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;.f. TEN Sip: PiW I MARCH 7, 19 17 ORDERS PURITY SQUAD Chief Werner Abolishes System Which Has Led to Much Complaint. MUST -NOT Si:.\lUl! l?.\U(t.\l?C Werner Tells Men They Have No Kiglit to Look Into Suit I a>e> for Liquor Unless Owner Is Arrested and Taken to Station Hou-e. Orders abolishing the so-called ??pu rity squad" H fi'i1 issued la.-t nip.it by Major Louis Werner. <-lnef of roller, who again repeated ?' warning to ftt'evnbors of the force to tefrain from searching personal baggnue without .< warrant. This action 'aiis taken stfti: a lengthy conference with Ma>oi George Ainslu. ami was the result of numerous Complaints from traveurs who objected to th* obnoxious atten tions of certain p-da-? ollicer: on dut> at railroad station All members of the "puritv squad ordered to i ? port to th 11 pio cihet captains in uniform for regular ? duty. Tiie order, however, is applies to Patrolman Harry Sweet. does ii"t become effective until tlie ofllcer com pletes work on a special ease to wlii h lie wns assigned by Major We-nci. This will take s- veral days-. Major Werner held a lon^ conference with the Mayor yesterday afternoon In regord to the activities of the polv-e assigned to the "purity squad. ? ' matter was brought to a load by the complaint of Clunks 1.. Staunton. <>t "2500 1-2 Kensington Avenue. w claimed that lo< was ordered to have a street car aft?*r boardinsr it at l.U'i Station, and tiien co with an otln ? r to the station when a tool '-it was search e?l for contraband liquor, tm findinc that Mr. .Staunton had ro llouor. he was permftcd t-- procetd to hiB home. lie as cried that he was greatly humiliated b> the a.-tton <? the police, which was observed ?> many persons. SWEET ADMITS Til \T ||,M;(.At.i: WAS sKAHt lltlll Patrolman Swct admitted to Major Werner that the baggage of Mr. Staun ton had been searched but asserts that 110 objection was made. Mr. Staunton, according to Sweet. . otilllietub d l!n> ofllcors for their diligence in trying to make tlic prohibition law effective. Major Werner was very empliatie in his instructions to members of lite force in regard to searching the pel - Konal baggage of persons entering Hie city. After the conference with tli?*? Mayor be again took occasion warn police otllcers not to exceed their leual right. The order which will be read at all roll-calls to-day is as follower "Numerous reports have reached me that ollicers of this department have searched personal baggage There lias not been an Instance in which n _ coin plaint has been made at 1111s- ollice ..r to captains at stations. The men have been instructed full.v along this line of duty, that they have no rich! to search a man's bacgase. unless such man Is arrested and taken t > tbc sta tion house. (.signed* "Loris wr.KNKi:, ** ?Thief of Police." The d? ta 11 inv of men to duty in plain clothes for tlie ?l.-t. ? ?i??n of c-rmin offenses wa the r> >uli ? ? 1 .'o-tiiar of the s?'isregated district. This squad was further incri ased when prohibition became effeetlve. Such a Miua-I ha:* proved hie:.'. objecttollable. and 111 my complaints of the act 1 vitie; of the nnn have been made from time to time, but, nrenrding to Major Werner, none has been brought to him. Major Wer ner is firm in Ins I" I" f ihf.t li e detail has don- effn tive work, in spile of the severe ? ondcinii:.li"ii. has iu;i:v \?ti\i: IN M M\IM. VIUtl'.STS Patroli'ian s wi < t bis 1 n <??? ?? of the most acliv meinlei of tlo squad, and has tgured mi many nrp is. Many eases ivliieti w-.uld b i\i failed hud uni formed < llice! i ' ell detail) d W) e? worked iii? .