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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
AMERICAN MINING
MAX MURDERED

II t'aso tex. De S-AccordinT
to reports. howard cray. at Amen
Can yasninE a9an wa$ Nl.ed ty N5llA
bandits ou Novti'sh er g. THE mes
sage. which w.aS ~eut g. the AVarado
Mining ans SrUe'i.-s Company. re
ports thai AZ oiht- Americans and
Amer @&u s.vcgaevEs are safe,
Gray s.-s e1.l - death }G the door
way OF h4s har-e near Farral ANA hi>
body Nss tier ~s-S oH telegraph
pole. according le reports reaching
here
A telegram from Cincinnati said
that Gray WAS realty Harvard Weeks
3 brother OF Howard Weeks. dem
tssi OF taat cit,. Gray has 4 sister.
a Mrs bowman, residing IN FL Paso.
He was born in Peoria and leaves a
wife and 1--WE children His brother.
the dentls; SAYS he took the name
Of Gray for business purposes. Gray
formerly lived ~ Denver.
The refugees who told Of Gray's
execution declare they saw Edgar
kcech, German consul az parral. be
fore they departed, and Theodore
Eoemulier. German. Both have
been reported killed. koc. n told them
that he had been ordered killed by
Villa bandits after being robbed Of
$50. 900 in silver bars belonging to
the Alvarado Mining and Milling Com
pany. All other foreigners in the
PArrai district, the refugees reported.
are safe. with the exception IT many
Chinese. who We're killed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08

the vote was called there seemed to
be no one opposed To the measure.
Bat when the vote was taken, it WAS
found that FIVE members had voted
against the city farm appropriation.
After the measure had been defeat
ed. r, GRAY Haddon. of Clay Ward.
asked that his vote OF aye y" changed
to no. in order that he might "Ote tor
a reconsideration of the quest on but
his motion to reconsider did not carry.
and the city farm ordinance was de
clared dead. Mr.. Haddon stated later
that he was much surprised when the
Council voted not to allow the mfttcr
TO he brought before them again. and
the same sentiment was expressed by
other CounCilmen.
The men viii" voted against the
measure were: Harvey L. Atkinson
Of .sitdison Ward: l.. J Cheatwood
John II. Grimes. John Il letter and
William 4. sullivan. Those voting
aye. G. L. Batkins. william y. Butler
Edgar +. English, I Gray Haddon
Carter G. Jones. jesse a, Ladd Nor
gan r. Mills. Fred H. Powell. Jefferson
G. Powers. F.,l-ee Roden. John f. Rose
Jr., Clarence \. Seatofi. Jacob tmlauf
To defeat an ordinance calling for
m appropriation such was asked
for the city farm. only five votes are
requested.
Had Air. Haddona motion to recon
slider been ia vorably voted on, he would
have proposed TO lay the matter on
the table until another meeting when
II could have been acted upon finally
he said Now the only course open tC
the opponents of the movement is &c
draft another petition. calling for an
than the orieinal $4,000. and have ths
paper &c the rounds of the committees
again, This will. of course. take much
time. but In authority have said that
the city farm VIII undoubtedly come
sooner or lates.
y thorough study OF tn. situation
has been mace. and men who know
have clearly shown the great benefit
TO be derived rom change OF the ex-
istinG jail conditions of the city, !;
is true that the number of inmates OF
the city jail 10 decreasing every week
but so long rs there Is one man in the
institution tho same poor state Of ar
fairs must obtain. The humanitarian
idea seems TO have been forgotten, and
the Welfate, ptYsical. moral and men
tai bettermtnt and education OF a stag,
of normal citizenship Of unfortunate
men and women. who, through some
chance or other. have fallen outstde
socjetN's prescribed limits. has beer
superseded by a small monetary con
stdsrntton. Had the matter been sci
aside until a more thorough invcsti-
CATION AS TO prices. ways and means
could be made. the tone of the trans
action would have been changed. but
by its action the Council relegated the
proposition to the waste basket, There
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
BIRLEsON EASES UP
ON NEWSPAPER RATE

Washington. Dec. 7.--Postmaster-
General Burleson has softened his
recommendation 20 Congress that
newspapers and periodicals be forced
by law 10 pay more for their mailing
privileges.
In letter to Representative Moon.
chairman OF the House Postoffice and
Post Roads Committee. Mr. Burleson
said that in view of the soaring prices
Of paper at this time. and the addi-
tonal expense to publishers. he would
not insist at this time on Congress fol-
lowing his recommendations. He in
dicated that he would push X at a
later date.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
TARNOWSKI MAY
NOT COME TO u. S.

