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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
|. At ST. JAMES CHURCH
lsvexs Telling scFmons-Many
Conversions.

The meetings at st. James Methodist
Church have. been well attended and
splendid interest has been manifested.
The preaching has been done by
Rev. John; III. Oakley. of Danville, Va,
who Is the conference evangelist Of
the Methodist Church.
Mr.. oakiey's sermons have been
characterized by great spiritual force
and attractiveness.
While never compromising the
truth and faithfully holding up To
view the terrors of the law and the
aweful consequences and penalties of
sin, HIS method 10 strongly persuasive
rather than condemnatory. and there
hash not been a sensational or play
sentence In any sermon he has de-
IiveYed, nor any reference 70 any soctni
or economic question. 81
Regarding as the chief danger OF
the day a lack OF personal conscious
ness of sin, the evangelist reaches for
the conscience and appeals to the calm
Judgment OF his hearers, with good
result There have been near two
score conversions and reclamationa
The. pastor. Rev. T. T., Green. and
his membership have heartily coop
Grated with the visiting preacher and
the series Of meetings will prove an
abiding blessing,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
SOCIALISTS NOMINATE
E.A. COSBY FOR MAYOR
WIN Oppose Norntnco OF Democratic
4 Primary I'm City Election 20 BE
Held ON june IL,
couSo1I1ANIo CANDIDATES TOO
These WIN BE Announced by Local
Richmond. :. P.--Piatfo1m De-
] snAntis eo-Cent Gas, Scent Carfare
and city Printing Plant.

: whoever the nominee for &he may
orally. As q result of the Dem ooratic
rrsr4arfes early next month may be.
vether Mayor Ainslie OF Robert LeCSy
or O. A. Hawkins, Re will have oppo-
s;tton at the city election June Is.
The opposition will Re by the Social
SS4s who have nominated by their city
convention. Frank a Cosby for Mayor.
Candidates for Council IN all wards
are also 20 Be announced by the So
cfal,sts
Nj cosby "a a plumber, lie Is
financial sec~ets ~ n Plum hers' Union
Ne. 9, delegate 70 the Central Trad 8
and labor Council. ana is instruct or
Of rl1r, b,ng a. the Vocational Night
93.Fh school, which meets IN the pub
he SCHOOLS .6atl.r!st ration building.
ea~4ft~c6r FatT 9 vigorous cam paiRn
sh& wall ne <st~ ported IN this vorl,
,sfswn CRITTERS q t1e Richmond local q
"a Skc ellSt PARTY u the distribution
az Eax fals' literature and the NUM-
stsg r-v platform
THE platform adopted. among other
thfngx. demands fo-en1t gas, Scent
ssrfare. S-cea. electricity a city print
ing shop. g. adeQHate public library.
and All e:Kll--hoar day for all city
ernployes The platform reads as fol-
iSsFxs
In th4s solemn hour az grave ma
,tovsaf Issues thc S1csAHs. party in
Ryrfrnor6 reaTs-7rs SIS devotion To the
deals and platform 81 tho great In
tsryzs Il o5.al soclal!stio movement OF
se.Aea. 600 of people and presents 20
tsS voters ~ Richmond short plat
ferrx fer the coming municipal cleo
tfork, In order 20 aEitste the prfnc!-
r4as on which our party ~ founded.
@1 eo-Cent Gas.
Our municipal gas works ts a splen-
On example of the strength OF tho
p14uctpie OF public ownership for
which the Socialist party stands
lfows*er. Il lacks one thing called for
by 1he Socialist piatform----4t makes
q s4Mge profit instead OF operating on
a. i cost- of-serv-ice basis, In other
whrds. the person who uses much
eAa probably pays $40 or $40 more
tEves Though indirectly, into the city
tse4ssiry because of the large profit
yriAsas ;s1n our gas works than the man
who sfees not use gas. we know from
ti1A cts tistics Of the gas works that
"a Eents Tn n reasonable charge for
zas. and we demand that the City
C65ane3I reduce the price 20 a. st-of-
s6xF1ne basis We also demand that
nf4SMfEpai gas be supplied to citizens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

