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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

OF Hopewell, will address a mass meet
ing of citizens at the Petersburg Y. M.
c. A. Wednesday night at $3.50 O'Clock.
on "Simplified Government" Mr..
Hodges appeared before the Young
Mems Business club some weeks ago
and delivered a similar address, which
has been the subject OF much discus
sion.
Many of the leading Democratic
citizens. including several of the most
Influential members of the city coun-
Gil, have expressed themselves as pc
of government and 1t Is expected tnae
ing in favor of more modern forW
the meeting to be held In the Y. NJ
c. A. Wednesday night will be the
forerunner of a petition 10 the courts
TO order an election here for a vote
on change of government
The Young Mems Business club Is one
of the strongest factors behind the
movement for a simpiified form OF
government for Petersburg.
Thompson Assumes Duties.
Chief of Police George Nj. Thomp-
son, of the DUPONT force, acting under
orders from superintendent .. M
Reeves, took over the police powers
of Hopewell last night at midnight.
Richard W. Boisseau, city sergeant OF
Hopewel who has also been acting
ed his resignation to Mayor Benjamin
Harrison several days ago, and at the
request of Mayor Harrison and the
Hopewell city council, the DUPONT
force has taken charge of the depart
ment Mr. Boisseau, it is reliably
stated. has given splendid satisfaction
as police chief. but with an extreme
" small department he found it i'm
possible to cope with existing condi
mill foi he Of ~tt
sergeant. to which he will now be able
to give a great deal more time.
Police Justice Berkeley issued orders
yesterday closing all dance halls OPP
Grating in the city at L. O'Clock last
night. and a number of the young
girls and women who were the CEN
ter of attraction at these places left
the city during the afternoon.
Anticipating the movement. Chief of
Police Ragland had given advance
orders to members of his department
not to allow any of the women 10
stop in Petersburg longer than to
change trains These orders will be
carried out to a letter. and Peters
burg will remain clear of that unde-
sirahle class
Mrs. Mary Mop. -Stockdell,
Mrs. Mary Mcpherson Stockdell.
widow of DR.. Hugh Stockdell, died
ABOUT O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon
at her home, 4 North Adams street,
following an illness of several weeks
Mrs StoCkdell was a native Of Charles
county, Maryland, but she had resided
here more than forty years. She was
sixty four years of age, and is sur
vived by three children--Hugh Stock
dell. of Richmond: NJ Meade Stock
dell. of Jacksonville. Fla, and Miss
Kate Stockdell. of Petersburg. The
funeral will be conducted from St.
/ Pauls Episcopal church at o'clock
I tomorrow afternoon and intermen,
Will be made in Blandford cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

DaIlas, Tex. Way 20l-T'le U. g. A.
Presbyterian assembly delegates here
today attended the various churches,
some OF the ministers filling the pull
pits of other denominations Modera-
tor ] Wilbur Chapman preached at a
Methodist church. Many delegates are
determined next week TO put through
a strong resolution opposing all Sun
day afternoon afnusements and sun
day newspapers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
Spanish snip sunk.

Madrid May 2o.--One of a ceet Of
six Spanish boats recently fell victim
TO an attack by a submarine, fishermen
reporting here from Tabaraca on this
bay OF Tunis report There was no loss
OF life
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
Petersburg
, Plans Being Made.

Petersburg, Va, May 2o.--Practi-
caliy all doubt as to Lakemont being
made one of the five concentration
camps for the mobilization of the new
tarmy was removed yesterday by the
announcement of the war department,
| to the effect that the Virginia national
guard will not be modified here but
| will be modified in the department
OF the Southeast under General Leon
ard Wood
1t was further announced that the
soldiers of the Fifth division, includ-
! ing the quotas OF New Jersey. Della
ware, Maryland and Virginia and the
District of Columbia, would be mo-
/ hilized in the department of the East.
! The war department has announced
that a camp will be located at Peters
burg, and since the announcement
that the Virginia national guard would
not be modified here it is certain
/ that Iakemont will be made one Of
the five concentration camps.
The American National Red Cross
and the War Y. NJ. c. A. are making
extensive plans for meeting conditions
which will exist at the great camp
1 to be established here. These plans
/ of substantial buildings. involving the
Expenditure of a large amount of
money.
( 1t is expected that the government
Will begin the erection OF barracks and
other necessary buildings on the Lake
mont site about June 10.
! Hodges to Talk,
| Leroy Hodges, economist, and cam
didate for the Legislature from ,ns
district composed of the counties OF
Prince George and Surry. and the city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
Holman With Indians.

