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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
SOUTHERN ASKS TO
DISCONTINUE TRAINS
Would Take on Two Now Operating
Between Richmond and
Danyiilc
FILES COMPLETE SCHEDULE.
In Petition to State Corporation Com
mission, Says Changes Are Neces-
sary to Assist In Conserving Food
supply.

Dlscontinuance of two trains be-
tween Richmond and Danyille has
been asked by the Southern Railway
Co. in a petition to the state corpora
ton commission. In addition to this.
several other trains the company
wishes to discontinue and they ask for
a Encouragement of schedule on sew
eral trains between Richmond and
DanVille. The company claims that
the changes are necessary to enable
it to meet its obligations to the ma
tional government towards the con-
servation of fuel supply.
At this time the company claims
there is much duplicate service on
the Southern railway. and with the
quested. traffic can be satisfactorily
provided, which will serve the best
interest of the people, and likewise
minimize the expense to the company.
The two trains asked to be discon-
tinued between Richmond and Dan
Vile are those arriving at Richmond
al $40 A. NJ and leaving at 1890 A.
NJ The schedules asked for by the
company are as follows:
Discontinue schedule of trains Nos
. and 10. between Washington and
Charlottesville. for the reason that
train No. is a duplication Of facili-
ties OF train No. 4S. and train No Il
js duplication of facilities OF train
No IA
i-fb9 Discontinue trains - and IL
between Charlottesville and shpman
(c) Discontinue trains 40 and "a
between Stresburg Junction and Har-
rfsonburg.
B I'D Discontinue trains q and IA be-
NJ Iya -, ,-s
on Sundays
90 Consolidate trains 10 and II be-
tween Washington and Charottes-
willie. and Nos. Is and is. going
North
No. 1-Daily-Leave Richmond.
80 A M: arrive Danvilie. p. NJ.
Make all stops.
No. ls-Except Sunday--IAave
Richmond. $40 p. M; arrive Keys
vile. $50 Make all stops.
No, l2--Daily--Leave Richmond, 6
P. NJ. arrive Danviile, ll:25 r. NJ.
Make all stops. Operate parlor cafe
on No. 10 Richmond TO DanvilIe. to
be returned on No. L..
No. 1l-Daily--Leave Richmond.
11;15 r. NJ. arrive Danvilie, 4:26 A. NJ.
Make-same stops as now.
No. 8-Daily--Leave Danville, s A.
NJ arrive Richmond 1:25 T. NJ. All
stops now made by No. S.
No. l<-Daiiy--Leave Danville. r.
NJ. arrive Richmond, $50 P. NJ. Make
all stops now made by No. II, md also
take supper at Burkeyille,
No 20-Except Sunday--Leave Keys
Vile. $50 A. NJ; arrive Richmond. $40
A NJ.
No. i2-Daily--Leave Danville. 20
A. NJ; arrive Richmond. s:55 A, NJ
Make all stops now made by Nos, IL
and fs. Parlor cafe car to be operated
on No. II. Danville TO Riehnond: re-
turned on No IS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
PLANS COMPLETE FOR
DRAFT REGISTRATION
More Than Desired Number of Vol
untcer Registrars on Hand-Board
Chatrmen Named.
WOMEN OFFER SERVICES
City Attorneys ONCE VIII Give IN
formation For Observation-Disclosures
tecrs TO Give Advice Selected.

