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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
SHIPPERS EXPECTED
TO MAKE COMPLAINT
Serious Congestion OF Freight VIII
Probably Cause shippers to
Ask for Government
Intervention.

Shippers who must rely on the Sea-
board Air Line railway to carry their
goods into sections not tapped by other
roads viii probably make a formal
complaint today in regard to the sit
uation caused by the strike of thirty
two clerks in the local freight office.
For the second consecutive day the
company has neither received nor de-
livered shipments here, and the con-
gestion is becoming a serious matter
The striking clerks are looking for
developments in the strike situation
today. J. II. Forester. the national
president of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Clerks. with which the strikers
are affiliated, will arrive here this
morning to take full charge OF the
situation.
From a stragetlc standpoint, the
striking clerks claim TO have an up
per hand on the railway. as Richmond.
the northern terminal, and Tampa, the
southern terminal, are both tied up,
while the strike is on in several in
tervening points. After the arrival of
Mr. Forester. It Is probable that the
strike will be extended TO other points.
The railway company is making its
plans TO secure a new clerical force
and expects to resume the receiving
and dispatching of freight without fur
Their delay. The two days already lost
has caused a mass of freight to pile
up in the yards and the situation is
admitted to be serious. While many
men. and some few women have APP
piled for work. the company must go
slowly, as 1t is necessary that persons
of ability be secured to do the work
which requires considerable knowledge
and experience.
Whether the government will send
conciliator here is not known as yet.
If shippers complain. however, this
VIII be done at once. AS long as the
railroad and the clerks are the only
sufferers, the department of labor will
probably not interfere, but when the
public is injured, action will be taken
promptly. The fact that the Seaboard
Air Line taps points In Virginia and
North Carolina dependent on the Rich
mond market, and no other way If
shipping the goods Is at hand. already
has caused local jobbers to discuss
probable action to secure relief
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

Very Good, Eddie" which ran for
New York. and which left the metro
polls with the reputation OF being the
smartcst success Of the past theatrical
TIVE yf-month will se the attraction
at tic Academy ON Friday and Satur~
day. nd Saturday matinee. 1t Is said
that richmond will be delighted by
the charm 81 the Young ladies OF
''Ver, Good. Eddie" and that certain
lv means that the girls Of the COM
PAM possess mere than ordinary
beauty,
The costumes Of this swagger fash
ion chorus viii he the very latest Gre
atoms Of the mcdiste's art, many or
them coming from Paris while others
were designed under the supervision
of Mr.. Melville Ellis. Among the
musical numbers that have become
famous are Some Sort of Some
body" "OId Boy Neutral" tBabes In
the Woods" Wedding Bells Are
Calling Me" IF Find the Girl" and
many others. In fact, the music Is
as popular as Floradora. which IS say
ing q great deal
This now famous musical farce fs
written by Philip Bartholomae. atp-
thor OF "Over Night When Dreams
Come True" etc. and Jerome Kern.
who is responsible for the bright and
tuneful score. The piece has been
staged by J. c, Huffman. with dances
supervised by Jack Mason. The play
is in two acts and three scenes are
required in the telling of the story.
the first on the deck of n Hudson
.riv~r boat. and the second at the Rip
Van Wrinkle inn, representing evening
and morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
Valuable Papers Imperiled.

The scarcity of paper In England
snd the consequent demand for waste
paper has created the danger that
valuable documents may at times be
inadvertently destroyed. An example
of this occurred In connection with the
Carmarthenshire Antiquarian society.
A document rescued on its way to the
pulping press proved to be an linden
ture of 1910, bearing the autograph
signatures of no less than five mayors
of Carmarthen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
Explosive Workers.

The explosive worker Is q strenu-
Gus worker whose Intense preoccu-
patton Is with accomplishing per-
fectly that predetermined end In which
his interest Is centered. He works with
intelligent personal intention driven by
the explosive energy of his purpose,
If he Is driving rivets. he Is driving
them so that they will accomplish the
object intended Working explosively
is human purpose expressing itself
through inanimate material: it Is not
the function of an unhurried efficient
human machine striking so many WELL
directed blows In definite time.-Wil-
liam ii. Smyth, In Industrial Magazine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

