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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10
SPEEDING ORDINANCE
NOW UP TO ALDERMAN

The regular meeting OF the Board ~;
Aldermen will be held tomorrow might
number of interesting propositions
will be presented for consideration. in~'
Guiding the following:
An ordinance fixing the maximum
fine of S25 for the first offense OF AutOr
mobile speeding. $50 for the second an3S
$l00 and loss of license for the third
with q Jail sentence for failure TO pAys
tho fine.
rixing the city liquor license for th91
time from February / to November IL
at s25o
A resolution giving the Finances
Committee the right TO negotiate leans
to the amount of 100000 in Anttctp4-i
tIon of the income for the year..
An ordinance creating the office *.
second assistant city attorney.
A resolution retaining E. j. WarfeNs
as assistant city auditor. at the saiary
Of 81 900 a year. saf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10
che RICHMOND yIKGINIAN-MoNDAN, JANUARI

gone before
In their Tsedeemers presence ever
more.
And God Himself, their Lord and
Judge and King
I'VE will do likewise death hath
made no breach
In love and sympathy. In hope ana
trust:
No outward sign or sound our ears
can reach,
But there's an inward spiritual
speech
That greets us stilI. though NOR
tai tongues be dust.
1T bids us do the work that they laid
down,
Take up the song where they broke
off the strain;
So journeying tin we reach the heav-
emily town,
Where are laid up our treasures and
our crown.
And our lost loved ones viii be
found again
Fondly, your pastor,
GEO w MCDANIEL"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10
ANNUAL. MEETING OF THE
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

AT the annual meeting held Sunday
afternoon reports from every depart
ment, told of progress being made bE'
the Second Baptist Church. The
finance committee, through its efficient
chairman, Robert s. Crump. showed
that for all purposes the church had
raised a total of $27,3S220, and closed
the year with a balance in the treas
ury.
/ The chairman Of the mission com
mittee reported that for missions and
benevolence the church had given
S8,e97.56.
Every Member Canvas Succeeds.
The every-mem ber- every week can
vass system, supported by an aggres-
siye finance committee, has produced
results showing an increase in gifts for
church expenses and missions over
previous years. The meeting unani-
mously adopted resolution of APP
probation for the work accomplished
ny the finance and mission commit
tees.
/ The clerk of the church. Mr.. Stiles
H. Ellyson, reported additions to the
mem bership of eighty-seven mem bers.
making tho membership at this time
/ of 93a.
The Sunday School superintendent.
Lewis Pitcher. reported this important
feature of the church with an active
enrolment of 604. The school is thor
oughIv graded In accordance with the
modern SUNDAY School plan. and with
an efficient corps Of trained officers
and teachers. The average attend
lance for the year was AS.
Nursery Is Conducted.
one of the special features of this
school is SUNDAY nursery. conducted
Nv "a RI rms, In this
nursery the young children are taken
care of while the parents attend
preaching service.
In the excellent report of the Young
Mems Society special note was made
of the Sunshine Mission, conducted
by the young men of the church. on
East Main Street. Here they are train
ing the boys of that community in
scout work and looking after their
moral and spiritual needs. This
society also edits the church paper.
which is published monthly, carrying
all the news OF the church and its
various societies and is free from ad-
vertisements
The pastor. Rev r. Clagett Skinner,
gave an interesting summary of his
work through the year, showing con-
clusiveIy that the life of a city pastor.
miBistering to a large church is a
busy one, his time and talents being in
constant demand
The election OF officers followed the
presentation of the reports.
Mrs, Mamie G.. Coleman was made
church assistant.
Clerk. stiles II. Ellyson; treasurer
William r. Tanner; treasurer of mis-
sions. Frank G. Louthan keepers of
envelopes j, r. Lipscomb and wei
ford r, Sutherland; treasurer OF fell
lowship fund. A. II. Robins.
The several committees were named
and the members enthusiastically
pledged themselves to do personal
service and carry forward aggressxely
the work for the upbuilding OF the
Kingdom
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10

Card From Mr.. Meredith.
L.Awrenceville, Va.


