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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
MUST GIVE REASON
FOR DENYING WR|TS
Treme Court Of AppSSatsr-Ina
rorTant Rtlts in Committee,

The house committee ON courts OF
justice Yesterday reported ont bill
directing the Judges Of the supreme
court of appeals to briefly state
their reasons when denying writs OF
appeal
The committee reported ought not
to pass" on The bill forhiddins d.
vorced persons from marrying for
ten years after obtaining decree. and
The matter will now be debated on
the floor Of the house
The bill forhidding the marriage OF
eptletics was reported out.
Judge Kicks Of the Richmo nd tuv-
emile and domestic court presented a
bin providing for placing persons
convicted of misdemeanor on proba-
ton in the care of probation. officers
to be appointed by cities and coun-
ties. The hill Is modelled on similar
legislation said TO be very effective In
retaining the wayward In New 7 ork
state and Massachusetts.
Distinguished visitors were in at
tendance at the hearing of the com
mittee on appropriation to urge the
claims OF the Colored Industrial
school Mt Manassas They were
George Gordon Battle, A. virginian.
who has attained fame in New York
city. and Oswald Garrison Willard,
publisher OF the New York Evening
post and a millionaire. They told of
the good results from the work OF
the school.
The committee voted to pase by a
bill providing for the retirement on
pension Of circuit court judges over
seventy 1--WE years of age.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
NEW JUDGE SEES LAW
AS LIQUOR MEN HOPED
Unmoved by Plea of War Efficiency.
Secrctar Daniels SDubbed.

Bloomsbury. Pa, Feb. in acting
this week with Associate Judge
Rhoades to grant licenses for six
drinking houses in dry Berwick,
whose Industrial workers have been
protected from the invitation Of the
saloon door for three years. John G,
Hartman, the now wet president
Judge Of the Column bia- Montour dis
trict. is quite sure that he has put the
proper Interpretation on the variously
interpreted Brooks high license law,
And incidentally. the Hartman inter
probation is what the liquor people
hoped FOR when they brought about
his election last fan
Statements were made 10 the court
that the efficiency Of the workmen at
the plant OF the American Car and
Foundry company had increased since
saloons were bAnished from Berwick
and that there were fewer accidents
in the sompauy's workshops. where
some 5.0e6 hands are employed. largely
on United States government war or
ders. That might all be. but judge
Hartman insisted that niece ssity' for
saloons had been shown. according to
the Brooks law, and he was there TO
uphold the law.
letter from Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, who opposed the granting OF
licenses on the ground that Berwick
workers on war material should be
protected II would appear that when
Secretary Daniels wrote this he was
not fully aware Of the new president
Judges strict adherence to the law. II
the secretary Of the navy wants tho
temptation of liquor kept away from
war supply workers ne VIII have to
invoke the power OF the national gov
eminent ard get closing order
In restoring saloons TO Berwick
Judge Hartman quoted law. decisions
and findings at length sufficient 10 FL
FIVE columns Of the local newspaper.
He Is as sure he is legally right in au-
thorizing the opening OF SIX saloons
where the iron workers can reach
them easily as is Judge Bechtei in
granting licenses for / ,l30 saloons In
the anthracite mining county OF
SchuylkiU
After fun fair and impartial
consideration OF all the evidence be-
fore us" said Judge Hartman, I'VE feel
that we would be flying In tAe face
OF the facts were we to decide un-
der all the rules laid down govern
ing the decision Of this question that
there are no licenses for the sale OF
liquor at retail necessary in Berwick
as now constituted. for the accom-
mediation of the public and entertain
mont Of strangers and travellers"
So, under the Brooks law. as Judge
Hartman lays II down, the Intoxicating
output OF the half dozen reopened So
looms will fly in the face OF war eff
hciency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08

sity of Virginia, and 20 give credit
toward degrees to women for work
done in the summer school. Referred
to the committee on public institu.
tions and education.
Mr.. Drewry: No. 231--A bill to pun
ish persons unlawfully obtaining or
attempting to obtain transportation
over the lines of street railroads with
in this state, without payment Of law
full fares or charges for such trans
portation, and to prevent the unlaw-
full disposition and use of transfer
tickets. Referred to the committee
on courts of justice.
Mr. Robertson: No. ga bill TO
amend and re-enact sections "a and
rs of an act entitled an act to pro-
vide for the establishment, proper
construction, and permanent improve
nent of the public roads and landings.
for building and keeping in good re-
pair all public roads, bridges. cause
ways and wharves In the several coun-
ties of the state, and to repeal chap
ter 43 OF the code of Virginia. APP
proved March 10, 1904. Referred to
the committee on roads and internal
navigation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
WAR SUPPLY PROBLEM
SOLVED BY BOARD

