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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
STREET CAR MATTERS
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Virginia Railway and Power Company
to Have Hearing at Street Conn
mittee Meeting.
WOULD RERouTE oAKwooD LINE
Financial Situation nmpeIs Company
to Ask Relief From City Council
In Increase In Rates.

When the street committee OF city
council meets this afternoon at S
O'Clock three matters of considerable
Importance will be presented for dis
cussion. All three relate to the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power company
Two petitions from that company.
presented at the last meeting of coun-
Gil, will be taken up.
More than year ago the COM
pany petitioned council to permit the
introduction of the skip-stop system
declaring that such system would
not only conduce to better service, but
would result in quicker transportation
from one end of the city to the other
For several months the proposition
went from council to committee and
back again. and finally in February
of this year the street COMMITTEES
voted against the plan and It was
killed. The first proposition was to
try the scheme between First and
Twenty first streets. The plan as
now proposed is to try ii between
Foushee and Twenty second streets
just one block further each way. This
was done, Of course. to come within
the rules. as no question that has been
Killed, unless reconsidered at the
original meeting or before two regu-
lar sessions OF the body have passed.
Another proposition which. has been
much discussed by committees Of
council Is that asking that a straight
fare of five cents be permitted instead
OF the six-for quarter slip as now
In use. In this connection 1t has been
on former occasions asked that the
school and workmen.s tickets be
eliminated. The company is asking
financial relief; states that the high
cost OF material and the scarcity of
workmen, with demands for higher
pay. necessitate such action.
A resolution offered by Councilman
Jeter asks the committee to devise a
rerouting plan for the lakewood and
Main-street cars. His section of the
city tFairmount). he declares. is suf-
fering for the want OF good street car
service and he believes a rerouting
of this line may give that section
much better service. Al a recent
meeting of the administrative board
1t was stated by representatives OF the
company that the lakewood and Main
cars were being run by the company
without charter requirement and they
could be taken of without interfer-
ence by thu city. This question prom
ises to prove an interesting one, In
which the original question of gem
eral rerouting plan may fgure
Representatives of the compsny
will be 'on hand at the meeting OF the
committee this afternoon to spcak for
their petitions and to discuss the pro-
posed rerouting plan. Henry w, An
dersor. counsel for the company. who
presented the original plan. is in the
Safkans srrvtrg hfs Country. but nfs-
place WIFI probably be taken by Cap
tain A. B. Guigon. who has appeared
before council and the committees. in
- H~~AA
years.
Aside from these three papers. the
street committee wifi have little else
to attract It's attention until tho budget
for the coming year has bsen fran ed
and adopted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
WIVES Of IAIERAEO
GERMANS REVOLT
WASN'T ngtUp Warned to Watch 1900
Prisoners in Camp Mt Hot
Springs, ". q.
WOMEN DEMAND ENTRY
UprisShy Is Threatened and Moun.
tninecrs May "Shoot Up
the Place.

Ashcville. n. c.. Nov. 1l.--Unitet
States Immigration authorities IL
charge Of the Hot Springs station neal
here. where 1900 officers and men O.
German merchant ships are internsd
have informed Washington officials o.
two threats of trouble here.
One lie that seventy-aye German
married women who have been livins
in the village of Hot Springs to be
near their husbands will attempt &c
take up quarters in the station and
provoke riot among the men IL the,
are forcibiy resisted. The other dan.
ger Is that nearby mountaineers will
ehoot up the camp out OF revenge
as soon as they learn of the killing OF
any of their soldier boys In France
The German women have been liv-
Ing content IDLY at Hot Springs with
their hundred or more children UP
to this week. beir'g supported by the
three-fourths wages which the steam
ship companies have been paying
their hust nds. The women, on
learning that this monthly stipend had
been stopped. notified Director OF In
soon as the money they had on hand
WIS gone they intended to take up
quarters In tile camp and be cared
FOR by the United States
The director replied that It was not
the duty Of the government to care
Tor them, but they must look to the
county or state. They persisted they
would come into the camp and on be-
Ing told that they would be kept out
by force IL necessary replied that they
would come in any way at the time
they said.
The authorities anticipate that these
women, grown desperate when their
money ia gone. will carry out their
threat. and that the use OF force to
restrain them may provoke rising
by the Germs ms against the force OF
guards This Is hardly adequate to
cope with serious situation. 1t Is
composed OF civilians from this sec
ttos. without military training ana
but slightly organized it's arms being
only old Colt's revolvers. or its sew
enty-two members only twenty six are
on duty at time and as these must
patrol an area OF fifty acres there are
wide spaces between guard stations.
II In quite conceivable that this
force might be mastered by 500 Ger
mans. many of them reservists. with
trained officers. even though unarmed
Comment In caused by the fact that
every day squads of Germans are put
through drills by officers. unarmed. of
course, The United States officials ex-
plain that this drin does no harm
and Is good pf1ysirni exercise.
That there Is danger OF the camp
being shot up" as coon ms any grave
disaster happens to American troops
involving men from this section is
talk In AsheviIie and all this
section. The mountaineers are clan
nish and believe also that her Ger
mans kill or starve their prisoners.
Hunting Is their chief sport. and while
the average man may not wear the
Ia test model of clothes his rife does
not lack much OF being up-to-date.
And above the camp Is range OF
wooded hills perfectly adapted for
sniping
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
GOVERNOR WILL FILL
L. &. STsNATURSHTp


