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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-29

has been enjoyed for years In Europe
ana other parts of this country.
The demand OF the court through
the receivers for the payment of the
stock subscription has brought about
the renewed attacks on the directors
and management and on myself per-
sonally. Such action on the part of
the court would have been necessary
in any event, In order that all stock
holders might share alike; whereas
now some have paid for their stock In
full. others less, and still others have
paid nothing. These conditions must
he equalized In the final settlement,
by returning the money then on hand
TO the stockholders ratabiy in pro-
portion to their stock holdings. -"
1t is. indeed, most painful to me
that anyone should lose money In this
enter prise, in which we all had SO
much confidence. especially as 1t waa
the prime purpose to cultivate CO.
operation. and thereby save and make
money for the stockholders, and /
rhal always feel the deepest regret
that those who have subscribed to
the stock should have suffered the
less At the same time l have per-
sonai1y been far the largest loser as
result of the failure, and in view of
that and of the sacrifice of time, effort
snd money that have made In the In
terests of the company, / feel deeply
aggrieved at being referred to as a
promoter in the ordinary sense of
that word, ms this was not and can
not in justice and fairness be char
acterized as stock jobbing enter
prise. 1t was a sincere effort TO build
up a great organization in which each
stockholder should have equal voice
in the operation and control OF the
business.
Asks Only Square Deal.
All I ask is a square deal. and
shall be very glad to cooperate with
any committee which the stockhold-
ers may appoint in effecting A COM
promise settlement with the general
creditors of the company, so that
when the subscriptions will have been
paid there will be a larger return to
all subscribers. My assistance in this
may be counted on to the fullest sx-
tent. I would not make this sugges-
ton but for the fact that l am the
largest creditor. as I think every In
dividual and corporation should pay
it's just debts.
In conclusion. I beg to state that
have no III feeling towards any who
have unjustly attacked me in the past,
rs they must have been ignorant of the
true conditions, as well as OF the ef-
forts and sacrifices / have made in
the interest of the company, but now
that the subscribers have been made
acquainted with the details of my
connection with the company, l trust
that instead of making me an object
of unjust and unfair criticism. you
will permit me to cooperate with you
In saving what we can from the wreck.
Respectfully submitted.
w. c. SCHMIDT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-29

Robert Thompson Walker, for thtr-
ty-ftvs years treasurer of Northumber-
land County, Virginia. and a man high
ly respected in that section of the
State, died at AIS o'clock yesterday
morning at the residence OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clarence A. Straw. 1900 Ben
TALON Street, Of heart trouble.
Born in Heathsvtlie, Va, December
10. 1914. Mr.. Walker engaged in farm
ing nearly all his life. He was man
of high character and had d wide cir
Gle of friends. Surviving him are two
sons and three daughters. They are
James II. and Robert ID. Walker and
Mrs. T. J. Sampson. of Heathsville. and
Mrs. Straw and Miss Clartce walker, OF
this city.
The body was taken to Heathsvilie
today for burial ~s'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-29
SERGT. MCMAHON
GOES TO TEXAS

Sergeant John J. McHahon, Of the
Fourth Infantry Company. U. g. A.. who
has been stationed at Portsmouth and
Norfolk. has been relieved Of duty in
this State to return to his command
at HariinRer. Tex. He will 60 back TO
his former post at once, and will be
succeeded by Sergeant Walter L
Chiies. of Company F. Third Infantry,
now. stationed at the Madison Barracks,
New York. He has been assigned by
the, War Department to the virgtnia
militia and will assume his new duties
at once.
Sergeant Moses Gray, who has been
on duty with the Second Infantry, To-
Gated at Chase City, Va, has also re-
turned to Texas and will be succeeded
by Sergeant Gus Afband.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-29
Separate Peace Possible.

