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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
OECLAME FOR MEDAL
Newport News Has For Three Years
Won the Contest
In Virginia.
WILL BE FREE TO PUBLIC
Nineteen Schools of the State VIII
Take Part--Preliminaries Are 10
BE Private-LAst of Judges.

The fourth annual interscholastic
defamation contest of Virginia sec
ondary schools will be held at Rich
mond College auditorium Tuesday
evening at o'clock. The plan oil
having the high schools and academies
of Virginia send representatives TO
Richmond College to compete In de-
clamation was organized four years
ago and has provided an occasion OF
great interest ever since. the pest
secondary schools in Virginia send rep
resentatives and no similar contest
held in the State Is so representative
in character.
II is a remarkable fact that with
different contestants each year, and an
entirely different group of dtsinter-
ested Judges, the representative of the
Newport News High School has been
successful each of the preceding con-
tests. The prize Is a handsome gold
medal and has been carried to New
port News three times. Last year the
high school adjourned and the stu
dents met the winner at the station
and escorted him In triumph through
the streets of the city to the high
school building. Interest is keen to
see NnStntT tilt ANSWPOth AHONS VA
testant will again be successful.
For Preliminary Contest
In view of the large number OF
entries II is necessary to have pre-
liminary contest, which will not be
open to the public. and on the basis
OF which eight contestants will be
selected who will speak at the public
contest in the college auditorium
Tuesday evening. The judges OF the
preliminary contest are Rev. $. Roger
Tyler. rector of ST. Marks Episcopal
church; Rev. II. d. C. Maclachlan. d.
D. pastor OF Seventh-Street Chris
tan Church, and Rev. J. W Cam
mack, d. D.. OF the Religious Herald.
The Judges of the evening contest are
members of the Virginia Legislature
Delegates J. c. Moss. OF Lynchburg;
S H Page. OF Albemarle, and X. III
Willis, OF Roanoke.
Since all the schools have held pre-
liminary contests in order TO select
representative. the final contest Tues
day evening will be entered by group
of doubly picked students. The speak
ing will doubtless he representative OF
the very best that Virginia schools can
present The contest is open to the
public without charge. and the street
cars will provide service sufficient to
accommodate the large crowd
Schools in contest.
The secondary schools which Will
END representatives to the contest are
H. follows:
Alexandria High School. Augusta
Military Academy. Botetourt High
school. t& Chamberlayne School,
Charlotte High school, Cluster Springs
Academy, Fork Union Military Acade-
my. Hampton High school. Jarrats
High school, John Marshall High
School. Newport News High school,
Onancock High School. Petersburg
High school. Richmond Academy,
salem High school. stanton High
school, stanton Military Academy.
West Point High School and Wood
berry Forest School.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21
Choctaw Power Baskets.

The Choctaw Indians IF louisiana
have sent North an odd consignment Of
baskets, Among them are some So
called flower baskets. intended for
porch use. They are twelve inches
high. circular in shape anu four inches
in diameter: they have a wide loop
with which to hang them up, and are
woven of white straw plated in fancy
coiors, They may be used with dry
flowers as they are. or one may slip
into them a tall glass to hold water.
Some of the baskets are dyed Indian
red. painted In crude native designs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21
REASONS
FOR EATING OYSTERS
Their Great Nutritve Qualities Dgestby and ohcapnesa
Make Them Ideal Diet For All
Glasses of People.

