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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
JAP ENGINEERS HERE
l>itHmntSu HirnI aud Noshir0 SuEt-
mntn Studying American Hallway
Management and Operation.

Eitamaisu Ilrai and Yoshiro Sugi-
mato, TWO civil engineers, graduates OF
the University of Tokyo. rcprcscutiui:
the Japanese Imperial government
railways. who are touring the United
States making a study of railway man
agcment and operation. were in Rich
mond yesterday, and visited the main
, Offices of the local roads. comforting
for some time with various officials!
Efficiency methods in the management
OF railroads Is occupying the greater
part of their time.
While visiting in the Offices of Presi-
ident George W. stevens. OF the Chesa
peakc and Ohio Railway. they remarked
that The fcats Of American engineering
were remarkable No valley or river
is too wide to he bridged, no mountain
TOO large TO be tunncled, nor is any
grade too steep but what II can he
overcome, they said.
! The engineers also paid tribute to
the personnel OF the railroads In this
section OF the country, from the Oil
Gals and operating heads OF depart
ments 10 the men along the lines and
among the engineers and train crews.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
GRAIN EXCHANGE WANTS
BIG STORAGE WAREHOUSE
Representatives Confer with Agents
81 Five RniIr"n,i> rs to nis
commercial Proiert

Representatives az Eve rallroad.
leading business men in the hav and
grain trade. and members OF the Rich
m"nd Grain Exchange conferred for
some '!inc yesterday afternoon II; the
"HitrS OF the exchange, discussing the
question: OF erecting = modern, fro
pro"t hay and grain s,oragc warehouse.
40 d"nnit" action Mas taken AS =,
result % the meeting. .ssidcnt ,;eora, :.
MaHo, OF the exchange. Was directed
!" appoint special committee TO-DAY
or tomorrow Ia confer with the five
i"i!t"ads TO secure tl"ir ro-opcration
ana snrr",t III ;hc project
The representatives oc tho roads at
I tending IN" meeting yesterday were
rot IN posts ~ TO state whether or
rot their companies would ass!s, in
the election Of the nAiihing III. Chcs.
artake aud OHIO Southern. Richmond.
r'"h"r ckshurg and Potomac. Atlantic
coast Line and S"nboard VIII he asked
1N the committee for their assistance
.i HE project
II is pr"roa>d los the grain men to
'i"'' a modern storage warehouse for
NAY ana Sr-hH convenient to al! OF the
ROADS. ih"r"h" cut;Iur down the cost
r' shifting ana providing q general
nlSi'ihnNon point for these products
u" railroads would also gain, i. is
N"'0, b." III" "rcctiOu n the hf!ildiuy
which would allow Ga q to he ,,rfo.ded
'N ;"r less time than Is nov required
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
Ugly Cloud Scares
DweNers OF City
Storm Passes Ooer Richmond,
But Is Of Short
Duration.

Richmond was visited yesterday at
tctnoon shortly after 1 O'clock by n
peculiar phenomenon in the shape. OF
the darkest cloud imaginaDlc Many
people were frightened. believing that
Il terrific storm was brewing but in
only few scattered places did the
vino amount to more than "rgula:.
March breeze. Tho rainfall was slight.
nc'nf ia of an inch. Lightning and
thunder accompanied the cloud
II Was shortly after O'Clock that
the cloud came out OF tho West. and IN
Il few brief minutes had Completely
covered the city and shu. It In, su :
light. Lights in all The public ,i;i".s
were turned or. and even the street
cars We're compelled To us" their lights
For few minutes it was almost ~
dark as the hours OF night At the
time. there was Il fairly Stin wind
blowing but it seemed TO die away.
and did no damage. as far us could
be learned. MAT ihcre WAS no con-
siderable atmospheric pressure was am
nounccd last night from the United
states Weather Bureau at ChimhoraZu
Park. Here. il was said. no peculiar
heha ViOr was noticed on the part OF
the barometer
However that may be- people didn't
know there would be no damage when
The storm approached, and there was
considerable anxiety. for the outlook
was anything but bright. The streets
were comply ely cleared for a time:
but within thirty minutes on more the
clouds Mad 'lrifted on toward the sea.
and the sun had come out again, with
the result that the Office lights and
street car lights were turned out and
people worked by daylight again.
These same clouds. however. broke
when they reached Norfolk and spilled
tho rain that Richmond people believed
was coming TO them.
Tho highest temperature yesterday
a ftcrnoun occurred at : o'clock. when
the thermometer registered - degrees
The coolest weather for the day oc-
Cdrrcd during the previous night. when
the temperature was 10.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
ALCO HOSPITAL
Works VIII Erect Finer
Eency Institution Near Plant
to Cost $4,000.

