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j'jgCHMOXD. Vs., September 13.?
With the legislature adjourned and all
the' bills signed, the men Interested in
ftatpre sessions are turning to the possi
ble; composition of the next body that
will assume the task of making laws for
th* state. This body will convene the
Wednesday in January, remain
? kW'here for sixty days. The senate will
nineteen new members and in the
BfXlse there will be about sixty-three.
This Is the greatest change in either
branch recorded in a long time. The
drys, which have had easy sailing for
JW?. will have about twenty-three to
twinty-flve of the forty members of the
aenate. while the house will have thirty
five and sixty-five as the relative
Btrnngth of the wets and the rtrys.
This alignment of the members is not
on any political lines, and th3 fight
?gainst the prohibition department is
tot' on those lines. There has been a
redaction of the prohibition vote in the
ldfjplature because the prohibitionists
accepted the matter as settled and they
did not vote in the prinuerv, the result
beihg that a little more activity on the
part of the liquor forces would have
Mat a majority opposed to the retention
of the department to the legislative
tans.
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Jlrand Lodge, X. of P., to Meet.
ITfce Grand Lodge of Knights of Py
t&Joe of Virginia will meet here October
7 fer a session of three days. This will
VI 'the week of the state fair and the
cjty; will be packed with people. The
Pythian Sisters will also hold their an
I conclave here at the fame time,
[order is progressing in many parts
?liie state, the membership increasing
ntgldly and new Iodees being formed.
'The statement made by E. E. Dud
d&ng. president of the Prisoners* Aid
Society, Washington, that there* had
beeti many improvements in the man
aktfynent of the Virginia penitentiary
eiaoe he made his allegations and the
MO uiovtv
Investigation of last spring, was re
ceived here with surprise by Maj.
Wood, superintendent of the prison,
aitdRev. J. T. Mastin. secretary of the
?tftto board of charities and correc
tidbh. Maj. Wood had inaugurated
Buy of the changes referred to long
before the charges were made by Mr.
? "Ung, and certain forms of punish
u. had been abandoned before the
lof last year. If any changes hare
pHg made during the last six months
Shince the first of the year, they are
nitJil-ecalled.
i .Announcement of the candidacy of
Oet'W. McD. Lee of Irvington for the
fiSiSnation as . lieutenant governor
Is awaited dally! His friends are con
fideat he will make the race and he is
cefcdidered as in at this time. He is
tbeTfonrth man to enter, the others
betas Senator C. Harding Walker of
Jtorthumberland. Col. Thomas B. Mc
jLflama of this citv and Senator Junius
'litest of Suffolk.
Armistice Week Program.
J.IWrginla armistice week is to be
slot)rated here the week beginning
ember 10, and it will be an affair ?
aded to attract every soldier
served in the Army from this
or any Virginian who served
a?"a member of the Army with the
traiops of another state. It is to be
m) great and memorable celebration^
iAtebded to supplant the welcome that
taei'inen were to have the week of
Jalf 4. and which was abandoned for
vfcjrious causes?many of the men not
lWi'Mng returned, many being in the
iNMPitals and all of those who had
eMnie back wanting to get out and
Bffp out of the uniform for at least
tafity days. Besides, the weather
excessively warm. The streets
?mi to be lined with free shows of
Ml;eorts for the soldiers. They will
b*?ntertained free of cost and will
hffcre railroad rates to and from
tKvClty.
? When this celebration takes place
there will be organizers here to see
t&kit that the men will be invited to
ajfalate with the American Legion,
there being several posts in the state
al^thls time. Much money has been
eo&tected to pay the expenses of the
asMlera. Every man is expected to
etfpbllsh his identity.
['4gov. Davis to Attack H. C. K
l.flov. Davie U to lend a hand In the
IM of attacking the high cost of
He has become a member of
uConsumers and Renters' Protec
] Association of Richmond, and as
he has been given his card of
hership and can get the discount
the establishments are offering
''members of the association. The
?dation is to collect data and will
'?everything possible to secure the
lction of profiteers and to have
Imprisoned
he governor several weeks ago
became a member of the Elks, unit- ;
Wig,.with a lodge near his home, and j
1* the last few days he has signed up
"JjwlH become a member of the Odd
"TSL A lodge here is working up
?t class of candidates for the
session, and the governor will
(Ive his degrees along with the
? of the candidates.
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bp Better Roads in View.
v iJttchmond will send a large delega
tion Thursday to attend a great road
aftjetlng at Tappahannock, in Essex
?ty, when a barbecue, tish and
ier fry. community picnic and
i-boosttng meeting will be held
ex. King William and King and
~n counties are especially Inter
in the highway from Richmond
t?i-Tappahannock. Tappahannock Is
fifty miles from Richmond and at
tfip time the roads are miserable. It
.demanded that a class A road be
MR, so that the trip can be made
Mjltwo hours, where eighteen hours
HMr ere required The business men
?C that section are leading the fight
f* the road, and the Chamber of
Cwntnerce of Richmond is backing the
project.
VWie first Chinese etudent to attend
the public schools In Virginia matric
ulated at the John Marshall High
Beboo! this week. His father is in
business here. There was a disposi
tion to question his admission, but
tbe laws of the state are silent on
the subject as to whether a Chinese
la colored. The attorney general rules
itot he is not a colored person. '
f Got. Davis Takes Best
"RICHMOND, Va_, September IS.? I
flje*. Davis will leave late today for |
avblt to his farm in Loudoun county,
be will spend several days |
ag after the work of the legls
For ten days or more he has
confined to his home with a
sprained ankle, all callers be
recelved and official business
ted In the mansion.
Soldier Candidate for Speaker.
jilttCHMOND, Va.. September 13.
]$tikneth N. Gilpin, representing
iQtytfke and Warren in the house of
^Mitigates, recently back from serv
with the American oveseas
tteoeg. is ia the erace for the apeak
MMAtP of the house of delegates. Mr.
fjHlptn announced his candidacy eev
ml days before the final adjourn
ment. He will oppose Col. Richard
K? Brewer of Suffolk.
