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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
SEEK LOANS tNpEK NEW LAW.
vi piication~ Made by More Than
80. 600 Farmer.

~ the farm loan board have auuounc-
ed that more than 80. GOO farmers have
applied for mortgage loans aegreSaf-
inf approximately $3.50. o00,0 600, or
more than seventeen times tho amount
Of money which will be immediately
available for loans upon the organ
izas on % the twelve farm loan banks.
Most Of the applications have come
from the South and West They stan
continue Ia come in by hundreds every
day Requests for application blanks,
contemplating requests for loans Ia
1000 farmers. have come ftom Iowa
atone
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
CALEDONIA BELIEVED
To HAVE BEEN SUNK

London. Dec. S.~-The Anchor Line
steamship Caledonia. of 9,223 tons
gross is believed to have been sunk.
says an announcement today at Lloyds
shipping agency.
Lloyds announce that the Belgian
steamer Kelsey and the Norwegian
steamer Meteor have been reported
sunk and their. crews landed
The Danish steamer Halfdan. | ,30T
tons the Norwegian steamer Ella and
the Danish schooner Marie have been
sunk by submarines. The crews were
landed.
The Spanish steamer Corona. 403
tons. is reported to have been sunk.
Reuter- dispatch from Christiania
says Ii is announced by the Norwe-
Rian ministry of commerce that in
November nineteen Norwegian vessels,
with a total tonnage of 1898. were
lost
The sinking of the Greek steamship
lpres, l0S4 tons gross. by d German
submarine is reported in a Reuter-
dispatch from Las Palmas, Canary
Islands,
Reuters correspondent at Tavan-
ger, Norway, says the Norwegian
steamship Stettin. 412 tons gross, has
been sunk by German submarine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09

Featured 10y songs and speeches
Mr. and Mrs. Woo Nay, of Seventeenth
Street. will receive in honor of their
wedding tomorrow night at the ChoJ
Suey Restaurant Els North Sixth
Street The marriage ceremony was
performed in Seattle, Wash. last week
The AFFAIR VIII he strictly formal in
vitations-about forty in all--havina
been issued hy the couple Nay has
been a resident OF Richmond for six
years. and he recently journeyed on,
West TO tske upon himself a bride
policeman will be on hand, bv re.
quest, to preserye order
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
Will. RETAIN MACHINE
CT ~ AND TIT OK =

AdJutant-C;euersl W ". Sale has
been advised by the War Department
that the Virginia commands now on
the border; viii be permitted to re-
tain the machine guns and automobile
trucks. supplied them at the time Of
HTnbtftzatTon- when they return TO the
state, This order WILL max" the equip
ment Of the Virginia troops more
complete and in better shape for in
slant service The only expense TO
the state in connection with the or
der Is that facilities must be provided
for the keeping Of the trucks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
strauss f{esixus

Washington, Dec. s. Announcement (
was made today by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels that Rear Admiral JOS
eph Strauss had rendered HIS resigna-
ton as chief OF the bureau of ord
nance 10 take place at the pleasure
OF the secretary. The resignation was
accepted. but at the request OF Sec
rotary Daniels Admiral Strauss Will
continue in office until the naval COM
mtttees Of Congress complete their
hearings. in January, lie then viii
go 10 sea as captain. his lineai rank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09

+. Wheeler kIser, .tte Young man
"ho was discovered nearly asphyxtat-
ed tn an Eighth street boarding
house. few days ayr. and who Is
sun at the Virginia Hospital. reeov-
erine from the effects OF his expert
ence had warrant served on him
last night charging HIM with being
fugitive from North Carolina The
man is yet unable to leave the hos
pital, u Is not known whether kiser
bleW--out the gas in his room at the
boarding house through intake. or
how II happened to be escaping
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
THE WEATHER
tUsited States Department Of
Agriculture. Weather Eurcauo

Washington. Dec s-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
1t Will be much colder Saturday in
the lower lake region. the Ohio Val
ley, Tennessee and the East Gull
States and on Sunday in the Atlantic
States.
Virginia-Rain Saturday in north
west portions. and Saturday or Satur-
day night in southeast portion, colder
in west portion Sunday. much colder
and proba bly, fair.
North Carolina-Rain Saturday
colder central and western portions
much colder at night; Sunday fair
colder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
BUTTER PRICES FALL.