Ilans were filed With tho Building
inspector yesterday by the I.chmond
l'ranch Of the American Locomotive
Company FOR Il two-Story brick cmer-
gencN hospital TO be erected within
tn" Enclosure Of the plant OH Hospital
street. near Seventh. The hospital
will cost approximately $500
The local branch is employing 4
large force Of workmen In making mu-
nitions for tho warning nations Of
Europe. ana while the first large con
tract secured by tho company Will he
completed within tho next two months.
ii is stated other. orders arc pending.
The Rich,nOnd branch recently
erected large luuchrOom within the
plant for the use Of It's employees.
which has been placed In operation.
aHordinp many convcnicnccs for the
men. especially those doing night work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
DELIVERS LECTURE
ON MEDICAL FAKES
DR.. Frederick VI. TUNES BIamcs Multi
'hdc OF small and inefficient COL
Irgcs for Low Standards

IN the third q series Of faculty
lectures undo" tho auspices or lie
Medical Coll"s" OF Virgiulu. in IN.
auditorium - tn" lohn Marshall ,Ii,L
school las nish, Dr rredcri,L NJ
ltanes outlined the view Of Tho So
called ""'hgal doctors" as "a m.diral
men "hp udv"riis" ana as 10 na,er,
ana proDrlo tH"} remedies taken with.
"H' Z; 0hESIcia''s rcscriptiou.
WIN" sf"n'nr MAT tn. medical
profession. E' y'nrr professions. con-
ia'nS number "f thoroughly, iucol,,pc-
tent ply sicja's. pl flames denied ma,
tn" orthodox phEei. ian -e.lz,s ,ro,
some SINAI! rrail az tigj4 ana yc.},
20 hu!ld around = ris.u. If GALS.
hood and fakory" Whatever t.c-. ;s
said IS dp" larqeiv g. the 60. I'M,
America mas hc., aud s,ili +. jur.s,.
with small and wholly .ac!nci.rt n,"di.
al College Tn" uunscr." lac said.
fs happil, hejn- reduced N.5,,aI
education j. rapidly improvInr. ana &,
j. my cofN!ct!on that through .it.
means alone can salvation %. brought
10 medical practice
There - " vcry prevalent h.!ic,
among tn" puhlir.a' large that nod.
cine is capable o. being aiv,1,l i,,
cults or schools ~ practice, ,acn ~
which mar q method ~ 'r,,tug dis.
eases mnkno"n 10 he o'H IL, mo
tell %ou that medical ..ar.. p 10
pr. per and true sense. no. .c
dividCc INTO scots and cults
'"rh. weli-cducat"d ohysi.f.u U., al
his disposal every lnowu n.rhog ~.
Influencing disca h. and fe -ladI- -,
an means hs wuth his p'rIe~' VIII
tie benefited
In waiting for ra, day cncu ,b.
small collee. sinai! hay. disappcarcG
and tho rhysic;nm viii have sun better
opportunity Of IlccINirE .Hicf.u, ,r,it.,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
CLASS FOR BUSINESS WOMEN
Niss katharine II. Halves 10 Conduct
Hihle study nj Central Y. W. a..
A.. beginning Next Week.

