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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-17

the Senate by William II. Jeffreys. was
Inadvertently omitted IN the list OF
counties given in this paper as included
ia the provisions Of the Torrcus land
registration bill. In jUstic" Ia SEN
a;or Jen:cys. who was a copatron of
the measure AID. vii used All tho in
hu"rce he could bring to bear upon its
Passage IL Is now stated that n saw
20 IL that his county was Incorporated
both In the original bill and in the
measure that was enacted into law
The House Committee on Insurance
ana Ranking gave an extended hearing
last night on bill designed 10 on
large the powers of the state Com.
missioner Of Insurance In the ,!irec-
ton OF controlling fire insurance rates
IN the state. The general object OF
the measure is 10 prevent fixing OF
arbitrary rates by agreement OF SOW
eral companies. 1t was a substitute
ioF me Shumakc bill, making il un-
lawful for insurance companies TO en-
Ter into combination for fixing rates.
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~ " cH'1n suffrage amendment
which had been tentatively fixed as a.
special order for II o'clock this morn
ing. VIII he called up IA tn" House of
delegates at u o'clock Tomorrow. 1t
VIII be n special aud continuing order
until disposed Of
Delegates Harris and Icedy intro
duccd bill yesterday which provides q
maximum fine of $500 or imprisonmen,
Tor term not exceeding twelve months
as the punishment for all persons con-
v!cted OF maliciously placing broken
glass or other penetrating substances
on the highways OF the State The bill
is designed TO meet an evil against
which much complaint has been regis
'cred by motor car drivers.
Delegate Parr. OF Patrick. is an opti
mist He introduced a bill Yesterday
which provides that apple brandy shall
pc allowed TO be manufactured in the
stat" IL it is delivered 10 a common
carrier for shipment outside the state
into territory in which it may be law
tuily sold. The bin provides that manu-
facturers OF apple brandy shall comply
WIN the provisions OF the Byrd law.
brandy 80 manufa cturcd. it is provided.
shall be sold only in packages Of nor
less than FIVE gallons nor no; less than
two dozen bottles
According TO Mr.. Parr the annie
growers OF his section receive more
than $4,000 year from bonded dis
tillers for waste fruit which is dis
TILED into brandy. His people. he said.
has asked him TO present this measure
not for the purpose of making the
state wetter than is contemplated b,.
the Mapp bill. but solely for the pur-
pose of saving to them a considera BILE
source or income. The bill was re-
ferrcd To the Committee on Moral and
Social Welfare.
Headed by Delegates Hugh A. White
ana Lindsay Gordon, Jr.. twenty-one
members OF the House OF Delegates
yesterday signed their names as pa
irons OF bill imposing n direct in
heritance tax 10 b, applied to the sun
port OF the state school system Be
quests TO benevolent and educational
institutions are exempted from tax
alton.
Advocates and opponents Of the CO.
ordinate college hill staged an in
ciptent battle in the House Yesterday
The bill was OH the calendar on its
second reading. When IL was reached
Delegate White, leader Of the opposi
ton. moved that Il be Set as a special
order for Tomorrow. DelcsItc Myers.
VI hiSHnohd. moved that II be fixed
AZ special order for February "a
Other motions and substitutes followed.
All of them were sidetrackcd by Dele
gate HobsoE's molten TO pass the bin
lay and the measure is still on the CAL
endar en- It's second reading-not fixed
as special order. Delegate White
made the assertion that the opponents
OF tho measure have enough votes to
defeat IL. and that the sooner il is taken
n h..f f..t. l,- IL
MecklcmhurG County renresnntnd L.
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Mrs. Margaret Scmmc.

Mrs Margaret Senmes, wife of Rev.
ihomas Semmes, rector of the Meade
Memoria! Episcopal Church. South
kichmond' and former rector OF 81.
andrews Episcopal Church, died sud-
denly last night at 1896 o.c,ocl. ~,
heart failure At her home, 7o5 West
Grace Street.
She Is survived by her husband and
three children. Douglas T. Semmes or
Golumbia University; Thomas Semmes
IT, ana Margaret Semmes. No flu
neral arrangements had been WA. ,..s.
night. '""'
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NisH Ware II. IIcnnlnr.

