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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14
Hopewell Is Not
Product of War.

is not merely "A
powder town, but natural Industrial
center because of its location at the
junction of the James and AppomattoN
rivers. a century or more ago, they
assert. City Point, which is now part
of HopeweIl, was destined to be the
capital of Virginia. but Richmond won
the honor, and City Point remained a
very quiet little country village. When
the war broke out the Du Pont Pow
| der Company needed guncotton
plant. and in December. 1914. it opened
one on its Hopewell property.
| The story of that property is the
story of a piece of real estate that
was held for a rise nearly three
centuries. In 1927 King Charles of
England gave a land grant of 100
acres along the James river to the
Eppes family. In 1913 the EpDes fam
| lily. represented by Richard Eppes and
two unmarried sisters, We're still liv-
ing on that land "A good many things
had happened Whereabouts in the mean
| time. The first school in America was
founded near City Point and wiped
out by an indian massacre \ couple
| of wars We're fought: Grant made his
headquarters at the E.ppes homestead.
and Lincoln spent his last day on
earth at City Point These things
though interesting. did not stimulate
the price OF real estate. and the
| lDu Pont company was. BILE to buy all
| the land il wanted from the Eppes
| family for about $40 AN acre 1t did
not buy the whole estate. however
| Then the company began making
! powder and calling for men. From all
| over the country they came-Cireeks
and Russians and Turks and negroes.
men from the north and men from the
| south. They needed houses 10 live in.
! stores and resta In April Mr.
| EpDes was able 10 sell a little more of
his land for little better price. NO
| body believed that the boom amounted
TO anything. but it kept booming Just
| the same. BY June Mr. Eppes was
selling his land off in twenty-five foot
! lots. and he and his sisters were close
| to being millionaires SO the Eppes
| family has been able to cash in King
| Charles gift at last
| The early real estate auctions at
/ fopewell were regarded rs something
| of "A joke. Lots along Hopew ell street
! sold for $500. Now they are selling for
! ten thousand. y man cam" down from
Norfolk in the early DAYS on a sDrec
/ He insisted on spending nearly All his
! money for lots Before his friends
| could stop him he had auuandered
| $500. Then he spent the rest on as
sorted drinks. and went to Petersburg
| to sober UP In a week he returned.
sober and worried, to see if he could
get his money back He could. several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14
Hurt by Running Against Auto.

Gordon Mensa. eleven years old. 1905
! street northwest. was treated at
Emergency Hospital last night for in
juries to his head and body. He was
hurt by running against an automobile
on New York avenue between 18th and
18th streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14
TAG DAY IS PLANNED.
Committee to Raise Fund for St.
AIMS Infant ASYLUM.

Youngsters at tho st. AIMS Infant
Asylum are to be benefited by a tag
day program being arranged by the
ladies' committee of that organization
for st. Patrick's day.
The committee, composed of nifty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14

