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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05
IS AND 0UT OF TOWN.

Miss Maria Adkins is leaving Mon
day for Sweet Briar college. after spend-
ing several weeks with her parents.
All. and Mrs. Thomas Adkins, on
Park Avenue
Miss Charlotte Boland has left for
her home AT "FoXcroft," near Middle
burg. after a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Preston holland here.
Mrs. Edgar Lafferty has returned to
home on Monument Avenue. after Il
short stay in Lexington.
Mrs. Howard sutton, of tiinter Park,
has been spending short time I'm
Newport News.
Gregory have returned to their home
i'll Norfolk. after spending a few days
with Afr. ard Mrs. l.. G.. Jerry in Wood :
lapd Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs 1" r. Christian, OF Rich
mond are the guests Of their sister.
Mrs. John Irezey, in Newport News.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. IIaskins IIobson, who
have been guests of relatives in Spring
field. Ohio, have returned TO their home
III Powhatan County.
Mrs. Arthur Trevett. of this city,
has been with friends in Newport News
for n brief stay.
Miss Sadie Malone, of williamsburg,
arrived in Richmond on Monday.
Misses Linda and Maudc Smith. of
Richmond, have been guests OF their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Smith, in
Caroline County IF
Misses Gertrude Flournoy and Flor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05
BIG NATIONS At WAR
OWE s49,455,000,900
Estimates of Indebtedness Made by
Federal Reserve
Board.
FRENCH LOANS. ss3o,ooo. 900
Great Britain Said to Have Been in
Debt to Extent of SID. t03, 900
in observation-disclosures Are Taken
From Foreign Sources.
tBy Associated rrcas. |


WASHINGTON. January i.--Tac in
crease in the national debts of Great
Britain. France. Russia. Germany and
Austria hungary is estimated by the
Federal Reserve Board at sio.455. 00V.-
900 from tho bcciruinI of the war to
tho latter part OF 1916. with the cA-
ccpticn az Austria Hungary. in whose
ease tho estimate extends only to
| May. 1915.
Twenty mine billions is tho share OF
tho three entente nations in the total.
and $4,000. 100000 is that OF tho CEN
trail powers.
This estimate. the board stated in
tabulations made public to-day. is APP
proximate end docs not cover the cost
of the war. as large revenues of un-
determined amounts have been raised
by internal taxation. Following are
the estimated national debt increases:
1929, 1858. 900: France. To August 81,
1915, sS.03S.5oo.o9o Russia. TO be
ccmbcr 81. 1916. s1,913.27s.o 900: a total
NJ s"3,265.l3e.000 for the entente.
Germany TO October -. 1915, sl5.26o.-
100000: Austria. S3.1l6.200. 600 1iun-
gary. s1,2la.000. 900: Il total Of s2ol 3D.
100000 for the Germanic nations.
BIG INCREASE IN DEBT
OF GREAT BRITAIN
Great Britain's national debt, tho
board estimated, was approximately
a15,I63.7 900 In November. having
risen from s3.44a.sl3,l60 in March 1914.
Loans TO allies and dominions included
in the grand total arc estimated AT
from $4,000. 0o0. 600 to $4,000. 900, 900.
Frances total loans TO her allies dur
ing the war are estimated at approX
mately S33o,000,00h.
The national debt Of Russia has
risen from 9.SSS.3I0.0oo roublcs on Jan
uary !, 1914. to 25.22o $4,000 roublcs,
about Sl3.ll4.Ss6,,2o at the close OF
1916.
Bank-not circulation in Germany
has increased greatly during the war.
as in other belligcrcnt countries. the
total Of Reichsbark notes in circula-
| ton on December = last being placed
| at s1S5..27l 900, as against S45.2l2.6lo
on July 50. 1914. The cost Of the war
, to Germany since Roumania's entrance
! is placed at about s524, sS0.o00 monthly,
| and the last new credit granted by the
Reichstas. s2,SSO,000.00e. on October
| - last is estimated to be sufficient
/ for about FIVE months. The number of
| subscribers to the various German war
! loans is placed at l6.o.S,o51. the fourth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05
GOVERNOR ADDRESSES NORTH
CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
DnrIls ON Nrrc>sit, for inrrcusiur
Salaries of tho state
Officers.
Especial 10 Tho Tunes Diapatchl

