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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
GIRL THOUGHT HERSELF
WORTH SPECIAL LICENSE
Registry Work in London Has Great
~ Increased Since Signing
OF Armisticc.
MANY AUSTRALIANS MARRYING
Some Canadians Also Arc Taking
Brides, Working tho License Court
Often During tho Night Hours in
Obtaining Permits.

LONDON. March 15.-Since the armi-
st!ce there has been a constantly in
creasinS boom in marriages.
we were busy before the armi-
stlce. but during the last two months
our registry work has treblcd." said a
nigh clerical dign!tary OF the city of
London.
large proportion OF the bride
srooms arc Australians and Canadians.
Cases were mentioned of couples ar
rivinc--somc at late hours of the
niGht-wi;li the fixed intention of be-
ing married on the spot. and no qucs-
tons asked.
Scarcely any seem 10 have heard OF
licenses or hanns, the prevailing no.
zion being that soldiers and sailors are
exempt from all formality.
on being informed or the various
kinds OF licenses necessary for hur-
ried ma rriaSss one soldier thought "a
- Cslo) license with fifteen-day par
ism residence would do and referred
tn. 'natter 20 his would be bride
The girl turned to the cleric Ill
Jack doesn't think I'm worth $50
si5Ul special. J guess it's no co. she
said rather Jelly.
keen 10 be married in ST. Paurs. and
law forbids except through process
costing ~ lees: $40 $1,000.
An astonishing: number elect 10 pur-
chase special licenses costing $50 II
believe some OF those Doininions men
do IL for sheer love or startling a dig
nitary O: the English Church" said a
GhurchInan
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
CASTING WINE INTO FACE
OF GENERAL THOUGHT JOKE
kniser Il Snid 10 HIVE Done the Trick
While Watching Races at
INIcI.

BERN March l5.-In the Weltbuene
Johannes Fischart reveals interesting
facts regarding the sycophantic cour-
tieirs OF William II.
While watching the yacht races at the
kie! in 1901. the Kaiser had TO siSn
some papers.
;. TO an adnira! standing near the
Kaiser remarked:
"rirpiz is bore with his docu.
inents. should prefer glass of
champagne" The admiral rushed
hcadlonC 10 fetch some.
Wilhelm dranl; half the glass. then
wents out on 10 the bridge. beneath
which were General Won iiahnke and
the officers Of lis suite.
"Hahnke,' he shouted. you would
IKE some champa gne,' and a the gem
erai turned his face upwards Wilhelm
poured the remainder over him.
Maiest% IS too gracious" wa Cen
eral Iiahnke'S manly TeIo.t o this in
suit.
Wilhelm returned in boisterously
good humor 10 the cabin and dema nde d
caviar sandwiches
Wilhelm removed ;hc butter and the
caviar from one. and. emerging once
more on the bridge, shouted:
III ahnke. you would like some caviar
sandwiches.
As General Hahnlie looked up Will
helm threw the remnaa; of bread in
his face.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
IRON CROSSES SELL READILY
Decorations Are Now Itrinr N,puCnr
turcd by Germans TO. NriiiSh
Army.

COLOGNE. March 1j.-irou crosses
are now being manufactured by Ger
mans for the Eritish army, and they
sell readily at shillinss each. Book
shops, cigar shows and jewelers. carry
them as Il side line
II is difficult to understand the men
tally Of shopiiceper- himself wear
Ing the ribbon OF the Iron Cross. which
he earned as Il soldier fiGhiirg AGAINST
the British during the March offensive
who sells the dccora tons over the
counter with II bland smil,
British trade Is the thing. Window
signs in English invite attention to
their wares. Such articlas~ of mill
tary equipment as can be produced are
offered at astonishingly low prices.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
YEAST MADE RECORD
RISE IN AIRPL ANE
Appetite Of AviRt0. for Hcmc-NnJc
Rrcnd Causes Situu-
tipn.