IdH, .. II TO.
Richmond Virginian.
Richmond Va:
Dear Sirs.--On January a good
many papers OF the State made the
grossest kind of false statements Il
will not mention them now for rea-
sons known to myself
I notice in your paper OF that date
you said / was rearrested" This is
mistake. / never was arrested at
any time in my life.
Respectfully yours,
T. III. MER EDITH
Treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10
OBITUARY
Mrs. MARY j. Mi,lian,s

HFSs stHfy a. W HfIAItiA.
Mrs. Mary j. Williams. sixty ght
years old, widow of Thomas williams,
died Saturday afternoon shortly after
O'clock in her home, 24i5 Ingram
Avenue. South Richmond Three
sons. w. r. Mann, T. J. and j. f.
Williams and one daughter, Mrs.
Stanley Kahn. survive her.
Funeral services over the body will
be held this morning at 1880 o'clock
from the residence, and the burial will
be made in Maury Cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10
DEATHS.

Saturday. SIS p.
NJ. 24l5 Ingram Avenue. South Rich
mond. MRS. MARY j. WILLIAMS
aged sixty-eight years, widow OF
Thomas Williams, She is survived
by three sons and one daughter--w.
r. Mann. r.. J. and 4. 81 Williams
i ann Mrs Stanley Kahn. =
Funeral from u Festdence THIS
n 1loaday3 AEINl31fQ31gS II 4 o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10
Another Richmond
Woman Cured Of
Rhuematism

Mrs. Polite woodson, liz
South Second Street, was down.
with rheumatism for sir weekss
was so bad she couldn't do her
house work. She tried varioas
remedies. but It gradually Krew
worse. Mrs woodson now sayH
she is using the second 25c bot
tie of Goose Crease and il HoX
doing her washing and okh1e
work. have never had any
thing to do me as much good
since ! first felt rheuna tism.
Mr.. Norman, the State repre-
sentative of the Goose Grsaso
Company, who Is now In Rich
mond. says there was Abosx
$4,000 worth Of Goose Grsae
sold in the state last year. aM
ne has never found 4 rern1
that used II that WAS not prAtatsS
It
II II helped saseee recra
will certainly help you, am E
i trial; only 1kc. ana ~ @ {
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10
THE WEATHER

Virginia Cloudy and warmer Mon
day, rain by night, and Tuesday rain
in south. clearing in north portion:
colder: strong south winds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
PURCHASE 3 DUTCH SHIPS
American Company Gives $4,000, 600
for New Vessels for the Pa
cific Trade.

San Francisco, Feb. 25-Purchase
from the Royal Dutch West India Mail
OF three large passenger and freight
steamships by the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, under the joint control
of the American International Corpor-
alton of New York and w R. Grace &
Co. of San Francisco, was announced
here yesterday
: The deal, it was reported, involving
an expenditure OF 100000, was con
summated in New York yesterday The
vessels will operate out of this port
to Central American and Panama
ports. II was announced that two more
vessels, the plans for which are al
ready drawn, will be added to the fleet
The three vessels purchased are the
Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, sis
ter ships, and now fly the Dutch flag,
but it is announced by their new own
ers that, If laws permit, they will be
placed under American registry.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
MORE BRANDEls CHARGES
An Attorney Testifies That Boston
Lawyer Hid Facts Relating to
Employment by Golfers.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Marh Sulli-
van, editor Of Golfers Weekly, testi-
fled yesterday before the senate COM
mittee investigating the nomination Of
Louis D. Brandeis to the supreme court
that Mr.. Brandeis was employed by
Golfers as attorney in the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigation ito protect its
interests and those of the public"
Austen G. Fox, attorney for those
opposing Mr.. Brandeis, had told the
committee that Mr.. Brandeis appeared
as counsel for L. R. CLAWS, a former
official of the land office, about whom
the charges against former Secretary
Ballinger centered.
Mr. Sullivan said Norman Hapgood,
the editor of Golfers, employed Mr..
Brandeis and that no attempt was
made to conceal the employment.
Mr.. Fox asked the committee to sub
poena Charles E. Kelley, New York
attorney, who, he said. had been at
torney for Golfers during the Bal
inger-Pinchot inquiry. Fox said he
would show that Mr.. Brandeis stated
to Kelley he did not wish the fact of
his employment by Golfers to he dis
closed and did not wish Kelley to be
in the hearing room except as a spec
tator.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
HONOR WASHINGTON'S MEMORY
Birthday of First President Celebrated
with Impressive Ceremony in Both
Houses of Congress.

