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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

Josonh towing and Horace ! ll7e-
'Nns. 10th Colorcd, were vcs. cr,iav
named as members OF the board ~
trustees % the Fifth Street Bl;,I:y,
Church. ~ Judge r. Garter Scott, {:
~" ,.tv Circuit. Court
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
PLANS MADE TO OPEN
NEW PETERSBURG HOTEL
tI.caSed by North Carolinian of Wide
Experience. IL Is An
nounCed.
ANOTHER RoBBER SENTENCED
:Colorcd Man Given Twelve Years in
Pcnitcrtiary--Prin George Court
Adjourns Until ScWembcr-Mcet-
ing at Chester Tuesday Night.

e Especial to The Times lSpatchj
81 PETERSBURG. NN July 29.--rhe
Zinc new siN-story hotel in, West Tahb
Street. adjoining tho post-o!ticc. erect
Sed by the Fulton Works. Eichmond.
for the PeterSburg Investment Corpora
ation, now practically completed. with
the exception of furnishing. has been
I leased to = North CarolInlan of wide
experience i'm the management of
hotels. The name OF tho lessee and
the terms upon which he gets the hotel
for the present are kept from the pub
lie. He was in the city several days
this week negotiating FOR the lease OF
the property.
The hotel has not Vet been given a
name. and ii is not known exactly when
z IT will 10 opened. The Investment Cor
poration and the lessee vii jointly fur
nish IL. The hotel contains i25 guest
rooms, a large lobby finished in marble.
with marble stajrways TO the second
foor. and has all modern conveniences.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

Ellis Goode and family. of 900 East
Main Street, who have been in Hot
Springs. Ark. for two years, are en-
pectcd home about the middle Of Au-
gust
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
Another Iigh,ynymnn Sentenced.

81 At last evenings session of the Hust-
ings Court Elijah Collins, colored. was
! convicted OF highway robbery and SEN
fenced TO Imprisonment for twelve
years. He was the third hiGhwayman
convicted during the day. each getting
twelve wears III The penitcntiarN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

Misses Claudia and Bertha Crohar-
ger left saturday for Ocean View
whore they Will spend a week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

Nelson Hampden Turner. OF los East
Franklin Street, who Is very sick in
Grace Hospital. was operated upou
Yesterday, and is doing as we'll as
could hc expected
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
News of Interest
In andOut of TolOn
Notes about Things and Poo
pie and What They Arc
Talking about.

MT and Mrs. Warren NJ. Goddard
have left the city for several weeks
in Atlantic city. From there Mrs. God
dard will join her mother. Mrs. l.. H.
Jenkins at East Gloucester. Mass. for
the balance OF the summer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

Misses Florence and BESSIE Gill. of
1919 McDonouch street and Miss Vir-
sinia Jacksan. Of Chesterfield. left yes
terday morning for Ocean View, to
SPEND a week at the Nansemond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

There will hc a lawn party given by
Mrs. Hawkes. and Mrs. Cottrcll for the
benefit of the Ladies' Auxiliary So
ciety. Woodland Heights Methodist
Church at Thirty-first and SprinEhill
Streets, on Tuesday night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

Mrs. Catherine Ii. lIossman. who has
been III for several weeks At the
home Of her uncle. l.. w. Harris. SEA
Grove Avenue. is now convalescing and
hopes to be able to sec her friends
Her sister. Mrs. Charles T.. Wilson. OF
RusScllyille. Ala, has been with Mrs
iioSSnau two weeks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

Mrs N. l.. Gray and Miss Louis
Bryce motored to Orange Tuesday TO
attend the Horse Show. They expect
10 rum over TO Washington and re-
turn through the Valley.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
WHISKEY? N0-N0T
FOR RHEUMATICS

