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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
TIME TO GET BUSY NMAPP LAW CHANGES.

The general assembly wiz finish its work for the session
week from today Much work Of vast importance remains
to be done.
Notable among he bills not yet reached 70 which
sderaon certainly should be given is the which
roses certain much needed amendments the prohibition law
nirable the present statute experience has shown that
possesses defects which should by all he remeded at
TIE present session Of the legislature.
There be smallest doubt of what the people Of Vr
gna desire in this respect an Of this the members of the
era assembly fully An unquosonable majority
of both hase favor the proposed changes The has
definitely indicated that he Is ready approve any reasonable
amendments intended to strengthen the present statute
Remaining Their II he prob nm Of how 70 the matter
10 both houses before adjournment hat subject VIII
undoubtedly receive the earnest attention Of the leaders in
house senate the end hHt the people Of Virginia
realize their reasonable expectations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
WHAT BoLsHEvrKI MEANS.

An erudlte Fussisn came to Rich
snond nd let & grest HIGHT faS upon
tho community whom he explained
ebout the polshev5d,
Ever since the Bolshevtk. Bolshevfki
and Bolehvists have appeared en- the
pages OF tho daily newspapers, r-any
folk have beer wondering Just what
sort OF fer untaned species Of slav
1t might hr Some said it was the
Red ,>ihflistr. others the do-~u -,rodden
peasants rising IN righteous wrath.
gill others declared tt YVES merely a
rsrns for party.
But everyone vas !n doubt until the
erndite Russian. We no doubt had
met Trotsky In his lonely lstr srnid the
feStnesses Of the Rror- enlieht-
eaeo Us,
ssolxheviAi means m tarjt9 and she
word came into use In this NAME:
Once upon 4 time Russian revoIu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
CONTRAbAND TRUNKS
BRING GOOD PRICES
Sale Of ConffSCafed Containers Draws
Large Crowd. Several Hundred
Dollars Realized.

I,ees than s40o was realized at
the saie OF contraband articles held
by The police court. in the semi-an-
nual sale on Ford lot yesterday.
The number Of articles was far leas
than that at the sale six months ago
when more than 1900 was realized
which was turned over TO the literary
fund Of the state
A large number of Interested Cit
'zens gathered ~ the sale. and some
or the confiscated trunks and catch
els brought good prices.
Justice Crutch6eId supervised tho
proceedings, while Auctioneer valen- :
tine did tho heavy work. and a num-
her Of policemen were on hand to
keep order. Clerk Ban Tucker kept
the record and handed out the
change.
The trunks and rsatcneis had been
gathered in by the police during tho
past six months az the result OF raids
on trains. seizures from the person.
and search OF premises. In ali casee
there were apparently no owners
The liquor contained in the trunks
and other recepticles is still stored in
tho basement OF the city hall and
viii remain there until the Legislature
makes some provision for it's diaposs-
ton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02

Az most American soldiers In France
know now, "Je ne sails pas" means
Il don't know
OF the Tripod, Louis Schneider
writes in Excelsior; hero being trans
| lated freely and briefly:
"A new contemporary OF the French
journals of the trenches has come into
existence; an. American contemp orary
which appears few kilometres from
the concrete dugouta, sandbags and
barbed-wire fences. 1t is. In effect,
printed at Nancy. by Berger-I.ovrault.
and this after the fifteenth lombard
ment of that city
Yes, get that In your heads. Nancy
has been bombarded fifteen times
lake Machine Gun.
Chance" he writes. has placed
IN my hands a copy OF the Tripod --
that is the name OF tho new journal.
The Tripod? Look in the dictionary
and you will find the definition.
trepied, something on three legs. But
don't bother your brains about that
This Tripod is not the seat from which
some oracular goddess pronCunces her
prophecies; this tripod Is Jimply the
three-legEed base of a machine gun.
7 his Tripod. which will appear weekly.
is published by and for the mem
beers OF the 101st American artillery
who are Somewhere In Frahce
This nursing sheet has a jolly tone.
To ba sure. Young American wit con-
trasts with the older trench gaiety. But
the infant Tripod makes YOU laugh
heartily; It is a self assertive Kid. Ger
tainly, the two republics, tina: OF the
old and that OF the new world, are
doing everything 10 understand each
other.
The little Tripod has sixteen pages
of two columns each. Following Gus
tom. the irst article In 1t is saluta-
ton.
The Tripod. standing on It's two
fore legs and its hind leg, salutes, In
prope military style, the officers and
mon of the 1o1st artillery now In real
service In one of those sections of
France which has been most 'churned
up The Tripod hopes 20 serve them
we'll as long as weather. shifting po-
sition, the censor, but pocketbook and
the enemy permit
All" ne writes, There you have
81 charming introduction. II Is frank
and II Is French, although thought
out and written in English, or. / meant
to say. in American.
VIII Not NEEDLE In Politics.
The Tripod emphasizes that 1t will
not NEEDLE in politics; its only pur-
pose is to carry TO its readers here
the breath of North America and to
convey to those on the other side of
The Atlantic the spirit OF France. It
returus thanks for all gifts OF tobacco
from America, present and to come.
r. prints a satirtcal song to the tune
nj TppesAry' Ths German smDseeey
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
ALICE ARMY OFFICER
IS GUILTY OF GRAFT
ATidevtts charge sTnIor-C, General ryu.r,
Retired. With Accepting Bonus
for Contracts.

