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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

meeting in Central Methodist church
! Wednesday night.
Inc other speaker at Central is DR.
. 4, 4. Mcconnell. president Of East
haGford State Normal college Or
! Mcconnell in much Interested in all
good works and knows the religious
and educational needs OF the South
" st, as few men know H. He is con-
|'Ncea that The great need OF that
sreat section IL more and better Sun
DAY schools, He led in getting the
students In the Normal colleges to
take UP Sunday school methods, and
carries on that work In East Radford.
FeF. John Lee Allison, pastor OF
Seconf PRESBYTERIAN church, Alexan-
dTfa, is one % tAe most el6uuent and
Hheht ministers Of his denomination
IN the state. He Is n regular attend
Nut az the state conventions, and IL
oiteh calItd on for an address. He
Will speak a. The mass meeting Wed
nesdsy aight at st. Johns Episcopal
al urch
Il. u Byrd rommonwealth's attor /
ney for Bath. VIII also speak AZ 81 /
'ohh . He is president Of the County /
'Fsoclaton, which probably has done /
as much 90 Improve the schools In .
mai section Rs any other agency any
"hefe. He is enthusiastic and ready
ana pieaees hiF audience. lie teaches
2 iarge class of men at Warm Springs.
his home o.
great deal OF time in the conven-
llon VIII he given to informal confer
eH1eA on tho several DEPARTMENTS nj
- Seheo., methods, ways and means.
Many Of the delegates, while anxious
70 near the great speeches. really
cothe 70 the convention to get helm
On tIeir own difficulties. aud 1t is
{onha that such conferences are mos
.seip "a In this particular These WIN
ne heid az II O'clock each dav, To
90 " 1hese' as we'll as to all sessions
OF the convention, all Plrbn,ond
', " "efH are invited 10 attend. whether
ny are elected delegates or not
ne convention opens At 2 o.ctorl,
= = GesdaT and clOses at 4 80 Tbura5,v
ne indications are that the attend
ne VII DO very large There are
, =, ,l.I 70 DC q half-million sunday school
.i ,rI,ip ,' IN Virginia. and this is
nm. l.l,' when all Of them who wish arc
invited to come. '' are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
BYRD To ANNOUNCE
COAL PRICES SOON
state FueI Administrator f:stir,stes
Consumption for Domestic Pur-
poses at 20,00o Tons weekly.

e..u.- O., p,
ID. "Ff" stage tHtI al
minis TRAITOR fur Virginia. viii make
announcement b,. Ar,rt1 ia ,,-t7, r,
raw, a., ,,.
80 ''''' 'fi'N@ ioF
coal 'h THIS state That such prices
have rot already been fixed ia yfr-
r.nIa is duo in. l.r,,.. ,.,r, "a. o..
.,hat 81. t-.t.
'''. 'H'''" states tuet admiuts-
ration Pa rs NOT ..t completed It's own
la bors slune trts l.a. a.ntrt t,e,,,s
fhat 4r.s,.f ,.,.., ,4,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
Who Who at Sunday School
Convention to Be Held Here

study ~ the influence o. tho SUNDAY
SCHOOLS .u pVeveutiag" crime aud pau.
pertsn He Wt.l make an address
I Wednesday morning ON this srblect
! Or +. q Crooks NJ Woin4n's col
/ lege LynchhurF has recently accept
/ cd The posittos OF techer training
superintendeht fot Virginia He win
/ conduct conference. and viii speak
Tuesday afternoon on Right Methods
OF Hihie Teaching He is a pleasing
speaker, and We'll up on his sub
Jeet.
Rev. Geo ". Crahtree lately start
ed r homo for ex-prisoners at Cat
lett Virginia He has long given his
time TO working among tho unforiu+
uate In the prisons OF The South, and
IS down for an address Wednesday
morning lie has sor1e most affect
ing Incidents, in the course of his
work
Rev Cecil Y, Cook, pastor OF the
First Baptist church Charlofte<vi Ie,
has made a special study Of late Of the
home department and will cpeak on
thi@ subject THURSDAY The schools
of Richmond have been particularly
active in organizing and developing
departments the past year, and are
taxing unusual interest IA this COZ
Ten,ion Or Cooks address will be
followed by q special conference Of
these workers IN which it IL safe TO
say the Richmond departments will
do their full share.
ReV' William +. Hudson pas proha-
Oily cone ~ much for sunday schools
IN ina last four years as any man in
the western pnrt Of the state FOR
about that long he has been SUNDAY |
school superintendent in Lexington !
pr"~b%tery and during that time II |
q probably -ot too much 30 eav mat /
the schools have doubled In .nGg.ncn |
lie speaks Thursday morning ON
achieving Large Things"
Rev. Geo. w Mcdaniel L. u ms.
tor or the First Baptist church wbere +
The session VIII he held, VIII nnake
the opening address at 4 o'cIock
Tuesday afternoon He takes as bis
subject. The Morale OF the Fcrraa .
Ills address viii he in the nature ~
welcome 10 the delegates.
" Z Britt Of Keller, il ono afi
ne live" country Baptist pastors Of
ne STATE and most forceful sneater
ne makes an address on "So,aes Ri.hts .
= the sunday School" at the ma !
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