Amsterdam, March 2S.--GeorEe
Bernhard. the German statesman.
writing in the yossisch Zeitunx, rec
ognizes that q separate Turkish peace
Is possible.
Herr Bernhard points out that the
British Statesmen ought to realize
that even IL Turkey were TO conclude
separate peace the central empires
would not be placed at any marked
disadvantage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-29

pay up their stock and cooperate with
the management to make a success of
the enterprise. Had this been done
sufficient capital would have been
In the treasury. not only to have paid
off all indebtedness, but to have
opened a general department store
by October. 1918, at the beginning OF
the most prosperous period in our his
tory. and the permanent success OF
the undertaking In this -ity. such as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-29

cation to do any of this, but did It
with the hope that would tide the
company over the period OF depres-
sion. and because / had the utmost
confidence In the stockholders, that
they would pay up their subscrip-
lions when business conditions i'm
proved met the stockholders COM
mittee and agreed with them to fur
Their abate the rent $4,000 to Oc-
tober 1915. If the stockholders would
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-29

The Empress of Midland. 2,z74 tons
gross. sailed from New York January
s for Cardiff. Wales.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-29

BrfK1@@ 6EG@W#E b&hAE SH~w c@kN<
London, March 3S.--sinking of the
British Empress of Midland IL report
ed In a Reuter- despatch from Amster-
dam. The steamship Cromer, from
London. arrived last night at Maasluts,
Holland, with all the crew.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-10

FOXEY JIM KEELEY-Just keep
your Off-eye on foxeY Jim Kelley and
his Herald. While Hearst's Exam
tner and the Trib are sputtering with
wrath at Wilson and playing the
Wall street game to a Standard Oil
finish, the Herald is not only giving
Wilson fair deal, but is doing the
same for Hughes - which is going
some when you consider the pIutes
who went back of Kelley when he
borrowed that million. 1 used to
read the Trib first. every morning.
Now the Herald comes first. The
Trib now has the circulation, but
Kelley is getting the good will, and
in time circulation follows the good
will
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-10
CHICAGO FLUTES ARE

CHICAGO PLUTES ARE FOR
HUGHES.-The day the Millionaire
Special breezed into Chicago the loop
press published an ad in which Chi
cago pIutes as the Hughes Business
Mems League" came out for the
Wall street candidate. Among the
pIutes we're John Shedd and Chaun-
cey Keep of the Field estate, ALI
Baker, Ed Butler, Charlie Dawes,
Dave Forgan, La Verne Moves, Jim
Patten, Julius ROsenwaId, Harry
Wheeler, Chewing Gum Wrigley and
other bankers and captains of Big
Biz. But that's all right. Nobody
expected 'em to be for Wilson, They
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-10
CLAIM CITY STREET BUREAU
IS WASTING MONEY

The city street bureau is wasting
public money, paving streets at extra
VACANT cost and giving out mislead-
ing figures to make it appear the
work is done cheaply. These are
the claims advanced by the council
finance committee efficiency staff in
a report submitted yesterday to the
committee on local improvements.
Engineers under the head of Mai.
James Miles say that pieces of paw
ing work done at 9Th and Stony
Island and at Milwaukee and Foster
avs. were poor jobs. Men worked
less than half time; the steamroller
was used only an hour a day. Rec
Ords were offered by the street bU-
reau to make it appear the paving
cost was $1.37 a foot; the efficiency
staff says it really cost $185.
1000 pupils in Chicago high
schools to be taught to run autos,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-10

belong with Morgan, Rockefeller,
Penrose, Murray Crane, SmOot,
Gallinger, Barnes, Perkins, Gary,
Wall street and the Steel Trust. But
Henry Ford and Tom Edison mean
more to the people than all of the
Wall street and LaSalle street plUtes
and they're with the people for
Wilson.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-10
COCHRAN'S COMMENT

