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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
BUSY SESSION AHEAD
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

The board of aldermen viii have
its meeting tomorrow night. includirV
a resolution giving the Virginia Rail
way and Power company extension OF
time in the surrender OF certain fran
chise rights, In lieu of the double
tracking of portion of the tracks in
the northside. This proposition caus-
ed some debate before 1t was acted
upon by common council last Monday
night
The resolution appropriating $500
on dock, river and harbor. to take the
trip to Miami, Florida, in December.
to attend the convention OF Deeper
Waterways Association, will also come
up for passage. This proposition had
been defeated, but was revived in
council and passed.
other papers to be acted upon in
clude:
Appropriation Of SIS, 900 for painting
and repairing Ninth street bride: ap-
propriating S.. 900 for Pine Camp hos
pitaI expenses permittingg Retreat for
Sick TO relocate alley in rear new
building: closing Everett street. oe-
tween First and Stewart; appropriate
ing SIS for zone signs on Ninth street.
from Broad to Cary; taxing individual
stock owners, rather than banks.
Prior to the meeting of the board.
joint session will be held to elect =
successor to DR.. Charles Il Robins az
member OF the school board. DR..
Clifton Miller Is slated for the place
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
PRUssIA's ideal DEMOCRACY"

cigar. At that. the dealer didn't lose
anything except customer Mr.
Bang has taken to smoking a pipe
which his wife gave him last Christ
mas
Booze and dice, ever an evfI pair,
caused the murder OF three men nj
Newport News on the Sabbath.
Games of chance always breed trou,
bis. Liquor incites hateful passions 70
murderous action The Newport
News officers now looking for rug4-
tive murderer might have been able to
forestall the commission OF capital
crime by vigilance In enforcen art Of
the state laws against the liquor &raS-
70 and gambling.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

Gsrnany'r air attacks on I~ndon,
eAnsing the death Of l9l persons and
tns injury Of 7as this year. have
SERVED only to e*renEthen the det%
rrsratson Of eho British people 10 push
kha war untn Germany Is utterly
Rxerksd. The material damage
wrought sy The raiders has been com
rar~xsveay slight The casualty list
- not formidable compared with bat
- losses. Even street traffic casu-
A,tsrs fin the metropolis since January
q ase far more foruaidabie~-4s7 killed
Nnd ~, 20 injured
The ufterly insane actions Of a bad
nnssr have kindied hot and abiding
Arnxn IN the hearts Of Eng1and's peo-
xae. Rsprisals IN kind have been be
nm onry after hong delay and reluct-
NugTy. Now That they have been I'M
Mmstnksur no power on earth can hold
~ british back General SHUTS, for
anawiy Of the Boer army, later. in tho
xEssert war, commander Of the Brit
.9sA drive aga4nst German East Africa
wbd now prfry councillor In England
supsnAs truly IN saying that the Eng
~Iisfa may Re counted on TO direct their
cwn bombing against the military and
characterization interests Of the enemy
Instead OF populous residential een-
ters Eut. ne af6ss
Tt fs inevitable that any OK
tended aerial offensive into enemy
territory into which we have been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

everywhere, not alone statesmen for
anything from pincushions to automo-
bflec. but persons laundering after farm
wealth. Yet land prices are way out
of sight, and seldom to be offered.
Many who are not dollar-mad still be-
iieve In getting some of 1t while II Is
slushing around.
Potatoes have done It. but how
First the people are not afraid to
work The wife of one farmer who
had cleared hundred Thousand this
season was to be seen work'na with
other laborers setting out straw
berry patch BOYS OF twelve to sixteen
b"nfie barrels of potatoes like men,
md no loHfer ia to he seen anywhere.
During the busy season no child or
grown person would be countenanced as
a loafer.
secondly. they are not afraid to
invest In fertilizer at $50 or $50 ton,
or the best seed. and when planted
there Is no neglect. Everything Is in
appie-pie order, grass and weeds being
almost unknown and the soil kept pull
verified and level.
Thirdly. improved machinery Is not
la clxing-machines that viii furrow.
niant, sow fertIEeT ana CpNcT All ut
one passing If you ask how SO many
hundreds Of thousands of barrels Of
seed are cut for planting they will tell
you that. the women and children do II
al night-women whose husbands count
their bank deposits by the tens and
hundreds OF thousands. The day Of
rest and splurginE will come after
awhile. but when It is time to work
they surely work.
Reader, you may say right away that
rich land Is a fourth reason. But In
that You are mistaken, Another or
fourth reason, is the cooperative
system Through the Eastern Shore
exchange. seed and fertilizer are
bought and the product marketed.
transportation is good. but the ex
change, or cooperative system, made Il
so and will do II anywhere when prop
erly supported.
Crowded from the lands in the two
counties across the bay. the Peninsula
counties on the James, and Mathews
and Gloucester are receiving the over
flow, and there the Eastern Shoremen
who have learned to toll and reap are
outcIAssiug their homefolk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

