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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
UNION UNIVERSITY TO
OPEN EASTER MONDAY

Colored ~Richmond's baseball sea-
son begins Easter Monday with
Hampton's nine playing Union. The
Hampton-Cn game is a fixture here
on Easter Monday. The fans expect
il with as much assurance as the holI-
day itself
The greatest assurance Union has
of trouncing the visitors lies in the
stellar aggregation Professor Robin
son has produced since training sea-
son began. That hole at third. which
for many years frustrated Union
has AT last been filed by Hucles, erst-
while au-American shortstop. This
shift was made possible on account
Of the large number of first rank
players the roster of recruits offered
this season Chief of them all is Nc
Quinn. shortstop, hailing from
Tidewater. Hence his deposit In the
midway station. with an opportune
transfer OF Hucles to the third sack.
The other units of the infield are
identical with last years lineup. Tay-
lor and Daniel holding down first and
second respectively.
The pitchers staff is very well
populated In addition to Jeffries
Tonsler. Scott and Smith of last year,
squad, a valuable find is evidenced in
the manipulations of Wright from
Rappahannock academy.
This years outfleld is of the same
personnel az last seasons Home
Run" Jenkins Is still in right garden
but Bird and Hall have exchanged
posts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
GEORGE DAMEREL IN DANCE
SPECTACLE AT LYRIC TO-DAY

George Damerel, former star OF
The Merry Widow" The Heart
Breaker" and other big musical COM
edy successes in which he appeared
at the Academy OF Music, is return
ing to Richmond today as "a vaudeville
star Damerel has suceumbed with
half a hundred stage celebrities to the
entieing emoIuments of vaudeville and
IS today greater favorite on the
variety stage than any recent acQuisi-
ton from the realm of musical com
edy George Damerei WAS recognized
as the most graceful dancing come
dian IN America when he WAS Elk
plotted in The Merry Widow and
his admirers warmly dispute that dis
uncuon for him today
George Damerel and his company
of ten. mostly girls, are appearing in
Il musical comedy dance spectacle err =
titled Temptation" which carries a
beautiful allegorical story It is peo-
Piled by both mortals and immortals
Numerous opportunities are supplied
To display the charms and graces of
Damerei and his beauty bevy of
dancers. One OF the best single acts
OF its kind yet brought To Richmond
will be the offering Of Mabel john
son. the electric Coincidence. who has
real novelty. Then there is Won
Cello, the quaint and comical foreign
err, who. does with his feet what other
ineglers do with their hands Hamp-
ton and Shriner, Those Comedy
Boys, are bringing a great laughing
act, New and interesting motion pic
ture exhibits accompany the vaude.
vile bill, as usual.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
RACING SEASON TO OPEN.

Washington, April 1.-The spring
meeting Of the Southern Maryland
Agricultural association that begins
tomorrow at Prince Georges park,
Bowie. Md. will usher in the Eastern
racing season of 1917, which. war
permitting. should be the best the
country will have known since 1907.
There are more horses, English,
French and American, in training
than there have been in ten years,
and goodly proportion Of them have
assembled at Bowie and at tracks
within easy shipping distance. to
make the meeting at Prince Georges
park the most successful the South
ern Maryland Agricultural assoc!a-
ton has conducted
Four or Ave hundred runners would
be sufficient for twelve-day meet
ing. Bowie has upward of 700 Not
ali of these horses are at Prince
Georges park which Is situated mid
way between Baltimore and Washing
ton on the interurban electric line.
about twenty miles from each city.
Owing to a lack OF stablipg accom-
mediation, Notwithstanding zoo new
stalls have been constructed over
winter, many horsemen have had to
find shelter for their charges at
Laurel, Pimlico and Benning, and at
the half-mile tracks in the neighbor-
hood of Baltimore and Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
SIMPLE AUTOMOBILE
IS MUCH N DEMAND :!
J. II. white. Of white Auto serv116
Company. says IL Means Freedom
From Trouble.