-lie- -A,- *iillv^b> hi in. II"* aetivitie: ..f ilu/ <?.< ..1 nod 11. ? r !i l road stations, howrv.f, has not m< 1 with f ? vor. a the capture of boot leggers ha* n> ? 1 itated th? uhjection of innocent triiv-hr: to hardship.- inid humiliation, not withstands ^ the faet' that some offender--' b 1 v<- been brought to the bar ot" iustee wlo- ?w.,ib| ??tie wise have >? -taped ? ? i 1 ??? ot tio police. Sweet wa; vr> .1 . 'irpn. -u at the complaint mad- 1- -tr. Siaunton, ulo. was detained <>n Suiurriav ni^-lit wl.ib his bagca^- . b- ? _ - iir. hoi "I don't uuiier.-tand lb- r< imh I tba' this gentbniari. win ?? num. I dmi't know, was : ? ? 'pin n.b-il 11 wh it we did." said tli)' "Mic- 1 yi - i r-la.v "!)? ???r talnlv didn't s.bow 11 while lie was with us. On th) eonirars. )? t<>!.l us be wa ? glad to s> ?" that W) ?b- i)>l>, find cotnpl itnei. 11-.( 11 f..r our work i ?? I ryint- f iifoi' )- 1 f? ? law. Th> whole affair pas: ? >1 <-if .in 1 a i>b a^nr.tly as it could ba v 1 ! i - ? r .. w j^.1,11. ? illRII I liked bett.-r II- ? ? 5 ?? ? 11 ? 'I I lie satchel him*elf \'|.-r tins, b<* vinib-d and asked 11 v. > dtdn'i owe him a car ticket. 1 retd'- d * i u ? ??r?.<inly did. and held out a :r.- >-.? I. wbich be took " SAVS sta I vro\ Min.iM.i.i nl>IM.I) *? t II < A **? I I Mr. Sweet ( > plailii I tb:.1 I11 u.i told ? anotln r ? ? :11 ?? 1 t>> ta i-..- a pa i 11 btroet ear and !ind '.lit ?b'-ui ?1 ? m.-a R- 'who had .in- 1 '.iien . if the ti till at ;; Elba Ith ?'i M '"i - ? . Tin suit e.i -111 question was 011 ttear tdatfi.na r,f the car. H' ?? I-- ' >1 i-ondi- t 1 nUu ? It was. This oitii 1 1 pointed ?>, staun T ton. "After : pi- 1 k ? ? ig I" t:.) m" .1 ? .| ;J.' Sweet, "I as.ked him if b> would vro > back to tile H.lt.ii', w;'b I < III' re. j,. plied that h? w ?? - th- Mi ? ?* man in !? Hlohmond, and tl-at t: ? 1 v n . Kv" liquor ill Ins .11" ? as. but . . <1 perfect wiliingio ?. ?_?? n.ei; He f. starte?i to pick tip t: > ? ? e. 1 t<dd . liitn, however, that 1 .onbi ? ar;;- i: t?, 1 >' him. "When we KO! i 1 ?. tlie . \|ii.,|i. he said that h? would <?:?? .t l,m if. and did open it Tie :? M : m ; It but tools. lift v. a could be at all tun. i|- 1 in any.way that b< had 1.. ,.?i, ?,?;,.. , He told us. though, that ? u .s jrlad ?v >ve were on the job All 1' u.-r impreaaed with wba'. a :,ie. . . n, ,,c wa?." C'li limber llonrd to Men. The. board of direetoi ? th. j; jiMjnd Chamber ot i.'oinni. 1 ? ; .1.:; ' its llret meeting sine' b/ :i. , , ; , mon?h ajfo at 4:SO ?> ? lo ? to-muri afternoon. Coleman Wortham, president of the chatnber. ? >.5,. t. 1 'p to announce at that time t'-..- n.-ur,. ?.f f- those appointed to :.erve i.i cuiumit. teea for Alo- yra?. Suit InMltiMed. Suit was entered yesterday . ?.,.? CJJty Circuit Com t Uy John T. Wii-uu against the W. H. Harris 'Iroeery <!om Xiuny. Inc., for (1,000. No declarution TV US filed* I: Elected President of Supreme Court ? *? ? V _ JUDGE STAFFORD G. WHITTLE HEADS SUPREME COURT >ncorcrt?? .ludcr (Jcornr M. Harrison, Hc.slgncil?.ludcr llurKs lias Not llccn *pHlcd. Judge Stafford Whittle, of Henry County was yesterdaj unanimously elected provident c.f the State Supreme Court of Appeals by his colleagues on 111.' brnch. He succeeds in this ollice Judge ticoru'C M. Harrison, who retired from the bench