Washington, Feb. THE admins
istration believes that it has found
solution for Americas tangled war
supply problem. From sources close
10 the White House 1t ts learned thRt
the nomination of Bernard NJ. Baruch
as head of the war industries board.
and the extension of the boards power
under the Overman bill tends to create
q virtual ministry OF munitions.
The administration hopes TO apply
the same plan to the problem of sup
ply for the army. navy and shipping
board. IT feelF that all of the just
criticism that has been brought out
In congress and elsewhere. reduces IT
self to the failure of such unofficial
bodies of purchasing committee of the
council of national defense properly to
coordinate the needs of the buying
departments and the resources from
which they were to be supplied.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08

greatly inerease hog production, " TIE
Hon. Valentine Winkler, Minister Of
Agriculture for the province, sad
during a conference on the tive stock
situation In Chicago.
Uncle Sam raay emulate the sM~
ample of Canada where the govern
ments are working with the agrseuA-
tural colleges In encouraging The In
dustry by placing buyers on the
Winnipeg. Edmonton and Calgary
markets 10 buy breeding stock to re-
sell TO farmers and small-town
househoiders at cost Every farmer
in the province will raise at least one
litter Of pigs more this year than
last and thousands Of householders
will produce their own pork and
bacon, thus taking them out OF the
consumer class. The family pix has
come into It's own after a generation
Of desuetude.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
PRICE OF VIRGINIA
COAL rs INCREASED

.. W ashineton. Feb 7--Iucressed
prices of coal were allowed today hy
the fuel administration at the bitumin-
Gus mines In Virginia and West VIZ
ginia and Maryland. The new scale Is
run OF mine, S2.40 as against the old
price of SO; prepared sizes. s2.s6 as
against s7,2S and So II as against slTs
Operators who have complied with the
terms of the Washington wage agree
ment may charge an additional forty
Ave cents q ton above the new prices
DR.. II. A Garfield announced today
the appointment Of Fl. Fl Taylor. Of
Kansas CITY. as district representative
OF the coal fields of Arkansas. Iowa
Kansas. Missouri. Oklahoma and Texas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
CONDUCT SPY HUNT t.
ABOARD DUTCH SHIP
Government Agents Search New Ann
stertiam Upon Her Arrival
Holland Faces Famine

An Atlantic Port. Feb. THE Hoi-
land-Amertcan liner New Amsterdam.
which locked here today, is tonight In
charge OF the United States military
officers. with one hundred armed ma
rines aboard.
Every personal effect OF the 1900
passengers was confscatsd by govern
ment inspectors, secret service men
and detectives. No passengers except
diplomatic representatives were per
mitted to land.
The government agents combed the
ship from top to bottom today, and IL
was stated tonight the inspection will
be continued until every article OF the
cargo is examined. every tube of tooth
paste Is opened and every bottle of
toilet water has been analysed. Every
scrap OF paper was taken from the
passengers. labeled and fled They
Will be examined and what seems of
no value to the authorities will be
returned
The first and seoond-class passsn-
gers were hered into the ship saloon
and kept under guard of the marines
all day. The careful search OF the
government agents, numbering nearly
500. constituted the most Elaborate
spy hunt that has been conducted since
the United States entered the war.
After leaving the port OF Rotterdam,
the ship was stopped by a iotilla Of
British destroyers who gave the COM
mander sealed orders. it was stated by
passengers. Fl. Ii. Blocker. an official
Of the Holland American line, who
was detained aboard the ship. in an
interview said that Holland is on the
edge of a famine. The country. he as
serted. is looking to the United States
to furnish them food supplies, particu-
larly wheat and that unless this is
done she win probably enter the war
on the side OF the central powers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
CITY ATTORNEY. To
PRESENT PETITION
All Papers Ia Conneetfon WITH Charter
Changes Ordinance Ready For
General Assembly.

Mayor Ainslie yesterday approved
tina ordinance directing the city attor-
ney to prepare and present to the leg
islature an ordinance amending the
charter of. the city of Richmond. in
accordance with report recently
Gil.
II was said last night that City Al
torney Pollard would today present the
papers 10 members of the Richmond
delegation in the general assembly and
that speedy action would be urged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
SAYS MILD WEATHER
MAY STAY AWHILE

The outlook this morning is favor
able Cor a second period of mild tenn.
perature beginning In tho region of
the Great Lakes and She Onto valley
Friday night and in the Atlantic coast
district saturday. although tempera-
lures of freezing or below are Indicated
for tonight in tho watersheds of the
Middle Atlantic and the New England
states Mid temperatures IN the West
will probably continue until Monday
and In the East until Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
NEW CODE "JOKERS'
COMING TO LIGHT
Hours of Labor for Women Involved
in Misplaced "And---House Has
Many New Bills.