in the fiftteth year of his age and be-
sides a widow he is survived by one
child. also by his father. John Van
Diem of Ridgewood, n. J.
Evelyn Irene wheeihouse.
EVELYN Irene Wheelhouse. youngest
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Wheeihouse died at her parents home,
1349 Hinton street. at 2:30 o'clock this
morning. Funeral services viii be
conducted from the residence at 8
O'clock Wednesday afternoon by the
Rev. A. r. Love. Of the West-End
Baptist church.
wounded soldier Recovering.
The numerous friends of Roslyn y.
Young. son OF Councilman and Mrs. J.
E, Young, member of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues, who was acct
dentally shot and dangerously injured
by one of his comrades some weeks
go, were greatly pleased to welcome
him back to his home here The young
soldier has lost considerable weight
bat appears In the best of spirits. He
hopes TO recover sufficiently at an
early date TO return to his command.
Lucille Lee Cohen
Lucille Lee. infant daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. II. a. Cohen. died at the home
street, about $40 o'clock last evening.
Funeral services were conducted at
the grave in Birth Achem cemetery at
80 o'clock this afternoon.
Obtains S2a,0oo Verdict.
o. L. Tucker, a former employe OF
the Dupont company. at IIopewell OBJ
4ained a verdict OF 500. 600 in his suit
FER damages for malicious prosecu-
tlon against the Z. |. Dupont de Ne
rnours company in the Prince George
circuit court yesterday Judge Il.
Garter Scott OF Richmond presided for
Judge West Trial Of the case COM
menced last THURSDAY The plaintiff
was represented by J. L. Evans, of
Cireenvilie. $ c. Kirk Matthews, OF
Gum Il Matthews. Richmond. and c. T,
Lassiter. of I.assiter & Drewry, this
city. Plummer & Bohannon appeared
for the defendant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
~CHEATTNG CHEATEIsS'' A PLAY
OF THRILLS AND MYSTERY

To those who were fortunate enough
TO be at the Academy last night and
witness Richmond's first look at Max
MARGINS thrilling myst cry comedy
melodrama. an exciting evenings en-
tertafnment was afforded The play.
as its name implies. relates the in
cidents surroundin~ the operations OF
two gangs OF, crooks. each OF which
II trying TO steal Jewels from The
other. which each has beforehand
lifted" from the homes of wealthy
New Workers.. and the situations sur
rounding their efforts are thrilling.
mysterious and funny in the extreme.
OF course, in the ordinary trend OF
events. the two gangs are rounded up
by one OF their number who happens
not to be crook. but a private de-
tectfve engaged by burglary insurance
! companies to get the gangs, and the
surprise which comes about in the
denouement shows the detective TO be
q woman who has posed as the leader
! OF one Of the gangs. Naturally and
for stage purposes the will or the
law is not carried out. and Mr. Mar
Gin, in the working out of his final
plot, rather glorifies the criminal and
has the female Sherlock Holmes fan
in love with the male criminal who
heads one of the gangs. engage her
self to him, take him in her firm as
a partner and hire all the rest of the
two gangs as detectives on her staff
Quite out of the ordinary, but never
theless adding TO the novelty of the
play and making mighty interesting
comedy drama. II Is useless to go
into the moral question OF the plot
as long as the playgoing public is
interested and secures an evenings
entertainment. which keeps an audit
ence on tiptoes and gripping its arm
rests all the time,
The company in its principal char
acters is competent and fully up 10
the requirements of the various parts
Worthy OF special mention IL Hal
Briggs, who, in a natural and easy
manner, plays the part of Steve VIII
son, a regular crook of the old school
who prefers to work alone. and not
as a part Of a syndicate. He furnishes
most OF the comedy and a good many
OF the thrills. Miss Augusta Perry,
az the female detectiYe-cronk-- carried
out her dual role effectively, being
especially good in her lighter moods
Her emotional efforts. when required.
fell a little short of perfection. Foster
Williams, as Tom Palmer, crook
ardent lover. playing with poise. I'M
. clever character part John Saunders
maker OF crooks, but always playing
safe. deserves communication, Nell
Brockton, played by Miss Bertha
Robson, was a clear-cut character i'm
PRESERVATION. her comedy scenes being
VERY funny. David Manning, In an
italian role. also showed fine ability.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

San Francisco. Sept 1i-~Tft state
supreme court this afternoon denied
the motion for new trial for Thomas
T. Mooney. convicted and sentenced TO
death for murder as one of alleged
conspirators responsible for the pre-
paredness parade bomb explosion here
July %. 1919. which resulted In the
death of ten persons. President Will
son asked Governor William stephens
last May to intervene TO commute or
stay execution OF sentence in Moneys
case until investigation Of the charges
of frame up" could be made with
reference TO the Indictment against
Frank G. nxman for attempted snhor-
dination or perjury. 0xman was chief
Witness against Mooney.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
Co G. Secowo KeMruc,e>( ineAnrsx


