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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
IStv[NTY-f|vE S1UO,ATS 1
LEAVE FOR FORT MffR|
Three fourtlis of V. i. I. Quota For
Training Camp say Goodbye TO
College, and Embark
For Army,

Especial to The Richmond Firginian.)
Blacksburg. Va. May 11.-Seventy-
hve of the one hundred cadets Mt the
virginia POLYTECHNIC institute who Will
enter the instruction camp at Fort
Myer left college today for Washing
ton. The other twenty FIVE went home
this week for a visit and Will report
at Fort Myer Monday.
At /: 80 O'Clock this afternoon a
farewell dress parade was held for the
men who were to leave. and at its
conclusion President Eggleston made
a brief address wishing them God
speed in the service for their country.
Following this the entire student body
headed by the cadet band accom-
panied the prospective soldiers to the
depot and babe them goodbye in real
college boy style. Members of the
faculty and many people from the
community were in the large crowd
assembled at the station to say fare
well to the young men.
The band PLAYED several patriotic
selections and a "Hoki" was given for
the future officers from V, 7. J..
the train pulled out music and cheers
subsidized into n quiet good bye" told
in the waving or hands and handker
chiefs. Tears in many eyes showed
the deep feeling OF both those who
were going and those staying behind.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
THIEVES PUBLICLY ASK
AID TO START LIFE ANEW

Petrograd. May 10. via London,
May IA mass meeting Of thieves
was recently held at Rostoff. on the
Don, to demand q share in the free
com and 4 chance 70 turn over a new
leaf The chief of the local militia
and the president and several mem
bers Of the council IT workmen's and
soldiers Delegates were present on
invitation.
Practically all branches OF the pro-
fession of thievery were represented
and several o. the most accomplished
members made speeches In which
they outlined the difficulties confront
ing them and declared that il was i'm -
possible to return TO honest pursuits
without the help and support OF the
community.
The speakers piained that re-
Gently the population had risen
against them and. in some Instances.
went 50 far as 10 lynch some OF their
brethren
Chief Of Militia Raimlkon asked
for help and support by the people
in aiding the efforts OF the thieves at
reformation one Of the bysfanders
complained that he had been relieved
OF his purse containing SIX rnhles
The thieves roundlv protested that il
was not the work Of professional
and took up a collection to reimburse
the victim
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
POLICE JSEARTH NOVEL
MEANS OF MAKING LIQUOR

Making liquor out of prune juice
ana sugar. Favored with rum, has de-
vcioBcd as one Of the latest means OF
combating the drought" in this city
A.. r, Peek of 2S06 East Clay street,
was arraigned in police court yester-
day morning. after being arrested in
a raid on his home, when two pots
filled with the above connection, are
said to have been found boiling on
hts stove. PatTolman Duke and s. L.
Ledman. special agent for the prohi-
hilton department, walked into
Peek's home, and in addition to the
alleged brewry. found a ten gallon
runlet of whiskey nearby, which is
said to have been shipped concealed
in consignment Of clans, When
the officers entered tho home Peek
was away. but soon returned with an
empty basket on his arm. Thirty five
quarts of the queer liquor were found
In his home. He was released in po-
lice court yesterday on 5000 bond, and
gave his certified check for the
amount.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
Enemy Feast. ON Censorship.

The knowledge that the truth is
being withheld from the American peo-
pie will give far greater aid and COM
fort to our enemy than any informa-
tion purveycd by an over Jealous re-
porter and passed by a nodding edi-
tor.
For then he will know that he can
slip by the peoples watch dog, the
press, and among the credulous dis
seminate his ruinous and eankering
lies
A judgment based upon rumors is
not worth the breath with which 1t
Is spoken. Is the voice of the American
people. which in every momentous H.
nalty has spoken justly and for JUS
tice, to become mere sound, signify
ing nothing?
That is just what 1t will become the
moment the American people let any
group of individuals put muzzle on
their watch dog.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
WANT MAURY's PICTURE
IN RICHMOND SCHOOLS.

