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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
VETERAN HERE WILL
RECEIVE SMALL LEGACY

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian)
Baltimore, Md. Aug. Several
pieces of jewelry and sum of money
amounting to s7s925 were found to-
day hidden In the house AT 10 West
Lexington street, where Mrs, Gather
inc Mitchell was shot and killed last
Thursday by George w. Davis, who
afterward shot himself
There was a rumor that the wo-
man had a sum of money in tho
house and Captain Cole. OF the West
ern district. made a thorough search
of the premises. The money and the
jewelry, which consisted of a diamond
ring. a brooch and a bracelet. were
found in a linen closet among some
sheets and pillow cases, There were
seven 800 bills. the remainder being
in change,
1t is said by the police that the
money or property belonging 70 the
dead woman will go TO her aged faith
er, Julius VI. VIM. He is said to
he a Confederate veteran and to he
at present at the institution OF the
Little Sisters Of the Poor, in Rich
fflohd, Va Davis. Who shot Mrs
Mitchell and afterward fred three
shots into his left side, is still al the
University hospital It is said he will
recover
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

danced your ballet. YOU have sung
your song. America is tired of you
and We are tired of you. And we want
to do something
This is not a partisan domestic
question. This is an international
question. This is not a question be-
tween Woodrow Wilson and congress.
1t is not A question between the
American administration and some
Americans unless those Americans are
dtsloyal
This is question between Ameri-
ca and Germany.
1T is time the men In this cham
her are lining themselves up without
partisanship, as pro administration
lists, pro- americans. or else frankly
bravely as anti administrationists and
anti-Americans
4 for one am ready to take my
stand.
Those Of you who followed Roose-
welt, follow him now. He is setting
YOU an example. Those Of you who
followed Taft, follow him. He is set
ting YOU an example. Those of us
who have followed Woodrow Wilson
and would follow him 10 their death.
under the constitution and laws Of the
country follow him now. He is set
ting a glorious and. loyal and able
example
"All three 81 the men have proven
their Amerieanism. AS far as war
legislation is concerned, they might
as we'll be standing on the same plat
form.
They are all speaking the language
OF the American tribe"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08


It's been pretty hot down on Pep
per Hll the past few days. For one
thing. Squirt McGure's old dominick
worked on our collard greens. And
then there was the weather
Voting seemed TO he the order Of
the day on last Tuesday ultimo
Owing to the war. the candidate ye
scribe wagered on was eliminated
However. a recovery VIII he made for
the losses as soon as We scribe gets
some sucker mixed up in a checker
game At BoEp's store
letter from Cricket Creek SAYS
that the health Of that community is
right pert except for the death Of a
few old folks
We are sorry 70 report that Bill
Devcroe has suffered again from
financial loss He SAYS ne Is going to
retire from business speculation and
pay We scribe tho five he borrowed
when he was little bow However,
that's ONLY ono mans opinion
We arc glad to report that Kyle
Miller made two dollars on election
day reporting returns for the Pepper
Hin Echo In his spare moments
merchants for advertisements with
varied success
Although the editors wife was cut
ting ont patterns all week with the
scissors the Pepper Hill Echo came
out on time
Well as my letter is getting rather
long. will stop for this time.
r. s. H,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

hered TO the nolicy OF unlimited oe-
bate Even now II hesrates 10 Apply
the cloture RUE but l's patience Is
almost exhausted
senator Champefialh' VINO mas ma"
charge OF the l"ou ON because 'h'
tee senator tore was hos''le 10 the
measure ana It's purposes look the re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
MILLION DOLLAR AIRPLaNF
FACTORY AT LEAGUE, ISLAND

Iash.sszsnn. Arg - -4sseer tss srssSs
Daniels today announced the letting
Of contracts for 4 million dollar air
plane factory al League Island navy
yard. Philadelphia. The factory will
be in operation in one hundred work
ing days and will have capacity Of
1000 small planes a year.
The new factory will also supply a
part Of the navy's needs in airpla mes
There Is an aviation field at the yard
and ample facilities for practice with
hydroplanes. When completed the
new factory Will employ 1900 hands
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

the not too weIl-veiled attacks upon
the president himself and upon those
upon whom he must depend to carry
on the war successfully, have sorely
tried the patience Of patriotic sena-
tors Of both parties
Patience is a quality always held in
high esteem by the senate. Until the
last few months. it has steadfastiy ad-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
SMOKE OUT THE PRO GERMANS.