1.-THE simple life Is not so much In
demand today is the simple autom1~
bile" said j. II. White. of the white
Auto Service company. in an inter-
view yesterday. The experience buys
or wants simplicity in his automobile
because he knows that It means
'stand-up' quality. freedom from trou-
BILE and low maintenance cost"
The simplicity of chassis design
which reaches It's height In the new
Jeffery six, is alone sufficient TO ac-s
count for the instantaneous success OF
this car. 1t literally sold itself in
many cases on the strength of it's chase
sis alone. according to Mr.. White Even
it's spectacular performance. due 10
the Jeffery principle of providing
great power at the speeds used most
had very little to do with sales in ~
good many cases.
"Over a dozen improvements have 70
simpliaed the Jeffery chassis that the
most skillful engineers" said Mr.
White. " admit that the car is the SIM
plest on the market. This years Inn
provements are not alone responsible
for the attainment OF the simplicity
ideal.
Putting the emergency brake on the
rear of the transmission Is one of our
typical improvements. 1t does away
with a set of levers and connecting
rods without in any way affecting the
power of the motor By using Pc
culiarly efficient drive we have I'M
creased the strength and durability Of
the chassis at the same time that We
made 1t simpler and fire. efrom trouble.
ITO the layman changes OF this sort
often do not mean much continued
Mr.. white, but to the experienced
driver they mean an enormous saving
in time and money. They save him
from having to tighten up his car con-
stantly, they guard against trouble
and the necessity for frequent repairs
and they are the best possible fnsur-
ance against the too frequently heavy
cost of owning a car"
Simplicity is the only way of giving
maximum disable value per dollar
Of price.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
LAJ0|E BRINGS TEAM
TO PETERSBURG CAMP
Two Pitchers, Hayden and Kelley, Join
Toronto Maple Leafs, and Others
Expected Soon.

Petersburg, Va. April Larry
Lajoie, leader OF the Toronto Maple
Leafs, iof the International league,
welcomed two more OF his pitchers,
Hayden and Kelley, at the Hotel Pc
the team is expected here tonight and
tomorrow.
The famous Larry expresses the
greatest satisfaction with Petersburg
as a training camp. The weather
since the Leafs commenced to report
has been ideal. permitting daily prac-
tice, and the grounds at Mckenzie
street are in fine shape with the ex-
ception of the outfield. President
Nelms has promised business Man
ager Irwin to have a steam roller go
over that tomorrow.
Mr.. Irwin was warmed up to John
ny helms to the extent of being able
to get most anything that he wishes
at Mckenzie street. He declared this
afternoon that he would arrange with
Mr.. helms to have the marine band.
from the battleship Florida, furnish
music for the exhibition game between
the Leafs and the Petersburg club
next Saturday. No doubt this will
prove big attraction and aside from
the game between the Braves and
Yankees Thursday. it should prove
the biggest drawing card of the ex-
hibition season.
LaJoie expects the Yankees to leave
Triple and Ross with the Maple Leafs
when they wind up their training sea-
son here Thursday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

N SteFviile. ohio, April l---pr. F.
Baker general superintendent o.
fhe Anti-Saioon League Of America
sN#H sent 10 the national legislative
committee OF the league at Washing
ton The following statement concern
''ss tho wording of the national pro-
hbition resolution to he introduced Iva
the new congress,
Because OF changed conditions
over the country and enactment Of
he federal bone-dry act ] shall
recommend TO the legislative commit
tee and the executive committee of
the nti-Saloon League o; America
nua the Joint coElmitte" from the al
lied organizations to draft the amend
neut that the words for sale be
stricken out of the proposed amend
ment for national prohibition ono
Of the objections to striking out these
words up TO this time MAS that sew
oral prohibition states which permit
- liu1{ted amounts of liauor to he
shipped into the state would not ratify
the amendment and that some con-
gressmen from those states would not
support the resolution If those words
were eliminated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
Nv NOTE IN PROHIBITION
PROGRESS Is ANNOUNCED
: Changed Conditions Over Country, Legislative Com
mitee Will Be Asked to Strike Out Words For Sale
in Proposed Amendment For National Prohibition.

This objection Is Of little weight
sipce congress. by an overwhelming
majority. voted for she ne-dry act
and forced o higher standard OF pro-
htbition on these states than they had
adopted States rights can no longer
he offered as an excuse TO oppose ma
tionG) prohibition by those who voted
for the federal bone-dry law
The rapidly advancing prohibition
sentiment in the nation Will be Suf-
ftcient 10 overcome any objection IN
the states To ratification with twenty
FIVE states having adopted prohibit
ton and ten more states in the night
10 secure state prohibition. The
amendment will be speedily ratified
without doubt. The new conditions
Justify the change in the wording of
the amendment and | shall so recon-
mend at the next meeting or the com
mittees ON April g."
DR. Baker added: "Of course. con-
gress Will have to decide the word
ing Of the amendment but we believe
that the Judgment OF the committees
representing the allied ORGANIZATIONS
will have weight with congress in de-
termining what shall he done"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
SPEAK UP AND LET Us HEAR
IF YOU KNEW ALL FOOLS DAY
But Sparse Observation Granted Anniversary in Richmond
Maybe 1t Was Because Was Sunday, But There We're
No Bricks Kicked Pocketbooks Picked Up.

