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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
Norma Ialrnadge
to Star at Bljou


sly Right Of purcha Norma
Tainsdre's current Select Star Series
I relesss, whicn presents her in an
win be shown here ~ the bJou thea 3
Ter tomorrow, Tuesday, "wednesday
and THURSDAY To support Miss Tai
naadges under the able direction al
Charles Miller, who was with her IN
the production of Ghosts OF ester
dsy," an unusually hieh-Erade cast
was assembled
Eugene o'Brien, whc was with Miss
Ia lTaAase in Poppy, The Moth.
arb +afhcSts of Yesterday, lett we
\ cast OF The Country Cousin the
popular broadway production. 20 aa-
vote hts fuN time to this Q!ctuT'7 ~ e
tiou. Ida Darling. last seen on the
screen with this star iu 'GhoSis az
yestersaay,f has had long career on
the stage and. screen. and e noted
character actress. " .ll!zn Curt
sesgh, Jr., be- "a son OK The popular
Actor; Charles Wellesley VIII ec re-
mem herec principally for MS excel
lent performance IN 'RedempNN"
Fioxence Il. Billings So taionfe"
screen actress Of ccnsiaeTatie eAPeFi-
ence
With such sterling caSt, and with
Il Arrr ptuous production. Norma Ia
ruaAge adds new larrele 20 her crown
cS Arrietic achievement in BY btSA'
Of Furchsse-
nnrton Holmes rev travslosue ID
4hssadded feature.
II aiming Molly e,0tangiea.. me
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
Knitting Claim Disputed.

Tnionville Conn, March a0.--Th,
claim Of Mre !. Antoinette Hamilton
eiFhty-three, that che is the old,
knttter In the state has. been chai
leneed by several local women. Mrs
Mary Griggs, eighty-tve; Mrs. Johr
e. Tracey, who will be eighty -efgh
at her next birthday. and Mrs. r, V
sage. who recently celebrated h
ninetieth birthday. are all doing theiI
bit with the knitting needles IN this
town
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
Isis Has HBlue Bird"
On Its New Program

The Central figure in the big Maeter-
1lDck spectacle, THE Plue Bird" an
AIRCRAFT picture which win be shown
~ the Isis theate4 tins week. Is Tula
Belle. the child prod gy OF tie screen
y31ose wonderful work is we'll known
"a the patrons q motion picture
hunsss- Though TaIla is but eight
yeArs old. she has been playing in
pictures for several years, and mas
stAken important roles. She is a dar-
MlR ySungster. and in one picture rode
u horse which leaped of cliff into
ss~ water. distance OF thirty FIVE
f&eI she can swim like a mermaid
49, Ii an aceoBip III shed DANGER
I ,ufA NAs born in Sorway. AID came
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

Connellsville, Pa. March 10
Ceaae1ess knitting for the soldier boys
has resulted In the death OF Mrs
Beatrice Victor May. sixty-two. Over
work resulted in a nervous break
down
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-04
Did Papa Go to SCHOOL,

Although he had lived most of his
six years in classic Irvington, Richard
decided after few days iii school that
he did not like it, and announced that
he wished to quit school.
The father received the announce
mcnt without comment, but Saturday,
when he had number of calls to
make downtown he took Richard with
him. 1t was raining.
Whenever Richard and his father
passed man doing manual labor or
disagreeable work, the father said
"There, Richard, is a man who would
not go to school when he was boy"
Tramping the wet streets was tire
some to Richard, VINO began to doubt
whether his fathers work was easier
than that of the other rainy-day toll
ers. He said nothing however, until
evening, when the family was seated
at the dinner table.
Then came the question that had
been forming in his mind: Papa
did you 90 to school when you were
little boy?"-lndianapo News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-04

