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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
YOUNG URANIUM
GIVEN LIBERTY

Arthur Dixon. negro, charged with
having robbed and murdered Matt
Byrd, also eolored, was held for
HopewelI authorities when brought be-
fore Justice Crutchfeld in Police Court
yesterday.
Convicted that Clarence Trainum
who was being held in Jail on a
charge of attempted robbery had nc
evil intent Justice Crutchfeld, yes
terday released the young man from
Jail. Oscar J. Uranium. father of the
young man. was In Richmond to see
Justice Crutchfield and the mans re-
lease followed the conference. The
young man was arrested as a burglar
but as a matter of fact he was fumb-
ling at a door of a house where he
thought relatives lived. He was a
stranger In the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
PRECAUTIONARY HEALTH
MEASURES URGED
State Health Commissioner Points
Out 10 Municipal Officials Need
of Sanitary Care.

The following letter urging health
precautions was recently sent out by
the Sta4n Beara> ~ Health 10 the
Mayors and Councilman of the vari-
GUS municipalities of the Ste.
Gentlemen:
Grave apprehension is felt that the
present epidemic of infanttle paraly-
sis in New York and other Northern
States may spread To Virginia. To
prevent this the State and local gov
ernments must cooperate actively and
Immediately. ! therefore appeal TO
you to do your part In protecting the
State from this dismal scouree by TAX
ing proper sanitary precautions.
The exact method by which infan-
tile paralysis ia spread is not fully
known. but IL is believed that the
germ Cor infectious AGENT is carried
In the secret,ons or the nose and
mouth and in the bowel discharges
of persons who have the disease.
There may be some carriers who
show no signs of the disease. hut have
the germs in their bodies
ITO prevent the spread of a dis
ease conveyed In this manner. II is
necessary:
Il. To have a sewerage system,
with which all houses are connected.
or TO have dry closets at every home
SO arranged and kept that the excre-
Jneut III NHeTIl cannot enuanRer any
source of drinking water or be ac-
cessible TO fiies and animals
'c. Premises. should be kept clean
to prevent the breeding of flies and
garbage should be removed regularly.
g. Common drinking cups must be
prohibited in the schools and other
public places. including soda -foun-
taine. stores, hotels and restaurants.
-. All food supplies should be pro-
fected from flies, especially those sup
plies eaten without cooking. This is
required by law.
IS. Children should be made TO
avoid close contact especially indoors
and should be taught to cover their
noses and mouths or turn their faces
downward when coughing or sneez-
Ing. Children likewise endanger their
health by putting their fingers in their
mouths.
This lis a time when every town
and city stands in special need of a
competent, trained health officer.
Nothing that can he done will give
the same protection for the same
money as to have these necessary
precautions taken under the eye of
n man who knows what he is doing.
II urge you most earnestly to leave
no stone unturned in helping protect
Virginia AGAINST the probable appear
ance Of infantile paralysis and ! shall
be glad to have statement from
you as to what has been done by you
and what Is planned, We cannot af-
ford to take chances.
Very respectfully,
.ENNION G. WILLIAMS.
State Health Commissioner"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
F|REBUG RUNS AnUCK