taste of an oyster Probably some
starving savage happened to break
a, she'll. and seeing the Juicy contents.
swallowed them as a desperate ex-
pertinent.
II is easy to picture his amazed de-
light over the savory morsel. even
though he had no salt, pepper or
vinegar to bring outfits best favor.
and what a sensation his discovery
must have made when ne communi-
Gated it TO his skin-clad fellows! How
we'll they liked it is sufficiently In
dictated by the immense heaps of
oyster and other bivalve shells, called
Kitchen middens." which prehistoric
man left on the seashore of Scandi-
navia and elsewhere. 1t is no exagger-
alton to say that oysters were almost
the first animal food that man ever
tasted
In Infancy Oyster Lives without Shell
and Swims About In Water.
II Is safe to wager that not one in
a hundred persons who eat oysters
with great gusto knows that an oyster
in its infancy lives without shell,
and swims about in, the water, al
though IL is never a speeder. In this
larvae state the embryo oyster Is fur
nished with little bristles with which
1t rows itself along, or keeps suspend
ed in a current. After a short time
a shell begins to form. and the weight
of this as IL grows. brings the
creature down to the bottom. where
1T fixes itself upon some solid object,
preferably a rock.
The vast majority Of the little oys-
tiers are swallowed up and smothered
by drifting sand and mud, but a few
survive out of the millions that are
born from the eggs of a single female.
When the little oysters first become at
tached in colonies to the bottom they
are called "spat." When they get large
enough to be transported to other
places where they may finish their
growth, they are called seed oysters"
There is a good deal to be learned
about an oyster besides the way to
eat IT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21
SHOULD PROTECT CHILD

CONTINUED from First Page)
Carthy had exercised the authority
during their terms OF office, / calico
the attention OF our honored Mayor to
the article condemnatory of "Destruc-
ton" He had seen the play and
thought that 1t was a warning of the
dire consequences to follow evil do
ing; and. holding that position, he, Of
course. did not feel called upon to
take any hand in the suppression Of
the show. While I regret that his
convictions were such. | do not ques-
ton his sincerity. and having no hope
of closing such saiacious shows
through the one constituted agency, l
feel impeled to resort to another
method, namely, TO advise and adj
monish the parents of this congre-
cation to keep their children from
such shows, and to exhort the young
people themselves to abstain from
such plays.
What Reporter Said.
A reporter Of an evening paper says
that at a certain stage in THE Bal
let Girl some persons OF the age of
discretion walked out" Another re-
porter informs me that he has wit
messed itcentious scenes such as ought
not to be shown in a self-respecting
community. A reporter of another
daily declared there can be no ques-
ton about the indency of some OF
these shows. These men are not
Puritans, but on the contrary are very
liberal in their views, care not what
censorship may have passed a play, IL
IL is as these competent and reputable
witnesses testify. it Is injurious to the
morals OF the community, and ought
! to be suppressed. The excuse. 1T has
| passed the National Board of Censor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21
Nexx Rvrt,c,iH Pottery.

The popularity of pottery in tnt
decoration OF country homes has
brought forward many new Kinds OF
ware. In odd shapes and colors, These
are mostly found in special exhibitions
private studios and small galleries
The new Byrdcliff pottery is exquisite
in coloring, taking its name from the
little New York town where II Is made
Lovely lilac and blue tints appear in
1t. but the special color peculiar &c
the ware is withered rose, an indies.
cribable shade of old pink. Many
odd shapes are seen In the pieces de-
signed for lily bowls, flower vases and
for other decorative uses. The Bowl
Shop pottery. from Boston. shows q
number OF gray porringers for tho
nursery with blue gander patterns
running around them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21
New Crystal Bowls and Vases.

Crystal is row shown IN delicate
vases and bowls that are lovely for
holding purple violets, or any favorite
small white flowers. The glass itself
Is white, with iridescent colorings II,
cloudy effects; it's daintiness Is en-
HANGED by engraving in exquisite pat
terms.
OF different character. but no less
attractive in the home. are bellows OF
hand-carved Italian workmanship
These are copies Of antiques. and may
be had In several sizes and decorations.
the central designs varying all the way
from Aead Of Dante to the Lion Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21
GEORGE JACKSON SHOT
IN COAST LINE YARDS

While standing In the Seaboard AIR
Line yards late last night, George
Jackson. colored. was shot through his
left ribs by some unidentified person
paonle in the yards who saw the man
fall with the wound In his chest i'm
mediately summoned the city ambu-
lance and he was rushed to the Me-
mortal Hospital. He Immediately un-
uerwent an operation, and at an early
hour this morning he was reported
to be IN a precarious condition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21

Continued from First Page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21

"Whicc ~ns,id she choose7 Many
centuries aen :, man OF destiny had
stood in . yery similar position. Two
courses were calling him. The one,
the powerful throne and luxurious
palace OF Egypt; the other to fellow
ship with the suffering and broken
heart OF Israel
And IKE thn men Of destiny. this
child of Providence chose rathereo to
suffer with the heart-brokea than to
enjoy the pleasure of exalted posi-
ton for season Esther. the beau
tfful queen. heard the cry which echo
ed about the palace at Shushan. wrung
from the hearts OF outraged Jews
throughout the provinces. said: X will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-21
Mardi Gras Celebration
S26. 75-New Orleans and Return-$26.7 rs
Via Norfolk and Western Ry.

