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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
RICHMOND COLLEGE TO
HONOR REV. J, J, WICKER
WITH DEGREE OF D. D.
Similar Honor VIII BE Conferred On
Rev. w. Russell Owen, of Brook
lyn, While DIR. Stuart Mcclure
Becomes An LII. ID,
SEVERAL VALUED PROFESSORS
TAKE POSITIONS ELSEWHERE
Dr. Eugene G. Bingham. Department
of Chemistry. Goes to Lafayette Col
lego. and Will he Succeeded BY DR..
Garrett p. Ryiand, of Georgetown.
KY Coilege-Other Changes.

Three degrees will be conferred bv
the Richmond College during the com
mehcement exercises TO be held for
nve days. beginning June 2 Dr. F.. W
boatwright, president of the college
has announced that DR.. Stuart MCGUIRE
or this city. viii be given the degree
or Doctor of Laws and the Rev. J. !.
wicker. also of this city and Key. w
Russell owen, of Brooklyn, Doctor OF
Divinity.
Al the morning exercises to be held
on Tuesday. June s, two painted
portraits Will be presented to the coll
lege. Dr. George w. Mcdaniel will
make the presentation of the portrait
OF Professor John Pollard. father of
John Garland Pollard, attorney general
OF Virginia who was professor of Eng
lish in Richmond College for sixteen
years This picture was painted by.
Mrs. T. n. BurwelI. OF Oxford. n C.
The other portraits is one OF Profess
sor Bennett Puryear, painted by Miss
Emma Whitfield, OF this city, and which
will be presented by DR.. E. ". Win
frey. Professor Puryear was connect
ed with the, faculty of Richmond Col
lege for thirty years.
Or. E. Emmett Reid, professor OF
chemistry OF the Johns Hopkins Uni.
versity. will preside ard be toastraast-
er at the dinner to be given to Mr.,
George r, West by the beneficial ries
OF his scholarships ON Tuesday, June
q, at . o'clock, There are seventy men
In business of various kinds today who
received their education on the basis
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
Carranza Forces Said to Pc
Bringing Hundred Heavy
Guns North With Them
CARRANZA'S COURIER
In WASHINGTON MONDAY
Army Officers Believe the Big
Army IN Move Now Was
Sent to Back Up First Chief s
Note

Washington. May 27.--The War De-
partment was in the dark tonight In
regard TO Carranzas intention in send
Ing 10000 men with heavy artillery
into Chihuahua.
Officials agree that If Carranza has
sent fortY-seven troop trains and four
artillery trains. bearing 100 pieces OF
artillery, into Chihuahua City, men
acing situation may confront General
Pershinss army and General Fun
ston's border patrol.
General Pershing reported today from
Samiquipa that he has seen no large
bodies of Carranzistas. Pershing is
more than seventy-f1ve miles from Chi
huahua CITY, however.
War Department officials said an UNI
Outstanding as to Carranxa troop
movements mighe be reached at the
proposed conference between General
Pershing and General GAvira, Carran-
zas military commander on the Chi
huahua frontier.
General Pershing was given instruc-
tons That II he conferred with Gavira,
he was to confne himself to discussion
OF means of cooperation in pursuit of
bs ndits
Artillery Movement Menacing.
The menaeins feature OF the reported
Carranza troop movement is the field
artillery. Manifestly army officers
said. artillery Is not needed in the
pursuit of Chihuahua bandits nor to
garrison border posts.
Army officials consider that this
army was sent north TO back up the
note on it's way from Maxico CITY
demanding troop withdrawal The
army. they declare. is awaiting event
usiitiea
1t was announced today that for the
present Marion F. Letcher. concul at
chihuahua City, will not return to his
post and that American Am bassad or
/ Fletcher will not go to Mexico City
The State Department was advised
that Manuel MeDdex, the Mexican cour-
ie+-Aesttrte Fnrrunza mote Win rsf-
erence 10 withdrawal OF American
troops. crossed 10 the American side
at Eagle Pass. Texas, yesterday and
Will reach Washington Monday. Hs
will present the note to Ambassador
Arrendondo early Monday or Tuesday
The War Department announced the
personnel of court martial TO try tbs
itS Texas National Guardsmen. who re-
fused service on the border. The court
will consist OF thirteen members the
majority OF them militia officers. Ma
jor George Winship, L. $. A. will be
judge advocate. The court viii con-
vene at San Antonio
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
MIDNIGHT BATTLE
ON FOR CUM|tRES
Ferocaous Struggle FEATURE of SUI
preme Effort for Possession of
Town on Dcadman Ridge.

