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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
HONOR MEMORY OF
GREAT PATHFINDER

All of the public schools In the
state will observe February II With
fitting ceremonies In cornfnemoration
OF Matthew Fontains Maury, the
Pathfinder of the Seas and one
of virginia's greatest sons. The state
school board has sanctioned the move
ment of the Daughters OF the Con-
federacy to have this day observed
and all teachers are expected to call
attention to the day and to see that
the students understand It's signifi-
canoe.
Mrs. r.. e. Moffitt. Of Richmond,
president OF the Matthew Fontaine
MAury association and descendant
Of the great Virginian, has issued the
following statement:
"As a, witness 10 the zeal with
which the whole South IL now seek
ing TO perfom n belated duty and do
honor to Maury. I give below the
resolution adopted unanimously by
that great gathering, the national con-
vention of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy. held at Chattanooga
November 1915, 1917.
Whereas, no tangible recognition
has az vet been given 90 the dis
Isinguishsd services rendered his coun-
try and mankind by Matthew Maury
the PATHFINDER of the seas" and the
incompatible native genius az the
South. be 1t 5T
Resolved. By the United Daugh-
tsrs OF the Confederacy, that this body
of patriotic women take the name al
Msury for its next consideration ant
ieommemofation at the earliest tins
practicable, and that the same be on
/ tered on the riineItes; also
| Resolved. that chapters suggeI
to heads of schools to hold memoris
services one hour on January IA
"Maury's birthday" or any day near
est that date. TO be an open meeting
to the public; be II further
/ Resolved, that this convention
endorse the resolution OF the twenty
second reunion OF the Sons of Con
federate Veterans; that the congress
OF the United States be and is hereb!
requested to designate and set apar
some public park or square in tn,
city of Washington to he known a
Maury Park, or Maury SQUARE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
BIG GERMAN SCHEME
Of POSTWAR TRADE

How Germany's business interests
are steadily preparing for strenuous
battle for the worlds trade after the
end of the war is a subject frequently
mentioned In cabled reports from Eu~
ropean cities. Articles found Ia copies
OF German newspapers recently reach
iLg London contain some details about
the German trade plans not included
iii the cablegrams,
AT the conference of representatives
of German, Austrian and Hungarian
Industrial associations, held in Ham
burg and briefly noted In an AnlSter-
dam oablegram of Nov. II. the princi-
raj subject discussion was the sea
interests of the central powers" AID
dresses were delivered by Herr Auspft-
zey, OF the Austrian Lloyd. 4err
kogacs, OF the Adria line, and Herr
Huldermann. OF the Hamburg Amer
can line.
AS regards Herr Huldermann's
speech, the Hamburg correspondent
of the Kolnische Zeitung says that 1t
cannot be fully reported. as most OF
what he aald was not intended to go
beyond his trusted audience" But
the German reports of the conference
indicate the lines upon which the
German shipping interests are work
Ing. They argue, on the one hand,
that 1t lie of vital Importance to re-
store. In act of concluding peace the
International status of German ship
ping. On the other hand, they as
aert that Austrian and Hungarian
shipping must be firmly bound to Ger
man shipping AS Herr Huldermann
put 1t. Germany and her allies may
occasionally be divided on the march.
bus must be united in the battle" He
declared that the central powers aust
recover every trade position In which
they were established before the war.
and that they must even extend their
former claims to equal rishts"---for
example. In Italian shipping and in
Morocco.
Herr Huidermann disclosed the fact
that II was proposed to effect the
Rehabilitation of the German army
in such q way as Immediately TO serve
the purposes of Transition economics"
that is to say, the reconstruction OF
Industry and especially the rapid i'm
psrtation Of. raw materials. The de-
tails are. not published. but Herr
Huidermann said that by these
method Germany would be able
to achieve very much even with q
small amount Of tonnage. Herr Hui
hermann and the other speakers well
coined enthusiastically suggestion
which they attribute to- Sidney webb
that in the period after the war all
the raw materials OF the world should
he controlled by an International pool
Herr Huldermann said that the great
objects of German shipping were 'ths
restoration of freedom of trading and
trHfftc, and the recovery OF freedom
of movement In all enemy countries.
q ffxnt ~&~ fm.~
of the Austrian Lloyd insisted that the
central powers would have to be care
full not to provoke reprisals by their
own "nationalistic" measures. In this
connection he criticised the German
attempt TO supplant Liody's, and the
various proposals for the Germauiza-
+ ton Of insurance and reinsurance and
centralized control of international
travel
Increase In Shipping Capital.
| The Berlin Tageblatt publishes some
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13

