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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
urges SUBMISSION
| TO ARBITRATION
Railroads Feel That Their Employees
Should be willing 70 Submit
Question to Tribunal.

The following was given out here
yesterday from the Office OF one OF the
railroads:
The result of the strike vote ta-
ken by the trainmen's brotherhoods Is
now being canvassed in New York
and it Is freely predicted that the vote
will be practically unanimous for a
strike. 1t Is sar-ange that the gener-
al public has taken so little inter-
est. apparently, in the serious dam
ger of a nation wide strike which
threatens US. II Is a matter in which
every citizen of the United States is
vitality interested. for with transporta-
ton suspended all would be affected.
no matter whether he be an employer
or a wage Garner. The railroads have
offered to submit the questions in
volved to the Interstate Commerce
Commission or to arbitrate under the
provisions Of the Newlands act and,
strange to say. organized labor, which
for years commended that its efforts
were directed toward securing fair
play and that fair play involved ar
bitration of disputed questions, has
refused the railroads offer. The men
have taken the position that 1t Is
not possible to find neutral arbttra-
tors who know the intricases OF the
issues.
Certainly this objection cannot lie
against the Interstate Commerce Com
missio which is daily called upon to
pass upon questions involving the
complicated freight rate structure OF
the roads, and which prescrfbes the
forms of accounts kept by all COM
mon carriers. The commission has at
its command a large force of account
ants and statisticians whose compe-
tency has not been questioned. Not
only that; among the members Of the
commission is man who was for
merry at the head of one of the rail-
road brotherhoods and who no doubt
negotiated many of the contracts be-
tween his organization and railroads.
Certainly II may be assumed that he
could understnd the intricasies of the
question and would explain them to
his fellow members
with the commissions intimate
knowledge of railroad affairs, with the
immense amount of information in its
files. and with the resources which It
possesses for securing any further
desired Information, that body appears
to be the ideal one to pass upon the
question at Issue. The commission
has the confidence of the public to a
remarkab BILE degree. and the public has
just as much interest in this matter
as have the railroads and the men.
1T is we'll known that public SEN
tfment wins or loses strikes and II Is
hard to see how the men. in the
event that strike Is inaugurated. can
expect TO have public opinion on their
side in the light in which the con-
troversy now stands"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
Nafarr.te In Rebellion.

Brownsville, Tex, Aug MANY
train loads OF Carranza troops have
been rushed from Monterey to Tam
pico to prevent a new revolutionary
movement headed by General Emil
iano p. Nafarrate, the villa OF Ia
riauiipas. from taking possession OF
the great oil district.
This information came today and
was Immediately transmitted to Wash
inRton.
Nafarrate was recently deposed from
military command of Tamaulipas and
replaced by former Governor Luis
Cnballero. A wordy row with Gen
eral Luis Caballero followed.
Day before yesterday Nafarrate dis
appeared from Tampico. He was n"N-
seauently reported assembling 1000
loyal followers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
FAvoRs MUTUAL COMPANY


Physical Connection OF LINES Order
cd by Corporation Commission.
The State Corporation Commission
has decided In favor Of the Augusta
County Farmers Mutual Telephone
Company against the Staunton Mu-
tual Telephone Company and the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company of Virginia. requiring a
physical connection between the
lines. For this the Augusta County
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
Is to pay to the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company a rate OF
50 year on each telephone on such
connected lines. Judge Prentts fur
Their decided that the latter company
should maintain it's lines to the cor
porate limits of the city Of Staun-
ton, and the Augusta County Com
pany. all lines from such limits to
their terminals.
Judge Wingneld djesented from the
rate of So on each telephone, stat
ing that he believed the rate excess
sfve. He was overruled. however
and the rate fixed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
WIN Not Harm Dutch sAi,s.

