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u Cooking Your Meals The First Essential Is a Good Cook; Try T.-D. Ad. liriptumit ffimeS-iBispafrif : V; Richmond Events Read The T.-D. Golumjis for Current Happenings. 70TH YEAR. VOLUME 70 M'MIIKH l? RICHMOND, VA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920.-TWELVE PAGES. WKATIIKIt -FAIR. PRICE, THREE CENTS PROPOSE TWO CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION OF STATE CAUCUS SELECTS SAUNDERS FOR SUPREME BENCH URGES 1OO-MILLION DOLLAR ROAD-BUILDING PROGRAM OUT STAtE'S NEEDS Former Attorney-General Tells Road Convention Delegates to Aim High. ROBERTS SEEKS MORE FUNDS Bristol Good Roads Advocate Would Tax Automobiles $1 Per Horse Power. I'oc'aratiori l?y former Attorney-Gen eral William A. Anderson, of l.#cxlnston, that w'hat Virginia needs iy a I100t/ fOft,000 program fur building roads, and the Introduction of a resolution by Henry Huberts, of Urlstol, proposing that "the automobile tax l?e raised to SI per horse power. wer<- the high points in jeaterday'.s session of tlu? annual convention of the Virginia Good Hoads Association. Tlic need for bettor highways in % r ;;inist was brought forcefully to Ui- .t leiition of the delegates aMscmblcJ by .t half-dozen speakers. At tho ban uuet last night .la< ;< 1 of l.ynch .uirg. declared that Virginia will no be able to get good roads or to ad vance tho State to the place it should occupy in rank with other Common wealths unless people back what -is good, what is noble, what i* high and what will tend to keep peace. Need of c.%? n a few good roads, which .?re hard surfaced, am] which will .stand up in rain or drough, conectlng the center of the State with other sec tions w a a oxpresslcd by Mr. I.ee. Mr. Leo was one of the rpea"kers who made short addresses in the absence of Governor John J. Corn well, of Wet:t Virginia, who itt ill at his home with 4 cold. Ailvornlfi Ills I'roxrim. He was preceded bj* Major William A. Anderson, of I a xington, who de claret) that what Virginia needs is a S100.0U0.010 procram for building ro?ds. which will supply most of those whleh are required. "We must educate the people to stand more taxation," he said, making his r?olnt that money to build roads must ??omc out of the pockets of the resi dent* of the State. "Every dollar which is appropriated by the Federal government for good roads should be matched by a dollar from th* people of thp Mention in which the road Is to bo built, so thtt twice ojj much can b? constructed and be of benefit ip all." he concluded. A total or delegates to the con vention were served last night. The main dining-room of the hotel had been reserved and was tilled. Before the speeches an orchestra played the national anthems of the United States and Prance, while Old Glory was low ered from a wire across the room, and a vocalist sang the nones'. S. I>. I^upton. president of tho associa tion. acted as toasttr.astcr and intro duced the speakers, Nnununn Vnnble to Attend. During the afternoon session it was announced that Sfnitor Claude A. Swanson. who was to have del'vered the principal address, could not be pres ent. Mrs. Swanson being ill In Minne sota. find he having1 gone there. Several others however, made talks on varying Interests of good roads The first was H. G Shirley, secretary of thn IliehwHv Industries Association. of Washington. He declared that the matter of good roads had passed bevond the control of the county :< nd State. It is now a national problem, and as such there should be some one pa'.d by the Fed eral government whose f-ole duty It would be to look after th* need of bet ter roads all over the United States. Such a man. he declared, would be of gre<at use. for he could suggest and dan roads which would benefit larger . ommunities. Mr. Shirley pointed out that while the Federal State aid hill has undoubt edly been of great help to many com munities. it has a joker, in that the central government will not appropri ate money for tho construction of roads which cannot be used in rural mail ser vice. Such a bill, he declared, while benefiting many, deprived others of j good roads, for the Federal roads must he the shortest possible for the use of the mail trucks, and will not be of help to all. VrKM National System. Need of a national highway system :s great, lie said The State highway engineer