Tickets at above greatly reduced
rates will be sold February rs to
March s. inclusive, good for return
passage until March II, extension of
limit to April 3.f1916. upon payment
81 additional See that your tickets
read via Norfolk and Western Rail-
way. Least changes. Full information
company's Office. S3s East Main Street.
Richmond, Va. Phone Madison 4S7.
c. III. BOSLEY,
District Passenger Agent
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
A. o. H. CONVENTION.
Biennial Gathering to Be Held in
Boston July 1922.

Extensive plans are under way for
the biennial national convention of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
which is to be held at Copley Plaza
Hotel, Boston, July II to %, inclu
The convention will be opened by
solemn services at the Cathedral OF
the Holy Cross, at which His Emf
nence, Cardinal O'Connell, will pre-
side. During the weeks stay of the
delegates there will be harbor excur
sions, trips to the north and south
shores, trips to the historic spots
which make Boston and it's vicinity
the most interesting place in all Amer
lea and banquets with oratory and
music.
The executive committee has voted
against parade because of the prob
ability of the weather being very
warm at that time, and also because
of the vast amount of business with
which the convention will have tc
deal.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
TWIN CITY NEWS

alleged libel, resulted in a verdict in
the district court of that city for the
defense. The suit was brought
against the defendants by Salter over
an article written by Mr.. Pewter and
published in the Tribune. The ar
ticle asserted that Salter was so.
cialist in his acts and actions, and
that on various occasions he substi-
tuted, while teacher at a school, the
picture of Debs in place of Wash
ington and Lincoln. John T. Pewters
is a son of ]. P. Pewters, we'll known
Twin City newspaperman and his
friends will receive the news of the
verdict with pleasure.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
RRANpEls CONFIRMED.

The nomination of Louis D. Bran.
deis, of Boston, to the Supreme Court,
to succeed the late Justice Lamar, was
confirmed by the Senate last week by
a vote of AZ to %. The vote, taken
without debate, ended one of the bit
terest contests ever waged against g
presidential nominee. Only one Dem
ocrat, Senator Newlands, voted
against confirmation. Three Republic
cans, Senators La Toilette, Norris and
Poindexter, voted with the Demo
cratic majority, and Senators Gronna
and Clapp would have done so but
were paired with Senators Borah and
Kenyon.
Mr.. Brandeis will be the first He
brew to occupy seat on the Supreme
Bench.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
X. c. DoINGs HERE AND ELSE.
WHERE.

Third degree conferred to a large
class at Shakopee last Sunday by de.
gree team from st. Paul in charge OF
District Deputy Fred Mccarthy.
Past State Deputy Neil M. Cronin
will confer third degree to a class al
Morris on the 25th.
Red Wing will be the scene OF a
third degree initiation on the 25th
The degree will be exemplified by
team in charge of State Deputy w. H
Donohue.
Grand knight c. Paul Tracy, in try
ing to promote the get-together spirit
among the Knights, plans an innova
ton in the way Of holding MONDAY
luncheon in some convenient place
downtown at which the Knights could
gather and discuss affairs pertaining to
the order. The idea has met with
hearty response from the members Of
the order and the officers are well
pleased with the spirit in which the
brothers have expressed their willing
ness to get-together. The officers are
looking for suitable place in which
to hold these weekly gatherings and
sounding the members as to what day
of the week would be most convenient
Up to the present time, Monday moor
seems to be in favor.
Butte, Mont, Council has begun
work on the erection of clubhouse
Since joining the permanent home
movement the Montanans are show
ing great progress in Knighthood. The
clubhouse, it is expected, will be com
pleted and ready for use early in the
fall.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
OFFICER WHO SHOT
IRISH EDITOR IS
PLACED ON TRIAL