Don't drink whiskey if You have rheu-
matism. and be sure and keep your feet
warm and dry, and drink plenty OF lem.
.onade
This advice, saws an authority, is help
ing; bur As al know who have suffered,
rheumatism is a stubborn disease and
yields only to q remedy mighty enough
20 conquer ID.
Many doctors have prescribed and hun
dreds Of helpful druggists have advised
half teaspa5nful d Rheuma once day
because they know that powerful Rheu-
ma harmless as Il j.. acts with speei and
0Fprcomes IN = few DAYS the most tortur-
ing case Of rheumatism - sciatiea.
Try Rheuma the Red Cross Pharmacy
and an druggists seIl bots 81 i aud aiii
return vour money 81 two 5O-cent bottles
10 not stop ali rheumatic misery dv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
EXPECT AN ATTACK ON SCOTLAND
British Preparing to Meet New German
Aerial and Naval Offensive

| New York, April a. The Danish
steamship Frederik VIII, arrived here
yesterday without 507 sacks Of mai
with which she started from Copenhagen,
Christiania aud Christiansands. The mail
was removed by the British authorities
when the steamer stopped at kirkwall
for the customary Inspection Passen
gers on the ship said that while the Fred
erik VIII, was in kirkwall they were
told that the British were anticipating
a combined aerial and naval attack along
the Scottish coast and making prepare
tons for it. For that reason the ships
departure was FASTENED. The Frederik
VIII was held there only from 2. m,
April 2. until Z p. m, April g. A hurried
examination OF cabin passengers was
made, and under admiralty orders all
lights on the ship We're extinguished.
While in the North sea soon after leav-
ing Christiania, passengers said, fleet
of ten British warships were sighted.
The war vessels were about two miles
distant and moving in northerly direc-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
How to Cut the Gas Bill.

~ invented q simple and inexpensive
device. which effected a decided saving
10 my gas BILL SAYS a writer in the
March Woman's Home Companion.
The only material necessary Is a
sheet II asbestos board the same size
and shape g. the top Il the gas stove.
when possible, it Il advisable % get the
cellular or air space style Of asbestos
sheet Or covering. a. il Is someu bat
better heat insulator than the solid type.
The cellular -tvle 81 board should Pc
about an inch Thick q Ealf-inch j. suli-
eieut for the solid sheet.
tut round holes IN this sheet cx-
srtly over the Hds Il burners in the stove
and 81 the sane sire. The circular pieces
aut out are used IN The same manner ~
stove aas Then place th5s sheet e p1-
sitian ursn TIE tor ~ To- stove.
eSiuce asbestos ts ar excellent nou.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
WANT BILLY SUNDAY TO WIN.
Methodists in Worcester Convention Ask
Senate TO Pass Tabernacle Bill.

Worcester. Mass, April l4.-Th@ COM
ing Of "Billy7 Sunday, the evangelist. e.
Boston. was taken un Yesterday BY The
New England Methodist conference in
session IN Trinity church. and the con-
ference voted 10 send = telegram T. the
president at the Massachusetts senate.
asking thst BODY 20 psss in concurrence
With TIE H0nse. the bii making possible
s Tabernacle IN Boston faT The sunday
merffnEs
In making the district rerH3is. Rev
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
They Deny II.

san Francisco, April l4.-Frsnz Bopp
consul general Of Germany here, aud four
others. pleaded not guilty yesterday IN
the United States district court 10 in
dictments involving violation Of neutral
inv. Tho others were f. II. Won shack
vice consul general of Germany here;
Baron George Wilhelm Won Brickeu. a
lieutenant OF the German army, identi-
fled with THE consulate; Charles G. Crow
lev. detective IN the employ Of Bopp.
and Mrs. Margaret Cornell, an investigs
tor employed BY Crowley.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14

conductor Of heat, the heat generated by
the gas fame is kept in the stove where
it belongs, instead OF being wasted by
radiation into the surrounding atmos-
pierre This tends to make tie kitchen
noticeably cooler in warm weather, aue
less gas is needed q schieye tie required
ends.
Formerly II something WAS 2ook'ng
on one Of the burners Of tie stove. and
IL was decided to heat say a kettle o.
water, another burner Hss iigntet. Now
ii Is necessary merely to remove tHe ss-
bestos ia from the burner nearest to The
lighted one. place the keetle on the open
ing. and shortly the kettle begins %
sing, heated by the waste energy 81 the
other burner"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14

