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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

tries. The production must be in
creased $4,000 900 barrels year ii
the country is to keep anywhere near
and its derivatives.
This throws some light upon the at
itude of the fuel administration, which
J. ,ndeavoring 10 discourage the use OF
, easure cars with view to saving
gasoline for war purposes. It is just
p of a swarm Of vital problems which
the nation never had to think about
before and which must be solved 1.-THE
war is TO he won.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
SUGAR PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION.

per capita consumption and England
with ninety pounds are greater users
OF sugar than our own country. Be
fore the war Germany used seventy
FIVE pounds per capita; Norway and
Sweden. sixty pounds; France, forty
pounds; Russia, thirty pounds; Spain
fifteen pounds. and Italy, ten pounds.
OF the sugar used in America. one
fourth is produced in this country. n
per cent in our island possessions and
As per cent from other countries, most
ly from Cuba
From other sources it~is learned that
the present scarcity for household use
Is due to two causes: shipments to our
allies who were about to be left with
out any sugar at all; and the delay I'm
getting the Louisiana crop on the mar
ket, There will be no surplus of sugar
this year nor. likely, for several years
to come. It is expected that we will
have enough for actual needs but every
pound that can be spared will be ur-
gently needed for those who are fight
ing our battles in Europe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
OIL AS A WAR FACTOR.

A. correspondent in New York, who
has Interests in the ell trade, calls at
tention 10 the Importance OF the bust
ness In which he Is engaged. measured
In terms OF national efficiency. The
war is responsible partly for the pres
ent position Of the oil trade IA it Is
for many other changes In commerce
and industry Oil power has been
adopted not only for submarines but
for battleships- destroyers and cruis-
srs. All the new vessels OF the United
Etstes navy are being fitted for the
new fuel.
Automobiles aeroplanes farm trac-
tors. motorcycles, stationary engines.
stoves and furnaces ali tnrn to some
product OF petroleum for power
source.
The consumption has grown so great
that the United States alone, whi-l
produces SIS per, cent Of thes worie =
output. actually consumes oil today al
rate OF 2.ooe 900 barrels month
sHeAtsr than the output of ali the coun-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
Samuel Cunningham.

Hampton, Va, Nov l5.--Samuel =
Cunningham. Atty eight years old.
painting contractor and weil-known
citizen OF Hampton. died in his home
IN Locust street wednesday mornins
at $40 o'clock. Nj, Cunningham had
been ill for the past several months
and his derth was due to valvular
heart trouble
Mr.. Cunningham was born and rear
ed in this city. He served several
vears in the city council. ana for
many years had been a. painting con-
tractor.
Mr.. Cunningham Is survived by his
widow and the following children:
Mrs. Walter Fl. burke. Mrs. W. T.
Wyatt. Mrs r. Fl. Williams. Mrs
George Tice. Miss Virginia Cunning
ham, Miss Grace CUNNINGHAM. ana
Harry &. and Overdorr CUNNINGHAM.
Mr. Cunningham belonged to the
widely known family by his name on
the Virginia peninsula
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
oVER-ENTHUsIAsTIo ENEMIES OF LABOR

Other statements published by these
anti-labor enthusiasts are equally mis-
leading uEtii they are analysed Their
acceptance of the statement about the
amount received by longshorenen In
dicates that they have been hard Up
for arguments.
Organized labor has faced and In
facing now peculiarly dlfficuh ait
uation. Inspired by every patriotic
Impulse, the stern facts OF unduIy ak
pensive food. clothing and all other
commodities have confronted those
who desire to do their utmost to help
the country in this time of crisis. To
their credit be 1t said that they have
made nunberless sacrifices to achieve
this result. To the credit Of the great
majority OF employers 1t should also
h. said that they have faced their part
of the problem fairmiudedly, candidly
and periodically, The group OF manu-
fecturers bound together In eternal en- +
unity to the labor organizations alone
has held out against a fair settlement
whore disputes have arisen. They con-
tinue TO cry for government interven-
ton. Probably the government NAV be
obliged 10 intervene in some instances.
IL II does. both labor and capital will
receive q square deal and we shall then
hear the present denunciation of labor
turning into invectives against tho gov
ernment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

The time was when about all we
knew OF the Red Cross was that 1t of.
all who would buy. The seals are still
with us but the Red Cross has grown
far beyond its original limitations, TO
measure up to the cause of humanity
in the great war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
Proceeding. Supreme Court of Appeal.

