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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

Farmers day at the state fair
brought out lot of city folk as well
yesterday. and before the sun duck
ed behind the clouds, the crowd had
reached immense proportions Tkous-
ands looks friendly looks at the stock.
while other thousands roamed around
Industrial hall, gathered all tho free
souvenirs available. and still other
thousands stared at the poultry. the
exhibits in TIE department OF domes-
tic science. and the farm displays.
Then came the rain. and thes @ was
great scurry for shelter, the grand
stand coming TO the rescue of about
10000 people. and the other thous-
ahds seeking dry spots IN the many
midway tents and booths; in stables
and stalls and barns. and in the big
building.
The great big enclosure looked Just
like an enormous harnyard on a
rainy day.
Fairfax Harrison Present.
President Fairfax Harrison was the
notable guest on the grounds yester-
gay He wore a smile of pleasure as
he was escorted the rounds by Vice.
Presidents J, r. Anderson and Sam
Marshall. and Manager w. G. Saun-
ders. He had torn himself away from
his duties In Washington as chairman
OF this transportation commission. In
order to spend short whilo In the
bosom of the fair of which he has
been president for two terms. hav-
ing succeeded Hon. Henry Fairfax
who succeeded Governor Stuart
II must congratulate you, Mr.
Saunders. for the great show you have
succeeded in getting together. 1t IL
entirely remarkable. with the serious
transportation handicap" said Mr.
Harrison. as he passed through the
farm exhibit buildings.
Admfres Exhibits.
Then he stopped at a booth. ''Thi:
is mighty fine exhibit" he said
so artistically arranged. and the
various articles are placed in proper
tuztaposition with each other accord
ing to their precedence in growth and
Importance" He had just left the
", +. I. demonstration, aid was
standing in front OF the splendid ex.
hibit from Orange county, The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
Negro Who Killed Wife Takes
Policemans Life and Wounds
Six Others
In HOME
DRIVEN OUT BY FIRE
Deputy Sheriff Boisseau in
Hospital and Not Expected
% Recover-Crowd Held at
Bay Two Hours

0pecan1 to The Richmond vfrgtnian.)
Oauvt1le. Va, October 12.-After
uNnw Patroiman w. II. McCray and
wounding six persons. Walter Clark.
negro wtfeslayer. was burned out
Il Z shack In which he had barri-
ndsd himself ana was shot today. He
Wa1lxed into the range of 400 rifles In
xns hands Of citizens. who for two
hours had been held at bay,
". w. Botsseau. native of Din
w1ddia. for many years deputy sheriff
~ DanvtlIe. Ia IN the hospital with
.lik1le chance to live. While he was
Bending over the body of the dead Pc
Ilioeman. Clark. who was barrlcaded
I'm the hut. poked shotgun muZzle
close to the unsuspecting officer and
|emptied the load in the small Of his
back. Doctors say he has no chance
to survive.
Citizens armed with shotguns has
|tened to the scene. surrounded the
building among some outhousss in
the rear OF the old Talbot homestead
ON Wilson street. and began firing
into the house. For an hour nothing
happened ard the crowd grew bolder.
Saddenk- ha~ ever. Police Ohicer
Lewis fell with a load OF shot in his
hip. This made the crowd draw back.
Dynamite was brought. but two
charges failed to destroy the build =
ing Again the fusillade started and
TIE crowd pressed in. This time Clark
dew bead on John Wells. a carpen-
ter. who was emptytng an automatic
In the house. The neEro's shot struck
the side OF house. part of the lead
dying IN Wells face and part In the
face of John Hannibal Martin. police
sergeant. A moment later the negro
pulled down on officer H A. Perktn
son and spattered his face with shot.
Part OF the officers glasses were shet
|fnto hgs cheek.
Five thousand people were watch
ing the fray by this time. The last
two casualties so anEsred the -crc~d
that IL was decided 10 fire tho house.
This was quickly done and the fame s
drove the negro TO the door where he
died The body was dragged into the
street by members of the posse and
removed In " sfTa~ vragan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

