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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17

After pending in court for several
years, the tax case of Woodward s.
Son, wholesale lumber dealers. against
the city of Richmond and the con-
monweaIth of Virginia. was begun yes
terday in the hustlngs court. Ths
question involved Is whether or not
the firm is liable for taxes on $3.50
600 invested in IL by the late f. Minor
Woodward, for number of years mem
Der of the firm Among those who are
to give testimony lis Henry f. Tresnon,
commissioner of the revenue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17


amined after their arrival here. which
made their stay in the city longer.
Colonel Leedy reported that SOS
men and fifty-one officers made up
the Second regiment Not a casa OF
sickness was brought to the city, and
while on the border only two deaths
occurred. The regiment brought in
equipment, 1--WE motor trucks four
machine guns. and twenty seven
wagons. The horses for these were
turned back to the government be-
fore the troops left the border. and
the only animals belonging to the
regiment brought to the city were the
horses of the officers
Officers Buy Burros.
The officers did. however. bring
with them ten burros. which the men
formed an attachment for on the Dor
der. These animals viii be sent to
the homes Of the officers by them for
the pleasure of the little tots who are
members OF their families.
Colonel I.eedy will send three to his
home. Colonel Miller a like number
to his residence. and the remainder
will be distributed all over the state.
Colonel Leedys stat is composed
of the following officers: Lieutenant
Colonel l.. r. Miller: adiutant. Captain
1. Ii. Mason Qnafterulaster and sup
ply officer, Captain c. II. Klndecau-
ter: sanitary officer. Major A. r.
Finch: chaplain. Captain Benjamin
Dennis; Major G. O. Leach. OF the
First battalion; Major Harrison. Of
the Second battalion. and Major f. l..
of the Third battalion. :,
The Second battalion at the Grays'
armory is made up as follows: Com
pany r. of Chase City, commanded by
Captain Bernard f. Roberts: Com
pany F. of Roanoke. Captain L. G.
Giggett; Company G, OF Petersburg.
Captain w, b, Davis. and Company
II. OF Big Stone Gap, Captain j. F.
Bullitt
At the Blues armory the companies
are as follows: First battalion--Com-
pany c. of Warrenton, Captain Lew
Wood: Company ID. of Front Royal.
Captain G. $. Waller; Company I. OF
Winchester. Captain r. Y. Conrad.
and Company X. of fredericksburg.
Captain g. NJ. Harrison. Third bat
taIion---Company A, of FarmvilIe.
Captain III. II. Hunt; Company h, Of
Culpeper. Captain J. w. Green: Com
pany L. Of Pulaski. Captain j. NJ b.
sang, and Company NJ, of East Rad
ford. Captain J. W. Wright.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17

DR.. Lipnick, OF the city ambulance
was called to the Blues armory las
ntgft@te attend Archie 6hipe, twsney.
three years old. "A member OF the Sec
ond Virginia regiment. Shipe. a mem
Der of the Front Royal company. which
returned yesterday morning from Tex-
as. was Ill when he reached the city
and while his condition In not seriou,
he is quite sick and was taken to Me-
mortal hospital fo- treatment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17
Two Eurt in CollIsIon.

An auto truck belonging to the Rich
smond Dry Goods company eoIfiied with
q Paramount car at Twenty-third
street and Jefferson avenue yesterday.
IN curing the driver. Arthur woodbridge,
I1af North Thirty-third street. and Lii
lie Carter. who was riding with him.
.rhey were treated by the ambulance
.ur~ecn, and taken home. The truck
80 much damaged
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17
stolen Auto. Reported.

The police were notified yesterday
that an automobile which had been
stolen from NJ. Fisher. 25e3 East Broad
street,-had been found In Petereburss
and showed signs of much rough usage.
The police were further notified by
j. s. Perrin. 80 Floyd avenue, that
his automo bile had been stolen from
Ninth ana Capitol streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17
Judge King Designated.

Judge a Z. King. OF Roanoke. has
been designated by Governor stuart
to hold court in Radford neSt week.
sitting in the place OF Judge r, L.
Gardner. who has signihed that II
would be improper for him to sit in
The cases
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17
1.-THE WEATHER.
tUnIteA states Department Of
AUriculture. weather Hareaa.t

Washington. Fob. 16.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday.
Virginia ana North Carolina--FaiT
and warmer Saturday. sunday prob
ably rain.
The disturbance which was off the
Middle Atlantic coast Thursday night
moved northeastward to New Found
land, attended by snow along the
North. Atlantic coast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17
Officer Resigns.

