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RETURNED PSSTOR TELLS
OF EXPERIENCES MHO
Rev. Prank Prntt Delivers Home
Coming Sermon at First
I'nitnrRnn Church.
skrved as red cross worker.
Spent Screral Monlhs In Heart/of
Germany, and Will Deliver Series
of Talks Upon ? W?r and Re
ligion.
Member? erf Rev. Frank "Pratt's con- j
gTeparlon at the First Unitarian ;
Church filled t<he church to Its capac- j
ity ynttorday to wrlcome their pas- j
tor home apain from foreign land's, j
where hap has been on leave of ab- i
sence In the service of the American (
Moil Cross, first in Liverpool, and;
afterwairds in Birmingham, I-ondon. !
and 'In the interior of Germany sincc j
the lirst of June. 1D1S. I
In bezinnlnp his sermon. Mr. Pratt |
said that he felt that any formal ser- I
mon would be out'of place at .such a;
time, and ho spoke briefly of his trip
over, his arrival at Liverpool, and of)
the svourire of inlluonza. several t
weeks latec, as it affected Incoming
transports of American troops. tilling ,
the Liverpool hospitals to overflowing. I
.Sent Into l.ernmny.
Six months n&'o. Mr. Pratt v?cnt
with on" other man into the interior
Of Germany, to Dresden, to take
oha.rpe of the distribution of supplies)
to t?he Russian prisoners which were j
held in Germany and which it was
not thought wise by the allies to rc- j
turn to Russia at this time.
They were the only Americans in
Dresden, he said, even Uheir ofllce
force being German. The soldiers
who guarded -their wnrehous* and
supplv trains were Germans also. He
and his co-worker remained at Dres
den until the American troops were
withdrawn and the supplies turned
over tri the German .government.
Mr. Pratt digressed to speak of his
"Treat sorrow at Die loss of his wife >
w*ho died shortly atfter he had reached j
Kneland from the effects of an opera-^
Mon in a Northern hospital. Simply."
as friend to friend, he talked to his
people about the shock her death had
been to him and what a loss she was j
to tshe church with her unfailing j
cheerfullness and energy. hor helpful
ness, her courage and her sympathy.
Plan Series- of Sermon*.
Since 'he had been brought into i
such Itlose touch with the German \
people. Mr. Pratt said thai his point)
of view which he had pained in this I
intimate contact mi'pht be of interest J
to others, and for this reason ho would j
preach a series of three sermons, be-j
pinning; next Sunday nipht, on his;
experiences abroad, first in l-.npland t
and iate.r in the interior of Germany. ,
His sermon next Sunday morning,
will be "Tbo EfTecrl of the War on ;
Religion." , .. |
The First Unitarian Chnrrh ts in tno
"West End. one block north on liar
rison Street from the Main Street car
line, and directly on the Clay Street i
car lin* It is the only Unitarian
church in Richmond.
ARRANGE TO OBSERVE DATE
OF BURIAL OF GEOGRAPHER
Wvndham R. Meredltli <?i n?- Chief
Speaker nt Meeting Here ^ c*lne?
dny Night.
Wvndham R. Meredith will address
the "meeting of the Matthew Fontaine
Maury Association at the Woman's
Club on the evening of October 1 at
S:30. Mr. Meredith will speak on the
life of Commodore Maury ill its rela
tion to Virginia history.
October 1 commemorates the forty
sixth anniversary of the entombment
of the mortal remains of Commodore
Maury in Hollywood Cemetery, Rich-I
mondl he having died the previous
February in l,e.\inpton, where he wa?
professor of physical a.nd astronomical
geography at the Virginia Military
Institute. The body was deposited in
a vault at J/exington In accordance
with a wish expressed by Maury that
his remains might tie carried through
Goshen I'ass when the laurel and
rhododendron were in bloom.
Eventually, the body was not
hroupht to Richmond at the season
desired by Commodore Maury, but
several months later in the cool days
of the latter part of September of 1X73.
The body lay in state in the Capitol
on its arrival in Richmond and mark
ed attention was paid the distinpuished
reniaJns by citizens of Richmond, since
Maury had been closely identified with
all that Virginia as a State held dear
for many years.
On Octobf'r 1 the body was taken to
its Ilnal restinp place in Hollywood.
The Matthew Fontaine Maurv Asso
ciation is seeking to raise funds to
erect & memorial in marble or bronze
to the famous Virginian. Mrs. 10. 10.
Moflitt is president of the association.
ALLEGED BIGAMIST"GETS
HEARING TODAY IN COURT
White Plain n, N. Y.. Authorities l!i.
pertcd to Arrive tu Snruri'
Fugitive.
Frank H. Gibson, alleged b8gamlst, j
arrested here Saturday after a chase'
along the Atlantic States from While ,
Plains. N. V . will face I*o 1 ic<? Justice
{Crutch fie Id this morning on the char ge I
of being a fugitive from justice, of
ficials expect tlie ivisf w ii J t>c post
pone/! pendinp action by the New York
authorities in presenting the necessary
papers for Gibson's extradition.