posted In the midst of this sweep
a single sack of sugar slipped from be-
meath the ropes and came hurting
out and down as though it were pro-
jectilo from sling.
Tho pink parasol was standing I'M
consciously with its back turned di-
rectly in the course of the flying bag.
The vision of spring beneath it was
gazing away to where a sail was just
taking the fresh breeze. Billy Gard
and his truck were emerging from the
shed for a new load of sugar. And
here was young man quick to act
and with training that enabled him
to do so effectively.
Three strides and leap into the
air were all the time allowed. But
this was enough to make it possible
for him to tackle aho'it the waist the
catapulted sugar sack, much as he
had often tackled the member OF an
opposing team who tried to go around
his end in the old football days. To
be sure this end play was the fastest
he had ever seen and resulted in a
SCOu 6plll, DuI II wac d ouCCOoos hO
pink parasol was uninjured.
Thelma Gottrell came to a realiza-
tion of what had happened about the
time Gard was getting himself to his
feet. She ran to him spontaneously
and would have helped him to rise
had he shown the forethought to be a
little slower.
Il do hope you are not hurt" she
began. ut was splendid-Oh! What?
1t is Mr.. Gard, isn't it? How in the
world" she stopped in CONSERVATION.
Billy Gard grinned foolishly.
Don't give me away" he pleaded
with her. 1T is a very great secret
and it would all be spoiled if you did.
A writing man must have color, must
know life, you know. Please don't
spoil my chance by telling a single
soul about it."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-04
Those Who STAY at Home

The vacation habit is growing with
the American people. Every year
larger numbers go away.
And the value of this habit is freely
recognized. A vacation ut the right
time not only saves many man and
woman from n breakdown, but also
adds an interest and joy in life which
would otherwise not be there.
Nevertheless, it must be admitted
that the majority of people are com
PEELED by necessity to remain at home
during the summer months. They
have no option In the matter. Yet they
can console themselves with the retec-
ton that in many ways their lot is
more comfortable than that of those
who go. Summer hotels and boarding
houses are seldom as they are pic
turCd. An entire house Is more com
Portable In warm weather than one or
two small and perhaps stuGfy rooms.
Unless one knows to just what he is
going there is n great element of
chance in vacation.
The person who is compelled to be
at home can, however, vary his man
ncr of life. He can live out of doors
in much larger measure than in other
months. In cities he has open before
him n multitude of short outings,
Benches al rivers, and even noun
tainS, are available If he can get n
week end. He may possibly get a
variety in his summer which others
who are away do not get. And GER
tainly he can learn how to let up, and
so lie in better trim for the fall which
is comlng.-Glouceste Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-04
Felt Like a Fixture.

1t was the day before the official visit
of the general, and the subaltern had
sent the bugler to the regimentul or
derby room to obtain particulars of
the forthcoming visit.
He knocked at the door, entered and
stood aside while numbers of officers
dashed in and out. The orderly room
sergeant swore, the colonel swOre, and
everybody else sighed or gasped, while
the telephone buzzed necessarily.
Half an hour passed, then an hour,
and the bugler stood against the wall,
first on one leg, then on another, with
out receiving a ploment's attention.
Finally the sergeant turned on him
and in tones of brass demanded:
"Well, what the deuce d'you think
you're waiting for"
"For the duration of the war, sir, l
think"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-04

ness of the refiners since that period,
eight years previous, when the wet
sample scheme had been inaugurated.
He had worked out an estimate of the
probable duty that the government
had lost during that time. The actual
loss was not, of course. as great as
the theoretical, for many of the sam
pies were of necessity honest. Yet it
must have run as high as 100000 as
a shortage on the part of Gottrell and
his associates.
Gard indicated the possibility of the
success of a criminal prosecution, the
probability of recovering that large
sum of money through the courts He
confessed to the humiliation of the
government that so many of its en-
ployees had been false to their trust.
He even granted that the government
might, under the circumstances, feel
itself somewhat to blame for the con-
/ ditions that had existed. 1t is not
recorded whether the vision of girl
with frizzly, corn-colored hair came in
to the mind of the special agent and
! had to do with his recommendation
that the case be settled out of court
But certain 1t is that the government
authorized him to propose that, if the
company should pay the government
/ 100000, an amount it would be just
able to raise and escape BANKRUPTCY,
the case would be dismissed, the sam
piers discharged, and a new regime
inaugurated in which the government
would take pains to protect itself.
Upon this basis the case was set
tied. Billy Gard had earned his sal
airy.
The next day he was packing uT at
his hotel in preparation for leaving for
Washington when there arrived by
messenger little, square, delicately
scented envelope which he tore open
somewhat wonderingly. Inside he
found this note:
Father has told me all about 1t.
For the third time let me say 'splen-
did And remember that you prom
ished to come and tell me about it
when 1t was all over.
"THELMA GOTTRELL."
Which would seem a perfectly good
reason why Gard was a day late In
reaching Washington.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-04

