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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
DUTY OF CHURCHES
TO BOYS IN CAMPS

Declaring that the duty rests on the
churches to see that our boys go to
France clothed "in the whole armor
of God" DIR. J. T. Mastin closed his
address yesterday afternoon before
the Association of Methodist Women
for Social Service. DR.. Mastin sug-
gester that the organization carry
messages OF comfort to the homes
from which the soldiers come.
DR.. Mastin further stressed the need
OF more chaplains In the army. The
experience Of Canada that moro men
were incapacitated by bad living In
the. training camps than in the
trenches. the speaker said. should
teach America a lesson. Only a few
weeks ago. there were four chap
lains to every $4,000 men. DR.. Mas
tin expressed the belief that q similar
revival which swept the whole South
ern army during the War Betvoaa
the States would ooouS nevA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
WORK Of JUVENILE
COURT INCREASES
Hundreds More Before Judge Kicks
This Year Than Last--Iarge Sum
Collected for Families From
Delinquent Fathers.

The report of the juvenile court OF
Richmond city to the State board OF
charities and corrections is replete
with interesting and significant fg-
ures.
The growing Importance and benent
OF the court and the wisdom of its
promoters and OF the city council in
establishing 1t is even more clearly
demonstrated by the results OF the
second years work than by that of
the first year. -..-.-----.----------
One extremely interesting item In
THE report shows the collection from
delinquent heads of families by pro-
hation officers OF the court of the sum
OF S44,519.17 for this fiscal year. as
against $1S,441,64 collected last year
This money is distributed. without de-
ductions OF any kind. to the families
pr the delinquents.
There We're 1,71l Juvenile offenders
before the court this year. against
1,35b last year. 724 being white boys,
1873 white girls. 67s coiored boys, and
III colored girls.
There were this year Ts5 adults be-
fore the court for large and varied
assortment of offenses OF these, AIS
We're white men. AZ white women, 500
colored men and 50 colored women.
or these cases. 232 were for non-sup-
port and 1874 for abuse and beating
wives or husbands, only two women,
however, being charged with this
oHense+ There were SIS cases for vio-
latton of the compulsory education
law, nearly equally divided between
the two races. One case OF furnishing
cigarette to small boy and two
cases OF furnishing liquor appear on
the list, while "a violators OF the pro-
hibition law were before this court.
AT the beginning of the year there
were 225 persons under supervision OF
the probation officers. 210 were placed
under probation during the year, and
22s passed from under the supervision
or the officers in that period. leaving
now 207 under their care.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
State Corporation Commission.


The following charters were grant
ed yesterday by the state corporation
commission.
The Shook Manufacturing associa-
ton. Inc. Emporia, Va; $4,000. r.
w. Jordon, president; A. r. Dodd,
secretary, both of Emporfa, Va.
Higbie and Richardson, Inc, Alex
andria. Va: $4,000 real estate. Alfred
Higbfe, president: L. w. Richardson,
secretary. both Of Washington d. G..
Amendment to charter The w. n.
Beardsworth company. Inc, Clifton
Forge, Va, changing name to South
ern Sales corporation.
Amendment to charter OF virginia
Laundry company, Inc. Lynchburg,
Va. increasing capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Amendment to charter of The East
srn OIL corporation. Richmond, Va.
Increasing minimum capital stock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
REASONS FOR
THANKsGTVTNG-19f7

Not for the ripe grain Wen thank
Thee,
Lord, in the harvest fields:
Not for the golden and purple
mat generous Autumn yields.
OFT in the Past we've praised Thee
For food enough and to spare
Smiled at our bounteous table.
Nor knew that our brothers was
bare
Safe and aloof from Sorrow,
Careless of any foe,
We gathered our own about US
And shut out the great worlds woe.
But now--it has crept uron us
As soft as thief In the night;
Distance no more is distance.
Hiding the Truth from our sight;
Winds from the East have brought us
desperate, heroic cry;
We are made one with the nations
That famish. and struggle, and die.
And the voice of our soul grows
stronger,
As sympathy makes us wise
This is your Sister who suffers!
This is your Brother who dies.
Not for a beautiful table.
VIII we observe the day:
Shame would crimsor our foreheads--
Feasting while others STAY:
Not for luxurious tra pplngs-
Not for our boarded pelr--
Not for the narrow Vision
That saw but the good OF Self
1'ut that. aroused from torpor.
Facing the cannon and sword,
Americans fght for Thy Justice and
Right
For this wen thank Thee. LORD
FLORENCE VAN CLEVF,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
COURAGE AND SACRIFICE.