Feroc4ous Struggle FEATURE of SUI
preme Effort for Possession of
Town on Dcadman Ridge.
London. May 25.--A midnight
hattie 70 the village OF Cumieres
at the extremity OF the Deadman
Ridge L. the outstanding feature
Of today's yertiun fighting. Tho
Berlin official report calls IL a
stubborn attack: Paris speaks
of II as "a fos-c5ous struggle"
The FrcnGl. midnight official,
which is the latest issued, claims
SUCCESSES in attacks on the Ger
man trenches southxveet Of Dead
man and In the Tf,inumont
region. on the east OF the Mense.
Official report OF the fighting fol.
low:
Official Report
South Of somne the concentrates
fire Of our batteries destroyed nu-
merous German shelters and dam
aged. some OF their trenches.
In Champagne there was great no-
tivity by the artillery on hoti, sides
In the sectors of ville-Sur-Touroe,
Tahure and Navarin. At 6 o'clock an
the afternoon tho Germans attacked
our positions west of the Navarin
road, taking a footing in some small
p csts of our advanced line. They
were completely dislodged BY our
attacks.
On the left bank of the Meuse there
was artillery ana trench mortar &C
tons in the Account Wood and in
the sector of Hill No. 500. Southwest
Of Mort Homme we captured some
German trenches, capturing about
fifty prisoners The number of prison
ers captured In our attack on
Cumiercs is about 100. TWO machine
guns remain in our banda On the
right bank of the Mouse the lombard
ment continued intensely In the region
of Haudremont and Douaumont In
the communication trenches nortR-
west of the Thiaumont farm we made
nouceab BILE progress during the day
In the Woevre there were reciprocal
commandments In the sectors at the
foot of the Mouse heights.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
FRANCE MOURNS
SAVIOR OF PARIS

Paris, May 27.-Gensrai Joseph s.
aaiiieni. former minister of war. died
at Versailles today.
The death OF General Gaiiieni, while
not unexpected. created profound
impression. AZ he was idoIised by the
French people. particularly the poor.
who regarded him as tho savior Of
Paris during the critical days Of Au-
gust. 1914
His funeral will be the eccasien Of
notable military and civil demon
stration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
CONDITION OF ]. ]. HILL
is NOW SERIOUS

81. Paul. MINI. May 2T.--The
condition Of James }. Hiii was
pronounced tonight az serious
following an operation by Ora ".
}. Mayo and c. II. Mayo. of Rockies
ter. and j. =. Gttlllan. Of 81. Paul.
The operation was performed at
the residence of the Empire build-
err. In u bulletia made public fol-
lowing the operation II was said
he was suffering from an infec-
ton of the bullock and thigh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28

Delegates to the Dem ocratfc National
Convention, opening In ST. Louis June
IA are being urged to support Governor
Elliott W. Major. OF Missouri. for vice
president on the ticket with Pres"
dent Wilson. Missouri Democrats have
undertaken an active canvass In Gov
ernor Majors behalf. This fact is
aroustng considerable interest, because
the friends OF Vice President Marshall
are understood 10 have regarded his
denomination "a probable. II not fore
gone conclusion The Missouri can
didate has been formally Endorsed by
the Democratic State Convention OF
his state. Major OF Missouri Means
Majority IN the Middle West has
been adopted as the slogan Of the Gov
ernor's boomers Governor Major, who
is fety years old. is a friend OF Speak
err Clark He halls from Bowling
Green. the Speakers home city. and
studied law in Mr.. Clarks office. He
was elected TO the State Senate in 1895
attorney general OF the state in 1905
ard Governor In 1914.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
CONTINUED GROWTH
OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Washington, d. C., May s7-"rhe
statistics of cotton consumption issued
by the United States census Office
from month to month show the con-
tinued growth Of the Gotten textile
Industry of the South" said President
Hasrtsen, Of Southern Railway GGms
pAaX. todav,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28

l1satIauS4 On ssdsnA 4AsA,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28

THE BEST BARGAINS CAN
BE FOUND IN THE vIR-
GINIANS ADvER-
Using COLUMNS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-04
.BR0THERHOODS WIN|,
| FARMERS WIVES LOSE
Democrats unctuously but VAIN
" FIatter Themselves That
TiIIers Of the Soil Believe
Their Bunk uplift Laws
viii Improve Agricul-
turaI Conditions,
IFARlN0 WORSE THAN
L0WLlEST RAILROAD HAND