Privileged docket: No City of
Richmond VS.. O. n. Kerry q COM
pany. Argued by r.. r. Buford for
the appellant and by Hunsdon Cary
and Henry c, Rely for the appellee
and submitted. Mandamus: Adams
Express company VS.. Crump, Judge,
&c. Submitted.
Regular docket. No 1.---G. 0ber
& Sons company VS.. VILLA m g. Smith,
Inc. Statement by John r. Daniel for
appellant and submitted.
No. 2.--0saith ct ais VS. Smith ct
ais. Partly argued and continued un-
til Friday.
No. 3.-To be passed.
Next cases to be called: No. A.
Smith VS.. Woodward. ct ais; No. s.
Story. trustee VS.. Woodward, ct ais:
No. 6,--City Of Portsmouth VS.. Ports
mouth Norfolk corporation: No. T.
Chesapeake and Ohio VS.. Ware.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

The public school pupils OF Rich
mond are saving more than a thousand
dollars week under the plan inaug-
urated by the school board. The les
cons in thrift will be worth many
times that amount to. all the young
sters who have Joined In the saving
movement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

The industrial Economist' and
american Industry In War Time. "
Publications issued ffous Offices. IN
Wa shinston. seem devoted principally
TO decry,pg the efforts OF American
working people to obtain wages suf-
rctent to maintain them in these days
OF expensive living, Their enthusiasm
for denounctng strikes leads them
sometimes into weird nisstatements
such as this:
About month ago the longshore-
men on the North river front vio-
lated a contract which did not ex =
pire until Decem Der 81 and tied UP
three great piers by a strike. The
men were getting 40 CENTS an hour.
with SO cents for overtime and as
for Sunday and holiday work They
demanded I 3 cents. IS conts and SIS
cents. a nine-hopr instead of a ten
hour day and longer time for meals.
Superb tsudehLs along the tfiers said
that ut this time men who could rot
write their name and were doing the
simplest kind of work were making
$50 to s75 a week
a simple computation shows that the
lcnFshoreme who earned $40 week
nj the then prevailing scale would have
been obliged To work nineteen hours a
day. seven deye IN the week or twenty
one hours a Cay on week days and
tea hours on sunday, or. If ne would
NOT work on Sunday at ell. he would
have to work twsnty-three hours every
day from Monday 10 Saturday In
elusive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Hoover has more work out out for
him. He urged housewives to substi-
tute oysters for meat. They did. Now
the oyster men are engaged in a quiet
little game OF pronteering.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

one years of axe and was widely
known IN Lynchburg and had a state
wide reputation as an architect. AT
the time Of his death he was a member
OF the Arm of Mclaughlin & Burnham.
His wife, who survives him. was before
marriage Miss Ella Brown. of wash
ington. He Is survived by his mother,
Mrs. w. E. Burnham: one brother. Cap
tain A. 8. Burnham, and the following
sons and daughters: w. 8. Burnham, OF
Washington, D. c.: Mrs. Lewis Old, l..
x. Burnham, Mrs. c. r. Coleman, Miss
Helen Burnhar, Gibson Burnham and
Fannie Burnham. all OF Lynchburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Elsewhere We note the result of the
vote In Falls county Texas, where
for the first time in the county's his.
tory. the drys were victorious by a
very substantial majority IN Green
county, however, last Monday local
option election gave the county to the
vets by the narrow margin of eighty
five.
The drys pollsd 1.o77 votes. the
vets l-le2.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Villa liz on the rampage again, this
time wearing a full beard In imitation
of General Carranza's carefully culti
waited wh!skers. Outside of tf,ts I'm
portant fact the current disturbance
around Ojinaga sounds like old times,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