ALEXANDRIA, Va_ September 13- ?
This city soon may have a new mili
tary company. Steps will be taaken
to reorganize Company G, 1st "V 'r_
ginia Regiment, better known as the
Alexandria Light Infantry, at a meet
ing which has been called for 8
o'clock Thursday night In the rooms
of the chamber of commerce. All
former members of the company wno
served in the war just ended are in
vited to attend this meeting.
Alexandria has been without a mili
tary company since the company left,
here September 26, 1917, to partici
pate in the world war. It was com
posed of 16G privates and seven of
ficers. The company went from Alex
andria to Anniston, Ala., and later
many of its members served with dis
tinction overseas. This command was
ordered to report at the armory on
July 25. 1917. and remained there un
til 'departing for Anniston. Practi
cally all of the members now have
been mustered out of service. It. 1
expected that there will be a large
attendance at the meeting, which will
be hold Tuesday night.
Deeds of transfer for eight piece?
of property today were placed on
record in the office of the clerk or
the courts, as follows: Dr. b. Jo.
Moore to Howard W. Smith, a three
storv brick dwelling house on tne
south side of Prince between Co
lumbus and Alfred streets; Harry B.
Davies to Floyd S. Shlnn, houses and
lots 1S20 and 1S22 Duke street; Mrs.
Margaretta Nails to Paul Hulfish,
houses 328, 330 and 332 Commerce
street; Mutual Realty Corporation to
Charles Brown, house and lot on the
north Side of Wolf between Columbus
and Alfred streets; Citizens National
Bank to Urban S. Lambert lot 7. i
block 12, section 2, Rosemont: Miss
Myrtllla M. Graves to Max Sperling, i
lot on the north side of Franklin
between Fairfax and L*e streets; Mrs.
E J Rudd to Mrs. L*na Rawlett and
husband, a lot on the eastsideof
Washington between W olf and "kes
streets, and Solomon R. Douglass to
Mrs Mary B. Entwisle. a house and
lot on the west side of Lee between
Wilkes and Gibbon streets.
Arrangements have been completed
by the chamber of commerce for a
smoker Monday night in the rooms
of that organization. It Is expected
that there will be a large turnout of
the membership of that organization.
The funeral of William B. Ent
wisle. who died last night, will take
place at 4:30 o'clock Monday after
noon from his late residence. 315
South Lee street.
Charles S. Stoler to-day purchased
at public auction house, 112 Rose
mont avenue, Rosemont. This property
was sold by Auctioneer Thomas Carter
for Gardner L. Booth?, trustee.
Attorney Louis N. DufTy, who served
overseas as captain, has resumed tne
practice ^f law at his office, 123 South
Royal street
CLARENDON, Va., September 13.?
Rev. A. E. Smith of Ballston Christian
Church, who made his residence In
Clarendon, left Thursday evening
with his family for their new home. In
Illinois. The trip is being made In an
automobile. Mr. Smith will devote a
few months of his time to R?5[
Friend" work, after which he intends
to organize another Christian church,
as he did in Ballston about four years
' At a recent meeting of the Claren
don Athletic Association it was de
cided to continue activities during the
winter months. President Dougherty
appointed a committee to locate suit
able quarters where the association
could hold entertainments. A foot ball
team is being organized and a sched
ule of games arranged.
Frederick B. Keefer announces his
withdrawal as a candidate for the of
fice as clerk of the court of Alex
andria county.
Extensive improvement* to the in
terior of the Baptist Church are un
der way. A new flooring has been
laid, and the painters probably will
start on their work next week. It^ls
estimated that improvements will coat
the church J1.000.
Albert E. Oilman, XT. S. A-, who re
turned several weeks ago with a
French bride, and who has been at
the home of Mrs. B. H Gllman. on
Woodstock street, left Tuesday for
Camp Dix. N. J, where he expects
shortly to be discharged.
CHERRYDALE, V?^ September 13.
The Girl Scout organization has
started plans for an entertainment
and dance to be held October 22.
After two years' service overseas,
Corp. George T. King has been wel
comed back to his home. He was
with the U. S. engineers in the battle
areas of France for about a year and
a half and the remainder of the time
he served with his regiment in Russia.
Officers of the Girls' Optimist Class
of the M. P. Sunday school were elect
ed for the year at a recent meeting
at the home of their teacher. Mrs.
Simonds. Miss Lila Christenson was
elected president. Miss Mary Mac
Pherson, vice president; Miss Thelma
Clower, secretary, and Miss Eva Mar
tin. treasurer.
Samuel Case, who recently accident
ly shot himself while hunting squir
rels. Is still at Georgetown University
Hospital recovering from the wound.
It is expected he will soon be able to
leave for his home.
Plans are being made by the young
people of the Baptist Church for the
organization of a Baptist Young Peo
ple's Union to replace the Christian
Endeavor Society, with the hope that
a larger membership will result.
GILPIN TO RUN FOR NEXT
VA. HOUSE SPEAKERSHIP
WINCHESTER, Va, September 13.?
Kenneth N. Gilpin of Boyce. member
of the Virginia house of delegates
from Clarke and Warren counties,
today announced himself a candidate
for speaker of the next house. He has
been declared the nominee for re- |
election by the democrats, and is vlr- i
tually certain of being elected in No- j
vember. The general assembly will
meet in regular session next January.
Mr. Gilpin is the youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry B. Gilpin of Balti
more and Clarke county, Va, and has
himself been a citizen of Virginia for
the last ten or fifteen years, owning
a large estate, Kentmere. near Boyce.
He served in the naval aviation serv
ice during the war, and shortly be
fore going to France married Miss
Isabella McGhee Tyson, daughter of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. I-aurence Tyson
of Knoxville, Tenn. He is a member
of the committees on finance, appro
priations and roads of the house of
delegates, and is also a member of
the legislative committee on roads,
which mapped out and planned the
federal highway system for Virginia.
