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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
JOHN D. MURRtlL IS
DEAD IN HOME HERE
Weu-known Newspaper Man Expires
After Long Illness-Funcral
This Afternoon.

John D. Murrell. who has been in
poor. health for the past three years.
died at his home, II East Grace
street. at $40 o'clock yesterday
morning. He was In the sixty-fifth
year of his age.
John D. Murrell was a native of
Lynchburg. Va. where ne was born
March "a, 1854. He was the son of
William and Mary Hart Murrell. a
grandson of the late Rev William
Hart, for long time rector OF old
st. Johns church.
He was also a grand nephew of
| Bishop Charming Moore, of the Vir-
ginia diocese Mr., Murrell began 70
fail in health about three years ago.
but he managed to keep going until
about one year ago, since which time
he failed steadily.
| Mr.. Murrell began his business ca
reer as a newspaper man. being the
! city editor of the Lynchburg Advance,
now owned by Congressman Garter
Glass. Later he was assistant to
| Postmaster Charles W. Button in
Lynchburg He was for A short. time
engaged in the real estate business
at Glasgow.
About twenty-five years ago he
came to this city and became iuen.
tilted with the Times. being the news
editor. He did much to build thsi
paper up and make it a factor ir
the newspaper world. When Col
Alfred B. Williams was editor of the
News Leader he made Mr. Murrel
1.-the city editor holding that position
until Colonel Williams retired HI
married Miss Mildred Powell White
head. daughter of the late Col
Thomas whitehead, of Amherst. fol
years one OF the leading lawyers o,
that section. and who served as {
member OF congress from that dis
and one son, Dr. Thomas W. Murrel!
OF this city.
For great many years he was &
man Der of the offcial board OF Cen
tenary Methodist church, where HI
placed his mem bership soon after
coming to. this city He was a mar
OF exemplary habits an honor to tn.
profession which he Eraced with
courtesy and fidelity: he was uprigh-
honest. truthful. he had many friends
in every part OF the state. who will
receive the news Of his passing with
genuine regret
The funeral will take place thi
afternoon at o'clock from Centen
airy Methodist church The following
will serve as pallbearers:
Active-Dr. A. G. Brown. DR.. NJ. o
Burke. DR.. c. S. Pitt. DR.. Mead
Brent and Messrs Fenton McBain
Frank w Laughton. Richard To,
and William Webb.
Honorary-Colonel Joseph Button
Major Charles Q, Savilie, Horace A
Hawkins. A. r. Holderby. O. 5. Nor
ton. Neil d. Sills, Andrew Welsh. AL
bert Digs. Rev, George w. Kemper
Rev. Edward l., Pell. Burnett Lewis
Samuel l. Pulliam, Robert NJ. Lynn
and Scion r. Woodhn, The buria
will. be in Hollywood. .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
VEGETABLE AND FLOWER
GARDENS NOW ON ROOFS

Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 4.-The lat
est type OF war garden to be devel-
oped here is one on the roofs of
apartment houses In one section of
the city this kind of garden has be-
come popular and many buildings
have vegetable ana flower gardens on
their roofs In many cases number
of families have worked together to
get the soil to the nat roofs and are
now enjoying the fresh vegetables
thar their roof gardens are produc-
ing. The gardens are made only -on
fiat roofs which have high protect
ing wall. so that the soil will not be
blown away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
FIVE COUNTIES COOPERATE
IN WAR STAMP CAMPAIGN

Roanoke, va. August 4.-The Sixth
district war savings stamp directors
meeting and conference was held in
the chamber of commerce at 1000
O'Clock yesterday morning.
j. j. Scott. of Bedford. E. r.
Ginther. OF Campbell; 1. L. Epperly,
of Floyd, and j. A. Turner, of Roa :
noke, represented the counties. and
G. q. Gooch, Jr., of Roanoke, repre-
scented Roanoke city and c. a. Citizens
represented Roanoke county. Z. S.
Hasan. representing Montgomery
county. was unavoidably detained.
1t was decided to organize as a
district and as such, to bring greater
effort into the selling OF the quota
for the counties. towns and cities
composing the Sixth district
Joseph a. Turner. of Roanoke coun-
ty, was elected chairman of the dis
trict, and IL Is the pur pose OF the dis
trict TO publish in all weekly and
daily papers in the district weekly
report of the sales
The report in the district as of July
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
FOE DOESN'T RESPOND
TO REASON, SAYS CECIL
Allies should stop Talking Gener.
nfftiesf-Only Restraint Df
German IL Fear.

