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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
RICHMOND ElkS OFFER
SUPPORT TO PRESIDENT
At Regular Meeting Held Last Night
b. p. o. +. Telegraph President
Wilson Volunteering Services.

Richmond Elks' lodge, No AZ. last
night held largely attended and
very enthusiastic meeting. Discussion
Of the impending war declaration was
taken UP broadcast. and demonstrate
ing It's patriotism, the lodge voted
unanimously to send to President Will
son the following resolution:
Resolved, That Richmond lodge.
No. As, B. p. o. Elks. pledges its
support to President Wilson and en-
dorses his message to congress- of the
End instant.
Resolved. further. That this reso-
luton be Immediately telegraphed to
President Wilson"
Under regular order of business,
Past District Deputy w. T. Baugh.
of Petersburg, installed the following
officers: Thomas f. Garrett. exalted
ruler: DR.. j. J. Hulcher. esteemed
leading knight; John NJ. Allen. es-
teemed loyal knight; Joseph V. Cher
~. esteemed lecturing knight: Joseph
kass, treasurer: W. II. Harwood, sec
Rotary: l.. ]. Schumann. tilcr: Thorn
as +. Meany. trustee for three years;
Samuel l.. Kelley, representative TO
grand lodge.
Officers appointed were as follows:
William r. Under. esquire. John G.
Sizer. chaplain, Leon NJ. Phelps. in
ner guide; K. &. Evenson, organist.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
BARREL OF PICKLES"
CAUSES SOME SURPRISE

James Harris. the Russian arrested
Tuesday by Patrolman Sweet on a
charge OF violating, the prohibition
laws failed to show up in police court
Yesterday for the hearing. and his
bond In $500 was forfeited. A. Ka-
minsky. pawnbroker, OF 100 North
street, went his security
for the bail.
When Harris was arrested he at
tempted to destroy the evidence
against him by jumping with both feet
on Suitcase full of liquor which was
In his room. In his ocket was found
a bill of lading for barrel of pickle, .
and when the pape~ was taken - the
express office it was found that the
barrel of pickle was really a keg
containing twenty quarts of bottled
whiskey shipped from George Har-
ris. in. Baltimore, to Tab Harris
1t is probah bic that federal authorities
will take a hand in the case, since the
whl~kev IVES improperly labeled, it Is
claimed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
CHURCH OF THE
HOLY TRINITY

Services at Holy Trinity for the re-
mainder Of holy week and for Easter
day Will he a. follows:
Daily at J \. M.--Mornlng prayer
Thursday at S:15 p. M.--Hoiy Com
munion.
Friday a, S:15 p. M.-Evenins
prayer.
Easter day at s a. M.--Holy Com
munion.
Easter day al II A. M-Morning
prayer and Holy Communion.
Caster day at 4:30 p M.-Chil.
dren's celebration.
At the service on Friday evening
Stainers "Crucifixioa" will be sung.
Singers from other churches and Mr..
John Barnes Wells will assist the reg
ular choir.
The special service for children on
Sunday afternoon. in which the chill
dren Of the Sunday schools will he
assisted by the senior and Junior
choirs If the church. will be choral
The music will include Easter hymns
and carols. a Psalm and "A canticle
to Gregorian tones and responses
For the musical part of the services
on Easter morning, Vests setting Ia
A will be used. The offertory anthem
will pc las 1t Began to. Dawn" by
Foster.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
Will Be CONSIDERED
Virginia Educational Conference May
Decide to Postpone Movement
Until Late i'm Year.

For the purpose of considering the
ACCESSIBILITY OF holding a campaign
throughout Virginia In May in the In
terests of education. the executive
committee of the Virginia Education
al conference will meet this morning
at o'clock in the parlors of Muir
phys hotel This executive commit
tee is composed of Superintendent OF
Public Instruction r. c. Stearnes,
Secretary J. N. Hillman, of the state
board of education; J. L. Jarman,
Farmville. and w. 6. Blakey, Rich
mond, president and secretary. ~e-
spectively. State Teachers association
F.. ". Lewis. Lancaster, and +. B.
Fitzpatrick, president and secretary
of Virginia superintendent a.socia-
ton: Mrs. 3. r. Munford, president.
and J. II. Montgomery. secretary, OF
the Cooperative Education associa-
ton. and Eugene Ould. president, and
w. r. McCehee. secretary, of the
State Trustees association.
Plans for this campaign were made
some time ago. and it Is thought that
the late war developments may, have
considerable bearing on the matter. j.
was the concensus Of opinion yes
terday that the campaign will be post
poned until next fall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
FLAG DAY HELPS BIND
Up SOLDIERS WOUNDS
Womcn's Service League Raises More
Than $4,000 to Pay For Bandases
and Medicine to BE Used
Somewhere In France"