' Gibson was arrested by Sergeant Or- ;
pan at a room Liu: house on l>>igh
Street. He wa.s taken into custody at
the instigation of Salvation Army" of- ?
lloers, who trailed the man from New
York. It is claimed !ha! lie married
Miss Ida I'sted, of 'isslning N. Y. at
the same time having .. living wife,
Mrs. Bessie Gibson, residing in New
York City.
It is said that Gibson has been mar-1
ried live times. on? of the wives hav
ing died, another divor< ? d, the thir'i:
being Mrs. Bessie Gibs'>n. the fourth;
a younK girl in P' .. uieiphia and the
last. Miss Us ted. He is said to have;
been convicted ami served time for
marrying the Philadelphia g;rl.
Gibson's Infest wife is- also held here
as a material witness
CELEBRATE RALLY DAY
Ilnnover Chrintian I litireh Gleet* I'r-rry
Smj n* >uniln.v School
S u i>?- rlnlendrnt.
One of the largest crowds on record
gathered yesterday morning at Han
over AveniK1 Christian Church on the
occasion of the r11 y day cxcrelscn,
when Perry Seay, .i Richmond attorney
recently discharge-d from the United
States Navy, was elected jperintr>n -
dent. Mr. S?>ay wrw= statioiied ,(t New
port News durinp the war. receiving
promotion from ensign to lieutenant
while In the eerv.ee.
It was the bepinn'.np of a series of
prospective plans for the development
trf the Sunday school, which the new
pastor, Rev. J I' HunWy. has under
consideration. Mr. Hunlev held
charge previous to the war at Kans.-i.<
City, Mo., where he is reported to have
developed the strongest Sunday school
In the ranks of th> Disciple* He con
ducted the exercises yesterday morn
ing, and rendered the prirwip.ii address
Another feature <?f the occasion w-as a
duet by Miss Scott Sutton and Mrs.
J. B. Hunley.
Potilyonr Formal Opening.
Formal opening of the Kulton Free
?v? Kindergarten will not take pi*'-* tintil
Pi" changes incident to the conversion of
the little church recently purchased
i into a model kinderjrarten butldinp are
complete. Miss I*uey Duke is in
^ charge of the kindergarten, whieh is
\\'t*un under th'e ansphiee of the R.ch
moltd K lnderpartT, Association. of
v.- which Mrs. fSTuirt Mlchaux is pr?wi
i' dent. Indication* point to an unusually
V )JUT&A atteodaoc^> this tall and wlnicc.
Richmond Too Slow
for This Youngster
George A. Fletcher, Fif
teen, Goes to Seek For
tune in Big City.
Richmond Is too slow for George
I Alton Fletchcr, firtecn years old, of
; 311 youth Meadow Street.
longing tor larger worlds to conquer
: he departed for some gayer metropolis
several days ago. it is said by the
j police, without so much as saying
[ good-byo to kith or kin.
George, following the lead of Alger's
heroes, made preparation for his trip
long before the appointed time .and
inklings of his intentions were im
parted to his parents.
When at last the eventful day ar
rived the boy wrapped up two clean
collars and a clean shirt, abandoning
his other worldly possessions, honestly
turned over his keys to the ofHce where
lie was employed in the Mutual Ruild
ing and disappeared without a word,
prepared to win his way single-handed.
Police hero were notified of tlic dis
appearance of young Fletcher and have
kept a sharp lookout for him. The
boy w;us said to have had some money,
and police in the larger cities where
lie would likely go have been notified
to seek him out
FIVE COUNCILMANIC BODIES
HOLDING SESSIONS TONIGHT
Klection of School Ilonrd Merabcr nnd
tina PLnnt Question to He
OlscusMi'd.
Five councllmanic bodies are expected
to meet at the City Hall tonight. Presi
dent Peters has called a special meet;
ing of the Common Council for 7:4.>
o'clock. The Hoard of Aldermen, pur
suant to a call of President Adams,
meets at 8 o'clock. At S:l;> o clock
there will be a joint session of the
Board and Council.
The Committee on Finance will be
in session at S o'clock and the Com
mittee on Public Buildings. Properties
and Utilities also meet at S o'clock,
owing to the gathering of so many
bodies at one time it is probablo that
the meetings of the committees will
be deferred for a half an hour or more
in order that their members may at
tend the other sessions.
The special meetings of the Board of
Aldermen and Common Council have
been called for the single purpose of
passing a resolution declaring Wed
nesday of State Fair week a holiday
so that city employees may turn out
in full force at the fair on what is
known as "Richmond Day.**
The Joint session of the Board and
Council t*as been c-alled to elect a suc
cessor to Roland II. Childrey. member
of the City School Board from the
First IHstricL, who haa resigned.
The principal matter expected to
come before the Committee on Public
Buildings. Properties and Utilities is
the question of the purchase of some
Riverview property. The Committee
on Finance ha^ various matters on the
calendar, but it is not known which
will be taken up. One of the impor
tant matters which the committee has
on its docket is that of the proposed
purchase of the holdings of the Henrico
County Gas Company.
