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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
= BISHOPS TEST OF
THE TALKING MACHINE

In THE Talking Machine Tells it's
own story" in current Issue of the
Nations Business Is told OF the early
DAYS OF the photograph. The newspa
pers printed columns Of yarns so
fabulous that most rea8tprs thought 1t
"a hoax Bishop Vincent, Of Chautau-
qua fame. asked the privilege OF see
ing The marvel. which MIR, Edison
readily granted The good bishop had
planned TO put the wonderful machine
TO q, test. He squared himself in front
of tho recorder and shouted as fast
as he could articulate string OF
Biblical names to out-chron!cie Chron-
icles Zaccur. lZri. Nethanian Buk-
kiah. Jesharelah. Jeshalah. Shlmei'
Azareel, Hashahiah. shnbael. Jere-
moth, Joshbekashah, MaIlothi. Ho-
thir, Giddalti. Romamtiezer. and so
on when the machine slammed the
words back a. him the good bishop
threw up his hands and exclaimed,
I'm satisfied There isn't man in
the United States who could recite
those names with the same rapidity."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11

10 the election. His utterances AND
manner. of delivery accumulated this
thought, Those close to him say The
outcome OF the national contest has
been acce nted as absolute endorsement
of the Wilson policies.
Mr., Wilson's statement that man
n,.st be willing to hght for what ne
believes In was accepted as warning
that he proposes to nght now with
mere vigor than ever to carry out the
foreign policies which his political op-
ponents so bitterly criticized during the
campaign.
Attends Christening.
President Wilson came here to at-
tend the christening OF his third grand
-hiid. Nahy Eleanor Arson Sayre, the
infant daughter Of 2fr and Mrs Fran
as r. Sayrc The co-rwonv took place
ar 81 Johns Episcopal Church during
the afternoon only members OF tho
family and a few intimate friends were
admitted to the church
Ta-hv Sayre was given the name or
hrr grandmother, President WILSON'S
FIRST wife The Codwoth~rs wer" MISS
s's~rarot wilson Mrs William G. Nc
Adoo Mrs r n Savro and MISS
Blanche Nevtn.
President Wilson and John Nevin
were made Eodfa'hers.
Tho presidential party will leave here
.rrnorro~. at o'clock. Tn return
-~ir viii be made by t.ain 70 Rhine
..,.rr -on-,he Hudson. where the naval
Yacht Mavfower IS waiting After sail
ing down fhe Hudson on sunday morn
>rz Mr. Wilson viii land in New York
ard fnish tn journey by rail
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
ADAMS GETS EN-
Clever Dry Speaker I'm Street Meetings
Reaches Worisingmen I'm Capital.

Sacramento. Cal, Nov. s.---J. a..
cDynamite") Adams, dry cam
paigner with unique methods. is hold
ing forth to large crowds of working
men nightly at Fifth and K Streets.
Humorous stories, witty retorts, quick
changes of costumes and facial con-
tortion keep the crowd merry and
Interested About 500 gathered around
his machine
Adams is a street speaker of twen-
ty-three years experience. which COW
ers a dozen States and every county in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
WILLIAMS GI4E> NtI.soS
NOISY GREETING.


Wl}uumetoUu- Nava- Nov it-
r'restdeuf wilson broke ga" silence he
has rnaiuta sea since 5h. election. ie-
ill4.ls-A ta-4 aa3s:as-.4=- .'--.lt ts-t-
come of the staafats of Williams COL
iege here this .n5n- 70 srs h- had
m JOY sd The Yols .eaf .."t gust e* i@tl,
.roNucs Is ihe or3s r .ae w. aaH,
OF expresslue opialoH Ne t-'ievc tu
be OF ADVANTAGE of ts- ,auurr}.
Il entoyea inns G--. Its' after all,
n man who ls NOT 'e fight for
the things hc t.1.Na- without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11

STILL HAVE THEIR JOBS
Two Defeated Democrats to Return
to Washington.