Answering the call from the bat
tiefields for aid for the wounded SOL
diers, the local branch of the Ma
tional League for Womens Service
held a Flag day yesterday. and pin
ned the Stars and Stripes on almost
every person who went on the street.
For each flag some contribution ia
the cause was received. and when the
days count was made it was found
that the new funds would provide
many bandages and much medicine
for the boys In the trenches
When the books were closed last
night about half a dozen of the boxes
had not been heard from, but the
total money on hand amounted to
S2,51722. The largest amount col
lected from any stand was $1,000,
while the lowest amount figured sl.02.
In addition to the good to be done
with the money raised in this way,
thousands of little flags were distrib-
uted throughout the city. and no mat
ter where one looked a miniature Old
Glory was TO be seen.
Tho score of the collection, with
the box number and its amount, Is
as follows:
/, s2112; ., s1453; s, s1I.4s; 4
s11.2S; 5, s29.54: 6. s26.4S: z. s26.s2;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
|f|FTtEN-OOllAR FLOUR
MAY CONE SOON
Jump In Wheat Sends Staff Of Life
Soaring-May Reach $i2 in
Richmond This Week.

In the face OF war and national dis
tress, the price of -four has gone
!a-soaring. and promises to reach the
fifteen-doilar mark within three
weeks. The retail price was quoted
by a leading merchant last night at
s10.75 barrel. with the provision that
II would reach the s11.75 mark this
iWelk.
What is regarded as the greatest
-four famine since the Civil war lis
impending, mill owners say. The Ar
gentine embargo on wheat and -four
will cripple the United States trade,
and the Minneapolis mills, the largest
in the world. will be deprived OF its
greatest supply. which has come from
Canada. through the purchase by Eng
land of all Canadian wheat even as
far ahead rs the next seasons crop.
Merchants III this city stated last
might that the reason they could sell
-four now as low as $10T5 q barrel
was because it had been bought pre-
,vious to the big jump wheat has TAX
en-. and the next shipment will be
s1t.75 and perhaps sl2 barrel.
They declare that the substance of the
staff OF life will be SIS barrel with
in three weeks.
Wholesalers last night stated that
they had no idea what the condition
Of the flour market viii he later on.
The price Is rising steadily, they say,
and so far they see no limit in sight.
With no Canadian wheat going TO the
Minneapolis mills, the output of -four
viii he greatly reduced for the whole
country. In ADDITION TO this. the COM
ing wheat crop Is predicted to be a
poor one Weather conditions have
not been favorable in this country to
Il big crop. and mill owners expect
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
Another Insane SOY.

Arrested as a fugitive from justice,
and later suspected of being Ger
man spy, William Jenkins, thirty-tw o
years old, is now thought to be men
tally unbalanced. He is in Henrico
Jail. pending possible investigation
by a lunacy comm ission. He was ar
rested on the Seven Pines road several
days ago by Henrico officers. and APP
parently was unable to tell his name.
He said he lived in Williamsburg. but
ii Is not known whether or not he
has any relatives in Virginia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
CANTER CASE GOES
TO JURY TO-DAY

Special t. The Richmond vireinian)
Bristol Va. April The case Of
James Canter. the youth on trial a
fourth time tor the murder Of Mrs.
Maude Wilson. VIII go TO the jury al
Abingdon tomorrow. No new evidence
was sdduced at this hearing and while
the belief is general that there Will
be another hung jury. many predict q
verdict OF acqutttal. The case will be
concluded tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
SOLDIER AND MUSICIAN
DEMONSTRATE. WITH FISTS

NJ L, Dove. a soldier in the United
States army. and Il, 7. Margrdge, a
musician. were arrested last night
by First station police and charged
with being intoxicated and Fighting
in the street. IT seems that when
policemen. interviewed the musician
was attempting TO play tune with
his fists on the soldiers face. while
that individual MAS attempting to
show To Margridge just how powerful
even ono man of Uncle Sans army
il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
Alleged Thief Acquitted.