Miss Grace Scott a War Bride.
FREDERICKSBURG. Va., Septem
ber 13. Miss Grace Scott, and Sergt.
Francis Bemetz of the United States
Army, stationed at Camp Lee, were
married In Richmond Wednesday. They
wt on a northern bridal trip and upon
their return they will re^de In Rich
mond until January, Sergt.
Bemetz will receive bisdtscharge
They will then go to California to
reside.
Frederick E. Clerk to Head Sys
tem Provided in Will for
Winchester.
WINCHESTER, Va., September 13.
?Frederick fB. Clerk, formerly o
Cleveland. Ohio, was last night in
augurated superintendent of the
Handley Schools at ceremonies held
in the Empire Theater and attended
by many educators, including- several
officers of the general education board
of New York. Parents of children
who will become pupils of the Hand
ley Schools crowded the theater. A
musical program was rendered by the
War Camp Community Service chorus,
led by John Richardson, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce. R. Gray
Williams, president of the board of
Handley trustees, presided.
The principal speakers were Dr.
Frank E. Spaulding, superintendent
of the Cleveland schools; Dr. Wallace
Buttrick, president, and Dr. Abraham
Flexner. general secretary of the gen
eral education board. Speeches were
made also by Robert M. Ward, presi
dent of the city school board; Mr. Wil
liams of the Handley trustees. Dr.
Frank Bachman of the general educa
tion board, and by Mr. Clerk.
Plans are being made for the erec
tion of the Handley Schools on a
tract of about twenty acres of land,
situated in the southern suburbs of
the city. The fund for these schools
was created under the will of the late
Judge John Handley of Scranton, Pa.,
who spent much of his time here
many years ago, and who left the
bulk of an estate of about $2,000,000
to the city of Winchester for a system
of schools providing free education.
Unabe to reach a satisfactory con
clusion as to how best to apply the
fund, the situation was laid before the
general education board by the Hand
ey trustees.
FHDRG.
? FREDERICKSBURG, Va., September
13.?Thirty wounded marines of the
6th and 6th Regiment, 2d Division,
located at the Base Marine Hospital
at Quantico, in charge of Mr. De
vault. the athletic director, and
Mrs. Dodds. matron of the hostage
house at Quantico, came here and
spent an enjoyable day. They were
taken to Chatham, the handsome
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sulli
van, where they were permitted to
use the grounds for the picnic and a
basket luncheon was served. Later,
the visitors were taken over the city
in automobiles on a sightseeing trip.
A fine supper was served at the War
Camp Community rooms, and the
day's features concluded with danc
j ing in the evening.
Philip A. Dew of Caroline county,
i has instituted suit in the circuit court
! of Spottsylvania county to obtain an
absolute divorce from his wife. Mrs.
Mary Holloday Dew, on the grounds
of willful desertion and abandonment.
Mr. and .Mrs, Dew are both highly
connected.
Browning Leavell. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Byrd Leavell of Culpeper county,
met with a tragic death in a stream
near his home, where he was bathing
with a number of other young men.
He was seen to dive, and when he
failed to return to the surface some
of his companions dived for him.
They caught his body and brought it
ashore. First aid was rendered, but
without avail, and the young man
expired in a few minutes. He was said
to have been suffering with a leaking
heart, which caused him to become
exhausted in the water. Mr. Leavell
served with the American expedi
tionary forces in France and recently
had secured his discharge.
Samuel Berry and Miss Virginia
Humphries, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Humphries of Falmouth, near
here, were united in marriage last
night at the home of the bride's
parents. Rev. A. J. Arthur performing
the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Berry
left for a northern bridal trip and
upon their return will' make their
home in Falmouth, where Mr. Berry is
engaged in business.
The democrats of Stafford county
in mass meeting elected the following
delegates to meet the delegation of
King George county In Fredericks
burg Saturday, September 20, to nom
inate a democratic candidate for
house of delegates from the legis
lative district composed of Stafford
and King George counties to succeed
Thomas L. Hunter of King George, in
cumbent, who is not a candidate for
re-election: George Moncure, George
Herring, "Whit Peyton, Norman Brown,
C. A. Truslow, Bill Armstrong. Cleve
Harding and William Sneillngs.
The Confederate veterans of Caro
line county, at a public meeting at
Bowling Green, elected Capt. C. T.
Smith and Maj. T. D. Coghill as dele
gates to the United Confederate Vet
erans' reunion, to be held at Atlanta,
Ga., October 7. It was also decided to
give a big free dinner to all Confed
erate veterans of Caroline county on
the second day of the Caroline county
fair at Bowling Green, on October 15.
Miss Lee Edwards, daughter of T.
W. Edwards of Loudoun county, has
been selected as the sponsor for the
4th Virginia Brigade of Confederate
Veterans at the big Confederate re
union at Atlanta, October 7. I
News has been received here of the
death of Miss Julia Terrell, who
passed away at her home in Jefferson
county, W. Va., near Charles Town, at
the age of seventy-seven years. She
was a granddaughter of the late Dr.
Uriah Terrell of Orange county, Va.,
and a niece of the late Mrs. J. H.
Bradley of this city.
Big preparations are being made
for the Fredericksburg fair, which
will open two weeks from today for
an exhibition extending through three
days and three nights.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION MEETS.
Three-Day Conference at Mineral
Adjourns on Thursday.
FREDERICKSBURG, Vft^ Septem
ber 12.?The Goshen Baptist Associa
tion met at Mineral. Louisa county,
three days last week, adjourning on
Thursday. The Baptist church of this
city was represented by Rev. E. L.
Swift, Willi am a Chesley, L. Ashton
Dodd and M. G. Willis, jr.
Capt. C. T. Smith of Carolina county
was re-eiected moderator and L A.
Dodd of Fredericksburg was chosen
clerk. Much enthusiasm was mani
fested in the coming drive by the
Baptist denomination for the $75.
000,000 fund. William S. Chesley, M_ G.
Willis, Jr.. of this city and Rev. E. V.