The spirit Of sacrifice which coca
with great courage was well expressed
tv~ sha anal act of Osrnund X In
rsna. the gunnsr's mate on the United
etaten destroyer CaAsin. which was
struck by torpedo and later towed
TO port
ingram Was on duty al his gun
when ths torpedo was sighted speed
ing toward the stern Of his vessel He
had plenty OF opportunity TO save him
self. Instead. realizing the addition
81 danger to his comrades which
would result II the torpedo should
strike the point In the stern of the
1Aip where certain high explosives
fwere placed, he deliberately went back
and threw the charges overheard he
tort the torpedo reached it's mark.
The navy department commenting
u this act OF hero.sna says: THE de-
9Artment considers that Ingram sac
k1Aced his life In performing tho duty
which he believed would serve his
oAip ard the lives Of the officers and
Dten on board"
N That American fighting men in the
4 nnVY and army are capabIs OF such
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

Anene ess rlany excellent recon"
rnsrea.ions made by the STATE hoard
OF Charities ana Corrections II its
arnrA report. one which should re-
eeaw~ universal support ls;
s~rn&t Sc person ee sentenced to
y tern Of sSleoe2s in jan and mat
no pe-soa - sent TO nall fer non-pay-
meat cs ers. rus such person - a.
.ewe1 20 work out gses9 ere 90 prison
aaxszs o- - tAs r1eGe -~a4s
uss t-1s scr 50 aswayx tas; satan
nrss so-.s mischief ski tor 'tie
hands 20 Co. IT'S ss1t14us7 wrs'ss
hands a.. nes eu-r w-tN .ora. useful
exmk IN SURE t. have his ratrs direct %
"a towxrt pcssSole future activity
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
r FL. BRUCE NAMED TO
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOARD

Governor Stuart yesterday appoint
ed r. II. Bruce. OF Chester, a member
OF the board of directors of the Vir-
ginia Home and Industrial school for
girls, located In Chesterfield county
The appointment was made to All the
vacancy created by the resignation of
A. r. Strother, of Chester. as a MEM
Der OF the board
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
Marriage Iasen@s.

Clerk Walter Christian yesterday
issued marriage licenses to the fol-
lowing couples:
w. G. Patterson and Emma T..
Baughan. L. A Barker and Maybella
NJ. A Schultze. r. r. Burr and Esther
D: Shotwell l.. A. Mckinney and CAL
lie r, Monk. Carroll C. Kerns and
louise f Nichols. Philip ]. TripIett
and EuTenia NJ Crump, Luther Fl.
Rice and Annie J.. Palmer. T. r. Will
coz and Elise L. Jersey, Russell w.
CLAIM and Caliis White.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

Even refusing to get out Of 1ail fail
ed TO get the hunger strikers any great
amount OF space in the first pages OF
the newspa pers. They must have felt
keen dis&p pointment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
Rate Hearing Concluded.

Hearing of the application of the
Old dominion Ste mship company and
the Virginia Navigation company for
increases in freight and passenger
rates for their several lines plying
in Virginia waters was concluded yes
terday before the state corporation
commission. No decision will be an
nounceds<or several days, ns the COM
mission must digest the lai &c mum her
OF figures submitted by the petition
ing companies
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
THREE RICHMOND MEN
GIVEN COMMISSIONS

Commissions were issued by the
governor yesterday to 8. Wexford
Duke as frst lieutenant Of the corps
of engineers, Virginia volunteers:
Howell r. weisiger, as first lieutenant
and auarternaster of the Hlues bat
talon, and Henry G. Elicit as cap
tain and adjutAnt Blues battalion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

deeds 10 one OF the reasons why Amer
lea win win the war, Happily not all
their comrades suffer the fate which
befeu Gunner's Mate Ingram,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

The liberal policy followed by the
aety school board In regard 20 the use
cf school buildings has had marked
Influence In civic and benevolent &C
f1yftt~s A statement from the board
shows tina. almost nightly in some
school an address or pay entertain-
ment lie held under the auspices Of
various groups of public spirited
citizens.
sever the cost Of heat, light and jaui-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

We like the spirit of that young
lawyer who is heir to an festate OF
one half million dollars and British
baronetcy. He will take the half mill
lion. being an American; hnt. being
an American. he Will let the Baronetcy
GO.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

Nobody has been t all surprised to
learn that German officers are in Pc
trosrsd advising" Lenine what to
do.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
A Song for Autumn Passing.

