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The Washington times., 1916-12-12
PRISON REFORM Is
TOPIC OF LECTURE
Warden Mckenty Talks to En-
pIoyes Of Washington Rail-
way Company.

Warden Robert J. McKenty. Of Fart
ern penitentiary. talked on prison re-
form before the Washington Railway
and Electric Company section 81 thu
American Electric Railway Association
last night. Warden McKcnty, Il 10 de-
clared. was pioneer In many OF the
Osborne prison reform measures. His
address last night was the first he has
ever given In Washington.
J. T. Moffett presided and introduced
the speakers In what was AN open night
meeting.
Mnde brief Address.
President Clarence T.. King. Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company. made a brief address. In.
Producing Mr.. Mckenty.
Guests OF the association. who wer.
called on for speeches included Major
Pullman, Inspector Grant, OF the de.
perintendent OF District workhouse,
Occoquan; Louis y. Zinkhan, superin'
tendent Washington Asylum and jail;
Congressman 5ohn X. Farr OF Penn
sylvania: District Attorney John H.
i.asky. Frank Gather, sheriff, Mont.
gomery county: Engineer Commits
sioner KutZ, William =. Ham. vic"
president Of Potomac Electric Power
uuu RhilTphu COMPANY W hlldh y
White. superintendent, Government
Hospital OF Insane: John joy Edison,
president Board Of Charities; Frank
NJ. Finion and Samuel II, kirkpatrick,
OF Philadelphia, lifelong friend OF g,
II. King.
Was Organized In 1882
The American Electric Railway AZ
ISOLATION was organized IN 1881 90
promote the interests OF the street
railway industry. From small be
ginning the association has grown To
a wonderful organization, and an I'm
portant factor In the street railway
business.
over zoo employees of Washington
Railway and Electric Company are
members OF Company Section No, Z,
and monthly meetings are held. orr
GERS are: J. T. Moffett. president; VII
liam l.. Clarke, vice president; X, 4
Vetter. secretary, and Clarence y
King, William Il. Ham, L. II. Schloss'
and William II. Dement, constituting
board OF governors. Entertainment
committee personnel ts DR.. Larkin
White GlaEebrook, Charles seymour
Kimball, William +. Dement,, Herberl
jackson, Leonard Is. Schloss, and VIII
liam l.. Clarke chairman.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12
TO ACT ON RESIGNATION.

The congregation of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church will meet Deccm-
Der q to act on the resignation Of the
pastor, the Rev. Paul Hickok. who an
nounced his intention OF resigning at
the morning service Sunday, The Rev.
Hickok has received call to the pasto-
rate OF the Second Presbyterian Church.
of Troy. New York.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

The new president of the board of
trade, in England. was an American
citizen till three years ago. and was
In the street car business in Detroit
for a long time. Considering the
street car warfare that Detroit made
famous, with universal transfers al.
ways in issue. he ought to be quail
fled to show the Germans where they
get off.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

Odessa, on the Black sea, one Of
the great ports OF southern Russia.
Is said to be the goal of the Germanic
campaign through Roumania. Going
to Odessa may turn out as bad bust.
ness as Napoleon and Charles XII
found campaigning to Moscow.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12
RECEPTION FOR HOSPITAL.

The Ladies' Guild OF the sibley Hos
pital will be hostess at reception to-
morrow night in the Raleigh Hotel. The
reception will begin at 1880 o'clock A
musical and literary program will be
given at $3.50 o'clock. The purpose OF
the reception Is TO arouse new Interest
in the work OF the hospital
The Washington times., 1916-12-12
LECTURE ON ECONOMICS.

Robert Russ Kern. professor OF eco
Monies and sociology AZ George Wash
ington University, Is to deliver the Sec
ond OF q series OF Ave lectures on "rhs
Principles OF Economics" before thu
Washington chapter Of the American
Institute of Banking. Thursday evening
In the chapter rooms.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

The delightfully."- modest Oliver os-
borne claims 10 have a gift for fasci-
mating women.
He could make a fortune Fascinating
migratory cooks into needy kitchens.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

Sir: Just thought I'D let you know
that I'm the determined looking in
dividual with eyeglasses and a brown
derby who during the rush hours in
sists on standing In the doorways Of
subway expresses despite the pushing
or several score passengers and the
pleadings Of the guard TO step one
side and let the people out" Il. y.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12
Automobile Note.