Peyton of Orange, were named as
organizers for the drive for the
Goshen association. Rev. George W.
McDaniel made a stirring address on
the subject of raising the big fund.
The goal set for the churches in the
Goshen association is $250,000.
Subscribes to Baptist Fnnd.
RICHMOND. Va.. September 1$.?
Announcement has been made here
that M. H. Wolfe, member of the
Rev. Dr. George W. Truitfs church
In Dallas, Tex., has subscribed
$100,000 in the Baptist $75,000,000
drive.
HYATTSVILLE
HYATTSVILLE. Md? September 13.
?Harry F. Sonnenberg of Hyattsville
and Miss Hilda L. Schultz of Wood
lawn Heights, Ann Arundel county,
were married in Baltimore. Mr. Son
nenberg served in Bakery Company,
309, American expeditionary forces,
returning home July 16 last, three days
before the death of his father.
The executive committee arranging
for the erection of the memorial foun
tain at Upper Marlboro in honor of the
soldiers and sailors of this county
who served in the world war has com
pleted arrangements for the placing of
a bronze tablet in the back of the pier
of the memorial, bearing the names
of those who made the supreme sacri
fice. This tablet is to be dedicated on
October T, when the cornerstone of the
memorial is to be laid. The committee
requests that communities check the
following list for mistakes or addi
tions and report findings to T. Howard
Duckett, 611 F street, Washington.
Here are the heroes of the county,
with information so far obtained:
Albert N. Baden, private. Army;
James Early Baden, Baden. Henry
Harrison Bosewell, private. Army;
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Boswell,
I Rosaryville. Herman E. Burgess,
I private. Army; Catherine O. Burgess,
Mansion avenue, llyattsville; Clarence
Butler, private. Army; Mrs. Annie
Butler, Nottingham. Vincent Genger
Cooley, corporal. Army; Mrs. Ella H.
I Cooley, Sargent road, Brookland, D. C.
James Cooper, private. Army; Harry
Irwin Dennison, private. Army; Mr.
and Mrs. John O. Dennison, Clinton.
Wilber Aubrey Disney, private. Army;
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Disney, Bowie.
.Joseph Benedict Ertelen, private.
Army; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins,
Edelen Waldorf. R. F. D., No. 1.
George W. Farmer, private, Army;
Mrs. Mary E. Farmer, Guy avenue.
Hyattsville. Thomas Notley Fen
wick, private. Army; Mr. and Mrs.
Ignatius C. Fenwick, Hyattsville.
Edward H. Fletcher, private. Army;
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fletcher. Belts
ville. Joseph Henry Ford, private.
Army; Mrs. Elizabeth E. Spriggs,
Landover, R. F. D., No. 1. Ernest
Ovevion Garner, third-class mess at
tendant, Navy; James H. Garner,
Naylor. Thomas Edward Hawkins,
private. Army; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hawkins, Tippett. Frank Holmes,
private, Army; Charles F. Huntemann,
lieutenant. Army; Henry C. Huntemann,
3d and Elm streets. Mount Rainier.
Milton E. Hartman, corporal. Army;
Ito. and Mrs. Charles Hartman, Sta
tion H, Rt. A, Washington. Robert
Jones, Congress Heights, R. F. D. Wil
liam Lee, private. Army; Mrs. Sarah
Crawford, R. F. D. No. 2, Upper Marl
boro. Essel Monshuer Maxwell, pri
vate, Army; Mrs. Cordelia T. Stewart,
Lanham. Clarence McCausland, civil
ian (draftsman); Mrs. Millie R. Mc
Causland, Berwyn. Enoch P. Ma
gruder; C. C. Magmder, Colorado
building', Washington. Lee Earle
Merson, private, Army; Mrs. Minnie
Merson. Laurel. Clara M Orgren.
nurse. Army; Mount Rainier. Isaac
Parker, private. Army; Mrs. Nancy
Brown, Mitchellville. James Francis
Quisenberry, first lieutenant, Army;
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Quisenberry,
Hyattsville. Ctrrtis L. Rusk; John
Rusk, Rosecroft; Theodore Rochester,
private. Army; Seat Pleasant. Harry
Preston Robinson, private. Army. F.
J. Robinson, Hyattsville. John Henry
Seaburn, private. Array; Mr. and Mrs.
John Seaburn, Brentwood. Albert
Smith, private. Army; Mr. and Mrs.
Levi Smith, Brandywine. Maurice
Benjamin Snyder, corporal. Army;
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley A. Snyder, 1J44
F street northeast, Washington.
John A. Sprigg, private. Army,
Mrs. Cora Sprigg, Forestville. Ken
neth Pearce Strawn. private. Army;
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Strawn, Landover.
Pierre C. Stevens, major, Army; Mrs.
Sarah G. M. Stevens. Berwyn. Wil
liam A. Tayman, private. Army; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles C. Tayman, Croom.
Elmer Thomas, private. Army: Mollie
Thomas, Charlotte Hall. Herbert
Page Tolson. private. Army; Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Tolson, Stafford Store, Va.
Elzle Ellis Turner, cook, Army; Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Turner. Seat Pleas
ant. Walter Ernest Wilson, private.
Army; Mr. and Mrs. J. Burns Wilson,
Westwood. Herman Winter, private,
Army: Mr. and Mrs. Herman K. Win
ter, Laurel. Herbert J. White, ser
geant, Army: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
H. White, College Park. Edward
Shoults, major. Army.
Mrs. Alice Katrina Dent of Mount
Ranier has filed suit in the circuit
court at Upper Marlboro for absolute
divorce from Earl Joseph Dent whose
last known place of residence, she
states, was Youngstown, Ohio. Ac
cording to the bill the couple were
[ married August 28. 1915, in Washing
ton. The wife alleges she was de
serted about April 1, 1916. She asks
the privilege of resuming her maiden
name and for general relief.
HAS WATCH FOR FATHER |
OF HIS DEAD COMRADE
/
A Battlefield Promise That Is Giv
ing' Sergt. Torrence a
Long Quest.
