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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
DOWNING AND KEEzELL- QUIT
nav" pccidrd Not To Make Rnce 1or
'"nGrrss In the seventh
District.
lSpscinl TO The Tlmes-DIspa,ch.

WASHINGTON. T.. q Am"r
Virginia democratic leaders m W,.h-
,"t'oh to-day received inforrno,inu
rom The seventh District tha, S,,,.
~H'hator Downing. OF Front ROYAL and
George H. ke"2cn. Of KockInpb,m
nav" decided not to make the rae,
,or "o"RresS. Downing. It is stated
WI. support Jude" Harrison. Of win.
>DeS.er, an" h"e|"Il Viii back Senator
\. H. Early. of Greene.
me dnc!sion OF Downing ana EeczeI-
caves three candidates in the race
'"GH' Harrison, state Senator Early
an! Floyd Weaver. OF Page.
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FULL RE-ESTABL|SHMENT,
DEMAND OF SOCIALISTS
They Will Insist on Complete RcSto-
ration Of Belgium and Poland
nj End of War.
FEDERATION FOR BALKANS
Subject OF .AlSace-Iorrainc Left Tn
touched. Because of It's Thorny
Observation-Disclosures Confer
cncc Is Opened ut The Hague.

LONDON. August 1.-The complete
Observation-Disclosures Of the independence
OF Belgium and Poland and a dcmocra-
tic Federal union Of the Balkan States,
were unanimously agreed upon ut the
opening of the international Socialist
conference ~ The Hague yesterday. ac-
cordinS TO 4 report received here.
PETER Jelles ToclS;ra. head of the
Dutch delegation. who delivered the
principal address. said that national
differences among tho bclliEcrcnt So
~cia,ists were still TOO strong for united
Socialist action. lie urged all Social
lists speedily 10 realize the tasks con-
fronting them. and. 10 see that tho de-
velopnleIt OF social!stic tendencies
produced by the war was not used for
the strengthening of a~bSolutism and
Bureaucracy. The Swedish delegate.
RrantinG. warned against the
ton of disarmament but advocated a
reduction III military burdens.
The question OF Belgian independence
was raised when a letter was read from
Emile Nandcrveidc, the Belgian Min
lister OF Munitions, Minister Wander
vcldc. who is one of the leaders Of the
Socialist party in Belgium. insisted
that the conference should declare it.
self u~nreservedly for the restoration
of hiss native land. There was no
opposition. but il was decided not to
Zeal with the thorny question OF Alsace-
Lorraine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
w IN SMITH RIVER
HEAL EAtatc Broker Of W,sbI,.
Meets Death while swim
ming.

BASSETT. VA, Angus, Pr -
E.ight, twenty-five years old. q real &c
tate broker OF Washington. u. G.. wna
Edrowned while swimming in smith
River. near here, yesterday. Lights
brother. who was nearby, was pre-
EScnted from going TO the assistance Of
the man by mother com.
Epanion, who feared the brother wopId
Eafso drown.
Nj Tho body of the Washington man Wa q
rsYoyered.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
New Nnrl, Sun.

The speech Of Mr.. Hughes accepting
the nomination leaves no doubt as TO
where he stands with regard to any
essential Issue. An utt"rance so strong
and honest. so free from the conscious
ness OF phraseologv. SO void of tho
pettincsses Of evasion and artful con.
citation. has seldom been heard when
q candidate for President agysc 10 pro-
ounce his creed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
the women voters Of tho West would
unite in MIR. Hughes's support.
SAYS STAND is TRIBUTE
TO "SENSE Oh .ITS,rICI.

COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO. August
i.-ContrasttnE the declaration of
Charles +. hughes to-day for Il con-
stituttonal amendment permitting wom-
en- TO vote. with the attitude of Pres
ident Wilson. a statement issued by
President Anne Martin, of the Ma
tiona Womcn's Party. declared Mr..
iiuGhcs's declaration a tribute TO "his
sense of justice. his power as a partv
and his political insight"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
Comment of Press
ofHughes sKeynote
What the Metropolitan Dailics
Think Of Republican Candi-
dates Acceptance address.
New York World.