Finally he let the lots go for $4,000.
Now they are worth $4,000.
Little stories like that are too numer-
Gus to repeat. The records prove that
they are true, too. One lot changed
hands thirteen times in a week. Prop
erty is sometimes sold three or four
times before any transfer Is recorded.
The terms of sale in one big trade were
written on cigarette paper
Meantime community of 10000 peo-
pie had grown up without plan, gov
eminent or
Town of 10000 control. 1t
Without Government. d ! n
shacks and tents. 1t was made up of
all kinds of men and very few women.
Every man carried a gun, often in plain
sight. Shooting attracted no attention
whatever Six men killed in a day was
nothing unusual. Killing "wops' Ga
general term for all foreigners) was a
recognized sport. The negro section of
Hopewell is still called Death Valley
The streets were lined with dance
halls of the worst character and liquor
was obtaina BILE in blind tigers of forty
different kinds. These streets were
packed every night with men who had
more money than they had ever seen
before. and wanted to spend it. Crime
of all kinds fiourished To pull out a
wallet or roll of bills on the street was
to have it snatched as often as not
woman could not walk block in
safety. The jitneys operating between
Hopewel and Petersburg were held
up again and again. One of the first
steps in behalf of order, if not law
was taken by party of citizens
against these highwaymen. A large
car was filled with men, Each had his
gun in his hand and ready. They drove
slowly over the narrow road through
the swamps and pine forests At a
dark turning four negroes jumped in
front of the car. covering the passen-
hands up. The reply was volley that
killed three of the negroes. The other
took to the woods. There were fewer
highway robberies after that.
Sam Cotton. formr police sergeant
Of Norfolk. was the man who cleaned
up Hopewell. Without single shoot
ing he rounded up and expelled the
trouble makers. until in few months
Hopewell became almost orderly
as any other town of its size and
mixed population. Gun toting. wallet
snatching and robbery were the order
of the day and night here last summer
Before the leaves had fallen the man
who carried a gun was the exception,
and the court docket showed little be
sides the inevitable DRINKS and disor-
derles.
So HopeWell thought the worst of its
troubles were over. AS a matter of
fact they hadn't begun. The beginning
was fire in one of the frame shacks
which made up 80 per cent of the set
tement, and the end came quickly
Running before a swift breeze the
fire ate up the town like nitric acid
poured on iron filings. Four hours
after the blaze started there were
10000 homeless people at Hopewell
1t was midwinter. and a heavy snow =
storm began to fall Immediately after
the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14

young ladies, all working earnestly for
tho institution, reports that the asy-
lum IL badly in need of funds with
which to provide care for the Districts
homeless babies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14
Paroled Prisoner First Witness.

Joseph Rotalla. paroled after serving
a Sing Sing term. was the first witness.
Rotalla was a member of the Mutual
welfare League judiciary board. which
tried and convicted officers of the
league who had confessed to immoral
ity.
The purpose of his testimony was to
bring out that various immortality
cases were before the court and that
Osborne had knowledge. of these cases.
osborne testified before DIR. Diedlins
october 8 last that there is no i'm
porality cases, so far as the prison
is concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14
JOSEPH ROTALLA SAYS
RECORDS DISAPPEARED
Testimony Heard Today at Trial OF
Thomas NJ. Osborne In
dicted for Perjury.

WHITE PLAINS. n. Y, March II
The trial of Thomas Mott Osborne, for
mer warden of Sing Sing, under an in
dictment charging perjury in connec-
ton with Investigations of his admin
istration, was resumed today before a
Jury in the supreme court.
Through witnesses summoned for to-
day the prosecution planned to develop
further the story of immoral condi-
lions at Sing Sing and to present the
exact text of the testimony given by
Osborne at the investigation made by
Dr. Rudolph Diedling. state prison
commissioner. on which the perjury
charge is based.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14

The company. the citizens and the
state troops all rose to this desperate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14

Hopewell had its
the European war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14

occa sion. Every
effort was made
to feed and shell
ter tho refupaeS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-14

beginning before
That is a fact
which the citl-
zens are anxious
to g m p h a 5 i z e.
'Ehey claim that it
is not merely "A
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
PROTECTIVE LEAGUE FORMED ID INSURE
 LAW AND ORDER IN WARREN DISTRICT

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Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
WITHDRAWAL MAY BE ASKED J. 5.
 TODAY
American and Mexican Com missioners to Meet in Earn est This Morning-Border
 Conditions Improve.
(By Review Leased Wire)

NEW LONDON, Sept. While the American-MeXican commission ap- pointed to evolve a solution of border disputes was not in session today, real progress was made by the com missioners toward fuller understand ing of the task before them. They spent over three hours in studying data on conditions along the interna- tfnal line and in Mexico, provided by the state and war departments. They also questioned at length Special Agent James Linn Rodgers, and Stephan II. Bonsal, also attached to the state department as to their per sonal knowledge of affairs beyond ttS border.
 Secretary Lane said the American commissioners had found many hope full suggestions. Conditions in Mex. ico appear to be on the mend. he said, and official reports to the state department bear out the views in this regard.
 The joint session will be resumed tomorrow.
 The review made today by the American commissioners was on the situation and conditions that led LID to the sending of the American puni- tive expedition in search of Villa and his bandits. The request for the with drawal of this force probably will be formally presented by the Mexican commissioners tOmOrrnU
 One of the papers examined was report made by General Pershing about a month ago saying that the object of his expedition had been ac- oomplished so far as has been possi- ble under conditions which surround the expedition
 Ignacio Bonillas and Alberto Pani. the two Mexican commissioners who remained here during the day. also devoted themselves to preparing for tomorrow's conference.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08