London. Aug. 1.-The German
viewpoint seems TO be that 1t Is in
credible that Ludendorff can be
beaten: he has something up his
sleeve. said Lord Robert Cecil.
assistant secretary OF state for for
eign affairs. in a talk with foreign
correspondents here today
Commenting on the kaiser's naes-
sage on the fourth anniversary OF
the wars outbreak. Lord Cecil said:
When ] first came to this once
thought the Germans much like any
one eise--tf you treat them in = cer-
tain way they respond I, Is exactly
the reverse. The only thing that re-
strains the Germans is fear OF conse-
quences. Their treatment OF prtson-
ers ie affected only by that
THAT is why deplore IAns-
do~ne's last letter. It's the wrsng
way of meeting the Germans They
do not respond to reason"
Continuing. Lord Cecil urged that
the allies should stop talking gem
eralities" and consider the merits Of
the various schemes under cont mpia-
ton for league of nations and
meet concrete facts"
1 He added:
There are two great difseu3t3m.
First: Are you to diminiah the
sovereignty OF the various nattorA
| II so, to what extent? For Il In.
wolves the modification OF sovereignty
to sonie extent
Second; How are you to en1orce
the rules agreed upon? We ought -
make up orr minds on some scheme
! before peace 10 made.
1T would be very rash for any ma
ton to commit itself to any policy -
| fore the others have been consulted.
Personally do not believe IN IN IA.
ternational police. As an alternative
each nation must enforce the decrses
| "a they affect 1t and abide by such
rules as are determined by all
My conception 10 that each nation
should bind itself. insofar az you are
going to employ force, to use the
whole Ct Its force and carry out the
leagues decisions along with tia use
/ OF economic power.
| with the proper use Of economic
| power. We will need no military &C.
ton. No country IN Europe could -
on very long without imports ana -
| ports. We ought to use the v4ry
strong feeling which Will grow out Of
/ this war. to shove humanity ahead s.
bit. but the spirit OF natfonalitioe II
! too strong to be submerged now ~
! the ultimate goal of international-
I ism
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
METHODIST CHURCH WILL
ADD MORE SERVICE STAYS

Harrisonburg. Va. August 4.--The
original patriotic and musical pro-
gram entitled Music Our Ally" which
soon will be given at the Harrisovlburg
Methodist church, las been purchased
by that well known magazine. ne
Ladies Home Journal" the price paid
being S.. 90.
The most pleasing feature OF the
program, which was prepared by a
lady Of the congregation. is II sim :
picity. the items for the most part
being made up Of old familiar hymns
thus carry ng' on the revival of con
gregationai singing by this church
during the month of August. The
numbers at the same time introduce
Hymns of the Allies''. many OF
which are sung frequently italian,
Portuguese, Greek, etc. possibly with
some persons not knowing they are
characteristic of these nationalities.
For this occasion additional stars
will be added to the Methodist ser
vice flag, and a dedicatory service
will be a part of the program.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
ROANOKE GETS 4
NEW WAR INDUSTRY

Roanoke. Va. August 4.--Roanoke
is TO have another important war in
dustrial plant, w. 8. Smith. man
ager OF the Penrod Walnut and
Veneer company, OF Kansas City IL in
the city planning for the enterprise,
which viii be located near the city
and will begin operation In about
sixty days. The plant will manufac.
ture gun stocks and airplane propeller
stocks. from walnut collected In this
territory.
1t is expected that, about 100 men
will he employed and the plant will
have capacity OF about $4,000 gun
stocks month.
While several sites have been Of
fered. II Is probable that one on ths
city. win be selected
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
Declare Services Are Misdirected.