Madison, WIZ, New. 1.-THE con
census OF opinion among political lead
ers here is that power to appoint a
United Statel senator TO All out a
part of the unexpired term of the
late Paul O. Huytine will he given
to Governor Philipp by the lewis,a
tura. which win he convsrad har.
NEXT nnonth Counting ne uoc,aJ,.ts
Soma M tbe Damocrats ana 80 -;
+,,,a -, rarts,s ts,.,w.a-.t. -
,i,r ~ .~,.a,.,,ar,. a. $50, ".
81, "a, ,., =
- s AA~'o'iss ="
10. -, 0''e snV = .ah
me appointment uhuer the COVER
ntal1i VIII De temporary one.
ne oHicS WA! ne Hiied by the general
eiec'ion next fAil Poiiticians here
point ont that while the governor will
not be u ran ii'iate for the temporary
appel ntineut there IN nothing In his
state mN.i thnt will preclude his be-
coming candidate for the office at
the ,ei,rral lection next fall.
Y. VI. C. A. THRONGED
WITH CAMP LEE HoYS
Owing to the great number of SOL
diers and sailors that visited Richmond
Saturday and yesterday. the Central Y.
NJ. c. A, was put to 1t to care for those
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
MANGLEO BODY FOUND
BESIDE RAILROAD TRACKS

The mangled body OF S. A. Graham
was found beside the Seahcard Air
Jdne tracks, a short distance below
South Richmond, yesterday by Police
man Wescott. of the Third station,
and was later taken to the undertake
ing establishment of y. A. Bennett,
Broad and Belvidere streets.
Graham had evidently been struck
by the northhound train due in Rich
mond AT 7:40 r. NJ. His head was de-
copitated and was found a short disr
lance from the body, while one leg
was crushed. His name was learned
from papers in his pockets. which in
dicated that he was from Belle W.
non, Pa, scrap of paper found
amorE his merger effects indicated AL
so that he mad been given an order 20
a mess sergeant somewhere" to give
him something to eat. as his stomach
was In bad condition. The order was
signed by a second sergeant OF the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth regi-
ment las well as could be made out
Coroner Whitfield viewed the body
and decided that an inquest was I'M
necessary. The remains We're turned
over to the undertaken and the author
tiles OF Belle Vernon were communi-
Gated with. Up to late hour last
night nothing had been heard from the
Pennsylvania town
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
"HHye n JTenr "

T1af sngactous producer OF half a
hun1i"Ad iun'ous stage successes. Hen
~ " Savage will offer Have a
Heart ar academy on Friday and
Saturday ana Saturday matinee. with
a brfilllnt east and production. Have
a Heart is new type OF musical
comedy that Ga!ned great vogue last
winter In New York. First of all
the-e is a logical, amusing lfbretto by
Guy boltop md p O. Wodehouse,
made the more enioyab BILE by artistic
enactment, and sprinkIed with nine
teen melodIors gems by the prolific
composer. jerome Il ern.
&sernl- 70 be the very soul Of
the fox trnt N his music and he il
the recognized adept IN providing one
steps. Among the numbers already
widel2' pei via" are You Said Some
thing. HAVE a Heart" Daisy, >.
Honeyu- moor Inn" The Road That
Lies Before My Wife-My Man"
'Samark land" Look in His Eyes -
and TIL" topical song Napoleon
which has capeht the public's hu-
morous fancy everywhere.
As to the story-that would be
spoiled By lare synopsis But II
involves the comic mplications of
the young couple who elope for a sec
ond honeymoon upon the evs OF their
divorce. One big. glittering. bea uty-
laden scene js the lingerie section OF a
department store. And then the ac-
tion shifts to a fashiona Bile ocean-side
hotel at fIiueport, r, L.. There are
nearly four srore singers, dancers and
comedians Of high quality. Tho Hen
ry ". Savage trademark always sig
nines tile hea standard OF stage pro-
duction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
Iheaters
BAYONNE WHIPPLE'S NEW
LAUGHFEST AT THE LYRIC

