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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10
EIGHT KILLED AND
SEVENTY INJURED
IN R. R. COLLISION

Portland, ore. May g. Eight per
sons were killed outright and seventy
others injured seven seriously, when
two electric t.a.ns on the Southern
Pacific railroad coIlIded head-on at
Bertha Station, ten miles west Of here
today, All the dead ana injured Were
from thus rity.
The accident was due to disregard
az orders by tn. crew of the Inrom
iHg tram, accorc ing TO & W Martin
assistant ptrintendept Of the
southern Pacific The train IS said
To have had oraers 10 pass the out
bound train at Bertha station, In
stead If stopp4AG- there, Il PASSED on
through at a high speed.
AS the train ncAred a curve beyond
the station limits which swings
around a high bank the outbound
train from Portland came IN sight
two or three hundred feet away,
They met head-on.
The forward car of the fast in
bound train bored through the Yes
iIbuie of the forward car Of the rlt-
teGud train ano plunged oa through
IHta L coach tllcd with men, women
and children Virtually every per
son in this car not killed outright
was injured
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

al Gales secret agents. wherein he
stated he had rot given up the fight
and that he viii not cease III his eff
fctt to crush the revolution. Car
rama expressed full confidence, in his
ability 10 deal with the situation and
stressed the point that the move
ment is wholly military: the people
are not participating. In conclud-
ing his manifesto Carran2a. expressed
himself as pre- pared to deliver the
government to anY person elected by
the people in q peaceful manner"
The last column of the Sonora rev.
olutionary srT-y. known as the army
Of the North. lett here this afternoon
for Juarez. AT Juarez the army ex-
poets to join the Chihuahua troops
for the triumphant march southwark
to Mexico City General Gales, re-
Gently named secretary Of war and
marine in the provisional cabinet and
commander chief Of all the rebel
forces, will join the troops ma rcling
southwark and will lead an army OF
approximately $1,000 men into the
| national capital
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

domestic life with the mother Is tho
central figure. II has excellent color
ing.
Hugo vogel's modern painting OF
the Mother nursing her child while
seated in an arbor of flowers is regard
ed as one OF the famous modern pic
lures OF the mother. It Is said that
it bears all the features OF mis- own
mother with one OF his younger broth
ers and was perhaps made from
sketch in his own home.
These are but few OF the many
mother" pictures OF our modern arr
lists. and perhaps the most striking
Since photography has become such
an art young women with Madonna
like faces are much sought after to
pose for these pictures. The model
for paintings is more easily found for
, these features can be brought out In
paintings, while in a photograph only
some retouching can be done and the
model must fit the subject. Often
these pictures are colored by artists
and are very beautiful. as IN the one
shown which Is of a dark-eyed. dark
haired woman OF almost angelic coun-
tenanee with her face resting against
that OF the child. The drapery. as II
will be seen. has been artistically
draped about the figure and the color
| ing Is so delicate as 20 make it COM
| pare favoraoly 10 the great artists
when viewed by layman.
! Mothers Day
! Each year when our govern m ent
calls upon us 30 celebrate Mothers
Day" whatever our age or condition
our thoughts will so back to the time
+ when Mother showed in a thousand
ways hss love and devotion and en-.
/ dursd many sacrifices and privations
! that rs might have the things she
! thought would make for our good.
] TAe i-euence cs those times "" a.
ways remain treah in our n1emo~~. an
] in~ssncs which Is the greatest OF ali
. Tho fcrcsa for TIE welfare of the hu-
! S.&s rAes.
! TvGy 1t nas beer sad that The
haoA sAas rocks the cradle IS the
had that Jules the world"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10
MAY MEAN End eEs
MEXICAN REVOLUTION
fBy Universal Scrvie,e>