DR. Henry Noble Mccracken. di-
rector of Junior membership of the
American Red Cross. and George D.
Strayer. OF the division of education
of the national war savings commit
tee, have issued a Joint statement
calling attention to cases in which
the services of school children have
been misdirected in the work OF coll
Letting funds. Declaring education In
patriotism and service are the aims
of the Junior Red Cross and OF the
school campaign OF the national war
savings com niittee. DR.. McCracken
and Mr.. Strayer deprecate street
speaking and collecting or soliciting
contributions outside Of school
hours on the part OF school children.
The directors OF the Junior Rad
Cross and OF the school campaign of
the national war savings committee
disapprove of the exploitation OF
school children for the purpose OF
collecting money. Boys and girls un-
der the legal age of labor must not
be exposed to the dangers OF street
work On the other hand. saving or
earning money in proper ways for the
Red Cross or war savings stamps will
inculcate habits Of thrift and self
denial in the minds of our boys and
girls and should be encouraged--hut
it 10 not desired to encroach upon the
children's playtime. The value Of
play as well as work is recognized.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
SOFT DRINK SERVER
MUST GET TO WORK

Roanoke, Va, August &-Poliee
Justice Berkeley Saturday gave w II.
Bringle, young white man. until
today to ind some useful and essen
ttal occupation. or take the alterna-
tive of going to Jail Bringle was
rounded UP by the police in their
crusade against persons who have no
visible means OF support. It was
SHOWN that the accused was employed
in soft drink esta blishment. The
court. however, expressed the optn-
ion that occupation of this character
was better suited for boys and women
than II was for able-bodied men, and
warned Bringle to find other employ
ment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
SICK PIG rs CARED FOR
IN MILADY'S BEDROOM

Knoxville, Tenn. Aug. Mrs.
Alex Mcmillan. prominent Knoxville
woman. has fine healthy lot Of pigs
and was most proud Of them until
one seemed to feel little indisposed.
This infant pig immediately enlisted
her sympathies and she announced
that nothing was too good for friend
pig, so she prepared a. bed In her
room and took more care Of It than II
pig Was delicate and particular about
the way its food was administered. SC
she very carefully prepared milk f0r
Il In = bottle and 49, that 4 va
ia y II the styis TIT tvas ~ ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
PFDDLFP WJvIL@G TO RE
PRESIDENT AT 81 A DAY

Springfield, III. Aug 4-Twenty
years ago Louis Salxman wanted to
be president. He was willing to take
the job then forfS2 a. day. As a can
didate he so announced con LARGE post
ers attached 70 4 fruit peddling way
on he drove through Indiana But
there appeared 10 be some hitch. He
was found to be an unnaturaiized
Russian. NAll this Salzman ,eonfided
to the federal Judge here who re-
Gently gave him his Anal citizenship
papers,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
SHRIEKING SIREN GIVES
THOUGHTS OF AIR RAID

Madison. Wis.. Aug. 4.--When the
valve on a locomotive whistle sud
denly became wedged and delied TIE
best efforts OF roundhouse employs
to loosen 1t, all Madison was AwAk.
ened by the shrieking siren and m.
agined everything was happening
from a great Are to q German Air
raid The whistle ceased whom tie
steam in the locomotive boiler was g.
houatAd M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
MURDER OF RELATIVES BY
TURKS GETS HIM IN ARMY

Seattle. Wash, Aug. Peter A.
Mirrza. subject of Turkey. today is
packing a gun for Uncle sam" at
Camp Lewis. Mirrza had been EN-
ployed as a waiter here and because
he was born in Armenia. under the
Turkish nag. his repeated attempts ia
enter the American army failed. His
last request mas euccessful after he
had received word that his father,
mother and thru brothers had been
killsd bv the TurkA n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
Prepare for NEXT Cail.

Birmingham. Ala. Aug. More
than 200 of Birmingham's most
prominent business and professional
men have begun drilling three times
each week and all day on Sundays in
preparation for the next o9Iicera'
trAtning camps. Tho men Are all
ayar tho draft IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
Three Years to collect 500.

Belleville, III, Aug. 1T took y.
j. Stoltz three years to get a 500
judgment against Frank Behrens In
court here for failing to return his
COW. which had been left with Beh-
rens tor temporary keeping BY a
Stoltx farm renter adjoining Bei.
rens' property. who left thu farua sud-
denly. sSsgsss sssssa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05

IN Francisco, Aug 1.-The des-
nation OF San Francisco by the oft
1AF4-Appeliaiion. Frisco" CRATES on
- AESTHETIC senses Of the city's SUI
S4o0rs. who have unanimously
oofnd = resolution against the
4t1e The Associated Advertising
I 1hr ~ tho World. which met here
~. 49, vpicDd diaApproval OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05

Total for the dis 81
trict ........&l, 047, 6S6 S.. AZ
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-30
To Give Farewell Dinner
ECONOMIC CONDITION
IN BAVARIA WORSE