Chicago, March Major General
Thomas n, Cruise. who retired two
nonths ago with the thanks OF con-
sress. tonight in aGidavrs and war
rants in the United States commission
ors office. was accused OF accepting
graft IN the awarding % army CON
. tracts. According to these anidayits
General Cruise admitted the charge.
Upon the complaint and aNidavits
filed before Commissiouor Mason. war
rants were issued for the arrest Of
Henry y. Lippert and hA son. Ralph
H. Ltppert. manufacturers agents.
who. II IS charged. PAID thousands OF
dollars ~ General Cruise for his aid
on war contracts
| Captain Melvin a Erickson. OF the
army Intelligence office, sought the
warrants md sled tho AFFIDAVIT in
which General cruise n. rstd 70 have
WAS.
Il called upon General Cruise In
Washington, and he produced CORES
rond4uce between himself and Henry
| II. Idppert
General Cruise stated he had re-
ceiyed one check for $500 for services
/ for the month OF December, two checks
OF sloo each for expenses and one
! check for St0o for services rendered
In 4 controversy arising between a
/ depot quartermRster at 81. Louis and
! Henry Lippert regarding the accept
ance cf certain blankets by the depot
: Qunrtermastcr."
In the warrants the IApperta are
charged with aiding and abettins
General Cruise to commit tho oTense
Of receiving ana agreeing TO receive
compensation for services in relation
10 controversy In which ne was q
party. denounced by section I1B Of
the criminal code"
The Lipperts could not be found to-
night, but deputy L. 8. rnarshAls
threw open vaulte ia their Offices and
connecated files and papers dealing
with war coutrects
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
INSURANCE AGENTS
SELL THRIFT STAMPS
WIN Canvass Commercial Fs1sCrx IN.
Gay fpr T'nrcha~~r- of tho
''Baby Bonds"

The Eich moud war savtnEa stamp
so<4!ety ma s IT. greatest drive u
Tho week yesterday for purchaser. of
the baby bond" when every agent
Of the Equitable Life Insurance COM
psay went ott into The highways and
1g~ayE 20 solicit buy r. OF the stamps.
Thirtasn solicitors At tbs ir~7ll-
Gscs com pany went into the factories,
warehouses, stores, Office buildings.
hGrkn. and every commercial place
s4no Impressed the importance Of the
sale Of these atamps They carried
q large supply OF Tire stauTpe wtth
them Cor ready sale.
- TIE agents or the com pauy who
helped in this work were 8. 7, Shy.
der, Robert r. Hoffman. Z NJ
Crutchfeld A. . CrutchflAld A. %,
jackson Charles q Loaher, John r.
Hoistead, r W Saunders. Rich I'd
Fox. Harry Kemp. w. l. i3urruss c.
r. Norman, and J. A. Hood
These agents also solicited mem
BEERS for the 100000 club. the am
Of which is to get 900 persons VINO
viii purchase 400 worth of stamps
within the next year. The war say
fngx society has secured sixty mem
fssrs 20 this club this week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
DIVORCE REFORM
IN THE DOMINION
Perennial Agitation for 1t Is On Again.
But Apparently With IAttle Hope
OF Bearing Fruit.

