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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
ASSESSMENT HEARINGS
ON SEPTEMBER 4

r. T. Wilson. clerk of the state cor
poration commission. has informed
public service corporations that hear.
ings will be held before the commits
sion beginning September 4. for as
certaining and naming assessments for
the current year. The dates are as
follows. steam roads and sleeping
car companies, September A. car loan.
ing and other car companies, Septem
Der 5, electric railways, light. heat and
power, water and gas companies. Sep
TENDER {. and telephone. telegraph
steamboat and express companies. Sep
TENDER T. The hearings will begin
PROMPTLY at 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing and last several hours each day.
At the conclusion OF the hearings the
commission makes the assessments
which are then reported TO the various
cities and counties OF the state II
any OF these believe the assessments
too low for the property within their
limits. the matter can be appealed.
Last year the city of Richmond de-
clared the assessments placed on prop
erty OF the railroads in Richmond were
insufficient and entered suit in the city
circuit court to have them corrected
Similar action was taken by several
other cities and counties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
SEND CHEERFUL
NEWS To BOYS
At FRONT
Don't Tell Them of Sickness or nleI
In Family-kcep Them Cheercd
Up With Pleasant News.

Don't send the boys at the front
cheering, optimistic events. They will
need all the cheer and bright news
you can send them. for in a httlel
while they win be borne into thel
whirlpool Of destruction and sickneAAL
death and disease will become a coni<I
mon sight to them. A cheerful letsl
ter from home, telling how we'll thGi
folks are and how much they expectI
of the boy in the field, will do more
to help win this war than the average
person can imagine 1t inspires theu1I
and gives them the courage to "get1
there
But don't fool them; tell them tho
truth II there is illness in the family
IL should be removed at once. a good
iren tonic will do much to restorN
health ard preserve the health OF
those that are H. Iron is the great
est blood purifier and strengthener
known; its presence in the blood in
proper proportion is an assurance OF
good health.
Acid Iron Mineral comes closest ia
being the ideal tonic. Unlike many
other iron preparations, containing
very little iron and from ten to twen~a
ty-five per cent alcohol. Acid Iron
Mineral is free from that tnjurioua
narcotic In addition to three forma1
OF natural iron. Acid Iron Mineral
contains magnesium. potassium. cal<a
cium and sodium, medicinal proper<s
ties which your doctor will tell YOU
are beneficial in the treatment OF tnS]
digestion, constipation, dyspepsia, and
many ailments arising from dio>l
ordered stomach.
Acid Iron Mineral is not a patene|
medicine. 1t is a pure, natural from
product obtained from the only natus]
raj medicinal iron mineral deposit OF
its kind known to the world. It ia]
free from alcohol or any other habit>]
forming drug. and will not discolor or!3
injure the teeth. Used as a MOUTH
wash. 1t strengthens the gums andd
arrests decay. For restoring weak
vital organs and building up the body]
in general 1t Is exceptional. A larg4I
size family bottle may be had fron9|
any reliable druggist for &l.-Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
HISTORIC DOCUMENT
RETURNED To STATE

One OF the oldest records in the his
tory of the state of Virginia. which
has long been owned by a resident of
New York, has been returned to Gov
eruor stuart. and will shortly be
placed with the other priceless archives
of the Old Dominion. This document
is a copy of the agreement made be-
between Governor Alexander SPOTS
wood. Of Virginia, and Governor Chas.
Edeb. Of North Carolina The paper
is not dated. but il was drawn up be-
tween f71O and 1922, during which
Spottswood was chief executive of the
state. II is yellow with age. but is
we'll preserved and the writing is as
leCible today as il was zoo years ago
Rush c. Hawkins, OF ~ Fifth ave-
nue. New York city, sent the document
to Governor Stuart. He say he does
not know how ii came into his pos
session. but he has owned II more than
fifty years. 1t rfghtfully belongs to
Virginia. he stated. and consequently
he is glad to return IL to the state
where II has historic value and inter
est. The paper is a proposal to the
English king for permission TO declare
the boundary between Virginia and
North Carolina according to the line
approved by the two governors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
FEW EXEMPTIONS
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twenty-four hours to volunteer
rather than he drafted
LOCAL BOARDS WILL HAVE
LISTS IN FEW HOURS