The Republican party IL to be torn
down to its chassis and rebuilt upon
Il 1920 model. And rumor has II that
the ehaufreur's job viii 10 to n Ger.
tain Party with excellent references
and a splendid driving record. Oyster
Bay and FIJI Island papers please
copy.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

Real difficulty about getting agree
ment on peace terms IL that when one
side Is most certain II is In an ad.
vantageous position to consider
peace, the other Is certain To think
N isn't
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

While a Chicago burglar was out
burgling, a competitor broke into his
home and killed his wife. Seems as
II there ought to be some relic of
honor among thieves.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

That town where the married men
spend more time In the saloons than
the unmarried, Is going to have a
big increase in the demand for fam
lily apartments, II Its name gets out.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

It's at least n good guess that the
German peace proposal will not make
a great hit with two gentlemen whose
opinions about II will, more than any
body's else In the world. determine
its effect: Msssrs. LloydGeorge and
BRAND.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

Italy In to have meatless days, too.
but IL Is assumed that the boot Of
Europe" will at least have no trouble
with the footwear problem.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

simultaneously with the news OF
Germany's peace terms comes an
nouncement that David Lloyd.George
Is feeling much stronger. That's all.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

The apartment house Janitors are
telling OF graft, Some dav. mayhap.
we shall have politicians telling OF
politics,
The Washington times., 1916-12-12
CUB REPORTER HAS
NEW SNOW STUFF"
First Fall OF the Winter Gives
Ambitious Writer Chance to
Reveal His Ability.

A. soon az the cub Reporter hit
the oricc this morning the city editor
told him TO write a. story about the
snow.
But everybody knows It's showing:
how can make news out OF u" asked
the Cub Reporter.
The city editor told him that when
ever IL SHOWS all newspapers carry
snow stories. the public eSpeS" ~
Christmas Eve. Thanksgiving. The
Fourth Of July, All Fools Day, and
the annual appearance OF the ground
hog.
Heart Heat Faster.
So the cub Reporter looked out Of
the windows OF the Muns.y. building.
and his heart beat faster ne he saw
the covered roofs OF nearby buildings
and his eyes failed to see the slush
in the streets below, The &. u. wrote
substantialIy as follows;
"When MashinRtonians awOke to-
day they found the city covered with
a mantle Of white. The beautifrl
snow lay everywhere, bringing glad
ness To little children and desire To
make snowballs to larger boys and
grownups The limbs OF the trees
hNg low with the weight OF their
white coverletr, and the streets, be
meath n blanket az drifting snow. re
minded one OF the happy Suletide
season
ksree 60 -New stun.-
Tn, e. T.. and the veteran stan man
agreed that this was new stum' and
the cub Reporter In going to be given
a chance To write about Christmas
Eve, - ,. -
that the snow may continue intermit,
tently until nightfall, with colder and
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

In Greece's case, of course. the al
tentative to the frying pan is obvious.
and Greece Is there.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

One swallow doesn't mean a peace
full spring; not even when it's Rou-
mania that gets swallowed.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

Nationsi-C ohan Revue $50.
Beiasco-''The Brat" $40.
u. .. Keith's-vAUdeyills. s:E ana 'is.
rolf THE Woman lie Married s'ls,
GAyety -Burlesdue. ::is and t;t,
Lycs uln-ti urle ne. s:ib and Aii5.
Ioeu's coiunbi Ihotopiays, n =. ~. "a iC'ss
y. ~.
Garden-Photoplays 10 q. m. TO 1870 .. ~.
strand-Photoplays 10 q. M. 10 1870 y. M
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

They may put embargoes on. they
may take cmbargocs OF. but the steak
goes up the. schedule Just the same.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12
hem. No. :. rrI.nd,hlp. No. II.

hem, No. :. Friendship. No. u.
odd Fellows Amity, No, a; Washington. No.
6. Golden Rule, No. "a. Fred d. stuart en-
campmsnt, No, :.
knights Of Pythias-w.bster. No. :. Excel.
sior. No. II, Capital No. g: Myrtle, No -
Red MSn-ldaho Trite, No. u.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

Pancho villa IL reported to walk
with a stick, but his interview doesn't
talk with a stutter.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

Allies announce that they're adopt.
ing a new policy In Greece. Why
"newY"
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

Charles II. Wax wasn't "Oliver os,
borne" after all. As a fraud, he's a
fraud.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12