Featuring the new show at the
Lyric theater today will be a former
comedy stage star. whose popularity
here was established by her perform
ances In popular. comedies OF the day
at the Academy OF Music and Biiou
theaters. She is Miss Bayonne Whip
pie, who scored a tremendous hit in
vaudeville when she made her entry
into the realm OF variety with the
fantastic and amusing "Spooks." This
season Miss Whipple, supported by
waiter Huston and her company of
farce players. is presenting a new one
act comedy, with song interpretations.
called Shoes" There In laughter and
romance aplenty in tho new piece, and
Miss whipple is afforded scope for
an ample display of her acting ability.
Shoes is handsomely staged
Another artist OF distinct individ
uality Is Rita Gould, the girl with
the gladstone personality" who will
oHer melange of songs and comedy.
Miss Gould's lavish display of dresses
and hats Will be a delight to the femi-
nine contingent in her audiences.
The four Hartfords' troupe of Eng
i1sn pantomimists will supply laugh
ter and daring acrobatics, the domi-
nant part of their performance being
knockabout comedy. The Hartfords
nave been featured in their native
country in the famous Christmas
pantomimes at the old Drury Lane
theater. London. and the Crystal pal
ace They were brought to America
Tor brief tour following a lengthy
engagement in New York
Then there is Edward Marshall. hu-
nnorfst and artist. Marshall is another
or the newspaper cartoonists who has
abandoned that field for the more
lucrative career of a variety enter
tainer. Like Bud Fisher and Bert
Levy. he has his own Individual ideas
and he does his work In a style that
is different from "the other fellow :"
MarshalFs idea is to do funny talk
ana draw funny pictures at the same
time. his argument being that he
thereby gets two laughs where the
other fellow" gets one.
willing and Elaine have a black
race act that is said to be indescrtb-
ably amusing. They are imperson-
ators or the new negro, singers and
dancers.
New war pictures accompany the
bill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
Mrs. William H. Thomas

Especial to The Richmond virginian J
Blacksburg. Va November Ii
Mrs. Betty nj. Thomas. wife OF VIII
liam III. Thomas, died at the family
home here Friday morning, after a
long Illness. Funeral services were
held at ! o'clock Saturday in the
Presbyterian church, of which she had
been a member for many years, and
burial was in the Blackshurg ceme-
terry. Rev. ID. j.. Woods. ID. D., pastor
of the church, conducted the services
She was seventy years old. and is. sur
vived by her husband; one son, Nor
veil White Thomas, OF Pittsburg; a
daughter, Virginia, wife Of Professor
w. @. Conner. OF the Virginia Poly
tschnic institute: and one sister. Mrs
Charles #. McKennA. OF Pittsburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
cH|AA'S ARMIES TO Be
TRAINED By JAPANESE

