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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
PRESENCE OF MIND SAVES
BOX FROM BURNING TO DEATH

Harrisonburg. Va. Sept. 24-War-
rem Good. the ffteen-year- old son OF
Mr. and Mrs. j. f. Good. met with an
accident Saturday morning which
came near proving serious. The young
man was making FIRE in the stove
at his fathers tin shop. He picked
up can which he thought contained
kerosene but which later is believed
to have contained gasoline. and threw
come of 1t on the fire. The blaze
ran into the can causing an explosion
which ignited tho boys clothing. With
rare presence OF mind he ran into the
street and rolled in a mud puddle
which extinguished the FIRE. He was
carried to Bowman's store, across the
street. where sweet oil was poured
on his wounds and was afterward
taken home after DR.. c. f. Conrad
had been called in.
Mr.. Good was very painfully burned
about the legs from his hips to the
ankles, in some places the burns being
rather deep. He was reported last
night as suffering considerable pain
but 1t is not thought his wounds will
prove serious.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
Stocks ARE STRONG
N HOPEFUL MARKET

New York. Sept. 24.--Stocks were
strong most Of today for the general
reason that allied victories are bring
ing peace nearer. While a few inves-
tors are quietly liquidating under the
tlmpression that peace means lower
vestors believes that peace will mean
higher range of prices. Therefore there
rs buying on balance. With the money
market under rigid control there is
little possibility OF buoyant market
unless brokers get more of their money
from western cities.
II Steel dominated today's market. the
iWhoie list being strong or reactionary
as Steel happened to be. The advance
lof u ton in basic pig iron and or
twenty-five cents in iron ore does not
account for all of this. Iron men in
sisted today that some special forms OF
manufactured products would receive
|ladvances. This was the talk in con-
|Inectton with American Steel Foundries.
Frhe stock Of that company was up VA
|Ipoints at one time. thus establishing
Lit ON a new high record price.-1t held
pnost OF the advance. Other steel stocks
were moderate in their movements
ii American Car and Foundry, Railway
|Etsel Springs, American Locomotive
land Baldwin were. all higher and their
||advAnce might be explained on the
||peace theory. The whole world Is
short of peace wares Manufactured by
these companies
l 1t cannot be impressed too strongly
lon the investing public that every day
Improves the value OF securities ana
|that therefore there is no reason Tor
IEelling them because peace Is in sight
IEor because the liberty loan is to pc
lnoated Decision at Washington TO
omit any prohibition regarding the
bale of liberty bonds will help the
Floating OF those bonds Experience
hroves that the security in which there
Ills the widest and most completely Tree
market is the one that STANDS BEST
Through every crisis.
4 Mexican Petroleum made another
|hish record for the year and was foi-
Bowed by Texas and Royal Dutch
Automobile stocks are attracting
Following OF enthusiasts. Possibilities
Hot the automobile industry for the
period Immediately following the war
hre even more alluring II possible, than
prospects OF the petroleum companies
American Sumatra broke more than
bnree points on yarn to the eHect
khat internal revenue charges would
lake away much Of its profits. other
obacco stocks were firm but quiet.
Adoption Of an eight hour day ny
The United states steel corporation ia
Equivalent to another wage increase OF
Prom Is to rs per cent II heads on
khe attempt to unionixe the shops OF
The company 1t Ia therefore In broad
pay huiiish on the stock of the com
,any.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
KARNE.S BAIIED IN SUM OF
$40, O0o--MTST FACE NEW JURY

Roanoke, Va. Sept. - Alexander
II. kranes. who was convicted at the
July term of corporation court for
second degree murder on a charge of
killing Mrs, Amanda Kelley. was given
his freedom this morning when tait
in the sum Of sio. 600 was furnished
by his friends Motion for hail was
argued In corporation court Saturday
by counsel for karnes and opposed by
Commonwealth Attorney Woodruff
In compliance with petition of the
defendant Judge King granted bail
and fixed $40. 900 as the sum to be
furnished.
karnes came into the clerk Of
courts Office Just before II O'Clock
and consulted during the preliminary
arrangements for his freedom with
Mrs. karnes and his counsel. He said
he had no statement to make.
The supreme court recently granted
writ of error in the case on appeal
by counsel for the prisoner, who has
been held I'm Jail since his arrest on
abe Sunday night early in June fol
lowing the finding Of the body OF Mrs
Kelley In wheat field in the north
eastern outskirts of the city
Suspicion pointed to karnes as the
slayer OF the woman. as he had'been
seen with her early in the evening in
the vicinity where the body was found
next morning. He was arrested and
refused TO make any statement until
he was put on trial some six weeks
later He steu,iy maintained his in
nocenee OF the crime at the time. The
jury stood unanimously for verdict
of guilty and fixed his punishment at
twelve years in the peniientiary.
The write Of error from the supreme
court means that karnes must again
~ y. vHtN Fr4r
an offense greater than eecond degree
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
NEWS OF VIRGINIA
HOT SPRINGS COMPANY
INSCRES EMPLOYEES