The resignation OF Lieutenant will
liam II Whitmore. Of the field hospl-
tai, Virginia national guard. has been
accepted by President Wilson, ac-
cording 20 orders received yesterday
at the Office of General Sale.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17

/ II X. Cooley. travelling salesman,
! reported 10 the police last night that
/ a Buick six" automobile belonging
4 to him had been stolen from the rear
I OF the jefferson hotel a. about ;
o'clock. The car bears a Virginia and
North Carolina license.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17
Ieea, Temperature Yesterday.

Local Temperature Nesterhay.
IL noon tenperature ....... 40
p. NJ. temperature ..,..,...... ~
p N temperature -,-.....,.-. -
Maximum temperature to r NJ. 50
Minimum temperature TO p. NJ SO
Mean temperature ..........,... 20
Normal temperature -...--.-,.-- 40
Excess in temperature yesterday y
Deficiency in temperature since
January 1....... ,.,.... .+...-
LEGAL Rainfall.
Rainfall last twelve hours ,-,...
Rainfall last twenty-four hours.
Deficiency in rainfall since March
1|.. ...........-. $50
Deficiency IN rainfall since jan
usry t...... 49,. ........., os2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17
HEALTH OF COMMAND
HAS been EXCELLENT
Second Virginia Has Lost But Two
Members During Whole Term OF
Service On Border.
ONE OF THEM DIED
DEFENDING HELPLESS Girl
Major \. l.. Finch, of Regiments
Medical Corpst Writes Most Inter-
esstinGly of Experiences At the
Front.
BY MAJOR A. l.. FINCH.
Medical Corps. Second Virginia
IvrF

After seven months intensive train
ing and mRneuvering. on the Mexican
border a report of the general health
and sanitary work Of the regiment
should prove of interest.
The Second Virginia infantry left
Richmond July s. 1915. arrived al
Brownsville, Tex, in the night of July
-detrained July Il. 1915. in hard
rain and were conducted to Victoria
Heights. slightly northeast of Browns
Vile on the Brownsville Point Isabel
road. We finished clearing space
for the regiment from cactus and un-
iergrowth. which had only been
partly cleared by Mexicans. and after
several days OF hard labor, We had a
fairly good camp. For the next six
weeks. fatigue parties and details were
kept at work ditching, grubbing and
removing many hundred loads of cac-
tus. leveling low places, and draining
the fiat land cleaning UP and building
company streets, until we had a fine
camp site. The water supplied through
the city mains from the Rio Grande
river, while containing much sediment.
has been good with but few RECEPTIONS
after storms and then the medical
corps used Darnal filters. refilterin s
and clarifying the water.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-17
RICHMOND GIVES

CONTINUED From First Page.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
JOHN STRANGE WINTER" !"

Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Palmer in 1872, began to contribute sketches dealing largely with military life to the English periodicals. She was then only sixteen, and, to disguise her sex and immaturity she adopted the nom de plume of John Strange Win ter.'',, Under this name she wrote the stories which were published in book form in 1881 under the title of Cav airy Life.' The authoress was born in York, England, sixty-one years ago to-day, Jan. 13, 1856. Her father, Rev. Henry Vaughan Palmer, was rector of St. Margaret's Church in York, but he had been an artillery of fcer in his younger days, and it was from his Knowledge of military life that the precocious girl drew the ma- terial for her amazing realistic pie lures of camp life. In 1884 she be- civil engineer, and two years later she published the story, "Bootles Baby" which established her reputation, and attracted widespread attention be- cause of it's racy style, and the au- thor's evident familiarity with mili- tary matters. It was generally SUD- posed hat the author was man, but with the success of "Bootle's Baby' her identity was revealed. She also wrote some stories under the the name,
 Violet Whyte.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
Young Wife Fails Second Time to Get
 Marriage Annuled