MISS ware Randolph Hennlng, daurb
Ter or DR. and Mrs. b, c. Henning.
formerly OF Richmond. now of Eliza
oeth CITY y. c. died yesterday morn
ing ing a. The home OF ]. II. Bradley, 1913
made this afternoon at 2 o.cloc. in
kiverview Cemetery and services will
be conducted NJ the grave. Resides her
parents. Miss Henning leaves one sis
ter, Mrs. ]. II. Bradley
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james Madison,

ORANGE, VA. February l6.-James
Madison, retired teacher, died here
to-day after nm illness OF ten DAYS. lie
was In his sixtieth year and unmar-
ried. For many years he had been n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-17

a State commissioner OF prohibition.
and, in II bill introduced by him, with
Senator Addison AZ copatron. during
the early days of the session. places
the responsibility Of enforcing the law
squarely on the shoulders OF the Gov
crnor An appropriation of $4,000
from which To pay any agents he may
deem necessary 10 assist him i'm that
work is provided in the measure.
AMENDMENT SUGGESTED
no DRUG STORE: CLAUSE
The drut; store controversy, II an
amendment 70 be offered by Senator
Mapp is adopted. seems In "a fair way
for annicable settlement Under the
provisions Of the original b!ll and In
It's amended form. registered phatina-
cis's, under certain regulations. are
permitted to handle ardent spirits for
medicinal purposes. Senator Mapp said
yesterday that he is prepa; ed TO offer
an amendment making il discrc tionary
with the individual Senator whether
or lot his district or COUNTY should be
incorporated in this section.
The bill rs il comes TO the noor Of
the Senate IL practically the same
measure submitted to the Committee
on Moral and Social Welfare By leaders
and attorneys or the Anti-Saloon
League. Though numerous amend
essential detail is retained.
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Here and There
In the LEGISLATURE

ne woman suffrage amendment
winch had been tentatively fixed as q.
Spcc'ai order for II o'clock this morn
ihE' VIII nc called up IA tn" House OF
delegates at u o'clock Tomorrow. 1t
VIII be special aud CONTINUING orde,
until disposed Of
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Advertisers to Meet
The Richmond Advertisers Club will
hoid criticism meeting, with luncheon,
inns afternoon at $50 o'clock at the
Lexington Hotel
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Light. HEAT AND POWER
COMPA MES AGREE, TO INCI.I:A 81

Preceding the merchants, represents
'iycs OF the light, heat and power
companies operating in Virginia agreed
10 the proposition that the tax on the
gross receipts Of these public service
corporations be increased from TO
IS pcr cent. suggesting only that
the communities In which they do bust
ness be sti!l apportioned i" of per
cent OF the revenue.
rho segregation system OF taxation.
according 10 :. Gordon Cumming. who
appeared in behalf OF the Newport News
ana Hampton Railway. Gas and l:lec-
TIC CoInpaiI". has undoubtedly worked
something OF a hardship on tho cities
OF the state, and he would not Ike
10 sec them deprived OF any part OF the
revenue they arc now receiving. He
explained, however. that he had no
criticism TO make OF the system.
Speaking for the light and power
companies. he agreed 10 accept an In
crease Of onc-c!ghth OF i per cent tax
on gross receipts. the entire increase TO
20 TO the State which now receives q
tax OF orc-haif Of per cent. y. Il.
Giuigon. representing; the Virginia Rail
way and Power Compau%. AID Former
state Senator FLOYD kiTS also adj
dressed tho committee. The committee
has agreed 20 report tho hill to-,nor-
row with It's Recommendations.
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SAYS PREVAILING RATES
Will. BltING LARGER INCOME.