should build roads which will be of benefit to the State and the na tion and not any one particular eom munity. The Federal aid to the State is similar to the State aid to the coun ty. and all should co-operate In proper use of the rnonev appropriated, he said. Virginia, he declared, will not got the share of prosperity due her unless she builds good toads. Many are the natural endowments of the State, he said, but the gifts which nature has given cannot be turned into money un less there is a proper system of bard surfaeed roads leading into all parts of the State. Senator J'. E. West was another speaker of the afternoon session. He declared that there must be larger ap propriations by tho Federal government for road construction. The people must talk results, he said, and put up enough money to get them by education and agitation. Given I'eople Their Money Ilnck. The Federal government has taken away from the State most of Its large sources of Income by taxes, such as the Inheritance and income taxes, and the people should demand of tho cen tral government more of their money back In the form of appropriations for good highways. Ilo concluded by de claring that a bond issue must be floated in Virginia to get the needed roads. A. J. Tlatcheldcr, executive socrctarv of the American Automobile Assocla l on. declared that ho has quit routing tourists through Virginia because of the poor road conditions. Tie says ho !,.ts traveled over a good part of tho <tate. and nowhere are there places "which havo moro beautiful scenery than in tho Shenandoah Valley, or vioro historic spots than nre to be i,.tind all over the State, but, due to the bad roads, it is almost impossible tor tho tourist to get around. N'ew Bngland was cited as an ex ample of what good roads should l>e. Ml of the States In that part of the Union have adopted a universal sys ?,<m of route markings, havo hard surface roads, and the money spent by tourists runs up to as much as $50,000. mjO during tho 150 days that automo i.ilists run through the States. Will Work <o Amend ConntHntlon. S L?. I-iupton. president of the asso ciation. said that tho organization Is going to do two things?work for a ehanirft in the Constitution of Virginia which will permit bond issues for bet ? er roads, and then have the bond issue. The change of these will be taken up first and thoroughly finished before the second Is taken up, as try (Continued on" Second Page.) Bryan Defines Two-Thirds Rule for Casting Vote WASH INUTO.Y, .Inn. 15.?"If the t.ountltutlon were liclni; rewritten. In the IIkIiI of prcnent-dny nenti | nirnl, 1 think a innJority would lie I nhie lu terminate h n?r," maid Wll 1 in??? JrnniiiKn llryan. "1 hmr been linked how the Demo ? erntlc party could rnaltlr tin* tuft - Jorlij- to caul the two-third* nrrr? nary for to11fi<-tition. The nnnwer Is thnt two - thirds of it quorum van rntlOj- if a quorum in pren i rut, in o|hrr words, n Ino-lhiriln vote in two-thirds of tlione prevent nnd voting'. ??The Democrat n simply by refon IliK to >ote would mnke it ponallile for a majority of the whole Semite to f?Ht tbe t wo-1 li I rd.i vote necen nury to ratification. "If nny imp think* till* plnn I linve outlined In a concennioii to the llc piililicnn pnrty lie Iiun not thoiiKht the nintter throuKli. Yielding to ihp ! majority in thin country doen not mean either nil npprovnl of whnt the majority diie? or the endintc of tin* , content. It in ??Imply the ncqiilen eenee in tlie will of the majority, I wliieli .leflernnn nnyn In the llrM mie of the repuhiic, from which there in no appeal except to force." BUNKING POWER SCATTERED NEW YORK LOSES MONOPOLY ON FINANCES OF COUNTRY Richmond linn Five of 1'JO National Hanks \Mih Henoureen Above Szn.tioo.noo. I fly Associated I'r^ss.) \\ ASHINGTON, .Ian. 15. ? Decentrali zation of the country's banking power , is indicated in an analysis of the na j tIon's banking resourcon issued to night by John Skelton Williams, Comp >t roller of the Currency. ijf {h<> P!0 i national banks with resources above | $-...000,000 each, twenty-two arc in [.New York, wltlle, twenty year? ago. the i statistics show, fourteen of the nlnc ! banks in tills class were located I in that city. The 120 banks covered i in the analysis are scattered in tiilrty j tune cities as compared with the cen tralization, of the nineteen large banks