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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17

tricts may participate In high school
funds
Senate bill No. ass--Permitting the
creation of the once of public de-
fender in cities of more than $4,000
population.
Senate bill No. s44--Permittins
cities TO establish pension systems for
injured, retired or superanuuated
members OF police and fire depart
ments.
Senate bill No. 3es--Amending the
road law of the County OF farewell.
Senate bill No. 2ss--Deffning feeble
rnindedness with reference to the coll
ored feeble-minded colony at the Gen.
trail State Hospital.
Senate bin No. 274--Providirg for
the purchase of construction OF q
Radford.
Senate bill No. ss2--Amending the
road law of the County of Charlotte.
Senate bill No. s3s---Amending the
charter of the city of Newport News
with reference to justices of the
peace.
Senate bill No 341--Providing for a
commission on economy and efficiency
of State and local governments, to
report TO the next General Assem-
bly.--One from Senate. two from
House. two by Governor,
Senate bill No. 4i0--Amending the
charter OF the town OF CuIpeper with
reference to the sergeant.
House bill No. 96-Protecting all
singing birds excepting the English
sparrow in the County of Lee for two
years.
House bin No. 15s-Prohibiting
hunting, shooting or trespassing on
land of another in County of Amherst
without permission.
House bill No. 1s1-AuthoriZing the
issuance of $130.o00 of bonds by the
city of Newport News to build school
houses.
House bill No 172-Authorizing the
board OF supervisors of the County
Of Culpeper TO establish and maintain
toll gates.
House bill Nc. f73--Amending the
road law of s~a County of Amherst.
House bill No 176-Permitting the
Richmond Yacht Club to build a
wharf on James River.
House bill No. t34-Permitting the
Counties OF Amherst and Bedford to
maintain a ferry across James River
at or near Big Island.
House bill No. 23S-Authorizing
the Counties of Page and Rockingham
and the Town of Shenandoah to ac-
quire a bridge across the Shenandoah
River.
House bill No. 3s5--Amending the
act authorizing the Warrenton and
Fairfax Turnpike Company 60 acquire
certain roads
House bill No. z75-Limiting the
number of quail. pheasants. grouse
and wild turkey taken or shipped in
the County OF Shenandoah.
House bill No 29l-Payina H
Carper 500 for extra services as
tanitor at the State Library Building
House bill No. so0--Amending the
law governing licensing of professional
nurses.
House bill No. sos-Providing how
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17

portions OF incomes OF persons In IN
sane asyiums who have no near rela-
tivee may be used for their comfort.
House bill No. 322---Authorizing the
Governor and commander-in-chie to
classify nature OF discharges from the
Virginia Volunteers.
House bill No 325--Providing for
distribution of funds arising from the
States portion of income from ma
tionai forest reserves.
House bill No. 345--Regulating the
use OF dredges In the oyster grounds
House bill No. 34S--Prescribing the
procedure for application to establish
a ferry.
House bill No. sss-Permittlng local
governing bodies to appropriate
money for the treatment of In iisent
consumptives as State senatorial.
Senate bill No. 298--Providtng that
pensions Tor judges OF the Supreme
Court of Appeals on retirement shall
cease after retirement in 1915, 1917,
1918 and 1919.
Senate bill No. 3ss--Appropriating
$500 for c. c. Cain, a juror wounded
by the Aliens In Carroll Courthouse In
March, 1919.
House bill No. 410--Protecting
squirrels in the County of Shenandoah
House bill No. 411-Prohibiting
hunting with ferrets in the County OF
Shenandoah.
House bill No. 416--Amending the
law with reference to fishing in Me-
herrin River.
House bill No. 419-Authorizing
the County of Charlotte to sell and
convey Its poorhouse farm.
House bill No. 51s--Amending the
Rha IF ha oif ~ oh In,
reference to justices of the peace.
Senate bill No. 14--Authorizing the
school board Of Plymouth Magisterial
District in the County of Lunenburg.
to borrow money.
Senate bill No. 142-Authorizing
the Board of Supervisors OF the
County OF Lunenhurg TO levy a spe-
ciai tax for school purposes in
Plymouth Magisteriai District.
House bin No. 505-Authorizing
school boards to borrow money on
short time loans.
Senate bill No. 214--Making 1t I'M
County of Chesterfield from January
l to November / in each year.
Senate bill No. 271--Adding one
layman and one dentist to the men,
bership of the State Board OF Health.
Senate bill No 31s--AmendinR the
charter Of the town of Cedar Bluff.
in the County OF farewell.
Senate bill No. 326--Authorizing
the city of Portsmouth to contract
for water supply.
House bill No. 10S-Providing that
attorneys for the Commonwealth shall
prosecute violations OF pure food
laws.
House bill No. 207-Providing PEN
alties for carelessly, negligently or in
tentionaily setting fire to woods,
marshes. stubble, brush or straw,
when the property Of another Is
jeopardized.
act allowing ten days within which
to file judgments.
House bill No. 250-Providing a
school census for apportionment OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17