Especial TO The Richmond Nirginian.l
Hot Springs, Va, Sept. ga trans
action of economic interest was cul-
minated yesterday when the Virginia
Hot Springs company insured all its
eth pioycx who have served one year
or more for varying amounts from
sao0 10 81 ,o00, with a progression of
sf00 for each year Of service here
after The matter WAS closed by Will
liam A Moore, aeeney manager of the
Equitable Life Insurance Society OF
New York
Many similar policies have been
taken out by employers in other sec
lions OF the country. and the plan is
known as Group Insurance. No
examination is required in groups of
100 or more, and the protection is
carried without one cent of expense 10
the empioye: The employees are furn'-
ished with a regular certificate OF in
surance. payable to their families or
their estate. The trend of affairs
among thoughtful and far sighted
men is to do that which will tend to
foster com bination OF interest and
sentiment between employer and en-
ployes. Any thing which brings the
employer and employe in friendly re-
lationship is worthy OF the most seri-
Gus consideration,
NJ F.. Ingalls, who is the president
of the company said, We regard every
one in our employ as an important in
tegral part of our institution, and Of
distinct value in carrying our purpose
into effect The officers of the com
pany have the keenest interest in the
welfare OF each individual concerned
connected with US, and insurance is
only one form of expressing our
fee ling There is nothing dearer
to the average man than his family.
or those dependent upon him, and we
do not know of any way in which we
could more effectively manifest our
concern in our employees than through
this nethod OF protection"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
STRICT MORAL TEST TO BE
PUT TO NORFOLK POLICE

Norfolk, Va. Sept 24.-That the
personnel of the police force. SO far as
concerns the now men appointed to
the force Is concerned. must pass a
rigid moral test, WAS announced by
the city manager yesterday. Mr.. Ash
burner stated that he would prefer. the
lower physical and mental standards
for the force than the moral and would
prefer shortage In policemen to APP
pointing men to the force who were
not morally At.
The question OF the moral status OF
the members OF the police force re-
suits from the turning down Of the
list of new appointees to the force
made by Chief Ford earlier in the
week The list of men named for the
force will be investigated ana a re-
port OF their moral fitness for the
positions to which they have been APP
pointed will be made by Chief Ford.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
TY COBB IN TRAINING
AT CAMP HUMPHREYS

Alexandria. Va. Sept 24.-Ty Cobb.
the worlds renowoned center fielder.
for the Detroit team. is going to lay
aside baseball to do his bit for Uncle
sam Cobb has been assigned to the
chemical warfare service which branch
OF the service he selected He is ex-
pected to arrive at Camp Humphreys
either this evening or tomorrow and
will at once be assigned to work In the
foregoing branch of the service. Cobb
recently enlisted
Already there are some OF the lead
ing stars OF the country in their line
at this big camp. Cobb, however.
will be the first of the baseball stars
to take up training at this camp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
N~wYork Curh.

New York. sept. t4,~-A strong tone
vas shown In many issues on the curt
oday. Mining stocks were firm. sales
1, 400 Aetna Explosives. IL IS q L.
v see Chevrolet Motors. les q i2a
I COZ United Motors. 3oA ESQ o-s.
1. 900 Cosden Oil eask.
800 Federal Oil, Us a L.
Int. Petroleum. II SIS ~ ~ ~
Oklahoma Ill. common. ! "a j n
1 400 Atlanta. az q 4.
1 500 Big Ledge. 13-is1ls-fs.
500 Boston and Monssna. 4s6ts
REQ Calumet Jerome. s-is 9tfl-ls- 80,
100 Cons. Arizona. s-IS q a~s
500 soldfeld Cons. 1904
200 Mother Lode, ss1ss.
SOC Nipissing. IS q ,.
sac Toncpah Ext, "a n s-'s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
New York Cotton.

