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RICHMOND, VA., SATURDAY,- DECEMBER 27, 1919. - TWELVE PAGES.
69TH YEAR.
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PRICE, THREE CENTS
VESSELS NOW IDLE
AT NEW YORK BOCK
Will Be Assigned to Passenger
Traffic on British
Lines.
NO EXPLANATION OFFERED
Fate of Twelve Tank Steamers
Not Yet Decided
Upon.
I Hy Associated
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2(5.?The con
i. overay between the Shipping Hoard
and British ofJlclals over possession of
seven German liners used to bring
back American troops, now held idle
in New VorK harbor, ended abruptly
?today with the announcement that the
President had ordered the vessels
turned over to Great Britain. The
transfer will be made without delay
and the ships assigned to pas?-engcr
service on British lines.
No explanation of the order was
made beyond the statement Hint the
r'tate Department had found there waH
no warrant for Ho.'dinc the ships now
mat the object for which they were
assigned by the inter-allU-d shipping
? ummlssiou to American UBe?tho re
turn of tho American armv?was ac
complished. The eighth ship of the
group. the imperator. has already been
turned over to tho British, and is be -
ftiR operated by tho Cunard J^ine.
Chairman Payne'* I.ettcr.
In a letter to the Secretary of State,
written Wednesday night. John Bar
ton Payne., chairman of the Shipping
Board, said:
"I aip. directed by the President to
'.?omply with tljc requcst contained in
you* letter transmitted to mo thin day
-rom.th'n White House, jind to advise
vou that lite seven ex-llerman ships,
to Wlt,-<Gr?f Walders6e. Zeppelin, Pre
toria Cai> Flirlstere, .Mobile. Prinx
I*ri?drlc)i Wilhelm and Kaiscrin ' Au-.
guste ? Victoria, now in tho harbor of
New York, will bo delivered to the rep
resentative of Great Britain as soon as
the proper person is designated to re
Cslvt the same." t
The unexpected action of the Ship
ping ByartJ lust Heptem-bcr in refusing
. . ? uwuiyaiij u I IWCiVO
* Jormer\y under the
?j?rmati ttlag, hold in British
til UWiOU
'tietody In the Firth of Forth by order
of tlie supreme council. Tho Stnto De
partment took the position, however,
that these were separate Questions,
and must b<> dealt with separately,
the United States carrying out Its ob
ligation to turn the German ships
over to tho British.
Kate of Tnnkern In Doulit.
Meantime. the fute of the tankers
remains in doubt. Chairman Payne
recently mudc u proposal.to the su
preme council thut pending adjust
ment of titles the tankers ke put at
the disposal of the United States, and
that Great Britain be given use of the
former German liners. Great Britain
agreed to this proposal. It wa- learned
today, on the. condition that the
I'nlted States would furnish Gr?at
Britain. France, Italy and Belgium
with oil. but. St Is reported, withdrew
her acceptance the day afte.r it was
transmitted. No explanation of the re
ported withdrawal was obtainable.
In the absence of Chairman John
llarton Payne, ofllcials of the board
tod.iv were without knowledge of the
disposition of the tankers.
World-Wide Shortage of Tanker*.
In view of the world-wide shortage
of tankers, it would be a hardship to
the United States. It was declared, if
these American-owned vessels should
:>c turned over to other countries. Of
llcials expressed the hope that the
tankers would eventually be placed at
the di*PO?n1 of the United State-.
Under the Versailles treaty, final dc
? ision as to the titles of alt craft renui
^itloned from German harbors after
the armistice rests with the repara
tions commission. The Dresent dis
pute. both as to the "passenger ves
sels and to the tankers, it was as
serted. cannot lie considered as defl
nitely settled, the present disposition
being only temporary.
TWO MORE NAVY~WEN
DECLINE AWARDS MADE
Secretary IJanlrls A>kn Hoard Rrcuu
irnc .M on tiny to ttevlse Itecent
It ccomnt nidations*.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.?Secretary
1'anicls tonight ordered the Navy De
partment'* board of awards reconvened
Monday, January .*>. to revise the re
cent recommendations as to naval
awards, which have been the source
of a controversy brought to a head a
few days ago by declination of Admiral
Sims to accept the Distinguished Ser
\ icc Medal while tho awards remained
as at present.
It is generally believed this action
l.oliowcd the announcement received
tonight that Vicc-Adtniral. Ililer.v
Jones and Captain Raymond D. Has-,
brottok had followed the example of |
Admiral Sims in refusing to accept the
honors awarded them by the Secretary
of the Navy.
'^Concurring In tho views of Ad
miral Sims," snid Captain Hnsbrotick
at his home in Bryn Mawr tonight. "I
could not consistently receive the
award, for the reason that I had lost
my ship."
Captain Haebrouck commanded the
transport Covington when she was
sunk op July 1, 101S, returning to the
t'nitcd States after having landed
troops in lUuropc. Six men lost their
lives.