CAT CAY. BAHAMA ISLANDS.
March lJ.-Captain Eober: strong.
.:!obe troiter, lives on this Tiny island.
MY miles across the Gulf stream from
Miami. Ella. Recently the officers OF
an aNiaiion coast patro! squadron
stopped mere TOR Il chat ana We're in
Niied 10 lunch by the captains wife.
The talk drifted to homemade
bread. y young aviator remarked h..
would DO anything to get some Mrs.
strong volunteered 10 bake a supuly
only TO discover there was no yeast
Inc aviator, not to be cheated star, :
cd OF i'm his plane, ana in an hour and
a NAH returned with Il Scent cake Of
yeast. This was probably :bc mo-,
expensive as well as the most rapidly
transported cake OF a. on record
Incidentally. that cake OF yeast Ger
tainly did rise
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
Famous Stained-Glass Windows Of
Westminster Abbey to Be Restored

LONDON. March i5.-Thc fnmou.
stnincd-Siass windows or West
minnter Abbey and ST. MarEnret.s,
which were taken down and buried
In the crypt OF tao abbey inter the
h"out To be rcinstuted in their
former positions.
ohiS thc must valuable of tho win
COWS were removed, the work OF
dtSncinbcrInE being TOO lengthy and
TOO costly for nii to bc taken to n
rIncc OF safety. Enrh bit OF glass
hnd 10 he carefully taken out, nun, =
hercu. mud stored Hwny-a delicate
nnd tcdiOuH task, but conn IN tn lively
cnsy beside TINT Of rcpInceucut.
'he must historically interesting;
WINDOW thus preserved In the cast
window from ST. Ainrgnrct's, famous
TOT the bcnuty Of the ElnSs md the
extraordinary story connected with
II was originally intended for the
chapel of Henry VII. In West
,ninstcr Abbey. being the gift of
Ecrdinnnd md Isabella of Spain TO
that King on the occasion or the
bethrothal OF his eldest son. Arthur.
TO their daughter. katharine Of
trraEon. llndc in Flanders, IL wa.
unfinished ny 1909, when Henry
vi. died, and II never found It's
way to tho nbbpy on account of n
rcmarfk nbic chain Of events.
Prince Arthur Ind prcdcceascd hi.
four months and nineteen dnys. md
the crown, therefore. passed tn
Henry VIII. who. shUrtl. nfter auc-
ccrdinE 10 the throne, married his
brothers. widow. ThiS nIone made
the window nm inappropriate re-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16

mindcr Of tho fact which. for the
mOHcnt, Iicnr! desired TO forget,
for In the lcft and right button
lights were the ii-ures of Arthur and
i>niinrine.
Stiii less appropriate did q he
come when Henry began to tire az
katharine and desired to divorce
Sbhey Church of waItham, vhrrc
u remained until the dissolution OF
the monastery, when "a WIS set up
In private chapel mt New Hnii,
W lItshirc.
l'his property wns soon nftrrMnrd
purchnsrd, curiounIy enough. by Sir
ThOmns ilOlcyn, father oi Anne
i"ie!n. VINO became tho wife Of
Henry after his DISCRETION OF
katharine. The propcrty-an,l the
hdow-subscquentIy passed into
the hands of NonIicrc, Duke OF
buckingham, whose son sold IL to
General Monk.
The latter In said to have buried
the window to preserve 1t from the
mistaken zeal of Puritanisn during
the Civil WAR. At The restoration OF
the monarchy the window was re-
piaccu IN the same rfaDcl, whirh,
in the cournc OF time, became
ruinous.
IL was then taken down md sold
Tor another private chapel of Cont
nall, ncnr EppinS. The propric tor
~ the latter. in 1855, offered ID for
S2,o0D To the church wnrdc.,N ut 81.
MnrEurct'E. who were able to uur-
rhnsc II out of n grant from Pnriin-
church. Thus, nftcr .50 years. the
beautiful window found homo
within 700 yards OF it's intended
haven.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
MODESTY NOW IMPOSSIBLE
ND AI.MASE NIaSAI i.,,Y,I

The things We admire most in other
men are inc qualities We should de-
vclop in ourselves. The first is hon
csty. the second courage and the third
mcdesty. Without courage one cannot
go very far in this world Ii man
is content TO step aside for others he is
bound TO lose. Without modesty no
one can secure the respect OF his fellow
beings. Every mans hand is against
the man who shows he believes himself
better than others. When / was "A
younSster my father who was very
wise man. used 10 say: Never think
YOU arc better than ANYBODY else but
something or other when he grows
up-he does not know just what You
viii. however find there ara three o.
tour simple things that tend to n
always think YOU are jus. as good +"
Modcsty is a quality suppose should
apologize for mentioning. for il has be-
come very unpopular and is now AL
most obsolete: nevertheless. il is one
Of the finest qualities a boy or man
could have.
understand that with your studies
you minG!e little play, which is a
good thing. Every boy should play
every game he is adapted for he
usually works we'll who plays we'll I
am not yet very old and every niehf
between September and Nav when 1!
am in Montreal, if do not have a
hard forty minutes handhali feel |
am depriNinG myself. Of Something |
need. y man should have q sound
body As well as u sound mind. and the
;wo go hand IN hand.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
FED SPY STUFF TO HUNS
German Agents Were Permitted TO &c,
Hold of Intricate
Plans.

