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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25
Augustus Muriuk.

The funeral OF Augustus Murdoch.
who died yesterday. will be conduct
cd from his late residence. zoos Vir-
ginia avenue, Highland Park. ut I
o'clock this afternoon.
MIR. Murdoch was in his seventy
eighth year and is survived by hk
wife, two daughters. Mrs. c.. Il.
Gwathney and Mrs. G. Paul La
Rogue. of Richmond. and two sons.
George Murdoch, of Richmond. and
! Bewe Murdoch, OF Lynchburg. Mr..
Murdoch served throughout the civil
war having enlisted from Maryland.
and zfaugi3t4 m ssaaUya hatttss in this
campaigns in Virginia and Maryland.
He was q pioneer in Elmyra. New
York, at the close OF the war. Soon
after the civil war was over he mar
ried Miss Mary Ryland. Of King and
Queen county, Va, and they cele-
brated their fiftieth anniversary three
years ago,
, The funeral services will be con
Quoted by DR. w. q. aib1Cn. pagt0r
or Broaddus Memorial church, OF
.fich he has long been member
Intcrment will be In Riverview GENE
| terry
| The pailbearers will BE-: Edward
] REsandv w. 8. Kyland. Lncae1 Rylnnd
/ Brown Fleet Allen McCAhe ana llAn
! T00nA-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

and "a of an act entitled "an act to
define ardent spirits and to prohibit
the manufacture, use, sale, Offering
for sale, transportation, keeping for
sale. and giving away Of ardent
spirits or drugs, as herein defined,
except as provided herein; declaring
certain ardent spirits contrahand,
and prescribing procedure for search
therefor and forfeiture thereof 3"
Referred to the committee on moral
and social welfare.
Mr. Cookies. r., No. 3S5 A bill
to repeal section thirty Of an act
entitled IAN act to define ardent
spirits and TO prohbit the manufaS-
ture. use, sale offering for sale, trans
poriation. Keeping for sale and Civ
ing away of ardent spirits, or drugs.
as herein defined, except as provided
herein declaring certain ardent
spirits contraband, and prescribing
procedure for search and forfeiture
thereof" Referred to the commit
tee on moral and social welfare
Mr.. Cookies. Il. No. 1856. A bill
10 repeal section 81 Of an act entitled
AN act To define ardent spirits and
to prohibit the manufacture, use. sale
offering for sale. transportation,
keeping for sale. and giving away of
ardent spirits or drugs, as herein de-
'-iiN'F NN|FIt az ~ iiltN iltittIs TIC
clarins certain ardent spirits con-
traband, and prescribing procedure
for search therefor and forfeiture
thereof" Referred to the committee
on moral and socia welfare
Mossrs Jeffrcys, Cannon and Hen
ing-S. y. No 3S7. a bill " amend
and re-enact sections 362 1858 ~
GA and 1865 of the Code of Virginia.
Referred TO the committee on altr-
culture. mining and manufacu4rine
+ Mr.. Maps. Il. No. 3Ss. A bin
70 regulate the making end repairing
Of machinery of apparatus used in
the distiliation OF alcoholic liquors,
30 require a license for so doing, 10
fix the amount of the tax upon such
license. and to impose punishment
for the violation hereof Referred
10 the committee on finance
Mr.. divers. II No $50. A bill
TO coSfer on circuit courts OF coun-
ties Jurisdiction u1llend legislat ixn
charters of towns having less than
two thousand inhabitants, Referred
10 the committee for courts of jus
tice
Mr.. Goolrick-S Il. No. 3a0 A
bill to amend and re-enact sections
3315. 3s25. 1927, 1928, 332e, 1882,
5334. 1895. 1887 33sS, 1854. and
1855 of the Code of Virginia, chapter
1870. entitled Hurting. - Referred
to the coGmittee on fish and game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

cupyiug sorne ten times the space Of
the Capitol building at Washington
and running at full blast as though
IL had always been In operation. From
the rear az the city he walks Two
miles down to the water front where
he finds one OF the largest power
plants In the world, It's three great
smokestacks towering three hundred
feet into the air,
Nevertheless. our Hypothetical trsv-
eiIer would not be suffering from n
delirious dream. What he saw was
"a perfectly substantial reality. on
the day after his stroll ever the open
cotton and corn fields year before.
the first person on construction work
had reached Muscle Shoals That was
ron November 26, 1917. On November
IS. 1913, one day less than year
later, the manufacturing plant, ninety
pr cent completed, had begun the
production Of ammonium nitrate.
When America entered the world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

