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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
TO GIVE MORE HEARTY
AID TO RANDOLPH MACON
Methodist Ministers Visit Historic
school of Church and Scquaint
-5 Themselves With It's SesFts.

on last Monday the Methodist min
listers OF Richmond were entertained
NJ a dinner given In Ashland by Rev.
s G Hatcher, n. n. vice president
Of Randolph Macon college Almost
the entire Nom hership OF the Metho-
dist preachers meeting was present
and greatly enjoyed the occasion.
While IN Ashland opportunity was
afforded OF inspecting the college and
great work II Is doing Much interest
was manifested in the welfare OF the
institution and OF promoting its larger
usefulness and success. In brief. the
nlan. originally presented by Rev. r.
NJ Maxey at the recent session of the
Richmond District conference. con-
tenn plates establishing a more vital
union between the college and the
church by the organization Of COM
mittces In the annual. district and
quarterly conferences TO have barge
OF the work of supporting the college
in every practicable way. 1t fs hoped
that this organization Will result in
greater activity upon the part OF
preachers and laymen In promoting
the success of the college
A plan was lso suggested looking
10 the establishment OF many schol-
arships IN the bounds OF the Virginia
and Baltimore conferences. which ter
ritory In served educationally by the
college.
II Was with great satisfaction that
the ministers foend so large an en-
rollment for the present session. Tn
der present adverse conditions II was
feared that this year'S student body
would he largely decreased. hut about
% students have matriculated to
spte
From present indications the ensu-
Ing session OF the Virginia conference
VIII inaugurate a forward movem ent
IN education that promises much for
the future of Randolph Macon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27

Funeral services for Orlando NJ
Staples. who died Monday morning in
his home on Broad Rock road, Ches-
tertleld county. after a long illness
were held yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock
Mr.. Staples was known throughout
the county. He was the son OF NJ. l..
Staples, OF the International Bible
students class in Richmond Besides
a widow and his father. he is sur
vived by one daughter. Miss Helen
Staples; three sons. Luther. Clyde and
Herbert Sta pies; four brothers. 0 E.
Staples. OF South Boston. Va: Julian
II. Staples. of Tulsa, Okla: ". Il.
Sta Piles, Of Charlotte, n. c.. and NJ
l. Staples. Jr.. of Jonesboro, Tenn.
and two sisters, Mrs. l.. 3. Smith. Of
South Richmond, and Mrs. Lawrence
f Wilson, Of Washington
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
OCTOBER s DONATION DAY
FOR CONFEDERATE WOMEN

The Home for Needy Confed-
crate Women is largely dependent
Tor support ON the generosity of
the public. and one day each year
Is set aside by the board OF mau-
ayers on which the public is asked
10 give. Donation day has been
named for Friday. October S.
Prominent women OF the city
Will be at the stations located mt
popular corners and buildings.
The needs of the home for the
coming winter are greater than
ever before, due to the nroad4
made upon the resources by the
fire last spring and to the increased
prices of food stufTs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
OBITUARY
Julius g, Morris.

julius c. Morris, seventy-one years
old, died Monday night in hts home,
3lo6 Hull street. after a brief III
ness
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 O'Clock this afternoon in Wealth
erford Memorial Baptist church. the
pastor. the Rev. Edward r. Smith,
officiating. The burial will be In
Maury cemetery.
Mr.. Morris was widely known in
South Richmond, having been an ac-
tive member of the Liberty council,
junior Order United American Me
chanics. number OF years.
He is survived by two sons, ]. T.
and J. w. Morris, and five daughters,
Mrs Charles s. Taylor. Mrs. Il. w.
Criddle. Mrs. IL ". Giggs. Mrs. Ola
Clark and Mrs. Joseph II. Long.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27

MUST PROTECT OUR BOYS
DR.. Mack Makes Clarion Call i'm Turs.
dnv (Iuh NddrsSs

In an eloquent and chaste address
to the Railway Y. NJ. c. A. Tuesday
club Tuesday, DIR. E. c. Mack. of the
Union Theological seminary, uttered a
clarion call To defend our soldier boys
from the awful menace OF impurity
that Is more TO be feared than bullets.
He paid a high tribute to the Y. NJ,
c. A. army work, declaring 1t to be
the most serviceable agency in re-
Etraint OF vice and the uplift of men.
The Tuesday club has a resident
r. NJ. c. A. secretary at Camp Lee and
another in Richmond, who are de :
voting their entire time to the Y Nj
G.. A. army work
Next week this Railway Y. NJ. c. A.
will wage campaign for 900 new
members and no doubt is felt of the
success of the project
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
BAPTIST STATE BOARD
UNDERTAKES WORK