Washington, n, c.. Nov lo.-At
least two defeated Democratic cam
dldates for Office in the elections just
held will return to Washington to
keep good appointive Jobs One OF
them is John Burke, treasurer of the
United States, who ran for Senator
in North Dakota and was defeated
by Senator McCumber. Republican.
The other Is Edwin Sweet. assistant
secretary of the Department of Com
merce, who ran for Governor Of
Michigan and was beaten by his Re
publican opponent.
MIR. Burke did not resign as treas
urer of the United States pending the
result of the election. Mr.. Sweet ten
dered his esgnation. but it was not
acted upon Mr.. Sweet Is expected
to return to his position here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11

one arrest where they made about
seven q year ago, a month ago, in
the week before prohibition. The ar
rests made now of drunk and disor-
derlies are at even smaller proper
tion than that.
In the firstnine police days ending
at Z o'clock yesterday morning. since
prohibition was ushered in, the total
number of arrests was col. That fig
ure covers all causes. ordinance viola
tons misdemean felonies. In the
corresponding nine days one year ago
the total arrests numbered 3S5, near
ly twice as many. In the seven days
preceding November !. the total num-
Der of arrests was 355.
Comparison With Wet Days.
/ The total number of DRINKS cap
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
RAIDS MADE ON GERMAN
BASES ON BELGIAN COAST

London, Nov. l0,---British aero
planes this morning carried out an
extensive raid on the German naval
bases on the Belgian coast.
The following official statement was
issued tonight:
Early this morning a squadron OF
naval aeroplanes attacked the harbor
and submarine shelters at Qstcnd and
Zeebrugge.
"A great weight OF bombs was
dropped with satisfactory results
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
REPUBLICANS GIVE
Continued from First Page)

he TINT material change. will result
the country 10 take all necessary steps
% see taat ar exact and honest count
- ine votes Is made when the cur
reat seemed TO be running against Mr..
Wilson, The Democratic managers an
uouuced their intention 10 demand q
recount in every close state.
Only Wants Exact Justice.
All We desire is TO make sure that
the vote h" counted as cast
Chairman wilcox was careful 20 ex-
rlaiu that by an exact and honest
count he did not mean that a recount
would be demanded,
George ", Wickershasn. who was
caNeG IN ON Thursday 10 direct the
contests If was then proposed to con-
duet. said that II was certain no steps
would he taken to secure a recount
in any state until after the official
canvass and then only II frauds were
shown.
The decision to abandon the recount
proceedings was announced after q
conference with Mr.. Hughes at the Ho-
tel Aston Among those who particl-
pated In that conference were Chair
man Wilcox. FRANK II. Hitchcock and
Charles r. Warren, national commit
teemau OF Michigan.
It was urged ut this conference that
talk OF recounts and contests In the
absence Of definite proof 81 irregulari-
ties would he very damaging TO the
prestige of tho Republican party
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11

road managers or any other similar
urga MIR ion.
Arbitration proceedings between the
railroad Union OF switehmen and the
New York Central and other railroads
will commence Monday In the Hotel
Manhattan The switchmen in this
controversy demand an eieht-hour day
'aud Increased wages
The arbitrators are Judge Charles
r Ho~vry. OF Washington; President
Jeremiah w jerks, ] C, Connors,
president and W. A. Tjtrs, vice presi-
seut Of the Switchmen's Union; +. +.
Potter. assistant general manager,
MINNEAPOLIS. -. raul and Saut Ste
Marie Railroad. and r W. Evans, as
-.~,ant general manager New York
CENTRAL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
SPECTACULAR OFFENSI
OF RUSS-RU MANIANS

London, Nov. l0.-~The spectacular
offensive of the Russians and Ru-
manians in the Dobrudja has brought
them to a point two miles east of
Desperate fighting is now
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
She Knew 1T First.

Father knows you're going to mar
ry sister l heard him talking about
it the other day"
But | didn't know II myself until
last night
"Oh, she told you. too. did she -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
Change in Schedule, r., F.. &P. n. r.

Effective Sunday, November ~,
daily fast trains for Washington and
beyond will leave Byrd Street station
so p. NJ. instead Of $3.50 p NJ, and
reave Main-Street Station $50 2. NJ,
instead OF SAT p. NJ.
Ashland accommodation leaves Ella
7.25 a. NJ, week days. instead Of 90
A NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11

the States to the Federal government
that has been before the court since
the days OF the Civil War. according
to Judge Dennison in an article IN the
Columbia Law Review.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
Their Iss.at.

