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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
FARMERS ARE. URGED
TO ORGANIZE SELVES
Moran Shcppcrd Makes Forccful Talk
at Opening session Of Farmers
Institute.

/ Blacksburg, Va, aug. l3.-The
sixteenth annual session of the Fir-
Einia State Farmers institute began
this morning in the gymnasium of the
Virginia Polytechnic institute with the
invocation by Rev Locke White. an
address by T. P. Campbell. dean Of the
general faculty; IA response by Morgan
/ Shepperd. of Richmond. and an adj
oress hy c. r.. Titlow, secretary Of the
Federal Land bank of Baltimore.
Dean Campbell took the place OF
DR.. Julian A. Burruss, president of tho
college who was unable to be present
and Mr. Sheppcrd spoke for Hon, S. l..
Lupton, vice. president of the institute,
who had not arrived because OF the
rain yesterday and other important
happenings in the state. The attend
ance was not as large as usual at the
opening session but visitors continued
to arrive by train and automobile
throughout the day. In welcoming
the visitors Dean Campbell emphasized
the fact that the college was the prop
urged those present to avail them
selves of the opportunity offered to
study every department at close range
while here.
In his brief but forceful address.
Mr.. Shepherd urged the farmers to
organize themselves so that they might
become power in politics. and the
affairs Of the country. He called at
tention to the possibilities that lay be-
fore the farmers in an organization
properly formed that would be equal
in strength and numbers to those Of
othAr labor men.
the workings OF the Federal Farm
Land bank, and pointed out it's adj
vantages to the farmer IL he choSe to
take advantage OF the opportunities II
offered to get money at low rate Of
interest
The afternoon was given UP to a
live stock parade and exhibit of beef
and dairy cattle from the v. r. I.
farm. These were paraded over the
campus and then grouped in front OF
the grand stand. where a brief address
was made by r. e. Hunt, animal hus-
Dandman Of the v. p. l.
This was followed by meeting Of
the various breeders associations, the
women's Section of the institute had
an exhibit of household and labor saw
sng devices In a large tent on the ath-
letic grounds, which was in charge Of
Mrs. NJ NJ. Davis assistant state
agent In home demonstration work.
After the women visitors had been
shown the many interesting things on
exhibit, round table discussion Of
interest to home makers was conduct
ed by Miss Hodsdeh, district home
demonstration agent.
The night session included a COM
munity sing led by r. b. Chamberlain.
an address on agriculture thrift. by
DR.. j. w. Durham. and agricultural
moving pictures. The program for
Thursday includes number Of ad-
dresses by well known men. draft
horse and tractor demonstrations in
the afternoon and a night session.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
WRONGLY IN JAZZ, As
BABE DRINKS POISON,
SHE ASKS SEC. (l1tN

Chicago. Aug l0.-~Mrs Angelina
Wan Horne is a blonde. And her story
CT woe hangs upon this circumstance
Recently she was arrested and iden-
; ti1ed as the girl with blonde hair
hcbbed," who had given many bad
checks. Two merchants who had been
ivictimized said they were positive she
was ting girl She was locked up for
thirty-six hours Her two small chill
idren were left alone in her home
When she was released on bail she
rushed home to find that one OF the
children had drunk iodine. For four
days the child's life hung in the bal
ance
Mrs. Van Horne's husband, who was
in the army returned from France,
obtained furlcugh and started TO
visit home
But his mother persuaded him not
TO see me- the young, wife said, be
cause ] had been arrested"
In the meantime two fifteen-year-
Old girls had been Arrested and con-
fessed to passing the checks for the
alleged utterng OF which Mrs. Van
Horne had been arrested
And So said Mrs Van Horne THE
two merchants must pay" She has
brought suit against each for SD. 900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
|lE CONFERENCE
uVERlOOks RUnAM|A

