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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
BUREAU Of VOCAT|0hS
CENTER Of NEW IDEAS

The second annual meeting of the
Bureau of Vacations for Women held
yesterday afternoon reported several
Interesting features Of constructive
work DR. Orie Hatcher presided, and
Miss Ella Worth futile. executive sec
rotary. read the report Of the years
work.
The constructive work Of the
bureau has been the dominant feature
Of the past year out of which has
grown the organization OF two new
schools to open In Richmond the com
ing fall
The secretarfal school for advanced
secretarial training VIII open septem--
Der II, at Smithdeal Business college.
k1he bureau of rocations and the alum
Nae OF various Virginia colleges have
| CO. operated with the advisory board Of
FSmithdeal's in establishing the school
,The Richmond school of social econ
omy has been q more direct outgroNth
Of the bureau. although immediate and
active cooperation was found for It's
organization in the leading schools
and colleges Of the state. many of their
professors volunteering aSi instructors
This school opens in the bureaus Of
icce October /, Other constructive
" ORR OF the year has been the series
of free lectures on all vacations. fol
flowed by conferences. Plans are also
under conside in cooperation
with the Art club and other educa =
ttonai institutions, or Introducing a
course of classes in ane and applied
arts In RichUont next season,
The second work of the bureau IL
in the way of advising by personal
interview or letter. those girls trained
or unframed who desire to follow
some new type of work. The third
task Of the bureau is the finding
Of work In this connection such
positions have been filled as various
types OF secretaryships, matrons In
institutions, superintendent of or
rhannges. tousekeepcrs tn colleges,
directors OF schools. etc. In the past
year fifty personal interviews have
been granted and 207 letters answer
- with advice.
Registration fees have been abolish
ed in the bureau Total expenditures
for the past year were s677.oo. total
receipts. sS1S.12: cash on hand
tsi4l.12 The bureau Is not profit
making institution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
NJ MORTAL EXERCISES
At SEVEN PINES

Memorial day services Will be held
at Seven Pines National cemetery
under the auspices Of Comrades or
tho 9 A H. Of Richmond Wcdnes
CAV MAY 30 The association viii
aDpreclatl contributions of flowers,
which they invite thetr friends 10 ar
ranee or scatter over the mound
a-ouae frf Flagstaff
The following order Of exercises
viii begin 81 l0:45 a. NJ.
Assembly. buFle call, William law
renee. pra-or' hymn. "Ameraca,' all
io.riug. drst Memorial day general
order. chairman reading, "bincoln's
. Gettysburg Address Comrade J.
Iathrop. vocal solo, Lad Kindly
L.--h. - Howard BsS+ ser
q sIce b. comrades. poem "Thcv Speak
to Is Today" Mics Izora peW off,
hymn. III StnEe;h Low" al Joining;
memorial address, Rev George Rice
Hovoy vocal solo. Crossing the bar
Howard - bryant. reading. Lin
~oln Funeral March, Comrade J..
Tathrop hymn part ia Peace" all
Joining. bened elton taps hdcie call,
William Lawrence.
Cars leave seven Pines car terminal
-ventF-uiuth and = streets. AZ H.15
ard 10 A " Return can he made
on cars leaving seven Pines at - ;.
Ample cat service - prom sod
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
out bulletin today informing post

out q bulletin today informing post
/ m ssters that rural carriers be In
s,ructed to accept from banks print
ed circulars containing exclusive ad-
vertIsing OF the liberty loan and dis
! tribute them without payment Of
! postage to boxes on routes served by
! them Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury Oscar T. Crosby today put
the sea- OF the departments snprova !
ION the proposal OF Federal Reserve
thanks TO issue ten certificates which
NAV he exchanged for liberty bonds.
Reports from all the national banks
a. Of MAY I, 1917 just compiled" SAYS
the comptroller's statement. show that
the total resources Of those banks st
MS time exceed $4,000 100000 and
are $50. eco more than the great
est resources ever before held In
the country banks as wen ss the Ia nks
IN reserve cities resources have broken
all previous records The increases
cvsY March :, resources in reserve and
central reserve cities exceeds 100000 e.
ere. while country banks are $7o.o"n-
COO ahead Of all precious figures.
since July, 1914. the resources Of oa-
national and state banking organiza
tons have increased by the enormous
SUM 81 $4,000. 10000 This increase
alone exceeds the total deposits of all
the banks. large and small. In Great
Britain and Ireland
Financially +hc nation is fully pre-
pared to meet successfully any and
every demand which duty, honor and
thc fullest protection If the lives and
property Of It's citizens can impose II
Is ready and able to indicate before
the world the principles of democ-
rarN.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