The big men who will have
charge Of the 10000 soldiers Of
Indiana, Kentucky and West Viz
ginia who are beginning to arrive at
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss,
are now OH the camp site. The high
officers are headed by that strict
disciplinarian and natural leader of
men, Maj Gen. w. H. Sage, who is
showing remarkable energy and
foresight in the fAal preparations
for the coming of the Guardsmen
from three states. Maj. Gen. Sage
In q New York man and was gradu-
ated from West Point He was three
times sent to the Philippines, and is
b seasoned veteran. He was with
the regulars on the Mexican border
Brig. Gems. Roger u. Williams, of
va~tucky; f. NJ Lewis, of Indiana.
s:o s. Fl. Whitney, of Pennsylvania.
aiso ste at Camp Shelby,
These commanding officers all are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
sIbSriase Resourcee 4 OnrIvajed.

Siberia Is believed TO be destined
one day to become the richest country
in the world. for 1t has natural
wealth so diversified and as yet almost
untouched. that 1t has no rival in
the old world. Before the war ST.
IBERIA was producing from 1.000.oO to
100000 tons of -four n year. As a
grazing country 1t has no limits, aud
1t exports large quantities of ieather.
tallow and butter. Its forests are al
most inexhaustibie, and 1t supplies
furs to all the world. Its mineral
wealth can only be guessed at, for
the greater part Of the country has
never been prospected. But there are
several enormous depositg Of oil.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
Petersburg
with Two Other sIen He Is Charged
With Attacking samuel McQunde.

POLICE OFFICER Is ARRESTED

With Attacking samuel McQuade.
Especial to The Richmond Vlrgintan)
Petersburg. Va. Sept. III, c. Cur
tice, member Of the local police force.
Jack Dalton and J. c, Lambert were
arrested here today upon a warrant
charging them with a felony. sworn
out by Samuel McQuade. They were
before police court this morning and
were held for the Prince George
county authorities. The arrest Of
Curtice, Dalton and Lambert cleared
up the case Of the reported murder In
Prince George county near here Sat
uraav.
Afrt, uaie was found In the woods
near where the murder was reported
10 s4a.eN taken place by a soldier. He
was in an unconscious condition re-
sultIng II is supposed from a blow on
the head by pistol ball. which struck
him a glanciug blow and did not enter
the skull.
Information leading to the arrest of
the three men came from a fagnan at
Churchs crossing on the Norfolk and
%yF-eSfcrti ra flwax. FFgsr where the al
legged crime took place. The fagman
1t was reported. saw the four men in
an automobile come 10 a stop on the
road in p thick body Of woods. They
engaged in dispute and suddenly one
OF the men fred nj another In the
party. II is believed that the men
thought McQuade mortaliy wounded
lie v,as ltttea from +he machine ar
cording IN the aarp,en and taken into
the woods where he was later found
hy the soldier. partially covered in
straw and other trash.
The fagman, who is alleged TO have
Witnessed the quarrel and shooting
Was unarrued and did not dare to
,oa,,a ar Investigation a. reror,sd
81 ~agr bou-ex,sr a,a r,a+nctt,a ~
rtgan ~ tba ps,3w4D EA,ts agency
etnr,,nvad here ~ ira Norroll, q waet
Arp Was sss,vnea "a .ba case ne
taefive rorr{~an 10 safa m have found
ArcOuada In comnany with the soldier
nv whom no was found unconscious
and nccou1nantea the txv, 70 Cam, raa
,.bMra tha affatr vas ranoytaa ~ a..
1rl,,rn George county authnrfti.Se
Aa-.a.i..a.a II .--444+..-., S.A..4...
9,ssra ,bA s,.eartre az tha mar T., ~
an,auohi1a and thA revolver xho,s ara
go ,l1sgaa ~ hava saer ,ba ,,nron
srjous man rcmoyad from, the anton,n
h1e and ken into the woods The
sa,,{,,, hprrtaal, afsra+ehaa a vourg
so ~ raror+ +ha orafr ma s,r,ro,,
ssstStarrn 7, oraar ~ avsda tho
-. A., al, IA. - -. - .
ntr,,,tt ttrn,,.1 nor,ea,a h,,t ,,,be,,
Va arrroachas .ba roaa he u.ss ;nta,
cantaa ma ,xha3 ,.here he wns ening
wa, No to1s 10 m.r who ma haitad
btr, where he was roipc the stranger
;s suasss =, ho,a commended htr, "a
ra,nr, hn,,,,. t,,,,,a.}atn1v ,raar ,hras+
10 shont min, Tha hny. ba5Iv friebt-
e,aa ratur,ns without delivering tle
r,oss,ga ~ ct43cars ~, d,tv on tbs
yTnn.,.er, ,naa on1 a. C,ar,r rea
Mep,.da ta,5 tba pr;nra CsoreA
Count, ou,horf,tas that no Isf, pei
a.sh,,s T., aa,,na,,. .i.h tha o,bar
,hrao ~ a.i,ro,,ta1cea tbat -,
os 49,, 80, s,jrt,t,, ,ra th,+ u.,ar
o,hs a,,fers -, tbn nar+y hecar,e
"royay.. he tbras.nncd 70 laave the
car -rha,, thresta,aa N shoot hin,
~ Ia ,ast .c.aratrn n hls state,rn,
a,5 10 IA -, ra,,s,,har arvtbing AZ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

