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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
|C|RCUS DETECTIVES
HAVE MANY DUTIES
Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
sleuths Watch For Light
Fingered. Gentry.

From the day when they started in
business almost forty years ago. the
Ringing Brothers have wased a per-
sistent and relentless war upon
thieves, pickpockets and 'fakirs" who
once made ii a practice to follow in
the wake of the tent shows. And dur
ing the years that they owned and
directed the Barnum & Bailey circus
the famous showmen surrounded that
institution with 4 like policy.
Now that the two great enterprises
have been merged into the big super
circus known as the Ringing Broth
ers and Barnum & Bailey Shows Com
hined, the secret forces of both shows
have likewise "joined hands It Is
composed of a corps Of men under
the direction Of Chief John Erice, a
veteran detective, known in every
state in the Union for his remarkable
camera eve" and his ability to rAver
forget the face of a crook
Brice and his men mingle In the
crowds constantly from the time the
show arrives and unloads until the
last train section In ready TO depart
a. might. Some Of them linger bout
the railroad stations to watch all in
coming trains or excursions. Others
Tx with the throngs in the DOWN
town streets while the parade is pass
ing and three men are constantly on
duty at the circus grounds, both in
and outside the tents The circus de-
tectives work In closest cooperation
with the local police and the moment
a suspect Is spotted he is taken into
custody and turned over 10 the city
officers. Frequently two Of the CTR
Gus detectives precede the show. ar
irving the day before in time to
take advance precautions
Equally relentless has been the
Ringing Brothers war against fakirs
and cheap gamblers who have at
times attempted TO follow their cir
Gus Occasionally. even in these later
DAYS. n fakir will attempt to follow
The organization, hut the moment he
s. discovered by one Of the circus
detectives his departure is extremely
sudden
No mother ever guarded her daueh-
ter more carefully than thu circus
Watches over its children And the
watchfllness extends from the hum
dreds Of Young people TO the per-
former whose hair is tingtd with
gray. The majority 81 the circus acts
arc composed Of foreigners who have
the sfrictest IDEAS Of morality 1t is
ar oft raads stater1 ert ny those who
nave studied the conditions Of IT Cd :
err circus itfe that no more moral
or Wholesome class Of people exists
Most % them were literally born in
the profession. their antecsdents hav-
i-G beer ~l-cus performers for gene
-ations back they are proud 81 their
records ana they seldom dfse-t the
circus for other fields ~ en1eavor.
Most 81 them have their ronances
right N their own realm aud when
they MARX remain in the business TO
-atsa their children. training them in
the school vacation periods In the
hore that they VIII become greater
performer than themselves.
Ringing Brothers and Btrnuu1 &
Faiiev combined viii exhibit here
Monday. October p
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
'C0lVN IS NEMESIS ON GREAT INTEREST SHOWN
C0AGRESSNAh'S TRAIL. IN STORY TELLING CLASS

Congressman A. J. Montague's let
ter refusing to accept the challenge
of the Central Trades and Labor
Council of Richmond to a Joint de-
bate on the Plumb plan of railroad
ownership had not reached Rihc-
nond last night News of the ex-
governor decision was received
| here yesterday in news dispatch
from the capital, in which Mr.. Mon
tague's reason for declining the gage
of battle was that his opponent in.
I the debate would not have an equal
responsibility to the public He is
quoted as saying that. rs a mem Der
! OF the interstate commerce COM
nlittee,> which has considered the
several proposed plans of railroad
operation and as a mem Der of con-
gress who will have to vote on the
subject it would be unfair for him
to engage in debate some advo-
cate of the plan who did not occupy
a similar position OF responsibility
Howard Colvin of the state bu-
reau Of labor, said last night that the
answer to Congressman Nontague's
letter, if he has been correctly
quoted. would be an invitation to
debate the subject in Richmond
~oI,.in 90 - =. C"ls ress' MI
~ 80 H @Puiu sur ely
go. -, "outd oe III e@-
~ pos.IIoh.
fuss, 80 49,, VI go, Hohlasu e re-.
ISL 10 meet reno" mem oer or
rasart - $50 w h't ~
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f;l-a,,, 49, NV !I'' l''ah ~ All uh-
rs,1. %IHs 20 al
sor1a uLe,,, astss .'' 20 nna
- 'e tor congress-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
lions Daily in Art of Entertaining
Children with Bible Stories.