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shop to attend 20 the large amount
OF city printing which we believe will
| give us better service al slower cost
Many Richmond firms have their own
private printing shops because they
fcan save. money, yet Richmond, with
It's large afnounts-of .printinB. stiiA
allows a private conpany---usually
scab shop---to do Its printing at high
prices 1t Is needless to say that
some OF our leading printers would
then not be 80. active in political
movements and Richmond conld have
its reports for a past year printed be-
fore July or August >, Of, the, follow
ing year. We demand that the union
label be put on all s4tS printing now
to show that the City of Richmapd
stands for decent working conditions
and for the, right of workers 10, or
ganiZe. e..s ,.-g SIS -.-.-..
We demand an adequate public
library for Richmond. F
We demand that all municipal en-
ployees be gwen an eight hour day
and one day rest in seven and their
right TO organize shall not he In
terfered with; and we demand these
conditions on all city contract work.
- Public Ownership Program
We also expressly adopt the various
measures in the general municipal
program of the Socialist party, as con-
tanned in the 1914 campaign book or
the party, which may be applicable
to local conditions. We add these
local issues in order that Richmonders
may see how logical and practical the
Socialist remedy of public ownership
and democratic management OF indus
try Is. We ask every man who stands
for our measures as contained In our
official platforms to ally himself with
our party and help Its struggle for
industrial, democracy. The Socialist
party is financed ana controlled by
its members 1t IN the largest and
most Influential political movement in
the world and, although II has just
begun its fight i'm America, million
Americans voted for its presidential
candidate in 1912 and two millions Is
the minimum vote expected for our
candidate. Allan Benson, IN 1915, 1t
has a congressman and thirty odd
mem bers of the State Legislatures,
not to speak OF dozens of mayUrs. in
the United States, 1t Ia steadily
growing throughout the world in
spite of opposition of press and poll
ticians. There are $4,000 Socialist
voters in one Southern state, Okla
homa, and II Is strong enough to carry
the entire South with Its present vote,
Il Il were q sectional movement in
stead of being widespread. We ask
that you study our literature, learn
about our democratic principles and
methods, and vote intelligently and
without prejudice. This is the mes
sage of the Socialist party to the peo-
pie OF Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
GOOSE ISLAND HOME
GOES Up IN SMOKE

80 The old "Geose Island" Home In
Amelia County, on Appomattax River.
was destroyed BY fire ON Monday. ac-
cording to information received here
yesterday. The building was not insur-
ed and IS a complete loss. 1t was prop
erty of the Virginia Railway & Power
Co, which recently bought UP num-
Der of farms along the Appomattox
River to secure the necessary water
rfShtssfor the big power dam contem-
plated near Petersburg.
y THE Goose fslani'' house was a
typical ofd Virginia home. 1t was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

butt in 1901 by Colonel James
Robertson ssAil the timbeH used In
the house was cut on the place. The
bricks! were made on the place and
the nails and iron work were made
In q blacksmith shop built for the
purpose.
Goose Island" was the boyhood
home of John C. Robertson, Fred
erick 8. Robertson and X. Stanley
Robertson, of this city.
The house had been rented To- q
family OF SPANS They lost much
Of tkeir furniture and possessions IN
the IRE. The origin of the fire has
not been determined II is thought
that mouse. gnawing match head.
started the blaze.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
.ARCHDEAc0N STUCK To.
LECTURE Twice HERE
Episcopal Missionary From Alaska,
Who Climbed Mount Mckinley.
70 10 Here April and Z.

Announcement In made that Arch
deacon Hudson Stuck, OF Alaska. the
MAJ who succeeded in climbing TO the
sumnat OF Mount Mckinley. will be In
Richmond tho FIRST week in April, He
will make two addresses here. one be-
fore the Womans Club on the after
noon of Thursday. April O.. and the
otfe.- In st. James Episcopal Church
on the evening of Friday, April 7.
The woman's Glib address will be
accompanied by stereopticon Views OF
scenes In his Alaskan field. The other
will be at a missionary rally in st.
y James. over which Bishop william
Cabell Brown. will preside, @
/ Archdeacons Stuck III well remem-
bered here. having spoken in st. Paurs
Church in March, two years ago,
under the auspices of the Laymaia's
Missionary Bfovemsst. ~'~t@ - II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

held. Sergeant Herbert u. Perdue Il
In command.
This is the first OF series OF Ave
drills, In one of which each of FIVE
SECTIONS OF Che CORDS wal participate.
under the general supervision of ADJ
jutant General Sale ana U. 8. Army
officers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