I in live cities in 1 i Twenty-three banks having rosourcs i above J2fi.00u.o00 each are in Maryland, | the District of Columbia and the South-' I e|7> States divided among the various i cities as follows: Baltimore two, Wash ington on.!. Richmond live .Norfolk one. [Atlanta two, Nashville one, Douisvlile i one. Birmingham one. New Orleans one ; pa lias tli rjye. llouston two. Fort Worth' , two a^id Tulsa one. | CLEMENCEAUMClDES < TO MAKE RUN FOR THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY Premier Permits Friends to \ Place His iYamc Before To days Plenary Caucus. I By Associated Press.] PARIS. Jan. 15.?Premier Clemen - I ocau has accepted nomination for the | | presidency of the republic, it was an- i j r.ounced tonight. M. Clemenccau formally authorized ] his supporters to place his name be-' fore the plenary caucus of the Con - 1 press of Versailles tomorrow, and < promised that, if clected. lie would ac- j i ept the mandate entrusted to him j Supporters of the Premier immedi ately decided to order ballots printed ] hearing M. t'lemenceau's name. These i will ^be distributed among the voters < i at Versailles on Saturday, when the , \ssembly convenes. i Tonight's announcement was the '"irst definite Information that Premier Clemenccau would stand as a candi date. although it had been assumed generally that he would run for the office or at least would not refuse to serve if clected. HOUSE HOPES TO ADJOURN JUNE 5 BY SPEEDING UP Regular Appropriations Hills May Taaa llefore April 1, .Mondell A ntiounccH. . ..... IBy Universal Service. 1 WA&HIMJTON, Jan. 15.?leaders in Congress are planning a final adjourn ment of the present session by Satur day. Juno 5, it was announced in the! House lodiLy thy Republican Deador | Mon-lell. "W? ought to be able to pass the ; last ot the regular appropriation bills! through the iHouse not (liter than I April 1 and earlier, if possible." said* Mondell, "and I am very much in hope i that we may be able to dispose of the I business betore Congress and secure a final adjournment by Saturday, June 5. i "Just now the duty devolves upon us ? to bend every effort and exert every! energy in the direction of economy in expenditure." BUF0RD NEARS DESTINATION Soviet Ark Will Itench llnltic I'orl To day, Official** nt Washing ton Announce. [ Uy Associated Press.] WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.?The "Soviet ark" Buford, carrying undesirable alien deported from the Pnited States, will rearh her European destination tomor row, olliclals here said tonight. Thev would not reveal the port to which tiie ship is hound. HARRY S. NEW IS GUILTY Jnry Jlrinun In Verdict of Mnrder in I Second Dcbtcc nt I<o? A nudes. [By Associated Press.] , DOS ANGEDKS. Jan. 15.?The jury returned a verdict of murder in the second degree in the case of Hurry s. New here today. New was charged with the murder of Miss Freda Desser in July. GREAT POSTAL BILL PASSES I^nrgr-nt Pont-Office Appropriation ?Mennnrc on Record t'nrrlcs JM?0,077.SnS for 1021. [My Associated Press ] WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.?The largest post-oillce appropriation bill ever pre sented, carrying $tC0.077.SCS for main tenance of the department dnring 1021, was passed today by the House. Will Tilt Lid Slightly. >,SllJCAri0' ?Tan* 15*?Tho lid will bo tilted only 'sllnrhtly at John Uarley ^rH-A?r ? ,n Chicago tomorrow night according; \t o dry enforcement olllcerH. .. a"lves. bringing with It constitutional prohibition. It will find few porsons in the cafes and sa loona of the city, it was predicted. TO Visit of Commoner to Cnpitol Open Declaration of Wnr on President. URGES TREATY RATIFICATION Advises Democratic Senators Either to Accept Rest Compromise Pos sible or Dodge Vote and Let Re publicans Win Out. HV .IAMBS It. XOIHSE. "WASHINGTON. .Ian. 10.?A visit to j the Capitol by William Jennings Bryan to urge Democratic Senators to agree , with the Republicans on compromise | reservations to the pcace treaty, and ? a bipartisan conference called by Sen ; ator Dodge to discuss the vital points | in the Dodge reservations, were today's i developments in the treaty situation in i the Senate. Mr. Bryan's appearance at the Capl . tol was notice to the country that : the fight between him ami the Presl i dent for control of the party's policies ' Is on. At the clo?e of the conference, Sen ator Lodge said that although no real progress toward an agreement had been made, the outlook wag "consta ; crably improved." Mr. Bryan also said the situation ap . pcared to be "hopeful." Ilrvott Acnlntt Witnon (iront. j In .Mr. Bryan's talks with D?