North Side citizens are sending up
a mighty complaint about the quality
of cas being furnished. Yesterday
many people in Highland Park were
unable to cook their dinners owing to
the lack of gas, and in some houses
! the gas. after being lighted, went out.
? creating a dajigerous situation. The
; situation was about as bad at supper
i time.
KIWANIS CLUB WILiThEAR
REV. FRANK PRATT TODAY
i linNincKK Mm Will Also Make Ar
ranKTjnprtm for Attending
Ilnltlmorr Convention.
Rev. Frank W. Pratt, of the First
Unitarian Church, who has just re
turned from overseas, where he was
connected with the Red Cross, will be
the speaker this afternoon at 1 o'clock
at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis
<'lub at the Business Men's Club. Mr.
Pratt, while overseas made a trip
through Germany, visiting Berlin and
Dresden.
'Besides the speech of Mr. Pratt, i
final arrangements for the departure j
of a party of Kiwanians to the district!
convention at Baltimore next Friday
are to be made. It is expected tliat i
at toast fifty members and a number ?
of their wives will take the trip.
Announcement lias also been made
that final preparations for Ladies'j
Night, whii/h will be on October C, have !
been made. Samuel Cummings, inter
national secretary of the Kiwanis
Club, will be the speaker of honor,
and the presidents of both the Mon
tr(*al and the Baltimore club will be !
present and make short addresses.!
Besides the speakers, a special musical j
program and other features have been)
arranged. The L<adies* Night meeting j
will be held at the Business Men's!
Club.
REGULAR CLASSES OPEN
Mrz-hanlcn' Institute t.ivlnc C-oumen In
Hanking and Business Utv
Thin Year.
Regular class work will begin at the
Virginia Mechanics' Institute tonighti
sifter several strenuous weeks for the ?
officials who have been working on the |
enrollment of hundreds of students,
many of whom will havo to wait for
the organization of additional clashes
!:i particular courses which are now
tilled.
It was announced at the institution
that additional classes of interest to
bankers and business men in general
will organize for the active work of
the session during the week. They
are to be conducted by men well known
.in busineyk circles.
The schedule is ;u4 follows: Monday!
evening, political economy, Dr. Dice
It. Anderson, instructor; Tuesday
evening, elementary banking, Carter
Tiilniati, instructor, Wednesday even
irsg. commercial law. It. Gravson
I 'ashiell, instructor. Thursday even
ing th<- class in practical banking will
begin w,t)i George H. Keesee ar ItH
instructor. All of these, classes win ;
begin at S o'clock.
Officials of the Institution are eon-I
templatirig classes in higher account
ing, public speaking and commerce
for which, they say. a large number
?jI applications have already been re.
eelved, and from the present outlook
the demand will justify the organiza
tion u. jj| these subjects at the
institution.
MAKE APPOINTMENT TODAY
Kxpecteil Th at Pnlr-Prlrr Cm..mis
sion# r for Male will ne \?>,?rd
l?y Drparlrnrnl of Jimllre.
Announcement of the appointment
of it fair-price commissioner for Vir
ginia to organize fair-price commit
tees throughout the Stat* and direct
the fight agalnxt profiteering is ex
pe<t.cd to be made today The appoint
ment will be rnide by the ofifi<-/>
of the ( lilted Htates Attorney.General
through ttie department of Juotlco and
will signal izc the entrance of the Fed
eral government into the campaign.
1 olonej C. R. KHley, secretary of
thr Stale Council of Defense, will njao
make linnici in# appointment of
chairman of tin- fair-price committee
for Richmond today If the lawyer
whom he has a>k?.d to accept the po-t
makes ij- reply :u- i* expected 'I ii"
new eh'tirinan will p.uceeed ft Gravon
Dash le II, who resigned about a week
ago.
Srrurrm I'.nklmn II?K.
Probably the firat. I><k1mo dog rvr
in Richmond wan received Ian! we. k
; by A O. Goodwin, o! the Marlon t
I Apartments, who rccKed hlrn through
' li"" ?rtts/vy of Kn sign r>oua|<J li
MacMlllan wno arromphnlful ##n
i his trip to the North Pole. The dog
which is fifteen weeks old. wan ? j,?j,
| of ore of the dog* used by Iv.try on
; i/.'" 'r.P' a'l<' ,w'1f Rent here frr?in iiir
j Franklin I ark Ya>o in IVniton, where
i it waJi porn.
SCOUT MASTERS OF CITY
WILL ORGANIZE SOCIETf
Formation of Club (o lJo Kflcctc<l
at Meeting in Headquarters
Tomorrow.
NEW TROOPS ASS E M B I; I N C.
Youtliful Soldiers Incrrnsing Mem
bersliip Rolls for l'cacc "Work
After Kstablishinp: Record During
Period of World AVar.
Organisation of the Richmond Scout
masters' Club, composed of about fifty
scoutmasters and otllcials of the Hoy
Scouts of America, will be effected at
a mcorfc.K at Boy Scout headuarters.
near lvighth atid Franklin Streets, to
morrow night at B:^o o'clock, it was
announced yesterday.