stores offices. police hesduuartesa,
! scaocis. dire departments. hospitals,
meiion picture theaters, electric light
and sewerage sysserns. Besides over
five hundred family homes. iT8 hunk.
nc uses and barracks and ~ mess halls
we're provided for bachelor employees.
| Ten recreation halls were builf ~
order 10 help hold the laborcrs araInst
the competition OF other attractive
war Jobs. A reservoir with I cspacity
OF 65,000.O00 gallons covering =
acres OF ground. had to be built ana !
drainage canal over mile long and
over ~ feet wide.
| After the workers were properly
housed the construction Of the plant
proper was begun on February Is.
1918, when the 1rst ground was
broken. Just eight months and eight
days later the big plant began . steady
output OF ammonium nitrate. The
average, daily force required to work
this miracle was 12,OOO, reaching 4
maximum of over 23.DO0 In August.
The plant when completed contained
113 permanent buildings with q roof
area Of over e acres.
To provide the electric current used
IN the process It was necessary to build
Ia steam-power electric plant for Il
would have taken three years Or more
to complete the dam and hydrs-eiec-
trtc station now under way. This steam
electric plant, built BY the ]. g. White
Corporation, In one Of the largest
steam plants for developing electrical
energy in the world. It contains the
biggest steam turbine ever built. with
a capacity Of 10000 KEow1tts, and pro-
vision for nm additional unit IT $4,000
X. W.-equivalent In MI 10 10000
horsepower.
The ammonium nitrate pso6uceA 1t
this plant Is used for leading sAasls h
which It II mixed In the prspsgtiss OF
per cent. TINT.
The output Of the piaat = ~ cnr~
loads a day, figuring 80 tsas b the
carload. The frst nitrate pesd.esd In
,ntinuous operation was turDsd ct
ma November q, 1919 Tesn carried
on almost continuously until reeEuagy.
1919, demonstrated that the paant had
higher ef,csencies In every department
than had been hxed By the Ordnance
Department a. satisfactory perfosn-
ance. Every piece Of equipmsnt ard
operation started OF pro0ptiy with.
ont FITCH. The plant lived up to the
specifications In every detail and even
exceeded expecta tions.
1t was found that amm0nfum nitrate
of standard specifcation could be pro-
duceS at this plant at cost Of lcss
than one-half the standard 0xeA price
paid by the Government for ammoaium
nitrate produced by other methods and
Its cost Is only about oce-fsurth to
one-ffth the cost Of other high q.
plosives of equal strength. Compared
with the older process Of making am-
monium nitrate the savings made By
this pia,t would have paid the $780,
100000 COS. Of the entire plant In
about one and onehalf years Of oper-
alton.
But though with the signing Of the
Armistice 1t lies Idle, its usefulness Is
not a, N end. Not merely will II be
an invaluable agent OF defense IN
future wars but converted to the
uses of peace, It will turn ont 4 high
grade ind low priced fertilizer which
in the years to come should add many
billions Of dollars to the value of
American farm land
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

proving their discharge, which was
also signed by other officers.
Robert Lee Harris, aged nineteen.
died Sunday night at the residence Of
his mother. Mrs. Fannie Harris, on
Mckensie street. The funeral Will
take place on Tuesday afternoon from
Woodlawn Baptist church, Rev. r. l..
Matthews officiating.
Miss Grace Brtdgman. Of this city,
ana chief desk clerk of the Western
Union Telephone company. has ac-
copied n position with the same com
pany in Birmingham, Ala.
Harry A. Andrews and Miss ErzeN
@. Andrews, the attractive daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Andrews. were
married on February is by Rev. J. y
Esrford
Morgan Douglas Iislnnicut. former
resident of Sussex county. but now OIL
Petersburg, died Sunday morning at
has home on Washington street The
deceased was thirty-hye years of age
and died from pneumonia brought on
by influenza He is survived by his
" ife and two brothers. The funeral
Was held from the residence. Rev. John
Il. Wnn officiating
Mrs. lola Elizabeth Horn died al
her residence in Ettrick on Sunday
sic Is survived by one daughter. Mrs
Eta Parker. OF Ettrick The funera
VIA take place this morning from the
residence, Rev. w. w Royal. paste,
Of Ettrict 81 r, church. officiating In.
T. rment win he made in Blandford
cemetery.
Colonel c II Parth T. = A., made
Tie principal address Sunday after
noon at the high school auditorium or
the occasion Of the presentation OF
certificates of honor from the French
g"vernmo nj 10 the nearest relatives oil
soldiers who made the supreme sacri.
fee while overseas Certificates tc
eleven colored soldiers were presented
ct another meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

