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Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-30
SERVICE At
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
-W.S.S.-

In accordance with the proclamation
of the president for a day of public
humiliation and prayer, the Protes-
tant churches of the city will unite
in union memorial service at the
Presbyterian church tonight at 8
O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Daniels will be the
chief speaker. Miss Watkins will
sing. All are invited to this patri-
otto union service.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-30
knights of Liberty Again.
(By Associated Press)

IBy ASSOclattu FrtSSJ
Visalia, Cal, May 30.-It is report
ed that the police are hunting for the
persons who posted cards signed
"Knights of Liberty" over the office
doors of two professional men, charg-
ing them with "aiding the Kaiser
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-30
LIEUT.. M|HLEOER
FALLS TO DEATH
-W.S.S.-
(By Associated Press)

Fort Worth, Tex, May 30.-Lieu-
tenant Mihleder, instructor at Talia-
ferro Field, died today from injuries
received Wednesday,, when his air.
plane fell. Lieutenant Backus, ac-
companying him, escaped with few
scratches.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-30
News In Brief

Edgar +. Howe announced yester
day that he would forego his depar
ture from the Valley to work on
war book, and would continue tn
publication of the weekly Zanjero. 1t
said he was waited upon by a grOul
of farmers who put up cash for tn,
purchase of machinery to run the
Zanjero, which has moved across the
street from its old location.
! A new trial has been granted Bach.
in Singh, charged with criminal as
Sault upon young negro girl. The
| action was taken by Judge Cole yes
terday.
A dozen draft delinquents will be
sent from this city to Camp Beacon
Saturday. In the number are draft
evaders, Slackers, pro-Germans and
deserters. Ia, a
y. II. Lien has received word that
his son, Harold B. Lien, is safe in
France. ELI left FL Centre for Camp
Lewis last summer, in one of the
first draft contingents.
j. x
Clarence Brown, Edgar Hendricks,
Howell Golsborough, viii Davis and
Kirby Short were accepted for gen.
eral military service by draft physi-
clans yesterday.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to Richard B. Singlestory,
aged 80, and Opal NJ. Sheriff, aged
81, both of Riverside.
!: !: =
The divorce suit of J. D. Miller
against Mrs. Minnie Miller is being
heard in teh Superior court. He al
leges unfaithfulness. They are resi-
dents of Calexieo.
i 4 X
The graduation exercises at the
Wilson school were largely attended
and impressive.
East Side school will hold its grad
uating exercises this evening at $50
o'clock. An unusually interesting
program has been arranged, incident
to which will be playlet entitled,
Uncle Sans Party" There will be
a silver offering taken for tie bene-
fit of the Red Cross
E. G. Burdick, manager Of the In;
ter-California railroad and a we'll
known citizen of Calexico, was last
night elected member of the board
of trustees of that city to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Edward Dool. Two candidates had
been voted for previously, but as the
board broke fifty-fifty on them, no
election was held Finally al lagreed,
it is understood, on Mr.. Burdick, in
order to prevent the calling of an
election. !
Mrs. W. NJ. Atkins ana little son,
Of FL Centre. are the guests of her
brother, w. NJ. Moore of Third street,
Calexico.
Roy Warren, for the past six
months the very efficient driver of
the CaleXico fire truck, will leave the
first Of June and 90 to the coast. His
successor has not been named thus
far.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. wilkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Jarboe and 0. N. Shaw,
members of, a party that spent the
weekend at Moreno dam, returned
last evening, and report having en-
joyed very good luck in casting for
:he gamey and elusive bass, and 9TH
erwise thoroughly enjoying the out
ing.
Mrs. J. NJ. Tredenck Of Holtville
has just received letter, the first
IN five months, from her son, Tommy
Tedenck, in which the disquieting in
formation is contained that fifteen
men Of his unit have ded with pneu-
manoia. The letter is postmarked
Portsmouth, Va.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-30
LABOR IS
COMMON BELGIUM
(Ry Associated PreSs)


Amsterdam, April 20.-(By Mail.).
q letter of protest addressed
by the Belgian deputies and senator's.
to the German governor general Iii Bel
gium, it appears that forced labor Is
being applied more severely than ever
before to the civil population, in spite
of promises made year ago.
The adult male population having
been exhausted, the Germans are now
recruiting boys and old men. The let
ter of protest gives the names of 265
young boys from one city who are en-
ployed in unloading cars only a few
miles behind he front. All thesee boys
are under 16, and some of them are
only II years old.
On a single day, the letter says, 25O
old men over so years were taken
from the same district On their jour-
ney to the front, they were locked In
their cars for "a hours without food.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-30

