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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
BANK IN COV|neT0N
GETS Mr.. M0UnTcAsTtE


p. =. NountcastIe. chief clerk Of the
First National Bank, has been noti-
ned Of his election - cashier Of the
covington National Bank. at Coving-
ton, Va Mr.. Mountcastle viii assume
tho duties OF his now once June l.
Mr.. MountcAstle o the third enc
ploye Of the First National to be Sc
lected to high position In banks II. the
Richmond territory since tho first Of
the year.
Mr.. Mountcastls has besn with the
First National Bank hera Tor thirteen
years. and for the last hve years its
chief clerk He 10 . former president
Of the Richmond Chapter ~of tia
American Institute Of Banking ana il
4 graduate Of the institutes course In
practical banking and commercial
and negotiable instrument law"
The place to which Mr. Mounecastik
has been chosen II that vacated by
n. r. Cunningham, who comes hera
from the Covington bank to become
assistant cashier OF the National state
and City Bank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
EXTENSIVE PLANS FOR
HOLLYWOOD MEMORIAL

Plans decided on by the Hollywood
Memorial Association for the Me-
mortal Day exercises this year are
more extensive than any yet formu-
lated. and May 30 will be day Of
greater interest than heretofore.
On Sunday, May IS, the annual me-
mortal Sunday sermon will be preach
ed by the Rev DR.. W. Russell Bowie,
in St. PAurs Episcopal Church. The
Rev. DR.. W. Dudley Powers, Of War
renton, will be tbs orator of the Me-
mortal Day exercises held at the
Hollywood Cemetery on May so.
An indoor garden fete will be held
Association In the Masonic Temple,
June l. : and 3. for tho purpose OF
raising funds for placing an archway
at the entrance to the officers section
in Hollywood. The Hollywood Me-
mortal Association will render all as
distance to the Junior organization to
mako the fete success.
The following officers were re-elect-
cd at the last meeting: Mrs. e. d.
Taylor, president; the six vice. presi-
dents in the order named: Mrs. Peter
J. White, Mrs. p. v. Valentine, Mrs.
James Cave, Mrs. Charles Brock. Mira.
George l. Christian. Mrs. ]. Taylor
Ellyqon and Mrs. Henry G. Stuart:
Miss jamie A. Munford. recording Sec
Rotary; Mrs. James D. Crump. treas
urer; Mrs. B. A. Blenner. correspond
ing secretary, and Mrs. Hugh Taylor,
assistant treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
CORONER'S JURY SAYS
DRIVER NOT TO BLAME

That Benjamin H. Melton. Jr.. son
of the Rev B. n. Melton, OF 72li
West Grace Street. was killed by ac-
cidentalIy colliding with an automo
bile driven by Thomas Fulton was the
vrTnfct of rhe corunerB jury at the
inquest held yesterday.
Young Melton was fatally injured
last Saturday in an alley In the rear
Of 2o2s West Grace Street, when he
WAS struck by an automobile driven
by Fulton, who IL employed by p. May.
zoos West Grace Street. 4.
Witnesses ~ the inquest testisie1
that the car was not going more thar,
ten or twelve miles an hour. and that
the driver did all he could to prevent
striking the child. Fulton said he
stopped the car before the rear wheels
touched young Melton.
The boys skull was fractured and
he was otherwise hurt. From the
time CT the accident until hts death
at the Stuart Circle Hospital the lad
was unconscious.
Fulton will be arraiRned on charge
of involuntary granddaughter.
Last night Rev. b. m. Melton asked
that a statement attributed to him by
an afternoon newspaper generating
the negro driver be corrected. He
stated that his attitude was that Of
one who really did not know how the
accident occurred. bat that In order
that other children might be protect
ed. all the facts should be brought
out. There has been considerable
Of reckless driving through
alleys In the, West End.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05