LONDON. Mach l5.-Therc is a
good story in Admiralty circles about
Il wonderful British "hypersuper-
DreadnouSht." Some nice tame spies
in this country were allowed 10 get
hold of all the intricate plans of this
wonderful vessel. The plans were sold
to Germany for a trihing few hundreds
of pounds.
not only were the plans sold. but
the Germans were sold. too.
Firs; OF ali. the attempt to build
such Il ship would have exhausted the
brains and labor OF many Germans.
Then il would have taken many
months to build Then il would have
turned over and snnE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
Adyapcc for won,cn

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. March Il DIV
maiD.-Thc State of Victoria has
passed tho women's legal status bill.
making II permissible for women to
become members OF the state Parlia-
mont of municipal councils, special
magistrates with Jurisdiction over
children's courts. justices Of the peace,
barristers and solicitors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
WRlST-WATCH LAWYERS
Judge Inndis Rules They Cannot Wear
Them Unless They Have
War Record.

CHICAGO. March l6.--Wrist watches
are taboo in Federal Judge I.anGis'
court, unless the wearers thereof can
point 10 service in the army or navy.
Appeared before the judge recently
several attorneys. who pulled back
their CUTS frequently i'll search Of the
time. The judge objected. He turned
to tho clerk.
Enter an order requiring all wrist
watched attorneys to notify YOU what
branch Of he service they represent, )"
heI directed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
GIRLS DIDN'T LOSE NAME
Four Contracting Parties IN Pennsyi.
vnnia Wedding Were Named
Hyfer.

NEW CASTLE. PA. March Ia
When Deputy Prothoaotary A. s. Love
issued two marriage liceLses, two sis
ters became the brides. but neither
lost her maiden name.
TIL name of al four contracting
parties is Bylcr. Ewo OF them. Fan
ME r. Byler and Bena r. Byler, are
sisters. The former married Eli NJ.
Byler and the latter John d. Byler.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
MESSAGE THAT CANE
At { IN TIL; MORNING
Cadet Training sy.,cm.

LONDON, March 15.--Owing to the
large percentage or medical reflections
Of candidates for the New Zealand ex-
Evolutionary force, the government Will
establish n system or cadet training.
which will aim at producing physical.
mental and moral. rather than military,
fitness: Compulsion will be limited to
seventy hours yearly.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
COMPETITION RECOGNIZES
GREATER WITH YEARS

/ never saw boy or a man who
got anywhere If he did not work
know you boys have given up great
deal to take on these extra studies,
hut none of YOU will ever regret it,
AS YOU grow older you will find the
competition between men very keen,
and he who is fairly well educated has
Il distinct advantage over the imam
who is not. Everybody has some Kind
OF vague idea lie would like TO be
mans success. The nrst Is good
health. II il impossible for a boy or
man TO work against this handicap.
Tho next thing is honesty. No man in
this or any other country who was not
honest attained success: he may APP
pear TO do So for time, but when
his dishonesty is discovered, which, Il
VIII he sooner or later. his success is
al an end and his failure begins. Tho
third essential is cducation: without
education it is Impossible to climb to
any important position. and the fourth
essential Is work Nothing was ever
accomplished without work, and it awe
man tells YOU differently j; il not
the truth During the coming years
many capable men Will be required TO
fiji important positions. and he vino has
the essentials 20 which J have re-
ferrcd is the one who viii gc; the
FE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
Inv DESIGNED Tor Rootb,,ck,

ALBANY. y. V. March i4.=-BlackinG
or shining shoes on Sunday after
r. NJ, IL done as business. would
be a misdcmeanor IL a bill introduced
by Senator John j. Boylan, Of New
York, becomes a law. The measure.
however, would not apply TO hotels Of
2 certain room capacity or to ferry
boats
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
WORK IS ESSENTIAL.
TO MANS SUCCESS
So Railway President Tells 7. IT i.
c. A. Men in Review
ing His Life.
STRESSES VALUE OF HONESTY
Modcsty Unpopular and Almost
Obsolete. but Requisite
to Greatness.
STRESSES VALUE OF HONESTY
BY T.. W. BEATTY,
President of the Canadian Pacific
Y. NJ @. A.