A remarkable interest in story
telling is indicated by the large at
tendance upon that department Of
the Baptist training school for Sun
day school workers and church Off
GERS being held this week in the
Second Baptist church. Two hundred
earnest teachers and motherA heard
Miss Eliza beth watts yesterday aft
ernoon from to o'clock The sub
feet OF the lecture was Learning 10
Tell Story" At the close of the
stories. Ruth and Naomi" by
Moses" and the Star Child"
The various normal classes of
which there are fifteen meetings
simultaneously. were largely attend
to their capacity
Or p. E Burroughs spoke at P
NJ to women connected with the
home departments OF Richmond.
The b 0 s t ers of the various
churches came together at 1880 p.
NJ for conference on their duties
and opportunities in the seventy-five
million campaign. Enthusiasm char
acterized the re2orts and remarks of
the boosters. There was a note OF de-
termination. In the conference, thai
success should crown the efforts %
the churches TO raise more than 4
million dollars for missions, benevo-
lence and education.
At the mass meeting held at $40
P. VI a large audience was thrilled
by tie eloquent address Of DR. P Z
Burroughs Of Nashville. Tenn. ThH
appeal Of the campaign speaker Is
not merely for SO much money, but
for the Christian activities proposed
for achievement in the campaign
Tonight the four minute speakers
wiz have their innings and II is ex-
pected that proper four-rninute talks
will be made as illustrating the kind
IF work they are expected to do,
The campaign address tonight will
be made BY Professor l. p. Le7vell.
OF Nashville, Tenn. He lie one of the
ablest Sunday school and young peo-
pies workers in America. The 3. y.
r. Us Of Richmond are expected
TO attend IN large numbers tonight.
Bob LeaveN being the official Leader
OF that work and the editor Of the
3 Y r. Z Quarterly used by the
3. 4. P T.'s Of the South He Is also
a professor in the Baptist seminar
IN Louisville
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
LEE CAMP HALL IS
SOLO FOR S10O,C0O

f f Lee Camp Hall. meeting
place for many years OF r Z Lee
camp, Confederate veterans. was
sold yesterday at public auction for
500 600 The sale. however, is sub
1ect to ratification by the veterans
who vii! meet tomorrow night to
consider that matter. Until IL is
ratified the name OF the purchaser
will he withheld
The building is located at 5I4-513
Last Broad street : and Is threa
stories high. the second ore being
reserved for the use of the camp.
In this hall is the finest collection
of portraits OF Confederate leaders
in the South. These did not go wiz n
the sale. The real estate Arm Of
John Thompson Brown and com
pany conducted the auction. which
was very largely attended
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
HUGUEHOT SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS

More than $4,000 was collected
during he past year by the Hueue-
not Evangelical society Of Rich
fnond for Its worf. mere and abroad
aecording 10 the report submitted
Yesterday ar The annual meeting u
The First PreSbyt erian church
The society convened al Ii O'Clock
with Mrs. n Crump IN the chair
I>Svotlona} e>ere ases were cor t4rg,~tstf
by Rev. Frank T McFadden. Z. n
pastor Of the church. and Rev. Rus
sen Cecd, D. p, pastor Of the Second
sbyterian church
Mrs. T, 4. CARY was re-eIectad
president OF the society r1ther 81
acers are; Mrs. J d. Crump. vice
president: Miss Waddell. recording
secretary Miss Ellen Blair. CORES.
pondlng secretary. and Mrs j Y
Halyburton, treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
COMMITTEE TO TAKE
Up Street CAR FARES

Patrons and officials of the Viz
glnla Railway and Power company
Will be given an opportunity next
Tuesday night by the streets com
mittee Of the council to express their
views on the petition of the cor
poration raise its fare TO SIX cents
with an extra two cents for each
transfer issued, The date for the
hearing was set yesterday by Chair
man Ordway Fuller
The petition was To have come up
for consideration last Friday night
nut the hearing was postponed be-
cause OF the absence At the hour
named Of L Randolph williams
general counsel for the company
Mr Williams vas detained in the
conference which ended with 4
twelve months agreement with the
union emploTes who had threatened
10 strike for higher wages
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
u. 5. CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS
Cases Argued