Washington, Dec 7-OfiCtat nfor-
nation was received from Vienna to-
day that Count TarnoWski. recently
appointed Austro Hungarian ann
hassador to the United States will
not sail for this country unless as
surances OF "A safe conduct are gwen
Count Tarnowski had planned te
salt from Rotterdam December l6
II was said at the state Department
and British embassy today that no
answer has been received here to
representations made to the London
foreign Office n tho Tarnowski case
This government asked Great Britain
10 reconsider It's decision not TO grant
Tarn 0wski a safe conduct.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
WON'T SELL FOOD
TO TEUTONlC SHIPS

Newport News. Va. Dec. Cap
tain Haase. master of the German
steamer Arcadia. and Captain Kehrer,
master of the Austrian steamer Budn
pest. tied up at Finch's pier for safety,
this morning stated that j. Reyner
and Son. ship chambers, notified them
yesterday that he would not be able
to furnish them with provisions after
,oday.
Both captains think that the ship
cna r dler's decision came as the result
of fear of being blacklisted by the
British government They say they
Eia.ke re charges, however, as they
have n means of knowing This They
state they have been securing pre-
visions from Reyners' since their ar
rival at this port about the time war
was declared in Europe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
GARMENT WORKERS
VOTE TO STRIKE

New York Dec. Fifty thousand
garment workers unanimously voted
Tor another strike at eleven mass
meetings today. The hour and the
day or the walk out have not been an =
nounced. 1t is probable that the
strike Will begin Monday or Tuesday.
The workers demand a forty nine hour
week aud an increase OF 81 week in
wages This was refused They will
now strike for eight hour
week and an increase OF - a week
Meantime 1875. 900 workers through
out the United States and Canada are
being organized for Il concerted drive
everywhere for the eight hour day and
wage increases.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
FIGHTING AGAIN ON
vERDUN'S BLOODY FRONT

Ain 3o4, the most important stra-
teKical height on the left bank of the
Mouse. passed definitely into the pos
session OF the crown princes Nerdun
army yesterday. when the Teuions. IN
surprise attack. carried the summit
OF the hill, taking five officers and $50
men. The success was announced in
the regular statement of the Berlin
war Office Paris last night reported
lively artillery action in the region
around the height. \ minor raid OF
the French lines on Dead Mans Hi
Melted the Germans eleven prisoners,
Berlin reported
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
PHILHARMONIC PLEASE
ALL MUSIC LOVERS
Miss Lucille Cuilingworth Charms
All Hearers, Her Singing Prov
ing Concerts Feature.
oRCHEsTRA's IMPROVEMENT
Advance Over Last Season So Marked
As TO Excite General Commcnda-
;ion-Profcssor Henry Baker Given
High Praise

Miss Lucille Cullingworth added a
marked touch of sweetness to the
second concert of the Richmond Phil
harmonic Orchestra at the City Au-
dltorium last night. The simple grace
i'm her bearing and the ease with
which she rendered her difficult selec-
tons won her audience Immediately.
Miss Cullingworth has an unusually
wide range OF notes and the selections
she chose, "L'insana parola' from
AIDA and "Madre pietoso Nergine,'
from l.aForza del destino," both from
beloved Verdi. showed to advantage
her splendid control of voice She
dropped from a high soprano to a
contralto with birdlike ease and she
graCiuusly responded to hearty en-
cores with Clough -I4eighton's Posses
sion" and Cyril SCOTS "Blackbird' 8
Song" Her rendition of the latter
was truly birdlikc, rare sweetness.
simplicity and ease characterized this
youthful arti~ $ performance.
Miss Katharine Thurston. Rich
mond's popular young violinist. but
increased her popularity by her eX-
cclIent Interpretation of Max Bruch's
Violin Concerto In u Minor. accom-
panied 10y the orchestra. though as
some enthusiastic listener exclaimed.
she could have done il all by her
self"
Great Imuroy cmcnt shown.
The Philharmonic orchestra gave,
by far, a better concert than the last,
and three selections stood out above
the rest and. one might almost say,
above anything they did last season,
Shunanns "Trautncrei." for muted
strings only. added new lustre to old
glory" It sounded as though distant
fairy strings made the melody. and
the cellos moancd as only well-trained
musicians can teach them to do.
Tschaikowsky's March Slav." how
ever. was the real score of the even
ing SO far as the skill of the indi-
viduals was concerned, The selec-
ton gave the wind instruments an
and well they aVailed themselves of it.
inserting Sna: hes here and unexpect-
ed turns there until perfect color
picture unfolded itself The March
Slav" was as rich of color and gave
as queer combination of Colors as
Diaehileff's prince Igor" More need
not he said.
Professor Henry Baker deserves not
only credit for his training. but praise
for his "Nalsc killuolcet," which was
just that type of walse that gave
birth to the old refrain, II could waltz
forever"
The suite from G~ieg's Peer Gynt."
faultlessly and expressively rendered,
closed one of the best of the Phil
harmoncs concerts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
WORK Is STARTED on
NEW RAILWAY STATION,