London, Aug. s-The German gov
eminent has given a pledge to Hoi-
land not to destroy or modest Dutch
ships carrying foodstuffs to England,
according to n Copenhagen despatch
to the Express. This decision IL the
result of q visit TO Berlin OF Cor
nelius J. X. Van Aalst. president Of the
Overseas Trust. and another Dutch
commissioner
The Express says Van AalstA pre-
sented An ultimatum to the author
ties in Berlin to the following effect:
Unless Germany agrees not to In
terfere with Dutch ships bound FOR
England with food cargoes Holland
will close her eastern frontier Other
wise the entente may stop Dutch i'm
ports from America and the Dutch
colonies"
The trip Of the Dutch commissioner
was the result OF representations by
the entente that Holland was selling
large quantities Of foodstnffs In Ger
many while her food trade with Eng
land was made dangerous by German
submarines. Van Aalst. fearing repris-
ais by the entente then undertook the
trip to Berlin and after \ series Of
conferences obtained GermAny's ac-
ceptance OF his demands.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
BIG MAN-EATER CAUGHT.
Three Hundred Pound Shark II
Maryland Wafers.


Easton. Md. Aug, A man.
eating shark, between eight and ten
feet long. and weighing over sos
pounds, was caught by fishermen In
a haul seine near Castle Haven, off
Long Point. on the Dorchester side
of the Choptank River yesterday
morning.
Captain Lee Thompson and son.
Harry Thompson, of Oxford, were out
In their gasoline launch attending to
their trot crab lines when they were
called by the fishermen TO come and
help them haul In their seine as q
shark was an II. They left their crab
lines and ran. to shore to help the
fishermen land the shark. which they
had succeeded in hauling into shallow
water. The shark was hghtinr hard
to get out OF the seine and would have
succeeded had not Harry Thompson
grabbed his large knife, which he
used in cutting up crab bait. and
rushed into the water as the sharx
turned on its back and stabbed II
several times in the throat. killing II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03

A splendid entertainment IL being
planned for Central Y. NJ. c. A. menu
bers and friends Friday night on the
roof-garden of the association. Among
other features Of the program win -
solos by Fred r. Dapprich, violinist.
and Columbus A. Canepa, tenor. This.
will be the sixth membership enter
tainment in as many weeks all o.
which have been well attended. ana =
large crowd Is anticipated. The corr
mittee in charge has been very m,4sh
pleased with the interest that has been
shown. and are expecting to continue
the entertainments each week during
August The program will start a.
$3.50 P. NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
MEET TO-DAY IN ROANOKE
State Board OF Directors Of Sufrag
IaARne IN Convene.

State Board OF Directors Of Suffrage
League TO Convene.
Mrs. II. b. Valentine. president OF
the Equal Suffrage League Of yir-
ginia, has called q meeting OF the
STATE board OF directors of the league
to take place 1T the Hotel Roanoke.
Roanoke, Va. on the afternoon OF
Thursday, August 8. Among other
business delegates from the Virginia
League will be appointed to the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Convention at
Atlantic City, September to 10.
Mrs. Valentine will speak before
the Roanoke League on Thursday
1. for Shawsville. Va, to deliver an
address on that evening before the
newly organized Equal Suffrage
League Of Shawsville. During her
stay mt Shawsvilie. Mrs. Valentine Will
be the guest of Mrs Vaughan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
Mis- Joecphine Morrison

Etna Mills, Va. Aug. 2.--Miss Jose
phine Morrison, 50 years old. died
yesterday. after long illness OF rheu-
n,atism, in the home OF r. H Sweet.
OF this place. where she made her
home. Mrs Sweet was her niece. Miss
Morrison was the last of a widely
known Virginia family. Only nep-
hews and nieces are her near rela-
lives. The funeral took place from
Cordnth Church this afternoon. the
Rev Marshall Calvert Frazer con-
Quoted the obseQuies
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
FAvoRs MUTUAL COMPANY
physical Connection OF Lanes Ordered
by Corporation Commission.


