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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
REV. DAVID HEPBURN
OFF FOR OHIO FRONT.
well-known Virginia Prohibition
Worker to Help Rid Buckeye State
of John Barleycorn's Rule.

Rev. David Hepburn. of the head.
quarters staff of the Anti-Saioor
league OF Virginia, and one OF the
best-known prohibition workers in
the state and the South. left last night
for Ohio where he will participate
actively in the campaign for the adop-
ton OF a prohibition amendment tc
the constitution of that common
wealth.
Mr.. Hepburn Is a minister of the
Baptist church For years he has been
Fundamentally. enthusiastically and
determinedly in the fight to make vfr-
ginia dry. and the same zeal which
characterized his work on behalf of
the temperance cause in Virginia hs
will now throw into the national cam.
paign and TO help other individual
states to rid themselves OF the incubus
of the liquor traffic.
Mr., Hepburn is an attractiv and
forceful speaker on the hastings.
having an established reputation in vir.
ginia as an orator OF unusual ability.
In lending him to Ohio the Virginia
league is adding appreciablv to the
chances for prohibitions success at
the Ohio polls In November.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
DISCUSS CAMPAIGN
TO REGISTER WOMEN
John Wood. Headquarters RenreSnn.
tative Of Herbert Hoover Hero
to Tnlk Over pinnS

John Wood organization represen-
tattve If the United States food admin
i7tratlon, was In Richmond Yesterday
for 4 conference with c. f Michaels
who. will conduct the Virginia cam
paign for the second registration Of
housewives Mr. Wood also visited
Governor Henry Stuart to discuss
plans for pushing the food conserva-
tion program in this state
M. wood who is secretary Of the
Roanoke chamber Of commerce. has
received leave 6f a bsence IN order
that he may become attached to the
headquarters staff Of Herbert Hoover
national food administrator I'm Wash
ngton, His visit here was for the
purpose Of setting the machinery in
motion for the registration. which Will
he held on October 21
Every county and city in Virginia
VIII cooperate with the national ad-
ntnistration In the campaign In the
FIRST cam atrn 100 900 and more
housewives signed the pledge cards
and several times that Number will be
signed up tho next time
Mr. Michaels, who is president Of
tho Roanoke Bridge and Iron works
VIII have charge Of the campaign in
Virginia. The 'Co~operat tive Education
association will take big part in
pushing the plans The secretary OF
the association y n Montgomery.
WAS appointed last weak ~ represent
The national administrator in the
Southern states Is not ma king tour
81 the South
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
WANT MAURy DAY
4 LEGAL HOLIDAY

Az its first fall meeting held yes
terday Afternoon at the jefferson hotel
the Matthew Fontaine Maury associa-
ton adopted a resolution calling on
the general assembly OF Virginia TO
make January IA, the anniversary OF
the birth Of Commodore Muary, legal
holiday.
Among the several interesting feat
ures Of the meeting Yesterday was an
address by Rev. DR.. James Power
Smith. who knew the great scientist
personally, his theme being Person
al Recollections of the Great Path
finder. lie described Muary as
high type of Christian.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
r. c. Stearnes spoke saying that he
was personally sorry to see Maury $
geography no longer used In the
schools. declaring, however. that fash
stood. He told Of the very general OBJ
servance of Maury day in the public
schools of the state last January.
Rev. f. F., Osgood. rector of EN-
manuel Episcopal church. spoke, clos
ing his talk with a PRAYER offered hy
Commodore Maury for thirty four
years each night, and which he die
tated almost with his dying breath as a
legacy to his children.
Mfs' James n p" orth. OF ChesterheId,
daughter of Maury. told of the bring
ing of the nathhnder's body from Lex
inston to Richmond,
The association voted to send its
president, Mrs F.. f Moffitt, to the
state convention of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, which
meets shortly in Roanoke. to urge
on the daughters that they take up
the work of raising funds for the
pedestal to the proposed Maury nom
ument, While 1t is proposed that
the fund for the erection of the
fnenarfertt- shall be raised by an In
ternational appeal when a propiticus
time arrives, 1t is desired that the
pedestal shall be paid for from dis
tinctly ex-Confederate sources.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
1WN NAVAL fNS'eNS
IN GERMAN SPY PLOT