funds In Bland Mag.steriai District. In
the County of Prince George
House bill No. z5l--Permitting the
University Of Virginia to contract for
payment of annuities In return for
gifts
House hin No. 2ss-changing the
date for filing reports Of county school
boards
House bill No. sso-Authorizing the
clerk Of the Circuit Court OF the
County OF Wise to keep on Ale de-
iinquent land books of the town of
Gladeviile.
House bill No. a47--Authorizing
The Board of Supervisors of the
County OF Fau1u'er to borrow money
for road Improvement.
House hill No. 3T0--Amending the
charter of the town of Christiansburg,
IN the County of Montgomery
House bill No. 402--Granting IL
cense to practice law, under certain
conditions. TO J. p. K. Walling. OF the
County OF Scott.
House bin No. 4IT-Permittfng
board of supervisors to provide quar-
ters In courthouses for commission
ers of accounts and division superin-
tendents OF schools
House bin No. 511--Prohibition the
killing of deer in the County of
Augusta for three years
House bill No 512--Prohibiting
hunting or shooting rabbits In the
Counties of Mathews and Middlesex.
House hill No. 1Ss--Amending
sundry sections Of the charter Of the
city OF Norfolk.
House bill Nc. f2a--Inereasins the
maximum loan of the literary fund for
schoolhouse building from $4,000 to
$4,000.
House bill No. 1ss--Amending the
charter of the town OF Cuipeper. in
the County OF Culpeper.
House bin No. 215-Authorizing the
Board of Supervisors of the County
of Albemarle to borrow not exceed
ing $50. 900 to refund bonds.
House bill No. 216-Authorizing the
Board of Supervisors of the County
of Albemarle to borrow money for
road Improvement
House bill No. 237--Providing
special road law for the County of
Loudoun.
House bill No. 5sT--Amending the
acts concerning interrogatories and
reports OF assessments OF property.
One OF the administration tax bills
backed by the State Advisory Board
on Taxation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
PORTUGAL MINISTER REJECTS
BREAK WITH GERMANY

Berlin. March IS tvia Sayville) .--
The Berlirer Tageblatt publishes an
interview with the former Portuguese
minister to Germany, who arrived In
Berue on Saturday, following the
declaration of war.
The minister Is quoted as saying
that he deeply regretted the turn OF
events. and that the German authori-
ties had acted with the utmost cour-
tesy towards He further pointed
out that a curious situation had been
created between Germany and Portu-
gal since the latter country had sup
ported England from the outbreak OF
hostiities without interrupting diplo-
matte relations with Germany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17

ton here has asked my return for an
other year
."There are preachers here who do
not dare to preach prohibition Tneir
congregations would not stand FOR
It."
How is II that you dare2'' asked
Mr.. Culpeper.
did you ever know anything that
could stop a Methodist preacher
he answered smilingly.
Mrs Culpeper was present at our
conversation. Il have seen three full
wagon loads of beer delivered at
house in this neighborhood within a
week" she declared. Nobody lives
In the house, but a man and his wife.
They couldn't possibly drink the
beer themselves"
Fewer Joints There.
A hotel proprietor. in Leavenworth
had previously told me that there
were fifty Joints" within three
blocks of his place where liquor was
sold illegally. 'sHow many such
'j6Ynts are there In Leavenworth?
asked Mr.. Culpeper.
about $780," he answered, "but
that's not many. Three or four years
ago there were 500.
II don't get the idea that / am pcs
simistic about conditions here" he
said In conclusion. "As a matter OF
fact, things are vastly better than
they We're. and they are improving
daily. few years from now we will
have a sentiment In favor of iaw-en-
forcemept in Leavenworth. AS IL 10,
Leavenworth is vastly better off than
II was when we had open saloons"
Various citizens Of Leavenworth
who are opposed to the prohibition
law corroborated Mr.. Culpeper's tes-
timohy regarding the violation Of II.
And they gave the same reason that
he did. that the sentiment Of the town
is against it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
WILL GIVE PAGEANT ON
SOUTHAMPTON GROUNDS

