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:. GROVE JOURNAL.

1T ia not often that a United
States senatorship goes a.beg
ging, but Gov. Gardner has
found it a difficult matter to get
a successor TO Senator Stone. H e
declined to consider the sugges
ton of many Of his friends that
he resign as goven
or and accept the Office himself
The appointment first rendered
=, to- Am AMBASSADOR Francis. then to
Speaker Clark and Supreme
Judge Graves 10 turn, but de-
c|ined for various reasons. On
Monday the appointment wss
offered to Xenophen z. Wiley
Dt St Louis, who has acce o ted 1t
lie is 47years old and a lawyer,
serving at pres sut q 8 Que OF the
alection commissioners OF st.
tic will serve until his success
or is elected mex November and
installed. I
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Now is THE THE TINE, for the
American people TO show their
Loyalty to our government and
our Noble President in doing
every thing that we can do, to
Win the War. Let us who can
not 60 to Frabce, plant, and
grow food fbr our brave boys,
whu has went and will 90 10
.lght for our Liberty, and the
Democracy of the world.
We want to say to every body.
. The Columns of the CREsSEr is
open for all The good It can dc
for the cause.
World's cresset., 1918-05-09
SIX MILLION RAB.
BITS REQUIRED TO MAKE
SIX MILLION SOL
DlERS' HATS.
Frank G. Carpenter.


It took thirty six million rab.
bits to make the hats now worn
by the U. s. army. Since the
war began Uncle Sam has
bought six million hats and each
contains the fur o! six or eight
rabbits. In other words, every
soldier is going about With six
bunnies on the top Of his head.
These figures are based on q
talk I have just had with the
chairman Of the committee on
hat buying Of the War Indus
tries Board. Ills name is I. How.
ell Cummings, and he knows all
about hats. He has been con.
nected with the making Of them
;or the past IS years.
The most Of the hats for the
army said Col. Cummings. in
response to my questions. are
manufactured. in about a dozen
factories scattered here and
there between the Atlantic
ocean and the Allegheny mount
aims. There are two in Massa
chusetts, one in Fah River and
another at Haverhill; there are
two in Da injury, Corn. and two
at Workers and Peekskill in the
state of New York. There is q
larg efactory at Ne wark. N. j..
and another at Reading, Pa
These plants are doing thu
most OF Uncle Sans business
They have practically given uE
their work for civilians in order
to carry out the large army con
tracts. They have kept abrea S
of the demands of the govern
ment and, 50 far, we have hat
no shortage Of hats either here o.
In France
What do army bats cost"
asked. The government coa
tracts are on the basis of SIT
per nat, and that, notwithstand
ing hats OF similar quality an
make are selling in the reta
stores all over the country frou
SO so to 81. AS / figure it, th
contractors are not maxim
more than from 81 to 81 so pc
dczen upon their work for tn
government. That means the
are receiving a profit Of fror
eight to 12a cent per hat.
4 doubt whether many OF ther
make as much as l2 cents" +"
World's cresset., 1918-05-09
fEOT HATS ARE MADE

10 order to tell you the story
of the hat of the soldier, I have
gone .hrouahL the factory Of the
company o. which Coz. Cdmm.
ings is president, folio wing the
fur from the rough skins upon
which it Is i'm ported. TO it's placs
in tie soft crowned. stiff brim
World's cresset., 1918-05-09

men from our factory here. We
estimate we can save so per cent
in the cost of our soldiers hath
by repairing those which have
become shabbyand issuing them
again to the army. The old hath
will be secured and cleaned and
fitted out with new cords and
ribbons. They will be reblacked
and when finished, will look j1 ST
like new.
How do our hats compare
with those OF the other armies of
Europe?" IL am told they have
created a senseation among the
soldiers abroad" said Col.
Cum mings. I'VE have about the
only soldiers who wear hats.
The privates aud most Of the
officers Of Germany wear caps.
and so do the English. French
and Italians: The hat might be
called the distinctive feature Of
the American soldier.
indeed, 1t il looked upon as such
by the people abroad. 1t fits in
with the impressions they have
gotten through the European
movies. which so often show
the American cowboy in action.
1.-The cowboy always wears hat.
1--WE have reason, also. to be.
lieve that ou. soldier+hat may be
adopted as the headgear of some
of the armies abroad" Col
Cummings continued.
The English have done that
to a small extent in the past
! OF what material are the
soldiers, hats made? l asked.
The body OF the hat is com
posed of the fur of the rabbit
1t takes about five pound OF
such fur to make one dozen hats
and 100 skins to supply the five
pounds, of fur. T he rabbits skins
are brought from Australia, Eng
land, Scotland or France, Here
the fur IS removed and felted as
you will see il done in any ha
factory
Why do We have to 90 abroad
for the skins? What Is the nal
ter with the American 1ab
, bits:" | asked.
} The fur of the American rabbi:
, will not make hats, its fiber ha,
no telling properties, and foI
, this reason we have 10 bring il
: the skins from other countries
, In fact.0O per cent of all sh'
NE terai that goes into ba
J cones from abroad. Tnis is Sc
not only from the fur. but Of th'
raw silk of the bands, whicl
comes from China. Japan or Ii
ally; of the sweat leather, whicl
, is made of sheepskins tron
4 France, and OF tie shel!ac whicI
) stiffens the hrim. and whic|
, comes from India, This is s
!. of all hats, no matter whcthe
they cost une dollar or Tel
!, dollars
World's cresset., 1918-05-09