San Francisco, Sept 2s Navy de-
pavtment agents tonight have charge
~ further develop I'm the Ger
man spy plot in which two naval
ensTgus FIVE members of the aviation
corps and q recruiting orfcer are al
legged 70 be implicated in reasonable
operations with Lieutenant Erwin
Frederick Schneider. of the German
navy. his companion Theodor Kastu-
ger both in military prison here, and
four Austrian army officers held in
Laredo. Texas
Naval ofTicials Immediately drew
the utmost crscs-ahaut- further
operations which are expected 70 re-
suit In arrests at any moment
Action ot the naval officials Is now
centered In Southern California IL is
believed, where one ~ the naval en-
signs is stationed AT San Diego and
one OF the aviation m enbers is en-,
listed in the training camps there
Efforts of Lieutenant Schneider TO
leave the country on a Swedish vessel
with informatiop secured from the
naval ensigns. federal agents state,
revealed the ranifcations OF the plot
Another attempt 10 transmit intor-
nation 70 cIerma ny is said to have
been halted With the arrest OF the
four Austrian officers as they we're de.
parting from LAREDO for Mexico
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
JAPAN IS PROUD OF
ITS SHARE IN WAR
Siscounf Ishii. Head OF Mission to
America, Greatly Impresscs
Large Audience.
IN COMPANY OF HONEST MEN.
States That Allies Will BE Satisfied
With What HE Country Has Done
md VIII Do.

New York. Sept 2s--'"The people
Of Japan are with you as your allies.
your comrades and your partners in
tire winEing OF this war, which means
SO much to the world &" was the decls~
ration Of Niscount Ishi today
Niscount Ishii head Of Japan's war
mission to America, greatly impressed
large gathering a: luncheon ten
dered members Of the mission today
by the chamber of commerce.
Since our arrival In America" con
tinued the viscount. we have not onlv
been impressed but compressed by the
gigantic measure Of your resources and
your preparations to stop the war by
providing the only means by which IT
can be stopped-the complete. utter
physical defeat and humiliation of
Germany
Every little helps. and little Japan
is here to help. We are here to say
that Japan will make herself as un-
pleasant to the enemy as her physical
makeup will permit or her ingenuity
conceive.
You will he satisfied that Japan
has done, is doing and will do her
share in such manner as TO Justify
her In claiming place in the COM
parv of honest men.
we have been friends for fifty
years We propose 70 strengthen that
friendship We have earned right
TO It by the true history Of the past
and we propose TO hold II through all
the years that are TO come, for we
value it too highly to risk its loss
Hitherto We have come to you as
YOU have come To us. with something
vi cell or something TO buy. some
thing TO give and something TO take
Hitherto 1t has heen the cry that trade
and commerce trade and mart. would
bring us to better understanding
And 1t has. But today there is some
thing more. East meets West on COM
mon ground That royal hawk. the
sun. has flown from the Orient's hand
and lighted In the West
The same sun glorifes the stars
and is hlazoned on the snow-white
field Of your flag ana my flag as thev
fy today. ON your land and my land
h2lf q world away This is the 6av
~ the gathering OF the clans Of the
East and the West The dav has
dawned IN which the Yesterday Is for
gotten. when old prejudices. old mis-
understandings, fade and YOU greet
us as we greet vou-~otd friends and
new made brothers in the struggle for
human liberty human freedom and
national existence"
President Eusenius Outerbridge Of
the chamber Of commerce presided
Al tho luncheon
The mission visited the stock Ax-
change. The members toured the
lower section of the city and sailed
around Manhattan Island stonpine at
/ Grants tomb. A banquet al the RITZ
Carlton in the evening completed the
program
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
WARQHIp ACR0IIAO'
MAY TRY OFFICERS
Navy Department Considers Court
Martial For Those. Responsible For
Mf~hap In Home Waters,

Washington. September .2s.-Court-
martial of the officers responsible for
the grounding of a United States bat
tleship In home waters doomed up as
practical certainty tonight follow
ing receipt by the navy department dis
patches giving details Of the accident.
The closest censorship has been
placed on all reports. All that the
public may know Is contained In the
following statement authorized by the
department through the committee on
public information after numerous in =
quiries concerning the affair had been
received
The navy department has received
az official report stating that a battle
ship Of the United States navy Is
aground In home waters The ship Ia
resting easily and II is expected that
she will he doated without difficulty.
The newspapers are urgently re-
questrd not to print any Information
which m ight lead to the establishing
Of the identity or location Of the
stranded vessel"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
bELF|ELO'S WHITES WIN
!. N. c. A. CONTEST
In Four Days Campaigning asa Were
Added to Associations Membership.