Richmond yesterday completed its
plans for registration day. when the
members of the four boards to be
established in the city were named
and the chairmen appointed. This
was done at the meeting of the gem
eral board, which met yesterday morn
ing in Mayor Ainslie's office. More
than the desired number OF persons
volunteered for the work OF regis
tration. and the general board was
pleased with the patriotism shown by
the men of the city.
Clyde w. Saunders. chairman of
the general board announced yester-
dav that the chairmen of the boards
for the four wards of the city were
as follows: Clay ward. James +. Phil
lips, Jr.: Lee ward, watkins Ellerson; ;
jefferson ward, Morgan II. Mills. and
Madison ward, Harvey f. Atkinson.
While more than the required num-
Der of persons volunteered for regis
tration duty. the response from the
South side, and in the East End was
not as large as II was hoped. Excess
from the other sections of the city
should be shifted. but Chairman
Saunders declared last night that I'M
II; next Tuesday would be allowed all
persons wishing to assist in this work
to give their names to the board, and
he would prefer that each section
furnish it's quota OF volunteers.
Women Offer Services.
While the board was in session yes
terday. Mrs G. w. Kern, representing
the America first committee, OF the
National League for Womens Ser
vice, called at the Office Of the mayor.
and rendered the services of the
ladies for registration day. II was
suggested that they furnish the volun-
teer registrars with luncheon al the
polls, and this she quickly consented
to do. The registrars will sit at the
polls from A. NJ until r. NJ.
Under the regulation regarding reg
stratlon day. the president has APP
pointed the city attorney to act as
legal adviser to the registration boards,
snd to aid in all matters touching on
registration Since demands sfos
advice will in all probability be larger
than any one man can handle. four
members of the Richmond bar have
volunteered their services to assist the
city attorney Members OF the regis
tration boards can call upon either OF
them or the city attorney for advice,
The assistant attorneys VIII be as fol-
lows:
James E, Cannon. telephone Randolph
591I, for Lee ward.
George Bryan. telephone Randolph
314s. Madison ward.
Wyndham r Meredith. telephone
Randolph ST. jefferson ward.
Hi Montague. telephone Randolph
s26. Clay ward.
The telephones Of the city attorneys
office are Madison 621 and Randolph
319T. The city attorney or any one In
his office will give Information regard
ing registration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
PtRSH|Ne REGRETS
AMERICAN APATHY
In Address To Red Gross War Coun-
Gil He Urges Claims OF France
On Americas Heart.

Washington, May 25.-"Upon
America is to rest the brunt of the
terrible burdens to come. France is
under terrific drain. The more the
French nation Is drained in her ma
terial resources the more she is weak
cned in power to fight and 1t is the
United States upon which the burden
falls to meet all of the deficiencies
caused through this drain"
Mai General John J. Pershing.
who will command the first force OF
American fighters to go to France. so
declared at the meeting today of the
American Red Cross war council,
called to start a campaign for q
100000 relief fund. Ex Presi-
dent William II. Taft, introduced
hour"
The general was wildly cheered for
several minutes Mr.. Taft using a
walking stick for a gavel, pounded
hard before order was restored.
The duty of meeting these de-
ficiencies of France is in the hands of
the United States" General Pershing
continued. I'VE Of this country must
help rehabilitate that country. We
must help her orphans, her widows,
and we must put her in a position TO
produce and become self-supporting. "
Dcpiores Apathy.
General Pershing deplored the fact
that in some parts OF the United
States today an apathetic feeling
exists a feeling which he said indi-
Gated that many Of the people of the
country do not realize that the United
states really Is in the midst OF grim
war.
II am sad General Pershine said
that the feeling among the American
people is lax They do not realize the
depth. the terrioleness OF this war.
We are at war America entrance
into this grim struggle is the deciding
factor. On the United States will rest
the brunt OF the burdens which war
viii Impose
Herbert c. Hoover, named by Presi-
dent Wilson as food controller. de-
clared that France faces untold de
struction OF property, total dis
placement OF population, enormous
losses of human life. OF nan-power,
animals and productive instruments.
Millions Need Help.
I'm France today there are more
than 1000. 900 people unable 10 get
back on their feet without our help"
Mr.. Hoover said ITO estimate the
amounts needed to rehabtlitate the
devastated portions OF France, TO sup
ply her with the implements necessary
70 put her on basis where she will
he able TO produce and support herself
would be to name figures vastly larger
than those that ~e now mention. But
remember that IN France which the
manhood OF the nation is being sacri-
feed 20 the cause OF liberty. there Is
abundant outlet for every measure OF
the American nations generosity"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
OBITUARY
Mrs. c. II. Jennings.