j most stUpeRdcus fe.ts Of CON
ggrac.iea In fIisJory-the planning and
building In less than one year OF the
.argeSi ammonium nitrate plant In the
world and OF city around il for the
heusins OF It's 25,Go workmen and
the. families. Al the same time In re-
sealed one Of the chief reasons why
Germany suddenly surrendered a veal
ago Instead Of seeking final test Of
strength and endurance In 1919
he German High Command knew
tf,ea what the American public Itself
did not know till now--fhat the United
States sss ready nj Muscle Shoals,
Assbs ma, TO manufacture thirteen per
cent 81 all the high explosives needcd
~ all the Allied armies on ell fronts
ir tte expected drive OF the following
spring.
imagine = traveller stopping in
Sheffield, Alabama. or the Tennessee
.iyer in the fan Of 1917. He whites
away an idle afternoon hy s'roliing out
sso,sa lie ni3Ts OF the Tennessee 70
the eastward oess ens OF the only fwo
scan.ry reads winding through the
eren cotton fields that Overlook Muscle
Sh"ais. that turbulent stretch Of sfal.
lev torrent r'ungtng between high
alAEs beg anius Il little over three
ri'es oct q; Sheffield Al around him
T. efaer. country, not a house in sight.
si;nnose that year later he takes
TIE same walk Imagine his surprise
10 hsid himself three milea and hatf
out NJ Sheffield On broad. well kent
hsc'sraF entering n prosperous, we'll
ha'ii locking city NJ 1000 Inhabitants.
Who're there Ind been open fields
Twelve months ago are comfortable
Batafes, welt paved streets, churches,
thaa'ers. stores. sewers. waterworks.
sl@sgr'r lights, modern police force
sna ARE aena rtfneni--in short, every
Hslas fsAa' gees 10 make up progress
<trr sown Of M least a general ton
sanding He walks for two miles across
This marvellous mushroom city and
taea ZONES upon the greatest wonder
Of ala huge manufacturing plant oc-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25
raw PILE WHICH, WITH NITROGEN
FROM AIR TONS OF EXPLOSIVE IS MADE EACH 0AY

process cyanamid was produced by ex-
tracing nitrogen from the air and
combining II with calcium obtained
from limestone rock and carbon from
coke. By putting cyanamid through
three more processes both ammonia
and nitric acid can be extracted from
1t and combined into the explosive am
monium nitrate.
To have general supervision of plan
ming and carrying out the work an
organizat loh known as the Air Nitrates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

a more difficult set Of conditions than
those under which there was put
through in less than a year a piece Of
construction that under the best of
conditions in ordinary peace times
would have taken three or four years
There was no labor within easy reach.
The two or three little towns within
few miles Of Muscle Shoals could not
have supplied it, even had all Of their
available meE not already been alb
sorbed by the war Some 10000 men
were employed first and last In the
building of the plant and town and
they were gathered from all over the
United States and Canada. Once OBJ
tanned 1t was impossible to house these
men IN the nearest towns. as there
was no means OF transportation from
these towns to the site OF the plant
This meant the building OF q new town
and this was the first job undertaken.
For this Job Westinghouse Church
Kerr Company was called in as con-
tractor. This company also built the
nitrate plant buildings. Within four
months. $4,000 workmen had been as
sembIed and a city capable~of accom-
modatiug $4,000 inhabitants had been
completed with lodgings. restaurants
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

Mr.. Parsons--S ] r. No. I'll, to
provide for an investigation by The
state board of dental examiners, as
to the practice of dentistry in this
state, especially as it relates to the
number, distribution and proper
qualifications of those who are prac-
ticing dentistry. Referred to the COM
ulittee on general laws.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

a total of seventy building lots
and Gao acres divided into small
acreage tracts were disposed az at
the auction sale of that portion of the
Bellwood farm lying between the
Richmond and Petersburg turnpike
and James river Proceeds of the sale
aggregated s1l2, 540.39 There were
thirty Two buyers, some of whom
bought extensively.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

corporation was formed to act as
agent of the Ordnance Department.
This corporation provided the general
designs, supervised all the work, and
operated the camp. the town and the
plant. 1t also Installed the equipment
In the chemical plant. The various
other sections Of the work were sub
let TO organizations that were special
lists In the direction in which they were
asked to help.
1t would be difficult to conveive of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