General Belfeld and his Whites won
out ~ the last day Of one OF the most
enthusiastic campaigns ever staged at
the Central Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION, the whites reporting a total
of 40 members secured in the four
days campaigning. General Hawkins
Strange and the Blues t21, making a
total of 3ss for the campaign.
At. the close of the third days re-
port. Thursday night the Blues and
" hites were tied for hrst place with
seventy-six members each. but General
Relfeld. with a spirit that refused de-
feat, rallied his forces and lead them
into a fray with an enthusiasm that
was Irresistible. One hundred and six
ty-six new members were secured the
last day OF the campaign as follows
r reds, ffty.seven whites. sixty-four:
Blues forty-fve, Forty one of these
we're secured in the interval between
the rererts at supper, and closing time
at e30 Never in any previous cam
paign has there been shown such a
spirit Of cooperation and working TO-
gether between the teams on the re-
spective sides. At nc time during the
campaign has there been any friction
utmost extent.
Captain Dunninss team, whites No.
:. took high honor In yesterdays work,
reporting eighteen; Blues. No 5. lead
by Captain y. J. Gregory. Jr. report
ing sixteen and Reds. No. 8. under
Captain Otis NJ. Green. fourteen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
Prince of Como Wins Handicap.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 2S.-The heaV
lily backed Panzareta ran out OF the
money in the Glenview handicap at
Douglas park today, the 100 purse
offered in this race being taken by
Prince OF Como with second and third
places going to Vogue and Believe
Me Boys
In the fourth event on today's card
Ioite, rank outsider, beat Frank
lin. Emerson Cochran and some other
good ones. rewarding her hackers to
the extent Of s429 60 for each 81 mu-
tuel ticket. The race was for four
year -olds and upwards over a mile
and a sixteenth and the winner. a
Broomstick gelding. hitherto noto-
rious gutter, caught the sharpshoot-
ers mapping.
Jockey George Molesworth, riding
Rafferty, In the third. was seriously
hurt, when his mount stumbled and
fell In the third race. The horses
heel struck the riders head. He was
taken to the Morton infirmary.
Following conference with army
authorities from Camp Taylor, John
Kachmeister. manager OF Douglas
park. ordered the bar closed for the
remainder Of the meeting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
VISIONS OF WEALTH
SHATTERED BY COPS

Floyd Robinson, mite OF a picka-
7t-rr4r aged fe'teenr had visions of
riches 20 be derived from the shoe
shining business. Not having the
wherewithal for laying in a stock, he
appropriated an outfit belonging TO
Horace Brown. In the outfit were
one stool. two brushes, very large
linen rag, some samples OF polish
Then Floyd erected a crude sign.
which he hung outside the side gate
70 his home. The sign read. Shes
shined on the Inside An officer
made 4out he wanted HIS shoes shined
on thu outside and he found that
Floyd had the identical articles re-
ported BY Horace as having been stolen
from him. Judge Kicks viii attend
10 Floyd this morning,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29

fChntlhaed FROM First Page
up by the mere conversion of hank
funds now Idle. The people must anti
eipate their earnings and pledge them
in advance The treasury allows pay
ments upon lnstallmsnts. ana II these
terms do not suit the subscribers con-
Venience he should consult banker
of his acquaintance
The bankers must make up their
minds to lend freely. and at a mode.
rate interest rate, 90 promote thas loan:
this is a great national emergency and
ordinary rules should not govern In
the drst place, leans mace with these
bonds AS collateral with marginal pay.
ments. will be safe beyond question.
and. in the second place. the federal
reserve banks are at hand to back up
the local banks, II Is time now 70 lay
aside all resolutions and prejudiees
against rediscounting
On the other hand. no wouid-he
subscriber has the risht. wniie pretend
Ing TO render a public service himself
20 throw all Of the burden on bank
He should not make subscription
without bona Hde intention OF paying
II within reasonable time and he
should make a payment down"
In discussing the effort that the ma.
ton must make Mr.. seay declared that
ii Nigh. follow that In order to raise
the eighteen billions OF dollars the
nation will need In Its war operations
the coming year u may become neces-
sary for the people TO devote. either
in taxes or in payments on bonds. at
least one-haf OF their incomes
Campaigns Expense Fund
1t was shown that there would be
left for the expense Of conducting tbs
campaign. ont of the one-tenth OF 1
per cent allowed by law. about eighty
cents per thousand of bonds, the ball
ance about three-hfths. being absorbed
in treasury departments expenses re.
latins to the Issue.
General E. w. Nichols, chairman Of
the state council Of defense, placed tina
facilities Of his department at the dis.
posal of the Virginia committee
The following bankers were In at
tendance on the meeting which ad-
journed finally at AIS o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
Fortune of War,

