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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-22

Moore had just as large a stack, In
which were letters from parents as well
as the sons who have recently enlisted.
QUESTIONS PUT TO PRESIDENT
IN MADDEN RESOLUTION
The Madden resolution would request
the President to inform Congress-:
Whether in his opinion there is
still an emergency in the relations be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
III there is such an emergency why
he has not issued the draft for the
guard.
IF there is no emergency. why he
is Keeping large portion of the
guard on the Texas border. under most
distressing climatic conditions.
What orders have been issued. dis
.tinSuishing the guard from the regu-
lar border patrol. and assigning it to
training camp work.
How many guardsnen have been
sent to the border, and the number
from each State.
How many guardsmen are now In
state concentration camps. and in what
states they are concentrated
How many men have enlisted in
the guard and their proportion by
states since the President called 1t
into the Federal service.
What measures have been taken
to safeguard the health Of the guards
men sent TO the border for patrol duty
and now assigned to artluous training
camp work.
What measures have been taken to
equip the various regiments. cavalry.
infantry and field artillery for their
particular work.
can national guardsmen. under the
orders thus far issued, be sent into
Mcxico?"
one of tho lettcrs which Represen-
tative Moore received from Il banke:
in Philadelphia described n company
OF militia encamped near Ell Paso For
lo6 men in the company there is no
professional cook, and the water al
lcwance is one barrel each twenty
four hours.
Representative Moore said that he
would press his inquiry, as his opin-
ION Is the country wants to know
whether the National Guard. the War
Department or the railroads is at
fault for the alleged poor transporta-
ton.
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Captain Mark T.. Price.

Especial to The Times Dispatch,
ALEXANDRIA, VA. July 2l.-Cap-
tain Mark l.. Price. seventy-eight years
old. a retired railroad conductor. died
this morning at his home at the Vir-
Eina Apartment Besides his wife, he
leaves a daughter. Mrs. James s.
Smythe. and two sons. Mark l.. Price,
,Tr.. and Marion Price. also a brother.
City Auditor +. f.. Price. and a sis
ter. Mrs. John +. Zimmerman.
Mr.. Price was a Confederate veter-
an He was n member OF Alexandria
Washington Lodge Of MasnnS. The
funeral Will take place at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. from the residence
of his daughter. Mrs. Smythe. 632 North
Washington Street.
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TWO DEAD, SIX INJURED,
IN RAILROAD Collision
Work Train Struck by Eastbound
Freight on Siding at
Belspring.
TRAFFIC BLOCKED FOR HOURS
Engineer and Fireman Jump-Acci-
dent Thought to Have Been Due
to misunderstanding of Orders
Several Cars Demolished

ROANOKE, VA. July 2l-Two per-
sons were killed and six injured early
this morning in collision at Belspring
on the Norfolk and Western Railway.
fifty miles west of Roanoke. between
work train and n freight.
The dead:
Frank Graham and Commodore era
ham. brothers. Of Montgomery. Va. la
borers on work train.
The injured:
T. o. Gardener. Lafayette. y. c.. con-
ductor on freight.
w r. Lucas, Roanoke. brakeman.
George Wheaton. colored. Roanoke.
brakeman.
s. L. Mayo. Roanoke. engineer.
J. r.. Austin. Roanoke. fireman.
Rober, Langhorne. colored Roanoke
brakeman.
CONDUC1uR OF FREIGHT
Is BADLY INJURED
The work train was engaged in re-
pairing damage to double track caused
by the food of Sunday in New River.
While standing on a siding at Bel
spring. the train was struck by an east :
bound freight Engineer Mayo and
Fireman Austin. seeing that a collision
was unavoidable jumped from their
engine and were painfully, but not Sc
riously. hurt. Conductor Gardener, OF
the freight, was badly injured, but it
is believed he will recover. He was
brought to hospital here. Injuries
| of the others were slight
! The cause of the accident is not
known definitely. It liz thought to
have been due to misunderstanding
of orders. Traffic was blocked for sew
eral hours. The locomotive of the
| freight train was damaged. and sew
eral ears were demolished.
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NEWSPAPERS ARE SCORED
Devote Too Much Spnce to News of
Crime, Says DIR. Joseph
CInrk.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
NORFOLK, VA. July Elm his clos
ing lecture at the Christian Church
Chautauqua tonight at Virginia
Beach. DIR. Joseph Clark. of Albany, N
y. criticized newspapers and maya
zines for devoting so much space to
news relating to crime. Those stories,
he said, have tendency to dampen
enthusiasm for church work.
Chautauqua officers were elected as
follows: Rev. Warren Denison, Nor
folk, president; Netun Rathburn, Day.
ton. o., first vice-president; DR.. Frank
G.. Coffin. Albany. N. ", second vice
president; DR.. w. A. Harper. Elon COL
lege. y. c.. third ice-president; DR.. w.
w. Staley. Suffolk, recording secre-
tary; S. NJ. Smith, Norfolk. general
secretary. 4o.-,- .,,,s.s '.s,.,-,.,-..
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e.. Melvin Bay,

