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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-19
Mrs. Pnttie f. Dettrick.

Mrs. Pattie f. Deitriok died Thurs
day morning a the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. George w. Sheppard, at Glen
Allen. She had reached the advance
age OF eighty years. Her death was
due practically to the results of a
fall which she sustained few weeks
ago.
Mrs. Deitrick was a member of one
of the oldest and best known families
OF Henrico. Her husband. the late
Jacob Deitrick. was a successful fasm-
or and one OF the most highly respect
ed men In his section of the State.
Her father, the late DIR. Stapleton
Coates. was physician of prominence
and man OF high character and OF
culture. Mrs. Deitrick was a woman
of fine Intellect and was held in at
fectionate esteem by hosts of friends.
Mrs. Deitrick Is survived by four
sons and four daughters. Her sons are
stapleton Deitrick. DR.. Lynn Deitrick.
and Claude Deitrick. of Hanover. and
Virgil Deitrick. OF Accomac. The
daughters are Mrs. W. B. Sutton. Of
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PROMINENT NORFOLK
CITIZEN SUCCUnBS
Hospital. Result OF Blood Poison
ing From Defective Tooth.

| Norfolk, Va, Aug. Is.-,James l..
Belote, OF Norfolk. passed away this
morning at $3.50 O'Clock. ut the Lewis
Dale Hospital. Roanoke, Va, where
he had been Ill for about two weeks.
as the result of blood poisoning from
a defective tooth. There were with
him. at the end. his wife, his daughter,
Mrs. Consolvo. his son, Harry L. Be-
Tote, and his son-in-law. A. b. Con-
solve. Although the worst had been
feared throughout his illness a change
for the better some days ago gave the
family hope that he might recover.
which makes his death all the more
distressing TO them.
The remains will arrive here this
evening on the Norfolk and Western
train. The arrangements as to the
funeral are as yet incomplete.
Mr.. Belote was taken critically III
while on train going from Norfolk
to Pulaski, Va. to Join Mrs. Belote
and their daughter Mrs. Consolvo,
who were summering there.
He was a native OF Norfolk, in his
sixty-first year and was one of its
most widely known. and among its
mostly highly esteemed citizens, No
man in the community took greater
interest in itsfwell being. and he was
for some time a member of the City
Council. first In the Common Council
and then in the Board of Aldermen,
taking prominent part In municipal
legislation during his incumbency in
those bodies
For many years he was prominent
ly connected with the temperance
cause here--was leading member of
Of - ta
tributed largely through the years to
the moral betterment of the com
munity
For seventeen years he was super
intendent of the Norfolk Railway and
Light Company's electrical depart
ment, and for some time past has
been in the electrical business In the
city, representing a number OF prom
ihent electrical machinery supply
houses
He was prominent as a fraternity
man, being a mem Der of the various
branches of Masonry-Knights Tenn
plar. Royal Arch. Shrine. etc. ana
was past master of Norfolk Lodge
A. r. & A. M.--and was a member
OF the Elks. Red Men, Maccabees,
Royal Arcanum and other orders. He
was a past grand sachem of the I'm
proved order of Red Men In Virginia,
and for many years represented Vir-
ginia in the Great Council of Red Men
in the United States.
lie was at the time Of his death
n vestryman OF Christ Episco opal
. Church and was director of the
Savings Bank of Norfolk
He is survived by his wife. three
daughters. Mrs. W, r Cox, Mrs. A. r.
Consolvo. and Mrs. w. M. Thompson
two sons, Harry l. and James Cader
| Belote: his mother, Mrs Susan Belote
and a sister. Mrs. Missouri Belote
Lawrence. all of Norfolk; also two
brothers. Edward Belote. of Asheville
N. c.. and Theodore Belote, OF Louis
vile. Ky.
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The funeral of Charles b Gwathmey.
2eos Virginia Avenue. Highland Park,
who died yesterday morning at his
home after a long Illness. will take
place this morning from the residence
at II o'clock. The Rev. & II. Temple
man will conduct the services, and the
burial will be in Hollywood. Mr..
Gwathmey was forty-nine years old.
The palibearers will be as follows:
w. W. Haynes. Palmer Leigh, Allan
McCaDe. Il. C. Toone and C. w. Fleet.
Mr.. Gwathmey Is survived by his
wife and two daughters, Misses Luz
ellie and Laura Gwathmey. and by two
brothers. Alfred Gwathmey. ~of King
and Queen, and DR.. William Gwath-
mey. of Middlesex
For a number OF years Mr.. Gwathmey
was confidential secretary to Egbert
G. Leigh. He was clerk in the High
land Park Baptist Church, and was a
capable and efficient officer
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SlAV AND TEUTON
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Stanislau- Lemberg Railway. which is
vital for the cohesion of the Teuton
armies on the Galician defense line,
unless Lemberg Is to be given up.
Series of Successes.
a series of heights was taken by
the Russians in the direction of
Ardezlus on the Moldavica. far to the
east Of the Carpathians. The Teuten
forces here are now commanded by
General Pfanzer Baltin, who former
~ headed the whole extreme right OF
the Teutons, including the Carpathian
army.
Berlin in It's official afternoon state
ment asserts that "only unimportant
advance post encounter marked the
fghting of the last twenty-four
hours" A minor engagement is re-
ported In progress west OF Lake Nobel.
sixty miles northeast of Kovel. In
Volhynia and on the Halicz- BrzeZany-
Zalozce front defending Lemberg)
the Russian advance seems stopped.
Halicz, at whose gates the Russians
have stood for more than week, Is
still held by the Teutons
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POLICEMAN w. L. KRUG
DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

