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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
NOW IN LIME LIGHT

At the meeting OF the Board of
Labor for the city tomorrow night the
question of supplying the labor mar
ket will I've discussed
Labor agents who secure licenses to
conduct business in Richmond are OPP
posed to the city employment bureau.
because, they say. it takes bread
and meat out OF their mouths
Tho city employment bureau. as Is
well known was established In order
TO give men out OF employment a
chance to get work. without the pay
ment of a fee, This department has
during the course of its existence,
provided large number OF men and
women with employment.
Labor empA.yment bureaus have
never felt kindly toward the munich
pal bureau. They are now claiming
that the bureau is sending men and
women out OF the city, and in some
cases, like that of the men who go
over on the horse boats to Europe,
there is great complaint afterward.
All this will be discussed at the
meeting OF the board tomorrow night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

with which they are associated, the
railway company offers to take over
this insurance and continue TO carry
the same on as favorable II not better
terms than they now enjoy. Any en-
ploye who desires to continue In the
service and who will make applica-
ton stating the conditions under
which he is now insured will be af-
forded the fullest protection.
1t is to be hoped that the public,
which is so vitality interested in the
continuation of railway train service.
will exert themselves to the utmost
to persuade employees to continue at
work, and will appreciate the business
of the railway company's attitude.
GEO. w. STEVENS.
President.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
IN CONGRESS

SENATE-The Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee voted to hold
hearings on the legislation proposed
yesterday by President Wilson to avert
the threatened railroad strike. The
hearings will begin tomorrow morning.
Senator Newlands, chairman of the
committee, gave out tentative drafts OF
the legislation laid before the COM
mittee when 1t met this morning. The
meeting was marked by a violent row
between Senator Cummins, Republi-
cans of Iowa and Senator Robinson.
Democrat. OF Arkansas. Senator Rob-
inson charged Senator Cummins with
trying to delay the legislation to en-
barrass the President
A long debate of the strike situa-
ton was precipitated in the Senate by
Senator Cummins in speech, in which
he reviewed the railroad problems and
discussed the possible remedies. Sem
ator Reed, of Missouri, proposed q
railroad receivership. Senator Hard
wick, of Georgia. proposed turning the
whole question of wages and hours OF
Commission Nearly every senator
took part in the debate.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com =
mittce voted to refer the Danish
treaty to a sub committee of three
members for investigation of the CON
cessions granted by the Danish gov
eminent to private interests in the
islands involved in the sale.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
TO STRIKE BACK At
BRITISH EMBARGO
President to be Authorized TO Act on
Behalf of American Tobacco
Growers:

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Washington, ID. c.. Aug. 30.--A sub
committee of the Senate Finance Com
mittee held hearing today on an
amendment to the revenue bill drawn
by Senators Martin and Swanson and
Congressman Flood. Watson and Saun-
ders. of Virginia, to empower the
President to prohibit impor;ations into
the United States from countries that
forbid importations of American dark
tobacco. and other articles into .heir
own country or into othe. countries
The amendment is intended as n re-
taltation for the order of Great Britain
forbidding importation of American
tobacco into European countries cf-
fcctive September l and is the result
OF a meeting OF protest neld by a large
number of tobacco men here a few
days ago.
1t was agreed by the committee that
Senator James. OF Kentucky, one of
the Finance Committee members,
should offer the amendment to the rev.
enue bill in ths Senate tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
MAP OUT PLANS TO
WORK FOR PLANT

Members of the committee appoint
ed recently by President Coleman
Workman, OF the Richmond Chamber
OF Commerce, to make an effort to
secure the armor plate plant which
is to be established by the United
States government, held n meeting
yesterday afternoon in the Chamber
of Commerce auditorium and mapped
out plans.
Just what those plans are will not
be given out. but 1t Is known fact
that the members OF the committee
will get to work on the matter with
out any delay whatever. There is a
strong probability of some of the
members going to Washington for q
conference in the very near future.
Every effort will be made to bring
the plant to this city, and members
of the committee are optimistic over
the outcome.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