Announcement is made that the
Uyussian house OF lords Ia TO be COM
huaeteiy reorEaufzed on a democratic
&mnas Feudal Iand-own ers~-the Junk
seGn- who form tire bulwaxk Of the
HDyuax1anssn t1ra4 row dominates the
ceutral sln@s--are 20 have tw~rty-fo,r
Asnta. while Tabor Ia 20 have twice
- many. Details ss 70 tho method ny
which most OF these members Of the
Trusssan upper house shall he select
ed are backing. Unless, however. a
radical change IS made In thu method
al their choosing. the bulk Of the
votes hn~tng been heretofore IN the
hands OF the men who own the bunk
~ the property. the new arrangement
s~ri be ideally democratic from the
1unker standpoint
industries are to have forty-efgnt
REPRESENTATIVES,; municipa titles. thirty
r1x: rural communities, thirty-Eix.
hurrorna~ter~ of towns, twenty: clergy,
seventeen educators. sixteen; trade.
twelve: and agriculture. four.
The kaiser WIN personally appoint
re, including twsivs Pruss;sn princes,
In other words the emperor will
hsye nearly hair OF the house abso-
1ute.y under his personal control,
while tbs rest viii be Distributed
among various and inharrnonious IN
tArests And tbs twenty-four Jurker
members. an exceedingly loyal 20 the
crown VIII give '-aii highest" 9. hne
working majority in the dsmocratized
Frussian house of lords
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
THE WONDERLAND
Virginia Citisen-l

Right here IN Virginia II ls, not In
Arabia, or Golconda.
We speak Of the Eastern Shore of
VirEhda--two counties Accomac and
Northampton. And the homeIy 'spud'.
the "mealy'. the "pratie"-Trish po-
tato, or ''rounG' potato az known In
that country 20 distinguish It from the
sweet" is doing the trick.
Reports to the Agricultural depart-
meut show that three millions Of bar
rels Of Irish potatoes have gone this
season from the two counties, netting
$4,000 eG0 The sweet potatoes, 1.0o0,-
600 barrels viii bring the sum TO the
fabulous one Of $I5.0n0n orc No one
over there is poor unless he be lazy or
"A hobo, and neither Of these classes Is
pat mp with long. Everybody works
women and children included--and that
IS the secret OF It all. that is. hard
work for eight or nine months during
the year and then sport the rest of
the time. Work and play intermin 81 ed,
which is sensible
One farmer alone invested s25e-
000 III seed potatoes, fertilizer and la
bor-sagtng machinery (there is another
secret ~ success), and he nearly
doubled his money this year
Men poor, but q few years back,
think nothing of flashing $50 900 checks
in your face, and the bank at Oniey
mot the largest on the Shorel showed
deposits OF a million dollars in one
day. million dollars were invested
this year by the Shore people in ad-
diuonal automobiles. and no cheap
ones are now bought there. The con-
gestion of machines on all country
roads If a sight TO behold. and trav-
cling with horses is rare and danger
Gus.
We doubt II there was ever any,
thing like II in all history; and the
end doth not vet appear--certainly not
as long as craze for war lasts. and then
some. Only Uncle Sam, who deals in
billions, can hold candle to the East
ern Shore section of Virginia. Natu-
rally, people are flocking there from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

When finally the throng had left.
the English speaking actors going to
their hotels. the Arabs lined up on
their way to the room especially en-
gagged for them. There they will
flock by themselves, saying their pray
ers with thur faces turned toward
the East for TO matter how much
these Sons Of the Sand" lie. or steal
or cheat, they pray religiouslY three
times a day
In their temporary quarters they
viii do their own cooking, the meals
cougistinE OF Kid and rice; and in
lieu Of kid, lamb viii take its place:
this being for the innocent such as
they are The mcnu may be varied
from kid ana rice to lamb ana rice
or even mutton and rice but 81 meness
does not pail on these economical
creatures
TER sheik. while he is not born
to the rank. is at the head Of prayer
calling and spiritual guidance geuer-
ally, but the fact that he Is not of
the born-and brought up 'sheikness,
initiates against his absolute control.
Ry dressing as he does in the semi
Furorenn dress he offends the humb-
Ter followers Of the prophet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

