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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
RUSHIhG DAMP
''''' WHEAT iii 70 M|lltRs
F.rmers Are Counting Unsatisfactory
Results Both In Price And Quality
of Product.

It has come to the attention OF the
division of markets that many farm
ers of the state are sending their
wheat to millers before 1t is suf1icient-
ly dry. As result Of this the miliers
are forced to return the wheat which
causes extra expense to the farmer,
and in addition, when the wheat Is
only slightly damp. and Is ground by
the miller. an inferior grade OF hour
Is the result. which means loss 10
the farmers.
The farmers are being urged. there.
fore. by the department., not to send
their wheat to the miller until 1t Is
thoroughly dry. 1t Is pointed out that
orI,, double cost of transportation or
1ower prices on account of inferiority.
can result. II the wheat is retained
until some time later it can be handled
hv the miller, and price can be SCI
cured that will be satisfactory
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
uermor Green Loses bicycle.

Herman Green, office boy. left his
new bicycle in front of the Theato
last night, while he followed the for
tunes Of movie hero. After every
thing had ended In happiness all
around. Herman went for his bicycle
but 1t had vanished like the hero on
the screen.
II put II where could keep my eye
on it," said the lad. and I just took
my eve off once to wee the hero lassc
a hroncho and that must have beer
the time the bicycle was taken"
The police machinery Is at work or
the case. hoping to return the whee
TODAY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23

avenue and past the treasury on tho
way to the home of Perry Belmont
on New Hampshire avenue. where they
will live during their stay.
Az they swung around the corner
of the big treasury building two OF
the Japanese stood up in their auto
mobiles and shouted like gleeful school
boys the name Of an old friend, a
state department attache, whom they
/ saw on the sidewalk.
Japs Delighted.
All along the streets there were
cheering groups, until the mission had
passed through the doors of the Bel
mont home. When the visitors had
got their breath---after their 1000
mile dash across the face of the earth
| -Viscount Tshii received the news
paper correspondents in the afternoon.
/ He made it distinctly a social call.
He is a short, stocky little man, with
beaming smile. He moved with
wondrous speed through the group
shaking hands. How are you? How
d. do" he repeated with amazing
swiftness.
| Then he said: II am we'll aware
| that purely conventional and formal
utterance is worth nothing--it sounds
empty, But what can l say? / have
not dOne my UrSl Quty as guest
| Obviously. it would be improper there
fore to anticipate the message l carry
from the emperor OF Japan to your
great president.
Il am delighted. we are all de-
lighted, with the cordial reception ten
dered to us everywhere and with the
splendid spirit of hospitality and OF
good will we have found at all points.
All OF the members recited enthu.
siastically the reception they hac
been accorded in Honolulu and Sar
Francisco. They were impressed By
their visit to the Yosemite nationa
park.
Viscount Ishii will meet President
Wilson tomorrow.
The department Of state tonigh
gave out the following statement
The secretary of state has been in
formed by the American charge a
Toxic that Viscount Motono. ministe
Of foreign affairs, had said that h
had been profoundly touched by tn
wonderful reception that the United
States gave Niscount Ishii and hi
party and that the warmth of tn
welcome is matter Of deepest graft
fication to the Japanese government
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
NO LtT-OOWN YET IN
COAL Prices HERE

Although the president in procla-
nation has fixed the price OF coal
none of the Richmond coal dealers
last night had been advised by the
operators that any lower prices would
shortly go into effect 1t is believed.
however. that some notification will
be shortly forthcoming, but until that
time. the dealers stated they would
be unable to say anything regarding
the reduction that is to be made.
At the present time run-of- mine
soft coal is selling in Richmond at
$3.50, with hard coal as high as $3.50.
1t was stated that soft coal is selling
at the mines at So. with tho freight
to Richmond being $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23