The agitation started by various
agencies with notoriousiy pro-Germsn
joenings TO make further trouble in
congress for the president seems Ike
n 70 get a sharp setback. The inane
arguments offered through hours Of
wtndy vaporings IN the senate, in OPP
posttion to administration measures
- tnsistenee upon delay after delay:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
GERMAN PRISONERS IN GREAT BRITAIN

Through the courtesy Of Mr., 3 H
Bowman The Eirginian has received a
volume Of pictures. German Prison
er. in Great Britain" The sixty-two
pages OF the volume are hned with
reproductions Of photographs original
~ made at the request Of the American
am bassador TO Berlin.
The prisoners were left entirely
free 10 choose whether they should
face the camera. They not only APP
peared glad TO get into the pictures
but made many requests tina, copies
of the photographs he placed on sale
IN the camps. The photographs shown
cover six Of the largest camps for
prisoners in Great Britain.
The men appear 10 Ire wei fed
comfortably clothed and happy They
ars allowed to have their own garden
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
AUGUST, 1914-AUGUST, 1917
manufactures Record)

between the
Right fighting for God humanity.
Almighty right shall
bloody
o. TO called
a suhlme
hottest which dedicated their
he Is
be a OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

=. We predicted the result Of the gu
berratorfai race three weeks ago with
eXact accuracy when We said that
two OF the three candidates would lie
disappointed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

It's powerful comfortin' to an old
IA shoned man to get hold Of a maya
zine that doesn't issue us August
number until August Who says there
Sren't any such? Did YOU ever see
the Pacific Marine Review
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
GOLD MOVING INTO
GERMANY FROM SWITZERLAND

Washington. Aug THE state de-
partment today received confirmation
of press reports that gold was NOV
ing from Switzerland into Germany.
In one respect Germany has a
strange hold on Switzerland Should
Switzerland he cut off from German
coal, the coal of the Wesphalfan dis
trict. Switzerland would come close to
freezing to death.
The department does not believe
that this gold is Of such amount as
to materially aid Germany in the war.
The sentiment OF Switzerland. even
the German part is known to be pro-
ally and the allies are relying on
this sentime nt to prevent serious aid
reaching Germany. Once the Lens
coal fields are restored to France and
10 workahilltY. 1t is considered pos
sihle that the allies can relieve
Switzerland of the German demands.
The state department considers that
there is little likelihood of Switzer-
land being forced into the war.
Fields Boyhood Home Burns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

accident lie has stated that II was
entirely unavoida BILE. the probabilities
are that he will be discharged when
the case is called. In the meantime
the coroner is looking into the case
and wfl probably hold an inquest to-
day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
W llar?

Birds dcy stilI roost In trees.
Iravgs dcy squat I'm dc pond;
But Whar's de man who spoke of
Nah III strawberry blonde?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

lii, nest sITi~'
I ives there girl with = soul SO queer
tDn this. here modest mundane
sphcre}
Who never To herself confldes,
I'm handsomer than these June
brides"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

Marching Song.
Oh. I'm of tub war.
oh, I'm of tub war.
nv de husies keen foot ar dc cIink ~
de boot
I'll cat dinner In
Cafe Won Berlin.
oh. I'm of & war;
Oh, I'm on T. war.
I've kissed tn ladies and tn neigh
hors' babies
IN my gun will boom
" har de kaiser room!
oh. I'm OF 4 war!
on. I'm of f war.
Wild my head r'nrCd back; my feet t
de crack
My tents s-winC Z squat
On OF I8iis front lot,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
Minor Matters McrclY Mentioned.

Verify tho grass -widower is dish.
washing animal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
Springfield Union


Lives there a girl with soul SO dull
Upon this sphere Of Joys and woes
Who thought her photos were not
frights
Nor counts photogra piers as foes.
Lewiston tMel Journal.
Breathcs there a girl with soul 81
dead
Who never to herself hath said,
The while r Bara she did lamp,
Gee, But I'd make stunning
vamp'"
Macon Telegraph.
StroIIs there "A girl with eyes so dim
Who on this sphere of haw and hem
1wittcrcd about from this and that
hnd never saw hussy cat.
Verify tho -widower is dish.
washing animal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

Fields Boyhood Home Burns.
Newfane, VT, Aug. THE bow
hood home of Eugene Field the noet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

We are distressed to rear that there
rs a rumor floating around that some
uf our brothers across the border TO
the south are going to take up arms
in an anti-draft attempt, hNt what o.
the good old North Carolina father
who upon bidding his only son good
hye. said: Give the Germans he'll
and remember go ma?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
THE LATEST STYLE.