MUNICH, Friday, Dec. 2I.-The re-
port of the rehabilitation ministers for
the last week shows that the economic
situation in Bavaria has grown ma
terially worse.
Though the open positions have in
creased to $1,000 in Munich, the num-
Der of unemployed men has risen from
1858 to 22,261, and of unemployed
women from 1913 to 5000. OF these,
2,1S0 men and 574 women. during the
week, sought engagement as statesmen
and saleswomen in "a jobs that We're
open.
The workers assert that they will
leave the city for the country where
labor is needed. The ministry of the
interior has ordered unusual agricul-
tural projects to be carried out. in
order to provide work for returning
toops.
The coal situation is steadily grow
in worse The imports of coal are
small and insufficient Coal is suf-
fering for a lack of labor, since the
war prisoners have gone or refuse tc
work. Not single ton of coal has
come from Bohemia, rhich recently
contracted to furnish 22,000 tons O
brown coal monthly. The Saxon miner.
refuse to mine for Bavaria because i
has fallen behind in its promises re
garding supplies of food for Ssaxony.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-30
TAFT FAVORs WILSON
JOURNEY TO EUROPE

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-TApproval of
President Wilson's trip to Europe and
of his plan for a league of nations was
expressed by William H. Taft. in an
address today under the auspices of
the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and
Sciences. He asserted that the presi-
dent had more influence with the COM
mon people of England and the other
allies than their own princes and at
tributed this to his enunciation of the
principles for which the United States
entered the war, and to the league of
nations proposal.
You will notice. he said, of the pro-
posed league, that Lloyd George and
Clmenceau have come out for it. OF
course l don't want to suggest any
ulterior political motives, but there are
politicians in Europe as we'll as in the
United States
Declaring no single nation could un-
tangle the situation in Russia, Mr. Taft
added that the problem required the
maintenance of combined force to
support Russia, and enable the people
to shake off the grip of the bolsheviki.
The international police force he de-
scribed as an international spanking
agency the background of power
whose very existence would obviate the
necessity for exercising it.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-30
SO, 500, 900 BARTLETT
ESTATE BEQUEATHED

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.--The will of the
late William II. Bartlett, senior member
of the Bartlett Frazier company, grain
operators, disposing of an estate valued
at s3,500.0 900 has been filed at Ration,
New Mexico, it became known today.
Besides trust fund of s1.000.000. left
for the benefit of a daughter Mary
Wentworth Deering, two granddaught-
ers, Mary Wentworth Bartlett and Vir-
ginia Bartlett. and three friends of the
decedent, Henry H. Smith, Annie H.
Brown and Noel S. Mum, other lega-
cies are left to relatives, friends and
employees, including John Dalton. ]. B.
Gregg and Charles F. Price, Peoria !;
Albert Clarke, Santa Barbara, Cali
fornia; Sidney Turner and William E.
Inglis, Nermejo Park, New Mexico, and
Mary Olson, Chicago.
One third of the remainder of the
estate goes to son, Norman, who also
was left his fathers s500.000 ranch al
VeYmejo Park. and two-thirds to the
other son, William H. Bartlett, Jr, OF
Santa Barbara.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-30
81, 500, 600 FIRE PLAYS
HAVOC IN SMALL CITY

BRISTOL, Tenn. Dec. 29.-Five
large business houses, including the
Dominion National bank, We're des-
troyed tonight by fire which for a
time threatened destruction of a large
portion of the business district. The
flames were checked only after the ar
rival of fire companies from Kings
port, Tennessee, in response to a call
from the mayor Of Bristol. The loss
was estimated at $1,500,000
The fire was discovered in a five
story hardware structure at o'clock,
and a general alarm brought every
fire company to the scene. A large
quantity of explosives, including shells,
was in the building and soon after the
firemen arrived, explosion followed
explosion.
A large department store nearby
was the next building to burst into
flames, and then the fire spread rapid
ly to the electric light company build
ing, the Kimble- Cochrane building
and the Dominion National bank. In
the meantime the city water supply
gave out and it was necessary to move
the fire engines to a small creek near
} by in order to get water.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-30
TELLS TORTURE Of
GEAR AND FAMILY