COCHNAN'S COMMEN l
AS TO SOCIALISTS.-I have no
quarrel with Socialists and don't
care how fast their party grows. l
have given more space to Socialists
20 push their propaganda in The Day
Book than to all other parties com
bined. But that was because they
were more active than others. Our
difference is that we don't agree on
tactics. l don't want to work indif-
initely for justice for the working
class, and the Socialist party isn't
growing fast enough to accomplish
much. l would make all of the par
ties as democratic as possible. If l
could get what l believe in into all of
the party platforms, I'd do it. Then
we could get all workers, who are
now divided among several parties,
to voting for what they want. If the
Socialists can get all the workers
into one party, they'll have my bless
ing. But they are making slow
Roadway I'm too old to wait. l
want to get as much as possible for
the workers NOW - and hope that
Socialists will go on with the good
work and get more after l am gone.
l want the men, women and children
who are living now to get close
enough to industrial and social JUS
tice to get their hands on it and have
some Of it for themselves before they
die. think the one best bet just now
is Wilson. So I'm for Wilson.
CHICAGO FLUTES ARE FOR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
TENNIS STARS GETTING READY.
>hafer, Grant. waite. Roscnbaum m.
W%Rshburn mud Others Practice.

several prominent players of the met
ropolitan district took advantage yes.
t'rday OF tho first practice for the
national indoor tennis hampionship.
which starts February IL at the Seventh
Regiment Arm ry, and had some spirited
matches on the atmory courts. -. Carl
ton Shafer and Wylic G.. Grant played
i'll double against Abraham BaSsford
ana ~, 4 W. Waite. and later agains,
ir. Waite and King Smith. Shafer and
Grant. after losing the first set TO Bass
ford and Waite at 2-6. won the next at
e , and tied IN tn. third at 10. all, when
BiSsford had 10 leave. King Smith to X
his place, and he and Waite were beaten
at l0-S, 6-3.
Or. William Rosenbaum. inner up for
the title in 1914. played 4 thren set
match against Paul ,;oold and won at
IS. g. 6-3. Watson VI. Washburn,
the metropolitan champion. tuned up his
strokes with Alfred :. Dabney II the
~longwood cricket club. Boston. Others
around the courts who played a little
were George King, the Columbia player,
i. :, bN"ale. A.. von Bernuth and
George Parks. The practice sessions will
continue daily up to the beginning Of
the Quincy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
PUTS CURB ON YOUNG RACERS.
S~teepirrhRsc Association Tries 10
stop short Contests.

Al a meeting Of the executive com
mlttcr Of IN" National Stccplcrha~c and
Hunt Association held YESTERDAY. = rcso-
luton was passed that Is likely ~ haN"
- good Influence on the ami of the
American thoroughbred aud Increase the
period Of racing usefulness Of the cross
country performers. The tendency to
encourhg" the younger horses to race
through the Held over short distances did
not meet with general approval and after
a thorough trial those in charge ~
st""pl"rhasing apparently have decided
II would b" better to hold ont Induce
mcn,s for older horses and longer dis
tancrs. The rcsolu, follows
'The secretary was instructed to re-
quest all associations giving s'ccplc-
chases hat AZ any meeting held under
the rules of III" National StccplcchaSe
and Hunt Aesociatiou where seven or
shall h" AZ least one stccplcchasr for
four-y"ar-olds and upward al three miles
or over. and there shall be At least one
steepl"chas" AZ two and a half miles for
four-yCar-olds and upward for every
seven stc"plechHscs given"
The following received certificates as
gentleman riders, subject to the approval
oi the hunts committee Morton u.
Bamberg"r, Lieut. T. NJ Whiting and
4. j. \, b"v'r"uN. Trainers aud jock
cy's licenses were granted a. follows:
Trainers. William H. Henry, James T..
Owens. Warren Freeman and Frank
Burstou,
jockeys, Thomas I'urrctte, Vincent
Powers and J. M"aucy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
HARVARD CLUB NOW
LEAGUE CHAMPION
Heights Casino Beaten, hut
Has Honor Of Vanquishing
Winston and Stillman.
BULL NIPS TITLE HOLDER