Adown the aisles Of morning light,
Across the hrooding depths Of day
And through the dark defiles OF night,
Ye pealing pipes OF Autumn, play!
Play the clear anthem OF our praise
For harvests reaped and harvests
stored;
A ringing tubilate raise
For all the granary's garnered
hoard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

$4,000 to $4,000, reducing par value
$40 to 81.
Amendment to charter of Hampton
Land and Cattle company. Inc, Rich
mond. va. creating class of preferred
stock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

We are entirely satisfied with the
results OF the general election IN Yfr-
gtnta so far as these results are shown
N an cverwh Ginning Democratic ma
Jcrity. But in the small number OF
votes cast we see the possibility for
great danger 10 the welfare OF the
cnnmonwealth
with population OF two and a half
millions. less than 10000 voters took
the trouble TO go TO the polls and ex-
srciae the most important function OF
citizenship--the only function which
has any direct bearing upon the poIt-
ci1s and administration of state ar-
fairs
We believe in a democratic govern .
ment ''oy the people and for the PEG
pie /" BY the people" we mean all
those individuals possessing the
qualifications fer citizenship. Govern
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
CITIZENS USE SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

tors services where charges are made
for admission. but otherwise, under
reasonable restrictions. the buildings
are always available for public use
More and more in all parts OF the
country people are coming to under
stand that the public school building
is the one plaza In which all classes
OF citizens can meet on common
Eround'yo discuss their common In
terests or promote community welfare,
That Richmond has taken advantage
Of its opportunity is a healthy sign.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
WORK FOR SOCIAL DELINQUENTs.

The surroundings in prison. sven at
beet. tend to unwholeSons thought
Many crime has been deliberately
planned IN prison by offenders sent
there with the idea OF reforming them
Experience everywhere has shown
that an important percentage OF mis-
e~rs7es nauts are capable Of recorstruc-
tor into fairly good citizens. What
hey lack most ts "a sense of personal
responsibility. This they can best ao-
ou,re az work for the state
TIE saving 10 the commonwealth.
while considerable, is OF vastly less
ira portarce than the redemption Of
those who have placed themselves out
side the pale,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

lief work for the central allies, II was
robody's business but HIS own.
True. he could have counted on a
faf~-s.yed audience IN tho larger cities
OF America, though '!kely they woui1
heve been made up principally of peo-
ple who adsuired him more as rTeu-
ton than as wicitnist
But the bulk OF the American pub
lie would have mono Of him and his
fiddling, so long 81 the war lasts,
Kreisler realized this and acted up
on II with n m sasure OF common sense
Ia marked contrasts with the attitude
of some other alien artists Or.
Muck. for example.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

The Teutons haven't beer able to
invent depth bomb to stop the s,ri,,
ish tank~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

LIST hill make echo unto hnI,
Vale sound antophonal to vale,
For the rich guerdon OF His will
Whose tender mercy shall not fan,
Crowd bars upon melodioua bars;
Thanksgiving" be the ward they
say
Until thy music touch the stars.
Ye peaiing pipes OF Autumn. play!
CLINTON ScOLLARD.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

Thanksgiving Prayer,
May the Lord Of Love look down
from above
Upon our boys over there
And give them might the Hun TO
smite,
Is our Thanksgiving prayer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
An UNHEALTHY SYMPTOM.

meut by a fewer number may be q
government benevolently' disposed to-
ward the people. But II is not govern
nent by tie people, however wise and
patriotic and unselnsh II may be.
Az the matter stands. about one
person in twenty-five OF the total pop
ulatIon took any effective part In the
election. This one may have fsirly
represented. say, Ave individuals OF
HE own family. Four other similar
families were unrepresented at the
polls, The symptom indicates dan
gerous lack OF healthful vtgor In the
body polite.
It is 5ust as true today as It WAS I'm
the days of Daniel Webster that
Nothing will ruin the country II the
reorls Themselves viii undertake. It's
safety; and nothing can save IT II
thes leave that safety in any hands
but s41sir own
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

| The board will actS upon the mat
| ter tomorrow morning.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
DEv0TES A "PERfECT"
MAN TO AIR CORPS
Abernethy Graded by Muensterberg a.
100 Per Cent Msntally.