Girke census Of the babies on theiI
yca,~. and they will he attended 60
.res Tic milk companies have ar
ranged To obtain hundreds OF mo-
y irurHs whiga viii he used 20 col
.f.t m:iF from the territory sur
sours'@g $eW YORK. u the regular
.,..i, rata service fails
\sw YORK consumes 100000
guar s 81 milk day. and u Is csti-
..tty7 'r8t IS per cent Of this goes
,t btS ,u5 another 25 per cent 10
-r:'tInr wing depend largely or milk
laol',.. Ma control Food and Fuci.
.e pu.'-n department. IN was an
.u'.ncrI -GRs Is prepared, u need
ssS assume virtual control Of
the food and fuel supply. For this
purpose II has made canvass TO
ascertain. the stock OF foOdstutfs now
available here. and II has "A let OF
Al motor trucks and other vehicles
that can be used 10 carry freight
ana Il lighters towboats and other
vessels that can be pressed into ser
vice Ia the waters surrounding the
city
Ia the wholesale grocery and COM
mission district today IL was report
Ell that restaurants hotels and board.
ing houses were beginning 10 lay in
huge stocks Of food
Wholesale Erucers are not disposed
20 agree with the prediction that 10
tho event OF a railroad tte-up there
would he food famine here in "a
week II the milk supply for chill
frrn could he assured, y was said
,ha' tho rest Of New York could Aud
enough food here or within easy
.-- hing dsStaue" to laa for "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

Governor Stuart yesterday appointed
the following delegates from Virginia
TO the nineteenth annual session OF
the American Mining Congress to be
held at the LaSalle Hotel Chicago for
four days beginning November l3:
Robert Wallace. Pocahontas: II. c.
Bowling. Coeburn: X. s Hopkins. Vic
co; j. r. Bohannon, Blackwood e.
Dremmon. Big Stone Gap: c. J. Grew
cling, Biackwood; J H. Lips. Wise;
@. J.. Mcdonald, Norton; DR. Thomas
l. Watson. Charlottesville. and A. G.
Lucas Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

Philadelphia. Aug s0.-The Penn
sylvania Railroad and its allied lines
have placed an embargo on freight
shipments, IL was announced here to-
day The embargo affects explosives
and infiammahles beginning tomor-
row and perishable freight beginning
Friday, and all other freight begin
ming Saturday. As soon as practical
hle after Labor Day the embargoes
will be modified to permit resumption
OF the movement OF foodstufrs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
TEN THOUSAND ARE
Continued From FIRST Page,

calItes to which 1.-THE militia organiza-
lions have been ordered returned Is
accepted as meaning that the regi-
ments are being recalled for possible
strike duty.
Railway executives who were rout-
ed out OF bed at midnight to be told
OF the order expressed the opinion
that the President had adopted this
strategy to keep the big trunk lines
open. II was pointed out that many
Of the troops could not break camp,
load and get back to their respective
States before Monday, the date set
for the strike.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

Louisville Aug. SO Notices that
an embargo ON all classes Of freight
would be issued within forty-eiRht
hours were circulated here today by
the Louisville and Nashville, the
Louisville Henderson ana 81 Louis,
and the Southern Railway, unless
some favorable action is taken or
some understanding reached Al Wash
lneton. in relation to the anuci-
ratcd general railroad strike.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Passenger Tranic Subject 10 Delay.

New Orleans, Aug 30.--The Texas
and Pacific Railway today issued
orders placing an embargo on ship
mcDts of livestock and peflshab BILE
freight from all points on it's systcm
which viii not reach destinations by
september 3. Notice also was given
chat after today all passenger and
ire ght traffic VIII be subject 10 de-
lay
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

New Orleans, Aug. 30.--An embar-
go on shipments Of livestock and per
ishable freight probably will be issued
within the next forty eight hours by
the New Orleans and Northeastern.
A la bama and Vicksburg and the
Nicksburg Shreveport and Pacific
Railroads, which are part of the
Queen and Crescent system. Larz A.
Joones, president OF the roads, stated
TODAY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
AIR Of CALM


NE. explosives ana lhhammahIeS VIII
nor hr accepted atter august 81 ana
ptfShapI' lreleht, lhCluulhe HN"-
STOCK dFesSed meat poultry, itcsh
fruits and vegetables, AFTER August -,
! ne baltimore ana ONO halHoad VIII
receive livestock ana PeflStap's
'f@Sht "hlch can ne delivered ny :
CLOCK \ Al, Monday september =,
/ hut gasoline, explosives or imam
( Uahle oils viii not b" received.
! rs TO Passenger service.
| Although IL - believed that IN INC
( event of Il strike passenger service
VIII be considerably hamp"red, rail-
! roads believe that TINS can b" <" ar
ranged that satisfactory tTanSpOrfA-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