LYNCHBURG, Va. September IS.?
William D. Torrence, formerly a ser
geant In Company L, 317th Infantry,
80th Division, now attached to the
Army recruiting station here, has a
message for the father of the late
Sergt. Ivon H. Fowler, a member of
the same company and who was killed
in the Argonne offensive, November
3, 1918, but the sergeant has never
been able to locate the parent. Sergt.
Torrence says that the night before
Sergt-Wowler was killed they were
advancing and stopped for the night
| in a shell hole. Fowler made Sergt.
Torrence promise that he would de
liver his watch to his father if he i
I fell in battle. The following day,
t while halted for a short time. Fowler
left to ascertain whether the com
pany would stop there long, and it
, was on this mission that he was
struck by a piece of shrapnel and
died Instantly.
In the case of the watch is a pic
ture of a girl, of whom the dead sol
dier had often talked to Sergt. Tor
rence, and if either can be located
the recruiting office would be glad to
send them the watch. Sergt. Tor
rence does not know whether Sergt.
Fowler was Virginian, Pennsylvanian
or West Virginian.
Anti-Flu Conference at Bichmond.
RICHMOND, Va., September 13.?The
state health department summoned all
the medical officers of the city here
for a conference relative to the pos
sible return of Influenza this fall. The
physicians say they are expecting that
and they are preparing to resist the
disease. The state health commis
sioner has returned from a conference
with the federal health authorities,
where the latest and best methods for
treating the influenza were discussed
at length. The health officers will ar
range to combat the malady. The of
ficers were directed to have all suspected
places thoroughly fumigated at once
and to have the schools properly ven
tilated at all times.'"
Sender Feinberg Dead.
WINCHESTER, Va., September 11??
Sender Feinberg. aged about flfty-four
years, formerly engaged in business
here with his brother, Peter Feinberg,
died early yesterday at his home in
Baltimore from complications. He
came .with his parents from Rumania
when a lad. Surviving are a widow,
seven children, his mother, two broth
ers and three sisters. He was a mem
ber of the Knights of Pythias, Odd
Fellows^ Elks. Woodmen of the World
and Maccabees and several Hebrew
societies in Baltimore, and was active
ly engaged in Jewish relief work hore.
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I SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
CROWDED BY ENTRANTS
Lynchburg College's Enrollment
Taxes Institution to
Accommodate.
LYNCHBURG, Va, September 13.?
The public schools of Lynchburg and
| two of the local colleges open next
week, with the Virginia Episcopal
I School getting under way a week
later. All of the schools will be
crowded. Randolph-Macon ^VoTJRriJs
College, having turned away hundreds
of prospective students, opens
Wednesday with every facility taxed
and many students living off the
campus In the vicinity of the college.
The enrollment will be about B-?
Lynchburg College, formerly Vir
ginia Christian College, has registra
tion day Tuesday and formal opening
Wednesday. This enrollment will
break all records, and for the nrst
time the Institution Is taxed to accom
modate Its student body.
The Episcopal School Is completing
a new dormitory and will have ninety
pupils, having turned many boys away
for the session.
The enrollment of the high school
will break all records, and the lower
grades will have the largest roLs in
the history of the schools.
FAIRFAX.
FAIRFAX. Va. September 13.?
Plans for the annual fair are com
pleted. The fair will take place on
the 1st. 2d and 3d of October. The
first day will be devoted to a celebra
tion In honor of the Fairfax county
soldiers in the war with Germany.
The feature of the second day ?e
the exhibit of saddle horses, and the
third day the school children of the
county will parade on the fair
grounds. The premium list is oft the
press, and besides the re pilar prizes
offered by the fair association there
are numerous special premiums of
fered by persona interested in tne
WA*band will be in attendance every
day and on the date of the welcome
home celebration addresses will be
made to the soldiers by Representa
tive R. Walton Moore and F. L. Bal
langer, chairman of the board of
supervisors. The ranking officer or
the local soldiers will respond to
these addresses. Besides a short drill
there will be no other formal func
tions, and the day will be given over
to entertainming the soldiers.
There are good prospects for finding
oil. gas and coal In the western sec
tion of Fairfax county, according to
.T. C. Buchanan, a man who has spent
his life in the gas and oil fields of
the west. Mr. Buchanan has been In
the Centerville-Clifton neighborhood
for several weeks looking the ground
over. It Is intended to make test bor
ings within the next thirty days. Mr
Buchanan has the backing of men or
means, and has purchased, through T.
M. Hamilton. John T. De Bell and R.
R_ Buckley, options on between 6.000
and 7,000 acres of land. Forty leases
are In the clerk's office at Fairfax for
record. These leases cover farms in
Centerville district and in the Center
ville-Clifton neighborhood to within
a mile of Fairfax. The result of the
borings is awaited with intense in
terest by the people of the district.
On Friday, September 19, at 10 a-m.
there will be an Informal hearing by
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
in the building of the commission,
19th and Pennsylvania avenue north
west Washington, of the application
of the Washington-Virginia Railroad
Company for increased passenger
rates on all lines of the company.
The hearing will be open, and any
one Interested may attend. The towns
of Ballston, Falls Church, Idylwood,
Vienna and Oakton have held public
meetings to protest against the in
crease in rates, and plans were per
fected to appoint a committee to ap
pear in behalf of the residents of the
towns. At a general meeting held in
Falls Church September 6 Mai. Ewlng.
chairman of the Cltlxens' Association
of Ballston. was appointed to appear
before the commission In behalf of
the citizens of the county. Another
meeting was held Friday, when final
arrangements were made.
The celebration of the anniversary
of the adoption of the Constitution of
the United States, which was to have
been held Wednesday next, has been
called off on account of the parade
of the Army divisions in Washington,
ton.
Miss Lena TownShend. county school
nurse, has tendered her registration,
to take effect September IS She re
tires after two years' service. During
the time that she has worked among
the children Miss Townshend has
done much for the betterment of their
health. Dr. E. L Flanagan, county
health director, has several applica
tions for the position.