IkUneA the valuable portion OF ground
;acrTh OF caurteres wood. The attack
1naly added to their losses" as Paris
puts Il oficialty. -.
Up to this evening the French had
taken since Sunday e.lls prisoners
Including ia oficers. Many adoi-
setonai Teutons were imprisoned sf-
Iter being Terrified out of dugouts and
shell holes yesterday during the con-
oolidating process. Besides, there are
600 Germans in French field hospitals,
It % one of those ironical bits or
wars etiquette that such men, though
prisoners. are not included In the oil,
acjal totals The lives of many OF
them hung on thin thread. They
may be dead before the figures reach
the public.
French Use Heavy Force.
The German war office stated TO-
day that no fewer than ten French
divisions. 200. goo men partook in the
verdun attacks yesterday. Several ct
these Berlin added, had to be re-
placed because of very heavy losses
sustained by the republics legions IN
their onrush against the Teuton ma
chine gun fire. II is nevertheless ad-
nnitted in the German statement that
the French gained a footing in the
southeastern part of Avocourt wooo
ana on the knobs to the east of that
position and that they forced their
way into the southern part of Samog-
neux village.
3-FIanders: Details were still
lacking this evening aboEt the new
British drive northeast of Npres, The
attacking front is between Lange
mArck and Fresenberg, three and two
thirds OF a mile. Here the gallan
Irish. Ulster and South, fighting sid'
BY side. had made one Of the war
finest charges of the war in the lates
drive, though later losing part o
their gains. Reports from the. from
are that today's resumption wa
crowned with success.
4-Lens: South and west, north ant
northwest Of the gem of France
black district" Teutons and Cana
dams We're hard at grips last nigh
and today The Dominion troops no
only held every foot of their recen
gains. but added to them The Ger
mans. 1t developed today. have 81
divisions t12o, 000) defending the Goa
city.
THE coal deposit southwest OF Len
which had been set afire by shells u
still in the hands OF the British wa
the admission OF the Berlin ONCE 10
day, It was greeted in France AM
England as the first chapter in IN
forced abandonment by the invader
Of the republics mining lands
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
PETERSBURG MAN
WINS HIGH H0N(Y

PETERSBURG. Va Aug 22--An-
nouncement OF the appointment of
Floyd X. Harrison. former Peters
burg boy. as assistant 10 Secretary
of Agriculture Houston today, was
heard with pleasure by young Har-
rtson's many friends in this city
The newly appointed assistant sec
Rotary Of agriculture is the youngest
son OF MIR and Mrs Martin l.. Har-
rfsor. formerly OF this city nephew
Of Mrs. J. NJ Vaughan and a grand
son Of MIR. Anthony Harrison, OF sac
Commerce street one Of Petersburg s
most venerable and esteemed citizens
Mr.. Harrison has served two years
n private secretary to Mr.. Houston
in which capacity his value to the
country in the present emergency be
came known. Floyd Harrison is
scarceiy twenty-five years OF age but
predictions We're made during his
nrhooi days in Petersburg that he
000IN mako his marx
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Claims Rejected In
Division No. l.

Claims made for exemption by the
following persons have been rejected
by Division No. 1. and they have con-
sequently been certified to the dis
trict board as ready for military ser
vice:
f. r BIanton, South Mulberry.
Albert Lewis, 1897 Blair.
J. r Kastelberg, Jr., 2111 Taylor
NJ. r. Scott, III South Foushee.
W. G.. O'Brien, 260S West Cary,
p. B. Bannister, Charles street.
Baltimore.
F.. D. Haynes, IL South Harrison.
w. w. Smith. 1O7 North Harrison.
H. w. Doggett- 1912 West Cary.
Adrian Thomas. 2012 Hanover.
w. II. Miller. 3025 Chaffin.
S. McC. Atkinson. 26o3 Hanover.
G.. S. Carter, 40s West Cary.
P. c. Jones, 1907 Taylor.
I. ". Frick. 1901 West Main.
T. H Gentry, 1922 Taylor.
r. ]. Amos. 3o22 Taylor
NJ. L. Phillips. 6 North Lomoardy.
]. f. smott, 1900 West Cary.
NJ. S. Shefferman, 217 North Boule-
ward.
Melvin Meador. / 30s West Cary.
J. E. Martin, 2117 West Main
A ". Rountree, 1918 Hanover.
Lawson r. Allen, 5o7 South Harri-
/ son.
H. r. Boschen. 2211 Chaffin.
f.. A. Rollins, 201 North Mulberry
o. E Dennis. 1904 West Main.
Langston Venable, 3o4 South Gran
by.
| ]. D. stone 1898 Taylor.
| j. IT. williams. Jr.. s13 Albemarle
NJ. r. Barnum, 305-A South Mea-
| dow
! G.. D. Henderson. $40 South Pine
| f. r. Rye. 410 South Harrison.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
List Accepted From
Division No. 3.