In an effort to have the graduating
classes present-their respective schools
with pictures of Maury. n committee
from the Matthew Fontaine Maury as
sociation will shortly visit all of the
public schools In Richmond. 1t has
long been the custom in Richmond for
a graduating class to present the
school with a picture of some eminent
man, and every effort will be made by
the organization here to get them to
select Maury this June.
It was decided at the semi annual
meeting Of the association yesterday
afternoon to continue the present off,
GERS for another year They are: Mrs.
e. Il. Mohitt. president; Mrs. Beverly
r Crump. recording secretary: Mrs.
Herbert w. Jackson. treasurer; CASTOR
Lichtenstein. corresponding secretary.
and Mrs. Mann s. Valentine. Mrs. De
catur Axtell. Mrs. John II. southall
Mrs. Thomas Catesby Jones and Miss
Jane Rutherford vice presidents.
The advisory committee is composed
OF Governor Henry Garter Stuart r.
y Valentine, the well-known sculptor;
w. Gordon McCabe. president of the
Virginia Historical society. and John
Hart.
Many interesting reports were heard
at the meeting. all of which proved
very interesting and showed much
progress. The report Of the treasurer
made known the fact that large mum.
Der OF life members have been secured.
among them being President Woodrow
Wilson and George Gordon Battle, a
wellknown New York lawyer The
report OF Mrs. Meffitt was very in
terestfns and II included number ct
suggestions. most of which were adopt
ed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE FOR
RICHMOND AND HOPF,WETI

AS the result of q conference yes
terday between railroad officials. Of
ficers of the Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION, -hamber OF commerce Of
ficials and the state corporation COM
mission. a satisfactory train schedule
has been arranged to be operated be-
tween Richmond and Hopewell The
railroad wanted 10 discontinue all
through travel between Richmond
and the powder making city on ac-
count of limited travel But the rail-
road has avreed to continue operat-
ing the through train leaving Hope
well for Richmond at 1880 A. NJ. and
returning. leaving Richmond for
Hopeweil at lis p. NJ In addition.
a through car service will be extah-
lished on the train leaving Richmond
at SIS p NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
VETS ARE VIOLENT.
College Faculty IL Compelled To APP
peal to Governor For Protection.

The faculty OF Mekendree college
at Lebanon, Ill, was compelled to
appeal to Governor Lowden for pro-
lection against violence by the vets
of the city, who. on April Is, cele-
brated the saloon victory in Lebanon.
When~ IL became known that the
vets had carried the local option cleo
ton mob of 800 marched to the
college where they met the students
who were drawn UP TO receive them.
The home of J. c. Dolly. dean OF the
college. was attacked. and when he
attempted to address the mob he was
nelted with mud. Fifty students
headed by Professor Reese Brentzel.
drove back the rioters. The mob
threatened 10 return later and burn
the college buildings
Professor Dolly, whose home was
attacked is president of the Law and
order league and led the fight for
the drSs in the recent campaign. The
side of the drys.
The mob formed at saloon where
college influence was wholly on the
the wet victory was celebrated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12

fContn4ieA from First paRel
kind. II is Fl shallow view TO SUD-
pose that each of these great nations
has had separate and different cause
OF controversy with the enemy that
Russia was dragged in because OF
Serbia, thar France was dragged in
because Of Russia, that Great Briaein
was dragged IN because of the viola
ton of Belgian territority. and that
the United States was dragged in he
cause Of the piratical warfare OF tho
German submarines
'Ali these causes are. each OF them
and separately. no doubt. Sufficient
reason. For moment to consider
tnis war carried on by the allies for
separate interest is an utterly mad
eeuafe and false view Of the siti,a.iaa
But symptoms of Necessity.
These are but symptoms Of the
absolute necessity in which the civil
lied world finds itself to deal with an
imminent peril"
The British minister said tina, the
German cause vas the calculated
and remorseiess use OF every civilized
weapon TO carry out the ends Of pure
barbarism.
TO US people of English speech il
seems impossible incredible that a ma
ton should clearly set itself to work
and work and coordinate every means
OF science. every means that knowl
edge, that industry can provide, not
for the lettering OF its own people.
but for the demolition of other people.
Not New Napoleon's Adventure.
This is not a case OF new Napoleon
ar1sing to carry out new adventure
this Is not case OF adventure. Of
genius This is something far different
and far more dangerous for mankind
"It is the settled determination TO
use every means and to use every
means In operation to put the
whole wcri6 at her lGermany's feet
The free nations OF the earth are NOT
TINS to be crushed out OF existence"
es "A added that proof of this was tina,
eb4rthre great democracdes OF the
~ toinsd togsther5 and are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
CURB ON FREE SPEECH
BRINGS RUIN TO NATION
"ouveneur Morris Urges That the
fress, "The Old Watchdog" BE
Turned Loose on Enemy,
CENSORSHIP Is CALAMITY
The Foe Will Gain More From Knowl-
edge That Facts Are Concealed Than
by Unrestricted Display of Every
Item of News.
tBy GOUvENEuR MORRIS,