Washington, May 9,~-The fight Of
Carranza from Mexico City has been
confirmed by advices here 10 the rev.
lutionary heaGouartors
II does not appear TO ne known
whether it was 0bregon or General
Benjamin Hill who entered the cap
ltal after CarranZa was forced out
It is said that Carranza after leaving
on train bound for Vera Cruz got
Off the train ard proceeded eastward
on horseback His present where
aboufs are unknown.
Ordinarily an event Of this kind
would mean the end Of the revolution
II may now become necessary for the
United States tx. dca. with the per-
sons at the head ~ the emergency
government al Mexico City. lnstruc-
TONS would so to George summerlin.
the American charge Il affaIres at
Mexico City, to that effect.
It is announced today by the navy
department that the destination OF
the Dolphin which left New Orleans
yesterday under secret orders is at
Tampico. DOLPHIN is small yes
sci bnt she waf the nearest to Tam
pico and will reinforce the Sacra
mento. which is already there and
which it is Understood, has moved
up the Tanucc river to observe the
military movements OF rebels and
Carlanzists with respect tn the oil
wells and other properly.
II is probable that the hurry call
10 the Dolphin was caused by the
news which arrived here only to-
day from another quarter that the
port of Lobos on the East Mexican
coast has been captured by the re-
bcls,
This IS the first, post on th+t coast
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

days when he played at her knee The
old testamen. records that great rev
erence for The mother In many chap
trrs. but II was not until the Virgin
appeared that the mother began TO
show in art. s.. Luke, one ~ the
disciples WAS said TO have been an
artist and he painted many pictures
IF the mother Of Christ.
Tho early artists followed his ex-
ample and the Madonna was their
favcrite subject. Naturally she WAS
woman Of their own country, Italian,
French. Flemish, German or Span sh,
but always the sweet face OF a woman
who looked as though she had SUI
fered. Tho old masters excelled in
this work asd tn%3r pictures ars to-
day worth thousands OF dollars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

To tell fully mothers worth and
what she is able to do words. Illus
tration and comparison failed the In
spired writer and he just said. "Of al
the good, good mother excels them
all" Let her be glad and rejoice,
her children rise up and call her
blessed"
II always has been is now, and ever
will be, the most eloquent. most
learned and most gifted have never
been able to tell fully the worth and
influence Of Christian mother
Eternity alone will reveal that she was
IA good mother that means love be-
You'd any other human love. sacrifices
made and endured that heaven only
knows
The text and subject appeals to us
Especially because IL refers and men
tons the name OF that one, whose fac,
orm and voice we never can forget
mother.
1t is said there are three words tic
dearest, tenderest in the English
laneuage--mother home. q a We n.
it1e dearest and most sacred spot on
earth The place where our children
are born and there sometimes, the
death angel comes and takes them
from us How sacred. sweet II it ~
what il ought to be. The hymn writer
expressed the feelings OF million g
when he said Home. sweet hou,o
be it ever so humble, there Is no place
like home"
But another has said. What is home
without a mother9'' We love respect
and appreciate our mothers. We try
TO and are as considerate of them rs
we ought to be. hut how often we
never appreciate or miss their tender
care and gentle, sweet ministrations
til they are gone. This we ought to
think about before 1t is too late
Shame on that boy or girl who s so
thoughtless and inappreciative as -
wiifully. wickedly and disobediently
walk on the heart of a worn,
wise, faithful and Christian mother.
Heaven is against them. The Bible is
to change IL they ever come to a good
end
High Honor.
!, First! God has highly honored taa
mother, No honor has been placed on
anyone more sacred than moth erhood.
He places in her arms to he nursod
IN ON her bosom. objects OF his tender .
est care and love.
Take thls child and nurse IL for me
and will pay thee thy wages Can
you think of any honor or response =
Ibility more sacred God trusts us
with the helpless. innocent children.
The mother should consider herself
greatly honored
How the mother prizes the gift, II
she Is what she ought TO be Take
anything for it-~never--not ten thou-
sand worlds like this.
II any one has to wear the faded
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