r ~ GrV r. - - - -
&11tx d nni1S @ t. rseoreS 1kirS
1890 1o16n1o4 - tepeeosnt the haunts
q. .Gheke1ponre He paayed hie rule
VITA he Grpo&oG< Doaatbls credit. add-
tng much - ~ Qccaslon.
MI. 114or Jooea - King James. DE-
sarveo mueh credit for the part he
took n the pageant. Mr.. Jones look
"a every inch . king and wore his
royal rpbss with much dignity and
From the largs crowd used IN the
production there were many who
brought moro than usual credit upon
Themselves. ~ there were ilfteen hum
drod taking part II u out Of the Que1-
ton to attempt to comment on n1ofs
than the few who were most promi-
nent.
1rarvdlous Production.
The pageant win be held again to-
morrow. u ID certainly . great display
OF costumes and scenery. The various
plays and parts Of plays taken from
Shakespeare and enacted by thirty-six
local schools. colleges and ORGANISE
tons are % vast in their scope ~ to
make 1t practically impossible for any
visitor to take IN even half Of what n
to be shown tomorrow at Westhamp-
ton. The parade IN we'll worth the
price OF admission.
Too much credit cannot be given to
those who have had the pageant In
charge. II was done on Hlch q large
scale az to make II something far be-
yond anything that has ever been at
tempted here before. At Westhamp-
ton there 10 offered the public not
only . great historical production, but
a fine opportunity for a genuine good
time, the pageant excelling any fair.
'bazaar or carnival ever shown here.
1t Is free from any Objectionable eie-
ment and IL clean, entertaining and
instructive.
Every man. woman and child In
Richmond will profit by q visit to the
Shakespearean pageant Saturday. The
parade 10 to start at $3.50 o'clock.
Queen Anne, represented by Mrs.
George l. Street, Jr.. will be seen to-
morrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05

There viii be An extra rehearsal OF
-th0 Male Choral Society In tbs bass.
meat Of 81. Paups Church this evening
at % o,cloclk.s-ss@ = NJ.
The director, r. Fiaxington Harker.
requests that every member VIII NJ
on hand promptly. Much interest IL
hMing shawn In the nsxx scpncAr& az
the society. which will be held ii the
auditorium Of the jefferson Hotel on
the evening OF Friday. Nay ~. the A.
sistInG arttsts on that occasion hting
Mr.. Hamilton smith. contrnltp, and
Norman Call. baritone. program az
snsssion ~s1I y ~ inSisH sien eaay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05

-. S'Sl ~ 1'5I2 3I7'I ~ = 3 :, 8
s q 81 ss'1iEsss u a. q a sinssss
~ ~ go <eS1 ucork c1<pe md root-
mental 0uartofxsaS vim have
MANUAL: General Or
derA Nv. 81. Mo- !. ~. ~. 1915. All
nsufenanls (clAnp IN 14hetching)t A
cardboard acAl6 Of tnch6e and teuths
{procurabls q any book stors); half
ldussns thumb tAcks: one srassr; two
bNcauss 81 ~ importancs). ALI
dads scale fprccurabie from book de-
partmeut. Army 9ervice Schools. Fort
Leayenworth. Kan. At cost Of 3oc
is. Tho following articles win be
supplied from this once: Map Of
camp aite and vicinity; sketching
boards; message blanks: blank forms
for instruction In paper work; tents;
cots: water buckets; basins and LAM
terms.
10. Az the camp Il primarily In
tended for company ofiicers, -the work
In general will be limited to company
and battalion. Commands larger than
q regiment Of infantry viii not be
used. except as may be authorised In
special cases by the senior instructor.
20. Before leaving camp, all fleld
officers who have participated In the
course of instruction viii submit to
the senior instructor q written state
ment covering such suggestions and
recommendations, etc, regarding the
course of instruction al they may see
1t. =
81. A musician Of Company r, esc-
ond Infantry, will be detailed as camp
musician and viii report to the corr
manding officer OF the camp for duty
May 2s, 1915.
%. Lieutenant Colonel j. r. Lynch.
surgeon general of Virginia volun-
teers. is designated az camp surgeon.
and will report for duty May ~. 1918.
with one sergeant, frst class. and two
privates OF the hospital corps.
%. The camp will be erected ~ q
regimental camp. each regiment or
separate battalion being assigned .
company street end two oficers as
signed to tent For additional ON
GERS. tents will be erected and assign
ments made thereto by the camp COM
mandef.
"a. All mail for of1icers and enlist
ed men attending the camp Of instruc-
ton should be addressed TN care Of
Camp ouartermaster. .onicers' and
Non Commissioned Ofiicers Camp of
Instruction, Mountain Park. Roanoke.
Va"
25. No officer or non-comniseioned
officer will absent himself from a
class session unless excused in person
by the commanding ofIlcsr.
20. A mess fthe details OF which
will be announced later) will be ar
ranged for officers and the expense
of same prorated among the officers
attending.
81. Subsistence enlisted men
participating in the camp will be sup
piled by the camp ouartermaster. who
will establish separate mess for all
enlisted men. An expense Of seventy
Ave f7s) cents for travel rations and
liquid coffee Ii authorized for each
enlisted man In travelling to and from
camp,
Is. The travel enjoined in this or
der is necessary in the public service.
BY order of
n. c. STUART,
Governor and Commander-in-Ch Chief.
w w SALE.
The Adtutant- General.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
IN CONGRESS

