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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
BUSINESS MEN HERE
TREAT SOLDIERS FAIR
Community Service Shows Few
Complaints of Over Charge.
HOTELS NOT pRoFITEERrNG.
Finds That Many Arrive Here Late
Az Night when Low-Prtced Rooms
Are All Takcn-Chief Grievance
shoe. Shine Pariors.

Ii would appear from investigations
made by the Richmond camp COM
munity service that the business men
of this city have dealt most fairly
with the sailors and soldiers who
come here on leave OF absence. Com
paratively few complaints as to over
charges have been received and these
have all been carefully looked into.
Some months ago a little grumbling
that they had been made to pay exces-
sive rates at some OF the hotels. In
auiry ELECTED the information that
these complaints had reached town
at late hour in the night when prac-
tically all the rooms except the high
priced ones, were taken. The sol
diers had no choice in the matter. un-
less they preferred to seek quarters
elsewhere. William Fl. Schwarzschild
chairman of the commercial relations
committee of the community ser
vice, found after conference with the
hotel people that they were not to
blame in the matter. On the con
trary. they were then and are now
evincing a disposition TO make al
possible concessions to visiting sol-
diers and sailors
1t will doubtless cause many 70
smile when 1T is known just at present
the chief grievance of the men In
uniform Is against shoe-shine par
Tors" and boot blacks. AS everybody
knows, the sons of Mars. when of
duty, love 20 have their shoes In nice
order as this particular line of neat
ness certainly adds to their appear
anee. Unfortunately. there Is In
Richmond foreign element engaged
in the shoe shining business which
does not appreciate this fact They
think that the polishing of mans
boots la branch of artistry which
ought to command high price
| Pleading and coaxiug on the part OF
the community service people have
done little TO make them change their
opinion They maintain that the
price OF their supplies has gone up
About the most liberal compromise eff
| fected has resulted In scale OF ten
| cents for ordinary occasions and
| fifteen or twenty cents for Saturdays
Sundays and holidays. Worse still
nearly all days having the least touch
| OF gsity or excitement about them
are literally construed as holidays
And woe to the proud warrior In put
tees! He must pay IS cents to have
the proper gloss put on his underpin'
nings.
Secretary G. Fl. winfrey. the 10
cal representative of the war com
munity service, Is determined tc
| bear" the market on shoe shines. AL
ready he has elected an arrangement
with the proprietor of a nearby par
Tor" who agrees to furnish the neces
| sary shines for five cents. AS an ad
dtional precaution. Mr.. Winfrey ha'
given to a certai In enterprising boot
black of exquisite touch and indomit
able energy the right to ply his hrusi
at the Army and Navy club on Sat
lurdays and Sundays. Last week tn
possessor of this franchise went owe
several acres OF military feet. AM
when he desIsted from his iabors h
Jared home with his jeans saggini
with nickels.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
WILL MAKE STUOY OF
OUR NATIONAL PARKS
Organization OF the National Parks
Educational Committee May Have
Important Results.
WHERE GOVERNMENT STOPS.
Associations, Universities and Public
School Systems to Be Combined for
Higher Public Appreciation--Wa
First Place I'm Worlds Scenery.

Washington. July 14.---An unher-
aided meeting held quietly in COM
mittee room OF the Smithsonian in
stitution late in June inaugurated "A
movement which Is likely to grow
into large proportions as the war nears
Its close. 1t resulted In the organi-
cation of the National Parks Educa-
tional committee, with Or. Charles d.
Walcott, secretary of the Smithsonian
institution, chairman; former Repre-
sentative William Kent. OF California,
vice-chairman; Henry n. F. Macfar-
land, OF Washington, chairman OF the
executive committee, and Robert
Sterling Yard, secretary. The mem
bership includes representatives OF
universities. institutions and public
spirited associations east and west.
through whose cooperation II Will
present a front of many influential
units.
The need OF this organization grew
out of the rapid growth of public in
terest In our national parks due to
the recent realization of their supreme
qualities. 1t la a safe statement that
there Is no other cause so popular in
America today that is not war cause.
The limitation of governmental func-
tons practically to the physical de
velopment OF the national parks
leaves the gathering of their enor-
nous potential harvests of education
and appreciation to the people them
selves; II Is to organize these depart
ments of higher enjoyment, to give
impetus to the art and literature OF
outdoors. to popularize natural science
and to encourage outdoor living that
the committee is established.
Plan of Systematic Selection.
The committee will support plan
of systematic selection and develop
ment to secure for American national
parks the recognized first place in
world scenery, thus realizing their
value as a national economic asset,
Its educational plans are based upon
the views of national parks as popu-
lar classroons and museums of ma
ture IT will seek the cooperation
of public schools and universities In
the Interpretation of natural scenery
in terms of popular science. Among
its first acts was the passage of a
resolution, offered by Leonidas Dem
mis-, of New Jersey favoring the bill
which has passed the senate and Is
now before the house to make the
Grand Canyon national park.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
WAsHiNGToN OBSERVES
HOLIDAY OF FRANCE