played in Richmond yesterday. IT
was sheer dissertation. nothing else,
especially with the high prices now
in vogue and the war talk.
According to records received and
compiled in The Nirginian office last
night, not person took chance on
kicking "a hat Concealing a piece Of
hardened red clay and no Richmond"
picked up "A pockethook only to have
It jerke from his hand by con-
Meeting cord. because there were 20
bricks and no pocketbooks Posstbl"
some out-of-the- precinct over
looked sending In report. If so. II
should be sent IN at once because the
public il Interested Maybe the sab
bath had something TO do with the
lack OF observance; or. as this is the
frst Of April. No /. since the snakes
were driven from Virginia. that hal
something to do with IT, But re-
CARELESS OF conditions results and
spirits. We must answer with the poet
Woe is, me" And this plaintiveiy
Yes very platntiyely
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
.TRAvERS IS STILL At
TOP OF GOLF PROGRAM
Upper Montclair Player Gets Scratch
Rating, While Kirby lis Handi-
capped.

New York. April l. Evidence of the
respect held for the game of Jerome
d. Travers is shown again by the fact
that the Metropolitan Golf association
handicap committee has placed the Up
per Montclair amateur once more alone
at scratch
year ago Jerry not only held this
position, but was so far regarded in n
class by himself that no one was placed
better than .
me situation is somewhat different
now. for Oswald Eirkby, the tail En-
glewood player who won both the
metropolitan and New Jersey titles last
summer. was moved up to !. There has
always been a feeling that the cham
pion of an association was deserving
to be placed on the position of honor
but the committee has never taken that
view Probably had 1t not been for
the sensational come back OF Travers
In that memorable four-ball match at
Wykagyl fast fall. he might now be
sharing his place with kirkby..
In that match Travers had the bet
ter of Charles Evans. Jr,, who. only a
few days prior. had won the national
cham pionship at Merton. Travers
showed all of his old-time cunning but
the chances are that unless he makes
a serious attempt TO return to the
tournament game this year he will
never again be found alone at the top.
On the new list. the second POSI-
ton is omitted entirely. Kirkby has
gone up to one. while the others, John
G. Anderson and Max Marston, who
were at two a year ago. are now at
three, while Walter J. Travis. because
of his course architect activities. is
dropped completely. One other man
who shares the three rating, with An
derson and Marston, is Gardiner w.
white. the Flushing champion.
There are eighteen players handi
capped at four and they include the
names of p. Clarke Corkran and s.
Davidson Heron. both OF Princeton.
Last year in the national amateur
corkran played so well that he went to
the semi-fnal stage. where Evans de-
feated him after a hard match. In that
he consistently outdrove Chick"
Corkran later reached the final round
of the intercollegiate tournament at
Oakmont. Heron ia regarded as one
OF the best players In college at the
present time, and as he is scarcely out
OF his teens. he Is likely to improve.
Frank Dyer. the Montclair man who
is generally a factor whenever he
starts. has been brought up from the
five group. and go has Fred Herreshoff.
former NJ. u. "a tue HolueTs
reshsoff deserves recognition because Of
his courageous comeback in the Met
ropolitan title tourney at Nassau last
June, where ne worked his way to the
final stage. and then lost to Kirkhy.
The other man TO move up is Samuel
J. Graham. of Greenwich.
This years list contains s24 names.
as against 62s on the previous sheet.
1t goes from scratch to nine, inclusive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
PITT TRACK DATES OUT.
Dual Meet With Navy May 12--Mc-
Nulty Captain Of 1917 Ouint