Frank L. Brown, Of New York. Is
nAcretsvy OF the Worlds association
and has made tour OF the world and
Ssnncther OF South America. IN the in
S&ereet OF Sunday schoola He viii
seire some account Of world condi
Hons "Wednesday morning lie IL su-
8perfntendent Of a very large school.
1netf1ods The super'ntendents of
kfrhn1ond will give him reception
k6x The Y. Nj G. a. Wednesday even
Rev. z. Morris Ferguson. secretary
IN Maryland, was formerly superin-
4ondent for Sunday So aois for tho
Ffesbyterians. L. S. A Northern. He
xprohabIy more than amy other one
man. ts responsible for the graded
14xsons which were introduced by the
sluternational association some seven
IYears ago. He has made special
SAtudx of the small schools and one
III his speeches en- Thursday VIII be
6ssonr Debt TO the Small school"
Rey. r. r. Waite Of Chicago will
~ the Representative OF the Inter
national association He is well known
II Virginia. having toured the state
oxerai times when he was boys work
5SDcFetary for tho International Y, II
M Al. He Is noH engaged wholly in
Hndag school work and MAKES "A
0acsaity Of the blk boy IN Sunday
MEhoni. He VIII deliver several ad-
IfeAsee while here
IN. Henri Louis Smith. president
L. Ezsnin gtou and Lee university, is
~ uf the most popular and inform
4G speakers In the state. He viii
3ke the principal address on the
1msHg night. Tuesday
# ICY. y. ID. Canady. OF Henderson. /
- liz representing the American |
@4aay School union IN the South. I
M venerable institution was one Of I
dxnt organizations 10 take up
&6ay school work. Its field Is the |
aSjsAticn Of Sunday schools In deg /
~ places. and II is not tnfrequent |
n x3Bey are organized where there
4t one single Christian. The un /
nupplies such schools with needed
N ard helpers as far as possible.
few so organized have grown
NsS-*uppcrtiag churches In the
ltk eurrouryitng Pulaski there are
k19n chnrches which we're startea
~M ray. &
r. Aastin. OF the state
charities. hsa been making q ,
q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
UNCLE SAM KEEPS
EYE ON PROFITEERS

The United States shipping board
through r. NJ. Reynolds. of Califor-
MIA, has wired Colonel Lewis II. Ma
chen, secretary of the Virginia coun
eli Of defense, the following message
as II limiting imports and exports 10
absolute necessities in order 10 re-
lease tonnage for war purposes:
shipping board wires me to cali
Your attention to Importance of work
being done by Dean Gay and the war
trade board in limiting imports and
exports to absolute necessities in or
der to release tonnage for war pur-
poses Gays problem is to permit
importation and expectation to bare
necessities and he favors the same
Kind of pressure from business in
terests that Flannery faces in the
housing question He does nor dare
publish the list Of imports which must
be restricted, otherwise prices would
be run 10 and proflteering ensua
The receiver Of goods and not the
shipper must show the necessity
therefor
Suppose. for Instance. that a firm
wanted to import Swiss watches and
they were necessity Gay would not
put the watches on an embargo list
but as lSng as there was stock in
America he would tell those people
that they could not get ship for that
time, but might get a ship
ater. IT. corner in the market re-
suited and the price OF watches went
up too high, GAYS business would be
@ let enough watches in to break
he market and force prices down.
Jay is real man doing a real fob
n the face OF real difficulties Please
'end out the necessary stories to sup
BORT him in his work"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
nid-Tfnie Bnsh,