Washington. fully .t4-Thousands
Of WashnRtonians this afternoon cell
ebrated the fail Of the Basrilie.
Frances independence day at great
public demonstration on the common
behiud the White House
Ibterspersed with chorus singing of
the Marseil!aise and the Star-Span-
3 +AA--At' II Faef7-A f4eF4ea7 nj the Battle
Hymn Of the Republic. ~nd French Sc
lections by the United States Marine
band were addresses by NJ. Edouard
ptBilly French high commissioner
for France. and by Senator James
Hamilton Lewis. OF Illinois, for Amer
lea
The presidents message, to France
was read by District of Columbia
Commissioner Brownlow, PRAYER was
offered by DR. Forest J Prettyman.
chaplain Of the senate and the con-
aressional resolutions were read and
message TO the French people from
America was read by William Mather
Lewis. representing the four minute
men, who, with the war camp commu-
nifty service and a national commit
tee OF patriotic societies, had charge
Of the celebration
The French flag nuttered from the
white HOUSE, and from most of the
large buildings and residences, with
everywhere proof that the nations
capital had made Frances day OF ra-
1picibg her own.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15

CONTINUED on Second Page)

Madison Square garden tonight was
the eliminating event of the days
celebration here of Frances national
holiday. commemorating the fall of
the bastille Messages were read from
President Poincare and General Foch,
and speeches were delivered by Lord
Reading the British ambassador;
Jules ] Juaserant, the French ambas-
sador, Count DE Cellere. the Italian
am bassador. and others. in which the
high aims and the spirit Of the allies
were extolied.
Touching tributes TO Frances valor
were paid by many speakers through
out The city and the tri-coior was
flung to the breeze on every hand
General Fochs message, read to-
night at Madison Square garden, was
Is follows:
we are celebrating today the an
niyersary Of our independence and We
IRE fighting for that Of the whole
world After four years of struggle
the plans OF the enemy for domination
are stopped. He sees the number OF
his adversaries increase each day and
the young American army bring into
the battle a valor and a faith without
equal Ia not this sure pledge of the
definite triumph of a Just cause"
President Poincares message said
in part:
France is profoundly grateful to
the great sister republic for Joining
with her in the celebration o~ the an
riversary Of the I4th Of July as France
herself Joined America TO celebrate
: independence day.
These mutual tokens of friendship
I have not the conventionalitY and cold
! ness of mere official manifestations
7 They spring like living fame from this
. hearts OF our two peoples and have
the force and apontaneity of grea'
! national movements.
Those who have fought together
for liberty will remain united to eaef
other by indissolubie links.
/ II express to the whole American
| people my admiration and my wishe
for victory"
standing, waving Flags, handler
chiefs and hats, and cheering TO TIL
echo. the great audience voiced Its ap
prevail when former Justice Charlie
/ T, Hughes. chairman of the meeting
I declared America will demand the re-
! turn to France OF Alsace Lorraine.
Mr.. Hughes read n message from
/ Rene Viviani, former premier ant
foreign minister Of France. which
/ spoke warmly Of the celebration b,
the two countries. OF each other
national day and the closer friendship
| into which the demonstrations hav'
! drawn the peoples,
4 Secretary Of tho Navy Daniels. In
/ troduced as a representative of tn,
! president Of the United States, reat
President Wilson'S message to Presi
dent Poincare.
Samuel Gompers. the American la
hnY Las l.
/ laborers of France, and Ignace Pade
I rewski, the Polish pianist wer,
among the many other notable per
sons present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
WOMAN'S PROHIBITION
LEAGUE AT HOUSTO N