Reg ming March 50. Miss Katharime
H. ltawcs viii conduct a Bible class
each Thursday evening at o'clock for
business women, and ON Friday morn
ing at j. o'cioch. beginning March 81.
THESE classes vii! he held at the Cen
ira! building OF the Young Womcu's
Christian association. Registrations
viii clos" on March ~.
Interest III the half-hour services
at o'clock continues to grow. ON
Friday afternoon ri o'clock Il half-
hour service for teen age" girls viii
he conducted toy Miss Halves in the
auditorium OF the association.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
You Are Invited

10 inspect these wonderful fabrics in their appro-
pTlatc settings in the upholstery section ftbird
roc! = a'So IN me show windows where have
made displays that not only srikinrlv hcan,,
fhl but replee with practical suggestions for the
use OF Cretonnes IN homo decoration
MILLER & RHOADS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
ARCHITECTURAL LECTURE
II. tHri Messerscl,midt VIII SpcnL u
virginia Mechunics' Institute
rO-NiRhf

NJ The Virginia Mechanics Institute
tonight the third public lecture I'm
the course in history OF architecture.
viii be read by n. Carl Messcrscbmid,
architect and graduate OF the Car
n"gie Institute.
Mr. McsserSchmidt is III. dn.i.p.,.
OF IN" handsome new entrance rat,.
which VIII be erected at the cas-, and
west entrances 20 the old Eichmo,,I
College property on West Grace S,rro,
The lecture will be illustrated win,
lantern slides. showing the bes, cr
amplcs OF byzantine and Romancsau.
architecture
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
TEACHERS TO MEET HERE
FOR TW0-DAY SESSION
Eight Hundred Are Expected 10
Take Part in Third District
Conference TO-AlorrOw.
DISCUSS SCHOOL PROBLEMS
DR.. Chandler and Other Prominent
Educators Will tie Among Speak
crs to Take Up Timely Questions
Which Association VIII Consider.

Th. Third Congressional District
Teachers Association Will begin a two
days session here Tomorrow. when
more than 100 teachers from out OF
the city. besiucS 700 teachers in the
Richmond Schools. will meet Special
talks VIII he made. and n number OF
problems will be discussed Members
OF til" EiuE William County Teachers.
Association will arrive here to-day to
h"'d their spring meeting. Tie Han
over County Teachers Association will
meet Tomorrow. The Hcnrico County
school authorities have declared Friday
" holiday and the city schools Mil
close ~ o'clock in order that the
Richmond members of the association
may attend.
afternoon ut o'clock at the John Mar
shall High School with 81 dcmons,ra-
ton by the physical training classes
i'll tho local schools
DANCE WILL FOLLOW
rO-MORtOW NIGHTS SESSION
IN" speaker at the opening session
WI lnclud" !. iIcgc Kicks. Justice Of
the Juvenile Court and Domestic no
iitonS. who viii talk on 'Moviu; Pie.
lures ana Violations OF the Cigarette
La VS.. br. j. y. g, Chandler Will speak
on e compulsory f:duCation." and .1o-
Scph ~. saunders. principal Of The Elm
ford Junior High School. will have for
M SUBJECT Scnoo! faNatiOn.' Either
i"1ncs l.. bohcrtN. Commissioner Of
Labor. or j. Bernard Clincuinst. fac.
tory Inspector OF the state bureau OF
LABOR. VIII speak on Child Welfare"
DR. Chandler will be til" prircipa,
'pcaker at the evening session at III"
nigh school His subject will Ia" Ia.
problems that are TO be discussed al
tn" Saturday morning session dance
ana reception will ha given tn" visit
me teacher" by tho Richmond mem
iera OF the association after Oh. adj
,ircss
The saturday morning session viii
begin At o'clock when the recent
legislation passed by the General AS
SembiN Will be discussed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
1t Aviation School.