Eases Argued.
Lou frazier administrators of
lanes l. Frazier, deceased, vs. In
terState II. r. Co. Error to the dis.
trict court at Big stone Cav Ne
continued from yesterday. Gauss
further argued by William n
Wefth OF Tazewell, Va, for tho
plaintiff in error, and by !. /.
cam bios, OF Norton. Va. for the G e.
PENDANT in error. and submitted.
Perry Edwards KS The United
United States; error to the district
court at Greenville. S. c, Cause
argued by c. f. Haynsworth and ..
X, Mauldin OF Greenville, S. C.. for
plaintiff in error, and by c. G..
Nyohe, assistant L. s Attorney. Of
Greenville. S. G. for defendant in
error. and submitted
Case in Call.
wall Grocer Co. VS.. Jobbers
Overall Co, error to the district
court OF Lynchburg. Va. Cause to
De argued by Harper & Goodman
OF Lynchburg. Va, for plaintiff IN
error and by T, G. Hobbs, of Lynch
burg, Va. for defendant in error.
Court announced and handed
down its opinion in the following
cases. to-wit:
No TIA, Maryland Dredging &
contracting Co. VS.. State Of Mary
lana, 70 the use OF etc, ell al, appeal
from the district court of Baltimore
Ma, opion by Judge Woods. Mod
fed.
NO l7lb, State of MARYLAND n
the use OF, etc. VS.. The Baltimore
rama 10 the use of etc, ct al, appe al
t.olii the dlstrlct court at Baltimore
Nd. opinion by Judge Woods. Modi-
fed.
Oscar X, Mauldin. of Greenvillc
S. c., was admitted to practice as
attorney and counsellor of this
court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
ELEPHANTS NOT To
SUFFER FOR WATER

Ed P. Norwood, advance man for
the Ringing Brothers and Barnum
Bailey circus, here next week, drop
ped into town yesterday He bore
a massive smile after looking the
situation over. and as soon as his
identity had been discovered q crowd
OF admirtng children got in tow. and
arrangements were made for supply
Ing the large drove OF elephants
with water,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
MEMORIAL DAY FOR
ACTORS. DECEMBER

Manager Leo Wise OF the Aead-
ernv Of Music notified Mayor Aims
lie yesterday that Friday Decena-
ter (, has been chosen as the da%
for giving 4 special matinee at 2 80
o'clock in tho afternoon in every
theater in tire United States for the
benefit of the actors fund.
This is a national memorial daT
when the country will pay tribute U
the sacrifices OF mem bers OF this
profession in the world war.
A local committee will be ap-
pointed tn cooperate with the
mayor in this matter. Contributions
10 the fund may be turned in to thu
MAYOR al any time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23

:
Williamsburg, Va. Oct. p --EN-
service men Of the college, of WIZ
Lam and Mary last night elected Of
flcers for post number 80, of
American Legion. which has been
organized in the college This com
pietes plans for the organization Of
The college post, as the state CHI
cials of the legion have granted the
local post a charter. naming II WI
liam and Mary post number 40
William and Mary sent about SOC
al her sons to battle the Prussian
and of this mum tcr sixteen lost their
ives Many Of those who returne /
are proud 81 certificates they have
received from foreign institutions %
Aear 9inS *, wh @rs thaTt stadaad folz
lowing the -arralstlce
Raymond SiSson with the Etgh-
teeth division in France. was sent
to the Roanoke convention OF the
legion and was advised Of the pror1
ef steps to take for the formation
al the collegiate post
Officers elected last night were the
following. Raymond SiSson, chair-
man. A. n Joyner. vice-charnla .
J. f. Chapel, secretary, and NJ. F.
StaruAs treasurer.
1t is generally believed by botn
the faculty and student body that IN
a short time the William and Mary
pOsr will be recognized as one OF the
most potent organizations on the
campus OF the college
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Yes Alfred. the butter OF courtesy
should be thickly spread upon the
bread OF Independence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
DIR MORRIS Is CHOSEN
EPISCOPAL BISHOP

DR.. Cr4ik Morris brother Of
Mrs c. c. Plnckaey, of this city
had been elected bishop 81 the Pan
ANA canal zone. according to des-
patches from Detroit where the
Episcopal church is in session. He
was considered for the pastorate
Of s. Mary's church Of this CITY
several years ago, when Rev q
treeland Peter was called
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
Look for Reckless Driver.