At a meeting of the Baptist state
mission board held here Monday night
II was decided that the board should
undertake the responsibility for the
religious work of the denomination al
all the training camps in the state ex-
cept at Camp Lee. where the homo mis-
sion board of the Southern Baptist con-
vention will have charge of Baptist de-
nominational activities.
Under the plan outlined by the state
board II Will have representatives at
Fort Myer. Front Royal. Newport
News. Norfolk. Portsmouth, and the
Hampton Roads naval base.
definite program will be promptly
worked out and men assigned to the
stations named.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27

Roanoke, Va. Sept 26.-The Rev
Arthur Wake. OF Pulaski. has Just de.
clined a call to Belmont Christian
church. OF Roanoke. The Rev s. 2.
Rhodes. former pastor of the Roanoke
church, has retired from the active
ministry. owing to infirmities. Mr.
Wake was prevailed upon by his Pu-
laski congregation to remain, in his
present position.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
CITY SPEEDS IMPROVEMENT
IN WEST END TERRITORY

Superintendent Cohn. Of the street
cleaning department. was directed by
the administrative board yesterday TO
get busy at once In shaping up and
leveling the streets west Of Boulevard.
between Broad and Grove avenue, be
fore bad weather sets in. He was ordered
TO secure gravel and soil from spaces
to be taken up by alleys In that ter
ritory. and from public property. and
not to remove dirt from private prop
erty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27

Freeman. Thomas S. Wheelwright,
Mrs s. p. HARRISON. and Mrs, Smith
deal The placing OF two children
has been made possible by Mrs. r.
s. Bosher The official board OF Mon
ument Methodist church will place
one child.
At the meeting held by the welfare
committee at luncheon In Miller q
Rhoad's store yesterday, reports were
read that showed that the funds for
corty-two children have already been
received. but homes for f1fty-eight
are still lacking. II is thought that
two more days should close a sue
cessful campaign. The photographs
of the children may be seen at the
home by any who wish 10 adopt or
pay for the adoption or one or more
or these little unfortunates.
Pledge Their Help.
Among those who have pledged
their assist ance. in the ..caI3 paigu are:
Mrs Kate Langley BoShtr. Mrs. J. II
Richie Mrs. r. l. Conquest. Miss
Bertha Jannke. Mrs. Frank Pratt.
Mrs. /. r. Warren Mrs, r. f, Mich
aels. Mrs s 3. Frischkorn. Mrs, A c.
Wright. Mrs T. A HARRISON. Mrs.
james A. richardson. Mrs. II. W.
King. Mrs r. B. Gordon. Mrs. Stan
ley IApscomb Mrs, w. n. smithie.
Mrs. william c. Norman. Mrs. Nc
T.achlan, Mrs John r Latham
Officers Of the Chidren's Home so
ciety are John Garland Pollard,
president. Rt Rev, Robert A. Glib
son. D. n. and Bishop Collins Denny.
u. D. vice presidents; c. T. Walford,
recording secretary; Rev. c. 70. Pleas
ants, field secretary: Rev. William J.
Maybee. state superintendent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
Casey Again ffonore<f.

James b. Casey. formerly of this city,
has been retained by the national board
of the International Association OF
Roiiermakers and Iron Shfphuilders as
editor of the official organ of that
body.
Mr.. Casey who Is. well known In here.
served one term al member OF tire
legislature from this. city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS MEETING ANNOUNCED

New York. Sept. 2o.--Hon. John
Purroy Mitchell, mayor of the city of
New York, today issued formal
proclamation announcing the ninth
annual convention OF the Southern
Commercial congress. to be held In
New York city. October 1911. 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
DR.. BOWIE HONORED
BY NATIONAL CHURCH

The only Nirgiuian asked to serve
on the war Germ mission Of the Protes-
tart Episcopal chQych Of the United
sfntes is the latest honor conferred
upon Rev l)r- W Russell Bowie, rec
tor Of ST Pauls. IN this city. Bishop
William lawrence. OF Nassachusstfs
Is ehairm4p
The duties 4 the war commission
are 10 strengthen churches near en-
campments- 10 bring the soldiers in
closer ton p with the church. ard 10
bring about cooperation In the work
OF The NJ {. A. the brotherhood
81 ~, Andrew and other such ergani-
z4stDas. NJ. "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
NEW STEAMBOAT LINE
IN VIRGINIA WATERS