NinClnnat. Aux. 80 -Ihe Clncin-
nail New Orleans and Texas Pacific
Hallway Company has issued a notice
stating that in view Of the critical
state Of conditions respecting labor
IT probably would he necessary within
the next twenty-four or forty-ei ght
hours TO issue an embargo against the
acceptance OF all Glasses of freight,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

Danville, Va. Aug 3o.--A. r. saund-
ers. a farmer. rixty-six years old. died
at 3 O'Clock this morning In his home
near Draper. as result of tree fall
ing on him last evening He was cut
ting down an oak tree when II sud
denly fell. crushing him haAt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

Peoria. III. Aug. 30.-The Toledo O,
Peoria and Western RAILWAY today
declared an embargo on all livestock
and pcrishable freight that will not
reach its destination prior TO septem-
her 2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
u, L. IL w. VIII Not Handle
Peri 9hu blcS

New York, Aug. 30.-An enbargo,
effective tomorrow. on all perishablc
food products was announced today
by the Delaware. LaCkawanna and
Western Railroad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Northern Pacific Affected

81 Paul. Aug 30,--The Northern
Pacific Railroad today declared an
en- barge on perishable freight and
livestock that would not reach its
destination by Saturday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

Kansas CITY Mo, Aug 30--An em-
barge naming Saturday as the last
date on which freight shipments must
reach destination was issued today by
the Quincy Omaha and Kansas city
Railroad, Il was announced today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

HoUSE-The House today concurred
In the senate amendments to the nd
miuistrntion shipping bill providinG
for an appropriation of S50.00p.o00 for
the acquisition and construction of
vessels TO he used In the commerce of
the United states. Completed cousid-
Grafton of an urgent deficiency nppro-
priation hill carrying S12.4OO.000 In
Guiding "a payment of $4,000 900 10 Me
aragua ON account of the treaty with
that country providing for the pay
n,ent of this sum for canal rights
through Nicaragua by way of the Lake
OF Nicaragua and the san Juan River.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

Baltimore. Aug 30.--The Baltimore
and ohio Railroad today announced
nm embargo on the receipt of all per-
ishable freight which could not be
delivered by : a NJ Monday Sep
tember !
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
Railway

Chicago Aug 30.--An embargo on
livestock and perixhable freight which
cannot reach IT'S destination before
September 3 was declared hy the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St Paul Rail-
way today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

Detroit Mich, Aug. 80 The
Michigan Central Railway today
placed an embargo on shipments uf
an perishablc freight which could not
be delivered bcfort. September 2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
:. NJ. Declares Embargo At Tampa

Tampa Fla. Aug 30.--The general
freight agent Of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway Company at Tampa today
gave notice OF an embargo on perish
able freight after Friday. He added
that he expected an embargo, on ali
freight might become necessary soon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Oregon Short Line and Salt Lake
RnntR

Salt Lake City. Utah. Aug. 30.-The
oregon Short Line and the Salt Lake
Route today announced embargoes on
livestock and perishable freight and
issued delay notices on dead freight
and passenger service
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Steamship Company Declares En-
largo.

New York. Aug 30--The Southern
Pacific Steamship Company announc-
ed today it with not accept perishable
merchandise and all freight Is taken
subject TO considerable delay Ships
~ this line connect at Galveston, Tex
with rail service from the Pacific
coast over the Southern Pacific rail
lines
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Denver and Rio Grande Restricts
Freight

Denver, Col, Aug 30.--The Denver
and RIO Grande Railroad today is-
sued an embargo on the receipt Of al
Punishable freight and live stock which
cannot reach destination before Sep
tcmhcr 3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Croker On Surgeons Knife

Dublin, Aug 30,--Richard Croker,
former head Of the Tammany or
ganization in New York, went under
the knife here yesterday for an af-
lection of the facial bone which in
jured his eyesight
,o 1t is stated ssscs 'o9,sh' opera
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
To Accept Freight Subject to Delay