washington. May 1.-THE curb on
Tree speech made Russia what she
was; Germany what she is. If Lord
Northclfne had not defied the English
censorship. the British empire and the
French republic might at this moment
be memories. Our enemies could re-
ceive no greater aid and comfort than
the news that the shutters of the
presidents house had been closed, that
the blinds of the departments had been
pulled down and that the faithful and
deserving old watchdog. the press of
the, United States, had been muzzled so
that he could not bite. and gagged
so that he could not even growl.
The times are thick with these dis
asters which will do no harm to be
made public.
IT 1t were not for secrecy the Eng
lish ordnance would have not been
served with shrapnel when almost the
tate Of civilization hinged upon high
explosives.
II 1t were not for secrecy the Ger
man empire could never have deserved
the execration of mankind.
lf 1t were not for secrecy the United
states would have entered this war in
time to make tho issue certain.
If 1t were not for secrecy there would
never have been any war at all
Too Much Secrecy in Affairs.
Up to the declaration OF war there
was too much secrecy even in our own
conduct OF affairs. But stop and think
TO what an impotent and un-A American
state public opinion might have been
led by a censorship as complete and
rigorous as that which our own gov
eminent now demands tho power TO
exercise.
We might have been led to believe
that the American women raped in
Mexico were mere street walkers ply
ing their trade.
The men murdered committed sui
eide.
The babies succumbed to infantile
paralysis; the snfped seamen in Vera
Cruz to typhoid.
The Lusitania ran upon a rock
or lesser things we might never had
heard ut all.
That we now find ourselves glorious
" ranged in the ranks Of civilization
is because as individuals we have
eghed the evidence aud so willed. A
malignant ruler with complete power
over the press could have babe us be- I
lieve that William OF Germany was a |
Christian martyr and Papa" Joffro '
Turkish assassin.
When free people gives with one I
hand it's right to free speech. with the /
other 1t strikes liberty death blow. t
Suppose that Mr.. Taft had worked I
upon our imas lnations until we had t
him with this precious priv /
ilege Of ours. Suppose that then In /
1919 we had elected to the presidency |
rot Woodrow Wilson. but some eminent /
American in whose breast the |
real allegiance was not to that country J.
to which his forbears had fed from |
but TO the country from /
which they had fed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
MARYLAND TROOPS WILL.
RELIEVE RICHMOND GRAYS
GRAYS TO BE RELEASED.
Major Potts. of QDarter1nnstcr's Dc
partncnt, VIII Return to Civilian
Life 10 Await Operations In Form
ing Mobilization Camp.

Major Numseu. commanding officer
of the Third battalion Of the Fifth
Maryland regiment was in the city
y yesterday looking over the points
which will he patroIled by the Mary
land troops on their arrival IN the
= city the early part OF nest week. They
will replace the Richmond Grays. and
one troop % The Elues.
- The arrival OF the Maryland troops
ssas been expected Tor several weeks,
= hut the delay it IS said, has been due
TO the inability OF the command 10
$ receive the necessary equipment be-
fore being transferred, Major Mum
: sen reported 20 Colonel T. Z. Good
wyn. Of the Fourth Virginia regi-
ment, al Norfolk, several days ago
Ssfhat he would bring his troops to the
city. acting on Instructions of the de-
partment Of the East
As soon as the Marvlanders reach
the city, they sill relieve one troop
OF Blues. which viii he sent to guard
IN important railroad The Rich.
fnond Grays. who have been on duty
for some time. i is said VIII be re.
leased. taking up their civilian duties.
This VIII prove Disappointing to the
men as they had hoped that they
wcofrt- III 81 t-Fe-l -iE.ta The federal
service
Ma or Sumsen will bring about $50
men with him % Richmond In addi.
ton to doing patrol duty here. the
men will guard railroad entering
. the city. and will also be called on
for service at other outlying posts.
At this time all patrol duty in the
Gs.e * bsiag done by federal troops
q With the exception OF that OF the
Richmond Grays When they go off
: duty the state will be relieved Of this
saexpense. which is one Of the reasons
j. for bringing the Maryland troops
there
Major Potts Released.
Al his own request, Major Allen
Nr,,ent. was Yesterday relieved from
autv by General w w. Sale His
: first sergeant. Henry 4 Black, was
, Also released Major Potts has been
IN the state sett ice since he was need
cd r. tes4kt estimates and plans for
the construction Of the Petersburg
ramp Since his work IN this connec-
ton has he~n completed for fthe pres
ent, he asked General Sale for per-
mission 70 return 20 hir civilian duties
which was granted
81 Until the war department decides
under whose supervision. the camp
al Petersburg, ssall hc built 1t is not
1fkelJ- tha1 = 5fa1r dhtts will go on
dntv aeain II the construction OF
the mobilization camp is turned over
10 the state Major Potts will have
charee Of the work Evan though
some federal officer be designated. II
il considered likely that Major Potts
will be called out again IN that tg
may render assistance He has buff
/ several camps for the state. and has
given excellent service as an offcer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
GREAT COAL STRIKE
IS HAPPILY AVERTED