! = - ~ Z. 7@ss77ass - q A - tssw
| IN the. newly ~annexed territory o.
once. go that onr@nsws cittxens will NJ
longer hsvefto pay stl.1o 10 q pr1vsfs
corporation. when, they seanN eecurs
better gas from the city Cor 50 seents
now - and SO cents when the price u
reduced. ywhtoh you'd be ONLY one.
half the price charged the citizens OF
Norfolk by the Virginia Railway ano
Power GAcYylpauy's gas plant thu
proving that municipal ownership IL
better ana cheaper.
Three Cent Electricity.
Richmond owns It's electric plant
for strictly municipal purposes DAT
the City ConncAlawail not allow ITO
sell electricity. TO the people. ~heTe
we formerly paid private COMPANY
about yse annually for each street
light, IL costs us less, than half thar
now because we have n municipal
electric plant. However. electricity is
even more desirable than gas for some
purposes and Il fs needed by all peo-
ple today. Therefore. we demand that
the surplus output of the municipal
plant be sold IN competition with the
Virginia Railway and Power Company
now, and that immediate steps De
taken for municipal cwnsrshiP or eiec-
;ricltv in richmond While Cleveland
is selling electricity TO its citizens at
three cents per X. W hour the. Viz
ginia Railway rand Power Company
charges the citizens OF Richrfond
about three times that price. This
Rouging OF the pubic by private, cor
1nratIons must cease. ana the people
should attend to their own business
and save imoney-hg pabiic ownership.
II other etties can Operate electric
plants for coghxnsrctAl purposes and
Richmond can operate It's nruniipht
electric plant as AT present. then
commecial purposes and save its cttl-
zens the profits which now so TO wall
Street,
Three-Cent Carfare.
As our answer to the attempt OF
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany to grab A. thirty-year franchise
and abolish school, labor and six-for-
a-nunrter tickets and charge every
body a flve-cent straight fare. We de-
mand public ownership of street rail-
ways and operation on a three-cent
fare Cleveland proved that even
private company could operate sue
cessfuly on three-cent fare and the
virginia Railway and Power Com
panv says its average fare Is only
81 cents now, or a mere fraction over
three cents. San Francisco operates
forty-three miles OF municipal street
railways today and saves It's citizens
several hundred thousands of dollars,
which Formerly went as profits to
private company New York city owns
its subways and will secure free poe
session of it's railways In a number Of
years under its franchise. Monroe.
La, owns It's railways and Glasgow
hauls millions of passengers yearly
at an average Of I Ia cents. Ten
tickets for thirty cent? should be the
slogan In Richmond. and IL the Viz
ginia Railway and Power Company
cannot afford to give his to U.s. then
let them get out of the way and we
viii have municipal ownership. Then,
there will be no more alleged cases
bf a street railway trying to defeat a
candidate for ONCE and illegally pay
ing poll taxes II will mean less graft
and subtle bribery.
City Printing Shop.
We demand q municipal printing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
ROY. William Asher Here.

Rev. William Asher, evangelist, who
was with the Chapman Alexander
campaign In Richmond. SIS visiting
Richmond and stopping at Murphy's
Hotet Mrs. Asher is one OF the lead
ing members OF the Billy Sunday evan
gelistic party, an9 is now with them
in the great evangelistic mission at
Baltimore. ~H@ - h1A X
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
-FOUR STAUAIOA LADS
SENT TO LAUREL
Connection With Baylor Robbery
show1f--Brough hit Here by Chief
Lapscomb.

Staunton, Va. March 25.-Four
boys ~ from sfta., tb savenfaans vearH
Q. -.
ase' al hheniDefS ol "eir Known
stanton families. have been SEN
fenced TO the refornnatory as respon-
sib,a fov ~. h,,,,, Ia, ,,oa,, =,
inc bdsior grocery store IN Joan-
ston street. While only one of the
bovS had nra1,ious notice record
en-. -. =,
''1'S ~eho tei lneo Wy me poi0o
as ncorrisibies, and beyond the con-
troll of their parents
The lads ara -D,,nhar Snanp Iacav
Nho"Ies' Jonh IL hoy, 'r.' anu jog
smith, Jr.
Taken to laurel
Chief. of palice Tdpsoemh is now
In Richmond tn commit the ouartet
to Laurel reformatorx How and
Smith were arrested, in. Cbar1ottes-
Vile. and were, picked up there by
the CHIEF. while KNOWLES and Snapu
were at IVORY in box factory in
Richmond, ~ the hevs having left the
city the night az the BAYLOR robbery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
Had Rnhhcrs, MIlen y

Knowles was one Of the trio Of
youngsters who were found last fall
to have a veritable robbers den in
the. basement of the. Lewis house,
corner Of New and Frederick streets,
where they had gathered spoils from
various houses which they had pill
LACED. The den had a number Of
very ingenious electrical arrange
ments for gaining admittance, light
ing, etc, the boys riyaIing the movies
in the manner in which they con-
Quoted It, All three were put on
probation for year by Police Justice
May, and Knowles has been the only
one Of the three to give further
trouble.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-25
CLUB WOMEN ENJOY
MEETING AT POCAT[LLO
Eighty-Seven Delegates Present. In
Guiding Six From Twin Falls
Special Program Rendered.

