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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
]. ?. A. HEAR ANNUAL
SERMON BY CHAPLAIN
DIR. J. ID. Gravatt. ut Holy Trinity
Church. Tells Travelling Men Con-
secrntion Is Necessary in Life.

The old contention that knowledge
" power" was refuted last night in a
sermon preached at Holy Trinity
Church by Rev. J. d. Gravatt, ID. D.,
to the members of the Travelling Mems
Protective Association. DIR. Gravatt
is the chaplain of the organization,
and large number. of the travelling
men were present on this occasion of
their annual sermon.
The speaker declared that 1t is wis.,
dom and not knowledge strictly that
carries with IL power. for some of the
greatest weaknesses have been the
fruits of great knowledge. and some
of the most notable criminals have
been the best informed men.
He gave Ave charges with which
men may successfully combat the evils
and besetting sins that fall in their
path, in meditation, application. sup
plication, circulation and consecra-
ton. Applied Christianity. he said liz
the only kind of Christianity that
really counts. for passive religion
reaches the same poor ends as passivlty
in any other field OF thought.
Circulation. one of the greatest Of
opportunities. may bear fruits In
Christianity on the principle of boiling
water. where the process is carried
through by the boiling of one globule
OF the liquid and transmitting its
force to other globules until the whole
body has taken on the consistency and
the activity of the first
The greatest asset to a travelling
man. DR. Gravatt said. as well al to
any other man, is character. And to
travelling men there Is opened a wide
field Of opportunity. and a happy
chance to 20 about among men doing
good and spreading wisdom and truth.
Prayer, he said. Is the most natural
and manly thing In the world 1t
would be strange II a child in the
house could not speak to his father.
but still more strange IT Is II the hu-
man chffd cannot speak -fFeelY- with
his Heavenly Father.
He concluded with the delivery of
the thoughts and dement's of deep con-
secration. and gave picture of the
reverence In which Napoleon was held
by his men. But Napoleon. he said.
all the while held little religion in his
heart This gave an example of the
kind Of faithfulness that Is demanded
by the Lord. what human hearts are
huneering for" he finally declared.
is more and stronger conservation"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
SPECIAL NEW YEARS
MATINEE AT THE LYRIC

The gayest OF vaudeville shows IN
promised for the opening Of the New
Year at tho Lyric. The principal
comedy feature of the new bill. which
will be seen at special New Years
matinee to be given at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Immediately preceding the
regular Monday matinee. 10 The Mid
night Foli'es." a roilicking extrava-s
ganza. with a beauty chorus OF seven
singing and dancing girls The ex~I
travaganza is a complete variety show
in itself. the specialties including many
forms OF stage entertainment. The.
Midnight Follies'' Is deliberately staged
and the costumes are said to be es-s
pecially gorgeous.
spectacular feature OF the HAmN
bill Is tho exhibition to be Eiven by
the Weise Troupe. flock OF human
birds. whose aerial acrobatics are full
of shocks and thrills for the specta-
tors. The Weise Troupe was feature
with the Ringing Brothers Circus
last summer and fall and comes All
most direct from the New York Hip
podrome. where the European gyus.s
nasts recently closed long engages
nnent,
Mildred Hayward, singing and
dancing coincidence and comedy
character lmpersonAtoI, - Au0tner
good feature. Ward and Van. 4 team
OF character comedians who play ups.
on number of musical Instruments
have an interesting and amusing nu1a..
Der. and Kennedy and Burke will O4er3
their great laughing hit, the traveetys
farce, Engaged. Married and Dis
vorced." With the new vaudeville bill
will come the usual miscellaneous mo-
ton picture exhibits including thu
latest releases OF the Selig -Trfhunns
worlds news review. S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
7s5 zoos
II. e lrts.x

Totals .......1S5 ! ,00s 1870 SO
Result Of Prohibition.
During these two months the fall
ing off in arrests as compared with
November and December. 1915, for
drunkenness assault and battery, as
sault, lArCenN. felony, misicneanor
ragrancy and violations of city ordin-
ances is nothing short OF remarkable.
For assault and battery and assault
the falling off was from - to 20: for
drunkenness. from 9S7 To "a, a de-
crease OF more than 500 per cent; for
felony, from III TO 2l; for larceny,
from 1913 TO Is, for misdeameanors,
from l4l 10 46: for vaxrancy. from
IS 10 ?. and for violations of city
Ordipsnces Ia majority OF these cases
ciassed in other cities as drunk and
disorderlyl, from 273 to 81
The total arrests for the year were
5.s7e, OF which number 5,s45 were
recorded up 10 and including October
a.. These were classified a 9 follows.
Assault and battery. 1856; assault. 1913;
DRINKS. 2.42s. felony. 34s; fugltives
from Justice. los; larceny, asa:
mnacy. 80: misdemeanors. 5s5 tres
pass 1873, peace warrants 20;
yagrancy. i13; violations of city ordin-
ances. 1919; suspicion OF desertion. 2.
The largest and smallest number OF
arrests upon classified charges appear
- the record a. follows: For va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
Iheaters
sonnet ito sarah"