The Italians may find comfort in the
thought that there will be no trium-
plant march of the Huns through the
streets of Venice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Fourteen months in the penitentiary
Is not too long n sentence for helping
German prisoners to escape. The
South Carolina publisher. who was
convicted of that ofrense, may appeal
but more than likely he will serve also
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
John Y. spencer.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian)
Lynchburg, Va. November 15-John
7. Spencer, formerly of tho Bailey
Spencer Hardware Co. of this city, died
at his home at Rival buckingham
county, this morning. He Ia survived
by three brothers--R. L. Spencer, Of
Paducah. Ky: 4. Sidrey Spencer. of
Rival and William r. Spencer. of this
city: and three sisters. Mrs. r. L.
Haynes, OF Wayoross. Ga. Mrs L. o.
Pierce. of Arvonia. and Mrs. Forrest
Guthrie. of Buckingham county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Nobody was astonished when the
.oficers who raided headquarters of a
seditious society in Chicago found
there carefully preserved a complete
file of Mayor Thompson's newspaper,
THE Republican"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
Timothy Jotsey.

Funeral services will be held this
afternoon in St. Patrick's Catholic
church for Timothy Lotsey, promin-
ent in the Southside, who dropped
dead at $40 O'Clock Wednesday after
noon at Ninth and Railway streets.
He is survived by his wife who was
before her marriage Miss Nellie
Gaines, OF Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Six men are dead in New York city
from wood alcohol poisoning and two
others ara In hospitals In 1 critical
condition. An investigation b. the
police disclosed that the victims had
succumbed to tho effects Of the poleofa
after purchasing war whiskoy. n :
saloon. the proprietor Of which has
baen taken TO police AsaAaWr1osn -
examination. - .--.A-.--
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

II the eggs boarded by the German
prohteers in New York city are no bet
ter th@E German diplomacy they won't
30 far towards relieving the food short
age,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

| The ONCE cub wants to know what
! is the difference, anyway, between
iprofiteer and privateer. We give 1t up.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
OBITUARY
Charles w. Atkinson.

Charles w Atkinson, aged sixty
one. who died in his home, l0l East
Cary street. Wednesday night at 1880
o'clock. will be buried this afternoon
at O'Clock in Maury cemetery his
widow. two sons, one sister and three
brothers survives: He was a member
" Liberty council. No. 10. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, and
Manchester lodge. A. F. and A. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Something to get excited over
There liz enough salt In Richmond Il
last eight month";
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Funeral service fos Joshua M.
Smith, who served in the Confederate
army, will he held this morning at
1890 o'clock from his home, e19
Edgewod avenue, Darvflle. va,
where he died Wednesday He was
eiehtv-one years old, prominent
business man and churchman. sur
vtving him are his wife. who was
Miss Martha Nall. OF Tuskogee, Ala,
and the following SIX children:
Robert c.. Smith. OF Norfolk; the Rev.
T. Hoge smith, of Petersburg. w va;
Miss Harriet NJ Smith. Shanghai.
China: Mrs Joseph NJ Harrison,
pattie May and A. Jean Smith, all or
Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
JAPAN WANTS TO COOPERATE.

That Japan i+ eager and able TO
build ships for the allies If the United
S,ates with supply IT with steel Is the
opinion of Dr. Jokichi Takamine, who
In In this country trying 10 persuade
the authorities to lift the embargo
upon steel shipments to his country.
DIR. Taka,nine thinks that the -neces-
atty for prompt decision about large
affairs Is greater than ever before. He
truly says that, In war. time Is the
very essence of any contract In pub
ne statements he earnestly prociaims
tire wish of his country to do its part
in shipbuildng and add this accom-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

The deal of the Lenine- Trotzky bund
is all off-sky.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Especial TO The Richmond yirginians)
LynchburR. Va. November 15.--wiI-
liam n. Burnham died this morning At
a local hospital after brief iilnoss Of
Mr.. Durnham was nfty-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

but perfectly willing to take advantage
OF any law that will help himself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

plishment to its record OF unswerv-
Ing loyalty to the interest Of the al
lies"
AT the same time there La no reason
10 doubt that Japan Ia willing to drive
the best possible bargain when IT Of
fers this aid to the cause OF the AL
uea.-A- corn paratixely small amount
of steel furnished now would enable
Japan to complete a large tonnage OF
ships, some of which lack only a few
plates to be ready for launching
When tho proper arrangements car
be completed no doubt Japan will gel
all the steel it should have.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
Mrs Y. q. harden