Hix-'I understand your church has
fant the minister TO Michigan for a
! month"
Nx-"Yes. that's right
/ Hlx--"For vacation. I suppose p"
Dix--'Yes; the congregation decided
that We were entitled to enc. "-Indian-
apolis Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11

tured since November I 10 eighteen
and drunks and disorderlies, hve.
one year ago the same period yielded
l25 drunks, and thirty drunk and dis
orderiies. The week before prohibi-
ton. seven days, the police arrested
los DRINKS and thirty-six drunk and
disorderlies. In the last night OF the
wet regime thirty-three DRINKS were
escorted to the police stations.
And the police were not so dls-
eliminating then as now. Then, they
had not SO well defined characteriza-
ton Of a drunk as now. Now they
have section 40 of the Mapp act ana
they know what that section means
and they live up to it,
That those who might be inclined
to violate the Mapp act recognize the
fact that II has teeth is indicated in
the paratively small number Oh
violations reported TO Prohthition
Commissioner ]. Sidney Peters, to
he reported by officials throughout The
State.
Few Violations of Law.
Under the law Commissioner Peters
has $50 officers who are informants.
who must report officially to the COM
missioner every violation of the law
coming to their knowledge. So far,
in the first nine days of the operation
Of prohibition, there have been re-
ported but thirty-stx cases of alleged
violation of the Law. Commissioner
Peters has heard, unoflictally' of three
cases III Alexandria. which are not
listed IN the official total of thirty
six.
The cities in which the alleged vio-
lations have occurred and the num-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
AIR ARMAOAS CLASH
CONTINUED From First Page)

pulsed. The Sally fighting was Of
formidable character and resulted in
ha nd to- hand engagements.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
VIRGINIA PROH|B|TIO

Continued from First Page
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
FIGHT III AOlhSGN LAW

Continued from First Page
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
The Dancing Girl at Sid Dodee's
Place.

fact that he was keenly alive to every
move in the room.
The music again started, this time
in a brisk. accumulated tarantelle;
there was fash of red from behind
the palms. a clicking of Castanets, and
out on the raised dais flashed slim
wisp OF a girl, and flung herself with
abandon into the spirited dance OF
Spain. Her face wore a rapt, set smile
as of perpetual pleasure. her every
motion betraying how we'll she loved
this rhythmic eXprcsSiOn-her express
sion of the beautiful. The music ceased
suddenly, bravely. in a spirited crash
mixed with the smart double-stamp Oh
the dancers heels on the floor. ana the
thrilling cluck of the castanets-there
was again that subdued applause
again the Resumption of conversation,
and the dancer, painting and hushed
beneath her rouge. came down from
the dais. and curtsying familiarity
threaded her way between the tables
She stopped at one with a word OF
familiar greeting on her lips ana sal
down.
The young man in the corner
watched her and her companion a:
the gliding waiter carefully wiped tn
bottoms Of their liquor glasses and s."
them down. The girl seemed laugh
ingly to propose Il toast that met witt
the approval Of her friend, wh'
laughed heartily The man she wa
seated With was a Gabby. pinkfac"d
tiuy-eycd individual, lis light brown
hair combed smoothly back over III
head and anccutIatiUg lack Of fore
head that he had done better TO hay
left covered The second drink wa
brought. disposed Of IN as short orde
as the first. and the rirl again SCENE
trying % perzlad" The tiny eyed ma
across the table. His wdVcrlng va
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
June II, 1915.

French won great two Gays
tie near Souchez.
Russians retreated over o"nI
der from Galicia toward Iafn'7
Italians took heights OF PAD
isonzo and Mori, near RoVsfsH
British repuIsed Turks 20
Germans on GaIIipolL
Austrian submarine tops
and sank Italian submarine
dusa.
British submarine sank
Turkish transports loaded
troops.
Sub. Lieut.. Warneford silt
fail OF his aeroplane.
French aviators bomSa'o''
man forces at Givencny'
Italian dirigibIes bombafo''
TRAN positions at Monte S'n'
Grad iSca.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
NINTH STORY