SENATE-The Senate Commerce
Committee authorised Senator Clarke,
chairman. to report the rivers and har-
bors bills, carrying $4,000. 600, about
100000 more than the House bill.
An appropriation OF 1880. 900 for the
Los Angeles harbor. and increases Of
about $4,000 for the Mississippi River
will be contained in the committees
Recommendation. Senator O'Gorman.
OF New York. announced he would
make . fight on the Senate floor against
the action In cutting out the 100000
appropriation recommended by the
President for the East River Channel
leading to the Brooklyn navy yard.
Senate Democrats put the steam roll
Ter In motion to break down the Re-
publican opposition to the Hollis rural
credits bill and force the measure to
q vote. Republican senators protested
against the procedure, but Democrats
declared q curtailment OF debate was
necessary to hasten action on the meas
ure. The Senate and House conferees
on the army bill spent the day thresh-
ing out the differences over the plans
of the Hay and Chamberlain hills for
the Federalfxation OF the national
guard. No progress was made in the
effort to bring the two houses into
accord on the Federal volunteer army
plan and indicat ions were that the
conference win end In a deadlock.
HoUSE-Miscellaneou legislation
was damned through the House at =
rapid rata today. various measure Of
more or less Importance going through
the legislative mill under suspension OF
the rules, by . two-thirds vote Tenn
porary measure affecting the banking
and currency syatem were paused. One
provided that the banks with e1.0oo,-
900 or more capital and surplus may
combine to form stock companies to
establish foreign branch banks and TO
conduct IN s1elusivsly foreign bank
ing business. AZ present only single
lareo hanks can maintain foreign
branches, and the amendment passed
today would prevent tbs monopoiisa-
tiou Of the foreign banking business
By large concsrns. The other banking
bill would allow the treasury 20 main-
tain two-fhirds Of tho reserve hehind
gold certificates ON gold bullion or for
sign coin instead OF ons-third ~ 1t
present. The present law makes neces-
sary extensive coinage which will be
saved under the new provision. At
present one-thfrd Of the reserve may
be in bullion or foreign coin and two-
thirds must be in United States coin.
The House also passed : bill authorin-
Ing the President to detail to service
under tho government OF Haiti officers
and enlisted men OF tho Marine Corps
and the navy. The bill carries out
provisions Of the recent treaty With
Haiti.
The House Naval Committee today
received from the General Board Of
the navy an estimate setting forth
that ships to bring tho navy UP to
second place among the world powers
would cost $sos,ot3,t7s. xnd that the
necessary in6reAses tn Il personnel.
equipment and ammunition for such
t1SI.x%ts1oT "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05

Mrs. Katherine c. FrAysier passed
away yesterday at 5 A. NJ. at the
residence Of her SON. George Melville
Fraysier. 1909 West Cary Street.
Mrs. Fraysisr had bssn In failing
health for some time. but only con-
lined 20 her bed for AVE- weelEA sur
fering intensely during this period Of
timst but bore her su6eraags with pa
tienos and Christian fortttuas.
Nrs, FrAysisr was the widow Of the
late LAWS 4 YpAys1sR. e< this city,
who was . member of the Riohmend
poIies force for thirty-ons pears The
funeral win take place this afternoon
from the above residence ~ 1 o'clock.
Intsrmsnt In Ehockos Hill cslmseery.
She leaves TO mourn their less two
sons and two daughtsrs. twsnty-ons
grandchildren and hftsen grsat-grand-
children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05

Degree Tean 10 WI2mington.
One Of tho new all steel PuIlnan's
Of the Norfolk and Western Railway
has besn secured by Richmond Odd
Fellows who will attend the annual
meeting ~ the Grand Lodge OF vir-
ginia. ax Iynchbure, beginning Sum
day evening. The Richmond delega-
ton Of Ct least flfty Will leave Byrd
street station At $50 O'clock Sunday
morning and viii 20 through to
LynchburG without change.
RICHMOND c0iorSd B4pttsts have So,
cured 4 special car on which they will
10 to Norfolk next Tuesday to attend
the state BAatist convention and
meeting OF the Baptist General Asso-
citation, colored. The car will leave
Byrd Street on the 3 r. NJ. train Tues
day.
Arrangements are being made with
the Norfolk and Western and the
Atlantic Coast Line for special Pull
man on which the degree team of
SAINTS Grotto, NJ. O. v. p. E. R.. will
70 to Wilmington, N. G., on Friday
night Of next week. The SAINTS Grotto
team will exemplify the work OF the
Enchanted Realm upon q large class
Of candidates for admission in Sepia
grotto, recently organized in the
North Carolina city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05

On account Of the May Festival the
Richmond Railroad Club. which was to
have held its May meeting on Monday
night. has postponed Its date until
the following Monday. May 10, when
the club win hear An address W Gte-
phen Smith. manager OF the Juhnn
Bsgg Signal Company. on Cab, Sig
nal and Automatic stop" Mr.. Smith
will also make an exhibit Of ramp
rail and wireless train control.
Thu meeting will be held IA the
auditorium Of Murphy's Hotel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
state BsnAs Grow 1. val..