Patrolman w. l., Krug. a popular and
efficient officer of the Second Dis
trict. died yesterday afternoon at s
o'clock mt his residence, Is South Al
len Avenue, after an Illness of about
ten days. He had been connected
with the Police Department for about
ten years. recently having been as
signed to the mounted squad.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Krug is sur
vived by one son. Elton, eleven years
old. his mother and father, one sister,
Miss Eva Krug and one brother. Will
lie krug. No arrangements have been
made for the funeral but It is believed
1t will take place some time Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-19
DISEASE ATTACKS SON
OF REV. EDWARD NILES

Baltimore. Nd. Aug. 1s.--Henry
d. Niles, 14-year-old son OF the Rev.
Edward Niles. pastor Of the Second
Presbyterian Church. has been strick-
en- with infantiie paralysis, although
the case Ia said to be mild one. Mr..
Niles. according to dispatch from
Annapolis last night, with his fam
lily, In visiting friends at Murray HILL
near Annapolis. and constdera BILE
alarm was felt when the case was
reported.
DR.. william g. WEIGH, city health Of
flcer OF Annapolis, stated that the pa
tient is doing very well.
Lorena Strohm. the two and half
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. StrQhm. of Cool Spring. on
the Severn River. the first child to
be afflicted, also Is better and the ply
stefan looks for the early recovery of
the child.
The municipal authorities are sup
porting the action taken by the State
Board OF Health 10 prohibit children
under 10 years OF age from attending
moving picture theatres or other pub
Tic exhibitions Of the like. There u
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possibility that children under 10
years also may be barred
A case of infAntiie paralysis at
Mount Rainier. Prince Georges Coun-
ty. was reported yesterday to the
State Board of Health by DR.. W. l.
Masterson, OF Washington. walter
Anderson. years old, 10 the patient.
There have been Is cases and eight
deaths IN the city since August 1, az
shown in the records of the Health
Department
A delegation from Atlantic City il
coming TO Baltimore at 2 o'clock this
afternoon to see Mayor Preston, pre-
to discuss infantiie paralysis
and the quarantine against children
under 16 years OF age.
There was report that the theatri-
cal managers would resist Health
Commissioner Biake's order prohibit
ing children under 13 years of age
from attending the theatres.
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Rev. William n. Rr,cLbou.e