Thomas Bry.an. president of Hie Rich
mond Civic Association, will address
the body on tho subject of "Pep and
Enthusiasm and Pulling Together,"
and plans for a grexiter Hoy Scouts' or
ganization here will be perfected. Spe- !
eial selections with a ukulele accom
paniment will be suns by John Kohler.
and nominations for ollicers I or the
coming year will he made.
OreanlxltiK Drum Corps.
Organization ivf a bugle. life and
drum corps by the. Boy Scouts is also
planned and will be organized by the !
executive committee soon. Members of ?
the Scouts of all troops are eligible. |
A drum corps leader, who was form
erly a member of one of the best corps .
in tho country, is to be secured as a i
leader and director of the work, and '
it is planned to have as large a corps
as possible.
final reports of the work done at
the Hoy Scouts' camp in Chnstertield
County, made yesterday, showed that
an average of seventy-five Scouts at
tended the camp each week and a total
of Scouts were present at the camp
throughout the summer. Scout schools
were conducted between 9 and 10:30
o'clock daily -at the camp, and almost
without exception the Scouts who could
not swim were taught by the directors.
Hesidis the other activities of the
earn p. 410 Scout, tests were passed.
Much Work Done During Wnr.
, Since the declaration o: war against
(rcrtnany the Hoy Scouts here and
elsewhere have participated in every
campaign to raise Liberty loans and iii
the special drives for organizations
with active corps in the field.
Besides this work, many of their
older members saw service overseas
and they have done numerous thinirs
toward winning the war.
Instructions from Scout headouar- I
ters In .New ^ ork are to the effect that i
the scouts are now to take up a cam- i
paign to find jobs for returned sol- |
titers I his coinpaign is to be made ?
lot the War Department, and blanks!
lr'J. to .he furnished to each Scout on
which is to be registered the name of |
e.u h employer willing to hire a!] of
lis former employees. These slips will
ri.lL|(,'i lli? ,W:lr 'Apartment, i
?er?i Ileal c.n Heln>; Issued.
t,,lciUos bearing the name of the'
employer are to be furnished him if I
desired. The. blank certilicatc roads:!
John Dot; and Company have as- '
sured the War and Navv Departments
hat they uill gl.ully re-V,MIXt ,v,My
inriyi?r, ? formerly worked with them
(iurinr thn ?S''rV,! th? iirm-v nr ";tvv
(liirinp: the great war. ?
IJach is signed by the Fecretarv of
\\.ir and the Secretary of the Navy. i
i.,''Clorganization of several troops of i
Bo> Scouts has already been reported
and other new troops are being formed. ?
MANY SPEEDERS ARRESTED I
I'ollce .Making Determined KlTort to
Hall Numerous Tniflli-.Liitv
Vloln i ions.
j With a determined effort, to put an
end to speeding and other traillc violn
I Ions the police have been aetive j?
the last several days in hailing to
ofTent-esa''>v1,0,''SOn.S <harsed with such :
irly Sumla>" morning De-I
I Harris and Hague
halted sixteen alleged speeders at
h-HieV f ,K0' a" nf were
Court ?PPearance in Police
?-ourt this morning.
Those arrested are:
? It ilaynf*. Kverett Street:
Streel" ?rl?ni' "01 .Wost Twenty-fourth
street'? "i " m V'?* - I'"'* North Thirteenth
.treet, D m. i.u-aton. :t!ili Mi-Hae
street; it, H. Nickleboroiigh, 1X1 We>-t
<trreet'S,iT'C('" !"nC'Ty X- IR-'? Hull
^ C- Ior, 27 West Twenty
ninth .treet; Fred Hood man, 7 South
Jackson Street; Clyde Hague, r,no Ninth
Street Koad; J. I-J. Kuhank, i::m; North
w^""tyM,f0l,rth Slro,:t; It- farrer. <,H
C-awlev W-',"'rfVv' Street; < :ielriens
e> 74;. 1-2 North Twenty-second
Street. B. M. Williamson, i{. p |> s
?,0'- William Beaton. K. J'' d 7
rhomas B. Cheek, 1210 - A Harland
GOOD TEXTILE TRADE
In Spllr of Striken mid flic I.Ike J)rr
(?ooiLm llusiiir.HN In Reported
Ka vorablc.
According (o Dun's view of the drv
?IIS.LrlM.'.n'.' "V..rrr',V,',."V,
least, favorable t,.ytn,. ,r- i.. V, ,
Tet iUmbusitn"< ? '"i ?'"'nrnui, lYles,
UiVe1
!rut7sgs."a.,ii;
condtions. and which tends to dis. our
wiThrh,? ,ind:^rr!!::;:r-;;otofsh,;:^;I!:
K,% rU,r! , ' ^ o? ;
Biicclal Ki'.-r.in!.V. H'? u'hat j(, ?r j
situation is the 'r ! ihat J,'"' r,:' r"r!'1 .
s 1
peded by tho wn.ertalnVy oVlVnancit'g?" j
NEGRO DIES FROM INJURIES
??.? Tyler Slnii-k l.y Strrr, <nr,
Motor man is Plnerd t rider
A rrenl.