Chicago, Dec. S.-Boycott agitation.
together with the Federal investiga-
ton of food prices had considera BILE
effect today on the butter market
here. Wholesale quotations of cream
cry butter on the Chicago butter and
egg board showed fall varying from
one half TO one cent on some grades
compared with yesterday.
1t was explained that consumption
of butter had diminished and that sup
plies had materially Increased
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
New Workers. Ordered Homo

San Antonio. Dec. S.-Major- G en-.
eral Funston received orders from the
War Department at Washington for
the return of headquarters staff OF
the New York division stationed al
McAllen. This order includes Gen.
eral organ, all the officers of the
staff and a number of enlisted men
General Funston asserted that these
orders have no connection with the
trouble which has arisen in the
Twelfth New York Infantry
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
CONSTANTINE HEALTH
AGAIN GIVES TROUBLE

Paris. Dec, S--Thc health OF King
Constantine Is again causing anxiety,
according to news from German
sources, SAYS "A Zurich dispatch to the
Matin. The old wound in the king
side continues TO suppurate. the dis
patch says. and has kept constantly
open. The kings condition is said to
be very weak.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
No DECISION on
ASHLAND LINE CASE

Numerous persons opposing the pro-
posed change Of the Richmond and
Chesapeake Bay Railroad schedule,
and reducing the number of cars op-
Grated by them. appeared before the
State Corporation Commission yester-
day morning. Considerabl testimony
WAS heard. but without reaching a de-
cision. the case was adjourned until
10 o'clock Tuesday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09

Washington, Dec. s.-China and
France have reached an agreement in
the dispute arising from French de-
mands for additional territory at Tten-
Tsin The settlement provides for
joint Chinese and international admin
istration OF the district adjoining the
French concession OF which France
demanded OF China
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
Democratic Expenditures

Washington. Dec. s.-The statement
OF Wilbur w. Marsh, treasurer Of the
Democratic National Committee. filed
with the House of Representa- tives yes
terday. showed total receipts of 81
lek.5<s, expenditures OF $I,6s4,5a0. IL
abilities of s91 .005. claims subtee, Ia
audit OF sss.470. and loans to be re-
paid, $4,000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
ASQU|TA GREATER


were MS CoFIeARueS IN INC retIrlnE
coalition ministry parties to it, he
asserted.
In a brief recital of the circum-
stances that led 10 his fall and the
rise of his opponent. he confirmed
that the relationship between the war
council and the premier was the chief
bone of contention In the controversy
with Lloyd-George. His own refusa !
to be "ffgurehead." mere specta-
tor of the war. without a leading role
in the war council. led to his resigna-
ton. There was lack somewhere.
he intimated Through what he de
scribed as a breach of confidence. the
newspapers had obtained some pre-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09

James Anderson. colored. in Police
Court yesterday. was sentenced to six
" days in Jail for stealing a pair of
pants valued at Sc. the property of
c. +. Brown
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
'cnl Observation Mt Up. NJ. Yesterday


Tickets Will be sold at above rate
on December 10th. 18th. 18th and for
all trains scheduled to arrive Norfolk
before noon of December 10. 1916,
good Tor return passage until Deem
Der 10. 1916. These tickets open to
the public
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
One of Crack Ships OF Fleet.

New York. Dec. S.--The Caledonia
was formerly in the passenger service
between New York and Glasgow. one
of the crack ships of the Anchor Line
feet. The local offices of the lire said
today that they had heard nothin.,
of the vessel since she was comman .
deered for government service in .Au-
gust, 1914. They had no word of her
destruction other than that contained
in press dispatches. The ship Is regis
tered as commanded by Captain
Blake.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
|fMDARGO ORDERS
on BIG RAILROADS
fennsyivania, Erie, New York Gen.
trail and Wabash Tied Up
BY Congestion.
LOADED CARS IN YARDS
ON SEiBOARD Is CAUSE.
Failure of shippers to Arrange for
Overseas Shipment Creates Trcmen-
e dous Pbnglc--No Limit on Duration