PARIS, Dec. 29.--(By the Associated
Press)--In the chamber of deputies
today, NJ. Pichon. foreign minister. ar
guing necessity for intervention in Rus
sia, related details of the brutal exc
cution of the whole imperial Russian
family. The members of the former
Russian emperor's family were placed
as prisoners in a small room and
jabbed with bayonets throughout the
night. The next morning revolver
shots ended their misery.
This information, said NJ. Pichon,
had been received through Prince
Lvoff, the former Russian premier
while he was on a visit to Paris re-
Gently.
Replying to the criticisms of NJ.
franklin -Bouillon, that the govern
ment had not announced the names Of
the French delegates to the peace
conference. NJ. Pichon said that none
of the allies had as yet officially, an
nounced their delegates.
M. Franklin Bouillon insisted We
hemently that the names of the Ameri-
can and British delegates were known.
The foreign minister rejoined that no
nominations of peace plentipotentiaries
had been notified officially to the
French government.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-30
Hum Who FeIled
Lieut.. Roosevelt
To Be American

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
OF OCCUPATION, Saturday, Dec.
2e.-(By the Associated Press).-
Christian Donhsuser, a 23-year-oId
German aviator, who claims to have
defeated Lieutenant Quentin Roose-
welt, son of Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt, in the fighting in the air, in
the region of Chamery, which re-
suited in the death of young Roose-
welt, today told the correspondent
that the day following the combat.
his commander in formed him the
American he had downed was
Roosevelt. Immediately afterward
German aviators began arranging
the details of the funeral of Lieu
tenant Roosevelt.
Donhauser is the smallest of the
German avators, weighing only "a
pounds. Soon after the war began,
he entered the service as an OBJ
server, serving on various fronts,
but principally on those in France
and Belgium. He began pursuit fly
ing July 1. and between that time
and the day the armistice was
sioned, he had to his credit 30 planes
downed He wears the iron cross
and other German decorations. The
aviator is credited with IL planes
dowred in II consecutive days.
Donhauser's home is Hamburg.
but before the war he spent several
years in London. Although still in
the German army, Oonhauser is
planning trip to the United States
and says he hopes to take out
American citizenship naners and
Join the American aviation forces.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-30
FINANCIAL SOCIETY
Of ALLIES PROPOSED
To HANDLE WAR DEBT

PARIS, Dec 29.-)By the Associated
Press )-The financial aspect of the
settlement of the war problems has
been uppermost in the minds of those
concerned in Paris, during the last
few days. This is regarded not only
by the American delegates to the con-
ference, but by the representatives of
the allies who have arrived here, as
one Of the foremost problems requir-
ing settlement.
The debates in the senate, on the
renewal of the charter of the Bank of
France and in the chamber on the
provisional military appropriations,
have disclosed lively interest by both
senators and deputies in the proposed
organizations of the Inter allied fin
ancial society," for the liquidation of
the combined war debt of the allies.
The socialists who are taking a
prominent part in the discussion ap-
pear to prefer the title financial So
ciety of nations" which would not
preclude the eventual entry of enemy
powers into the association. They
suggest that the members of the Ger
manic coalition might be called on,
proportionately to the other powers, to
pay their share-in round numbers,
| Germany G, 00,000,000 francs annually;
Austria 5000 0o0, 900; Turkey 10000 ,00v-
600; Bulgaria 5OO,O0O,OOO, in addition
to the interest on whatever sum the
| peace congress may demand as in
demnity for war damages, which some
have put at sevor,.. billion francs.
Deputy Jacques Stern, author of the
| proposition of an inted allied financial
society, estimated the total sum to be
demanded from Germany and her al
lies as indemnity at 100000, 600, 900
francs. in the chamber of yesterday.
| The principal difficulties anticipated
are in finding a working basis for such
a society and in Germany's ability to
bear such an immense burden.
The bill proposed by Deputy Jacques
Stern, establishing among the allies
an international financial union, seeks
to distribute the expenses of the war
between the nations on the basis of
populations and power to contribute.
This proposition, according to the
Paris reports, is supported by 100 dele
gates Of all parties.
The estimates of the war expenses
of the allies were given, at the time
the measure was presented for the
governments consideration. as s424.
e00000,000 francs, while the expenses
of the central powers aggregated 370
000,00000e francs. To avoid interna- :
tional bankruptcy, it was declared that
float an international loan estimated al
float an international Ion estimated al
$4,000, 100000 francs, to be distributed
on a basis Of population and produc-
ton, each state to guarantee it's pro.
; portion from customs and other rev.
enues.