upon the table. Billy Gard stood upon
his chair and drank to the time when
they would all get together again I'M
der the cobwebs that decorated the
ceiling of the little Frenchman. He
led three lusty cheers for that time,
for none was so abandoned on these
occasions as the yOungster who had
saved the presidents daughter And
Flavot and Billy interchanged a
wink, for they had a secret between
them. Both knew that the beverage
that the special agent drank with such
recklessness was nothing more than
cold tea, and the little Frenchman de-
lighted in seeing his favorite lead
these American pigs, who knew no de-
cency in drinking, on to complete in
ebriety.
But Gard had a secret from even
Flavot which had to do with a grimy
little man who sat at a nearby table
and who had of late frequented the
place-a seedy, long-haired, sallow
man who worked always with pencil
over the manuscript of a play he was
writing. AS true genius he paid no
attention to what went on around him,
but always pored over his papers.
But this same man in Washington
was star stenographer at the depart
ment of justice, a dapper, One-time
court reporter, the man who had han
died the listening end of many a die
tagraph when the ways were being
creased between men in high places
and the penitentiary at Atlanta.
"And you samplers" Gard was saying,
where can meet you when another
Saturday night comes?'
ME at the Bayou Fouche mills, "
said Hansen.
And the company sends me to Col
GRADY for my lungs, said Tobin, the
consumptive.
and 1 keep time at the refinery"
ventured Fat" Cunningham.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-04

T,i2t he might get on more init
mate basis with these samplers Gard
went to work as a laborer on the docks,
and there toiled for two months. He
came to be most intimately one of
them, was given every opportunity for
observing their work, was even in
trusted with certain valuable conf
saw his way toward learning more by
associating with them when they were
in their cups.
His task was but half finished, how
ever, when the maiden with the frizzy
hair and the freckles came near up
setting the beans. The daughter of
the president of the company had
played through her childhood on the
docks and about the warehouse and
was not yet averse to climbing stacks
of sugar sacks or descending into the
holds of the ships. So it happened that
she often visited the water front, and
Gard had at first feared he might be
recognized, but this fear wore away
as the visits were repeated and no
attention was paid to him
But one busy day he was carting
away the sacks Of sugar that were be-
ing unloaded in packages of twenty or
so, slung in ropes and lifted by mighty
derricks, when Miss Gottrell strolled
down the docks under a pink parasol
and in the midst of an array of fluffy,
spring ruf1les such as make a healthy,
wholesome girl outrival in beauty the
orchids of the most tropically luxuri-
ant jungle
The special agent had always liked
corn-colored hair and freckles on the
nose and worshiped at the shrine of
the physically fit. Besides which this
girl had enthusiasm and intelligence
and inspiration. And it was sprinG
and he was youngster shut off from
his kind and lonesome. He had thought
of her lot of times since that day
he had interested her by pretending
to be something he was not Now he
rather resented it that she should be
there and he a perspiring laborer, not
daring to speak to her.
And just at that time something
very startling happened. The great
crane of the ship drew another load
of sugar from the hold and swung it
ma1estically over the dock. In doing
so it described great sweep in reach
ing the spot where it was to be de.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-04

"Since you have probably saved my
life" said she, ut would not be CRATE
full of me to deny any wish of yours
But | will agree not to tell only on one
condition. You must promise to come
to me and let me hear all about it
when it is over"
Il promise" said Gard
and you must let me say that !.
think you are wonderful to do the
things you do, and that l thank you"
She placed her dainty glove in his
grimy workingman's hand for a mo-
ment and was gone.
1t was wild Saturday night at Jean
Flavot's. The occasion of the cele-
bration was the ending of the season
on the sugar docks. For seven months
in he year the Continental Refining
company was busy with sugar that
poured in upon it from Cuba and Por-
to Rico and Santo Domingo and other
lands to the south. Then there was a
period of five months when there was
no sugar from the outside and refiners
turned their attention to the home
grown crop.
Those men who had worked togeth-
er in the comradery of the docks for
seven months this season, and perhaps
for many year before, were tomor-
row to be dispersed. They would be
scattered about at many places and
would play their part in the handling
of the raw sugar that came from tho
canefields of Louisiana and the beet
lands of Colorado and Michigan Most
probably they would meet again on
these same docks five months later.
But assuredly there was every reason
why they should end the season in one
mad carouse.
Billy Gard was present. Through
the weeks that had passed he had grad
ually frightened the net that revealed
to the government the conditions that
existed on the sugar docks. But his
case might still be strengthened for
he wanted the whole story from man
who participated in the irregularities,
and in such a way that it might be in
troduced into court as evidence. This
was the last opportunity and the spe-
cial agent hoped that the story might
be told tonight when the samplers
were reckless over their liquor.
Jean Flavot brought whisky and
beer when the big-fsted Hansen beat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-04