Dubb--Wife and argued for half an
hour last night.
Chubb-Did you convince her that
you were right7
Dubb-This argument was with my
wife. remember; didn't say n word.
I'll get my inning the next time We
have company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

while T F. O'Reilly made dignined
elderly crook. Others Of the lengthy
cast fulfilled the requirements OF their
parts satisfactorily. II you want to
see very mystifying. funny and
thrilling play. take tonight of and
you will be amply repaid.
ALVIN NJ. SMITH.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
Checking the Dentist.

The next time we get a bill from
our dentist. whom we esteem fully
as highly as we possibly could esteem
any dentist. we are going TO send it
back with a request that he itemizs
II, showing how much of the time we
nre charged with was devoted TO work
and how much to conversatioa.--Ces
surubus (O.l Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
The Differences.

Everything depends upon q vfew1
point. When you play a good one on
the other fellow 1t Is fine example,
of a practical joke, but when he gets;
back at you 1t is bloomin' outrage
Indianapolis Star. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
oeftino VeoNey INTO CjreQ5a75GI

0eftin0 Money INTO CtFeQlatl6M d
Money Is sent from treasury 70 sx
treasures and from these 1t Il dtstrll
uted to banks. II Is drawn .cut %
banks to be used in payment OF wags6
salaries or exchange and TINS gata IL
TO circulation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
/ THE WEATHER.
n united States wcathe.. Bureau !
:. Department OF Agriculture.)

Forecast for Wednesday aud Thur-da,

Forecast for Wednesday aud Thursday.
For virginia Fair. not so cool Wed
nesday Thursday, fair. somewhat
warmer =
For North Carolina--Fair wednes-
DAY and Thursday with slowly rising
temperatures.
Washington. Sept li-~There Will be
generally fair weather Wednesday
and Thursday in the Ohio Valley, Ten
ressee and the East Gulf and Atlantic
states. Temperatures will be higher
except in the extreme South.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

highly delighted with the site of
Camp Shelby, the climate of this sec
ton, the town of Hattiesburg and
the people, They do not hesitate u
say so, either. They are leaving
nothing undone to protect the health
of the men. The soldiers will find
their commanders extremely inter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

ested in their welfare, and parents
whose sons will go to Hattiesburg
will be glad to learn that such high
Farmy officers pronounce the tempo
rary home of the soldiers as excep-
tionally good.
The first military unit to reach
Camp Shelby was from Rushville.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

-s Iorul Teasee nature Yesterday
IL noon temperature .....-.. 60
5 r. VI temperature ........ 60
= NJ temperature ............. SO
Ne~tnnm temperature to p. NJ. "a
At44a i=fAts:ff- teftttseratarc- TO 3 r. NJ. ~
Mean temperature ....... 50
Normal temperature .... 72
Deficiency In temperature yester-
day. -. 10
Deficiency In temperature since
January .,................ $40
Local Rainfa
Rainfall last twelve hours. ... %
Rainfall last twenty-four hours. a
Excess in rainfall since March l.. SEA
Excess In rainfall since Jan. l.. 5.e6
Local Ohs~rvafton at y r. VI. Yesterday.
Temperature, Sc; humidity. ga; wind
direction. northeast; wind velocity, 3:
weather. clear.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

