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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
Or. METCALf TO SPEAK
IN EAST END SCHOOL
First OF Lecture Series i'm Spring field
school Will he
Tonight.

DIR. j. c. Metcalf. of Richmond Col
lege, will speak in Springfield School
at Sis tonight on The Need of a
Free Public Library for the City OF
Richmond This will he the first of
series of. free lectures and enter
tainments. to which all citizens are
cordially invited.
The other events will be on Feb
ruary s, when DR.. D. r, Anderson.
secretary of the Civic League of Rich
mond. will have as his subject. know
Your City: and on February Is, when
DR.. Douglas s. Freeman will speak
on The Price of a Smile" The pro-
gram for tonight is:
Piano solo--Miss Ethelet Phillips
few words to the 7B graduates
of Springfield Open Air class-Assis-
tant Superintendent j. H. Binford.
Quartet-Mesdames Seay and Ford,
Messrs. Dixon and Gregory.
Award OF certificates to Open Air
pupils.
Tenor solo--Mr. Columbus Canepa.
Vocal solo--Miss Blanche Kidd; Mr..
Otis Dixon. violin accompanist.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
Will MEET here
N JANUARY, 1918
Virginia Good Roads Association,
Most Important Road Body, In
state, Meets Here Next Year.

The executive committee of the Vir-
ginia Good Roads Association. which
held It's convention in Richmond dur
ing January, 1915, and recently held
its 1917 convention in Norfolk, has
announced that its next annual con-
vention will be held in Richmond on
January Is. 16 and II. 1918.
Its convention in this city in 1916
was held in the auditorium of MUIR
phys Hotel, and there was register
ed attendance of upwards of 500 dele
gates and an estimated attendance OF
about $50
This association is exerting itself to
spread information throughout the
State by means of addresses delivered
at its annual conventions and by
means of bulletins on road subjects
distributed throughout the year. II
enables the people of the State to get
together once year and discuss the
work done and to lay plans for the
future. II is an active organization
ana adopts resolutions suggesting pro-
gressive legislation with regard to road
Improvement. At is convention in
Richmond in 1916 it made seventeen
recommendations. fifteen of which
were enacted into laws by the last
General Assembly At It's recent con-
vention In Norfolk 1t adopted resolu-
tons advocating the placing of all
convlcts and other State prisoners on
the public highways or in permanent
quarries and gravel pits, except a few
which are necessary for the operation
OF State lime-grinding plants. 1t also
advocated widetire law to prevent
excessive damage to our improved
roads by narrow tired vehicles.
II recommended at its 1915 meet
ing the establishment of q State sys-
tenn of highways and following this
resolution the last General Assembly
appointed a legislative committee TO
foHnulate a plan OF State highways
aid report the same with their recon-
mendatons to the next General As
sembly. That committee held a pub
lie meeting at the recent convention
OF this association in Norfolk and at
this meeting there WAS an approx
mate attendance OF between six hun
dred and seven hundred citizens from
all sections of the State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
SUFFRAGE Schools
INTERESTING FEATURES
Training women In Art Of Public Dis
rasxtoa and Psriia nae ntsry Ruie..
Reception so Teachers Last
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
TAX on CAPITAL STOCK I
MUST Be PAID SHORTLY
Penalty OF so Per Cent VIII Rc Ira
posed On Corporations Upon
Failure to Pay.

The capita stock tax imposed on
corporations by act OF September s,
1916. and which became effective Jam
uary i, for the period of six months.
ending June 80. this year must be
paid before the end of the present
month in order TO avoid the so per
cent penalty.
Every corporation having capital
stock of the market value of SIS. 900.
or over. must make a return en- form
I07 under the above named act. copy
of which has been mailed to all cor
poratious IN the second collection dis
triCt of Virginia. ON the back of this
form will be found general iuforma
ton as to the manner of preparing
them. Returns of corporations show
ing a capital stock in excess of 500. 900
viii be taxable under this Law.
Particular attention has been called
to the fact that 1t is. the fair value
of the corporation stock and not tho
par value that is taxed Many cor
porations having y subscribed ca pitai
OF less than $50. 900 par value viii.
nevertheless. bc liable to make their
returns by reason Of surplus and un-
divided profits increasing the value OF
81 me.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
cOloRtO BAPTIs1s N
SIMULTANEOUS REVIVAL
Has Been Accepted BY Colored
Preachers.