Toronto. March 1.-The perennial
agitation for divorce reform in Can
ada is again to the front, but 1t lie
no more likely to bear fruit than in
the past. unless an intimation that
hereafter returr~d soldiers seeking
divorce owing TO the inrdeliry or
their wives during the husand's alb
sence at the front may have their
fees refunded can be regarded as
divorce reform.
In the divorce agitation as in nearly
every Canadian issue great and small
nowadays, the voice of the West is
demanding that II be heard. The
Vests point of view here. as in some
other issues, is that It is being dis
eliminated against. Because all di-
vorce cases have to be heard by the
senate at Ottawa. and all witnesses
brought there. it becomes an expen-
sive matter for the Westerner to get
unyoked. It does not appear that
there are any more Westerners want
ing to get unyoked than Fasteners.
although one-third OF the population
of Alberta Is from south of the line,
where divorce proceedings are COM
but their point Is that II any
one In to have the privilege the West
terms as anybody else.
Church Stands I'm Way.
Consequently Western members are
agftating for ne establishment ~
divorce courts, with a uniform pro-
csdurs IN all provinces. Their pros
scts 1t ss5ccess 80 not xxNaA The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02

Roman Catholic church makes It's in
nuence. feft in many ways In Canada
and one OF the points II Ia adarnant
on fs It's opposition to any relaxation
of the marriage bonds.
IL It LIS suggested that divorce courts
would not necessarily increase the
number of divorces figures are at hand
TO confuts the suggestion. The three
Maritime provinces and British Column
bia have divorce courts, and although
the grounds for divorce are stringent.
there have been more divorces granted
In these provinces than by the Domin-
ion senate for all the rest OF Canada
although little Prince Edward Island
has granted only one divorce since DON
federation.
Since 1883 there have been granted
by the Nova Scotia divorce court z2f
divorces: New Brunswick. I45, and
British Columbia. 25e. Since confed-
Grafton the Dominion parliament has
authorised 2ss divorces.
Few Before the Senate.
This year only fourteen applications
are to come before the senate. II
there were divorce courts, the appli-
cartS would no doubt be more nu-
merous. Inf1delity is practically the
1oAo 9S"tu~oiy sFonua TOT divorce IN
Canada
Objection TO the senate as a divorce
court is widespread. and yet the SEN
ators. many OF them octogenarians and
none OF them young. with wide expe-
rience of life and nothing much else
10 do. are in some respects an ideal
body for dealing with such cases.
One of the fourteen applications this
year Ia from Jean Donaldson Sifton.
who seeks separation from Captain
Winfield Burrow Sifton. second son OF
Sir Clifford Sifton. Their marriage
several years ago created a sensation
IN society circles in New York and
Ottawa. They eloped in an automobile
from New York city and were married
by the wayside. Captain Ssfton en-
listed when the war broke out and
has been in France and England for
some time,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
W. S. S. TO CANVAS
SCUTHSIDE SECTIONS

The war savings stamp society Of
Richmond will make an extended
canvas in Woodland Heights and For
est Hill next Tuesday for the sale Of
the baby bonds The society viii
be assisted by the churches. lodges,
clubs, and boy scouts of these local.
tiles, and the solicitors will carry ths
stamps with them for sale.
The war savings stamp society Ia
also planning A canvas for Highland
Park within a few days. These so
licitations of the different sections OF
Richmond are only furtherance Of
the plans OF the society to put the
thrift stamps into every home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
AMERICANS IN FRANCE.
HAVE LIVELY NEWSPAPER
Written and Published by Those the Front-Welcomed by
French Journalists Addition-Gets Out Quite Close
to the Firing LineWil Not NEEDLE With Politics of ANY
Kind

singS, TITS a Long Way to ST. He
lena, and he bids goodby TO the Will
helmstrasse and the fatherlaru
There follows" this writer de.
ciares, "a very fun description of the
way in which the One Hundred and
First battalion celebrated its fets day
Then comes an appreciation Of the frgt
American wounded In the war, Lieu
tenant We're II. Harden, who Was HIT
by piece of shrapnel on October 81
1917. Are you fond of historico-phiI-
osophica dissertation? 90 on read
ing the Tripod It's correspondent in
Berlin sends long list of honors con
ferred. among them a medal to the
commander of a German U-boat who
torpedoed an American ship carrying
cargo of Christmas turkeys to the
troops here.
There is some poetry in this mum
Der too. The thoughts OF an artil-
leryman In the mud are described in
poem of ffteen verses, which sings
the glortes of the allies and derides
the Germans. Tho poem Ia long. but
America goes In for everything that
is great" this French writer declares.
Finally. the Tripod contains a brief
Lesson in French. which must be men,
toned. It tells how TO pronounce cor
rectty the word Non which, certain
ly, is a difficult word to utter. II
urges that the words Win blanc and
Win Rouge be used as rarely as pos
sibls, but that Merci' be employed by
Americans on every occasion.
Tho Tripod. II is easy to foresee,
viii rid its readers of the blues. II
proves that the Americans possess the
same morale which won for us on the
Marine and User and at Verdun, which
consolidated the British army In
Flanders and which makes all the al
lies certain of a fnai definite victory
for liberty. Hail to the enhancing
Tripod. and honor. for IL generates
confidence and hands out sensible
humor"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
Fight on Railroad
Bill Not Ended