Washington, Feb. 23.-Every agency
of the American government paused to-
day to pay homage to the memory of
George Washington, in the capital
which bears his name.
President Wilson, Secretary Lans-
ing. Ambassador Jusserand and other
national figures gathered at a celebra-
ton at Continental Memorial hall, un,
der the auspices of associated patriotic
societies.
Both houses of congress suspended
business while Senator Johnson OF
Maine and Representative Baker Of
California read General Washington's
farewell address, with its poignant
phrases warning against "insidious
wiles of foreign influence" ''mischiefs
of foreign intrigues," and 'the impos-
lures of pretended patriotism" The
farewell address has been read in con-
gress every year for generations, but
probably never before were Washing
toms words so closely applied to pres
ent day conditions.
At Mount Vernon on the Potomac
wreaths and flowers were. laid on the
first presidents tomb, many made pill
grimages to the MANSION e0d reverent-
~ passed through the rooms where he
lived and died, and others visited his
monument which towers from the mall
here.
At Continental Memorial hall the
president and a large audience ap-
| plauded the reading of Washington's
views on national preparedness in ex-
cerpts from his messages to congress.
Although written more than a hun
dred years ago, these words of Wash
ington sound as if he had just awak-
ened from his long sleep to utter them,
so applicable are they to us now" de-
clared William c. Fits, former attor-
ney general of Alabama, one of the
speakers.
President Wilson made no address,
but he presented a gold medal on be-
half of the patriotic societies to Miss
Ina NJ. Lawrence, winner of an essay
contest on 1.-The Campaign Against
Quebec in 1775," among school chill
Dire nof the District of Columbia.
81 am not going to embarrass you by
fmaking speech" the president told
Miss Lawrence as he handed her the
medal. 81 am just going to congratu
late you most sincerely upon your sue
ceSs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
wilson STANDSPAT
The President MakeS Plain His
Views on Rights of Ameri-
cans at Sea.
HONOR OF NATION is lNYOL WE'D
In Letter to Senator Stone Executive
Refuses to Alter His Stand in
Submarine Controversy.

Washington, Feb. 25.-"For my own
part, 1 cannot consent to any abridg-
ment OF the rights of American citi-
zens in any respect The honor and
self respect of the Nation are in
volveG''
In those words tonight President
Wilson made reply TO the demand
from members of Congress that he
deviate from the policy of demanding
strict respect to the rights of Ameri-
can citizens by an the warning powers
of Europe.
I'VE coyet peace" said the Presi-
dent, "and shall preserve it at any
cost but the loss of honor"
The Presidents emphatic declara-
ton of policy was made tonight in a
letter addressed to Senator William J.
Stone of Missouri, chairman of tbs
foreign relations committee of the
Senate. The letter was written in re
Spouse to a letter sent to the White
House by Senator Stone early in the
afternoon. The Presidents letter was
made public at the White House. Later
Senator Stone, upon learning that
President Wilson had made known the
the President.
Wherein Mr.. Stone Disagrees.
The exchange of letters, the direct
result of the high tension that has ex-
listed on Capitol Hill for several days
over the foreign situation, confirmed
previous reports that the President
had differed vitality on the question of
| future policy in the submarine contrO-
versy from the Missouri senator. This
| contrast is emphasized by the follow
ing paragraph from the Stone letter
to the President:
81 find it difficult for my sense of
duty and responsibility to consent to
plunge this Nation into the vortex of
this world war because of the unrea-
sonable obstinacy of any OF the powers
upon the one hand, or, on the other
hand, of fOolhardiness, amounting to
sort of moral treason against the
Republic, of our people recklessIy risk
ing their lives on armed belligerent
ships. I cannot escape the convic-
ton that such would be so monstrous
as to be indefensible"
But Won't Interfere Now.
While admitting that he differed
from the President on future policy,
| Senator Stone declared in his letter
ne would do all in his power to pre-
vent Congress from embarrassing the
| diplomatic negotiations now under
way. But should these negotiations
| fail, the Missouri senator emphasizes
| that then he would take vitality diff
ferent course from the President and
would insist that Americans not sail
on armed merchantmen; in other
words, would surrender the position
of neutrality taken by the President
rather than take steps that might lead
eventually to war
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
SHIPS CRASH IN HEAVY FOG
Crippled Vessel Conveyed to Newport
by Coast Guard Cutter During
q Storm.