In defense OF the ne" rate or TAX
alton Imposed On merchants, under
Witch tho rcTcnUe has shown a do
crease OF $1,000 over the preceding
year, y. y. Rylani, OF Lynchburg. called
the attention OF tn: comIuittec TO the
INC. that tho industrial depression: oh
tanning IN this country during the
period from August 1914, 20 MAY Of
last year, was unprecedented III the
history ~ the nation. Under normal
conditions. he thinks the amount OF
revenue arising from prevailing rates
will Iacet every just demand the state
may make upon those engaged In the
mercantile business.
I'VE have brought to iuChniond.
said Mr RvIand representatives OF
every business community from the
mountain TO tho sea, and. az a unit.
the,. have come to utter their earnest
protest against any increase in the
rate OF taxation already fixed for The
~ o.chants Of Virginia. Wa are Will
iu., at all times TO bear our fun and
ius' proportion Of the taxes necessary
20 tho support OF the Stn.e government.
our organization tol,ratcs no shtrkers.
Rut w do not think II Is fair that
We should be called upon 70 make up
practically 30 per cent OF the cst!-
mated deficit"
j. H. BROMLEY, OF Norfolk, denomi-
mated any measure designed to place
AN added burden OF taxation on tho
merchant as class legislation of the
worst sort Expenses incidental TO
carving on the business OF retail
merchant under modern conditions are,
he said. out OF proportion TO any in
crease in business. and higher ratio
OF taxation would mean. In the last
analysis, practical bankruptcy.
MERCHANTS CANNOT RAISE
PRICE: TO MEET TtXES
half of the Wholesale dry goods deal
crs. declared that the merchant in Vir-
Cinia cannot raise tho price OF his goods
in proportion TO the increase In taxa
ton because Of competition with deal
ers in nearby States. Simple justice.
nc said, was all the merchants asked.
Among others present at the hearing.
who came as the representative OF their
respective local organizations, were.
Il. II. Angel Roanoke; =. y. Goodwin.
Bristol: Abe IIorwitz. Ncwpor, News:
Il. Z Knight Alexandria: W. c. New
man. Farnvillc. G. II. Stricken. Salem:
Mr.. Hall, Staunton l.. y. Snead. C!if-
Ton Forge: j.. w. Nelson, Portsmouth,:
w =. Hodnett. Danville: !. II. White
head. Chatham. and y. ". Jamison.
Roanoke.
The Finance Committee will hold an
executive session Tonight. when IL is
expected that the bills designed to
make up the estimated deficit amount
ing to nearly 100000 will he re-
ported out. Just where II will place
the burden has not been fntimated hut
Indications point to an increased levy
on the gross receipts of railroads and
n slight departure from the recommen-
dalton OF the state Advisory Board
with regard 10 increasing the mcr-
chant tax.
Representatives Of Richmond real
estate men appeared before the COM
mittce last night to protest Against
the bill requiring names Of holders of
real estate mortgages to be- disclosed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
SAY
PUTNAM CASAfO
IN 100000
Also Declare Missing Broker is
Dr.J.Grant lyman
BELIEVED TO Be FUaOpE-BOUNO
Creditors Who Have Claims Amount
ing to s15o,ooo File Petition in
Bankruptcy.

New York, Feb. 11.--An Involuntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed today
in the United States district court
against John Fl. Putnam. stock broker.
who is being sought by postofIice in
spectors and is believed now to be on
his way to Europe on the steamship
Baltic. Putnam did business as John
Fl. Putnam and company and operated
branches in Hartford, Conn, and
Springfield, Mass.
Prior to his departure. postofiice in
spectors say, Putnam withdrew an ac-
count amounting to 100000 from the
Seaboard National bank. Counsel for
the petitioning creditors say Putnams
liabilities are about s150,000 with un-
known assets.
Putnam. who is wanted In connec-
tion with conspiracy to defraud in,
vestors in mining stocks by illegal use
of the mails, was identified today, Of
ficials declared, as Dr. ]. Grant Lyman
convicted in 1914 in Los Angeles for
Inafl swindles and sentenced to two
years imprisonment, but who jumped
his BAIL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12

forms a human countenance into a
map of the Russo o-Germanic hostili-
vtes.
snington has had, and still has,
son. ,nod barbershops and some
good b /ers Nobody ever tells them
they're good BARRIERS although it re-
Quires only the slicing of a festive
blackhead to get an expression OF
opinion the other way. That's be-
cause ninety percent of the census
are satisfied with everything and
everybody ninety percent of the time,
but the other 10 percent perpetually
keep such rumpus stirred up they
out-shout and out-shadow the majori-
ty. Not that the Banner Man expects
to get his whiskers removed gratis
for the next decade by handing them
this typographical bouquet, but be.
cause there's many town the size of
Bennington with tonsorial parlors
dark, mildewed and poorly ventilat-
ed, with operators who talk all the
time and say nothing, and with raz-
ors that feel on the human skin as
though the barber had lifted his hoof
when his blade became dull and
slapped the scalpel back and forth on
the tap OF his shoe.
Bennington is possessed of several
first-class shops, in fact, more than
the average town Of this size boasts.
The trouble is that the average male
Benningtonian becomes so used to the
service he receives that he forgets
what the average small town shop is
like.
The average shop in town of this
size resembles the shops Bennington
had thirty years ago. They were
lighted by kerosene. hot water for
lather or shampooing being heated
over an oderous oil stove; and many
facial disease was transmitted by
poorly sterilized instruments pre-
yalent in day when germs had not
been invented.
The first shops were naturally in
Bennington Center. Their histroy is
lost in legend and myth. The dex-
terity of their workmen may be com
pretended by a glance at any dag
guerreotype or framed enlargement of
your bewhiskered ancestors hanging
on your Aunt James parlor walls. But
down in the village much of the his
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
ROOSEVELT BOOM
IS LAUNCHED IN
MASSACHUSETTS
Cushirg,Bird Gardner and Wash
burn in Joint Statement
ALL WILLING TO Be DELEGATES
Ready to Attend National Republican
Convention Pledged to Support
the Colonel.