You had 70 take bath Saturday
night, whether you needed il or not.
The boys began dreading II about
Thursday and they had cause to dread
IT, 1t was something terrible The
bathtuh was just a tuba plain. or
binary washtub, The water was never
OF the right temperature; either 1t was
too hot or 1t was too cold II was
pretty cool by the time the last one
got through and pretty soapy
Preparations for the Saturday night
bath began right after supper The
old tub was brought In and placed on
the floor. Then tenkettle of water
and tin bucketful that had been on
the back Of the stove Just back OF
the teakettle. Then the two or three
iron pots that had been brought into
use, II required all OF the utensils
about 4he Kitchen to heat enough water
for the Saturday night bath But the
Old tub was finally steaming half fun
of water and the process began
Mother had To assist in the bathing
until boy was about grown, A boy
never learned the art OF thorough bath
ing. He is by nature amphibious, that
Is. he can live in the water as well as
on land. But he can't remove the dirt
from himself until he is old enough
to marry. So mother had to assist In
the operation. and mother was not as
gentle as a boy thought she ought to
be. Mother believed in soap and scrub
oing. not in bathing. And 1t didn't
disturb her In the least If some OF the
soap got into a fellows eyes She knew
t would quit hurting before it was
lime to 80 to Sunday school next day
When the bath was nnished--what
ints. OF pink The whole landscape |
ook on different hue. There was /
health In the saturday night bath, |
ven II there wasn't pleasure.--The Co |
umbus Dispatch
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
CONTRACT TO REPAIR
OLD STONE HOUSE

The association for the preserva-
ton of Virginia antiquities has inst
awarded a contract for needed re-
pairs to the old stone house on Main
street near goth. whore George
WASHINGTON stopped over it is said on
his passage through the city. when
Fourteenth street was way up town.
and ST. Johns church was in the
heart Of the population of the city.
This old building, known as the
Jacob Ege home Is one OF The places
OF interest in Richmond. and has
been visited by thousands Of visitors
rom all over the world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
VICTORY GARDEN MEETING
At SUFFRAGE HEADQUARTERS

meeting in the interest Of the
Victory, garden" movement vii, he
held Thursday April nth, at 4.80
O'Clock at the headquarters ~ the
Equal Suffrage league. northeast cor
ner OF Fourth and Franklin streets.
under the direction OF Miss MARY nj
Frayscr. government demonstration
agent Mr. NJ c. Patterson, chairman
or the garden COMMITTEES. will speak
on the subject Of the home vegetable
garden.
The garden committee emnhasiyex
the Importance Of Increasing the pro
ducton of the Victory Rardens'' In
Richtn ond to the utmost, in order 10
conserve as much food for our army
~ possible and a plea is made at this
lime for everyone with plot OF
ground available TO enlist in this pa,
srietic duty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
LIFELESS INFANT BODIES
DISCOVERED NEAR GADsDE

Gadsden. Ala. April THE, fine
ing or the lifeless bodies of imam
on the outskirts of Gadsden has eau
ed County Coroner e. C. woodlifr
start searching, Investigation. Las
october fiye bodies were found .ans
no trace of the parents were eve
mad. Since then a number of othe
bodies OF infants have been pickes
up. In each. case It was apparent the
inlanf had lived only a few hour
Al the bodies we're nudA some bore
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

I'm much more than tho amount
~ money we hoped TO raise, he
cNeCt on he people waa trcemCnd-
ous, Tho war vas brought home
to The people Of Itica---Iio effort
was spared 10 make them under
~ al IL. and they do understand
IL. In Utica we don't feel that
The war Is four thousand miles
away and hasn't n great deal to
do with our personal lives. It's
u close thing to MS,
I used To notice that IN the
mills The spirit among the en-
pioycs. rs I said. was wonderful.
The ~orkmen I'm Utica rcaIIsa the
war. They are interested in II.
They know It's their war. They
know. and their employers know,
that II Is something which cTn-
ploYe and employer arc simply
facing shoulder 20 shoulder. I
noticed everywhere In tn" mills
better feeling That this war chest
campaign was causing between
employers and employed they
seemed to understand each other
better. drew closer 10 each other.
I think Inc sa nsN must he true
Of every place where the war
chest campaign has been carried
through. zach community is n
conscious unit I'm work for the
war.
The idea is worth considering g.
edmond, our people arc soncrou.
that. has been tested I'm irnumora Ne
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

Eight o'clock touirh; means 3
. clock !y the town clock, and don't
forget ~. y may not te as late in the
night as II WAS month ago. but IT
VIII he late enough. and if Won are
not there by 3 clock Ivy the town
ci"e... sou VIII miss getting a look
AT Secretary McAdoo, and will miss
getting some good chunks of facts
froTh the inside about how We are
hcFing the German hordee
lie on time If YOU have to hire a
JItney.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
WIN Take over Towns.