Newport News, Va, Feb. 26.-The
Bull Line steamer Dorothy, carrying
twenty-seven passengers of the Mer-
chants and Miners liner Cretan, with
which she collided early today off Dia-
mOnd shoals, passed into the Virginia
capes tonight in the face of a north
east storm. The Cretan, with gaping
hole in her bow, arrived here and went
to the ship yard for repairs.
The Dorothy was being conveyed by
the coast guard cutter Onondaga,
which was among the vessels to re-
spond to the Cretan's calls for help i'm
mediately after the collision. The
Dorothy was reported only slightly
damaged. No one on either vessel
was injured by the crash and the trans
fer of passengers was without a par
ticular incident in spite of the fog
blanket and heavy seas.
Captain ]. B. Wood of the Cretan
declined tonight to talk about the col
lision. According to the Cretan's crew
her master was on the bridge when
the crash came. The Cretan, bound
from Philadelphia for Savannah, was
going slowly through the fog when
the Dorothy doomed suddenly into
sight. All efforts by both vessels to
avert a collision were futile.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
SEE GRAVE DANCER OF WAR
Proposed Warning to Americans to
Keep of of Armed Merchantmen
Stirs House and Senate.

Washington, Feb. 24-Agitation in
congress for action warning Amerl-
cans off armed ships of the European
belligerents suddenly grew to such pro-
portions today that Democrats of the
foreign affairs committee voted to can
vass the sentiment of the house on
several pending resolutions of that ma
ture.
Sentiment in the senate in favor Of
some such action also was openly ex-
pressed, but at the end of a day OF
surprises, tension and agitation such
as has not been seen in congress in
some time, the word came that Presi-
dent Wilson still was unalterably Op-
posed to any such action by congress
and believed that he would only be
embarrassed thereby in the negotia-
lions with Germany.
To widely circulated suggestions
that the situation had reached a point
where the president soon would lay 1t
before congress-; that Secretary Lans-
ing might in some way define the at
titude of the government in a COM
munication to Senator Stone and that
a time had been fixed within which
the United States would expect Ger
many to signify her intention to
abandon the announced intention to
sink armed merchant ships without
warning, the uniform statement was
made officially that nothing had been
determined upon, that the situation,
though grave, still was a waiting one
and that no final position would be
announced until Berlin was heard
from.
The sudden developments at the cap
itol brought surprise and apprehen-
sion to the administration leaders.
While confronted with the possibility
of congressional interference, with all
its grave aspects, ranging from de,
lection from the administration policy
to downright embarrassment of the
president and the secretary of state
the leaders were confident they would
control the situation and leave the ex
ecutive branch of the government free
to carry on diplomatic negotiations
with Germany.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
TO END A SHORTAGE
American Railway Association
Takes Steps TO Furnish
Cars to West.
TRAFFIC IN EAST contested
Atlantic Ports cIogged with Accumu-
lated Freight Destined for European
Points-Shortage Explained.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Steps to relieve
the car shortage on Western railroads
have been taken by the American Rail
way Association, according to an an
nouncement by that organization to-
day. The car service commission of
the association at recent meeting in
New York found that there is a gen
eral shortage of boxcars for the move
ment of grain in the territory west Of
Chicago from the Twin Cities on the
north, to St. Louis and Kansas City
on the south, and extending westward
beyond Colorado.
THAT shortages are reported from
several sources on the Pacific Coast.
including California and Oregon, and
on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. There
Alleghenies.
Congestion Holds in the East.
THAT while these shortages exist
there is freight congestion in New
England, around New York, and other
Atlantic seaports.'
The larger railroads east of Chicago
have agreed to deliver to the Western
roads 20 per cent more boxcars than
are received from the Western roads,
according to the American Railway
Association. The Eastern roads will
also exert all possible pressure on con-
signees, the statement says, to unload
as rapidly as possible cars now ready
for delivery and to avoid ordering
goods that cannot be promptly I'M
loaded.
Why the Shortage Exists.
The principal causes for the short
age, the car commission found, were
1. The increase in exports from At
lantic ports; the communicating of
foreign vessels by the countries at
war; the shipment of munitions
without due regard to whether there
+were vessels for it," and the closing
of the Panama canal
2. Industries east of the Alleghenies
especially in New England, have at
tempted to handle increased ship
ments of raw material without increas-
ing their facilities.
8. The fear of coal strike, April 1,
has caused everyone to buy as much
coal as he can without regard to the
amount he can unload"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
shlppina PIGS in Baskets.