Especial to Tho Times DiSpatchl
RALEIGH y. -. January 1.-The
General Assembly IN this, the second
day Of the session. heard Governor
craig deliver iii person his annual
message. with rccomlu cniu ons as TO
Legislation. aud held morning. after
soon and night sessions Of both houses
for grinding through the Legislative
min the 900 and more local and private
bills that already have been introduced.
y bill introduced in tile House by
Representative Jackson. or Henderson,.
provides for y state appropriation of
Sl.oon.npo, instead nf tho present $500.
pn". for Confederate pensions. The
measure provides that ownership of
property valued AT $1,000. Instead of
$500, disdualitics the holder from draw :
INK pension.
';"r"rnnr Craig dwclt on tho ncccs
SIiy for increasing the salaries Of The
Governor and other state officers lie
recommended that determined effort
hc made 10 give North Carolina ship
pcrs tho lower freight rates from point
In tho state TO tho South. to which They
are. he says. entitled as compared with
rates from Virginia cities which now
apply. in spite of tho haul from, Caro-
lima points being mucn shorter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Ccphns VI. niEgin Killed When Caught
Under Log Which Rolls
From Cnr.
Especial L. The Times Dispatch.

Especial e The Times -. spa.chl
SUFFOLK, VA, January 4.-Cephag
Al. RiSein. prominently known throuch-
out Maryland and Eastern Virginia in
lumber circles, was instantly killed this
afternoon when log from car which
ne was having loaded AT Windsor. Va.
rolled OFF and crushed him. Mr.. Riccin
was native of Snow IIill. Md. and
had lrcd in Windsor, Va, for several
years. lie was member Of the Grad
dock Lumber Company. and WAS as
sociated IN business with the Couibourr
Bros. OF Suffolk. The body will be
taken TO Snow Hill, Md. for in,ermeut.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05
NEARLY 1000 GALLONS TAKEN
Wealthy Merchants Are Charged with
Violation OF the Prohibition
Special to The r,mes-pispa,ch.l

Special TO The Time Dspatch.l
STAUNToN, VA. January 4.-Dabney
iiamsey and son, w u. Ramsey,
wealthy merchants Of near Stuarts
Draft, this county, were arrested.
jailed and later bailed to-day. charged
with breaking the prohibition law.
The case Was worked up by. dctec-
tive from Commissioner Peters's Office,
who posed as hunter during the open
season for quail. Nearly 1000 gallons
of wine. cider and spirits were seized
By the sheriff to-day. il il stated.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05

lice Court.
statement OF negro boy, who claims
Black hired him to fire the store. for
which he was to be paid $50. 50 OF
which has been paid. The boy alleges
Black locked him in the store and gave
him gasoline with which to start the
fire.
Elack came here from Boston when
he heard of the indictment through
relatives.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05

For the first time IN their history
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety and the Ladies' Aid Society of the
First Presbyterian Church will hold
joint meeting on Monday afternoon,
January S. at o'clock
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05
INDICTED, HE SURRENDERs
L!nchburS Phnrmncist Charged With
Aiding and AbcttIue Alleged
ArsOn.
Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
LYNCHEURG, VA, January i.--Flo.G
Black, former proprietor OF the Col
lcse Park Pharmacy. which MAS te-
stroycd by tire lerc oil tie night Of
November -. today save himself up
to local authorities under IN indict
ment charging him with aiding and
abcttnG tho alleged arson. He was
bailed III the sum Of $1,000 for appear
aucc for trial Oh Saturday III the po-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05

The board OF managers OF the Rich
mcnd Exchange FOR Womau's Work
VIII hold its regular monthly meeting
to-day At IL o'clock in the rooms Of
the exchange.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05

The Volunteer Workers OF tho Trav-
elers' Aid Society will hold an inn
portant meeting this afternoon at A:3e
o'clock in tire Young Mems Christian
Association Building
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05
WO1IEN's MEETINGS.