Alderman Marx Gunst is again
able to be out after being laid up for
three weeks with a broken leg sus-
tanned when he was hit by a care
lesSly driven automobile at Grace
and Meadow streets The driver of
the car sped away, afraid to face
the consequences of his act. An ar
rest IN the case is probable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
Brings Girl Rack

After a month 5 xojourn al tho
Washington asylum hospital Reula -
Nj CODY, fifteen years old. was
brought back 10 richmond yester-
day and turned over to the loca,
juvenile authorities Beulah gave
her name 10 tha WASHINGTON au-
thorities as Louise Clay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23

You can't have the penny and III g
cake, too quoted the Wise Guy.
still, many a man has pawned his
watch to have a god time" replied
the Simple Mug.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23

p,obna--"Miss Antique IL rnatri-
n7o1ial bar gain" What DO
YOU mean. a matrimonial bargain 7"
Rlohbs--"She's about As. reduced 10
os
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
CEREMONIAL SESSIONS
MYSTIC SHRINE

Acca Temple, MOBILES of the Mystic
Shrine, has announced two cere-
monial sessions for the reception OF
candidates. one on THURSDAY, oCto-
Der so. and the other on Friday, No
vember {. The first viii follow the
annual session OF the grand COM
n1andery, and the second the fall re-
Union OF the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Of Freemasonry
Both sessions will be held in the
Masonic Temple, Broad and Adams
streets, with a business session fol-
lowed by a banquet
And every man has right TO his
own opinion so long as he remains
bachelor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23

Yes, Alfred. the butter OF courtesy
should be thickly spread upon the
bread OF independence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27
SEARCHES SKY ID DISCOVER
 NEW PLANET

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 27.-Prof. William H. Pickering of the Harvard Astronomical Observatory, who is stationed at Vaudeville, Jamaica, is now engaged in a search for the planet to exist outside Neptune, and estimates that this undiscovered mem- Der of the solar system is some fifty five times as far from the sun as is the earth, according to a statement made by Prof. SoIon I. Bailey, act ing director of the Harvard Observa- tory.
 Astronomers have suspected the existence of a planet outside Neptune for at least fifty years" said Prof Bailey. 'and since 1877 many ob- servers have tried to locate 1t. The usual method was to study the per turbations of Uranus and determine from these what must be the situa- tton of the object which was defect ing Uranus from its course. In re- cent years, Prof. Pickering has studied the perturbations of Neptune as well, and as a, result he has as- certained what he believes to be the approximate position of the nev planet.
 He has recently been engaged in g. systematic study of photographic plates of the area of the sky in which he believes the planet to be situated at present.
 Tt is expected that the planet will be in opposition to the sun this win ter and therefore in a favorable DO sition for observation, It is thought that the planet will prove to be sev. eral thousand times too faint to be seen with the naked eye"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27
NAVAL BALLOON BLOWN ACROSS
 l.. I. SOUND

A big naval balloon was blown across the Sound yesterday afternoon and caused considerable excitement among the residents of this city, Stratford and Milford while the occu- pants tried in vain to make a landing.
 The balloon sailed very low over Stratfc-d and Milford with its anchor dragging. It went up and down like a car on a scenic railway and the an- chor finally caught in @ tree at Whee1er's Farms, Milford.
 When over AskaTn's Rubber factory in Milford the anchor scraped the bfs chimney of the plant and the em- ployes rushed from the shop expect ing that it would take the chimney with 1t.
 The basket of the balloon was occu- pued by E1nsigns Klietner, Blackwell aud Hook, who returned to New York after making the landing.
 The large green basket of the bal loon containing the silk bag and fix ings was an attraction this morning at the Milford railroad station where it lay awaiting shipment to the Naval Station at Far Rockaway-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27
CRIMINAL COURT BUSINESS HAS
 FALLING OFF

The advent of prohibition may be responsible for the falling off in criminal business for the Criminal Superior and Common Pleas Courts last year. In the latter tribunal, which handles appeal cases from city courts and justice courts throughout the country, there was q decrease of 37 cases in the last six months from the same months in 1913. In the Criminal Superior Court the decrease was 25 per cent for the same period. In 1918 there were 145 cases and in 1919 only |128
 While the criminal cases have de- creased business, in the civil courts business has increased. During the past six months 549 new cases were filed in the Superior Court, whilO during the identical period in 1918 only 3S5 were recorded. From July to December 31, 1918, only 53 di- vorces were granted, but this year in that same space of time S8 de- crees were allowed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27
PRODUCE MEN OVERESTTMATED
 TREE MARKET