Preparations have been completed
for the great parade Sunday after
noon by which the. men who have
been charged with the responsibility
of making the great second liberty
loan campaign success in Richmond
hope TO impress upon every man.
woman and child in the CITY. the fact
tina, this call is very personal to each
one OF them
1t was announced yesterday that.
in addition to Senator Swanson. who
Will be the principal speaker at the
occasion, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury James H. Moyge. will be
present and make an address, at the
great Auditorium meeting following
the parade
Those who WIFI occupy seats on the
stage will be Governor Henry Carter
Stuart. Mayor George Atnslia. Cover
nor George ]. Seay, OF the Richmond
Reserve bank; Clyde. H.. Radcliffe,
chairman OF the committee on ar
rangements who will preside at the
meeting: John Kerr Branch, Colonel
". H Palmer. r. Fl. Smith. state
chairman. and e. O. Noting chair
man of the First federal reserve dis
trict publicity committee
Final instructions and directions
were issued yesterday by the COM
mfttee In charge of the great liberty
loan parade. They follow:
Instructions to Aides
An divisions. except the NTH
fschool chiidrenl will he formed in
lines of eight. two PAGES interval be-
tween marchers. four PAGES distance
between lines.
- -gty - - fI><~x
arrive at their respective points OF
place assigned while waiting to move
and throughout the line OF march
These instructions to marchers should
be specific to avoid confusion. The
aides will march on the right flank
and steady the column The CHIEF
aide of the first division will move
the column promptly at o'clock.
All chief aides are warned to have
the divisions Join the moving column
according to numbers-hrst, second
third. fourth. hfth, sixth. When the
rear of the second division passes the
head of the third division the third
division will Join the moving column
and the fourth division will be moved
west on Capitol street ready to Joir
the moving column as the rear of the
third division passes, etc. The CHIEF
aide OF the fifth division twhite schoo
chi1dren) will Join Abe moving colurpr
as the rear OF the fourth division
passes the Ninth street entrance e
! Ca pitol square
Afdes--Chief aide first division
Colonel Henry ~ Rnykin. Aides.
First division: Colonel Thomas r. Me.
Adams. Major l. L. Cheatwood. Frank
Powers. William Lawton. Georgs
Jcter Jones
Chief aide second division. CAPITA ir
J. Randolph Tucker. Aides-Secont
division: Lieutenant waEren NJ God.
dard, Thomas Pafmatary. Private
| Alvin NJ. Smith and four Blues de-
tailed to act as aides with this divi.
sion.
Third division--Mator Clarence
wyatt commanding.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

porting with your means the men
who are fighting.
+Tn time OF peace there can be no
real treason. An time Of war 1t Is
treason to give aid and comfort to the
enemy. II you sit passively by and
do nothing to forward the war you
are guilty of treason against your
country. since you are surely giving
aid and comfort thereby to them
envy"
Yesterdays speakers at the theaters
were: Lyric. matinee, T. Gray Had
don: 7:15, John c. Easley; s:15. DR..
D. r. Anderson. At the Academy of
Music last night Hon. John Garland
Pollard made the appeal
Tonight at Dove lodge. A. r. and
A. NJ, Rev. r. r. McFaden will call
all Masons to their duty.
Announcement WAS made Hast night
that Gimbel Brothers. New York and
Philadelphia merchants. had sub
soribcd for million dollars worth =
ths bonds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
.FlRF-ESCkPE FAILS
WHEN PANIC IS NEAR

what appeared to be a dangerous
f1re for a few minutes yesterday
afternoon, broke out about Las In
Rreagc's twenty -flve-cents store on
Broad street and q panic among 1.-The
shop- girls was narrowly averted. The
fire originated in the rear OF the base
nient and the yo1ums of smoke quick.
~ filled al parts OF the building.
The excitement was further increas-
ed when It was discovered that the
fre-escape from the second floor TO
the street was out OF working order
and some difficulty was experienced
by the f1remen In restraining the girls
from leaping from the windows As
soon as the hook and ladder com
panies arrived. all were carried 10
eafety, and immediate search was
made for those who might have been
overcome by the smoke, but none were
found.
Just how the fire started no one
seems to know. but II had gained
good Roadway when discovered, and
In n very few minutes had assumed
serious proportions Engines No. &
"A. 5, 6 and and two hook and lad
der wagons quickly responded to the
call On battering through the walls
under the front show. windows, the
smoke poured out In dense voiumns
ana Tor a long while the nremen were
unable to see to fight the flames in
the basement.
The entire stock I'm the basement
was ruined. the water standing waist
deep throughout, and the damage
from smoke and water on the second
fioor WAS apprectabfe.
huge crowd of spectators watch.
ed breathlessly the spectacular sight
Of women being carried down the fire
escape. A Miss Alien, who was en-
plcyed in the office on the second
floor became 30 frightened that she
had 70 be carried to a nearby DRUG
store for relief. while Mrs. Webb, In
l charge Of the dressing, room on the
second floor, had an exceedingly mar
row escape.
All the shop-gir1s on the street
floor. immediately on receiving the
alarm from Mr.. Kittinger. the assist
.ark. manaEsy, marnhed to safety
-.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
FOOD CONSERVATION
WEEK Is DEFERRED
Owing to Conflict with Final Week
of Liberty Loan. Will Begin
October IS.
AT REQUEST OF PRESIDENT
Interesting Meeting Held Here Yes
sersfay AxrerIaoor 10 Take F'reitma-
nary steps Toward Launching Cam
paign.