Chicago, Dec Embargo orders.
which practically bar the West from
shipment OF commodities for export
from Atlantic ports for Eastern con-
sumption, went into effect on the
Pennsylvania lines and the Erie Rail-
road east OF Chicago today.
Two other railroads, the New YORK
Central lines and the Wabash. ordered
embargoes tod"y~ The Wabash placed
an embargo on grain shipments and
the New York Central on all food
stuns except perishahles and livestock.
The orders bar virtually every com =
modify, the usual exceptions being
made, however, for perishable freight
in transit and for United States gov
eminent shipments. II. G. Snyder, as
sistant general freight agent of the
Erie, explained that the order of his
road even applies to livestock to the
extent that we no longer accept live
stock from connecting lines
No Limit of Duration.
No limit is set on the duration of
the embargo, which IS attributed to
the congestion of loaded freight cars
in the yards on the Atlantic seaboard.
Notice of the embargo was served
on the connecting lines by the two
roads some time ago. The Pennsyl-
vania order forbids agents TO accept
freight from connecting lines which
is destined for points east of Pitts
burg. The Erie order fixes Marion,
ohio, as the farthest East point of
destination.
Staple foodsUfs which do not re-
quire cold storage are forbidden by
the embargo from going east nf the
Pittsburg- Marion lines. This would
apply to potatoes -four, beet sugar
and canned goods. Such commodities
as wheat corn. building materials and
manufacturing articles are also
brought under the ban Of the embargo
orders.
Congestion nj Terminals.
Local railroad officials asserted that
frequently cars of goods for export
have been shipped without arrange
ments being made for bottoms to car
ry their loads to Europe and that as
result the tangIr Of freight cars
has grown so great thai eastern roads
have found it difficult to carry on
their necessary business. Efforts Of
the roads. 1t was asserted to carry
out the recent orders of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to return the
cars to the western lines. have brought
the situation to crisis,
officials of other roads operating
east from Chicago carly today did not
comment on current rumors that other
lines intended issuing similar orders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
View of senator Underwood.

~ provided by the bill. He said. how
ever, that he would not oppose the
: measure
View of senator Underwood.
RI Senator Underwood suggested that
5 In his view OF the bill II would be
possible 10 msnufa eture grain alcohol
in the District, ship IL across the line
! and then have it shipped back for per
Sonal use
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09

Local Rainfall.

Rainfall last twelve hours.
Rainfall last twenty four hours
Deficiency in rainfall since March
i'''.7-. ..-,.. ......,
Deficiency in rainfall since jan
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-18

cient to provide room for the enter
tainment of quite few guests.
The kitchen is back Of the dining
room and is equipped with model
pantry. While working at the table
in this pantry the shelves are handily
located to the right and the refrigera-
tor to the left. No time and energy
are wasted in moving about a largo
room in the preparation Of a meal,
The refrigerator is iced from the rear
porch, thus preventing the tracking
of mud into the kitchen by the ice
man. This pantry will prove to be
as interesting feature to the women
as the little den is to the men who
visit the owners of this bungalow
home.
The corner of the house opposite to
the porch is occupied with two bed
rooms and a bathroom, all of which
open into hall leading to the dining
room. Each bedroom has a generous
closet with shelves. and is well light
ed. The bathroom is well arranged
and is provided with a built-in medi-
cine closet.
The stairs into the basement are
reached through the hall In the rear
of the house. The basement is large
and may be used In many ways to add
to the utility Of the house. 1t is
lighted with grade windows made pos
sible by carrying the foundation walls
up above the ground level. Storage
space is provided in the attic, which
may be reached from the living room.
Taken in its entirety, this bungalow
has an unusual number of very inter.
esting features, both in interior and
exterior design, and IL Is particularly
well suited to the man who enjoys
individuality in a home.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-18
SILK SUIT AT ITS BEST.

and back, and II fastens at the left
front. The body of the coat could not
be cut on simpler lines, and 1t hangs
straight from the shoulder. 1t Is Joined
TO the peplum under a soft crushed
belt of the taffeta, fastening at the
front with a prim bow and buckle.
Round velvet-coyered buttons and
small silk cord loops take care of the
front fastening.
The sleeves are long and flare a little
at the band, where they are slashed in
to rounded points. A soft collar Of
pique is worn inside the rolling collar
Of silk.
AS to the silk suit for street or other
wear, II Is one of the most satisfactory
possessions. Women who know how
to do decorative needlework can buy
plain suits and embellish them with en-
broideries that place them In the class
of exclusive designs. BY the addition
of other trimmings and fashion fea-
tares the plain suit may be converted
into an expression of individual taste,
as the season grows older.
Before the cool breezes Of Septem-
Der have begun to sigh with the pass
Ing of SUMNER, the college girl must
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-18
LAUGHING LAcENAIRE.