Already members of the assembly
are discovering what irreverent call
jokers in the revised code which the
senate and house has adopted, to take
effect December 81, 1919.
bill regulating the house of women
In factory, workshop, laundry, mer-
camille and manufacturing establish
ments. introduced by Delegate Boschen.
of Richmond. in the house of delegates
yesterday, has for its object restoring
the original tpguage of the statute
on this sub.
An innoo. tile and" inserted in
section lSOb al the revised code would
have permitted the employment of
women In factories any number of
hours
Alec, the word 'laundries" had been
dropped by the revsers. Mr.. Boschen's
bill has the approval of the commits
sioner Of labor and unless the Assem-
bly, passes the bill. all the efforts here
tofore made to protect women in the
matter of hours OF labor will have
come to naught.
Norfolk County 40 Lead In Good Roads.
Norfolk county proposes TO have the
Tneat system of roads in the state, said
Delegate Davis yesterday. in introduce
ing a bill authorizing Norfolk county
TO issue road bonds 10 the gum of
$1,000. 600.
IhH plan involves a GOm pFsbGnHlse
system of road and bridge improve
ment l. w Davis, OF Norfolk county.
chairman OF "a taxpayers association.
organized 20 present the plan TO the
Legislature was present to witness the
presentation of the bin The project
was doomed at q canvas back duck
dinner given az Ringers hotel by Ar.
Davis. at which the following gentle
men were present: Attorney-Generai
GeyndAra Atforpav-fsnrnral
Hank. Senators Davis. Goodrich, Mat
thews. Holt and West. Speaker Hous-
ton and Delegates Willis, Smith. Dod-
son. Cherry. Charming Hall Davis, Dr.
G r. GrRndy. Highway Commissioner
Coleman, Caldwell Hardy, Federal Re
serve bank agent, and j. =. NJ. Joyce,
Mr.. Joyce is one OF the candidates
with strong backing for the commits
zioner az fisheries appointment He
was az the Capitol yesterday.
Good News tor Convtcfs
Delegate Chase presented Dill de-
Quoting ten days FROM each month OF
sentence IL couvicts with good con
duct records.
Delegate Fitzhagh wants 10 protect
school children from possible fuber-
GUAR eontazion from teachers, and
has introduced a tiii requiring that
teachers undergo medical examine
t.on
Beware of Cheating street Cara.
Delegates Price and Fuller have In
troduced a bin imposing q fne from
Eve to drty dollars for Improper use
Of streAt railway transfers.
Delegate John " Carriers bill I'm
posing fine Of from s. to $500 or
Jail sentence up n twelve months for
violation Of the Sabbath. provides that
delivery OF Ice cream manufactured
on some other day to the Sabbath.
and the taking Of photographs. shall
be construed as works Of necessity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08

Roston. Feb. Mrs, Georgianna
G. Mendum, sister of John Drew, start
ed SUIT today against John A Mem
dunn, her father-in- law, for $4,000
for services alleged to have been rem
dered, She claims Mendum owes her
s32,l66 for care and board from
March. 1911, to March. 1917. with In
teress. -'--~--'-3se
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-08
BROWNIES HAVE liked
SINCE PALESTINE TRIP

The Browns OF a year ago carried
the hopes OF: We'll. by George, We'll
break the streak this year and get a
pennant for St Louis" but before the
kinks in the arms and ankles boiled
out down in Palestine, Tex, the good
ship Bright Prospects bumped into an
iceberg or something and was so
badly damaged that it just drifted
along.
Since the spring OF 1917 all sorts OF
things have happened at Sportsman's
Park. Players have been hired. fired.
traded. bought. and sold in the fol-
lowing fashion:
DEPARTED.
Del Pratt, Johnny Lavan. Eddie
Plank. Earl Hamilton. Jim Park.
Pennington. Kerr. Groom, McCabe.
Grover Hartley, Wilson White. Bill
Kenworthy, Stevenson. Ivan BiEler.
Gene Paulette. Armando Marsans. Bill
Rumler. Ward Miller. Bill Jacobson,
Yale Sloan, Fin Yardlcy, and Cert
ShOtton.
ARRIVED.
Urban Shocller, Nick Cullop. Joe
Gedeon, Fred Maisel. Lee Nunamailer.
Bert GRllia, Kenneth Williams.
Johnny TObin. Byron Houck, Johns
Lefty Leifield. Earl Smith, Molyn-
eauT, LowdermillS. and Gerber.
The list OF departed shows how
Sportsman's Park has been cleaned.
1t shows twenty-five players who
were with the team when II arrived
at Palestine last spring. but who will
not be present when Fielder Jones
lines up the squad and looks EN- over
at Shreveport, La. next month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-08
SCHOOLBOY TRACK
COMPETE
SCHEME