The Colored Baptist Churches in
the city were yesterday asked to join
in the Simultaneous Evangelistic
Campaign, Which will be held from,
March / s to April /. Three members
of the executive committee of the
Ministerial Union, the Rev. George
W. Kemper, Rev. T. A. Semmes and
the Rev. J. r. Johnson, appeared be-
fore the Baptist Colored Ministerial
Union. which met at the second Bap-
fist Church, and extended the invita-
ton.
Resolutions were passed by the
union endorsing the campaign. and
agreeing to take part in it. DR. KEN
per made the invitation address be-
fore the meeting. Mr.. Semmes spoke
on the Necessity of Prayer" and DR..
Johnson on the Good of Co-opera
ton" The following committee was
appointed from the Colored Baptist
Ministerial U..ion to work with the
executive committee: The Rev. r. V.
Peyton. of Sixth Mt. Zion Church: the
Rev H. r. Williams. of Fountain
Baptist Church and the Rev. y. r
Brown, of Rising Mountain Zion
Church.
All of the colored churches in the
city~will he asked to cooperate in the
simultaneous meetings. and commit
tees from the Ministerial Union will
call on them to extend invitations.
The executive committee Is anxious to
have the coiored churches in the cam
paign. Last year it was noted that
some of the most successful meetings
held were in the colored churches.
Make Campaign statewide.
The executive committee o. the
Ministerial Union held q very import
ant meeting yesterday afternoon. at
which number of the matters vital
to the success of the campaign were
| discussed and action taken. The COM
mittee Is composed of the Rev.
George w. kemper. chairman; the
Rev. Russell Cecil. the Rev. Thomas
a. sen.les. Rev. r, s. Smoot, Jacob
rmlauf. c. j Bllups and s. X. Nc
Kee.
Plans were discussed at the meet
ings to bring about the Statewide
campaign. Letters will be sent out
to the Ministerial Unions of the larger
cities and towns in the State. and it
| is hoped that in this way forty or
| fifty places will hold meeting stimuli
taneors with those in Richmond. The
union is going ahead With plans for
organizing prayer circles. MONDAY
meetings for men and women, shop
| meetings and cottage prayer meetings
during the two weeks Of q e cam
paign. Only few outside ministers
will he brought here for the cam
paign. most OF the preaching being
done by the pastors OF the Richmond
churches
Interest n the Simultaneous cam
paigr continues to grow. and the min
listers are slowing an enthusia site
concern. II Is expected that the cam
paign this year will be the most sue
cessful conducted In Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
THOMAS PAYS RESPECTS
TO CHAIRMAN REAMS
Teacher Under Charges says Boards
Head 10 Acting
Fairly.

waiting for the action of the School
Board, which will meet Friday to take
ffnai action in his case. r. y. Thomas.
who brought charges against the as
sistant principal of Bellevue School.
and who is now charged by the board
with certain misstatsments Of fact,
speaking through his attorney. p. A. L.
Smith, Jr.. pays his respects to Chair
man w Floyd Reams. of the School
Board and expresses his appreciation
of the consideration and fair ess which
has characterized the ehairmsns at
titude during the recent fuvestigat alton.
Mr. Long neglected TO read TO the
board his letter to me" Mr. Thomas
says, as he neglected to read my re-
ply. In view of his resolutions, pre-
scented to the board at their last meet
ing. | can now understand his letter
of January s. in which he called upon
me to affirm or dsny my statement as
to singing. sewing and painting I
would like to say publicly that tho
chairman OF the board. Mr.. w. Floyd
Reams. has At an times tried to pre-
serve order, and to conduct the inves-
tigation fairly. I do not know Mr..
Rean.. and have never spoken word
10 him in my Hfe"
Mr.. Thomas WAS transferred from
his position at Bellevue School to
Highland Park. and later was rrpri-
manded by the board for insubordina-
lion. In resolutions offered last week
at meeting OF the board, Thomas
was charged with making certain
statements tn regard TO the nature OF
his duties I'm Highland Park. which
were found 10 he untrue. The board
then decided To lay the matter on the
table for anal decision Friday. Feb
ruary 2. The opinion has been ex-
pressed that in all probability Mr..
Thomas connection with the school
system viii be broken at this time.
Speaking Of the boards action. r. A.
i. Smith, Jr. counsel for Thomas, said
yesterday; My client accepts the
Boards challenge of last week. and we
shall play the game. We had hoped
that the board would recognize Its
duty and withdraw its reprimand thus
ending the unpleasantness Ny ellen.
feels that he evidently stuck his m
ger in a weak cos in the political ma
chine. and expects to get 1t mashed.
He is willing 10 make the sacrifice II
he leaves the machine in need of re-
pairs. The board now proposes to dis
miss my client for conduct unworthy
q teacher. Since the gross conduct of
the erstwhile assistant principal OF
prevocRtionel school did not move the
board to undue haste In shielding the
school system from a teacher whose
conduct was unworthy" doubtless Its
sense of duty in this regard has since
become more acute. My client only
asks fairness"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
ON CHARGE
Of RECKLESS DRIVING

