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Hidden at Unele's Home.

II. escaped from the Harris county
Jail when his case was awaiting the
outcome of an appeal. He remained hid
den about two months at the home or
his uncle in Harris county, and then
made his way to North Carolina. where
his wife Joined him in 1899. Under the
name of K F.. Morris. he did different
kinds of work in several towns for
number Sf years Finally he was em-
ployed by the Southern railway Ms n
special agent. That work took him to
Danville. where he had been about one
year when he obtained "A place on the
police force. Nine months later the
escaped convict was elected chief of
police
STRIPPING has stated since his return
to Georgia that there were two men in
Danyille who knew his lite story. but
they remained silent. Finally a man
well known in Harris county saw him,
and soon afterwaTd reports as to
Striplings whereabouts We're heard.
These reports seemed. to w. w. Smith.
a private detective. to warrant inNesti-
CATION. He obtained reauisition papers
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Births Reported.

The following births We're reported
to the health department in the past
twenty-four hours:
George and Za"iv Shalhoot. girl.
Fritz and Alice Sablan antZki. girl
Albert l.. and Alice Nutwell. girl.
Ernest r. and Mary A. Humphrey, boy.
James A. ana Minnie Dean, boy.
Samuel and Jennie Berman. boy.
David r. and Helan Wells, girl
Isaiah and Mary Smith. girl.
Sidney \. and Mary l.. Morris, giro
Allen and Rose Curley, girl.
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DROWNED IN THE POTOMAC.
Pulmotor Fails to Restore James
Clark, 14-Year-Old Colored Boy.

A pulmotor failed to restore James
Clark, colored. fourteen years old, Of
92i 22d street northwest to conscious
ness after he was taken from the Po-
tomac river at the foot of Goth street
yesterday afternoon The boy was
swimming with companions, it was
stated. when he suddenly sank. 1o-
iiceman Strawson of the seventh pre-
cinct was notified and recovered the
body. The officer used first aid in an
effort 20 resuscitate the boy, while
telephone message was sent to the
Emergency Hospital. The pulmotor was
applied. but the boy was beyond aid.
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CH|[D'S PLEA FREES
EX-DANV|[[E CHIEF.
Georgia Governor Touched by
Devotion of Convict's Six
Year-0Id Daughter.

ATLANTA, Ga. July o9.-Thomas Ed
gar Stripping. who served as chief Of
police of Danville. Va. for almost four
of the fourteen years that he WAS an
escaped convict. was granted full
pardon by Gov. Nat r.. Harris at s
o'clock tonight.
Since the first day that Chief K. Il.
Morris Of Danvi1le was brought back
to Georgia to resume his life sentence
as STRIPPING influential attempts We're
made through three state administra
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WEATHER..
Fair and Warmer Today; Tomorrow
Continued Warm and Fair.

District of Columbia and Maryland
fair. warmer today. Tomorrow fair.
continued warm; gentle southerly
" w:nds
Virginia, fair today. warmer in the
interior Tomorrow fair, warmer near
the coast; gentle to moderate east and
Eeuheast winds.
.West Virginia. generally fair. con-
tiHued warm today and probably to-
morrow.
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tillery-the cavalry. understand,
at full strength.
Proposes "Recruitine Day."

Will the men and the women of the
National Capital permit a trif1ing OBJ
stacie- to prevent the. forward move
ment of the units now detained at Fort
Myer? II the Board of Trade or the
Chamber of Commerce. or any other
group of alert citizens will take the
lead viii set apart one day next week
as Recruiting day" and will make
use OF the readily ottaina BILE activities
at their disposal, the country loving,
hag-serving men and women of the
District will Keep the recruiting, in
specting and mastering officers so busy
that long before sundown of that day
the supply or new soldier material will
have exceeded the demand Also. the
reputation of the District of Columbia
Tor DONG Its dut.- will have been saved.
GEORGE II. HARRlfS.
New York. July 2S 1915
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If You Must Take Your
Vacation at Home