Tok 20, November 1I-Following
closely the announcement that China
will send troops to the western from,
in Europe the japanese government
announces that Japan win supply
arms and ammunition to China along
with officers TO completely reorgsnixe
and reform the fighting force OF the
Oriental republic. ..
In return China Is to furnish the
raw Material which VIII be turned
into ordnance in the empires factories
AID government arsenals. The uego-
tiat!ons are to be carried out In the
form of loan from Japan to China,
and the Picking government has al
ready placed an order with the Taihei
company. OF Japan. for supplies for a
model army division. the supplies to
cost si5.o00.ooo The Chinese govern
ment has announced that IL will send
three divisions OF troops to Europe.
and the initial order from Japan is
considered only the first of many The
first supply will consist OF 100 aeld
guns, sixty mountain gums. 10000
rifles and a number of machine guns.
Tie new alliance of the Asiatic pow
ers. the object of which is to aid the
allies against the kaiser In Europe. liz
a result of cvertures made to the
Japanese government soon after the
organization of the nav cabinet min
istry by Prenaier Tuan Chijui in July,
according t. the Tokyo government $
announcement. The Japanese govern
ment accepted thc proposal and sub
mstted the question to the diplomatic
council. where Il was hated on the
grounds that the supplying of arms and
ordnance to the Picking government by
Japan would tend to give support to
the northernere Of Chinas political
partisans, The Tokyo government as
sumes the attitude of total indifference
and fairness to the factions cinmoring
for supremacy in the unsettled repub-
lie of the Far East.
Objections In Japan's diplomatic
council were overcome. and the an i.
nouncement of the sale of arms re-
suited. however. with the condition
that the supplies furnished the Picking
powers are not 10 be used in a mil
ttary campaign against the southern
leaders. Their use Ia to be confined to
the unifcation and reform of the mil :
itary system of China.
An authority is quoted as stating
that the object Of the purchase of arms
and ordnance by China from Japan Is
more significant than for the mere pur-
pose of efrecting the long talked of
reform and unihcation of the Chinese
army. The Japanese report Ia that
China has recognized the imperative
necessity of forming an ordnance al
lance with Japan. rejecting upon the
close geographical relations. as well
as upon he Oriental powers situa-
tion In present day world affairs.
China has the man power. the raw
materials and the Willingness to learn.
while Japan has the mastery of mod
ern warfare. the machines for turning
out war supplies, the skilled workmen
and the trained officers. While none
OF the Japanese army has yet partici-
pated in the warfare OF Europe, army
observers from the empire have been
scattered throughout the war theaters.
ana the lessons which they. havs
learned are to be transmitted to the
so'diers at home and then to the
0olEhbcr. China
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
Farewell Given To Pnstor.

Members OF the Trinity NJ Il. church
gave reception Friday night in hon.
or of their pastor, the Rev. Starke
Jett. who is rounding out his four
years Of worlS in that pastcrate and
Will be appointed to another charge
at the approaching session OF the an
nual conference. Several speeches
were made congratulating Mr.. Jett
upon the great success which has at
tended his work at Trinity church. At
the close of the exercises a suhstan-
tsai purse was presented to him as a
material token of the affection in
which hs II held by his parishousru.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
PROTECTS CHILDREN,
INJURIES HIMSELF

John Washington. auto driver for
CARRIER 4 Co. Is hero in Fulton today.
He is under treatment at his home.
sSl2 Sixth street. for number OF
bruises sustained when he drove his
truck into an electric light pole at
Williamsburg road and Government
road. to save several children who were
playing in the street Just in his path
+Ihe truck struck the pole with soma
violence. throwing the driver out. He
was treated by the ambulance surgeon
and taken home. The children escaped.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12
Delegates Shirt. Recoxer~s

Emhett Birdsong. former employee Of
the Royal Laundry company. was ar.
rested yesterday by Detective Reilam
charged with taking a package of laun.
dry. belonging to Delegate Albert O
Boschen. consisting Of four shirts and
seven collars. The young man was
hailed for his appearance In police
court tomorrow morning
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
BUTTES SENTINEL
FIRST PAPER IN COUNTY

Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Ayers, Miss
Esther Ayers and Miss Eva Nelson
came over from Dickinson on Monday
afternoon. MI. Ayers remained a few
days to help get out the Herald,
Editor Connolly being away until the
first Of next week. 1t seemed a little
like old times to him to be in a news
paper office on the banks Of the pic
turesque Cannon Ball river again, as
he was publisher of the Rainy Buttes
Sentinel during the colony period
down here, from 1887 to about 1890.
The first issue of the Rainy Buttes
Sentinel appeared on June II, 1887.
1t was the first newspaper in Hct-
finger county, and for that matter, in
all Of southwestern North Dakota with
the exception of publications in Man.
dan, the Dickinson Press and the Cow
Boy at Medora. Col. John B. Mead,
father Of C. C. Mead, and one of the
New England Colony Association d.
rectors, was editor the first summer.
After his death in the fall of 1887,
G. c. Mead took part in the publica-
ton when not at Sitka with the
Alaska Seal Co. The Rainy Buttes
Sentinel was published in a story and
half building located just a little
north Of the present site of the Gard
ner hotel. 1t was owned by the
Meads, and the first structure lathed
and plastered in Hettinger county,
then comprising Adams as well.
Some time after the suspension of the
Rainy Buttes Sentinel, the house was
sold to Asa Gardner, a later arrival,
and moved to his homestead just west
Of the Mead quarter, the combined
half section now being part and parcel
of the Milwaukee Townsite Co.-New
England Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
CAB, CABIN AND CUSHION.
o o o o @ o 9 @ 9 @ 8 @ @