Cleveland. O.. May 20.--Artie Hoffman.
who has played with the Chicago Ma
tionals and with the Federal league.
was signed up as utility man today by
the ,Csfsxeaa nd American Base bail .ofuh,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
THE WEATHER
! Omitted States Weather Bureau.
Department. OF Agricultural

Washington, May 20.-There prob
ably will be showers Tuesday III the
Middle Atlantic states Showers are
also probably Monday night or Tuesday
in Eastern Tennessee. Western Geor-
gfa and the East Gulf states, Tempera-
ture changes Will not be decided ex-
cept as affected by thunder showers.
Forecast: Virginia-Fair Monday.
somewhat cooler in north portion.
TUESDAY partly cloudy: showers In
west portion,
North Carolina-Fair Monday and
Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
Local Temperature csserday.
Local Rain fall.

Rainfall last twelve hours. .......
Rainfall last twenty-four hours.
Excess in rainfall since March l.. 13
Excess In rainfall since January l o5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
Hodges to Talk

Leroy Hodges. economist, and can
didate for the legislature from ,ns
district composed of the counties of
Prince George and Surry, and the city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

OF Hopewell, will address a mass meet
ing of citizens at the Petersburg Y. M.
G. A. Wednesday night at $3.50 O'Clock.
on "Simplified Government" MT,
Hodges appeared before the Young
Mems Business club some weeks ago
and delivered a similar address. which
has been the subject OF much discus
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

A private soldier from Camp
Wheeler says that in various places
in the company streets of the camp
are shoe-shine stands, owned and
operated by soldiers who want to
make little extra money. These
soldiers shine shoes for anybody who
comes along, their officers, their COM
rades or civilians. Sometimes one OF
them will take his box and go to an
officers tent to shine the officers
shoes, being generally paid double
price for So doing. He doesn't have
to do this work-he does it for the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21
CHILDREN OF THE RED CROSS

There is a home for crippled chill
dren, Protestant institution IN Pitts
burg, where the little ones were told
about the Red Cross, and
how it took care of many children and
soldiers and "hurt people" who other
wise would suffer. Perhaps because
their own arms and legs were So
much awry. and they had no prospect
of the running, jumping, jubilant
youth of other American children,
their eyes saw straight into the very
heart of suffering. This is what they
did: They poured their previous saw
ings, pennies and nickles which had
been given them from time to time, a
few larger pieces and bill or two,
into a white box marked with the Red
Cross.
Some influential men of the city
were seated around table talking
about raising money for the Ameri-
can Red Cross. That small white box
was there and some made as if to
drop in contributions. But one Of
them held it up, and said, "No-no
further gift is permitted here. We
could not add TO this" And in the
presence of this gift to the American
Red Cross from the home for crippled
children, there was a sudden quiet
ness among these men of the world.
In the Convent of the Sacred Heart
in New York, where two or three hum
dred children, rich in kindness, re-
lceive their early education, the rev.
erend mother speaks often of the
children abroad. Without asking for
direct sacrifices, she has mentioned
that sometimes when one is about to
buy a new hair ribbon, or a pair of
lsilk stockings, on stopping to think
enc finds they are not needed SO
much, perhaps: as food and clothing
may be needed for children of the
war. And so many radiant little
gift of girlish sacrifice has been plac-
ed in her hands to send to them.
One day-it was long before we toe
were in the war--these children, girls
from four to fourteen years, held a
conference among themselves. They
decided to ask the reverend mother
how much it would amount to in mon
ley or barrels of flour if they gave UP
their "gouter" for the rest of the
year; that little daily treat at hall
lpast four, of plain cake or toast and
a sweet-the "party" that was at the
hight point of the day. Learning it's
equivalent, they asked that this be
denied them, and the money sent tc
those other children overseas.
A woman who had done war relief
work in France, was speaking for the
Red Cross war fund. last June, to sew.
Eeral hundred school children in ar
American public school. They were
nearly all Jewish children in that par.
ticularly assembly room, and very
poor.
The woman had lived in socia
settlement in the center of the Jew.
ish district of the city at one time
and as she looked at the rows of faces
before her, she remembered with sud
tden vividness the almost forgotten
scenes of ten years before; Of Jewish
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

The Star acknowledges the receipt
of a neat and interesting little book
let. yclept the Premium List, Rules
and Regulations Of the Sixth Annual
Lake County School Fair and Agri-
cultural Exhibit, at Tavares, Five
Big Days, Jan. % to Feb. l, 1919
With the booklet is an invitation to
attend the said fair, which we hope
to be able to accept, for Lake county
is one of the prettiest portions of the
earth, and we know a fair adequately
representing it must be something
magnificent
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

