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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-31
TRAVIS
T~ELEFONOSJ 2411
Nuevo

LA PRENSA eS Ell peri6dico meNicano de
mayor circulation TN los E>taGo> jnidos,
Y por 10 taRto ei meior para los anuacian-
ties.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-31

Cuand0 Gamble de residencia sir
vase decirnoS la direction Que tiene
y la que dcsea tcner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-15

sight to contemplats-ths marching Of
distinguished professional men. OF big
business men. OF the clergy and their
flocks and of the great mass OF HUI
manity representing every calling.
rich and poor alike responding prompt
ly to the call for a patriotic demon
stration.
THE preparedness parade demonstrated.
too that II is possible to start parades
promptly. and not only that. but to carry
them out with expedition. for there never
was a time during the day that Pennsyl-
vania avenue was not crowded with its
thousands of marchers. all typifying that
great sentiment that we Americans are
a united people and that we desire that
our country and our people shall at all
times be prepared to meet not only the
ordinary requirements. but the exigencies
that may come to us at any time"
Three hundred and fifty white
wings" participated in the parade. It
was necessary for them to perform
eight hours duty. however. before they
assembled. under the supervision of
Supt Paxton and Asst. Supt. Doyle,
being per diem employees.
Last night the Avenue was washed
from the Peace Monument to Washing
ton Circle. and this morning the white
wings" gathered several wagonloads Of
paper that had been discarded by per-
sons viewing the parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-15
that were loaned to tn. polio. depart

that were loaned to the police depart
ment.
Only two arrests Of alleged sus-
picious persons were made. The pris-
oners are George Wallace. alias Bur-
rows. and James lombard. alias Lang
ford. The police say they answer the
descriptions of two men who have OPP
Grated the Communicating game in this
city and victims of that game will be
asked to look at them.
Yesterday was the first time that the
men who make the gas light for the
city were seen assembled in a parade.
ION Gas Light Company were in the
line. II. 8. Reside, president of the
company, being at the head of this
division. Every department and plant
OF the company was represented. band
or thirty pieces leading the unit.
Chairman William F. Guide of the ex-
ecutive committee. which arranged for
the parade, was happy man today
as the result of the success of the I'M
dertaking. So was Rudolph Kaufman,
treasurer, and Charles J. Columbus,
secretary of the committee.
washington has every. reason to be
very proud Of itself and of its pre-
paredness parade" said Mr.. GUIDE. 1T
has never been seen before in Wash
ington, and 1 don't believe has been
equaled in any other city. 1t demon
strated in a most substantial and prac-
tical manner the unity of our people
for the parade stood for only one thing
America and Americans. In review
Ing the magnificent work that was
done in connection with this great
demonstration many names come to
mind, many stond out prominently. but
can't help but feel that the credit is due
to the entire citizenship of the city.
Every man, woman and child that took
part in the demonstration was jealous
that the orders of the day should be
observed.
The mobilization was wonderful.
The work of preparation was COM
pleted in two weeks, and certainly the
parade was approached and carried
out with a. patriotic fervor that will
stand as an inspiration for all time.
1T was a magnificent sight to con-
template, the marching of these thou
sands of people in close formation up
Pennsylvania avenue and past the
Presidents reviewing stand. The pa
rade had no distinction as to person
mel, and it was certainly one grand
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the hundreds: The sky above the
Avenue seemed to be filed With pigeons.
They crcled around q bit and then
having obtained their bearings set sail
for their home roosts All. Of the
birds were clicked SO that q record
may be kept Of the time consumed in
their homeward flights
Another feature of the parade that
was the subject of much favorable COM
ment was the participation of tho
the limo Of march declared that the
woman marchers kept better lines than
did the men. Although practically all
OF them were enjoying their first ex-
perience In a parade they kept in line
in a manner that would bring pleasure
to the heart of the most exacting drill
master. The fact that in some of the
units men and women walked side by
side was highly pleasing to equality
for women" advocates in the crowds of
spectators. In the ranks OF the woman
marchers were a number Of grandmoth-
ers and the way in which they marched
made lot of younger women envious.
Well Supported Financially.
A feature of the movement for a pre-
paredness parade that was highly pleas
ing to members of the citizens COM
mittee which arranged for the demon
stration was the manner in which citi-
zens Of Washington came forward with
contributions toward the fund needed
to defray the necessary expenses in
connection with the parade A total of
l$1.25225 was contributed, Rudolph
Kaufman, treasurer of the committee.
today having announced the receipt of
IS from George w. White. SO from
L. L. Thompson and 50 from Fred r.
Record.
Maj. Pullman. superintendent of po-
lice and chairman Of the public order
committee for the parade. is pleased
with the manner in which the members
Of his command, the marines and ar
tillerymen acquitted themselves yes
terday. The thousands of spectators
along tho line of march were handled
without any trouble and with very few
accidents to mar the celebration.
Inspector Clifford Grant, chief of de-
tectives. remained on duty all day and
part Of the night. He had the benefit
of the services of several visiting de-
tectives. A number of the detectives
did duty in the residential sections
covering much territory in automobiles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-15