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
LYNCHBURG. VA. July 2l.--G. Mel.
vim Bay. twenty-four years old son oe
George I. Bay. OF Lynchburg, died to-
day at the Western State Hospital,
whore he had been Il patient for sev-
eral days. His body has been taken
TO his former home at Jarrettsville, Md,
for burial.
Surviving him are his father. two
brothers. Linwood. with the army on
the Mexican border. and Walker. of
Jarrettsville. Nd. and three sisters
Misses Mary and Virginia. Lynchburg,
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Major Duncan c. wnddeIl.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch
=, r

Especial to Tho Times -Dspatch.1
GREENSBORO. n. c., July 2I.-
Major Duncan Cameron Waddell died
here TO-DAY. after an illness of several
weeks. The funeral will be held from
the homo tomorrow afternoon. He is
survived by his widow and two daugh-
ters. Mrs. ]. +. Jordan and Miss Kate
Waddell. Flo was native of Hills
boro and grandson of General Francis
Nash and Justice Alfred Moore, OF thu
Supreme Court, and brother OF the
late A. NJ. and Hugh Waddell. OF Will
mington. He was Il Civil War veteran,
and practiced law ut HondcrSOnNille.
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Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
LYNCHBURG, VA. July 3l.--Th,e
body OF William Carpenter. who died
in Roanoke on "Wednesday, was brought
here this afternoon FOR burial. Mr..
Carpenter at one time was president
of the Lynchhurg National Bank and
for years was a steward OF Court
street Methodist Church. He moved
to Roanoke about twenty-five years
ago His wife died last year and was
buried in LynchburS.
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Is survived BY his wife and the fol.
lowing children: II. g. Hammer. KIM
ball. w. Va: c. D. Hammer, Washing.
ton: w. G. Hammer, Jr.. and r. r.
Hammer. Lynchburg: Fleet Hammer,
Honolulu; Mrs. Alpha Morton. Nrs. IL
l.. Shaner and Mrs. f. II. Hancock
Lynchburg. and Mrs Landon Lowry
Bedford. Mrs. Isaac H. Adams. Jr., is
his only surviving sister, and no has
no brothers living.
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Mis-. Elizabeth r. White.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
ALEXANDRIA, VA. July 2l.-The
funeral Of Miss Elizabeth +. White, sis
ter Of Thomas w. White, who died sew
eral days ago. took place yesterday.
Services were conducted by Rev. DR..
John Lee Allison, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church.
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Walker g.. Hammer.

Especial 70 Inc Tlmes- Dlspatch.I
LNNCHBCRG VA, July 2i.--Walker
q. Hammer. Sr., aged seventy-one years.
for many years a wcll-known resident,
died at a local hospital to-day, his
death being due to a stroke of apoplexy
sustained last May. lie was a native Of
AppomattoX County. member of Riv-
ermont Avenue Methodist Church, and
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Robert Parker.