According to local officials of the Wells-Fargo Express Company, a few packages were, probably. lost but no other damage was done to their prop erty.
 Nine paskages of registered mail. the destination of which was Bisbee, were taken by the hold-ups. Until the post office authorities can trace the matter he contents will not be learn ed. The charges of nitro damaged several sacks of mail and one maga- zine. blown into several pieces, was the object of much attention yester- day in front of Twomeys Capitol. on the Gulch.
 Stories of the activity of passengers of the train in hiding their valuables. when it became known the train was held up. are floating about in plenty. One woman. it IS said hid diamond ring SO well that she was nearly an hour finding it after the scare was ov- or and the train on its way to Doug las.
 The dining ear conductor is said 10 have hid all ot his money and, remem
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
That Train Robbery All For An Empty Safe Which
 They Couldn't Oben Many Bisbeeites Haue Thrills

While Sheriff Harry C. Wheeler and Constable Sam J. Hayhurst, of Doug las. and. perhaps. an organized posse. were searching through the Chirica- huas and. possibly. into New Mexico for the seven men who held mp the Golden State Limited Wednesday night. west of Apache. Cochise county opened its eyes to the fact that the old Arizona has not entirely passed to the limbo. Nothing had been heard from the officers up to a late hour yesterday afternoon. but it is the opin- ion of all the people in the county that Wheeler and Hayhurst will stay on the trail until the men are caught or until it is completely lost.
 Many are the tales of the hOld-up. brought to Bisbee by arrivals on the Limited train. All agree that nitro glycerine. or soup" as it is called by the underworld. was used in the at- tempt to blow open the safe. Another story. unconhrmed as yet. is that the safe which was the object of the train robbers activity was empty and would have yielded them nothing.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
EXPECTED WITHIN SIX
 MONTHS
David Starr Jordan Says Pres ident Wilson Has Details All Planned Out for End of Great Conflict.
(By Review Leased Wirel

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Calif., Sept. That definite plans were out lined at recent conferences between President Wilson and peace advo- cates for bringing about peace in Europe, was the declaration made to- day by Chancellor David Starr Jordan. of Stanford University. who has just returned from Washington
 According to Dr. Jordan, the con ference agreed that any one of three plans would be feasible:
 "A congress of neutral nations might take the lead in bringing the belligerents of Europe together
 "2-Congress might appoint repre- sentatives to meet with represents tives Of other neutral congresses to act.
 "9-The United States might act independently"
 Dr. Jordan said he was not at liberty to give out the details of the plans as they would be handled by President Wilson himself.
 Tn my judgment, without relation to the conference with President Will son." said Dr. Jordan. the President can do nothing before the coming election as it would be unwise to undertake a peace movement that would be attacked politically at home.
 "It is probable that the President and Congress will join in a peace movement which will not come, how ever. for two or three months as the entrance of Greece and Rumania into the war has given hope of victory to the Allies"
 pr. Jordan said he looked for peace within six months.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08

bering that 1t would not appear right that he should have nothing on his person, hastened to his hiding place and secured SIS. which amount he in tended handing 10 the robbers to show as the Douglas International said. that there was much sympathy be- tween members of the profession [" Other passengers are said to have been on the verge of hysteria and still others drank lemonade on the ob- servation platform while the robbery was goin on.
 The work, in all probability. was that of amateurs Practically any man. familiar with nitroglycerine. could have opened the safe very easi- ly and with one shot That they took six and then failed indicates their ability in their adopted profession. Several witnesses. among the hoboes who were riding the train and among the engineTen. declare the robbers were certainly cowpunchers. They talked with the free and easy drawl of the puncher and also sduatted on
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
ON 22 WESTERN R. R. ASK MORE
 PAY
Five Cents an Hour Raise and Eight Hour Day Being Sought by 25,OOO Railway Tradesmen.
(sy Review Leased Wire.)