On December IA, 1884, a gentleman
Of distinguished appearance walked
briskly along a quiet street near the
Chopinette barrier, In Paris.
This pedestrian, who looked distin-
guished even under the handicap OF
threadbare garments, was about thirty
five years old. He was rather small of
stature, but carried himself proudly.
His face was refined and intellectual
the face Of poet and dreamer. In
deed, at that hour all Paris was whis-
Ting and singing one Of his songs,
"The Fife and the Drum" He had the
hands and hair of an artist, and the
joyous carefree laugh Of boy. 1t
was good thing to hear Lacenaire
laugh.
Behind Lacenalre there walked a
man Of vulgar appearance. His name
was Avril. He was quite young, not
more than twenty-five, and he had
been so unfortunate as a criminal that
Lacenaire was sorry for him, and was
determined to give him chance to do
better work.
Presently they stopped before a
dwelling Of prosperous appearance.
This is the place." said Lacenalre.
do you remember my instructions
quite clearly Yes2 Then allons vitel"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-18

Avril still was in Jail The crimes in
which they had been concerned were
complete mysteries to the police, and
1t seemed that they would always re-
main so, when Francois dropped few
words which made the police suspi-
cious, and they drew from him the story
of the attack upon the bank messen-
ger. AvriPs conscience became active
about the same time, and he told of
the Chardon murders, So II came to
pass that the poet was arrested. and
when he learned that the discovery
was due to his accomplices, he made
full confession, his only object, he said,
being to take the betrayers to the
guillotIne with him.
The trial was q famous one. The
most celebrated people of France
crowded to the courtroom to see the
laughing Lacenaire, who was dressed
Ike a prince. He laughed and joked
throughout the proceedings, and drove
Avril and Francois to a frenzy time
and time again by his ridIcule. Upon
Several occasions the guards had to
hold them. they were so anxious to
get at his throat.
Francois was sentenced to life i'm
prIsonment. and Lacenaire and Avril
to death. So one day In 1885 these
two made their last appearance in
public. Avril died first, and met his
fate with british calmness. Lacenaire
tried to appear jaunty and joyous, but
It was with an effort. He was excited
and nervous. Being a man of imagina-
ton. a poet and artist, death meant
more to him than to an ordinary crimi-
nal He fought for self-control with
a mental courage that is more heroic
than any physical courage. Badly
scared. he tried TO seem undaunted.
But II was his fate to undergo an ex-
traOriinary ordeal that would break
down any courage. The guillotine
wouldn't work. Time and again the
Ak descended to within an inch or two
Of his neck and then stuck, and the
executioner fumhled with II, raised 1t,
and let II fal again. The tortured
man twisted himself around so that he
conld look upward, and uttered an
awful. agonized shrek that was never
forgotten by those who heard Il.
But the shrek was cut In two. The
AZ worked at last
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-18