~
man from his shoulders down is
worth $50 day. but from his shout
dcr5 up there IS no limit 10 his caru-
ing capacity.
When I was coming down in the
train from ottawa this afternoon |
thought of you boys ana tho work
you arc doing. and it brought iacl:
my own school days nrst started
college IN Toronto, my family having
moved there when was eleven or
twelve. was day 4,upil at tile col
lego. I did not believe in work, how
ever and ' did very little studying.
My nickname vas 'Hanty." INDUCED
In numerous scraps and spent most OF
my time after school hours doing the
things l should have done when school
was in. ~ the end OF the year
port was sent 10 my parents. and 1
think. without hoastinE, that was the
worst report ever written about any
boy. At the end Of the report was a
note to the effect that if | did not re-
OF the next term the principal could
get along without me. | think per-
haps nc was right. I was humiliat ted
and ashamed of myself, and believed
everybody knew ] was OF no particular
use.
l was sent to another school. where
my record WAS no; known. for which
was thankful. there fell into the
teacher had a very violent temper.
lie encouraged us when NE was not
abusing us. II a fellow showed mat
tcntion he was likely TO he hit on the
head with ruler, but the first words
OF announcement ever received came
from that man He told me [ might
amount TO something, which WAS news
to mc-I had never heard IL before: ;
ton to study. SO 1 worked. and the
more I worked the more 1 realized
how valuable it was, which fact | con-
tinued to appreciate as | grew older.
j
New-York tribune., 1919-11-01

sci by other firms. From list Of liti-
cations in which he has been engaged
submitted to the committee, it ap,
pears that his court experience has
covered wide variety of civil litiga-
ton"
County Judge Norman S. Dixie. seek
ing to be returned to that court, is
praised.
Judge Dixie served for thirteen years
upon the bench of tho County Court"
says the report. "na is the senior
judge Of that court and has been faith
full in the performance of his duties,
and impartial and fearless in the ad-
ministration of Justice"
OF. Representative Reuben l.: Haskell,
the wet candidate for the Countq Court
bench. the report says:
MIR. Haskell has had considerable
experience in the practice of his pro-
fession, but has had to forcgo the
Same IN recent years to some extent
by reason of the press of Congressional
duties"
New-York tribune., 1919-11-01

y. I'VE have come to Italy" he said,
I'm this tairylike corner Of the world
on tho beautiful, smiling Gulf of Santc
Margherita, seeking only peace and re-
pose tor our spirits and our nerves.
We have determined not to talk with
anybody on past sad events. All the
tortures we endured must, for the out
side world, be hidden in our own
breasts. The only request we make is
respected
For this reason we lead most re-
tired lives in this villa of Spinola. half
hidden In the woods, spending part of
the day on the delightful shore Of the
gulf and the remainder with nv
brother Peter and his wife Militia, who
live near by at place known as Due
PM (Two Pines). Our whole life Is
clrcumscribcd within these narrow linn
it's"
villa Rented Till July, 1920
"Rcplying to an inquiry whether they
would remain long in Italy, the Grand
Duchess said:
1--WE have rented this villa until 1920.
but between now and then many things
may happen to decide us either to pro-
long or to shorten our stay here"
The visit Of King Victor Emmanuel
with the Russian grand dukes appears
to clear up tho mystery of the where
abouts of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicho-
laivitch. He has been at one time or
another reported dead, in captivity of
the Bolshcviki and living incognito in
various places. The last report had him
residing on Prinkipo Island in the Sea
Of Marmora, between Asiatic and Euro
pean Turkey.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-01
Bowling 9 Fails to
Win (onlsl1c.ldation
OF I}roohlya's Bar
Associations Judiciary Conn
init c Doesn't Find Dem.
ocra'ic Nominee Has Suf-
fcient Court Experience