The sixteenth annual meeting of
the first district federation of wom-
ems clubs of Idaho was held In Poe
atello last week. Eighty-seven del
egates were present at the conven-
ton, including six members of the
Twentieth Century clu of Twin
Falls, namely, Mesdames E. c. Eames,
b. E. Morse, NJ j. Sweeley, Schroe-
der, II. w. Clouchek and J. E. Cooks
ley.
The business session was well at
tended, many fine papers read and
numerous problems of vital interest
discussed. Mrs. Sweeley read an ex-
ceptionally fine paper regarding the
Proposed Sawtooth National Park"
The SawtOOth reserve covers an area
Of 500 square miles and is one of the
most extraordinary scenic beauty
spots in the country. 1t is already a
government reserve, but is being used
chiefly for pasturing, and for this
reason the proposal is being fought
strongly by the sheep and cattle in
terests.
The following resolutions we're
passed: Resolved that the first dis
trict recommend to the state that the
legislative committee be instructed to
draft bill to extend the time of res
idence in Idaho before action can be
brought for divorce; that the legis-
lative committee be instructed to ask
the coming legislation for an appro-
priation sufficient to complete the
home already partially built for the
feeble minded; that the district re.
commend to the state federation the
endorsement of the bills proposed by
the state board Of education for g
state tax for the public schools; that
they also indOrse the bill presented
by the board of education for thC
abolishing of the state superintend-
ent; that each club in the district de-
vote one program the coming year
to civil service study, location, mem
ber use, and maintenance of all pen
al and charitable institutions Of th'
state; that the district urge the pas
sage of a state wide or partial civi
service bill at the coming legisla
ture; that the district recommend t.
the state that the legislative commit
tee employ a competent club woman
whose business it shall be to watcl
over, and care for our bills at leg
islatitve meetings, both in house, sen
ate. and committees that these won
en- work under the guidance of tn
legislative committee and state pres
ident.
p Other resolutions followed to tn
: club ladies of Pocatello, who dis
played no little ability as competen
hostesses. During the stay of tn
( Twin Falls women in Pocatello the
were the guests at numerous dinner
and luncheons given by the Pocatel
b 10 women, and a most enjoyable tim
is reported by all. The programs
e which occupied almost the entir
three days were both interesting an
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-25

demonstrating to them that they were
disposed to establish matters so that
the tract would be reduced in acreage
consistent with the water available for
irrigation and in accordance with the
contracts.
1t seems to me that the state author
tiles might at least make an effort TO
pass some law in the legislature
through which every entryman would
be compelled, and without chance to
escape, to contribute funds towards
fighting the opposition in the courts.
Many people who do not live on their
lands do not contribute towards such
a fund because they feel that others
who should contribute equitably are
not doing so and it is unreasonable for
the entrymen to expect the residents
on the tract to alone carry on the le-
gal battle.
Before closing permit me also to
state experiences l had while the pro-
moters were undertaking to sell the
irrigation bonds. Shortly before my
trip to Idaho in 1911, was repeatedly
urged by the bond house representa-
tive to take advantage of free eX-
cursion to Idaho for the purpose of
inspecting the irrigation properties,
and the expense and extravaganza in
connection with the flotation of the
irrigation bonds beat anything that /
ever saw in connection with the sell
ing Of securities. All of which made
me feel that there was a waste Of
money, reckless extravaganza and fin
ancing of high order And really,
the settler who bought the property in
the last analysis was expected to furn-
ish the money for all of this enormous
expense.
When such matters come to the at
tention of the public the next ques-
ton that naturally arises is, how far
and to what extent did the promoters
really resort? l should like very much
to see the state authorities make a
thorough investigation of the entire
transaction by undertaking to disclose
where and how the proceeds for the
bond sales and for the land was dis
posed of, and / feel that for the ben
eft and protection of all concerned q
thorough investigation should be made
on the part of somebody in authority
to learn whether there had been any
slush money, doodle money or sizzle.
bite in the transactions at the eX-
pense Of the entrymen.
1t is not my intention to cast any
reflections, but this is matter o.
great public interest and the parties
concerned should not hesitate in thu
least about producing the necessar.
} figures, because publicity is what thu
public of late is demanding, and pub
LEFTY is what the public is entitled to
: Yours very truly,
FRANK f. BECKER
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-25