on March 1. Professor Martin 1*. Burks. of Lex ington. who has been appointed by r.overnor Stuart us Judge Harrisons I successor until the vacancy is tilled l.v the Legislature. was not present w lien the court convened vest. rday for th<- spritic term. It is bcliev.d that he will not sit as a nieml>er of the court ?luring the present term. hut will uualify in time to take his place on the bench tor the summer t> rm at W ylht'Vill.' The cle\;iti?.'tl >.f .Indue Whittle to the preside!) y of the State's highest tribunal \? ? s accomplished with sim 111 foremi'iiy. Judge Kelly, as the n. st ranking member in point of I'mctii of service, called upon Judge Sims and Judge I'tontls in turn, taoh of them casting their votes for Judge Whittle in open court, as tiie law re quired. Judge Kelly then cast Ins <>\mi vol. f.>r the senior justice, and de.-lar ...| ^i,, lection to be unanimous. Judg?* Whittle tliaiik- d his cull, agues in a bri< t' spec. h. James 1 .ew Nnder^oti, .*f the Ivieli inond bar, presented to the court the resolutions adopted by the associa tion on tlm ile.itli of John I'roston Oockf. of till.- city, a.-king that they be made a* part of t lie court's p'-rina ii. nt record. The court directed that tlii.'. h. iloto ROTARIANS MAKE MERRY ON ANNUAL "LADIES" NIGHT" Adil rrf>"? h? I'nrincr Viitlounl rrfxiiifiii It iim.cH t.rrlner I* J-'ollnwrd by MiinIi' Hnrt Dnnclne. I'or the fourth time in as many years the i:i. hmond Itotary Club d.-voted it self h'.-t ni-iit ?<> fea,-tinp, dancing and liirlu-hcart. <1 enjoyment on the a si.m of "l.t'li.--' Night." Th<* annual function \s.i- liehl in the ballroom of th" Ui.'hnmu.i 11? ?t?? 1 w tth an itt. iid an-'? of -It. Stunt- performed at th> Instigation ..f a committee loaded bv .1 T I'alma i a ry j.la; ? <i .i prominent part in Hi*, eutert n innient Among the numbers on tiie bill wd- lh<- -inging of "l.ittb An nie Km. to "How l'iy I Am" and ..ih-i i.all.!'!- b- ?|tl..r"t .ompos? d .?t' William II Adams. .!??:?? Bagb>. IT W. Wilson and T. I'almatary. Kach oouid* \vnji provided with a box of :ou\"i.irs containing an assortment of .-,?:t,-,il-)-. useful a nd .onto .' Iy usides.-t articles, and each Woman was given ! -valuable prize. Music v 1 Iurnt.-he.l l.v Mrs. W, I: Kamhardt. Mr I' ..mas Whi?t< ? Joseph Whltt'ioor. .nl Howard 1' Bryant, a? .-.jinp.. ?!i?-d !?> W. l\ Irk M 11 tic vs. An orchestra play.d. and aftei the bail out ' there u .. <1 tricing. llussell.ilt.lto r. of Kansas ?"?'?>*. Mo.. form* r preh nt of tiie International Association of Hot a r;> tMtil.s <>f North \n>eti.-,i deliver".! ili" address of th' .?vening. M\ in M Smith. the president ..f tlo- K!. linoiud .dub. introduced him ?I we born ..f Virginia parents in th- I.a nnei U.-ptiblieaii foiiritv of . duo.' . aid Mr ' ;r< in?*r "I >i ed t" : iippos< when I w i- vtitig tiiat good t I >. llioci al; . w lo-n they died, -w ould go t .. the ' 'Id I 'olll in i- ?!! " ?A 'iii.iiilnr of tills organization should I." the 11",ft etlicient, the most reliable, tlo in..:: unselfish and the most hop-st man in h.s partlctilar 1>n* hm-im ?- m the wli .b ? oinuiunity. The trn? Kotariatt i tlo- man who has sin ceed- d in eliminating tin ego from his WOI.-1'ip. Uota. y has taught me that se> vie I- (lie true t.a 1. ol all honest business, all orderly society; and all t rue i eligioti ' i: Jet>*r I ."lie.- wa chairman of the ?oin in it '? 1 which had charge of "f,;idien Night" "I" '? other member- of the n ij'11 ? 