Aris, Aug. I3.--The peace confer
6A steam roller. with P-emie
q s)4mencAau at the wheel. has agar
ss21m rough shod over the views and
warnings Of the American peace com.
18t9eion here Americas policy with
to1Afd to the Rumanian invasion OF
imagery is utterly ignored, The peace
\ 1oaference proposes to overlook Ru-
I MaMfan's open Haunting of the great
MOWERS express orders. and recoEni'
tton by the conference of Archduke
JDoeph as head of the new Hungarian
movement liz reliably reported TO be
1aeured.
II The argument Of the Americans was
kaDed upon ore Of the great rginci
pies for which the war was fought.
namely, that peoples should be left at
conpie;e liberty to form their own
governments: that outside interference
was one Of the pernicicus things max
irg for future wars Rumsnia's course
was regarded by our representatives as
In direct violation Of that policy,
Two other important factors entered
into the situation today.
The C.echo- Slovaks. evidently IN
Arired ny the Americans to whom they
are deeply grateful. for they owe TO
" the creation of their republic, de-
sranded that the Runanisns leave Hun
gsry Immediately. The Czechs, Of
course. have motive OF their own
IN this also, for they fear they may
l@sA their share of the Austro Hunga-
rixn reparstions. The second factor
was the artificial revival Of the Ger
man bugsboo, the warning being
spread that Germany seeing the peace
conference in great trouble. might go
to extreme ends TO cause trouble and
try TO beneht from the muddled aitua-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
AUSTRALIA To FACE
CALIFORNIA TEAM

Newton. Mass. Aug. 13.-Norman
y. Brookes and Gerald L. Patterson,
the Australian tennis stars, by de-
XoAtfng Frederick b Alexander and
y Howard Voshell. of New York, this
h1oernoon on the turf courts of the
LonEwood Cricket club. will face Will
liam n. johnson and Clarence j.
Grimm OF California, in the final round
- the national doubles mpionship
eDmorrow. The winners viii faca
VIM T. Tilder. of Philadelphia,
and Vincent Richards. of New York,
the present champions, in the chat
knge round on Saturday afternoon.
johnson and Griffin. the national
4 cnb1es champions OF 1915 and 1916,
1f1umphed over Maurice r. McLough
In and Thomas G. Bundy. by a score
~ IS, i4-l2. SO, Sc. Mclaughlin.
liant game. MASKING his old-time FIRE,
0Ontender for the singles champion
ships
sA The Australians downed voshell
md Alexander by score OF 1913, So
It'll.
8fOokes was the notable figure tof
the court today. Game after game
he put over marvellous shots. When
/ Patterson faltered, Brookes with his
cool generalship ard skill saved the
nlGnAtIon.
Patterson played a cyclonic game
nut took too many chances. He was
helpless at times against the service
0f vosheli. Vosheli played a mar.
vicious game, his service being ter.
Ftflc throughout and his work deadly
tn meeting everything overhead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
PASSING OF THE
COUNTRY YOKEL

The war has finished the peace
full, ignorant life of the ploddinG
farm laborer says Christian Science
Monitor. A generation before, the
motor tourist had begun 1t; but il
took this awful outburst to get right
under him and bomb him out of the
rut Whoever would have thought II
possible for the simple farm hands 70
grumble at housing condtions-until
those energetic English land girls
got amongst them
They were strange. sociable peo-
pie N former times. always ready TO
pass the time o. day with all who
crossed their path, contented. seem
ingly. with their labors in the fields
under blue or lowering skies asking
for their only pastime the evening
meeting and the scandal of village
gossip. Since then, they have either
been To the war, or the war has come
to them: so that their spirit of DELHI
crate simplicity has been stirred to
its depths, No longer will they be
contented with the great silences ct
earth and air. no longer will the
constant struggle to harness wild ma
ture to the needs of man content
them, no longer will deadly daily rou-
tine and semi-isolation, coupled with
inferior sanitation and living. wear
them down and leave only a degener-
ated lack OF ideas or desire for better
things.
For the farm laborer. and even in
some cases the small farmer himself.
has discovered that outer world over
the hills, and found il to his liking.
The valley no longer fills his mind: ,
for, curing the past four years or so.
even those who stayed at home have
ha many thoughts In France or other
utmost ends of the earth. Newspapers.
too. discovered him, to say nothing OF
war restrictions, appeals and regu-
latiors: even granddad's silver watch.
that sacred heirloom. has had to be
tinkered with To save the light and
give him opportunity for work.
Truly the farmer was discovering
sad world until the girls came. Nasty
forward minxes, those girls; the wives
said SO, and they should know. Wore
Knockers, too. They weren't come for
work, their creamy tender faces gave
them away at once. So whispered the
wives and sweethearts.
But, after all. it's the war girls who
have won the countryside to the
world. for they have convinced the
women. And so the unrest has be-
come permanently. some. alas. Will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
Petersburg

