davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-03-07

button at the left of the center, bal
anced by a sister button at the right.
The coat fasteDs with two of these
large buttons, and two smaller ones
give a good account of themselves on
the coy, convertible collar. where
they do duty in fastening 1t up about
the neck when needed. There are two
setJn pockets. one at each side.
Coats of this kind are from four to
six inches shorter than the dress I'M
der them. They are equal to several
seasons wear. and are therefore con-
sentative in style. They do not vary
much from year to year, but bear COM
parlson with more fanclful garments
without disadvantage to themselves.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-03-07
Made With Deep Hens.

Many Of the new organdie and other
sheer frocks are made with hens "a
deep as TO meet midway from the
ankles to the waistline. This makes
the frock set rather better than other.
wise. because Of the added weight ri
the lower half Of the skirt. and also
rpnders a skirt made Of transparent
material less transparent.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-03-07

necks and are simply tramuaed with
bead and silk embroidery. The blouse
at the left achieves an indivfduai touch
by It's novel neck finish Of square tabs
and that at the right has q title set
In chemlsette In cream esaor that
makes a lovely contrast win blue or
apricot or orchid pink or wAsfeyer col
or is chosen. The beads used In the
odd embroidered designs are dark In
color.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
10000 COLORED CITIZENS
ASK FOR NEGRO TEACHERS
Petition Urges Change In Present
Plan VIII BE Presented to
superintendent of Schools

Colorcd citisans OF Richmond to the
number of about 10000, have signed a
petition asking that members OF their
race be appointed principals and spe-
cial teachers in the negro schools here.
This petition will be presented,
through the Superintendent of City
Schools, to the School Board at an
early date
The petitioners state that at present
the principals and special teachers of
negro schools are white. and that the
present mixture Of white young
women and white men with colored
men and women is a condition tina,
is not desirable.
Relief from this. they declare. they
have time and again asked Of the
white people OF the city. The petit
TONERS pay a tribute to the good viii!
shown 10 them by the best white pco-
pic Of tho community.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
!! WORLDS GREATEST COOK
J B COMING FOR FOOD SHOW
sstss. Mary A. Wilson, Highest Paid
Expert, TO Attend Times
Dispatch Exposition.
IS CHEF TO QUEEN VICTORIA
GASo Her Service Free to Govern
intent During tho Great War to
sIesch Jackics Mysteries of the
Cuisine.

t.sThs Times Dispatch Food Saving
disposition Will be distinguished by
The, presence in Richmond OF the
Wilson. distinguished as Queen Vic
Stenancy OF Buckingham Palace.
her income said to be more than
$4,000 year. During the war she
gave her services without remunera-
which appointed her instructor Of
divided between Philadelphia and
sjUnder her personal supervision the
tackles" learned the trick of soup
making, and the mystery OF biscuits
ana Juicy steaks. and in addition to
taught class OF 500 poor mothers in
Philadelphia how to live within an
asSerage weekly income of sig.
Mrs. Wilson is a native OF New Or
leans Of family in which knowledge
ofsthe culinary art was treasured
heritage from French Creole forebears.
apprentice to the master chef of the
St. Charles Hotel. in New Orleans.
Later she went 10 Paris the mecca OF
ais .famous cooks. and studied under
fssthe Cafe Royal, where epicurians
gathered from all parts of the world
i4,,It was at the Cafe Royal that Mrs.
Wilson learned the secret of the
Trench merinEue. and So pleased the
Prince of Wales. later King Edward
OF england. by dish prepared for
MIN under her personal supervision.
that The requested ah Interview with
her, and secured her consent to come
TO the Kitchens of tho Royal Palace
in !, England in the service Of his
mother. Queen Victoria
Mrs Wilson will tell Richmond
women of the wonderful things she
Preparation of food Many food work
ors in the State already know Mrs
Wilson by reputation. One of the
state Agricultural College group of
county agents who was recently in
the City made the positive statement
tnat IT was an educa ton TO hear Mrs
wilson lecture, and TO watch her
food;
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
AUTOMOBILE .SMASHES
FRONT OF STOREROOM
Two Men Slightly Hurt and Kline Store
Damaged When Car Dnshes Over
Curb.