The State Corporation Commission
has decided in favor Of the Augusta
County Farmers Mutual Telephone
Company against the Staunton Mu-
tual Telephone Company and the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company OF Virginia. requiring q
physical connection between the lines.
For this the Augusta County Farmers
Mutual Telephone Company Is to pay
to the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company rate of SO year
on each telephone on such connected
lines, Judge Prentis further decided
that the latter company should main
tain its lines to the corporate limits
of the city OF Staunton, and the Au-
gusta County Company, all lines from
such limits to their terminals.
Judge Wingfleld dissented from the
rate of 50 on each telephone, stating
that he believed the rate excessive.
He was overruled, however. and the
rate fixed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
c. * o. DOES MUCH
GREATER COAL TRADE

The total coal and coke loadings Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway for
the fiscal year ended June 30. 1915.
were 3s.2s4,sss tons, an Increase over
1916 Of 7,733,ss5 tons or $50 per
cent.
The coal and coke loadings for July.
1915, were 2.46l.355 tons, an increase
over corresponding month In 1915 Of
25s.540 tons. The dumpings at New
port News for, the month amounted
to 442,194 tons
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03

were bombardca with large caiibre
sNells.
several attacks In echclons from the
Mouse as far as Fieury. in the wood
just east of Eacharuville west and
south OF the Thiaumont work and In
the ravine south Of Fleury. Our
troops captured several German
trenches and points OF support. In
the course " these actions we took
about 500 @'soners and ten machine
guns In t..e region of Facharuvilie
An enemy counter-attack was re-
pulsed with head grenades. The bonn
hardment continues with violence in
the sectors of ux-le-Chapitre and
Chenois"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
no Vote on school Bonds.

JudEe r. Carter Scott. Of the Hen
rico Circuit Court, has ordered a spe-
cial election in Tlckahoe District on
Tuesday. September 10, for the pur-
pose OF pass!ng on the bond issue OF
ssb,o 900. the proceeds OF the sale OF
school building
The bonds win run for q period OF
thirty years, and Will bear interest Il
the rate OF fve par cent Per anns,zu.
The Tuckahoe school board recon-
mends the issue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03

Friends of DR.. B. B. Bagby, Of West
Point. will be delighted to learn that
his condition yesterday showed marked
Improvement. Last night he was rest
Ing comfortably and his ultimate COM
plete recovery is confidently antici-
pated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03

Especial to The Richmond virgfnian
Wytheville. Va. Aug. 2.-Robert
Blackwell, a well-known citizen Of
this section. died AT the residence OF
his son. Charles p. Blackwell. At Ma
rion this morning. The remains will
be brought to wytheville tomorrow
afternoon for burial. The deceased
was q gallant Confederate soldier
and an ardent Mason.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
ASK RCHMoND's AID.


Louisa citizens came to Richmond
yesterday to confer with the Rich
mond Az omobile Club In the interest
of obtaining aid in the building of a
new road between Louisa and Cuckoo
This road is part Of the highway to
Charlottesville and the Valley Pike,
and is much travelled by Richmonders
The citizens of Louisa County have
raised 1910, and they are asking Rich
mond people for contributions. The
Louisa people win again meet with
the Richmond Automobile Club on
August 81, when It 10 expected definite
arrangements will be made for help
ing the country repair the road.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03

Saloniki, Aug. 3.--Crown Prince
Alexander. OF Serbia. accompanied by
the minister Of war; had long con-
versation this morning with the French
Commander sarrail. They discussed
the military situation and future oper-
ations. In the evening he talked with
Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne. con,man-
der -in-chief OF the British feet In
eastern waters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
Mrs. Cora Lake.

Front Royal, Va. Aug Mrs
Cora Lake. third wife of Supervisor
John NJ. Lake. died at her home. one
mile east Of Front Royal. after an
illness of several years. She Is sur
vived by her husband and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert Yates, of Philadel-
phia. Pa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
Funeral of Charles r. Summer.

Bowling Green. Va, Aug. Flu
neral services for Charles F. SUM-
ner, 81 years old. who died Monday.
after a long illness of pellagra. were
hold today In Caroline County. He
10 survived by a widow and three
children. Mr.. Summer was a widely
known and highly esteemed farmer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03

Fredericksburg. Va. A,g. g.
Charles F. Sumner, of Caroline Coun-
ty, died Monday at his home. after a
long illness Of pellagra, aged sixty
seven years He Is survived by his
wife and three children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
Speaker Clark Renominates

Montgomery. Missouri, Aug. a.
For the twelfth time without oppo-
Suon In hts own party Speaker
Champ Clark was nominated for Con-
gress by the Democrats Of this dis
trict yesterday. Attorney w. L. Cole.
nominated by the Republicans without
opposition. will be Mr.. Clark's oppo-
nent at the November elections.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
OBITUARY..
Mrs. Mamie T.. Stanley.