Conductor George Vredenburg is
enjoying a two weeks vacation trip to
points in Wisconsin.
Conductor Washington is spending
his vacation in Glendive, where he is
also transacting business.
Brakeman l.. j. Sewell is spending
a two weeks vacation with relatives
and friends at Winncconnc, Wis.
Railway men are cooperating with
the Secretary of War in discouraglng
the holding Of conventions during the
Val.
Motor cars are rapidly taking the
place of old section hand airs over
the Erie system and other eastern
railroads.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcintyre and
two children returned Sunday from
an extended trip to points on the
western coast.
Car shortage affecting movement of
grain has practically been eliminated,
and farmers r not found holding
back on shipments.
Brakeman M. J.. Hoseid has re-
turned from a ten day trip to Butte,
Billings and other points west, where
he spent his vacation with friends.
Relief Operator Guy Pitney is sub
shutting in the N. P. telegraph office
during the absence Of Col. SteitZ,
wire chief and third trick operator.
Shortage Of freight cars in the
United States was reduced during
May from 148,627 to 105 ,127-almost
one-third, according to figures given
out by the A. r. A.
A special train carrying a bunch Of
trained soldiers arrived here at $40
Monday night. They were from the
training camp at American Lake and
were being transferred to some east
ern point.
United States has taken over French
railway lines running from export
bases on the French coast to the
permanent camp of Pershing's men
and from there to the front.
Valuation car wa which housed
the crew engaged in'taking inventory
OF the mechanical department mere,
was taken on No. 7 to Glendive Mon
day evening. The crew of engineers
and clerks will take the mechanical
valuation at that point.
All Pennsylvania railroad employees
serving the nation are granted fur
loughs and also retain privileges of
free transportation. 1t is probable
that this system will be established
by other big railroads of the United
States.
The many friends of Conductor A:
r. Boxrude, who recently underwent
an operation for hernia at the rail-
rIvau hospital in Glendive, will be
pleased to learn that he is getting
along very nicely and hopes to be able
to leave the hospital within a few
days.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
% o o 8 o @ @ o O o o @ O o (
> MISSOURI SLOPE NOTES (
. o O o o o o 9 O O o o . O o (

The Sentinel Butte public school
will not open this year until Septem-
Der 10.
Mott had a Red Cross day on Aug
ust oath at which time they raised
$1,606.O0 for the Red Cross fund.
James .Joslin, who has a farm near
Dunn Center, reports an average
yield of eight bushels of wheat to
the acre.
Miss Mildred Eyer. of Manning left
last week for Fargo, where she will
enter Sacred Heart academy for the
coming term.
L. R. Evans and family of Richard
ton departed. on Saturday for Crooks
ton, Mimi, where the Evans family
will make their future home.
Attorney C.. H. Erickson of Schafer
departed on Friday for the officers
training camp at Fort Smelling. He
was to report before September s.
The Misses Catherine Killer and
Mary Schmidt of Richardton departed
on Sunday for St. Joe, MIMI, where
they will attend the academy.
lhe k1lzer building at .RlchardtOn
will be completed within a few days
and will be occupied by the Richard
ton Motor Co. as a garage and black
smith shop.
At the session of the district court
of Dunn county to be held on Mon
day September oath, there will be %
applications for naturalization consid-
cred.
The M. V. Horning family, who
been residents of Sentinel Butte for
the past six years, departed last week
for Sheridan, Wyoming, where they
will make their future home.
Seven Benedictine Sisters arrived
last week from . the Sacred Heart
academy in Yankton, to make prepar-
ations for the opening of the paro-
chial school at Richardton on Septem-
Der 10th.
VIM. Behrbaum, formerly assistant
cashier of the First National Bank of
New Salem, was taken to the Federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth, on Sat-
urdaY last from Fargo. He pleaded
guilty to embezz1ement and was sent
eenced to five years, the minimum sent
.ence.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
SEPARATOR EXPLOSION
. WHEAT STACKS BURN

Early Thursday morning there was
an explosion, commonly termed "dirt
bomb" in the W. F. Kraemer separa-
tor at the Louis Anderson farm seven
miles south of town, which blew out
the front, throwing fire in every di-
r%ection, and which quickly consumed
the machine and the balance of the
grain setting. But thirty-eight BUSH
els of wheat had been threshed and
only n belt was saved. The place
is rented by Hans Steen, and his loss
in grain stacks is pnsbably $500 to
$500 and the separator loss is esti-
mated at $1,000. AS far as known
there was no insurance. Mr.. Kraemer
rented a separator in town and was
ready for work again in a very short
time.-New England Herald.