Special to The Richmond virginian.,
Petersburg, Va, Aug 13.--Dixic
Tilman. colored. was arrested last
night charged with com pletcly sever
ing the left hand OF q cOlored woman
with a butcher knife. The cause 81
the scrap. which took place In Third
Church alley. 10 said to have been
cused and another colored man. and
when the woman jumped between the
men Tilman lost his head and grab
bling the woman's left hand. started
to cut her wrist. The woman 10 In !
serious condition and her death was
probabally prevented by the quick
work Of physician. Upon being arr
against him, The other man involved
in the case had not been apprehended
last night
On Tuesday morning at 1880 O'Clock
at the home of the brides parents .
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Kr,ise, Miss Myrn
Adele kruse, became the bride Of
Russell Allen punnavant. After an
extended bridal trip North, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dunnavant will make their home
with the brides parents.
Rev. Robert B. Nelson, late OF St.
Paufs church. preached his last SER
mon on Sunday night to a large con-
gregation. Rev. Mr. Nelson, who
had been, civilian chaplain at Camp
Lee for two years. succeeded Rev.
April when Rev. Osburn became
rector Of st. Johns. Mr. Nelson
was greatly beloved by the entire
congregation as well as all with whom
he came in. contact.
Following an illness of few days
preceded by several years of failing
health, George A. Winfield. one of
Petersburg's most highly respected
1880. at the Petersburg hospital. Mr..
Winfield was seventyfve years of
age aid for twenty-one years he
served the city faithfully as a public
officer, and on account of failing
health. he gave up his position severa.
years ago. The deceased is survived
by his wife and four children, viz :
Mrs. N f. Wicker, Of Dinwiddie
county; Mr.. D. D. Winfield, of this
3. Hughes, of Richmond. Va also
one sister, Mrs, Henry Cardweil. Of
this city.
Mr.. Winfield was confederate
veteran, member OF A. F, Hill camp.
No. s, and Second Baptist church.
The three -year-old son of H. T.
Stanley. of 233 Lawrence street. was
knocked down and painfully injured
this morning while playing in front
of his fathers home by an automobile.
Another child of the same age was
injured by an automobile Monday.
Charles Alexander. coiored, was ar
raigned before Justice Clements in po-
lice court this morning on the charge
of being one OF the parties who on
the night of July robbed the GIL
Brothers Grocery company of cigars
and cigarettes to the value of $4,000.
The man was arrested several days
ago by local detectives but he was dis
charged this morning when colored
witness, who Is said to have been Of
fered IL quantity OF the cigarettes
from the parties. swore that Alexan-
der was not the man who offered to
sell him the cigarettes.
A message was received early this
morning by Or. William Pitcher an
nouncing the death of his brotherin-
law. Mr.. Louis Green. who died in
Bodyton. Mr.. Green was native
of Petersburg and was the only
brother of Mrs. William Pitcher.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14

Novel Kind Of School ship Employed
by v. g. chipping Board 20 ~ Boys
Tor Places 40 Sailors, En0inssrs or
Deck offiesrs on Sea Going Vessels.
or for Careers In the Shipping Bust.
nsss.
The nrst Of . neet of novel school
ships for Merchant Marine apDren-
tices. fitted ont by the U. g. Shipping
Board since the end Of the war. y
now on her initial voyage.
The vessel, named the Alabat. -
known "a q cargo cruiser. She Is one
Of the much discussed wooden deet
with which America started to break
the submarine reign OF terror against
the worlds shipping. As school
ship she Is fitted to carry = Grew
OF between ESQ and 500 active and
eager young Americans bent on see
ing the world and finding out what
career there Is for them In the Nor
chant marine.
Four other similar ships have been
fitted for the same service As the Ala
bat, and will make their maiden voy-
ages as commerce cruisers in the near
future
Ships specially Equipped.
They are the Sturgeon Bay. now at
Boston. whore the Alahat was fitted
out; the Utoka and the Newton. at-
ting out At Portland. Ne. and the
Brookdale, At Seattle.
These vessels vary but slightly tn
design. and are all $500 tons dead
weight capacity. except the Sturgeon
Bay, which 10 $500 tons All arc
ntted with special living quarters for
the apprentices. and are equipped In
every way as model school ships.
No other nation has anything like
them in the way OF training equip
ment for merchant mariners.
The Shipping Board. which during
the war trained as many as 5000
merchant marine apprentices at one
time on chartered passenger ships,
gave orders to create its peace feet
Of cargo cruisers soon after the arm
istice was stgned. When all ave ships
In the new training 6eet are In com.
mission. approximately 1900 boys viii
be given training at one time.
| The training like the ships. II
unique. Each vessel will make reg
| uar trips, like commercial vessel
| carrying between 1000 and 1900 tons
Of cargo, to domestic or tropic ports.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
AGAINST ALLEGED
CEMENT TRUST