to ship pulp to Great Britain, and,
owing to her shortage Of coal and the
dangers and difficulties OF ocean traf-
fic. she is now shipping very little
pulp to the United States.
South America, Central America.
Australia, India. Africa and many of
the European countries, finding their
usual sources OF supply closed to
them, clamor to the United States for
relief and find that our stock of raw
material is SO nearly exhausted that
We can scarcely produce enough pa
per TO meet the requirements of our
own people.
The god of war has not only ap-
propriated the wood pulp and cotton
essential to the manufacture of paper,
but he has also claimed for his de-
structive purposes the bulk of avail
able chemicals of scarcely less i'm
portance.
"Bleached sulphite wood FIBER
that formely sold for $2.65 per hun
dred-weight. now commands az high
as IS per hundredweight. Bleaching
powders that commonly sell for little
more than a cent a pound are unob-
tainable even at Is cents. Soda ash,
L rosin, satin white, casein and alum
1
lime colors that the paper manufac-
turer commonly buys for 40 cents per
pound are now difficult to obtain even
at 500 per pound.
Every article that enters into the
production of paper has advanced In
price and is still bound to advance TO
even higher prices. Labor, now feel
ing the stimulus of war orders, com
lmands more than the same grade Of
labor could command before the war.
There is no immediate possibility
of a speedy return to normal prices.
With the curtailment of production
ofraw materials and the artificial de-
mand for cellulose for the production
OF high explosives, paper must con-
tinue to advance in cost. Even the
termination of hostilities could not
restore normal conditions until after
sufficient time had elapsed TO permit
industry to return TO healthy condi-
tons and to allow for the manufac-
ture OF enormous reserve stock.
ITO the printer this all means the
urgent necessity OF advancing his
, prices in proportion to the general
advances in the market. Paper al
| ready purchased and held in stock
should be valued at today's prices be-
cause 1t cannot be replaced for less.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-25
INCREASE in the pr

FURTHER INCREASE in the price
of paper, with no immediate pos
sibility of an early return to nor
NAL conditions, are predicted by Para
gratis, publication issued by the
Whitaker Paper company of Cincin-
natl. Explaining the cause OF the re-
cent advances, 1t says:
"Cellulose is the fibrous matter that
is the basis of all kinds of paper. This
substance is produced commercially
from cotton and linen rags and from
wood pulp Millions of tons OF cellu
lose are required annually to supply
the requirements of the paper mills of
the world.
"In normal times 60 per cent OF the
rags and 40 per cent of the sulphite
used for the manufacture of paper in
the United States is imported from
foreign countries
But cellulOse is also the basis of
modern high explosives.
"The Dupont powder mills have in
stalled an enormous battery OF beaters
having a capacity vastly greater than
! the capacity of any paper mill In the
United States. They are paying fabu-
lous prices for rag stock and COM
| tic llAbl ChOlSE Vi 1859 IL OAl
all over the country.
What in normal times would be the
fibrous texture of fine papers is now
being converted into ammunition for
bomb and torpedo and howitzer and
machine guns.
Germany has confiscated the en-.
tire supply of raw materials for the
manufacture of paper within the con.
fines of her empire. Even the wood
pulp of Germany is now being con.
verified into explosives, sparing only
enough for the manufacture Of sucf
amounts of paper as are absolutely
essential for domestic requirements.
1.-THE government of Germany hal
fixed the size limit which the publish
er of newspaper in the empire ma,
not exceed. The German resident whC
/, would buy a daily paper can do 81
only on condition that he surrender
the paper of the day before to be re
turned to the paper mill, cleaned anC
, converted again into stock for tn,
publication of future issues.
! England, in time of peace, export
] coal to Sweden and balances the &C
count by importing Swedish pulp. Blu
with the outbreak of the great war tn
British empire needed all her fuel sup
2 ply to operate her munition plants an
warships.
Sweden, in retaliation, has refuse'
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-25
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

Letters remaining uncalled for in
this office after ten days will be for
warded to the dead letter office at
Washington, d. c.:
F. M. Anderson, Dewey Anderson,
Frank Burrows. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Bright, w. NJ. Brewer. Irwin Cook,
Fred C. Carson e letters), A. B. Gem
lob, Harry N. Davis, Frank Eadom,
Joseph Garfield, w. NJ Holt, M. t
Heath, Doe Lathrom, Frank Linday
Fred Nolmer, A. E. Pettigrove, G. w
Reagon, Mrs. Veda Rudge, Mrs. ].
Smith, Elton E. Starks, Miss Beulah
Stevens, o. c. Taylor, G. w. Wheelock
reg letter..
May Is, 1916