Washington, April THE govern
ment has decided to take possession
OF all the looms suitable for the max
Ing OF cloth for American army uni
forms that the country affords This
decision has been reached by the war
department and 1t is expected the
notification viii go to all wooden mil
owners late tonight or early tornor-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

mo evening shades were falling fast
As M Broad street street car nassed
was hlled from end to ond w1fh
folks
Must have been telling funny iokea
For every face revealed = smiIe.
Ahd al was happiness the while
or they were on their way to hear
Our Uncle Samuers own Poo-Rah
Tell how We were to raise the mon
To help our Samuies lick tho HIM
And as the can It's race had run.
Zach one cried out. . give me one
lAharty Eonat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
Chnrge.l Wltn EnIsn I,retcn.p,s

Sam Thompson. colored, is locked
UP AT the First police station on the
charge OF obtaining SO from Charles
Meadows under false pretenses. RE
denies the charge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

Spartanburg, S. g. April Ar
mando Marsans. the Yankees Cuban
player who failed 10 report, will toin
the team within two weeks. according
to word received here tonight by Mar
ager Miller Higgins
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

10 % N'aorSe Rogers:
0f'p oeNF OF pretty girls on The
stage a the city Auditorium tnnicht
and make that bunch of mtIlfonairos
come across TOR some liberty bond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

Franklin. Va.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-09

fact Is the meeting IN New York
ought 10 be OF the greatest interest.
II should forecast whether or not
the present Is a good time To un-
load
Those in attendance from the Mid
Continent field. aS far as can he
learned, are Henry Rosenfield OF the
Empire Refineries, Messrs. Beroth.
Gustatson, stewart and Winget Of
the Anderson q GustafsOn firm, Pat
Mal!oy representing the Constan.
tine Refining company, NJ j.. Samp-
son of the sampson on 4 Gas Co.
OF Kansas city. Ed Borquoltz OF the
kan.O-TeX Refining company, Sam
L. Collins with Marland Refining
company. r. :. Ayers OF the south
ern on corporation and a number OF
others.
incidentally, the question as 10
who the secretary Of the independ-
cnt association for the coming year is
OF interest to at least two Cand dates.
As Uncle Ben Ryan had frequently
stated 4 never makes much differ
ente wnO the secretary Is, the main
thing is 10 get together, and In the
getting together socially, find 80
much that Is good in the independent
ranks az 10 take courage and look
upon the future with unfaltering
faith,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-09
In The Iilhing Pool.

Interest In the ElbinG pool In Kan
sas has Jagged due to lack Of water
holding back drilling operations
but now that rains have filled the
reservoirs, several wells have spud-
ded and are making headway
The Carter oil company has spud-
ded the well on the Mosslander farm
in the southeast corner OF the north
east OF the northeast OF l3-23-3e.
The Tidal well on the Mosslander
in the northeast corner OF the south %
east Of the northeast OF 1928 Is
drilling AT $50 feet.
The Ramsey Petroleum company
has passed the 530-foOt depth in It's
No. /, Heinz farm. in the northeast
corner NJ the northwest OF the south
west Of lS-23-4e.
The Sperry oil & Gas Co. has
spudded it's No / Hnz, in the north
west corner Of the northeast Of the
southwest Of ls-23-4e.
Tho Prairie is rigged up and
ready to start its No. l. HIM in the
northeast corner Of the southwes,
OF the southwest Of 1894.
The Elbing oil & Gas Co. No. 2
on the Leydig. in the northwest cor
ner Of the southwest OF the south
west OF lS-25-4 Is RIG No. In
the southeast corner OF the south
west OF the northwest is rigging up.
The Ramsey Petroleum company
has built rig on the Scriviner farm
in the northeast corner of the south
east OF the southwest OF 1924.
The Texas Company is drilling
at 725 feet on the No. !. Paris farm.
in tho northwest corner OF the
northeast OF 1924
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-09
Important Greenwood Tests.