All national guard and regular army
and navy branches will accept recruits
from the list OF drafted men until
they are officially notified by the local
exemption boards, Such were the an
nouncements given out yesterday at
the army and navy recruiting station
The master lists of numbers are ex-
pected 10 be in the hands of the
boards by Wednesday morning. and
cards notifying the men that they
are drafted will likely be in the mails
that night.
AS soon as the lists are received
from Washin eton they will be posted
IN the offices of the local boards The
men Will be notified on the cards when
ana where to report for the physical
examination, and they will then be
gwen an opportunity to file such
claims for exemption as they may
have Whether man believes he is
exempt or not, he must report for
the physical examination Details as
TO how the exemption claims are to
be filed can be obtained from the
local boards
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
\. ( v. TAKES OFF
FOUR LOCAL TRAINS

The Norfolk and western Railroad
company yesterday issued an order. to
take effect July 2s. by which four of
the trains now running between Rich
mond and Petersburg will be discon-
tinued. No. IS. which leaves Richmond
at ll5 p NJ, and No. 81, leaving at
II 10 A. NJ. and No. IL. which ieave-
Petersburg at a. NJ. and No. a. at
II p. NJ. are the four trains to be
taken off.
Train No 80 viii he held IN the y
& w. station in Petersburg to con-
meet with the A NJ. train for Hope
we'll
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
ACCUSED Of TRYING
TO DESTROY CABLES
Men, However, Declare They Were
Fishing Off Manhattan Beach and
Didn't Know Cables Were
There,

New York, July 23.-Three men
all American born of American par
ntage-were arrested tonight by
United States soldiers on the charge
of trying to destroy the three great
Atlantic ca bles that rise from the bed
of the ocean off Manhattan Beach.
The men are: Eugene Jones. Rob
ert c. Pollock and William A. Horn.
Jones and Pollock are New York
Central employees.
According to Sergeant Edward j.
Nelsor. commanding twelve regulars
from the Forty infantry. L
s A., on guard at the cable station
his sentries saw the three men in a
power boat trying to life one OF the
ca hles out of the shallow water. The
cables are the French, Mexican and
South American. All are under gov
eminent control. The French cable
is constantly loaded with messages to
and from the American army head
quarters in Paris.
The noat in which the three men
were seen is the Arab. owned by
Pollock Verlso and a squad put out
In a boat toward the Arab, shouting
to the men TO 'cut loose" To EN-.
phasize the order the soldiers f1red
ten shots all intentionally high and
seaward Nelso declared that Pollock
struck him as soon as he climbed
over the Arabs rail and sought u
throw him overheard. He silenced
Pollock with the butt of his revolver
The three men were taken to the
cable station and later TO the ConeS
Island police station. The men claim
ed they were fishing for fuke and
that the arrest was the biggest "fuke
they had encountered. They declared
they did not know the cables were
there as there was no warning sign
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
COURT REFUSES TO PAYS
CHALONER'SLE AL FEE

New York. Sept. 23.-Decidng that
the matter had not been brought to
the courts attention in proper man
ner. Supreme Court Justice Weeks to-
day declined to approve the applica-
ton of John Armstrong Chaloner for
an order requiring his committee in
this state to pay, out of the income
of his property. lawyers fees and
alienists' bills amounting to $4,000
r. C. Walker. counsel for Chaloner
told the court that two Of the larger
claims sought to be paid by Chaloner
had been reduced to Judgment. and
that there was grave danger of his
Virginia property being sold to sat.
isfy them.
Thus" he said. Mr.. Chaloner would
be in the anomalous position Of being
pauper in Virginia and worth two
or three millions in this state. where
because he has never been declared
sane. he dare not come"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

any and all plans or programs the
Socialists might have. he determined
to lose rot a moment in exploiting
the turn of the tide in Galicia TO the
fullest extent
On Wednesday, July Is. the dark
force" set the torch of revolt afame
in Petrorrad. To the army they had
preached that 1t was fighting the bat
tie of foreigners" to the people at
home they carried the message that
the government was sacrificing the
revolution and freedom for the sake
Of foreigners,
That day, after new violent street
fighting. the Russian capital was
placed under martial law.
Germans Pay Their Share.
For the following day-Thursday,
July l9~--the new chancellor's speech
had been set. 1t was delivered at
o clock in the afternoon. What con-
nection the holding UP OF the speech
had with the effect It was feared-or
desired--to have upon the Russians,
Is matter OF guess work Fact is
that the chancellor accepted the peace
resolution and that IL was passed.
The German Socialists had paid their
share OF the bargain
Not until the following morning did
the world learn the full text OF DR..
Michaelis' speech.
But like the Russian revolution, ss
this reported bargai- 10 drawing It,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
|QUARlES RESIGNS
AS An ALDERMAN
And Board Elects n. Claiborne wiiso.-
Republican, A. His Successor.
May Succeed RaEland.