"While approving in tho main the
recommendations of the board of
awards." said Mr. Daniels in his order
to Rear-Admiral A. ,M. Knight to re
covene the board, "my examination
into the .subject has convinced mo that
thero are a number of cases renuirinc
further examination,"' *
another1\merTcan1/hssing
.In arc/. Itcportd No Trace Can ne
round of William Fogrl, I.ivinc,
Near That CHy.
f By Associated Press. 1
JUAIiKZ. MKNICO, Dec. .*6.?William
Fogel, an American farmer living near
litre, haj* been missing for some time,
according to advices received today by
Kdward A. Dow, American consul ut
Juarez.
Relatives of Fogel who live at
Phoenix. Ariz., have written to Mr.
Dow for Information regarding the
man's whereabouts
The American consul recently Issued
? passport to Fogel to enable tho lat
ter to get to his home In I'hocnlx, but
ha* not heard of him since.
? V
Would-Be Thief Found
Dead on Bag of Loot
I By lid I vernal Sfrrlw.l
V,JW. YORK. Dep. 2Q.?inhaling
the ilnitt arUlnjr from 910,000 worth
of oplom which he ttu damping
nil0#" #*JL Uy',nc p8"* ?r
Plant of the .>evr fork Quinine and
<-hemlcnl Company. Brooklyn, after
^.ok*r. ,Mo,he j"hn
die,l collapsed on the has and
Ilia body wan found todny hj thr
police. ISxpltflnlntc the occurrence
?~lay Benedict Uderfer. the^lnni
ehemlat. aald that the dnnt rl?|i,cr
from dried opium (? n deadl*
I'hll0" Jf Io,,K enough, and
that Mt'hiinltdki probnbly knrn
nothlnf ?f ,hf danger he ran Z
tr>lnic to jf(en| (lie dru^.
GIKES NOTICE TO CONGRESS
RAILROAD WORKERS
OPPOSE CUMMINS BILL
Samuel Vompera Send* Out Call f.,r
? onference to He Ilrld ii.
" aalilnjcton.
IB* Asiioc'at-.J r*r?v,, ?
WA.SHI.VOTO.V Dec. 26.?Organized
i . ail way machinist*. through their
president, served notice on CongresI
, today that they would not submit to
! enactment of the Cummin? railroad
i Xo?rih ?
;Y^,ir?>rJr7iS?
1 nl?? .^/"^huods might appear iu the
i Unlit of attempting to coerce the i*iw
'*Jutl\'C.U :;f ,'h" Kovernment
"*rhlnlata Take Strike Vote.
Jiio machinists. according to \Vm H
Johnston.president of the internation
al association, arc- the on!v railway
employes who have take,," a strike
vote but the heads of all t U brother!
lioods. fourteen in all. have been sum.
mone.i to meet here Monday to co -
aider pending railway legislation and
*!?.!, precisely their position oil the
ilause In the icmmlns bill which
in?jMLPrCTCnt "'r'kos uml put strikers
The call for the ?ionference was is
fi ?? y Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of l,abor, but
Mr. Gompers and other labor leaders
refused to discuss probable action by
????? brotherhood leaders. President
* Christmas live announce
ment that the roads would be handed
hack to their owners March 1 was a
distinct* dibtippoiiument to labor lead
,<?*?, who* h*tfb?fen pleading for a two
year extension of Koverntnent control.
They nKW"il, how?vAr, that if tho
roads were to go buck it wa?? a good
thing to Jet it be known.
Will Plan ?tv mil.
i There was. no meeting today of
I House and Senate conferees who "have
j been assigned the stupendous job of
j trying to frame n new railroad hill
; nut of the Ksch and Cummins meas
j tires. This work, however, will begin
next week in th* hope of final enact
. tnenl ot railroad legislation some time
in the n?xt two months. The anti
strike section is known to be the main
;>oint of difference, and while i; was
i left intact in the hill passed by the
Senate. House leaders frankly ex
pressed doubt today whether tIi? House
would accept it.
RAILWAY BROTHERHOOD
MEMBERS DO NOT FEAR
DEMANDS WILL SUFFER
Hi// Be R e/> re s e ii t e d in
Conference to tie Held in
W ash inglon Monday.
... By Assoc.and Pres- '
t.LIAEI.AXl), OHIO. Dec. 26. Ken
r<. sen tat Ives of the tlirce big railway
brotherhoods. with headquarters in
' ' T: represented Monday
; I m,ia? 7?.C<U-",R,S8 of thc "Ilway union
I oITiclals In \\ ashing ton. one to conside'
pending railway legislation, the other
I to arrange for co-operation in obtain
, ins w a go increases.
; The return of the railroads to their
owners in March does not lead the
brotherhood chiefs to fear their de
mands for increased ware? will be
neglected, they said today.
