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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
Vaughan in Charge
of Virginia Units
Supueedes Major F. H. Couch.
Provisional Commander.
Richmondcrs Arriuc.
ESPECIAL to The Times-Dispa.ch.l


CAMP MCCLELLAN. ADMISSION.
ALA. August 2e.-Brigadier General
G. c. Vaughan. Jr.. to-day took formal
charge OF all Virginia units. except
the artillery. stationed at Camp Nc
Clellan. superceding Major F.. H.
Couch. provisional commander. Major
Couch has taken charge OF tho pro-
visional battery OF field artillery, con-
sistinE Of Battery D, First Virginia:
Battery F, First New Jersey, and Bat
terry a. First District OF Columbia. OF
which brigade General w. l. Rafferty,
has general command.
Sixteen men under Sergeant West.
ouartermaster's corps. arrived from
Richmond to-day. The trip south was
without incident, and they were warmly
welcomed by their friends in camp.
All Virginians are watching eagerly
for the expected arrival OF the Fourth
Infantry and other units that will fol-
low. The men here are working hard
to clear the sites for camps for the
RESPECTIVE regiments. Some disappoint-
ment is felt because they must do this
work instead of drilling. They had
their first drill to-day since arrival.
Commencing tomorrow there will be
Gun drills every day, as the work OF
policing the camp is almost finished.
A moving picture theater is being built
on the reservation for Virginia troops.
The receipts Will be divided among the
companiese and used for mess.
The scenery around Camp Mcclellan
reminds one Of the Shenandoah Valley.
nd the NirGinians are having their first
real touch of inconsistencies, but the
general health OF the attachments en-
camped is excellent. The men have
had no time to organize 8 baseball
team. but are now making selections
for football teams. and promise TO have
some fast players. a regimental league
will be formed.
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| tributed to Albert. ~ have finished
him." were not used. Should I have
Jailed to hear this. cannot fail to
know. and no truthful man In the court
room at Charlotte who could hear but
knows. that withdrew from Aubreys
case. did not advise or plead for him,
and no had no counsel. either in my
self or another. and that / did not
waive the Jury for him.
Judge Watkins says that inttmated
to him that would plead guilty for
the boy. or had advised the boy to
accounted for only as follows: When
the petit jury was in it's room con-
sidering It's verdict in the Albert Bar
rett case. asked Judge Watkins. in
the presence of Mr.. Light and Tom
Watkins. considering the boys ago.
could he not. upon the plea of guilty.
be confined In the penitentiary or sent
to tho public roads, or even to the re-
formatory. Thereupon Judge Watkins
suggested that / talk to Judge Humid
ley, and l went to him while upon
the bench and asked him IL the boy,
Aubrey. pleaded guilty could he not.
under the law. considering tho boys
age. send him to tho reformatory or
put him upon the public roads To
this question Judge Hundley made no
satisfactory answer. l then asked him
H. upon the plea Of guilty. he could
not fix some punishment less than the
death penalty. He replied: 81 will
make no promises or Il will make
you no promises"
repeat that l neither advised the
boy, privately nor publicly, what plea
to enter.
Take the statement OF Judge A. d.
watkins in full and add nothing of
mine or any ono else thereto. that
Roach restrained and held Albert with
out warrant. and l vouch for 1t that
no lawyer will say that the homicide
was murder. let alone horrible MUIR
Ger In the first degree. The mob was
promised speedy trial If they would
give up their prisoners, and l also
presume they were promised a convic-
ton and the death penalty attached
thereto. Thus far the promise has been
fulfilled.
Respectfully.
<SiEned) w. L. LANCASTER.
Farmrille. Va. August Is. 1917.
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LANCASTER EENIES THAT
HE REPRESENTED BOY