Boston Aug 30.-"-The Boston and
Albany Railroad a subsidiary of tho
New York Central. today notified ITS
agents that all classes of freight
should be accepted subject to delay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

read late today or tomorrow. It was
announced at the offices here today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Local Temperature Yesterday.

l2 noon temperature ,....,.......
+ NJ temperature ............
< = NJ temperature. .......,r..,
Maximum temperature to 2 r. NJ,
Minimum temperature to s p, NJ.
Mean temperature ............-.
Normal temperature ..........-.
Deficiency in Temperature yester-
DAY ..,r-.., ..'.+'..'.' sr.... t-,...
Deficiency In temperature since
January l,....,...... ........,.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

press men into the service for
This purpose.
Air FUN Of strike 1's",.
81 TIE air was fun Of stsiEa tau q
q Canitol AL throughout tae aa,
Z Cenator Cumm!rs q 81 stare
8 aerimoaioUs Cis, - n 'No
8 OF the inter~.ate taR.aert"
tee, Late. ha carr.ua tic rzht 8. 'H.
4 saoor OFF, Senate. u, S..f .re 's'~
sient ava a.s advisors in th'f st5''''
] sor lees.at aa we~o yoFt5'a'sd 'S
- ylla and ,f1~yHdts
/ ~ will he Interesting t. ~" H'"
fsr y.t ,an steal away from one
o;s enceuntering the rertis s.. Oh.
s~oihet." he said
" 10 Hearings.
discussing the meeting Of The Ia
! sersta'c Commerce Committee, 'h'It 81
mar Newlands said
"Ws spent The Sreater part Of the
mornlnr coa>j7o~'~g Nh@,he. ~
i we Sha,.i3 haze .j.t' RS t''f"
ieglsls.45r - bc aF.. rv" HfH,. Rec E|-
J arfed aro-y.7t',. s. vas believed hest
tina ea#-s "a tr ~" .s"a.'- n'N-F"-
Z xe.-, .Nau,. r- hta-t '-1ef'.
..T}s S.-Aco3S the ra,'raad Of
4 acfa!s ana rr1res-rtatitos Of Tho ship
pers viii na given three hours earn
& with chose views Before us. I th'"k
We can formulate such legislation as
will he zatssfa rotor The attitude or
/ .ve,.,. member of The comm tt"" re-
] ear6lo4s AZ politics is t. consider TINS
matte seriously ard earnestly with %
1 view 10 +oiHr Mini best '0T rae 1h
tire cosH'a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31
Local Rainfall.

Rainfall last twelve hours.....
Rainfall last twenty-four hours
Excess In rainfall since March l
Deficiency In rainfall since jan
uary f.,......... 49,. ...-e....
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

President George w stevens, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, on
yesterday issued the following state
ment from the principal office of the
company here, setting forth the strike
situation as viewed by his company
and its attitude relative thereto:
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company; The Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company of In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-31

ing Explosives and tnflammahles will
not hr accepted after August 30, and
perishahlc freight, including live
stock, dressed meat. poultry, fresh
fruits and vegetables. after August 81.
The baltimore and Ohio Railroad will
receive livestock and perishable
freight which can he delivered by 7
O'Clock \ NJ. Monday September 4.
hut gasoline, explosives or iunam-
mahIe oils viii not bc received.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-28

who don't pay when they can get
something for nothing & they spend
more time trying to get it for nothing
then it wood cost EN- if they got rite
out & worked
the best ecksample Of this kind Of
Teller was told about by doctor
the other day
this man wood send his kids & his
wife to stores where they give out
samples of food for enuff to feed
them lots Of meals & he had his daw-
ter marry the coal man so he Good
get free coal, & his oldest son married
the landlords CURL so they woodent
have to pay rent
he was always getting books &
other things on trile & sending them
back, & his wife was waTing hats &
clothes that she got on trile, but he
had to pay the dockter because there
was no way to get him for nothing,
he not having any dawter left that
was old enuff to marry a dockter.
so the Gther day one of his Ittel
kids got sick with a sore throat & he
says to his wife, wonder what we
shood do, & she says send for a dock
ter & he says that will set us back 2
bucks, & then he thought a while &
says if we knew what the dockter
wood do we Good do it ourselfs
then he hUsseled over to a dockter
near his house and pretended he was
visiting, & talked about the war &
the world serious & all that stuff
until he thought it was purity safe to
Iced up to the name kweshun
dockter, he says, what wood you
give for a sore throat
well, the doc knowed what kind
Of guy he was, so he looks at him
& says, woOdent give anything, be- |
cause / don't want a sore throat
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-28
UNSoLVED MYSTERIES
Where is the button for the but
tonhole on your coat lapel?