Don't kick nlsout the heat. but forget
about IL by joining the Y. NJ. e. A. and
u,ipc the showers aud magnificent white
tiled Swimming Pool. Ii is one Of 'he
hest in the country. Really n luxury
during the summer months.
Nothing will make you feel quite
much like new plunge in this big
pool after one Of these hot. sticky days
swimming is one Of the best exercises io
the world. too. II you do not know how.
YOU can learn here under expert instruc-
tion free.
The Special Summer Membership will
give you all the privileges OF the Build
ing and costs only $500 for Three
Months.
Introduce yourself for membership and
begin using the privileges at once.
Y. NJ. {. A.
1876 Street Northwest.
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he could not restrain himself from
shooting when he saw Cornett passing
a window with a light in his hand He
claimed self defense. as he said he be-
lieved lit was either Cornett's life or
mine some fine
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Yesterdays Temperature.

Midnight. 20: am, ss; I am. s4
6 am. 50: s am, 81: 10 am. 70: ~
noon. IS: . pm. 70: pm. 50: pm.
~: pm. IA; 10 pm, SIS. Highest.
so. lowest 60
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Relative Humidity.

am 20: 9 pm, As; S pm. 63.
Rainfall ts pm. to p.m.), 0; hours
of sunshine 1875; per cent of posi- ble
sunchine, 81.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 80; lowest, 13.
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FILL Up THE RANKS,
SAYS GEN. HARR|ES
Urges That a ''Recruiting
Day. for the Sd Regl-
ment Be Held.
ANXIOUS THAT CAPITAL
SHALL SHOW PATRIOTISM
Former Commander of the District
Troops Recalls Its Services
in the Past.

7" the Editor of The Star:
viii The Star be good enough TO
find room in its columns for an appeal
to the people of Washington, who could
So readily fiji! the ranks of their own
regiment and make it possible for that
admira Bile orga nization to depart Tor
duty on the Mexican border?
1t is generally assumed that the slow
recruiting is due to assurances that
there will be no war with Mexico. at
least for some months to come. put IL
may also be assumed that troops Wouia
not be sent to the border unless there
was very substantial reason for so
doing. 1t may easily be that the pres
ence of a sufficient military force along
the boundary line will do mnch 10
avert or postpone war. and either of
those results would. in our present un-
ready condition be worth while.
Thirst for Wars Glories.
One of our national weaknesses is
our hysterical Willingness to be soldiers
if we can only feel sure that. without
arduous drill or information as to how
modern strife is conducted, we snail
have speedy opportunity to Kill srat-
flying percentage of the enemy \ paral-
lei weakness is the common Wlillne
ness to he so thoroughly unframed that
an experienced enemy can prooaolS
kill a great number of our undiSclp-
lined and otherwise inefficient selves
We rush toward war because II IS
war We shirk the grind OF prepara
ton We hold back when the cail Is
TO a duty which lacks the glamour OF
strife and the glory of destruction.
Tnorganized (and. therefore. incapa-
ble) millions of us would rise TO meet a
foe who dared occupy even one 1907 OF
our territory. but when we are called
unon to provide the ounce of patrolling
prevention which may render unneces-
sary the pound of bloody cure. one sees
an amazing. short-sighted and
thoroughly unpatriotic aversion to per-
forming the necessary duty merely be-
cause it happens to be of the "inglori-
Gus" kind.
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soon after he was sent TO the prison
and had resided near the prison farm
since STRIPPING is now represented ss
being thoroughly broken physically.
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Up-River w a tiers.