enough for one bats. Each hat
is to have just so many ounces
Of fur. according to size, and the
weight is exact,
The next process is the real be-
ginning of the hat.
This is done by feeding the
fur which has been torn into
peces.:: into a circular chamber.
in which is cone OF Perforated
copper abont as high as your
waist. This cone is damp. 1t
has hundreds of small holes and
it flies around at many revolu-
tions per minute. The air is
drawn through these holes by an
exhaust fan below. The fur
particles are fed so that they
flew in lide a cloud OF mist. and
they are drawn by the suction
onto the cone. where tile little
hooks of the fbers in.erlock
Until they cover it with a shin
film OF felt. This covering is
not much thicker than piece Of
blotting paper, and it must be
very carefully handled. 1t
remains on the cone while it is
taken OUT and wrapped in wet
flannel and dipped in bot water.
This causes the felt to shrink.
and the fibers to tighten. When
iif.ed frcm the copper cone it
looks like petticoat, rounded
+out al the top, or a sugar loaf
pag. This is the embryo hat.
It is now rolled and pressed
in the hands, and run through
shrinking and hardening mach
ines to make the felt tighter and
thicker, At the same time the
cone shaped fur body grows
shorter and shorter. and at the
end it has the right texture and
thickness required for the hat.
After this the fur body is dried
and tn en- dyed in boiling bath of
che hemicals suited for the fur, and
then pulled out into shape. The
pulling requires number OF
men, who work 10 steam and
over hot water. 1t is dohe both
by machinery and by hand, the
felt being worked back and forth
in this way and that until it
finally reaches the form of the
hat of the soldier.
The brim is then soaked or coated
with shalac to give it the stiff
ness required in the brims of alt
army hats. WEEkLY-.
The hat a. now 10 be finished.
II must be ironod 10 Gloss the
pores opened up by the steAmlng
and stretching aud it must be
sandpapered to make the felt
smooth. The smoothing is done
With emery paper There are a
number Of other processes. SO
that altogether each hat goes
through many hands before it is
,oaa ~ tor l. ri m mipO
The trim ming is done by
women and girls who work at
lorg tables with needle and
thread. They sew in the sweat
bands aud fasten the cords
around the crowns. ! saw one
room in which there were at
least half acre of girls tr.n 10
lug hats for the soldiers, aaa
during my stay, 7 walked
Through one vast room after
another filed with men handling
these hats in the various stages
of making, The establishment
is one of the largest in the hat.
making industry and a trip
} thru it's various branches gives
one some idea of the. extent to
which the bat industry OF our
country has grown.
Toledo Blade
World's cresset., 1918-05-09