Lynchburg, Va, Aug. Miss Nam
ME Estelle Stanley. aged twenty three
years. died yesterday at the residence
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Stanley, in Madison Heights.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03

London, AUG. 1.--There In no change
IN the situation. The day was COM
fparatively quiet except for hostile ar
stillefy activity against Tronss Wood.
N During the last twenty four hours
Cur artillery. cooperating with our
serial corps, destroyed seven gun en-
placements and six ammunition camps
near Grand Court. also further gun
emp1acsments ut other parts OF the
front. A few hostile aeroplancs which
Scrossed our lines for short dist ancs
were quickly driven back. One was
shot down and another was damaged.
me enemy appears to be anxious 20
sAvoid aerial combats.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
COMPARATIVE QUIET
on EASTERN FRONT.

London. Aug 2.--Exhaustton from
the tremendous fghting OF the last
few weeks and the necessity to pre-
pare for the supreme test of strength
which tho mex, fortnight or SC Is
expected TO bring. have forced a tenn
norary Iull on the eastern front. Re
stroyrad tonight reports officially that
there r. mo change in the sikestten
NJ any part OF the front The Ger
man war office asserts Russian at
tacks southwest of Pinsk and east OF
Kovei broke down completely under
the defenders curtain of Ore. General
Count Won Bothmer also Is reported
20 have held his front against Russian
onsiaughts portheast OF StanisIau.
These Russian attacks on the tfnsk.
.Kovei and stanisiau fronts II appears
from the official reports. were more of
local nature than undertaken as
rart OF the great offensive Both sides
INDUCED In = comparative rest during
the last twenty-four hours. the Rus
sians consolidating their row lines.
Bringing up fresh reserves and ammu~
sEition. the Germans preparing fer q
counter blow. The attacks southwest
OF Pinsk. on both sides of Lake No
bel, and around T4ubiexow IN the west
bank Of the Stokkod wers aimed. II
Il 10 believed. to prevent possible
making movement on the part Of
Prince Leopold Of Bavaria Lubie.xow
lies dfty-two miles northeast CT Kovel
and the operations here have only In.
direct bearing on the campaign against
the great Vclhynian railway center.
In speaking Of the Russian assaults
southwest Of the Kovei- Rovne railroad
bstwesn witoniss and the rurya River
49,
and again the enemy assaulted our
positions regardless Of heavy lossss.
All his efforts were without success.
4 The Petrograd official afternoon re-
ports speak OF rifle and artillery
duels at various places on the front. :
which are still proceeding and saws
Email Teuton attacks were repaisea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03

n Rome, italy. Aug AN Italian
aerial squadron dropped four tons OF
high explosives on the White Head
ltorpsdo and submarine works west OF
Flums, IN Hungary. yesterday. seri-
IOusiy damaging the plant. the an
adds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
THE WEATHER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Washington. Aug. 1.-Forecast:
virginia--Partly cloudy and warmer
Thursday. Friday fair. except showers
In southwest portion.
North Carolinar-Occasional showers
and thunder storms Thursday and FRI
day
Fair weather II indicated for prac-
ticaliy all districts east Of the Mis-
sissfppi River. except in the East Cult
and South Atlantic States where show
ers and thunderstorms are probable
during the next forty-eight hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
FRENCH on MEuSE
were bomhardcd with large caiibre
aNAits

Continued From First Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
No Decision a. 70 Mclean Yeeeerv

Washington. Aug. 3.---The sulf 81
Edward B. Mclean to compel Fran
els T. Homer, Of Baltimore and New
York. to show cause why he should
not be enjoined from giving into the
Trust Company certain letters OF the
late John r. Mclean, which are In
the nature II private correspondence,
was today held over until August b,
by Justice Coving.on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-03
OF Poaat AFTER x. q Q. Ce.ve..ses

Davenport. Ia. Aug. 3.--old Fclu
Comfort. Va. and Buffalo. N. r. ~
the strongest contendsrs for the PRIV
ilege 6f entertaining the supreme con
vsntion Of the knights Of COLUMBUS
IA 1917 xbout 900 Members OF IN
yt4se G4ls vtstslMg lxGie1 ma kathoSS'
The Seward gateway., 1916-12-01
SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1916.