The Harvard Club won the Class
A Metropolitan League squash tennis
championship yesterday by defeating
the Heights Casino seven IN a playon
series at the Yale Club courts. 4 matches
to 3. Al the end Of the regular sea-
son the teams were tied for the premier
houors, with 4 series won and . lost
each. The series was one of the biggest
surprises of the year from many an
giles. Harvard was represented by its
greatest strength and the men generally
expected to win, for the crimson were
those that were beaten, while those
looked upon as point gamers Tor the
Brooklyn squad failed 10 come through.
Eric = Winston. the present national
and lr. Alfred Stillman, ma
,lnnal title holder in 1911, 1912 and
1914. were respectively number ! and :
on the Harvard team. and to IN" sur
prise of the large gallery both we're
beaten. Charles NJ Bull. Jr., took the
measure Of Winston In one of the hes;
matches seen this wear. At 1.-l". 1bLll,
ib-l2. \ i. Cordicr accounted for
pr. Stillman IN straight game at
li-ll, la-ll.
RulIs terrific drives proved tn" hete
uuire Of the national champion. In the
fret game the Brooklyn player could
not get his strokes working rIght. He
banged the ball into the ~;elltalc num-
hcrless times and when ho was not do
Ing that ho was lifting them out oil
the court Bull. however. seemed 10
get all of his bad strokes ont of his
system ~ the opening game aud In the
second outplay.d the champion at every
department OF the game. Winston used
all Of ms wilcs In the deciding game,
hut hy sheer fore" Of strokes and
stamina Rull kept him from getting into
tho lead AZ any time during the game.
Cor,Iier showed unexpected strength
In his matcn with Or. Stillman and was
not IN serious difficulties at any stage
Of the match The Erookl, n player had
some advantage over his rival in being
b, tier acquainted with the court. as he
b. q member Of the Vale Club and has
been playing there all season Josiah q.
Low. number 3 on the Heights Casino
team. VOL the other match for the
TrpoklNu players He dowu-d + ~.
Davis IN a mat.I repi't- with startling
gets and br.stliug with speedy strokes,
at III. lii. Is.
While the top nalf 81 the Brooklyn
lineup Wis playing iu such remarkable
form tho lower end w1s sadly neglect
ing ius duty and thereby hangs the
tale Of TIA. disaster for Heights Casino.
L. IN Point Irving defeated Il. Goepel
with rldu,uipus ,,," 81 H. I. Is.
aud Il T. / riggs Of To" Heights ca
>.uo squad showed IN" worst form he
uas DISPLAYED 3d. many . dan IA Ms
match with T. " NorI sou which tho
latter Won ct -. Is ] W.
Npp.li tied the erurc at 3 all b. win
u.ug FOR Harvard oyer Sterling Martin
at III. IL. 1t
THIS lief, -" decision - the series
20 N" \ U,ut-t ~ Williams match
II looked Ike . sft.s NI.FAFR- FOR wan
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
LOCAL OPTION BILL
HIT BY LIQUOR MEN
Passage Would Cost state aud
city 500. 600. 900 An
nually. They say.