New York. Sept. e&--There was Tree
killing of cotton today and after the
market had been arm tn the forenoon
/, seyelorea weakness and closed ma =
|ariaIly lower.
liquidation of October contracts in
anticipation of first notice day tomos-
kow. gave a weak tone 70 the entire
st in the last hour and all POSITIONS
broke sharply below the previous daF
tiose.
There were M exports for the day.
Snat at NEW Orleans was quiet win
bidding twenty-five points lower az
E2.5oc: the sales were 500 hates spo'
here was ouiet AT decline of hftx
k,o,n.s At 80 75e; the sales were 2ho
bales
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
SAMUEL CARROLL KILLED
WHEN RUN OVER BY TRAIN

Alexandria, Va. Sept. 24.-Samuel
Carroll. colored. sixteen years old, who
lived with his sister. Mary Carroll,
1924 Half street, southeast. Washing
ton. shortly after 9 o'clock Saturday
night was struck and instantly killed
by a northbound train over the WASH
ington Virginia railway near Addison.
Alexandria county The body was
hurled considerable distance and
badly mutilated.
1t Is supposed that Carroll endeav-
ored to cross the tracks at the point
and failed to observe tho rapidly ap-
preaching train.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

Chicago, Sept. 2+,-There were ne'
L.tr. ~ "a a lie for corn today. Dur
mr. the early part of the session the
k.ars were In full control aud they
|orrea values down sharply but these
berlines were followed by reactions
nd advances later.
| There IL more or less uneasiness
thc~p nv the longs IN oats. There was
| hIr business in cash oats. the sales
kmounting to 100000 bushels In rcuno
Numbers of which $4,000 ousheis were
lar export and the balance Tor 90
nestle use.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
ROANOKE CITY COMMISSION
ELECTS w. w. BOXLEY MAYOR

Roanoke, Va. Sept. 24.-The city
commission at its frst regular meet
ing Saturday elected w. w. Boxley,
mayor OF Roanoke, and chairman Of
the commission. Ex-Judge Robert G..
Jackson was elected city solicitor to
succeed S. Hamilton Graves. and p.
Hill Tucker was elected to succeed
himself as city clerk and auditor. II.
II ANGEL was chosen as vice-chair-
man Of the commission. carrying with
it the functions OF mayor protein.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
Soldiers Repairing Roads.

fredericksburg. Va. Sept. "a
Work has started on the Telegraph
road and on what is known as the
back road from Alexandria to Camp
Humphreys These roads have been
cut up by heavily laden army trucks
to and from the big camp Several
hundred soldiers are employed on the
work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
CONFERENCE OPENS TO-DAY

Harrisonburg. Va. Sept. 24.--The
Virginia conference Of the United
Brethren church will convene in the
Harrisonburg church on Wednesday
morning at o'clock. Bishop Bell.
Of Washington. d. c.. will preside.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

There are lot Of prohibition lee
turers throughout the nation who
have begun TO study up new topics
for their addresses. Just another sign
Of dry. United StAtss!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
Sweet Picked Bects.

Ia gallon baby beets.
3 cups vinegar.
8 cups so: ghum.
IL teaspoon salt.
3 tablespoons mixed pickle spices.
Wash beets, leaving roots and about
three inch stems on to prevent bleed
ing, cook until tender. While beets
are being skinned. put vinegar. sor-
ghum, salt and spices on the fre and
allow it to boil three minutes. Pack
beets in one-half gallon jars and pour
boiling sorghum over them at once,
invert to test for leakage. and store
filling jars F'asten covers on tightly
In dark place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

naCgNUND mar MARKrv
Wh~Ieeale Quesasssos - 'Cha1ge.b
Richmond. Va. Sept. ~. 1918. .
y 17Doehy. ...s.s.s y - "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

~
when Douglas going through his Bound Morocco
picture
vaudeville the Legitimate"
Hollywood Los Angeles and than
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

i NAelesase 0uotatisns o. 'CAanEe.D
Richmond. Va. Sept. -. 1918.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

