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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
FAMILY NttR DEATH
WHEN HOME BURNS
Residence Of Gel. Panatli Raeker. n
Nnrttasyfite, Destreyed--Neapx
Man Has Thtgh Rrokea.

Especial TO The. Richmond vireinian)
Martinsville. Va. Feb. 18th. hand
some. three story brick residence Of
Col. Panniil Rucker. on Church street,
vas totally destroyed by fire at an
early hour this morning. together with
all its contents. The financial loss rs
about $1,000 and the Insurance -
about $aeooc. The origin OF the Are
is not known and when discovered 1T
had gained such headway that IL was
impossible TO save the building The
family, consisting of Mrs Rucker. her
two sons and her mother, Airs. Ste
VEINS. made their escape by means OF
the windows on the second floor OF
the building. Mrs stevens was Sc
Nerely burned about the face and head
in reaching point from which she
could make her escape. Hugh Rear
fott. young man here. while watch
ing the flames. had his thigh broken
by a falling column, The home was
the handsomest in this part OF rir-
ginia and was one OF the landmarks
Of the town 1t was built about thir-
teen years ago. costing about sfoe. an0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
TWO MEMBERS OF
HOUSE RESIGN

Two members Of the house OF dele
gates yesterday sent their designations
10 Governor Stuart. They are Berry
man Green. member OF the house from
Danville. and J. Fred Bnrreil. repre-
senting Alexandria and Alexandria
county. Both designations are to be-
come effective at once. No reason for
their action was assigned by either
me nber.
While there are no vacancies in the
Senate, the designations of the two
members of the house yesterday
leaves Ave seats to be filled in that
body Graham Hobson. from Rich
mond, nov member OF the admins
trstive board. resigned some tiiae ago,
and in addition Judge John n. Harris
of Dinwiddie, and d. A. Harris, of
Prince George. have also retired. Since
members OF the house viii be named
in the fall elections, there will be no
need for the governor TO fill these
places unless special session is
called.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
MOTORISTS TO OPPOSE
CITY AUTOMOBILE TAX
Men Arc Appointed by Automobile
Club to Appear Before Council
Finance Committee.

with Instructions TO appear before
the council finance committee and
oppose any city tax ON aiitom obiles, q
committee of four was appointed last
night at meeting OF the Richmond
Automobile club held In Murphy's
hotel annex. There was b lengthy dis
cussion of the tax. which the city Is
said to be contemplating, and mem
bers of the organization believe that
ii IL unjust. The committee Is com
posed OF Messrs. Pelouze. rawlings.
Ehel and Krauss
Preston Belvin submitted an inter
esting report of what was done at the
good roads convention held In Nor
folk and to which he was a delegate.
He expressed himself rs being very
much elatei over what has been done
towards building mp the highways in
Virginia.
Announcement Was made at the
club meeting last night that q lee
t,iie viii be given next month on
Across the Continent In an Automo-
bile" This lecture which will be
delivered by man thoroughly fami-
lar with the subject, will be illus
trated witt, stereoptfcon slides. 1t
Will be free to the public.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
DEFAMATION CONTEST
At RICHMOND COLLEGE

Nineteen secondary schools will par
ticipate in the NTH annual declama-
ton contest to be held under the aus
pieces Of Richmond college. which will
take place Thursday. February %. IT
Sis =. NJ, In the auditorium OF the
college. From the total OF nineteen,
which will participate in the preiim-
mary, eight will be selected by COM
mittee OF judges to appear in the nnal
contest. A medal will be awarded to
the successful contestant. The second
airy schools taking part in the prelimi-
nary are as follows:
Alexandria high school. Augusta Mil
itary academy. Chamberiayne school.
Cluster Springs Military academy,
Episcopal high school. For. Union Mil
itary academy. Franktown-Mas sawad-
dox high school. Hampton high school.
Hopewel1 high school. Jarratts high
school. John Marshall high school.
Narrows high school. Newport News
high school, Richmond academy. Shen-
andoah college. Staunton high school
stanton military academy. Wakefield
high school and Woodbury. Forest acad
err -------
The public in invited 10 attend the
contest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20

