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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
GRAD SEES CHANGES
IN HAMPDEN- SIDNEY

Hampton Sidney, Va. April rs
The following letter from X. A Thorn
as a recent student Of the college.
now assistant secretary to United
States Senator Ransdelp, who came
from Washington for brief visit to
his alma mater, shows how the war
spirit is being reflected at Hampton
Sidney and how the college is already
preparing it's students TO serve their
country as citizens and as soldiers
An old student of Hampden Sid
ney, coming back after only brief
a bSenCe. IS struck with the remark
able change that has come over the
place and It's students While the war
/ has done a great deal in the way of
revising the general order of things,
/ it has wrought nothing less than
marvellous change in the old college
/ The students realize that We are al
war and seem determined that they
shall leave nothing undone in their
efforts to back the government.
First. one no longer sees the groups
of boys about the campus in their
wondrous variety of cost umes. Khaki
and olive-drab are much IN evidence
instead Setting up exercises are held
every morning before chapel and no
one can doubt that the students are
! healthier and more fit on account of
these exercises. 1t might not be a
much longer stretch OF the magma
ton to point to the successes OF the
athletic teams during the fall and win
! ter as an example of the fitness they
have already attained. The former
struggling method of going to chapel
in groups of two or three has dis
appeared. Instead. an orderly column
of khaki-clad students files into the
building, through the windows of
which con the morning referred to-
came the strains of America Who
can Join in the singing of this song
and not feel stronger for II Nor are
! the uniforms and the singing of
/ America the only reminders OF our
duty to our country, for Old Glory.
| from sunrise to sunset and the stu
dents, dwelling in the very shadow
of the flag, are seriously striving TO
do their bit to uphold it's honor.
"A sound education is a great help
to a soldier and all evidences point TO
the fact that Hampden- Sidney will
( produce good soldiers. The daily ex-
ercises and drilling teach the boys to
be obedient and trained soldiers; their
studies, to be intelligent and capable
ones Can anyone doubt that Hamp
den Sidney will have cause to be proud
OF such of her sons as go forth TO
help make the world safe for democ-
/ racy?'
In this connection it is worth notin <
that of the zoo and more alumni of
the college enlisted in the service, at
| least one-half are commissioned off,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
FREDERfCR SBuRG STATE
NORM

Csrecial to The Richmond virginian.)
fredericksburg state Normal School
April e. Mrs. w. u Carter, Fred
ericksburg chairman OF the Y. w c. A.
war work. presented the cause to the
student body at assembly exercises
last Friday The drive" for this
cause resulted in contribution of
about eeventy-hve dollars from the
student body.
The department Of physical train
ing held ats annual gymnastic tourna-
ment on Saturday evening, April 3,
under the direction of Miss Grace
Houchen. director A large audience
had assem- bled to witness the events
Of the tournament, which We're AS
follows: Marchie tactics. dumb bell
follows Marching tactics, dumb bell
balancing Indian club exercises.
dances-poppies nightingale. rustic
folk dance; songs and games--grand
multi. hound and rabbit, arch ball.
Hansel and Gretel carrousai, Norwe-
gian mountain march, seven jumps.
A special feature of the evening, not
announced on the program, was SOLO
dance given by the director OF the
l.
executed with rare skill and grace.
The committee of Judges awarded the
trophy cup for the best all-round gym
mast to Miss Caroline Yates, of Alex
andria Miss Garland Straughan was
close second, and Miss Maria Hol-
man came OF third in the contest.
Posture, grace. form and aiertnes;
were considered in the award
The district superintendents con-
ference called by State superintendent
of Public instruction Harris Hart was
held at the Normal school April II
and is, those in attendance being
guests Of the school Present at this
conference were superintendent @. L.
limerick. Loudoun county; Superin-
tendent r. w. Hendricks, Culpeper
county; Frank r. West. Louisa coun
ty: superintendent Hall Hanover
county; Superintendent J. II. Chiles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24