army. An, fine felt hats are
made of the fur Of aquatic and
semi-aquatic ANIMALS. The very
finest comes from the otter and ,
also the beaver, the flat-tailed
animal which is trapped near it's
dam in the wilds OF northwest
ern America. Hats almost as
fine are made from the nntria
which is South American
animal somewhat like the beaver
| save that it is smaller and has
a round, sharp pointed tail.
All such fur is costly, and that
for the hat of the soldier comes
from The hare and the RABBIT,
which is very much cheaper.
TIE general idea as to felt
hats is that they are cut, and
made or nodded out of a sheet
of felt. The fact is that the fur
goes from the rabbit skin right
Into the hat. The skins come
infg great bales, are carrotted or
treated with nitrate of mercury
before they are removed from
the hides. The fur can be felt
ed because each n hair composing
Fit consists Of a barbed shaft
covered with scales or hooks.
This can be seen only by means
of microscope. When the
hairs are mixed =, together, the
hooks inter,ace and interlock
forming the felt. The mercury
causes the scales on the hair to
open and fits them for felting.
The skins are then dampened
and run through o machine
which causes the fur to flow off
from the hide without the APP
parent displacement Of the hair.
This machine has revolving
knives, which whirl. around at
the rate of 1000 revolutions a
minute. Toe pelt is run into tie
machine with the fur side up.
and the knife cuts of the skin
in short strinee which look much
like the ti5ers Of shredded wheat
biscuit. These bits fall below
aud are saved to make glue
The fur remains intacls, and II
! moves along over an endless
b elt. in a kick, fluffy sheet.
r IL is now as soft as silk and as
1 light as the finest of down.
AS I watched this process | wa'
q told that sonnet hing like 10000
t 900, skins are cut off in that way
Z, in this factory every year. Tha'
G equals about Onethird as man,
b skins as have already been used
:, for the United STATES rmy.
h Tue next step in army ra
d making is blowing, mixing an
b cleaning the fur. This is to tak
h out the long bairs and dirt, an
o to leave only the short fur reaG.
r for felting, This work is dom
q in machines where The fibers arr
torn apart oy revolving cylin
ders. which have thousands oi
steel teeth, and at the end tn
fur is so ine that it seems 10 b.
Y almost dust notes rather thai
e the bair of the RABBIT. The tib
9 ers are then mixed coming forth
III from the machines in q lap fin
a and soft and so light and tilml.
n that they will hardly. lear th,
. touch. They now gQ to girl
, Who measure them out into par
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
BRISTOL NEWS.

Bristol. Va.-Tenn.. Jan. 1.-The
seventeenth anniversary OF the Negro
BUS ness League was held at the
Hoods Memorial Church on Fifth
Street December 81. under the leader
ship Of Hon. r. e. Clay, president of
t1e I.cagne.e Some Of the most prom
incnt men OF both races were present,
and goodly number were on the
program. MIR. II. Il. Clay introduced
Senator Worry, from Nashville. Tenn.
Senator Worry made splendid re.
port Of some of his work done for
our race N regards to the educa-
tional board paying the teachers of
Tennessee more pay. He also stop
ped the segregation law in certain
cities, and so many good things, !
cannot mention for the lack of. space.
Every one enjoyed everything he
said
Hon. w. l.. Porter, editor Of the
East Tennessee News, was also one
Of the prominent gentlemen present,
and he introduced Prof Hale, from
Nashville, Tenn, one of our own race
men. and an educator. Prof. Hale
delivered one Of the grandest ad-
dresses that the League has listened
to for Il long time. He was received
by loud and long applause.
Prof. Byas, another great and noble
educator, was presented and he, too,
graGed the rostrum, and also made
some splendid remarks in his intro.
ductory.
Prof. VIM. w. Hill, Prof. p. e. But
Ter. DR.. II. b. Macarthur, DR.. A. w.
White, Rev. Dusenbery, and many
present and helped to carry On good
work in the meeting.
The Glee Club sang two numbers
All enjoyed the program. The choir
OF tao Hoods Memorial Church sang
come selections, which we're en-
joyed by all. Resolution from the
League was beautifully read by Hon.
W.. l.. Porter, one who makes good
at whatever he undertakes.
Mrs. DR.. c. II. Johnson Is numbered
with the sick. speedy recovery Is
hoped for.
Mr.. Herbert Keycucklo returned to
Graham, Va, Wednesday. He had
Dcen home to spend Xmas with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Penn, of Ap-
paiachla, Va. are in tho CITY for a
few days visiting relatives
MIR. and Mrs. John Madison. Of Su-
gar Grove. Va. spent the night with
Mss M. T.. Penn and Mr.. r. D. Penn.
They were Ell route for Gary, w. Va,
20 spend the winter.
Mr.. G. G. Jenkins met with a pain-
ful accident by hurting his nose.
A Happy New Year to al!
G. B. B.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
OF MECHANICS BANK
REVIEWS PAST YEAR.

