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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
PROHIBITION AN AID
TO PIANO BUSINESS
Denver Dealer says II Has Helped
Music Trade Along With
Other Lines.

Clarence G.. Campbell. a piano and
music dealer OF Denver, recently Wis
sting in New York. said prohibition
had helped that sort OF business in
Colorado. He frankly attributed to
prohibition a great measure Of the
prosperity OF tho piano houses IN
Denver.
Prohibition has been good thing
for the piano trade Of Denver. as IT
has been also for other lines of retail
trade said he. Along with many
other establish we went on re-
cord as favoring prohibition. We be
iieved its economic effect would be
excellent, as subsequent developments
have justified that belief.
1T is remarkable thing, too that
many Interests. such as the larger de
partment stores. some of which OPP
posed a dry state, now agree that Its
effect has been most beneficial upon
their business Indeed, we know that
il has been good thing for our
trade.
Il need only cite one instance to
show how it has operated to benefit
our business There was n W. man
who year or two before prohibition
went into effect bought from us a
player-piano on time payments,
Shortly afterward these began to
lapse and she came into the store one
day and tearfuily explained that her
husband was wont to spend the most
OF his wages for drink. and stated
that she believe she would have to
have the player taken back as she
was unable to ke.>p up the payments.
The instrument was taken back. but
retained under the sales-contract law.
Shortly after -ohibition became
effective last spring this woman came
back to us and made an arrangement
for resuming her payments and the
instrument was sent to her home
again. NO further trouble was ex-
perienced. Her husbands earnings
were no longer being diverted to the
saloon. Not long ago | had occasion
to look up her account and | found
that il was being carried with COM
plete regularity
so much for the effect of prohibi-
ton. And there Is no doubt that there
are many more such cases, only they
do not come to our attention. Natur-
ally few women are willing to admit
that drinking husband Is the reason
for lapsed payments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
CONDEMNED
BY RICHMOND CHAPTER

Condemning the pacifst attitude of
Congressman T.. w. Saunders. of vir-
sinia, resolutions have been passed by
the Richmond chapter of the Virginia
Military institute and a copy was yes
terday sent to President Wilson.
A copy of the resolution follows:
Resolved. That the Alumni Associa-
ton of the Virginia Military institute
condemns as unworthy aof the best
traditions of this state the pacifist at
titude and opposition of Congressman
T. W. Saunders, of the Fifth Virgins
district, to the policy of the govern
ment and expresses the hope that at
the next election a man more worthy
may he called to succeed hiiu"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10

persons who had good reasons for
wishing to see tie policemen hack In
uniform or dismissed from the force
entirely.
Policemen Sweet and Bertucci will
not don the uniforln just yet. but will
do so as soon as they have finished
Investigations they are now conduct
ing. Chief Werner will go right down
the list of policemen and select men
for the plain clothes squad and every
member of the force will be given q
chance to see what he can do. I'VE
will he hot on the job the chief
declared. las violators OF the law who
think they can get by will find out
to their sorrow"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
south side Couple Webs.

At his residence, lIl3 Porter street,
Rev. John \. Tate. pastor of Cow
arlin- Avenue Christian church, Thurs
dav night united in marriage Miss
Mamie Bark sdale and Joseph Reams.
popular Young people of the South
Side The ceremons was performed at
o'clock in the presence Of a few
friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
MRS. BESSIE BRAGG
VOLUNTARY BANKRUPT

Naming her liabilities at s23T2SI0
Mrs. Bessie V. Bragg, owner Of the
Maternity hospital here which was re.
Gently ordered closed by city officials
yesterday filed petition in bankruptcy
In the United States district court Her
assets. which consist of property at
Fourth and Clay streets. household
goods and accounts du-. amount 10
S25,J0o
Among those holding large uns"-
cured claims are william GriminaI
$3.50; J. w. Bliley Co. S457; N1ilIsr
Rhoads, S757.37: Mrs. J. { Wander
erift $1,000, and Max wetzel 81 0u
Another petition was iled hy l.. Lin
as. placing his liabilities af S7>7. and
his assets at S256.20.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10

]. Taylor. Miss Matte Purcell. Mrs. II.
s. Binswanger. Mrs. wailerstein. Miss
Bessie Taylor. Mrs. r. l. Powers. Mrs.
G.. T. w. Kern. chairman.
Permanent Heodquarters.
The headquarters Of the Capital City
division are permanently located In
Room as. Allison building, 500 East
Main street. whore a committee Is in
charge daily from II A. NJ. to 2 r. NJ. 3,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
Captain Richard :. Daniel.