Mr. tiughcs's speech OF acceptance is
inc public confession of u candidate
who is without an issue and without n
policy. Half of it Is devoted to an at
TACK upon the foreign policy OF lresi-
dent Wilson. but MIR. Hughes does not
say what he would have done that Mir.
Wilson left undonr. or what he would
have left undonc that Nj. Wilson did
Mr.. Hughes has spoken. and his speech
is an unansworahlc argument for the
reelection OF President Wilson.
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nn!tinorc American.

IN" '~aStIcations given tho Demo
cratic President and rar,v hv IN. r..
publican nonimc" ar" those Of a in.
dicial "mncr. MIR. Hughes does not,
inhict wounds simply for The cake Of
creating pain. The tone ~ the ep.ecb
or MIR. Hughes reveals the fac, tina,
n" has fully gauEcd aud profoundly
appreciates the unique responsibilities
mat Will weigh upon tho i|ncu.nhcn, o.,
HE Waite House during tho mex, four
Years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
NcM Nnrk ILmCs.

Mr.. Hughes would IA been more
merCifUl to a country plunged In steep
down gulfs OF heat and Very family in
tcrestcd in politics At present II he had
cut his notification speech shorter. but
possibly the patient reader Will he
grateful TO 1t for n refriEcratinC ef-
feet. ON the whole. a tame speech, for
all It's wealth OF words.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
REVIEWS EFFECTS OF WAR
On AMERICAN SOCIALISTS

AlGernon Lee. the American repre-
sentative and Socialist candidate for
the G~overnorship OF New York, re-
viewed the effect OF the war on Social.
lst organizations in America. He said
that during the first year the influence
was very depressing, people being more
or less thrown Off their balance, but
that they have thoroughly recovered
now. Mr.. Lee said that though n small
Socialist wing i'll America Is pro-Ger-
man. and perhaps a somewhat larger
section definitely a~nti-German. the
great bulk of tho party thought it
would he best if neither side was
crushinEly defeated.
The American delegate said thai the
United States had it's own problem in
4 very strong militarist movement
which had grown up there. While the
advocates of a bigger army and navy
always talked Of national defense. the
Socialists. he said. felt ii really meant
i tendency OF American capital to get
The power TO exploit Mexico and South
America. Not only Socialists but trade
unionists II paciistS were extremely
active In combating this. and he be-
l!eved the antimilitarist movement had
become stronger and clcarcr.
Regarding the American proposal to
call 4 conference OF the whole Social
ist international, Mr.. Lee said that
the American Socialists felt that per-
haps their European neutral comrades
were better informed and tina he was
inclined TO take their opinion as to
whether the time was ripe. He added
that he believed such n conference
should be held as soon as possible.
After the conference had adjourned
Mr.. Lee said that the delegates were
united on the ground that the war
should not result in either anncxations
or iudcmnities.
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trpOrts Hohhcry.

w { carrick. OF sos Hawthorne
Avenue. Ginter T~rk. rcpor,nd :" ~
police last night That he b,d 49,
)robhed Of n diamond pin. ana ina, =,
been missing since s o'clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
DEMAND FELT
IN C0UNTRY's MARKETS
Orders From Foreign Sources Grndu-
ally Being Displaced by Needs
of United States.
MEANS PERMANENT PROSPERITY
Present Trend More Along Line OF
( Conservatism, Which BANKERS and
business Leaders Have Been Crg-
ing-RcServe Board Report.