Coroner ^V>hHfieltl y^aterdav viewed
fifth v r ,<y U '""I Twenty, j
VI..,,;, /';,r "" lh,; -*?' a rsha 11 Street1
nlrht a "c,l,-M Saturday 1
,, A ''ranger, motorinui of
Jhe -ar w^? ha,,, , fljr fllri ;i(1,^ir;ui^ ,
? hi l>< ""i\ Vh,i ""'rn'"K on the!
,ar. reekl<-ssly driving a street 1
a/-*:ident occurred at t>,? ele
<r 111 rn,'t" was erOHMlng to
i.e . ,n" w'":r* ? B Is said,
i v L. : ,,r ,ar
v iari'tief ''n,i al Speed over the I
?v,7y!?'r > enter/Jay afternoon at
wa- "oupltal. .i nd 1,1m m!
?v. a;;r:::.v;"rta,< 1
FAIRFAX READY TO LEAVE
' nlledI Sl?,r,i ll,,!,,,,,, llro |?r |Mo
'lt" I like* A \nij Twenty.
M* IteeriillM,
Bl<'iter,{tfl| /'orjimander W. W. Smith
' '' 11 ?' f |(a t li,#- Hi,Bed Sl..t. ?
?lof Uyyi r l-'iK.rt4 x would e.larl down i
...? 7 o'cioi k ili>h morning, i
i tiouNa ruj >? >,f people viewed the Veii- ]
*e| ye,;t, j'lJay, || ?(e|fiK t|l4! J(j?| d.iy of i
, it* flay here
i Tin destroyer came to the city about
two week,; iko lor tho purpose of en- !
iliitiiij- M'liilm, a/,d anchored ]us| be- 1
low I he i:| ty v/h:irf H al'railed wl<le
? alter,),or,, helnu the, fret ??f iim lyp/i
ever to ;,r.e<r,/1 (he Jailien un fur ?M
| B!"),mond Tweuv-nl* young nr.en of
the eny win go with il '<n Its return
? hi will rn of the Atlantic,
! th?-n bein* fori v nix ? ni>lti (inln in all,
| i w? i,ty of wlio.t, v/ere. d;M?|iiMllfle.d on
? iioj,u;it of their phynlcttl condition.
Today and Tonight
in Richmond
B.'ir.'ih". ,vAsssv, ??
S pee In I mwtlnK of Iluard of AI
dernien at City llnll at S.
mcetlnif or city Council
American T.eglon Pout to be or.
Kanl/rU at Ilnnuvor County nt 8.
I.yrlc?Vaudeville, .'{>.'{(), }?. Dj.'lO.
Aondrniy of Finnic?Mltjr.t l|alo? ln
"Ilcud Over 11 cel.," at 8:20.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
ti.-.^1 .*?I*1 rfl ?.f ,'h# Virginia State Kdura
SSwrT" ?'.v,nr,:vf
WW ?? ?"
rjiarloj, s.ucholl Morrlp. jr.. of Norfolk
a in 1 k i n ?- W in ow kmancluatlon." The
sp? a King will conittmnco at i> o'clock.
ninVCwn<|,'h Ti ?f 'hc Federal Trust Com
?i? i h?? it!i -i! I!U*II,|E tomorrow night
.it the iiu.->inesa Men's Club at & o'clock.
Governor We?t moreland n.ivin who has
westor'n nir!** ? r^/i it"lo,lloVlle tour of <h"
#of tho htat?. Is to rt?
!tay! ? Capit?l loinor**o\v ur Wcilnca
M^W.mrnt 'or . n,cht schools at John
hinfr.f ?? rir? 'rally comi>l??te?l. although
Su to" Octobe? I?"* * ?cccpt?d
BUSINESS ON CARY STREET
SEES MUCH ACTIVITY
BcV",, -\ppl<** Show I'll?'They Sell
c"?1 oil I try Supply t.ood?Tills 1
Week'* Outlook.
r^vSimiST.W!lS active enough along
' .ir> .ind rhirteenth Streets all of last
work, and the wholesale produce de.il- i
ers an'I commission merchants who
make tilings lively down that wav
'V'cn ,ho-v set a chance, had hj com
plaint to make.
1 m fact, some of th;> causes for re- '
cent complaint were removed lasl 1
week. For instance, apples showed up 1
much l>e{ter The half decayed, mixed
and generally inferior stock whi.-li 1
some shippers had been rushing Iti
much to the disgust of the wholesalers'
and retailers alike, to say nothing of i
the consumers, were not much in evi
dence last week. The stpeks of this
fruit received were in the main all
right and the supply being about up :
to the active demind they moved most!
satisfactorily. Prices ranged from St
to 5C.50 per barrel in the main, while. ,
some extj\i fancy goods readily brought |
J 7 to J T.;?0. J
Irish potatoes were mpre? active and
firmer. There are now no Virginia po
tatoes on the market, all the goods
being offered coming froyi Northern
fields. Sweet potatoes are a drug on
the market. The stocks received last '
week were poor In the main and not j
in good order. Prices dragged at 70 I
cents to 11.1:5 per bushel.
The poultry market was active. Hens
were in heavy receipt and tin- figure
went down a lit'.lc, that is to 31 cents
per pound. t.'hickous held up well, the
larger ones going at to -10 and the I
small, fat. birds at 11 to 12.