Spotsylvania county; Superintendent
Chas. T. Cowherd. Orange county; w
X. Smithey, secretary state board OF
education; superintendent George An
derton Mtddlesex and Mathews coun
ties, Superintendent Blake T. Newton,
Westmoreland and Richmond coun-
ties; Superintendent w. G.. REYNOLDS,
Essex and King and Queen counties
Superintendent John Washington.
Caroline county; Superintendent r W.
Lewis, Lancaster and Northum herland
counties W. r. Hodges. state super
visor rural schools; Superintendent
James Ashby, Stafford and King
George counties: superintendent Nj. d
Hail, Fairfax county; Superintendent
Chas, Il. Mcdonald, Prince William
county superintendent W. II. Swee-
ney, Alexandra city; Superintendent
Fletcher Kemp, Alexandra county; S.
F. Duke. state inspector high schools,
The school provided a luncheon for
these delegates, served at Z O'Clock
Wedn esdaY evening. An automobile
and sightseeing drive around the city
was rendered to them just before the
luncheon,
The Russell Literary society held
an open meeting on Saturday even
ing, April 20, when Congressman c.
c. Dill OF Washington, made an in
teresting address on the war situa :
ton. A number of guests from Fred
eriCksbure Were present at this lee
ture. Congressman Dill was mem =
Der of the congressional party that
visited the western war front during
the interval between the two sessions
of congress, and he has toured a
number Of American cities since his
return, bringing a strong message to
the people of America on the condi-
tons at the front as he saw them.
The Dramatic club of the school
presented "Byrd's Christmas Carol" on
Friday evening, April 10. The play
was delightfully."- given.
Miss Cannon. of the department
OF English, attended the annual meet
liz OF the State Association of Colleges
and Schools for Women, held at Sweet
Briar college April II and IL. About
sixty representatives from the Vir-
ginia colleges and scho6k were In al
tendance at this meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24

in Missouri have recommended this
legislation. yet the united efforts oil
employers and employees are stiii
thwarted after six years by a hostile
element I'm the state senate"
The rapid spread OF workmens
compensation throughout the United
states within seven years. according
to the association has been accom-
panied by remarkable efforts for the
prevention OF Industrial accidents and
further gains for protective measures
ito conserve the nations man and
woman power in the industries, upon
whose fitness and efficiency as the
second line of defense so much Is
now at stake Only one Northern
state is still without workmen's COM
pensa ton"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24

But hold. anyhow. that the
MisSus has the Right to Try Any
thing the ora Man has. To their
Credit, they cont try It,
Suppose she Slipped Downtown
and Gave the whitelights q Play
every few nights?
Or came home with the Sad
TidinEs that she'd Dropped the
Bankrerl in a Friendly Game Of
Draw?
What would yoa do-Be inclined
to. Give her the Gate!
Wen. she rs rust "a much En-
titled to that Sort Of Thing as you
are, But She doesn't indulge
And, II Politics is Toush Game,
YOU are the one that made It that
way, OLD Timer.
It's Safe Bet thai you csn call
yourself Bad Egg without getting
a Comeback. And you Know in
your Heart that the Game Is not
going to Spoil the ladies: They
viii take most OF the Rough Edges
of it.
Come on, you New F.nEfsnAers-
and Middle Wcstsrners and South
erners. and Gel Aboard the Fifty
fifty Wagon
While were al Pulling Together
for the u q lets have an Even
Break for Everybody, no matter
how their Costumes are Cat
II the real Low Down on Us
Men were known. Fellows, while we
have the title Of Kings of Creation
we're not much more than Deuces
But with the Queens sitting beside
Us. maybe we'll hook more IKE
Kings (l6)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
T%HE Boys 10 New York state.