-
the state, from West Virginia and
from Pennsylvania. to see their boys in
khaki and visit the fair at the SAM
time. Farmers from all over the state
have experienced record prosperity,
and this week win be taken as one OF
rest and recreation. Large delegations
will come over daily from Camp Lee.
and the people Of Richmond will crowd
out daily, 50 that taking everything
into consideration the attendance
should break the record made in 1872.
when there were more than 100000 Wis
itors registered on the big day.
Many strangers Here.
The streets were crowded with
strangers yesterday. They come from
every section of the country. and they
come to enjoy themselves. The old
Virginia glad hand OF welcome will be
extended. and the stranger will not
feel that ne has been overlooked in the
general distribution of favors and
greetings.
Chief JoYnes has detailed II company
OF frefghters 10 look after the safety
OF property. The men are under charge
of Captain Cosby and Lieutenant Hunt
ing, with the following detail: ]. II.
Bowman. O. l. Baughan. C. a. Merri-
man, Meyer katz, o. X. Wade, n. II.
Sutherland. G. Outland and ]. l.
O'Brien They viii remain on the
grounds to the close Of the fair next
Saturday night
atator Werner has detailed Captain
soweiI TO take charge of police arr
lie will have as his on
cars. Sergeant Jordan and Sergeant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
THE STATE FAIR.

Manager C. W. Saunders well says
that the state fair is great institu-
ton OF learning and an object lesson
Of the resources of tho state and we'll
worth the while of anyone IN study
Ing
The xtate fair La an object iesson Of
tl,e possibilities and tho achievements
OF not only the agrtculturtsts OF Vir~
g1nia- but of the stock growers and
xha manufacturers as wen. II shows
what may aoe done ny those who apply
themselves TO their tasks with clear
slhrains and steady minds. The best
21uD6uc4s of tne efficiency and taae fraf~
sxnifty Of fhe individual are here
ln1suwn. Each vtsttor may profit by
observation and inquiry, with the re-
suult that at the next exposition he.
.eno. may have on exhibition some of
s45e resufTs Of his achievement All
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

round Armstrong. we'll Of death. mon
key speedway. trip to the moon. ferris
wheel diving girls, AustiRs. MINISTRIES,
alligator den, alligator girl. ten in one
freaks from every ciime1, animal
show. submarine.
Scattered throughout the vast enclo~
SIRE are lunch rooms. hotdog stands,
soft drink places. popcorn servers, and
every conceivable place of rest and re-
freshment while novelty dealers are
scattered on every hand.
The shows tn front of the grandstand
will start shortly after noon. and the
races will begin at noon. with fun
entries and large fields in both harness
and running races.
Tickets may be secured at convenient
places throughout the city. and trans
fers may be had from all sections of
the city TO street cars going direct TO
the grounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
BREAKING THE HEART OF HUMANITY"

forced they should also suffer to
some extent, and I can only ex-
press my deepest regret that these
DEVELOPMENTS should have been
forced on MS. This war has AL
ready been cruel and horrible be-
yond any known In the history OF
mankind. and its sorrows and arx-
ictirs are slowly breaking the
heart of humanity.
1t fs almost unfcnraiic to think
that another chapter of horrors
must be added TO the awful story,
bnt we can only plead that Ii has
not been our doing. and the blame
must rest ON an enemy, who np-
parentiy recognizes no laws, hui
man or divine, who knows no pity
or restraint, who sang Tie Deums
over the sinking OF the Imsitanfa,
and TO whom tb~ manning and
slaughter of women and children
appear legitimate means of war
fare.
In the face of such ntornina,-
fions. 1t Is not for us TO fold our
hands neekiy. We cnn only fight
TO the uttermost for the ideals of
more human civilization. which
we trust and feel convinced will
triumph In the end.
The kaiser. in encouraging attack
On women and children. has agai
aided IN the creation of a Franken
stein which, along with poison ga
and ruthless U-boats. win help I
crush his empire and destroy hi
house All humanity cries out agains
the unspeakabie inhumauittes Of IN
Hun, and, cost what It may. the powe
mt directs the hideous destructivenet
Of the Teutonic war machine must b
for hunanfty's sake.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