Boston.-Thomas James A;;srnaihy OF
West pembroke. Me-, whom The late
Professor Muensterberg found to be
mentally perfect. is on4 of 900 New
England candidates selected for instruc-
tion as a~i4tors. He heads the list, but
1t Is arranged alphabetically.
The man with the 100 per cent brain
selected by the professor will now learn
the best methods of fighting in the air
against the country which sent Profess
sor Muensterberg to Harvard. Aber-
nethy had planned to enter business
with his father at West Pembroke. Aft
er the test, Abernethy said:
Professor Muensterberg told me sev-
eral times that l had good mind, but
that was lazy and should do better in
my classes. He said / couldn't cain
my salt as salesman, but recommend
ed my entering the canning business"
The tests were made ON $40 men who
attended the professors classes in psy.
chology.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
PREHISTORIC WEAPONS.
They Were Probably Made of Iron OBJ
tained From Meteorites.


In the old world the art of smelling
ores was discovered about 1900 B. G.
1t has sometimes been suggested that
iron tools and weapons may have been
made at an earlier period from meteor
ties, and recently considerable amount
OF evidence in behalf of this hypothesis
has been presented by c. f. thinner.
He has compiled list of the known
iron-containing meteorites, nearly all
accumulated within the past century.
and he shows from these alone about
250 tons of iron might be obtained. or
this amount more than 90 per cent Is
malleable, consisting of nickel-iron
alloy. He also shows by means Of a
series of Illustrations how easy it is to
detach from the .meteolites fragments
Of iron suitable for use as tools or i'm
plements when mounted In handles.
Thus 1t seems fairly probable that a
widespread use may have been made Of
meteoritic iron in prehistoric times
vt the time of the Spanish conquest Of
Mexico the Aztecs had iron knives and
daggers, which, they declared, had been
obtained from the sky. Moreover. the
use of meteoritic iron by Eskimos and
American Indians is matter of recent
histOry.-Scientific American.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
SEEK OCCUPATIONS FOR
MEN INJURED IN WAR
Problem of Aiding Our Disabled
Soldiers Is Discussed by
Therapeutic Experts.

New York.-The problem of finding
occupations for American soldiers who
will return from the war permanently
crippled formed the chief topic of dis
cussion at the first annual meeting of
the National Society For the Promo
ton of Occupational Therapy, held at
the Russell Sage Foundation building.
DIR. w. r. Dunton, attached to the staff
Of the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt hos
pital in Maryland, declared that i'm
mediate steps should be taken by the
government to meet situation fraught
with serious economic and social diff
culties after the invalided soldiers be-
gin to return from the front.
According to DR.. DuntOn, the problem
was one which concerned the communi-
ty as much as the government. 1t was
highly important, he said, to plan q
system of vocational education whereby
crippled soldiers while in the GONZALES
cent hospitals might be taught to make
themselves useful with occupations to
which they could adapt themselves with
proper instructions, despite their physi-
cal disabilities. Certain forms Of arts
craft, such as cabinet making, design
ing and wicker work. were mentioned
by DR.. Dunton as being suitable for the
purpose. Work Of this kind, he said,
could be done by cripples even if they
were confined to chair, and, Of course,
with much greater success after they
were well enough to command freedom
of movement.
"For instance" declared DR.. Dunton,
''there certainly will be many men in
the army who will have had some train
ing as carpenters. Granted that car
penter has both his legs taken off by
shell, there is no reason why he could
not very easily be taught to do kind
of light carpentering with his hands
which would have real commercial
value and yet require no undue exer-
tion, if it's nothing more than building
bird cages"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
CEDARVILLE
CHRONICLES