-n>o ? cratie Senators and in the meeting of . Senator Hitchcock and others with the Kep-iblican ifadera, there was one point of unanimity which is regarded as highly significant. -Mr. Bryan cur ? riod to the Capitol his disagreement : with President Wilson <">n the question of ratification and the Democratic Sen ators who mft with Senator Dodge also manifested a disposition to act in dependently of the President In agree ing to take the I.#odge reservations as i the basis of compromise. j Jn view o( the announced purpose of the Republican majority to yield on ! none of the essential principles in i volved in tlie Dodge reservations, it > is apparent that if the Democrats i agree to a modification of those reser vations they will be agreeing to some thing which the President will not ac cept. By the same token, if the Demo crats yield to Mr. Bryan's urging* for compromise reservations, it. is likewise apparent that they wiU.be "acting con trary to the President's wishes. ? _ ' llrfin SoRK^nt.H U'ni Oilt. If by cither process ratification j should be accomplished, the President ; might refuse to submit the treaty to ! the other nations, i Mr. Bryan In his talks with the Dcm i ocrats submitted for their approval two suggestions as to how they should ! act on the treaty. He advised that i they either agr^e with the Republi i cans on the best form of compromise i obtainable and aUow the treaty to be ratified, or absent^xhemsel ves when the vote on ratification is taken, so that the Republicans themselves might cast I a two-thirds vote and ratify the treaty. The effect of this course, Mr. Bryan j pointed out. would be that the treaty would be out of the way, the campaign '? could be waged on other issues than the treatey alone and the Democrats would have a better position on the treaty issue than if they were obliged to make their campaign on the propo sition of ratifying the treaty in its I present form, as demanded by Presl I dent Wilson. j "These two reasons would help us at j home as well as abroad and ought to be sufficient to compel an agreement." said Bryan. "I feel sure that the ex pression from the public constantly growing in number and force will com pel an agreement among the eighty one Senators who voted for ratification in some form?at least, an agreement | among enough to furnish the necessary two-thirds majority." FIGG DECLARES PRICES FOR SUITS MUST SHRINK Kederal Attorney Aucrta Government Propone* to l.Nirn Came of Advance. [Hy Associated Press.] CHICAGO, Jan. 15.?Members of the National Association of Retail Cloth iers were told today by Howard Figg. special assistant to Attorney-General Palmer in lighting the high cost of liv ing. that prices would have to come down. The present level and any in crease could not be absorbed by the public, he said. "?While I am not predicting that clothing prices are going down within the next six months, I repeat that they should go down. There is something wrong somewhere, just where I cannot say. I will add this, that the govern ment is determined to find out just where the trouble is. "At the present rate of increase a suit of clothes will be out of reach of the average person. Prices today make it impossible for many to buy a suit. If prices don't go down the peo ple will be unable to purchase and in dustries will become idle." Notice was served on the clothiers hy Mr. Figg that profiteering must stop. Mr Figg predicted a decrease of 25 per cent in the cost of clothing if all business arencies from sheep and cotton raiser to retailer would co operate with the government. FLU STIRS CHICAGO UP I'onr I)enth sond .'IDO Ciuie* Alarm HehMli Authorities of ?Windy City. I By Associated Press.) CHICAGO. Jan. 16.?Chicago's in fluenza and pneumonia situation to da*- stirred the Health Department to increased activity. Four deaths from influenza and sixteen from pneumonia and 390 influenza and 115 pneumonia cases were reported during the day. Health Commissioner Robertson will divide 3.000 graduates of his nurse schools into squads, and will have nurses in every part of the city. As soon as an