Tho ~Auri-Saioon Leagues optional
prohibition referendum hill was de-
nouuccd Yesterday as confis"atory at the
ninth annual convention ~ the New
York stat" Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association at th" Hotel Astor. Delegates
from ali parts ~ III" state
and adopted resolutions assailirg the
proposed oil and impugning the motives
Of those who are fostering tho measures,
The adoption Of prohibition in his
State, according 80 these resolutions,
would cause - loss II $50, 900 600 an
nudily in State and municipal revenues /,
would coufiscatc capital invested in the
manufacture and distribution of liquors
amounting To at least $4,000, 900 {,
would throw out Of employment 10000
workers connected with the industry. and
would vacatc : 1000 stores and buildings
now occupied for various branches Of
the trade.
The resolutions point out that the de-
mand for pruhibitory laws comes from
only about " per cent of the total
N'''i't ~ ''N''N w Ni''
charge advocates of the proposed legis-
lation with insiuocrity because of the
action Of III" Auti-saloon League in at.
tempting to force through Congress pro-
hibitiou for the District Of Columbia
against the wishes Of Washington
people.
President Henry J. K~altenbach. who
was reelected John u. Lowe, Collector
OF Internal Revenue Of the Second Dis
trici Levi Cooke, 'ounSsl to the Ma
tional Wholesale Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation. and VI, j. Quinn, president of
tho Retail Liquor Dealers Association,
rpok" AT the invention.
The following were elected officers and
committ""m"n for the ensuing year:
President, Henry j. kaltcnbach Of the
Fl"ischmanu Company FIRST yicc-presi.
dent, William tulman OF California win.
Association second viCe-preSident, Ber-
nard I.lppntan of Som Bros. Company:
third VICE. president, Louis Il. Buckbee
Of III" Cook 4 B"ruheimcr compsny :.
fourth vi""-pr'sidont. Frank Person of
z. P'rsnu's Sous. Buffalo treasurer
Joseph NJ FiSh"l "f Fishel a Levy.
EN'"u'lNc committee William tulman
" California WInc Association. Harry
Eising of Il, ld4Ing n Co, Mirh.o,
.'"iiings Of NJ i Jennings. william "
sample OF Sample A 90, Muusnn +;
Slhw Of \. ~ Shaw 4 Co, Jnyenh
SllaH""r Of Steluhardt Bros. 4 60 ana
N'toi's VILE Of Julius VILE Sons & ca
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
CARTER BACK ON HIS
GAME; HAS REVENGE
Overwhelms Beall. Medallist,
8 and Z. i'm First Round of
Match Play.
BECKER BEATS WHITLACH

PiSEuuRsr, y. c., Feb. after a
days delay on account Of rain. the st.
Valentines golfers buckled dow to
match play to-day. seven sixteens cngag-
ing in their first round Of that sort Of
play. A cold wind famed them on the
high spots of the course. but in the val
leys they got the benefit Of a warm sun.
Philip Carter was back on his game
and ran away from l.. G. Bcall, who
beat him in the medal round on Tues
day, Carter won, \ and I. e. l.. Becker.
the Woodland veteran, provided n sur
prise by beating Marshall Whitlach. He
turned tho trick at the nineteenth hole.
several matches went TO extra holes.
The summaries:
rirs, sixteen Philip Carter, Nassau.
neat T. {. Real. tniontoUn. Pa. q W and
10 play + : Danforth. North Fork, beat
W. u. johnson. Dyker Meadow, > up, e.
l. Booker. Woodland. beat Marshall Whit
ZACH. Baltimore, ! .up nineteen hole-b r.
4; Kelley. southern. Pines, beat j u
Nicholson, Sew Bedford, ! up nineteen
holrsi, Parker ". Whittemor". Brooklin..
beat =. A. cheatham. Pinehur-,. : and 6;
&, :. SkrherS. chicago. beat William wal
: and g. Austin sands, port. bea' ",
Z Trussieil. Fox HIS, / up Gwenty
second siN,een-t; . Armstrong Vt.
phia. beat 7 H. Boyd. - L"uis. , ana ..
II .. fowne>. oakmort beat p. ~
ohrien Detroit, ana - shannon
, and = q T. Brown. Huntingdon Va.
ley, boat : II. Patterson. Plitnn"lI. 3 and
: 9 ~ Hudson, North Fork. boat . "
stated, Phiiad"iphia ana .; VI. I NJ.
Leol. Ttconic, heat " :. Van IIi.f. Lax.
w@%d; } s1d = q Howard; Haiifa>.
IllrI SINfpap--M I. .tpl pt1f t't.y.HupI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04