Veals'were strong. 2'i cents being the <
'op price. The "test calves brought this
figure, while the i ooj- and scrubby ani- i
m.-.Is were considerably lower. Ratnbs j
sold r ' idily at II to 1 and heavy hogi
went at 16 to 17 and the light ones at i
17 to 10.
Southern wool was s'nw, while bides'
w??re stiff at former quotations.
The outlook for thin week is good.
Then* to bo an a?*tivo demand
for all kinds of produce and the com
mission merchant have, reason to look
f?.r ample receipts to rreet it this week.
1 hey do not look f >r any material
t'lKiiig'o in prices (xiio wry c>r the other.
SAYS LEAGUE OPPOSITION
IS GROWING IN COUNTRY
Ilrooken More, .Noted Poet, Ton r 1 a tr
fountry, Tell* of Vnrlnnrr
of lOxpreHKionM.
Opposition to the league of nations
plan is steadily growing after public
sentiment was heartily in favor of
the pact when it was first drawn. This:
was the opinion expressed last night
by ISrookes More, author, who is now
at the Jefferson Hotel, after having
traveled more than 5.000 miles by ati- I
Jomobile through nineteen States and!
the District of Columbia.
:dr. More in his automobile tour ob
served political conditions keenly and
observed the change in public, opinion
on the big issues of the day as he pro- i
grossed northward to Chicago from :
his home in I-'ort Smith. Ark., which
lie- lift on July 12. In the South the!
league of nations is favored as it now '
stands, he declares, but demands for!
reservations or defeat grow more in
, 7;nl^as ,h" ^I'loJe West an J At
lantic Coast States are entered.
After having traveled a distance
more than across the continent, Mr
More Is in a position to speak with
authority on roads, and he stated last
night that the. stretch of highway be
tween Washington and Richmond Is a
clrise second to the worst piece of roan
over which he has traveled, and that
the country through which It passes
is the most desolate he has encoun
tered. Mr. More, his wife, daughter
and son are now planning to motor
into the eastern section of the State
anil possibly through (he Vallev of Vir
ginia to got a better idea of'Virginia
!,. n'aht gained on the run from
W ushlngton here.
Mr. Morn's nuliMshcd volumes In
clude "The Dover's ' Rosary" nn<T
Iir"' '-ross Nurse." IT:s
I he Meugar's Vision" and a transla
tion of O vid s Metamorphoses In blank
verse will shr.rily come from the
presses of a Boston piihlishjug-house.
MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
Turning Point Itenrlied?.Inly anil
August Flgurm Are Very
I n lereM lug.
That (he turning point in this na
tions foreign trade had finally been
reached, was an assertion made in
' 'inarters when the .Tulv
statistic disclosed a SS4S.OOO.OOO reduc
tion _ .n merchandise exports from
Junes unparalleled total of S!t 1 8.000,000
and a N;,1,000.00(1 increase in imports
to a new high level at nearly $::ir,
000,000, says Dun. Ye| the tide of
overseas commerce sharply reversed its
course during August, belated ofliclal
^J."//)?\,1/or. that """nth showing a
f.no'oon I i.r'f'X|,"rls,# ;""l a $.'<5,
flglires 0 n,: ,n '"H'or.s from the July
The August exports, at ?(MC,000,000,
eoii?irv"iy i iW. ""'"Passed In the
tnfrys history-?by the phenomenal
HhipinefitM (,f June and those of last
April which had a value of $711,000,000
r. ft".? i imports, although the
oo .'iw fa" >:?ns.ooo.
' t,", PXP?rt8. Such an
export excess as this for a single
i m on t h, with j?n a^f^rorrrito ntirnhm r?f
'jilly 13.000.000.000 for eight months
, ' r,ar' ;,rM Ktrlklngly on the re
< ut rent movements of depreciation in
l-.uropeari exchange. )
Hide nnd l.enther Trade Re?itrleted.
Absence of steadiness In hide and
leather business, and in prices, has not
been wholly flue to Intluences within
, r7,oMn Conditions
have been adversely affected by the
wide - spread unrr^t of labor, finding
expression In the steel strike and In
? tlier troubles, and evidence accuniu
a"M of Interference with export buv
Iiik through the depreciation of Kuro
pe.in exchange, iteeause of the annre
? ' 'fV 'J."'.'foreign demands
for leather. logether with lessened ac
tivity in domestic purchasing, tnanv
tanners have been prompted to curtail
prod net Ion, so that they may not be
come overutocked In tho event that tho
restriction of trading continue* Va
rious reenile offerings of leather that
wim previously taken for export liavo
beerr reported, with most of these lots
hi iat Iowcr Prices than aro
ankcd by lannora.
STOCK JUDGING TEAMS
COMING TO STATE FAIR
Ten Organizations of School Pupils
to Participate in
Contests.
WINNER WILL GO TO CHICAGO
Students in Vocational Classes of
Virginia County Educational In
stitutions Making ltecord in Cattle
liaising Projects.