influenza case is reported the house wi'l l>o tagged. At the Great Dakes naval training | station 47.r? cases of Influenza were re- , ported today, but only one death has j occurred. RIOTING AT TOULON I.'prislngM Are ('mined try InnuITlelent llrcnd Supplier, Say* llertln llepo rt. [Hy Associated Press.] LONDON, .Ian. 15.?A wireless dis patch from Berlin aays that riots and mutinies have broke out among tho h'rench naval tforces and troops at. | Toulon, the military and naval port of France on the Mediterranean. The uprisings were caused by Insufficient bread supplies, tho message asserts EUROPE FACES NEW ?, RESULT Of SOVIET OBI j Allies Call Hurried Consultation at'? Paris to Consider New Menace to Nations. POLAND MAY SOON FACE CHISIS Bolshevist Armies, in Control of ; European Russia, Evpected Soon to Jjauneli Campaign Westward to Recover Baltic Provinces. (I5y Arsoclated Pres.*. J LONDON. Jan. 15.?Before peace w'.th | Germany is a week old the British public has been 'brought up sharply j against, the possibility of another ' war. j Winston Spencer Churchill, Seere- ? tary for War; Walter Hume Bong. { First Bord o[ the Admiralty; Baron Beatty, commadntr of the Grand Fleet, and Field Marshal Sir Henry H. Wil- i son, chief of tile imperial staff, left London tonight, having been hurriedly summoned to Paris for a consultation witii Premier Bloyd George and other British oitie.als there on important j mi.itary and naval matters. ltoishrvi.il Situation Menacing. This summons is Inevitably con nected in the public m.nd with the semiofficial statement published today . railing the attention to the threaten ing situation in the Middle Bast as a result oi Bolshevist military successes, which have, given the Soviets virtual mastery of the. whole of Buropean Russia, for, although it is not yet eon lirined that they have entered Odessa, it is believed it cannot bo long -before they are in full possession of the coast regions in that vicinity. By their victories the Bolshevist*? ha.ve obtained command of enormous supplies of food, raw materials, coal i and rolling stock and other means of 1 transport of which they formerly were in need. .Mny Tnrn to Attack Poland, j Speculation is active in the Bu I ropcan capitals as to what will be | the next move of the Bolshevists. It I is regarded as certain that, tlushed i with success, they will not be content I with their present conquests, but will ! seek to extend Bolshevism either east j ward or westward. Bxpert military ! opinion inclines to the belief that their next move wilt be an attack on ; Poland and the Baltic states, and War I saw dispatches to the I.ondon papers ! already Indicate that tlje Poles are ! fully anticipating such a move. . .. | . The aov'fe'ti now .undoubtedly coin > mand formidable forces, but not'.suf | Hcient to warrant an attempt to ad i vance both east and west. Against I the likelihood of an attack on Poland, j which, it is said, would be popular i with the Red generals. Is the fact i that the Bolshevist flanks would bo | exposed on the north to an attack by i the Betta and- mi the south to an at tack by the Roumanians. The semiofficial statement issued at 1 I/ondon today seems to indicate that I the British government is more ap i prehensive of a. move eastward, throat I ening India. ; Within the next three months, says a long semiofficial statement dealing i i with Near Kasterrn affairs. Great , Britain may be faced with a serious ! Bolshevist situation in the Near K.'nt.! which would mean military commit-! j mrnis. according to expert opinion j ; based on official advices from the thea [ ters of war. The Bolshevist occupation of Trans-! j Caspia may be regarded ;is virtually i j complete. I JUBILEE CONVENTIONS TO WATCH BIRTH OF NATIONAL DRY ERA j Reform Associations to Cele brate Advent of Constitu tional Prohibition. , flty Aasoclatod Prcsi] j WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.?Inauguru i tion of the nation's first saloonless year 1 will be celebrated widely tomorrow night in Washington. . National reform associations, holding ! jubilee conventions here, will hold i numerous meetings throughout the day and will watch the advent of consti ; tutional prohibition at 12:01 A. M., Saturday, with a dinner, at which At torney-General Palmer will he another! speaker. ! A lighter side, to The watch-night celebrations