DELIVERED GOODS HERE


Charged with bringing ardent spir-
its into the state and distributing il
for Northern liquor concerns, the case
or James H. DOMAIN, of Washington.
when brought before Justice Crutch-
Held yesterday was continued until
March 2. The man was caught yes
terday morning near the Main Street
station, and when stopped by the off,
GERS showed a through ticket to We'll
don. N. c. The officers followed him.
however. and saw him take the whis-
key to the store OF Mike Massie. 101
North Seventeenth street He was
arrested when he left the place II
was later discovered that the ticket
wac marked as being no good after
February II. The arrest of this man
will cause the police. it Is believed,
not to accept the word 81 travellers
who show tickets and claim they are
going through the state with more
liquor than allowed by law.
When Massfe'z place wss searched
by the police 1t was fcurd that TWEEN
ty-fou;' aua rts lad bae,. brought there
by the fnan, ard he was arrested on
its on hand than allowed b~ law. His
case was clso continued until March
:.
The case of p. J. Lenahsn. charged
with storing large quantity al SOC
Bragg street, was continued until
March 3 in police court. when he
was arraigned there yesterday morn
ing. When the Brass street address
was raided the officers found sixteen
and one-haIf barrels of whiskey and
seven bottles. In addition there were
about 1000 bottles. and machinery
was aiso found for flling bottles from
barrels.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
AUDIENCE HEARS
SINGLE TAI LEGTl u ~.

rs George and Ills Philosoph. =
8 theme Of an entertaining aud
live address made BY John r..
|ef caiea 80, ~ public iuectine
Is. night II the auditorium 81
|fsrshri! high schoo' Though
hise's audience WAS not lars =,
none 81 his enthusiasm anj
his theme--the sing
was given close attention.
Nh!.s is well-isnown lecturer
homie subjects and during his
stay In Riclimoad has bce3
by three gatherings the largest
III was this popular labor meet
IL NJ. II. =. Sunday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
hE WEATHER
SSerA states department -
ksrslfure- Neather HnfeAu.S

Iington. Feb. 19.--Forecast:
Tuesday. some-
kariner in eastern por ton: We'd
fair and colder.
C.arolina---(3eneraiiy fair Tues
! Wednesdays colder WEDNESDAYS
|west ard central portions Tues
are that there will
4 followed by clearing IN the
Atlantic states Tuesday, The
hsurc will fan east OF the Mis-
river except In Middle and
n Florida. II will be colder
Eday ia the Atlantic states, ex-
lords.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
THREE FIBEME.N DIE
UNDER FNLIING WAId.S

Quebec. Feb. 1s.-~FaiiinS walls Of
buildings wrecked by flames crushed
three flfesfea te death ard badly Ia,
jured Ave others today The flre was
Quebec's seventh serious onet within
u mpnth.>nnd q searching inani.y Ia
under way. Elk businsss houses were
destroyed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20

B I INK FAILURE
ARE NOT SATISFIED
pcatiyc He Says He Found
= 1ndulsenccs to Be Chief
I Of Crime, Poverty and In.

the attention of Ex-Governor
Massachusetts,. who was In
last week, was called 10 the
q visit of the Chicago coun-
or commission to Boston to
onditions there, he said:
|se in Boston has been a fall
! the last fifteen years the arr
pr drunkenness have increas-
n $4,000 to 57,oO0--300 per
Over so per cent Of all the ar
the city OF Boston were for
aness In the last fifteen years
have been over 5000 arrests
ing liquor Illegally and in Is
Of these cases seizures were
Il 10 very evident that our IL
6stem in Boston has served to
drunkenness instead of to
I. Ii IL a wcii- blisheo fact
rests for drunkenness are two
-half times as great in license
Ind cities as in no-license towns
les.
people of the city are not sat
nth license. Every year bills
the legislature asking for still
restrictions Of the liquor traf-
the present time Boston with
L000 population has 1000 IL
saloons. A bill has just been
ced into the legislature ask
i the number be reduced TO
{ Is very evident from these
hat license is anything but u
In Boston.
liguor interests in Boston are
tics and always have been.
re not partisan. They vote for
party wherever they think IT.
their best interests. A year
p iiqcof vote .. Boston ~as
Hiding one In electing the pre-
|yernor OF Tie state.
! assumed the ofsic. OF gov
~ Massa cilusetts ] found that
my duty to visit the state in
rs. ] was impressed with the
humber of wards who were
he cara of ihe- state and with
lat cost of caring for them !
he superintendents of the diff
Institutions: Why are all these
here - Always ] received the
lnswer---Most OF them are
because of liquor
anl;ttce In study Problem.
decided IL was time for the
X achusetts to look into
hitter and I appointed a COM
of FIVE men TO study the ef-
! the liquor traffic. ] appoint
|uGge of the municipal court
hon. the head OF the Psyche
hospital. the head of the hos
pr inebriates and an eN-attor-
herai. and this Is what the COM
found. They found that
we're loS.100 arrests In 1918
ankenness which was 81 per
/ the total number of arrests.
ound that four-ffths Of those
b were Young men from seven
Atty, and that these men lost
days In prison.
n0r Chief Source OF Crime.
consrnission found that 50 per
all the crime committed in
tie could be traced directly TO
hnd that 81 per cent of those
kons. reformatories and jails
Heisted 10 the use + liquor
here is another interesting ia ct
the commission discovered.
height peg cont Of the drink
l. coann%d 10 one-third Of the
lion OF the state and IS per
the crime was confined 70 that
|ars cr ,.'1c pcoG'a..
ke insane in the state hospitals.
cent were there because OF
nd OF those in. the charita Bile
hons OF the state, Is per cent
here for the sanse reason.
huor Terrible Burden.
report OF the commission re.
to brought out the fact that
$4,000 people age wards of the
h It's vsfiors Institutions and
kesa ins*ita.'r-s~ we're costing
he about 5000 900 year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20