Margaret Helen Powell, the 21-year- old girl who tried three years ago to get an annulment of her marriage to James F. Powell, attempted again to get separation yesterday afternoon but her case~ was dismissed by Judge Bennett of the superior court. He said the evidence was not sufficient.
 The girl stated she was married to Powell in 1913. The affair was a secret and after the ceremony they went to New York. When they ar rived there Powell decided he didn't care much for matrimony and said he didn't see why he should work and support her. Thereupon the girl re- turned to her folks in this city.
 The court said the only evidence in troduced was that the plaintiff did not want to live with her husband and he did not care to live with her. He de- clared the charge of desertion had not been proved
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
FELLOW SCULPTORS
C CULPTOR BORGLUM, who is of the finest sw
 0 est political hurdlers in Connecticut. writes letter

I CULPTOR BORGLUM, who is of the finest swift 0 est political murders in Connecticut writes letter E. J. H representing the eminent advocate of taxes tea and coffee because he has boosted John King for head the Republican National Committee.
 MT Borgum does not the philosophy of economies He ignores the preceps detemnsm which doctrine of butter on the nose.
 Should sculptor obtain two offers of employment one twice profitable the other in and futures but one which will take? How will artistic jump Plainly, toward the biggest offer
 And so it is with MT Hill he is sculptor of opportunity MT. King is Mr. Hills opportunity Mr King is also sculptor From the Republican bog rock in Fairfield county he has ed himself place The bog quivers when King steps the long grass. If it shook too hard Mr. Hill would fall n
 Hill, King and Borglum fellow craftsmen. They all scup, but in different media Borgum working in rock qures perhaps distae for pemanence In politics he fluid element flowing in and out of the Republican party with graceful windngs of country brook
 King and Hill work in semi fluid medium They walk the bog The tufts quver they tread They long perma nence
 When Mr. King wishes to sculp place in the Republican national committee Hill is for him. Whats the matter with the idea.
 The conception is artistic Considering what the Repub party to be, remembering what forces split and want Mr. Kngis ideal date
 Mr. Borgum may not want King but Democracy wants him. He represents the division. Art do for The Democracy waits for Kings elevation and l keeps light in the window for Borgum.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
GIVE BRIDGEPORT A FAIR SHOW

R RIDGEPORT WITHIN measurable time will
 Der of buildings semi public in character which will paid rom the proceeds of public subscription
 May be suggested that when plans for these buildings called for that local architects local builders and local trades men will be at least invited to compete
 Bridgeport makes goods for the world and sells them to all mankind and is the last city in the world that afford lay down the proposition, trade only with Bridgeport"
 Bridgeport sells to and buys from the world Yet there an area Tn which Bridgeport has rights which sound economies real convenience and pride geher.
 Perhaps whenpans for building submitted outside plan may be the best but how the ability of home aen be known if it isn't permitted compete And surely if Bridge port architect offers good sound artistic harmonious and convenient an he should not be deprived of the award
 There the Housing Commission Chamber of Commerce program. Has it been quite just to Bridgeport?
 Strangers here to build many houses they right 10 do thisis indeed in which the world has aided Bridgeport in crisis They do not lay down the rule that what be bought abroad shall be- They practice different plan; what be bought in Bridgeport is bought here
 Such organizations have usually given to Bridgeport the contracts for decorations hardware lumber and the like They thus did better for themselves and better for Bridge port
 The Chamber of Commerce ought not to lag in field in which strangers wise
 The Chamber should lead the effort to that Bridgeport gets what Bridgeport ought to have
 fair show compete is the very nest opportunity that can be conceived in this field. t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
"The Old Oaken Bucket"

One of those homely old ballads 1 that shall never die is '"The Old Oaken Bucket" of Samuel Woodworth, to which special interest now attaches from the fact that this year marks the centenary of it's publication. AL though he wrote many other verses during his career as a journalist, Woodworth is now remembered only because of that brief flash of inspira- tion in which he dashed off the song which made his name immortal. One day in 1917 young Woodworth, free lance journalist eking out a rather precarious existence in New York, met friend who invited him to have something.'' The pair ad- journed to a convenient bar, where the servitor of Bacchus dispensed Ii- quid refreshments. Just what bev- craze, among those favored by New Workers century ago, was served to Woodworth and his friend can not be known. In any event, it tickled the poets palate, and he expressed his ap- preciation of its virtues. "Yes, it is fairly good," remarked the friend, as he set down the glass, and doubtless,
 