Incident to the discussion OF how
Hiram Johnson got all those votes for
Senator that Hughes couldn't get for
President, the country has accident
ally learned the name OF the man
who ran against Johnson. Maybe
California could explain Its action by
pointing out that II was about as
slow learning the same thing.
The Washington times., 1916-12-12
PERFORMING" POSTAL RATES
BACKWARD

The House Committee on Post
offices has undertaken, through adop-
ton of a rider, to raise the rates on
newspapers and periodicals to
point that would just about spell de-
struction to the business Of provid-
ing a popular, democratic press for
this country. Such increases of
carrying charges as are provided
would mean that the people Of less
means could not afford to buy the
product of the publishers. The cur
tailment of circulations would neces-
state increase in prices, and thus the
country would presently reach the
point where instead of having the
cheapest printed matter in the world,
the widest diffusion Of intelligence,
the regular reader of periodicals and
newspapers would become a member
Of a restricted little aristocracy.
This effort to strike down the
product Of the printing press was
first instituted a number of years
ago, when forces were dominant in
Congress which pretty frankly pro-
tested that the newspapers and mag
azines were too influential. There
were public men who, IL not quite
openly, at least very forcibly in pri-
vate, insisted that they wanted to
break down the power Of a free
press.
The element which stood back Of
that conspiracy against universal in
formation and free discussion Of pub
lie questions was supposed to have
been driven from power some time
ago. Yet the impress Of its work
remains; the fact that such a pro-
posal as the Randall rider can gain
favor in making n postoffice appro-
priation bill is the proof.
One Of the possessions Of this
that always arouses patri-
otto satisfaction is the immense dis
tribution Of publications. II testifies
to universally Of information and
an interest in public issues, such as
can find no such testimony In any
other country. II is one Of the Won
ders Of this land that foreigners in
note with admiration ana
establishment and envy. The country
would not. IL IL understood the full
Of this proposed blow at
its means Of intelligence, permit for
a single day the serious considera-
tim of such n restrictiye measure
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO
RESUME CHARTER FIGHT
Mass Meeting II Called For Thursday
I, Night In John Marshall High
School Auditorium

+. Preliminary to the. circulating OF
petitions for signatures OF 1000 citi-
zens calling for the election of a char
ter commission to provide for the city
of Richmond new and broader
charter the Civic Association of Rich
mond will have a mass meeting in the
auditorium of John Marshall High
School on Thursday night.
The session will be called 10 order
at $50 o'clock by Dr. Stuart Nc
Guire, president OF the association
and among the speakers will be
Robert s. Binkerd. secretary OF the
City Club OF New York: Wyndham r.
Meredith, DR.: y. r. Anderson, OF
Richmond College. and John Stewart
Bryan
All citizens and civic organizations
in the city are invited by the Civic
Association to attend the meeting and
to affiliate with the general body for
the purpose of securing a new charter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
KILLED HIMSELF WHEN
PLAN TO ElOPE FAILED
Youth Was Asked BY His Fiance To
Return Home and Get His
Parents Consent.

Charlottesville. Va June as
Bringing with him a wedding ring,
Kenneth D. Taliaferro, aged eighteen
son OF r. VI. Taiaferro. general agent
for the Norfolk and Western Railway
at Lynchburg, came here Saturday
with the intention of marrying Miss
Bertha Pfeister. OF Amherst. Va. a
student at the University of Virginia
Summer School
He had planned TO elope 70 Wash
ington on the early morning train to-
day, The young lady, who ia but nine
teen and a senior at Sweetbriar Insti-
tute last session. went to Union Station
this morning with a girl friend. Miss
Scott, OF Amherst, hut declined ia
leave for the capital with Taliaferro
insisting thai he should return TO
Amherst and secure the consent Of her
parents TO the union.
Piqued at a further postponement
the young man declared his intention
OF ending his life, and straightway
went TO his hotel less than a block
distance and fred a bullet through
his brain, dying five hours later at a
local hospital In a pocket Of the
dead mans coat were found an en-
.Eraved wedding ring and two tickets
10 Washington.
II Is understood there was no op-
position 10 the wedding by the parents
Of either OF the parties
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
INTERNAL REVENUE IS
NOW POURING IN
Than q Million Dollars This
Month for Uncle sam.