The Woman's Prohibition League
of America will hold it's annual state
conference at Houston, Wednesday
and Thursday, the program being as
follows
Devotional exercises. Rev, j. g.
Truitte: address of welcome on be
half of the church, Rev. j. q. Truitte
address of welcome on behalf OF the
entertaining league, Mrs. w +, Cook ;
response to addresses, Mrs. w. r.
Bemis, Richmond address, Eighteen
Months of Prohibition" y. l.. Adams,
South Boston: paper, Training the
Teacher to 1mpsrt knowledge of
Alcohol" Miss Sarah Weathsry Dud
ley. address. Something We Need TO
Know" Rev. ", L. Leggett Alton,
presidents annual address, Mrs
Georgia May Jobson; address, Alec
hol Dangerous AS Medicine" Or, $.
r. A, Kent, Ingram: paper, Miss Mary
Cook, Houston; address, Shall We
Remain Dry" Rev. T, S. Wilson,
News Ferry; address, our Fathers
of the State, Are They Training Their
Sons for Service In Fighting the
Liquor Trafic?" Mrs. Il. .. Thomp-
son. Houston report of Kings Build
ers, Mrs. Joseph Palmer, Crystal Hill
address The National Amendment.
What WIN 1t Mean to This Nation? p
Rev V. II, Marsh, Meadville; paper,
How to Interest the Uninterested, -
Mrs. Alice X. Corson, Auburn Mills
prize Grafton. The Traitors In the
Camp OF the Allies" j. Bozeman Kin
canon, Scottsburg paper, Miss Mary
Kent. Ingram, report OF treasurer,
Mrs. Imogen Austin: report of leagues
in the state; election of officers; ad-
dress. Law Enforcement" J. Sidney
Peters, state prohibition mission
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
PORT WARDENS WATCH
SHIPS AND CARG0ES
City Officials Way Accompany Dock
Committee 10 Annual waterways
Convention In Boston.

II was stated yesterday that city
Clerk Mcdowell would sometime this
week call meeting OF the four rort
vardens recently elected BY city coun-
Ell for organization.
These four officials are elected for q
term Of two years. Their duties are to
oversee the condition Of all craft that
comes te the city in disabled condition.
ard 10 supervise the readjustment of
csrgoes over which there may be a
dispute
There are SO few openings OF the
character outlined that the port ward
ems are not hurdenet with duties, and
the city clerk VIII be asked to get the
rs srdens together. so they may discuss
matters pertaining to the condition OF
the river, dock and harbor
The wardens wish to help the city
fathers. and II may be possible That
the council committee on dock, river
ard harhor. Of " hich Alderman Law
renee Paul ia chairman may invite the
wardens TO accompany the committee
to the annual meeting Of the Atlantic
deeper WATERWAYS congress, when
meets in Boston in September,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
RAISING
PRICES ON CLOTHING
Mems Suits May Cost $50 by Winter,
Says Chairman of War
Industries Board.
PLENTY OF WOOLENs.
Outsiders Have jumped Into Market
and Arc Speculating--F'ull Force Of
Board Is Behind Those Taking Un-
fair Advantages.

Washington, July IA. With the
price of mems suits off in runaway
gallop toward minimum of $50 by
the coming winter the woolens sec
ton of the war industries board has
it's feet braced against the dashboard
and is yelling whoa" at the top of
its lungs.
Il am hopeful that We have the
situation in hand again. said II. r..
Peabody, section chairman today.
"Profiteering is the only cause for
the furry. There Is a plentiful sup
ply of woolens in the country. though
possibly a scarcity in certain season.
able fabrics.
Outsiders have jumped into the
market and are specializing in clothes.
If We can eliminate them and keep
business IN It's normal course there
the consumer"
The wooden section has the full
force of the war industries hoard be-
hind II, but there is no provision for
criminal action against the prof
iteers, and the only force that il can
use Ia moral euasien" and public
opinion. Much like crying whoa. TO
the runaway.
The profiteering had developed in
the recent few months" said Pea
body. II believe We have stopped II.
We shall do everythir possible to
keep the price of woolens and Of
clothes down to i reasonable basis,
1t would be a public calamity to have
the m minimum price on mems suits at
$50 nevertheless that's where the
prices would go II these INSCRIPTIONS
brokers had their way The mills
have nothing to do with this gam
bling. They have made their con-
tracts for wool long ago and have
been giving the trade the advantage
of their lower contract prices. For
instance. they bought wool yarns on
the basis of sl2h a pound They
were selling on this basis when yarn
was selling in the market at si,Tb.
The action of these profiteers at
this time amounts to treason and they
must be made to understand il. We
have the cooperation in this cam
paign of the war service board of the
woolens industry"
The woolens section hopes to shu.
Off any further supplies from these
Eam HERS. 1t Is not impossible II
might even be able to leave them high
and dry with the goods they have
purchased at high prices on their
hands by influencing the trade to buy
no supplies except through regular
channels.
THE minimum price of suits will
not so 10 $50 this winter" save Pea
body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
Whale Of Fellow
Wedged in Trench