Sfsf.isi Dispatch 10 The Star
HARPERS FERRY, ". Va. July 70
The Potomac ana Shenandoah rivers
we're very muddy this evening
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Russian saving banks have received
81. go Gee. 900 since the war hogan.
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from Gov Brown and proceeded to
Danville. Smith established the identi-
fication. beyond doubt
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tions to have him pardoned. All those
failed. however. until Gov Harris went
to Milledgeyille in July, 1915. to in
spect the state prison farm While
there one of Stripling's eight children.
a girl of six. ran to him in the prison
grounds and bashfuify pleaded to
please let my papa out. because he is
sick and We all need him so bad. The
incident touched the aged governor
and he promised ito send your father
back to YOU some time during his term
Letter to Little Bessie.
After completing an exhaustive re-
view of the case. Gov. Harris tonight
dispatclied letter to little Bessie Strip
ling and completed the case in its last
sentence with after all it is the offer
ing from the governors heart to the
love and innocence of little child.
Stripping. on September 4. 1897, shot
and killed W. J. Cornett, his neighbOr
in Harris county. Georgia. He fired
through II window of Cornetts house.
He surrendered at Columbus. Ga, few
DAYS afterward and eventually was
found guilty. and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
Stripping testified at the trial, and it
was corroborated. that Cornett had in
suited both his wife and married sis
ter. that Cornett had threatened to
Kill him. and that when passing Cor
nett's house the night of the killing
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THE CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH.
End floor. Pythsn Temple. 1912 9th st. NV
Services every Sunday night. o'clock.
Speaker. Rev. Frank MandreII Messages hv
Mrs. ]. T.. Malthy. All welcome. No charges.
MRS J. f. MAITBY. SPIRITUAL aEUIJM.
l!l2 10th ST NV. Meetings. Mon. 80 pm
We'd. pm, au' Fra. go p.n,.. 2ac. A mrs-
sage to each. Daily readings. 81. Moth Scs3.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
HOUSE PASSES BILL
10 SPEND s22,0O0,000
FOR f0RT|f|CAlIONS
MFR. Hay Will Introduce Measure To
Appropriate $780, 900 To De-
pendent Families OF Militia.
SENATOR WORKS MAKES
INTERVENTION DEMAND
Notifies Senate He Will Move Dis
charge of Committee in Charge OF
Resolution introduced by Him in
January.

Washington. D. c.. June 22-The
House today passed the Fortihcations
bill appropriating approximately s22.-
900. 900.
The Tavenner amendment to the
bill stipulating that stop-watch and
other speeding up" systems shall not
be used in any government arsenal
was adopted prior to final passage OF
the measure.
Inclusion OF this amendment con-
stituted q victory for organized labor,
which has been fighting the so called
Taylor system and other stop watch
devices in government workshops
Following passage OF the fortifica-
tons budget debate was resumed on
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
Chairman Hay. OF the military oom-
mittse, introduced the administration
resolution authorizing the President
to draft the National Guard for SER
vice on foreign soil. The Mexican
situation makes necessary a general
authorization for draft, although
there Ia no present intention to send
troops across the hoDier This reso-
luton will be called up tomorrow.
Mr.. Hay announced he would offer
an amendment to the Army bill to
100000 for an allowance
to the tamftiee OF Natfehat GuaFd6fneH
called into service. Each dependent
family will be given not more than
$50 per month while the head of the
family IL at the front. Representa-
tive Fitzgerald gave notice that he
would demand the House remain in
session tomorrow until the Sundry
Civil and Army Appropriation bills
and also the Hay National Guard
Draft resolution are passed.
In tho Senate.
Formal demand for Immediate tn
PREVENTION by the United States in
Mexico was maze in the Senate today
by Senator Works. OF California Sem
ator Works called attention to a reso-
luton he had introduced In January
directing the President to intervene.
The resolution was referred to ~.
relations committee and Sem
ator Works said that the time had
como for the committee to take some
action. He insisted upon knowing
what had been done In the matter.
Stone, chairman of the com
mittee and administration spokesman,
said that the committee had taken
no action, and that in the critical
now confronting tho coun-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
CONCENTRATION BEGINS
At THE RICHMOND CAMP
Blues, as Cavalry Squadron, Go Into
Camp Here Today-Oompany b,
6rays Already There.
TROOPS FROM OTHER CITIES
TO REACH HERE ON MONDAY
Governor Stuart Speeding Home
WIN Arrive Saturday Ntght--An
Local Militia In Observation-Disclosures
Corps Now Being Organised.