Washington. March 1>~-rns~a wc~e
prospects, tonight Of sharp fght in
conference on thE admin. zcrstlou rail-
road bill Meetings OF tho conferees
begin tomorrow with both sonata and
house leaders confident that a dead
lock will ensue on Mt least one poin t,
nec~ssttating the cJnferees asking in
structions from their respective
branches
whether the president or the Inter
state CONNIE cree cr~nn1isnion shalt have
rate maxine pcwor IL the sticking
point
The sonats voted more than six to
one 10 ieare this nr' hority with the
conmission, TIE house. by a mas or-
ity 81 more than ~sfty, placed It with
the president
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
Rabbi CaIlisch VIII
Address Sunday Sing
at City Auditorium

Rabbi Edward ", CAiisch. Of
the Beth Ahaba Temple, win nd
dress the ''Sunday Sing" at the
City Auditorium tomorrow after
noon, Rev. r. r. McFaffen, pas-
tor Of the First Presbyterian
church, will offer the opening
prayer.
The orchestra Of nifty pieces
VIII play and Professor Walter
q. Mercer will direct the singing.
ssnd ssnts VIII he reserved on
TIN stage for the church and
school choirs. ..
The II d tor un1 overffows
every Sunday afternoon with the
large number Of people who Mt
tend, and hundreds are turned
away. Tho carly conner win get
the SEATS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02

Sorns people 3n Petersburg have be-
come highly Indignant at the frank
statements printed IN Richmond news
rapers about the way aolusrs from
Camp Lee are exploited when they SO
TO that town on leave Of absence.
While TO narnas were mentioned in
The virgtntan's news story or editorial
yesterday morning. efforts ha' been
,aada by several excited citizens Of
that to7-a. particularly by some men
who have p~oatsd largely through the
presence Of the camp and ~ the
systematic overchargtug Of soldiers.
% make T. appear that the statements
raade were intended 20 be an indict-
uasut of all the peopio Of Petersburg
IN oonscience1sss proateere.
The Petersburg chamber Of COM
rnerce was 80 deeply STIRRED that. BY
way Of setting tae Issue once for all
ITS seeretery actually. cancelled it's gub-
scraption to This vfrsinian
Tho <-irEirian was " I'll Informed Of
she facts IN the case before fe aatd g
word about tho conditions ~ which
the Camp Lee men Justly complain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
NEEDS MEN TO HELP
IN MUNITION WORK

William r. Dahney civilian ord.
nance representative, United statee
war department with offices on the
tenth floor of the Chamber of Com
merce building, has issued a call for
munittor workers and men expert
euced in the handling and production
Of mechanical Instruments. These
positions are under the direction OF
the United states government and
pay from $500 to $500 a year.
Mr. Dahney IL also asking for men
to Join the engineering corps that is
to leave for duty in France. Men
subject to the draft will not be oon-
sidered for the first class OF Jobs,
although they may join the engineer
ing corps.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
PETERSBURG.

Our statement OF facts cannot be sue
ceesfuly attacked. 70 matter how We
hement the general denials
l. hat statement there is abso-
lutely 10 attack upon the Petersburg
people as a whole
Many excellent. patriotic. unselnsh
people reside there~-Deople who dem
onstrate In their everyday jives the
hes, Ideals Of virgins. we know that
and would not say otherwise. But the
Camp lee soldiers. with more re
strietea acquaintance don't know
about them Their Impressions OF
Virginia ways have been gained ia
other ways
hat we desire and what every
genuine Vlrginian deeirer 10 that the
men whose lives are pledged TO our
defense shall have square deal while
they ire permitted TO stay IN vtr-
gtnis- We are go mitch IN earnest fn
thfe re spect, that sc shall be 3uet as
prompt ~ denor1oins their sxploita-
tio1 anywhere else or in Petersourx
when II ever, we come into possssaion
81 the facts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02

Rev. Finley r. Gibson, the new pas.
tor OF thu Grace Street Baptist church
arrived ia Richmond yesterday. He
was met by Hugh p Powell and ].
d CRrneal. members of the church
COMMITTEES. and escorted to the Jeffer-
Hon, where he will have his quarters
for the present He win occupy the
pulpit at the Grace Street Baptist
church next Sunday. preaching both
morning and evening.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02