CHICAGO. Sept. 7.-Railroad eX- ecutives of twenty two western lines today resumed negotiations at Chi cago. Kansas City and elsewhere with representatives of 25.000 shopmen who are seeking higher pay and reduced hours
 The shopmen are negotiating with the roads simultaneously. but not col lectively. The trades represented in clude machinists. sheet metal workers. blacksmiths and their helpers
 The demands. according to railway executives, are for an increase of five cents an hour in wages and for an eight hour day. The increase and time reduction, according to railway officials. would total perhaps three million dollars a year. Where the open shop policy obtains, the rail ways are dealing with the shopmen not as unions but as representatives of the employees.
 Contracts with some of the railroads expired last May. while others did not expire until September 1. The shop  men, it is reported. agreed to delay their negotiations until the trainmen's strike situation had reached a head or had been eliminated Among the railways affected are the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy; Chicago Rock Island and Pacific. Colorado and Southern. Colorado Midland and Rio ~. Texas and Pacific; St. Louis and San Francisco: Missouri. Kansas and Tex as; International and Great Northern: Kansas City and Mexico and Orient and the Kansas City Southern.
 Railway officials said they did not know any eastern railroads which were affected at this time.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
Improved Conditions on the Border Affords Many Col lege Boys Chance to Swap Soldering for Schooling.
OTHERS TO TAKE
 PLACES AT FRONT
Forty Thousand Assembled in State Camps to Get Chance to See Border Doesn't Mean Withdrawal.
By Review Leased wire)

WASHINGTON, Sept. '. - Orders were issued by the war department to- day for the discharge from federal service as soon as practicable of 12 national guard regiments comprising about 15,O00 men recently withdrawn to their home states from the Mex ican border and number of smaller organizations of some 1900 college and university students.
 Orders for the mastering out of ad- ditional units are expected to follow soon. The next regiment to leave the field service will be the Fourteenth New York Infantry, now at camp near Fishkill, N. Y, which will go as soon as its members are freed from danger of para-typhoid contagiOn.
 There are about 10000 guardsmen still in state mobilization camps and these probably will be distributed to the Border very soon to relieve men now serving there. Secretary Baker favors giving all the state troops a chance for the training to be acquired on the patrol line.
 Today's orders were construed by some officials as a preliminary to the withdrawal of General Pershing's regulars from Mexico. Officers of the general staff insisted. however, that the release of the guardsmen resulted principally from the improving condi- tions on the border.
 The original order for all guards men in the federal service to move to the border as soon as possible, al though held in abeysnce by General FunsJOn's request received by the de partment when the railroad strike was imminent. has not been revoked Secretary Baker is expected to lift the suspension shortly and permit troops waiting Tn mobilization camps to move as soon as they are ready.
 The order releasing the college men requires them to go to their home mobilization camps for mastering out and resuming their status in the state guards It affects the follow ing units:
 Headquarters and supply companies and Batteries A. B. C, D. of the Tenth Connecticut Field Artillery (Yale Bat tery); Headquarters and supply com pany. machine gun company, First h. fantry. Norwich College): Company A, Colorado Engineers. Colorado School of Mines); Battery A. Col oraGo Field Artillery. Colorado Agri-
 Continued on Page Three)
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Congress will adjourn tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. After nine months devoted to legislation, both houses held pro- tracted sessions tonight to end their affairs by approving the conference agreement on the emergency revenue bill to raise approximately S205,000,- 000 desired by the administration to meet the extraordinary appropriation for national defenses and the Mexican emergency.
 Only the physical impOssibility of expressing the revenue measure in time for the Presidents approval be- fore tomorrow morning prevented f. nal adjournment tonight. despite the waning protests of members of both houses. who threatened, but did not execute the threats. to prolong the session by demands for action on measures which were forced over un- til December.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
Members Already Leaving