Washington, May lt.--Secretary of
Labor Wilson tonight succeeded in
averting a strike of 5000 miners in
the bituminous district of Western
Pennsylvania. following an all-day
conference with operators. miners.
representatives OF the Federation of
Labor, and Frank s. Peabody, chair
man of the fuel production commit
tee of the council of national defense.
The miners threatened to strike next
Tuesday unless wage increases rang
ing as high as 20 per cent were grant
ed.
Just before midnight Secretary Will
son announced thai 4 tentative agree
ment had been reached, the details
10 be worked out later, and that there
would be no cessation of work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
Effective July I.

The Jones Randall anti-iiquor adj
vertising and bone-dry laws become
effective July /. If any liquor adver-
tisements and soliciting communica-
tons are received after that date.
please send them to the Anti-Saioon
league. Be sure to send the COM
munication complete. just as it is
received.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
GROSS REVENUE INCREASES
ON CHESAPEAKE AND OHY(

As compared with the correspond
ing perioe of last year. the estimated
gross rev nue. of the Chesapeake aad
Ohio railroad, froE January / until
May z. shows an increase Of 1886.
$1,000 in 1917 over the previous year
according to an announcement made
yesterday by Comptroller L. r. Sui
Ivan. AS compared with $16,965,01s
last year, $17.551.326 in revenue has
so far been received.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12

Second station police last night found
valise on Main street and carried II
to the station. They claim IL contains
whiskey although ii has not been
opened as yet. The bag will be held
for its owner. and he is invited to
call for II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
Chauffeur Hurt In C,olIisla,,

4. E. "oody, chauffeur for tho
Rennic Dairy. was seriously injured
Yesterday when a. Highland Park car
struck his machine. which was loaded
with milk in front of the company's
ONCE. The truck was badly damaged
and q large quantity Of milk Destroy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12

Bern. Switzerland. May II, via
,Paris.--Twenty more American teach
ers and missionaries arrived from
Turkey today on their way home
Others are expected soon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
1.-THE WEATHER.
Omitted States Weather Bureau. 4
Department of Agriculture.)

washington. May 11.--Forecast:
Nirginia--Partly cloudy Saturday.
sunday fair. little change in tempera-
t0re.
North Carolina-C1oudy Saturday,
with showers in east portions. Sunday
fair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
Local Temperature Yesterday.
Local Rainfall.

Local Rainfall.
Rainfall last twelve hours. ...... T.
Rainfall last twenty-four hours r
Excess in rainfall since March l s.4s
Excess in rainfall since January 1.5T
Local Observation ut 8 p. NJ. Yesterday.
Temperature $500, ...... $500. SO
Humidity .....,. $3.50. -...-, Sc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-12
NEW YORK WELCOMES

Continued from First Page.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-20
WHY HOME FOR AGED PLAYERS?
GO TO MINNEAPOLIS
BY Mark Shields