Mrs J. NJ. Tredenick Of Holtville
has just received a letter, the first
n five months, from her son, Tommy
Tedenick, in which the disquieting in
formation is contained that fifteen
men Of his unit have ded with pneu-
manoia. The letter is postmarked
Portsmouth, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
NOT AFRAID Of WOMEN,
SAYS SENATOR OWEN

Visiting suffrage headquarters i'm
mediately afte- the parade yesterday,
Senator Robert l.. Owen, of Oklahoma,
made the following statement 10 Off
GERS and members OF the Equal Suf-
frage league of Richmond, assembled
to meet him:
II advocate suffrage be-
cause / reverence | see no
reason why the woman rho taught me
my manners. morals and religion, as
child, boy and NANNY mother
should not have a voice in her W
government. l., do not believe any
woman will be less honorable in ex-
pressing her opinion by a vote than
she is in the rearing of her children.
/ am not afraid 10 trust women, I
reverence their opinion. am a
strong believer in the federal consti-
tutional amendment for woman suf-
frage: have worked for 1t, spoken
for It. shall vote for 1t. and l am
urging others to do so. l hope the
vote will be taken o o and will result
in its passage"
Partaking OF fruit punch, Senator
owen offered to the suffragists the
toast OF the Washburn Crosby motto:
"Eventually--why not now"
Messrs. White and Wilcox. OF the
Central Trades and Labor Council. ac-
companied Senator Owen to suffrage
headquarters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
FOR REORGANIZATION
Old Ofsccrs TO BE Chosen n Com.
mittees May Be
Announced.

City council will reorganize this
evening. Presiding officers will be
chosen, committee named, and the
wheels OF municipal government will
begin to revolve for another two-year
y,eriod.
Common council will meet at 5
O'Clock. The city clerk will call the
body together, a temporary chairman
will be chosen, and officers will be
elected. No opposition will appear
against either President r l.. Peters.
or Vice-President Fred H. Powers.
Because of the few changes in The
makeup of the body, there will be
few committee changes, and as IL has
been generally known that Mr.. Peters
will succeed himself. it is possible
tina he may be ready with his COM
inittee appointments this afternoon
President Adams, OF the board or
aldermen. will have no opposition. and
IL is quite probable that he may an
nounce his committees at the reorgan-
tzation meeting tonight at I O'Clock.
AS soon as the committees are an
aounced they win meet for organtza-
ion. ant fixed time for meetings viii
fYe determined
The present council will have a busy
two years before it. for some OF the
most i'm portant legislation in the his
tory OF the city is TO be transacted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
NEAR RACE RIOT At !
THE B|J0U THEATRE
The Birth OF n Nation" Causes Al
most Clash Between Troopers
and Negroes.

A near race riot was broken up In
the making at the Bijou theater yes
Iterday afternoon during the progress
tof The Birth of n Nation, which II
being shown on the screen at that
,heater this week.
The show house was crowded with
1 holiday crowd. including many SOL
diers, and the gallery was filled with
eolered people. AT one stage OF the
progress OF the piece. the darkeyS
were WORKED UP to a pitch OF enthu.
siasm, which did not suit the soldiers.
who is was said were from Pennsyl-1
vania. They made a rush for the gals
lery.- and would have handled the
negroes roughly had not Manager Nc
niven coolly and deliberately blocked
,the way.
Great excitement broke loose for d
few minutes. Women screamed and
rushed forward in the theater. while
men climbed on the seats and o
handed quiet. declaring that every-
thing was all right.
In the meantime Manager McNiven
and his assistants got the soldiers IN.
line. and pointed ou to them that
they were causing what might b. i
serious affair. The troopers reluctant
IIsatfFea from, their tnteaasd on
slaught. and good naturedly he1r4d re-
store order, and the piece proceeded.
The negroes in the meantime had re-
eesved their cue. and there were no
more distasteful EXPIRE ssions from
them. Mss y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
MADISON WARD MAY
LOSE THREE MEMBERS
sMesAdnn's Order Probably ts,ntesn-
plates Members OF h City
Councii-City Attorney to Rule.