WASHINGTON, II. g. Angus 1.-The
\ monthly of business prepared
by the Eedcr,, Dcsory, ro,rd to-d,y
iePot'S ho" '"c "Se"'S oi inc
Twelve Federal reserve districts shows
domestic demand gradually taking tile
4 n,,,e ri for.,rr o,d.rs
,n
IT, '9 p" '" " 20
which bankers and business men have
been urging" the summary states. 1T
h tends m , more Derp,.rcr. nros,ar,y
4 ,,,,. :,
~ "osS"he - pace TIC" or"erS anu
ITO stock up heavily. which was so
\ prevalent a month or two ago, is dis
b anncarinr
D .,r,
o'o'S "e '" '""'
average III most districts, and the
labor situation is satisfactory every
where o,cer+ !, Nav. yo,l wro-. ,ho
-
G. ~ "i I'm. u"
~ -.
49," i''
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
f. STtRB Hi STORMS
Atlanta reports business conditions
considerably disturbed as a result OF
the recent trop!caI storm, Cotton ana
corn crops suffered heavily. but the in
aacations are more favorable for citrus
fruits. Jonbers and wholesalers re-
port i'ght ordcrS because OF inc storm.
Inc IRON ana steer markets snow little
change
Richmond says it is difficult 10 pre-
The sun., 1916-01-10
WILSON LET'S PUBLIC DECIDE
Gives Views on second Term IN
Letter to Palmer.

\ Washington despatch TO the World
to-day says tina, or February 8. 1918.
twenty-seyen days before he WAS nom!-
mated. President Wilson sent letter
to A. Mitchell Palmer. then vice-cha!r-
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee. In which he gave his views on
second term and the proposal TO limit
the Presidential term TO six years. The
letter said In part
The question In simply this Shall
our Presidents be free, so far as the
law Is concerned. TO seek a second term
of four years. or shall they be limited
by constitutional amendment to sin
gle term of four years or to single
term extended TO six years
II can approach the question from a
perfectly impersonal point Of View. be-
cause shall most cheerfully abide by
the judgment OF my party and the pub
lie as to whether shall he a candi-
date for the Presidency again in 1916.
! absolutely pledge myself to resort TO
nothing hut public opinion to decide
that question.
The President ought to he abso-
lutely deprived OF every other means
OF deciding II. lie can be I shall
Use to the utmost every proper infiu-
ence within my reach to see that he
Is before the term to which have been
elected is out. That Side OF the matter
need disturb no one"
The sun., 1916-01-10
WASHINGTON INTERESTED.
Omcials, However, silent About
New Haven Verdict.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--Department OF
Justice officials had nothing to say to-
night for publication in regard to the
findings of the jury in the New Haven
case. The opinion was expressed by
some officials that tho Attorney General
would be guided largely by the special
counsel who prosecuted the New Haven
ex directors as TO whether the de-
PENDANTS about whom the jury disagreed
snail he tried again.
Great interest was manifested in the
outcome OF the trial by members of Con-
greas The failure 10 obtain any con-
vict!ons has added to tho doubt that al
ready had begun to assert itself as to
the possibility of obtaining any I'M
portant convictions under the criminal
sections OF the law.
The Government never yet has sue
ceeded In sending any one to jail under
the criminal sections OF this law. The
nearest approach TO II was in the case
against officers OF the National Cash
Register Company, but the Supreme
Court overruled the Government
The sun., 1916-01-10
MRS. MoHR ON TRIAL TO-DAY.
VIII SIT Apart From Negroes
With Her Two children.

PROVIDENCE, Jan. 9.--The trial OF Mrs
Elizabeth r Mohr as accessory before
the fact and Victor c. Brown and Henry
Spellman for the murder OF Dr.. q.
Franklin Mohr will begin in the superior
Court before Judge Charles r Stearns
at 10 o'clock Tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Mohr WAS reported q fw days
ago as !ndlsposed. but II is said she will
Ice able TO he In court when The case is
called EX-Nayor Fitzgerald OF Paw
tucket will defend Mrs Mohr.
George W Heals. by pleading nolo -
the charge OF manslaughter. Is 10 longer
q defendant hence he j. eligible to ap-
pear as the Government witness against
the others. Rv making this move httor-
ney- General Rice has blocked the plan
TO have him deoarred from testifying.
Because Of the feeling against the
negroes panel OF 100 Jurors has been
called for the opening day. Mrs. Mohr
is 10 be accompanied by her two chill
dren
The sun., 1916-01-10
BATTLE SAYS Law FAILS.
TAinks Present system Does Not
Prevent Crime.