Another steamboat line wifi OF
crate In Virginia waters, the state
corporation commission granting yes.
terday charter to the Washington
Steamship company, OF Alexandria
The new company is capitalized at
$4,000 and will ply between Washing
ton and Namini. Va, touching at In
termediate points on the Potomac
river and tributaries f. Madison Hall
is president and Julian w. Blount.
secretary of the company. Both are
Washingtonians
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27

Judge ~. c. Richardson has returned
from his summer vacation. and is pre-
pairing to open the october term OF
hustings court. next Monday morning
at 10 O'clock The docket for the term
will be long one. there being more
than 100 cases to be presented to ths
grand jury. in addition TO the many
continued eases.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
Petition In Rankruptrv.

William T. Holzbach, laborer. Of
Henrico county, yesterday filed petit
ton in bankruptcy In the United States
district court. His liabilities. all In
the form of unsecured claims are
stated to be s2S5.10. and assets, house,
hold goods claimed to be exempt, are
valued in the petition at $50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
DIR. Henry LH1nnpkin Wilson.

Danville. Va, Sept 2s.-Dr. Henry
Lumpkin Wilson. who was born in
Danville. July 2. 1882. died Friday
night in Atlanta. Ga. His funeral took
The burial was in Oakland cemetery
place in that city Monday afternoon
there
DR.. Wilson was the son Of Colonel
w NJ. Wilson. His father was post
master of Atlanta et the outbreak OF
the War Between. the States, enlisted
in the Confederate army. and was kill
ed in the second battle of Manassas.
Soon after the war DR., Wilson went
10 Richmond, where he became sur
Geon Of the Seventh Georgia regiment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
Mrs. Sarah G Darnaron.

stauntor. Va, Sept. 2s.--The body
of Mrs. Sarah Catherine Damaron,
who died in her home, 2929 Brighton
street, Baltimore, after an illness of
more than year. was taken to Har-
risonburg. Va. for burial Monday aft
ernoon. She was the widow OF the
Rev. Charles l. Damaron.
Mrs Damaron was born in Angus
IA county, She was a daughter of ].
T. and Mrs, Sarah G. Allen. She is
survived by theree sisters, Mrs. Mat
tie y. Bragg. Mrs. W. III. Spangler and
Mrs. O. S. Roller: brother Char
M Allen; six grandchildren ane> two
great grandchildren
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
Chnncerx Court Term,

Judge Moncure will return to the
city this week. in anticipation OF the
opening of the October term OF chan
Gerry court next Monday morning at 10
o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27

st. Pauls church at Ninth and Grace
streets and offered prayer for the war
sufferers and all those who will suffer
because OF the war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
Tanner E.tate. sI2.ooo.

Mrs. q. G. Tanner qualified as execu-
trix OF the estate OF w. L. Tanner In
chancery court yesterday. ThA estate
u valued At $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27

Offer Prayer For War Sufferers.
Many members of the Richmond
Upiscopal churches yesterday visited
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-11

are thirty, and that little more-and
how much it is,' and we are supposed
to be clever, up-to-date women"
AS for myself | felt as If ! had
marshmallow barnacles growing all
over my soul.
There you are. We had all wanted
a day of healthful, happy play which
should send us back to our routine of
life invigorated and refreshed; and
we followed the conventional lines OF
amusement. We were in the rut, and
we didn't use our brains and imagi
nations to get out of it.
Yet / do not agree with Agnes. We
are improving, we are getting on.
This interminable knitting is a vast
improvement over the embroidered
dolly You know that maddening en-
broidered dolly, the one with the
spray of daisies in the corner.
Do you fancy that those women
in England and on the Continent,
who have during the war taken the
place of men in practically every de-
partment of work, and have perform
ed their tasks with a patience and
efficiency and concentration which
have startled the world, will ever go
| back to the dreary task of manufac-
turing interests to fill up the idle
hours? 1 believe profoundly that the
American woman, too, is growing
beyond all makeshift substitutes for
real work and real play.
| What do you think about it?.
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CHAPTER VII.
The Gambling Room.