Two men were slightly injured and
the front of the Kline automobile store
at 613 West Broad Street was practi-
cally demolished when an automo bile,
driven by Fl. l.. Thrower. crashed
through the store window at o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Thrower is one of the injured His
address is not known. He was badly
cut and suffered bad bruises about
his body through being thrown against
the steering wheel of his car when it
collided with the window.
J. r. Smith, an electrician, is the
other injured man. He suffered a bad
cut in one leg from flying glass. He is
employed By the Western Union Tele-
graph Company and was installing an
electric clock in the store when the
automobile struck the step-ladder
upon which he was standing. His home
is at EOS West Grace Street.
Neither Of the injured was taken to
a hospital. a charge OF reckless driv-
ing was filed against Thrower.
According to Thrower the accident
was unavoidable. He was driving east
on Broad Street when he ncarcd Madi-
son. There, he says, another car was
rounding the corner. To avoid collision
with 1t he swerved toward the curb.
Then his wheels locked and his car
dashed over the curb and into the
building.
Damages to the building are esti-
mated at about $500. This includes
injury 10 an exhibit staged especially
for automobile show week here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
STATE DOES NOT ASSUME
TRUSTEES MEET EXPENSE
School Men Invited Hero Come on
Own Responsibility, Cover
nor's Ait- Says.
REPLIES TO ADVERSE CRITICISM
Only Ten, Fundamental Questions
Discussed in Sesslon-Body Not
Legislative, and Took No Action
as Such-Called for Good of State.

Governor Westmoreland Davis took
no responsibility upon himself as chief
executive of the State of Virginia, nor
placed any upon the State, relative
to the expenses of the 1900 school
trustees who were asked to come TO
on February 81, Colonel Leroy Hodges.
aid to. the Governor, said yesterday,
in reply to or ticism which has been
directed toward the state in the mat
ter OF the cost of such a conference.
Neither were there but ten big fun
discussion. despite allegations that
there were 100. The little sub heads
under each were added merely to give
the school trustees n lead in the mat
ter of individual expression OF their
ideas along these lines.
said Colonel Hodges. 1.-The conference
was called. not as a legislative body
since there was no voting and but
one resolution allowed-that regard
ing compulsory education-but simply
for an exchange of views on vital
ttrict in the state. and to give each of
the 1900 school trustees Invited to
the conference a broader vision of his
job In relation to the State as whole
and to the people of his own district
and thus pave the way toward mold
ing public opinion at home to the point
where better equipped and better paid
as longer school terms. better build
ings and grounds and good roads.
GOOD roads and good schools tie up
closely" said Colonel Hodges. since
If we have no roads. we lose the bcnc-
ut OF good schools"
1T is. in fact, a case OF All dollcd up
and nowhere to go to have one with
out the other" he declared.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
ANNUAL REPORT DlSCLOSES
INCREASE IN JUVENILE CASES
Justice Kicks OF Opinion THAT De-
Hnquency Is Due to Abnormal
y.N-. War Conditions.

During the past two years there has
been an alarming increase in the num-
ergof children coming before the
court. declares the annual report Of
the Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court. just made to Mayor Ainslle and
thcH City Council. Justice Kicks SAYS
that iundoubtedlS a considerable pro-
portion OF this delinquency was due to
abnormal war conditions. but he thinks
cases Is chiefly due TO lack OF moral
and reliE ious training in the homes
and TO want of proper rccrea,ionai
facilities.
No less than 1886 children were
brought before the court last year. .,c-
cordinG TO the report OF these $50
were white boys: ll9 white girls. 6S7
negro boys and ia negro girls.
The report declares that since the
saloon. which in the past was TO a
large degree the poor mans club" has
something in It's place so that the
young boys when they grow up will be
able to find wholesome substitute.
Judge Kicks urges that the children
be given adequate ycar-round recrea-
tional facilities. At present the play
grounds inadequate in number, are
operated only seven months in the
year, There are six for the whole
city. with school population of over
10000. Of these one is for colored
children. and in the center of colored
there is no playground whatever. The
Judge declared that negro boys when
Brought into court on a charge of play
ing football in the streets have simply
said:
,.Judse. where are we 10 play?"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
DEATH RATE LOWER
pespite Influenza Epidemic There Were
-' Fewer Fatalities Than in
February OF 1918.