rather than are compelled to do so. as
they have attained to a knowledge
that the present scale renders It nea rer
a sure thing to beat the older horses
than to beat one another.
1T has been said that there was
no necessity of revising the scale OF
weights for age, because we have
hardly any weight forage races. II
that were the only reason against re-
vision IL might haye some weight, but
1t Ia not The scale OF weights for
age Ia the basis OF calculation In all
races. except those in which the
weighta are fixed by their conditions.
II Is the basis upon which even the
lowly selling races are calculated, not
to speak OF those having penalties
and allowances. II permeates the en-
tire program OF meetings, except that
portion which are handlcaps. As to
the decline OF weightfor races.
II in not improba Bile that their decline
may be due to the unmistakabN su-
perisrity OF the three-year-oids In re-
cent fears over the older horses by
reason of the relative weights under
the scale of weights for age, and, II
SO, r. another evidence that the scale
is not responsive TO present condi~
tionR"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13

details of the development of the
German shipbuiIding yards, showing
that in 1915 and 1917 all the private
yards, except some Of the largest like
the Vuikan concern. Increased their
capital Blohm 4 voss. of Hamo6rg.
raised their capital from $4,000. geo
TO SIS, 900, 900, and the Howodt yards
at Kiel, raised theirs from 100000
Ito $500, 600. In other respects the
Ger man concerns have anticipated the
bill for the reconstruction OF the Ger
man mercantile marine. The Ham
tine and the Allgeuaeine
Elektricitats Geselschaft have found
cd the new Hamburg Shipbuflding
company, and among the new estab-
lishmeats and projects are two at
Lubbock, one at Hamburg, several at
81 ettin and Emden, and one at Ton
ming. The ship repairing firm OF JAMS
sen A EchmfItasky. of Hamburg. has
just raised It's capital from s7s.oeo to
s7sa,ea ana has become . shipbuiid-
ing concern.
The German shipbuildins Engineer
ing society, a concern which had much
TO DO with the development of the
German navy and mercantile marine.
recently held its annual meeting in
Berlin. 1t was attended by nearly 900
delegates, the largest number On
record. aud the president. the grand
duke, OF Oidenburg, pointed to this a.
proof that German economic condi-
items are nourishing."
The grand duke. who is a large
shareholder In the Hamburg Amer
lean line and the North German Lloyd.
made some remarks on good taste
I'm the architecture Of ocean lineras
While German ship designers had con-
ltrived to design passenger vessels
which did away with the "drearinessf'
OF English ships. they had been led
irte certain "e1cesees OF style in .
desire to crafty the whims Of ths
public. Germany newest
Icrsaticn In bodybuilding, the e3.-
e00-ten Bismarck OF tho Hamburg
American line (launched In Jum4,
1910. would Show. no sGtd. that c.
man shin Archit@c4s had snt lanqen
- bshin1 - t11s Inslt - tnI.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
Chicago Cubs.


Did you note in the above table the
wonderfully consistent work OF the
Orioles through these four years.
Their percentages range from .6ss to
.esa. Day after day, week after week,
year after year they maintained aft
average of a little better than two
victories In every three starts. which
speaks volumes for their pitching
staff.
: Brown, Rueibach, pfeister. Ovsrali
and Lundgren made up a great pitch
ing squad for the Cubs. Bender,
Plank, Coombs ana the youngsters
performed In beautiful fashion for the
Athletics. But those pitchers. grouped
or individually, were no greater than
Bill Hotter, Arlis Pond. Charlie Esper.
]. - McMahans Arthur Clarkson. Joe
Corbett and Bill Gleason, who hurled
the Orioles into three mpionships
in four years.
And now for facts that deal with
the offensive power of the three real
~ great ball cluhs~-the Orioles. the
Cubs, and the Athletics. Look over
the offensive power that each club
carried and also the seidins marks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13