BY Edmond Rostand the famous
French poet. written when Nine,
Bernhard was at the Hospital Bor-
deaux:
Thou who madest of genius one long
test
oh heroism, how thou must have
craved
The destiny of those who would have
saved
The valley where they lie at glorious
rest
"Oh. let me have a wound like theirs"
saidst thou.
And let 1t tear and bring me close TO
death"
Thy shoulders have two wings while
thou hast breath,
To thy one heel the world respondent
now!
Remorse Is not for thee. for thou hast
aimed
To make myself like those our mar
tyrs MANNED
The while they bled, thou bledest for
thy race.
SO set thy sail where blows the wind
most free.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

nred his pistol and the negro dropped
the suitcasss and All three OF the blue
coats are willing to testify that he
exceeded the speed limit in crossing
Pocahontas Bridge.
shoots 'PsssuM In Henheuse.
Oscar Wingneld. son of A. J. wing
field. the well known furniture man
residing at 1888 Wythe Street. shot and
killed a large o'pcssum In his hem
house last night. Several persons In
the neighborhood had been missing
their chickens and thought that thieves
were carrying them of. Mr. winef'eld
was attracted by a noise eminating
from his hennery last night and soon
bagged the thief
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
OBITUARY
Mrs. d. T.. Graham.

Mrs. D. l. Graham, for many years
a resident of Granite. Va, died yester-
day morning at the residence of her
son. J. Watt Graham, 322 Rockdale.
Avondale, Cincinnati. Ohio, at the age
Of IS years. Her daughter, Mrs. w.
p. Mathews. of sos East Grace Street,
left at 7 O'Clock last night to attend
the funeral. to be held on Tuesday.
Mrs Graham was a true. consistent
member OF the Methodist Church,
Avondale. and was a most lovable and
highly esteemed Christian woman.
She Is survived by one son, ]. Watt
Graham, president of the Graham
Lumber Co. and three daughters.
Misses Margaret and Martha Graham.
OF Cincinnati. and Mrs, w. P.
Mathews. OF Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01


to see the city settled back into its
natural course
Early In the year there was a ire
mendous influx of real estate men and
pra tically every piece of farm land
for miles around was sub-divided and
manv get-rich quick schemes were
LAUNCHED, bat the most of these came
80 an abrupt end with the building
Of hundreds Of homes by the DUPONT
Company at Hopewell and City Point
ard The publication Of the famous
Brown letter" in numerous apers
81 The State. but those who were here
had their money invested before the
boom days remained and regular bust
ness suffered but little
Many sound business men now look
nppn the much discussed letter from
DUPONT official as one Of the great
est blessings that ever came to this
section. Prior to it's publication. hun
dTed9 Of laboring men were investing
ther every dollar in subdivisions,
which we're selling at fabulous prices
who since thar time have either de
posted their cash in one OF the nu-
merou, banks or postal savings banks
at tfopewell and Petersburg
Arrests Greatly Decreased.
Many believed and expressed the
opinion that the passing Of the saloon
ard the licensed liquor traffic would
DC another blow TO the business life
OF the community. but instead there
has been IA decided increase in bust
ness in nearly all lines except the
Police Department. Arrests have fall
len off to a minimum and tho city's
merchants declare mat they have tUst
passed through the most successful
Christina. in the history Of the city.
People who formerly spent their mon
ey in wlaskey. during the past two
months have been buying clothing
and groceries, paying house rent and
opening bank accounts
I The most remarkable feature of the
citys 1915 history Is the reports of
Chief OF Police Kagland for Noycm- 4
Der and December as compared with
the corresponding months of 1915, /
which are as follows.
1915. 1915.
My Der My
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
WEIRD PREDICTIONS
Continued from First Page.)