The lot Of domestic animals in the
East is not enviable. particularly when
enduring transport from one place TO
another. Fowls are always sent TO
market with their legs tied. so that it
is impossible for them to move Live
pigs are transported in che Straits
Settlements by steamer or barge,
shipped singly in wicker work baskets
lust large enough to take a single pig
In this cramped and uncomfortable pO-
sition, for the animals legs are tied,
making it nothing more than living
log, it is often shipped long distances
Water is thrown over the animals and
occasionally they are allowed 20 drink,
but nothing is given them TO eat
Popular Science Monthly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
AMERICA WANTS SHOWDOWN

Washington, Feb. 23.-An end to In
formal negotiations between Secretary
Lansing and Ambassador Won Bern
storff and the dispatch Of final, for
NAL note to Germany emphasizing the
need of unequiYocal assurances re-
garding submarine warfare has been
practically decided upon by the adj
ministration.
Chairman Stone of the senate for
eign relations committee yesterday de-
MED with an emphatic damn that he
and the president have considered
framing a senate resolution warning
Americans to keep off armed mer-
chantmen.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Prospects of an early agreement
on a, new wage scale for the solt coal
fields of Western Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois were pronounced
much brighter in New York after the
adjournment of the resumed confer
ence Of operators and organized mine
workers from those states.
The fishing schooner Mary c. San
tos, with twenty-three men on board,
was blown up in the Boston harbor
by an explosion of gasoline. Harry
Fisher and Prescott Bent we're killed
and ten of the. crew were injured.
"A dispatch received from Santa
Cruz, Teneriffe Canary Islands, says
the British steamer westburn has put
in there for repairs flying the German
flag, and with prize crew OF seven
men and one officer The officer is
believed to belong to the German raid
er Moewe.
Jack Yocum and Victor Sudder-
land of Emporium, Pa. were killed by
an explosion of nitroglycerin in the
gelatin house at the Emporium Powder
Mill OF the Aetna Explosive Company.
The men we're employees.
Disregard OF a cautionary signal
was probably responsible for the rear
end collision on the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad near Mil
ford, Conn, in which eight persons
lost their lives and fully fifty were
Injured.
One man was killed by lightning
and bolts set fire to a 20-miIlion-foot
gas well IN Eastern Oklahoma. Fidel
Ledford OF Row, Ok, was killed while
driving alc4g a road His team and
wagon escaped. At Quintoa. Ok, Hght-
ming struck Esz
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
HAVE ROSY CHEEKS
AND FEEL FRESH AS
A DAlSY-TRY THIS!
Says glass OF hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out Poisons.

To see the tinge OF healthy bloom
in your face. to see your skin get
clearer and clearer, TO wake Up with
out a headache. backache. coated
tongue or a nasty breath, in fact to
feel your best, day in and day out, Just
try inside-bathing every morning for
one week
Before breakfast each day. drink
glass Of real hot water with a tea
spoonful Of limestone phosphate in it
as harmless means of washing from
the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
the previous days indigestible waste,
sour bile and toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action OF
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach is wonderfully in
MIGRATING. 1t cleans ont all the sour
lamentations, gases and acidity and
gives one a splendid appetite for
breakfast
A quarter pound of limestone phos-
plate will cost very little at your drug
gist or general store, but is sufficient
to demonstrate that just as soap and
hot water cleaRses, sweetens and
freshens the skin, so hot water and
limestone phosphate act on the blood
and internal organs. Thos> who are
subject to constipation, bilious attacks,
acid stomach, rheumatic twinges. also
those whose skin is sallow and COM
plexion pallid, are assured that one
week Of inside-bathing will have them
both looking and feeling better in ev-
cry Way.-AdV.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
HE TRIED TOLAsSO A WOMAN
Story Told by Young Texas School
Teacher Nearly Caused Lynching
of Mexican.

Brownsville, Tex, Feb. 26.-An at
tempt by three Mexicans to lasso Miss
Gertrude McClelIand, young school
teacher, on the border road in HidaIgo
county, fifty miles west of here yester-
day, nearly led to a Iynching last
night. American soldiers arrested one
of the party before a posse of citizens
could reach him.
Miss McClelland was proceeding
home after closing school when she
was overtaken by a party of Mexicans.
Several attempts were made to lasso
her, and the Mexicans followed her a
harass her all the way