Up 70 the close of business on SAT-
urday, June 20. Collector of Internal
Revenue r. c. l.. Moneure had made
collections for the month totalitng
f52s5o.7s, and It is expected that the
remaining days of the month will
bring the collections to something over
a million dollars
A large number Of thu personal in
come and corporation income taxes
have not been paid, and unless these
taxes are paid on or before June 80.
the parties liable for them will be
subject to a penalty of so per cent.
During the special tax year Begin
ming July I. last, and ending June
40. the collections in the office of the
Collector OF Internal Revenue through
out the district will amount TO over
81. 500, 900.
Collector Moncure had made ar.
rangements to handle the rush Of spe-
cial tax payers In the city Of Richmond
and vicinity, who will visit his Office
within the next few days. and II Ia
hoped that all who have special taxes
to pay viii not delay giving them
their attention. The law requires that
all, taxes be settled by July l.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
BANQUET PROMOTERS
ARE FOUND GUILTY
Jwry Returns Verdict OF %. Against
RrowH. Bradley and Roane i'm
False Representation Case.
VIII Go TO Supreme
Court

After comforting for nearly an hour,
the jury in the case Of @. Il. Brown.
J. II. Bradley and s. H Roane. charged
with securing funds under false rep
resentation. brought In verdict OF
guilty with fine of s35 each.
counsel for the accused moved 10
set aside the verdict as contrary to
law and evidence, which was overruled
by Judge Richardson. as was likewise
a motion in arrest of judgment
On motion OF counsel execution was
overruled by Judge Richardson. as was
likewise motion In arrest OF judy
ment.
On motion OF counsel execution was
Suspended to October I'd. so papers in
appeal may be presented the Supreme
Court.
The mon were each bailed in the sum
or 5000 for their appearance In court
at the October term.
The prosecution resulted from the
action or the accused men In securing
subscriptions for banquet TO be Civ
en- by them for the benefit Of railroad
yardmen al Stumprs Hotel, early in
February. Mr.. Brown. who was er1 =
played as an assistant yardman, signed
paper. authorizing Bradley and
Roane to solicit subscriptions for the
banquet. They secured q sum of money
ana made arrangements for the BAN
onet at Stumprs. Officials of the rail-
road associations, however, repudiated
the action OF Brown and arrests fol-
lowed. The defendants claimed they
carried out their moral contract with
those who contributed TO the affair.
as more than loo tickets to the ban
quet were distributed
LAWYERS NJ r. Fulton. Edgar 3 Eng
fish and Gilbert X. Pollock represented
the accused. The case consumed tn ,
greater part OF four days in IT'S hear
ing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
SUNDAY LAW IN
HtNRICO COUNTY
Forsy-EsEht Cases Before Ms94~+rnts
sunday. Being Tried ny Sunday
for Working on Sunday.

Forty eight vioiators OF the Sunday
closing law, who were arrested In Hen
rico County Sunday, were before Mag
istrate Sunday OF the County Court
Yesterday morning. All but three OF
the cases were postponed for fur
Their hearing on July :,
r. B. Arnold. general manager OF the
Kentucky Tobacco Products Company,
aaaLh4s enriaSA- H Rracknell
foreman of the plant, We're fined IS
and costs for operating on Sunday. An
appeal was taken. Arnold claiming
that the nature OF his business mad e
IL necessary for his plant to work on
Sunday, and the case will come up on
July S.
Nordin Brothers, grocers, were fined
IS and costs, for making collections
on Sunday Nordin said he had been
collecting his bills on the Sabbath for
some time. The ine was paid
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
Makes Attack ON Girl.

Norfolk. June 26.--Sarah ,Polsn. the
s-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Henry Pollen, was badly choked at the
home OF her parents. s44 Liberty
Street. Berkeley, yesterday morning,
between IL and l o'clock, hv an IN
identified man who afterwards escap-
ed
During the absence OF Miss Polen's
parents, who were attending to their
store IN Liberty street Miss Pollen put
the smaller children to bed and had
fallen to sleep her$el. while awaiting
the return OF her parents
The presence Of an unknown man
In the room aroused her and she
screamed for help. but before she
could make further cutlery. the stranE-
err seized her by the throat Then
Joe Pollen. a brother Of the young girl.
arrived at the house and the sound of
his footsteps caused the man 70 re-
lease his hold and beat a hasty re-
treat through the rear window by
which he had entered a few seconds
before
Miss Pollen from her superficial view
OF the stranger was unable to saw
whether he was white or colored.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
Meets Peculiar Accident.