In order that the food conserva
sion pledge campaign. set for the week
of October 21-2s, may not interfere
with the final effort for the liberty
loan, Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover has. at the suggestion OF
President Wilson. deferred the food
registr alton until the week OK October
Is to November 4. Announcement
to this effect was made last night by
Colonel E. B. White of Leesours. food
administrator sor Virginia, who gave
out the following cprrsspondence:
The Whitehouse.
Washington. Oct. 10. 1917.
My dear Mr., Hoover:
The eStgencies OF the treasury
have required getting the final week
OF the liberty loan campaign during
the period of October 81 to %. This,
/ understand, brings It into the Same
week rs the food conservation pledge
campaign. IT seems to me undesir-
able. in the interest OF both these cap
itar matters. that this should occur.
In all the circumstances, therefore,
I would be glad II the pledge cam
paign could be deferred one week;
that Is, until October as to Novem-
Der T. In asking this alteration of
the plans Of yourself and your asso-
ciatea, I should like to take this oc-
cssion to impress upon them that I
In no way undsrrate the importance
Of their efforts II we are to supply
our allies with the necessary food and
are to reduce our own prices OF food
stuffs during the coming winter. II
can only be accomplished by the ut
most sslf-denial ana service on the
part of all our people through the
elimination of waste and by rigid
economy in the use of food. There,
fore, / would be glad If you would
convey to all of your staff throughout
the country my feeling OF the prime
Importance of their plans and their
work wish particularly to express
my great appreciation of the service
which this additional tax, on their time
will impose upon the many thousand
volunteers who have already deferred
their own concerns to public interests
din the important work. I ask them
not to allow this alteration in pro-
gram to dampen their fine enthusiasm
but rather to redouoie their energies
in their very great branch OF national
service.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON"
Mr.. Hoover replied an follows:
Dear Mr.. President:
Il am obliged for your favor OF
October 10. We, of course. have
taken the necessary steps to- comply
with your Mish as to deferring the
final work of our food conservation
pledge campaign until the week of Oc-
tober 2s to November 4. You will.
OF course, realize that we may be
unable to reach some OF the more re-
| mote districts have no doubt that
the 10000 workers who have enlist
ed In this service win loyalty respond
to your request for n greater and
longer continued exerticn. Your en-
Itphasis on the national Importance OF
the conservation campaign should
stimulate our large body of devoted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
SEVEN KITTENS GET
JORS IN CONGRESS-

Washin Eton Oct IA fob has
(heen found for Congressman Austin 5
secretary's cats seven kittens. They
will be welcome down on the floor
below in Representative TTulbert's Of
fee. Mice are overrunning the place
Thev are as bold as bulldogs Fran
McEnnany. Mr. HuIbert's secretary
says they climb on the big leather
chairs and watch him der'stvely as he
tries TO work. Night before last the
mice ate up ell the free seeds that
Mr.. Hubert had for distribution
among his constituents. That is not
much of a disaster. In view OF the
fact that his district in New York
n one OF the most thick1y populated
in the greater city and the people
wouldn't know what TO do with seeds
II he sent them on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
FwGfFr RAT ARMY
WITH POISONED FISH

Sprervf1le. Mass. October f2~-Poi-
soned Ash for peslSv rats
The city dump here Is Headquarters
for a rat army which has invaded the
city. The authorities are carrying on
a frenc-tireur warfare against the IN
vaders, and the enemy has been ex-
acting reprisals on family larders
Householders are fearing that the
cold weather VIII drive the rodents
away from the dump TO SOME more
private and exclusive dosnfcile.
Poisoned Ash will be scattered about
the dump and bovs will police the VI
cinity to keep children. dogs and eats
from interfering with the rats re-
past.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
Program for Today