T@HE Boys Ia New York State,
Grasp from the First Pages
have Split II Fifty.ffty with
the Girls.
- They Slipped them the Vote, for
which they had been HustIing and
Grating. by n Majority as high as
the Woolworth Building. And the
Lads had the Correct Dope, too.
never could Fail for The Theory
that Just because a Boneb&aded
Gink wore Pants and grow
Whishsrs 90 bis Map he could Vote.
while his Ma, who Brought aim
Up and stood for hts Rough Work
for the Legal Period of Twenty one
Years, ranked Nix In the Scheme
OF Government
II Going Square ana Keeping
Straight were the Qualifications for
the old Slip OF Paper, It would he
the Johns, not the James. who
would have 10 Scramble for II.
For men. when you Line them
Up alongxi6e the Other SEX. are a
Pretty Measly Lot, take It from
Uncle BIZ, Who has L.anped a Lot
of them.
I'm FOR this Suffrage Thing. Eel.
lows, and you all ought to Pull
for It New York has Tipped you
Right
A Flock of Guys with Pet-Ihed
Brains cant zee Suffrage. They
say. II the Women DIP into the
Political Game. they'll come out
say OF thetr Femininity, they'll
want to BE like Men
That STUFF ts All Wrong. They
Won't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
President Saves Omtcs-r.

Lieutenant James n Dean. quarter
master corps. national army, resident
Of Belair. Md. stationed at Camp Lee
was released from dismissal from the
service by the intervention of Fresi-
dent Wilson. The lieutenant was
found guilty of conduct unbecomine
an officer The charge was to the
effect that he used abusive language
towards negro troops,
The president. in letter to the au-
thorlties at Camp Lee. commuted the
dismissal imposed by general court
martial 10 confinement for three
months to the limits Of the camp
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
scbwab Commanders Houses

Philadelphia. April Is This prop
erty com m All deered by the Bmergen-
cy Fleet corporation, No trespasslng. "
The above sign was discovered by
some 500 householders at West Phila-
dr'phia upon their front doors today
Charles NJ. Schwab. appointed direc-
tor general of the fleet corporation
TO get ships built. had thus served
Notice upon tenants and owners that
their homes were required to- house
Hog Island workmen. Thirty days
have been allowed for the families &c
move
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24

" for the state council Of de-
fcn~r. The governor came along
ard srsis.rsI thai nc appropria-
ton vas necessary,
That although urged TO permit
an appropriation Of fifty thousand
dollars nv scrrrs member or menu
bcrx of the council Of defense,
hc persisted in opposing IT,
That wbcn hc< apparently re-
iuCtan,ly transmitted the re-
TucS4 Of The secretary Of war To
the assembly. tho mcgnbcre of tho
council couId induce him to con
sent To an appropriation Of only
five thousand dollars.
An these considerations have ere
a4ed an impression thar the governor
did not fully realize tho duty OF VIZ
ssnta He soer7~ row 10 have arriv-
I'll at the point where he believes
thai America must give freely OF
her treasure and if thai rs SO then
Of course he believes that the state
Of Virginia should give freely OF its
treasure in work regarded as vital
by President Wilson. the secretary OF
var. and she men at the head of the
different war activities Of the nation
The STATE council Of defense has re
Gently adopted a. resolution asking
the national government to spend still
more money in Virginia on ton OF
The millions II has poured into this
stata The council asks the national
government to build a railroad IN Fir-
rtnia. AFTER THE DECISION HAD
Bra.N REACHED IN WASHINGTON
NOT TO BUILD THE PROPOSED
ROAD.
However. resolutions arc not ey-
r,snsive, ncitber are T,roclamaiions.
II the governor Will back up his.
words by deeds. and permit, or in
some way arrange for financing the
state council Of defense, II he will
event consent 10 supplement the pitt
rul little FIVE thousand dollars voted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24

Rocent developrenls promise 70
greatly increase ,ne Importance Of
|<he potato SIS world food oTop While
|4he potato supplies moro steroh food
sp>r acre than amos. arr ether crop,
~ has beer anti recently eo~=a8ered
~ ooraparauvely little Importance In
fnternational trade. or as food which
scuuid be stored for permanent u.e and
|svfdely distr lbuted- But the exirencies
~ the war have sharpened the wits
~ the scsertifc world ara now IT is
2leppd practicable 10 50 preserve the
zzifr.xxsc by grinding and dry1ng that
||Iss ID aransfcrrea from the list Of 10
- - and perishabls crops g one which
DC produced n almost unlimited
process antities in certain areas and dis
lbused TO any part Of the world
while the potato can. DC grown 10
izuost any temperate zone area, nine
ms Of the worlds crop Of 5000
eoQ bushels IS in fact produced in
~ dozen countries, and almost ex-
Setveiy in Europe and North Amer
GArraaay. Russo Austria
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24