The funeral OF Mrs Kate Lee Bar
den. the wife of V. o. Barden, who
died Yesterday will take place this
Afternoon at 3 O'Clock from Fair
mount Avenue Baptist church. Burial
viii be in the.family grounds in Hen
rico county. Mrs. Barden was twenty
three wears old and a sister of Mrs.
j. 7 Barden. 1925 North Twentieth
street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

vIhGIyuAN PHONES;
Advertising-Mad. 1853,
business OfTice--Msd. LISA
Society-Mad. 1873.
Editoriai--Mad. 1879.
General Mgr Ran. 2si.
Circulation Ran 222
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

BY the Governor.
"B. o. James.
secretary of the Commonwealth -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-19
CHINESE FACTIONS IN
CONTEST OVER RULER

Picking tCorrespou Of the
Associated Pressf GonstItutIuDaIfty
is the wall behind which eouteudtng
factions iu China are taking refuge
Premier Tuau ChI-5uI insists that the
republic which he raeslabllsGea in Pc
king with Vice President FeuE kuo-
chang al ills head. is the eonstit8-
tionaI government Of China.
The so-caIled parliament al Canton
consisting of fifty or sixty members
OF The dissolved parliament insists that
IT. is the constitutional government OF
China. and that Il Huau-buug still is
the president
The "consuutioaaI5sss. ROW active
in south China under the direction of
sun Eat-seu. have contested every inn
portauJ change in the central govern
menr during the last few months and
denounced it as unconstitutional They
say la EuaU-huug had no right TO
dissolve parliament. and that there
certainly is nothing ID the Marking
provisional constitution which lusl1-
fed such action.
Consequently according 10 their
line Of reasoning. FeuE Euo-ehang is
neither the legal president nor the
legal acting president Of China
There is some doubt as STD what
Feug Eu0-Chaugs own contention is
as to his legal status While ae has
permitted aU foreign legations DO be
presented to him SIS president and
signs official documents as president
he is represented 10 provincial author
titles as being only acting president
1t is believed that FeHg Euo-ehang is
undoubtedly anxious To be elected
president by q parliament legally con-
sttuted, or constituted as legally as
il is possible to do SO under the pres
enJ unsettled conditions In China He
has held out against The plan of his
cabinet to have national council
formed with five members from each
province to act as q parliament
Feug Kuo-chaug heads q de fac-o
government which actually exists in
in Picking. and has the support of 10
provinces and the recognition Of ali
important foreign powers. Therefore.
the efforts Of the opposition in the
south to oppose the Picking govern
meuu and deny ifs legal existence.
thus far seem futile
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-19
LIFE SAVING RIFLES.

Christiania-New and stringent reg
uIations come into force shortly in re-
gard TO Iife-saving appliances To be
used on Norwegian ships traversing
the war zones.
Each lifeboat must be half covered
over with waterproof cloth as a shell
ter. and must he provided with oil
skins for the crew. with signal lights
a hand pump, and ample supplies Of
bread. meat and water.
Each ship must carry an extra boat
of at least 105 cubic feet and large
enough TO take the whole crew. This
boat must contain air chambers and
have a cork belt around it. EitF er
this boat or one of the regular life
boats must be supplied with a motor.
together with fuel fer two days and a
tow rope.
Passenger boats must have ten
cubic feet Of lifeboat room for each
person on board
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-19

pounds to each customer Prices have
gone up and some sales as high as Is
cents a pound have been reported
Many restaurants already have
abolished the sugar bowl and custom
ers are served one lump apiece.
Chicago. Oct ia nation wide
shortage of sugar which threatens to
make Christmas almost . candyless
holiday viii be less felt In Chicago
than elsewhere. according to wh1le-
salers. The promise OF relief for Chi
cago. Ii was stated today, is the re-
suit Of gentlemen agreement" lie
tween the western beet sugar manu-
facturers and wholesalers in that sec
ton that this city shall be taken care
Of first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-19
COLLEGE MAN TO
JOIN AIR SERVICE
Captain Of Augustana Football Squad
Named First Lieutenant In
America Air Fleet
LEAVES BEFORE BIG BATTLE
VIII TO TO Take Up His New Post Just
When Needed By Local School
to Help whip Wesleyan
BY BOB OLMsTED.