11? . ' i". i'r. - ton Helvin. lialph \ 1ii? s.inff.-i', Howard I'? Bryant. It.i W Hall. W. I.'-e Jo. 1 J. T. ralu.atary, t'iiarb.' <1. Taylor. Jr. aiid I .. W. I I. Street. STEAMER IS RAISED \ rs?>rl ?iink In II'm-K In Deerinlirr la I 'hutted?May < lulm llum IIKCM. The teiin h'P Admiral owned hy the Me I I a -,!I' Kill. . wind, v ae sunk in the 1-ji- I .O. . 1 u-ecinher -0. 1010. has t , . .. ra'. el, according to a report mad.,- to th< Administrntive Board yen t< rda\ l.v ?'ity lingineer Boiling It \. ., com piallied that the vftsnel was htramb'd b\ the lowftriiig of the water ii the do. k without milico to the owner- and thai the. steamer was dani l^-e.j h\ l etng grounded '?.ititain Thomas ?'?inningham. of the ty tu;:. who witnessed the salvaging, j Mated t!i ? if an; 'lamage were done 1 1' was ..i is.-.I by th? chains u.-.ud In rai. iin. tin vi - ?! to the. water s level. Increnne In Uevrnur, Kevet'ites of i lie Biehmond. Kreder b-ksburu and I'otoma. Its.tlroad Com-! 'puny l*i- te* month of January ,-igirre Biite.i <:;V: ;I. mowing an incrohse of, $?!?>, I.".:. oy. . 11; ? irio: month of list ! ? nr. o-i ..r<In.g to figures made* public yoind.i t xp. nses for th< month In-I creased i?>0,'.'!d{ o\.-i last Jaruiary. with! 'lie ne. operating revenues totaling' II r.'j..,i, ini ri.,'i!>.' of }utj,3ti0 OV?? 1 I the fc&nie month of las-.t year. iW,- .... w/JbZj, ! HOWITZERS HE HOW ; i Oil HOHAD TOME; i Captain Myers Telegraphs Times Dispateh Battery Entrained Yesterday Afternoon. SHOULD 1ST 1IEHK SATURDAY Good News Enlivens Meeting of As MK'iation Called to Perfect Plansj for Itcccption of llcturulng Artil-1 lerynieii?Jones Succeeds Wilson. ( News that the Richmond Howitzers' had started on their homeward trip was received last night by the Rich- j moml Howitzers' Association while! that organization was holding a meet-( liifj to perfect plans for the reception to the active battery on its return from San Antonio. The artillerymen! ac cording to a telegram from Captain ' William M. Myers, loft Camp Wilson h? ?? o'clock yesterday afternoon, and will probably reach here on Saturday ' or Sunday. Final plans were discussed for wel coming the Howitzers home. The as- | sociatlon. through its committors, has everything in reudlness. and little re mains to be done. The interior of tlic armory has even been decorated. The meeting was a combination' ?'business and social session, former members <>f the Howitzers being the guests of the association at a smoker, i During intervals between business.' : stirring music was played l>y the Howitzers' band of thirty pieccs. Fol lowing the business session, refresh- i metits were served, and several nunrtot numbers were sungi Patriotic num bers predominated. Thirty new members were received 1 Into the association. Among those ac-j cepted for membership is W. H. Lips coinbe. who one of the organizers of the Howitzers in IS.V.t. Mr. Lips* combe is eighty-three years old. Ho helped organize the battery, and went with it to Harpers Ferry during the John Brown raid, scrying nineteen days there. Lieutenant-Governor .1, : Taylor Ullyson. Major Henry C. Curter t I and Charles Poindexter are other war time Howitzers wlio are charter'nicm | bers of the association. Lieutenant Governor Kllvson was present at the i meeting, und made a short talk. l!en W. Wilson, who was elected ' vice-president of the association, ten ; dered his resignation on account of ? other private and civic duties