Complete with chains and
hangers, fumed oak finish, heavy
frame with fourteen substantial
filters Only one to a customer.
Get. yours early tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
BEING \ STRANGER.
THEY TOOK HIM IN

w. J.. Lee, a colored man on his
way to Nottoway county, was taken
in" yesterday morning by one OF his
supposed friends in front of the City
Hall Lee WAS about to buy watch
from his newly-made acquaintance,
and rendered a $40 bill in payment.
The owner OF the watch had no
change, hut said he would step right
around the corner and get 1t, and
would be right back. Lee stood there
waiting for him TO return for long
sine and then reported the matter
to the police
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
CHILD pTTrt7rytv m0yrrr
FAN, TELLS WEIRD TALE

Chicago. Nav Nine.vea old
Margaret Brennan IS movie fan
That, the police think accounts for
her vivid imagination.
An officer found Margaret strov.-e
ainless1v through tho loop district ri
s o'clock in the morning He took
her to Central station
1T happened tus- Ike thing. N
the movies" said Marsaret II was
going to the thea'er Saturday night
when an old man stopped me in the
ice cream | told him YES and he
whirled me away in an auto ana took
me to II house whore he bound me
to chair, | haven't had ANYTHING
10 eat all this time and I'm hungry. )
The police called Michael Brennan
the chiid's' father. He said she had
run away the night before
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
TAG DAY FOR C0|0nE0
HOME AND ASYLUM

Tag dsv for the coiored old folks
homo and the Friends orphan asylum
VIII he held saturday. June ?. Mayor
Ainslie has granted permission for the
Cav and tho committee Is flrther!ng
plans to make it the most successful
H.. its history. All women desiring
10 assist at stations will communicate
with the chairman Mrs p. Meredith;
the manager, James NJ Frayser; the
secretary. Mrs Zernoria Wood; or the
campaign headquarters. 1907 East Main
street and 6l3 North Second street
Both institutions arc dependent Hpoa
charity and the committee hopes %
ra Sc sufficient funds on Saturday to
continue the good work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
Deny Carnegie IL Ill.

New York. May ga report that
Andrew Carnegie was seriously Ill at
mis- home was denied today by friends
" no have alked with him within a
DAY or two He was making prepara-
tons TO 80 TO HIS new summer home
at Lenox. Mass. It WAS said that
neither ne nor his family would ever
again visit Sktho Castle. Scotland, be-
cause Of changes physical and senti-
mental caused nv the war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
Hans striEes IL Rich

Pittsburg, Nav 2f--Hans Wagner
is going to raise black diamonds"
That ia the reason he quit baseball.
Today II developed he made a dis
covery OF valuable vein OF coal on
hts property near Carnegie
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

On fhn plea that defendant was IN
route 70 North Carolina when arrest
ed. Jud@@ Richardson win hear arsu
mert in hastings court Tuesday IN
the case OF Earl Ramsey fined $50 and
given a month in jail, for transporting
ltuuoF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

Charges Of viola ing the liquor laws
against Samuel and Robert Grandson.
colored porters at the Hanover apart
menta. were dropped yesterday In po-
lice court The negroes were charged
with storing ardent spirits In the Han
over
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-07

accustomed to the idea that they
must remain neutral as long as pos
sible and that, when neutrality be-
comes utterly impossible, they must
fight on the side Of the allies against
Germany.
AT the time when America broke
off diplomatic relations with Ger
many, sweden was. like all other neu.
trail nations, invited to follow the ex-
ample, but declined In q digniied re-
ply which indicated that the Swed-
ish government was perfectly capable
OF dealing with Its own national and
International affairs.
There was no Immediate issue be-
tween Sweden and Germany, and,
anyhow, the country was not ready
for a conflict. The popular sentiment
had shown itself to be anti-German
despite the fact that some Of the
leading statesmen of the country dur
ing the first "a of the war had
openly advocated an alliance with the
central powers. The population now
realizes that It has nothing whatso-
ever to fear from a democratic Rus
sia. and this accounts for friendship
now shown that nation while the hos
tility TO Germany slowly. but very
surely. increases.
The only thing which may now irri-
tate the Swedes to the extent that
they will sfeeIshostiie toward the allies
is the fact that the export embargo,
Threatened by America and her Euro
.pean war allies, u enforced 70 strict
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-07
MAD DOGS