Ind; the second from Bowling Green,
KY, and the third from West Vir.
ginia. All Of the men seem highly
pleased with conditions in general
and the camp site in particular.
Many are firm boosters for this sec
ton Of Mississippi, an ideal agri-
cultural region.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-05
COPPER PRICE
FIXED e cts,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. %
Conner prices were fixed today al
22La cents a round, about 3 cents be-
low the prevailing market. by agree
ment between the government ana
leading copper producers, effective
for four months
Sales to the government, the public
and the allies will be at this price
fob. New York, and producers agreed
not to reduce wages now paid in the
industry. They also pledged them
selves to maintain maximum prOduc-
ton and to prevent copper from fall
ing into the hands of spectators.
Although the price fixed is under
voluntary agreement between produc-
ers and the governments war indus
tries board with the presidents ap-
proval. it was announced officially
that under the executives war power,
the proper departments OF the gov
eminent vi, be asked to take over
the mIn,s end plants Of the produc-
ers who fail to conform to the agree
ment and rice"
Recent government purchases OF
copper for var purposes have been
made tlnder agreement 20 pay the
price to be determined by the war in
dustries board. Early in the war,
when copper sold at about 36 cents,
the government contracted for 49,
100000 pounds for the army and navy
at Is % cents, but future contracts
will be at the new rate.
The price agreed upon today was
set after extensive investigation of
production costs by the federal trade
commission. The commissions report
was understood to have indicated that
copper could be sold profitably at a
much lower price than 1914 cents, but,
in reaching its decision, the war in
dustries board, headed by Frank A.
Scott, took into consideration that the
price should not be pared down to
the point where production would be
discouraged or wages reduced.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-05
RICE SECURES TITLE
TO MOKAPU PROPERTY

Following long litigation, title il
the Mokapu property has been vested
in Arthur H. Rice, who will utilize
the fishing and hunting rights and
Craze stock on the $50 acres. While
title is vested in Mr. Rice, there are
certain contingencies which leave
titles in remainder to Mr.. and Mrs.
ut W. Davis, during their life
time.
ii 1904 Fred Harrison secured a
long lease of half interest in the Mo-
kapu property from A. V. Gear Other
owners claimed he had no valid title
under the lease and the matter was
taken to the courts for litigation. De-
cisions were comparatively recently
given in Mr.. Harrison's favor, and
then the Waterhouse Trust Co. at
tempted to secure transfer and title
for Mr.. Rice. The Harrison interest
was then purchased and instruments
obtained from Mr. and Mrs. Davis.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-05
MONEY OF j. 5.
SAVES THE ALLIES

LONDON, England, Sept IAN
drew Bonar Law, chancellor OF the eX-
cheQuer. speaking today at lunch
con given by the Empire parliament
tary association to Medill Mccormick,
congressman-at-la for Illinois,
said:
In everything connected with the
military arm the Germans have shown
remarkable results, even genius. But
in dealing with questions Of human
nature they have repeatedly made
mistakes which have been the saliva
ton of the Entente Allies. No mis-
take they have made will be so great
IN its consequences as that which
drove the United States into the war.
The Germans lately have been say
ing that the Entente vas relying on
the United States as SLeir last hope.
want to say to you that We do rely
on the United States.
As chancellor of tbs exCheQuer | am
ready 10 say to you now what | should
have been sorry to say six months
ago, namely, that without the United
States financial assistance the Allies
would have been in disastrous straits
today. We have not yet seen the
end.
Perhaps | may be excused from
speaking of the Russian situation. eX-
Cept to say how much we sympathize
with Russia in her time Of anguish,
and that we hope she yet may be
able to render us assistance in the
great cause.
The American people. like US, are
people of hard, practical sense, and
realize that the war low has become
largely a question Of nerves, endur-
ance and staying power. Thank Goo,
we of England and America have
those qualities and shall see this thing
through to victory.
We have two special reasons for
satisfaction at the coming in of the
United States First, it is the best
possible proof that our cause is just
and righteous, and, Second, we know
we now have on our side resources
which are more than sufficient to
achieve victory.
The United States possesses the
greatest wealth and resources of any
nation in the world. Moreover, as a
nation they have shown inventive ge
MUS and adaptability Which they
must inevitably apply successfully to
the prosecution of the war.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-05
FUND FOR NEW JAPANESE
HOSPITAL is INCREASING

That as soon as the entire amount
has been assured by the general pub
lie, the erection of the Japanese Char
ity hospital will be commenced on
Kuakini street, was the assertion this
morning of T. Onodera, secretary OF
the japanese Chamber of Commerce.
Already $17,7S2.50 has been sub
scribed by the hospitable people of
Honolulu. OF this amount, the Homo
lulu Japanese subscribed S12,997.50,
and the foreigners, s4792. The COM
mittee would like to get $25, 900 more
to complete the entire amount, which,
it is expected, will be expended for
the erection and completion of a new
Japanese hospital. r.
The plantation Japanese, according
to Onodera, have done little towards
subscribing for the hospital funds.