Especial TO The Times D!spatchJ
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, July 2l.-
Robert Parker died a his home hero
last night, after an illness of several
years. He is survived by his wife and
one child.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

lost, ourch Of Keys ~ post office Thurs
lay night. Finder call Madison 1853. Re-
GIRL to help in office one who has had
experience addressing and mailing circu-
lars preferred. Apply to IL to day Mr..
Roscndorf. Southern Stamp and Stationery
Company Come to Office in rear.
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Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
BRISTOL, VA. July 2l.-AIrs. Charles
II. St. John, died to-day in Washington.
She was formerly Miss Laura Carr, of
Bristol, and was n sister OF Mrs. Cart
a. Jones. Her body Will be buried
here.
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widow OF George L. Smith. in sixty-third
year Of her age.
Funeral notice later.
LONG.-Ded. suddenly at the residence OF
her husband. in Caroline County. MRS
ISABEL 4. LONG. wife OF John Il; Long.
Friday evening, July 81, 1915. at $40 p NJ
She leaves five children. Mrs. r. f Moren
Mrs. Susie. T.. Long, of Caroline; Edward
W. and Jacob A., OF Washington: John
=. of Caroline: three sisters. Mrs. Rachel
H. Thompson. OF Caroline: Mrs. q. r. Run
gers. OF Caroline. and Mrs. Jacob Um!auf
Vt Richmond; four brothers. James A. John
W" W. q. Thompson. OF Richmond. and
Joseph 4. Thompson. of Philadelphia.
Funeral notice later.
BRANCH.-Entered Into rest Friday. July
Il, 1880 p. NJ. Mt the Colorcd Baptist
Home. In tho ninety fourth year OF her age.
MRS. CLARA BRANCH. nanny Clara and
the faithful and much beloved servant OF the
family OF the late Mrs. John y. hields
Funeral from the First Baptist Church
tcoloredD SUNDAY, la:4s.
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ONLY EIGHT VOTES
AGAINST NAVAL BILL

-'"'''iu'H from !TSr taSe)
o' the TWO building programs shows
The following from which the conterecs
must work out their compromise:
House Senate Sonata
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House Senate. Sena'

Two fleet submarines previously au-
'hor!zed to be completed at once
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
COVERED IN NEASI-RE.
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DEATHS

SMITH-Died at St r:i,Saheth's HoSpIfaI.
Friday. +. NJ. MARY RAHM SMITH.
widow OF George l.. Smith. in sixty-third
year Of her age.
Funeral nntica later
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Moore had just as large a stack. in
which were letters from parents as well
as the sons who have recently enlisted.
QUESTIONS PUT TO PRESIDENT
IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
CANTILEVER SPRINGS MAKE FOR
COMFORT IN NEW SERIES 75-B

TIL real comfort test in any tour
ing car can be determined better with
the driver alone occupying the car
than when the automobile is carry
ing IT'S regular allotment of passen-
gers as every motor-esr enthusiast
knows, In this day OF efficient springs
and advanced body construction there
are many makes Of cars which claim
the acme of comfort for five or seven
passengers but The WHY'S knight
Overland Company OF Toledo Ohio,
goes them one better by turning out
Il low priced ftye-p passenger car with
comfort guaranteed for one or five
passengers on any ordinary sutomo-
bile road This car is the New Series
Model rs, Il Overland
although every possible effort was
made To live the New Series. Model
rs II Overland. the utmost riding com
fort, our attention vas first attracted
TO its extraordinary features in that
respect by letters which came IN from
enthusiastic : Il owners said John
\. WHY'S head OF The Wilys-0ver-
land Company "One owner inform
ed us that although 90 per cent Of
has driving Was done with only him.
self iu the car, he had never ridden
~ mafe comfortable machine II
took the country roads he said. Ike
sag powerful cars and unlike most
small cars excessive speed ala not In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27