Pittsburgh, Dec. 27.---Pittsburgh produce men are seeking ways and means to dispose of some 4O,000 Christ mas trees left unsold on the market without destroying them. Fifty car loads of trees remain in the produce yards awaiting disposition.
 Eighteen carloads were taken to a dump yesterday and thrown away, while many other trees were hauled away by the truck load for social clubs of the city to use for decorating at New Year functions. Cemeteries have come in for their share of trees also, where the branches have been cut and placed upon graves. The small boy has done service in hauling away bundles for his use.
 In spite of the heavy demand for Christmas trees this season the mar ket was overestinated and dealers stand to lose s25 600, one wholesaler said,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27

time in the earlier days of the month, but will cross the horizon somewhat later and so must be looked for at 8 later hour.
 Venus is a morning star and will continue such the entire first six months of the year. Mars ends it's career as morning star this month and will appear in the evening the rest of the year.
 Neptune, the furthest planet from the sun, is up in the evening, but is so far away that it appears as a star just about on the limit of visibility.
 Astronomy in 1919.
 The last year has not been a spec tacuIar year for the amateur astrono-
 ner. There was a total eclipse of the sun, but it was invisible from this country, and no large comets or bril- liant novae appeared.
 To the professional astronomer 1t has, however, been a year of the greatest importance. Many excellent research have been finished and published, among others a series by H. Shapley of Mt. Wilson, in which the distances of many of the farthest objects of the universe have been es- timated and startling and important results concerning the shape of the
 
 ter within it found.
 But beyond all of the rest in i'm portance Is the reported verifcation of the Einstein relatively theory by the British astronomers who ob- served the eclipse of May 2829. Un- fortunately this does not permit of a simple explanation to the Iayman, for it is really a mathematical process ] whose meaning is not easily visual l ized, as 1t is apparently contrary tc 1 all our established ideas of time and | space.
 Originally a fairly artificial device l for explaining certain unsuccessful 1 physical experiments, it has predicted i that light in passing through the 1 suns graYitationa1 field would be dis 1 placed by an angle twice that which | the Newtonian system of physics would allow.
 If the present report prove true our fundamental ideas of theoreti- 1 cal mechanics will have to be re. | formed. Practically no change vii | come, of course, for the deviations 1 are measurable only in the tremen. 1 dous reaches O space.
 1 Gravitation still holds it's sway, fol | it is a force whose existence the rela, 1 tive theory does not deny, but 1t may modify our accepted notions of its 1 workings
 This theory also is able to accoun fOr a certain movement of the plane
 Mercury which ordinary celestial me 1 chanics has been unable to do. On tn, 1 other hand a certain effect in tn, spectra of stars, predicted by tn
 theory, has not been found, so that 1
 is as yet far from absolutely estab Iished.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27
MEXICANS ABROAD TRYING TO GET
 AMMUNITION

Paris, Dec 27----A nurnber of Mexi cans have recently arrived in Europe and are reported to have attempted to purchase arms and ammunition, ac- cording to information received here Whether these Mextcans are connect ed with the recent shipment of five carolads of machine guns and acses- sories sent from Cassel to Amsterdam which Marshal Foch reported were consigned to Mexico, is as yet un- known.
 The Mexicans, forming group which is reported to represent the Carranza government, came to Flu rope by different routes, having pre- viously agreed upon a meeting place which is understood to be a city in France It is now reported they are in the interior of Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27
REV. ALFRED GoLDsBoRoUGH.

Rev. Alfred GoIdsborough who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Paul E. Griffiths, 635 Laurel avenue, Thursday night, will be buried from St. Johns Episcopal church Monday
 morning, and interment will be in Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, N. '.
 Besides his daughter, Mrs. Grifiths,
 he is survived by three sons, Robert Lloyd Goldsborough of Staten Island, Thomas Minford Goldsborough of New York city, and H. Weir Colds borough of Fairfield. The deceased, who had been in charge of parishes in New York, New Jersey and Con- necticut had been retired for the past ten years, during which time he had resided with his daughter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27
TO TAKE INVENTORY

Inventory will be taken in a num- Der of Bridgeport factories during the coming week and several will be closed from Wednesday until the fol- lowing Monday.
 Among those who will take inven- tory are the Bryant Electric Com pany which will be closed for one dav only; The Bilton Machine Tool Go The American and British Man ufacturing Co.,; Bullard's; Harvey Hubben and the Bridgeport Brass Compa,ny.