H. L. Hines. Of South Richmond, was
arrested yesterday by County Officer
Lawrence and Patroiman Holt. charged
with reckless driving on the Cary
street Road Sunday night. when he
collfded with \ wagon. damaging the
vehicle and injuring the occupants. The
accident occurred about 3 o'clock, and
1t was said by the police that the ma
chine was being driven by Hines about
forty miles m hour.
w. b. Crump and his son were in
the wagon, proceeding to. Richmond.
Hines was in a large Cadillac machine,
headed towards tho city. He said that
he did not see the wagon until 1t was
too late. and In attempting to set to
the side Of the road. he struck the
wagon. ripping both wheels OF. and
throwing the occupants to the ground.
They were only slightly injured. Crump
reported the matter to the police. and
Hines was run down yesterday after
noon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
DIVIDE CORPORATIONS
INTO THREE CLASSES
Forms For Returns OF Net Incomes
VIII H Mailed Out shortly by
Collector MOncure,

Collector of Internal Revenue r. c.
l.. Moncure Ia in receipt Of instruc-
lions from the department at WASH
ington advising that corporations vii,
be hereafter divided into three gen.
eral classes The classes are steam
railroad companies, insurance COM
panfes and corporations other than
those placed in the other two classes.
These corporations will make returns
on forms 1880 Ca new form), 1880.
1891, respectively.
The forms OF return >of net incomes
(form 10000. to be used by stea m
railroad compa nies. will shortly be is
sued and forwarded to the collectors
throughout the country. Collector
Moncure will upon receipt of the
forms. mail them to every railroad
company In his collection district.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
RECORDS
: EXAMINERS APPOINTED
State Tax Board Announces Choice
After Lengthy Consideration of
Applicants.
FOUR ARE NEW NPPOINTEEs.
In Two of the states Thirty-one
Judicial Districts Appointments Arc
Yet to BE undiscovered Contests
Were Decided.

After several meetings. at which
lengthy consideration wa given the
applicants for the position of ex-
aminer Of records for the judicial cir
cults of the State, the state Ia Board
Yesterday afternoon announced their
choice for twcnty-nine circuits. Four
new appointments were made, and ac-
ton on the examiners for two districts
was deferred until later.
The new appointecs arc Frank
Stuart, of Montross. of the Twelfth
Circuit who succeeded G. $. Towles:
w. II. CardweIi. Of tie Fifteenth. Who
succeeded W. n. CardwelI. of Ash
land Napoleon Bond, OF Wise. who
was named to the vacant Twenty
fourth Circuit. and Joseph Il. Duff. Of
Grundy who succeeded +. ~. cowles,
of The Twenty sevnnth Circuit. Tho
Fifth Circuit eXamincrship. formerly
neld by ;. L. Ferguson, and the
Twenty first, occupied by j. Hicks
Ehudy, w.re left vacant, ana these
viii he filled at later meeting of the
board. to be held about the latter part
of the week.
In the Twelfth. Eighteenth ana
Thirtv-frst Circuits . vigorous con-
test has been wagod. Letters advocat-
ing annIicants for thc uosi;ions were
received in large numbcrs by Cover
MOI. smart In those contested cir.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
GRAPHICAL MAP
BUtO BY SOUTHERN

geographical map Is being
IA by the Southern Railway
This map embraces the area
darlington to Atlanta. and to
state line. covering the States
|nia. North Carolina, South
eastern Tennessee and
The map is geographically
|and IL designed primarily to
y Neutrality-suspicious. line
a eastern slope of the Blue
fountains, which II being de-
into the great douhle-trac
between the South and the
maps are beautifully colored
make an attractive ornament
bfice. The passenger depart
the Southern Railway systera
ring to make = general dis
4 Of this map to those who are
a in the South.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
CARNATIONS FOR N'kINLEa
ARE WORN IN WASHINGTON.

Washington, Jan 2q.-As has heAr
the custom since The death Of William
Mckinley. official Washington today
wore pink carnations in obsere ance of
the martyred Presidents birthday. The
pink carn@tiou was the martNred Pres
ideut's faNorite flower.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
Useless With New station.

II IS Claimed that these tTacks
which carry the Richmond. Fredericl<s-
burg and Potomac trains through Eliza
to Byrd Street station. are a menace
10 the neighborhoo6. in which they are
located, and that they should be either
elevated or run through q tunnel Coun
sci for the owners Of the tracks point
ed out that the tracks cannot be used
after the new station takes away the
cause for their operation, and that
expensive litigation was Unnecessary.
II WAS calculated that il would re-
duire st least year TO settle the mat
ter, and for this reason it Was urged
that action be taken at once On mo-
tion OF MIR. Moore. the committee voted
10 recommend the resolution 10 the
Council for adoption.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30

The TAsmanian government has
damned large lake ami huilt
hydroClcCtric plant for tight AMI
power that viii be distributed through
out the State
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30

Emulation Of Manila increased
I aOs In 1912 to 266,943 at the
n Of 1914. Male Inhabitants
81 numerous than female by
1000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30

II. s. Wooton. travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Missouri and
quarters at Greensboro, N. c.. was in
Richmond yesterday on business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
.$6s69.r4o 81

} pNci ~ .p'.' ~ 81
IN addition to this the Admins
trativc Board asks for 81 $50, 600 to
lie uscd tor extras, bringing the total
amount w to s7.9l9,1i0.37. 1t is
estimated that the city's income will
not exceed s4.1o0.000. which will
leave Il considerah bic margin that will
have to he trimmed down
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
MUST CUT HEAVILY
TO STAY IN LIMIT
Finance Committee. in Executive
Session, Resumes Work on
Appropriations.