the least affect IT'S easy-riding quail
ties
This unusual situation Is due sim
ply to the kind of equipment used
on the car. CantileYer springs, for
instance, are used on the New Series,
Model 70 3, and any man weil-versed
in the automobile business will tell
YOU that no spring has ever been
made which will give more easy-rtd-
ing facilities than the Cantilever pro-
duct To give added riding comfort,
there are four-ineh tires. which equip
ment in itself is something hereto
fore unheard of on cars of that class
Furthermore. the body is so staunch
and well balanced in construction that
the weight is evenly and correctly d.
vided. This accounts for the fact that
an rough and uneven roads the New
Series Model rs y will travel along
without that Earring and swerving SO
common III other makes of light cars
The famous 81 u horsepower Over
land motor. which the car carries Is
also responsible for its overriding
features The fact that IL accom-
plishes 81 "a horsepower at only 1850
revolutions n minute gives the car
the greatest possible motor power
with the smallest amount OF wear on
the motor itself Almost instantane-
9uslN, the motor VIII take the car
from two and one half miles an hour
70 hfty-three miles an hour. on high
with all the smoothness OF action so
ailurine Ia costly cars of both foreign
and domestic manufacture.
with a powerful motor working
perfectly Cantileyer springs four-inch
tires. sturdy body and deep upholster-
ing, as well as lots Of leg and arm
room for driver aud passengers. we
believe this new product of The WHY'S
Overland Company is the last wor,l
in comfortable low priced cars And.
as j have inttmatei before, perhaps
its chief ground for fame Is that it
furnishes easy and comfortable rid
ing for one person as we'll as for
five"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27

tact with the road in the desert and
mountains either broke them or brush
ed them off. However, identifica-
ton marks showed conclusively that
these parts were not changed or re-
paired.
This most reliable authority has
vouched to the fact that the Marmon
"a was the same at the finish as at
the start" said s. B. Stevens. the man
who planned the trip and drove the
car q large part of the way. There
was two or three broken seals on the
transmission system. This was due to
them being so located as to be brush
ed off on the road. In many places
in the desert and in the mountains
deep ruts and sand washes gave good
opportunity for this to occur. The
report shows the original wheels were
missing. This Is easily explained in
asmuch as we used wire wheels. which
are standard equipment on the Mar
mon. and to change tires quickly the
wheels with tires mounted were chang
ed.
That this rapid flight across the
continent was made by one car with
out substitution of parts has been
proven beyond doubt or suspicion. II
is rumored that several attempts Will
be made to beat the Marmon record.
believe that the public will demand
that each record candidate have his
car similarly sealed throughout and
complete examination and verifica-
ton made at the finish. Unless this
is done, small value can be given any
figures made under less sure and ex-
acting conditions"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
STORAGE BATTERY TERMED
HEART OF THE AUTOMOBILE

ing and lighting system, have made n
contract with the Electric Storage Bat
terry Company manufacturers of the
well-known "Exide" Battery. to act
as their local distributor in this ter
as their local distributor In this ter
terry service.
The "Exide' Battery has a reputa-
ton for high quality which Is un-
equaled The "Exide" Battery was
the first commercially successful
starting and lighting battery, and since
the Introduction of electric starting
and lighting apparatus has been used
in increasingly large numbers until
now, there are approximately 5000
"Exide" Batteries in service. The
"Exide" Battery is also the most wide
~ used battery for electric vehicles,
in which field 1t has won a very en-
viable reputation. Submarines in the
United States Navy are also equipped
with "Exide" Batteries. as are many
OF the large warships. where these
batteries are used for firing guns. The
experience represented in an "Exide"
Battery is an assurance to an automo-
bilist of the most satisfactory SER
vice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27

Each office employee. who has been
with the Saxon Motor Car Corpora
ton for a period OF longer than 90
days will receive n bonus of per
cent of the salary received during the
year or for the term of employment
II less than one year, but moro than
90 days.
Each factory employee will share on
like basis with those in the office
departments except those who have
been paid on a. premium of piece
work basis and who will receive
bonus of per cent.
The payment OF these bonuses will
be made on September /, 1915.
President Harry w. Ford, in COM
menting on this act of the company,
said; THE payment of a bonus at
this time does not bind the company
to a policy of bonuses each year;
however, the management feels that
that in years when the prosperity of
the company Is such as to enable II
to make q return to the sharehold-
ers. It will also be disposed to pay
some form OF bonus to employees. II
IS hoped that the payment of this
bonus will encourage each employe
90 study his work to the end that
each one may increase his efficiency.
For the payment of this first
bonus 1t seemed wise TO us to use
a fair percentage to all employees with
the exception above noted.
win Keep Record.
TN tho future however. a record
of each individual cmploye will be
taken into consideration. Punctual-
ity. carefulness. obedience TO all COM
pany rules and regulation loyalty.
Willingness to cooperate with the de-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
TRIBUTE PAID MACHINE
BY DARING AVIATRO