Concentration OF vtrginta's mobil-
lied troops began at the State Fair
Grounds yesterday afternoon when
Company b, Richmond 0rays, Cap
tain w. A. Stack commanding, moved
from the Grays' armory TO the camp.
The First Squadron, Cavalry. former
ly the Richmond Light Infantry Blues,
will be ordered to the Fair Grounds
camp today. and other organizations
OF local militia will go into camp
tomorrow. Not later than Monday.
said Adtutant General w. w. Sale
last night, organizations OF Virginia
volunteers from other cities in the
State will move into camp. All OF
Firgtnia's quota OF National Guard
called to service on the Mexican Dor
der by President Wilson Sunday, with
the possible exception OF the Field
Artillery. will be under canvas here
by the first OF the week
The Field Artillery battalion. COM
manded by Major T. NJ. Workman. is
quartered in the respective battery
armories, all OF which are splendtdly
equipped for the preliminary trainin z
and for recruiting. The batteries are
being recruited rapidly to maximum
strength and the men are having
their usual workouts with their guns.
In Richmond. at the armory of the
Howitzers, things have the appear
ance OF camp life. The man are well
bunked, well fed on rations from the
battery kitchen in the court between
the two sections of the armory, and
they have the benefit of unexcelled
bathing facilities. the plunge pool and
the showers.
Organizing Engineer Corpa
When the Blues leave their armory
today for camp. quarters in THAI build
ing will be assigned to Captain Frank
:. Spiatt, former commander OF the
Signal Corps. who has been desix-
mated by General Sale to work In
Richmond IN the organization of an
Engineer Corps (resimental). Gem
eral Sale has assigned W. r. r. Grit
nth. a consulting engineer in Nor
folk, TO the duty Of Carrying on the
work of organization of the corps in
Norfolk.
The organization OF the Engineer
Corps in Virginia, the firNt OF this
branch Of service In the State. will
give opportunity To architects, enxt-
neers. craftsmen, electricians, engine
'7"n, fremen, horseshoels, maohinists.
masons, pipefitters and railway men
To enter the military service. The
corps will be constituted as follows:
Captain, first lieutenant. second
lieutenant. f>lt sergeant stable SER
seant, six sertN ants. twelve corporals
one horsesheer, two bugiers. one sad
dler. two cooks, nineteen first m nri-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
-FOUR BATTLE CRUISERS,
THREE DRfAONAUGHTS
SUBSTITUTE PROGRAM
Subcommittee of Senate Naval Conn
mittee Adopts Seven Capital Ship
Amendment to House Measure
ADOPTS FTvE-YEAR NAVAL
PROGRAM OF ADMINISTRATION
III Enacted Into Law Proposed Meas
ure Means Very Material Increase
In the Fighting Strength of United
States Navy.