According to Dispatch from Dublin,
via London, June the prosecution
yesterday began the presentation of
its case at the court-martial of Cap
tain Bowen-Colthurst, charged with
the shooting of F. Sheehy Skeffing.
ton, editor of the Irish Citizen. Thorn.
as Dickson and Fred Mcintyre, during
the recent Irish rebellion. The de-
PENDANT is accused of murder.
The prosecuting officer said the de.
fendant took the three men from the
guard room with the remark: Il am
going to shoot them, as l think the
right thing to do"
The guard room orderly made a re-.
port regarding this to the adjutant-
general, who sent message to Cap
tain Bowen-C olthurst, but it is not
known whether it reached him. At all
events, declared the prosecutor, the
men we're taken to the yard and shot
by firing party of seven men.
Officers testified that they had been
on duty " hours at this time and that
Captain Bowen-C olthurst was ex-
tremely excited and did not act in his
usual manner.
One officer said that after the shoot
ing he noticed movement in Skeffing-
toms body and told the captain of it.,
the latter then ordering that the squad
shoot again. Another volley was fired
into the body.
1t was testified that Captain Bowen
Colthurst told Major Roxburgh, who
was in command of the Portobello bar
racks, that he had shot the men of his
own responsibility and probably would
hang for it.
General Bird, the chief witness for
the defense, related how Captain Bow.
en- Colthurst had disobeyed orders dur.
ing the Mons retreat and was suspend
ed. Bowen-Colthurst's company was
ordered to retire, but Bowen Colthurst
gave the command to advance. This
said the witness, showed his incapac
ity.
Medical testimony was then taken
for the purpose of indicating the un'
balanced state of Bowen-C olthurst's
mind
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
VETERAN EDITOR DIES.

VETERAN eOlI OH OleS.
Captain Devereaux, publisher of the
Northwestern Chronicle, died at his
home in st. Paul during the past
week.
Mr.. Devereaux was born in WEEK
ford, Ireland, So years ago. He came
to this country with his parents in
1888. He began his career in the
composing room of the Pittsburgh
Gazette in 1845. Ten years later he
moved to st. Paul.
After few years spent in the pa
per business he returned to his trade
as printer in the composing room of
the old Pioneer, where he remained
until the outbreak of the Civil War.
After the war he returned to St.
Paul and founded the Northwestern
Chronicle, which he published for II
years. He held the Offices of county
assessor, street commissioner and Sec
rotary of the board of charities. He
was also active in local typographical
affairs.
He is survived by three daughters
and one son. The funeral was held
from the Cathedral.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
SAINT CLARA COLLEGE AND
ACADEMY, SlNSlNAWA, WIS.

ACADEMY, SINSlNAWA, WIS.
On Friday evening, June second, the
Senior Academic Glass presented
Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights
Dream" This delightful play, given
it's proper woodland setting on the
campus, was enacted with remarkable
delicacy and skill by the members of
the class. The actors were we'll
trained, carrying each part, from the
rustic buffoonery of Bottom to the
charming grace and sweetness of I'll
tania, with perfection of detail rare
ly found in amateur performers.
The splendid work accomplished in
English Literature and Composition at
Saint Clara College was made evident
by two enjoyable open meetings dur
ing the past week. The Browning
Hour" which the Faculty and older
students spent with the Freshmen
Thursday morning, June first, showed
real appreciation of and an unusual
ability to interpret skilfully the best
work Of the great poet optimist.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10

"The English, yer Honor, fought be-
hind the Irish"
Johnnie's answer is entirely too
brief to be correct these days. The
English, yer Honor, are now fighting
behind the Irish, the poor little mar
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10

Five exceptionally good short stories,
selected from those written by the
Sophomore Glass in Narration, were
read on Sunday evening, June fourth.
The plots were strong, the incidents
we'll grouped, and the interest sus-
tanned to the end. For student work,
these stories rank high, and deserve
special commentator.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10

Father O'Brien, pastor of st. Thomas
church, participated in a forty-hour
devotion held at Mortified last week.
The devotion commenced on Sunday
afternoon and was concluded on Tues
day.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
CONVENTION DELEGATES CLIO.