Another tribute TO The WHY'S
Knight motor was paid the other day
by Art Smith. Americas foremost
stunt aviator, when he cabled a
purchase order for a Wiilys- Knight
car 10 the Overland and WHY'S
knight dealer in his home town, Fort
Wayne. Ind.
For years Smith had been ranked
among the foremost opponents of
loop -the-loop" and 'upside-down"
flying. but il was during the past
twelve months that he achieved his
greatest fame by feats OF daring at
the two Pacific Coast expositions.
Not long ago Smith started for the
Orient. where he is now spending his
vacation. While in Japan he hap
pened to see a Willys-knight touring
car in action. The absolute silence
of the motor. its reliability, power,
flexibilitv and economy aroused his
curiosity. Being an expert on gaso-
iine-d riven motors he at once realized
the immense advantage OF the sleeve
valve type.
without further delay ne cabled to
the Overland dealer in Fort Wayne,
to deliver Immediately to his mother
one WHY'S Knight touring car. 80
that it would be at home when he re-
turns from abroad later in the sum
mer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
SAXON MOTOR COMPANY
TO SHARE PROSPERITY
Corporation Will Enable All Employees to Participate in Spe
cial Bonus Company Appreciates Part Played by
Workmen in Producing It's Big Success

sires OF the management at all times
and In every way, will be taken into
consideration in payment of any bon
US that may be decided upon in the
future, and each employe will share
in such fund in proportion to the
qauntity and quality of the service he
renders.
The real object Of this institution Is
to sell Saxon cars at a profit, and the
ability of this company to maintain
itself In a prosperous condition de-
Ponds in the long run upon the good
ness, service-ability and reliability of
the cars We build.
The ideal OF this company is TO
build good cars-to give the public the
best dollar for. dollar value on the
market.
IF we can do this we can always
have a good and prosperous business.
Bonuses depend upon earnings; earn
lngs depend upon good cars; good
cars depend upon the employees
"If we can enlist the interest. skill.
care and earnestness OF each and ev-
cry employee. the quality Of the pro-
duct of our company can be maintain
ed at the point where 1t should be,
and In that way we can win and hold
the confidence of millions OF people
all around the world-and successful
trade rests upon confidence.
THE company Is not one thing and
the organization of employees an
other. The company and tho organ
ization are one thing and their in
terests are mutual. The company
furnishes capital. equipment and man
agement--the employees furnish intel
ligence, labor and skin
we are partners and we will share
>.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27

The storage battery has been well
termed the heart" of the automobile
starting and lighting system
There Is no place where quality
counts to a greater degree than in a
battery for automobile starting. light
ing and ignition. The best starting
system in the world with a poor bat
terry means constant trouble and ex-
pense.
1t has been widely said that zone
of the greatest advancements In the
automobile field was brought about
a few years ago with the introduction
of electricity for automobile lighting
and for cranking OF the engine"
Electric lights have entirely done
away with the Inconvenience attend
ant from the use of gas or oil lights,
but more important even than as a
means of illumination has been the
use of electricity for cranking the en-
CINE. Hand-cranking was tiresome,
inconvenient. dangerous and ineffici-
ent, and much time and study was
spent by automobile engineers in en-
deavoring to overcome this undesira-
BILE feature in the automobile con-
struction. Various types of springs
and compressed air were used for
this purpose, but the electric system
mas CouCiuslVeiy proved us super ioi
ity.
Nearly all automobile users appre-
ciate that the self -starting and light
ing system OF an automobile is really
miniature electric light and power
plant. The gas engine on the car
drives an electric dynamo. which in
turn generates electricity and stores
1t In a storage battery The electricity
thus stored away is then available for
illumination and for starting the en-
gine.
The Exide Service Station. 1913 West
Broad Street, approaching the I'M
portance of the storage battery in
connection with an automobile start