II the order issued yesterday by
D;rector-General McAdoo is strictly
interpreted. Madison ward will lose
three members OF the city council. The
section of the order in which it is
stated:
NO railroad o%fhcer. attorney or
enploye may become a candidate for
any political office. Those who desire
to run for Office or engage in politics
ust Immediately sever their connec
ton with the United States railroad
service" covers the case of Alderman
Joseph r. Powers and Councilman
Jones and Morton. the latter not yet
having had the opportunity OF serving,
having just been elected, All these
represent Madison ward. and all re-
side In South Richmond.
City Attorney Pollard will be asked
to interpret the order so that the
status OF the three men may be de-
Councilman Jones i've been active
members of city council for a number
of years. and have done much valu-
able work for h city. II is hoped by
their friends that the order may not
embrace them in It's restrictions.
II these counctlmen are forced to
retire. the ward delegation will nomi-
nate men to flf the unexpired terms
until the next election.
1t is commended by some lawyers
thai the order does not contemplate
such officers, but means that officials
who are chosen to ONCE of. emolument
are Intended. This position can hard
" be maintained, however, for no
man can be elected to a salaried Office
while holding another position.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Salute the LAeutenants.

It's a pretty good thing civilians
don't have to salute officers or Rich
mond people would be SO busy work
ing their hands that there would be
an epidemic of neuritis. Richmond
boys are certainly making good for
the officers jobs. and reports have
come from Camp Gordon Georgia.
and Camp Meade tMaryland) of d
number of others.
From Camp Meade-Captain An
drew Christian. promoted to major OF
field artillery. First Lieutenant Lee
Mcfarland to captain of field artil-
lery: Second Lieutenant John b. Free
ma to first lieutenant: Second Lieu
tenant p. Carter Taylor TO first leu
tenant. Lieutenant Taylor. who has
already seen service in France. VII
go to Camp Funston (kansas) as
artillery instructor.
From Camp Gordon: Appointed
second lieutenants in the army-R
Foster. 1909 North Twenty-ninth
street: Thomas r. Grubhs, 1522 Floyd
Nathan d. Hargrove, SIS
South Third street. Charles II. Hasker,
T0s Virginia avenue, James l.. Hill
if5 North Morris street: Archie II.
Lyle, 2l5 North Boulevard. Malcolm
Il. Parker, sos North Tenth street
and Stuart Y. Sale, ais West Cary
street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
BROAD STREET FIRE
ATTRACTS thousands
Flames In Cellar Of Howell Broth1r4
Store Causes Much t.t#s Is Is
Damage. .1h1s

Howell Brothers hardware STOREY
so2 East Broad street. was badly d1sfIsf
aged by fire yesterday a~fternoon,f ana
three members OF Engine Compaxsy
No. 3 are at Virginia hospital UNDER
treatment for partial ~asphyxiatfon. y
The alarm was turned in At $3.50
o'clock. Broad street was crowded
with thousands of people, holiday bent
and sightseeing. They were given an
opportunity of seeing R~ichrionds fne
fire department in operation.
Chief Joynes took charge of the Are,
and within a short while it had been
quenched. The flames were first seen
In the rear OF the cellar. where =
quantity of soft Goa is stored. No
cause can be given. The store was
closed at noon. on account of the hol-
.day, and employees state that there was
no indication of anything which might
lead to flames when they left.
Much smoke and gas from the
smouldering o Frustrated Captain
Rust, Lieutenant Hirsehberg mad Fire.
man McNance. all OF Company No, B.
They were taken out OF the cellar
by their comrades and hurried to vir-
ginia hospital. where they were res
vived. and 1t was said last night would
probably be able to cave the hospital
today.
The damage could not be ascertain-
ed last night. but it will probably
amount TO several thousand dollars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
LEADING BOOKB|NDER
TAKES PART IN PARADE
Walter n. Reddick, Secretary-Treas-
urer International brotherhood,
Visits Friends I'm City.