The following persons have been
called into service of the United
States after having passed the physi-
cal examination at Division No. 3,
many of them having waived all
claims for exemption, and others hav-
ing their claims rejected:
536 Cyrenius A. Mckenzie. 24o9
cambridge street. ...... 80
1891 n. S. Culbreth, Y. NJ. c. A. 81
, 20 Lawrence. Johasem, r. East -
Eighteenth street. 81
is George Thompson 1903
stockton street " 116
sos Joe Lee 1905 Decatur street 129
1851 Charlie Woodbridge, 42o Hull
street ..........+... loo
1878 Samuel Glenn Forbes, lisa
North Third street. ....... Isl
1875 Freddie Coleman. 52s Maury
street ............... loo
81 Arthur Lewis, 81 Midlothian
Pike .....'.... zoo
1852 Melvin Calvin Fox. 2523
cambridge street ...... 24S
1870 Tom Hawkins. Ninth and
Arch streets ,.........+.- 244
1917 John b satterfield, 800 East
Fifth street ...........-.. 24o
1875 Picknev Webb Bull, Jr.. sos
East Main street ....-.... 26s
1855 Harry Wilbur Zirkle, S19
North Eleventh street :. 27l
2e15 Beverly Earle Davis, 3701
Hull street ,............. zf9
1874 william Sin Bailey, 713
Perry street ............ 2so
TAI BENJAMIN Marvin Dean,
1907 Perry street ........ 2s7
o31s James Eli Johnson, Forest
Hill Park wi
2225 Hunter Ingram Taylor, 1422
Porter street .....+... 29Z
I'll Leroy A. Bedford, 1918
Edwards avenue .......... 293
s41 Oscar Abner Ford, 1928
Semmes street .......... 295
27s5 DIR. Thomas p. Allen, Eli
East Broad street. 297
s2s Arthur Henry Davis, 90
East Sixteenth street 800
1914 Watson p. Andrews, 215
East Franklin street 49,. 3oi
1915 John Roht Roberts. 1907
Porter street ........,.. 3o5
| 335 william r. Chandler. 321
South Fourth street 800. So7
! zoos Thomas Jackson Maxey, 1o2
East Tenth street ..... 300
| William W. Yarhrough, 6o4
East Grace street ....... 27i
| 2503 Turner IS Shelton, 301s
| Semmes avenue ....... 81
/ 1876 Byron Eugene Linton, 1922
Porter street ............ 3tS
los3o Robert KEYS. Railroad St 31e
1915 John fairfield, 1o1 East
| Fourth street ......... 32S
2024 Robert lawson Threat, 219
East Twelfth street ..... 32t
| ST. Oscar r.. McAllister. t114
Porter street ............. 334
! 1895 Andrew Jefferson. 100 East
Seventeenth street ... 341
1909 Ernest Young Hawkins 100
/ tlno Decatur street ... "a.
| 112 willia~, Tar,e~ Miles. 210
Fast Eleventh street ~ ga
| 20l2 LOTUS " Rush. 500 West
Twentv-s'yth street - Ssf
II rannes Fl. War. AIS West
Se"anth street ..........-. as.
! 900 Thas. ElAr'dge TAYLOR, 1917 o.
Perry sfreat ......... 35.
1917 A'ew Ral|oOr S,dler 1915
McDonourh street ..... 35'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
CulPR|T SETS ACCOM- c
COURTHOUSE ON FIRE

What appears to have been another
attempt to fight the draft law in Nir-
ginia occurred Tuesday night when eff
forts were made to destroy the COURT
house of Accomac county by fire. The
plot appears to have been carefully
planned.
The stairway leading to the court
room. after being saturated with oil
in TWO places, was set on fire In one
place. The moulding stairway raj
and part of the steps were charred
That the building was not destroyed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
IN MEMORIAM.

HILDEBRAND.-In loving remern
brancs of my son. EDWARD l.
HILDEBRAND, who departed his lif,
one year ago today, August g. 1915.
Dearest son you have left US
Lonesome with broken heart,
But II was the Lord that called thee.
So, dear son. we had to part
In lakewood you are sweetly sleeping,
Where the flowers gently wave.
Sleeps the one we love so dearly.
In his cold and silent grave.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23

is probably due to the fact that
the steps were covered with a COM
position OF rubber The flames were
discovered before great damage was
done.
1t IL supposed that the culprits
thought draft records were in the
building. as the courthouse 10 the
meeting place of the Accomae county
draft board
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
OBITUARY
Mrs. Fannie Boiling Vaughan Radcliffe

Mrs. Fannie Boiling Vaughan Rat
cliffe, the wife OF James Radcliffe.
passed away at 1885 o'clock at her
home in this city. Besides her hus-
band, several small children survive.
The interment will take place in
Woodland cemetery, Ashland. on the
arrival Of the train due in Ashland
at 1895 o'clock today. A brother
and two sisters OF MIR. Radcliffe live
in Ashland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Entrance Through Rack Door.