which , fully occupy his time. Fairfax C .lonoy ? ' whs unanimously elected to ti'i the . vacancy. I Captain Myers, in a telegram to The Times-D'spatch. said: "Howitzers entrained at Camp Wil- . son at 1 o'clock. Left San Antonio ; j at 4 o'clock, with 12S men and nine j oflicers. Colonel Mann S. McClosky. i I". s. A., wlm commanded the regiment : j in which Howitzers served. i? accom panying UF to Richmond. All arp well and linppy .it the idea of 1 oing headed homewa rd." IIA'ITi:iMI> WII.I, fall 'I'll Til IS III MO.Ill-: STATION'S* j lit addition to th<* Howitzers, throe ! other batteries of ho].| artillerv from this Stato are headed homeward. The j batteries ate the Norfolk Blues.' ! Grimes Battery and Ttuttery D. from; Noriolk, Portsmouth and Hampton, re | spectively. The batteries will u-n di re? fly t<. their home stations to be mustered <>ut l?ach will bring thirty two hornet home for permanent duty.! The troops will arrlv here over the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which means that they Muiy not get lit r^ un til Sunday, on account of the route to be taken. The train with the llowit zers will be parked at Seventeenth and Hroad Streets, where the im-n will de ? rain ami unload their c<|iilpm* tit. Horses will be provided and a mounted parade will bo held. The route or march li.is not been y n selected. I'l.AN M MI.I OMK HO It Slti.NAI, COUPS Plan* '>>r a reception to the Rich mond Signal Corps on its return from duty in I ''Mr v ere disctu-sed jester- 1 day afternoon at a meeting held at the hoine of Miss Grace Fritzsehe, S04 Monterlo Avenu.\ Mothers and friends of the organization were present. Nothing (Iclliilto was done, owing to th? uncertainij as to the .homecoming of the company. Preliminary plans for tlie wcboiiio, however, were laid, and means of financing it discussed. USING AUTOMOBILES .luMIrr It Irk? Ta lion In Men of Sehool bi?i n I nder \ilt Urnirnf ? Mnny ' "r 'tinifr* I nttii?lain. ? ' Ilogo Kicks, .lustiee of the .lu\c nile Court. lias t.tkon under advisement the ea::es of mv boys charged with ia Inir iiutoinobiloa without permission. I he arrests wi re made by Patrolmen Mn'' W aller. The boys are as fol low- Williain crow, -jsoi Semnus A\eiiue: .fr.ltI, Muck, 202-1 Floyd Avenue N'or,h Eleventh ."'<?1. riiomas Pleasants. 1 o .1 |-:Bst Tl'ilp I S f;r"lr"1- South' HHrd Street. William Lewis, 50C 1 r ran id) n Strict. I.am, \ urilrnee Ileum nr. Klhin. "" audieni that packed the largo auditorium of Gracd Covenant Prcbv t'lia.i Church la:;t jiicbt, itev. R. o. linn. D. !?., of Atlanta, preached on ' 1' " x' '' II"- righteous scarcely be saved where .-hall the ungodly and h ' ?'I'PearThe revival services comiijeted b> Dr. Flinn are marked l.v f '?tinp.leiiy and power and an- entirely j tr. . from sensationalism. Tlie text "f th'? s> rinon this- evening will bo j How shall we escape if we neglect so; great salvation?'" The meetings will continue until Sunday night. I Ire Hoard In Heel. Mir Uoard of Fire Commissioners will meet this afternoon at \ o'clock. Kou- j tine business is to be taken up, and I the board will also consider the ap- 1 r-nront reduction of the number of flre- i men in the budget now befori the Citv Council. I.on fern llorred From I'ollce ( ourlj Police Court presented a deserted ap pearance yesterday morning, flue to the fact that uniformed oilleers pre veiit.ed those without business from en- ' taring the room. The elimination of the customary gallery