The county board of health held its
annual meeting at Fairfax courthouse
recently and adopted a resolution in
dorsing the state law which requires
public school children to be vacci
nated before entering school. The
law requires that every child must
be successfully vaccinated before en
tering the public schools. It is stated
that if the parents do not see that
this is done by their family physi
cian, the physicians of the county
board of health will visit the school
and do the vaccinating.
The Fairfax school will open Mon
day. The building and grounds have
been put in first class condition, and
all is ready for the year's work. Four
experienced teachers have been pro
cured?Miss Harwood, Miss Thomp
son, Miss Compher and Miss Pierce.
The drought from which the county
has been suffering was relieved
Wednesday evening by a thunder
shower. Fanners say if this rain had
not ooroe the potato crop would have
been seriously damaged.
PEOnTEEETNG CRUSADE.
Virginia Price-Fixing Committees
Will Be Created This Week.
RICHMOND, Va.. September 13.?
Following a lengthy conference today
between Gov. Davis and Col. C.
R. Kiely, secretary of the state council
of defense, it was announced that
price-fixing committees would be cre
ated- next week in Richmond. Nor
folk, New-port New8, Portsmouth, Suf
folk, Petersburg, Lynchburg and Roa
noke. > _ , ,
The state, backed by the federal
government, will prosecute a vigorous
crusade against profiteering in Vir
ginia.
Prof. Edgar Arnold Dies.
WINCHESTER, Va , September 13.?
Prof. Edgar Arnold, aged about sixty
four years, a widely known educator
and author, died of paralysis Thurs
day evening at his home here. He re
tired several years ago from the fac
ulty of the John Kerr High School,
after about thirty years of contin
uous service. His father was the late
Rev David Arnold, a prominent
Methodist clergyman, who served
many charges in the Baltimore Con
Srence, Methodist Episcopal Church.
A widow, formerly Miss Katherlne
Whtsson. and one sister, Mrs. J. Rielly
Grimm. both of Winchester, survive.
One Dead, Two Wounded, in Duel.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 13.?
William Collins was shot and killed,
Htram Hall probably fatally wounded
..j unidentified man slightly
wounded in a pistol duel lateyes
terday .at Dry Creek, near Whites
burg. ?<&y? according to information
reachjnjs here today.
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ROCKVILLE
ROCKVILLE, Md., September 13.
The Montgomery County Chapter of
the Red Cross is planning to Interest
Red Cross members in the county in
"home nursing" and "first aid."
Classes will be formed in various
parts of the county and there will
. be practically no charge for the in
i struction. It is believed that in the
event of another epidemic of the in
I flupnza the knowledge gained from
these classes will be of great value
in stamping out the disease. The
following have been named as a com
mittee on nursing: Dr. O. M. Linthi
cum. Dr. William L. I^ewis. Miss
Martha S. Poole, Dr. J. W. Bird, Miss
Olivia R. Myers, Mrs. William W.
Skinner. Mrs. John R. Henderson.
Rev. James Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Jesse
C. Adkins, Dr. George H. Wright and
Mrs. Upton D. Nourse.
Rev. P. Rowland Wagner, pastor of
the Baptist Church, officiated at the
marriage of Miss Viola B. Ratcliffe
and Lawrence H. Raines, both of
Mossneck, Va.
Sheriff William L. Aud has an
nounced the appointment of James
C. Bean and John C. Hutchinson as
deputy sheriffs. Both have entered
upon their duties.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court for the
marriage of Robert D. Matthews and
Martha E. Bacon, both of this county.
The Girls' Project Club has been or
ganized among the students of tlie
Gaithersburg High School with the
following officers: President. Miss
Hannah M. Schwartz; vice president.
Miss Dorothy Gott; secretary. Miss
Eliza Riggs; corresponding secretary,
Miss Virginia Griffith; treasurer. Miss
Louise Gott.
The supervisors of elections have
certified to the selection of the fol
lowing to represent the county in the
democratic and republican state con
ventions soon to be held in Baltimore:
Democratic convention?Preston B.
Ray, John B. Diamond, jr.; Charles F.
Brooke, John R. Lewis and John T.
Williams.
Republican convention ? Thomaa
Dawson. Charles F. Kirk, C. W. Clum,
James B. McLaughlin and George T.
Williams.
A stack of hay containing about
thirty tons was destroyed by Are on
the farm of the late John H. Bogley,
near Rockville, a day or two ago, en
tailing a loss of about $1,000, with
no Insurance. The lire is supposed to
have been caused by lightning.
John C. Cowell of this county, for
merly of Washington, has filed suit In
the circuit court here for an absolute
divorce from Lulu L. Cowell, now a
resident of Los Angeles, Calif. The
bill sets forth that the couple were
married In Washington, January 19,
1906, and lived together until Sep
tember 10, 1911. when the plaintiff
was deserted. The plaintiff also asks
to be awarded the custody of the
couple's only child, Verna A. Cowell,
aged ten years.
The Washington Grove Cornet Band
gave the people of Rockville a com
plimentary concert at the court
house "green" this evening.
FREDERICK.
FREDERICK. Md., September 13.?
The high cost of living, after a nine
day session the September grand Jury
finds, is due to the high price of labor
and the efforts of the middleman to
obtain exorbitant profits for prod
ucts purchased from the consumer at
a reasonable rate. While there is no
local law, with penalties attached,
prohibiting profiteering in Frederick
county, the grand jury decided to
conduct an investigation in connec
tion with its probe of crime here in
order to enlighten the public.
Concerning the high cost of living,
the jury report reads: "In regard to
the high cost of living. It seems evi
dent that this results principally
from two causes, namely: The high
price of labor and the high price of
staple commodities of life. With the
question of the high price of labor
we feel ourselves unable to cope ex
cept to express our opinion that at
present labor has the upper hand In
the matter, as there are evidences on
all sides that never before were the
laboring classes so well supplied with
money in spite of the high price of
all things.