Continued From First Page)
fire in the basement The blaze was
quickly put out A similar fire was
shortly after discovered at Robbins
Drug Store at Second and Marshall
Streets, at which no damage was done
While the fire at winn Il Company
was still In progress, two bags of al
faifa were discovered burning at w. J.
Todd's Sons feed store. 42s North
Sixth Street
Another ON Cary street.
AT 3:4s an alarm came In from
Tenth and Cary Street. and Engines
Nos. !. .. II and IS and Truck No
were hurried to that section. The
fire was In Crulrs Stables. but work
men had extinguished IL before any
damage was done. At this place a
bag hanging on one OF the stalls was
ablaze. and on account OF it's position
II could not have started except by
the application of match.
a Al Frankifn's Feed store.
The firemen were yet at this place
when an alarm came in from Eigh-
teenth and Franklin Street, to which
Engine Co.'S 2 and 3 and Truck No. 2
responded Bales OF hay In the rear
OF A. L. Franklln's feed store were
iSuHu abiazes tue uofnaKs amounting
to about 5000. At this place the hay
WAS piled against window that
looked out on an alley. 1t is believed
that the incendiary thrust his hand
through the window. setting FIRE to
the hay. After the fire IL was discov-
cred that the window was broken, and
II is not known whether the frehug
did this or not. Mr.. Franklin, owner
of the business. stated that he was
positive his store was set afire, be-
cause In the place at which IL started
there was nothing that could have
caused a blaze.
That another frebug Is operating In
the city is the belief of both nremen
and police. and strict watch is be-
ing maintained to apprehend the Grim
inal. Fires In stables prove especially
disa strous. and the frenghters are kept
constantly uneasy when alarms come
In from such places as numerous as
they were yesterday
No similar experience has been suf-
fered by the city for several months.
Some time back n negro boy. a de-
generate by the name OF Banks who
wanted TO see the apparatus run TO
the fires started series OF blaxes. He
was sent to an insane asylum.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
ALLIES DEALING ON
BIG COPPER PURCHASE
Buy s34.000. GOO for Use In Manufacture
| ofshells-Record Munitions
| Contract.

New York, Aug. 11.-Contracts call
ing for 500, 900 tons of shell steel and
valued at s34.eeo.ooo were closed today
between representatives OF the allies
and the United States Steel Corporation
acting with several large independent
companies.
This business. which the Ynterna-
tionai News Service announces ex-
clusively. Is the largest single steel
contract placed In this country since
the war began.
The order includes semi finished
tbillets). rounds and forgings and de-
livery is to be completed by the cid
of July, 1917. The prices range from
$40 to $50 ton. depending on the
character of the steel, making an ever
age price per ton OF $3.50. The ma
terial will be used abroad In the man
ufacture OF high explosive shells.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

Hereafter "drunks" must be taken
to the stations like other persons ar.
rested. The following order has been
issued by Chief Werner:
members OF this department will re-
frain from placing DRINKS on street
cars. Some officer In guilty of this Of
Tense and has caused considerable cont
ment.
Should the foA~e lived up to the
strict latter Of tho order. the inevita BILE
result will be trip In a patrol wogan,
Instead OF street CIR tourney. for all
Arunks Hereafter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
Include. All Mail Boxes.

Notice was received at the Rich
mond postoffice yesterday from the
department at Washington that tam
pering with. robbing or destroying
mail boxes on rural or other delivery
routes. whether or not the boxes ere
of a type approved by the department.
will be punishable by fine OF $1,000
or imprisonment OF three years or both.
Heretofore only boxes OF a type ap-
proved by the postmaster general have
teen regarded as included among those
protected by postal regulations against
tampering.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

petition from the old world which can
only be met by a return to the doc
trine of the protective tariff.
The Democratic party, he declared.
cannot be relied upon TO meet the
situation.
Having In mind. probably. the tariff
evils which pulled down the Repub-
lican party four years ago, Hughes
added this personal pledge:
Il desire to see proper atatude
toward business in this country.
have done my share in attempting to
correct abuses, and IL am elected in
connection with tariff legislation,
there will be nothing pulled Off for
private benefit at the public expense
II I know II and can prevent It,"
Turning for the f1rst time to the
subject OF corporate abuses, ne said:
Il believe that In this country we
must be strong enough and able
enough to prevent abuses, to prevent
unjust discrimination. to prevent mo-
nopolistic practices. fearlessly to pre-
vent any action inimical to the pub
lie interest: while at the same time
we encourage honest American enter
prise. seek an expansion Of our trade.
endeavor to have our foreign COM
merce. extended, and In every way
make the American name CONNER
cially a name of the first rank
throughout the world"
Eight Stops Yesterday.
The days run included eight stops
before arrival for tonight's meeting
here. A two-minute stop was made
at Medora. site Of the ranch where
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt once rode
the range.
Bismarck was the hrst stop. At .
temperature close to freezing, 1000
people welcomed tho candidate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
THE WEATHER
} Omitted states Department Of
Agriculture. Weather Bureau.)