Special to The Richmond Nr2itianD
baltimore Md, March s.-Richard :
Daniels. seventy-two years old Uncle
OF Secretary Daniels. civil War vet
eran, lighthouse keeper aNd maritime
observer at Cove Point, Chssapea Ike
Bay. died yesterday afternoon from
heart failure. At the time he was talk
ing to Captain Thomas J. Niles Of the
tender Maple. Deceased is survived
by his widow and four sons
Captain Daniels entered tho eovern-
ment employ june 10. 1871. as keeper
of Neuse river light station. y -
Later he was also stationed a York
Spit and Cape Henry, Va
Captain Daniels served Ia thc Civn
War, enlisting May IS, l>6-, and was
honorahiv discharged. He was highly
commended on three different oecas-
ions fov meritorious service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
DRYS MAKE GAINS.
No-LiccnSe Forces Change Towns:
Vote Shows Gain for temperance.

No-license made gains in the first
of the 1917 town elections held Feb
ruary in Massachusetts. OF the 81
out of 3i1 towns recorded on the
question of the sale OF liquor for the
year beginning May /. 1917. Ave
their attitude from, YES to no
and four went from no to yes. The
total vote also showed gain for no.
license.
The towns changing from yes to
no we're: Enfield. Hampden. Shell
burne. sutton and Worthington.
Those which went from no to yes
were: auckland. Lenox. Peru and
Russell.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
Ohio statute Ir,pnssihIe.

Some folks are asking why the drys
in Ohio do not push a statewide pro-
hibition bill through the legislature
now in session. as was done in In
diana recently. This Is an impossible
thing to do II every member OF the
legislature wanted to enact state
wide prohibitory law II could not be
done.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
THE WEATHER:
Washington. March a.-Forecast.
United States Weather Bureau.
Department. Of Agriculturc.3

Washington, March e.--Forecast.
Virginia--Fsir Saturday. Sunday
fair, warmer.
North Carolina--Fair Saturday and
Sunday; little change in temperature.
Temperatures will rule higher and
above the seasonal average Saturday
and Sunday In the Atlantic states Ths
weather will be generally fair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
WILL NOT DISCONTINUE
PLAIN CLOTHES MEN
But Will Change Detail Frequently
in Order That Violators of Law
Won't Recognize Them.
GIVE ALL OFFICERS CHANCE
Chief Werner says Permanent Squad
Has Effect OF Making Numerous
Enemies For Men Who Are Detailed
Thereon.

In the enforcement of gambling.
prohibition and social laws. Chiel
of Po'ice Werner yesterday announced
Il new policy which has been laid
down for the police department. Tn
der the new system. the permanent
purity squad" will he abolished. and
patrolmen will be detailed for plain
clothes work whenever ii is necessary,
giving every member OF the force
who proves himself capable an op-
portunity I do detective work al some
time during the year.
The same officers will not he re-
tanned in plain clothes for long pc
RODS. as the purity squad has been
kept. and the personnel of the detec-
tive squads will b. so altered from
time to time that would-be law
breakers will be kept in q constant
state OF uncertainty as to the iden-
tity of the men or the detective list
IN regard to the new program adopt
ed. Chief Werner stated Yesterday that
there will he no cessation in the police
activity heretofore carried on by the
purity SQUAD" in charge Of Policeman
Harry Sweet
lie further stated thst it was not
his intention to eliminate plain clothes
men from The force. since this kind
Of work is absolutely essential 10
the enforcement Of The law ~ some
cases. MY plan IS not 10 use the
same set of patrolmcn on plain clothes
duty for indefinite periods he said.
but IA going to keep shifting details
so frequently that violators Of the law
will scarcely know the name Of one
man on the squad before an entirely
new set OF men take up the work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10

one ofshis chief reasons for max
ing this change the chief said. is that
when a patrolman Identifies himself
with one particn.g' line of duty Tor
months he masses numerous enemies.
who might make trouble for him aud
for other members Of the force. He
stated that he had received informa-
ton recently concerning certain per
sons who had declared their intention
to fran up" on members OF the per-
manent squad ami chat these We're
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
Local Temperature Yesterday.