Washington. Aug l3.--Action Il
break up the so-called eastern cement
trust which is engaged in the manu-
taeture of Portland cement in the
states OF New. York. New Jersey, Penn,
sylvania MARYLAND, and West Virginia
was begun today by Attorney General
Palmer under the Sherman antitrust
act
Under instructions from Attorney.
General Palmer Joseph L. Bodine
United States attorney for the district
of New Jersey today filed in Trenton,
N, T.. a suit in equity against the Atlas
Portland Cement company, the Alpha
Portland Cement company, the Lehigh
Portland Cement company and sixteen
other companies.
The government in this preliminary
action asks thar those companies be
enjoined from further maintaining
the combination and conspiracy in
restraint Of interstate trade and COM
inerce in Portland cement in which
they have hitherto and are now en-
gagged" The bin OF complaint sums
up the governments charges against
the cement companies thus:
The said unlawful combination and
conspiracy has resulted during the
period from 1915 to 1918 in greatly
1919 ''~SA'tS Wv fioQutlioH VI INOTIfanQ
cement by the defendants; IN greatly
reducing the amount of such cement
subject 10 future delivery by them at
former prices; and in more than
doubling and approximately trebIing
the prices. received by tho defendants
and paid by the dealers, contractors
and consumers through the eastern
states. thus largely contributing TO the
prevailing enormous cost OF necessities
now imposing a heavy burden on the
public"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
ssIow-ArpRENTicEs aAaDINc CARGO sN1 AfrhkH 'e''


The purpose underlying these voy-
ages is to train the apprentices not
only tn seagoing. but in. the arts OF
caring for cargo, protecting It from
weather and the sea. slowing II
aboard ship. transferring It to or from
lighters or barges, and Inspecting the
prbcess Of stevedoring and slowing
goods In warehouses.
Shipping Board Helps Boys.
This practical work Is expected to
appeal not only to boys who want to
become able seamen, or officers on
American merchant vessels. Tut also
to those who expect to make a knowi-
edge Of sea trade stepping stone to
career In the shipping business.
Whichever way In life the Merchant
Marine apprentice aims to take, the
q. s. Shipping Board Is prepared to
help him in his next step upward
The initial course OF training, OBJ
tanned on the commerce cruisers. Is
approximately two months long
enough for two voyages TO the West
lndies. for example-after which the
boys are shipped In regular merchan,
crews. for more extended voyaging
As regular seamen, or as nremen OF
stewards.
Those who intend to make seagoing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14

their business are encouraged TO loos
toward an officers BERTH High
school graduates are eligible tor 4
third mates license after one year
At sea. Firemen may become oilers
by promotion. and after two years IN
that position may become engineers
Schools for Officers.
The Shipping Board maintains a,
principal ports free technical school
IN navigation and marine engineering
where the young man who has com.
pleted his preliminary sea service ~
described may fit himself for an on
GERS license.
Boys preferring TO follow the ship
ping business are encouraged to take
a special school course in sea trade
after which he will be In line for q
position in an exporting or shipping
house.
The recruiting service Of the Unit
ed States Shipping Board. which has
charge OF the cargo cruisers. has
already trained more than $4,000 boya
Its training work began in January
1918. Its headquarters are at thu
Custom House. Boston. where boy.
who wish to enter the Merchant Ma.
rine may make application. BY lette,
or In person.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
Keeping Up With Lizzie.

The late Henry j. Heinz never lost
the tastes and habits of his early days
Extravaganza" he once said, as
the Zane Of America; and why are we
extraVagant For the fun OF it, No;
for the neighbors' sake.
Il Know "A man who awoke very late
one winter night and found his wife
just returning to the bedroom.
WHAT that. loud noise ! heard :?
he asked. And what have you been
doing in the cold?'
It's all right, dear she answered
Go TO sleep again. You see, the peo-
pie are coming home from the opera
and | Just slipped down and slamcd
the front door hard, SO that the neigh
bors would think we'd been there.
--Pittsburg Telegraph.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14

