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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
EXECUTIVE BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
Dsnaea RaAlroads' Request For Five
Per Cent Increase In Rates
on Intrastase Traffic.

The executive board OF the Virginia
Christian Missionary society OF the
nisei pies 81 Christ Aeld an important
meeting yesterday afternoon. in their
Office In the Chamber of Commerce
Building The following members
were present and took part In the
meeting. viz: Rev George W KEN
per. Richmond. president. J. G Houa-
day. Norfolk. secretary. and Rev. w.
s Hoye. Louisa; Rev H D. C. Maclach-
Ian. George c. White and Thomas NJ.
Hundley. OF Richmond. Miss Lille
Pearce was reelected as office sec
Rotary for the ensuing year by the
board
Quite number of matters looking
TO the enlargement OF the missionary
work OF the society In the State dur
ing the coming year were under dis
cussion In yesterdays meeting Act
ing on a recommendation made ny the
recent State Convention. which was
held last month In Norfolk. that two
evangeiis,s be placed IN the field for
mtssionary work. the hoard will make
an effort to secure these special work
ers at an early date.
Special emphasis will also be placed
the coming year on the WORK OF the
Bible Schools Of the State The Sun
day School committee appointed by
tho Norfolk convention will have spe-
e4ai overnight Of this work during the
year. under the auspices Of the state
board Rev. c. NJ Watson. Of Nor
folk. Is chsirman. ~ this committee
with Prof Cay L Carter 81 Virginia
Christian COLLEGE. Lvnchhurg secre-
.arv
The work ~ the society during the
past year was quite successful, About
thirty workers were employed In va
rious fields. several new churches and
Bible schools were organized. a large
number NJ 1tdtttors were gained, art
churches aided in having regular
preaching Plans are now hctrg marie
for a larger work for the coming
year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
ALLEGED BLIND TIGER
CASES CONTINUED

For the police day ending at
o'clock yesterday morning the cores
ponding figures for one month and
one year ago are just simply convinc-
ing
In the twenty-four hours covered
there was one lonesome drunk arrest
ed. A month ago. the same date
there were twenty-five; a year ago
forty-nve.
Yesterday the cases against Frank
Anderson, oolored, the blind man ar
rested By Detective Bertucci in a raid
on An alleged blind tiger" at SIS Nc
Chance Street, was continued until
Notem Der IS. along with Richard
Hasktns and Murrell Dabney. q negro
and negroes accused OF having seven
teen gallons of ardent spirits in the
house to SELL keep and store"
Anderson. who Is only charged with
vagrancy, was released on HE own re-
and the two others fur
nished $500 bail According to the
police the liquor was brought TO An
derson's house in a trunk Being
blind, he did not know what the trunk
contained The liquor was confis-
Gated.
sallie Rufin. arrested on the charge
Of selling liquor at North Twenty
second Street, was held for hearing
Saturday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
DECIDE ON PLANTS
LOCATION TODAY

The location of the new lime grind
ing plant for Tidewster Virginia, au-
thortssd by the last Legislature, will
Be decided on at the meeting OF the
state Lame Board to be held today
In Governor Stuarts offios.
Irvington has been spoken OF as the
point at which the plant would be
built, and IL Is believed that the board
will locate It there. ainoe IL Is said
the location Is exceptionally we'll
suited to the handling OF the product,
Some time ago the board. composed
of Governor Stuart. Commissioner
George w. Koiner. OF the Department
OF Agriculture. and Major J. B Wood.
OF the State Penitentisry. made a trip
to Irvington 10 look over the ground
and obtained options on several loca-
lions.
The demands for lime are increas-
ing from all parts Of the State. and
tho plant at Tidewater will handle
the orders from this section. There is
already a plant at stanton, and It
is expected that as soon as the value
of the commodity Is widely known it
will make the establishment OF plants
all over the State a necessity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
SMITH FAMILY WILL Be
TRIED IN GREENSBORO
Case OF Patrick County Moonshiners
Who Battled Revenue Men, Wound
ing One, Set for December 4.