lsssnssa which they had adopted for
the benefit Of American tourists..
Al the vuikan yards, near Bremen,
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. line recently
launched = is.oeo-ton steel vessel.
ehristened Rhineland. which 10 the
iarsees ship ever laid down Ia Ger
many for purely freight-carrying Dur-
poses. The press acclaims tho launch
Ing not only a. . sign that 'Casrmany's
Determination to make her pfssenes
felt In world trade after the war; but
because. despite the strain tmposeA on
her industry for purely war purposes,
her shipyards are able to turn cut
this record breakings merchantmen.
New Feretgn Trade Assoctatssn-
On November 80 4 special cablegram
from Tho Hague to the New York Times
told of the organixa ton OF new Ger
man foreign trade association With cen
trail offices In Hamburg. The Holnls0ha
zettung gives the following summary
OF this association's piAns:
This great new eoncsrn - to &C.
cupy itself exclusively with the d.
velopment Of German oversea trade
Important export houses. manufactur-
ing corporations. shipping lines. and
banks In Hamburg anA al the other
the empire will Be interested Thu
company 10 to serve - IN active ana
sfficient axis. round which oil Ger
many's efforts ID teknit her old rsla-
tons and establish nav ones WITH 20.
volve. II In not TO be bank IN the
ordinary sense or an export bank II
will on the contrary. refrain krem
banking operations OF the usual sort.
II will act primarily ~ syndicate for
exploring foreign markets. and when
advantageous opportunities preseni
themselves will fuihll the functions Of
. financial promoting company. II
viii take up. On behalf Of all German
interests concerned. promising projects
abroad. such a. water works construe.
tion and operation. railway building,
harbor and dock works. and tranaAc-
tons Of similar magnitude Tbeas the
company viii not only pfcnot4 ~
carry out. hut II necessary pSoyl6o ~
meMey fvr. ne tnitial eapata1 ~ O.,
IoeAeug u whplly pfUslstc1Al u W1l
~ neI1traisA aeNS stnes oses - -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13

ARRANGEMENTS are we'll under way
FOR the Richmond Automobile Dealers
sAow, which will be staged IN the First
r~gimentAi armory. corner seventh
and Marshall streets. during the week
commencing January III,
Committees are actively 81 worn or
the various features az the show, AMI
General Manager Henry Marks il
n husv man during these days Of pre-
Hninar} arrangements.
Responses are NeEox received from
she various r4vtc and military crSant-
antions for h{rh special nights nave
beer set aside special parties are
being made up SO attend iha show
Indications point 20 large attend
snce Dealers ara taking all the aFali-
able space fur the exhihits or tf'h
ears and tricks. Decorators 1rn az
wcr;. installing IN the arnorF me FHr-
aesar,- aecayntloes and lirhts 10 trans
form tho exhibit hail iato a plac1 Of
BEAUTY. Music sra entertainment VIII
Ne featured
The dealers ct the city are taking
partlcuEss later, - IN the convention
called fol- Wednesday Of show week
IN the auditorium Of Murphy hotel.
n; which program VIII zoe followed
shx3 VIII interest every one Thn at
tends the convention.
President Ja,n r. F'nn~t- Of tho
dealers association, has just geiUrurd
from f4vnchSute. where M Addressed
o meeting ~ the Hi CITY automobile
dealers and thew pledged the5r attend
snce on the f,ichUond dealers con
ventiou.
The special convention committee
has provided IN following interesting
rs~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
PL. ANS WELL UNDER WAY
Committees Actively Work and City Is Promised Real Treat
in wav Of Exhihits-Convention Program Will Be
Full of Features of Interest,
1e1s--Response on behalf OF deal

1e.15--Taesponse on behalf OF deal
ers. J. w. Easlev, of South Boston.
:so~-Address. John r Finnay,
president Richmond dealers assoe!a
ton -.
:40---Address, Good Roads
Hon Westm oreland Davis.
IO:R6--A ddress. Financing the Au-
tonobite Dealers O. J. Sands, rre9i-
deat American National bank, Rich
mond.
ff.Io-Address The Automobile
Manufacturer-Past Present and Flu
ture." James A Kline, general man
aeer Kline Car corporation Richmond.
1I.25-Address Cost or Selling
Automobiles TO tho Consumes" James
NJ Dunlap. general sales manager the
Chandler company.
iI.40-Addres7 Profit and Loss 81
Service what Is Service" r. Good
win Smith.
:6o-Address. The Automobile
ana las Demand fer Adequate Roads"
Ny representative from state highway
12-Address. transportation Under
Government Control"
12!lp-Passenger Cars and Trucks
as Necessities.
~ 2o--The South as an Automobile
and Truck Consumer, Walter F.. Elan
ders
.8o-Questioa Drawer and open
Discussion.
l2:45-Erief business session.
l@~~IupCh.
special Program Arranged for Visiting
Dealers and ladies.
Morning Automobile trip through
Richmond-for ladies,
sFtarranv,-- -Suarfa1 matinee at the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
WEDNESDAY CLUB TO
SING THE MESSIAH