Artist Mother" which now hangs In
the Luxembourg gallery. The sweet
repose of the face and the placid do
mesticity of the scene proved his excel
lent technique. The arrangement of
gray and black was well executed and
showed more perfect detail than any
Of his other works. When the art
critics spoke to him OF this he re-
marked We'll, II WAS my Mother"
and the whole story of many paintings
was summed up in these few words.
Again we have The German Moth
er" painted by Eva Bagge, which
while not quite as late as thai OF
Whistler. Is the perfec, type of the
middle aged German mother. who has
grown old by sacrifices and she is pic
tured here as the maid OF all work
pairing potatoes in the German peas
ant kitchen surrounded by cooking
utensils. She wears the white cap and
dark dress OF the woman OF her class
Her expressive face shows her deep
thought and GOVERN FOR her children
perhaps some Of whom have left the
parental roof, Thc picture IL regarde d
as a masterful one. especially as 1t ~
the work OF woman for their pictures
on large canvasses are generally re-
garded as weak.
A Story Painting
The Young Mother" by A. Kemp
Tebby, is what Is known as story
painting II shows a small dining and
! living room combined with all the
decoration and furniture OF a family
! none too well of IN this worlds goods.
One OF the children IL seated on the
edge or the table apparently having
just finished its breakfast. while the
baby is asleep in a clothes hamper
| half covered with homemade canopy
| The mother Is talking 10 the older
/ child, as she is about 10 finish dress
/ ing II. the stockings lying upon her
lap. Just outside the door stands q
Sister of Charity looking on the scens
with thoughtful face. The mothers
expression Is anxious, as she looks al
| the child is as II hoping for great
! things for her offspring. Altogether
! the painting Is a pretty picture OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

Gt neral ohT2fon's wife, Mh0 Is at
Nug4ieS Ari2CEa. received a wireless
message yesterday from a member Of
General ObreEcr's command in n
suberh OF Mexico City stating that
Oregon was receiving conRratula-
tons and that the Mexican flag was
fiying over the Oregon home in
Mexico City; that the streets were
thronged and that a ball vdv bong
organized in honor of the event.
Information also was received at
the stale department that Tampico
was in the HANDS nf the revolutionary
forces. ana that The fedora, general
Oroszco had taken refuge on the
Mexican gunhcaf Jaiisco Revolu-
t"naries at Tampico have given
guarantees there
Dispatches reaching THE depart
nent state thai Muncloya. state of
C0ahuiia has Nltl evacuated by fed
eral forces, and that Nuer0 Laredo
fen 10 til" reNWutonists on MAY &,
after a brief ~F4rpssh Tn, impor-
tant railroad center Of Tor on as
well as the c5t| ol AEuas Celientes
are also repnTtct 70 be in control of
tile revomtionPts Telegraph't COM
munIcaNoHS hav> been restored be-
tween chihuahua and Torrecn and
Aguas CAtlente~ the official dispatches
stated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

dress or hat, mother will. that the
daughter may have the best. She VII
go hungry that the child may be we'll
fed. While we have our mothers with
us, why not honor them: If they nave
gone and we are lonely we will think
OF them on this Mothers Day.
The boy studied hard, graduated with
first honors Of the college, but the
widowed mother during the I'VE long
years, was toil!ng back at home.
Heaven only knows how she ccono-
missed and how hard she worked to
keep her boy there. when the hisie t
honor OF college was awarded him IN
over TO mother saying Mother this
is yours; you shall wear it"
No wonder God mas followed that
young man with his blessing. Honor
thy father and mother. that il may ba
we'll with thee. and that thy days may
be long upon the land. which thy God
g!veth thee"
Mothers Service.
Second Mothers should rejoice over
the golden opportunity for the highest
and best service Who is II that has
the best opportunity TO train and i'm
press the precious child? Mother, she
bends over ii with pride; looks into its
laughing eyes, hopes and plans for its
future
Sne can write lnQHiADty upon its
mind relg ous Impressions. How much
better the world would be If we would
keep this in mind. No wonder some
one has said. IF / could mother the
world | could govern the world" The
hand that rocks the cradle rules the
world"
For women to seek happiness in
society. spend their time with worth
less pets. their ambition to run to-
wards politics or business is unnatural
and not the best sign
She may and ought TO vote and viii
be allowed the right Of suffrage and
specially on moral questions but a
call for women back to home is rot
untimely The salvation of the nations
depend on the sanctity OF the home
and Christian mother
/ Mothers Love.
! Third; A mothers love Will win. II
that does. not nothing .wui. II mat =
ters not how far away he goes. fol-
lowed by a mothers prayers he VIII
come back Not much money will We
have ia Leave our children but the
rich legacy of good example and a
mothers Christian influence and pray
ers. we will carry them with us u
heaven
The most OF us have been greatly
blessed with this legacy and now when
we want TO get an idea OF queen we
don't have to think of the Queen II
England or Russia dressed in draper es
and crowned with diamonds, but a
Queenly woman was plain woman
who sat opposite your father at tho
table. went arm and arm with him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