"But in the matter of the high cost
of commodities, we find one striking
feature all along the line, and that
is the constant effort of all persons
who receive articles from the pro
ducer and sell them to the consumer
to make exorbitant profits from the
transaction.
This is most noteworthy in that most
elemental of all the commodities,
wheat flour, which influences directly
the cost of many articles and indi
rectly affects deeply the cost of liv
ing more than any other thing. While
the farmer gets a price for his wheat
much higher than he got a few years
ago, this price is greatly exaggerat
ed when the wheat reaches the con
sumer in the form of flour, and we
believe that in order tc reduce the
prices of all staples it will be neces
sary to exercise a close supervision
over the dealings of all who handle
wheat, beginning with the grain
dealer.
"We suggest that our community
should co-operate with the United
States government in its effort to
compel all persons who handle staple
commodities to make public the prices
they pay as well as the prices at
which they sell, so that intelligent re
straint may be imposed upon their
profits, and urge this especially In
the case of wheat.
The only vocational class organized
for the study of agriculture and au-1
thorized by an act of Congress to be
formed in Frederick county, has been
instituted at the Middletown High
Sehool. The Initial enrollment of this
class is thirty members, which indl-1
cates that it will grow yet larger. The
students will specialize in agricul
ture in all of its branches, as under
stood by the modern term. The work
will include practical as well as the
oretical instruction. Frederick coun
ty farms will be used for demonstra
tions for the class.
Frederick city is experiencing con
siderable difficulty in the enforce
ment of its local ordinances covering
the keeping of dogs in the city. While
prominent farmers are charging coun
ty officials with gross negligence in
the enforcement of the county law.
which is a state-wide act. the city
officials are preparing to rescind and
re-enact local laws, which will require
that dogs at no time of the year shall
appear on the streets unmuzzled. In
the rural sections dogs have been re
sponsible for heavy damage to flocks
of sheep, and in the city poultry
fanciers have reported losses from
marauding dogs.
Women Take Up Study of Medicine
RICHMOND, Va., September 13.?
Women are turning to medicine and
pharmacy In this state rapidly. The
opening of the Medical College of
Virginia will take place next week,
and already it Is seen that the atten
dance of women will be more than
double that of last year?the first in
which women were admitted to the
college. A daughter of Bishop Col
lins Denny of the Methodist Church
is one of the instructors. There were
a score of women attending the medi
cal and pharmacy schools last year.
Set Sunday School Bally Bay.
LYNCHBURG, Va., September 13.?
The Lynchburg Ministerial Union has
set apart the first Sunday in October
as Sunday school rally day, and the
succeeding Sunday for "Go to church
Sunday." These will be followed later
by a religious census taken by hun
dreds of workers. Committees of
ministers have been named to work
out Lh? details of the three plan*.
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DELAY IN THE DELIVERY
OF SURPLUS ARMY FOOD
Residents Who Bargained for Sup
plies Now Demand Goods or
Befund of Money.
WINCHESTER. Va., September 13 ?
Residents of Winchester and vicinity
who undertook to grapple with the
high cost of living by paying: in ad
vance for surplus Army foodstuffs, of
fered for sale at attractive prices
through the local post offices about
a month ago. are now clamoring for
the government grocery store to de
liver the goods or refund the money.
The foodstuffs, it was represented at
the time, were stored in Baltimore?
only 112 miles distant?and it wan the
impression that deliveries would be
made in a short time, certainly within
a week. Many people of moderate
means had whetted their appetites
for fried bacon, for which there was
the greatest demand, as well as for
clean raisins In pies, together with ,
numerous other commodities that
were guaranteed to have been prop
erly inspected by government experts.
Now the people have neither the
food nor the money, and the local
post office 4s being besieged with in
quiries. The more optimistic Rive
the assurance that the government
always pays its bills, but it is recalled
that there still are pending in fed
eral courts claims filed shortly after
the close of the civil war. The people
who ordered goods and who have re
ceived none Intend to ask their rep
resentative in Congress. Judge Har
rison. to start an Inquiry in their be
half.
BALLSTON.
BALLSTON, Va., September 13.?
Members of the Ballston Citizens' As
sociation at a meeting at the Old
School House Friday evening Indorsed
plans for a general clean up of the
county, which were outlined to them
by Health. Officer Cox of the state
board of health, who has been loaned
to the county for this campaign.
While Ballston will be the first com
munity to have its sanitary conditions
looked into and improved, Capt. Cox
assured the association that It was
not beoause Ballston needed a clean
up more than any of the other places,
but because residents of the town had
requested of the board of supervisors,
who are back of the movement, that
any such campaign be started there.
Sanitation from every angle was
gone into by Ca.pt. Cox. suggesting
ways of sewage disposal and re
moval of garbage that would be of
great benefit to the health of the com
munity, and could be effected with
but slight cost to the individual. He
Said that hogs were a menace to
publia health, and if the residents here
would bade him there would not be a
single hog In Ballston by November 1.
Regarding the health of the school
children of the county, he said every
child will be given a thorough ex
amination, and a report of its con
dition sent the parents, who will be
expected to consult the family phy
sician if advisable. He said also that
after he and his oo-workers were
through with their work that people
of the county could be sure of buying
clean meat and good milk, as every
store would be inspected and every
cow tested.
John S. Lyon, who presided in ab
sence of the president of the associa
tion, thanked Capt. Cox for the valua
ble information given and assured
him of the hearty co-operation of the
citizens of Ballston. He appointed a
committee composed of S. R Lewis,
chairman; Howard 8moot, C. C. Grimes.
A. C. Smith, and Frank Thompson, to
lend assistance to the health officer
and report progress at the next meet
ing.
A resolution, offered by I>r. W. C.
Wellburn, pledging support of the as
sociation to the board of supervisors
in their light to eliminate signboards
from the county, was unanimously
adopted.