participants in this great spectacular
production unloading This is Il
regira from the train to the waiting
place. An onlooker did not stop to
give the English-speaking actors more
than a passing glance. in view of the
fact that Arabian people We're coming.
To be sure. there was Miss Sarah
TruaN, pretty and smiling then came
William Jeffrey. looking artistic with
soft felt hat aslant Thad Gray. tall
and diGnihed; Sleen Abbott forgetting
that ae IS a Sand Diviner," and then
the swarihy group Of SONS of the
desert
Many p. moon has shown on the
hot sand since they left the town of
Biskara; many a dance has been held
in the 0uled Males: many a kid has
been killed and eaten by the families
st home since they came across the
seas to work for The Garden of
Allah and incidentally to praise
Allah for the wealth accruing.
Are Bare Legged.
Bare-leEged they were. their coarse
farments hand woven and worn in
spite Of their hlmy appearance, and
always the furtive expressed that
seems To be saying Allah"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

Uruguay has decided 10 do its bit.
One by one the little brown brothers
are coming 20 see clearly where their
duty 10 themselves and humanity lies
and are following the example Of the
Big Brother wh6 first raised the STAN
dsrd of political liberty in America
and gave Them all chance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

The Germans made a great bluff
last week about increasing the potato
ration for the entire population 10
per cent. Later II BEGAN known that
they have been compelled to cut the
bread ration 10 per cent--end the
Huns will still go hungry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
Charged With Taking Tools

Detective Sergeant wiltshire yester~
day afternoon arrested l. T. Berger.
on a search warrant, and recovered
a lot OF tools. alleged to have belong
ed TO M. Hador. Berger lives on Full
ton Hin, and Hador resides at Ill
South Lombardy street. They work
ed together at Quantioo for Uncle
Sam
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

Aznok, an T9orrote head-huntsp, has
enlisted In the American army with
the avu~9ed intention OF bringing back
20 America the head of tns German
kaiser, or. failing that. az least the
head of the crown prince. Another
little brown brother on the right
track.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

Great Is h,---IAllah--".There is
no God but Allah---and Mohammed is
his prophet
These are the sounds one will hear
If he viii haunt the place wherein
are housed the many Arabs VINO nre
part and parcel Of THE Garden of
Allah" the attraction at the Academy
this afternoon and tonight At the
Ryrd~Sfreet station Yesterday after
noon swarthy mon each with q. tur-
ban on hts head with dark eyes peer
ing cautiously about. with ever the
ono idea that Allah shall be oheyed
were everywhere present.
Bit Of the Desert.
You might have thought that a
bit of Fgyrt or the Trspolitan desert
had been dropped into the depot,
and that Tunis and Coustantinople
had sent representatives to world
council; hut no. they were only the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

The champion plunEer in politics has
been discovered. He admits having
Democratic nomination for a county
office in Pennsylvania
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

The White Sox completely routed
Haie's entire army from its strongly
esstrenched ard fortified pnsitscr ngl
top-right- hand-paRe-o one. without los
ing n man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

Isn't there tight little island on
the American coast somewhere on
which Kaiser Bill. La Toilette and
Just a few of the same stripe may he
informed after the war? Why distin-
tingutsh them by sending them TO St.
Helena7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

MIX prices have heen raised be-
cause. as we understand the dairy
mems logic. IT costs more to produce
milk by running a dairy than by keep
ing "a cow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

stiu. TO wish that company on to
"an highest" might ne regarded ny
him as an inexcusahlc act Of "Schreck-
fichkeit"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

ne-twentieth of ! per cent Of the
subscribers 10 the first liberty loan
bond issue failed 20 pay up, indicating
that the American dollar Is no Stacker
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

The natural sequel Of waning Of
u-boat effectiveness Is a decrease Of
nearly rs per cent in marine insurance
rates.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

" 1he tmrff,ae tenn pered Mr.. Bang,
<1hsn tia cigar dealer deynanded six
kpnts Esfurday for a cigar out Of the
snmme box from which Mr.. Bang had
hebGhf = fve-cent smoke Friday,
!, pos4tiveiy refused to dig up the added
kept and smoked the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