The Finance Committee, in eXeou-
tive session, last night resumed work
on the 1917 budget, which has been
occupying the committees time for
several weeks. Since the fiscal year
begins with February /. the commit
tee is pressing all it's energies toward
completion of this task, and will
hold as many additional meetings in
the next few weeks as will he neCes-
sary to finish the budget with the
greatest possible dispatch.
The committee is confronted with
a strinEency in tho City's revenues for
this year and will hc forced to resort
to numerous cuts in proposed appro-
priations in order to stay within tho
limits. The estimates of the various
lnna II M nfs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
5000 ORGANIZE TO BACK
Ut BILLY SUNDAY

New York. Jan. 29-Three thou
sand churc1 workers are being care
fully organized and trained here to
make the great Billy Sundav evan
gelistic campaign stick" They are
divided and subdiviled somewhat like
an army. Their duty Will he 10 get
after the Individual trail hitter" and
make him Comnunicant OF some
church ana a regular active member
Of the religious community.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30

a patent has been granted New
ork inventor for guard to pre-
vent The fing, RS OF person using a
sawing machine from being pushed
under tho needle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
cITY'S POLICE POWER
TO Be TRIED N COURT
Richmond and Petersburg COnncc-
ton Company VIII Not Comply
With Committees Resolution.
SAY THAT SUIT is UNNECESSARY,
Richmond, Fredericksburg ard Po-
tomac's New station Will Relieve
Them From Complying With Rui-
ing-Tracks In Streets Are Menace.

The Richmond and Petersburg Con-
nection Railroad Company will politel
and respectfully decline to comply with
the proposed resolution. which vital,
concerns the existence of the COMPANY
counsel for the connection company
told the Streets Committee last night
in regard to resolution offered by
MIR. English. compelling the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
to cease running their trains and steam
power through the city streets, and
compelling the connection company to
cease using the city's street crossings
at grade
Eppa Hunton. Jr., attorney for the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad stated that his reply 70
the resolution would be a statement
OF the preparations his company is
making for the new station Or the
old Hermitage site. the completion OF
tracks through the city unnecessary
Bids for the construction OF the Hnp
terminal were received in New York.
yesterday, and the delay in securing
certain necessary plots of land near
the site of the proposed structure is
the only hindrance to the speedy con
struction of the costly buildins. In
view of all the circumstances Mr.. Hun
ton thinks the station will be COM
pieted in eighteen months at the out
side, and after that time the use b.;
his company OF Elba Station and the
track on Broad and Belvidere Streets
will naturally be ba ndoned
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
Rea0iution IN Tabled.

He was asked by the committee tu
submit TO the next meeting of the
committee a letter stating that after
the new station is completed trains viii
no longer be run by his COMPANY
through the streets. which he readily
agreed TO do and the section Of the
resolution pertaining TO his compan
was laid or the table indefinitely.
City Attorney Pollard resented The
stand taken by the connection COM
-pany.-which- seemed-ta- com bat thu
right OF the city to force them TO
remove their tracks. over which the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
operates from street crossings AZ
tigate decision of the matter lay In
litigation which he was anxious to be-
gin at once Charles Meredith, spe-
cial counsel for the connection com
pany. insisted that after the abandon
ment Of the tracks by the railroad when
the new station is built their use viii
be lost. and that the owners certainly
could have no idea OF running trains
over the tracks after that time.
Mr. Pollard contended, however, that
the city still had the right to force a
removal OF the tracks. and urged the
connection eompanys counsel TO agree
TO a letter similar to the one promised
by Mr.. Hunton, in which they would
state that after the abandonme emit of
the tracks they would be removed.
This Mr.. Meredith declined to do.
whereupon the city attorney vehe ment-
ly contended that the committee recon-
mend the resolution to the Council and
begin suit at once TO bring the con
rection company to the city's point of
,st-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30

Fifteenth, Twenty second, Twenty
fourth. Twenty seventh and Thirtieth
Circuits the examiners were appoint
ed for term ending March J. 1918.
The examiners Of the other circuits
were in Office prior to MAY !, 1916,
ana their term Of office will continue
until MAY ], 1920.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
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