-'H s-':L
yirsinia Centuries 1891 T&
rirrinia. SIS Ola, c.
and r. ...... .lsas-1sB STA
Nattrcaa Rows.
.eahoard Ad. U.s.. .1s<s -
r. D. and G. NJ SIS. 1856 s2ia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
WEEKLY MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Suggested Food Prices.
The prices below are considered hy
the local food administration to be sait
and reasonable. They are issued by
DR.. L. Eaton. local director Of markets
and TRANSPORTATION, and apply &c this
Richmond market only September "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

books. books on sanitary engineering.
and books on al. branches OF the serv-
ice. You will be interested to know
how quickly the newly purchased
books are snapped up. OF the six
copies OF Thompson's Electricity. four
are now out and were out within q
week after they were ready"
Want To Learn French
Often librarians who have Just
started their works are surprised to
learn what books arc In demand. One
private asked for Shakespeare's per
icles." while another casually re-
marked as a book was handed him,
oh did the drawing for that book.
want something better than that"
Perhaps the library as much as any
feature of camp life shows the differ
ence in the tastes OF the various men.
but one thing the men all agree on
and that Is they desire to learn some
French---if- only few phrases, and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

daylight and asleep one more hour OF
dark than they were formerly.
This additional hour Of daylight
has been most helpful TO the men.
women and children Of the nation VINO
have taken advantage Of it to plant
war gardens. thereby not only rei!ev-
ing the strain upon the farm, but to
q very considers degree tending to-
ward economy in family expenditure.
It has saved In gas and electric bills
not less than ten per cent. or the
money formerly spent for this purpose.
In addition i: will during the seven
months of operation this year save at
least one million tons OF coal. II has
afforded in the construction of canton
ments for our Army. In the manufac-
ture of munitions and war supplies Of
every character and in the building Of
ships one more hour of daylight for
the men engaged in those industries.
1T Is almost a universal practice
for working men and women 10 begin
their days labor at eight o'clock and
in some industries az seven O'Clock in
the morning They cannot be induced
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27
z2AZD I>z>y5I 5zzs

10 work before seven o'clock, but with
the long evening, produced by this
law, those who labor have been in
duced to work additional hours at
night, where the exigencies of the oc-
CASTOR demanded It, without ques-
ton this bill has been more. helpful In
the great war work in which this ma
ton Is engaged than any other one
thing"
Senator Calder, who introduced tho
daylight resolution IN the Senate and
worked hard for Its passage. Is not
alone in realizing what the law has
done for the country. which by the
way, Is the last great nation in the
world to adopt the system Charles
Lathrop Pack. President of the Ma
tional War Garden Commission places
a great deal OF credit for the great
war garden record OF 1918 to the Day
light Savings Law. The Comm ission.s
survey shows that 52s5, 900 home food
producing plots were planted and the
Importance OF this extra hour cannot
be estimated In the opinion of Mr.
Pack. There is to be an army of FIVE
million men and as il costs forty cents
day TO feed soldier 1t will mean
that food valued at two million dol
lars must be found for the army EV-
cry DAY. Food and more food IF.
O. b. The Kitchen Door" must be
planted.
Tho estimated value Of the garden
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

that resulted m the receipt of some
two hundred thousand volumes for
immediate service. This campaign for
books will in all probability last as
long as the war continues.
For the most part the men are of
the educated type and demand good
reading. This is evidenced by the
books issued In one day at Camp
Meade. near Baltimore. Those most
in demand dealt with French history.
mechanics, topography, strategy. self
propelled vehicles. bridges. chemistry
physics. astronomy. geology. hydraui-
les. electricity. medieval history, cal
culus. civil engineering. geography,
American history. surveying, materials
OF construction. general history. mas
onry and concrete. One librarian
writes. I'VE are having repeated calls
for technical handbooks and text
books. We want all kinds OF engi-
neering handhnoks. mechanics. hand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

he hands Of t'@ clock when the cam
paisn was first started. The best an
swer to pooh poohs. of course. Is the
figures. The great American people
like TO be shown. senator william
II, Calder, Of New York, makes the
statement that The Washington Gas
Light Company reports TO him that
the people Of the District of Columbia
saved not less than sixty thousand
dollars on their gas bills Senator
Calder figures this indicates a saving
% two milton dollars to the entire
country Here IL what the New lark
senator thinks OF the value Of the Day
light Savings Law;
The Daylight Savings Law has
more Than fulfilled the prophecies OF
its advocates. + has really turned
one hour of night into day People
1--we by custom. They rise in the
.morning * shei clock; they eat their
meals by tsfe~eloe.i. and go 10 bed by
the clock. SO that during the time this
law has been in operation vast ma
5or.ty OF the people Of this country
have been awake one hour more OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