tII
w L. Lancaster. of Farmville. who
appeared as counsel for the elder Bar
rett. issued the following signed state
ment. denying that he had represented
the hoy, or had advised him privately
or publicly:
To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-ES- Judge a. D. Watkins gives
his version OF the Barrett cases
whether al the request of Judge Humid
ley or not. who cares?
4. D. Watkins, my friend (and.
ar glad 10 say, distant relation}. is
under an egregious mistake. If he had
read what | wrote. /. e.. that I refused
20 plea or advise Aubrey Barrett what
plea to enter, saying l would not as
sumo the responsibility. know no
would not deny the same unless. in his
goodness Of heart or his weakness OF
mind. he would allow truth to slumber
for the sake OF pleasing a friend or
protecting himself. Asa says that
when Albert Barrett. failing to COM
promise, attempted TO escape. Mr.. Roach
laid hold on him. and in holding him
they both fell to the ground" and in
the same breath he says: Testimony
was that the older Barrett called for
his son to come and take Roach off,
The younger Barrett took up large
stick and struck Roach on the back Of
the head. Roach was stunned. and
partially fell to the ground"
Now. II Roach was on the ground In
the first instance, could he be felled
to the ground. either by stick or a
large stick?
II ex-Judge Watkins is go fair, why
did he not say that the testimony was
that Roach pursued Albert $50 yards
Albert fell over a brush pile. and was
down. being choked. when Aubrey Bar
Iett struck the fatal blow with the
chestnut slick. b. request or comma nd
OF his father?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30

I shown at tho Isis yesterday. Is ono o.
tho most gripping picture plays Rich
mond has over soon. The picture is
tho first of the 100000 features OF
the American Exhibitors Association.
and is a drama of intonse appeal. In
which husband faces death in an
effort to shield an crring wife, tho
mother OF his child. only to have tho
real perpetrator Of crime for which
he Is held confess while on tho wit
ness stand. Tomorrow and Saturday
Little American Stirring scenes of
remarkably spectacular war scenes,
both on land and sea, are pictured in
the most modern manner Of photoplay
technique. Miss Pickford enacts tho
role OF Angela Moore. a little Ameri-
can GIRL who. for love Of her country.
faces the dangers Of the war zone.
Cohan Play Mt BiJou>
George Washington Magee. n novelist.
makes a wager with the owner Of
Baldpate Inn that he can write u story
In twenty-four hours. Seeking seclu-
sion, Magee borrows the key to Bald
pate. summer hotel. now locked up
for the winter. and with his tyne
writer rettres to an upper room Of
the deserted hostelry to write his
story. In all, seven persons, including
Peter strange old hermit, come to
lonely" Baldpate that night. AS ex-
pressed by the author. the hotel seems
to have as many keys as a piano. All
the Keys are In the hands OF particu-
larly Interesting people who come on
mysterious missions, even murder. CIV
ing the novelist, as we'll as tho audi
ence. all the excitement they could
possibly ask for. This is as much Of
the story OF Seven Keys TO Bald
pate as would be fair TO reveal There
Is unique solution to the problem
worked out In George NJ. Cohans high
ly dramatic and original manner. pre-
senting in all particularly entertain
ing film. an the current attraction Of
tho Bijou Theater. Burton Holiness
latest Travelogue, bringing the world
TO the screen. is the added feature.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
Lust Day to See Fairbo nks.

To-day offers the last opportunity
for movie devotecs to see Douglas Fair
banks at the Colonial I'm Down to
Earth" his own highly amusing view
of life with 30 many amusing situa
tions that the production causes one
continuous roar of laughter from start
To finish. Tomorrow and Friday
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
Earl Grey Dend.
tBy Associated Press.I

tBy Associated Press1
LONDON August 29.-Earl Grey
former Governor General of Canada,
died at o'clock this morning at
Howfck House, cumberland, after
a long illness.
The funeral will DO held at Howick
on Saturday. when a memorial service
will be held in London.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30

Gladys Brockwelf will be presented IN
The Soul OF Satan" William ror
photodrama OF girls temptations.
hased upon life in the sluns ana
evil surroundings. 1t has q wonderful
ly tragic finale that is highly dramatic.
Tho action is rapid. and tho interest 4,
sustained from start to finish. A Metre
comedy Is the added feature.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
jane Grey mt the Bluebird.

Her Fighting Chance" starring Jane
Grey,tis the Offering at the Bluebird for
to-day and Tomorrow. Tho powerful
Jane Grey vehicle is a perturbation OF
The Fiddling Man." by james Oliver
Curwood, The FiddlinE Man" has
caused wide discussion because of tho
unusual predicament in which the
heroine is placed during her fight ia
save her husband from death. and the
exceptional popularity enjoyed by the
novel. promises much for Her Fighting
Chance" especially with such q pow
erful emotional actress as Jane Grey
as the wife. Saturdays bill includes
warren kerrtgan. in Hands in the
Dark" and Ruth Stonehouse, In The
Winning Pair"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Ernest Young.