Washington. Aug. lit will be
somewhat warmer IN New England
Saturday and high temperatures will
continue in Virginia and to the south
ward Saturday and Sunday. In the
lake region, the Ohio Valley. Ten
nessee. and the East Gulf States the
changes will be small and unimpor-
tant.
enthusiastically fair ana con-
tinued warm Saturday; Sunday fair.
North enthusiastically fair Sat.
urday and Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
HOSPITAL PATIENT MAKES
ESCAPE IN NIGHT-CI

G. s Stewart, ffty-two years old.
who halls from Birds Nest Va, p1ade
his escape early yesterday morning
from the Memorial Hospital via the
fire escape. clad only in his night
clothes. The patients disappearance
was shortly discovered, and he was
found near Fifteenth and Franklin
Streets by Patrolmen Daniel and Or
gan. after an hours search.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
VIRGINIA BONDS BOUGHT
FOR THE SINKING FUND

Announcement was made yesterday
by Second Auditor Roosevelt Page 10
the effect that the State Board of
Sinking Fund Commissioners bought
during July for the sinking fund $ss.-
500 OF Virginia bonds. or this amount
$4,000 were Riddlebergers and 49,
500 Century bonds. For the Riddle
bergers the price ranged from $3.50
to $92. while the Century cost ss5.75.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

The Finance Committee OF Council
having rejected the Administrative
Boards recommendation of the pur-
chase OF Newstead Farm, the price of
which. &65 an acre. was regarded as
to high. B. T. Watkins 4 Co, realty
aEenta yesterday submitted to the
Administrative Board a proposal to sell
the city a 1900 acre farm in Chester
ield County at SIS an acre. The farm
has 500 acres under cultivation and
10 near railroad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
HOLD YOUNG RESPONSIBLE
FOR McCULLOUGH'S DEATH

That the death OF Oscar McCuI-
Tough, colored, twenty-seven years
pital Tuesday. was caused indirectly
by an assault made upon him by Nc
kinley Young. another negro, was the
verdict OF coroner's jury yesterday.
The men are said to have quarresed
over woman and II ended with Nc
-Cullough getting lick on his head.
The police arc now searching for
Young
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
Boy Jumps from Trni,.,

White on his way to Laurel refor-
matory yesterday, IN care OF an on
Ger. Harry Eek, young white boy.
jumped from the moving train and
made his escape, II IL NOT known
whether the boy injured himself In
his TAIL. Police have startoa 4 search
tor tn fugiktva I77
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

Leon Addington, colored. driver for
Digs and Beadles, was fined $40 and
costs yesterday in Henrico Courthouse
by Magistrate H s. Sunday on a
charge of exceeding the speed limit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

NJ. L. Smith. city ticket agent Of the
Seaboard Air Line. returned to Rich
Inond last night from Montgomery.
Ala. 70 which city he went ~ the
railways escort to South CarolinA
troops from Columbia - Tert DlisA.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
Attend Dcmocratic Convention

Governor Henry Carter Stuart.
Lieutenant Governor Eliyson and
Judge William r. Rhea. OF the State
Corporation Commission. have LETT to
attend the State convention for the
Ninth Congressional District, which
viii be held today In Bristol.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
President Remains In Touch.

Washington. Aug. lin order to
keep within instant touch Of the rail-
road strike situation, President VII
son tonight abandoned his regular
week END cruise on the Mayfiower
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

Local Temperature Yesterday.
- noon temperature ........... 80
p. NJ. temperature ............ S3
p. II. temperature . rs
Maximum temperature to p. NJ. 81
Minimum temperature TO p NJ. n
Mean temperature ............ IS
Normal temperature ..... rs
Excess in temperature yesterday 0
Deficiency In temperature since
January 1........ 80. ....... 30
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

Rainfall last twelve hours......
Rainfall last twenty -four hours. 4
Excess in rainfall since March /. l..
Excess in rainfall since January 1
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
PAGE COUNTY CLERK
MAY OPPOSE HARRIS