S A. M.-Gates open.
A. Midway shows begin
1890 4. M.-Kessnich's band con-
cert in Industrial hall.
IL Noon-Call for auto races.
P. M.--Concerr at grandstand.
2 p. M.--Races start.
$3.50 P. M.---Free shows at grand
stand
s p. M.--Midway razzledazzie.
S E. M--Consert and shows at
grandstand.
2 r. M.-Fireworks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
"DETAILS Of GREAT
LIBERTY LOAN PARADE
Committee Announces Manner fr
Which Each OF Six Divisions
VIII Be Made CD.
WILL MOVE AT THREE O'CLOCK

An Participants Should BE I'm Place
TN Amrse, Time 20 See. That There
Us No Delay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
SPEEOERS FEATURE
Of GETAWAY CARD
At STATE FAIR TO-DAY
President Fairfax Harrison Expresses
Profound Admiration of Wonder
full Display Of Vtrgfni1s
Resources
COOPERATION WITH
GOVERNMENT SHOWN

Record Friday Crowd Despite Pour
ing Elements In Afternoon--An
Shows, Exhibits and Fireworks Dis
play as Usual--Midway Open to
Midnight
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
Ambassador
Gerard

In writing of his expert
euce in Germany for The
Richmond virginian. It's
worth reading. Tell your
friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

A fsssurs extraordinary.
Something Spanking new,
clean and clever Don't
let your neighbours get the
hop on you. Get YOUR
earful every Sunday.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
REMEMBER THE SOLDIERS ON
CHRISTMAS.

Fifty thousand Christmas bags are
needed for our men in the service.
Friends and relatives will of course
remember the boys from home. but
the Navy League wants to be sure
that each man will have package
tied up in holiday style for Christ
man Day. The bags are 13x10 inches
made of cretonne or other durable
material, with ribbon draw strings.
In each bag five to ten articles should
be placed. The ten-cent store around
the corner has articles for sale that
the soldier in France can not get at
any price, so the Good Cheer bag need
not be expensive. Chewing gum,
khaki colored handkerchiefs, a fold
ing cap, tobacco, games, puzzles.
pocket editions of good books, matted
milk tablets, and an easy French
grammar are a few of the possibili-
ties suggested by the Navy League.
Ten thousand bags are now being
made, but in order to reach the
soldiers by Christmas every bag must
be in at the headquarters of the wo-
mans section Of the Navy League,
Washington, D. c., before November
FIRST. ~
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
MORE CONCRETE USED.

Steel is going up, and concrete, as
a result. is coming into wider use
Railway bridges, for example. which
used always to, be Of steel, are now
often of concrete. A beautiful con.
crete railway bridge is being built
across the James River at Richmond
Va. and it is much prettier than q
steel bridge. For like reasons, con
crete is replacing wood in mining
structural work, where it has the
great advantage Of being flreproof
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
U-BOATS NOW USE THE SMOKE
SCREEN DEVICE.

New German devices for aiding u
boat frightfulness are reported by
passengers on an American liner re-
Gently arrived at New York from
England.
One is the use of smoke screen in
which the submarine may conceal
itself while attacking, escaping or
submerging. The smoke screen has
been used for many months by bat
tleships, destroyers and merchant
men. It's first use by a submarine
was reported in the warnings Of a
U-boat off the Atlantic coast.
The other device is the use of mir
rored periscopes. BY coating them
with silver the periscopes reflect the
surrounding water and become invisi-
BILE a couple of hundred yards away.
It is believed this explains why sur
vivors of several ships lately sunk
saw no evidence of submarine be-
fore or after the attack.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
WIN THE WAR BY HELPING TO
SAVE FOOD!

Miss Ida e. Gardner, State or
sanizer Of Community Leagues and
Parent-Teacher Associations, has sent
out letters to 325 school trustees
teachers and heads of the parent
teacher bodies in an effort to mobilize
the resources of all the community
leagues in Kentucky for the purpose
of furthering the campaign to elimi-
nate waste. v. o. Gilbert, State SUI
perintendent of Schools, has written
to county superintendent requesting
them to have teachers impress upon
their pupils the Importance of food
saving at this time and through them
to reach the parents. The children
will be urged to request their moth
ers to sign the pledge cards and to
repeat the request daily during the
week of the campaign.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SENDS
MANY ALUMNI TO WAR.