The trial OF the Smith family, sew
eral members of which were placed
under arrest by internal revenue men
after a gun fight August "a, last. in
which three of the Smiths and one Of
the revenue men. Deputy b II. Mays,
were shot, will he held in the United
States District Court at Greensboro
N. c., December 4, The Smiths are
charged with Illicit distiiling and also
with shooting Deputy Mays.
Mays was shot through the body
three times, but he is recovering The
battle occurred just over the North
Carolina line from Patrick County,
the home OF the Smiths
The Smith family. nineteen Of
whose members were in the peni-
Tertiary at one time, make up one
of the three noted clans which for
many years have given the Internal
revenue department considerable
trouble. The others are the Allen
clan, which a few years ago shot up
the Hillwille court, and the Anthony
clan In and around Amelia County.
whose head has just taken oath.
promising the United States that
Anthonys Will never again make
whiskey.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15

alike. it was stated, and prosecutions
will be instituted according to the
evidence no matter which side may
be hit
The investigation is being directed
by Assistant Attorney General Graz
ham. under instructions from Attor-
ney-General Gregory. It is said that
Mr.. Gregory's attention was called to
tho extravagant expenditures of the
Republican National Committee in
some of the close States by Chairman
Mccormick. Of the Democratic Com
mittee. and 1t was after these repre-
sensations had been made that Assis-
tant Attorney-General Graham was
given instructions to pursue the In
vestigation wherever there seemed
reason to believe that the election
laws had been violated.
Mr.. Graham today refused to make
any comment on the progress OF the
investigation beyond the formal state
ment that the agents are at work and
that wherever the law has been yio-
lated there will be prosecutions of
those implicated. In his statement
he said
No further announcement with re-
gard to the matter is contemplated.
Such action as may finally be taken
Will become publicly known when
prosecutions are instituted in the dis
tricts where the law has been violated.
Where the facts developed justify
prosecutions promptly will be insti-'
tuted."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
SOME 800 MASONS TO Be
MADE YELLED PROPHETS
Annual Winter Ceremonial of Samjs
Grotto win BE Thursday Night.
Sepa Prophets to Attend.

Some three hundred Masons. seek
ing to learn the mysteries OF the En-
chanted Realm. will be initiated by
the Yelled Prophets of Samis Grotto
at Thursday nights meeting OF the
grotto in the Masonic Temple. All ar
rangements have been completed for
the ceremonial and for the torchlight
parade which will precede It, and an
interesting time Is promised for the
three hundred novices.
The ceremonial will take place at
the annual winter meeting OF Samis
Grotto, which will be attended by a
delegation of Prophets from Sepa
Grotto, OF Wilmington. n. c. There
will be a number OF innovations dur
ing the ceremonies. over which Mon
arch George J. Hooper will preside.
The work Of the patrol and the
torchlight parade on Broad Street
from the Masonic TEN pie 20 City Hall
and return will be under the direc-
ton OF Captain George Rogers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15

clarion voice was heard from
mountains to the sea In sp1oo
championing Of the cause durine
memorable campaign OF 1914.
whose wonderful itineraries cAmo
her fame to become NATIONWIDE
calls for her services to come e.
alt sections OF the union. She n
tours of several States this fall, VII
ing UP her campaigns In NebfaSn
and has the satisfaction If knoVf
that every State in which she spo1
was swept into the prohibitions c.
umn. She Is an honor to the w. q
T. u, the temperance cause in -
eral, the State and the nation. VIZ
ginia forever.
Richmond and Virginia DeseSaeea
All the Virginia and Richmo6<
delegates leave for the conventi03
city today and tonight. State Pro11s
dent Mrs. Hoge is one OF the national
officers. Mrs. w. NJ Bickers ana Mr.
w. L. Bales. the Richmond delegates
will leave via the G. & o. r. ~
train today Mrs. Bickers will repre-
sent The virginian at the great gath.
ering. s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
'O|WS|Oh F LEADS N
R. R. !. N. c. A. RACE
Total OF fo7 New Members Gained AS
Result OF First Day of
Big Campaign.