quires. but will be delayed until later
day. March 5.
Washington's birthday will come on
Thursday this year, that day being
February %. Three days earlier. Mon
day the nation-wil celebrate the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln.
Easter will como on April 8 this
time. this date being the first Sunday
after Good Friday.
knowledge OF Astral Things.
Four eclipses OF the sun and three
OF the moon will take place in 1917.
according to the aged prophet. on
January s a total eclipse of the moon
will occur. visible throughout all the
United States. and beginning at 1870
A. NJ.
June will see a number of young
men and women receive their diplo-
mas from many colleges and universe
ties, and will also witness great &C
tiyities OF the little god COR demon)
Cupid.
July the Fourth will be celebrated
as Independence Day. coming on Wed
nesday.
In September school time will be-
gin, and Friday. October IL. is an
other legal holiday-Columb Day.
in November, unless all signs fail, the
day appointed being the 2sth.
When War Will End.
Tuesday. December 25. will be de-
clared a legal holiday. for the cele-
bration OF Christmas IN 1917.
War in Europe. the old man de-
clared, will cease automatically with
the conclusion of peace negotiations
between Germany and the allies.
When the old man had reached this
point in his strange narration, the
reporter began to recover from his
lapse of sanity, and realizing that he
had been made the victim OF a hoax,
beat a hurried retreat. while from
the last sounds that he heard. the
old man, so wrapped in his thoughts
that he did not notice the departure Of
his erstwhile audience, was still NUT
tering In. his mystic way. wierd pre-
dicttons and proclamations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
Mr.. Eairba nks' Plea

Baltimore. Md, Dec. 31.--A plea
for the reunion of Methodists OF, the
South with those OF the North was
adopted by charles Fairbanks, form
err Vice President of the United States,
in an address today at First Methodist
Episcopal Church. Mr.. Fairbanks is
one of the fifty commissioners of the
two churches in the city to work out
a plan OF union. Said Mr.. Fairbanks:
ITO unity the two larger branches
of Methodism Is TASK that will en-
gage my best efforts and has my SYM
patty and hope, think Methodism
will be greater by the reunion Social,
commercial and other influences In this
country have run from East to West
and from West to East. but not to the
same degree between North and South.
II has long been my belief that
the more we soldify the ties of all
sections the stronger the republic will
be"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
DEATHS.


FERRITER.-Di at his residence,
313 South Fourth Street, NICHO-
LAS ]. FERRITER. in the eighty
ninth year of his age.
Funeral from st. Peters Church
THIS (Monday) AFTERNOON.
January /. 1917. at 3:30 o'clock. In
terment In Mount Calvary Gene
terry. Please omit flowers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

Total number of examinations and
reports from January l to November
80, 1916, SIS: total during month of
December. 10. total from January
TO December 81, 6sS.
Amount OF new work from January
l to December 81. 1915. $4,051.707
repair work from January to De-
cember 81. ss75,6ss. Total, As27.-
2Q6
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

In hand for the Characterization OF the
entire world.
Bishop Leete, OF Atlanta. Ga, a
member of the Northern branch OF the
commission. in his sermon here today
laid particular stress upon the negro
question In the South. He said that
the negro must be recognized by the
church. and that the South liked him
and could not do without him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
Fighting East Of Gorilla.

Rome. Dec. 31.-The following off,
cial announcement was made public
today: There was the usual artillery
fighting yesterday in the mountain
area east of Gorilla and on the Carso.
Direct hits on the Carso caused the
explosion of an enemy ammunition
depot"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
THE WEATHER
tUnleeA states Department q
Agriculture. weather Bureau.p

Washington. Dec S1-Forscast:
Virginia-Fair, warmer NJ d ".
probably rain or snow north and rain
in south Tuesday
North Carolina--Fair. warmer Mon
day. rain at night or Tuesday. west
portion. fair In east.
There will be snow Monday In the
Lake region. snow or rain In the Ohio
valley and rain in the East Gulf States.
followed by generally fair Tuesday.
except in the Lake region.
In the Atlantic States fair weather
Monday Will be followed by snow or
rain over the northern and rain over
the southern districts Monday night
and Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

The steel with which We soug
Samothrace
Has marred the muse and mAG(
victory.
The great Bernhardt Amakes
farewell appearance at the AcS1l
tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