Norfolk, Va. Aug 1S.--Rev. VII.
liam b. Brickhouse. a minister OF the
Christian denomination. who has been
visiting his daughter. Mrs. ]. d. Eim-
mons, at Cape Henry. for the past
five weeks died there very suddenly
early this morning. after an illness
OF only few hours. aged sixty-two
years. He was native of North
Carolina, but his home was in Gin
cinnati. Ohio. He was a most esti-
mable man, and had many friends.
He is survived by his wife, three sons.
Lewis G. Brickhouse. of Oakland, Cal:
Phillip Brickhouse. OF Washington, d.
c., and J. ]. Brickhouse, of Cincinnati.
and two daughters. Mrs J. d. Sim
mons. of Cape Henry, and Mrs. 8. T.
Burton. of Baltimore. The funeral
occurs at 3:a0 o'clock tomorrow after
noon at the grave in Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Norfolk. Rev. J. r. Rout-
ten officiating.
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STRICT RULES TO KEEP

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side of all bodily excretions. wherever
II is possible the removal of patients
to a hospital Is greatly to be preferred
TO Isolation In a private home or apart
ment
e In case of death from poliomyelitis
the funeral should be strictly private.
3. Wherever poliomyelitis Is unusu-
ally Prevalent assemblages of children
in public places should be prohibited.
l. During usual prevalence OF poll
omyelitis schools should not be opened
without thorough medical supervision
BY health authority. When schools
are opened beginning should be made
with high schools and proceeding to
lower age groups no more rapidly than
complete medical examinations can be
made.
B. Because OF the existence of I'M
known carriers OF the infectious virus.
the suppression of the ny nuisance,
prohibition Of the common drinking
paign for cleanliness and sanitation
are strongly urged by the commission,
The report concludes:
The epidemic prevalence OF poliomye-
litis In certain States at this time In
dicates "A likelihood OF epidemic pre-
next year in States not grave
ly affected at the present time. 1t is
that the measures here rec
should be continued in force
at least until such time as the Incl
dence of the disease subsidies to or be-
low It's usual level.
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REDUCTION NOTED IN
NEW CASES YESTERDAY.

New York. Aug. 1s.--There were l2s
new cases of infantile paralysis IN
Greater New York today. four moro
than yesterday. There were thirty
two deaths, same as yesterday.
Taken week by week comparatively
the plague Ia being stamped out. Tho
origin and birth place Of the germ,
however. continued to be complete
mystery.
The total number Of cases in Great
err New York since the plague started
is s,s73. OF these 1851 died.
Last weeks daily average of new
cases was 1874 az against 1870 this week.
The figures for the daily average death
rate are forty-three last week and
only thirty-two for this week.
Tho New Jersey State Health De-
partment reported today sixty new
cases in the State, Newark alone re-
porting twenty eight.
Only twenty-three cases are report
ed outside New York city by the State
Health Department.
Some 100 persons who have had the
disease have declared themselves ready
to give blood for serum extraction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-19
WILL LAY CONFERENCE
RESULTS BEFORE GOVERNOR