Local Temperature Yesterday.
10 noon temperature .......... &c
+. VI. temperature ........... -
+. NJ. temperature ...-..... AS
Maximum temperature to f. NJ. -
Minimum temperature 10 T. NJ ~
Mean temperature ....-..% s......- 4h
Normal temperature ..,.......,.. ~
Excess In temperature yesterday.
Deficiency i'm temperature since
January i..... ....... ,.,..
Local Rainfall.
Rainfall last twelve hours ....... no
Rainfall last twenty four hours. 90
Excess in rainfall since March 1 2.59
Excess in rainfall since January ia
Local Observation at = p. VI. YESTERDAY.
Temperature ......'...--. --..... ~
Hup,fditN -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02
VIRGINIA HOME GUARD GROWS
More Than q Dozen Commands Form
ed Within Last Fortnight.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, September more
than a dozen military commands nave
been formed in this state for guard
purposes in the last two weeks. Tney
are being mustered into service by Col.
10 Lane Stern of the military depart
ment of the state. These commands are
to take the place of the militiamen who
have been called to the colors and VINO
are now in camp or being held for
movement.
Alex Etosh. who was desperately
wounded several weeks ago by Albert
Kaleel. while seated in theater with
the wife of Kaleel, has been discharE-
ed by the hospital authorities. kaleel.
in trying to escape after shooting
Etosch, was shot and killed by police
man. The wife of Etosh is being held
in connection with the shooting.
Evelyn Hutcherson, aged fourteen
months. was scalded to death in her
home here. The little child was playing
around the home and went into the
kitchen. reaching up to the top OF the
stove and turning a kettle of boiling
water over on herself, inflicting in
juries which resulted in her death in a
short while.
Albert Barnett. one of the murder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

CrandnIrs Theater. 9th and f SITS.
TODAY AND TOMORROW - ALEXANDRA
CARLISLE. in TIDES OF FATE" pie
turization Of the book Creeping Tides :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

4 merican-DUsTiN FARNCM. in THE
SIGN OF THE CROSS" Out-of- the -ordi-
nary play. Crusade story
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ers of w. T. Roach of Charlotte county.
has been executed for that crime. His
son. Aubrey Barnett. has been granted
a respite for thirty days and an effort
is being made to have his sentence
committed to life imprisonment. The
boy is only seventeen years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02
Memorial Service fer DR.. McGrew.

service in memory Of Rev. George
H. McGrew will be held in Grace Prot
estant Episcopal Church. Woodside, Sill
yer Spring parish. Sunday. September
9, at i pm DR. McGrew. who was rec
tor of Grace Church during the past
ten years. died at Morgantown. W va.
August Is last. Rev. George F. Dudley
of st. Stephens Church will conduct
the memorial service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02
RIFLES FOR BRIGADE
MADE IN SINGLE DAY
Austrian Small Arms Plant at
Steyr Has Big Ca
pacity.
Especial Correspondence of The Star
and Chicago Daily News.)
Nv BASSETvT DIGBY

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 81
What the great Skoda works have been
for Austria in the province of artillery
the Austrian Small Arms Manufactur-
ing Company's plant at Steyr, in upper
Austria, has been in the production of
revo1vers. rifles and machine guns, says
Per Sorensson. a Swedish war CORE
spondent, who recently has been per-
mitted to visit it.
1t is not new plant. 1t has existed
since the middle of last century in the
ancient iron smelling town of Steyr.
Even before the war it was a gigantic
establishment, supplying not only the
Austrian troops, but also numerous Eu-
ropean armies, including the Norwe-
gianS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02
Penn Garden-Open Air

America Finest Airdrome d Winter Garden
olive THOMAS. in .'MADCAP MADGE .
Also Keystone Comedy, HIS BITTER
FATE"
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ew of the hands make up to $40 {.

week.
The output of the works is enormous.
A whole brigade of infantry can be sup
piled with rifles from a days output.
The rifles are tested as soon as MADE
and defective rifles are returned:
Great quantities of machine guns are
turned out and the daily deliveries De-
come larger and larger. Their mechan-
ism is so simple that it has brought
man enthusiastic tributes from the
troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

There will be market for AGRICULTURAL
implements in Siam when the irrigation
and development Of arid districts is COM
pleted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02
Was Enlarged in 1914.