Few years ago. when Bernh6
was making tour of the United 81
with an unusually diversified - "a
tory. the public demand for extra rnsIk
inees was SO insistent that she oftrkS
acted on Tuesday and THURSDAY I'll
ternoons as well as on those Of WodSA
nesday and Saturday. 1t so hapDene4
tnat the company playing "Madanaes
X In English was in Philadelphia 80
the time that Bernhard was playing
II there In French, and the manageF.
or 1t wished his company to see the
French company. He went to Mr.
common. who was Nine. Bernhardt.aa
manager. and asked him--a little
shame-f acedly whether Bernhardt
could not be induced to give an extrS
performance of the French play on
Friday. Mr.. Connor. willing to please
mis- fellow manager. finally agreed To-
ask Madame" He went to her and!
with every known form Of deprecation2
and timidity. explained to .Nfadamess
what 1t was that the manager asked.
To Mr.. Connor's great surprise,
Madame" replied cordially. that abs
would gladly give the extra perform.
ance. Mr.. Conner came back to this
lobby, almost In a daze. There Il q
woman more than mortal" he said.
and capable of more work than ten
men. She is going to give an extra
matinee on Friday" Suddenly the
ticket seller poked his head out Of the
window. and called out loudly: Extra
matinee on Friday. Hell. what does
that woman think I'm made OFF,
Nine Bernhardt' vill be seen ut ths
Academy tonight In four short plays,
Al II. Wilson.
An event of unusual Importance will
take place next Wednesday mAtinea.j
and night at the Academy when Al III.
Wilson. the singing dialect comedian
and his company. will appear In the1
new Irish song-play. My Killarney
Rose" by Herbert Hall winslow--anB
exceptional cast including Laura Lem ~
mers. in the leading female roio will
present this new Wilson Offering. An
excellent thAfhe-in the basis ETA
strong virile love story Interpreted
with comedy that ripples merrily
amid thrills and romantic cornplica-
tions-hiending all In one delightful
whole that proves tho best kind OF
entertainment. Tom Carey Il the rolls
Mr.. Wilson enacts. an Irish lad full Of
wit. and Blarney that leads him into
all manner OF adventures from
strange marriage b q proud noble lady 4
to circumventing tho bIackguard. who
creates trouble for her and in doing %
reveals wealth OF resourcefulnesa
that is indicative OF the nature OF thu
little green isle he came from. In
this new Wilson show a delightful
stage performance Is promised and
when coupled with The budget of new
songs offered as feature the height
OF enjoyment is reached. The new
songs are entitled My Kiii2rAeH
Rose" 1.-THE love Give to You,"
where the Shamrock Grows" MARY
Houllihan." and 1.-The Yodei that stole
My Girl Away"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
III PREFER CHARGES
AGAINST v. B. P|zz|M|
WHEREABOUTS STILL UNKNOWN.
Atorneys Reprcs nting W. y.
Nu<avols, Who Is Seeking to Re-
cover $e4.50O Put Out For Invest
ment, Hold Consultation

Criminal proceedings against Will
1 liam =, Pizzini. a well known real
estate man here. against whom suit
for sa4. 500 was Instituted Saturday
afternoon in tho ChaRcery Court OF
Richmond by w. =. Nuckols, former
4 ly Of this city. hut late of New York,
are in contempI atton, according to
i news received last night from a most
reliable source. II was stated that
while the proceedings may never be
brought. there is strong probab illty
of warrants being sworn out in the
near future.
/: is known fact that members OF
the Law firms OF Lamb & Lamb. and
Henley. Anderson & Hail. OF Rich
mond and Williamsburg. who are rep
resentine the plaintiff. held n consulta-
ton yesterday afternoon regarding the
case However. just what they de-
cidea TO do is something which has
not vet been made known.
Mr., pizzIni has been missing from
Richmond since last THURSDAY and
even his wife Is not aware of his
whereabouts. Someone declared yes
teriay afternoon that Pizzini left the
city for New York. where he Is maxi
ing an effort TO raise the money said
10 pt cue MT. NNCk0ES- w neither OF
not he IS in that city Is purely a mat
ter Of conjecture. but many Of his
friends iH Richmond seem TO think
tina: he viii nut in his appearance in
due time ard make things satisfactory
WITH afr- NuTKUIg.
Other suits May Follow.
Sun was Instituted Saturday by at
torneys for MIR. <uCkols following the
plaintiffs failure In his efforts TO col
lect from Pi2zjni funds or evidence
Of Investment OF large sums of money
ntrusted in his care for number
Of wears MI Nuckols is said to have
turned over s9+. 500 10 Pizzinl for in
vestment purposes, and the latter has
deferred payment Of the money or 10
show any evidences that investments
have been made for him. Sheriff ]
Herbert Mercer has already issued at
tachments against all OF Pizzinis
bank deposits real estate and personal
property.
II - understood that other suits
Viii follow the one instituted In the
Chaucery Court. Large sums ~ money
ore SAID 10 have been turned over to
the real estate dealer, and it is under
stood that they will make an effort
10 collect by filing suits early this
week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
Important Advances.