Boston Feb. l1,-Announcement
of the candidates. OF Grafton d. Cush-
ing. Charles Sumner Bird, A. Picard
ner and Robert NJ, Wasiburn for
delegates at large 10 the Republican
national convention pledged to sup
port Theodore Roosevelt for the par
ty nomination for president was
made tonight. In d joint statement
the candidates say:
1--WE are candidates for delegates
at.large from Massachusetts, to Re-
publican national conyentio
I'VE are tired OF vague statements
and beating around bush.
I'VE propose to so straight to point
and give everyone chance 10 know
for what he is voting at primaries.
I'VE don't want TO go unpledged.
We do not want the convention set
up for dark horse.
I'VE want Roosevelt for President" :"
Mr.. Cushing was the last lieuten-
ant-governor OF the State; Mr.. Bird
was the Progressive candidate ror
governor in two campaigns and last
TALL supported the Republican candi-
date, Coy Mccall; Mr., Gardner is
congressman from the Essex County
district. and Mr.. Washburn is State
senator from Worcester
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
BARBfR|NG TH|k,S'
YEARS AGO AND
TO D AY
Some Interesting "reminiscences
Of the Craft in Remington
SEVERAL STANDS FIFTY YEARS OLD
Day Of WhIskers Has Given Way to
Reign Of Safety Razor With
Other Changes.
Next"

Next
It's small word of four letters, yet
what ablutionary miracles on the map
Of male humanity the vocal signal has
accomplished. From the inhabitant
of Glastonbury who wagered that if
Grover Cleveland was elected, he
would never. cut his hair-and lost
down to the man who gets shave
twice month whether he needs it
or not, the knights of the razor and
shears have been singing their song
to the gurgle of bay-rum and witch
hazel.
1t has been long and dreary song
sometimes to the man on his feet be
hind the tonsorial operating table
eight, ten or twelve hours day. But
all the worlds shave--and mighty
close shave, too, for some folks--and
men, (and some women,) in it only
shavers. Therefore the artist of the
lather-kettle is the man who keeps
the town from arbarism-through
barberism-and to him all credit is
due,-although sometimes his scis
sors slip and lop off three or four ears
or his razer has a nick that trans
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
ONCE LIVED IN WooDFoRo
Elmer E. Smith, Who Was Killed by
Train in Rutland Tuesday Evening.

Elmer E. Smith. Who Was Killed by
Train in Rutland Tuesday Evening.
Elmer L. Smith, the painter in the
employ of the Howe Scale company
in Rutland, who was killed Tuesday
evening by a train on the Bellows
Falls division OF the Rutland railroad,
when boy lived in the town of
Woodford.
There is something of mystery at
tached TO the tragedy for it is under
stood that the young man had with
him at the time money which be-
Ionged to the painters union which
could not be found after the body was
discovered His gold watch was also
missing The union funds he carried
in small handbag. II is also under
stood that he had money of his own
in a pocket which likewise disIp-
peared.
The young man leaves a brother,
Joseph E., in Stocl1bTidge and two sis
ters, Emily S. Smith, a trained nurse.
of Rutland and Mrs. Margaret Estes
of Woodford. Other survivors are n
widow, a 12-year-old son and a
mother, Mrs Isabelle Johnson matron
of the cottage hospital in Rutland He
was so years old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
CRUISER ARAB|S
SUNK BY GERMAN
TORPEDO BOATS
Sent to Bottom in Battle off Doe
ger Banks
DENIED BY BRITISH ADMIRALTY
London Claims Victim OF kaisers
Mlsquiso Fleet Was Only
Mno Sweeper.