Ton stock Judging teams. plekc?l
from students of the forty-seven high
schools in the State where vocational
agriculture is offered, are to be sent
to the State Pair here next week as an
educational measure by the various
high school.*, it was announced hero
vesterday by Thomas D. ICason, State
Supervisor of Agricultural Kducat.on.
t'rom these ten teams one is to bo
selected by school officials and will bo
sent to the National Stock Show at
Chicago.
teach of the forty-seven schools In
which vocational education Is taught
is located in a different county, as
provide-d for under the provisions of
tlio Smith-Hughes act, passed by tho
Sixty-fourth Congress, and the salaries
of the vocational teachers are paid by
tho State.
ICittnblfiiblnK Uuotnn.
The executive board of the State
Bo.tr-l nf Vocational teducation, com- !
posed of Superintendent Harris Hart.
Thomas D. Ka.son, superintendent of
agricultural education: Miss Kdith
Bacr. superintendent of home econom
ics. and Raymond V. I?ong, superin- 1
tendent of trades and industries, are
working hard to establish the quota of
educational schools, as provided for by
law. which is 100, or one in each and
everv county.
No exhibits of the work done by tho
volitional students will he shown at
the. Stall Fair. It Is said, but many of ;
? he county fairs wl I have exhibits
from the schools, and next year it is
planned lo have large exhibits of vege
tables, trains and animals and articles
crown and made by the vocational atu
detits.
Not. only is Die State helping the
counties to maintain the vocational
s?-hool;< already in operation and to es
tablish mn-o, but the Federal Rovorn- j
ment is putting up $1 for each $1 ,
raised by the State for ayricultur.il
teachers and teachers of trades, 4"diis
I'-h-f and home economies -md ifor
teacher training every 7"> cents of
State funds is matched with $1 from
the Federal government. The loca
.;<?hool board !s also asked to put up
25 cents for each J1 by the Federal
uovernrnent.
Knrouracr Stock Uniting.
Tne trip to tiie. State Fair and the '
transportation of tiie lucky team t<?
Chicago will be paid by the school, it
is said. The purpose of sending the
teams Iitc is to entourage cattle rais- ?
ing in Virginia and also as an iduca- I
t.onal benefit to tiie children.
teach pupil taking up the agricultur
al educational course mu^t have some
home farm work to do. according to
Mr. teason, before he can n-ilify. c a-ss- j
es in the various schools cared for
farms as large as forty acres last
tsuinm-r.
Ueides the practical demonstrations
of farming given in the course, ?
laboratory, where seeds, soils, milk
and other things ;?re teste!, is con- ,
iu ted with the . school, as well as a '
woodworking shop, where the student
is taucht h<>w t<> build chicken houses, i
pit reus and things needed by farmers j
iu general.
Tractor schools were also in opera- j
tion in many counties last summer, and '
were attended by large classes. Ac
cording to statements made yesterday
by .Mr. Mason, it is planned to complete ;
the establishment of tho 100 schools In
Virginia within four years, and llftoen
new schools are to be established this
year if plans of the Board of Voca- 1
tlonal teducation are carried out.
LITHOGRAPHS FROM LONDON
TO BE SHOWN IN RICHMOND
Senrfelder flub SrtiiN Kxhlblt for 12*-'
position to He Ileld by
\ Irginin C'lult.
From the Senefebler Club of LomUm '
a collection of lithographs has been
secured for the opening exhibition of
the. Virginia League of Fine Arts and
Handicrafts, October la. at its atelier,
IIS te-st Frankli.i Street. This exhibit
of lithographs was obtained by Miss
Adele Clarke and Mis;i Nora Houston
on a recent visit to Washington in the
interests of the league, the lithographs
having been brought to America
through the c> operation of Joseph I
Penned by the American Federation of
Art's, of which tho Virginia League of
Fine Arts and Handicrafts is a chap- ,
tcr. .
Among the lithographs to be dis
played :vre "St. Martins in the Melds. ,
hy J. lverr-Lawson; "London Bridge,
by the same artist; "British Cavalry
Bivouac During the Battle on the
Alsnfc," by O. Spenser 1'ryse: The
Flower Sellers," by Mary McDowell,
"Work in Italy: the Boat from Sar
dinia" and "Steps of the Capitol, \\ asli
ington." by Joseph Penned.
While the exhibit Is being shown in
Richmond, the Virginia League of I- ine
Arts and Handicrafts will hold its fall
meeting for the iuirpo.se of complet ng
tho enrollment of charter members
electing permanent officers. , .
The league, which was organized in
July in connection with tho atelier of
Adele Clarke and Nora Houston, em
bodies a number of features of into
eat to art connoisseurs In ^
It Is primarily a league recia
craftsmen interested in the apProu
tive siudv and development of nit.
"Some Liar"
Also Gale-Henry Comedy and
News
BAPTIST PASTOR PREACHES
FAREWELL SERMON HERE;
Itcv. Flnfe jr 1-*. filltson Kxpecf* to brave |
for IjWiiIsvIIIp Church ICnrly
'I'llIn 'Week.
dev. Finley F. Gibson. D. P., ex
perts to leave Richmond tonight or
tomorrow for his new pastorate at
Walnut Street Baptist Church. Louis
ville, Ky? having preached his farewell
sermon at Grace Street Baptist Church
last night, to a large congregation
gathered to bid him farewell. Dr. Gib
son preached on the love of God. and
at the closo of the service told his
people goodby in anticipation of leav
ing Richmond within the next few
days.