Pittsburg, April 1.-The University
of Pittsburg's track schedule as an
nounced by w. r. Canaan, student
manager, calls for one of the most
extensive seasons ever attempted by
a Pitt team, despite tho fact that the
squad will be handicapped by the
adoption of the one-year rule.
The first outdoor event in which
the Blue and Gold athletes take part
will be the Penn relay carnival, card
ed for the last week in April. Be
sides the relay team, Pitt will have a
dozen entries in the individual events
A dual meet with Syracuse will be
staged at Syracuse May 5, with the
Orange team. scheduled to appear in
Pittsburg next year.
The week following the Syracuse
meeting the Pitt men will journey to
Annapolis to stack up against the
Middies. The usual dual meets with
Tech and Penn State will be staged
together with a meet with West Vir-
ginia university. on June 2, at Morgan
town.
The only other important event of
the season will be the eleventh an
nual Western Pennsylvania intercol-
legiate and interscholastlc meet at
Schenley oval, Pittsburg, on May 10.
InlS annual meet brings together the
best collegiate and scholastic athletes
in Western Pennsylvania and is the
biggest affair of its kind In his sec
ion. The rack schedule Is as fol-
lows:
April 27-28--Penn relays al Phila-
delphia,
May 5-syracuse at Syracuse
n. Y.
May 12-Navy, at Annapolis.
May i9-TntercolleEiate champion
ships of Western Pennsylvania. at
Pittsburg.
May 26-Dual meet with Carnegie
Tech.
June 2-West Virginia university,
at Morgantown, w. Va.
June 11-Penn State, at State col
lege. Pennsylvania.
At a meeting of the letter men Of
the basketball squad. Frank 3. Nc
Nulty was selected to lead the Pam
Their FIVE for next season. McNulty
is one of the greatest all-round ath-
letes in the university. having won
letters In football, baseball and
basketball.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
''TWESTI THOUSAND LEAGUES
UNDER THE SEA" COMING,

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under
the Sea- probably the most remark
able photo-drama ever filmed. will be
the Easter week attraction at the
Strand, coming direct from its long
and phenomenally successful run at
the Broadway theater In New York.
No picture play ever produced has
created the establishment and caused
so much discussion as this wonderful
work. Wherever IL has been shown
it has been declared the last word in
cinema achievement, The story of the
play is "a" happy blending OF two OF
Jules Verne's famous novels. that
from which 1t takes its name and
Mysterious Island" Penetrating the
depths OF the ocean. hundreds of
startling scenes were secured by
means of the marvellous Williamson
inventions. Among these are the
thrilling combat with a giant octopus.
where Captain Memo, the hero OF
Jules Verne's story, destroys the sea
monster and rescues a pearl diver
from its crushing tentacles: the de-
struction OF his enemys ship at sea
by a torpedo fired by Captain Memo
from his submarine Nautilus. hunters
at the bottom of the ocean wearing
self conSained diving suits battling
with ravenous sharks; the fight of
balloon and long plunge into the sea
of the occupants of its basket: their
struggle for existence upon Mystic
rious Island and scores of other ad-
ventures so wildly described by the
immortal French novelist In his alb
sorbing stories. TWO hours are re-
quired for the presentation of this
remarkab BILE work. which is in some
nine hundred scenes. and beautiful
and appropriate musical score. writ
ten and arranged expressly for il. will
be rendered by an augmented orches-
ira. The reserved seat sale will begin
,,,nrptur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
REPORT OF BUILDING
INSPECTOR FOR MARCH

The report OF Building Inspector
Butler for the month of March showed
IL slight decline from the figures Of
March. 1916. 1t rs as follows
Number Of permits issued for new
work in March. rs; number of permits
issued for alterations and repairs in
March. si total number Of permits is
sued in March, 49,
Estimated cost OF new work In
March. sS75.34S: estimated cost of al
tcrations and repairs in March, s115,-
SIS: total cost OF work authorized in
March, $4ao.s66.
Average value OF permit for new
work in March, Si.s3S.7s9: average
value of permit for alterations and re-
|pairs In March. sl.s93.737: average
value of total permits issued in March.
$3,s55.s5s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
GREAT SUCCESS COMES
tContinued From First PaseD

tCOnttn0eu FROM Flfsl fAsei
4his week Pine-Street Baptist church
began its meeting yesterday, in charge
of Rev. r. +. Chambers. Of China.
and the Branch Memorial Methodist
church. Rev. w. Oliver Gordon, pas
Tor. have just begun their services.
Church Membership Increased.
A large increase In the membership
- ~ churches in the city is expect
ed Easter. II was stated yesterday.
and headquarters of the campaign
will not he closed for another week.
complete and definite reports OH all
the meetings will he compiled by
that time. and the fruits of labor will
be known.
The subcommittee, in charge OF
the various sides of the campaign
work. are responsible in large
measure for the big success of the
campaign. and to the chairmen OF
these bodies much credit is due. Those
in charge of the work are: Prayer
circles, Rev. Thomas Semmes: home
prayer meetings, Rev. w. l.. Ball;
finance, Jacob Umlauf: schools and
colleges. Rev. Fred r. Chenault. boys
and girls, r. w. Miles. Jr: personal
work, Rev. r. r. McFaden: advertis-
ing. r. w Miles: noon meetings. w.
D. Duke; executive, Rev. George w.
Kemper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