Timothy Shea, act|ng' president of
I the brotherhood of locomotive Kire
I men and Knginemen. said Hie hrother
j hood representatives would insist that
the roads be returned without any re
! strictions being placed upon * cm
I ployecs.
Tho employees. Mr. Shea said, must
! he permitted to use their economic
I strength to oppose injustice lust as
; they were permitted to before the gov
! ernment assumed control of the rail
l roads.
| This dr.es not mean. Mr. Shea said,
that thc.v wished to become involved
in a strike, but that they must be
j permitted to retain their rights as
j citizens.
GIVE copper~and~s1lver
SERVICE TO BATTLESHIP
Arlr.nnn Cttixen* Unkr Yitlunble Christ
ina* tJIft to llnttlcNlili* Xnnied
for Staic.
IBy Associated Pres*. 1
NKW" YORK, Dec. 26.?A Christmas
gut of a copper and silver service,
| valued at 510.000 will be presented to
Captain John TT. Dayton, commander
of the battleship Arizona tomorrow on
I behalf of the Stale of Arizona.
The presentation will l?e made on
j board the warship now docked in the
I New York navy yard, by a delegation
; headed by I,. XV. Mix and Including
? United States Senator Henry r. Ash
i urst. and Mrs. Ashurst. lieutenant
j Commander Paul M. Rates, of Ann
1 apolis and several former Arizonians
: now residents of Xew York City.
CALLS 0FFC"0AL STRIKE
All Lnlior DlsturhniierM in Kannaa Dis
trict Halted by Mlnem' Execu
tive Tlonrd.
f by Associated Press. 1
J PITTSBURG KAN.. Dec. 26.-A mo
tion calling off all coal strikes In ef
| feet In the Kan pas district that had
neon called by tho executive hoard of
District H. United Mine Workers of
AmercH, was adopted by the board to
?ay All striking miners nfTected arc
ordered to return to work tomorrow,
r?* ^u<,, ?owu?Tm.
rAr.A.Rls- ,Dec- 26.?The rule forcing
entertainments to
I p* M- which was lifted
win be enforced on
ThaT The police, explain
ii-JfSi^l,orta5P of coa,? the waste
h eH ne^Jin .m"" th? danger of nuar
ru'lc. ncoc,BllJltp enforcement of the
OF TREAT* IN MOT
Mild Reservation (iroup Tlircalcns'
to Join With Democrats Un
less This Is Done.
SCIM.MlsLttJJ SITUATION EXISTS
Keeling F*re\ails Hiat I'cacc
Deadlock Already Has Been Pro
longed Unnecessarily h.v Too Mitch
No-Compromise Talk.
|I5y Awoclitfd I're**.!
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.?Dissatisfied
with the progress made toward solu
tion of th?.- peace treaty tangle. Sena
tors. of both poltica.1 parties moved
today to brills' greater pressure on
their party leaders for a compromise
to insure ratification promptly on the
reassembling of Congress early in
January.
The mild reservation group of Re
publicans. notifying their party lead
er. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
that ;n their opinion the time had eotne
to part company with the irreconcilable
foes of the treaty, declared that un
less compromise negotiations got more
wholehearted support from the Repub
lican s de thej were preparing to act
independently for an agreement with
I the Deinocrats.
Among the Democrats the movement
. w ,i? not so well defined, but criticism
of t'.ie course <>f President Wilson and
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the
acting Democratic leader, reached pro
portions where Home predicted it soon
1 would be given tangible form. One
' prominent Democratic Senator was said
to have told the Republicans that more
than thirty of the forty-seven on that
sid-^ would join a. movement to ratify
the treaty at once on the best terms
| they could get.
Hi-l'nrtlNnn Conference I'oMlblf.
i The effect was :? scrambled situation
. in both party organizations, which the
! leaders seemed confident they could
straighten out. b".it which the coin
promise advocates predicted would
greatly strengthen the movement for a
I bi-partisan conference on those deter
1 mined to ratify the. treUty even at the
! expense of material concessions on both
sides.
The feeling among those who are
ready to" go ahead without their
J leaders seemed to be that the treaty
i deadlock already had been prolonged
unnecessarily by too much no-com
promise talk, and that both sides had
overplayed a waiting game in the. hope
that a break >vould come in the op
position.
After their" conference Sunday with
Senator Lodge, the mild reservation
Republicans seemed confident that be
would take the initiative, if necessary.
In carrying the compromise negotia
tions forward. On Monday ho saw
Senator L'pdemrood. of Alabaifiai al
prominent Democratic advocate of a
compromise, but it was said today that
their talk got no more.
Itepnlillmnn Wnut Action.