timore. Philadelphia and other cities.
At intervals along the line Of march
some of the birds were liberated, but
the majority of them were not turned
loose until the Presidents stand was
reached. There they were liberated by
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Der Of woman marchers; never before
had SO many women marched in pa
rade in this city.
Those who watched the parade as it
passed the Presidents reviewing stand
at the White House say that the iiber-
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ating of hundreds of homing pigeons
from a float carried by pigeon fanciers
in the line was one of the most beau
tiful and spectacular features of the
great demonstration. Many of these
pigeons were brought here from Bal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
NEW FACTORY
IS INCORPORATED

West Point, Va, Jan. 16.---Application
was made this week to the State Cor.
poration Commission for charter by
the York Manufacturing Company. In
corporated. The officers of the new
pany are w. c. Davis. president; Ma
than Hess, vice president. and Charles
B. Stark, secretary and treasurer. The
capital Of the concern will be $4,000
and veneer panels, chair bottoms and
other veneer products will be manu-
featured.
The old West Point Panel Works
has been taken over by the new COM
pany and the machinery will be re-
paired and much new installed. Some
of Richmond's leading business men
have been interested in this new In
dustry. including w. 8. Forbes. II. X.
Franklin and others.
The town of West Point Is advan-
tageously located for tho veneer husi-
ness. being close to plenty or raw ma
terial, which can be secured at low
cost, and the freight rates for shipping
the finished product liz satisfactory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
LANCASTER COUNTY
NAN Is A SUICIDE

Millenbeck, Va, Jan. 1s.-Justfce
l. r. Fleming. DIR. George II. Steuart,
Deputy Sheriff b. c. Brent, toSether
with a jury OF inquest, held an in
QUESTION over the body OF Richard
G. Cope Saturday morning, who COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
with razor, at pittmans Hill, near
Ldtwalton. Gone was an Engiishman,
born in Aberdeen, England. He COM
planned of being cold before DAY and
asked his wife to get up and make
fire for him. after which he got up
and sat by the fire while she was
out milking the COW. On her way
back to the house she met him 70
ing out. He stayed so long that she
went to look for him. and found him
in an clubhouse sitting up with his
throat cut and the blood streaming.
She notified the neighbors, but they
were afraid to do anything until they
heard from the Justice. Cope stayed
out in the snow about three hours
before he was carried into tho house.
He died about ~ o'clock that day.
In his Bible were written these words
Richard @. Cope, born in Aberdeen,
England. 2sth or July, 1851. four
thousand miles away"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
OF
NORTH CAROLINA

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Chapel Hill, N. c.. Jan. 1e.--In the
recent report OF the librarian OF the
University the following interesting
facts in regard TO the library are made
known:
During the last fourteen years tha
volumes comprising the University
library have increased in number from
3s,sss in 1901, to 74.750 In 1915. a
net growth Of Ss.1S7. OF this number
s,4sb were added within the past year,
500 OF them composing Of Balm Me-
mortal Library along with 400 from
the Boylan collection, and others.
At present the library il receiving
annually from all sources $50 periodi-
Gals, exclusive Of newspaper. These
periodicals are carefully preserved
and bound In volumes.
Books issued from the desk during
the last year were 24,6so in number.
Nearly 1900 books were loaned dur
ing the year to other institutions or to
individuals. There were posted for de-
bate 721 references.
Complete sets Of periodicals always
add greatly TO the strength Of any
library. and the librarian devoted q
large part of the special funds to the
purchase OF back volumes or complete
sets Of such journals and magazines as
are essential to the most scholarly
graduate and undergraduate work.
BY means of debates. themes. parallel
readings. special papers and general
reading In the reference rooms prac-
tically every member Of the university
makes use of the general library or OF
one OF the departmental libraries. The
librarian also states that the various
organizations Of the University draw
upon the library's resources.
Hundreds OF letters OF inquiry have
been answered and several thousand
books. pamphlets and bulletins have
been loaned to borrowers throughout
the State.
Only two libraries in the South are
larger than that of Caroitna--Texas,
with 1921 volumes, and Virginia
with $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17