Trust the women Now that the
khaki of Uncle Sans Sammles Is seen
on every street, the samanthas' young
and old are about to blossom out in
their new uniforms. It's a one-piece
dress nothing new about that Ar
but tits opens out to iron like a sheet
And it fastens with only one buttoE'
And It's just as good looking as II Is
simple. Who designed IL? The unit'
ed States government, If you please
Of course, no woman who cares am
thing for the preservation Of her halr
wears a cap in the house. But me
dress itself, being no only neat DIV
charming, will no doubt soon be seen
in nearly every home. And perhaps
this time the latest style will stick.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
"STOLEN AND SCATTERED Chill
DREN."

"Indemnities asked President OF
Columbia University, at a dinner CIV
en- to the Italian diplomatic mission
Certainly not" he answered
mo annexations? And again he
answered, Certainly not"
And then, as the guests OF honor
stirred uneasily in their chairs.
"But restoration, restitution and a
return home OF stolen and scattered
children
II was a rarely falicitous way OF
putting it. Europe is full OF stolen
and scattered children" the children
of nations and races. The world is
full OF them. With the stolen chill
dren Is stolen territory Iaildren and
territory must be returned. Otherwise
there can be no justice among nations
and no certainty of peace in the world.
And restitution there must be, in
some measure, OF wrongs inflicted
which are Unreasonable.
Thus American ideals and aims are
seen to harmonize with the proclaim
ed war purposes Of our allies. We are
fighting largely for our safety, but
we are proud to help in the great
work Of restoring the stolen land
forcing restitution for the crimes com
mitted in this war, and bringing the
stolen and scattered children home
to France, 10 Belgium, to Poland, t.
Italy. to Serbia and other WrongeC
and bereit nations.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
9,OO1ST PROPOSAL
LANDS HETTYS coy

Chicago, July lo,--Col, H. II X,
Green. As, heir to the late Hetty
Green's millions, Is to wed the 900lst
woman today The other 5000 pro-
posed to him but he popped the qnes-
ton in this instance, the colonel adj
mitted
The bride-tobe is Miss Mabel Har-
low, AZ, niece of Mrs George H. Camp
bell, Of Highland Park. Colonel Green
has known the family for Is years.
I'm marrying for home--some'
thing millions can't buy" smiled Col.
Green after finally admitting the ap-
preaching event. THE minister's
name? Really don't remember, |
think it begins with wv, but I'll tell
you thisf am marrying the best and
most sensible little woman in the
world"
Green and his sitter, Mrs, Matthew
Astor Wilks, are joint heirs to theil
mothers $l00,O0O0 600 estate,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
zee zee 80 g = q e =
4 l0< <SSll = Z e Z Z Z

Mr.. and MIS-. Francis Johnson and
children called at Newton Johnson
Sunday evening.
Russell aud Glenn Sampson visited
with Marion and Erwin Johnson Sun
day ateroon.
Noble Elmer and Ruben Serby, VIII
bur and Glenn Nelson Elmer CiaSson,
and Raymond Foss visited at Ole
Noes Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Moe were Ottawa
callers Tuesday.
Nora Peterson Snd Charlotte Olson
of Morris have been spending the lat
CT part of the week with their aunt,
Mrs. Sam Canuteson
A program and ice cream social
will be given at the Wastland church
July Il or the benefit of the Luther
league Every body Is invited
Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Serby spent
Thursday in Chicago
Mrs Sam Canuteson, Nora Peterson
and Charlotte Olson were Ottawa
shoppers Monday.
Elmer and Clarence Serby and 0s-
| car Danielson were Ottawa callers
Saturday evening
A large crowd attended the Fourth
/. Of July celebration near the Broom
bach cemetery.
Noble ana Ruben Serby visited with
/, Howard Sampson Saturday evening
Arthur pierson visited at Chris
Serby's Saturday evening.
Gunner Gabrielson and Ole Serby
spent Sunday at Sam Canutcson.
Noble and Ruben Serby and Howard
/ Sampson spent the Fourth OF July AZ
Mckinley Park.
Mr. and Mrs De Moe and Mr., and
Mrs Martin serby visited at Joe Ser
! bys Sunday
Esther Moe and Hazel Johnson Wis.
tied at George Sebby Sunday fore
noon.
MIR and Mrs. Andrew Varand Wis
tied at Mrs Sarah 0lson's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John II Olson visit
ed with MI, and Mrs. Knute lgland
sunday
Cenas Serby, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Pierson and children and Mrs Jane,
went to Leland Sunday to attend tho
thautauqua
Hazel and Violet Johnson and Irene
Nelson spent Sunday afternoon al
Sam tanuteson
Mrs. Dan Nelson spent the Weel
end at the home Of Verm Miller.
Elmer Serby and Leward Moe spen
he Fourth Of July at Mckinley Park
Murle and Violet Seiby visited witt
Hila and Joye Moe Sunday
Steward Miller visited with knut
Eide Sunday.
. Gertrude Christeson has beer
spending the later part Of the wee
with her cousin Clara Miller.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
AEROS FLY ACROSS
STATE TO NEW NEST