Grccnh"w Johnston, - member of the
Rchmond signal Corps and reprcSciI-
tativ" of the Virginia Volunteers at
thu curtis Aviation school. Newport
News. paid q short visit 10 Richmond
yesterday and told something OF his
first ventures as an army aviator. MIR.
Johnston received his appointment from
Governor Stuart.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23

Judge r IT. L. Chichester WAS dcsig :
mated yesterday by Governor stuart to
hold court in Prince George County
FOR the week beginning Monday. Judge
Chichester will sit for Judge West.
who is occupied in other parts Of the
circuit.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
>cuurtted In mu.tinr. Court.

James Hayes. charged with being
disorricrly and refusing TO move when
ordered to do 80 by Policeman l.. +.
Waldrop. and T. l. Kane. charged with
interfering with tn" same officer. were
acquitted Yesterday in the Hastings
Court. III Police Court the men were
fined s. leach and they appealed.
Emmett Gentry. Coiorcd. charged
with stealing wagon lines from Il. I.
Crump, was acquitted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23

T. l.. Durrett was fined 81 and costs
In the Police Court Yesterday on
charge or being disordcrly and rcfus-
ing 10 move when ordered TO do 8" by
Policeman peakius.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
CretOnneS!
"Cretonne Week" "a Distinc-
tiue Miller s. Rhoads Event
Offers This Opportunity

YOUR HOME INTERIOR should he as
artistic and beautiful in its arrangement as
It is possible TO make it. We know of no
more effective way in which 10 do this and
at so irifling a cost, than with GRE
TONNES!
To keep we'll abreast of the times--of-
fcrlng all that is newest and correct in fur
n1shings for the home and, through sugges-
ton, to assist our patrons in creating the
desired home-iike atmosphere within the
home--has long been cherished ideal of
the Miller G. Rhoads store
Come. then-during "Crctonne Week and see
with what careful discrimination our representa-
tiNeS nave selected these lines of Cretonncs
and Drapery Fabrics for Spring and Summer of
1910 Come now. If only TO admire the beauties OF
color and design We doubt if there's a vide
awake woman in all Richmond but what could
gather inspiration that would suggest new WAYS
OF manipulating these popular perry fabrics: new
idcas IN the ''Cretonne-way' Of transforming dull
uninviting places into CHEEKY coy hooks.
VARIETY seems cndless
certainly not in Richmond and in few other
cities, can there be found so many beautiful Gre
tonnes as VIC have assembled
HUNDREDS OF DISTINCT PATTERNS and
toLOR-GROUPINGS reresented ranging from
the simple printlngs at i2Iac yard to more elab.
orhte designs at 1jc yard and IN
'kETONNES--their uses are legion!
There are Cretonnes for curtains drancries slin
covers cushions. rcupholstcrinG of furniture vail
poses. And VERY MODERATE PRICES rnie
throughout. SO moderate, in fact that n rro,t
many will not be procurable again a, nricos ,hn,.
arc sold for >'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-21
ALUMNI OF LAW SCHOOL
EFFECT AN ORGANIZATION
More Than 500 Graduates Attend
Meeting at the Univer-
sity Club.

Permanent organization of an alumni
association was effected at a meeting
OF more than 500 graduates of the Ma
tional University Law School at the
University Club last evening. One of
it's objects will be to prepare for the
fftieth anniversary of the institution
in 1918.
These officers were unanimously
chosen: Representative Charles c. Car
lin of Virginia, president: w. w Dodge,
first vice president; James l.. Wilmeth,
second vice president; Fred L. Fish
back. treasurer, and John L. Cassin.
secretary.
Members of the board of governors
elected for the first year are: Repre-
sentative ADHESION T. Smith of Idaho.
George r. Wales. chief civil service
commissioner: Frederick A. Fenning of
the local bar; Roger Whiteford, as
sistant corporation counsel; Charles j.
ONeill of the patent bar, Wrisley
Brown. assistant attorney general; Ed
ward S. Bailey of the local bar, William
Wolf Smith. Phillip NJ. Relfkin and
George q. Box.
Justice Siddons of the Supreme Court
of the District was temporary chair
man of the meeting. being succeeded by
Representative Carlin following the
election.
The nominating committee was COM
posed of the same persons as those who
acted Is the committee on organization
namely: Prof. Charles C. Tucker, Roger
ODonnell and J. Miller Kenyon; L. w.
Tolman of the class of 1876; Mai. i. A
Dapray. U. s. A. also of 1875, and w. 7.
Jones of 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-21
'S|NN FEM RIOTERS
FIRE UPON POLICE
Outbreak Occurs at TuIIa.
more, Ireland Recent Sit
uation Admitted Serious.