George Gordon Battle, attorney for
Thomas Mott Osborne and a member OF
the National Committee on Prisons and
other like organizations said last night
In an address on prison Reform" at
Public School l0l. Lexington avenue and
1ilth street. that he believed that he
administration of criminal law has
proved q failure.
THE treatment OF criminals IL the
appalling problem Of our times" Mr..
Battle said "Our administration of
criminal law has proved failure. for II
10 not only inefficient and inhuman but
II Is expensive AS well The great
machinery Of courts. prisons and police
10 necessary because II has not sue
ceeded In restraining crime"
Mr. Battle described the work OF
Thomas Mott Osborne, whom he de-
scribed as the present warden-not act
ing warden" OF Sing Sing. and said
that the new system at Sing Sing was a
combination Of the two great ideas OF
modern times--humanity and conserva-
tion.
In response TO the questions from
young Socialists and anarchists In the
audience, Mr.. Battle said that he be
lieved that to some extent crime was
due to the present distribution OF prop
erty, and also said that capital punish
ment should be abolished
Mr.. Battles criticism of the municipal
administration for cutting the appropri-
alton for public lectures was applauded,
The sun., 1916-01-10
REALTY MEN LIKE HODGE.
IndOrse Selection Of New Public
service Com missioner.

The appointment OF Henry w. Hodge
to the Public Service Commission by
Gov. Whitman has been strongly in
dorsed by the Advisory Council OF Real
Estate Interests, which is the clearing
house for real estate owners and tax
payers associations throughout the city
Letters have been written to Gov. Whit
man and Senator Sage approving the
appointment and petitioning that It be
confirmed
Mr.. Hodge is chairman OF the boa ard's
advisory STAFF of experts, which was
selected from prominent engineers,
architects, tax experts and const ruct ors,
including such men as Otto NJ. Eidlitz.
Burt l.. Fenner, julius FRANKIE. Louis
Horow!tz, CHARLES f. Knox. Daniel r..
Moran. Frank A. Pattison and Evarts
Tracy. The board declares that his
presence on the commission will expedite
the completion of the new subway sys-
tenn. demanded by the real estate owners.
The sun., 1916-01-10
REFORM POLICE CHEF 0USTED.
Long Beach Trustees Decide
Agaiast Accused OmciaI.

LONG BEACH. l.. l.. Jan. a.--In re-
port made public to-day by the trial
committee o. the village trustees. headed
by John q. Gerhard. the dismissal OF
Charles VI. Hewlett, chief OF police. is
directed. The report also recommends 3
Hew!ett's dismissal as chief OF the FIRE
department, registrar OF vital statistics
and as street commissioner. other posi-
tions he held.
Hewlett was suspended as chief Of
police on October -. when charges were
made against him by Samuel n. White
house and Horace r. Charters. Polti-
cal activity during the village elect ION.
I which Gerhard defeated James Becker.
and an assaul; on Charters on election
day were the principal charges.
Hewlett asserted that he was attacked
because he had refused to countenance
gambling in Long Beach and that the
element allied with former Sepator Rey-
nolds. founder OF the resort, wanted TO
get rid OF him.
The action of the trustees will be
taken TO the courts on appeal.
The sun., 1916-01-10
BULL MOOSE LEAVE
IN FIGHTING SPIRIT
Eastern Leaders Believe Their
Convention Will Begin
on June Z.
SLOGAN, T. r. OR HUGHES