Chicago. July To- Twenty-three
Amy alrplanes left the Ashhuru hyug
Geld early yesterday morning. and al
nuur ana q half late, twenty-five laud-
ed sa.ely I'D Rantoul The distance IS
20 miles. The missing ma,hine re-
.rlea a short time later. II had alighi-
ID at Paxton Tor gasoline.
The trip was without accident Tie
machines in many eases were Diioted
by student ayiators in training at the
government school at Ashburn Witie"
,s now to be conducted at RanIoui
Tie first machine, piloted by Cap
tain Roy s. Brown OF the army aYI-
ation department, rose at o'clock
the others following at twenN-seeoni
intervals
The rest of the aviation school
equipment which Is to he used at
Ran;aul left the city late in the after.
na1 by train. There We're approx
imately five carloads Of hanger, ma
chine shop and other equipment
II is expected that by today there
will he at least forty airplaues in
the hands OF the student ayiator7
Word has been received that fort r.
eight machines are expected soon u
Rantool There probably will be sev.
enty machines in operation ON the
field BY the end The week
K Ii. Hnnser. one of the pilots.
landed for a few moments near Ben
ton Ha.hor. Mich He had lost h.s
way In the fog. He stopped long
enough tn get isoearings and sailed
aMnN Amin
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10

La Sale county farmers can con
graduate themselves that they are
free from the dictation Of the lnde-
pendant Workers of the World a new
organization that in the last two or
three years has grown to such proper
tons as to control the farming opera
tons Of the west and northwest This
organization Ii composed Ct itinerant
farmers. Many Of them are tramps
hobos and outlaws from states in the
east, but il Is upon this class Of PEG.
pie that the big farms have had to
depend for help In garnerIng their
crops in the fall These men have no
families 70 support. 81 means az
much to them as 81 but they prefer
the ~ and are not particular what
means they adopt to get II. The head
OF the union has served notice upon
the governor Of Arizona that they
have no interest IN the war whatever,
But they propose to use the war TO
advance their own interest just like
the munition makers, the food trust
and every other business man who
is prohting by the war This organi
cation rs absolutely supreme In North
and South Dakota, Wyoming, Mon
tana. Utah and New Mexico. Because
Of the TACT the members have no farm
ilies they take longer chances. theS
are not influenced by home ties d
respect for local and federal laws
They are not afraid Of punishment aiit
consequently they act without fear o
law and in many cases have destroy
cd great fields Of grain, burned grain
cries, wrecked threshing outfits in OF
der TO compel the, farmers to NEE
their demands. At the present tim
they have placed their wage scale q
" per day and no farm laborer VIII
is not member Of this association
safe In the fields unless he Il unde
the protection Of the /, w. w. tn
growing strength Of the ] w. w. ca
only be comhated by the organizatio
0f ire farming interests and workin
forces within their districts. Othe
wise farm labor will be more stron
er organized than any other union
the United States. Already The
are defying the governors In cerlai
states and have expressed thcmscly'
a. being without fear OF any FEEDER
law.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
CONGRESSIONAL ECONOMY

THE abuse of the Congressional
Record is becoming more elhphasizea
every day. Representative Walsh oil
Massachusetts finds that since tle
opening of the present session oil con
gress. the Congressional Record has
been utilized to print 20 poems, -
articles "A editorials, 70 speeches OF
outsiders, 1859 letters and z25 tele-
grams This is fair sample OF the
amse of the Record and as waste be
comes despised, it will be relieved.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
w arranty Deeds.