R4ohmond viii be afforded an oppor-
tunity Of hearing Handefs Messiah"
sung BY the Wednesday club chorus,
under the direction of Henry Baker,
"Wednesday night OF this week In the
city Auditorium. No seats will be re-
served and tickets will be given the
public as long as they last upon ap-
plIcaiion Of the Corley company box
once. Soldiers and sailors are espe-
orally invited 10 ask for tickets and
mem oers OF the legislature and their
wives are invited TO attend. No charge
or any kind win be made for admis.
atom
This concert In Of similar nature
ss the first night concert OF the an
nual May festival and rehea rsals have
been going on all Of the fall ana
winter in order that the club may pro.
duee fine piece of choral work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
Sheppard Law v,olator~ Fined.

sSpecfai 10 The Richmond virginisn J
Washington, -, e.. Jan. t2-Viola-
TORS OF the Sheppard snti-liauor SELL
Ing law in the District OF Columbia
are 20 meet stiff sentences. In the
future, where convictions follow.
Judge Harrison gave Madison Jack
son three months in jail and $500
Ane In addition after Jackson had en-
4ere6 a plea Of guilty TO selling IL
Qncr here. Assistant Corporation
Eounssi Vert. In asking a severe
sentence. said:
~ImpoSitioa Of light sentences in
these cases win have no deterrent e.
fect- II is only by rgidly enforcing
tbs law that the good sought Will be
aocompiish led. Persons responsible
FOR many of the assaults and disorders
are made Intoxicated by bootieggers
ma keepers of speakeasieas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
RICHMOND DEFEATS
-RAN0OlPH-nkCOA
Interesting Basketball Contest Last
Night Results in victory for
Home Team.

The. Richmond Young Men Chris
ttan association baske bailers tri-
grn3lhed over the quint OF Randolph
Macon college last night ON the local
court 10 the tune of ~ to 30. The
college boys made = game and des-
perate attempt TO come out with the
lauyels, hut the excellent team work
and sl&su Of Director Conway's pro-
egss forced them To accept the smaR
"a OF the score.
The Y,sitors played a much better
game in the second half than they
were able to exhibit in the first twenty
minutes At the end Of the lrst hall
the score was 26 TO TO-. but in the geo.
ord half the colleEians doubled their
score. although the "Y'S" were un-
able to do so.
The game was marked by tho UNI
usually fast playing Of the Z. NJ. c. A,
boys, Every man Oh the dulnt played
st g fast clip and the rapid passing
and terrific guarding utterly be~il,
dered the enemy for while. They
showed the results OF constant praG-
tice and ffne team work
Many fouls were committed by Ran
doIph- Macon, the larger mum Der due
to running with the BAH. The game
was not marred with any unusual
roughness. although there were sew
erai exciting tumbles on both sides
Captain Claude Wood ward, Waller.
stein and Bob" Bell showed great
prowess At the forward game fer The
locals. while the constan, guarding OF
Boost" lGhmig materially kept the
visitors scofe down., Bell. tho midget
forward, especially PLAYED great
game, and the ten goals that he made
weYo skilfully earned
Oast and Thomas. forward and con-
ter. respectively, were the luminants
for Randolph Macon. CAST was very
successful in eludinE the terrific
guarding OF the opposition in register.
/ ing five goals.
J In tho game between the reserve
CUNTS Of these two institutions. which
preceded the main game. the Y. NJ. c
A team nosed Randolph Macon ou
/ ny the narrow score OF 90 to 10.
The score for the game between tn,
/ first teams follows:
Randolph Macon. Y. M. c. A
Coe ,... ....... IL F.-...... Bel
= cast -. r F'.. Woodward (c.l
Thomas .,,--....C, wallersteir
hLdglns ....,.,..E. q. ..,..... Ennis
sfnoot CO. l. F....... Teckno
suhstitutions~-Frank for Becknor
Lew for woodward. Tyler for Wal
lersteia. Goals--Ben. 10, Wallerstein
6; CAST, s; woodward. 4; Thomas, q
Coe, 2; HudSiAs, i srneot, /; Levin, /
Goals from Woodward. .
Thomas. .; smeot, !. Referee--Har
grove ~. p. -.
The Y. NJ. r. A. basketball auin
VIII battle the team from the Peter
burg y NJ. c. A. next Thursday nigh
at $50 O'Clock on the Richmon
court. The lineup for the locals wi,
be; Bell and Woodw ward, forwards
Wailerstein, center; Ehmig and Beck
nor, guards.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
PRINCETON WILL
RESUME ATHLETICS