Three track meets and a preliml.
nary which include a meet for the
first-year boys, one for the high
schools and a championship meet for
the best runners in the schools, will
be held on the dates OF May II. Ia,
and 10, following yesterdays meet
ing OF the high school faculty ath-
letic advisers.
Drastic cha nges were made in the
method OF conducting the track meets
for the future. Three new events, the
high hurdles, hop, step. and jump and
javelin, were put IN on the program
OF the high school and championship
meet. All events are TO be run OF on
stated time.
Plans for the freshman meet in
cluded the following events: The 12O
low hurdles. I5-yard dash, 2oO-yard
dash. lOO-yard dash, 44O-yard relay.
SSO-yard relay, pole vault. Spound
shot, high jump, hop, step, and jump
and broad jump.
Only Three TO Enter.
Not more than three athletes are
10 enter from tdElA tCAOOls anu ~
athlete can take part in more than
two track and one field event or one
track and two field events. This meet
will be held May II.
The high school meet will be held
May IS, the preliminary heats being
run off on May Il in the l2O high
hurdles, 1OO-yard dash. 220 low hur-
dies. and 220-yard dash. On May IS
the finals of tho high school meet and
the championship high school meet
will be held. Three men from each
school can be entered in the fourteen
events Of the high school meet. and
but one man from each school in the
events in the championship meet. Re
srtictions as in the freshman meet
are placed on entrants in events.
Finals On May Is.
On May IS the finals OF the inter
high school meet and the high school
championship meet will include the
12o-yard high hurdles. the 1O0-yRrd
dash. the 44O-yard dash, the mile run,
the go low hurdles. the 22O-yard
dash, the SS0-yard run, and the mile
relay. Field events wiz include the
pole vault, shotput. twelve pounds.
high Jump, javelin, running hop, step
and Jump, and the broad jun.
Points are 20 be awarded on a basis
OF i've, three, two and one for first,
second, third. and fourth places. Relay
points will be doubled for the four
places. In this the first year no ath-
lete can enter in two classes, the
high school and the championship
class. Beginning next year an ath-
| lete who has won in the high school
meet will be eligible to complete in
may enter and run in three events
| exclusive OF the relay
II has been planned 70 make the
/ championship meet the climax OF the
I season and to give the high school
meet the status OF developing ath-
letes who are not up to the standard
J Of the lads in the title events. The
I freshman meet held a week earlier
is expected to stimulate the young
sters by affording competition for
! them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-08
WILL USE
H|LLTOP'S FIELD
AND LEAGUE PARK

The 1918 high school championship
baseball schedule has been finally ar
ranged by the faculty advisers. The
ten games will be played in three
double-headers to be run off at the
American League Park and four sin
gle games to be played on the
Georgetown University Field.
The American League baseball club
through Clark Griffith allowed the
use OF the park for the schooIboys,
while Georgetown came to their res
cue by giving the Hilltop diamond
over to the schools.
The dates are as follows: April %,
Eastern VS.. Business and Western
VS.. Technical. American League Park;
April so. Central vs.. Eastern and
Business vs.. Technical, Ameri-
can League Park; May s, Cen
trail VS.. Western and Eastern VS..
Technical. American League Park;
May 81, Business VS.. Western at
Georgetown; May 90, Technical VS..
Central at Georgetown; May "a, West
ern VS.. Eastern at Georgetown, and
May IS, Business VS.. Central at
Georgetown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-08
LONG YEARS BOB
JOINS CLEVELAND TEAM