Sid Dodge's place was running iIIl /
blast Courteous, obseGg.pus walters .
slid sOft-footcd from table 20 k.'c'ra
and back again, bearing in ihr!E
miraculous arms dishes "croiuE
chcfcd for the dissiIatud TaIat"S o.
cDicurcans-driuhs Cuaula2.E mixed
by the highest priced experts III the
city. No expense vas spared a. S''
Dodge's pluc,-th" stakes ""T" 10"
big to skimp on thu details that mad'
for tone.
The room was G,I"i with the strange
nyrmur Of many voices. high, low,
soft musical. harsh. drouinc-all CON
,ributing 10 ~ iuccssant minglinE
drum so meaningless in the abstract
so pregnant with meaning in each IN
dividual group. Bright lights made
soft bv artful globes hung suspended
from the frescoed ceilings b. massive
linked chains. and mingled their mel
lowed radiance with the rosc-colorei
glow Of the numerous siIkshaaed lamps
that dotted the tables, and made pale
faces seem glowing and warm. LuNu-
riOus carpets catered TO dalntlIy
shod feet. bright silver cleaned IN
well groomed hands and clicked an ac-
compartment 10 the inC"ssant Click oil
longstemmcd, bubbIiug glasses.
In one end Of the room, from be
hind a line OF spreading palms rose
the rhythmic pulsing, passlon-ladeh
strains Of Pagliacci, and died out IN
a plaintive wall of cello and Elol, as
though surfeited with the luxury OF
its own sweet sadness died out anna
the appreciative applause Of subdued
clapping and the slightly swelled muir
muir of approving voices.
No one seemed surprised when q
low artifciaIIv constructed door in the
wall near the palms swung back or
noiseIess hinges. and a young MAJ
entered in evening dress. Why should
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
June IS. 1916

Severe but inconclusve hob,l
around Arras.
Austro- Germans renewed an
drive IN Salicia, taking Musclska
Italians repuised Austrian AT,
II Monfalcone.
Cour: Ct inquiry on Lusi,ar
opened m London.
Allied aeroplanes bcnbar:
Karlsruhe.
Zeppelin raid on north.as, co,
Of England; 10 killed.
House Of commons voted \
credit of S1,25O,OOO,0OO.
Former Premier Venizelos Y
Greek elections.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

men should want in his office-won-
dered whether he had been recognized
there in spite Of the secluded table ne
had picked TO escape observation. Wa
f, possible that this young bcunder Ead
seen him talking with the dancing girl
and r,cognizius him from his numeT-
Gus pictures in the paper. had come
up here 10 b. ualy"-pos-ibly with an
attempt at iut.midation-at b!achMaiI.
He was alarmed for the moment, hut
was quickly treasured as the uhy-
eyed one told his story.
Are You Mr.. rell. the district at
toruty?"
40. Mr.. Eeu has been called sud
denly away. and won't be back until
the morning. I'm the assistant dis
trict a,turr.y-aCt.nE district attorney
at the present timc'-h"r". Bell 5
words ACTING district attorney IN
name only" flashed across his W'n'
and made his checks hush-" Ny
names Nason-Ellis Mason. can
help YOU
We'll. you'll DO" said the pinh-face1
one. in hard patrou!zinE yo'c" III
this way. I'm Il clerk in Mar1cr 4
| Barnes mercantile ms rance
Green's INV name Ralph Grc'n
don't claim to be an angel. have
NV fun like the rest Of th"m-no bet
ter. no worse. | don't kick when
Ia l-i,l- aud kick hare
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Inne 10. 1915.

Allies made strong e0"''',
tack on Germans oe'"s'"
and Arras.
Battle for Lemberg rss''
fortified line at GrodeH'
Tarnogrod taken by '''
Austrians took ofen'"
Italians, repulsins them nc"
Italians shelIed Grad .
Italian fleet bombard'' :
! tian islands. ~.
| Austrian squadron sns"''
| coast towns but was o''''"
| British steamer AII'' y
| submarine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

uary :, 1918, flies were found active
lv propagating in heap Of manure,
covered with tar paper and rubbish,
though the temperature had been
down near zero not long before. The
manure doubtless had supplied the
necessary heat. and this was retained
BY the covering material.
This explains the often-heard ques-
ton. Where do all the flies come
from?" II has long been known that
adult flies survive the winter, hiber-
mating in cellars and similar places,
but that they actually breed in cold
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
June is, 1915.