Preparatory TO the construction OF
fhe 81 0oo 09e railroad terminal 10 be
used hy several OF Richmond's trunk
line railroads engineers yesterday be
gan survey OF the Hermitage Golf
club grounds on West Broad street
Ground has already been broken and
work on the new building Will begin
Immediately
being surveyed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
Simple Ohsenuics

New York, Dec. 7.--Simpl!ctty was
the keynote of the funeral services
held today for John D. Archbold.
president OF the Standard Oil Com
pany. at his home In Tarrytown. y. Y.
The throng OF mourners included men
from the station of John D. Rookie
Teller and other OF the millionaire
fnanciers 10 the village barber.
The tntefsnent was in the Archbold
maasoieum In Sleepy Hollow Gene
terry. where four men will remain on
guard day and night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08

for the door, leaving their bageAkA,
and leaping from the moving fraiii.s
When the train got to the station, tbs
trunk, filled with quart bottles ana
said to belong to Thompson, was
found and all the liquor taken to
the police station. One OF the negroes
who escaped Is said to be known to
the police, and his arrest II expected
shortly. This Is the largest haul Of
wet goods made by the police sincS.
the State went dry. a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS
TO RECEIVE PREFERENCE.

Washington. D. G.. Dec. 7.--Authori-
cation for all officers of the national
guard who were called into the Fed
eral service to take the examinations
for provisional second lieutenants IN
the regular army ana to receive pref
erence in tho assignments In this rank.
was contained in resolution intro
duced In the House late today by Rep
resentative Mapes. OF Michigan. The
resolution was referred TO the commit
tee on military affairs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
BULCARS AND SLAVS
SWAP COMPLIMENTS
ny WILLIAM BAYARD HALE.

Berlin. Via Sayville. Dec. ITO the
statement of the new Russian pre-
mier. NJ. Trepoff. that there will be
no peace until Russia reaches Constan-
tinople," this reply was made today by
a high authority of the Bulgarian gov
eminent:
There will be no peace until Rus
sia has been driven out of the Bal
kans and until its fantastic dream of
possession of Constantinople is for
ever ended"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08

NashIhgton, Dec. 8.---Iresldtnt WIZ
son promised Speaker Champ Clark
and Or Walter Williams. dean of the
University Of Missouri he would adj
dress the students of the school Of
Journalism Of the University on NAV
I, unless official business prevented
him from leaving Washington. speak
err Clark went to the White House 10
present Dr.. williams
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
WOULD HAVE WILSON
SPEAK ny LONG DISTANCE.

Washington, Dec. 7.--Senator Kern,
OF Indiana. late today invited President
Wilson to make an address over the
long distance telephone from Wash
ington TO dinner In indianapolis. on
December u. given by the United
States Conference on RAN and Water
Transportation. 1t is not yet known
whether the invitation will be accept
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08

marshal. Nothing is said. however.
az the former chief of staff. whose
stvift and crushing blows from the
north through the difficult mountain
country was instrumental in bringing
about the success in Rumania.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08

The Governor OF North Carolina
was yesterday requisitioned by Cover
nor Stuart for the return OF Willie
Oxner. wanted in Roanoke on 4 charge
OF HOUSEKEEPING. The man 10 under
arrest in Charlotte. and J. l. Man
ming. OF Roanoke, will bring him back
to the State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08

Washington. Dec. 7.-Secretary of
State Lansng and Sir Cecil Spring
Rice. British ambassador here. late to-
day signed treaty for the protection
OF migratory birds OF tho United States
and Canads
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08

Tickets will be sold At above rate
on December 10th. 18th. l2th and for
all trains scheduled to arrive Norfolk
before noon Of December Is. 1916.
good for return passage until Decem-
Der 10. 1915. These tickets open to
the public.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
Another Auto Theft.