Walter N. Reddick. secretary-treas-
urer Of the International Brotherhood
of Bookbinders. with headquarters in
Indianapolis. Is in the city. visiting
old friends and seeing the sights. He
was in the line OF march yesterday
joining forces. with the Typographical
union, which body embraced of
the most attractive features OF the
pageant.
Mr.. Reddick is the unopposed candi-
date FOR presidency of the brother
hood. having been nominated without
opposition. He will be elected and
will assume his duties the first of the
year He is a native OF Georgia. but
served his apprenticeship In jackson
Vile, Fla. with Haywood W. Harris,
now foreman OF the Everett Waddey
company's bindery, of this city. He
is a charter member OF Atlanta. Ga,
Bookbinders' union. having been one
OF its organizers in 1901. After having
worked in every important city in the
country. he located in Seattle, where
he worked for seven years. still hold
IuF membership with the union in
trat city, He was elected secretary
treasurer Of the International Brother
hood in 1914. and has been Reelected
ever since.
r In the line of march yesterday he
walked with an old friend. A. E.
Harris. with whom he server his APP
premiership. and whom he had not
seen for twenty-five years,
Mr. Readick was profuse In his
praise for the hospitality Of the Picl-
mond folks. and expressed pleasure at
being able to visit the Old Dominion
and see some OF its beauties. He said
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
TOO KUcH l'gv.fl "A
FOR tEY 0aE GsY|
Alderman Powers Wauia lsssss ascat
Estate Agents Remedy the
Iii Z

-.- sH~@IE FH frr 49,
Waving expertneed the s8s& af.a
81 ihujatjons Of 9os}ne, "a fsera ssa
FoSeEh r. IoNar9 ~ 9isseseH ~.ari.
"in efleatpr IT, seclare ase,.aa ~ ~ Al sss.4rf
-2elaon. tegsara }tsE19ss~et4sr S.v~-
temher moving aGy tie efse.sta oat
rhat much Inconvenience. ia@ 4.sstasgsa,
worry and destruction ~ srer~enHa-
effects. not to count t4re, .shoAd-Aps
cost OF moving. results fr0rn Lbs ts0l-
gestion occasioned when the entire
city attempts to transfer its habita-
ton in one day. 49,.
IF the real estate agents will take
ON action in the matter" said. Mr..
Powers last night, and change. their
leases to conform with varying dates.
all this loss of time, religion and
money may be avoided. With. tan
thousand people tryinC.t to move Oh one
day there is bound to be congestion
and confusion. and in the midst Of II
all the teamsters-some of them at
least-take occasion to grab you by
the bosom Of your trousers and hold
o up good and proper"
Another thing Mr.. Powers discussed
was the custom of placing enormous
fer rent" plaeards on the fFeHts-ef
houses. to email there from the time
the tenant gives notice that he IL to
change his residence until the house
Is taken. ~iZE
There should be a uniformfy-siBed
card" suggested Mr.. Powers, stof
reasonable size. and not 20 unstxAtl4,s
and not more than one card should
be permitted upon any onA house.
And these cards should not Be pete
mitted to remain on the houses md
definitely while people are living I'M
them. I. for one, do not relish tn
idea of having house-hunters and
curiosity-seekers going through my
house at n and all times"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
CHANGE KIP STOP IN
SOUTH RICHMOND

opon complaint of Councilman Car
Ter G. Jones yesterday morning, Chair.
man John H~irschberg, of the admin
~istrative board. signined his Intention
OF directing the Virginia Railway and
rover company to change its skip
eoop routing so that stops may be
made OF Hull street. between Ten,h
and Thirteenth streets the business
section OF that part of the city. Mr..
Jones constituents CON planned to him
mat tnere were no stops provided for
between the court house and Thir-
Iteenth street.
The question arose as 10 whether the
was being observed strictly
when 1t permitted stops AT every cor
ner on Main n Broad streets. in the
business sections, when the ordinance
stipuiates that there shall not be more
than ten stops to a mile nor less than
six.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
GOOD HOMES WANTED
FOR FIVE CHILDREN