British resumed offensive nj
Ypres, capturing trenches.
French made big gains in
Vosges and in other places .
Teutonic drive toward Lemb
continued through Niemerow.
Austrians held Italians in chi
along the lscnzo.
Turkish artillery battered al
n AVi Burnu.
German submarine sank 5fl
steamer Strathnalrn; p lest
German aeroplanes bon
Nancy, Belfort and St. Die,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
SAVING LIVES OF SOLDIERS
Motor. Hospitals Operate On the Fields
Where Europe's Fate Is Being
Decided.

In past campaigns a wounded soldier
had 10 undergo d painful Journey 10
the rear OF the fighting line before his
injuries could receive attention. but
today stricken warriors are not car
RED 10 the hospital. for the hospital
ia literally brought to them. That this
is not an eKaggeration will be real
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
His Mistake

How did YOU lose YOU D, ,
Do, was fired for maA'H - !
THAT seems unfair
abb. To- mistakes. to..
Yes. bu, ! told the 1',1 o1I |,
couldn't get along "''nO'
truit Free Press.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
world And now We shall see how thu
plot worked out


world And now We shall see how thu .
plo, worked out.
VI
The u.xt night Ellis and Nar
took a long ride IN his motor Gag.
They returned Ia.r ANA be- Luer-.. "a
'.N fond minutes b-torr l,ay."a ..r DO
her s,ooI. II. cam" back toward -
car. vl-t.Hr softly. EaW .' E..
II. -ls hands s'''A ''"p ' "..
u '.',,..' '..''
r'''r'' =. ".5
y HN"'. ."''. cry. '. 81 Oh. s"H.".'
IN u.-'t' '.-'...a 'r..-.' A.'" h'.A
'' a '''.7..'.. moss %. 90. N.'.o .....'-.
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A''..'. H"' S''''H GO Nm
nom 1'.... '"' '-"''. S.'--' ''.'''
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
liheration of Russian Serfs.

The scrfs OF Russia were liberated
81 years ago by Alexander II, grandtd-
Their Of the present car. These ser'a
We're not slaves to be bought and SOLD
they could only be transferred with
the land they titled. The uEedo t.
the car gave freedom to 50.0Oo.v.O
serfs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

and the iron entered deeper into his
soul.
Marion" he cried out wildly.
Marion. oh Marion, you don't believe
them?"
But the echoes Of his mad, despair
ing cry were the only answer he re-
ceived.
Sid Dodge wrestled madly. fearfully
with the woman before him, in the
rear room of his cafe. She broke
loose once. and with a fierce. wild ges-
ture, took up a great vase and
brought it down with terrific force
on his shoulder, just missing his head
He closed with her and took her both
soft yielding arms in his gripping fin
gers and slowly forced her back into
| a chair.
Slowly the struggling figure in his
grasp relaxed, and became limp in the
chair. Slowly there pervaded that
| face a horrible agony Of pOwcrless
despair Once her hands raised and
tried TO cover her face, and her
| shoulders huuched as she shrdnk deep
| into the chair as though trying TO
| separate herself from the dread Of
her thoughts. Thoughts Of the man
she had ruined. the girl whose dream
Of love she had blightcd. thoughts OF
the putrid vilcness Of her own lying
soul! And now the light. and the
realization that she would have ever
more TO pay.
That evening Charles ellison SPOKE
, long and earnestly at meeting oi the
Commonwealth club. on the necessity
for sincerity in all OF LIES undertake
WHO PAYS
! (End Of Ninth story
The next story is The Pomp O.
3 Earth"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Flies Found 70 Breed in Winter.

Flies. these spreaders of disease,
breed in winter as well as i'll sum
mer. says the Journal of ti' Amer
lean Medical Association. The state
ment is based on the fact that on Jan
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

wheels. They are the collectors for
the motor hospital, and they bring the
wounded from various parts Of the
battlefield. and carry them back to the
base hospitals when the hie-saying
devices # the motor surgery have re
viyed the Pickering fame Of life.