Funeral services for Ernest Young
who died at his home. in Woodland
Heights, Wednesday, will be conduct
ed from the residence. SCI West Thir-
tieth Street, this afternoon at 4 O'Clock
Mr.. Young are his wife Ida
Kruger; ono son, William Ernest; four
Mrs. James Stelnmetz. Mrs.
F. Leslie White and Misses Louise and
Elsie Young.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
"The Velvet Paw" at odeon.

To-day's feature al the Odeon Is THE
velvet Paw" This Is an Interesting
story OF life in Washington. as led by
members of Congress and Senate How
woman's influence nearly sets the
House upside down. and the effect Of
lobbyists on legislation Is the theme
OF this extraordinary picture. With
House Peters and Gall Kane in the
leading roles. 1t Is by far one OF the
most absorbing and timely subjects
released In many months Tomorrow
"A Poor Little Rich Girl" should charm
every one that sees 1t, regardless of
age. and teach moral that is we'll
worth learning. With the inimitable
Mary Pickford In the stellar role and
staged by master, this subject Will
strike chord Of favor among the
young and old. On Saturday Ethel Bar
rymore will be seen In THE Greatest
Power story based upon the duty
of every loyal American to his country
in it's time of need.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
Ncverem Locke vnn poren.

Neverel Locke Van Doren died at
his residence. BIZ Hawthorne Avenue,
yesterday. He was the oldest son of
the late Jacob and Rose Locke Van
Doren. and married the late Mrs Lucy
Maury Van Doren, daughter of Com
modore II. +. Maury.
The funeral will be held from 81.
Thomas's Episcopal Church, Ginter
Park, at 10 O'Clock Friday morning.
and the interment will be made In
the Maury section in Hollywood Gem,
etery.
He is survived by three sons-Nev-
erell b. Van Doren. a member Of the
officers training camp at Fort Myer.
Jacob Van Doren, of Richmond. and
MaGry Van Dorep, of Charlottesville.
EINR THIRST OIIR NI,IIEIa
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DEATHS

HUTCHESON-Diod. August IS, 1917 at
l0:4b 7. NJ. at the home OF her parents
EVELYN TURMAN HUTCHESoN. youngest
daughter OF MI. and Mrs. j. S. Hutchesoii.
or ~ South Elm Street. Age, fourteen
months.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30

son Trial. mt Isis.
"On Trial." tho screen visualizat ton
OF the famous stage production as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
a FINE THIRST oUENCHER

Horsford'h Acid Phosphate
A teaspoonful In glass OF water, with
a dash of sugar. relieves excessive thirst
1890
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-11
La GUAYRA NOT BEAUTIFUL
Little Pert, However, is Known All
Over the World a. the Gateway Of
Venezuela.

La 6uayra Is the gateway OF Ven
ezueia. Through this little port passes
everything. from cowhldes shipped 10
New York TO diplomats bound for Car
acas. Ia Guayra Is the warden OF
the shipping. the connecting link be-
tween the capital and the world.
Since La Guayra's principal excuse
for existence Is found In the ships that
come and go. II is altogether fitting
aud proper that the life aud arehitec-
ture OF the town should center on the
water front. Al its widest the city Is
oniy few blocks wide and II Is built
on the sloplng beach In a long curve
that fronts throughout Its length on
the busy whafves. The impression
given is that OF some great outdoor
theater. engrossed Ia the doings be-
low.
The old castle on the hillside Is fall
Ing In ruins, even the bullring is not
ia as good repair as 1t might be, but
the great concrete breAkwater, one of
the most daring Of engineering works
ia South America Ia It's day, Ia kept
groomed up to the minute. The day
Of castles Ia past, but the usefulness
OF the breakwater that makes the har-
Dor is only begtnning. The long con-
crete dixie runs out to sea for 1000
feet, rising half dozen yards above
the waves that beat It's sides, turning
what was one OF the most dangerous
Of anchorages into one of the safest.
The little city itself Is neither beau
tifal nor particularly pleasant to live
In, The streets are narrow, the houses
mean. except for few on the princI-
pal business street. The heat Is al
ways intense and the well-to-do In La
Guayra generally live In one OF the
cooler seaside hamlets up or down the
coast. The picturesque peak of Pic
acho towering back Of the town IL
largely responsible for the heat, for
besides decorating the landscape, the
mountain acts as reflector for the
sunlight.
Wherever you go In Guayra your
road is pretty sure to lead back to the
wharves. Almost always there Ii .
ship there, loading or unloading, the
swarthy porters hustling the bales Of
hides, the bags Of coffee and cacao,
with stoIId indifference to the heat
that almost knocks the idle onlooker
down.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-11
Finding
Himself
BycEcLLE RUstiMoRE