1.-THE eagle" remarked the home
grown patriot, "is a noble bird"
yes" rejoined the grocer, but the
old hen has contributed more to the
comfort of the human race"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-24
CONTROVERSY MAY
BY SPIRITED ONE

Washington. Jan. 23.-The contro-
versy between the administration and
members OF the senate military COM
mittee over proposals for war cab
met and n director OF munitions may
be brought before the senate tomor-
row with prospects Of a spirited dis
cussion. Chamberlain plans a lengthy
reply to the presidents denunciation
OF senator's In a recent statement that
every department of the government
had broken down in the war as is dis
tortion truth. Several speeches in be-
half OF the administration are also
planned. House republicans in con-
ference tonight voted in favor of Gre
alton OF Bureau munitions and ord
nance with director appointed by pres
ident
Tonight administration spokesmen
expressed confidence that the military
committees bill never even would be
brought TO a vote. It was agreed not
TO oppose Chamberlain's motion for
reference TO his committee of the war
cabinet bin. Afterward, however, II
was proposed TO refer the bill also
TO the naval affairs committee for
study. A futile effort was made to
dissuade Chamberlain from making
his speech.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-24

SUNDAY FOR THE
MEN OF SERVICE
RIVALRY AMONG CONGREGA-
TiONS OF LOCAL CHURCHES TO
BRING LARGEST NUMBER DE-
CIARED TO BE OF kEENEST.

Next sunday is "Go-to- Church
Sunday for the men OF the service
and keen interest and rivalry has de-
veloped among the local congregations
in bringing the men of the service from
the navy yard and forts to the city for
the morning services
The plan was arranged by the Min
isterial Committee of the Army and
Navy Life Activities Committee. and
with the cooperation Of motor ear own
ers in the various churches, each has
listed a number of machines which
will go to the reservation Sunday
morning, leaving Pensacola at nine
o'clock, arriving there at 9:45 and re-
turning directly to the city.
A list has been prepared of the men
and their religious affiliations, so that
there will be no difficulty in placing
the men in the proper cars. Special
sermons of particular appeal to the
men have been prepared by nearly all
of the local ministers, and after
church, the men will be taken TO the
homes of members of the congrega-
ton, so that on the whole, a days
entertainment and hospitality will be
extended them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-24
INCOME TAX MAN
ON DUTY TONIGHT

Effective today, January Path. II r..
Mcdonnell, income tax inspector, will
be OF the government building, III room
I02, on the first floor. every Tuesday
and Thursday evening, from o'clock
until $50 o'clock, To assist those who
find it inconvenient 90 call during the
day.
The income tax inspector. 1t is Also
announced, will be at the building all
day, in the room indicated above.
Persons who are liable to incomt
tax should hunt him UP and ascertain
just what is required of them, for il
is stated that the inspector will not
hunt those liable for the tax, and
there is a penalty of probably fine and
imprisonment for payment.
Married men, IL is stated, whose in
comes are in excess OF $4,000 per year,
and single men whose incomes are in
excess of $1,000 per year, are liable.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-24
HOUR DA
" Ar
IS PROP OSED.
Samuel Gornpers Urges Such
Step in the Handling of
Industries.
LABOR'S MESSAGE
TO THE COUNTRY
No Neutrality in This War,
He Says; Must Be Either for
Autocracy or Democracy.
By Associated Press.

Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. ga uni
versal seven hour day during the
period oe the war, instead of present
spasmodic suspension of industries by
the fuel administration to conserve
coal and relieve railroad congestion,
was suggested today by Samuel Comp
ers president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor to a convention of the
United Mine Workers of Aremic4
here today.
Mr.. Gompers' speech to the miners
was regarded as labor's message to
the country on the action of the fuel
administration He prefaced his dec
laration for a seven hour day with n
defense of those in high governmental
station who may have made mistakes.
They are prompted, he said by the
patriotic purpose to win the war and
to think that the great transition from
peace to war could be made without
mistakes was asking the impossible.
Continuing he said:
THE order issued a few days ago
L regard as an adequate necessity.
You know there is now a discussion
to repeal or to modify the Sherman
antitrust law. / am not going To
offer to discuss railroads; they have
been lax so long, but the Sherman
anti trust law forbade them to do what
now the director general of the rail-
roads has the right TO do. The jam
has occurred and was increasing and
something had TO be done to relieve
the situation.
The Icy king has interfered--there
can be no help for that.
Il think there is one mistake in the
making, and / trust It will be changed
or modified. / refer TO the closing OF
the industrial and commercial plants
of our country. one additional day
each week. I think 1t is mistake to
have a whole day such as Monday
idle and involving from Saturday af-
ternoon until Tuesday morning. I be-
lieve II the order We're changed so
that instead of there being ten,
nine or eight hours as a days work,
the same power proclaim a universal
seven hour day during the war, better
results would follow:
I'VE would have practically the same
results in the conservation or rueI and
all other needful commodities IT
would not do violence to the history
the traditions, the work and the prac-
tical operation of industry, and COM
niece.
II trust that the suggestion may
find Iodgment some where and bring
about that change: but if IL doesn't
l am going to obey like a soldier OF
America; I am going to yield my judg-
ment to the judgment and the actions
Of the men in whose hands the destinies
of our republic are placed"
Mr.. Gompers said there can be no
neutrality in this war. "You have got
to be either for autocrocy Of democ-
racy," he declared. Labor must make
victory sure for democracy, but sound
ed the warning that labor would not
surrender the standards OF life except
to save the republic; that no sacrifice
would be made solely to I'LL the pock-
cts Of the rich with large profits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-24
BROKEN BOTTLE GAVE
UP TRUNKS SECRET

A trunk containing sixteen quarts
OF whiskey addressed to T.. 3. Vassar,
=. a., Selma, Ala, was seized at tn.
@. f. 81 A station by the United States
marshal yesterday afternoon, under a
libel filed by the district attorney,
alleging that 1t was being transported
in interstate commerce, Improperly
labelled
The contents OF the truck were be-
trayed when two of eighteen quart
bottles were broken, and the whisikey
seeped through the joints. Upon in
vestigation it was found to contain
large quantity of packing material
placed around the liquor to insure It's
safe transit
No owner Of the shipment has been
located, as the transfer company was
advised TO ship a trunk TO Baggage
Agent Vassar, at Selma, but who or
dered the shipment, or for whom Ii
was intended, Is not known TO the an-
thorities-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-24
ENLISTED MAN
UNDER CHARGE
OF BEING SPY
REPORTS FROM A RELIABLE
SOURCE INDICATE SUCH ALLIE
CATION BEEN PLACED AGAINST
SUSPECT AT NAVAL STATION.

Though no official confirmation
could be obtained from the air station
it was stated upon reliable authority
yesterday that an enlisted man there
had been arrested as a German spy,
when drawings, maps. and other infor-
nation concerning coast defenses and
aviation schools had been discovered in
his pocket diary
Maps of coast defenses are under
stood to contain minute information
concerning the strength of each, the
batteries, number Of men, positions of
mortars, and distances.
From his name it appears that the
man is an Irishman. but notations in
the diary were written mostly in Ger
man, and this fact, together with his
actions, aroused the suspicious Of the
naval authorities, and the man is held
for investigation.
Ben Sturks, who It is said admitted
that he was an alien enemy, but was
looking for work, was arrested yes
terday morning by Officer Johnson,
and bound over TO the federal au-
thorities. He was sent out OF the
city last night. under instructions
Harry Stone, formerly Heinrich
Stein, also believed to be an alien
enemy, is held in the city Jail on the
charge of violating the zone restric-
tions thrown around the waterfront.
Whether or not tEese three arrests
have any connection with the mill
tary and naval patrol Of the water
front here could not be ascertained
from local authorities