AIiOIHVT NutO 1TNIt'
j. Henry Brown, 2ls West Main
Street, reported to the police last night
that passenger Ford automo-
bile belonging to him had been stolen
from Ninth and Broad Streets. The
alleged theft Is supposed to have oc-
Cured between 3 and IL O'Clock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
CASE WANTS Chief
OUT OF POLITICS

That the chief Of police should be
under civil service. and not re.
movable at will by the mayor Is
the legislation for which Otto a.
Case. candidate for the council, will
work II elected
THE office of chief OF police
should be taken out Of politics. "
says Case.
Case Ia also advocating the early
sealing OF the Cedar river dam and
the adjustment Of the civil service
rule fixing an age limit OF so years
for laborers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28

a modern Americ family where
the wife was refused children by
the husband until Il became too late
and ends In tragic despair.
4 BRAVE. BRAVE MAN
4 little thing like n pain isn't go
Ing TO bother n good pho'opiay ac-
tor. II didn't disturb William Far
mum, who In playing the leading role
in The Broken Law, at the elem
mer theatre. In one scene. Far
mum. ~ a gypsy, makes passionate
love 10 Isobcl. wealthy English
girl. When he cnyeloped her In
bear.like embrace. n silver pin on
Isobers dress became unfastened
and penetrated Farnum's chest for
no small distance. But Farnum'
fearing he would spoil the picture.
never once WINGED.
COURTROOM SCENES
Two big courtroom scenes en-
ployed the services 81 over hun
dred extra people In Jacksonville,
Fla. recently, where the Mutual
Maeterpicture. De Luxe edition. five
act drama, Il Accuse" was being
made. which Ia now appearing at
the Colonial theatre. The feature
IL a Gaumont production and IL UNI
der the direction OF William Had
dock.
The story and trial are laid In the
small village Alexander Gaden and
Helen Marten play the two leads.
with Charles A. Travis appearing
in n strong dramatic character role.
Grim, gray walls OF stone. and
chains and leg irons were plentiful
before Uncle Sam assumed control
over the canal zone In The Ne'er-
Do Well" now at the Rex. the new
interior OF one OF these old-time
Panama prisons Is shown. Kirk
Antony. the ne'cr-do. well. following
an excited battle with the police. Is
thrown into q Panama prison. where
he Is prosecuted by the authorities.
The play was written by Rex Beach.
| A CLEVER CROOK
A clever crook falls upon the
scheme OF finding n man who looks
/ like him. and then he operates in
the same town. with the result that
he casts suspicion upon the other.
He Ia so clever he even fools his
own sweetheart. who knows he's a
crook. That's the inside OF The
Catspaw" snow playing at the
Strand theatre. It's well worked
out and holds the interest OF the
/ audience turnout.
TRAINS WRECKED
"The Island OF Surprise at the
Coliseum theatre. will be shown
until Tuesday night A Pullman
day coach and n Pullman sleeper
and two locomotives are destroyed
ito give movie fans a real thrill
I"YUST FROM SWEDEN"
"Yust From Sweden starring
Bob Leonard and ella Hall. makes
IT plain that. while America is the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
preferential
PLAN BOOSTED

Election expenses would be cut
in half. and the will OF the major
ity truly reflected II the preferen.
tial voting system Ia adopted, ac.
cording to Committee Clerk l.. O.
shrader. who spoke at the Labor
temple Sunday night
Prof. ]. Allen Smith will speak
on The Boycott and Injunction
next Sunday night.
The preferential system comes
before the voters March as char
ter amendment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
MAN NEEDS WORK

A husband with sick wife and
no job In badly in need of assist
ance. according TO reports reaching
The Star. He IL a gasoline engineer
by trade. but will take any kind OF
work that will enable him TO sup
port HIS wife. His address may be
obtained by calling The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28

turned on the soft hail.
The temperature registered 80,
and stayed there two hours.
He says that II will rain Monday
night. and probably be fair Tues
day. He issued storm warning
for Monday afternoon. and says
that strong southwesterly gale
will DO blowing before night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
.meriesn-"Ra~. Suicide.