Division F. e. l.. Smith, chairman,
Quoted in this city for an increased
membership of 1900 at the Railroad
Y. M. c. A. Reports turned in for
the first day of the campaign, sub
mitted at a supper in the association
building last night, credited Mr..
Smiths workers with forty-four new
members. Division A. C. II. Mason.
chairman, turned in the second best
report, showing twenty new members.
Division c. L. b. Pitman, claim agent
Of the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
chairman. finished in third place. with
eighteen new members. The grand
total for the day was 107, a figure
highly satisfactory TO the campaign
managers. considering the adverse
weather conditions under which the
canvassers worked yesterday. No re-
ports were received last night from
the 220 other organizations in the
United States and Canada engaged in
the continental movement to increase
the usefulness Of the Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association by adding
10000 new members TO it's roster
These reports. tabulated by interna-
tional headquarters. New York, will
be sent to all cities In which the cam
paigr IL being conducted today. and
will be read to local canvassers In the
Railroad Y. NJ, c. A. this evening at
s o'clock.
Dr.. Douglas Freeman Speaks.
DR.. Douglas Freeman. In an ad-
dress before the local canvassers last
night, pointed out the inducements
the Richmond branch offered railroad
men to enroll as members. This Is
an inspiring campaign for the better
ment OF Richmond" declared DR.. Free
man. The wholesale influence the
Richmond Y. NJ. G, a exerts among
railroad men In this city cannot be
measured in words" said he. The
Richmond Y. NJ. G.. A was put on the
municipal map in similar campaign
in 1915. when this city finished first
in q nationwide membership mote
ment Your goal may seem a hard
one. but from the enthusiasm being
manifested by your workers, ! know
you will succeed This is not merely
campaign for 1900 new members
for the Railroad y. NJ. c. A 1t Is
campaign to enlarge the sphere of
usefulness and scope Of influence of
an organization which stands for
Christianity. clean living and lofty
ideals"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15

Highland Springs Roll of Honor
The following Is the roll OF honor
OF the Highland Springs High School
for October 1916.
First Primary-Nellie Childress,
Allie Copenhaver, Mary Sh!pman.
Minnie Webb.
Second Primary-Stanley Cr.diin.
Gertrude Ellis, Franz Pampertn,
George Henry Sohoenhaurl. Ruth
Wright.
Third Primary-Herbert Apple
white. Lena Beadles Violet Cerva-
rick. Annie Feiler Alice Fox. Earl
Gates, Ada johnson. Madge Kemp.
Mary Papp, Joseph Parsley, Sallie
Rudd. Alexander Schoenbaum. Bessie
shipman. Gertrude Shipman. Edward
Sharp, Pearl Taylor. Oracle Taylor.
Fourth Pr.mary-E1wood Cridlin.
Frances Gathright, Florence Ruf1n.
Cratanaar~--Clarau TAYLOR
Second Grammer-Grace Hicks.
Annie Mack Elsie Moilart-
Third Grammer-Erle Cridlin Lot
tie Ernhardt. Mary Knakal, Gladys
Martin, Gussie Moore, Helen Parsley.
Lula Ruff1n.
High school-Carrie Dolezal,
Ernestine Totushek
II High school-Lillian Barbour.
Frank Doane, Donnie Hufford.
Thomas McGraw, Myrtle Pearl.
III High School-Frank Hunter.
Virginia Ress, Susie varro.
" High School-Margaret Fry,
Esterene Snapp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
Commission TURNS
DOWN ADVANCE ASKED
yfrgtnAa Christian Missionary Society
WIN Soon Put Two Evangelist
In Field.

The state Corporation Commit SIS or
has denied the application OF num-
Der OF carriers operating In the State
for authority TO make an advance Of
hVe per cent Ia intrastate freight
ratss. except on coal and coke, iron
ore ana limestone for furnace use, and
material for road construction over
their Ines in Virginia This increase
was also not asked to include the lines
of the Old Dominion Steamship to and
from Smithheid. Va. nor. did tho
Southern Railway Company include
the class rates on its Norfolk Division
and Keysvills branch in the applica-
ton:
shortly after the application was
nled the Richmond Chamber of Com
meroe. tho Norfolk Chamber OF Com
merce. the same organizations OF Pc
tershurg and Alexandria. the Norfolk
Truckers Exchange. and the F. s.
Royster Guano Company. of Norfolk.
asked to be admitted as parties de-
PENDANT in the proceedings. which was
granted.
The hearings began back In Feb
ruary. 1915. and parties and organiza-
tons have appeared as protestants
against the proposed increased rates
The commission has not considered
the evidence submitted as justifying
the granting or the application. and
after the long series of hearings and
arguments by counsel. refused the In
crease
The following common carriers in
the State were parties to tho applica-
ton.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
panS Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Company. Chesapeake Steamship
Company. Chesapeake Western Rail-
way, Cumberland Valley Railroad.
Danville and Western Railway, New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail-
road. Norfolk and Western Railway
Company. Norfolk Southern Railroad
Company, Old Dominion Steamship
Company. Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad. Seaboard Air
Line Railroad Southern Railway
Company. The Virginian Railway Com
pany, Virginia and Southwestern Rail-
way Company, Washington and Old
Dominion Railway. Washington South
ern Railway. Valley Railroad Com
i y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
WORST OVER IN
COAL SITUATION