On a charge of stealing jewelry
from Cohen's jewelry STORE. Leon
Measer was acquitted il hustings court
yesterday. Commemorative Attorney
Wise said the verdict suited him, as
there was no evidence against the
man.
Beverly Edmundson. for prohibition
violation, was given two months in
jail and fined $50. Mary Harris, on
a similar charge. was fined $50 and
given one month in Jail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
Enter brokerage Rusiness

Robert q. Cahell and Addison Rem
nolds have been made members of
Thomas Branch & Co. bankers and
brokers, Eleventh and Main streets,
it was announced yesterday. Mr..
Rennolds is a director of the Mer-
chants hank Mr. ca bell is a grand =
nephew of the late John r. Branch
and son iu-Iaw OF :. T, Morgan. presi-
dent Of the Virginia Carolina Chemi-
cal company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
J. P. STEVENS SUMMER
HOME LOOTED OF GEMS

burglars Yesterday entered the sum
r1er home Of J. Paul stevens. general
manager of the Chesapeake and phio
railroad. which is located in q ctnein-
natl suburb. Several hundred dollar
worth Of diamond studded scarf lins
rings a string necklace and Other val
liable Jew elTv were stolen,
Air stevens, whose Offices are located
in Els hmond, could rot be reached las
HjGht as he vas ulit Of the city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
/ THE WEATHER
United States Weather Bureau.
! Department OF Agricultural
Washington. April Forecast

Washington. April 4--~Forecast .
Virginia and North Carolina -ShoH =
srs Thursday and probably Friday
moderate ten perature,
THE Indications are tina; the storm
that is now over the Middle Miss ssippi
VALLEY Will advance east ward aud he
attended by general rains ThurSda :
and Friday in The Middle Atlantic
states and followed by clearing wealth
er on Friday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05

4. r. Morton. school teacher. 2ol
East Clay street. and John Frayser
mail carrier. 91i l-2 North Fifth
street, both colored, were fined IS each
in police court yesterday on charge
Of being 'disorderly and lighting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
Dead Baby L. Found.

Tho body a a dead infant was foun
floating in the canal at the foot OF
Twelfth street yesterday. pecompo-
@itiuu had already begun. The police
arc unable 10 state whether the child
Yves white or codored. The body was
turned over TO DR. Whitfield, acting
coroner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
Alaska Organizes COMPANY.

Juneau. Alaska, April 1.-THE first
volunteer military body in the terri
tory of Alaska. was organized here
yesterday. 1t will be known as Com
pany a.. The unit is made up largely
of former members of various state
militia commands
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05
FARMERS HAVE G0OE
MEETING At NJ

Commissions Of AgricuIture O.
w. koiner has just returned fr6l
berta, where q most enghu
farmers meeting WAS held
night. Agriculturists from ntMuy
around came to Alberta 10 he4l
Koiner's talk. and all seen1ed
enthusiastic over the pr05pec4
good crops this year. sS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05

Local Rainfall,

Rainfall last twelve. hours. .....
Rainfall last twenty hours
Excess in rainfall since March = I
Excess in rainfall since January
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-05

1856; So, 1916: 81. 97.6e; t1,
SO. 33.07; 90. s5.37; ~. 41slxj
$3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
Cement Industry in First Half of 1917.

The first half of 1917 has been period
of great activity in the Portland cement
industry. Production and shipments
from practically all mills have consider
ably exceeded those for the correspond
ing period of 1915, according to Z. F.
Burchard of the United States geological
survey, department of the interior, and
prices are now higher than they have
been for 10 years. The present strong
demand for cement is reported to come
principally from small consumers, many
of whom are in agricultural districts, al
though, as usual, much cement is going
into roads and pavements.
The war in Europe has apparently not
yet much affected the demand for CO.
Rent. Factory construction has taken a
moderate quantity, but the demand di-
rectly for military purposes seems not
to have been notably great, although it
will doubtless become greater as the
war progresses and as the United States
takes larger part in it.
The prices of cement, however, have
been greatly influenced by the war. The
increase in the cost of fuel has been out
of all proportion to the increase in the
selling price of cement. 1t is reported
that of late the fuel cost per barrel for
burning clinker in the Lehigh district has
been greater than the entire cost of
cement three years ago.
Everywhere also the increase in the cost
of labor, mill supplies, machinery, explo
sives, bags, and other things essential to
the cement industry are reported to be
greater than the in
crease in the selling price, so that manu-
facturers are not obtaining large profits.
Though wages are generally good there
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
-coffman in New York Evening journal.