Floyd w. waver, OF Luray. Page
county, Va, is expected to enter the
contest for the Democratic nomina.
ton fer congress 10 succeed the Hon.
James fay, who has been appointed
4 Judge Of the cour. of claims. Other
candiiates are Judge Thomas W. Har-
risOn. Winches tr, and State Senator
y. = Early, Jr., Of Greene county.
M Weaver was born in Rocking
ham county, BIZ. nas lived in Page
county for years. He studied law at
tn9 IL iyersity of Virginia, where he
Fon he oraf),s medal given by the
Washington l. .erary society He prac-
Ted law for >e ia. years and later
sc, pied the c.erkship of Pie coun-
ty. a position b. nav holds.
Master Hartland Topias, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, who has been visiting
Mr. and Mrs Jospeh Thresher, of
West Race street, returned home
this afternoon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

ticles of every day use, but has little
more than a modicum of truth when
applied to commerce and trade in
things that our forefathers managed
to get along without, and without
great many of which we also could do
quite nicely.
The luxury of today becomes the
necessity of tomorrow and most Of us
are lured to the purchase of luxuries
by display advertising of one kind or
another This field does not only in
clude such things as automobiles. vic
trolas, pianolas, and thousands Of
other Injuries Of similar kinds, but
also fancy articles Of diet, combina-
tons of cereals, or substitutes for
staple foods. That there still remains
in the world some few merchants Of
narrow vision, some out-of-date sales
men and some manufacturers who de-
ny the practical usefulness of adver-
Using, seems to be proved by the
great campaign that is being started
by the American Advertising Clubs of
the World, which has its headquarters
in Indianapolis. Their slogan seems
to be Advertise Advertising" The
chief reason for the great campaign,
however. is not the conversion of
those who do not believe in advertis-
ing so much as it is to establish and
enforce a code of ethics based upon
candid truth, that shall govern adver-
Using methods. This is a very laud-
able purpose and has received the en-
dorsellent of men like President Will
son, Bishop Warren A. Gambler Ar
thur Brisbane, Joseph E. Davis and
Hugh Chalmers. All these gentlemen
are to write advertising matter for
the campaign, the President leading
Off We wish the campaign the sue
cess it deserves
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

81 am here as a pastor of a church
that believes in unfolding the law,
and sobriety to pledge my personal
support and the support OF this
church to every officer who wants to
enforce the law, and If we have Off
GERS in this county who are not in
sympathy with the law and do not in
tend to enforce it the law itself has
explicit provisions for getting rid of
them. But If they want to enforce
the law, they should have the moral
and active support of every law-abid-
ing citizen of this community. No
sane man will seek shelter n time
of storm under a tree if he knows that
tree is going to be struck by light
ming. This whisky tree has once been
struck by a 10000 ampier bolt, and
shattered from top to root. II still
shows some signs of life in sprouts
of lawlessness. If officers want to
take shelter for the coming storm I'M
der these sprouts they may take
choice, but this lawlessness is itself
going to be struck again"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
REV. SMITH COMING
HOME THIS WEEK

The Rev. G. c. Smith has notified
members of the First Baptist church
that he will return home the latter
part of the week, and participate in
the services next Sunday, when DR.
w. c. Taylor, of Ciarksburg, w. Va,
will preach. The Rev. Smith said he
was enjoying a most delightful vaca-
ton having visited Virginia Beach,
Richmond and his old home in North
Carolina. SIS l,l t
Dr. Taylor, who will preach Sun
day, is regarded as one of the really
big preachers of West Virginia, and
those attending the services Sunday
will hear two excellent sermons.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
TO ADVERTISE ADVERTISING.

The steady growth Of business of
every kind in every direction may
be said to keep pace with the growth
and Development OF advertising.
There viii no doubt be found great
many people ready to dispute this and
10 assert that business has grown
with the population and the discovery
Of fresh fields and new markets, and
that advertising has nothing 70 do
with st. This might be true if II con
cerned only stable and necessary ar
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
M'CLURE MUST
LEAVE ENGLAND
Noted Magazine Publisher Barred by
British Authorities Because of
Activities in Germany"