with summer. weather. among other things, come
naad dog scarss. Dogs are popularity supposed to 20 mad
because OF the heat. They do nothing OF the sort. A
dog contracts rabies only from being bitten by another
animal having that disease. The disease 10 not general
Ga spontaneously by heat or otherwise.
Hot weather may make a dog irritable. It may
cause him TO lose his mental balance, and in that sense
no may be said 10 20 mad. When In that condition he
10 not responsible for his actions. He In likely to snap
lyfcfous1y ut anything in sight. When this happens there
~ a cry Of mad dog" and the animal is hunted to
death.
All authorities are agreed that when a person Ia BIT
ton by q dXg which has been acting IN . mann.u .wa
gestiye OF rabiss tbs animal should be captured and kept
alive II possible, In order that he may be properly OBJ
served. somstinss this IN not feasible, ana It becomes
necessary TO shoot the animal. In that case the head
should be preserved entire and sent TO the state unIver-
sity Tor examination. An analysis will determine to a
certainty whether the animal had rabies or not.
Il thcrs seems to be good ground for the suspicion
OF rabies the injured person should bc ipocuIated with
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-07
TESTING THE A LAW

tins sslective c0nsGr1ption law ia 10 be taken TO the
supreme court for q test a. to is eonsttutionaiity. This
point s raised that neither the national guard nor this
drafted army can constitutionaliyb be sent out OF the eoun.
Try Cases Will be prepared 10 bring this to tho attention
OF the courts. and the decision will be awaited with i'm
terest
cases for the directors is Hannis Taylor. who was minis-
ter 10 Spain under President Cleveland. Mr.. Taylor de-
cisres that ne il not opposed to this war. but he wishes
tins constitutional rights Of citizens TO be protected, Those
who fecait the past activities OF Mr., Taylor will bs quite
able to believe a statement apparently so Inconsistent.
Mr. Taylor has been q captious and hair-splitting critic
OF almost everything. If no carries his public attitude
into his private life he must be n difficult man 10 get
along with, He has been examining this matter. and be-
cause hs thinks gome ons has failed TO dot an or croas
q T. ne proposes TO upset everything.
The constitution looms large In Mr., Tayiors mtnds
ana the constitution IL q very important thing, Abraham
Lincoln was charged on various occasions with violating
ths constitution. He maintained that under the conand-
tuition the nation had n right to defend itself and nasan-
tain fts own existsnee. He supported that view wfta nHEar
that stands unassni1abie. But while Lincoln believed ahn1
hts acts were constitutional, ii was not on THAT euEuun
alone that no Justified them. As 'between a naGan with
out q constitution and u constitution Nftho1r 4 nahum hH
preferred the former, and he made no scorer Of uns fam
that IL the emergency we're present, and rms cunHrrrrrinn
stood In the way OF the preservation of the nEninn&8 nffs,
he would ignore the constitution and gave the nu1inn.
The rights OF the nation under The cnlaxltrlEipn Ell. BE
complete and fhr-rehching today as they wsrs in Lin
coins time. There In little DOUBT that the nnl=rts will npln
that under tho constitution coogrsas ana ans 9rsHiaa1u
have the right TO raise armies and send them whs,s 1nsfr,
services will DO tho most useful TO tas nHainn In q mHr.
which involves our national existence On tns DilE1s 1ni
which 1t was established By. the fathers. Bu, If dfars rs
any constitutional bar to this coursss ID s1 ahs Will III "a
foreign power determined 70 impose izs suahaErly On all
the world, this nation must hive itself up wl1ntn IFS own
borders, awaiting actual physical 0asas@snI witiin lis own
rights. It IN time we knew something sasyp1 ID, AND We
wish Mr.. Taylor all speed in getting BasE case &n1o copsr.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-07
POINTLEss SECRETIVENEss

