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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-27

,op OF me helmet They claim that tho
Naroh mas performed a miracl" Of sur
gerry bcSId" which the famous cxperi-
n"n, OF pr. Morcau on the island Of
vlyisection that II. c. Wells wrote about.
pH'. mt" 'nsigni'icancc This curious
pro ihey say has the head and wings
81 an American eagle joined 10 tho lower
paris "f the English partridge II tho
Su ph'rtcrs' are not symbolic enough the
h'In IS FAR too symbolical
rms ncraldic slip is only one of the
many which Lord Astor has made in his
.ohG struggle to make himself over into
an Ehsiisnman and reach the peeragc If
ne MAD not made these blunders. he could
nave attained his object AT a cost of
several million dollars less.
Immediately after leaving Now Work.
10 settle permanently in England NO
maze me first mistake, which DELAYED his
i II IN "ristocratic circles tremendously.
n,e had purchased Clivcden.on.the.
names the finest English palace then
.oF safe from the Duke OF Westminster
at a cost of $1,000 600. So far This Was
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well Tor 1t placed ready money where it
was needed and created pleasant i'm
preston in aristocratic circles.
Then he secured the consent of ,he
Iatc King Edward VII. to visit Clveden
but ne completely married this social tri.
ufnph by telling the King how he was
gong to entertain him, instead OF humbly
asking his pleasure.
lie caused another bad impression bv
threatening the Duke Of Westminster with
law suit for the visitors book of Give.
den. Then he simply Mortified society by
publicly turning Admiral Sir Berkley
Milne, one Of the Kings favorite officers.
out or his London house for coming with.
out an invitation. He caused all.round
disgust for discharging the aristocratic
editors of his London newspaper and
magazine. because they displayed the
aristocratic quality OF not working. In
TACT. he committed an endless series of
similar bunders. showing his inability TO
understand the ways Of British high
society.
Now 1t will be interesting to read the
Copyright. 1916. by the Star Conn
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wv LILLIAN WALDORF ASTOR. the
w largest owner OF New York real
estate. who has become a British
auoject and spends all MS income IN
England, recently attained the SUNNI,
OF his ambition BY becoming a poor or
lorc,' as the more popular expression
goes.
Now the finishing touch has been mn,
on the summit. the last dan OF cold as
u were. by the granting OF new coat,
oi.arinS 10 Lord Astor d. the English
iltE"iuS College. The important fact
ahout this coat-Of-arms is thar il has "sun.
porterS.s as sthc two symbolicaI tiruros
lhat:siand on each side Of the shield are
called supporters" are granted only ia
pecrS ana members Of certain high orders
OF knishthood who are usually peers
Lord As,or might have used the coat.
of'arms before ne was made peer h,t
INC supporters could not lawful, no
used ny MIN in England until he acquired
MS present rank
mus the supporters" displaycJ 10.
Eether with the rest OF his arms. on hi.
CarfiaseS, automobiles his iron, doorc
MS hreplaccs. his salt cellars. his nan.
hins or wherever else he NAV 500 ~ n
place mem, are an advertisements; "a tho
lord N"to' IS
- nos ''!l -G4t pCeD 'SIlalDpH
columns that Baron Astor h.,d snou,
ll:'3o.oo0 in order TO gain a nonraeo
including the OUTLAWS on socia, and