While the cold wave arriving here
this morning will cause a large in
crease in fuel demand dealers yes
terday were OF the opinion that the
crisis in the coal situation Is about
over.
Fear OF car shortage and coal
famine led many to buy heavily. caus-
ing an abnormal drain on local stocks
The run on the yards II now pretty
we'll over and II Ia believed that tho
car shortage will be remedied before
long
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
OPPOSES ANYTHING
THAT rs UNDEMOCRATIC

The Virginia Union University.
Chapter OF the National Association
for the Advancement OF Colored Peo-
pie. in rnassmseting yesterday even
ing. put itself on record as opposing
anything undemocrstic
Prot J. w. Barco gave brief out
line OF the work OF the association.
Dr. w. e. Burghardt Du Bots. the
author Of Souls OF Black Folk" and
the most distinguished scholar Of the
negro race in America, will lecture
in the university chapel Friday even
ing at Sis. The chapter decided to
give the proceeds. from the lecture. TO
the antiiynohtng fund OF the N. A A.
C P
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
INDIcyT TWO For KILLING
DEER AGAINST LAW

Especial 20 The Richmond virgin.an>
Lvnchhurg. Va. Nov. 14--In the
Circuit Court Of Campbell County. now
IN session AZ Rusthurg. the grand Jury
indicted Fl II. and Garfield Roberts
for killing deer in Seneca District in
October. This is the first case OF the
kind In Campbell County and viii be
tried next Monday. The case was
worked up by game wardens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
Reauisfffon for Rearca.

Governor Stuart yesterday made =
requisition on the Governor Of Mary
land for the return Of J. p. PAafce.
wanted here for desertion. psteotlVe
Bailey will go to Baltimore. whore the
man Is under arrest. and bring himI
back to the city. sa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
ONE SENT TO GRAND JURY

Accused by agents OF the State Blu
reau OF Insurance, Willie House, ar
rested on the charge OF arson in con-
nection with the burning of the dwell
ing OF W. J. Ferguson at Fitzhugh.
Brunswick County, September %, was
given a preliminary hearing before a
bagistrate yesterday and sent on to
the grand jury Bail WAS fixed at
$500.
While Simmons. arrested as an &C
cessory, will have q preliminary hear
ing November Is. His bail was axed
at 500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
PLAYING TO CAPACITY
AUDIENCE AT BIJ0U.

Playing to capacity audiences and
pleasing the vast majority IL the rec
ord of THE Little Girl God Forgot"
the current attraction at the Bi3ou.
The critics have been good to the
play and with very good reason There
is not moment during the unfold
Ing Of the plot that the audience is
not Interested: the company is com
posed OF good actors and the produc-
ton will measure up to the standard
OF road productions charging more
than double the admission price. II
that isn't big value then It cannot be
obtained But that isn't ALT is the
sort of play that-has so wide an ap-
peal that all manner of people may
witness 1t and get not only enjoyment.
but instruction. The engagement Is
destined to set new records In the
matter of attendance at the Mjou,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
w. +. T.. A. WILL HOLD
WEEKLY SERVICE TODAY

The weekly prayer service OF the
Women's Prohibition League OF Aneri-
ca will he held at $50 o'clock this
afternoon In the home OF Mrs. J Ty-
Ter Jobson. lis North Fifth Street
Mrs. q. F. Underwood, Of the Pine
Street Baptist Church. witt conduct
the services and business meeting
will follow. Matters Of importance
will come before the body. A large
attendance Ia desired. and the pub
lie 10 invited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
THE WEATHER
(Ustted states Department Of
Agriculture. Weather Bureau.)