London, Feb. 11.--A Berlin official
statement received here today claims
that British cruiser has been sunk
by a German torpedo boat craft and
another British cruiser torpe6oed.
The British Official press bureau de.
nieg this.
The German statement was to the
effect that the German torpedo craft
met British cruisers off the Dogger
Bank on Thursday night and sank the
new cruiser Arabs and torpedoed a
second cruiser. sH
In giving out the German message
for publication the press bureau ap-
pended the following:
The British Admiralty states that
the cruisers above mentioned were
four mine-sweeping vessels, three OF
which have returned safely"
The text OF the German statement
follows: "On the night of the 10Th
and 18th during an advance of our
torpedo boats, our boats met on the
Dogger Bank, some IL sea miles east
of the English coast. several English
cruisers, which at once fed. Our
boats pursued them and sank the new
cruiser Arabs and obtained hit
with torpedo on a second cruiser.
Our torpedo boats rescued the com
mander of the Arabs with two other
officers and q men. Our forces suf-
fered damage, but no losses
The British cruiser Arabs is not
listed in the current naval publica-
tions. This is explained by the fact
that the names of the new boats of
the British navy have not been given
out by the Admiralty because of war
conditions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12

about zoe gallon. Hot towels were
unknown When the whiskers were
decapitated, the towel which had
choked off his breath had corner
dabbed in water. sopped round his
Geatures; then q bench-bottle consist
ing OF 81 percent pungent oder was
swashed in the barber's hand and
splashed on the inert patients bronz-
ed cheek. Mennen hadn't hitched up
his trousers and made million dol
lars by advertising talcum powder, 50
there followed a solution of magnesia
which unless well mopped off after
ward, left the victim with a complex
ion like chalk-only whittier But the
pure, madultered bay-rum-that
was treat for the wealthy or the
spend-thrift Many an old time bar
her can yet see the sign, bay Rum,
SC Extra" which hung in prominent
place in the shop.
Today witch-hazel is cheaper than
bay-rum as well as cleaner and more
pleasing to the skin In its after-effect.
Today, also. state regulations in re-
gard to the sanitation of barber shops
have provided many extras for the
man who prefers to mix politics and
conversation with his tonsorial re-
quirements. A clean hot towel must
go with every shave and instruments
+ and equipment must be periodically
sterilized.
Today there are about 10 excellent
shops in the village, among them are
those owned by, John w Allard
! Thomas Cartwright, J. B. Comar, ]
r w. Farmer, w. c. Firth, Thomas and
, Martin Lyons. James L, McGurk
Joseph Lyons, Il. f. Sargood and z. ]
Cummings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
Samuel A. Holt.

Samuel A. Holt, for 16 years adult
ant Of custer post, died at the Sol,
diers' home Friday afternoon, Feb
4. He was born in Andover, Mass,
70 years ago. He enlisted in Co. X
lst Mass, heavy artillery from Law
renee, Mass, and came to Bennington
soon after the close OF the war. He
worked for many years at his trade
Of machinist. being employed con
secutively by Olin Scott, Tiffany &
Cooper, Tiffany Bros, and of late
years by the Charles Cooper estate.
He gave up his work about two
years ago on account of failing health
and for the past nine months had
been confined TO his home on Beech
street. His condition became so seri
GUS that 1t was thought advisable 10
remove him 10 the hospital at the
Soldiers home. He was admitted
there February l, dying three days
late:
He was twice married, his first wife
being Miss Esther Downs Of this viii
lage who died in 1887. His second
wife was Mrs. Matilda DEMO, also of
Bennington, who survives him. By
his first marriage he had two sons
and three daughters, Eugene F., ard
Robert NJ. l.. Holt of Pittsfield, Mrs.
Agnes Sexton and Mrs. Helen Win
slow of Bennington, who also survive
A daughter, Clara, died in 1893, and o
son, Sumner by his second marriage.
died less than a year ago. He leaves
one sister, Mrs. Frank d. Valpey OF
Lawrence, Mass. step-scn, Lafayette
DEMO of Bennington and step-dausht-
er, Mrs. Lloyd S. Wallace of Akron,
Ohio.
He was always active in Grand
Army work. and his loss will be felt
by the old soldiers. The funeral was
held from the soldiers home Sunday
afternoon February 6 at o'clock
Rev. Earl C. Davis OF the Unitarian
church Fittsfield, officiating. Burial
was in the village cemetery.