Despite tho fact that influenza claim
Cd ITS victims there were fewer deaths
IN richmond last month than In Fcbru-
airy or 1915. according to figures com
piled by the City Health Department
Last month GAS people died in Richmon
month OF 1918.
This. is usually a season OF measles.
Whooping cough and diphtheria, but the
city is singularly free from these mala-
oles at present. There were ten cases
OF diphtheria here at the beginning Of
February and eight were added during
the month. but seventeen have been
who is nearly we'll.
Six out of eight cases of measles
nave been discharged and three out OF
Among the diseases causing deaths
in February and the number OF per-
sons who died from these diseases
were the following: Whooping cough
one; diphtheria, two; Influenza twenty
nine; consumption, twenty-four; apo
piexy. eleven: organic disease of heart.
twenty-six: lobar pneumonia, sixteen;
Brights disease. seventeen; broncho
pneumonia, fourteen
There were no suicides during the
month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
.Rl.AN TO MAKE REPAIRS
Ton OLD YEARlEEY HOUSE
kssociafiop for the Preservation of
49, s Virginia Antiquities Seek 10
.sIs.gs Save Treasured Possession.

II repairs to the Yeardley House,
gtnia. located on jamestown island,
Gan. be made for $1,000 the work will
begin at once. This was decided upon
In the monthly meeting OF the Assoc
citation for the Preservation OF Vir-
gihia Antiques, held yesterday morn
ing at the Jefferson Hotel.
1.-The building is one OF the most
Treasured possessions of the associa-
ton. During a storm in 1918 il was
SO badly damaged that it became untit
for,soccupancy by the careiaker who
looks after all of the association's
property on the island.
Mrs. S. II. Halves. vice president.
presided over yesterdays meeting in
the absence of Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson,
president. Four new life members
we're; admitted. They are Colonel Nell
SON S. Groomc, Mrs. Martin Williams
and mir. and Mrs. Ivan Maltby. Mrs.
i.a.3SW. Bohannon, OF Surry. was adj
Tpifted to annual membership
y Members OF the association are TO
actsas hostesses AZ the Marshall Home
during the months of April and May.
decided.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
Good Samaritan
Was Short of Coin
As Result, TaUo Wander
ers and Himself Go to
the BaStlLe.

This Is the tale Of a Good Samaritan.
two hungry boys. the high cost OF
living, hard-hearted restaurateur
and tho common goal-all OF which and
whom came together in a rather pa
thetic manner in South Richmond YES
terday. Hero 1t goes:
Virgil Kirk and Frank Williams, each
seventeen years old and mailing from
Columbus. Ohio, were hungry. They
were runaways. Before deciding on
the great adventure that brought them
into old Virginia, they had .neglected
to provide against the coming hunger.
Arrived in South Richmond friendiess,
Penniless and foodless, they, were won
dering where the next feed was coming
from when they encountered the good
Samaritan in the person of Thomas
Egroud. who halls from North Dakota
To him they explained their plight
EEroud was responsive. His heart
was touched. An invitation to a nearby
restaurant was extended and accepted.
The chow was good; the boys ate their
fill :
Then came the check. 1t was for 81.
Egroud hadn't that amount. Explana-
tions were not enough for the restau-
rant man. He called an officer.
A charge of petit larceny was fled
against Egroud. The boys admitted
their age. condition and legal status
and were taken to the Third District
Station. There they will await instruc-
lions from their parents in Columbus.
The good Samaritan who could not
deliver the goods will be heard in
Justice Mauricc's court this morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
.C|TYS F|NANc|ERs TO AIR
MAYORS TAX PROPOSALS
Committee Will Meet to Discus:
Budget in Council Chamber
Wednesday Night.
FIGHT ON SCHOOL QUESTION
Many Express Fear Segregation OF
School Fund From General Fund
Will React Against Adequate Sup
port Of Educational System.