Princeton, n. J, Jan. l2,--Prince-
Zen university viii resume intsrcollev
gisfe athletics. This was decided
upon by the board Of athletic control
today. Members 81 the board favored
athletic sport because Of It's value to
the military training course TO he
given at the university.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
INDIANS DEFEATED
ny NORFOLK NbVALS

lspeelsA 10 The Richmond NjrgJnian-)
viitta tnsburE Va. jan. 1.-THE
Sorfolk Naval }asleth4'} tcana ~aliop~
81 agi}iiam ard Mary qu.gt last night
BY The one~7ldt7 eoara q - to 3 IA
what waA enc # the hardest fought
consests ever staged on the Williams
burg deor. Asebhand stellar right
forward for the sailors. was the great
est goal getter Of the CONTEXT, caginF
eight tries fron all angles OF the
court
For the WiltinmsAnrgsre Captiafi
s5urry "a; center put uD q brtlh"0'
game and threw six Ct the eight 1e'f
eo..l3 accumulated b} hts team. He
s}pe ,.aunt4red two tries freEn foul
Mcr geIl and Yerges s:1owed Up well
for the visitors. while foz@rth and
fTu6sou did the best WORK for the
7ofais
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
Ted Isewts SfgnGd Up.

View York. Jan. i2,--Ted Lewis.
we!terweight champion, was signed up
today to defend his title in ten
bound bout with Joe Eagaa, Boston
wsiterweight. In Milwaukee January
- or 90.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
Was the Baltimore Orioles Of Old
Greater Than Present Winnersp
by JAMES j. CoREH-TT.
Copyright. 1917. by King Features Syndicate. fnaS

heyday from 1905 until 1910 with
four championships; the Athletics
from 1910 until Connie Mack broke
up his machine in 1914. Four years
of greatness for eachl So one can
compare them In fair way. Here
ara the figures showing what each
club accomplished during its best four
years In the matter of victories:
RaItsuora Orioles
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
,xcrnn.n VIII Had sox

Doxton, Mass. Jan. f2.--"stufsy'
g11cTHnis. obtained from the Athletics.
Arrives here today and asgned his
1emtrart with the Boston Red Sox
Debs Ruth. the sox southpaw, also
1okmrn~d his contract signed today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
WALTER jOHHSOH'S
SALARY REDUCED

washington, Jan 12.-~W alter John
Eou. speed king OF the WaFhin@f 7u
Americans will receive = rcduct on In
salary. Tbs contract sent go him cuts
h.H salery IN Aalf, JahnsaH'@ last con
tract cailed for 5000 a year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
NAyr Dcfeass swnrfhn,nss..

Annapolis, Md, Jan. lathe navy
basketball team defeated Ewarthmora
today. ~ 70 10.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13

q of he n you opinion,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13

The Y. NJ. =. A. basketball auint
VIII battle the team from the pete-s-
purg y. NJ. c. A. next Thursday night
at $50 o'clock or the Richmond
court. The lineup for the locals will
be; Bell and Wood ward, forwards;
Waiierstein, center; Ehmig and Beck
nor. guards.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
WOMAN SUFFRAGIST
COMES TO CONVENTION

Mrs. Frank J. Shuler of New
York City, corresponding secretary
of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, who as chair
man of campaigns is now making
survey of Oklahoma, came to
Ardmore this afternoon to attend
the convention of the Oklahoma
State League of Democratic Clubs
tomorrow and to interest the woi1-
en- of this town in the suffrage
movement. Mrs. Shuler was met at
the train by committee of women
representing the clubs of Ardmore,
appointed by Mrs. II. c. Potterf,
president of the Ladies of the Leaf,
and including Mrs. John Gait, Mrs.
Edward Gait, Mrs, Mort Woods,
Mrs. +. +. Guillot, Mrs. Chaucs Won
Weise, Mrs. c. L. Mccain. Mrs. t..
r. Dexter, Mrs. ]. X. Pennington,
Mrs. Julius Kahn, Mrs. J. w. New
comb and Mrs. Harold Wallace.
Mrs. Shuler is a guest at the
Wilmington Hotel.