passing beauty and a perfect type OF
mother love. Andrea del Sarto painted
many, but Corregio's mothers" are
perhaps the most famous for many
were altar pieces and are still shown.
Raphael next TO Murilio Is perhaps
the favorite as his mothers are Of so
many types. First. he painted the
dreamy sentimental type. the highest
development of the Umbrian art. In
the Middle Florentine period the
mother became of a more settled char
acter, while in the Roman period she
was far more noble looking, which
showed her to be woman OF great
feeling and devoted love for her off
spring. He painted Atty large pic
lures OF the mother. some with the
Child and some without but all
equally beautiful.
Rubens painted many canvasses OF
the Mother. but he always used his
second wife as his model, and while
the cooring was excellent the face. by
no means. suited the subject. and few
people care for his Mother" pictures
unless they are special admirers OF the
Rubens school. Any number OF old
masters might be mentioned and the
Madonna or Mother has for several
| hundred years played a great part in
the art world, any number Of the great
artists putting their feelings for their
own mothers on the canvas.
! Modern Art
! Coming down TO modern Art. we all
| look upon Whtstler's great portrait
known to him as My Mother" as the
/ best OF that splendid artists many
works. This great American was born
III Lowell. Massachusetts,. In 1894, and
was intended by his parents for mil
itary career. This was distasteful &c
the boy and after he was dismissed
from the military school for making
Icaricatures he showed great fondnes.
for drawing ard later for painting In
which he displayed great individuality
In coloring. He went abroad and n
nally took up his domicile in London
He always showed an unusual affec
ton for his mother and in 1890 HI
executed the famous picture. This
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10
Ancient Art

The Virgin in paintings, as the
mother. ara not become popular until
after the Council Of Ephesus in All.
Byzantine art OF the skin century
created the type OF the youthful
mother. After that she took her place
IN art It remained for Gothic art
TO make her more perfect; then all
great artists began 70 portray her on
canvas rivaling each other IN picturing
a face showing mother loya. Murtito
portrays her with great beauty espe-
cial}y in his famous Immaculate Con-
ception which has been regarded by
art critics as the worlds most beauti-
ful painting, It hangs on the walls
Of the Louvre of Paris.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

Fra Angelica. Philippe Lippi, Cir
landaio, Giovanne, Bellino, Perugino
and a host OF other painters followed
IN the fifteenth century, all vieing with
each other as TO who could show the
real mother. For long time she was
of the conventional type. and Fra
Philippe Lippi was the first one to
break IL when he portrayed the moth
er as the very incarnation OF love.
Botticelli. in his Magnificent, started
the fashion OF the round picture OF
the mother. rather than OF the long
or square canvas and for time the
great artists painted the circular can
vas
Leonardo da Vinci, has only two sur
viving paintings and these are in Eu-
/ ropean eaIsriss- and are both of sur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10
BISHOP VINCENT
DIES IN CHICAGO

Chicago, May g--Rev John II VIM
cent. bishop Of the Methodist Eptsco-
pal church and founder of the Chau-
tauqua, died here today. He was born
In Tuscaloosa, Ala. eighty-cight years
ago lie founded the Chautauqua as
sembl1 in New York in 1878 and for
Years had been prominent as lee
turer. lie married Miss ElizabAt h
pusenhury, of PortVlio. n Y. in 1853.
pr George Edgar Vincent, president
of the Carnegie foudatton, is his son.
't'te funeral viii be nrfd at TortviTIe,
W here his wife is buried
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10
Z AltRSNZA IN RETREAT
(RN (n.ACrSal ScrN ie