Ban johnson wants to set aside
certain sum from the surplus earn
ing of baseball each season to sup
port a home for sUperannuated play
ers.
This in spite Of the fact that Can
tiIlon's Minneapolis club is still run
ming full blast,
This is Bans reply to the Baseball
Players fraternity and is intended to
show that the clubowners are not
trying to beat down the player. But,
on the other hand, where is the sur
plus coming from? Several club
owners have been cutting salaries
because they lost money recently.
Ban would have a sum taken from
the worlds series receipts, which
would cause a howl from the two
clubs which might get into the
classic.
Asa matter of cold fact, this home
for aged players Will never amount
to more than talk. It is intended
only for a backfire against the fra
teTnity talk.
Pres. Weeghman, after his out
burst against Jimmy Archer, was
quiet yesterday. Evidently some one
with sane judgment informed the.
North Side boss that he would make
himself ridiculous knocking Archer
as he did.
If Jim was so bad as he was paint
ed, then he wasn't worth a thing to
the club. Around the circuit the fans
generally do not realize how far
Archer has travelled .on the back
stretch and they might not put much
faith in Weeghman's words. They
would think Weeghman was merely
panning a fellow who was trying to
get all the money he could.
Cub players who returned their
contracts are standing firm, as is the
club and matters are deadlocked.
Much comment has been heard
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-20

the past DAY or TWO ABOUT Mike
Prendergast's salary. He received,
81, 800 last season and will draw
double that amount in 1917. Mike
had to hold out for a time last spring
to get even $1,000, and this while
some athletes with, merely gloves
and names as their assets were
drawing four times as much. Mike
earned a bonus in 1916, compared
to what some Of his fellow pitchers
drew.
Any one who is planning a day off
to attend the first game of the sea-
son. can go ahead with the arrange
ments with fair assurance that a
strike will not disrupt the program.
To succeed, a players strike must
have the support of the fans, and it
is doubtful if this support can be Sc
cured, or if it is justified.
Sympathy between men who work
hard with their hands eight hours a
day to get SIS and fellows who play
for couple Of hours each afternoon
for six months and get from $4,000
up is hard to arouse. There was a
time when the white slave label
might stick on the athletes, but that
time is past.
Basketball Scores
New Trfer %, La Grange 20.
New Trier lights 35, La Grange II.
Morton %, Riverside II.
Riverside lights 49,. Morton 7.
Calumet lights 13,Engleweod 10.
Stayns> 46, Austin A. c. II.
Wells Park 81, Pulaski II.
Luther %, North Ends 16.
Seward Park %, Dvorak Park Is.
HamIin Comets 10, Schneider 10.
Crane lights 10, Schurz 9.
Schurz bantams 16, Crane 8. :
Chi. Boys Club %, Ores. A. C. 5.
Indiana II, Iowa z.
st. Patrick defeated De La Sale,
II to 9, in a game of the Knights of
TLlNo,, Tna1E.T1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-19

The Pacifist Congressmen have un- dergone a remarkable change of their deepest convictions since they had a chance to meet their constituents for about six weeks,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-19
SYS1EMAT|zED SIGNALS FOR AUTO DRIVERS URGED BY DEPARTMENT; MAY DEVISE MECHANICAL SIGNAL

A prolific cause of collision acci- dents involving motor vAicles, espec- ially in cities and large towns, is neg lect to give proper signals.
 Signalling with the horn seems to be understood by all drivers of motors and such accidents as occur, where the use of this particular device is called for, are due either to defect in equipment, the horn itself being out of commission or not assertive enough, or because the driver is pos sessed of one of those undesirable temperaments which allows him to operate on the principle that all he needs to do is to "blow the horn" and the world will listen and obey. The defective horn can be easily remedied, and the class of drivers referred to is,
 happily, a small one. It can and
 will be made smaller as its individual members are apprehended.
 Signalling with the arm to indicate stops, and turns is now necessary part of the education of every com petent driver, and the Connecticut De- fpartment of Motor Vehicles in con-
 ductine examinations is requiring this
 knowledge. Such signals are some
 what diversified but in general sense the following are the accepted forms For 2, left drive machine: to stop, extend left arm and hold it stationary. (Some professional drivers move arm | up and down from elbow.) Turn left, extend left arm and hold it stationary. l Sometimes rotary motion of hand from wrist from front to back. Turn right, extend left arm and beckon or | rotate hand from rear to front. Turn
 around, signal for direction, continue until turned.