They confronted each other blankly.
barrassment at her personal appear
ance. Her hat was wet, and the limp
shoulders of her khaki jacket and the
front of her silk blouse showed the
whiting effect of the rain. In one hand
she clutched wet riding gloves. Her
mental stress, fairly burned, and her
eyes, which had. seemed when he en-
countered her, fired with some resolve,
changed to an expression Of dismay.
This was hardly for more than an
instant. Then her lips tightened, her
eyes dropped, and she took step to
one side to avoid De Spain and enter
the gambling room. He stepped in
front of her. She looked up, furious.
"What do you nean2" she exclaimed
with indignation. "Let me pass"
The sound of her voice restored his
selfpossession. He made no move to
get out of her way, indeed he rather
pointedly continued to obstruct her.
"You've made a mistake, Think" he
said evenly.
Il have not, she replied with resent.
ment. 'Let me pass"
II think you have. You don't know
where you are going" he persisted, his
eyes bent uncompromisingly on hers.
She showed increasing irritation at
his attempt to exculpate her. 81 know
perfectly we'll where l am going" she
retorted with heat.
"Then you know" he returned stead.
lily, "that you've no business to enter
such q place"
His opposition seemed only to anger
her. II know where 1 have business,
need no admonitlons from you as to
what places enter. You are imperti.
nent, insulting. Let me pass !"
His stubborn opposition showed nc
signs of weakening before her resolve.
zone question" he said, ignoring her
angry words: "Have you ever been In
these rooms before?"
He thought she quailed the least bit
before his searching look. She even
hesltated as to what to say. But IL her
eyes fell moment1rlly it was only to
collect herself. "Yes," she answered,
looking up unfllnchlngly.
Her resolute eyes supported her de-
flant word and openly challenged his
Interference, but he met her once more
quietly. "I an sorry to hear It." he
rejoined. "But that won't make any
difference. You can't go in tonight"
II will SO in," she cried.
mo-" he returned slowly, "you are
not going in--not, at least, while I am
here"
They stood innovable. He tried to
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reason her out Of her determination.
She resented every word he offered.
"You are most insolent," she exclaimed.
"You are interfering in something that
is no concern of yours. You have no
right to act in this outrageous way.
If you don't stand aside I'll call for
help"
"Nan!" De Spain spoke her name
suddenly and threatenlpgly. His words
fell fast, and he checked her for an
instant with his vehemence. I'VE met
In the gap week ago. / said was
telling you the exact truth. Did !
do it?" .....
Il don't care Whist you said or what
you did"
answer me-" he said sharply; did
I tell you the truth?'
81 don't know or care"
"Yes, you do know"
"What you say or do"
81 told you the truth then, and I am
telling it now. l will never see you
enter a gambling room as long as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-11