LONDON, March 21.-Sinn Fein riot
ers fired on the police last night at
Tullamore, Kings county. Ireland. A
police sergeant was wounded seriously.
and a county inspector and a district
inspector received slight wounds.
Tul1amore is a town Of about 5000
inhabita nts. fifty-eight miles west of
Dublin It has a considerable trade in
agricultural produce. There have been
limitations of disturbed conditions in
some parts of Ireland in several recent
dispatches. On March II the police Of
Cork raided the residences of the prin-
cipal officials of the Sim FeIn party
and seized arms and documents.
The London Post last week said the
situation IN ireland was serious on ac-
count Of the activity Of the Sim Fein
Society. 1t asserted a vigorous CAM
paign against recruiting was being
carried out without serious hindrance
in the west and south, and that several
persons had been indicted and tried,
but had been acquitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-21
HEAVY FIGHTING
ON ITALIAN front
Austrians Claim Enemy At
tackS Have Broken Down.
Rome Reports Successes.

BERLIN. March 81. by wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.,-Heavy fighting contin-
ues on the Austro-Italian front. The
official Austrian statement of yester-
day says that Italian attacks broke
down before the Austrian fire. The an
nouncement follows:
ION the Gorilla bridgehead Austro-
Hungarians yesterday morning set fire
to a position OF the enemy before the
southern part Of Podgora Height. In
the afternoon Austro-Hungarian artil-
lery shelled heavily the enemy's front
before the bridgehead. During the
night they elected the enemy from a
trench before Bevma.
Attacks Break Down.
Fighting continued at the Tolmino
bridgehead as a result of the enemy's
efforts to conquer positions firmly in
Austro- Hungarian hands. The number
of Italians captured reached 925, and
the number of machine guns taken was
increased to seven. Several attacks by
the enemy against Mrzlivrh and Krn
broke down. At Romson the Austro-
Hungarians captured a position and
took 145 Italians and two machine
guns.
Lively fighting continues on the Car
inthian front. In the Tyrol frontier
district the enemy held the Col di Lana
section and some points south of the
front under his artillery fire."
Italian Communication.
The official communication from gen.
eral headquarters issued late yesterday
reads as follows:
Along the entire front artillery &C
tivity has been increasing. 1t was par
ticuIarly intense in the Sugana valley
and on the middle Isonzo. In both
these districts the arrival of enemy re-
Inducements of men and guns is re-
ported.
THE enemy carried out minor at
tacks against our positions on Monte
cello. in the Sugana valley, March IS,
all of which were promptly repulsed
More violent engagements developed on
the middle Isonzo Saturday night and
yesterday.
Attacks Repulsed.
Our troops recaptured from the en-
envy part of the trenches he had occu-
pied on Santa Maria height and re-
pulsed new attacks against our posi-
tons to the south of Cigioni and to-
ward Selo. Having thus arrested the
enemy's progress we retired about 500
yards from portion of our advanced
lines in order to avoid being enfladed
by fresh enemy batteries. The opera
ton was effected in an orderly and
calm manner, without any enemy pres
sure.
THE enemy also tried to attack our
positions on Sabotino, but was imme-
diately repulsed.
Quiet prevails on the Corso"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-21
Failure of Two Machine Guns
in Fight With Villa Bandits
Subject of Official Report