TEMPERANCE" is COMING
TO ACADEMY OF MUSIC

Every style of beauty is represent
ed in Experience" George V. Ho-
bart's modern morality comedy
drama, which will be presented at
the Academy for an entire week. be
ginning Easter Monday matinee, April
2. with other matinees on Wednesday
and Saturday.
This galaxy of utter feminine dis
traction Includes girls that are slen-
der and tall. short girls and symmet-
rical girls. but no fat ones. The ma
uonaiities represented according TO
number are Overwhelmingly Ameri-
can beauties; then come English,
French, Belgian. Italian. Russian.
Spanish, German. Austrian and Bra
lillian beauties. However. there are
no Swedes. geisha girls or mandarins
in Experience.
Mail orders are now being received
and VIII be filled IN order of their
receipt and Immediately mailed our.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
Tobacco Habit
Easily Overcome

A New Yorker. OF wide experience,
has written book telling how the to-
bacco or snuff habit may be easily and
quickly banished with delightful bene-
fit The author. Edward J. Woods.
379 F, Station f. New York city. will
mail his book free on request
The health improves wonderfully
after tobacco craving is conquered.
Calmness. tranquil sleep, clear eyes,
normal appetite. good digestion. man.
ly vigor. strong memory and gem
eral gain in efficiency are among the
many benefits reported. Get rid of
that nervous. irritable feeling: no more
need OF pipe. cigar. cigarette. snuff
or chewing tobacco to pacify morbid
desirc.--Adv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
COBB WILL NOT PLAY
AGAINST HEsRZofs AGAIN.

Dallas. Texas, April 1.-The Giants
beat the Tigers here today entirely
without fisticufTs. Neither Ty Cobb
nor Charley Herzog. the principals in
yesterdays fight. played. Coob de-
clares that he will not take part In the
Gtants-Tigers series again and lIerzos
explained that his arm had been
wrenched by a policeman during the
fuss yesterday.
The Giants won to 6 by a remarka-
bic batting rally in the ninth inning
that netted five runs Kauf and Fetch
err and Zimmerman were the heroes in
the rally. Kaun. Crawford and Spen-
Ger got home runs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
Rad WEATHER PREVENTS
DODGER-RED SOx GAME

Kansas City, Mo. April sunday
was n day of rest for the Dodgers and
Red Sox because OF wet grounds and
high winds Their scheduled game
was called off in spite of the threat of
George Tebeau. head of the local ball
club to file suit against Presidents Eb-
bets and Frazee, of the Dodgers and
Sox. respectively. for breach OF con-
tract. The two teams will play tina
seventh game of their series tomor-
row at Davenport. la.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
Williams Wins Again,

Boston. April 1.--R. Norris Williams,
national lawn tennis champion won in
the finals of the singles at the Long
wood Cricket club today defeating Matt
w. Niles, of Boston. 81, 6-3. 62. In
the doubles of the invitation tourna-
ment he was paired with G, w. wight
man, of Boston. They defeated Count
Otto Salm, of New York, and N. w.
Niles So So
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

The closing week OF the campaign
Was productive of great good. The
attendance each night In the churches
was much larger than during the first
week. While full reports have not
as yet been received at headquarters:
Il II safe to say that the number of
additions to the membership of the
cooperating churches has been quite
large. and the church membership
greatly aroused. @'
Tho following visiting ministers are
among thos, who assisted in the cam
paign: Revs. c. r. Hewett. Baltimore;
r. w. kcrfoct. Chatham: r. r. Wa
<Rrneld. Charlottesville: C. J. d. Park
or. Danville; D. s. Poser. Crewe:
Chas. r. Green. Newport News: H. r.
Myers. Onancock: w. s. Thomas.
xnoxvil1A: J. r. T. Hundlsy, Lynch
4 n Sl@dEe, Baltimore; James
Vance Nashyille; George H. Me-
1Aesnx Richm0nd; " PhAub, VIII
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
FORMER RICHMoNDE3R DIES
IN BALTIMORE HOSPITAL

Information reached the city last
night that Major George +, Wedder-
burn. formerly of this city, died In
Baltimore hospital. Major Wedderburn
was number of yeass ago commits
sion merchant in this city, and was at
one time editor of the Richmond Bull
letin. He left Richmond to make his
home in Baltimore about twenty-years
ago.