9plsn I-ieweliyn Hale age nifty
sears died Iass &tsht at the residence
Oh his sister Mrs " j. Harris on
Hinton street He IL survived by one
sen, orr sister and brother
Mrs. HATTIE Almeda Rogers wife
syof George a. Rogers. died last night
1 Al h.r home ON Madison street we
II survived by her husband, two
daughters, one son. ana her mother.
Mrs. Clara johnson.
Harfg 8 Isr0Ckwce ard Miss Ruth
4 Rivers. daughter OF Mr.. ana Mrs, G.
A. Rivers, @err married On Febrp-
~ = bg Rev MicEaux Raine
Aarosi Il. Harrison and Miss Sarah
4 n. Harrington, both g; this city were
n tsJafricS in Halifax. n c., an Mondey
\ afterneen. They ~ii make their
Aals;s In t 4 h, Sly ,,.s
2 Dae 10 a difference Of opinion be-
sNsNteH army officers At Camp Lee ANA
sSfe~fai. civilian clerks employed there.
s8sae aasser have been discharged he
s8NsSuse trey presented a petition SAYING
asI they wera not Transferred back ~
atsesr odd offices they yVpula quit II, Il
N The mea had been stationed In Of
ass saag 81 @syss symss sY~~rg
gSSg#hSferred 10 another building In the
STs@&rrr TREY were NOT r!rasrd with the
Fssasteg, and last Thursday petition
ENMN assfA by several OF tAe snAH. say
kkax ahAt Anless they stm bera 10 their
\ stsf paaes, AZ osses. they would qult I'M
.F.sssa is4y+4 trey
~ pstitsen eigned : letter APP
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25
PANORAMIC VIEW or MUSCLE SHoal:
PANT. CONTAINING li3 PeRMAheNT 7
BUILDINGS COVERING OVER 70 ACRES
BY GARRETT SMITH.

he ban o. war secrecy
HSH hiss just now brought to light
for ne nrst time one of the
most stupendcus fe.ts Of con
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

DIT Robert a Martin. city health
fficar. has received reports of l3
sasAa ol influenza for sunday and
Monday, the two-day report being
nade as his office Was closed yester-
Rag. 1nc rase of diphtehria has also
beer reported 10 hiEg. Another death
las bcnn Noted frors the 'ru' since
isebraary s.. coipred girA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25
Petersburg

Speech To The Richmond Nirginian.)
Ut Petersburg, Va. Feb. 24.--tlnder
tndiesiac-Ft and awaiting trial III the
fustsngs court on .he charge of
breaking into and robbing a Coast
Line box car in the Mt Airy yards
and Joe Elder, young white men, re-
s'ding in Batterses were arraigned
hefo-s Justice Clements this morning
Tn additional charges of housebreak =
ing. After hearing the case. Justice
Clements sent Elder on TO the hust-
ings court Tor trial and continued
Crcssder's case until Saturday morn
ing.
The charges against the men were
Of robbins tho plant If w. H. Rar-
VILE Presaing Co. ana Hudgins meat
narkei and grocer store on ".
Washington street Both OF these
flaaes were pr0ken INTO on the night
OF January 20, Several suits of
clothes we're taken from the press
ing efub and a large butchers knife
and other articles stolen from the
meat market
Suspected of being the parties who
broke into and rot bed I.avenson' IS
store on Halifax street last week
Ljyod Holmes, Robert Ellis and Rob
eFt Moor, negroes, wen knowh tu tho
police, faced Justice Clements IN po-
lice court this morning, Al the re-
quest Of Sergeant Payne and Patrol
man Avery, who Ttade the arrests
the cases We're continued 10 February
~ for further investigation.
Or Robert a Martin. CIiy health
fhcar. has received reports of l3
sass-s of influenza for sunday and
Moti1ay, the two-day report being
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

Miss Grace Brdgman. Of this city,
and chief desk clerk of the Western
Union Telephone company. has ac-
copied n position with the same com
pany in Birmingham, Ala
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

proving their discharge, which was
also signed by other officers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

Harry A Andrews and Miss Erzell
6. Andrews, the attractive daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Andrews. were
married on February is by Rev. j. y
EarfOrd
Arizona republican., 1920-07-10
CUBS WIN IN THIRTEENTH