Virginia bonds continue to grow ~
value according TO the steadily rising
figures that the Sinking Fund Ccn-
missionsrs are compelled to meet IN.
retiring tho bonds. Second Auditor
Page yestsrday reported that the coas-
missioners purchased this month e10.-
600 bonds for retirement. paying for
them At the rate Of SIN for Riddle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
Wouldn't Pay Glennorri., nm.

Providence. r. L. May 4.--Because
the New York police would not pay
$3.50 due the State from Edward G,
9lennorris. . convict. who claims he
helped dispose OF Dorothy Arnold.s
body. the State Board Of Parole refused
today to release 0lennorris and let
him be taken to New York 70 point
out the Arnold girl's alleged burial
place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
UsElEss !||||||


go e Y! X / =. IS $500
h u. WILMA e 1oAne11A
leader In tho Houss of pslsga1o j 81
Ing the Last ssssfon of he 0Su61aa ~
|eembly. comes ont IN : cprnsnun)u1 II
publi1hed In 3 R0A00ko neVS66x6
Tor the abolishlng Or the meeusn9 * -
number Of the commissions ana 6oar1r3
In the state Of virginia, which ~ 49,
clareS are unnecessary and . AFasG
on the States trsAsury. M. Willto
declares that the state DemocE441os
CONVENTION tn Kuanoks viii 1su6 NM
OF the most important duties Il VIII
have to perform Will be to declAre
against useless and unnecessary sstxb
lishments Of the Htete government
Mr.. Willis says:
The chief duty Of the coming 0ta1os
Democratic convention when II meets
in Roanoke will be TO declars ag11nae
the growing tendency to multiply No.
less or superhnoua boards and ofsco4.
For years there has been q 9roGt
popular clamor IN the stats AEAfnse
the multiplication Of ohlc<a. II n true
that q great many Of these have been
-randared nece9nary- because of tina fact
that a. civilization advances tho gov~
eminent has 10 create new DEPART
ments and usually this requires more
officials
ION the other hand there ~
great number Of closely related
branches OF go. ornamental work that
have been divided into different board1s
that could and ought to be co-ordi-
mated and correlated % a. to work q
greater saving for the State.
For instance. besidss the state
Board Of Education, which has Ssn-
eral charge Of the public sducAfion
OF the state. we have In addition =
sRxsx - al - - ~>s -
itors in charge OF Z number Of instttu-s
tons OF learning which are supported
by the state. Again We have . 6tate
Board Of Health and numerous nin0e
boards which have charge Of parftcu.
lar institutions maintained By the
State. which might properly come mn
der the general scope Of tho work ok
the state Board OF Health. Am0ne
these are the boards Of the various
epileptic colony. etc. Instances might
be multiplied to considerable length
but these serve to show the general
scope Of the system.
'.As II IL, the head Of enc . colleao
or the superintendent OF each asylurn,
~ the advocate Of hts particular
branch Of work, from the employees
OF the penitentiary to tho persons en-
gagged in educational work, al ap-s
pear before the General Assembly.
each clamorfng for ~ large appros
priation ~ he can set. There u a.
we'll thought ont or correlated pla1
proposed by any person familiar WITH
the general scope OF the states acffvfs'
ties.
Among the instances that may -
cited. It 10 pointed ont. Of superfluouos
omcss are the commissioners Of Hos
pitfalls. who has practically no duties.
fhA nAcrAfArv ~ fNpsnfAaArA<A $4,000 -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
NAME COMMISSIONERS
-3.Ss:e' To AWARD PREMIUMS:

Governor Stuart yesterday named the
commission which win hAvs charge OF
the awarding and distribution OF the
$4,000 prize money Appropriated by tho
recent General Assembly 10 DO award
"a BY the State for the hSst crop pro-
ducts exhibits shown ~ tho coming
State Fair.
On the eommtssiou the oovsrnor
named two members ct tbs State Board
Of Agriculture, Frank Lindsay. Of
Portsmouth. and w. W. 0psoul. Of Au-
Gusta. Two others named 70 the
awards commission are samuel II. Mar
shall. OF Automatic. ana B. b white
Or I,eesburg. The Governor 10 Afth
member Of the commasaion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05