For the first time ia several weeks liz.
uidation was seen in all parts Of the list
Mexican issues. particularly Mexican
Petroleum and American Smelling. were
among the first 70 yield, thuse stocks de-
clining two to four points before mid
day. Later the munitions group and sim
thar specialties began to lose ground.
Weakness Of United States Steel
which assumed its former leadership as
the most active stock. was among the
disconcerting features. Steel was stead
lily pressed for sale. withstood the early
movement. but began 10 fall hack later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
Well Proportioned

A celebrated LAWYER was having his
head measured az q fashionable hat store
tire other dav. Tie man remarked.
-Nhy. how long your had q sirg-
-Yes said the lawyer, Eve lawyers
must have long heads.
TIE man sent IN WITH Eis work and
soon exclaimed And i Is AZ thick as i
Is long. 70. New York Globe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
National League Standing.
CONGRESS SEES ONLY HUGHES.
Majority of Republicans Believe Justic'
Will Be Nominee of Party.

Washington, April IA poll OF tbs
Republican members OF the House ant
Senate, conducted by the New York
American. discloses that large major
ity believes Justice Charles e. Hughe.
will be the Republican nominee for presi
dent.
The following question was put to
each Republican member:
"Who, in your opinion, will be the Re
publican nominee
The result follows;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
FRENCH GET NAMES
OF GERMAN CREW
THAT SANK SUSSEX
Secure Information from Officers and
Crew of Submarine Captured April
Slave Fragments of
Torpedo

Paris, April l4,-The French govern
meut has in its possession not only l5
fragments Of the torpedo shot against
the Sussex. but also the names Of the
captain and members of the crew Of the
German submarine, il was officially an
uounced Yesterday.
This information. the press bureau
stated. was obtained from the officers
and crew Of a German submarine cap
tured April ;.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
ACADEMY OF ARTS
AND LETTERS TO
BE INCORPORATED
Bill Which Opponents Say Will Create
SO Immortals, Passes
House

Washington April IA The hard
fought bill incorporating the American
Academy of Arts and Letters, and num-
berng President Wilson, Theodore Roose-
welt and As others among its charter
members, was passed by the House yes
terday and now goes to the president for
approval Its opponents charged its pur
pose was to create SO "immortals' while
its supporters maintain its sole object is
to further art and literature in America.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
CONSTIPATION P0lS0NS

the blood Perfect elimination Is in.
dlspensable to health. Stimulate the
liver, open the bowels, and get the sys-
tenn into a good habit by taking Hoods
Pills, the old reliable family cathartic,
DO not irritate nor grippe. Price 25c.,
OF all druggists or promptly by mail nj
c. l. Hood Co.. Lowell. Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
SEPPALA TEAM Is
LEADING IN ALL
ALASKA DOG RACE
Arrives First at Nome, the Turning Point
in 4t2-Mile Contest, with II
Siberian Wolf Hounds.

Nome. Alaska, April I4,Leonard Sep
pala. driving the team Of II Siberian
wolf dogs with which he won last years
race, was in the lead early yesterday in
the 4l2-mile all Alaska sweepstakes, hay
ing reached Candle, 200 miles from Nome,
aud the point where the racers turn
back. The five other drivers were some,
where along the trail early yesterday
bound for Candle, all closely punched.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
WILSON CHANGES PLANS.
No Keynote" Speech in New York To-
morrow.

New York, April l4.-OfHcers Of the
New York Young Mems Democratic club
were disappointed yesterday TO learn
that important business at Washington
had caused President Wilson TO cancel
his engagement 10 speak at their dinner
here Tomorrow night. Notwithstanding
the inability Of the president to attend,
they said. arrangements for she dinner
would BE- continued.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14