Plight Of Women Iaborers In tho
FieIds Described by President Pope
81 the Association Of State Presl-
dents Of the Famers Union yas
More Deplorabls Than During the
Days Of Slavery, and Yet Not Z
Word Was Spoken In the Last Con-
oress, Which 10 soastino Of Ito
Farm Legislation, About the Woman
Who Rakes the Hay and oathsro
The 9heav0a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-04

times more money than farmer,sade-
handing twenty-five per cent in
crease, and Congress fastening to
their nreAef. This increase unjust, sin,
the eend, rest upon the back Of the
farmer and will reduce his income,
increase his hours of labor, and call
for another levy of farm mothers from
the home to the field.
"The farmers Of this nation must
fight to hold what they have and to
get what is. rightfully theirs from
the government. We must do it
through organization"
Mr.. Pope stated, that by the enact:
mentt of 1.-THE aefght-houry day law Con-
>gress had thrust upon the people of
the country new responsibility and
organized labor now stands commit
ted to the principle of government reg
ulation of wages. The government,
he said, should fix wages for all
classes of railroad employees and,
sshould have the power to decrease
as WELLS to, increase wages to RENE
dy comparative Inequalities.
"square Deal" for All.
"In~my opinion" &he continued, 1.-The
next session of Congress should read
lust the wages of nall railroad en-
:ployees,: from railroad president to Sec
ton laborer, giving all square deal
and fixing a schedule of pay based
upon business Justice and human
rights. I submit schedule of wages
taken from official government reports
which presents conclusive evidence
sof the inequalities Of the present daily
wage scale. OF. railroad employees: -.
General officers, 2$46.11; other OH.
GERS, $6.49; general Office clerks, '$2!5S;
station agents, $2.S7; other station
men, $1.99 ;aenginemen, 1928; ifiremen,
s.. % conductors, $40 other train
men, $3.11; all sshopmen, $2.37, and
trackmen, $1.50."
Mr.. Pope declared that the forego-s
Ling schedule showed that the $50, 900
section hands in the country were con-
demned to- life 1of poverty. he said
he believed that Congress, having un-@
dertaken to regulate the wages of
higher paid employees, should rsvisw
their wages. !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-04

~I08L -C0e increase IN pay OF mem.
bers Of the four railroad brotherhoods,
caused by the enactment of the eight
hour day law by Congress, will rest
ultimately upon the farmer was assert
ed by Henry N. Pope, newly elected
president of the Association Of State
Presidents Of the Farmers Union, in
Z statement issued aby him.
Mr.. Pope declared that the farmers
Of the country stand for a fair wage
for both labor and capital and favor
an eight-hour working day. but that
he personally doubted the wisdom OF
Congress fixing wages for labor en-
ployed by private enterprise. II
Doubt" said he, If it is in the inter-
est of eeither labor, capital or the speo-
pie make the wage schedule sof rail-
road employees a political ISSUE"
The condition Of the farmers of the
country is worse than that sof-the most
lowly railroad laborer, Mr.. Pope stat
ed. with an average farm income of
only $1.47 a day, out Of which must
be paid the expenses Of the family.
The condition of women laborers in
the fields he describes as worse than
during the days of slavery.
Not 4 Word for Farmers.
'"Not word has been spoken by
Congress in defense of the woman who
rakes the hay and gathers the
sheaves," said Mr.. Pope. Little has
been done that has increased the in
come of the farmer or enabled him to
pay a higher wage to his laborers.
"But today we find the highest paid
laborers in the world, making three
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
soHN BEAVERS IS DEAD.
Passed Away Thursday After Illness
 Covering Four Years.

John Alexander Beavers, aged 6i years. died Thursday afternoon at the home of his son, Jewell, near Potter. The funeral services were held 2 o'clock Friday at the Gam cemetery. the services being ill charge of the Rev. W. L. Smith of the Baptist church. Mir Beavers had been in bad health for the last four years, having suffered from softening of the brain. He and Mrs. Beavers had lived in Mena until a few weeks ago when they went to make their home with Mir. and Mrs. Jewell Beavers. He was native of Arkansas. having been born in Ne Vada county, and for a long time had been a resident of this county. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. The sons are Guy Of this city, Jewell of pot- ter and Idus of Heayener. The daughters are Mrs. Smith Harwell of Rineling. Ok, and Mrs. R. I. Ander- son of Mena. the latter being step daughter.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
COTTON GOES AT 2l CENTS.
G. B. Tyler of Rocky the Lucky
 Grower-Going Up Daily.