Frank Roth, No. 1912 East Main
street. in the neichhorhood Of Bird
in Wand" reported - the police last
n'eht that his place had been entered
through a hack door and :2.35 In cash
and a seal ring carried on
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
THE WEATHER.
United States weather Bureau
Department OF Agricultural
Forecast for Thursday and Friday:

Forecast for Thursday and Friday:
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. showers
Thursday and probably Friday
For North Carolina and South Caro-
Manifestations showers Thurday and
probably Friday.
A general shower condition is indi-
Gated for Atlantic coast districts, north
of the Carolinas also for the lake re-
gion and the Ohio valley and local
rains will fall In the South Atlanti-
and East Gulf states and Tennessee.
1t will be cooler Friday in the Ohio
valley and the upper lake region. Mod
crate temperatures will continue In
Eastern districts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23

Miss r. G. Hilliard. No. 921 Eas
Marshall street. complained to tn
police yesterday that her room ha'
been entered and a check for $50. be
sides ss5~in currency, taken. The de
tectives are looking into the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23

Rainfall last twelve hours .o5
Rainfall last twenty four hours. .o3
Excess in rainfall since March l.. as
Excess in rainfall since January / s3l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
To LATE TO CLASSIFY.

For Salc--Grocery and Confectionery
1900 North Twenty-eighth street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
WASHINGTON GIVES

Continued from Page One).
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
Trading and Buying Ath-
letes by Big League Mo-
guls Has Slackened.
BY JAMES cRUsINBERRY.

Chicago. Dec. I5.-AIthouEh there
was a luII in the market for baseball
players today. following the active
trading Of the preceding few days, in
dications were that the major league
club owners are likely TO turn a few
more surprising deals before settling
down TO preparation for the coming
season. There were several light pri-
vate meetings Of the club ovners to-
day. most OF them in secret places
and at the finish no news developed.
learned that several National
League managers had fingered in Chi
cago regardless OF the fact that all
the oficial business Of the gathering
wound up Friday afternoon. Garry
Hermann, president Of the Cincinnati
Reds, as well as chairman OF the ma
tonal commission, was among those
who remained. President weeghman,
Of the Cubs. couldn't be located, and
ii was whispered he had one OF his
league members cornered somewhere
trying to put over another big swap.
Not in a good many years has there
been so much trading OF players as
took place in the last week. 1t would
seem enough should have been done,
but apparently there is more 10 fol-
low. Besides Weeghman, it Is certain
that Col. Rupert, head Of the New
YORK Yankees. is trying desperately TO
make swap. and Ebbets, Of the
Brooklyn team, another who STAYED
over until yesterday, is in the market
for trading, but refuses TO sell players
for cash. President Dunn, of the
Cleveland Indians. desires to make n
deal, but rather than part with one OF
his present stars, refuses TO do any
business.
The annual meeting Of the board of
directors OF the Cleveland club was
held here yesterday afternoon with
President Dunn in the chair and all
the business OF the year was gone
over in detail, but the president said
there was nothing startling in the
meeting.
Although Weeghman is mum on the
details Of the trades he still has in
view, IL Is the belief that he still
has hopes Of inducing the St. Louis
Cardinals owners 10 part with Short
stop Roger Hornsby for a big bundle
Of cash and a cluster Of PLAYERS. The
deal which landed Alexander and Kill
lifer should make the Cubs a promi-
nent factor in the next pennant race,
and should they be able to add Horns
by TO the new list of stars IL is like
ly that John MCGraw would see trou-
bic ahead in the 1915 race.
! President Comiskey, OF the Sox,
seemed to be about the onlv mag
nate not in a mood TO trade, evidently
figuring his world champions Of this
year are capable OF repeating their
performance.
During the next week. President
johnson. OF the American League, and
Barney Dreyfuss, OF the National. will
begin their annual job OF construct
ing the schedules Of the coming sea-
son, and as the games are TO be
crowded into a bit less time than in
other years. il will be a tougher task
than formerly.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
BLUE RIDGE TO
BE IN CLASS B
Addition of Pennsylvania
Towns Will Give Noun
taineers Higher Rating.