The Chesterfield Chapter, United
Daughters OF the ConfederacS. WIN
hold its regular meeting this afternoon
at o'clock in the Baptist Church
at Chester.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Sweet Briar Alumnac Association Will
he held this afternoon at o'clock at
the home OF Miss Bessie Whittct, az
West Grace Street
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05

The Matthew Fontaine Maury ASso-
citation Will meet this morning at il
o'clock al the jefferson Hotel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05
haN!,i. the

loan, offered last Marc,.. having tile
largest number. 5,2,2.6i5.
The figures were taken from foreign
sources which the board considers re
liable
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05

ence Norncet have returned TO the city
after visit to Mrs. s. Otis Bland in
Newport News
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
THEFT OF METAL
 SERIOUS MENACE
Commission Decides, However, That It Cannot Revoke a Junk
 Dealers License

The city does not posses the power to revoke licenses of junk dealers.
 This opinion was given the city com mission by the city attorney late yester- day afternoon after a day spent in pre- senting evidence as to the alleged illegal manner in which the junk business was conducted.
 Prominent railroad and real estate men testified to enormous losses and destruc- ton by the theft of brass, lead and cop- per fixtures. Commissioner Barber stated that the police department was helpless in the face of an apparent perfectly or ganized system.
 J. H. Doughty, general manager of the Birmingham Belt railroad told the board that the Belt railroad had lost during the past week 5000 pounds of brass and that this average had been maintained for long time.
 John s. Leedy, of w. s. Leedy & Son, declared that within 4S hours after a house was vacated, the plumbing would be cut out and electric fixtures re- moved.
 H. A. Moseley of Moseley Henderson x Davis stated that property represented by his firm had been seriously damaged and that no relief had been obtained from the police department.
 The commission decided to again con- slider the junk business at an extra ses- sion, Friday, June s. at 10:30 and directed the city attorney to report drastic reg ulation ordinance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
CRENSHAW IS EAGER
 ID BRING REGIMENT UP ID WARSTRENGTH
Commander of Second Regi- ment Points Out the Ad- vantages of National
 Guard Units

Col Allen Crenshaw of the Second Alabama regiment Is very anxious to complete the recruiting of his regiment up to full war strength.
 We can use 1000 more men," said Colonel Crensbaw yesterday, and we feel that there should be no difficulty in bringing our National Guard regiments up to the m merical strength required by the war department.
 Men who wish to join us can get in- formation at the regimental headquarters at the fairgrounds.
 The Second regiment has two Bir- mingham companies and this is one of the advantages that is possessed bN the National Guard units. A man can choose his company and can be with men from his own community and those with whom he is acquainted. Especially for the young man who is subject to draft the guard units are attractive. As mat ter of fact they keep us back from the front by their failure to fill up the Ma tional Guard units. The best way they can help is to join right now. Just at this time there is no finer or more att tractive field for the display of patriot- ism than the National Guard regiments.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
WHITE MAN SHOT
 BY POLICE OFFICER
Officers State Parker Was Shot While
 Trying to Evade Arrest

!. B. Parker, who lives at S11 Fourth street. north, was shot in the hip and seriously wounded yesterday afternoon about o'clock at Forty second street and Second avenue by Police Patrol Chauffeur Bagley when he refused to halt when the officers were attempting to ar rest him and his father. George Parker. on charges of grand larceny. The call 10 make the arrest was answered by Chief Martin Eagan and Officers R. l.. Drake and Bagley from police headquarters. and Officer Drake stated last night: When we arrived at Forty-second street and Second avenue we found the two men there with a COW which it was alleged had been stolen; when we attempted to make the arrest the younger man began to throw rocks at us and the father drew a .45-calibre revolver and became engaged in a tussle with Chief Eagan, who at tempted to take it away from him; the younger man then ran and refused to halt when called upon, which resulted in his being shot by MT. Bagley.'
 George Parker was placed in the city iail and his son removed to the Hillman hospital in the police automobile. where he received medical attention. l.. N. Fisher of Pratt City, R. F. D. No. 2. came to police headquarters last night and positively identified the COW as his prop erty, which he stated had been stolen Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
SPEAKS IN BEHALF ! OF THE EFATHERLESS FRENCH CHILDREN Miss Schofield of England Explains Importance of
 Providing for the
 Little Ones