TIC LHkbt Oh IMe Ffuk.
The Light on the Flag" will be the
subject of talk by Miss Belle kear-
ney. of Mississippi. at Broad Street
Methodist church, at 5 o'clock next
Sunday afternoon. Miss kearney has
recently returned from a world tour
on which she studied conditions of
life in various countries. In Russia
she was entertained by Count Leo
Toisto. the famous author.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
REAL ESTATE MEN
TO BANQUET TONIGHT

A banquet will be given members OF
the real estate exchange at the Bush
ness Mems club this evening at $50
o'clock and large gathering is an
ticipated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
HOUSEWIFE. League 70 Nee,

housewives League to Meet.
The Housewives league of Richmond
will meet Wednesday at o'clock N
the Y. W. c. A. The discussions Will
be of great interest to the women "
Richmond and a large attendance -
expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
rom Nox-PARTIsAN
SURVEY or CITY.

J believe = no1parttssn. expevt
suvey ~ The xove-nment 81 the
city 81 itfcAa~ua 10 be essential
wIthoat aeie.. asa to that cad In
aerse The pssu rrcaoscA ~ the Cls-
h association. ana = voter ~ tss-
pager - wars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20

Il last twelve hours. ...... eos
\ last twcnty-four hours. 0,0S
hcy in rainfall since March
49,. $3.50. :. ). So. 400
kew In rainfall since jan
.,... ........ III
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
Sa~<.
X, ~
Aa4pes..

Seed "a
SecretarS ~ tie lasts. 4AAs0ciA ttSS.
rs Chasshe- Or Coanesc~
nue1atpE. City.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20

The public in invited TO attend the
contest
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Other Problems Encountered.

Inside not only was reduction of pres
sure arranged for, but provision was
made to care for the exhaust of the en-
g1ne. If this were not done the engine
Intake would account for all the air in
the chamber in about minute. Pro-
vision also was made for the heat pro-
duced by the engine, which, in the open
upper sky, would be dissipated. A
mounting similar to that of an aero
plane was arranged. To further dupli-
cate conditions of actual fight the air
left in the chamber must be in rapid
motion.
One end of the chamber has big re-
frlgeration coils. filled with ammonia,
and five big fans provide the circula-
ton. Openings in the side were neces-
sary for passage through them of
water. ammonia, thermometer, pres
sure gauges and other devices. A shaft
runs through stufslng box to the out
side to connect with an electric dyna-
mometer. to absorb the power up to
s5O horsepower. Thus the power gen
Grated which. in flight. would propel
the machine, will be turned to some
other use in the test flights"
The compartment is lined with cork
TO keep it from losing heat. The air
that supplies the chamber must be
brought in at temperature to corre-
spond with the zero Fahrenheit, which
aviators find 10000 feet above the
ground.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
T0.HAN OWN CAMPAIGN
Will Be Separate From the Second
Liberty Loan Canvass and May
Start About December /.

The campaign to sell s2,00o,o0o,0oo in
war savings certificates. Frank A Van
derlip, chairman of the war savings
committee, announced today. will be
separate from the second liberty loan
campaign, and probably will commence
about December /.
The liberty loan campaign will be
ended before the war savings certif1-
Gates campaign begins. irrespective of
the date of the certificates campaign
commencement
1t is felt that this is desirable so that
the public may not be confused by hav-
ing two major government issues of
securities before it at the same time.
Members of the war savings COM
mittee were presented to President Wilson
yesterday.
AT a conference preceding the
visit to the White House emphasis
was laid on the necessity of the peo-
pie of the country saving their
money to invest in these certificates
and in liberty bonds. Members of
the committee presented to the Presi-
dent were Frank a. Vanderlip, Henry
Ford, Frederic A. Delano Eugene
Meyer, jr., Charles L. Baine and Mrs
George Bass.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
G. U. DEBATING SOCIETIES
PLANNING FOR CONTESTS
Arrangements for Meeting Teams of
Eastern and Northern Universi-
ties Under Consideration.