phlah'hropic affairs necessary 10 gain
popilai.ty with the ruling classes M
tne'ahd The granting OF this new coat.
M'arms with supporters" will add =
good many thousand dollars "a This to,ai
"ai"n ASior seems however. IL Nave
an unfortunate ability ~ DO things winch
TmocN ana annoy the English. one Of
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AaA--- .s.a2ssnsLa---- sa<nr-a<l..... 49,.
exact description OF Lord Astor's arms
or blazon. as it is technically called
issued by the Heralds' College:
"ARMS-Or a falcon resting yn a
dexter hand couped at the wrist, proper
and gauntleted gules, in chief two fieur.
de.lys of the last.
"CREST-From mount vert a falcon
rising proper. unsigned by three mullets
gold
SUPPORTERS Dexter. a North
American Indian: sinister, North
American fur trapper; each, habited. &C.
coutred, and holding in the exterior hand
a rifle. all proper.
"MOTTO-'Ad Astra'"
From this description an acute ob-
server will pick out the significant facts
about the supporters" They are a
North American or Cigar store" Indian
on the right hand and a North American
trapper on the left. This obviously is an
alusion 10 the fact that the original John
Jacob Astor made his fortune in the fur
trade in tho North West as related i'm
r Washington lrving's Astoria The fur
Satherers are regarded as the supporters
OF the Astor fortune There is no allu.
sion to rent collecting in New York or
other important but less picturesque
facts in the family history
what are the exact objections urged
by experts against the use OF realistic fig
ures as supporters" in the Aston Arms?
The King of Englands coat-of-arms is
a fair example of ancient heradry, COM
posed before it became customary to in
troduce pictures OF Indians. locomotives,
ships. sailors, soldiers, dancers and other
real Things into arms. In the lion and
the unicorn that support the Kings arms
we see proper example of what sup.
porters' ought to be. an example that
might nave guided Lord Astor. although
he would not have been allowed to copy
them exactly. The supporters" Of the
kings arms are described in heraldic
language thus:
dexter, a lion guardant or. crowned
as in the crest; sinister, a unicorn ar
gent. armed, crined and unguled or.
gorged with coronet composed of
crosses patee and leur-de-lys, and there.
from chain rcfexed over the back gold.
and standing upon compartment
adorned with the Union Badge of the
rose, thistle and shamrock, and bearing
the motto: 'Deu ct mon droit.'"
In comparison with those superb.
heraldic beasts Of the royal arms. the
FUR trader and the cigar store Indian of
inc Aslor arms, are, in the view of re-
nheu coino'sseurs, very commonplace
ann ~, p'epeiah and, above all, unheraldic.
-. nc non is used as supporter" more
than any other animal because he signi-
nes leroclty' power. nobility, majesty and
other nigh qualities. He must not be
Drawn TO look like live lion. but of
conven.,onai form. The heraldic lion is
I nnnwn IN certain fixed postures.
statant.' "sejant." 'seiant-erect.'' dor.
mant and .Saiant." In addition II tho
non race is in full view he is described
as "Guardant.' and if looking over his
back as 'reguardant." MS
norter "e t hesares rarer animal as sup
the mead wings and legs of an ear1s
y Great Britain Rights Reserved
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Mrs. Waldorf Astor, the Charming
American Daughter-in Law of
Lord Astor, Who Will Be-
come a Baroness"