but he threw away his opportunities
and was beaten at I5-i2. 1S-15. In
the opening game Williams led at t.
and later at 1T. but grew wild and
was beaten to the finish. In tho sec
ond game the Brooklyn player led az
6-1 and l3-s. but once more "A streak
of wildness killed his chance The sum-
maries
Charles VI. Bull. Jr, Heights Casino,
defeated Eric :, Winston, Harvard club,
i-1j. l5-1i. 15-i2; \. i. Cordier. Heights
Casino. defeated DR., Alfred Stlll,nau. Har-
yard. club, Ill, l5-lla.J. -. Low.
Heights Casino. defeated T.. n. Davis. Har-
ward club. ii-ll. ii-i5. lis. T.. du
Pom, Irving. Harvard Cub. defeated X.
Go"pcl. Heights Casino. Is. i5-i; A..
Dana Harvard club. defeated J. n Will
ANS. Heights Casino. 1i-l2. isis = NJ.
Morrison. Harvard club. defeated u T.. T.
itiggs Heights Casino. lj-.. lJ-S. u. ".
Appel. Harvard Club, defeated Sterling
Marlit, Heights Casino. ii--i7. i6-2.
l5-6. Score-Harvard club, 4; Heights
Casino ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
THREE BOXERS WILL
APPEAR IN DENMARK
A.. \. l. Selects karpin,ki.
SpengIcr and Maloncy for
international Tourney.
TRIP LASTS TWO MONTHS

The names of the three ama'oI~ bo,.
ers who will represent the United >',.e,
in the international boxing champion.
ships to bc held in Denmark IN M.r,l
were announced yesterday hy Secretary
Frederick ". Ruben Of the Ama,er-
Athletic Union. They are William
~S,englor. Union Settlement \. g.. John
k%arpinski. Cleveland A. G.. and .lohn
Maloney. 81. I,ita's tatholj. Cub ~
Philadelphia. %Spcngler vii ruupc'c
as a middle ard heavy weight. karprs.
MS q welterwcight and Mal"ucy In the
l25 pound class.
The men Will sail on tho oscar n. on
February ~. and In addition 10 con.
pcting in tn" international bouts IN
Denmark VIII take part En- hug's a..
ranged "a Norway aud Swclou -. p.
tary Ruben made al effort ., HAY, tie
olympic club heavyweight. William =
/. HereauN. included In the part. lu' ,he
Scandinavians objected to- tho additional
expense % bringing = man from a..
Pacific coast. and also insisted that n.
only good beaNyweigits abroad had
turned professionals.
Si"rglcr has won the " ,ropoli,sr
heavyweight titl" Tor u number of v.,.
running. aud Ia 1871 defeated Fran.
Parks, the fiv" time champion " Ing
land. for tn. international h~,a,,V.r,,
champions 'ip. karpiuskl holds 'n. Cen.
trai Aeso. iati":t champi"uship Ne the
w.lterweilht ulI-s. and also v"H t.
International championship 81 tho Pan.
ama-pdciuc ENrositiou las ItiI ~.
loney holds ilo l2j pound Middle A..
lantic tn" aud the international II,
pound championship.
While in Denmark the ho,,r. VII,
le TN" cu,-ts OF the ldra,t.'u-,..r. ..
Sparta. waich /" planning 20 .oullr.
tournaments ~ ChrIstiauia and ,''h.
stockholm or 'iutch"r-. Tho 'rp Will
last about two mnuthe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
Sim Defined. THURMAN. Dead.

sim peimel. a well known turfman.
led on Wednesday night on a United
Fruit steamer while on his way TO H,-
wanna lie had been suffering from "A
liver complaint for some tim. and took
the trip ia Tia. none. that tn. warmer
climate would heneNt his health. As an
owner Of luc"horseS l'e.mel was best
known for his half interest with Charley
pwyer In Africand.r and Nealon, both
Suburban winters. For the las, few
years he acted rs a clubhouse commits
~i"rer and was known 10 all the big mon
Of the t.rf It's body VIII l.. >nlppei
e. Now Work 'or burial