The University of Virginia has sent
approximately Is per cent. of its
alumni and students into various
branches of war service. Lewis D.
Gresham, general alumni secretary,
says that according to his. records
this is a conservative estimate and
that when final reports are obtained
will probably be much greater. Those
already on file are distributed as fol-
lows: Medical Officers Reserve
Corps, $50; Reserve Officers training
camp, 244; base hospital, $50; Unit.
ed States Ambulance Corps, 90; reg
ular army, SO; navy, 20: aviation.
IS; coast patrol, IA; Industrial and
munition works, s13; marines, 8;
English army, Q; miscellaneous, 81.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
HAYTI ATHEISTS APPROPRIATION
OF AMERICAS HELP.

Grateful for what the United
States has done for it under the re-
cent treaty, the Republic of Hayti,
it was announced by bankers recent
ly, would add about 100000
pounds of sugar to this country's
supply next season. This supply will
be the first years output of the Hay
tian-American Corporation, formed
Immediately after the American pro-
tectorate was inaugurated, insuring
protection for foreign capital. The
corporation expected to ship here
only about 100000 pounds of
sugar, but to meet desire of the Unit
ed States Government for increased
food supplies, the company has found
il possible to more than treble its
shipments to the United States.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
MRS. SMITH RECOMMENDS CHAM.
BERLA1N'S TABLETS.

st have had more or less stomach
trouble for eight or ten years." writes
Mrs. G. III. Smith, Beaverton, N. Y.
When suffering from attacks of in
digestion and heaviness after eating,
enc or two of Chamberlain's Tablets
have always relieved me. have also
found them pleasant laxative"
These tablets tone up the stomach
and enable it to perform it's functions
naturally. If you are troubled with
indigestion give them trial. get well
and stay well.
(adv-oct)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
SAVE YOUR SHOES.

Leather is one of the materials
which must be used economically in
order that the army may have shoes,
harness. saddles and puttees. The
Department of Agriculture explains
that the civilian can conserve leather
by making his shoes last as long as
possible. Greasing them when the
leather gets hard and dry; wearing
heel plates or otherwise preventing
turnover heels, which ruin the shape
Of shoe, and having them half
soled when practicable will cut the
family shoe bill, and help the gov.
eminent keep our soldiers properly
Shod.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
CONSIDER CONCRETE

No matter what you are building,
consider concrete Properly construct
ed concrete buildings are water
proof, lWatherpnoof, i ratproof, Are
proof and practically timeproof.
z The d&meges done by rats and the
loss by ire are Of themselves enough
to bring concrete in for consideration
whenever; farm building is to be
erected. In the long run. it is cheaper
to build for permanence and to guar
antee against fre loss and depreda-
lions Of vermin than to build ct less
cost and run the risks. =
Consider concrete when yon build
anything FROM pig pen 70 residence
Southern Agriculturlst. !
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has Relieved
the Sufferings of Women.

Aurora, Ill.-"For seven long mon
from female trouble, with severe pal
and sides until I became so weak I
walk from chair to chair, and got
would Jump at the slightest noise.
unfit to do my house work, / was givi
lever being well, when my sister ask
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Comp
|six bottles and today / am a healthy
do my own housework. wish ey
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkhal
] compound, and find out for herse
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
SURF CoAsTING.

The sport of surf coasting reached
this country from Hawaii, and prom
ises in a few years to become pop
ular sport In California it was much
rracticed this past summer. while a
few surfboards might be seen on the
New York beaches. American manu-
facturers have put on the market a
special surf board which is a con-
siderable improvement over the plank
used by the Hawaiians, having an air
chamber at one end. All we lack now
is. the Hawaiian skill in riding the
big breakers standing up.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
ALMA RUEBENS HELPS "SAM.
Miles,"

Alma Ruebens is planning to do
her share toward helping the Sam
mics at the front and the boys in
olive drab now at che concentration
camps throughout the country. She
has given a handsome miniature
yacht to the Los Angeles branch of
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-12
SOUR STOMACH.

Eat slowly. masticate your food
thoroughly. abstain from meat for q
few days and in most cases the sour
stomach will disappear. If it does
not, take one of Chamberlain's Tab
let's Immediately after supper. Red
meats are most likely to cause sour
stomach and you may find it best to
cut them out.
(adv-oct)