copyright, 1915 Dy W. y. Chapmnn1
II am not the girl for you, and
ahail not spoil your life by trying to
make myself believe that ! am" spoke
Huldah Bril-.
as3ui nnyhe SOD le4A IL ID Z M.
TT HaidahYs finsfA fShsat NfsAn
Wyiie anxionsly.
He was so dead In earnest that q
sharp pang struck the heart Of the
girl. At TINT moment, had he pressed
his suit. so appealing and eloquent
was his manner aud expression, he
would have won. Resoluteiy. however.
she turned from the temptation.
Hers had been hard. practical ex-
pefience. Young as she was, HuIdah
had seen only the seamy side Of life.
Her uncle and aunt. with whom she
lived, had led sordId, Ioveless ex-
lstence. Their system, the atmosphere
about them had stlfied aud chilled the
ingenious instincts Intent in the soul
nature ~ their adopted charge.
So, when Bryan wylie continued 10
show her attentions. and. In his well.
incoming and laundering way, spoke Of
an engagement Iiuldah closed her
heart stubhornly 20 sentiment. She
feit thai her experience had made her
not Hike other girls. She recognized
fidelity sterling worth In this sincere
sultor Just on the threshold OF busl-
ness career. II he made no progress
she would be burden II he scored a
success, there we're brighter. prettier
girls who would iItly adarn the social
circle in which be would move
Then then" submitted Bryan,
after u pause. "what am 70 dor
uuidah tried 10 laugh lightly. bat II
was q hollow mockery There we're
actual tears IN her eyes. II was with
extreme difficulty that she composed
and commanded her turbulent mind
'Bryaur she said. seriously at last.
II stu 80 much older than you Ia world.
y wisdom I Win give yoa advice like
n sage
'II isn't advice | wnnt," mourued tins
young man apatheticaliy--siis love.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-11

your love- no ones else, II 1 can't
have that Of course, cannot stay
here. II would be too trying"
"Yea. Bryan advised Hnldnh DELHI
prately. Ego away and flnd yourself"
Fam lost. thenTH propounded kry-
au, with a ghost Of a smile,
Il think you are" asserted Huldah.
"You have surrendered to your environ
tnent too readily. You have looked no
farther than this dead. dun community.
You have taken the iirst business posi-
ton presented. You are ready 10 tie
yourself for life to the AFst girl who
takes your fancy. Don't you see you
are not doing justice 10 yourself7 You
IRE worthy Of the right kind Of a wife"
"Yon are my only Kind r. vehement
~ declared Bryan.
But nuldah WAS obdurate With all
her hard, practical sense IL she had
stopped TO analyze the situation, she
would have realized that she was per-
petraiing mutual injustice she
would have recognized that IL was act
nnl love for Bryan that caused her to
tiisirust her own ability to make him
happy, and, therefore, ordinary rules
did not apply,
so Bryan Wylie went away disconso-
late, and Huldah returned 10 a daily
sireary grind Of her monotonous life.
thinking only of duty. Within q year
both her uncle and aunt died, Their
estate was trivial. When II was all
over, the family lawyer handed HUI
dab a few hundred dollars. and she
went to the city.
Huldah found cheap but pleasant,
room In the home Of Il poor widow
lady, and marked out a prospective
business career. Her idea was 10 find
Office work. she wrote Il fair hand
was bright and Intelligent, could pick
up stenography and In time graduate
into a good-class Office assistant. She
was doomed to disappointment az first
however. Her lack Of knowledge 81
typewrltlng stood In her way. She
sought employment 10 less pretentious
fields.
One day SHE was passing iive-and
ten-cenf store, when she noticed nj Its
window sign; Lady Assistant
Wanted The store was on slue
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-11