Last night the curtain was rung
down OH the year 1917 It's joys and
Is sorrows arc now Il sealed boog. So
far a the coiorcd people are concern
ed fortune has smiled upon us. Thous
ands have lett Virginia TO try the
raailt .c8 OF IA land Unknown Those Of
us who remained bch md have no rcas
on TO regret our cho .ce, but on the
contrary feel like shaking our own
lands on our wisdom in remaining
ere TO profit by this wave OF prospect
~. which remains despite the high
cost of living.
Our insurance companies and our
Scci>t and benevolent organizations
have been hard hit by the increase in
sickness and the march of the grim
monster, death. Still. taking it all in
al. VIC have done well. Our two bank
,ng institutions here arc showingS
gross assets in savings of more than
half million dollars. The colorcd PEG
pie OF this state have increased the
value Of their real estate holdings to
E}2 POI $50 The year before j, was
Sdl,OS1. AGO, gain Of $1,210,370 in
enc year.
Colorcd people of Richmond pay
N'N>H VII piopSlts' lStl pei
valued at $3.327,051. We can find no
evidence Of hard times by the bank
deposits Of our people. Instead of
disturbing the funds they are steadily
Increasing them. They are purchas-
ing Liberty bonds and calling for war
savings stamps. When 1t comes to 10y
atty to the national government they
do not propose to be left behind The
shock OF the draft has passed and
uneas:ness and dismay have been fol
lowed by smiles.
or course there Is much suffering
among our people and there is also
much prosperity. Those who have
are playing the Good Samaritan and
assisting those who have not. The
outlook for the new year is promis-
ing and am of the opinion that. de-
s"1c tie many sctbacks and draw
backs. the southland is now ora the
threshold of a decade of prosperity.
TIE encouragement received along
business lines has tended to inspire
confidence III our people and is now
causing them to venture further In
BUSINESS. Certainly. if this war has
no other item to its credit. that OF
causing fraternizing spirit between
the races. white and co!ored, Is
worth all that 1t has cost.
1aichmOnd. Va. Evening Journal,
January |. 1918.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

property when he left Iowa. following
a decree Of ABSOLUTELY divorce granted
his motner. No trace Of this property
has been found. If young Chamberlains
claim Is substantiatcd. it Is thought
an effort will be made to prove that
Or. Chamberlain murdered his broth
er for tbs wealth.
The Doctors wife Il ninctecn.year
old girl. eft Goochland Immediately
preceding the disappearance of Judge
Chamberlain. She returned to Rich
mond. few days after her husbands
arrest and has been in constant at
tendance upon him since her arrival.
QRichmond. Va. Tines Dispatch, Jan
uary |, 1913
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
Gard of Thanks and Appreciation.

The beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Charity, in st. Paul Street,
was the scene of much pleasure and
enjoyment Thursday night, Deem
Der 2G. the occasion being heauti-
ful surprise rendered them in mem
DRY OF their wedding anniversary.
They take this method of thanking
the dcacons Of the First Baptist
Church. the choir, the Helping Hand
Club Of said church. friends and
nciEhbors for the handsome silver
service, set of gold cuff buttons and
scarf pin, silver ladle and purse.
Refreshments were served in
abundance. After a most delightful
even 'ng and at very late hour. the
guest left with much good cheer,
wishlnt Mr.. and Mrs. Charity many
more happy years along the matri-
mon al line
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
WILLIS WYATT GONE

Col. Willis Wyatt died at his rest.
dence. 1913 N. Third Street. last Sun
day afternoon. He had been patient
sufferer. his wife having preceded him
January l, 1917. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday, January
z. 1918, at the Ebcnezer Baptist
Church. The Scriptures were read
by Rev. S. G. BurreE. ID. d., and
prayer was offered by Rev. A. S.
Thomas. ID. d. Rev. w. II. Stokes.
ID. d.. the pastor, delivered soul
stirring sermon.
a solo was sung by Col. II. M.
Crump. and then Mrs Carrie V.
Hawkins rendered Il selection. The
deceased was a member Of Royal
Lodge, No. 26. knights of Pythias.
a. l.. Voolfolk, G. c.; Rev. d. J.
Bradford, *. Of II. and S. Mare s.
sus Court. No. 229, Order of Calanthc
Rev a. S. Thomas, d. D., Worthy
counsellor; Grand Union Tabernacle,
Love and Charity. Vast General In
spector General Thomas Minor con-
Quoting exercises; Good Prospect
Beneficial Club, Joseph Charity. Pres
ident. The pall-bearers were: Messrs.
Paul l.. Donaldson, Joseph Charity,
.. N. Brown, Jack d. Lewis. r A
Preston. j. Eli Wilson. John Ballard.
Honorary, Colonel r.. c.. mitchell,
X. W. Whiting, Major w. II. Willis.
Major James III. Ammons, Captains
Jerome Davis and George l.. Branch,
Tom Lecoss, A. Randolph.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
WANT TO HANG FIVE MORE.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 2.-Five of
the Negroes tried by the last court
martial In connection with the Hous-
ton riots have been sentenced to be
hanged, according to the verdict OF
the court announced by Major.Ge n-
eral Ruckman this morning.
They are Privates Babe" Collier,
Thomas Mcdonald, James Robinson.
Joseph Smith and Albert d. Wright.
all OF Company I, Twenty-fourth
United States infantry. Execution of
the sentenced men will be suspended
until after the case is reviewed by
PRESIDENT Wilson. Three Of the az.
teen tried were sentenced to ten
years at ~LeaYenworth and seven 10
seven years each.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