Aqua Pricta. laexico Nav 9.--Gen-
GRAFT Gales, com mander-in chief Of
the rebel forces, announced tonight
b@ had received advices from his
agents II Vera cruz that General
Cara IA had arrived on the outskirts
EFF tife H,ity witt an escort of approx
lmatelv rs men. under command OF
tencrHl Candid Agular Aguilar 10
Carranza' Is son~in-iaw Earlier re-
ports had said Carranza had been
captured.
Carranza haS issued an official
according u Gener-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10
PRESIDENT ELIOT MAY
HAVE TO COMPLAIN

w. Eliot, ~ Harvard. may have &c
appear before com mittee of congress
TO explain what he meant when he
said that the educs tional system at
West Point Military Academy ~ de-
fective, His criticisms are reported
in an address before the Harvard
Teachers Association and in letters
To General Ruckman, mmander Of
the North Atlantic Coast artillery dis
trict.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10
ANDRE SARDOu To
WED MISS CHARptoT

Paris, May "A sensation has been
caused In French literary circles hv
the announcement Of the engagement
Of Julia G Charpiot. daughter of the
French consular agent at Denver, TO
Andre Sardou. son ~ the famous
dramatist Victorien Sardou, who is a
leader Of eociety at Nice
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10
M @ T H E r
Inspiring Sermon Delivered by Rev. E. V. Carson
Before Large Congregation at Asbury Meth
odist Church, Sunday Morning, May 8, 1920.

Text: Her children rise up and call her blessed
Prov. 81 :2S
Subject: Honor, Opportunity and influence of Moth
erhood
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

" Mothers Day most ittnSy observed at Asbury
Methodist church Yesterday the pastor Rev f. V Carson
preaching inspiring the subject at the morning
service The congregation large and impressed by
the words Of the preacher During the OF his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10
REVOLUTIONARY
G Continued from pagn One \
CITY CELEBRATES

'r was beins maintained in Vera
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21
The Engine
IsFull Through the Use of Special Steels

ment and practice. These steels
have great strength.
These steels form the bone
and sinew of Maxwell. They
are made to Maxwell's own
formulate, and there are no
other steels just like them.
These special steels ease the
burden of a Maxwell engine and
make possible its alertness, its
getaway, its small consumption
of gas" and oil, its day-in and
layout consistency.
They are the main cause for
Maxwell growth: 5000 a year
six years ago; 100000 a year
today; and over 100000 in use
on the six continents.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21
DAKOTAS QUIT GRAIN,
GO IN FOR LIVE STOCK

BISMARCK, n. D., Aug. Fl. (By In
terna tional News Service. )--Grain farm
ing in the Dakotas is giving way to
live stock raising and diversified farm.
ing. This year the planting of feed
crops has been phenomenal according
to- NJ. c. Cutting. agricultural econo.
mist of the Farmer, who has just con-
cluded an extensive survey.
Probably 25 per cent of the acreage
that last yeac was in wheat Is IN forage
crops this year" he says. 'Sios are
going up in many places to take care cf
the corn and sunflower crops and, in
fact, to provide safe storage for prac-
tically any kind of feed. Next winter
there will be plenty OF feed for the
live stock remaining Oh the FARMS Tor
the rebuilding OF these herds and Tor
the starting of new herds.
and the indications are that-bnmp-
er crop or no crop Of wheat--the grow
ing of feed crops will continue and in
crease, and live stock will become more
and more the basic factor in Western
North Dakota farming. They have the
live stock point of view"
In Eastern North Dakota grain farm =
ing has for some time been giving
away to live stock raising and diversi-
fled farming, Development work in
every phase of agriculture has been
proceeding with a rush since the pro
gTessiVe laws passed by the Legislature
were upheld by the United States su-
Nreue court