Among the most important steps
taken In municipal matters were ex-
penditures of more than half a mill
lion dollars in public improvements,
appropriations Of $4,000 for public
school buildings. the reorganization of
the city Council In both OF its branches
and the adoption OF ordinances pro-
Fiding for the construction OF a $780,
600 steel and concrete viaduct to re-
place bishops Bridge over the A ppe-
mattox and a bond issue OF $3.50 900
TO complete the city's sewerage sys-
TEN.
Another important forward step In
the life Of the city was the building
and opening to the public Of the Ho-
tel petersburg. new and modern
structure. with capacity of 1875 guest
looms, at coAt OF approximately
$500, 900 complete.
Fifty-two certificates OF incorpora
ton were filed in the clerks Office dur
ing the year, many of which will con-
tinue actively engaged in the bust
ness life OF the city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
BUILDING OPERATIONS

Continued From First Page.)
s63S.S57; average value, $5.5S4.414.
New Structures I'm 1915
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

srancy. February. So; December,
none; for drunkenness. January. $50:
December. 81; for assault and assau lt
and battery, July. As, December. 5;
for felony, January, 81. December. 10:
for larceny. January. rs. December.
.; for violations OF city ordinances.
April. 1874. December, none
From the above figures II is ap-
parent that the open saloon makes
Migrants. makes drunkards. causes
personal difficulties murder. theft and
general disregard for the laws
The report of the Petersburg de-
partment under Chief Reuben F. Rag
land will perhaps prove the most in
teresting and remarkable OF any vtr-
ginia city.
81. Couples Wed.
During the year Dan Cupid put In
his most effective work in rounding
up couples and establishing homes in
the history OF Petersburg. with moth
ing to show in how many Instances
uuarrels followed and separations re-
suited, l,064 of his subjects were led
to the hymeneal altar. Clerk Robert
G. Bass issued SAG marriage licenses
nv months as follows: January, b5;
February. 80: March. 40: April. rs;
May. 40; June. so: July. go; August,
II; September. 36; October. AZ: No
vember, 81. and December. Al. June.
known as the bridal month, fell be-
hind April. and the lowest ehh was
reached in August with n record of
nearly one day
The court clerks record shows ,01s
real estate transfers within the cor
porate limits, many of which were
made at handsome profits. The total
number of real estate transactions and
suburbs would probably reach 1000
During the year the death rate,
though the report OF the Health De
partment is not complete, was re-
markahiy low and the city was prac-
ticaHy free from contagious diseases,
such as typhoid. dlphtheria and small
poX
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TO CONSIDER THIS WEEK

Continued from First PaEe.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
An Industrial survey.

Leroy Hodges. OF the Bureau Of An
piled Economics, has completed the
copy Of the industrial survey OF Pc
tersburg. the title of which is "Pe-
tersburg Economic and Industrially."
II is an exhaustive investigation into
local conditions and resources and n
careful comparison OF them with con-
dlttons and advantages in other cities
throughout the United States II liz
now in the hands OF the Chamber of
Commerce and will probably be placed
with printer In short time The
volume represents an enormous amount
Of labor. covering period of work
extending over seven months The
work is in reality textbook and II
will doubtless be sought by nearly
every intelligent citizen of the city.
Class Elects Omcers.
The annual election of officers of
the housekeepers class OF the West
End Baptist Sunday School. was held
at the regular business session this
morning when the following officers
were elected President. Mrs w. II.
Mackasay; first ice-president. Mrs w.
T Rogers; second vice president. Mrs.
A w. Baxter; third vice president,
Mrs. r NJ. Wharton; secretary. Mrs
r. Crawley Jones; assistant, Mrs.
'hafles Mhttsson: treasurer. Mrs. ].
Robert Sutherland; assistant. Mrs. c.
A. Hudgins
Seize sixteen Quarts.
Pafrolman Clayton. Avery and Long
myer captured two suitcases contain
ing sixteen quarts of whiskey in the
vicinity OF the Coast Line Railway
Station last night. but the owner made
good his escape. when the negro
stepped from the train with n susni-
ciouH appearance. one of the officers
suggested an Interview and he irnme =
diately gave bail. One of the officers