CAPTAIN L. j ECkstFUm. better
known as Red of the Augustana
football squad, viii step from his grid
iron captaincy next Wednesday 10 a
FIRST Ileutenancy in Uncle Sans air
feet
While Red is to be congratulated
anon being able 10 land such good
job within the air service Of his coun-
try and while the United States viii
get a man full of fight and ability the
football team Of Augustana will miss
His presence and direction soreiy.
EcksJrom has been one of the greatest
zridir1u warriors that Augustan2 has
ever had and Sd NAV also be added
that he will take a higher rank i'm the
service than any other OF the stalWart
Auzustana stars that f0rsOok the pig
skin for the musket He is good ALI
around athlete. hard fighter and
plays the game fair.
Augustaua viii especially no+e his
absence fin that he leaves but three
DAYS before the second clash with
Wesleyan college next Saturday after
noon The boys feel that they could
lick the Meth0dists II given another
chance at them under Eckstr0m s. d.
recfou and possibly can do SO any
way. bat they need his help. Wesleyan
is "a strong contender but having IFS
team on Augustaua's home field and
with the experience Augie has been
zafntue4It is thought that a victory
may he Ira store for the local team
The fact that Augustana outplayeu the
BLOOMINGTON lads during two quarters
in the last clash also contributes to
the optimism of the SWades.
Successor Not Named.
II is vet matter of considerable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-19
SUMMARY OF WAR
MADE FROM LATER
NEWS OVER WIRES

Russia's capital soon il to be
removed to its ancient site at Nos
cow. The governments announce
mcnt of its decision TO shift as
signed no reason for the change.
While the small fleet Of the Rus
slams had in Riga waters appar-
emily has been penned in by the
Germans as a result OF their land
operations on 0esel and Moon Is
lands and the disposition OF their
superior naval forces at strategic
points of the gulf, the main Rus
stan fleet remains in the Gulf of
Finland, through which runs the
water route 20 PetrOgrad. There
il apparently no intention Of send
ing 1t cut 10 engage the Germans,
although the men of the fleet are
reported anxious to night.
ON the western fighting front
the French have been engaged I'm
some intensive operations in the
AjsRe region which Melted 100
prisoners.
The activity of The German IN
f8ntry along the French front was
apparently confined last night 10
the FerdUH region where the
French repulsed a local attack.
Field Marshal Halg's report
from the Flanders front today
little idea 0f what Is occurring in
this important fighting area. Only
the activity of the German artil-
iery ut certain points was men.
toned, Rerlin's statement indi-
cafes an extremely heavy bonn
hardment in progress IN Flanders,
where the big gun fire IL most in
tensive on the front occupied by
the French, near Houth0lst wood
ON the British left flank, and on
The lines south held by the Brit
ism themselves.
Recent reports show the British
girmcn have been unusually ac-
tive far behind German lines.
They also have handled roughly
the enemy formations attempting
10 penetrate behind the British
front. Clear weather has facili-
tated these important preliminary
operations.
In the naval operations around
the Gulf of Riga, Petrograd re-
ports the sinking of two German
torpedo boats which ran into the
mine fields in Moon sound yes
terday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-19
- pELlEs Il ENeLAND.

Ottawa. UuT-, UcT- L8--Beaf and
mutton In England now exceed their
pre-war prices of is pence per pound.
says q report published in the gov
eminent labor gazette Butter and
bacon are now double their pre-War-
level MILK is rs per cent higher than
in July. 1914
In the cost of all articles entering
into the working class family, includ-
ing food, rent. clothing, fuel and light
lae increase mas been nearly 50 per
cent allowing FIVE per cent for the
advance due to increased taxation
Thirty principal towns in Australia
showed an increase in food prices %
per cent higher than in July. 1919.