Too much can be written and said about the govern ment engineering commission and its work Let us sup pose that two members of the commission had varying views about the subject and it only be said that by making them public very great injury can be done The weak falling for temptation to be sensational IS really great danger that should not be encouraged 1t must not he taken for granted that one member of the commission for instance would contradict the chairman of the com mission Such fact would be manifestation of diSor- ganizaton that might be the forenner of serious diff entities particularly for themselves SensatonaiSm is a very harmful curse and the last resort of the weak The only way by which Seward advance it's interests with the government is by concerted action and by proper conservative courteous intelligent statement of its posi- tion
The Seward gateway., 1916-12-01

The conquest of the Roumanians shows that the Gen. tra Powers possessed of far greater resources in men and supplies than the Allied nations had given them credit for Roumania able to place at least half million men in the field and it must have taken much larger number 10 force their mountain passes. And while the Central Powers meeting France, Britain Russia Italy and the rest several bloody fronts they still able to detach host powerful enough to smash the Roumanians With Romana conquered where will the extra Teuton armies be hurled? The war seems to be further from conclusion than ever
The Seward gateway., 1916-12-01

home of the dead man but no powder marks were found on the body. Hal verson's wife is being held as an ac- compIice due to the evidence, it is said adduced at the inquest It was said then that the woman had agreed to marry the murderer provided he disposed of Halverson. The presump- tion is that Gonzales awaited outside the opportunity and shot his victim. The parties involved may be brought here and their ease presented to the
 grand jury-EX.
The Seward gateway., 1916-12-01

For community of this kind we have recently been treated to a remarkable series of sensations That rail road work seems to exercise strange effect the hum an mnd or is it that the men who rushed to work the road had an inclination to be crazy, anyhow? The trag edy of yesterday is very serious and is probably the suit of living much alone in the wilderness But the number of naces here in recent months causes one to ponder.
The Seward gateway., 1916-12-01
CHARLES HALyERSON
 KILLED Bl MEXICAN

A report from Waugg. received here this morning says that Charlie Ha.ycrsou. native. was shot and killed abou, two o'clock this morning. Later. Sabuo Gonzales, a Mexican, tte report says. was arrested charg- ed with the murder Of Ha'vcrsou and is being held Co await the action Of the grand jury.
 A the inquest. it was said that the murder had been committed in the
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-09-15
A NATION WITH TWO COASTS.
Seattle Timesl

The Chamberlain amendment of the ret2nue bill intended to prohibit the admission Of Pa citic Ocean salmon or halibut through a foreign country except in bond from an American port, was abandoned today in the House and Ser;1 conference on the measure.
 The conferees are said to have been guided in their action by fear lest legislation along the line indicated would develop a commercial NGr with Canada and bring about retaliation agljnSt American fisheries interests along the Atlantic.
 Amy reluctance on the part of Congress to start trade war with the neighboring Dominion is understandable and commendabe. This is no time tu create dissensions between two neighbcv- ing states. which must continue at peace so long as t iS humany possible to avert a clash.
 Nevertheless the explanation for the policy to which that reluctance has given rise does not reflect any particular credit upon the conference committee. Apparently, it has put itself in the peculiar position of forgetting that the United States iS 9 nation possessing two coasts.
 Americans will readily understand refusal to atfront Canada at time when war has . pressed industries in it's western sections. whiCi benefit by the diversion of the salmon and hali- but industry. The Dominion is conceivably. not in normal mood because of its participation in the world war and might be led to take extreme measures which. at another time. 1t would be disinclined to approve. Hence. 8 policy of toler ance by Congress in this matter might be defend cd on the ground of public policy.
 However. 3 refusal to make fight for Ameri- can fisheries interests on the Pacific because ot fear lest American fisheries interests on the At lantic might be injured is defensible on nc grounds of justice or logic.
 The Orfprppcp committee seems to have pick ed an extremely lame excuse.