Or. Ennion G. Williams. State health
officer, and DR. f, c. Levy. chief health
Office Of Richmond, returned to Ricn-
mond last night from Washington
whore they attended the meeting Of
the chief health officers OF practically
all Of the States of the Union. The
meeting was held for the purpose OF
adopting uniform regulations in ref
erence to interstate traffic and the care
Of Individual cases of infanti1e paraly-
sis The reports of the committees OF
tho meeting will be given out In few
days.
There were about forty States rep
resented at the conference, and most
of the railroads had representatives
Or. williams will lay the results of
the conference before Governor Stuart
for State action.
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WORLD HAS WANDERED
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Miss Ethel Mills. OF Virginia. All but
Miss Mills will sail in September.
Bishop James Atkins then ordained
DR.. White and Mr.. Anker to the Office
Of deacon. that they may the more
effectively assist in evangelistic work.
The service was concluded by an
earnest prayer for protection of these
outgoing young people from subma-
rines, tropical diseases. wild beasts
and savage men. Many came forward
at thee conclusion to bid them fare
well and godspeed.
The evening program reached an
other mountain-top level. a new sub
ject, Stewardship and Property" be-
ing introduced and superbly handled
by DIR. Harvey Reeves Calkins, of Chi
cago, stewardship secretary Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and the
author of "A Man and His Money"
Idea "Distinctly Pagan"
This whole question of Christian
Stewardship" said Mr.. Calkins. is
not a matter of more pep or of new
financial plans, but of a revolution In
our whole thinking about property.
The popular conception of ownership
is in no sense Christian. but distinctly
pagan. Theoretically, we believe in
Gods ownership of all; practically, we
on is ours. My plea is that you rec
ognize practically the personality of
God and His ownership of you and
OF all you possess" The address made
deep impression.
Or. w. f. Cell. traveller. writer,
scientist, spoke again. his topic be-
ing The Ascent of Man" He paid
his respects In no uncertain terms to
the Darwinlaii theory of evolution. II
have never seen a monkey become
man." he said. hut l have seen the
opposite often in the destructive Bible
critics who insist on making monkeys
of Themselves. get utterly out Of
patience with these bantam rooster
inidels. who crow like forty and never
lay anything.
Must Have Religion.
Every race on earth has its religion,
man must have a religion, II so 1t IL
our business to give to every man the
best religion. which. by all the evil
dence OF results. is the religion Of
Christ. Missions ts superb phsce Of
work Fifty years ago In the Fiji Is
lands you could buy a fat juicy man
for two dollars and cook him as you
pleased. or eat him raw.
To-day you can't buy shriveled
soupbone of a man for million dol
Missions"
DR. Cell told many striking stories
of the power OF the gospel to regen-
crate savage men and transform all
savage lands.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-19
MINCIE HARRIS
TO ALLOW COURT To ACT

Governor Stuart yesterday granted
a further respite to October 1 to Min
Gle Harris. who Is under sentence of
death for a murderous assault on n
woman in buckingham County. This
respite is being granted in order that
the Supreme Court iAay have an on
portunity to pass on the petition for
new trial when the court meets in
Staunton In September. AS yet the
record In this case has not been per-
fected to the entire satisfaction of the
court.
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ever In the management OF the
Hughes campaign. johnson has even
bsen refused an invitation to attend
any OF the Hughes meetings. Rowell
was invited pointedly as the personal
guest of keesllng, TO attend tonight's
meeting In the auditorium, and he
attended solely in that capacity. and
then the ultimatum was passed along
70 Governor Hughes.
The crux OF the situation seems to
lie here: Johnson secured about 40O,-
900 votes at the 1914 election. OF
these. so. 900 have since registered as
Republicans while 400. 600 have re-
Trained from registering at all--and
thus refraining from recording their
political prefcrences--and are claEsed
~ Independents
That vote OF course. viii swing the
election one way or the other, The
Progre ssives INSIST the vote will go
according To the recognition their
party gets from the Republican or
gAnixation. The Republicans are
doubtful Of this. but don't seem to
care
A. a matter OF fact. consideration
OF the ultimate destination OF this vote
links up with several other phases Of
Strong Wilson Sentiment.
There is "A strong Wilson sentiment
In this State. California is a hot bed
OF paeifleisin strange TO say But
here is the habitat OF Or. Starr Jordan,
the eminent paciast and college presi-
dent, and this Is a labor stronghold,
the laboring man being strongly paci-
s6H- Pacthcist extremism was respon-
n1ble for the bomb explosion during
me preparedness parade here recently.
And the women's vote here counts and
mot only in California, but In all the
D1Ates Hughes has yisited-Oregon.
Washington. Idaho, Montana North
SQAkota--these have been a strong in
vacation that the women favor VIII
80. because he has kept out Of
:NtaS"
The labor situation in the East is
ao1o demanding attention. Business
Soen, a. well as iaboring men, declared
In1Ee today that II President Wflson
s1eceeds TN averting fhe railroad
FSie he will be unbeatable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-19
MUNITIONS COMPANY
PROVED PATRIOTIC

London. Aug. lS.-The Official press
bureau today gave out this statement:
A Canadian cartridge company at
Hamilton. Ont. having completed a
large contract for cartridge cases.
handed the Imperial Munitions Board
OF Canada s75S.24s. this sum being
the difference between the contract
price and the cost Of the materials and
manufacture. Minister of Munitions
Montagu thanked the company for its
patriotism.
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George III, Fcntrx,ss.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. lS.--George H.
Fentress. of Princess Anne County.
aged SO years. died yesterday at / so
p. NJ. at Norfolk Protestant Hospital.
after an Illness OF FIVE weeks. He
was well known and greatly esteemed.
He Is survived by one son. Percy Fen.
tress: two brothers, J. NJ. Fentress. OF
Norfolk. and r. f. l. Fentresa, OF
Princess Anne County: one sister. Mrs.
Copeland, OF Norfolk. Funeral ar
engagements have not been completed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-19
Her Ioye-PotiOn.

