretty white dirt. y
Victoria, B. c., was selected as next
years meeting place Of the North
Pacific Surgical association, the dates
are December II and 18. DR.. o. M
Jones of Victoria was elected presi
dent; DR.. M. G. Sturgis, Seattle
second vice president; DR.. H. w
Riggs, Vancouver, B. C., secretary
and treasurer; DR. E. F. Tucker, Port.
land, recorder.
Six brothers and sisters, whose
average age is 81 years, met at Wood.
land, CAL, Saturday at reunion at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Frederick R
Fairchild, son and daughter-inlaw OF
one Of the sextet Among the sisters
and brothers was A. F. Benson, Walla
Walla, Wash, 80 years old. The last
time the brothers and sisters met was
at the wedding of Mrs. Susie Fair
child, SIS years ago.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
SECRETARY OF WAR
LEARNS NEW LESSON
European War Shows What this Coun
try May Get Into Sometime.

adelphia.-Newton D. Baker,
secretary of war, addressing the Am
erican Academy Of Political and Social
Science here Saturday declared that
the war is new thing and that this
country by experience has learned
that it may get into it. He spoke on
the real signifance of preparedness.
Mr.. Baker said that this country has
grown more ideal in it's attitude to.
ward other nations.
"If the great cost and sacrifice
should come to us we should find our.
selves adequately prepared" he said
Although America is for peace, there
are some prices that are too high"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
MINING NOTES

The operation of the mill of the
Snowstorm Consolidated Co. at Troy
Mont, will begin in January next, &C
cording to Leo Greenough, general
manager.
Control of the stock in the Richmond
Mining, Milling & Reducing Co. is to
be Sold The deal is said to be on a
basis of 100000, and is one Of the
largest mining transactions in the
Northwest this year. Forty thousand
dollars already is said to have been
paid to Charles Heidenreich, w. s.
Norman and other Spokane owners as
first payment on portion Of their
stock.
Several hundred tons of concen.
trates are almost ready for shipment
from the North Star mill Of the Fed
eral Mining & Smelling Co. on the
east fork of the Wood river, accord.
ing to report from HALEY, Idaho
The concentrates would be moved
but for desire to improve their
quality by furtheE treatment. This
| is retarded by delay III the delivery Of
| SOeaAs dS1A, oPCSAdl AesSAAAOAJ e1AS
other essentials.
Upward of $4,000 will be expended
in the extension Of development, IL
increasing the capacity Of the mil
and in diamond drilling on the prop
erty of the Lead and Zinc Co., a mile
north of Metaline Falls, Wash. TWEEN
ty-five men are engaged. This mum
Der will be increased to 40 or so ant
the mill will be in operation by Jan
uary 1. The capacity of the mill
now 1875 to $50 tons day, will be
raised to $50 tons in work that is il
progress. The fotation system will
be added, and other improvements
made.
]. H. Ehlers, who is pushing the de
velopment work on the Jim Hill ant
other claims of the Sylvanite district
near Libby, Mont, announces that {
preliminary expenditure of $4,000
will be made. A tunnel will be driv
en- to open the vein on the Jim Hill
claim at vertical depth of 500 feet
where it Is anticipated the ore body
will be encountered. The Jim Hill Il
on the same vein as the Keystone ant
Gold Flint properties, which were BIZ
producers for several years, unit
forced to close down, partly owing t.
litigation, and through the destruc
ton of the buildings and plant b.
forest fires.