Most of our people are responding
nobly to the calls of the Red Cross,
and are readily handing out the mon
ey to help this noble organization. We
are sorry to see, however, that some,
who perhaps don't know what they
are talking about, are trying to cast
reflections on its work, its organiza-
ton and its ways of raising money.
There is worldwide volume of tes-
timony, going up to heaven from the
saddest places of the earth, as to the
merit of it's work. There may be
some "coffee coolers" in the organi-
zation; among hundreds of thousands
of men and women there are bound
to be some grafters and slackers, but
few there are in proportion to the
magnitude of the service the Red
Cross is doing. We have some mighty
good specimens of its workers here
in town-the busy, self-denying wom-
en- and girls who are freely giving
their time and efforts to raising mon
ey for the cause; and they all have
work at home to do, too. 1t is al
most sacrilege in these days to decry
the work of the Red Gross, whose
sign of mercy stands next in honor
to our country's flag.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

money in it. and nobody in the camp
thinks anything about it. The said
soldier also says that among the pri-
vate soldiers it is considered an
honor to be an officers orderly, that
the officers pick out the most intelh-
gent and smartest looking men for
the work. and that a private always
puts in a lot of extra time brushing
up his clothes and polishing his
equipment if he thinks he stands a
chance of being selected as an order
~. Army camps are generally good
places. but there is a whole lot about
them that a civilian doesn't under
stend. and would make muddle of if
he had the power to change it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21
Well known in Ocala, and Coming to
the Temple Friday Night, Dec.
%, with Coburn's Minstrels

boys in the back room of a synagogue,
after public school hours, swaying
back and forth in concert as they
shouted out long passages from the
Talmud; of the girls in the sewing
classes listening hungrily to stories,
with their quick racial response to
anything dramatic.
Her own imagination quickened,
she felt deeply moved, and humble to
address them-thinking of their Gag
erness for knowledge, their passion
ate desire to be young Americans
these poor children from many lands.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

hundreds of thousands of Americans
camped, marched and fought for four
long years. II our young men can't
do as mucn as their granddaddies,
they might as well be sent home; they
won't be able to fight the Germans.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

A wealthy Philadelphia lawyer who
died recently willed $4,000 annually
to the presidents wife, because the
president of the United States re
.ceives such miserable pittance for
the man holding the greatest position
on earth"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

At meeting of the Wholesale
Bakers Association in New York city
it was said that every bakeshop in the
country would be forced to close if
there was strict compliance with the
food administration order for one
pound, seven-cent loaves.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

Some of our Florida papers are
making themselves ridiculous, claim
ing that soldiers can't train in north
ern camps and should be sent to Flor
ida. The men our soldiers are ex-
pected to fight not only train but car
nv on war in climate more vigorous
than that of Northern Virginia, where
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled for the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to 1t or
not otherwise credited In this paper
and also the local news published
herein. All rights Of republication of
special dispatches herein are also re-
served
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

John d. Rockefeller Jr., in pleading
with the soldiers at Camp Dix to lead
clean lives. said that wounds of
shame are harder to heal than the
wounds of the Hun" Johnny hasn't
tried the latter.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

One brave young man in training
camp, writing to friend at home,
laments the fact that he won't be able
to give any Christmas presents this
year. He and his comrades needn't
worry. They are giving themselves,
with a generosity unexcelled.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

Since December 18th street car
fare in Cleveland has been A cents,
with three tickets for dime and a
transfer for a penny.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

The United States is the worlds
largest sugar consumer. Even with
the 40 per cent reduction due to high
prices the per capita consumption is
81 pounds year.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

A citizen of Dallas, Texas, has Of
fered Liberty Bond for every Ger
man killed by his brothers and sis
ters' sons, who are in the French
army.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

AS an outcome of the congressional
investigation of the East st. Louis
race riots, it has been disclosed that
one firm was offered immunity from
labor troubles for the sum of $4,000.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

Otto Kahn, the New York banker,
says Prussianism has given to Ger
many prosperity. benefcent legisla-
ton and few other things and taken
in payment the soul of the race.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

The examination made by experts
Of the submarine recently used in
New York's Liberty Loan parade
shows that the Germans practically
stole American ideas in its construc-
ton.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

The socialist mayor of Milwaukee,
Wis, recently vetoed the resolution
of the common council to purchase
$4,000 worth of Liberty Bonds,
claiming the purchase was illegal.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