Joined to the body. hind-legs and tail Of
a lion.
The details of the Astor coat-of arms
proper are of interest. They include Il
falcon standing on hand and two
feur-de-lys colored "gules," the heraldic
term for red, These things are I'M
doubtedly intended in some way to carry
out the symbolic aim of heraldry. 1t is
probable that they are based on Lord
Astor's early researches into his own
ancestry. II may be recalled that after
he went to England he published in his
own magazine, the defunct Pail Mall
Magazine, long history of the early
glories of the Astor family, showing that
it was founded by feudal baron in
Spain, thence passed to southern France
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In the opinion of heraldic experts Lord Asor, Co.
pores are heradc mistake He should have chosen lions
'p'l OF srlillns which arc symbolic animals Instead he
chose a 1ur rapper and cigar store Indian"
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The New Astor
COat-of- Arms
Granted by the
English Heralds'
College Showing
on Each Side
the supporters"
Which Can Only
BE Used BY a
Lord. They,
as Well as the
Bird on Top,
Are Severely
Criticized in
England on
Account of Their
"Unhcraldic"
Character.
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himself Over
Into an
English Lord
Lon doS. August 10.

wv LILLIAN WALDORF ASTOR. the
w largest owner OF New York real
estate. who has become British
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03

weeks After such persistent team work 1t Is not to be wondered at that the orchestra when on tour. should show wonderful form and play with such finish
 \ symphony orchestra. like the chain Of the familiar proverh, is no stronger than it's weakest link. One of the secrets of the splendid per formances given bv the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. the famous organization which will appear here in concert. February 2. is that its various sections are led by musicians of the highest artistic calibre.
 When Dr. Karl Much. of Berlin. re- ceived special permission from the German emperor to spend a year ir America as conductor of the Boston symphony Orchestra, he brought with him two remarkably gifted young German violinists. Richard Czerwonl1y and Karl Scheurer. and after two years i~ Boston these artists were sex uree Y the Minneapolis orchestra as frs, and second concertmaster respectively. MT CzcrwonlSy remains as conc+rtmaster while MT Scheurer was this season transferred to the principa. viola desk. The present second concertmaster is George Klass. formerly first concertmaster of the ! CnncertVerein orchestra of Munich. Al the head of the Nioloncello sec ton is Cornelius Van Nliet. Dutch
 celist who attained 2 world wide
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
NJ BOOZE WILL
 COME IN TODAY

Those of unquenchable thirst. who have Leen awaiting the arrival of that famous old character. John Barley corn" from Los Angeles for the past several days. are doomed to spend Sunday out on the great. dry des- ert" suffering the tertures of a fire that will parch their mouths and throats while their waters of life" are aging in the local Wells Fargo Express warehouse.
 This is the fate of the thirsty" for the local Wells Fargo agency an- nounoed last night that no booze shipments would be delivered today True. the depot office will be open throughout the day. but only for the purpose of checking in and out the days shipments.
 Such news is a hard blow to hun dreds who have been daily awaiting the arrival of the package" Tt should have been here two or three days ago." is a frequent expression at the Wells Fargo offices.
 It was estimated that more express matter was handled by the Wells Fargo agency in Phoenix Friday and Saturday than on any other two days in history. The number of liquor shipments into this city during the 4s-hour period ran into the thous- ands. The business grew by sucn leaps and bounds that t was finally
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03

sociation regardless of whether there is concert or not. If only all these people could take q peep behind the scenes on week das.s they would be surprised to know the amount of work going on on the stage of the Minneapolis auditorium every morn ing and often afternoons. Al ten o'clock they would find the entire orchestra gathered on the stage with Mr Oberhoffer in the conductors s chair and for three hours they would hear rehearsal that. for hard work, concentration and seriousness would leave them nervous wreck. They would hear nig compositions picked into small fragments and each frag
 ment studied and repeated. oVer-and over again until it is played without a flaw And then. when you would think there Is nothing left. Mir. Ober- hoffer starts them all over again. thi stime gathering up the fragments. until they form n whole-securing the right balance to each part, put ting the right swing into the whole number. Time and again, in the afterroon. .hcre will be a sacond re- hcarsal. but this time it will be either ail tho strings, or the wood
 winds nr the brass and percussion and again Mir. Oberhoffer directs every move. every tone and every
 phrase. This sort of thing goes on
 six days Of the week for twentyfouI
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03

reputation befcre joining the Mnnea polls orchestra three years ago. The second cellist ,s Carlo Fischer. widely known as soioist. Henry J. Will liams tne orchestra's harpist is renowned virtuoso on this favorite instrument and won several first prizes in his native country, Wales. the classic home of harp players. Richard Lindenhahn first hornist. was formerly first hornist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York. Bruno Labate first oooe. was formerly solo oboe of the Barrere Ensemble 2f New York. and is rec ognizcd as one of the greatest living players upon this important instru- ment Leonardo deLorenzo, first flute.
 was formerly first flute under
 Mahler is well known as composer and as author of standard method for fiutr Philip Reines. first bassooh
 is a first prize graduate from the Paris conservatory and played in some of the ie2diLg orchestras of Europe
 before coming to Minneapolis. F. KLchynKa. principal double bass, is
 one Of the few masterly players on this difficult instrument. William
 ThiecS. solo trumpet. has few if any superiors in point of suraness of at tack and purity of tone. and so might 1 be extended the list of world -renown-
 ed musicians who make up the per sornel of the Minneapolis Symphony
 Orchestra
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
PRICE IF WATER TO INCREACE
 F|FTYPER CENT LIN DECEMBER 1