An official report explaining that
difficulty of loading in darkness was re-
sponsible for the failure of two of the
four weapons of the 18th Cavalry's ma
chine gun troops in the fight with Villa
and his bandits at Columbus, was re-
ceived today at the War Department.
Press dispatches telling of the guns
jamming had caused Brig. Gen. Crozier.
chief of ordnance, to order an investi-
cation.
Text of the Report.
The report, transmitted by the officer
commanding the machine gun troop
through the headquarters of the San
Antonio arsenal. follows:
The reason for the jamming of the
machine guns during the fight last
Thursday morning was not the failure
of the mechanism to function properly,
but was due to the fact that the night
was dark and il was a very difficult
matter to load the guns. In loading
the guns the feed strip has to be in
serted in narrow slot guide. II
the strip is not inserted properly in
this guide the gun will fire about five
shots and will then jam. This happened
TO two Of my guns, as it was SO dark
that it was almost impossible to get the
did not jam, and the execution they did
showed the value of machine gun fire.
The ammunition used was not reload
ed. and had been manufactured since
1910. The extractors are all model
1914"
Gen. Crozier appeared to regard the
explanation satisfactory, as the troop
ers were fighting under the most ad-
verse conditions
No entirely satisfactory machine
rifle has yet been developed" he said;
that is. we never have had a machine
gun that is not subject to stoppage by
reason of some kind of malfunction. 1t
must be remembered that these weap-
ons are machines operating with tre-
mendous pressure and tremendous We
locity of the moving parts. and that
they are subject to the weaknesses and
infirmities of all machines. They have
never reached the simplicity and per-
lection of construction which would
insure their operation in the hands of
the ordinary soldier with the same GER
tainty that attends that of the ordi-
nary rife or pistol. Their infirmities
have been accepted because of the
large effective output which can be had
from them when they do work we'll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-21
Retained as Advisers of China,

The Chinese legation has announced
that the agreement with Prof. Frank
J. Goodnow. president of Johns Hop
kins University, to serve as constitu-
tiona1 adviser of the Chinese govern
ment has been renewed for a year
from May l next. Prof. W. w. Will
loughby of Johns Hopkins has been re-
tanned as deputy constitutional. adviser,
to succeed his brother. Prof. W. r. VIII
loughby. who Is returning from China
to resume his duties as professor of
Jurisprudence and politics at Prince
ton University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-21

ship. Every knot you add means an ad-
ditional million or So"
Senator Hitchcock tried to pin the
speaker to an assertion that it had
been the fault of former republican
Congresses.
Congress is to blame" retorted the
senator from Massachusetts,. What
difference does it make which Con-
gress I'm not making a party speech.
Congress was to blame, and is to blame
today. for passing its time over this
wretched bill to drive armor makers
out Of business, when we ought to be
building ships"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-21
SPIRITED BIDDING MARKS
DELINQUENT TAX SALE
Annual Property Auction Concludes
in Schedule Time Today as a
Result of a Truce.

With a record of approximately
10000 parcels of real estate disposed
of under the hammer to satisfy delin-
auent taxes and special assessments.
the Districts annual tax sale came to
a close shortly after noon today.
On account of the spirited bidding
with which the sale began and the Of
fering OF surplus amounts, early in
dications were that it would not be
possible to dispose of all the property
advertised before next week, but a
truce between the bidders resulted In
the sale being concluded on scheduled
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-21
KILLS CHILDREN, THEN SELF.
Act Of North Carolina Father Be.
lieved to Have Reen Tnean.

GREENSBORO. n. c., March 21-
Believed by the authorities to have
been temporarily insane. Daniel G..
Patterson early today shot and killed
his four children and himself
After shooting the children Patter-
son went to his wife's room. on the
first floor Of the home. and told her not
to worry: that the children were all
right. Mrs. Patterson had been awak-
ened by the reports of the revolver.
Patterson then reloaded the weapon.
went to another part of the house and
shot hizeself, dying instantly.