| Miss Florence Mary Schofeld Of Eng land, who is in Birmingham in the in' terest of the "Fatherless Children ol
 France" will deliver an address on the subject in the ballroom of the Iutwler
 this morning at Il o'clock.
 Later today Miss schofeld will go to
 East Lake with the Rotary club for the
 weekly luncheon and will explain the
 work of her organizations to the Rota-
 rians.
 Monday afternoon she spoke to the di- rectors of the Chamber of Commerce and they have shown themselves heartily In sympathy with the movement to raise funds in Birmingham to help care TOT
 the fatheress children of the French republic. Col. T. o. Smith has been named treasurer of the funds raised in Birmingham.
 Tt Is proposed to have Birmingham take charge of 1000 French children said
 Miss Schofield yesterday. 'it costs 10 cents a day for each child. It is wonderful field for good work because it is all important to preserve the children for the future when such terrible inroads are baing made upon the manhood of France. ..The American. people have so Tar shown themselves glad and eager to do this for the French children whose fathers have given up their lives. Most of our subscribers enter the names of their own children and we fur nish the names of the French people to whom the gifts go. thus bringing the children into an intimate relation. Every cent subscribed goes to the children over
 there All expenses of handling are de- frayed l myself am a purely volunteer
 worker It is simply my way Of doing my bit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
ROYAL ITALIAN VISITORS TO
 BE HERE ON NREGLSTRA 11ON DA Y
CLAIMS MIR. .HUDDLESTON
 MISREPRESENTS DISTRICT

rsrae1ite people gave the name to their God. as we find in the Old Testament, Jehovah of war hosts
 Il sincerely hope that you entirely uisrepresent the opinions of the dis trict you represent in Congress; l mean the large majority of opinion. With one exception only, the opinion have heard has been of regret and sorrow that your speeches have been unpatriotic and obstructive.
 II am a man of S2 years. I remem- her the days of 1s45 and the Mexican war; the days of 1850 to 1870, and prin- ciples at stake which had to be fought out. I remember the Spanish war inevitably a providence.
 T have watched with ineffable sad ness how our country has been forced into this world war--autocracy vs. democracy. It may in truth really be 'Armageddon' of the Book of Reve- lation Now 1 do not hope to set you right for I see you are "ery proud of your opinions and probably would think you were right, though even a minority of one.
 "I am sure your congressional dis trict does not like your acts and words as their representative.
 T write in no disrespect of your honesty and ability, but in grief that yuo prefer to hinder instead of help. Yours truly, F. W. BEECHER."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
LIFE INSURERS NAME
 LIBERTY LOAN DAY

June has been declared officially by the board of directors of the Birmingham Life Insurers association as liberty loan day, and on this day no solicitor of life insurance will be allowed to solicit busi- ness, but will solicit subscriptions for liberty loan bonds. in order to do his bit for the government. The committees named by the executive committee yesterday, whose names fol- low. are requested to see the secretary and get further information on the plan. Committee No. 1-G. T. Sibley chair man: James T. Dunlap s. s. Carpenter, James Dew Wilcox. Committee No. 2M. B. Leavell, chair man: A. c. Crowder, Henry Cobb. Louis Wolowitz.
 Committee No. 3-E. O. Toomps, chair
 man; Hinson Sibley, John Cox, Mark An drews.
 Committee No. 4-Lucien c. Brown chairman w. w. Bussey, Beach Cheno- weth, William Vaughan, Jr Committee No. 5-E H. Andrews, chair
 man; J. B. Reid. Jr., Charles Hogue. w. A. Berry.
 Committee No. 6-E. l.. Moore, chair man; w. Q. Strauss, Morris Bluttman 1 J. T. Palmer.
 Committee No 7-C. W. Carr, chair man; Albert Lee Smith, Robert Lee, w T. Leake. Laurens Jones. Committee No. S-F. l.. Chisolm. chair man: Herbert J. Baum, E. c. Rob inson, Walter B. Fowlkes. Committee No. 9-Dr Sterling J. Eos ter, chairman: J. S. Wilcox. H. B. Brad Hey. George s. Obear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
CHARLES |. DAWES
 SPENDS DAY HERE Has Maj. and Mrs. John $. Sewell as Guests on Trip
 to the South