Henry Gascoyne and wife to Ruth
A. Johns, e439ft II 20, Gaseoyne's sub,
etc. Oglesby, vi.
John Wallack and wife to JOS, j.
Wallack, II 4 2 keinkes sub, etc,
Oglesby, $500
James Dougherty to Vincent w
Dongherty, 1t 9 b "a, States add, OF
tawa, 81.
Vincent W. Doughorty and wife tc
Catherine NJ Payne, same, 81.
Mortgages.
George IT, Johns and wife to Eureka
d. Assn, e439ft It 20, Gascoyne's sub
etc, Oglcsby, $1,000,
Joseph Wallock 10 Sobleski B Assn
| II b 2, Reinke's sub, etc, Oglesby
$500 4
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
ROOT BOOZE CLAUSE
MAY KILL ENTIRE
SENATE ..DRY' BILL
u MAKERS. TT IS CLAIMED.
WENT sEYoND THEIR AUTHOR
tTY IN PASSING SECTION CALL
ING FOR PURCHASE OF BOND
GOODS.

Washington. July 16-Discoyery
that the Smoot amendment adopted
by the Senate Monday is merely Il
scrap Of paper, threw the prohibition
issue in Congress high in the air to-
day. In just what form il will be
brought 10 earth again will have TO
be determined by the next few days
developments.
The Sm0ot amendment directs the
President to buy up all the spurious
LIQUOR in bond at price equivalent
to what it cost the aistiller to produce,
plus ten per cent profit It is the
opinion Of many OF the ablest lawyers
Of the Senate, including both vets
and "drys" that the Senate far ex-
ceeded its constitutional authority
when ii agreed to the amendment 1t
seeks to fix the price Of the property It
proposes to comm0ndeer thereby di-
rectly violating the constitution, in the
opinion of the lawyers
sharp difficulties of opinion have de-
yeloped in the Senate over whether
the Senates action Saturday was final
under the unanimous consent agree
ment Some senators, including Chair
man Simmons. OF the finance commit
tee who IS worried over the big rev
enue loss the SmoGt amendment would
cause, took the view today that re-
consideration could be approximately
asked before the final roll call is taxi
en- on the bill proper.
| If the Vice President rules that the
Senate's action on Saturday is final,
the prohibition question will be large
" ND to the joint House and Senate
conference committee. The commit
tee will be called upon to perfect the
Smoot amendment but the Senate has
been hearing from the country in such
certain tones that prediction was
made today that the Smoot amend
lment would be tossed into the waste
basket by the eonferees
Ii reconsideration OF the amend
ment Is obtained wet leaders be-
lieve the Senate will reverse itself. so
alarmed have those responsible for
the revenue program became.
The finance committee il SO conf
dent that the Smoot amendment and
all provisions Of its kind was thrown
out that it decided to make no move
toward the re.drafting Of the big wal
revenue bill at this time. Senator
Simmon said he will call no meeting
, until the outcome OF the prohibition
Imuddle can be clearly foreseen.
Resting on Vice President MARSHALL
desk today for the first time III the
senate's history, was "A petition, bear
ling the signatures Of twenty-one sen
ators, for application of the eloture
rule Senator Chamberlain submit
ted the petition late yesterday I'm
der the rules ii cannot be voted upon
until tomorrow. II lNu-lhltuH VI the
senator's present support It, DEBATE
win be limited thereafter to one houl
Tor each member, and the bill vii
, be brought to a vote probably before
the end OF the week But as the bill
4 stand now. it Is extremely doubtful
whether the administration force
could muster the necessary tWo-thlrd
vote
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
NORWEGIANS PRAISE
AMERICAN SAILORS

American Expedtionary Headquar-
ters in France, July 10. Survivors Of
a Norwegian merchant ship that was
sunk by a German submarine were
landed today at a French port by
United States destroyers
Ali of the members Of the crew
were rescued thanks to the energy
and courage Of the American seamen,
The rescued men We're loud in their
praises Of the Americans, They de-
clared that the American squadron is
doing splendid service In protecting
merchant ships from U-boats.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10

A mean joke was played on a man III
4 fashionable restaurant the other day
"They pinned my coattnil to the ta.
blecoth," he says, ''and then told me
was wanted Oh the telephone - Ca
change.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
Y. M, c. A. SHIPS TONS
or SWEETS TO FRONT

New York, July l0.---John w. Cook,
general secretary of the Brooklyn y.
NJ. G. A.. has announced that already
the association has shipped many tons
of sweets 10 France. Among these
was five tons of milk chocolate and
20 900 packages of chewing gum.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10

A rich Chinaman's servants receive
no salary, but their rerquisites amount
to much more than the salaries paid IN
less wealthy households.