Hagerstown, Nd, Dec. 15.-Possi-
Ibility of an advance in classification
for the Blue Ridge for next year is
seen in the plan for reorganization
OF the circuit. 1t is now in Class D.
but with no aspersions on other
leagues of the same brand of ball
undoubtedly is much in advance of
its brother Class D. organizations.
The advance would be made posi-
bic by the admission of several new
cities to the league. OF course. these
cities haven't yet been admitted, but
We have a big hunch that they will.
Several of the 1917 circuit have said
that they will be unable to stick
next year and those that have chirp-
In that strain are the little boys.
epping out OF the league leaves
room for some Of the bigger variety.
These are Harrisburg. Altoona and
York, and 1t may be Johnstown and
Lancaster also. II the five step in,
then the Biue Ridge would have
eight members and could be even
ranked as a Class B league. but that
might be too much of an undertake
ing.
The makeup OF the circuit very
likely will be Hagerstown, Cumber-
land. Harrisburg. York, Altoona and
Frederick. Hagerstown has at least
5000 population; Cumberland. 10000;
York, 5000. Altoona, $4,000; Frederick,
2o.oOO. and Harrisburg, 10000. This is
a very conservative count. and no
exaggeration. The count, although 1t
totals 255.oO0. as above. would be
nearer correct at $4,000 (22,O00 is
necessary for a Class C league).
II Martinsburg were admitted in
stead Of another town It would not
change the count enough to fall be-
low the requ red number. Johnstown
might take FTederick's place. This
would mean even a gain in the fig
ures. Or II eight teams are in the
makeup. the count would mount of
over 100000. the limit for admittance
to Class b.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
ARRANGING FOR
POOL TOURNEY
The Annual Pocket Billiard
Matches for Local Title
to Start Jan. 7.

The annual pocket billiard tourna-
ment for the District of Columbia
championship will be played at the
Grand Central Parlors over the Cen
ter Market. commencing Monday
January Z, at s O'Clock.
The managers in charge of the ar
rangements propose to make this a
popular affair and have concluded
that 1t will be open to the public
for any and every one to register as
an entrant. and as there is to be no
registration fee, coupled with the fact
that the process of elimination will
prevent II becoming a hand-picked af-
fair, limited to a few for the final
honors.
While many of the details have yet
to be worked out, and the selection
Of competent officials to conduct the
tournament have not been agreed
upon it is certain that the following
rules will govern to a very great ex-
tent, at least in the preliminaries.
Games for elimination shall consist
of fifty points, the winner to play
another winner in each series ot
games until the number of winners
total only six players, when sys-
TEN of playing off against each other
will be adopted, until only three arc
left to compete for first, second and
third prizes, which will be SO to first,
$40 to second and $40 to third.
A trophy will probably be provided
which will be put in the hands of
the winner as custodian to protect
against all challenges for a certain
time. when. If he is able to defend II
successfully, becomes his personal
Droperty
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
CLYMER STAYS =
IN THE MINORS
Louisville Colonies Pilot Is
Too Independent to Take
Big League Berth.

The need OF a manager for the
st. Louis Cardinals brings M the
old question Of why RuI Clymer.
manager OF the Louisville ColonelS,
has not been considered for the
berth
Clymer is perhaps the most suc-
cessful Of minor league managers.
For years he has pilotRd teams into
the first division Of the American
Association and the international
League. Never has he fallen be-
low third place. \ number Of times
his teams have Won.
At Louisville last year he took
an apparently hopeless club AMI
brought it through a winner. Be-
fore that he had piloted a TORONTO
team to the top Of the heap. And
that particular Toronto team looked
the poorest in the league.
Clymer's independence probably has
great deal TO do with his failure
10 get in the majors.
Bill would not ask for a Job and
II one were offered hun. conditions
would have to be just so before he
would consent 40 sign a contract.
Bill would EXPECT to dictate the poll
cies Of bis club rather than turn this
responsibility over to the magnate.
MaGnates. as n general rule. arc in-
clined TO be jealous OF their pre-
negatives. and this NAV be the rca-
son Clymer has never landed higher
than the bushes.