There seems to be no limit to the price that is going to be paid for cotton on the Mena market this sea- son. For time it was thought that r to is cents was about the top, then 1t reached i9, and for a day or two was near 20 cents. Then G. w. Petty paid B. P. Sargent 20 cents on Thursday evening for two bales to be delivered Friday, it seemed that the limit had been reached but when the market opened Friday, 20 cents a pound was common thing, some buyers even paying 20la cents. The limit, however, was reached when c. B. Tyler from near Rocky brought in a bale of particularly fine staple which was bought by R. L. Norris at 2i cents per pound. G. W. Petty was lively competitor in the bidding on the cotton as was al- so Dennis Townsend, but after con- siderable bantering between buyers and the owner. Mir. Norris bid 2i cents, and the others were out of the running.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
FOUR LIVES TOLL
 OF SPEED MANIA
Racing 100 Miles an Hour, Lewis Jaekson's Car Spreads Death at santa MOnica.--The Driver Was
 Among the Victims.

Santa Monica. Cal, Nov. i9.--Four persons were killed and one woman and two men were injured yesterday in the seventh annual international prize automobile road race. The event was won by Johnny Aiken, driving as relief for Howard Will COX. Wilcox was declared the off, cial winner and the new average speed record of 85.55 miles an hour for the i032iS miles of the course will stand in Wilcox's name. Ait ken's time accredited to Wilcox was l:32:i7.
 The winner of the first, second and third places all averaged better time than the former grand prize record of 77.22, made two years ago on the same course by Eddie Pullen.
 Lewis Jackson, a Los Angeles driy- CT, on his thirteenth lap swerved into one of the palm trees lining the course and caused the death of himself and three others and the in- jury of two
 Jackson's ear uprooted the first palm tree it struck, overturned a lemonade stand, killing the woman in charge, crushed a man against a second palm tree, which was broken off short and wrapped itself about a third tree. In this wreckage Jack sons body was nearly cut in two. His mechanician was thrown out and escaped with dangerous injuries Another man was struck by flying parts of the wrecked car. He and the one crushed against the car died an hour after being taken to the hospital.
 Eighteen drivers started, but only six finished. Jackson, according to race officials, was going at an es- timated speed of 100 miles an hour on the San Vincente back stretch at the time his car became unmanage- able.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
CLASSICAL SALE BILLS.
Col. Latimer Has q Style That Is
 Different From Others.

Frequently newspapers make note of the fact that some learned jurist in writing an opinion creates a classic in literature out of what might simply be a prosaic statement of the law and the facts in a law suit. Occasionally other profession al men indulge in flights of word painting, but it is not usual that you find an attempt at fine diction on public sale bill. Two bills recently printed in The Star office and large ly the product of Col c. NJ. Latimer, the auctioneer are an exception to this rule. This passage appeared on one of them:
 This sale will be a profound dis appointment to the morbidly curi- ous, insofar as they will see nothing that is obviously sensational. How ever, persons of intelligence and be- lievers in the demand that light be thrown on the darker spots of life, will find this sale gripping and en- tertaining and of incalculable edu- cational value.
 On the other is this.
 Just as the gleam of light strik- ing Paul Revere's eye iii years ago, bore a definite message, so we trust this sale will bear a definite message to you and that you will see the evident advantage of attending this public sale.'
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
FOE KILLED 4 SAMARITAN.
Canadians Accuse German Officers
 of Acts of Treachery.

Ottawa. Canada, Nov. fS.-Canad- ian soldiers have learned to treat with good nature and trust the pri- yates captured in the ranks of their German adyersaries, but the leu ton officers have gained a reputa- tion for unspeakable treachery,H ac- cording to an official communique issued here describing in detail the taking of the Regina trench by Dominion troops at midnight of No- vember 10, after forty eight hours artillery bombardment.
 Instances of this treachery are all too numerous the statement says. The following must suffice as specimen of the breed we are out to suppress One of our captains Il Hull in the fighting found Prus- sian officer lying desperately wound ed, bleeding to death He knelt down under heavy shell fire and gave his enemy first aid, bandaging his wounds so that he could be moved. Then he turned away to get the stretcher bearers. The moment he turned the German propped him. self up on his elbow, drew bomb from his pocket and threw it with deadly aim. The Canadian officer was blown to pieces"
 1 The Prussian evidently thought his villany would pass unnoticed in the confusion of flying death, but several of our men had seen the whole affair and he paid the penalty.
 Tt is not strange, therefore, if the German officer, when captured does not always find quite so amiable a reception as the rank and file"
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
ROWANNORE TRIED
 TO ESCAPE U-DOAT
German Commander Refutes State ment That Fired on Lifeboats-- Shot Crippled Rudder and Stopt
 Ship-IIad Called For Help.