The other day the news dispatches snsOuncsnr ting
arrival from Russia Of the Boot commission were dans6
IA Pacific Port" Just what port ii was At which ths
delegation arrived was left 30 the srnagdnatson of the read
er. This was in accordance with the policy OF the gov
eminent TO withhold from publication specific rnsormat4on
concerning the movements of persons whose activities
are closely related TO the war, Tie government preferred
70 have the dispatch In question handled in the manner
degcribed. and the newspaper. which, almost without e1-
ception. seek to accommodate themselves TO the desires
OF the government, followed the course indicated.
But isn't It atraining matters a little? No one viii
question the desirability Of keeping from the enemy az
much as possible Of the Information which he could. use
to his advantage. When troops were sent across the At
lantic 1t was, proper to Surround their departure with all
the secrecy possible. Thsrfaetu that the Germans knewali
about the sailing Of the transports, although the Ameri-
can public did not. merely indicates that there was a leak
which needed to be stopped. The movements of troops
on the other side of the water may be proper matter to
surround with secrecy, always supposing that secrecp is
actually possible. 1t was just as well that the departure
of the Root commission should not be made public until
the crossing had been safely made. But of what manner
of use could it be, after the return Of the commission, and
when 1t had arrived safely, to attempt to conceal the
name Of the port at which 1t landed?
This sort OF thing looks like a rather poor imitation
of the clumsy censorship across the ocean which has
proven Its futility In many ways. No special harm is done
by refraining from stating whether the Root commission
arrived at one Pacific port or another. But If the name
Of the port had been published far and wide, and the
fact had been wired to the kaiser, no possible harm could
have come Of 1t. Anyone who wished to know could find
out. If the knowledge was of any advantage to the Ger
mans, which 1t was not, there are probably unsurpassed
German spies in the country to peddle the information.
There is in this country at present no official CEN
sorshtp. There is a bureau of information which acts,
after a fashion, as a censorship BOARD. When matters
arise concerning which the government does not desire
publicity, the newspapers are informed Of the fact, and al
most invariably they accept tho guidance of the official
wishes. This IL as 1t should be. But the bureau, or who
ever is in charge of such matters, would occupy a more
dignified position If 1t took pains to confine its attention
to things that are worth while.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-07

military railroads across Finland. Nc
one was in a position to predict
whether the Russian government in
tended to seize the valuable iron fields
Of Lapland and the port of Narvik
on the Norwegian coast.
Since about 1910 the defense cues
ton had been the foremost issue of
the day and had been the dividing line
OF h political parties and factions.
The social-Democrats had maintained
that military expenditures were en-
party claimed that while 1t agreed
that something ought to be done for
the defense, the additional burdens
should be levied on the population
gradually and not at once. The Con-
servatives, on the other hand, made
demands that everything possible
should be done and done immediately
In order to insure the security of the
country.
The Climax Comes.
The peasants march to the royal
palace was the climax of this ma
tional movement. They had been
summoned by their leaders through
an appeal which contained, among
others. these words:
From time immemorial the yeo-
ki6NGW COIloluGI6Q ynGlr
soil their own and no foreign In
trtider has ever been allowed to hold
sway. We who now till the soil OF
Sweden. wish TO preserve it free for
those who come after us. This father
land of III must always remain
Swedish and II 10 the one thing that
must be guarded above all else,n
The king met the situation man
fully. In his reply to the peasants
he katd:.
~ king among my predecessors
has been allowed the privilege Of
standing In this spot face TO face with
the common men of Sweden and lis
tenfng TO their voices, The knowI-
edge Of your unsuitable confidence In
your King invests my royal duty with
9 double responsibiiity, but at the
same time makes IT easier Of fulfill
ment, and ] promise that I viii not
rail You. You may rest assured that
VIII never compromise with my
conviction In the issue which Involves
the guard and Independence Of our
|fatheriand.D The king then an
nounced q policy of extension Of the
length spf service In the army and
Breaks with Hia advisers.
This royal speech. halted throrigh-
Sweden ~ . viriis and indSpsnd.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-07
NO DISHONOR IN A