The promoters OF the Shakespearian
Pageant have decided that there shall
be no change in the program relative
to the site OF the performance. IT
will be held at Southampton, notwith-
standing the opinion of transporta-
ton officials that II win be difficult 70
handle the crowds there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
ONLY FIVE COUNTIES IN KANSAS
WHICH DISREGARD PROHIBITION
Bamore Sun Man Finds Law Well Enforced In Hundred
others-Border Cities Are Worst Observation-Disclosures Mem
Der of Eagles Is ousted From Office For Failure
To Do His Sworn Duty.

tel people might let the story leak.
but they didn't. and published II in
the Church Visitor for the first time,
a week after the row occurred. some
DAYS later the Attorney General
swooped down on them and caught
them red handed. As a result the
Mayor had to resign"
Brewster's Fight In Topeka.
Attorney General Brewster had
previously told me about his part OF
the affair in Topeka.
we got word OF what was going
on " he sand, "and one Saturday night
! got my assistants together and We
went over to Atchison. We drove
over in automobiles in order not TO
excite suspicion. Outside of the town
we stopped at the office OF justice
OF the peace and get warrant to
search the building, We got in the
clubhouse quickly and caught them
serving liquor over the bar. We car
RED away three drayloads of the
stuff.
The mayor was a member OF tho
club and a member OF the house COM
rnittee The evidence was complete.
/ threatened to use the custer law on
him. and as result he and the Chief
Of Police: also a member of this club,
have resigned"
Dr. G. C. Finney is the Mayor in
question Hero is his statement:
81 am Aerie physician to the
Eagles and have been for many years.
am not a member of the house COM
mittee, and have not been since ] be-
came Mayor. So far as the sale of
liquor Is concerned. i have done what
all the other mayors before me have.
done / have not attempted to find
out whether II was going on or not,
J have felt that there were other i'm
portant matters for me to attend TO.
Like every man who is in politics
and is straight, ! have made some
enemies. l might have piacated some
Of them II 7 had been less careful OF
the city's interests but ! didn't. They
are back OF this affair. II has not
come about as the result of any zeal
for prohibition. Attorney General
Brewster told me that he appreciated
my position, but. inasmuch as the
facts had been brought to his atten-
ton, he had to act
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
His Fairness to South While
He Was President Cited
in His Favor.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Former
President William H. Taft may be Of
fered the vacancy upon the bench Of
the supreme court of the United States
caused by the death Of Associate JUS
tlce Lamar. When President Wilson
~nrB 10 consider the vacancy 1t is
said to be practically sure that the
name Of the former president will be
frequently in his mind unless he re-
ceives information that Mr.. Taft would
not like to have his appointment TAX
en- into consideration. A movement
has already started in the South TO
propose the name Of Mr.. Taft Judge
BENJAMIN H. Hill, of Georgia, learning
that the Atlanta bar would urge his
name upon the president, expressed
his hope that President Wilson would
name Mr.. Taft to the vacancy, and
pointed out that Mr.. Taft, while pres
ident, had named two southern men
to the supreme bench, Justices La
mar and Lurton, and had elevated an
other southern man, q Confederate
veteran, Justice White, to the position
Of chief justice Of the court.
1t is expected that the suggestion
will be urged from many sections Of
the South as tribute for Mr. Taft
and his fairness to the South while
president. -
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Washington Farmer Employs
Gravity to Help Him Save /
13 to II Cents BuShel.

wENATCHpB WASH, Jan. Sin
stead Of hauling his wheat eighteen
miles over a bad road, as he did for
merly, James Koane, of Rock Island.
is now letting the grain slide into
market through n galvanized iron
pipe. The former method cost from
fifteen to twenty cents n bushel to
markedly this latter way the grain
can DO handled for two cents n bushel.
Tho new system has been in oper-
ton for a couple Of years and bids
fair to continue. at least. until the
universal law Of grayltation is ahol-
ished.
Keane owns land which lies on a
large plateau moro than 1000 feet
above the little town Of Rock Island.
1t has always been expensive for the
farmer to drive a long distance to get
of the plateau and back into town
and as the road wound around the
side of bluffs It was very rocky and
dangerous. rs
Piping Paid for Itself.
Two years ago the iron pipe idea
came to Kcanc. He purchased aud
installed $500 feet Of two inch gal
vanlzed iron piping, and the saving
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
MR.. TAFT SUGGESTED
FOR SUPRE ME BENCH