Am~riesa--"Hse~ suicide"
Aihanbrs -- Keystone coined, and
vaudeville.
ti..- A-Jaeli~ SANDER. In "cid ~
IN. Golden w-st'i also = comedy and .
drama.
ti~mmer--w william rarnum In "Th.
ur.h ~ Law"
eeii.eum- william cour'.nay in "sar-
pfise ,sisnd %
toiasisi--U~I.n Msrt~n In - Accuse"
hippahrs'n~ -- Motion pictures aud
vaudeville.
Iih~rty -uliiie uurls In "r~ssy"
ni.s,"n-ii"b Leonard In '',o-t rf"m
~ eden"
He,-sa'bi,n wiliIsm. In The S.'.r-
ns- We'll
s'r"nd-"rhs cs,.p.w."
BILLIE BURKE HERE
Miss Billie Burke. one Of the
greatest actresses that ever step
ped upon stage. has ~ last been
captured by the movies Miss
Burke In seen In Peggy. az the
Liberty theatre Back OF her vivac-
ity are the high spirits OF sound
health. Chickens. geese and hu.
mans are scattered like autumn
leaves along tho village street. and
reggy. on n visit 20 relatives In
Scotland. hits the center OF rellg.
iols activity like n meteor Just as
the kirk IA letting ont.
RACE SUICIDE" THEME
Race Suicide" aix.part socio-
logical sex drama. opened at the
American theatre Sunday. II II
tremendous arraiFnment OF n
great state and community prob.
lem.
The first reel Ia completely de.
voted TO the destructiyeness In the
animal kingdom. The remaining
five reels are devoted 10 n discus
sion OF the facts OF humanity from
prehistoric times riEht up TO the
present day In modern life. aud its
climax IL furnished In the story OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28

land OF opportunity. II offers
chances only to those who car
make good and are willing TO serve
an honest apprenticeship in order
to do so.
a two.reel comedy. Dads Dol
lars and Dirty Deeds completes
the program.
At THE CLASS a
Jackie Saunders. young. pretty
and clever. is starred In The Cir
OF the Golden West" the attraction
at the Glass A theatre. Her inter
probation OF this character. which
has been famed in opera and on the
dramatic stage. is excellent Two
other pictures are shown at the
Class A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
BILLIE BURKE
MAKES DEBUT

Appears for first time In Sc
attic In photopIsy at Liberty
Race Suicide" at American.
attracts q lot Of discussion
"Ne'er.Do.Well," az Rex. shows
Panama life-oypsy life Is basis
OF drama 81 ciemmer--Msny
other good bills offered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
PLAN TO GINGER UP
SEATTLE CHURCHES

Seattle churchmen are going to
try and ginger up local congreea-
tlona. Services all over town VIII
be held March 12 to urge more nc
tive interest IN church work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
WEATHER Man IS
GIVING US LEMON

weathernan Salisbury slipped
Seattle the double cross early Mon
day.
He dished up fine weather Sun.
day. and had the mercury up
around 49,
Then at g:15 n. m. Monday he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-28
ALHaM BRA

A sketch. entitled Il Die easily
takes the headline place on the new
lAlhamhra bill It's riot OF run
-Four vaudeville numbers and two
motion picture features are Offered.
nesldes the Carrei-Pierlot company,
I In It's rioious comedy sketch. the
Aihamhra offers the Jewell City
Trio. In new songs. comedy and mu.
isIc. Taglor and Howard. who claim
TO be the original nuts from Brazil.
and Ruth Page, banjoist
iHIppooRomE
Conely, Purcell and Haring do
harmony singing. and tell jokes at
the Hippodrome theatre. Their act.
Gimme Match" Is the big hit
OF the show. Stanley Overton is a
comedy cartoonist. The Waynes
present an up.to-date dancing act.
Larsen and Gregory are heard in
reflections from the best operas.
Robert Athon and company present
THE Blood Hound" stirring
drama OF the South. The Mutual
Weekly. a Vim comedy. pictures OF
1.-THE Jackson St fire and a Chaplin
cartoon comedy entitled "Pincus at
the Bat" furnish the picture part
o, the bill.
oRpHgum
The bill at the Orpheum this
week hits high gear. It's speedy
from start to finish--one OF the
best bills seen here for long time.
! The Natalie Sisters. at the violin,
piano and cello. are fine musicians
and good looking? Well. we
should say so. They open the bill.
Next comes Olga Cook. a swell
singer and another good locker.
Bert Wheeler and company iuggle
and have some fun with an imita-
ton Ford and lot OF other things.
Next come George Washington
/ Cohen--that is. Harry Greenland
his company. and they present a
sketch that is novel. entertaining.
4 humorous-well. it's AAl, o. X,
etc.
/ Follows then Harry Hines with
I Just a bunch OF fun and song. and
Cara Fora in East Indian dances
I finishes up the bill. Each OF the
acts received splendid applause.
land each really was good.