| The Committee OH Finance OF the
City Council will hold a meeting to-
night which will mark the beginning
of a series at which the budget pro-
posed by Mayor Ainslie will be con-
sidered. for it is not expected the
budget question can be settled at one
session.
The meeting will be held at o'clock,
and owing TO the fact that many citi-
zenS desire to attend, the members
will gather in the Council chamber in
stead OF in the committee room, as
Although the executive estimates
have been undor discussion for some
time. and the recommendations for the
segregation of school taxes has been
generally debated. it would be a wise
prophet who could predict what the
Council will do as to increased taxa
inkling as to what action will be
taken by the Committee on Finance.
MUCH OPPOSITION To
TAN INCREASE PROPOSAL
If outspoken expression Of opinion
is to be considered the test II must
be admitted that there is considerable
opposition among the city solons. to
inc proposal to increase taxes. This
opposition is particularly strong in
How this will affect the final vote
on the question is hard to tell. for,
. ,,eaa, 3, b by outspoken opinion, the
~ aS raise In rates mad little
chance Of passing the lower IeEisia
tive body of the city. but when the
llrSt decisive vote was had II squeezed
through and gained strength on later
votes.
STIFF FIGHT COMING
On SCHOOL TAX SEGREGATION
Whatever action is taken in regard
70 increasing taxes it is certain that
there VIII be stiff fight on the pro
posal to segregate the school fund
from the general fund
Richmond is proud of her schools.
ana many express the fear that a
chansc in the system of financing
might seriously affect them.
On the, other hand, there are many
VINO believe that the present system OF
making school appropriations out of
the general fund is illegal. and that
the schools would be put on a more
sold ,6ro,f f5un nd; if they were financed
indicated as preferable by the State
Constitution.
owing to a suggestion recently made
al conference it Is presumed that
Eioerman Grundy. chairman OF the
committee on Finance ravors the seq
resation of school revenues.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
REVIVAL SUBJECTS
xAngelist Robert l.. King. ID. d.
y sSs,h VIII Preach Prayer"
and "Snukcs.r

Rev. Robert l. King. -
B.ssis conducting Il successful revival
meeting at the Hood Temple African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church on
West Clay and North Adams Streets
was opened Sunday, and
4iSc-being largely attended
Some Of the subjects on which the
evangelist has preached are: Prayer
sSSHakes" and his subject tonight will
besn"A Preachers Head Wanted"
there are number of con-
yeFsions. Rev. L. r. Tlack, =. D. is
tie pastor.
This is the initial revival in the
ZION Methodist Church. The presid-
ing elder OF the Petersburg district
INCLUDING Richmond, Rev. NJ r Gre.
CORY, D. D.. arrived Monday night
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
TO SELL FIRE STATION
sale OF One Located on Broad, Between
Ninth and Tenth Streets, VIII
De Rccomme ded.

Sale of the Broad Street fire engine
house, located between Ninth and
Tenth Streets, will be recommended to
the city Council by Mayor Ainslie. He
VIII also recommend that the proceeds
or the sale be used for the erection
or a Fire Department headquarter
building on less expensive property
The Broad Street frontage Is valuable
and the Mayor believes that it will
nrinG sufhcient for the erection OF a
modern fire house to accommodate
present equipment. with Offices for the
chief and to give room for installing
the fire alarm apparatus which now
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
POSTMASTER BACK AT WORK
Eiahs To Estnblish 81 Financial Post.
$500 Once on broad
sr9g Street.

.sSsPostmaster Thornton. who Is back at
his desk after u months vacation
spent In Florida. stated Yesterday
that it was possible that Richmond
sIupySlsoon have what is known as a
2fnIsncial post office on or near Broad
Street.
,5kOdices OF thi. kind are being es,ab
iffzhed In other cities for the bencnt
soksGbusineEs men and shoppers Let
ltetHsand packages arc registered, mon
seyScSders Issued, parcels handled and
sStanps sold In other words the new
Kind OF post otilco handles everything
g4ut ordinary letters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
BILLY SUNDAY is PRAISED
BY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
Resolution Adopted Commends Noted
Evangelist to Other
Cities,

A message addressed to BILLY Sun
Gay. ST. Augustine, Fla" will cary to
the distinguished revivalist official
recognition of the great service render
cd by him TO the citizenship of Rich
mond in the series of meetings held
Ly him here.
The resolution praising Mr. Sunday
and commencing him to others was
introduced in the Board of Aldermen
ty Alderman White sometime ago and
at once passed by that body. It did
not reach the Common Council until
after the evangelist had departed from
the city but was passed By that body
and soon will be on it's way southwark
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
Physicinn's Wife Injured.