cedarville, Sept. 24.-Mr. and Mrs..
H''ln Rates and son Elvin. Jr Of
oilugeton, were visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Addison Smith on Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Danzenbaker nae ro
turned from visit to her cousin at
Dragston.
Mrs. Lizzie McWilliams and Miss
Lena McWilliams spent Saturday in
Bridgeton.
william Stewart, Of Pennsgrove, is
spending a few days in town.
Miss Alice Simpson, former High
ochool teacher, at this place, has
Deen the guest of Mrs. Harry E. Shep-
pard.
Mrs. Charles Sheppard and son
Stanley, were recent Bridgeton visi-
tors.
MRS. Ephraim Stevens and Miss Ina
stevens spent Saturday in Bridgeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis. of
Paulsboro, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Starkey over the week
end.
Glendon Sheppard and Herbert
Davis have entered Dickinson College
as Freshmen.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Chester Sheppard
entertained guests from out of town
over Sunday.
There will be a meeting of the Wo-
mems Christian temperance Union at
their room on Friday afternoon, Sept.
18th. The annual election of officers
will be held at this time, and a large
attendance is urgently requested.
The Parent Teachers Association
Is preparing for an entertainment to
be held in the near future.
Rev. H. T. Munyon, the pastor of
the NJ E. Church at Oceanport, N. j.,
spoke at the Methodist Church on
Sunday morning in the interest of the
work of the NJ E. Church in the SOL
diers' training camps. Mr.. Munyon
told many interesting stories of the
boys in Camp Henry Vale, near Ocean
Port An offering will be taken at
the Methodist Church next Sunday
morning for this work.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
43 YEARS or LIFE IN JAIL.
When Old Man Returned to Horne
Town No Cre Knew Him.

When Old Man Returned to Home
Town No Cne Knew Him.
Owensboro, ky.-After foYty-three
years spent in the Arkansas peniten
tiary at Little Rock Joseph f. Jones
has returned here to pick up the thread
of life that was broken when he was
sent to prison.
When young man Jones went to
Arkansas to work Oh a farm. He met
and loved the daughter of the farmer
who employed him. The girl had an
other admirer. who was the son of a
wealthy farmer. He did not relish the
intrusion. quarleled with Jones and
fought knife duel with him at the
gate of the gilrs home. When the fighl
ended Jones rival was dead.
After hasty trial Jones was con
victed of murder in the first degree and
sent to prison for life. After forty
three years his case was laid before the
governor, A pardon was granted Old
Man Jones walked out of the prison
The girl for whom he had fought had
never married. but she had long since
been dead penuiless Jones walked
from Little Rock to Owensboro No
one remembered him He is stranger
III his OWL hunlp town.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
The "EneIiah Lord" of Our STAGE

England, which has given to the
stage Shakespeare Sheridan, Congreve,
Goldsmith, Colman. Farquhar, Mil
man, Bulwer. Barrie and Pinero does
not contain in all its literature such
character as the English lord" Of the
American theater No one in England
has ever seen Il lord with any likeness
to the American caricature. But he
goes his way" and it has proved
profitable one for the. actor who spe-
cializes, so to speak, in stage English
lords. viii the procession ever end?
Can any one halt it? Can the silly ass
lord change? 1t does not seem prob
able, and | can hear him now i'm rev.
erie as he calls out, Come, now, my
bally old top, and watch me making
love to the blooming heress, and, my
word, 1t will be rippingr '-Porcupine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27
MTAYs LEANING ToWER%J
~ Stranssst Of Them All ~ ~
Two In eoIeuna,


Italy is land Of many leaniNH eUW.
~, but the tower Of Pisa q tho
best known. The strangest Of the lean>
Ing towers, however, are the Tore
Asinelh and the Tore Garisenda in
Bologna, which were erected A. D.
HOO and lilo. The builders intended
them for fortified homes, Of which Bo-
logna at one time possessed as many
as 200. The gloomy, smooth walled
brick towers standing side by side
make a strange impression upon the
person who looks mp at them from the
ground.
The Tore Asinelli is 800 feet high
and contains rough staircase of AT
steps. From the summit. which Is four
feet out of plumb with the base, one
has fine view of the city The slant
Is unintentional and was probably
caused by the sinking of the founda-
tions. Tore Garisenda Is 1G3 feet high
sixteen feet Lower than the Leaning
Tower of Pisa-and is ten feet out of
plumb-only three feet less than the
Tower of Pisa.
When Ottone Garisenda began tc
build, A. d. ITO, be apparently wanted
his house to surpass his neighbor Asi.
nelli's in oddity, and so he intention
ally made his tower out of the perpen-
dicular. He found it impossible. how
ever, to complete the tower at that
angle and had to cease work.-London
Standard
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-27

William Cobbett. the English econ
omist, was firmly convinced that the
potato and prosperity could not ex-
ist side by side, and he quotes with
approval the opinion of Sir Charles
Wolseley that on the continent "in
whatever proportion the cultivation OF
potatoes prevails the working people
are wretched." He is indeed constantly
girding at the vegetables, and In his
Rural Rides" recounts noting with sat
isfaction in the course of journey
from st. Albans to Chesham that he did
not see "three acres Of potatoes in this
whole tract Of fine country"