BY one of those odd condolences. of
which we have seen SO many, an ex-
tensive enlargement of the plant and
renewal of machinery had been accom-
plished just before Austria plunged the
world into the war. With the outbreak
of war all exports were stopped, and
since then the plant has been working
exclusively for the central powers.
Rifles and machine guns are its staple
products. Revolvers are side line.
The whole process is followed here.
Steel and timber enter the town and
leave ii al weapons ready for use
The greatest possible use of machin-
cry TO minimize the necessity of super
wishing man power is the keynote of the
Steyr works. Men fashion the crude
rifle stocks, to economize as much as
possible in wood, but then the result
goes from machine to machine, and 1t is
from a machine that the stock comes
forth perfect. In one shop alone more
than 1000 machines. each working on
one rifle steel part, were noticed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

Circle, :IO5 Pa. Ave. Phone w, asa.
r0DAY-ASITA STEWART. in THE MIS-
SAGE Of THE MOUSE Also Big V
Comedy. BOASTS AND BOLDSESS'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02
Good Pay; Cheap Food.

Fourteen thousand men and women
are employed in the plant. 1t is hard
labor. but the arrangements for the
workers are good. For II cents din
ner of soup. meat and vegetables can
he obtained in the plant dining rooms
and for cents supper. which often in
cludes meat. About a third of the
hands eat there. Briquettes of coal
dust are supplied to them for 60 cents
for 10 pounds. The pay is good. A
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
MANSFIELD CENTER
Patriotic Exercises on Memorial Day Two Surprises at Meeting of Young
 Peoples Club.

On Memorial day visits were made in the morning to the cemeteries at Atwoodville and Spring Hill. At Il o'clock the procession, headed by a fife and drum corps and four veterans of the Civil war. formed at the local church. and decorated graves in the old and new cemeteries. At noon exer- cises were held at the church. Rev Vernon w. Cooke of Willimantic, de- 1iverfnE the address. Children from several of the neighboring schools participated in a pleasing manner. Fol- lowing the exercises lunch was served in the church parlors to all present.
 Surprises at Club Meeting.
 There was a large attendance Of members of the Young Peoples club at the Parscnage Tuesday evening. Unit ed States Coinage was the topic dis cussed. Unexpected features of the programme were a May basket hung to Miss Abbie Storrs, who has recently returned from a long stay In Pauling, N r, and a birthday cake for Miss Lucy Payne.
 A large proportion of residents of this village are attending Chautauqua lectures and concerts in Willimantic this week. .
 Among the visitors in town for Mem orial day were Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapin and friend from Hartford. Warren Chapin of Springfield. Mrs Howard Cross of Central Village and John Johnson of New Britain
 Mrs. Burnham is seriously ill at the home of her parents. MT. and Mrs T. Walter Barrowe.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
ANDOvER
Community Gathering for Observance of Memorial Day-Station Agent and Mrs. ]. r. Murphy Returning From West.

Rev George w. Reynolds of West Hartford gave a fine discourse at the Congregational church Sunday. part of the Columbia band headed by the Mems club attended in a body After the services the graves of the soldiers were decorated.
 Tho annual meeting of the Ladies Benevolent society wa sheld Thursday at the home of the president, Mrs. Guy Bartlett.
 Memorial Day Events.
 A community gathering took place Memorial day at 10 o'clock. A flag was hoated from the new pole near the post office, followed by a flag drill and May pole dance by the school children. A basket lunch was enjoy ed at noon at the town hall. Coffee lemonade and ice cream was for sale the proceeds to go to the Andover Red Cross work.
 Miss Ruth Baker of Florence, Mass. and Mrs. Nellie Brown. of Mansfield spent Tuesday with Mrs. L. H. Porter
 Miss Gladys Bradley, teacher in the public, school is i'll at her home 1n Willimantic. Miss Bradley has taught seven years and this is the first time she has lost a day.
 Continued cold and rainy weather IS discouragfnS to the farmers.
 Returning Home.
 J. T. Murphy, agent at the station and Mrs. Murphy, left Seattle last Saturday for home after spending some weeks in that place. They will make several stops on their way.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
ATTAWAUGAN A