was caused by the introduction of a resolution in the Common Council calling upon the Po lice .lusticc to enforce the ordinance In ' regard to unnecessary crowding. Market Baskets May Come by Post Rural Community LcagucTakcs Up Suggestion of Postmaster Thornton, of Richmond. The publication in The Titnes-Dls on Sunday of the suggestion of Postmustcr llay T. Thornton thill city consumers ami their cousins in the country, who produce things for the table, get in touch with each other by parcel post bore fruit yesterday in the receipt by Mr. Thornton of a letter from \V. II. Dorin, owner of a farm at Clover. Halifax County, in which are contained some practical ! suggestions as to carrying out the i plan. Mrs. Oorin is president of the Rural : Community Club, members of which, j Mr. . Dorin writes, are anxious to co- i operate with the Richmond housewives j in their efforts to supply their tables j at reasonable prices. To this end, Mr. j Dorin has suggested to his wife that t she lay before the club his plan of : making up market baskets, to weigh ! about twenty pounds and tilled with : garden products in season, eggs and ; poultry. This, lie tl mi res. would bo | worth about nt city quotations, and j he suggests that they send It direct ; to the consumer by parcel post for a nominal figure, enough to compensate , them for their trouble. "In this way." says Mr. Dorin, "it will enable the country woman to pot I something for her garden labor and the city woman to get absolutely fresh vegetables, poultry, eggs and butter. \ would suggest that they try to sup ply families that desire this basket at Insist once a week." The ltural Community Club holds .i meeting on Saturday, and Mr. Thorn ton will write before that time giving suggestions. He has in his olllce a list of producers which he will be glad U. show any Richmond housewife who \s ishes to deal directly with the pro ducer by parcel post. WILL TEACH LIP READING Night High School to Oritnnlrf Class If Kitotigh llenf People If there nro as many as fifteen par tially deaf persons in Richmond who > desire instructions in lip rending, ac cording to the city school authorities, i a class will l?o formed at once in the j .John Marshall Night High School. Training such as is offered in the Slate institutions for the deaf will he tii\en w ithout cost. The class will meet on | Monday. Tuesday and Thursday niKhis. After taking the course, it is said, the , pupil will ho able to understand ordinary conversation without difficulty. The school authorities have the opportunity to secure a woman of high training ? to teach the Mueller-Walle method of lip reading. Those who desire to join the class may apply to \V. C. Rocker, j principal of the night school. WVnI Is Acquitted. R. W. West, an employee of the British-American Tobacco Company, ; was dismissed in Police Court yester- j day on a charge of accosting cirls lea v. ; ing i lie factory. West on Saturday was j fined and costs and noted an ap- j pen 1. Th* case was reopened at the , request of Patrolman Curtis. who made , the arrest. < linrgert With Theft of Whisk?. I,. C. McDowell, of l'JOT Seotl Street, was arraigned in Police Court yester day charged with the theft of a quart j of Whisky from the Southern Kx press j Company, for which ho was a driver. The case was continued until March ?:30)and 8:20 To-Morrow Mat. and Jive. The Greatest and ?'