There seemed little doubt among the
Bull Moose leaders who started for
Chicago yesterday on the Twentieth
Century 1imited that the Progressive
national convention would be held n,
that city on Juno 7, the same day on
which the Republican convention begins
Its work. That at least seemed to be
the prevailing sentiment OF the New
York and other Eastern leaders. no
matter how the West may feel. and II
seemed pretty generally recognized June
Z is the date favored by Col. Roosevelt.
The few who favor juno . point out
that on that date the Republican conven-
ton should get around TO It's business Of
nominating and that the gathering then
of the Progressive clans might have
more potent effect than II they also
began work on the same day that the
Republican convention doee. The con-
sideration OF getting hotel room seemed
TO be one OF the biggest objections 10
this plan. as we'll as the Wow advanced
that the Progressive influence might be
most strongly felt II the Moose kept
step with the Republican progress.
Col. Roosevelt was not among those
present when the train pulled out, but
his secretary. John McGrath. shared .
stateroom with Or. II. Nelson Jackson.
committeeman from Vermont.
From all sides as the National Com
mitteemen and their friends and sym
pathizers stood about waiting for train
time came Indications that this Progress
sive campaign Is going to be very much
alive. that II will start on with n whoop
and keep up top speed until Its momen-
t,fn lie felt In the desired quarter. That
was the reason SO many Progressives,
actuated by love OF the cause, Journeyed
to tho West
There were aHrpng the travellers Mark
sullivan. editor OF Coi'ters; Henry l..
$, oddard. BainbridEe Colby. Horace 4.
Wilkinson OF Syracuse. a red hot Pro-
gressi,e; William II. Hotchkiss, former
state Superintendent OF Insurance
George W. Perkins. chairman Of the
National Executive Committee Zion X.
Hooker. treasurer Of the party Walter
johnson. New York. state chairman. and
Robert H. Elder. ex-Asslstant District
ATTORNEY Of Kings county
Mr. Hotchkiss was the most outspoken
OF the party.
THE 7th OF June IL the only day to
begin." he said. and he added that the
majority OF the committeeman and plain
Progressives felt as he did.
That an effort TO stir up the old en-
thusiasm OF Armageddon is to be exerted
is evidenced by the preparations made
TO recall the nery days OF 1912 when the
Roosevelt rump convention developed
into one OF the classics OF politics. The
old Florentlne room In the Congress
Hotel. where the party was born. has
been taken.
Roosevelt or Hughes in 1916" was
the hope expressed yesterday. II the
| Progressves can't get the Colonel nomi.
mated they will then turn to tho juris,. It
was said.
The sun., 1916-01-10
READY FOR FIGHT.
Gets Sing Sing Lists to Prove He
Was Not Unfair.

OssISISG, y. Y, Jan. 9.--In preparing
his fight to retain his position as Super
ihtendent OF Prisons, John B. Riley OBJ
tained to-day from Sing Sing prison
copies of the last two lists OF prisoners
he ordered transferred to upstate pris-
oiis Gov. Whitman's ground for re-
Questing Supt R!leys resignation was
that he had improperly ordered a trans
fer.
9upt. Riley will enlist District Attor-
ney Weeks In his fight. Patrick II. Nc
Donald. Supt. Riley's confidential agent,
was sent to get from Mr.. Weeks In White
Piains copies OF the draft lists that
have been considered by the Grand Jury
investigating Sing Sing. 1t Is under
stood that Supt. Riley plans to use these
to show that in making UP lists he did
not aim at the Mutaul Welfare League
The sun., 1916-01-10
CHURCH BUILDERS TO MEET.