special to The Rpnd virginian.)
Virginia, Va. Jas.--Miss Louise
Amis, who teachesslc In The Br!s-
toll Intermont Col1e,as returned to
her post OF duty. ne her sister.
Wilhelmenia. who inurfi. back to
Bristol with her.
Mr. w. II. Crowesho Il engaged
largely in mining Arfscna. after
staying some whilesh his father,
Mr.. III. c. Croweli. 81. place. has
left for his place otsiuesa In the
West.
Mrs. G. 8. Chovate. HuntsrsvflIe,
n. C.: Joe and Jant-ampbcil, Of
Norwood. N. c.: Mr.a Mra J. A.
Richtie, OF TaichfleId, ana Elisa
beth Stewart. OF Mid. quests of
Mr.. and Mrs. H C. CHI. have re-
turned to their severhornes.
DR.. and Mrs. d. r. ev.y enter
tanned on Monday Night raw. and
Mrs Giles. Rev. and MMoore, Rev.
and Mrs. walton. Rev. Mrs.. +. b.
Hin and Professor and 4. 6tephen-
son.
A twenty-pouEd turktwracsA the
table with other deiicioU1anAs, and
II was q delightful event for all.
Rev. and Mrs. Giles, the North
Carolina Conference. stopptnf
a while In our town fdGrs. Giles
health.
Mr.. ID. r. Harris, whspent thu
holidays with his childf here. Il
travelling again. and his soyriil. VIII,
will graduate IN June at lliam ant
MAJ College, has return to VIII
There Is some grip and nsunoni
In yirgilina.
Mrs Reuben Daniel andor. Johr
have gone to Hazard. KS to viai
her daughter, Mrs. Warnermlth.
Mrs. r. B. Lloyd has rerued ff0f
Boydton.
The Board OF Commensurate
electric lfghu m the near turt.
The mines on the psnebake
property are being opened wit
promising reeult1. f8
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
FEWER CHILDREN DIE


Improved Sewerage System and Anti
Fly Crusade Help.
Lynchburg. Va, Jan. 1.-THE in
FAINT death rate In Lynchburg in 1918.
when compared with 1914, showed
a considerable decrease. The rate
last year was 1873 and In 1914 ala
During 1915 1eS children died In
Lynchburg, this being decrease OF
twenty-four compared with the pre-
vious year.
Health Ofn1er Perrow attributes
this difference to improved sewerage
conditions In the city. as well az to the
crusade against flies. which has been
going on for some years. In addition
to this the Health Department malls
circulars on the baby's welfare to
each mother following the faling OF
birth certificates. and visits OF insfruc-
tive district nurses employed by the
city have been q great benefit. An
Improvement In the milk supply n
also held to be one OF the conditions
contributing to the improved health
OF the children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
CONDITION OF SENATOR
MAPP MUCH IMPROVED

Onancock, Va, Jan. 1e.--State Sem
ator G. Walter Mapp. who was oper-
ated upon six weeks ago for an abb
scess ON the appendix at his home In
Accomac 10 improving. He hopes to
be able to 60 to Richmond this week.
Mr.. and Mrs George r. Parramon.
of Cape Charles. have issued invita-
tons to the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Pauline Stella, to Mr.. Tucker Muir
ray Scott. OF EAstvilie. Tuesday even
ing, January 2s, at Christ Episcopal
Church. Eastville.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Eastern Shore OF Viz
ginia Produce Exchange was held at
Oak Hall. All the old officers, B. T.
Gunter. president; ]. e. Nottingham.
Jr., vice-president: A. q. McMoth.
secretary treasurer: W. A. Burton,
manager; w. r. Pitts. general inspec-
tor. were reelected by reclamation.
The exchange handled 3,ss5,151 pack
ages during 1915 against 2,48s.s65 In
1914 OF these 2.020.s62 were barrels
of Irish potatoes. The gross sales
were $685. 82.5o. about 40 per cent
less than the business done In 1914,
dut to the low prices received for pro-
duce
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
BUYS 10000 ACRH
Land Added BY Goveenmcnt0 GAen.
anfaoAh Forest Honce