2 Waverly, Ra MS. June 26.-M sc
Dorothea Roberts. daughter OF Or. and
Mrs. NJ. 3. Roberts. OF Waverly. met
with very unusual and peculiar ac-
ctdent which almost cost her life.
With her father she was riding in
their car--the girl In the rear seat.
the father In the front seat. driving.
In passing over a culvert at good
speed the girl was thrown against the
top OF the automobile and strong
chain which she wore about her neck
caught over one OF the bows in the
top There she hung until the faith
err noticed that she failed to answer
his remarks When he looked around
he found her unconscious hanging to
the top Of the automobile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
JURY GIVES $4,000
TO ACCIDENT VICTIM
James Bsyne Gets Half OF what He
Sues For. Evidence VIII BE
Weighed by Judge Wells.

James Bayne, 9 thtrteen-yearold boy.
who was injured last February when a
trap door on e cattle shoot heiongin z
to the Southern Railway, fell on him.
was yesterday evening awarded a YER
dict of s2,5oc by n Jury in Husttngs
Court, Part II. Attorneys for he rail-
way company demurred to the evil
dence OF the plaintiff. Application for
demurrer VIII be considered by
Judge Ernest II. Wells. who will render
his verdict in few days
Young Bayne was badly injured. His
skull was though to be fractured and
the evidence brought out by the plain
TIL tended to show that epilepsy might
develop. Besides being injured on his
head the boy was bruised on his legs
and sides The cattle shoot Is situated
on Fourteenth Street. near Mayo
Bridge.
Attorneys Louis wendenburx and
Charles l. Page appeared for the plain
tiff Eppa Hunton. Jr,, acted as coun-
sci for the Southern Railway Com
pany
Bayne sued for $1,000
Visiting Miss Morrissett.
Miss Mary SittZ. of Petersburg, Va.
IL visiting Miss Esther Morrissett. Miss
Sittz will remain In South Richmond
for a week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
SUPREME COURT AWARDS
TWO wRITS OF ERROR,

Two writs of error and supersedeas
were granted without bond by the
State Supreme Court Of Appeals yes
terday,
One case came from the Circuit
Court OF Campbell County on the APP
peal OF r. 8. Norman, administrator
OF Watt kahler. colored. who was
killed by a Southern Railway train
near Evington, March II, 1918. while
the negro was walking on the Southern
tracks In the lower court verdict was
given Norman for st.2Sa, which was
nullihed when the court sustained the
railway companys demurrer.
W. r. Jones and Jack Shell. admin
istratora OF Reps Jones, brought the
other case into the court from the
Brunswick Circuit Court, which on
April u. last, found in favor OF Kate
y. Coleman for $500. for which she
sued to recover on promissory note
made by Reps Jones.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
APPOINTED V. vi. I. Professors.

Lexington, Va, June 26.--Captain
VA Rurress. of Richmond. Va. has
been appointed TO an assistant pro-
fessorship at the Virginia Military
Institute. and assigned to duty as COM
mander OF the cadet corps at the John
Marshall High School. Richmond.
Captain Conrad Johnson, Of Alexan
dria. will add to his duties as princi-
pal Of the Alexandria High School
those of commandant Of the cadets.
Military training will be under direc-
ton of the institute. S. NJ Millner,
Jr., OF Danville. Va. has been elected
adjunct professor Of romance Ian
ges, with the rank of major,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
COMMISSION TO INQUIRE
INTO CANADIAN RAILWAYS

Ottawa. Ont. June as-sir Robert
Borden, and Frank Cochrane, minis
ter OF railways. left this evening for
New York. The railway situation IN
Canada is critical II has been de-
cided to appoint q commission of
three experts. not Canadians. to ex-
anime railway affairs in Canada and
advise what action the government
should take.
It is generally believed here that
the NEXT session OF Parliament will
see the steam railways OF the Do
minion natfonalized.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
Cedric Carries Big Gum.

New York. June 2s.--The White Star
liner Cedric arrived from Liverpool to-
day with a s-inch naval rife mounted
on her stern the largest caiibfe gun
carried by any merchantmen into the
port of New York since the Adriatio
sailed out OF the harbor with similar
armament eighteen months ago. The
Cedrics gun was examined by men
from Collector Malone's neutrality
squad and their report forwarded TO
Washington. The State Department
some months ago announced that a
s-inch gun was the largest weapon
that would be considered as defensive
armament on a merchant vessel