The Morgan OIL company is shut
down for water at SIS feet on the
No. Perley farm In the southeast
corner Of 2l-23-9.
The Reese OIL company Is under
roaming the 6-inch to 2,470 feet on
the No. | G.andergan farm in the
southeast corner OF the northwest
OF 27-23-9. near the Atlas-Monitor
producer. The total depth is $500
feet
The Rosalia Oil & Gas Co. has
started drilling on the Blankenship
farm in the northwest corner Of the
southwest of the northwest OF IL
26-s.
Later reports from the Marshall
and others test on the Trigg farm
in the southeast corner OF the
northeast OF the northwest OF 29-
26-9 give the impression that 1t will
not make a well. 1t was shot with
so quarts in sand from 2,I3j 10
2460 feet
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-09
orr. MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Jmportant Surrender
Clause Decision.

Every oil man in Oklahoma re-
,.ils the decision OF Brown VS.. Will
.In. decided over year ago by the
.Ypreme court OF the state. Whether
rgstiled or not by that decision, the
.rtpression has prevailed among the
t-tiernity that any lease containing
surrender clause. regardless OF the
amount OF bonus paid. could be ter
minated at any rental paying date
by the lessor refusing to accept the
rental In short, lease with a sur
render clause was terminable at the
viii Of the lessor.
Yesterday the supreme court
either reversed its decision in Brown
ys Wilson, or modified the same in
such a substantial manner that In
effect the doctrine announced by
Brown vs. Wilson was repudiated by
ne court We do not have the full
ext on the opinion before us but
from information at hand the cases
decided were Pucini and the Carter
Du company VS.. BumRarner, and the
Southwestern Oil company vs.. Bra
nine In the Pucini case a bonus
~ $3.50 was paid for the lease and
.he lease was on the so-called Prairie
10 form which contained a quail
fled surrender clause. The lessor
refused the rental and declared the
lease Cancelled after the decision of
The supreme court in Brown Vs. Will
son The lessees brought suit to
protect their title. The lower court
under authority OF Brown VS.. Will
son held the lease forfeited. The
supreme court however, reversed
this holding and declared the lease
valid. Notwithstanding the surrender
clause. In the second case a bonus
uf $50 was paid for the lease. and
We are not clear whether the lease
contained an ordinary surrender
clause or the same surrender clause
as that appearing in the Prairie
form. The court held that the $3.50
bonus was sufficient consideration
10 support the surrender clause and
all other covenants in the lease.
Until the full opinions are re-
ceived We are not able to give
further information about these
cases. but it seems quite clear that
under these decisions A lease sup
ported by substantial bonus will
be upheld by the Oklahoma courts
These cases bring the decisions OF
Oklahoma into line with the de-
c!sions OF other oil states on a most
important principle and should be a
source OF great satisfaction 10 the
producers OF the state.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-09
Meeting in NelD York.

The meeting OF the Independent
oil mems association. now under way
IN New York. while probably not
as largely attended as 1t otherwise
would have been were II not for the
influenza, is, nevertheless. attract
ing an unusually large number from
the mld-continent field.
II will be a patriotic war rally and
will have all the glory of recent VIC
tories to celebrate. and New York
Is said 10 be a good place in which
TO put on show Of this character.
The oil business has been patriotic
above all other similar interests, in
get the president took over the
business without even asking the
people OF the mid-continent field,
where most OF the oil is produced,
ana there was not a single protest
registered.
Now that victory Is in sight, II
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-09

Al solemn requiem mass IN the
Church OF thc Holy Family the
funeral rtos for John + Flanagan
were performed yesterday morning
Many friends Of tho old time oil
man, some OF them " lifetime du-
ration, gathered IN the church and
accom- panied the funeral procession
to Holy Family cemetery. where the
burial service Of the Catholic
church was read by Father n. 6,
Fletcher. Father Fletcher also Cci-
erraicd the funeral mass
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-09

CraWfOfd and Othors are tublnr
their well on the Jollffe farm in
the southeast corner Of 9-22-4e. in
Marion county, Kan and viii pump
It from sand found from 2.5O4 Ia
2,bO6 feet. II will he interesting To
note what tins well makes as II Is
several miles from production. the
nearest producer being tn" ElhlnG
OH 4 Gas 60. well In the center OF
the northwest ot lS.22-ic.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-09
Rcd River wlldcnt Abandoned.

The well OF the Marion Oil & Gas
Co. on the Ray farm in the south
east corner OF the northwest OF 10
7s-6w. Immediately north OF the Red
river. has been given up and aban-
doned at 2,020 feet. This well had
d showing OF gas short time ago
that made II look as though the Ok
lahoma- Texas controversy over the
Red river bed would assume heated
proportions. but as long as dry holes