The Tripod. a Newspaper written
and published by American soldiers
at the front IN France. made it's ap-
pearance recently, The latest issue OF
Excelsior, a lively Paris newspaper
welcomes the Tripod a. another ex-
hilarating sheet. the writing of which
is punctuated by the sound Of "Boohe''
cannon. Excelsior reproduces h g
vignette, the heading over the first
page OF the Tripod
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
District 3

c. B. Harris, Scottsville II,7ok
Thos Henderson. Louisa 10000
Mrs Fannie l.. Smith. North
Park street. Charlottesville los .220
Mrs Minnie l. ST. John. r. v. d.
l, Box 9. Howardsvilie. Va. 45.s2o
Mrs. Irving Stone, Ashland. los, oae
Marion Johnson. North Garden.
Va. .............. .s45,20e
Miss Rosa L Hewlett. Beaver
Dam. Va ..... 57e,40o
Miss Mary A Swift, Gays.
~. . AOi tsb
W. L. Mundy, Stoney Point,
Va Observation-Disclosures. s64,3ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
Suspected Spy informed.

Ecra atom. Pa. March Otto
Adoiph Senne was arrested by federal
agents today charged with being a
German spy. and was informed. He
passed under the name OF william
Iau<hrey. Claiming te ne an TsSnsr-
wan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02

yI. I, I
Price, so Confines per Copy.
THE TRIPOD.
A Sc m f-newBpapsr published
weekly by and for the members OF
the 101st machine gun battalion.
and troops adjacent. at Never
mindwhere, France
Entered at tho postofice at Jen-
e@aispaa, France, as buck (second
class) mall matter.
Circulation - CDeleted nv cen
sor).
Shots n Minute
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02

Washington, Feb. 2S--The death Of
Assistant Paymaster Robert p. Cooke,
U. s. N. r.. F.. at the naval hospital
In Norfolk. Va. on February 2s, was
announced by the navy department to.
day. His mother. Mrs. Emma F. Cooke
lives at johnson City, Tenn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02

Mrs. A. II. Fountain, Box 3ss.
Hot Springs, Va ....... 4T,ap0
r. j. Baber, Gainesville. s,s0o
Mrs. T. J. Kent. Greenfield. Va. as.24b
n. F. Loflin, Lynchburg. Va. 7,955.oOe
Mrs. Bette l., West Faber,
Va ........... g.. a7S4sS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
WEEKEND MEDlTATIONS

The clouds siv lining
And though YES eaden st.i The sun , is shining
Just bde fret"
henaches and when of
pessimisn
stl to see tho syr ,ntnc ~ i II gat nsa There n onIy one
IN all things.
Favoring bring the best anybody
of the is
proves whether the really teach and the bad boy"
who whether
dollhouse
blessing.
The character community largely dependent
the individuals
live to- with good
mean eool ''ouSIe oou
or influence
hence 1t right
should kept constan before what my contribution to the
character of the community OF which part?"
great Is Is in personal
Most OF time
life Of
but make societyor others
the maintenance good which
thrifty people have toned
There g ability capacity Of
veiops and uses win TOO nv men heir arst ar bas-
best They start of with enthusiasm and promise of something
possibility
miserable failures
behind present is
meaning
life
felowu1an
Richmond, ?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
INSURANCE AGENT
CONTINUED From First rsnsel
that he WAS in his room until the al.
f4Eartr Vas ~,aHa

that he WAS in his room until the dis
C0yery WAS made.
Il is presumed that the teiegra m
was from his sister In Norfolk. and
had direct Tearing on the tragedy.
Norris was married. and II was sa. 4
that no had n aAe several attempts
% secure & divorce, such proceed
-ngE being IN court at the present
time He left his watch. fountain
per. and other jewelry TO hts son.
Mr.. Settle stated last nigh that he
thought Norris horne was In North
Carolina The body was turned over
TO Undertaken Bliiey. Detective Ser
se9nt Gordon Smith, and Psfroimen
Mocrs and Grafton inve@tsSats@s hAM
aasA@
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02
Gallivan Wars Tobacco rsassuu.

Washington, Eeb. 23.-RepreseutA-
tive Gallivan, OF Massachusetts,. in-
troduced bill today directing thaa
rattons of tobacco 'in various forms"
be given to all fighting men. .'Just q
necessary" he said, ''as food--espoale
ally. 10 IN Ixishman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-02

The clouds have silver lining. don't forget
And though He's hidden. still the sun is shining
Courage instead of tears and vain rcpIning.
Just bide a wee, and dnna fret"