| Especial to The Richmond Virginia, !.
Petersburg. Va. July 23-At a sn.-
cial session Of the board of alderme,
tonight the resignation Of Alderm.r
QuarIes, of the Fifth ward. was "a.
ceived and accepted and II. Claiborne
Wilson was elected to the vacancy. NJ
Wilson. the new member of the board
was nominated by Alderman Hary.li
of the First ward. Alderman Suthers
land. of the Fifth ward. moved thai
election of a member to fIl vacancy
caused by the resignation Of NJ
Quarles be postponed. but the motion
was lost. to 3. Messrs. Guthrie ana
Kidd voting with the Fifth ward rem.
resentative. Mr.. Wilson Is the fr.,
Republican to hold a seat In the c,tv
council in recent years and the f,r.t
to be elected by Democratic BODY A.
the memory of the oldest citizens ~
Is perslstently rumored that M
Quarles will succeed Reuben F. Rap.
land as chief Of police.
Dean of Ohio bar Dead.
Ravenna, O., July 23.-Judge GeorrS.
F. Robinson. aged seventy four. dear
of the Ohio bar, died today He had:
long suffered from a bullet wound 70.
ceived during the Civil war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
all STATE TROOPS WILL
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and Major Philip F. Ward inspected
the company OF coast artillery at Ware
Neck. which when accepted will bring
the total number Of such companies
In Virginia to eight. A lieutenant
colonel and stan will shortly be APP
pointed for this coast defense COM
mAnd. This new company az Ware
Neck. composed of men from Glou-
cester and Mathews counties. will also
be called into service tomorrow
Will Put in Time Recruiting.
Until August 5 the national guard
units will remain at their home sta
lions recruiting to full war strengrn.
It u estimated that about 500 men
are needd to make each command
o0mplete. The Richmond Grays here
vi need about 200 men. and few
men are also required for the signal
corps. The other units will be re-
eyutted at their home stations. ane
such men as they may be short vii!
later be supplied by the draft army
The entire national guard will be
darfted into federal service on August
5. when the Virginia troops will 90
to Admission. Ala. for trainiN1. In
addition to the guardsn,en who VII
b called out tomorrow, and who viii
shortly 90 into training. are the COM
paniee which have been in federal SER
vics since the declaration Of war.
96ey are as follows:
VA Second Virginia regiment Of infan-
~ In command OF Colonel r F.
Leody. with headquarters at Luray.
Fourth Virginia regiment, com.
mAnded by Colonel E, E. Goodwin,
tesSfolk. ''
First squadron Virginia cavalry.
Major z. w Bowies. Richmond
Companies and 2, coast artillery.
~ Roanoke ana Lynchburg, respec.
lively.
II Tue First battalion Of field artillery.
1M4104ing the Richmond Howitzers,
ar0 1t Fort Ogie,horpe. II is not
known whether they Will move on to
Anntston for training. or remain at
t6e Georgia camp. Battery E OF
HAGooton. will go to Admission with the
oensrs national Aard units in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

fateful circles immeasurab bly, farther
ana wider than its makers had hoped
or feared.
In the very hour that DR. Michaelis
was making his speech the Bavarian
Prince Leopold hade his great break
through in Galicia, menacing 275
miles of Russian front with being
rolled UP and destroyed
Meanwhile Berlin dispatches are
giving belated details of the garden
party at which the kaiser chatted
with visible friendliness and unprece-
denied informality with the Socialist
leaders, who had been especially in
vited
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
GERMAN fl|ERS TRY
TO LOCATE j. 5. CAMP
ny DANIEL DILLON.
Stnn Correspondent of the Inter-
national News Service