hardened his muscles and given them
endurance.
'3. Because he is a 100 per cent
n 1 he will give you "A 100 per cent
s@sVice, Efficiency will be the great
ct asset in our coming industrial
life Every man and every machine
Will have 10 work at 100 per cent
capacity. TWO hundred million days
year are lost to our Industries
through sickness alone. The return
lng soldiers are the cream. of the
health Of our nation
- Because many Of the skilled
men that entered our army were
put to work, each AZ his particular
trade, and have developed their skill
to the highest efficiency
rs Because the OK service man has
learned To obey. And because Ia obey
orders has become second nature
with him he will perform HIS work
to the best of his ability without
& 'umhling,
'e Because he is mentally better
man. No man could have gone
through what our doughboys went
through without becoming better
man. Remember that they have
laced death. The long marches have
taken out the shiftlessness of youth.
Every ex-service man is IL steady
man.
= because YOU must help the ex-
service man restore hi,n1if fnanci-
ally, he must not be allowed TO
feel that YOU are not doing unto
him as he did unto YOU. Practical
iy each one of them has to start
life anew financially.
3, Because wor. for on, ex-s6I-
dicrs means Industrial peace to our
country.
Because every ex service man
is AMMAN, full sized, red -blooded.
two-fsted man. real American"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
GEN. PERSA|MG COMES.
HOME NEXT MONTH

Washington August i3--Gengral
fershinE In to return to the Uuf;e, /
States about the last week in Se,,-
TENDER at which time II la expec.e /
congress will have. passed the bills
making him general for life with
seniority over General March who Ia
also recommended for life tenure
generalcy.
The visit OF General Pershing to
the battlefields of Italy will be about
the last of hts official acts In Europe,
While In Italy he Is expected to con-
Ter various military honors on
Italian oftcers AID men who pushed
back the Austrians. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
nEADOWBROOK WINS
] FROM ROckAwAY CLUB

Hampstead, n. Y. Aug. lathe
Polo team defeated the
IA loekaway club today by net score
~ ~ IL 70 goals, reversing the
OF the county championship
nsme on August 2. The game was
- and very closely contested in the
eQ9 half Harry Payne Whitney
3oUed the first four periods with
nEkeway. displaying such brilliant
ygyn that the score at half time stood
IL goal Rockaway
Ia. Whitney then retired and
NckawAy struck run Of hard luck
~ lost the game despite their
S0ng defense.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
TAOs. B. ROWEn INJURED
IN FALL FROM CAB

HarrisonburE. va.,-August IL
Thomas b. Rowen. of Alexandra,
considered one OF the best engineers
In the Southern system, fell from
his engine yesterday afternoon.
while oiling II preparatory fornShe
SIS" run to- Washington and uue.
tanned injuries to the spine, the ex-
tent OF which could not be deter
mined at late hour last night.
Immediately after the sertouan6s1
OF the accident was realised. Iris
family in Alexandria was NOTIFIED.
and his wife and one son arrived, on
the Southern last night. and are 1t
his bedside. ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14

New York. Aug. IA new plat-
form Of principles has been drawn W
by the emancinated women Of Turkey.
according to Walter Farrar 0r6AM. IN
Rcirut. who arrived here today. ' me
niost striking clauses 81 the platform
are these: ~
No harems; no wells: no hloom6fA Or
trousers. but modern costumes,
The platform has won many supp0rt-
crs already. nut there Ars consArwas
.ence for the Tina hcnored cuseo1ne a1a
regard these new IDEAS 90 pootteN6ty
shocking.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
WANT 5-DAY WEEK
AT ONE DOLLAR HOUR

New York, Aug. 13.--Twelve thous-
and painters, paper hangers and deco
rators went on strike today for "A five
day week of forty hours and pay of 81
an hour. The men declare they will
tie UP all work in the city unless these
demands are granted in full.
Builders and apartment house own
ers say the demands cannot possibly
he mot on the basis of the present
rents and other conditions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
Greek CHARGED With Theft.

Sam Abraham, . Greek. who gave
his address a. North Richmond, was
arrested last night on q charge OF
stealing 1850 from NJ J. Tablet. He
was taken into custody by Policeman
FIRES Breeder and lodged In the Third
police station,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
LIQUOR IN POSSESSION n.
rs TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

On charge OF having liquor inshis
possession, Barney Richardson. Of III
North Tenth street. was taken 13to
custody last night by Prohibited. Of
Six quarts are said to have been found
In his possession.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
|uUW YORK BUYS TO
n SELL TO IT'S PEOPLE

SEHG - York. Aug 1.-THE city placed
8 er1es with the government today
- ~ carloads Of surplus army food
~ t1.G37 400. THIS amount will be
11 = thirty days. The food will be
- sale n is3 public schools here
Monday II prices one and two