Lanky Bob Groom, the latest addi-
ton to the Indians roster, nearly be-
came O member Of the Cleveland ball
club ten years ago.
At that time lie was pitching for
Portland in the Pacific Coast League
which had a working agreement by
which Cleveland had first call on its
players.
Walter NcCredie, then Portand's
manager, sent wo.d to Cleveland that
he had a wonderful young pitcher on
his staff named Groom.
Il know he'll make good in the
majors Walter predicted, and he
fairly begged Cleveland to take him.
He was SO insistent that Tommy
OBrien. then a Cleveland baseball
scout, was sent TO look over the young
hurler.
Scout Rejects Groom.
OErien came back with an unfayor-
able report, Hes not big enough for
fast company. and ho never will be-
said the scout.
For Groom was q silver Of a lad
built very much like Fred Coumbe
when h" first Joined the Indians.
On TINT report Cleveland turned
down "Lanky Bob" and McCredie
was forced 10 look elsewhere to mar
ket his pitching marvel.
The Washington ball club took him
In zoos and he has been in fast COM
pany ever since. His marvellous ourv-
ing ability enabled him TO make good
from the start.
Gave Him Wild Flowers.
Groom Is noted'for control. but like
every other pitcher, has an occa-
on his map.
The story is told that one day in
Washington he passed the first three
men after having been presented
with bunah OF roses by admiring
fans before the gamo. Joe CantIllon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-08
BIG DAY FOR PURYEARS
WHEN BOTH WIN BOUTS

CHICAGO. March s.-This is a big
day for the Puryear family.
In the first place. Earl Puryear,
Denver bantamwelEht boxer, holds
decision over Billy Copak. Of Chicago.
after ten rounds OF fast lighting at
Fort Sheridan.
Second. Mrs. Earl Puryear holds a
one-round decision over a husky foot
pad. and more important than that she
still retains the family cash and
Jewels.
While Earl was battling at Fort
Sheridan Mrs. Puryear went to visit
her mother. taking with her a 5000
diamond and 800 in cash. Returning,
a footpad tried to snatch the val
uables.
Mrs. Puryear cut loose right swing
that would be q big asset to her bat
Ting husband and caught the rObber
flush on the jaw. The thug suddenly
remembered an important engagement
elsewhere. Mrs. Puryear screamed,
but before help arrived her assailant
had disappeared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-08
YANKEES START TO WORK
FOR PENNANT CAMPAIGN

NEW YORK, March S.-Headed by
Miller Higgins, the advance guard OF
the Yankees. left here today for
Macon, Ga, to begin spring training.
By March is the entire squad will be
in camp, and the work Of getting into
shape for the coming campaign-Hug-
gins first in the American League
will be in full swing.
Yankee r. ms witnessed the depar-
ture Of the guard with a feeling Of
optimism. riley believe Higgins has
the class a a manager. They believe
he will make good.
Il have seldom started a Southern
trip with greater hopes for g SUCCESS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-08
WASHINGTON FANS WILL
WATCH PAIR OF YANKEES
By LOUIS DoUGHER.

Washington addition watching the antics Of the
Gmen Augusta keep their players
being tried York Yankees Macon Ga Bill Lamar
outeder from Rockville Nd and Herbert Thor
Inahlen Jersey City, after starring for Jack
Dunn Baltimore sold for
the youngsters served their time with the
squad" Charlottesville couple Of fall by the
wayside.
basebas
both the
their effort put the metropolis This spring
10 receive real trials by Miller Higgins
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-08

When with the Grihmen in Vir-
Einia's arctic regions, Lamar was
long, awkward kid. He looked not
unlike Joe jackson when the latter
nrst appeared with the Athletics. He
could not field enough to keep him
self warm. He did not know how 10
nit, though he had a ferocious swing
np ct the plate. To make matters
worse, he was the butt OF many a
Ioke, which served to break his spirit,
though not for long.
Let out by Manager Griffith, who
had no time to spend on him, Lamar
fooled around the sandlots fo= a year
and then got a chance with Baltimore
IN 1916 He did well enough 70 hang
on and last year, after slsmmins the
pellet for $40 or so. sickness pulled
him back to 200 for the season. The
Yankees COPIED him.
When Thormahlen was sojourning
with the Griffmen at Charlottesville,
he had little more than fair rpssd and
a healthy appetite. He lacked even
the semblance Of a curve ball He
went through all the motions, Row.
ever. and stayed in a uniform until
the season got under way. Then be
faded.
Thormahlen's failure worried his
discoverer. Jack Ryan, considerably.
Ryan thought he had turned over 3
good prospect to his boss. only "a
have him turn out q "bloomer.' II
worried Ryan more than It did Thor
nahlen, though, for the lanky south
paw proceeded to develop a curve ball.
Last season he was Jack Dunn's best
pitcher. The Yankees COPIED him.
For Baltimore, in 1917, Thormahlen
won twenty-five and lost twelve
games, appearing in 329 innings and
allowing but 2.T4 earned runs per
game. He famed 124 batsmen and
passed SO OF OF them, showing good
control for a portsider.
Eppa Travels Far.
Eppa Jeptha Rixey, the elongated
Bouthpaw twirler OF the Phillies, who
Is specializing on sanitation as a lieu
tenant in the army, has been trans