Washington. Nov. 14.--wsathsr con-
ditions and forecast:
The temperature will be consider
ably lower Wednesday in the Middle
and South Atlantic States and the
weather will be generally fair We'd
nesday and Thursday In the States
east OF the Mississippi River
Virginia-Ovsrcast and much colder
Wednesday. probably rain on the
coast; Thursday fair and continued
cold.
North Carolina-Rain followed by
colder, with cold wave Wednesday
Thursday probably fair. continued
cold.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
To Reopen Holt Granite Cotton Mills

The Holt Granite Cotton Mills, Haw
River. n. c.. have been reorganized
by Richmond. Va, and Burlington, N
c.. capitalists and will be promptly
reopened. after twenty eight months
of idleness. Warner Moore and j. r.
Paschall, OF this city. and l.. r. and
F. l.. Williamson, OF Burlington. are
the men behind the movement.
1t Is said that five hundred persons
will b employed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
v. c. 7. ]. CONGRESS
MEETS TOMORROW
Gathering of Temperance Work
ers at Indianapolis.
HAVE INSPIRING PROGRAM
Old Virginia Now On Honor Roll
With Numerous Other Great Dry
American CofnmonweaIths.

"On to Indianapolis" Is the slogan
OF the White Ribbon hosts through
out the United States today, and when
the representatives Of the great tenn
perance organizations shall have ar
rived at the capital of the Hoosier
State and the great congress been
duly organized, another and more por-
tentious slogan will be raised amidst
waving banners and inspired by reso-
Lutte hearts. and that slogan will be,
ION to Washington" for in the great
prohibition victories of November Z
and those others antedating them, tho
w. c. T. U. has played an important
part, and in the determined purpose
of the tenn perance army OF the United
States to divorce America from legal
alliance with the liquor traffic the
splendid organization which has nobly
and triumphantly wrought throughout
the year will WELD a powerful innu-
ence.
While. OF course, there will be tubi-
lation over the oonquering march OF
the cause. and in which dem onstra-
tions paeans OF praise will be sung
to the grand Old Dominion, which Is
high on the national roll of honor
yet the great gathering will not fritter
It's valuable time away In demonstra
tive Joy, but studiously and resolutely
plan for continued and increasing az
gressiveness In making the map all
white" IN the enforcement Of the pro-
hibition statutes and the incubation
of the principle OF total abstinence
from all intoxicating beverages
Splendid Program.
A splendid program for the great
convention has been arranged, and for
a solid week the prohibition propa-
ganda will be very much in evidence
in the too wet metropolis. There will
be public meetings every night In
which addresses will be made by men
and women OF worldwide fame. Two
splendid bands will discourse music
and spectacular demonstrations be
given Of the manner and effect of the
organized work. Every phase of the
temperance question will be discussed
by the best informed speakers.
Among the notables Will be Mary
Harris Arnor. the Georgia Cyclone"
who is so well and favorably known
In Richmond
Virginia Forever.
OF course. att Virginia temperance
dom uncovers TO Hortense s Ropp,
the silver-tongued orator. whose
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15
ELECTION FRAUDS

Continued from First PaEe.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15

Local Temperature Yesterday.
t2 noon temperature . SO
IS p. NJ. temperature ... 81
8 r NJ temperature . as
Maximum temperature to p. NJ so
Minimum temperature to r NJ 40
Mean temperature ..... So
Normal temperature .. ~
Excess in temperature yesterday 9
Deficiency In temperature since
January ! .-....... . 49, lis
Local Rainfall
Rainfall last twelve hours oeS
Rainfall last twenty-four hours COS
Deficiency in rainfall since March
1..,. . =. ,... $40
Deficiency in rainfall since jan
uary 1....... ...... .....,.... A44
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15

Local Observation Mt $ p. NJ. Ye.te
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-08

mittee, hustled on the platform
with his report He read the long
formal report. outlining the rules OF
the 1905 convention and adopted as
the rules OF the present convention.
while the audience sat politely
quiet
The rules committees report was
adopted
Chairman Harding then appointed
ex.Secretary OF War Stimson and
Speaker Sweet. OF the New York
assembly. committee To escort
Chauncey NJ. Depew 20 the platform
for speaking bee. Tae object was
to kill time awaiting report OF
the resolutions committee as well
as 10 cut loose some good old-fash-
toned oratory.
Hardings introduction or the
grand old Republican from New
York as a "staunch spokesman OF
Republlcanism for more than 80
years" was received with a tremen'
dous burst OF cheers.
Depew reminisced in his best
style.
This Is the sixtie,h anniversary
OF my preaching OF the creed of Re
publicanism," the aged ex-senator
observed. correcting Senator Hard
ing.