Frank W. Thompson, chairman of
the Are department committee, told
the association that he was preparing
plans for a new building of two
stories, the first floor to house the fire
apparatus and the second story to
be used as quarters for the associa
tion. He suggested that a tract of
land on what Is known as a "dead
street," near the station, be secured
for the proposed structure.
C. C. Grimes was elected assistant
chief of the fire department and will
serve as purchasing agent.
Thomas J. DeLashman of Arlington,
candidate for a place on the board of
supervisors, made an address in in
terest of his candidacy.
The following were elected to mem
bership: W. W. West, Louis Oswald.
F. M. Hummer, Kenneth Zickafesse.
Ashton Owens, Walter Knott. Fred
Whitmore, W. C. Lorimer, W. D.
Lucas, W. E. Burner and Garrett
Fitzgerald.
The annual convention of the Alex
andria County Sunday School Asso
ciation will be held in the Christian
Church tomorrow afternoon and even
ing, beginning at 2 p.m. The program
will Include addresses by persons
prominent in the association, con
ferences on all phases of Sunday
school work and a basket lunch- A
story teller will be on hand to enter
tain the children at the afternoon ses
sion.
The children of the Presbyterian
Sunday school enjoyed a lawn party
held on the church grounds this aft
ernoon between the hours of 2:30 and
5:30. The program included games and
refreshments.
FALLS CHURCH. Va., September 1J.
?At the meeting of tho town coneU i
Monday night the new members, who
were chosen at the recent election.
were sworn In. For the first ward
new member is J. H. ParmaJee; for
the second ward. Ben F. Elliott, and
for the third ward, Walter Erwta.
Two thousand dollars was appro
priated for the use of the school
board. The attention of parents 1s
called to fhe state law and local board
of health regulation which requires
that children who have not been sue
csflfiilly vaccinated be excluded from
the schools. The schools will open '
Monday. September 22.
The Woman's Civic League resumed
its nveetincs on Friday, after the sum
mer vacation. The library committee
is the only one that has been active
this summer, and the chairman. Mrs.
George B. Fadeley. gave a good re
port. Since April over 400 books have
been taken out. most of them on th?
5-cent subscriptions. A good many
hooks have been given to the library
and twenty have been purchased.
There was much discussion about
the untidy condition of some of the
streets, and especially at East End.
where much paper and trash is
thrown about. The wire basket for
holding such refuse has disappeared,
but it is hoped it can be located and
brought to the attention of the pub
lic. Ko that all citizens will deposit t
their trash in It and thus help to
make the town more attractive.
The union services will be held to
morrow night at the Methodist Epis
copal Church. Prof. Homer B. Hul
bert. author of "The Passing of
Korea." will be the speaker. The Rev.
Merrltt Earl, pastor of this church,
who has prepared a series of ser
mons on "Strength and Service." will
deliver the first, "The Self-Seeker." at
the morning services tomorrow.
Columbia Baptist Church gave a
banquet this week to the soldiers,
sailors and others returning from
service overseas who are among Its
members. Assistant Superintendent
Charles Berger was toastmaster. nnd
; among the speakers were the pastor.
| the Rev. W. S. Knox, Superintendent
| Ffnwick, Mrs. Joseph L. Crupper and
Edward Fenwlck. who recently re
' turned from distinguished service In >
| France.
I The Hoge class held a business
j meeting at the home of Mrs. M. W.
! Rucher Monday evening, and gave a
I shower for Miss Iris Hutton, one of
i the members, who is to be married
; this month.
WHENM
WARRENTON, Va.. September 13??
Joseph A. Jeffries died at his home
here Sunday morning, September 7.
aged seventy-eight. He was a prom
inent Mason and a Knight Templar,
had served for years on the town
council, was a director of the Fau
quier National Bank and held many
other offices. He also was an authori
ty on local and county history and
antiquities. He entered a drug store
here In his thirteenth year. After
serving in the Confederate army he
returned and became a partner of his
former employer with the firm same
of Stephens & Jeffries. In 187? he
established a drug store of his own,
wmch he conducted to the time of his
death. His funeral took place Tues
day in the Baptist Church, of which t
he was a deacon and leading mem- '
ber. All business houses in town were
closed at the hour of the funeral. He
leaves one daughter, Miss Mildred
Jeffries, and three sons, James Warden
Jeffries and Charles E. Jeffries of
Warrenton, and Dr. Joseph A. Jeffries,
jr.. of Washington. *
Mrs. Lillie Marshall Green, widow
of M M. Green, died at her old home
here September 9, at an advanc?d
age. She was a sister of Col. Charles
Marshall, who wasron the staff of Gen.
Robert E. Lee and present at the sur
render. and the aunt of William Mar
bury of Baltimore, and Snowden Mar- /
shall of New York. Her husband,
who died a few months ago, was a
member of the Virginia legislature
for several terms and doorkeeper of
the house for years following. Their
only son died in Mexico several years
ago. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Chew
and Miss Lucy Marshall of Baltimore.
Her funeral took place Thursday from
the Episcopal Church.
Browning Leavell, aged twenty
years, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Bjrrd
Leavell, was drowned Sunday after
noon while diving in the Hazel river
near his home in Culpeper, In the
presence of his parents and a party
of friends. The young man made a
dtve and did not rise and the friends
became alarmed. He was dead when
his body was recovered. Besides his
parents, two sisters and -a younger ]>
brother survive him.
Funeral Services for H. C. lupton.
WINCHESTER, Va., September IS.?
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon In the Presbyterian Church
for Harry C Lupton, fifty-live years
old, a well known traveling salesman,
who died suddenly of acute indiges
tion while on a business trip to Loray,
Va_ Wednesday afternoon. He was
engaged in mercantile business here
some years ago. but later traveled .
for Jones & Lamb, dealers In meat
products, of Baltimore. Surviving are
a widow. Mrs. Sue Latham Lupton;
one son, Edmund Lupton, who arrived
from France shortly befoe his father
left on his fateful business trip, and
one slater. Miss NelUe Lupton, all of
i Winchester.
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