can prevent it. Call for help If you
like"
She looked at him with amazement.
She seemed about to speak-to make
another protest. Instead, she turned
suddenly away, hesitated again, put
both hands to her face, burst into
tears, and hurried toward the stairs.
De Spain followed her. "Let me take
you to where you are going?"
Nan turned on him, her eyes blaz-
ing through her tears, with a single,
scOrnful, furious word: "No!" She
quickened her step from him in such
confusion that she ran into two men
just reaching the top of the stairs.
They separated with alacrlty, and gave
her passage. One of the men was
Lefever, who, despite his size, was ex.
tremely nimble in getting out of her
urgent way, and quick in lifting his
hat. She fairly raced down the flight
of steps, leaving Lefever looking after
her in astonishment. He turned to
De Spain: "Now, who the deuce was
that?"
De Spain ignored his question by
asking another: 'Did you find him ~
Lefever shook his head, mot trace
1 covered Main street. 1 guess Bob
was right. Nobody home here,
Henry?"
ITO BE COntinuedl
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sinuous. 1.-THE composite of Nazimova
and Theda Bara, with mysterious,
smouldering eyes and weird jewels
Her business in life is to 'dismantle
and desmember mems days and
dreams, Juliette.' She reforms, OF
course, and becomes religious and re-
pairs all the evil she has wrought
but she doesn't live long. Her we'll
laundered present is too monotonous
after her circus-poster past.
do we really like that sort OF
thing?" l asked. "If we do, let's be-
gin at once to improve on nature. We
don't hesitate to do sc in the matter
of our compilations. Then why stoE
at our minds and hearts?"
"I am convinced" said Agnes firm
ly, that we merely accept it, be-
cause it is taken for granted that Il
is the sort of thing we like. You re-
member how you and Mary and my
self put in last Thursday"
did. We went to a high-broW
lecture in the morning, where a man
with interesting eyes and a charming
manner told us that women were
the nations backbone of culture, OF
words to that effect, ard all that KEPT
poetry and art on their feet.
And because he depends on the
patronage of women in order to ex
list, because we IRE Ills meal-tickets
he flattered us to the limit, openly
covertly, subtly, smearingly. He
treated us as If we were box oi
bonbons to be handled with little
gilded tin tongs before eating.
We left the hall which harbore6
the golden vice, and went to lunch.
con. We had chicken a la king anc
salad with some wonderful new
dressing and fluffy idSd pudding, anC
tried to justify the reputation the
Golden Voice had wished on us. We
all talked at once, and literally hurled
chunks of metal radium at each 9th.
er's heads. Then we came away, feel.
ing how audaciously brilliant we hat
been. .,
In Rut
We put in an hour or so skating
and that admitted a little fresh all
into the sachet-powered tmosphere
and then we knitted, and drank tea
and talked to some clever lads wh'
professed to, know all about tn,
Seven Arts, but showed an over,
whelming ignorance of them and ev
erything else.
AS we got into our furs and sur,
reptitiousy powdered our noses
Mary sighed
"The end of a perfect day." she
said, ''for debutantes, maybe. But We
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(Continued)
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER lon Frontier day at Sleepy
Cat, Henry de Spain, gunman and train
master at Medicine Bend, is beaten at
target shooting by Nan Morgan OF Music
Mountain. Jefrries, division superfnten-
dent, asks De Spain to take charge OF the
Thief River stage line. but he refuses.
CHAPTER II-De Spain sees Nan dane
ing with Gale Morgan, is later derislvely
pointed out to Nan on the street by Gale,
AMI Is moved to change his mind and ac-
cept the stage line job.
CHAPTER Hide Spain and Lefever
ride to Calabasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
Sassoon, gunner and retainers OF the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the dis
fuses De Spain meets Nan but falls to
overcome her aversion to him.
CHAPTER IV-Sassoon knifes Elpaso,
the stage driver, and escapes to Morgan 8
gap, the stronghold of the Morgans. De
Spain, Lefever and Scott go in after him,
and De Spain brings out Sasson alone.
CHAPTER Vile meets Nan. who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
Morgans, but lands his captive in jail.
CHAPTER vI-Sassoon breaks jail. De
Spain boards the Morgans In a saloon
and is shot at through the window. He
meets Nan again.
The big room was we'll filled for q
wet night. De Spain took a place
In shadow near one side of the door
way facing the street door and at times
looked within for the loosely jointet
frame, crooked neck, tousled forehead
and malevolent face of the cattle thief
He could find in the many figures scat
tered about the room none resembling
the one he sought.
A man entering the place spoke t
another coming out. De Spain over
heard the exchange. "Duke got rid Of
his steers YETI" asked the first.
"Not yet"
"Slow game"
"The old man sold quite bunch thi:
time. The way he's playing now he'll
last twenty-four hours"
De Spain, following the newcomer
strolled into the room and, beginning
at one side, proceeded in leisurely
fashion from wheel to wheel and table
to table inspecting the players. Few
looked at him and none paid any at
tention to his presence. At Tensions
table the idlers crowded about one
player whom De Spain, without get
ting closer in among the onlookers
than he wanted to, could not see.
Tension, as De Spain approached
happened to look up wearily. He
spoke in an impassive tone across the
Intervening heads: what happened t.
your red tie, Henry?"
De Spain put up his hand to his
neck, and looked down at loose enc
hanging from his soft cravat. 1t hat
been torn by the bullet meant for hIl
head. He trned the end inside his
collar. "a Calabasas man tried to un
tie 1t few minutes ago. He missed
the knot"
Tension did not hear the answer. H'
had reverted to his case. De Spair
moved on and. after making the round
of the scattered tables. walked agair
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-11
A GOOD WINTER HABIT

Many people dread winter because
the sudden climatic changes bring
colds, grippe, rheumatism, tonsilitis or
bronchitis. But thousands of we'll
informed men and women today avoid
much sicknessfor themselves and their
children by taking a few bottles of
SCOTS Emulsion to make richer blood,
fortify the membranes of the throat
andchestand create body-warmth tore
sist sickness. Soldiers at war receive cod
liver oil; it will also strengthen you.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. M. 1871