American Training Camp, France
July 20. PASSED by censor) German
aeroplanes have been trying to locate
the American camps. They have been
unsuccessful. Today an attempt OF
The German flyers was frustrated by
the French.
American officers IN touring car
far from the camp witnessed fifteen
air machines fight In the sky. The
Germans we're d-dren on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Average rs
Rocky Mountain
south Central
AVera re !
Middle UaSt
Pacific Coast

Note 1T will be seen that 500 per
cent in California means lot more
gardens than the T35 per cent in
South Dakota for instance as the lat
ter is not a garden state.
The commission is following this
garden cam IGN with a nation wide
dfive for the canning and drying of
fruits and vegetables Daily canning
Lessons are being sent newspa pers of
the United States and thousands Of
drying and canning manuals are be-
ing sent out every day free OF charge
10 any who ask. With the return of
the planting season in Southern states
the planting campaign will be re-
surled as will winter garden cam
paign in certain sections of the coun-
Try.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

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showing with an increase OF 1873 per
cent.
The increase varies with each par
ticular section of the country as South
Dakota stands high with a gain Of
735 per cent while Nevada is lat with
% per cent which Of course is fine
showing for a mountain state. This
report ia based upon figures obtained
by our field agents who Travelled in
many parts of the country, from re-
ports received from newspapers which
co-operated in the garden planting
campaign and from a letter canvass
II municipal officials and civic organ
izations of every kind"
Percentage of Increase.
Here follows IN estimate of the per-
centage of increase over 1916:
Nn,. EnOIand -nutIt A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

News was received In Richmond yes
terday from Memphis. Tenn, of the
sudden death OF Corbin Braxton. broth.
err OF Mrs. Henry Lee Valentine. ~
this city. No details regarding the
death Of Mr. Braxton were available
last night. When the information
came regarding the death Of her broth
err, Mrs. Valentine was in Orange eoun.
ty. where she Is spending the sum.
mer. 1t is believed she will go ia
Memphis for the funeral.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
! THE WEATHER;
+ q titcd States Weather Bureau.
Department of Agriculturc-l

WashIngton, July 23.-FOrecast'
Observation-Disclosures unsettled Yea h.
er Tuesday and probably Wednesday,
with occasional showers.
North Carolina-Local thunder show
ers Tuesday and Wednesday.
OF tie North Atlantic coast there
VIII be gentle to moderate va4iab bic
N'ndS and fair weather; off the Middle
Atlantic gentle to moderate winds.
mostly southernly and generally fair
weather; off the South Atlantic moder
ate variable winds. thunder showers
over North portion; fair over South
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Revival at Tent.

The tent meeting being held under
the large tent at corner of Hull and
Fifth streets, South Richmond. will
continue each night This week at 3
o'clock and al GRx sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Do Your Bit Toward
Improving Mail Service

sent out by Postmaster
Hay T
tighten the heavy strain upon
mail delivery service of Rich
private mail boxes
pacedc
Of letter carrier m this campaign?
bow be be
Boxes brick wall with the use
Of expansion the hardware store
Registered special delivery letters and packages will
be door
sheet bears
home easily
cessble the and mail it 1t to
ur carrier envelope postage
s
Respect
T. THORNTON,
Richmond Va, 1917
Hay Thornton,
Within thirty days will place at the
TO nv residence reached
States er
Mann.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
DEATHS.

BRAXTON.-Died suddenly at his
home, Memphis. Tenn. CoRBIN
BRAXTON. brother of Mrs. Henry
Lee Valentino
Funeral notice later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Williams withdraws Against Marshall

Wiiifams Withdraws Against Marshall.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Crewe, Va, July 23.--Robert NJ
Williams. of Crewe. ottoway county,
has announced his withdrawal from
the race for the house of delegates
county. In Mr.. Williams notice Of
withdrawal. he states that he with
draws from the race in the interest
of party harmony and comfy and
good feeling between the counties OF
Nottoway and Amelia.
Mr. Marshall complied with the
primary law and sent in his declara-
ton of candidacy to the chairman OF
the Democratic committees OF both
Nottoway and Amelia counties, ac-
companied by the necessary petition
of the voters and the fee required un-
der the primary law. but the chair
men have failed to meet and adopt
the primary method Of nominating
candidates at the required time. no
nation of a candidate to represent
the legislative district composed of
Amelia and Nottoway. Mr.. Williams.
therefore, had the right to enter the
race. It was agreed, however, that
the question should be submitted to
Judge Robert G. Southall. and that
both candidates would be bound by
the decision OF inc Judge, judge
Southall decided that there could be
no nomination made by the primary
on the tn of August for the house of
delegates from this district, and that
Mr.. williams had the right to enter
the race in the general election.
Mr.. Williams. who Is a loyal Demo
crat and who Is interested In party
harmony and good feeling between
the two counties. is unwilling to rely
on a teChnicalitv for his candidacy
and as Mr.. Marshall complied with
the primary law. he will not be OPP
posed by Mr.. Williams in the general
election in November. 1t is thought
ltha tNr. Marshall will be elected with
out opposition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Written Vt Mr.. levers Request.