The Pythian officers public install
lation was quite an attraction at Mt.
Carmel, and our deputy, Sir II. Fl.
Bartlett was complimented for the
good work, assisted by the other
Sir Knights. A nice programme was
rendered. also by Sir knights Earl
Evans, Larrie Turner, Will am Lewis
and Mr.. Harvey Mitchell assisted by
the following ladies: Misses Rosa
Harmon, Hilda e. Jackson, Virginia
Harmon, Sarah May Harmon, Mes
DANES Mayhem b. Cooke and Sallie
Cole. and Miss Blennie Evans. The
following ladies and knights served
the refreshments: Mrs. Joan Jeffer-
son, M. B. Cooke, Miss Virginia Har-
mon, Sirs f.. Banks, r. d. Jennings,
Eugene walker, Chas. Lewis, Samuel
Banister, G. w. Hall, r. Gray, chair.
man.
Mrs. Mamie Ross, of Martinsburg,
W. Va, and Mr.. Carlos Jennings, Of
baltimore, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. d. Jennings during the holt
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mount Lovet were the
guests Of Prof. and Mrs. Corsey at
Martinsburg, w. Va, during the holt
days.
Mr.. Elmer Thompson has been con-
fined to the house with a severe cold.
, The Xmas exercises were we'll con-
Quoted at all OF the churches. The
children did fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Jackson gave a
turkey dinner in honor Of their son,
Mr.. Boyd Il. Jackson, and Mr.. Thomas
Jordon, during the holidays.
We hope some Of our young folks
Will f0kn ont Gavin fpn g.,
Xmas with the Mechanics Savings
Bank in Richmond, and show their
pride and appreciation of our colored
business enterprise. Mr.. John Mitch
ell is president, and we all know
what that means.
On Saturday, December Is, 1917,
the community was shocked at the
sudden death Of Mr.. Robert l.. Mitch
ell, who has lived in Winchester for
about sixteen years, coming here at
the death Of Rev. Robert Orrick, his
father-in-law, to take up his livery
business. Mr.. Mitchell was born in
Va, and graduated from
the preparatory department Of Ober-
I'm University, and the college de.
nartment of Howard University. At
the time of his aeath he wa; the old
est living graduate Of Howard. During
his early life he was prom nent in tho
politics OF Virginia and frequently
went to national conventions, either
as delegate or alternate He was at
one tine treasurer Of the State Nor
nal at Petersburg, and taught for
many years in the public schools Of
washington, d. c., in the capacity Of
either principal or teacher.
He leaves a wife and five children.
-Four daughters, Mss Estelle Mitchell,
Mrs. l. Il. DeReef, Of Milwaukee. Wis;
Mrs. Mayme Scurlock, Of Pinehurst,
N. c.; Hattie B. Mitchell and Robert
O. Mitchell.
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OFFICE COLLECTOR INTERNAL,
REVENUE.
Richmond, Va, Jan. Q. 1918.

Richmond. Va, Jan. Q, 1918.
Dear Sirs,-Owing to the delay in
transportation facilities and inability
TO secure sufficient paper stock for
printing the necessary hi. nix income
tax forms to be used by income tax
payers in making their returns for
the year 1917, the Department has
been unable to have printed forms
required for distribution amongst tax
payers. This delay has necessarily
disarranged the schedule under which
income tax officers were to visit. on
days heretofore advertised, the vari-
Gus county court houses and other
places, for the purpose Of instructing
taxpayers in the preparation Of their
returns, which are to be filed By
March list. These advertised dates
have. therefore, been necessarily re-
called, but the officers will visit each
Of the counties at a later date. notice
Of which will hereafter BIO sent you.
P'ease give this letter and change
of dates as wide publicity as possible
through the columns of your paper,
so that all persons interested may be
duly advised thereof.
Respectfully,
RICHARD e. l.. MONCURE,
st.. 5"" ''. .~~ Collector.