Especial 70 The Richmond Nirsinian1
Abingdon. Va, May 25-Mrs. G.
II. Jennings a former resident OF
Abingdon. died suddenly at an early
hour this morning at her home in
Lebanon, Va Her body was brought
here this afternoon and her funeral
will take place on Saturday from the
Episcopal church. She is survived by
the following children: c. H Jen-
nings. Jr.. OF Birmingham, Ala. John
j. Jennings OF Greenville. Tenn. !.
Newell Jennings. OF Lebanon: Mrs.
John Bradley and Mrs. Carl Cunning
ham. both OF this place
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL
SCHOOL GETS 33SO,OO0

New York, May 25.--Once more John
ID. Rockefe1lers purse strings were
opened. Today sS7s.0o4 flowed forth.
Ii is separate from the $4,000. 900 he
gave the foundation the other day. The
largest beneficiary today was the Johns
Hopkins Medical school, which will re-
ceive S3500o0 The Monmouth college
Illinois, receives $4,000 and Ottawa
university, $1,000
A previously announced conditional
gift OF 100000 to the University Of
Chicago has become valid. II was an
nounced. through the success OF that
in raising Independently
the sum Of 33.46f,60o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
BuRkS IS BURIED NEAR
HOME IN BUENA VISTA

Buena Vista. May 25.--Funeral ser
vices over the body of A. Q. Burks.
treasurer OF the town of Buena Vista
who died in Roanoke hospital at an
early hour Thursday, were conducted
this afternoon at o'clock from his
late home here.
Mr. Burks. who was candidate for
the office OF state treasurer. has been
prominent in Virginia politics for sew
eral years. and for the last Ave months
has been engaged in the vigorous
prosecution OF his campaign. His
death leaves only one candidate,
Charles A. Johnston. Of Montgomery
in the race for the Office
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Want Norway to Release Ships.

Washin Kton. May 25.-American
participation in the pressure being
brought 10 bear on Norway in an eff
fort to get her to release her mer-
chant shipping was forecast here to-
day. With a merchant tonnage sec
ond only to that of Great Britain. tho
Scandinavian nation has been keeping
her ships tied to their docks through
fear of German submarines
The pressure will not be brought
to bear on Norway alone. but upon
Holland and other Scandinavian coun-
tries also.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Mrs. Rlanchc Romm Strnus.

Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche
Romm Straus. wife OF Luther Straus
who died Thursday. were conducted
yesterday at 70 o'clock from Sir Moses
Montefiore Congregation. Eleventh
and Marshall streets Mrs. Straus
leaves husband, two daughters.
Libby and Sarah: three sisters. Mrs
Ada Straus. Mrs. Bessie Hilbert, OF
Trenton, n. j.: Mrs Sarah Eager. of
Boston. and three brothers, Maurice.
Harry and Manuel Romm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Prophetic.

Sir Hubert Herkomer. the we'll
known artist, who died recently, used
to tell an amusing story Of a London
art dealer. This man had two beautf-
full reproductions of the painting The
Approaching Storm"
One OF these pictures he placed IN
the show window. but it did not sell.
At length in order to draw attention
to the picture, he put card on il on
which he printed the words, The
Approaching Storm. especially suitable
for a Wedding present" It'd
Bits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Mrs. Christina s. Haynes.

Ashland. Va, May 25.-Mrs Chris
tina S. Haynes. widow of r. r.
HAYNES. of Supply, sseX county, Va,
died at her home yesterday after
long illness She is survived by one
sister. Miss Bell A. Scott. OF Ashland,
and a brother, W. u. Scott. OF Fred
erickshurg. Funeral services were
held in the home yesterday at s
O'clock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
WHITE MAN CHARGED WITH
KEEPING AND STORING BOOzE,

Paul Bender. charged with storing
and keeping whiskey at 1908 Chaffin
street, was arrested last night by Sec
ond station police. He will probably
be given a hearing this morning in
police court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
VIII Imprison Americans.

London. May 25.--Germany has
given Holland to understand that all
Dutch passenger ships will be stop
ped on the high seas by U-boats ana
searched for American male citizens
from fifteen to fifty-five, according TO
y Rotterdam dispatch. Consequently
the Holland American line has an
nounced 1t will not allow passage to
Americans of military afe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Pasted AHti-Wnr Stickern.

Elizabeth. n, J., May 25.--Frederick
Superior, twenty-five. son of promi
nent occulist and associate editor of
Socialist paper. was arrested here to-
day on the charge OF FASTING anti
war stickers on mail boxes and in
other places.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Actor Lost III. Case.