IN a COLLISION between tho cars OF
r. c. Scott. of ego East Main Street
and DR.. w. w. Dunn. Of 1870 Monu-
ment Avenue, Mrs. Dunn was slightly
injured. The accident occurred at
Dickerson and Cowan Streets about s
o'clock yesterday evening. Mr.. SCOTS
car, which was driven by ]. Fitzgerald
was badly damaged by tho impact
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
stolen Automobile recovered.

Police Officer c. c. Ford found the
automobile OF w. +. Taylor. OF AT
Monday night from In front OF the
Lyric Theater. about half way between
Petersburg and Richmond The auto :
mobile OF Mrs. E. L. Nash. OF Meadow
Street. which was stolen Monday night
was also recovered where il had been
abandoned near the city limits.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

A silver tea will be given tomorrow after
noon from TO 6 o'clock for the bcneht OF
the House OF Happiness" 1t will be given
at the home ,of ]. l.. Shepherd, ZOOS Monu-
ment Avenue,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

United States Marshal John G. Saunders
Wi, arrrse In RiSnmona To-Day. according TO
Saunders Is returning from Il trip to Los
Angeles, Cal, where he took A prisoner
from Norfolk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
Richmond Events
in Paragraph Form
Current Local NeaUs Told
Briefly for Benefit of
Busy Readers.

a meeting OF tho City Normal Mothers
Club will be held ut 500 O'Clock this after
noon In the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Nor
mai School. at Lombardy and Main Streets
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

Corporal Richclieu Boisscau Is recovering
from serious attack OF pneumonia in Base
Hospital No. IA. In France. according to a
ietted received yesterday by his mother. Mrs.
Capers Boisseau. The letter was tho first
received from the young since last
October
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

Robert Harrison colored. was given ninety
ing purchase made at a local hardware
store to another customer. He admitted his
reminder.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

Thieves entered the place of business of
Henry Puryear. at 333 North Harrison. and
escaped with suit Of blue clothes, two
dresses a revolver. silk dress and two pair
OF pants.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

Mayor Ainslie will present sold medal
Monday afternoon at O'Clock TO John MIL
pa.tment after active service Of tifty three
tion from Commissioner of Public Safety
Myers. The presentation vii, take PLACE
on Broad Street in front OF the City Hall.
and every. piece OF FIRE fighting apparatus
that can be spared will be taken to the
scene TO furnish the setting for the tribute
10 be paid TO the old hre-fiEhter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

Major and Mrs. Jeffry Montague arrived
In Richmond this week. after spending the
past several months at Camp Hancock. Ga.
Mrs Montague will make her home In Rich
mond FOR the present. Major MontaEu Is
now stationed at Camp Lee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

y series OF folow-up meetings. growing
out OF the Billy Sunday revival arc being
held. at the Grove Avenue Baptist Church.
Much interest is being taken in these SER
vices. and, owing to the influence OF Mr..
Sundays work. the congrcga lions much
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

committee has been named by the Rich
mond Howitzcrs' Association to make a
canvass of former employers OF the men over
seas TO ascertain how many Of the men can
b: returned 10 their old jobs. The asso-
ploycrs to take the men back AT the Same
salaries paid before they entered tho SER
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

Thirty-two mon were recruited in tho
Richmond naval recruiting station last week.
according TO report just made by Lieu
tenant Houston officer in charge This was
the first time IN four weeks that the record
has not surpassed that fer ;hc previous
the third week in February
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

Arrangements for two dances to be given
this spring for the benefit of the Richmond
Howit.ers fund Will be made tonight when
meets at Murphy's Hotel at ocock. Re
ports on the two card parties held for the
fund Will also be made in the meeting.