dress at yesterdays session Of the Navy
league Of the United Staes. The speak
err was discussing the subject: why
We Need Navy General staff
The unpreparedness Of the American
navy and its lack Of battle efficiency are
due to the need OF a general staff similar
to that possessed by most foreign ma
lions, according to 4. X. Roden Of Scran-
ton. Pa. speaking on why We Need
Navy General staff
pration no greater than that expend
ed bv the United States, Germany has
built up a navy thirty per cent greater
in combined units, but as a whole, more
modern in construction, than that Of this
country and this he attributed to the
fact that the German navy is headed
"bv tried out, efficient general staff" "
The speaker asserted that although dur
ing the past fifteen years Congress has
appropriated more than billion and a
half dollars for the navy, sum greatly
in excess Of the appropriation for the
same purpose by any other power except
Great Britain, yet at the present time
our navy is rated as fourth class pow
err"
Attacking the HAY army bill which re-
Gently passed the House of Representa-.
tives as menace to the country and
as violation of every recommendation
Of every board Of experts. $. Stanwood
Menken Of New York president Of the
National Security league, spoke Wednes
day afternoon on How Can We Best
Secure the Necessary Measures of Pre-
paredness?".
The speaker blamed the people for
electing misrepresentation and said
that "the primary provision for national
security, therefore, must be found in the
awakening Of the individual citizen to
a sense of obligation Of individual serv
ice to the state"
Everyone except certain congressman
know that the demand is for defense on
the lines of the expert, and vet our rep
resentatives ignore this demand and dare
to tolerate bill like that Of Mr. Hay.
which violates every recommendation OF
every board of experts and denies all les
sons to be gathered from our nations
history"
Other speakers were Lieutenant Com
mander Henry G. Muslin, Z. S. n, who
discussed 1.-The Naval Aeroplane"; DR..
Alexander Graham Bell, Preparedness
for Aerial Defense" and Lawrence y.
Spear, who gave an Illustrated lecture
on the Submarine"
The program for the afternoon session |
called for addresses by Franklin d.
Roosevelt, assistant secretary Of the
navy. on Navy Personnel and the Re |
serve" and Poultney Bigelow on "Our
Foreign Relations and How Affected by |
the Navy"
The league received a telegram We'd |
nesday from Chicago newspaper offer |
ing to donate to the league money it had |
received from an anti-preparedness ad- |
yertsement inserted early in the week |
by Henry Ford The league accepted the
donat and also telegraphed Mr.. Ford /
thanking him for the contribution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
Yesterdays American League Results,

AT New York Washington and New
York. postponed on account Of wet
grounds.
AT Cleveland st. Louis I, Cleveland 2.
AT Boston Boston s, Philadelphia ?.
At Chicago Chicago s, Detroit i.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
Yesterdays National League Results.

At Brooklyn Boston and Brooklyn,
postponed on account of wet grounds
At Philadelphia New York ?, Phila-
delphia |.
AT Cincinnati Cincinnati s, Chicago ;.
AT st. Louis Pittsburg 4, st. Louis .,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
STOCKS VISIRLY
DISTURBED, LIQUID
ALTON NOTICEABLE
Mexican Issues Are the First to Yield
Before Latest Aspects Of Inter
national Situation.

New York. April l4.-Stocks were Wis
IDLY disturbed yesterday over the latest
aspects OF the international situation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14

DR.. Dillon Bronson Of Boston urged the
conference to make an effort TO bring the
1920 general conference 10 Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14

Senate

There are 1917 Republicans IN the
House. The poll was extended 10 include
two prOgressiveS. two progressive Re
publiraus and one independent.
The poll Of the New England members
81 tie House j. ss follows:
Hughes Oakley Free, Glynn, Connec-
tirut, Peters. Guernsey. Maines Tread.
thu-etts. Wason. New Hampshire.
Roger, Gardner. Roberts
Afi ssllhu-etts
Neeks-Greeue. Walsh. Massachusetts.
Nou-eummittai= Paige Winsiow, Mas
ssehusettss SulioWav New Hampshire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14

Hache- Golf Lippitt Rhode Island
Non -rauIfnittaf ~ Weeks. Ma=saehu.
setts Rrsndsree. Connecticut; Burleirh
Maine Dillingham;. Vermont Gallinger
New Hamusaires Page. Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
Roden Explains the Ameri-
can Navy's Insult
ficiency
GERMANY GETS MORE
FOR IT'S MONEY
Only Great Britain Spends
More on It's Navy
Than Z. S.