New York, May 2S,---Charles Arthur,
an actor. sued the Fox Film corpora
ton for $4,000. claiming he broke an
ankle in a murder scene. Today the
company produced a movie showing
Arthur hopping around one week after
the alleged accident He lost his case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26

! London, May 25.--NIrs Anthony j.
| Drexei wife of the Philadelphia bank
er. obtained a decree of divorce today
on statutory grounds and for cruelty
There was no defense.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Money Sent Jonre.

Washington. May 25,--French AM
hassador Jusserand today received a.
check for 100000 francs payable to-
Marshal Joffre, who will apply the
frnd in his discretion. Tho money!
was the proceeds OF the MetropolitAN
Opera house benefit in New Y0rGs
during the visit or the French 80
mission, 49,. s WI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
French Lose Three Shins.

Paris, May 25.-Three French ves-
sells. one of more than 1.600 tons and
The other two below that tonnage. were
sunk during the week ended May 20.
the admiralty announced today. Three
ships were unsuccessfully attacked.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
DR.. Adler Appeals.

Amsterdam. May 25.--Dr. Friedrich
Adler has appealed to the highest
Austrian court from the death sem
tence imposed upon him for the assas-
sination OF the late Count Stuergkh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26

Peking. May 25.-President Ii Yuan
Hung today sent the name Of wang
shih-Shen to parliament. recommend
ing confirmation of his appointment to
succeed Tuan Chi-Jui as premier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Captures swedish ships.

Petrograd. May 25.--German naval
forces have captured and taken into
German ports four Swedish steamships
bound for Russia. -. -. 49,. ........
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Savage Fighting in proercss

Savage see-saw fighting took place
in the west during the last twenty
four hours. The French registered
an important local gain some twelve
miles southeast OF Laon. The Brit
ish frustrated all Teuton attempts to
regain lost ground. The Germans as
Sert they repealed all entente attacks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
Food Riots Stop

Lisbon. May %, via Paris-Food
riots here have been brought to a
definite stop. After debate on tho
outbreaks Of last Sunday. parliament
voted confidence in-the government.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26

Petrograd. May 25.--1t was offfcial-
~ denied tonight that an attempt was
made last week. on the Life of War
Minister NJ Eerensky. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26

Malone n. Y. May s5.-Two inches
of snow has fallen at Loon Lake and
vicinity. twenty-five mIles-seuth- of
hero
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26

London, May 25.-The Norwegian
steamship Gran has been sunk by
mine
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
What the weBb-Kenyon Decision i

What the Webb-Kenyon Decision Is.
Divested of its legal wording the
decision OF the United States Su-
preme Court on the Webb-Kenyon
Law and the West Va, case is simply
this: If q state has a prohibition law
it can pass other laws forbidding any
person or carrier from bringing IL
quor into the state in any way to viO-
late that prohibition liquor law.
The theory has been all along
that under the interstate commerce
provision of the constitution no
state could forbid the shipment of
liquor into it from another state
But the highest tribunal in the land
says most emphatically that a state
that has law prohibiting the use Of
liquor as a beverage may prohibit
Importation of liquors
This is a death blow to mail order
liquor houses that have waxed fat
shipping booze into prohibition ter
ritory; also it viii put an end to the
express companies as booze agents
in any state that may now prohibit
the bringing IN of liquors In the
West Virginia, case the court upheld
the law of that state prohibiting any
person in the state having liquor in
his possession If it came into the
state in violation of law
Under these decisions there is no
excuse for any prohibition state to
be anything but f'bone dry"
Kansas is already making prepare
ton to take advantage of the deci-
sion by appropriate legislation.-K-
c. Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
PUBLIC OPINION
The Home Merchant