! Meantime it became known .that the
irreconcilable group of Republicans
bad been bringing pressure to bear to
nduce the party leader not to consent
to any compromise proposals which
did n<>t meet their approval. Senator
Johnson, o? California, one o! the lead
er* of tills group, telegraphed today
that be would change his plans and
return to the capital irout his homo
1 State next week.
i In the Democratic ranks the treaty
) situation is complicated by the con
, test between Senators Hitchcock and
; I'ndcrwood for choice as party leaders,
i much of the talk for a bi-partisan
agreement coming from the Underwood
supporters. The party caucus has been
called for January !."> to elect a leader,
and it the meantime Republicans and
Democrats apparently are doubtful as
to who can speak with authority on
the Democratic side.
Senator Hitchcock repeatedly has
declared his willingness to make any
compromise which does not vitallv
harm the treaty, but. has indicated that
he expects the next move to come
from the Republican side. Senator
Lodge also said he would not oppose a
compromise so long as the Koreign Re
lations Committee reservations are nor.
vitally impaired, though he considers
ilia' the next move is up to the Demo
crats.
RHINE ON RAMPAGE; MAY
FLOOD NUMEROUS TOWNS
Melting Snow* in Alp* f'nnne Illne of
Twelve I'ret in Itiver'a
Level.
f My Associated Pr?^"= 1
OKNKVA. Dec. 26.?Melting snow
' from the lower Alps has swollen the
; Rhine River to twelve feet above nor
mal, threatening to flood lower Rasle '
and towns along the German shore.,
; Floating trees are doing damage.
Tramway service in Rasle has been re
duced one-half. Serious floods are also
reported from Alsace.
Heavy snows ar<? continuing in Cast
| em Switzerland, a fresh fall of twenty
.Inches being reported from Dabos and I
! St. Moritz. Many trains are stalled.
pleadsd?llar"1scheap
Judge. However, tlel'iiwe* to Accept
Attorney's Statement a* \nlid
Kvldrnce In Trial.
f nv \"j oein toil Pre", l
XKW VOIiI\. Dec. L'C.?On ;he ple.'i
' that SI is only worth 50 cents. Attorney i
: Joseph Klynri appealed to County Judge
M eMail on today Jo reduce a charge of
grand larceny against his client, Mrs.
Mary Jansk. to petit larceny.
Mrs. Jansk was aelttsed "of stealing1
merchandise valued nt $59.
"Your argument rings true." ruled!
the judge, "but unfortunately the
, Treasury Department has not " taken
?notice of the. depreciation in the pur-j
1 chasing value, of the dollar."
starts new^Wp"line !
: Shipping Hoard Steamer Moeeanin '
Sails Today on Trip to South
Anierlen.
t nv Associated Prrsu 1
NK3W YORK. Dee. 26.?The United
I States Shipping Hoard steamer Moo- |
j oa-sin. the first vessel of a fleet of seven
i former Herman passenger liners, re- j
cently allocated for *servlce to South I
America, will leave here at noon to- !
morrow. The ship will carry between j
forty and fifty passengers in addition I
to mail, au^ o full cargo of exports.' |
reach'basis cf ACTION I
I'nlted Stnten and Japan Said to Have :
Ilefermlned on foome lo
Pursue in Siberia.
tny A*woelatod Press. 1
VLADIVOSTOK, Doe. 26.? A common
ground on which to base loint action
In Siberia, has been rcaehed by the
United States and Japan, according to
an announcement given out here by
thf. Japanese Official Publicity Dureau.
FRANK JflRVIS DIES TEN
MINUTESflFTERflGCiDENT
Coroner Declares Porch From Which
lie Fell Was Insufficiently
Protected.
HOY'S SKl'Ji L IS Cftl'SH Ml)
Tragedy Occurs at Davis Apart"
| inents. While Mad Awaited Cominjr
of Sunday School Teacher, Who
Was Going With Him on Hike.
Falling forty f?et fruai the third
story porch of the Davis Apartments.
:50S North Mulberry Street. Frank Ja'
vis. 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
\V. r. Jarvis. ito11? (jrovc Avenue. yes-;
terdav afternoon shortly after " o'clock
crushed his skull ami flled ten minutes 1
? ater. The boy. with live playmates,
was waiting to go on a hike in the I
country with his Sunday school teacher ,
, when the accident took place.
Young JarVis was playing on the!
? third-storv porch, ajd, according to i
tlie evidence given Coroner Whitfield,
had seated himself on the low railing ?
' running around the edge when sud
denly he lost his balance and fell, lie
struck the asphalt pavement below
within two feet or Mrs. T. C. Irving and
\V. <'. Burton. They sprang to his ai<l
and found blood trickling down the'
side/'of hi? tare and his skull crushed.:
I'hjKlcInn* ((nlcklf Hi Hand.
Dr. O. I*. Phillips, living across the
street: Dr. I'. D. Idpscomb an<l Dr.
| Sherrick were called, but t'ne lad diedj
; within a lew minutes after being car
ried into the apartment of W. 11. Mo
lina. at the . Davis.