Washington. June 22.-The sub-con1-
mittee OF the Senate Naval Committee
decided today TO recommend to the
full com mittee the Immediate construc-
ton OF four battle cruisers and three
battleships of the highest power. This
means seven capital ships in place of
hve battle cruisers authorized by the
House and no battleships.
The construction OF all authorized
vessels would be begun at once. The
committee also adopted tho ave-year
building program of the general board
or the navy with practically no modjfi-
cations. 1t added the sum OF Sc, 0o0, 900
to the amount appropriated by the
House for reserve ammunition for the
navy. The question of the increase of
the personnel Of the navy will be acted
upon tomorrow.
The adoption OF the nve-year buildtn +.
program. ii enacted into, law. will COM
init Congress to the following program:
Ten battleships. first class. six bat
tie cruisers, ten scout cruisers; Atty
torpedo boat destroyers. nina feet sub
marines: hfty-eight coast submarines;
one repair ship; one transport; one
one feet submarine tender: two ammu-
milton ships: two river gunboats
The authorization for the coming
year out of this program is as follows
Three battleships; four battle cruis-
ers: four scout cruisers; ten torpedo
boat destroyers; three fleet submarines
of 500 tons each; twenty-seven coast
to cost 100000 each.
twelve to be built on the Pacific coast:
one fuel ship: one hospital ship: one
ANN unition ship,
The authorization for the coming
year provided for in the house bill and
for which the Senate proposes it's sub
stitute. is as follows Five battle
cruisers; no battleships: four scout
cruisers; ten torpedo boat destroyers;
Atty submarines, three of them seago-
ing OF 500 tons: one fuel oil ship; one
ammunition ship: one hospital ship.
The recommendations OF the general
board include provisions for aircraft
service and reserve ammunition. These,
the subcommittee says, are not covered
In the proposed amendment to the
house bill. as they do not come under
increase of the navy" but the pro-
vision for them In the bill materially
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
Petrograd Admits Its Center
and Right Have Been Check
ed by 7 euton Reinforcements
LETCHITZKY PRESSES
ON, ON RUSSIAN LEFT
Intense Artillery Activity t ca
ture of Verdun Siege--French
Report Numerous Aerial
Successes

London, June 22.-Pursuing the
shattered army OF the Austrian GEN
eral Planzer. the Russians, under
General Letchitzky. have captured
Radantz, thirty-two miles south at
Cernowitx- The Petrograd war oflioo
reports the capture of l.022 prisonera
This success marked the twentieth
day OF the furious offensive. by which
the Cars troops are making wide In
cursions into Austrian territory. The
main successes are being made on the
left flank. Petrograd admits that on
the center and right the Russian
armies are now being held In check
by the Germans who have come to
the aid Of their battered ally.
Repulse of heavy attacks by the
Russians on the front held by Gem
eral Won Bothmer's forces north OF
PrzewIoka, LIS officially announced by
Berlin. which also claims that the
Russians have been pressed back on
both sides of the Turia, an Affluent Of
the Pripet River. and other successes
west OF kolki and northwest Of
Lutsk.
An ofricial statement issued today In
Vienna fatty announces the total
failure of Russian assaults In
yolhyniA-
Three German Armies A. Hand.
Three huge German armies are now
engaged on the Russian front today's
dispatches show. One " operating
around kovel. the second before
Vladimir Volynaki and the third In
holding the Sokal district
Together they are battling furtousiy
to win back the TERRITORY gained BY
the russians in the first flush of their
drive. concentrating the greater part
OF their efforts On the northern flank
OF the Russian armies under General
Brousiloff
The Russian Official statement. re-
ceavsd tonight nom Petrosrad says:
On Wednesday night. after ar
1illery preparation. the Germans at
tackled on the Dvinsk front on tho
Piniewesch Railway. They were re-
pulsed at all points
South Of Lake vishiner the Ger
mans entered our trenches but were
driven back.
South Of Krevo the Germans cross
ed tho Krevlianka. but were driven
back to the west bank.
Towards Gruxatyn, the Germans at
tackled our positions In mass forma-
ton. but were put to flight by our
ire. suffering heavy losses.
West of Sakal. our counter attacks
repulsed German offensive. our
troops capturing 500 prisoners and
some machine guns.
In the district OF Radmissto, on
the Stokhod. west OF Svidniks. violent
fighting Is going on. Our troops made
no prisoners. refusing quarters to the
Germans who had been using ex-
ploeive bullets.
West of Gaivoronka. on the
Strypa. we captured part OF the
enemy trenches
"On the extreme left wing we arc
our pursuit of the Austrians,
occupying Raduantx and capturing an
twenty-five officers and L.
600 men"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
MUST SECURE $4,000
BY SATURDAY NIGHT OR
CAMPAIGN WILL FAIL
Manufacturers Interested In Welfare
of Labor, To Bring About WhirI-
wind Finish.
HOUSING MEETING HELD
IN CHAMBER AUDITORIUM
VIII Meet at Office of John Kerr
Branch at $50 O'Clock This Morn
Ing For Final COMMISSIONED In
spring Addresses Are Heard.