Washington D. G., April "A. TO the
lack of general navy staff was attrib'
uted the unpreparedness of the American
navy and its want Of battle efficiency BY
Il. X. Roden OF Scranton. Pa, in an ad-
dress at yesterdays session Of the Navy
league Of the United staes. The speak
err was discussing the subject: why
We Need Navy General staff
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09

for the principles Of social and indus
trial justice. We have no right to ex-
pect continued loyalty from an oppress-
ed class, We must remove the artih-
cial causes of the high cost of living:
prevent the exploitation Of men, women
and children in industry by extension
OF the workmen's compensation law
to, the full limit permitted under the
Constitution. and by a thorouehgoing
child labor law protect the wage earn
err: and by properly regulated sys-
tenn Of rural credits encourage the
farmer and give TO the landless men
opportunity TO acquire land. coun-
try must be worth living in to be
worth fighting for
ITO make possible social justice. to
ma intain our position in peace and
war. we must insure business and in
dustriaI prosperity.
This can be done
by a regulation of industry aimed
at promoting It's growth and prosperity.
a just distribution of its returns, and
a healthy expansion of foreign trade:
BY "a conservation and development
of our national resources for the good
of all;
by the re-establishment OF our mer-
chant marine:
by the development OF system OF
interstate national highways;
! by making a new standard of gov
ernmental efficiency through "a COM
plete civil service system, nationa
budget and the destruction Of 'porl
barrel legislation;
by the creation OF n permanent eX.
| pert tariff commission, with a view OF
intelligently and scientifically adjust
ing the tariff. so as to build UP rathec
! than destroy American industry.
PROTECTION ESSENTIAL.
TO NATIONAL PROSPERITY
The protective system is essentia
| to our national prosperity. Tremendous
new pressures will be thrown upon oul
industries after the war by the highly
mobtlized production OF Europe. At
all times, conditions OF competition
must be equallzed between our own and
| foreign countries. We can only get
the protection we need through tn
use OF exact and complete knowledge
unaffected by prejudice or politics. We
can secure that knowledge at all time
and when needed only through such a
commission.
The industrial issues are chiefly
national The present and certain flu
turo make It Imperative that the regu-
lation and promotion Of industry, and
especially of transportation and foreign
trade. be national. not local. Only Fed
eral power can work justice to capital
and labor throughout the nation. Only
national authority can mobilize indus
! try for defense as the nations need
demands it,
I'VE have set forth in this platform
plain essentials of national existence.
They are not new in principle. Most
men agree with them. Any man may
propose them. The urgent and imme-
diate need is for their performance.
We have had ample experience with
the promises OF words and with the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09

Robins, created a tumult of applause
! Chairman Robins announced that the
| two peace committees were in confer
ence. and asked the pleasure OF the
! convention.
! Replying to a delegates question,
James r. GARFIELD said he was advised
the Republican convention had adopted
It's platform before the peace resolu-
ton was adopted. and that the Re
publicans would. If deemed advisable
reconsider its action. a motion was
made by MIR. Garfield to adjourn until
IL o'clock Tomorrow morning.
The delegates. unwilling to adjourn
50 quickly. called for speeches from
prominent leaders.
Chairman Robins said that Fridays
session would be very interestinE,"
and suggested that the convention
could do its duty better by adjourning
He put the motion a mighty roar OF
inultous Noes" Chairman Robins at
s:3S declared the motion carried. and
the delegates lied out to airs of THE
Stnr- Spangled Banner" and pixie"
The Platform presented tonight to
the Progressive convention by the reso-
lutions committee is in part as fol-
lows:
This is the year OF decision for the
nations future. AS we now decide. so
we shall go forward in righteousness
and power, or backward in degradation
and weakness
"Of necessity we deal now with the
foundations of our national life. We
are facing elemental facts OF force. of
right and wrong, of extreme national
peril. Our present choice of path Will
he irrevocable. The tradition of isola-
ton has bsen ended. The United States
is now part of world system of clvili-
cation. We stand or fall as we prepare
now TO take our part in peace or war
and hold our own therein
AS members OF an information
community. we are subject TO certain
basic duties:
TO secure the rights and equal
treatment of our citizens. native or
naturaiiZed. on land and sea. without
regard TO race, creed or nativity;
To guard the honor and uphold the
just Influence OF our nation:
ITO maintain the integrity OF inter-
national law.