Debates with eastern and northern
universities will be arranged by the
four debating societies at Georgetown
University this session. according to
announcement by the faculty today.
Preliminary meetings have been held
IN CASTOR Hall to arrange for sched-
ules for the fall and winter. The PhiIo-
demic Society. of which Rev. John J.
Toohey is moderator. probably will
meet debating teams from Lehigh Uni
versity. Lafayette and Pennsylvania
State College, its opponents of last
season The CASTOR Society, under the
leadership this year of the Rev. c. L.
Bulrnan, VIII debate with teams from
other schools and also with the White
Society. of which the Rev. Peter II.
Masterson Is director.
Rev. Arthur J. Sheehan will direct
the affairs of the Philonomosian De-
batting Society this term. It's debating
schedule will probably call for debates
with Pennsylvania State College Le-
high and Lafayette. Officers of the four
organizations will be chosen next
week.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Machinery Is Complicated.

Surrounding the chamber is the stuc-
co structure. "a by 30 feet containing
the ammonia refrigerating plant, an
exhaust blower with a capacity of
LOCO cubic feet minute. weighing de-
vices. measuring arrangements for es-
tlmatlng water and heat, including the
neat which escapes in the water. the
heat which escapes in exhaust gases
and also the heat that leaves the en-
glne In the circulating air around It,
and, furthermore. for gauging the tenn
peratures of air and water, for indi-
eating the pressure OF the air in the
Eacuum chamber. the amount Of air
used to supply the engine the pow er
and speed generated and various other
factors which enter into the tests
The building and chamber, begun
about July 10. now are practically com
pleted. Doors leading into the cham
Der weigh 800 pounds apiece, and they
are made SO the covering will fall off
in case of an explosion, so that the
chamber will not be wrecked
For observing the test port holes
are provided. and covered with glass
an inch thick. Aside from possibility
OF an explosion the danger of being
inside would be the dislike Of the hu-
man anatomy for any sudden change
IN air pressure. But, despite this risk,
the expert in charge cooily remarked:
guess some of us will venture go
ing In after the tests are started"
Evening star., 1917-09-28
DYNAMITE FISHERMAN
IS LODGED IN JAIL
Rockville Sheriff Says George tt
verny Is to Be Charged
With Larceny.

RoCkVILLE. Md, September Is
George Tfverny OF Washington, arrest
ed recently in connection with the find
ing of dynamite in a vacant house near
Great Falls, was brought here from
washington last night by Sheriff
Galthsr and locked up According to
Sheriff Gather, a charge of Iarceny 10
expected to be made against Tiverny
py goid mine operators, from whom the
dynamite is alleged to have been taken
ilVerny, according to the sheriff. ad-
mlts ne placed the dynamite in the va
cant house and went there the NIGHT
ne was arrested to get the explosive to
dynamite the river to kill fish. The
sherir says Tiverny explained he has
relatives in that section and is familiar
With that part of the river, hence his
proposed operations there
Evening star., 1917-09-28

vised which will exactly duplicate con-
ditions at which an engine works when
20. 900 feet above the earth. The engine
can be started at sea level and fly
as long and as high as need be for the
observation, and "land" as fast or as
slowly as the operator desires.
Planning such test chamber is COM
plicated business. 1t is more than ar
ranging for Theoretically sealed room
from which enough air may be drawn
to lower the pressure to the desired
point TO begin with. the cham Der, as
now built. can sustain an external pres
sure of nearly a ton to the square foot.
1t is 6 by 61a by Is feet, with walls
twelve inches thick. made of concrete
reinforced with steel.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE.

The United States engineer service
dredge Atlas. which has been employed
in sea-wall building on the Potomac
side Of the Lincoln Memorial grounds,
has been temporarily Withdrawn from
service and La out on q marine railway
at Alexandria to have her hull under
water cleaned and painted.
Work Is being pushed on the power
boat Ada Ballenger, Capt. Alex Wat
son. which IL out on the marine rail-
way at Benefits boatyard. The vessel
is being made ready for service with
the oyster-running fleet on the river,
ana early in the coming month will go
TO the lower river to load back to this
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Bill Seeks Return of Loans.

Return to the United States Treasury
OF about s2so00000 loaned to various
states in 1896 and never repaid is
sought IN a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Clark of Florida Almost
every state in the Union at that time
participated in the loan. Florida was
not one of them
Evening star., 1917-09-28

The cornerstone of the $4,000 900 hos
pital and medical college of the Rookie
teller Foundation was laid recently in
Peking. DR.. Paul Reinsch. the Ameri
can minister. presided at the exercises
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-25
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