Your Uncle Samuel has the laugh
on the United Cigar Stores company.
Having faith In the original plans of
Camp Upton, the company closed a
two-year lease for $4,000 Of bit Of
real estate where the main gate was
expected 10 be.
A crew OF thirty-nve men was
picked out to sell the goods, when
the site Of the main gate was shifted
four miles,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
Workman Dies suddenly.

J. R. NeaIe. a resident OF Alberta.
Brunswick county. died at the Peters
burg hospitaI today. Mr. Neal had
been employed at Camp Lee for come
weeks, He retired at his boarding
house. ia Old street. last night in his
usual health, but was found in an un-
conscious condition in his room about
$40 o'clock this morning He was
rushed 10 the hospital but lived less
than an hour after reaching there.
The body was viewed by Justice C. g
Peasants. acting coroner, who deemed
an inquest unnecessary Mr.. Neal is
survived by widow and two children
The body will be taken to Alberta for
burial
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
A Tin.

The next time a friend gives you
a very confidential tip on tust who Is
going to win the worlds series, 70
and Day your reD
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
camp IF Troops


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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
THE WEATHER
UNITED States Weather Bureau
Department Of Agriculture.

Washington, September 2s-Fors.
cast for Saturday and sundy:
Virginia-Cloudy Saturday. rain by
might and on Sunday; cooler Saturday,
central and southeast portions
North caroiins-R ain SATURDAY.
cooler In east portion. Sunday. prob.
ably fair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
BANKERS Of FIFTH

Continued From First Page,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29

IN them. the commanding Officer be-
iieves that a public drNl and parade
a. the fair grounds before the rhouS-
ands OF visitors will he feature or
xe~{SaG {rtareef
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-23

lips car was damaged the most ir
both collisions. He was arrested BY
Patrolman Andrew Jensen on Paul d.
Chester's complaint and was discharg.
ed at 9 o'clock this morning when the
complainant failed to appear against
him.
Phillips machine sustained two
broken mudguards and q broken
Windshield when 1t ran into Jensen's
milk wagon at Amboy and Arnold ave.
nues. Each party told Mounted Of
ficer Hartung that the other was to
blame and he advised them to settle In
court.
Chester, who said he lived ct u
Madison avenue. Newark, was driving
his truck southward on New Rxuns-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-23

today continued until March 2, next.
One case was set down for March o.
Those continued until the earlier
date were: Michael Mannion vs.
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company,
Perth Amboy; John Mandiga VS. the
c. & 9. Company. Perth Amboy;
Andrew Augyle VS.. the American
Agricultural Chemical Company,
Roosevelt; Agnes Langan VS.. the
Goldschmidt DEFINING Company,
Roosevelt; Mary Kowalczyk VS.. Ira
R, Grouse, Perth Amboy: Samuel
Waterhouse VS.. Frank L. May chem
ical concern, Perth Amboy.
The case Of Martin Polak VS. the
Clausen Embrcidery Company, South,
River. was continued to March ..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-23
ARRESTED AFTER HIS AUTO
FIGURES IN z ACCIDENT

Alfred Phillips. of 1ss Washington
street. was arrested here last nirht
after figuring In two autom obile acct
dents yesterday. His machine, bearing
New Jersey license number 1899,
coliided with the rear Of Soren Jen-
sens milk wagon about 4:30 o'clock
In the afternoon. Shortly after z
o'clock last night Jaul d. Chester COM
planned that Phillips had driven his
machine into his automobile truck
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-23
i forward
Wideberg ....,, Smoke
center
Riggs ......, Smith
Beckney .............. Breckwedel

Field goals: T. Timberman 6,
Straube1 8. Wideberg /, Riggs 1, J.
Timberman s, BreckwedeI 1.
Foul goals: straubel s, J. Timber
man 8.
The strong Rider-Moore- Stewart
five will be the attraction at Lange's
hall tomorrow night. This will be the
second appearance OF the Trenton
team here this season. they having
won the last game hy . amall score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-23
JAMESBURG HIGH WINS
FROM COMET AGGREGATION