The Germans have invented some
thing-a name for the intense can
nonading directed against them by
Patg's cannon, "Drumfire' was en-
tirsly toe mild TO express tbs destruo-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

The tax on incomes from German
propaganda funds ought TO be life inn
prtsonment at hard labor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

It.s ''over the top for every dollar
nasded In the present liberty loan
zlTfvs for freedom.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

these things go toward thu making Of
a stable constituency and a noble man
hood. and these combined make a
great country.
Virginia ranks high ms an agricultu-
raj state. but not as high as II should.
There are many things to be learned
by our farmers. and many acres Of
barren land yet 10 be titled. Perhaps
the state fair, which begins IT'S twelfth
annual exhibition today. may prove OF
some value 20 the young farmer. We
know IT WIN prove interesting 10 the
city man. and. with this satisfaction.
a,e -heartfIy Ssefconae tho. thousands 81
visitors now In our midst and those
who are TO come during the week
We trust they may return ~ their
homes with only good thoughts about
the fair. and with f1igh-minded regard
for Richmond as we'll
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

tiveness of the new artillery attack
so they call 1t hurricane FIRE"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

vTRGINrAN 'rHoNEst
Advsrti&ine-MAd. fTss
Business Ofrce--Mad. lTSs,
Eouisty~--MAd- 1884.
EditortAt--Mad- isss.
General MHr.--Ran- SsI.
Ctrruiatton-~nan. asa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
Freaks From Every Clime.

The midway shows came in yester-
day This section of the fair will from
every indication prove the most attrac-
tive Of the kind ever seen here. THE
world at Home. ts what II IS called
From every section of the globe come
the features which include half-wo-
man; Venus, Omar Sami, merry-eo-
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-31
Owner of the Hotel GIenwood
Expires on Train While
Returning Home
RATED A MILLIONAIRE

Richard j. Bolles, "a, millionaire
business man and clubman of Colorado
for many years, died at 2:3O O'Clock
Monday morning on railway train at
Titusville, Florida, while on his way
from Palm Beach to his home in Jack
sonville. Mr.. Bolles was stricken with
apoplexy and died before medical aid
could be reached.
"Dickey' Bolles came to Colorado
in 1885, and was engaged in mining in
Aspen, where he was associated with
Horace X. Devereux. In 1890 he went
to Colorado Springs and became one of
the spectacular promoters of the Grip
pie Creek district, where he made more
than million dollars in mining spec
ulations.
In 1891 he purchased of Enzensperg-
er Bros. the Enzensperger ranches. a
part of which property is now the
Walz ranch on the west side of the
Roaring Fork river another portion
comprising that lying Just east of the
river, now divided INTO small tracts.
Along with this purchase was what is
known as the polo grounds and the
land on both sides of the extension OF
South Grand avenue, the most of which
has in recen wears been cut up int
small tracts. At the same time Mr.
Bolles purchased of Colder & Enzens-
perger the Hotel Glenwood which now
becomes part of the large estate
which is left to his two surviving sfs-
ters which it is understood are his only
heirs. For this property Mr.. Bolles
paid Gelder & Enzensperger 1928, 900.
In 1900 he sustained financial re-
verses, but in 1905, in company with
Joseph Harrison and others, he organ
lied the Florida Fruit Land company,
which acquired about million acres
in the Everglades. The company did
an enormous business and Mr.. Bolles
is said to have made more than
42, 100000.
According to advices from Jackson
vile. Mr.. Rolles will be buried in that
city. His estate is chiefly in Florida
as he disposed of most OF his Colorado
property some years ago.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-31
GUARDING THE BRIDGES

At the request of the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad company Sheriff Fra
vert swore in sixteen special deputies
last Wednesday and stationed them at
each end of the railroad bridges and
at each end of the railroad tunnels
in this county, the object being to
take every possible precaution to
guard the company's property in this
county.
At the same time several deputies
were sent to Shoshone to properly safe
guard the power plant at that plac.
It is understood that the real request
for these guards comes from the fed
eral government at Washington which
will probably be transporting several
trains of federal troops across the
country in the near future and it is
no doubt for the purpose of guarding
against the possible destruction of rail-
road property and the consequent de-
lay in transportation that such precau-
tions are taken. 1t is said that the
railroad is to bear all the expense of
maintaining these guards who will
probably be replaced by small detach-
ments of state troops in the very near
future.