Kate, in the form of an automobilei
, tire puncture, played a part in the j
j boy's death. His Sunday school teacher,
! Miss FloreTVe Pillow, had planned to j
' take young Jarvis and his companions I
Ion a hike in the country. The boys]
? were to call at her home i:i the Davis
Apartments at - o'clock. She. was un-!
avoidably delayed, but in an effort to ]
reach home on time hired an auto-!
mibel. A tire was punctured, and when !
she arrived cm the scene the hoy was
? lead. .She suffered a nervous break-i
down from^the shock, and was under I
u physician s care last niglu.
Mrs; Jarvis. mother of the boy-vic-1
tim. was downtown shopping when the
accident took place. The father was!
at his home, a short distance away.
I Prostrated by the news oC his son'.?
death, the father, after viewing thej
body, returned to his home to await!
the coming of the mother. Together.
? they waited until throe hours later,'
i when the child's body was taken' home, i
i it having been kept at the Molina resi-j
? dence awaiting the Arrival of Coroner',
i Whlttlfttd, who was in Fulton holding!
' ail Inquest. ? |
Suj-* Surh Porctie* n TJ<-atli Trap.
After his investigation. Coroner'
Whitfield last night Issued a statement.'
, in which he declared that porches such '
' as that from the which the Jarvis child'
; fell ar,? "death traps."
' The railing is too low." lie declared.
"It only reaches to about the knees, and
is dangerous under any circumstances.
Nobody should b<? aliowed to erect
? buildings in such a manner, and those
, who already iiaxv should he compelled
;o put up hiarhe; guards."
The Coroner stated he expected to
carry the campaign against dangerous
( buildings further as result of vester
day's accident.
Mrs. Jarvis was prostrated last night.!
' aristntas Day had been spent in nier
?.. ...? r.i '?
rvtnaking at the Jarvis home, with
Frank the life of the party. He had
carried a Christmas present to his Sun
,ii?? ??<-?
, day school teucher.* Miss Pillow, and
i had been invited. with oth<ir members
<?1 his class, to go on the Christmas
hike into the country yesterday.
Funeral arrangements had not been ?
completed last night.
TWENTY-NINE PEOPLE
DIE AFTER DRINKING i
POISONOUS LIQUORS |
Many Others Arc in Critical
Condition in Several I\oic
ling land Towns.
CI1TCOPF.E. MASS. Dec.
j Twenty-nine deaths had resulted to
i nicrht from the drinking of liquor,
i bought in Hartford. Conn., and drunk
in this city. Holyoke, and Hartford.
Yesterday, last night and today four
; teen men and one woman died in Chic- j
opce. ten men in Hartford and four
in Holyoke.
A number of other men were in a
critical condition tonight at hospitals >
in Holyoke and Springfield. Four men
? were under arrest in Hartford and;
three in Chicopee, pending the result
of autopsies to be held late tonight.
Police investigations in Hartford in - j
dicated that the liquor was sent to j
that city from New York and contained
wood alcohol. Part of it was sold at
a bar in Hartford, part was bought at J
I that place by persons, who carried ill
j away, and part was sent to a hotel in
1 Chicopee Falls. State, and Federal au
! thorities in Massachusetts and Con
necticut were aiding t lie police of
I Chicopee. Hartford. Holyoke and'
' Springfield tonight in their efforts lo
determine responsibility for the
? deal hs.
Ai midnight the Chicopee police an
nounced that charges of manslaughter i
J had been brought against Charles
l'crry and William Baker. who liavo'
[been held pending investigations.
Although Medical Kxaminer Fletcher!
I would not state positively that the;
deaths were due to wood alcohol, itj
i was stated at the hospitals that the
j cares no doubt were tine to this form
of alcohol. The victims were affected
similarly. most of them becoming
paralyzed.
PITTSBURGH IS*SENDING OUT ?
I 5,000 BARRELS OF WHISKY
/
Distillers limbic lo (irl Much of Their
Holding* Shipped nefore l,nvr
Interfere*.
f fly Associated Press. 1 '
PITTSBURGH. PA.. Dec. 26.?Kive.;
thousand barrels of whisky were be- j
hid loaded here tonight in the hope:
tliat it might reach the seaboard in |
time to be shipped abroad before na
tional prohibition becomes an uccom- ?
pllshed fact January 10.
Distillers said it was the tlrst. of a
large amount of liquor held In this
district wheh had been sold in 10tirope,
but they had little, hope of getting
more than one-tenth of It out of the
country. More than 10.000,000 gallons,
It was said, were still in warehouses in
this vicinity.
ItoliihevlMtN Take IClaht Towns.
LONDON. Dec. 2t?.?The Bolshevists)
have, captured Tomsk and also the
towns of Fastofr, Vasnilkov, Krcmcnt
chug. Izlum. Bolovodsk- Makccvcka
and Kokpekhta, according to a wire
less dispatch received today from
Moscow.