is scarcely a cement plant which is not
suffering. from a shortage of labor.
Freight embargoes and car shortage have
also retarded or prevented shipments of
cement to certain markets and have
hindered or interrupted the operations of
most mills through delays in the delivery
of fuel and mill supplies.
Whether or not the output for 1917
will break the previous high record-that
of l9l3-cannot now be predicted. The
month of June has shown a slight
abatement of demand from small con
sumers in certain districts, attributable
in part to the entry of the United States
into the war, to the prospect of in
creased taxation, and to the purchase of
Liberty bonds. General building and
work is likely to be cur
tailed or postponed at times of high
prices and uncertain deliveries. 1t is pos
sible that there may be increased de-
mand for cement for military uses, but
any increased demand is likely to be To-
cal rather than general.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
TUNBRIDGE

George L. Swan has a new Buick car
purchased of the Kennedy agency Al
Chelsea.
Augustus Granger of Hot Springs
Ark, is visiting his brother, G. H. Grang
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hatch of Sara
sofa, Fla, ]. w. Armstrong, Mrs. and
Miss Lyman of Norwich called upor
Judge and Mrs. Hayward and other rela
tives in town recently.
Mrs. Lila Sargent of the Province OF
Quebec, Can, who came to attend the flu.
neral of her sister, Mrs. j. w. Grant, has
remained in town few days.
Madam King and Mr.. Lyman are at
their cottage at York beach for the sum-
mer.
Milo Alexander has purchased the
Luna Farnham place for home and has
taken possession.
Mr.. and Mrs Sumner and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chadwick are in town for a few
days. The former are removing their
furniture to East Berkshire, where he
is engaged to operate creamery. The
latter came here from Enosburg to at
tend the funeral of Mr. Chadwiek's sis
ter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
What Women Will Do to Get Thin.

In the July American Magazine, there
is a story about woman who wanted
10 save her husbands love. The writer
says:
Instead Of the Saturday night bath
in warm weather-Nancy learned to take
cold bath every morning and a hot
one every night. A wicked waste of
water from her point OF view, but vast
ed in a good cause. Twice day she
exercised for twenty minutes, until ev-
erv muscle in her body protested pain
fully. Clad only in loose Mother Hub
bard Nancy twisted and turned. bent
forward and backward, endeavoring to
touch the floor with her finger tips, stood
stork like. first on one foot and then
On the ether, its mate making wild
pl.nges through the air in an endeavor
20 keep her bulky frame in an upright
position. She stretched her arms i'm
pioringly heavenwsrd. Protestingly to-
vari the other place; she kicked, she
hoped. she rolled. she perspired gal
Ions: and she did it all uneomPlainingly
ara with an expression Of doEged deter
that help to stimulate my own
often waning enthusiasm. No Christian
martyr that ever lived. or died. vas more
entitled to the desired reward than
Nancy. Gladly would shs have burned
Il the stake. II BY 50 doing she could
have aooomplished her purpose
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
MIDDLESEY

0. w. Baker and family of Concord
were in town Sunday.
Norman Stockwell visited his brother
Dorman Stockwell, in Lyndon Saturday
the latter being in very poor health.
Henry Daniels has sold his driving
horse to parties in Worcester.
Mrs. Frank Belts and daughter visited
friends in town Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Somers was in Fair Haven
Sunday to attend the funeral of her
sister law, Mrs. Bert Norton.
j. NJ. Bosquet, with party, motored
to Newport Sunday.
Mr.. Mann of Massachusetts came on
Monday to visit at Herbert Hills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
$50 Little Done, So Much to Do"-
Rhodes.