Did 1t ever occur to you that there
might be a reason for fish being dark
on the back and light underneath?
When we look into the water. 1t seems
so very dark, and we can scarcely dis
tinguish any fish, although they may
be very near the surface. And an en-
envy, looking from below. could easily
see the fish If 1t were not for the fact
that the lower part Of the body Is d
light color. Thus we find that the dark
back protects the fish from the enemy
above the water, and the light on tlle
uuderslde of the body protects 1t from
the enemy living far down In the wa
tiers beneath.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-11
FOR BINDING spRAlNED ANKLE
soHe Simple Directions That win &c
Found Useful In Case Of
Accident.

Take a strip Of adhesive plaster
about two inches wide and twelve
inches long. Starting shout the lower
third Of the leg. bring It down under
the arch Of the foot and UP tho oppo-
site side OF the ankle, drawing II
flghtly under thea arch. Overlap this
absuf eneshalf neh -
piecs the same VI 9. - 81.
Then. using one.nch- fs9sn auiSssresssi,sivss
start from the heel and apply short
strips. each one overlapping the other
by about one-haif inch, to meet and
overlap the broad strip on both sides.
running these strips up as far as the
lower third Of the leg. Over these mar
row strips apply two-lnch strips Of
the same length, starting from the
same point ana running up the same
distance, each one overlapping the
other, Then draw couple of short,
wide strips tightly under the arch, and
narrow strip under the sole Of the
foot and up the course OF the tendon
Achilles. Science Monitor.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-11
whsn You Thread ! Needle.

You may deny that your eyesight is
failing or not so good as 1t should be,
but when 1t comes to Notwithstanding
you are given away. Don't try TO foot
yourself and waste precious minutes
thrnstlng refractory thread into a
needle-eye which You do not see. DO
1t this way:
Thrust the needle through piece OF
cardboard or stlff paper just as far
as the eye The paper holds the needle
securely and throws the eye into re-
lief.
Another method that win help one
out Of the difficulty Is this: Some day
when the light is good, thread whole
package of needles upon spool Of
thread Then instead Of poklng over
one needle at a time, while you are
sewing, all you have to do is to break
off needle and thread until the whole
pack has been used.
There Is eontrivanee now on the
market consisting Of a small magnify
Ing glass. which fastens on the spool
and magnifies the needle-eye
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-11
INSECT As AGENT or DESTINY
Theories 70 Account for Death Of
Enormous Creatures That Once
Roamcd the Earth.

To account for the death OF those
enormous creatures which once r0amed
our western country and peopIed Its
swamps and forests. the older geoIo
gists devised convenient theories,
such as changes OF climate, volcanic
disturbances. warfare among the spe-
cies.
As information accumulated. II be-
came harder and harder to make the
theories lt the case. Given time and
animal life adapts itself to changes OF
climate. Movements Of the earth are
seldom 30 widespread that. flight can
not be taken from disturbed area to
one of safety. IL Giant lizard fought
mountainous mammal, willy did the sur
vivor GOT Theory. It was seen. must
be ia keeping with the law Of probable
tiles. A new and more reasonable
hypothesis has recently been brought
forward.
At the time that nature was expert
menting with monsters, there existed a
lake In Colorado. 1t was surrounded
with forests which were tenanted by
hosts of insects. volcano buried the
lake and its shores In ash. This hard
ened into stone. Scientists go TO this
ancient graveyard. split the stone and
bring to light the petrified bodies Of
the butterflies and moths, the beetles
and bugs Among these insects are
two species Of tsetse flies. There Is
nothing IKE them In America today.
But in Africa they abound. They are
known as the carriers of the sleeping
sickness, one of the deadliest OF dis
eases. It is fair 20 assume that the
ssetse flies of Mlocene times We're the
hosts or distributors of disease bacilli
as they are now. Upon that assumption
new theory can be constructed; The
tsetse files developed into d terrible
pest As they nourished, their victims
grew less. In the course Of centuries,
the bulky citizens Of plain and marsh
gave up the warfare. They could fight
one another and yet live. They could
not deal with merciiess insects.
The theory has this merit whatever
else Il may lack. II Is plausible where
It's predecessors succumbed to clearer
thinking. Blade.