Soldier, Jurist and Statesman Is Dead
(JEXKKAL WlIjTilAM lU'FFIX COY
RED WANTS HIGHER RATES
HEAD OF PENNSYLVANIA
SAYS THEY ARE ESSENTIAL
Outline* Provision* That Should He .
Contained In Hill Now Pend
ing In ?.'oi?Rre*?.
Illy Associated
HllJ;U.vr>HI?PHlA.- Dec. 2<?.?Samuel'1
l?tii. president of the Pennsylvania;
ltajiroad. In a statement tonight on
the return of the railroads to private
ownership, tald it is essential that |
higher rates lie approved by the In- i
terslatc Commerce Commission to save
the country from broken-down rail
road? and insullicicnt facilities and
.service. Mr. Ilea said the railroad .
bill pending in Congress should dell- I
nitely provide the following essential j
features: i
"1. That adequate rates be ar all,
times maintained to prevent the rail
roaids from getting into the position
from which they are now trying to
emerge. For this purpose the adop-j
tio'u of a rate-making rule, or. if that '
is not acceptable, the fixing of some
minimum return, is essential for the I
positive guidance of the commissions
which regulate rates.
Fund War Inilplilfilnrss.
"2. Fund the war indebtedness to
the government, which ehlelly consist*
of expenditures made by the govern
ment for additions and betterments
essential to carry the trattle <>f the
war period a:id protect the life of the. |
nation; and also return the roads with;
sufllelent working capital to resume!
operations. Th.; government found it j
essential to have working capital, and
the railroads were called upon to pro
vide a large part of that working cap- ,
ital sit. the hegintiintr of Federal con- I
trol, both in money and materials and
supplies.
"3. Continue the standard eoinpensa- '
tion as prescribed by the Federal con
trol act ami'contract until the railroad
situation has been steadied bv adequate
rates and stronger credit.
Provide .llore ('stiilal.
"4. Provide suflicicnt capital to tin
i.?h additions, betterments and equip
ment already authorized by the
t.'nited states railroad administra
tion to finance additional new work
;<nd equipment that should be author
ized in 1 !)20. and also enable the rail
roads to provide for securities matur
ing in that year."
"The government..'' Mr. Ilea said, "is
not asked to make a irit't to the rail
roads by such funding of past expendi
tures or for such new capital, but it'
will receive from the railroads the
obligations evidencing such debts and
requiring their payment in, say, ten
years, with suitable interest. The pub
lic interest should be protected in this
way: otherwise new equipment and fa
cilities cannot bo provided in 1920.''
MURD E RED MAN IS F0UND
STANDING ERECT IN VESSELS
Modj or Mncrdotifan IHxcovered Aboard
**ninll >c!io?ner in Mobile
llnrlior.
Illy orill t d PlT-'r
M? 'Ltll.F. ALA.. Dec. 2?.--Discovery
of the dead body of Martin Sarriti, i
a Macedonian, aboard a small schooner'
here this morning, has furnished a
mystery which police and sheriff de
partments are tr>ing to solve. The
man's skull was fractured by a blunt
inst run,cut.
After the body was viewed by.
the coroner, that oflicial expressed the
opinion that Sarrin. had been mur
dered. The coroner believes the man
was killed twi? days ago. The body
of Sarrin was found standing erect in
t ite a.fcter hold of the. vessel. lie1
formerly lived in Texas. He had re.-'
sided here some time.
WAITS ON SUGAR BOARD
President Withholds Action on He.
Nnry 11111 on Itequent of
Member*.
Il'.v Associated Pr^fs.l
W'ASill XCiTON, Dec. 2t?.?President
Wilson is withholding BCtion on the
McXary bill, extending the life of the
Sugar Equalization lioard until the
hoard files a memorandum concerning
the measure.
ft was said at the White House to- 1
day that the Loard had requested this :
delay. There was no indication what j
the board's attitude, on the bill would
be.
Setr.c Stoclt of Mquor.
.JUAUI5Z. M MX ICO. Dec. 20.?Four
teen ctfsea of wood alcohol, thirty
eight gallons of whisky, thirty quarts
of tequila, three bottles of champagne
and two gallons of other liquor were
seized by flscnl guards on the Mexi
can side of the International line near
here today. Three armed Mexican*
were arrested.
1 r?om<,055i?n of the
^redoriolcsiuifMv ^JcJiinorid to
l'oot-Chilesbury Se^f, "at '^Sr'>'
XT r*h:? o?:
board ,,f livu oPt. V'it8 i'!,H w.,Ian 1,10
?"'?'fiK this inorning nt iiVon. I?ublj?
1|" >I,,, ? chambero!?i0?k i>>
. a . tor I ho >-|)C;ik?r? ..?! ^apitoj.