Chicago. May 4-wflliam Lorimer.
former Republican BOSS" who was Ac-
quilted after midnight. Of conspiracy
to wreck the La Sale Street Bank. an
nounced today that he would begin
q campaign to get back into the United
States Senate. Lorimer was ousted
from the. Senate In 1919 on charges
that he had obtained bis seat by
bribery.
For the present" he said. my time
will be taken in cleaning up my busi-
ness affairs My ultimate aim. how
ever. in a political way, 10 to seek re-
election to the United States Senate.
to take again the seat once occupied
In that body"
Lorimer plans to rehahiliate the
Southern Traction Company. which
played q large part In the failure Of
the La salle-Street Bank A. soon
a. this IL accomplished he will turn
TO politics. He says he win pay OF
every dollar lost through the bank
failure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05

Tnsurance Mes to Meet Today.
Representatives OF the Southern de-
paFeHeHe- ef the New York Life Ynsuf-
ance Company. numbering over $50.
will convene here this morning at the
Jefferson Hotel for a two-day ses-
sion.
Darwin P. Kingsley. prssident Of the
company, and several other officers
will be present At the sessions, which
VIII be occupied by discussions on mat
ers pertaining to insurance.
LoRIMER WANTS TO
GO BACK TO SENATE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
JUDGE WELLS IS
RAPIDLY RECOVERING

Although Judge Ernest H wells, Of
Hastings Court. Part II. 10 speedily
recovering from injuries when IN au-
tomobiie In which he had bean riding
was overturned. pinning him beneath
IT, the South Richmond tribunal viii
hold no session today. No session was
held yesterday.
Joseph J. wrenn was the other pas
sengsr who was pinned under the au-
somobile. which belongs to Mr.. wrenn.
The car nearly completely overturned
near Stop 3. on ths Petersburg Turn
pike, Wednesday afternoon about .
o'clock. The accident occurred Just In
front OF C1opton street and several per-
sons who saw the machine turn over
rushed to the aid Of the men. They
were removed from under the machine
and . passing automobile took Judge
Wells TO his homo. s32 Porter Street
wrenn was able 70 come home with
out assistance, and came to Richmond
on the Petersburg electric car.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05

That Bernard Bolden, oolored, In
tentionaIly stabbed his brother, James
Bolden. was the coroners jury verdict
at the inouAst into the killing which
took place Saturday night.
Before the jury the slayer admitted
that he plunged the knife into his
brothers ~chaat-xhen the latter per-
sisted in wearing new suit Of clothes
belonging to him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
OBITUARY

Mrs. NJ. N. Johnson died wednes-
day at o'clock p. M. in Oak Grove,
South Richmond. after having been
in declining health for two years,
After the funeral services at the home
Friday afternoon At : o'clock. the
nody viii be taken to Wilmington. N.
g. Tor burial Mrs. johnson II sur
vtved by her husband.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
CONTINUED From First Pags.l

AnothAr p0pn1aE place was the.
ahops At what WAs auppoeod 70 be the
head Of London Bridges AT these
shops which wsre kept Ii Z row 81
hous0s, especially erected for the pur-
pose many pretty Girls sold cold drinks
and 1sndwfchss ~ Bathoson7ew Fnir.
6tratford Fair and Boarss Head TAv-
soda standa. The rain spoiled much
ct the business 1t tho two fairs. ~.
they were IN the opeii. The taveFna
and shops. however. did 4 good bhsi-
neas. U. N
Or. y. w. Hoatwright, president of
klchnond CUilegNs who played tina
rolp Of 3ha1esppexEs wnaG cpunnarunus
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-12-21
CROP ESTIMATES ACCURATE
Uncle Sans Reports, Forecastins
Yields Of Various Products, Neces-
states Big Organization.

Nearly two million schedules are
handled each year in the bureau of
crop estimates of the United States
department of agriculture In making
up the government monthly crop re-
ports, according to the annual report
Of the chief of Uncle Sans bureau of
crop estimates. Nearly 100000 names
are on the voluntary crop-reporting
lists; Al paid agents are constantly
making personal Investigations, one
agent covering state; and force of
10j clerks Is employed in Washington
to handle the large number of reports
from the voluntary crop reporters and
to keep records of crop information Of
this and foreign countries.
The work of crop reporting has been
so improved and systematized that es-
Inmates Of production of important
products can be made with Il close de-
gree Of accuracy. Thus the cotton
crop estimate of 1915 was only three
tenths of ! per cent less than the
amount actually ginned. as reported
by the census after the close Of the
season,