Representatives OF societies that have
organized $4,000 or more churches in
this country will meet to-day in the
chapel Of the Madison Square Presby-
terian Church to report tae work done
IN the past year. II has been the most
prosperous and progressive gear the
churcnes have ever known.
The religious lenders expect that when
the war ends that the immigration from
southern Europe will be vastly Increased.
The negro. daily becoming more educated
as race. has reached u point where
he presents :. greater reli- ious problem
The 20.0nO.0o0 Protestan's represented
by the societies In convention intend to
give spFial attention to these TWO prob
lens IN the coming year
For the hrst time womens organlza-
tions Will meet at the conference with the
Official organizations conducted by the
men. The Home Missions Council, which
superyises the building Of new mission
AIRY churches and psrsonages will re-
port to-day. There ar. 1900 home mis-
sionaries in the field In this country.
spending SCI 900. 600 "A year for the lO4
societies at work. The work among
the negroes last year received sl.oI, 900.
The sun., 1916-01-10
HISTORY OF THE CASE,
Trial Was CLIMAX of Eight Years
Attack ON Road.

The present trial was the climax OF
at least eight years OF private attack
on the New Haven railroad and nearly
ae many years OF of'ic!al investigation.
Originally twenty-one former directors
Of the railroad were indicted. but be-
fore the case came to trial on October l3
last three of these had received immu-
nifty grants. while all but eleven OF the
others had arranged not to be tried
with this group
The case WAS regarded by the De-
partment Of Justice as one OF the most
notable in criminal Jurisprudence In this
country. This Is not only because OF
the prominence of the men involved. but
also because OF the intricate points Of
law which had TO be decided, points
which had no analogy in any former
cases.
Every act OF the New Haven director
ate had been scrutinized from 1890 down
TO February. 1912. particularly those
acts which looked to the acquisition of
property. The exhibits alone filled one
end Of the court room.
The Indictment was first found in
November. 1914. Just before election day.
after prolonged series OF charges. agi-
tation and investigations by Federal and
State agencies a superseding !ndict-
ment was found on February 26, 1913.
In this the names OF 1856 corporations
were set forth as instruments whereby
the Sherman law was violated, and the
Governments contention In regard TO
each OF these instances was set forth
at the trial in full detail.
The earliest date mentioned In the
Indictment was 1890, when William
Rockefeller became a director OF the New
Haven, and the contention OF the Gov
ernment was that Mr. Ledyard, who be-
xurlth NJ
Mr.. McHarg as late AZ January I, 1907,
as well as directors who were elected to
the board between 1890 and 1907, be-
came linked with the criminal conspiracy
The presentation OF the Government $
case entailed n complete history OF New
England's transportation facilities as
they were prior To 1890 and as they
were In February, 1915. 1t was also
set forth how the New Haven system,
had been increased from 52s miles Il
1900 miles OF tracks. with extensive
steamship and trolley lines,
Summed UP the contention OF tn.
Government was that the intent OF the
alleged conspirators TO monopollze tn,
transportation facilities Of New Eaiglant
could be deduced from the manner II
which they went about their acquisi
tions. While no actual monopoly wa,
gained, they intended to acquire one, 4
was charged. and under this theory tn,
prosecution, under the direction OF Spe
cial Assistant Attorney-General Il. l.
Bats, detailed every one OF the acti
Incident to the consolidating OF 1865 o,
more corporations with the New Havef
system.
The charge was OF conspirng u
create and maintain an unlawful monop
| oily OF all traneportation--st railway
ct ,,,1Nr and trnllaV sar,.isa.-in ~
The sun., 1916-01-10
DOUBT LOST BOY IS FOUND.
Parents Of bobby striker Sceptica
Of wisconsin Report.

The parents Of Bobby Striker. a four
year-old boy who disappeared December
l2, 1914. were not hopeful last night that
report from Tomah, Wis. saying the
boy had been found on "A farm near
there would turn out to be true.
The report was received by Mr.. and
Mrs. william Richer, the parents. at
their home, 474 McDonough street,
Brooklyn, SATURDAY. They had received
no confirmation Of It, but expected Sec
ond message this morning.
Bobby Striker disappeared while on a
visit to ST. Petersburg. Fla. with his
mother, Search was made all over the
country, but no clue to his wherea bo ats
was ever found. Several months after
his disappearance an old woman was
found leading boy in Waynesboro, Ga.
and It was believed Bobby had been
found. Investigation proved that he
boy In question was not Bobby.