GdhJ
 Leaders of the Senate and House agreed upon a joint resolution to ad- journ at 10 o'clock in the morning and scores of members left town on mid night trains, eager to reach their homes for participation in the nation al political campaign.
 Treaty Ratified
 The last appropriation measure. the general deficiency bill. was adopted by both houses while waiting for the conference reports on the revenue bill and the Danish treaty to pur- chase the Danish West Indies for s25. 000.000 was ratified The corrupt practices bill to limit campaign ex- penditures and the immigration bill, which President Wilson had announc- ed he would veto if passed. were put aside and will be taken up in Decem- Der session.
 Enormous Power In Bill
 The revenue bill as it will go to President Wilson for approval tomor- row contains drastic provisions em- towering the president to retaliate against foreign interference with American commerce. creates a non partisan tariff commission, increases the duties on dyestuffs to encourage their manufacture in the United
 Continued on Page Four)
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BREAD PRICE UNDECIDED

CHICAGO. Sept. 7-The fate of the fve-cent loaf of bread was underter- mined at adjournment Of the session of the convention of the National Mas ter Bakers Association. The general sentiment was in favor of letting the price of bread remain a local issue instead of attempting to promulgate general increase in price through out the United States.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
AUSTRIANS WITHDRAW
 FROM RUMANIAN FRONT

VIENNA via London, Sept. Aus trian troops have withdrawn before a threatening Rumanian envelopment to the Heights of Olah Toplitza. south of Dorna Watra and twenty miles west Of the Rumanian border. it is said in the official statement issued at the Austro- Hungarian headquarters today On the Russian front the Aus trian troops between the ZlotaLipa and the Dneister rivers also have been withdrawn.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
E < * * * * * <: < < + < < HUGHES STILL KICKING
 ADAMSON BILL AROUND.

* PORTLAND, Me, Sept T. * Charles E. Hughes told a New * England audience today that he * would rather stand for the prin * ciple of arbitration in legislation * and go down to defeat than to * yield "one jot or little" of it and + become president of the United
 States. Before five crowded audiences < in Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire and Maine the nominee x criticised the AdamsOn eight hour bill. He called it a wage # law. In his Portland speech MT. ! Hughes reiterated his stand on * the tariff, efficiency in govern , # ment, the merit system, protec- ] * tion of the American rights and , * other issues of the campaign. Be , * fore the nominee spoke Mir. Rob , * ins addressed the crowd $ $. * ]: < < * * < # < < * < $
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
BREMEN EXPECTED IN
 U. S. IN TEN DAYS

LONDON, Sept. Tt is reported here the German submarine merchant man Bremen is due to arrive at an American port within 10 days, prob ably at New London, Conn.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
STEAM ROLLER METHODS USED BY SUFFRAGETTES
 ID PUT THRU PLATFORM
X % < < < "DRYS" SPECIAL ON
 s 5000 MILE TRIP.

5000 MILE TRIP. * * CHICAGO. Sept 7.-The Pro- * x hibitiOn party's special train * F which will carry J. Frank Han ! * ley. of Indiana, candidate for pre- * * ident. and Ira Landrith, of Ten * E nessee. candidate for vice pres * ident. and other leaders on a . < two months coast to coast trip $ campaigning, will leave Chicago * * at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow ! The special train will travel ? 5000 miles and make nearly 1000 ' stops before the trip ends at $ < Indianapolis November 6. One ~ * month will be spent in a trip ! to the Pacific coast and another ! # month in a tour through the east , ern states. The party will re- 2 turn to Chicago from the west < October for a mass meeting be- ! < fore beginning their journey | eastward S
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-08
Congress Will Adjourn Today
 . Monster Reuenue Bill Is Passed . . No Copper Tax Will Be Imposed
Special to The Review)

Special to The Review)
 WASHINGTON, Sept 2. - House tonight adopted confer ence report which strikes copper Tax from revenue bill according to amenGment which Congress man Hayden of Arizfna original Iy offered when bill was under consideration in House.