Berlin, Nov 6.-Assertions that the German submarine which sank the British ship Rowanmore, on which there were several Ameri- cans, fired upon lifeboats containing members of the crew are dismissed as utterly false in the report of the commander of the submarine, fur ther details of which became known "Wednesday. In fact, it is said, the men oil the Rowanmore owe their lives to the precautions taken by the Germans and the skill with which their operations were carried out. During the twenty minute pursuit of the steamboat the submarines shots were aimed ac- scurately astern to limit the danger to the crew, which was congregated at the bow. The Rowanmore was hit ten times, the last shell disabling the propeller.
 The submarine ceased firing, the report continues. immediately it was observed that the Howanmofe had decreased her speed and abandoned the effort to escape. No shots were fired at the men in the boats Just before she stopped the Rowanmore hoisted a signal, hut 1t was impos- ssible to read it from the submarine at that time, about 2,000 yards away Later it was shown that the signal was T surrender"
 The master of the Rowanmore at atempted to justify his attempt to es- cape, the submarine commander re- ports, by the assertion that he de- sired to gain time 10 launch boats, lbut this pretext was not accepted Later the Rowanmore's captain was made a prisoner of war for attempt ing to escape and for summonine assistance by wireless, which speed fly brought up British destroyer 5rhereupon the Rowanmore was sunk by torpedo.
 There were two white Americans and five Filipinos in the crew of the Rowanmore, all of whom were saved Last month the American govern lment made an informal request tt the German government for infor- mation in regard to the Rowanmort ease.
 Atlldavits obtained by the Ameri- can consul at Liverpool said th' steamship attempted to escape bui that the submarine shelled her aft CT she stopped.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
May Tie up Returns.

Los Angeles. Nov f7.--A difference of three votes in Los Angeles coun- ty, precinct No. 338, may hold up the official count of this county in- definitely. If the presidential elec- ton depends on the California vote, a supreme court action may be ne cessary, is the opinion expressed by Republican and Democratic leaders,
 Tally sheets in that precinct show that 273 votes had been cast for the presidential electors, while only 270 votes were registered. Election of- fleials in that precinct are at loss for an explanation.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Capt. Hustis Had Novel Experience

Andrew Mcbride and J. M Sellers came in from Mountain Fork Thurs day to get supplies. They were ae- companied on the home trip by Capt. s. 0. Hustis, who arrived the first of the week from Grand Lake, Col, to spend the winter on Mountain Fork. Mir. Hustis talks interestingly of a great banquet he attended this sum- mer in Denver, given by the Grand Lake Yacht Club, with Thomas F. Lipton as the guest of honor. After the banquet Sir Thomas presented the Grand Lake club with beauti- full loving cup bearing the Lipton coat-of- arms, the flag of the Grand Lake club, a picture of the cup de- fender Shamrock. and a view of Grand Lake.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Seeks a Comfortable Home.

B. Wright manager of the Macy Mining and Manufacturing Company of Ottumwa, Ia, arrived in Mena on Thursday to spend some time pros peeting for a home. Mr. Wright will devote some attention to investigat- ing the mining proposition in this section of the state, but his primary purpose in coming to Mena is ta find a suitable location for home. hav- ing come to the conclusion that he wants to get away from the cold winters of the north, and locate in place where he can grow many of tho necessities of life.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Brinaina Fine stock Lo PoIk County.

F. D. Pierce, who recently came from Greeneastle. Mo, bringing with him some registered Shorthorn bulls, a team of standard bred trotting horses and other pedigreed stock, hos arranged to hold a publie sale al Hatfield on Saturday, November 25, at which all of this stock will be offered for sale He plans to go back to Missouri and gather up a car load Of thoroughbred bulls to be brought to Mena, and be used in tne move nient to improve the cattle of the county Col. Frank Rork will cry the sale for Mr. Pierce.