ReV William J M4ybce e.etc
saPe.jhtendeht Of Tho GhtilrlAa fisiiI-
SucIesy 81 virginia, has Just r|atItuee.
tom AIeAau51 d, accompanied ~ 4No
iEttiG children fer whom ne is tds1.
TO obtain suitable homes, There are
three sm4ll girls anu two boys ia the
group who have been rescued from
improper. surroundings in the vicinity
of that city. These are not bad chill
dren, neither are tsley abnormal, but
only unfortunate IN having been born
in squalid circumstances from which
! the severe pinch of extreme poverty
would never nav allowed them 10
escape had they been. left in their
former homes,
According to the methods of the
organization. these girls and boys will
be kept at the headquarters of the
society on East Franklin street until
kindly people offer to take them into
private homes to be brought up as
members of the family. They do not
all belong to n household. SO the
question of separation does not enter
into this particular case, These five
little -kiddie are enough to arotsc the
compassion of the good people of the
state, but when it is understood that
there are 10000 other children in Vir-
ginia equally in need of protection the
matter becomes one of paramount I'M
portance.
When DR.. Maybee went to Alexan-
dria he did not &C alone, btu vas &C
companied by a little seven-year-old
girl whom he was taking to a benevo-
lent woman eager to carry out the in
junction of In as much" The child
was not at headquarters more than
six weeks, showing that those who are
familiar with the work of the society
are willing to give valuable assist
ance. She will probably grow into
a useful girl, receiving a fair educa-
ton and becoming an asset to the
state, instead of a neglected wait
waiting to fill a place in far less
pleasant institutions than the home
OF DR.. Maybee his assistant.
Now that war work occupies sc
much of the time, money and CON
sideratiou of our people. the superin-
tendent OF the society earnestly calls
the attention of the public to the
urgent necessity of conserving the
children of the state and directing
them toward the right channels where
they can mature in an atmosphere
suitable to develop citizens fit to carry
on the work of the Old Dominion
following that reconstruction which
nave ldH place. dttST The CSSsa-
ton of hostilities. The society has
cared for more than two thousand oil
these little bits OF human driftwood
most of whom give promise of attain.
ing a desirable place In their ON
munities. Two hundred more are be.
ing provided for this year than was
the case twelve months ago.
John Garland Pollard Is president
of the society, and he is eager to see
all his plans carried out and to OBJ
serve the development of the work
when he returns to Virginia per
manently. The Patrons club, oil
Richmond. Of which Mrs. Pleasantor
L. Conquest is president. is active In
forwarding local interest. Mrs. Kate
Langley Bosher is vice president Of
the club; Mrs. j. A. Connally, secre-
tary. and Mrs. James A. Richardson
its treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
TWO ALL-STAR TEAMS
PLAY HERE SUNDAY
Camp Lee Boys tn Meet Picked Ar
gregatfOn of Local Ball
Tossers.

Richmond baseball fans will have
an opportunity on Saturday to revel
in an old-time contest. which will be
pulled of at Boulevard field between
an ALTAR team from Camp Lee and
an all-star team from the ranks OF
Richmond players.
Some famous players will be seen
in action. and coming as 1t does Mt
the cose of the big league season,
there is little doubt that Richmond
Jugs will ravel out to the garden in
droves.
1T has been. some time now since
the loyal few have seen a good game.
and his is the time for all good men
to come to the aid OF their country.
for the proceeds will go toward the
ness fund Of the soldiers who take
part in the contest.
Efforts are being made to get either
Walter johnson or Harry Harper, of
the Nationals, to come down and help
the local all-tars show up the profess
SIGNALS from Camp Lee. The resulted
negotiations win be made public later
in the meantime 1t is suggested by
an old bug that all the fans and fan
MES get in lire for the LAST game Of
the Season Saturday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
ENCOURAGING NUMBER
CUT OUT SUNDAY RIDES
Joy Rides to Be Not So Numerous
Next Sunday, 1t Is
Believed.

Owners of automobiles who re-
Trained from using them on Sunday.
in compliance with the request of the
fuel administration, expressed indig-
nation yesterday when they referred to
those unpatriotic persons h did bra
zenfy use their cars. regardless of the
request OF the government.
Such people" n man said.
should be severity dealt with. and !
sincerely hope the government will
make the order mandatory. should
not wonder that the people who did
use their cars consisted mainly of men
who have ought ears with the i'm
Creased income they have received.
due TO high salaries during the war,
and who should have bought Liberty
bonds and war savings stamps in
stead"
Traffic Sergeant Samuels stated last
night thai his men reported about 500
automobiles in use apparently for
pleasure only. Many OF the cars were
occupied by soldiers. 1t was said that
in such cases there might be some
slight excuse. In view of the fact that
the soldiers are in the city but for a
short while. and here for the purpose
of seeing the sights. 1t is believed.
however. that use of automobiles by
soldiers in future will be greatly eur
The question was largely discussed
in public places yesterday as to the
saving that might accrue by the cur-
tatin1ent of street car service to the
parks on Sundays. This, it was sug-
gested, might be the means of saving
many tons of coal used for power.