The natives of the Paiama islands
find that by waving their faces be-
fore fan, the fan won't wear out 50
quick, -=.----.----
New Britain herald., 1916-01-29
THE GRAND FIST.

One of the numerous indications of &he growth of New Britain is con-
 Rained in the grand list, completed by &he board of assessors today. Tho
 Hardware City can point with pride Do it's wealth as shown by this list of
 zproperty owners. The assessments
 s5how that the wealth is distributed sbver a wide area and is not held by sany small group of men.
 Behind the figures is the re-actlng
 Bt is today Hundreds of years ago bur forefathers labored that they might have a. just share of this world Eoods. The same road is being trod
 today by Americas new citizens, the
 husky hard-working sons of othcr
 lands, and that they are meeting With
 h fair amount of success is shown py
 she numerals after the dollar mark. New Britain's riches are not Of the
 kphemeral type. They are estabhshed'
 for the greater part by
 Dur maRn1ncenI fniuuletSe"AAh
 kerprises which have done so much 6o give New Britain it's well-deserVeo position in the world of commerce. sp,ly factories are monuments to the integrity, acumen and shrewdness or
 hast generations, who bu1lded OH
 Foundations as solid as Earth 1tseH. The grand list is not inflated by | kalse values It is solid, suostantlai
 document, telling of the real worth
 bf Connecticut's fifth city. It may
 hot have grown as fast as those m
 btfrer cities but what there IS or It is
 substance all the way through
New Britain herald., 1916-01-29
D. McMillan
199-201-203 MAIN STREET

began. Many of them have deserved it because they have consciously or unconsciously, put the interest of some foreign nation first and have abused their adopted country unde- servedly. It's evident, however. that these publications of which the na- tive American is almost wholly ignor- ant, and therfore suspicious, are cin.- general thoroughly patriotic The most convincing proof of it is found in the set of principles adopted by the American Association of Foreien Language Newspapers in its recent convention in Chicago: Many flags one patriotism Many papers teach- ing one Americanism. Many tongues uttering one word-loyalty. The 760 foreign language newspapers ex- hibited here, with combined circula- ton of over S,0O0,00O though dif- fering in language and creed. stand united for one country the United States one aim. to help preserve the ideals and sacred traditions of this our adopted country. To revere it's laws and inspire others, to respect and obey them: to strive unceasinkiy to quicken the public sense of civic duty; in all ways to aid in making this country better and greater than we found it." That's good enough Americanism for anybody. And if our foreign born citizens follow the lead of the newspapers that express such admirable sentiments, they will not only confer inestimable benefits on their new country, but will find ample reward in more sympathstic and considerate treatment from the older Americans.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-29
BREAKERS AHEAD?

When any President of the United States undertakes to warn his coun- trymen of an impending danger the ordinary citizen must perforce stop, look, and listen. It needs no great amount of argument to convince any man of the street that the occupant of the White House must necessarily know more about national and inter- national affairs than the person who must attend to multifarious other du- ties. It is through the Presidency that all our international relations have their course, through him that we deal with foreign nations in the matter of diplomacy. Because of this position he gets an insight into the nature and character of the powers abroad that are given to few to know When President Wilson comes out with the frank statenen then that he cannot tell his people what the international relations of the United States may be tomorrow, and asks to be taken at his literal word, who will fail him when he further warns the nation to prepare? And I would not dare keep silent and let the country suppose that to- morrow was certain to be as bright as today" remarks the President.
 Nor has anyone any license to
 predict that tomorrow will be as
 bright as today. For while it may
 be even brighter, all the wishing in
 the world will not make it so. and
 the clouds that do the .darkening
 may even today be gathering in some far off distant land. No one knows | what the future has in store. R,,t l if any one has a keener and cleaner l insight than his fellow, it must be 1 the man who is watching every phase l of our international relations His
 utterance is significant and must he 1 needed by every patriotic citizen of 1 the republic. If there are breakers ahead we must prepare.