'? bviutlf Of tb? 'pfi " ho w u apnear
beard. thoJ "oad'K
?YKrotoot-Cliilcsbn,jl?J ,ter-s of the
?? i *??'i'iiI'lfc Of ooiisi PM f ?'>en?*<l for
.i .shrift while. |J>iructjon work in
Fr^'SS? -s? as;
dK?r pSBSS?-?^ S-"IS.J555
JMr r?;
1im'!1" oner Colotna , rrt?f "'Bhffuy
iP*r !-;??? fffl-to
? '>? and repair. ' r ro:"1 build
inath,r"de r?? "'0 mat
commission will ,?.,i. con'oro,,co- 'Hie
??W*&!S5
mcni program* "u^i'/l prove
,r?"kL
a*1'! Sulphur Sir's ?0,sorts ?l Hot
Urwlsc territory "6 and th? -Natural
WMtiSggg.,
TO REPRESENT NA TION
A;r"r a"b s7eTs Con,Cam,
for International Aeronautic
Events of 1920.
.XKtt- VOUK^'rj^#t?filWIt ,
nine he.?t airmen in "> L S? for ,!ie
<o represent ih-s i-i-t lf United States
Uonal aeronautic eontei^ i'Ucrnu
?as issued b'v thl, m',*f >?ar.
Ainer.ea tonight Aoro Club of
itZ'SSRS* 'ofel?" 7T*> T be
'? throe I.raru-l.es a hftst "^rs
and balloons, nliho th. .sp*l>lane>?.
?? I lie roprW, , ^ ''', Aero C|?b.
"ationai .Wonati li i.v.,i ,!'10 1 nt.-r
f-ek( t:ons- arbitrarily. maKo 'Iie
HI .he Aero
<-Jt|>r.!s? i|?.|r |irof?r"n,.r ?n.i'Yk<,<1 '?>
V'SUKtus Post .??-.? Point.
f-'iib. who reeentlv C?rftarv ?f the
eonierenee on the' inVk n.<;<' u
in l,vurope, r<*poricil tli-iiV na' bods
\r>\* , i? Knrope VVi , 0"''''T" ??"?
Amorlca win enter n.Ji- ,am' South
'? ?he various race- bcst airmen
'"'in'' Ji,'l,?nn> il|n"noi, ra-es
a"Plae,for 'the s.i? ry' , <Ute
|)!lofs to l>o . ,,n'' Hire,.
H.?t <>:" s:.i) ,}' " " "in an oliirihir.
Ato Club shortly ^{"OUnood bv ?'lo
^"Wsiss
URUGUAY LINKED To u. S
BY All-american'cable
N'M U,K Montrvhtpo lrr x
? re' ? IVlesrnpl,,,. " lo
Coiniiiiinlraui,,.
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linked to the r r??uav was
iron Kb the all-AmerleVn f0',:ly
?he open ins of a new .? cables hv
Aires to Montevideo n im ,rovni fSucno's
and .Montevideo in direi?*. .ftTV Vor'k
""" ??ch^ot!,eelr"ffr"r,'Ki
?eloprm-n t or dlrVvt ooiilT.?UFh th'' r,<"1
'w-n .he two ",0n ,>r-(
WILLIAM R. COX, CONFEDERA TE GENERAL, DIES HERE
PRESIDENT GIVES GREA T BRITAIN 7 GERMAN LINERS
BOY FALLS TO HIS DEATH FROM THIRD-STORY PORCH
North Carolinian Served His
State as Judge, Congressman
and Attorney-General.
BORE ELEVEN BATTLE SCARS
Fearless Soldier Took Active
Share in Reconstruction of
South?Was 88 Years Old.
General ^Villiam Ruflin Cox. one of
th? three surviving brigadier-generals
of the Confederate States army. an?l
who served h!3 native State?North
Carolina?as judge, Attorney-General.
Congressman and chairman of the
North Carolina State Democratic Com
mittee in reconstruction days, died at
the Westbrook Sanatorium, in Rich
mond. yesterday afternoon shortly
after 4 o'clock. He was S8? and up to
a year ago was in vigorous health.
Tho feurless soldier, whose brigade
male the last charge of Lee's army at
Appomattox Courthouse, and who bore
the marks of eleven wounds on his
body, had lived in Richmond since 13Q.">.
Vie also maintained a large plantation
in North Carolina, and practically di
vided his timn between this city and
lils country place.
Survived liy Wldon.
General Cox is survived by liia widow,
formerly Miss Kate Cabell, daughter of
Henry Coalter Cabell, of Richmond, and
two sons, Judge Albert Cox and Cap
tain Francis Cor, of North Carolina.
C.eneral Cox was married three times,
and Ma two chilil-cn arc the result of
l;is second marriage, with Mis* Lyman,
of North Carolina. Arrangements for
tiie funeral will not be completed until
the arrival of his two sons. Judge Cox
served in France during the
world war as ja. colonel of artil
lery, and is now'being urged to make
the race for <Jo?ernor of North Caro
lina.
About a monh ago General Cox was
removed from ht4.])orac, 609 "West Grace
.street, to Westbrocte. Sanatorium. Ills
breakdown was rapli and his death
yesterday was aacribed V> toxic poison
ing, due to advanced apV .