Mfr. and Mrs. Lyman Taft of GroSvenordais spent the week end with their parents in this place
 A1abal Drum corps played at the exercises at DayT11le Sunday and at Danieison Memorial day.
 Mrs. T. H. Sweeney and Mrs. Charles Blackmzr were in Worcester Memorial day.
 Mfr and Mrs Wd1fred Wade of East K1llingly spent Tuesday evening with Mir and Mrs. Raymond
 Mrs. Bernard Brown Is i'll
 Raymond Mitchell was in Central Village Tuesday.
 Charles B1ackmar spent Memorial day at Springfield with Mfr and Mrs. George Norton.
 Mrs Ira Pray visited her sister at Putnam Memorial day
 Mrs. Charles Blacknnar is entertain ing her brother and his child from NaEhua, N. H.
 Albert Robinson, Nettie Lapearl and louise Lapear1 motored to WhitinsviIIe Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

James Mcvay, who said he was a resident of Stoniagton. came to town last week ens route from Manchester to South bridge, where he hoped tc secure work as | cotton weaver. On his arrival irI tosys he proceeded to make himself at home and built what was to him a cheerfu: fire on wood land belonging to the Ms-sharaug farms. The boys on tho farm. always on the watch for fires. discovered him and he was placed in charge Of Con- stable Peter Thompson. The next day he was brought before Justice Of the Peace A. NJ. Heck and to the tune Of s5 and costs, amounting to the sum of $17.93, he was charged with building a fire without permission. In default of the necessary sum, he was commits : ted to Holland jail.
 Personal Mention.
 Mrs. Raymond Hathaway and Mabel Heck were recent visitors in Monson.
 Mrs H. R. Howard and son Fair man were visitors in Hartford last week.
 Fl. R. Howard has been appointed d member of the liberty loan committee which covers the towns of South bridge. Sturbridge, Charleton, Brirn- field and Holland, Mass, and Wood stock, Eastford and Union. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
COLUMBIA
War Song conesrt-InsPirins Menier. ial Addresses-Schoois 10 Unite For Graduating Exercises June z.

E The war song concert which has been in preparation for several weeks will be given at the church under the auspices of the local Red Cross chap ter.
 That portion of Governor Holcomb's proclamation relating to the military registration on June 5. was read from the pulpit Sunday, and attention cali ed to fine necessity of complying.
 Patriotic Addresses.
 Rev. T. N. Owen preached an ex- celient Memorial day sermon last Sun day.
 Exercises were held at the church Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Vernon W. Cook of fWiIIi1nantic de- Hvered the Memorial address, in which he referred to Americas entrance into the present world struggle between Democracy and Autocracy. There was a good attendance. After the serv- ices at the church the children march ed to the cemeteries and placed flow CTS on the graves Of soldiers
 Frederick D. Avery and two friends of Hartford spent the weekend at the Avery bungalow tFWezylxft,'' on Columbia Green.
 Graduating Exericses June Eth.
 Some of the district schools will close Friday of next week, June 8. The combined graduating exercises of all the schools will take place at the church under the direction of Super
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
STOKR5
Children Decorate Soldiers Graves Following Church Exercises on Me moriaI Day-Piay Being Rehearsed-

Memorial day exercises were held in the college chapel Wednesday at 10 o'clock. The services began with the singing of America, followed by the recitation of Lincoln's Gettysburg address by Master Clifford Peck. The Memorial day address was given by Rev. Marshall Dawson, who spoke of Gen. Frederick Funston and Admiral George Dewey. The service ended with the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.
 Following the service, the children marched to the cemetery with flowers and decorated the soldiers graves. A gun salute of three rounds was fired by a cadet squad and then Taps was sounded.
 College and Town Interests.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. D. Edmond return ed Monday from a visit to Canterbury and Hampton.
 Miss IsabeH Monteith has been spending a few days in Boston.
 Prof and Mrs. Slate have been wis iting in Canaan.
 Mrs. c. l.. Beach and Mrs. c. B. Amory have been visiting Mrs. R. ViberI in Unionville.
 An addition to the church kitchen has been built.
 The play The Old Peabody Pew is being rehearsed. This play will be given for the benefit of the Red Cross.