this about, but the details are not es-
sential to this story.
Everything being in readiness, Avrll
was so foolish as to be arrested, while
trying to rescue lady friend from the
police. So, at the eleventh hour, Lace
naire had to go forth and seek another
assistant. Reliable help Of that kind
is hard to find when most needed, but
after much trouble the poet accepted
as his partner q gentleman named
Francois, to whom homicide was fad.
1t was said of him, in his own haunts,
that he would kill man for q sou,
which was cheap enough, to be sure.
Francois, however, should have
known better than to eat oranges be-
fore committing a crime. Or, If he
couldn't get along without oranges, he
should have realized that 1t was bad
to drop the peel on the floor of busi-
ness mans Office.
At the appointed hour the bank
messenger arrived at the Office with
his little bag fairly bullying with
money, and securities. Lacenaire, the
smiling, the fascinating, asked him to
seat himself at the table and examine
certain papers. The messenger did so,
and while the poet engaged him in
conversation, and held, his whole atten-
ton, Francois came up behind, dag
ger In hand, to stab him to the heart.
Francois, who had studied murder I'M
der the old masters, knew how to
reach the heart from any angle or po-
sition. This looked like an easy and
sure jobl But. maledictions on the
orange peel His foot slipped just as
he delivered the blow. The messenger
was stabbed, but not mortally, or even
seriously. With yell of terror he
leaped for the door and reached 1t
first, and ran down the stairs yelling
murder. Francois also sped away,
and Lacenalre followed close at the
messengers heels, also yelling murder,
thus diverting suspicion until he
reached the street and was lost in the
crowd.
He felt that Paris was no place for
him just then, so he departed for the
provinces, where for long time he
lived opulently. He wrote much poetry
at this time, and 1t was good poetry,
which sold readily; but he was too
wise to depend upon the muse for
living, so, when not embalming things
in song he devoted his genius to for
gerry, and with great success. When
he returned to Paris he was attired In
purple and fine linen, and was a credit
to the boulevards.
Meanwhile Francois had been ar
rested on some triAlng charge. and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-18
Substantial LETTERING.

Has II occurred to you what attrac-
tive letters substantial tapes or braids
of almost any kind will make on house
hold linens? This is really as easy
q way OF marking as any. II Is neces-
sary, of course, FIRST to mark Off your
letters; script is usually best for
braidwork. and the marking can be
done with stout card upon which the
letter has been drawn and the outline
perforated Gith pins. This card will
last for mdhy stampings with soft
lead pencil through the perforations.
Cotton soutaehe, very fine rickrack.
coronation, cotton rat-tail or any braid
may be worked into these letters. The
heavier bralds, of course, should be re-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-18

adds a further note of distinction to
the bungalow. The chimney is of
rough brick to correspond to the
porch columns. The exterior Is quite
different from the usual examples of
this type and lends itself we'll to
finish which will force 1t upon the
attention of the casual observer. Trim
should be white around all windows
and doors. The porch ratings and
pillars should be finished in the same
way. With the rough siding finished
in some dark color and the shingled
portion few shades lighter, the fin.
ished appearance of the bungalow is
all that anyone looking for individual
ity in home could ask for.
What is more, the interior arrange
ment Of this house is In thorough
keeping with the general idea, EN-
bod in many unique features not
commonly found in the bungalow
type. The front door opens into a lit
tie reception hall having doors into
the living room and the dining room.
The triangular closet in this hall,
with shelves and books for wraps, is
a point of interest.
The door to the right as you enter
the reception hall leads into the gen.
erous living room. Four windows in
the one wall Of this room flood II
with light and make 1t always bright
and CHEEKY. At the far end Of the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-18
In Woman'S Realm
Taea Suit Easily One Of the Best Of the Seasons Productions
is the One DiSplayed-0utft That win Deserve the Aen-
ton of the College Girl

BY dhIz5 70 be perfectly plain, but
otherwise not going contrary to pre-
vailing fashions, the taffeta suit shown
may make claim to noteworthy orig
tnallty. 1t is a between-seasons affair,
which wiz prove a safe investment for
the young women who must make an
early selection. 1t is a happy choice
for the miss who is still in school, and
whose youthfulness needs no furbe-
lows.
SO severe a model is rarity In silk
and this one is too plain to need de-
scription. The fullness of the skirt is
shirred into a short yoke at the sides
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-18

bethInk her Of her Quitting for school.
Her street suit and blouses for daily
wear and a tailored hat for fall must
be selected in advance Of the real
opening Of the new season. But the
creators Of style have already lsunch-
ed the things that she will need. and
10 millinery especially there Is On
abundance Of felt and velvet hats
made for her exclusive benefit.
Plain. bright-colored felts and re
lours. trimmed with bands OF ribbon
or simple ornaments, or with fat deco
rations Of embroidery are sure OF
their welcome already. They are near
~ all brimmed hats with comfortable
crowns. and many of them are made
IN twO-toned designs. that Is. the IN
der brim Is In contrasting color. Be
sides the pressed hats there are the
smade- or tailored hats Ike those