With the American Forces in France.
July 4-The biggest soldier i'll any of
the allied forces now serving in
France has been discovered. He is n
United States marine, His name is
Quartermaster-Serge Pat Grealy.
Grealy has always had the reputa-
ton of being a whale of man" but
II wasn't until he got to lodging Boche
shells in France that his fellow fighters
fully realized just how big he was.
The FIRST time an alert" was sound
ed after his company got up front.
Grealy made dash for a dugout and
got wedged tight In the entrance. All
efforts to get him out were of no avail.
until six former football stars in the
company were called upon To rush
him through.
They had to enlarge the entrance
before they could get him out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
GOVERNMENT READY
TO BUY ALL WHEAT
Producers or Dealers May Ship TO
Nearest Agency. or Load on Cars
for Movement to EeIevators

Washington, July IL That the
United States food administration
grain corporation stands ready to buy
all wheat of the 1918 crop shipped to
it was announced by the food admin
istration today.
Producers or dealers have the
right the bulletin of the administra-
ton says. ito bill cars of wheat di-
rect to the grain corporation at any
OIL me principal primary markets at
which 1t maintains purchasing
agencies. When the wheat is un-
loaded in the elevator and weight and
grade returns are made to the food
administration grain corporation, re-
mfttanee will be made on the basis of
weight and grades so reported and on
the basis of the government price,
less ! per cent. ministration charge
for the service"
Northern spring. hard winter, red
winter, durum and hard white.
On the basic wheats the prices
range from 80 at inter mountain
points, eastward - s2.2s, Chicago;
s2391a New York; westward, 1920
on the coast; south. s2.2S along gulf
ports
1 ne corporation also VIII buy ware
house receipts in approved elevators
at the primary markets at which 1t
maintains purchasing agencies and In
the inter mountain district where
there is no elevator facilities, it's 81
basic price will be paid for the No. /
grade (. O. b. outgoing car, available
for transportation to public terminal
elevtor-
II is the purpose of the corporation
to allow the grain to flow through its
normal channels SO far as is possible.
only stepping in To buy when the
price fixed by the food administration
and the president IL threatened, but
ready AT all times To accept all wheat
shipped 10 1t at the price fixed
Restrictions on the miller profit al
ready have been announced. so that
he cannot pay more for wheat than
the guaranteed price, which. plus the
cost of milling. will leave him only
the reasonable profit permitted him
by the food administration.
The maximum fair price on flour
is based upon reasonable allowance
above the fair price for basic wheat,
for handling, milling and marketing
expenses. freight charges on products
and profits. 1T is expected, says the
bulletin. that competition will event r.
ually reflect reductions from these
prices
All matters of wheat grading are
left in the hands OF the department
of agriculture.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15

New York July l4.-Wiiliam f..
Joyce, president since 1904 of the Ma =
tlonal Surety company. 1i5 Broad
way, has accepted the vice-chairman-
ship OF the national finance commit
tee of the War Camp Community ser
vice. Governor Myron T. Herrick,
former ambassador to France. is the
chairman of this committee.
Joyce liz director in a dozen big
corporations as we'll as president of
the National Surety company, but like
Governor Herrick. he believes that
the war comes first and all other
business comes second"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
Wa shin gton,

Washington July 14~--Federal
transfer OF workmen from non es-
sential TO war work will begin August
/, II ~ believed that before many
months have passed four million
workmen will change Jobs.
With the beginning OF next month
the labor department will institute the
Central Labor Recruiting service,
which will open Offices in every city
in the country The government hopes
that from that date employment adj
Sertsemenfs will disappear from
newspapers and periodicals and ali
movements OF labor will he directed
by federal agents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
ENGLAND BEGINS USE
OF RATION BOOKS
h Holder Signs His Name On Coupon
which Dealer detaches When
Sugar. Fats and Meats
4s#5 Are Obtained.