In many ways Genera>//Jnjr
remarkable oharacleiT aprd In his. na
tive State he was showered with public
honors. Oorn at Scotland Nock N C
on -March 11, 18S1, he/was tho'son of
Thomas Cox. a prosperous and protni-,
nent merchant, wly? was a pionoer of
railroad construction in the Old North
State. /
.Moved Jt* Teniifmff.
In his youth his family moved to
"ossee. after his father's death, and
\\ illia.ui UutUh Cox was braduated from
1- ran kiln t.ollege. later studied law at
Lebanon College and began the practice
ot law in 1 $52 In Nashville. Five vears
later he returned to .Vnrth Carolina,
practicing law at Kalelgh and als>>
managed his plantation in Kdgl-ombo
County.
Foreseeing the conflict between the
North and South. General Cox prepared
or the coming fray by organizing a
battery and equipping a company of
infantry, as a result of which he wa
commissioned major. Thufl began his
military career. In June, 186:2. his
regiinont (the Second Xorth Carolina I
was the first to cross .Meadow Rrjdac
at Mochaiiicsvllle Pike, under terribu'i
'-.'e. on the succeeding dav Major
? ox led his artillery band into tin
fccven T>.iys battle.
nravery Win* Promotion.
At Alalx ern Hill he was badly wound
ed and did not rejoin his regiment urt
ti after .l>0 battle of South ..Mountain.
,U..rB his ??'"J>se and cool-.
nct\s unticr tire won him a promotion
and after tne oattle of Fredericksbur
he became colonel ot* his repimcnt
Again, at Chancellorsville. Colonel
i"''1Isfinguiahed himself and mockc.l
f wounds he had received. Majov
J,?20 l,a,'. ,'.Vr?.c u "a in !l's famous re nor'
? aired him Tho Chivalrous Cox. the ac
complished gentleman, the splendid sol
dier. the warm friend, who fought in
?n! C ,Vt- deeding wounds until he
Oolone^f'n*"8 k At Spotsylvania,
< oionel C ox s hravcrv in drlvinr tt,.?
federals from the Bloodv Angle won
him the commendation of his corns
commander. Leutenant-General Kwel
and General Robert Kdwardl,ee Lnon
Coi??i'r? |)romotjor> to major-genera.*
wns advanced tu the srrad.
of brigadier-general. 5 Jl"
JIudc Kamotw Charge.
General Cox was in the Vallev cam
paign and also took part In (General
t'o'? h^Oen^r'!1!0V1 OM w5\'shlnffton-Called
'i r-? . at Poter^burc. Gos
Cox s troops passed before Gen
eial Lee, who stood on a bit of risin<
ground in taking position. As the
advanced, General Lee asked
\\ hat trooDs are these?" "Cox's North
Carolina, was the reply. Whereupon
the commander of the Confederate armv
fin'a ?0(i blcfSS old Nort'' Caro
a hTsntoria1inp!,?sn<?raI C?*'' ,rt8t cha,?e
nten a^d
ordered his troop* to face their right
. .out, d-ul.lc quirk to the crest ofthe
h 1 . and. bet ore the enemy could re
'then. V,vrifritl0?' tol',alt and Ore upon
i, bnsrnde, then with cntiai
rap.dity to face about and join the
v .! ?" rr,r^,f' Wi,h ?-? wild rebel
tJ.i I* S 1'";lerndo swiftly and pre
r,beyed the shrill mandate, "Halt
?e.?ly. aim fire " And the Inst shot
'iJri-Tdc ' t!lr" verdict of Cox's
Knfered Public Mfe.
WendinK his uearv footsteps to
'V'1;,1- ': General Cox set his face to
?'rd 'j10 Problem of reconstruction
and entered public life. in 1866 he
announced h<s candidacy for solicitor
of the Metropolitan district, and kl
though the State then boasted a Re
publican majority of <0.000. he. won
's,0:ltt b>" 1 wonty-seven votes. In
is i . lie nfc.inio chairman of the State
Democratic committee, and three vear.
later declined to be a candidate for
'tovernor. in order to continue his wock
for his party.
Governor Vane,- appofr'td him judge
of the Metropolitan diVH>? in 1877.
wlrch he resigned later in order to run
tor Congress. For three tcrpis li.?
represented his native state In Wanh
Inifton. serving on sueli important com
mittees Foroirn Affairs and Cl*il
Service Reform. He threw the weigh?
of his influence to the Romocrutb
party In the notable struggle 1n North
Carolina in 1S7. when the lstftje wfts
to save the Slat.e fi om nogro rule and
the carpetbaggers.
Sorted itl AVnshinstnti,
General Cox cn.'oycd the unique dis
tinction of being , aeoretury of tb*
United States Senate under both "Pemo
i.ratlc and r^publloan Presidents, 1?1??