Whatever may be the view OF Mr..
Taft now as to going upon the SUI
preme bench, his intimate friends
know that UP to the time his name
was nut forward for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1908 his
lifelong ambition was to going upon
the supreme bench. He frankly stat
ed that to friends who urged him to
permit his name to be offered for the
presidential nomination.
Only recently the suggestion was
made that Chief Justice White might
soon retire under the law and that II
he did SO NIr. Taft would be urged
upon the president as his successor.
Franklin P. Lane, secretary Of the
interior. has often been spoken OF as
a probability for the United States
supreme court bench in the event OF
a vacancy there, this being based
upon the presidents admittedly high
opinion Of Mr.. Lane as lawyer and
man.
Would Give Two to One State.
Mr.. Lane, however. is from Cali
fornia and Associate Justice McKenna
of the court is from that state. Mr..
Lanes nomination would give two men
from the same state. 1t is pointed out.
Mr.. McKenna has been upon the
bench longer than any other justice
except Mr.. White. He was named by
President Mckinley in 1898. He had
been the first attorney general in the
cabinet Of President Mckinley. 3
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
CHURCH BELLS
All Removed in Warsaw by
Russians So Germans Can
not Use the Metals.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
WARSAW, Jan. 8.-In the center OF
the "Sachsenplatz" Of Saxony Square
and surrounded by buildings that date
back to the time when the saxons
possessed Warsaw, stands the i'm
mense Russian cathedral with Its
many gilded domes.
Formerly a huge bell hung in each
of the domes. Lest the Germans
should make use Of the metals, the
Russians, before evacuating Warsaw,
removed all but one. That one was
to have been taken away, too, but
workmen bungled, let 1t slip and
watched helplessly as It plunged to
the ground and buried itself yards
deep in the soft soil around the
church. The Germans have, with more
or less difficulty, dug 1t out.
The interior Of the huge church has
been stripped clean. The altar with
Its rich furnishings is gone, the por-
table paintings are missing and holes
In the wall indicate the former loca-
ton Of moslacs. Not a stick Of fur
niture remains, and the entire build
ing has the appearance Of a barn with
stone instead Of wooden walls.
An effort was made at first TO adapt
the cathedral to its original purpose,
and to use 1t for religious services.
The acoustic properties, however.
were found to be so unusually poor
that the plan had to be abandoned,
and It now stands empty and forlorn.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
WHEAT pIpED FROM
PLATEAU TOsMARKET

the first year paid for It.. The Pipe
runs from Keane's west field down Q
steep hill to within 400 feet OF the
warehouse in the town.
When he wishes to take two or
three loads of wheat to market the
grain is poured into q large sheet
iron hopper fitted over the top OF tho
iron pipe line. The grain runs along
merrily through the pipe to the town.
whore It is received at the rate OF
about a sack q minute. which Is aH-
fast as II cen be handled. n
To save moro time ana money
Keane has attached an apparatus /
known rs the Stacker" from q thrash
ing machine to the town end Of the
pipe line, which automatically re-
ceives, sacks and weighs the grain.
A man does tho sowing. siF
Haryests 100000 Bushels. \.
Keane has a monopoly on the big
plateau. which embraces about 5000
acres OF tillablc land. This year no
harvested nearly 100000 bushels OIL
wheat.
The land lies exposed to the PERIOD
ically hard winds that frequent this
part Of the state during the summer.
and there have been years when part
OF the wheat crop would be piled up,
in high drifts Of dirt. When the sea-
son Is favorable few farmers are morb
handily located than Keane, with hir
pipe line marketing method.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
He VISITS
THE MOVIE
SHOWS
Loss Of Vision Does Not Keep
Him from Enjoying the
Films.