London. July 1.-THE new natIonal
ration book scheme throughout Eng
. land came into operation today.
There are six books lettered re-
spectively, A. Is, G, p, f and +. There
10 also soldiers ration book 10 make
him indie pendent of the local food con-
troll committee when on leave. The
books are classified as follows:
Book A--Chiidren's ration book,
tor children under SIX,
Book B--National ration book for
/ ordinary adults
Book C--Supplementary ration book
l tor boys between thirteen and eigh~
teen.
Book D-~supplementary ratio n
book for physical workers
Book E~-supplementary alto n
book for agricultural workers.
Book F--supplementary ration book
for very heavy workers.
80 70 register for sugar. the holder
must sign his name and address and
the date on the sugar counter foil
yellow and take the book to the
\ sugar retailer. who Will enter his own
name and address and detach the cou-
pom. Registration for other goods
will be effected in the same way by
snaA of the counter foiis, for fats
Glue, butchers meat tred} and
Y bacon tredl.
%s There are spare counter foils for
lard. jam and tea. should any food
q eommittee wish to ration tea or lam
= In It's Ss&tx+ et
At present only persons who are
ssrubercuious or diabetic have extra ra-
ttons for meat and fats. but the food
TIntnietrs liz about to issue a list OF
diseases for which extra rations may
b issued
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
HEROIC CHAPLA|KS



sDnarkEr. ALSO on the wire We attach
~ bottle, in which was a slip OF
paper. giving the mans name The
SAo&tla was buried just few feet be-
*3oW the earths surface.
sIhus every man buried can be
<44entif1ed later on IL the occasion
<Ne1nes"
# Previous 10 taking up this work
E1r. Howeils operated Y M c. A
EonteAn In the front lines. with a X
OF Utica n. Y, who was
nnled during the severe fighting when
Z54 American troops captured the
wn ok Cantigny and advanced their
BNr his work there the colonel com.
o1inx the regiment said: so long
~ regiment remembers the town
N3torn-Tournelle and the first lsns
IN ~ NOntdidier, 20 long viii II
- pr. 4owslis' ssfsscss and
u + u
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
SOLDIERS INJURED
IN AUTO SMASH UP

John Y Line and Joseph Stang.
soldiers from Camp Lee, in running
an automobile at Morrison and Frank
lin streets Yesterday evening about 6
o5clock. ran into titney driven by
Il, II, Fox Both automobiles were
damaged. and the soldiers were
slightly hurt, Their injuries were
superficial however. and they were
taken to Second police station. where
the charge Of reck less driving was
placed against them Both were later
bailed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
MUST BE NO HUGGER- MUGGEH
PEACE SAYS LLOYD GEORGE

London. July l4,-'There must he
no hugger~ mugger peace. declared
Lloyd George in an address last night
before the party of Canadian editeFs
who have crossed the ocean to get a
more accurate knowledge of war con-
ditions. 1T must be a real peace. We
are not making sacrifices to establish
fraud upon the earth. Anything less
than real peace would be defrauding
humanity and God Brute force must
he forever broken and burnt In It's
own furnace"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
Amounted Army Clerk.

Arthur t. Webster. of 226 South
Laurel street. has been appointed by
the secretary of war an an army neld
clerk He left Thursday for New
York, where he expects to be station
ed until assigned to foreign duty. He
was formerly stenographer for Larus
Brothers Tobacco company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
weekly weather Forecast.

Forecast for the period July Is to
July 90. inclusive. Mort Atlantic and
Middle Atlantic states. including Vir-
ginia:
There are no present indications of
much warmer weather. The tempera-
ture Will average somewhat below nor
NAL during the nrst half of tho week
and nearly normal In the second half.
Na-ratn- nfcnnseqnenca- ia indicated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
Didnt LIKE GERMAN Name.

New Martinsville. July 1.-THE
citizens of German Ridge could stand
1t no -lanser-TAe name of the section
has been changed to American Ridge
A colony OF Germans settled there
prospered and became loyal American
citizens.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
THE WEATHER
Omitted States Weather Bureau
Department OF AErfculturc.)

Washington. July 1&,-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
Virginia-Fair Monday, sltghtly
warmer in northeast portion; Tuesday,
fair,
North Carolina-Fair Monday and
Tuesday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15

II noon temperature .,,..,..,,.. "a
3 r. NJ. temperature ............ SO
! r. NJ. temperature ......,... so
Maximum temperature 10 7. M. SO
Minimum temperature TO r. NJ. so
Mean temperature ...-+......... "a
Normal temperature ......,.... 70
Deficiency In temperature yester-
Deficiency in temperature since
January l $50