$50 Little Done, So Much to Do"-
Rhodes.
This was the sigh of Cecil Rhodes, one
of tine greatest men the world ever
knew. John Hayes Hammonds, who
Eh.w him well, tells about Rhodes in
tie July American Magazine. He says:
The achievements of Rhodes are al
most unthinkable. Long before Ameri-
ssI trusts were attempted, he formed
what was then the greatest business
co abination in history and became alb
solutc autocrat of the diamond business
of the whole world. He organized
huge consolidation of gold companies; he
was the first fnancier courageous enough
to institute deep-level mining on the
Rand, the method on which now depends
the future of the greatest of all gold
fields.
NC Roman emperor ever won more
territory than Rhodes brought under his
native British flag Through the Char
tered company, incorporated in 1889. he
ADDED to the British colonial dominions
territory equal TO the combined areas OF
;he British Isles, France. Prussia, AUS
iris and Spain. He made possible the
federation Of all South African states,
ana planned to link Cape Colony and
Uairo by rsil-a project that he carried
half way to fruition before he was cut
Of by death when he was only forty |
l.ine years old.
Yet with this record Of empire build
iIg behind him. his last words as be lay |
iying were these;
50 little done, 50 much TO de-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
AD4M4NT

Mr.. and Mrs. Arc Slayton of East
Calais visited at F. E. Horr's Sunday.
Frank Sweeney, the foreman on tn,
quarry here, visited his family in Web
sterville Sunday.
Ernest Kicker of Woodbury. visited
here Saturday and Sunday and attend
ed the dance at Camp Comfort.
Horace Ferris, who has been camping
a week in Woodbury., has returned
home.
Arthur Holt, who has been working
for A. B. Peck, has returned to his home
in East Calais.
Fred Horr and Alton Sloan were in
Websterville Sunday.
Alonzo Holt of East Calais was in
the place calling on Mrs. Alzina Weeks
Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
WILLIAMSTOWN

r Mrs. Edwin Prescott, now of Bristol
. Conn.,, is spending some weeks at thu
, house on the Chelsea road, which is still
' owned by Mr.. Prescott. Incidentally
} Mrs. Prescott is selling out the remain
der of the stock of goods from the store
, that they formerly owned in Granite
, vile.
b. +. Smith of Chelsea was in town
last week to get his daughter, Mrs. Clar.
, ence Bailey, to return with him to his
home on account of the serious illness
of Mrs. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Clogston went to
Bradford last Saturday for a short stay
with Burt Clogston and family, return.
ing on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley 7. Martin, with
Ruth and Richard Martin, went to Joe's
pond for an auto trip last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram S. Drury motored
to White River junction last week,
where they met Rev. Frances A. Kimball,
a former pastor of the Universalist
church here, and her mother, now resi-
dents of Alstead, N. III. They will be the
guests of Miss Millie Drury and Mrs.
Ida Whitcomb for an indefinite time.
Miss Mabel Lasell, bookkeeper at the
G. f. McAllister Co.'S general store, is
spending part of her vacation with her
sister, Mrs. George Dillingham;, of North
field. This week she is joined there by
her mother, Mrs. Ada Lasell.
The bridge at the north end of the
village needing repairing, it was decided
to replace the old covering with a ce.
ment covering and the old planks were
removed yesterday. Teams and autos will
be obliged to make a detour via Beckett
or Depot and Meadow streets while the
bridge is up.
Mrs. j. A. Sullivan of Worcester, |
Mass, is with Miss A. L. Penniman for
a while.
George B. Savery of Co. X of Spring
field, was home with his people over Sun
day from Fort Ethan Allen.
Cylde H. Morse, Robert Z. Clogston
and Hiram S. Drury went to the fort
on the 22d with people who wished to
visit the place. Among the passengers
were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Waldo and
son, Warren, Mrs. w. NJ. Fogg, Mrs, Ed
ward A. Cross, Mrs. Jennie Drury, Their
on Williams, Worthe Jeffords and Frank
Covell.
f. B. Colver, the representative of the
firm of Kimball Bros. of Enosburg Falls,
who is in town making his annual call
On his customers, spent Sunday at his
home in Richford.
The threatening weather Of last Sun.
lay made it advisable to hold the even.
ng servoce in the Methodist church and
he attendance was much lessened from
he same cause. A very interesting SER
non was delivered by Eldon Martin.
Mrs. Clarence Bailey, who had been
n Chelsea for few days to help in car
ng for Mrs. B. +. Smith, returned home
asst Sunday.