CHICAGO, July g-Barber's singIe ended a 13-inning game which Chicago won from New York. The winning hit followed Twombley's sir -le, HolIoch- CTS sacrifice Terry's out and an in tentional pass to Robertson. Alexan- der and Barnes worked all the way and it would have been Alexander's S game in nine innings but for Holloch- CTS error in the seventh. Manager McGraw has suspended Pitcher Doug las indefinitely for failure to keep in condition.
 Score by innings: R. H. E. New York 900 oO0 200 GOO O-2 1 Chicago ..010 900 100 900 "a 12 3
 Batteries: Barnes and Smith, Shy der; Alexander and KiIIefer.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-10

Summary: Two-base hits-Konet- chy, Mamaux, Stock. Sacrifice hits Mamaux, Kilduff, Elliott, Myers, Grif- fifth. Double plays-MamauX to Ko- netchy to Johnston. Bases on balls Haines 3. Innings pitched-Haines 8, Kime 1. Struck out-Mamaux G.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-10
HOW THEY STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Boston 8. Cincinnati 1. St. Louis TO, Brooklyn 2-S. Philadelphia 4. Pittsburg l. Chicago 3, New York 2.
 Today's Games. Brooklyn at St. Louis. Boston at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Pittsburg. New York at Chicago.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-10
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. New York 9, Detroit 3. Boston 2, St. Louis l. Cleveland 8, Washington 1. Philadelphia 5, Chicago 4.
 Today's Games. St. Louis at Boston. Chicago at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Washington. Detroit at New York.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-10
C|NCY RUSH ID FLAG
 STOPPED BY BRAVES
Cardinals and Dodgers Split Bargain Day
 Program
LRepubIIcsn A. ?. Leased wlrel

CINCINNATI, July S-Boston won the first game of their series from Cincinnati by punching two singles and a double with a base on balls in the seventh. The Reds escaped a shut-out in the fourth when Daubert doubled arid scored on a single by Roush. Score:
 Score by innings: R. H. F. Boston .....0o 900 900 30O-3 Cincinnati .............00 900 100 00O---1
 Summary: Two-b hits-Daubert Boecke1. Three-base hit-Roush. Stolen base-Boecl1el. Double plays-Wingo to Rath; Neale to Daubert. Reuther to Daubert. Bases on balls-Reuther 2. McQiillan 4. Struck out-By Reu- ther 2, by McQuillan l.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-10
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Salt Lake II, Los Angetes 0. Portland 8. Vernon I. San Francisco ), Sacramento 5. Seattle 4, Oakland 0.
 Today's Games. Oakland at Seattle. Vernon at Portland. Sacramento at San Francisco. salt Lake at Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-10
PHILLIPS FINALLY BEAT PIRATES

PITTSBURG, July 9-Philadelphia defeated Pittsburg the first time this season, Rixey pitching air-tight ball with men on bases. The hitting of Paulette and Wrightstone with daring base running aided in the victory
 Score by innings: R. H. F. Philadelphia ...-100 900 120-4 2 Pittsburg ..... 900 010 000-1 l
 Batteries: Rixey and Witherow; Carlson and Schmidt.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-10
PAcIFIC COAST LEAGUE

 At Portland: h n. IL, Vernon ........-.-.- --..--'--- portland II oI W. Mitchell and Devormer; Glazier and Tobin.
 e 47roncisco. R. H. E. Sacramento .....-...-...- Fitterv and Cady: Couch and Yelle.
 Ar,,a1ee RH.E Salt Lake 2 Los Angeles ~ Collugh and Byler; Pertica, Hughes and Bassler.
 At Seattle: Oakland ,o Seattle -'- HollinS and Mltze' CoiuiiSA Baldwin.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-10
CARDS SPLIT WITH DODGERS

ST. LOUIS. July 9-Broo1lyn and St. Louis divided a double-hea the locals pounding two pitchers for an easy victory in the first game and los ing the second. Brooklyn could do nothing with Schupp in the first con test, but in the second Mamaux held the locals helpless, but one man reach ing third. and aided materially toward winning his own game with two hits. Scores:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-03-24

Judge Mahoney was called to la
Crosse to attend the funeral of his
brothers wife, Attorney Paul Mahon-
ey, who died at the age Of 81 years.
Mrs. Mahoney was a daughter of the
late j. l.. DeHart, one of Richland
county's best known men, who some
years ago moved to Montana. Mrs
Mahoney was born at West Lima.
where she grew to womanhood.