The judiciary committee Of the
Brooklyn Bar Association, in its report
yesterday on the qualifications of the
candidates for the bench, refralns from
commanding George J. S. Bowling, Dem
ocratic candidate.
"M1. DowAng was a government spe-
cial agent attached 10 Local Board A."
saws the report which Was presented
BY stephen c. Baldwin, Chairman. "He
IS candidate for justice of the Su-
promo Court. He is q member of The
American Bar Association, the New
York State Bar Association, the Brook
lyn Bar Association and Of a special
committee of the New York State Bar
Association. Your committee has
failed 20 find that he has had expert
ence or training which. i'm its Judgment,
would quality ham 10 occupy place on
the hencr Of the Supreme Court Of the
State OF Now York
Mr.. Balowin's associates on tho
judiciary committee were John Niu
Morgan. Ralph Jonas, Frank X Nc
Caffry and Hugo Hirsh.
Judge NasA,' Democratic candidate
for county judge. the report says. "has
been faithful in tho performance of his
duties and impartial and fearless in
the adm uistration of justice'
"Mr. Squiers, candidate Of the Re
publican party Tor Justic Of The ST.
premc Court says the report, "has
had general practice of the law which
has been largely advisory to indivd
uals, corporations and estates. He has
not made q speciality Of trial work, al
though he has uniformly tried nlS own
cases and has been called in as coun-
New-York tribune., 1919-11-01
w armed Berlin
Beware s.
Says Hollwes g
Continued from pagc I

and admitted Gcrmany's wish had been
to enter conference which President
Wilson was willing to join.
Replying to the first Of the three
questions, he said:
IF President Wilson was upset be-
cause the Central Powers did not wait
for his peace step, he did not allow
this to influence his action"
Nr Won Bcthmann- Nollwcg would
not assert that President Wilson IVES
net IN earnest in holding out a pros
pee, of peace action. but said there
was a long series of facts throwing
doubt on whether and when he ores
ldent WILSON, could carry out his re-
solve, which led the German govern
ment to doubt whether his intcrven-
tlon could come soon enough.
According to Count Won RernstorT's .
reports, the former Chancellor de-
clared, tho President was accustomed to-
show hesitancy and dilatorincss and
appeared Handicapped by his own and
his eountrys relationship to the
Entente.
No Friendly Feelings
1--WE could not see into the Presi-
dents soul" said Won Bethmann-Holl-
veg. However, he had no friendly
feeling for Germany, as was recently
declared by Premier ClemeNceau in the
senate. n oreovcr, the commercial re-
lauons of England and the United
States for the supply Of armamcnts
were bound severely TO restrict the
Presidents peace action and it would
have been Venturcsome to take his
peace action as a certain factor and
otherwise remain inactive. For mill
tary reasons Germany could not wait
indefinitely.
'ln order not to give the impression
of weakness the German peace otter
had to come at time when OUT Mill
tary successes were at the highest
Moreover, 1t was necessary to show the
German people that the government
desired peace and was only waging a
defensive war
1t was calculated further the peace
offer would increase the Entente peo-
pies will for peace and they would in
fuence their governments in favor of
negotiations. Unfortunately the En-
tente replied to the German offer with
fat refusal and the war had to be
continued"
New-York tribune., 1919-11-01
Grand Duke Nicholas Found
Leading Quiet Life in Italy
Former Russian Command der in Chief and Brother
Peter, and Wives Wis tied by Italian King and
Qucen; Duchess Ask for Silence ON the Past

GENOA, Oct. 81 (By The Associated d
Press) King Victor Emmanuel, Queen
Helena and the royal children arrived
to-day on their yacht Ycla and pro-
cccdcd by train to SAINT Marchcrita to
visit Grand Duke Nichols Nicholaie-
witch. former commander in chief of
tho Russian army. and his brother,
Grand Duke Peter, and their wives.
The royal party remained with the
grand dukes for several hours, return
Ing later to Genoa. where they boarded
their Yacht.
The correspondent oi The Associated
Press visited the former Russian COM
mander during the day.
1--WE have received you only so that
we may not appear discourteous and
as q mark Of appreciation to the United
States, but heretofore we have received
no journalists and granted no inter
views" said Grand Duke Nicholas in
receiving the correspondent.
BY his side was his wife, the Grand
Duchess Anastasia, whose face still
bears traces of the suffcrings she en-
durcd during the war.
Ask Silence on Past
"Indeed," the Grand Duchess inter
rupted to say. "dcny all interviews at
tributed to us, as we have refused 80
preston Of our attitude, one way or
another, might do more harm than
good to our poor, distracted country
and to any cause we might wish to sup
port.
I'VE desire on our past life on our
experiences, on ali we have left, that
silence should reign. This is our dear
est wish. our most fervent request"
Here Grand Duke Nicholas resumed
The conNcrSati ion