The highest water rates since the completion of the Roosevelt dam will be charged water users in the Salt River project for the period commenc- ing December 1, 1916, and ending Sep tember 30 1917. according to the an nouncement received by Project Man ager Cone from Washington yester- day afternoon The rates for this per iod vary from almost 25 to l0O per cent above those in effect last year.
 The new rates are as follows: One dollar per acre which pays for one acre foot. additional water at sixty cents per acre foot up to total of three acre feet. all water above three acre feet, seventy-five cents per foot The Highine is one dollar and twenty five cents per acre foot for all water delivered.
 The rate for the first acre foot dur ing the coming period is just douu.e the amount charged during the fiscal year just closed The old rate was $l.00 per ,kre for the delivery of not to eX- ceed two acre feet of water The cost of the first acre foot was therefore 30 cents per acre.
 In cases where two acre feet are used. the difference is not so large. however. The cost for two acre feet under the new rates will be Sl.60 per acre foot. as compared with Sl00 for the period just brought to a close. The increase is therefore only sixty pen
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03

cent. For three acre feet, the increase is again less noticeable Under the new rates. the cost for three acre feet will be $2.2O as compared With l.6o for last year. The proportion of in- crease for users of this amount will be thirty seven and one-half per cent The margin of increase gradually de- creases as the acre feet increases.
 The reason for the increase during the coming period, as set forth by Chief Engineer Davis, is due to the re- suit of the tremendous loss encount- cred by the project last year in main tainance. The government supplies this water to the users for actual cost, but the cost last year so far exceeded the income that a big increase was made necessary for the coming year.
 The reason for the loss last year it was stated. was due to the fact that users were supplied with flood waters with half the regular cost, whereby the expenditure for supplying this water is equally as great
 Tt is probable that the high rate noticeable during the coming year will continue in effect as long as the pres ent system Is maintained" said Pro ject Manager Cone yesterday after noon.
 Another reason Tor the tremendous increase is due to the floods of last year. when heavy damages were done the various irrigation ditches. The fiscal year for the water supply is being changed this period from De- cember first to October first at the request of the water users. The 1917 fiscal year will end September 30, in- stead of November 30. as previously The reason for this change is due to the fact that the crop season in this community ends September 30. and the water users are desirous of having the water fiscal year end 10 conform with the agricultural season.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
M. AND M. WILL
 TALK NEW LAWS

A Legislation" meeting of the Phot nix Merchants X Manufacturers As sociation to discuss the various meas ures deemed advisable to present at the coming legislature will be held al the Arizona Club Monday evening al 7:45 o'clock This is the first get to- gether" meeting held by this organiza ton for several weeks.
 All legislators elected at the general election last November. as well as those who hold over the term. have been in- vited to attend the gathering, which is one of the most important of the year The cooperation of every mem- Der of the organization is desired in forming the measures to be presented to the next legislature.
 Several other matters of mutual in- terest to all members are also to be brought before the meeting for discus sion
 Plans are rapidly being completed for the dinner to be given by the asso- citation in the near future.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
BUICK SPECIAL
 HEADED THIS WAY

Another state automobile record k about to be busted into smithereens. It's buick scoop again and worth listening to. A whole. solid. contin- uous trainload Of Bucks is now on the way from Flint. Michigan. to the Babbitt Poison company, and includes about thirty cars. seven of which will be used by the Phoenix branch. The Babbitt Poison people have been hay ing a hard time for months trying to get deliveries on Bucks and finally insisted that for once the Buick people set aside enough cars for them SO that they could catch up on their orders.
 The seven carloads that will be di- yerted to Phoenix will contain about an equal number of the Little Sizes" and the Little Fours" Manager Gardiner Is wearing q smile that won't come off and says that when all the cars in this Arizona trainload are de- livered, that folks in other cars will feel that they are in the sad minority The trainload is due in Arizona early this week and as soon as the state line is crossed the distribution of car loads will begin to the various agen- cies and sub dealers.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
GIFTED MUSICIANS
 COMING ID PHOENIX