This is what the Tee-Dee said yes
terday;
THE council OF defense . pass
ed a resolution asking the corporation
OF Henry Ford to furnish immediate
Is a. many farm tractors as possible
for use in Virginia. to be distributed
under the supervision of Commission
or Of Agriculture G. W koiner,'
This is what really happened;
Many Virginia farmers had ordered
tractors and deliveries have been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
Hotel Clerk Shoots Self.

The body of Ralph Wilmington, age
thirty-two. night clerk at the STRAIT
ford hotel was found by R porter il
the hotel about 1i:45 O'Clock yester
day morning. He had shot himself
through tho right temple. the bulle'
going entirely through his head,
Wilmington left a note in his room
stating that he was going TO shoe
himself. but that he did not know
why he was doing il, except that h
was Respondent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
senatc Acainsa ,pork Nam.

Washington. April 2s-The SEN
ates commerce committee to-day took
decided stand against pork in the
rivers and harbors appropriation bill.
A resolution waa passed that no new
amendments TO the S1s,000,000 bill
would be adopted unless recommend
cd by the war department.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
SEED POTATOES

Irish Cobblers. per l50-Ib. bags
Sc per ID. Early Rose, per 1so-lb.
bags, Sc per ID. Yellow Seed Sweet
Potatoes or Vans. per standard bar
rel, S7.0", Immediate shipments, Send
us your orders.
j. a. HEISLER'S SONS.
u. S. +. 4. License No. oasis.
1924 FL Cary st. Richmond, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
Seven Shakers in Court.

The police are still on the trail OF
sLackers. seven being up before pc
lice court yesterday morning. Al
eases were continued over until April
- In each case the Stacker was a
negro Adotphus Greene. colored
charged with shooting his ster~daugh-
ter. was held for examination later on,
because Of the fact that the daughter
was still unable to appear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24

s4s@----------------~-.~---
II our cause Is IN triumph
Au,n~Aca uuSt give 81 hcr
treasure. ~ cur 4ons who arc
fxsatInx IN Frnncc have given Of
ss,~x,asetvvH.
Thus rpoke Governor Davis In n,
e-n militant rvorla-a der IN Fuppor
az The war. The Nlrr1aian believe
absolutely tha1 the governor mus
seeds come ont w5tr soTue such aecN
ration In v.ow 81 t7~ aouht that ha'
beer crested as SO MS attitude ~he'
n s~raa,. know that he made
xr.~e~h before M Democratic @tat
ranfral committee last fall oppaa=
s,soraerer, 81 ire war polIcy ~ m
adm n lstrati"r.
The fart ,ha4 the governor did
onD,~e that resolution.
Tint ne has since opposed an
adequate appropriation for 81"
state council Of dcfcu~e
That he retained letter from
the secretary of war dated Feb
rpar, >. requesting such action.
u,,t, the nt,h day ~ Hnrv.h tne-
for, presenting il to the gcncTal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24

AZ q regular meeting Of the Civic
league held yesterday afternoon At
the Y. W. c. A. it was decided to Of
fer prize 10 each ward in the city
for the best kept and most attractive
backward, which will be determined
tho latter part OF June by special
committee
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
POTATOES AS A WORLD FOOD CROP.