simple operation Of adjusting fbs
hands az ,he Old dream d!sturber by
he side of you. bed,
Now do not m4ke any mistake
. boat us going FOR here i the !aw on
The order Of It's going
THAT at . O'Clock asstc.n,eritiian ot
the last sunday in March Of each year
the standard time Of each zone shall
L. advanced one hour. ard at , o'ciocs.
@ntc- meridian of the last sunday in
October in each year the standard
time Of each zone shall. by the re-
tardin& of one hour. be returned to
The mean astronomical time of the
degree nj longitude governing eac.i
Gene. respectively
An OF which means. in good old
tasted States. that YOU move he clees
hands back ca The last sunday IN DC
tohe- and up again next March. Some
people pooh poohed the idea OF movin z
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27
rop is placed at 1886. 900. 900. n

crop is placed at $4,000. 900. This
Is an increase OF nfty-one per cent.
over the crop value OF 1917. Thersfors
II Is easily seen that the Daylight Saw
ings Law enabled the war gardener to
greatly add to his stock. To 80 fur
Their than the gardens. however. the
National War Garden Commission estt.
mates that 1.%b0. o0o.0 900 Jars Of canned
on the pantry shelves. n
A great effect OF daylight savings
was seen In big business concerns.
Everywhere reports have come to the
National War Garden Commission
showing increased production has re-
suited and the worker has more pep.
for the next days tasks a. = result az
getting out from work into daylight
Getting close to tho land and being
out In the fresh air producing food
for themselves has. in Thousands Of
cases, made a different set Of work
ers. To use the expression Of G. W.
Cowgirl OF the Mutual Interest Depart
ment of the American Rolling Mill
Company. at Middietown. Ohio. 'stho|
war garden Is . great stabilixer." Thos
best plant in the war garden II con-
tentment. 1t does not need water. but
grows just the same. In hundreds Of
concerns throughout the country q
regular county fair" followed the war
garden season. and there the workers
entered into friendly competition and
recourted their experiences when they
worked in that extra hour Of daylight
to Guido bench mates In growing
things.
Marcus NJ. Marks. president Of the.
National Daylight Saving Association
is enthusiastic over the way the pub
lie has received the movement and
the way in which It has co-operatAd.
Some conservative persons feared
train schedules would be upset ana
business disrupted. Right there came.
the funny part Nobody noticed any
difference. The person who was In
the habit OF getting up at seven o'clock
got up at seven o'clock just a. always
and that's all there was to 1t. 90 re-
member that's all there Is to the
change back Just turn tho clock
back when you go to bed on the night
OF October 81 and then forget Ill
about It
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

ltIbatloHal SEHuic3te.
books was evident when big. strap
ping artillery man bounced on one
book and holding 1t aloft cried For
Heavens sake. don't let any one have
this book. / have been trying to get
1t for weeks"
Reading For Recreation
1t is apparent that our new National
Army Is athirst for Improvement. Lib
raries have definite relation to mill
tary efficiency, for while khaki clad
men come from all walks of life for
the most part they are glad to turn
from military routine to intellectual
refreshment. There are college men.
lawyers. accountants. stenographers,
who desire to continue reading along
the lines OF their previous training
and there are hundreds of officers and
enlisted men. frequenters OF libraries
at home. who are eager to remain
we'll equipped mentally. DR.. Herber'
Putnam. Librarian OF Congress. who is
in control OF library war service work
says that 1t Is not unusual for boys at
Camp Meade to call for technical
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

books and exhaustive studies on vari-
Gus topics which cost as much as five
and six dollars apiece.
Work has gone on steadily ever
since the Library War Service was
organized. Today there are library
buildings started or finished In thirty
two National Army and National
Training Camps. at Fort Oglcthorpe,
Georgia, and Fat the Naval Training
Station at Great Lakes. Ill. The Car
negie Corporation made a grant OF ten
thousand dollars for each of the thir-
ty-two proposed camp libraries and a
similar sum was secured from an
anonymous source for library build
ing at Great Lakes.
War Books Popular
Libraries, books and magazines have
been Identified with our camps ever
since September, 1917, when in addl-
ton to the raising of the library fund.
campaign for books WAS started