Charles G. Dawes, comptroller of the currency during the administration of President Mckinley. and president of the Central Trust company of Chicago since 1902, spent yesterday in Birmingham and left last night for Atlanta.
 Mir. Dawes is travelling in his privat te car and had as his guests on the trip from Chicago Mai and Mrs John s. Sewell. Major Sewell is organizing the Seventh Engineer regiment for service in France, and while no announcements has been made, 1t is understood that Mir, Dawes may become affiliated with the or ganization which Major Sewell will com mand.
 MT. Dawes, like many other of the men of big affairs, i sat this time taking a very keen interest in the military situa- tion and is eager to do his part in what ever capacity it may be found that he will be of most service.
 This is my first stop in Birmingham, " said Mr. Dawes yesterday afternoon, but I assure you it will not be my last, if Major Sewen is to spend much of his time in Birmingham.
 Tt is very gratifying to us in Chicago to see the growth in the cordial rela- tions between the people of the south ana our ClIy. IL mas been eSpeclally nO- table within the past five or six years I can remember very well when investors were inclined to look askance at securi- ties which were offered on southern prop. critics simply because they were south ern. But now all that is changed. The situation has come about gradually as the two sections of the country have be come better acquainted and come to ap. preciate each others problems and con. ditions.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
FAIRFAX HARRISON WANTS EMPLOYES TO
 BUY LIBERTY BONDS
Head of Southern System Shows Men How They Can Aid the
 Government

l.. Sevier. executive general agent of
 the Southern railway system in Birmng-
 ham, has made public a letter to all em-
 ployes of the southern railway system.
 from President Fairfax Harrison, in
 which the president of that great system
 of railroads calls upon the men on the
 pay rolls of the company to be helpful
 to the government by buying liberty
 b. onds and securing subscriptions for the
 same
 The letter of President Harrison fol-
 lows:
 ITO all officers and employees of the
 Southern railway system It has never
 been necessary to appeal to the citizeri- ship of the south to stimulate a feeling
 of patriotism and loyalty, every man,
 woman and child of the south has that
 inherent attribute. I take it to be only necessary to call your attention to the urgent necessity of the success of the liberty loan to awaken in you your duty to your country. To make the loan a success is essential to the final victory of the United States in it's war for free- dom and we each owe a duty to our government in this respect, the response to which must be guided by our own con- science and inclination. That you may be enabled to subscribe to this loan with the least hardship to yourself. the fol- lowing plan is offered you: The bonds are in denominations of $50 $l0O $500 and 5000 and bear interest at 31a per cent from June 15, 1917, and are free of taxes, the Southern Railway company will for its system lines upon your request, sub- scribe for any amount of such bonds not exceeding 25 per cent of your yearly sal ary to be paid for by you in 12 equal monthly installments, to be deducted from your salary. In case subscriber ter inmates his services with the company the company, unless fully repaid within two months thereafter. for advances dn- cluding interest," made on subscription, will return to the subscriber the amounts heretofore deducted from salary pay ment, with interest thereon, at the rate of 31a per cent per annum A committee l of three, Messrs. A. H. Plant, chair man; H. c. Ansley and l.. E. Jeffries, Is hereby created for the handling of these subscriptions and herewith enclosed are subscription blanks, which, when signed l as indicated by such blank. should be i returned in the self-addressed envelope I to MT. A. H. Plant. chairman. Wash I ington, D. c. All correspondence concern ling this matter should likewise be ad- dressed to Mir. Plant. Faithfully yours l TARTAN HARRISON, Pres''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
FOURTH REGIMENT
 BEGINS RECRUITING
Station Opened at Saks' for Enlisting Men in National
 Guard Regiment

Following the order of the war depart ment authorizing the National Guard regiments to fill up to war strength, the Fourth Alabama infantry has opened a recruiting station at the Louis Saks Clothing Co., having sent Capt. Mortimer Jordan and Sergt. Harry P. Couch of Company K the Jefferson Volunteers, to Birmingham for that purpose. The Fourth opened recruiting station here several weeks ago for the purpose of recruiting to peace strength, and has reopened it following the latest order.
 The Fourth is stationed at Montgomery, and has charge of the guard duty in central Alabama. The regiment contains two Jefferson county companies, Company D of Bessemer, commanded by Capt. La cey Edmondson, and Company K of Bir- mingham together with detachment of the medical department under the com mand of Maj John W. Watts.
 The regiment is under the command of Col. w. P. Screws of Montgomery, whc was at the time of the muster in to the federal service 8 captain of the United States army and inspector-instructor oi the Alabama National Guard. The regi- ment, in order to bring 1t up to full wal strength of 150 men to each company will require about 800 new men.
 It is expected that this number will be obtained in a short time, as the young men are waking up to the advantages o1 going to the war as free men and volun teers, and of being able to choose ths branch of the service and the regimen with which they shall serve. It is well un derstood that the chances of advancement for capable and ambitious men are espe- cially good in the National Guard. and that an enlisted mans future depends en- tirely upon himself.