Hungary. France, Great Britain and
the United States produce in favor
able yeara about 5 600 ooo 90 bushels
Of potatoes. while All the remainder
a The world produces but 1000 900, -
600 Yet these six countries produc-
ing ave-tenths Of the worlds potato
crop have only 10000 600 peoples
while the potatoless, section Of the
world has a population OF over 200
100000 Thus fully two-thirds OF the
population Of the world lives outside
Of The area growing that extremely
I'M portant food plant, the potato
The people Of that section produc-
ing The worlds potato crop have at
last learned how to put i, into CON
dition in which it can be readily dis
trinuted in condensed form and avail
able for food =, any time or place. a
great forward step in supplying the
food requirements OF the rapidly In
ereasing population OF the worid-for
the worlds population has more than
doubled in the century in which the
Of steam to eransporta-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
CAMOUTLAGE.

slow. for causes with which everybody
is familiar And the council of de-
Tense passed a resolution asking tho
Michigan corporation TO please hurry
MP he delivery of those tractors or
dered by Virginia farmers Through
no effort of the commission) for
which those same farmers stand
ready to pay their own perfectly good
money.
But the Tee-Dee item sounded right
impressive and authoritative and pa,
triotic, now didn't IT?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24
Fifty-Fifty with the Girls
By BILLY SUNDAY
{ Famous Evangelist }

Copyright, 1917 by The Bell Syndicate 1nr)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-24

You can ship Hens. Ship quick
while prices are high. II you want
the highest prices for your Cattle and
Calves, ship to
Hazelgrove & Co..
1910 East Gary Street.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-21
PENALTY IS PROVIDED
Germany Must Deliver 5,10O
Locomotives to the Allies.
Failure to Meet Requirements VIII
Result in 500 More Engines
Being Seized.

Paris. Dec. According to Ber.
lin dispatches received here the Ger,
mans, between Dec. IL and Dec. rs.
must deliver to the Allies LOO loco.
motives. In the periods from Dec. 27
to Jan. and Jan. to Jan. 16, two
additional patches of LOO must be
turned over to the Allies.
1t is asserted that il the deliveries
are not carried out with regularity the
Germans will be forced to give up 500
additional locomotives as a penalty.
Other dispatches from Germany say
the French General Nudant during
the negotiations of the international
armistice commission requested an
authentic list of all the war prisoners
liberated by Germany and also a list
containing the names of all prisoners
who died in that country.
1t is asserted that the French dele.
gates also reminded Germany that she
must feed prisoners of war during
their journey home.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-21
LET'S ASK AID OF ALLIES
Republic Wants Assistance to Fight
BoIsheviki.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The Lettish
republic has asked Allied assistance
10 fight the bolsheviki. The request
came to this government through the
Stockholm legation.
The bolsheviki have now reached
about 60 miles east of Riga. They
threaten soon to overrun Finland and
Courland. 1t is charged there is col
lusion between the Germans and the
bolsheviki, the Germans apparently
believing they can retain their hold
On the region by cooperation with the
oolsheviki.
The bolsheviki are reported taking
hostages, levying contributions on the
wealthy and pillaging the country as
they advance
The Lett representatives said the
German troops were not remaining
70 maintain order as the armistice
terms permitted, but were leaving the
country at the mercy of the bolshe-
Wiki.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-21
REDUCTION IN RATES
Rail Director Promises Cut in Ex-
listing Schedules.
Assurance of Federal Control for Five
Years Would Allow Slash
in All Tariffs.

Washington. Dec. 21-With an as.
surance of five years of federal control
of the railroads, Director General Nc.
Adoo said that existing freight and
passenger rates could be materially
reduced within the next calendar year
without any reduction of the present
railroad wage scales. :
McAdoo said the present standard
OF wages could be maintained without
serious trouble because the govern.
ment should furnish transportation at
cost and the volume of traffic would
produce sufficient revenue if all ele-
ments cooperate" He added that the
whole problem should be worked out
to a decision ION experience rather
than theory"
Much has been printed editorially to
the effect that the question of govern
ment operation or private control was
building a campaign issue, McAdoo
said.
eve can't get fair test of govern
ment operation when the case comes
up in presidential campaign" Nc
Adoo continued. No government test
ought to take place in the heat of a
presidential campaign That is one
of the reasons why | advocate a five
year plan in trying out operation by
the federal government"