Congressman Miller is what is call
ed in army circles a "guardhouse
lawyer" He admirably suits the
slackers, but is nuisance to hard
working officers and is viewed with
amused contempt by the enlisted men.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

A thirteen-year-old boy in Brook
Ign, N. Y, stole his older brothers
clothes, discarded his short pants and
succeeded in enlisting. His mother
found it out and brought him home.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

A st. Louis pastor was recently
severely beaten by some of his par
ishioners and forced to salute the
American flag which he had previous
ly insulted.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

A leading dairy iii Dallas, Texas,
has raised the price of milk to %
cents quart. It's more than halt
that in Ocala.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

See our line of Ivory Goods before
making your selections. We buy direct
from the manufacturers, and can af-
ford to sell for little less than
others. Gerig's Drug Store. 49,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

William j. Bryan predicts that the
United States viii be "dry" in two
years. The peerless was always a
boss predictionist.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

New York hotels, under the Hoov-
erized system of food conservation,
are saving $40 barrels of flour and
more than 100 tons of meat every
week.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

: The aged inmates of poor farm at
Hampstead, N. Y. as a matter of
patritism gave up tobacco to purchase
flag.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

The United States received over
$4,000 in war taxes on concerts and
operas in New York during Novem-
Der.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

Income tax returns indicate that
the United States has 22,696 million
aires, an increase of nearly 5000 in
the past year
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

An Asheville, N. c., man says he
was cured of nervous prostration by
knitting. He should have imitators.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

Under the present food administra-
ton, the alcoholic content of beer has
been cut down to per cent. So it's
near beer, now.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

The food administration states that
the farmer receives 20 per cent. more
for his product that he received a
year ago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21
ENGRAVING
Done by Weihe Company, the
Ocala jewelers.. 18
PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTING

When you have plumbing or cleo
'trical contracting, let US furnish you
estimates. No job too large and none
too small. tt H W. Tucker.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

Dennison's White Tissue Paper on
sale at Gerig's Drug Store. 18*
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-09
Red Men Will Have
Big Time Saturday

The Blazing Arrow tribe of Red
men are planning a big time for
Saturday night, the occasion being
the initiation of ten or a dozen
candidates.
The Great Chiefs of the state
will be here. Blazing Arrow band
will play their very best. Silver
Plume. Black Hawk and Nevada
vile lodges will be we'll represent
ed at the gathering.
The initiatory work-all three
degrees-will be put on by the
crack team of the state-Delaware
No, s, of Denver.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements informs the Siftings
that plenty of good things to eat
good hot supper-wil be provid-
ed, and that a good time in general
is in store for all Redmen who at.
tend the gathering at the new
home in Elks' hall.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-09
COLO, FRIDAY NOVEMBER
COuntyB Boosters will
Meet Here Thursday

If you are a booster for Clear
Creek county you have chance
to show it next Thursday evening
by your presence and participa-
ton at the big meeting to be held
by the Clear Creek County Com
mercial association at the Elks
club.
The business session will be
called promptly at s O'Clock. 1t
is planned to have this all over
and out of the way by $50, when
the dancing will commence. At
IL O'Clock lunch will be served.
A ticket showing that you are a
member of the association-and of
course you are or ought to bead
mits you free to the festivities of
this social gathering of Clea r
Creek boosters.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-09
Case Against Gilman
Is NOlle Pressed

The criminal case against w. A.
Gilman, former manager of the
New Era mines, charging en-
bezzlement of the company's funds
has been nolle pressed at the re-
quest of District Attorney Samuel
w. johnson.
It is reported that a settlement
of some nature was effected, one
report being that payment Of the
alleged discrepancy was made. At
any rate, the district attorney tele-
phoned Judge Perry that he wish
ed the case nolle pressed and the
request was granted.
The jury did not try one single
case.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-09
E. J. Allen Dead
In Portland, Oregon

At his home in Portland, Ore.
death came to G.. j. Allen last
Saturday night at ii o'clock.
Mr.. Allen was a son-in-law of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Owen of this
city, and was well known 10y all the
old timers here where he formerly
lived and was engaged in various
mining and milling enterprises.
He left here about twenty years
ago.
a telegram was received by the
Owens last Saturday stating the
end was near. and Mrs. Owen left
Saturday afternoon.
Upon receiving the advise of
Mr.. Aliens death Mr. Owen also
made arrangements to go to Port
land, and left Tuesday to look
after the settlement of some busi-
ness affairs.
The deceased had been in fail
ing health for some time. He
leaves a widow, formerly Miss
Mary Owen, and two grown child
ren, one now serving in the army.