Land ADDED BY 6Oveeaunoof0 HDen.
andoAh Fofest HenelB.
winchester. Va. Jan. k--About
80. 600 acres Of mountain ind, Sit
mated In Augusta and Highlsd Coun-
ties Of Virginia and Pendletdn Coun-
ty. West Virginia, have bee sold. 70
the United States 9o~ernHnt ana
made part OF it, Ghenand{h forest
reserve. The land was col BY the
Virginia Mining and improvement
Company. which IL owned hnelpally
by Philadelphia interostx md the
consideration was nearly tl3S.00o.
The deed. which has hseuf0ccrded
at Staunton. Va, covered l0y-four
pages. and IL required e1T "a rev.
enue stamps
The property IL known akhe- Hol-
lingsworth survey. and ~ ueeded
by the State OF virginiA Il 1874 to
Levi HnllingnNorth. Of PhAdelphta.
Some Of his heirs are mMbsrs Of
the vtrrinia 1Gining and lmfOvemsnt
Company. which will 70 inb liQuidA-
ton after distributing the procesds
among the stockholders, most Of
whom live IN PhilAdelphiAl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
|IRlI CROPS ARE
l|Ie 70 MARKET
q Jnnnary Fisds Ner-
shiDpass Grssn stsk

Mort -. ~A ~.S
ss.r Ar weather shows thir-
$780, Ewing to markety ~ evil
p.ns books of the Southern
o.hny. viz; kaie. spinach,
p lower, onions, cabbage.
posaeoe potatoes, rAdiAh, parse
icy, car eks and fsnhel. OF
these TN crops were:
Aaie, iarrels At Sos to 3t.AB.
spinac barrels at eoc 70 oa.EU.
Radish -. n q d t1.00
Parseietht $3.50 to t3,eee.
the Wig of price on kale ano
spinach " partially to the large
amounts but more on account
OF poor The mild. moist
weather n caused the blight 10
spread moIxIv INIT Il gave the
pug uncel be and . more viGor-
Gus appeii much spinach went
20 market le ear marks OF both
pfght ana lower the value and
reduce the In all the shipments
y 10 prop4 not more than ons
quarter OF tf1 barrels OF spinAcf
enarketed dqhe second week u
January va eeably affected. bu'
the dealers dtsumsrs notice sucf
things and To- ~ eyery barre
was In dankds sr@ Iowered. tn,
business Won't be humbugge'
with blight Cd ma urevsnt col,
snap. tho cold *. season. checl
the york OF b.. nAsts.
II these cropS Ana sninach, con
tinue to be ii n nrasent rate
and blight an continue thei
Work spinach worth more !
FEBRUARY. X hition to these.
mometer down M il above ser,
the late, spinach ~ Injured ar
spinach win be Ii n March. Gee
potato prices ar}h ana the san
holds good with irsrs ana the r,
suits OF these tMtors win be d
terminsd in the NJ daya.
---~--z
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17

cATlETT HEADS
FARMERS EXCHANGE

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
West Point, Va. Jan. 1.-THE an
nusl meeting OF the stockholders OF
the York River Farmers Exchange
was held here today The following
officers were elected for the coming
year: L. c. Catiett, Of Gloucester.
president: L. r. O'Harra, Yorktown.
president; w. r. Broaddus. West
Point, secretary and treasurer. The
report of business done In 1918 was
very satisfactory to the stockholders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
ONE ENGINEER KILLED
AND THREE INJURED


Roanoke. Va. Jan. LIE. =. Bit
ner was killed and Bob Masters so
badly scafdcd he will probably die.
while Ed. Tolley and Bob Atkins were
seriously burned Saturday afternoon
when an engin3 on the logging road
Of the Craig County Lumber Com
pany turned over and caught the
men entangled In the mechanism. All
of the men were engineers.
Atkins had charge OF the engine,
while Bitner was acting AZ fireman.
The other two were IN the engine
cab visiting their fellow workmen
when the accident occurred.
The locomotive and the cars split 2
switch and the strain overturned the
engine. The men were scalded by
escaping steam. All were married
and lived with their families at the
lumber camp near VAUDEVILLE. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
DIR. JOSEPH G. HOUGHTON
is DEAD IN STAMFORD

stamford. Conn. Jan. 1s.--Joseph
0oodhue Houghton nresfdent OF the
Fidelity and Trust Company of SIAM
ford. and for twenty years a promi-
nent figure in the public and business
life Of Stamford. Ia dead at his house,
26b Summer Street. OF lung affec-
ton. after seven weeks Illness.
Mr.. Houghton was born In Peters,
ham, Mass. September -. 184z. He
was the son of the Rev. James Clay
Houghton. Congregational clergy
man. and OF Julia Morton, Of East
Windsor. Conn. n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
sru,N1CrPAI IMPROVEMENT
EXPHlsT DIES SUDDENLY