!irliest of all N. Y. Winter Uardon Shows, A World of Pleasure HIP People. In cluding All-Stnr fnnt and PCP Cborua. <'lt.v Auditorium. March in, Philadelphia Symphony i!>4 Musicians). ST0K0W8KI, Conduclor AY E R K E Ml AT 11, Solo I st. rrices. 75.: to S-'.OO. Make reserva tions at once at the Moses store, 103 1 linst Hroad Street. S Hear Dr. Flinn To-Night S! ) s g AT TUB J \ Grace Covenant Church \ 5 SUBJECT: ft S ? ^ "How Sliall W'c Escapc if Wo ^ N 5 S Xeglcct So (Jrcat SalvutionV" g \ S Vou Arc Cordially Invited to .attend Special Services for Men Under AuHpires Brotherhood of St. Andrew St. Paul's Church 1 to 1:30 P. M. Speaker To-Day. Ht. Hev. Thomas C. l>nrnt- D. D., Hlahop of ISnal Carolina. IS REAL SECURITY AND SERVICE IS ASSURED THROUGH A STRONG BANKING CONNECTION WITH The American National Bank OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA I CHIEF DEFICIENCY OF SCHOOLS IS MONEY l>r. .1. A. C. Cliniwllrr TcIIn Tundny Club I'lindiimeii tuln Arc Soi \cg lfi'lfil for Fndit and Frill*. Money is the chief dellciency of the Richmond city school system, accord ing to the superintendent. Dr. J. A. C. Chandler, in his address on "The Needs of the Public Schools," delivered yes terday at the meeting of the Tuesday Club of the Railroad Young: .Men's Christian Association. The superintendent stated that the average appropriation for school pur poses in American cities was 33 pel cent of the totiil revenue, while in Richmond it was considerably less than that. Although the expenditure for schools has increased in an encourag ing degree, lie said the city was still behind. In order to provide adequately for the expanding population, a more generous budget was indispensable. The schools were the biggest factor in the life of Richmond, the superin tendent told his audience. For six hours a day, live days a week, (die sixth of the population was in school. The hiK'ii cost of the educational sys tem was natural, he said, in view of the great number touched by it. Dr. Chandler defended the Kichmond j system from the criticism that the fun- i danientabs of education were neglected . in order iliat fads and frills might be : introduced. The "three IJs" were stressed in the Richmond schools now - as always, said tne superintendent. To meet the requirements of all classes of people, however, various supplemen tary subjects were taught. The object I of the schools was to provide for the needs of .ill pupil:, and 110 course had ? been started until ihere had been a demand f"r it. JONES IS MADE PRESIDENT Stockholders of Old Dominion llr>er nge Corporation (ilrel Oilier rn mill Directors. At a stockholder*'meeting of the Old ! Dominion lleverage Corporation held ; jesterdav at 00 llroad Street, the fid- | lowing were elected olllceis and diree- ! tors: i Simon P. Jones, president; Clyde W. 1 Saunders, vice-president; II. C. Cofer, !>ecr?tHr>-treasurer, and the following directors: Simon P. Jones, Clyde \V. I Saunders, Dr. Charles V. Carringtoti. T. Cray lladdon. A. T. t'lrillith, F. 1 .. McCotineil, S. I*. Waddiil. all of l?ich iiiond: It. S. Harbour, of South Bos ton. and Walter Wilson, of Milford. The company was organized to .