 coholic beverages were invented, pass ed the back of his hand over his mouth. Fairly good, Sam; but I'd much prefer a drink of the clear cool water we used to drink when lads from the old oaken bucket that hung in the well.
 The phrase used by his friend re- mained in Woodworth's mind, and when he returned to his room he dashed off '"The Old Oaken ucket," spending only about half an hour in it's composition. He had written many verses before that, and he last of all anticipated the popular ap- plause that followed the publication of ''The Old Oaken Bucket" The poet received practically nothing in financial recompense for his work, but, he gained the lasting admiration and gratitude of multitude of his feIlowmen.
 It is probable that the bucket and wei which appealed so strongly to Woodworth's recollection were lo- cated somewhere in the vicinity of Scituate, Mass, for there he was born 132 years ago today, Jan. 13, 1785, and there he spent his youth. As a boy he manifested strong leaning toward Journalism, and at thirteen was apprenticed to a local weekly pa per. At twenty-two he became edi- tor of a paper in New Haven and in 1909 he removed tol New York, where he supported himself by doing liter ary hackwork. for the newspapers and periodicals. During the war of 1872 he was editor of a weekly Sweden borgian publication caleld the Hale- yon Luminary, and later was editor of literary periodical, the Parthe-, non. He was also one of the found- CTS of the New York Mirror to which Irving, Cooper, Bryant, N. P. Will lis and other literary lights contri- buted.
 Nearly all of Woodworth's ventures failed, and throughout his life he was seldom more than few strides ahead of the wolf. Yet today most of his wealthy contemporaries are forgot ten, having failed in a lifetime of money-getting to achieve the re- spect and remembrance attained by Woodwork in half an hour of literary inspira ton,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
PIERRE LOTT

Captain Louis Marie Julien Viaud, of the French navy, was born at | Rochefort sixty-seven years ago from this Sunday, and this year marks the 1 fftieth anniversary of the beginning of his naval service. Capt. Viaud l is better known as Pierre Loti, au- thor, romancist and dramatist, and as the uncompromising foe of realism in literature. He retired from active service in the French navy some years before the outbreak of the war, but when hostilities were declared he laid aside his pen and again took up the sword. It is reported that he was the commander of French gunboat
 which took part in the bonbardment of the Dardanelles fort-a sad duty
 for Pierre Loti long and extravagant
 admirer of the Turks. Later he was assigned to shore duty, and, while serv-
 ing on the western front, he found
 time to write a series of brilliant ar
 ticles descriptive of trench warfare. In
 these sketches he made use of all his
 literary powers to castigate the sin
 ister! German emperor" his "impe-
 rial heir, whose. hatchet-like face is
 buried in an over-large cap of black fur, adorned with a deaths head" and
 the whole German people, who "dare
 go on living, these beings of dark
 ness: in the presence of so many tears
 of so many tortures, of so mony inn
 mense heaps of bones, they eat in con-
 tentment, they sleep, they accept homages, they even pose, doubtless, for sculptors, for lasting bronzes or marbles, when the old tortures of Chi na should be refined for them.'' The author explains that it is mot to arouse needlessly a worldwide hate" that he writes, but rather to keep back the dangerous oblivion that may fall on their crimes" to prevent his countrymeh from forgetting that "this predatory race is encurably treach- erous, thievish, murderous, that with them no treaty is binding and that, so 1cng as they are not crushed, so long as their head has not been cut off that frightful Gorgon head-Prussian imperialism will begin again."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13