An unusual sight, that of a blind
man attending motion picture shows
in San Diego, Cal, caused consider
able attention at first, but now the
people OF that city have grown accus-
toned to seeing Blind Charles Gard
ner and his youthful companion,
Harry Fisher, at the various theaters,
as they have been steady deyotees for
a number of months. The blind
movie fan sells papers for living,
having lost both eyes when he stuck
his pick into the muck in gold mine
at Ryolite, New, and exploded for
gotten charge which had failed to ex-
plode at the proper time.
Young Fisher, interpreter, is also a
newsboy and the support Of u widowed
mother, who earns his way into the
picture houses by his ability to trans
late with rapidity the pictures as they
are projected on the screen. When
questioned as to how he secured sat
isfaction from the pictures "Blind
Charlie replied:
"My newsboy interpreter is an ex-
pert in describing action and scenic
effects to me, and from his vivid de-
scriptions form the mental picture
of what others can see with their
eyes. Besides keeping me posted on
the setting Of each scene and the per-
sonalities, also the characters deyel-
opment Of the leading roles in the
play, he explains the plot and action
to me as fast as they are unrolled
on the screen.
"By keeping one hand on the boys
arm, / get the emotional quality Of
the story through the sense OF touch
and also by listening to the varla-
tons in his voice. seem to feel the
atmosphere OF the scenario, the in
tensity Of the situations, through the
audience.
at is sort of sixth sense, sup
pose, though that doesn't really ex-
press 1t. II the picture is one Of pa
thos. there is an Understandable some
thing in the air that grips me; 1t is
the emotional forces Of the audience.
when there is comedy on the screen,
or an exciting piece Of drama, ! seem
to feel the wave Of Joy or excitement
which spreads over the spectators,
and when the funny film begins, |
laugh too
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
FORD WILL NOT PAY
FOR FANCY DRESSES
Women Members of Peace
Party Given a Jolt by
Ford's Agent.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 8--Henry Ford
will not pay for new gowns for GER
tain of the women peace delegates
who desire to make a brilliant show
ing at next weeks conference at The
Hague. Tt
CASTOR Plaintiff, New York auto
manager for Ford and now in charge
Of the enterprise to bring the boys
out of the trenches" so informed sew
eral women who put the question Of
gowns they brought along on the os-
car II, or stay in their hotels.
Plaintiff put his foot down on an
other suggestion. Several delegates
wanted to stay in Europe for a while
longer and wanted to know II Ford
would pay their way home any time
they wanted to go. Plaintiff declared
that the delegates who fail to sail with
the main party on the liner Rotter-
dam on January 10 will pay their own
fares home.
u 1t was learned that Nine. Schwim-
mer, Hungarian peace advocate, was
largely instrumental in obtaining per-
mission for the party to cross Ger
many en- route to The Hague. The
newspapers agree that this fact has
wrecked the last possibility that the
Allies might look with favor on the
peace expedition. 10
Stockholm is generally favored as
the seat for the permanent peace trib-
unal Ford plans to establish. 1t is
understood that Miss Jane Adams
will be one of the members.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
TWO WIVES
CLAIM VILLA
More Troubles Are Heaped
upon Former Revolution =
Leader in Mexico.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. S.-With
two women claiming the title Of the
one and only legal wife of Francisco
Villa, Mexican general who has aban-
doned his war on Carranzt, nation
wide interest Is conferred on whether
the rebel general will seek refuge in
Havana, Cuba, with Mrs. Luz Villa
o rcome to Los Angeles to join Mrs.
Juanita Torres Villa.
Mrs. Juanita Villa. in this city, We
hemently denies the claims Of the
other woman to be the legal wife Of
Villa. Mrs. Luz Villa as vehemently
asserts that she is the only legally
married wife Of the general. Appar-
emily by strange coincidence the Unit
ed States government has recognized
each woman as the legal wife Of Villa.
Both were passed across the border
by federal authorities on the strength
Of papers showing that they had been
legally married In a civil marriage.
Mrs. Luz Has sPapers."
Mrs. Luz Villa showed papers prov
ing church marriage in addition to
the civi lrites. In her home at 1108
Grand View avenue, in this city, Mrs.
Juanita Villa, through Colonel Farlas,
her host and a friend Of General Villa.
declared that Is General Villa goes to
Havana 1t will be merely an elope-
ment, to return to the charms Of a
former affinity which existed, she
claims, between Villa and Mrs. Luz
Villa before her marriage to the gen.
eral. That he will leave Mrs. Luz
villa in Havana and eventually join
Mrs. Juanita Villa here, even II he
does escort the other wife to Cuba
first, is the latter's definite opinion.
According to dispatches, Mrs. Luz
villa produced her papers when she
crossed the border, while Mrs. Juan
tia Villa was identified as the gen.,
erals wife by George c. Carrothers.
agent of the American state depart
ment, who was on the train with her.
with her baby in arms, Mrs. Juaniia
villa denied this report.
He Had an aAffair."
| II showed papers myself" she stat