Jamesburg. Feb. 23-There was but
little to the game of basketball
played here Tuesday night, when the
high school team defeated the COM
cts, an Independent team. by a score
OF Fila. The line up:
Jamesburg III. 8. (27). Comets (f3.)
=. Timberman ....... J. Timberman
0UeuOea ssssssssss...s.... Phillips
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-23

wick avenue. when Phillips, driving
his touring car westward, ran into the
truck, Chester claims. The Phillips
car was damaged to the entent OF
demolished wheel and other broken
and bent parts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-23
PERTH AMDOR WIfEDElTEh
GET z TO 8 YEARS IN PRISON
TO the EVENING NEWS

New Brunswick. Feb. ss:--An~
nouncing that he would not be lanA-
ent with wifebeaters. Judge DAILY To-
day sentenced Peter Pelsey. Of Perth
Amboy. to serve from two ta three
years In state prison. Rslsag -
seoased Of being an hshitnA 49,
.beaters
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-23
SEVERAL COMPENSATION
SUITS CONTINUED TODAY

New Brunswick, Feb. 23:-A num-
Der OF suits for compensation, some
OF which have been pending In the
count here tor some time past. were
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-23


In the face of the above figures there arc and only
to me to meet these conditions. They are--
No. either continue to sell my clothes at the pres
their Nationally famous quality (and say nothing abe
No. 4 Or can continue to give the same said famous
prices temporarily until conditions become normal land bs
No. 3; Or can 60 out of business
The last have NO idea of doing!
And by no means will l do the first. will positive
quality of the clothes
Now, am obliged to ask you to meet me half way in
the same standard of quality.
With the aid of my able associates have spent 20 We
dollars in building up the wonderfully efficient &Q Taori
Cyand with the various Managers of the 20 P&Q Shops
of sores-n building name of which am proud-in bull
HONESTY in this civic community.
My reputation for giving Value is not only the corner
but It's whole foundation its very being!
simply cannot afford to imperil this foundation.
/ have always given 'Value"-and I am going right
same high standard of quality in the future as in the pas
protection as for my own
My standard of quality has beenis-and always will be
where for SIS to SO more
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-28
Advertisement. }
LOS %INCENDIOS DE AVER.

Tn inccndio cuya causa Sc descoho-
9. drstruy6 aver a Ia I de Ia ma
!rugada, una casa vacia que eet& 81
,uada en- el numcro SIS de la Gale
le Veracruz. FL cdificio esta vainado
IN $500 Y cs propicdad de NJ. Lncio'
Las lIamas que salian de Ia casa IN:
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.ontigua. numero S45 de IA cuai eS pro
p~ietario 7. Gavars. Los dahos cauSa-
los a csla Ultima casa Sc esilman e.
a suma de $50.
En- la cocina de la casa de J. ). Lo'
:uno es5a.lG otro i~nccndio, como = las
10 de la mahana del mismo dIa dc
aver Este fuc ~produGido al Eenar c!
.anque de gasolina de la estuta mien-
-as uno de los quemadores estaba
ardierdo. La explosion Slgulo Z "a
lmprudencia, pero afortunadamente
aiaguna persona resulto danada en-
alguna forma.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-28
Mr.. NELSON NO Sc RETIRARA DE
LA LUCIA.

FL candidate a la Comision de a
lies Y de obras publicas con cuyo
nombre encabezamos estas lineas,
manifesto aver que esta resuelto a
c~ontinuar 81 campana politica, toman
do parte en- la election del s del pro-
ximo Mayo. "Yo creo-dijo Mr.. Mel
son-que aunque fui c! candidate de
una minoria en- las elecciones prinaa-
rias. ell resaltado de tales elecciones
no debe considerarse como final. Mr..
Pancoast y yo recihimos mas rctos
que Nh. Heuerman Y 70 no puedo
c de Greer que e. vote que nos
otros rccibimos fuc dc aquellos ciu-
dadanos que conaderan que csta Co.
mission cs de las que requleren ms,
trucci0n tccnica Y experienced como
ingeniero de parte del que la desem-
pena. Mr.. Pancoast Y 20 somos in
genieros en- tanto que Heuerman no
10 es, Mis- amigos insisten en- que no
me retire de la liza y asi 10 hare, espc
rando que tendre Gxito err las cleo
clones de Mayo