The home season of the Minneapolis
 Symphony Orchestra Emil Ober- hoffer. conductor. usually covers
 period of twenty four weeks. During that time the orchestra plays twelve Friday night symphony concerts. twenty-one popular Sunday afternoon concerts. six Beethoven concerts and
 six young peoples concerts. besides q series of ten symphony concerts in St Paul. all in all. fifty-five con- certs or an average of more than two a week. In addition to these the mid winter tour comprised twenty-five concerts making a total of eighty concerts during the home season. The question has been asked: What do the men do with their time in be- tween times Strange as it may seem. very few seem to realize the amount Of time spent preparing for these concerts. or that each member of the orchestra is engaged for the season on a weekly salary and that his time belongs to the orchestra as
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
REPUBLICAN CLUB
 ID HOLD MEETING

Future policies of the Phoenix Re- publican Club will be thoroughly dis ; cussed at meeting of the club to be held at the city hall at s o'clock Mon day evening. A large attendance is desired
 Reports of various phases of the No- vember general election will be given by members of the organization. Sev- eral other important questions are to be brought before the meeting for final settlement.
 Every republican man and woman of Phoenix, whether or not member of the club, Is urged to attend this gath ering.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
AT THE END OF THE WAR?
[ReoubIicao A. p. Leased wirel

IReoubIican A. ?. Leased WIreJ
 PRINCETON, N. J., Dec 2.--Franl< A. Vanderlip of New York. in an ad- dress before the students of Princeton University tonight expressed the be- lief that the mammoth credit structure that has been built up in this country since the outbreak of the European war would crumble ten times as fast at the end of hostilities. He made an urgent plea for the students of political economy to enlist in the hody of sound economical thinkers in the United States,
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03

! WAS wedged in LIKE A sardine on my WAY HOME last night BUT THE woman just ahead OF ME was well groomed, AND THE very sight of her HAIR RESTED my tired nerves Slif HAD a little girl BESIDE HER and when the L. C. CALLED HER Grandma I ALMOST tainted I BfllGYf VET that it was 4 PIT name because she LOOKED so young. IF SHE does not use NEW5RO'S HtRPlCIDE ilai a poor guesser.
 Yours for beautiful hair.
 NsnuIoAcIeG- H9arx
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03

necessary to open a branch office in the business district
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-31
GEO. ". STREEPEY
 ANSWERS CALL
Father of Alderman J. P. Streepey Died at the Residence of His
 Son Saturday Afternoon.

Maj. George Wesley Streepey, aged 82, died Saturday afternoon at the home of his son, Alderman John P. Streepey, 1915 Spruce street, after a long illness.
 The funeral was held Sunday at 3 p. m. by the Rev Forney Hutchinson, assisted by the Rev. L. E. N Hund- ley, and the interment was at Oak land. The pallbearers were: H. F. Auten, L. H. Bradley, c. N. Faubel, N. A. Messenger, W.. M. Branch and J. R. Hawkins.
 Among those who attended the flu neral were MT. and Mrs. o. E. Hicks, w. R. Hicks, Mrs. F. w. Hicks, Mrs. F. M. Riley and G. w Percefull of Lonoke.
 Major Streepey was born at New Salem, Ind, on June 2, 1884. He came to Arkansas in 1850. He was for mer resident of Helena and Hot Springs, but came to Little Rock five years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Elizabeth Streepey, and one son, John P Streepey.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-31
OPPOSITION TO AN
 EAGLE TOWNSHIP ROAD
Alleged That Estimated Cost of Im- provement Was Not Submitted
 to the Property Owners.

Chancellor Martineau has issued an order restraining Sheriff Hutton from collecting taxes levied on Road I'm provement District Mo- 7, in Eagle township.
 The complaint was filed by J. L. Venable and others. They allege that the district was organized without submitting to the property owners an estimate of the cost of the improve ment, said to be s40,000 Also they charge that the plans and spcifica- tions were not filed with the petition in court; that the district was formed without authority of the court; that it overlaps another district in the same section of the county, and that property owners are unable to find out the nature of the improvement.
 An immediate restraining order was asked for to enable the property own CTS in the district to pay their own taxes without having to forfeit their property for. the non-payment of the improvement tax.