Those who are mustered into tas armies OF tie Uni
tsd States Under ths setsctfye CONSUMPTION Law Will stand
without tho slightest faint Of dfshoaor attaching 10 thers
because they ae drafted msn, Had o@r government
undertaken this creation Of ths necsasary armed force
ny voluntary enlistment. had that systs4 Ssss in opera
tion for some time; had appeal after appeal been made
for raers rasn. and stil more nasn; aaA ths time come
when no more men came forward, although TIE reed Of
tins nation was manifest; then shs yoanz r.an qualified
in every way for service, and with no proper oDstaeis In
this way OF his enlistment might wei. hang ns head In
shame II, caIiogs 20 the pronptinss OF patriotism and
deaf 20 the cali OF deity, ne wsrs a.. length sorcsh into
tho ssrvics which he should have Joined of his own free
wifi.
Nothing OF taat sort exists totay, ~ the very out
set OF tbs war the government wisely dscrssd that all
men Of suitable age should he held liable for military
service, 10 be called On By lot AS they nafgat he needed.
With the knowisdge OF that fact our Young men have
gone quietly about their affairs, performing their auty
IN civil life. and ready TO respond 10 the calf for military
service when IT should be made. It s d case of yotun-
tssrirg en- nnasse, with the selection Of those who arc 10
serve TO bs made ny the government itself,
The attitude OF the nation, for the slacksrs and OBJ
jecfors, while noisy, arc numerically few, ia similar 10
that Of the members Of a British company in France
concerning whom a story is told.
The captain Of the company had need Of a 10
his company. explained the nature of the duty. and
caiisd for volunteers. He turned away his head to re-
Views the nsn from ali embarrassment, and when he
looked again the line appeared to be Just ass&it was be-
fofs, Disappointed he turned to the lieutenant. at his
side ana said. did not a. man volunteer? sara the ifeu-t
tenant. Every man volunteered. sir, and took one step
forward, That is why the line 10 unbroken."
Our young men. barring a few camp followers, have
Volunteered. Each man waits to be assigned his work.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-07
tBy g. 8. strandyoid, Herald Stan
Writ2r.,

In order TO arrive at a fair under
standing Of tho exact situation In the
northern countries, IL will be neces-
gary 70 attempt an analysis OF political
conditions such as they were immedi.
ately prior 10 tho outbreak OF the war
and n6 they have developed during
the three years OF the universal con-
6ict,
Sweden has been the great wal
problem OF Scandinavia. What will
Sweden do? has been asked every
whore. IL 1t not q fact that Sweden
aympathizes with the central powers?
has been o very common question.
The nswe 10 such questions may
M we'll be given at once: Sweden IN
d neutral country whose population IL
OF tho allies. There has been reason
to believe that some OF the ~so-called
upper classes, including the court,
were pro-Germln In Bympathies, bur
whatever this inclination may have
been worth. IL seems to have totally
Disappeared since the Russian revo-
luton la March OF this year.
The fact wag that a considerable
number OF SwodeB--lA stately, Iiberty-
loving nation--could not And any sat-
isfaetion In siding with d group OF
nations which included the Russia OF
the old reactionafy regime, NJ simply
beeRIRn Russia wan a backward ma
ti0n, but also because Sweden had
cvory reason to believe that the RUS
sian government had certain hostile
acsiEna which sweden could not very
we'll reeognize In any friendly spirit.
Present Swedish Sentiment,
but tho March revolution in Petro-
grad changed all thin, and practically
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-07
PRESENT POLITICAL CONDITIONS
% in SCANDINAVIA l. SWEDEN

with that obtaining in the two other
northern countries.
II may be a little difficult at this
distance to realize why Scandinavia
is no eager to maintain It's neutral at
titude. but that phase OF the question
baa been discussed earlier in the pres
ent series OF articles, and It will here
gulfce TO repeat that the proximity of
scandinavia to Germany precludes the
IDEA o. entering hastily into the war.
Nothing short Of an actual invasion
by n hostile army will draw Scandi-
nhvia into the arena OF the world war.
King Gustaf in his speech from the
throne on February /. said:
up TO the present we have been
able by the grace OF God, to avoid be-
Ing drawn into the world war, but its
effects none the less have inflicted
many sufferings on us. The longer
the conflict lasts, the greater become
our difficulties, and we cannot and
must not shut u eyes to the pro-
found gravity OF the present hour"
These words were no mere formal
talk, and a special background OF
supreme Importance YVES given to
them BY the fact that the speech was
delivered on the very day when the
unrestricted German submarine war;
fare was tnaugurated. The words of
Inc speech represented the actual sem
titnent Of the people: No hostility
was tntiniated, but fears for the future
and q realization of the ravages OF
the past were expressed.
Ante Bellum Conditions.
Three and q half years ago. that ii,
on February o, 1914, thirty thousand
peasants from all over Sweden Rath-
erred In Stockholm and marched ~