Nav Haven, Conn.,. Jan. 1s.--MAx
Adler. ssyenty.fye. q noted authority
ON municipal Improvement. died sud
denly OF heart disease at his home
here early this morning. He was one
Of the founders OF the Arm OF 6trOuse
Adler q Co. one Of the largest maxi
ers Of corsets In the world. He was
director OF several banks and trust
Companies and Of numerous Hebrew
social and benevolent organizations
Hs leave three children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
VERY LITTLE DAMAGE
DONE BY SLEET STORM

The sleet storm that visited Rich
mond early yesterday morning did
very little damage to the telegraph
and telephone companies. The Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany stated that their lines. local and
long distance. were unchanged, and
that no phones were out of commits
sion. The Western. Union and Postal
Companies did not suffer from the ice
and report their wires In perfect con-
dition.
During the forenoon OF Sunday the
ground was covered with a sheet OF
ice that made walking difficult and
However. the weather soon
moderated. and by noon all the Ice
had disappeared.
No reports OF accidents were re-
ported during the day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17

winchester. Va. Jan. 1s.--Mrs. Helen
Kline. widow OF Ernest Kline. was Sc
verely injured a day or two ago in
her efforts to pacify spirited horse.
The animal reared and knocked her
down with his front feet. Sc was
nearly scalped and had several teeth
Knocked out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
is WAR OF 1919 WIDOW
Mrs. Harper, of Louisa County, v
Is 102 Years Old.

Mrs. Harper, of Louisa County, Va,
Is f03 Years Old.
Harrisonburg, Va, Jan. 16.--Mrs.
Martha A. Harper. near Trevillians,
Louisa County. is widow of the War
of 1919. She Is now 103 years old
and expects to see many more birth
lays Her husband. who was Meth
odist preacher. served in the War of
1912 as a private in a Maryland COM
pany. He died near the close of the
Civil War. She gets q mass of gifts
each birthday.
II reckon I'll have to open store. +"
she said last August when she Ia. ked
ov n her gifts.
Before marriage she was Miss
Bibb. relative of former Senator
Bib, of Louisa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
Virginia :Jitney I6lc.

Bristol. Va. Jan to- Rristol's 1T
ney business was not ope~ated TODAY.
pending an effort to sstIsfv creditors
claims amounting to $1,000 The COM
panv found the five-cent fare imprac-
ticahle and the price was not ad-
vanced to ten cents until too late to
prevent embarra ssment Ten cars
stood idle through the day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
yiolnted Liauer I.aws.

Winchester. Va, Jan. ia large
number of persons. including a woman.
were found guilty in the United States
District Court, at Charlottesville. this
week OF violating the liquor laws and
were heavily fined ard, In aomA cases,
Jailed. c.. c. Coles was given eighteen
months In the Moundsville prison for
violating the bankruptcy act.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
LYNCHBURG TO GET REVENUE


Lynchburg, Va. Jan. 16.--The de-
cision of the. Supreme Court OF APP
peals of the State. In the rolling stock
controversy which was favorable to
the cities and counties, rather than
those cities at which the home Off
fees of the railways are located.
means that Lynchburg will receive
the sum Of $6.509.f1 from that source
of revenue for 1914. and the sum
is expected to be in the hands of the
City Treasurer within the next thirty
days
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
Deer On Increa 90

Winchester. Va Tan. 16.-Accord-
ing to residents of the mountain Sec
tinn. OF West Virginia, deer are null
tiplying so rapidly In the forests of
that State a. result of the protec-
ton afforded by law that It IL feared
thev win in few years become a
pest Wild turkeys are also muitiplv-
ing raofdlv az we'll 90 smaller game.
J. A. viauesnev. the State Game. Fish
and Forest Warden. is preparing to
establish sanctuaries Of refuge for
game In every county In the State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-17
Boy Scouts' Anniversary,

winchester, Va. Jan. 16.--Boy
Scouts anniversary week, which be-
gins on February 8 will be celebrated
chester troops. which have appointed
committees. J. E. West. OF New York.
chief scout executive OF the United
States, Is expected to be one Of the
principal speakers.