Representative busin ess men, manu-
facturers and others who are inter-
ested In the Memorial Hospital cam
paign got down to brass tacks at a
meeting held yesterday afternoon in
the Chamber of Commerce audi
torium, and, after talking over the
situation. determined to raise the
$4,000 still needed for the $3.50, 600
fund today and tomorrow
Twelve of the manufacturers regis
tered with Business Manager w, T.
Dabney, OF the Chamber of Commerce,
and these together with others who
will volunteer this morning will meet
az $50 o'clock in the office of John
Kerr Branch in the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, where they will receive
the schedule for the two days work.
They will Immediately set forth to
complete the total amount in whiri-
wind finish.
Eighty thousand dollars appears to
be a lot of money to get hands on
within two days. but after the situa-
ton had been gone over carefully
yesterday afternoon the indications Of
gloom that had threatened to devotion
dissipated and spirit of optimism
and enthusiasm came over the meet
lei Inspiring talks were made by
Coleman t. Workman, president of
the Chamber of Commerce. who
presided and by w. T. Dabney. Chair
man Thomas L. Moore. OF the hospital
campaign organization; President w.
f. Williams OF the Drop Forgings
Corporation; c. F. Sauer, Archer
Jones. DR.. Stuart MCGUIRE, John Kerr
Branch and John Stewart Bryan.
Foreign Corporations Subscribe.
MT. workman. in calling the ses-
sion to order, told the manufacturers
that the American Locomotive Conn
pany. foreign corporation, having
plant employing a large force Of
skilled and unskilied labor here. had
realized the need for such an institu-
ton as it is proposed to build with
the $250.o00. and its value to the
community in which their employees
live. and had subscribed $1,000. He
expressed the belief that other manu-
facturers employing labor In Rich
mond should subscribe substantially
to the fund.
Mr. Dabney. first called upon by Mr..
Workman, asserted that the manu-
fAetnrers have not had the proposi-
ton properly prAced before them or
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
Good Ft~Ainx At Clarksvflls.

GAINESVILLE. Va, June a2.--Mr Frank
Aaitfert. OF CaArksvillA caught nifty
six very fine carp in the Roanoke River
Monday. The heavy rains had made
the water rise. and after IL had backed
up Into large ditch on Mr.. Aitfert's
farm on the famous Occaneechi Island
ne put net gate IN the mouth of the
ditch and when the water went down
the carp were left In the ditch.
Some OF the fish weighed fourteen
pourd DIS and all Of the nfty-stx over
ten pounds. Mr.. Lfitfert SAINT q wagon
around tho country and over TO Clarks-
vile giving the fish to his friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
ANOTHER CLASH IMMINENT, PERSE1INGS MEN
RUSHING TO DEMAND COMRADES REL EASE
BRING BODIES OF
SANTO DOMINGO. VICTIMS

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Newport News. Va, June 22.-The
United States Naval Collector Hector
arrived here today with the bodies OF
Captain Herbert Hirshinger and three
members OF the Hectors crew, who
lost their lives at Puerto Plata Santo
Domingo. Captain Hirschinger was
killed by a sniper, while commanding
a peaceful landing party. The NOM
bers OF the Hector's crew were drown
ed. The bodies viii be put ashore
here and forwarded to Washington,
where fnterment will be made in
Arlington Cemetery.
The Hector also brought as prison
ers ten marines who have been court
marttaled and found guilty Of minor
ofrenseA