CONVENTION DELEGATES CHO-
SEN.
At the meeting of the County Board
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
held at Richmond Hall, 225 South
Fifth street, on Tuesday evening, dele
gates were elected to attend the ma
tional convention of the order to be
held in Boston in July. The local dele
gates are John Nightingale and John
Crahen. Mr.. J. P. Donohue county
president, is also a member of the
party going from here. He goes to the
convention by virtue Of his Office, each
county president being eligible to at
tend.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF

Mrs. w. A. King gives this story
and comment in the Catholic Column
bian:
At this time one may, with profit,
recall the story of the visiting English
lord examining the pupils of certain
Miss Mccarthy in one of the Cana
dian schools.
And now, Johnnie, tell me how the
Beers fought?"
The Beers, yer Honor, fought be-
hind bushes and copies"
Right you are. And how did the
English fight, my boy?'
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10

The following is the list of graduates
from the Holy Rosary school for this
year. The commencement exercises
will be held in the school auditorium
on the evening of June 18th, Rev.
Father Shiel officiating and distribut-
ing the diplomas.
Marg'rt Mcdonnell Joseph Ryan
Mary O'Hagen Cecilia Marin
Miles Harvey Vivien Welsh
Catherine Jaax Cathleen Cassidy
Eunice Rostralter Mary Malone
Theresa Curran Beatrice Eagen
La Verne Murphy Lottie Hall
Lucille Quinn Mary Dunno
Carmel Bow Raymond Gleason
Mary O'Mara Genevieve McInerny
Mary Marin Ruth Lockhart
Chester Frear Helen Mullane
Charles st. Cyr Raymond Olson
Leon Hogan Evelyn Brown
Elizabeth Hickey Donald Murphy
Helen McMakin Mary Barber
Margaret Duffy George Porter
Bessie Ward Henry McQuaid
Alice Dumas Anna Galdonick
Florence Mullen Anna Kelly
Alice James Anna Tuohy
Genevieve McMullen
Motto: Climb though the rocks be
r rugged"
Glass colors: Old Rose and Silver
Gray.
A suit brought by James F. Salter
former city commissioner of Everett
WASH, against the Everett Tribune
and John T. Pewters for $4,000 fol
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10

tyred Belgians, the brave French, the
Italians, the Serbians and the Portu-
guese. And, yer Honor, because of
the awful drives at Verdun, they're
coming a bit nearer the front where
it's dangerous and nasty,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10

ST. MARGAREr's ACADEMY.
The girls of st. Margaret's Academy
held their graduation exercises at the
Shubert Theatre on the afternoon of
June 18th. A large crowd was in
attendance and the diplomas were dis
tributed by the Archbishop.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10

Brother Peter, Oldest member of the
Xaverian Brotherhood in this country,
fell dead on Tuesday of last week in
Beverly, Mass, where he had gone to
buy flowers for the altar of St. John
Preparatory School at Danvers, of
which he was sacristan. He was born
in Tipperary, Ireland, 70 years ago,
and come to this country at the age
of 20. He settled in Cincinnati, and
Joined the brotherhood at Louisville
in 1864
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
TIERS GETS LIFE lMPRIS-
0NMENT

Prof. John MacNeill, president of
the Sim Fein volunteers, who last
week was found guilty of completely
in the Irish revolt, has been sentenced
to life Imprisonment and the sentence
has been confirmed.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
TAFT ON MEXICO AND THE PHIL
lPPINES.

IPPINES.
Former President William Howard
Taft, speaking at Washington and JEFF.
ferson College, Pa, regarding Mexico,
said:
Mexico has become an internation-
al nuisance, but there is no use to
cry over that split milk. We have
really interviewed two or three times.
II we had left the Mexicans to work
out their own salvation entirely it
could not be worse job. do not
want to intervene, know too much of
the COST"
Regarding the policy of the present
administration toward the Philippines
he said he could not express himself
lin the presence of ladies'"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10

A new quarter of million dollar
club house has just been completed
and occupied by the knights of Co.
lumbus in Buffalo, n. Y.