A young woman who thought she
was losing her husbands affection
went to a seventh daughter of a
seventh daughter for a love-powder.
The mystery woman told her:
Get a raw piece of beef, cut fat
about an inch thick Slice an onion
in two, and rub the meat on both
sides with It, Put on pepper and salt.
and tcast 1T on each side over a red
coal fire. Drop on 1t three Jumps OF
butter and two sprigs of parsley, and
get him to eat 1t.
The young wife did so. and her hus-
band loved her ever since.-Tit- Bits
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troops. and had left camp only a
short time when the storm broke.
ieveling tents to the ground. The
soldiers were literally drowned out of
camp.
The steamer Pilot Boy of the Texas
and Gulf Steamship Company was
caught in the hurricane and sunk be-
tween Corpus Christi and Galveston.
A report says that the entire crew
of nine was saved, but this has not
been confirmed.
Residents of Padre Island. opposite
Point Isabel. repaired to the main
land early today. and all small craft
hastened to the Isabel harbor Warn
ings had been sent all along the coast
by the United States Weather Bureau.
Corpus Christi reported a seventy
mile gale at o'clock in the afternoon.
carrying everything movable before
1t.
Scores OF summer cottages were de-
molished in the North Beach section
OF that city.
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OPENING
HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

Princeton. " j.. Aug. 1s.-In order
to obviate the danger of infantile par
alysis to tho students and residents OF
Princeton. President John Gr!er Hib-
ben. following conferences with the
Princeton Board of Health and the
University Committee. decided today
to postpone the opening of the univer
sIty from September 90 to October 10.
The action which is precautionary, is
based on the belief that cooler wealth
er will by October 10 have brought
halt 10 the spread of the disease.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-19
OBITUARY


Charlottesville. Va, Aug. 1s.-Mrs.
Mary F. Clarke. eighty-one years old.
widow of Edward f. Clarke. died
Wednesday at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Frank Ewers. Other sur
viving children are Mrs. w. D. Meeks,
Massie's Mills; Miss Olive B. Clarke,
Covesville; Rufus p. and Ashby b.
Clarke, Washington. and Dr. Homer
E. Clarke, Flint. Mich.
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800 REWARD OFFERED
FOR ASHLAND LINE BURGLAR

For capture of the burglar who
broke into the Ashland car line ticket
office OF the Richmond and Chesapeake
Railway Company at Broad and Laurel
Streets, early Thursday morning a re-
ward of 800 is being offered by the
company. After the burglar failed to
get any money, he ran a car into a
bumper and damaged IL.
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Mrs, Sallje Ab<.Il.

Charlottesville. Va. Aug. 1s.--Mrs.
sallie Abel. eighty years old. widow
of Benjamin Abel, died Wednesday
at White Hall. this county. She Is
survived by Ave children--George and
Olive Abel. Roanoke; Ben AbeH.
White Hall: Mrs, Bette Wood, Mis-
souri,, and Mrs Clark, White Hall.
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ing the enemy from two fortified re-.
doubts northeast of the rhiaumont
field work. We took 100 unwounded
German prisoners Of whom Ave are
officers. We also captured three ma
chine guns.
To the east Of the vaux Chapftre
wood we made appreciable progress
along tho road to Fort yaux.
On the remainder of the front there
was the usual 'bombardment.
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Joseph Y. Phelps.

Lynchburg. Va. Aug 1s.-Joseph
V. Phelps. aged eighty years. a Con-
federate veteran. died Sunday in
Campbell County. He Is survived by
two daughters--Mrs. B. Fl. Drinkard,
Campbell County, and Mrs. ]. S. Pugh.
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