of all these affiliated national organi- zations and congress committees, the opposing candidates having been Hon. Louis Marshal and MT. Adolph Kraus. The first speaker will be one of the most prominent, speakers and scien- tific lecturers of this country, Profes- sor HOurwich, prominent lawyer, who had been candidate for the first Duma in Russia in 1905. For a long term of. years he he served as a sta- tistician for the Government at Wash ington, and has(recently become prom inent as an arhiter of labor disputes, notably that of the Cloak Makers Un- ion. He is also we'll known as an able writer on economic and scientific questions. Prof. Hourwich is one of the most notable and beloved figures on the east side of New York, and was the chief figure in the great protest raised in this country andr before Con gress at Washington against the pro- posed extradition into Russia and the delivering over into Russian despot- ism of the famous revolutionist, Van Puren, who sought sanctuary upon the shores of this land of liberty.
 Hon. Solomon Sufrin, speaking in English, will be the second speaker of the evening. and doubtless will hold the audience spell bound with elo- quence and oratory for which he is so well known and well liked in New York MT. Sufrin, former assembly, man of New York and candidate for Congressman of New York district on the Progressive ticket, also the president of the Rumanian Jewish al- aiance of America, has a great many friends and admirers in Bridgeport who, it is obvious from many indica- tions, will turn out to hear him in large numbers.
 The third speaker will be Baruch Zuckerman, one of the most forceful orators on the Jewish platform. MT. Zuckerman is a leader in the Peale Zion Federation of America, special branch of the Zionist Movement, is an able writer on many topics, and is sec retary of Peoples Relief Committee that has collected nearly a million dol lars for the Jewish war sufferers. All the three speakers are members of the new joint Executive committee of the Congress movement, Prof. Hourw1ch being one of the honorary vice presi- dents. The mass meeting in this city is given under the auspices of the Jew ish Congress committee of Bridgeport. The entire public is invited to attend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
aging an army.


 The chief difference military civil out of the nature of circumstances sentinel watch If he sleeps he contribute to the deaths of his fellows. It is thing to punish crime with deah But who would advocate shooting soldier because he fell asleep armory, the middle of prosperous city, in times Iof piping peace?
 An officer might very we'll justify the perempory shoot ing of soldier who running under fire, and who might stampede regiment But if he shot soldier for from comb in times of peace he ought to be hung
 There is military discipline quite severe that inn posed by poorly trained officer of militia when he in temper.
 More and the country to the mind that the establishment ought to be under Federal control
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Farmer.)

NewtOwn, Jan. 13-Mr. and Mrs. William E. Gilbert announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Mabel Louise to George Donaldson Adamson of Bridgeport
 At the annual meeting of the Coun- try Club Realty Corporation Tuesday night the directors elected were: William T. Cole, president; pr. Charles H. Peck of New York city, Dwight Wheeler of Bridgeport, Leon ard M. Johnson and Arthur T. Nettle- ton of Newtown.
 Among the Newtown people who attended the automobile show in New. York this week were R. H. Beers, H. H. Curtis, E. w. Troy, A. J. Grove. Louis Lowell and MT. and Mrs. Jesse A. James of Hawleyvile
 Newtown's share of the liquor li- cense money collected by the county commissioners during December was $4S7.50.
 The w. c. T. U. held its meeting last night at the home of Mrs. Ed ward Olmstead. Despite the extreme cold weather there was a good attend ance of members, and an interesting session was experienced.
 ASAA os OOA O I lCACO 4S III Ol pucQIlO- mia, and Mrs. J. J. Northrop and Mrs. A. A. Banks are suffering from the grip at their home in North Main street. Dr. F. J. Gale assisted by two nurses, Miss Hopkins and Miss Gaffney are taking care of them.
 Miss Fanny Beers of Queen street Is improving after a weeks attack of grip.
 The Dodgingtown Fire Go. No. l, will give a dance at their hall next Thursday. The Septimo club will have sociable at the town hall Sat- urday evening, Jan. 20.
 St. Roses parish supper will be given at St. Mary's hall on the even ing of Jan. s1. Dancing will follow the feast.
 The Rev. E.. c. Peet of Bridgeport will of1ciate at the Methodist church at 10:45 a. m. Sunday.
 James Lee of Hawleyville has filled his ice houses from his pond in flaw leyville, the first to report. Ice 13 inches thick is reported today on the Foundry pond.
 Joseph Heating and John Edward Keane have been engaged to assist in the stores of Taylor & Curtis and Corbett & Grove in the spare hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
CREEKS APPEAL TO WILSON.

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. 13-Greek residents of Nashville today sent to President Wilson an appeal saying "In the name of Christianity and hu- manity we respectfully ask friendly intervention of this powerful republic on behalf of starving Greece. All we want is to be allowed to pursue our peaceful course. We demand that our kinsmen sh ould not be al- lowed to die from starvation"