to a request from Mr.. Lever The
amendment wa@ put into the bill at
the last moment on Saturday after
noon 1t was introduced by Senator
Owen, Democrat. Of Oklahoma, hut
one who has from time 70 time been
opposed to the administration.
MIR. Owen stated TO the Internation-
al News service last night that his
amendment was designed only to be
helpful.
Doubt has been created in some
quarters" he said. as to the wisdom
If some Of the contracts let through
committees Of the council Of national
defense. The people should not only
he disabused OF this doubt but all
future similar cases should he pro-
vided against"
The bill has now gone into confer
ence and the friends OF the admin
istration may be expected TO fight
hard for the elimination OF the OBJ
fectionahle section. . One Of those who
has already expressed his opposition
to the section is Senator Chamber
lain. chairman Of the senate military
affairs committee, and the man who
engineered the food bin through the
senate The Owen amendment was
adopted over a protest by him in
which he cited the same precedent OF
Lncolns administration which Mr.
Wilson mentions in his letter Of to-
night.
Senator Weeks Republican. has aid y
yocated an even more extensive check
by congress aon the war plans Of the
administration He offered n resolu-
ton which would have uncovered a
committee OF congress TO investigate
every activity OF the war. This was
rejected
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
NO OPPOSITION FOR
MILLER AND MARSHALL

Especial to The Richmond virginian.
Luray, Va, July 23.-F. {. Bag
carly, a prominent young lawyer of
Washington. Va. who has been urged
by friends to offer as a candidate for
the house of delegates of Virginia
from the counties OF Page and Kappa
hammock, has declined to oppose John
j. Miller, a prominent farmer and
fruit grower of Rappahannock, who
announced his candidacy several
weeks ago for nomination in the Au-
gust primary
Since Mr.. Miller will not have op-
position. a Democratic mass meeting
was held on July 9 at Washington,
the county seat of Rappahannock. for
the purpose of appointing delegates
to the convention to be called on Au
gust / for the purpose OF nominating
candidate.
In accordance with an agreement
between the two counties, the repre-
sentatives in the legislature alternate
after serving the second term, Rap
pahannock county being entitled to
the next candidate. as Colonel Robert
F. Leedy, of this place, has repre-
sented the two counties for the past
four years.
Mr., Miller is brother law OF
Ex-Governor Hoge Tyler, OF Virginia,
and resides near Sperryville.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

digging tunnels and laying tracks
while traffic waits such a Job as this
presents no great difficulty What they
Will do Will be much like putting
down a turkey track railroad in the
rough surfaced wester ncountry Speed
will be the first consideration and
the strengthening up of the rail align
ment and making the ties right
dress will come later. The railways
Of France are in the worst possible
condition after these nearly three
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Three sons Drafted, a Suicide.


Massilon. O., July 23.-John Bechteli
committed suicide today because his
three sons had been drawn in the draft,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

stances. The responsibility rests upon
the administration. There are ahund-
ant existing means Of Investigation
and of the effective enforcement Of
that responsibility. I sincerely hope
that upon the reconsideration of this
matter both houses of congress VIII
see that my objections rest upon In
disputable grounds and that ] could
only interpret the final adoption of
section % as arising from a lack of
confidence in myself
Cordially and sincerely yours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Local Temperature Yesterday
Local Rainfall,

Rainfall last twelve hours ~
Rainfall last twenty-four hours. OF
Excess in rainfall since March ! 10:
Excess in rainfall since January
1-.,.,>.e... .,-.... ,..,.. $50. oil
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
PR[yIGENl OBJECTS

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
FUSS DERACLE WAS

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
WAR GARDENS NAVE NAVE

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