LONDON, July 26-The British all
thorities today informed American
Ambassador Page that S. S. Mcclure.
the noted American magazine publish
er, must leave England Saturday. Nc
Clure was held aboard the Philadel-
phia when the liner arrived in Liver
pool yesterday but was given permits.
sion, through the influence of the am
bassador to go ashore until Saturday
because Of ill health. 1t is learned
the deportation order has been issued
because of what the British have
elected to term, "his activities while
in Germany"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
NO PRoeREssiVEs NEED APPLY

The hostility of the Republican par
ty in the House and Senate to any rec
ognition of Progressives as candidates
for office is completely shown in two
recent episodes.
George Rublee was appointed
member of the Trade Commission by
President Wilson. Senator Gallinger,
recognized as the leader of the Re
publicans in the Senate in their vote
for him as their president pro TEN,
oftthat body, opposed confirmation, os-
tensibly on the ground that Mr.. Rub
lee was personally obnoxious to him,
but the real issue was that Rublee
was a Progressive and not a Repub-
lican. The real test vote in the Sen
ate came on motion to reconsider
the vote by which Mr. Rublee's ap-
pointment was rejected. The vote
stood SO to SO. The Democrats stood
80 to 10 for reconsideration, and the
Republicans 28 to against reconsid-
Grafton of the vote, that is against
the confirmation of Mr.. Rublee. The
Republicans voting for confirmation
were the small Progressive group com
posed of Clapp, Kenyon, La Toilette,
Norris and Poindexter.
The second instance of the same
hostility of the majority of Repu5li
cans to Progressive appointments
was the vote on the Longworth amend
ment to the House revenue bill on
July 10, 1916. The revenue bill car
ries a provision for a Tariff Commits
sion. The Tariff Commission is to
be composed of six members mot
more than three of whom shall be
members of the same political party"
Mr.. Longworth proposed an amend
ment in lieu of this as follows: Three
members shall be named from each OF
the two greater political parties as
represented in congress" The amend
ment received 95 Republican votes TO
109 Democratic votes in opposition,
so the amendment was lost; but the
debate indicates clearly, in the
speeches OF Mr.. Longworth and Mr..
Hill, that the object was to freeze out
the Progressives.
Said Mr.. Longworth: Under my
amendment the President would first
appoint a Democrat and a Republican
TO the two-year term, Democrat and
Republican to the four-year term,
and a Democrat and Republican to
the six-year term, insuring absolute
fairness" Mr. Longworth seems bent
upon completing the destruction of
Hae Progressive party, so effectively
begun by his father-in-law, Col. Roose-
Welt
Said Mr.. Hill, Of Connecticut: 81
want to see a Tariff Commission so
arranged that it shall not be as the
Federl Trade Commission is, three
Democrats and two original Progress
sives and now both of them Demo
Gratis"
Under the Longworth amendment it
is easily seen that no one who does
not register this year as a Republican
or Democrat, no matter how able
he might be, would have been eligi-
BILE to serYe on the Tariff Commits
sion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
Girl Sues Petersburg Merchant.

Miss Pamela Mckinney has insti-
tuted suit in the hastings court of
Petersburg for an alleged breach of
promise against Frank Roberts, a
merchant of Petersburg, Va, for $10,-
600 damages. Miss Mckinney was for
merly a resident of Petersburg, but
for several years past has resided in
Connecticut. This is the first case of
its kind in the hastings court for many
years.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
PREVENTION OF INFANTiLE
PARALYSIS.

To control the present epidemic OF
infantile paralysis, according to d
statement issued by the United States
Public Health Service, the chain Of
infection between persons harboring
germs Of the disease and the well
members of the community should be
broken. Infantile paralysis is prob
ably caused BY a very minute organ
ism found IN the nasal mouth and
bowel discharges OF those who hare
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

Belgium is discussing the reorganiz-
alton of it's government. There was
time when it was feared that there
would not be enough of Belgium left
even to reorganize.- Washington Star.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
Pastor and Wife Hurt in Runaway.

The Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Miller
are patients at the Western Maryland
hospital, Cumberland, the former with
face and one eve badly cut and the
latter with broken shoulder and 9th
er injuries, having been kicked by a
runaway horse. The harness broke in
descending a hill, and the buggy push
ed forward on the horse. Their two
children we're uninjured It IS feared
that the Rev. Mr.. Miller will lose bis
sight.