No announcement of Dr. Gibson's
successor has yet been made by the
pastoral committee, of which Hugh P.
Powell Is the chairman. Mr. Powell
stated last night, however, that the
committee had several names under
consideration.
The last Sunday in October will be
marked by a significant servico at this
church, when the service flag will be
lowered with appropriate exercises and
a bronze tablet unveiled which will be
in the nature.of a permanent memorial
to the boys who went out from Grace
Street Baptist to serve Uncle Sam. The
tablet will carry the names of all
these young men with a gold star for
those who paid the supreme* sacrifice
and fiilver star for those who were
wounded in service.
Today and Tomorrow
I William Russell HI
In Farce Comedy
"The Shopping Center"
Manners
THEY are to character what raiment is
to the body.
Success seeks the company of those who
are affable in approach and agreeable in
conduct. A smile can dent the hardest crust
of ill-humor.
Life, says a philosopher, is not so short
but there is always time for courtesy; and
another holds that the small courtesies
sweeten life, while the greater ennoble it.
A pleasant look, a civil word, a helpful
deed?these things may seem at times but
trifles, yet they mean so much. They
smooth the path of existence ; they open the
door to esteem; they are the stamp of
character. In the contact of daily routine,
courtesy is the touch of life that makes the
whole world kin.
In our Store the practice of Courtesy is
an essential to the business.
Smile-beams from behind counters are
ever ready to meet those from the other
side; a cheery "good morning" and a gen
uine willingness to serve.
MILLER & RHOADS.
Academy, Tonight & Tue.
Night* Only.
'?The Surf I*ire .Musical Comfdy."
A??NRy VAl$A\JAG? OFfERJZ
THE LITTL? HUMAN DVWAMO
OF <WJglC<qL COM?D\
S?"aso<vs gayest /wjsic p<jqy
VJIW CAST OF METROPOLITAN PLAYERS
AtV) FASC1/VATI/M6 FE/YUNUVITVI .
Pricesi SOr. ~r>c. $1. 51.50. 82.30.
ACADEMY
Friday
Saturday
Slullnrc Snliirilnj".
In IIU (irratrnt Triumph
"The Better '0!e"
Tlir Jnyoim Muxlrnl Suoor*?
I'IIICKSi Mfibl*. Kile ?> SU.00
Milliner, LT.r (o
Are You Legally Married ]
A Revelation of tlie I/utv Every
Man, Woman and Child Should H
See'
i
IT MADE LOS AXGELES ?
STOP, LOOK AM) LISTEN*
-?
; IT WILL MAKE YOU GASl
i
, r
-.zr?.-L 1:L J:t iui j-i M./r up >r<,
Confederate Museum (
15th ami Clay Streets.
Open Dally 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.
Saturday's S A. M. to I I?. M.
Admission TS Certs.
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TOM MIX,
"Athletic Ambition"
Sennett Comedy,
"When Love Is Blind"
Hate Man and Pathe News
LAi
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B E B 9 B B
B~B B m B
This
Week
Mary
is
The
1
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I Mary 'Pickford I g
IrrheHoodlumj HOOdlUfTI a
The Picture With a Thousnnd ^
.Laughs 9
Coming Next Week: g
Tom Moore a
in i
Brown of Harvard ?
on ?? n ?i-Mf-Mi--m H O ;
S ?3 U 0 . SB B a a 0 D EE A H H E9 9 3 H IS 8 . I B 3 S B B
Entire
Week
a S E S
ROBERT WARWICK
"Told in the Hills"
WITH
FIVE 1JIG STARS I\ CAST
ALSO
"DENTIST," with
Muck Scnnctt "Favorites
\ Now and Jazzy Riot of I?'nn
VICTOR "
cek
IJOL'GI.AS
FAIRBANKS
IN
"IIIS MAJESTY",
THE AMERICAN
A Zippy Fnlr
bnnkn Story of
I.ove, I.sacht-er,
Thrill*
BIJOU
Donblc
Prugrnin
Most Expensive Bill Ever
Shown in Richmond
Showing All This Week
REX BEACH'S
Drama of the North
The Girl from Outside
ALSO
ROSCOE ARHUCIvLE
in "BACK STAGE"
His Funniest in Years?All
New
A Paramonnt-Arhncklo Comedy
Three
Days
DOROTUV
IJAIjTON
IN
?THE MARKET
OF SOUI,S"
A Senxntlonn!
SliotvInK of New
York'* N>tt Yenr
Rfvflry
Comliiftt
MRrRiicrlte Clnrk
In
?Widow l>y Proxy*
? Today ft TIC ft Seats, ltfc
H Only UBJKLySIl Tax, 2c
1 GEORGE WALSH in "PUTTING ONE OVER"
p A Zippy Story of Mystery With Excitement Galore