The Home Merchant
The home merchant. Who is he?
He is the chap who gives you ere
dit when you are financially broke
and carries your account until you
are able to pay.
He is the chap who gives you back
your money or makes exchanges
when you are not satisfied with what
you have bought.
He is the chap who stands behind
his guarantee and makes restoration
cf all loses that you may sustain on
the goods you buy.
He is the chap who meets you at
The door with handshake and lets
you out with message to the ''kids. 8"
and real come again goodbye.
He is the chap who meets and
greets you on the street every day
IN the year and takes a neighborly
interest in your family and affairs.
He is the chap whose clerks and
beokkeepers and other employees
live in your town and spend their
money with you and your town peo-
pie.
He is the chap who pays heavy
taxes to help support your schools,
and build your streets and maintain
departments and parks and lighting
and water service.
He is the chap who helps support
your churches and hospitals and
charity organizations and your lodg-
es and commercial clubs and talks
for your town and boosts for it
every day in the year.
He is the home merchant-your
neighbor- our-friend-pour he'll
per IN times of need.
Don't you think you ought to trade
with him and be his friend and he'll
per in the time of need?
Don't you know that every dol
lar you send out of town for mer-
chandise, is sent to strangers-to
men who never spend a dollar in
your town?
You don't save much, frequently
nothing, when you send your money
away and take all the risk yourself
of short weight and measure and of
getting damaged or inferior goods.
And don't you know that the
growth and prosperity of your town
depends very largely upon the sue
cess and prosperity of the home mer-
chance? Out of town people judge
our city by the appearance Of our
stores and the degree of enterprise
shown by the merchants. And our
home merchants can not succeed IN
less home folks give them loyal sup
port.
A Hays Booster.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
Farm Loan Associations.
A Hays Booster

Only farmers or prospective farm
ers who wish to borrow money may
join the national farm loan associa-
tions provided under the Federal
Farm Loan Act. 1t takes ten, or
more to make up one of these asso-
Citations.
The process of organization is very
simple. One of the members should
write to the federal farm loan board,
Washington, D. c., for. blank ar
ticles of association. These should
be adopted, signed and acknowledged
by each member. Each member will
indicate TIE maount he wishes to
borrow and the value and descrip-
ton of the land he wishes to use as
security.
After the land bank of that dis
trict is established, it viii furnish the
local association with a blank appli-
cation for charter, which should be
filed out and fled with the federal
land bank, along with the raticles
Of association
These documents should be &C
eompanied by a written unanimous
report of the loan committee plac-
ing 2 valuation on the lands Of each
of the members.
Then the appraiser of the federal
land bank viii come to inspect the
lands Of the members and o. K OF
reject the valuation prepared by the
loan committee.
No one farmer may borrow more
than $4,000 nor less than 500
No national farm loan association
may start with less than $4,000 Of
loans.
Each member joining the local as
ISOLATION must buy stock IN the as
ISOLATION equal TO 5 per cent Of the
amount he borrows. This invest
ment Is for the purpose OF provid-
ing the Increasing capital Of the fed
{ eraI land bank, and the local associa-
ton invests IN the land bank stock
This IS a cooperative banking sys
ten. Each OF the local loan associa-
tons has a vote IN the election OF the
directors IN one OF the federal land
+ bank The loan committee, prozid
ID By the local association, Is thu
sseney for the valuation Of lands
1As board Of direstors Of tie ioea
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03

Sir Lauder Brunton, In his s'Lec-
lures on the action Of medicines -
gives a striking example Of the dan
ger of taking alcoholic drinks to s'keep
warm" A party OF engineers were
surveying in the Sierra Nevada.
They camped at a great height above
sea level, where the air was very
cold and they were miserable. Some
of them drank little whisky and felt
less uncomfortable Some of them
drank a lot of whisky and went to
bed feeling very jolly and comfort
able indeed. In the morning men
who had not taken any whiskey got
up all right; those who had taken q
little whisky got up feeling very un-
happy; the men who had taken Z
lot of whisky did not get up at all;
they were simply frozen to death
They had warmed" adds the pro
fessor, "the surface OF their bodie:
at the expense of their internal or
gans. "-Ex-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
II. H. WINTERS, Hays, Kansas

association admits or rejects new
members, according 10 their wishes.
But most important of all, since this
system is cooperative, the borrowers
must provide the money for the IN
creasing capital OF the bank and they
do this by investing in the local as
saciations.
Loans made under this system nav
not exceed so per cent OF the ap-
praised value of the land used as Sc
eurity and 20 per cent of the ap-
praised value of the permanent IN
sured improvements thereon
Non-land owners may be members
OF IN association by indicating IN
their application what land they ex-
pect to come into possession of and
against which the mortgage will b
placed--Hin CITY Republican.