-ell 11011-alcoholic drinks. Complete :?I? pence of alcohol from the beverages to lie made by ibis company seems to be assured by the presence on the direc torate of a former president and pres ent Ireasurcr of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia. Illegally Tnniapnrtinc Liquor. .lames Wesley Kemp, II. Nichols. Frank Smith and Arthur Williams pleaded euilty yesterday in the Hust ings Court to the charge of illegally transporting ardent spirits into the State, and each was lined $50 and sen tenced to thirty days in jail. Henry llolt and Daniel McNeil, col ored. charged with illegally transport ing liquor into Itielimond, were tried I before a jury, and both were acquit ted. Vlnlf the Hluehlrd for IliipplneNN. BLUEBIRD Moino of Perfectly Projected Photo plays. ?TO-DAVS HI<1 FKATimrc? (I,ICO MADISON, In Uex Ingram's Production of "HI.ACK OIHHIDS." and Other Added At tract lonn. VICTOR To-n.w, Dorothy Kell.v and I hiirlr* Itiehinnii, "SKC'KBT KINfiDOM S\\ A III* A DIIF.lt" I Frank Dnnleln anil IIiikIiIc. See the Hoy Scout and High School Cadet pictures TO-DAY. REX Theater ?TO-DAY "The Vampires" l.ast Chapter of Series, lOach a Complete Story. .1. Wnrren Kerrigan. In "CLI'lll AND \ llllll'K." I JQJgPLAYINGTO I CAPACITY ? The Sensation of t.be Hour Wives" With PHILLIPS KM ALLEY And 9 LOIS WLBIOIt ^ VA A marvelous photodrama ? U thai will *?!??" ??.. ? s that will give you food for 2 thought. v> ? m.?? r\ i,:. yisKrmcfi^JBP^ The Shopping Center " Sale Extraordinary New Spring FROCKS / are?over two hundred o. i?right at the beginning of the spring season, EXCEEDINGLY charming Silk Frocks for women and misses?a larger and better lot than the ones contained in a similar sale of some ten days ago. And yet in that sale most of the Frocks were sold in a few hours?a result which, in this instance, seems likely of repeti tion. So. in securing this second lot, our patrons may consider themselves as fortunate as our selves. The Frocks are not only superior in styles, materials, colors, etc., but there's a liner assortment from which to select, there being NOT OVER THREE OR FOUR FROCKS OF AXV ONE MODEL. Most of the materials The colors: Tea Rose, are: Taffeta. Crepe tie Apple Green. New Blue! Chine. Satin or Gt'org- Navy Hlue. ninque. Co rtte Crr-pe. The trim- penhagcn. Pearl Gray, mfngs are exquisite. Gold. Style, intrinsic worth of the garments; from every viewpoint a sale like this should command the attention of women. We are certain that, could the Frocks be seen and examined care fully, few would let such an opportunity pass. Ready this morning in the French dray Salon. Second Floor?West. The Confederate Museum TWELFTH AND CI A V STREETS. Open 3 K. M. to 5 P. M. Saturday* Oprn v a. M. to ?? I' M. Admliilon IJulljr. 25c. ODEON ^yeHere I.I I.MAX wai,ki:k "Kitty Mackay" A Story Wilh n Wnllop in IJvrry f'lrftirc v Mrs. Vernon Castle In "Patria" C1IAPTBU FIVE .The Valentine Museum ELEVENTH AND CLAV STREETS. Hours 10 A. M. to o r. M. A'Jintsalon 26a Frco on Saturdays. COLONIAL T?"" To-inor lOiliert ?\\ iirwick and I?oH? K<-n< nn in "A r.trl'f 1'olljr." how a pii'tiiro (Ira ni,i its mad'-. A rom?dy ) "it I lire i.s the Mflilnl atlriic traction. N,-STRAND--T" Week Daily The Original, Hugo, Stunning and Poetic Masterpiece Thomas II. Inee's Million Dollar Production "Civilization" OC: :"XO Marvelous Air and Sea Battles?The Most Stupendous Picture Crcntion in Modern Times "An entertainment on an ar tistic level with'Ben llur.'"? New York Times. "Outdoes *Tlie Ilirth of a Na tion.1"?New York Globe. "Nothing so stupendous ever before created by the brain of j man."?New York Evening * Journal. ' Performances 3 and 8:30 Daily Admission: Nights, 25c and 50c: Matinees, Ail Scats 25e Seai Sale To-Morrow The Demoniac Madness of War Vividly Portrayed ? ?. * ? J* i?'t v -*? * 1 1 ' ?