will be portrayed at the National Press Club, with the chief ?feature of the evening a skit, written and produced by Washington eorres- j pondents. entitled. "Water, Water j Kvervw he-re." Prohibition Commissioner Kramer has virtually completed the organiza tion, scattered throughout every State, which will enforce constitutional pro hibition. He and Commissioner Roper, of the Internal Revenue Bureau, charged with carrying out the liw. have appealed to all law-abiding citi zens to support this change in the basic law of the nation, expressing confi dence that co-operation will be received from them and from State and muniei nal authorities. BLOOO TRANSFUSION STRIKE QUICKLY ENDS IN NEW YORK niood Fiirnlahrr* lleinnnd Increase of $:m n l'lnt for Mfc-tJlvtng Fluid. [My Associated Press.) N15W YORK. Jan. 15.?Men who se.n their blood for transfusion operations) struck for more, money today at the: Flower Hospital. They demanded $55? a plnl for blood, $00 more than theyj received two weeks ago. since which ; time the price has increased to $40. i Student nurses responded as strike-j breakers. Ten minutes after the strike: started one nurse was on the operating; table as a surgeon performed u trans fusion. anil the hospital received a pint ? of blood free. Two hours later the nifse was attending n clinic. The strike was broken. Professional I blood donors were on the job today nt j the old wage. DELAYS BURNING IN EFFIGY | Illlnrloux IniPvlilwil ScIn lOxeel.ilor on i Vlre Intended for the Tem perniipp Celebrn I Ion. flty Associated l'r<!ss. J ATLANTA, Jan 15.?Burning of John ' Bnrleycorn in effigy, planned by torn- I peranee societies at a downtown cor ner here tonight, was somewhat de layed because o hilarious Individual; prematurely made a bonflro of a pjle of dry excelsior that was to have oeen John "R.'s pyre. police took a spectator to the sta tion house accused of the burning, and lodged against him a chargc of "drunk and disorderly conduct." I Authorizes Cities to Tax Abutting Property Owners for Improvements. OTHER PERMITS BOND ISSUES Second Amendment Permits State to Create Debt to Finance Road Building. To f>ermit citios and towns to levy special assessments on abutting lan?l owners for :!treet or other public local improvements, .Senator J. T. Deal, of .\orfolk city, introduced in the Senate yesterday a Joint resolution calling for the amendment of tiie State Constitu tion to permit ?>f these special levies. In the House of Delegatus, a resolu tion wan ottered to amend the Consti tution to make it possible for the estate to issue bonds for road building. Presentation of these Joint resolu tions featured the second day's session' of the General Assembly. In both branches of the legislature, organiza tion is being-perfected. The steering committee of seven in the Senate an nounced tiie standing committees yes let day. Speaker Richard L. Brewer, Jr.. will make known the standing com mittees of the llouac shortly after it convenes this morning at 10 o'clock. Marl Prohibition llrjinrtmcnt Flw;hl. It was learned last night that tho 1)111 providing for the abolition of tho State Prohibition Department would! probably be introduced today in the ] House and similar action may follow j sn the Senate. The tight over the dis- j continuance of the Prohibition Dopart- ( ment and the amendment of the Con- 1 stitution to permit of the levying of j special assessments are expected to be j close and bitter. Resolutions were passed in both tho Senate and the House yesterday call ing for the convening of the bodies at 10 o'clock today instead of at noon, as on the first two days. It was also derided by both the lower and upper house to adjourn after the session to day until Tuesday, as Monday Is Uie anniversary of Dee's birthday, and a holiday. Kllmlnatc Important Kentnre. According to the resolution Intro duced by Senator Deal, section 170 of the Constitution will bo ao amended as to leave out the seixtcnoe which reads; j. "No*. city T)r'\o*vn'sbail - Impose'-"any tax or assessment upon abutting fand owners -for street or other local public I improvements, except for making and improving the walkways upon then ! existing streets, and improving and paving then-existing alleys, and for either the construction or for the use of sewers, and the same, when Im posed, shall not be in excess of the peculiar benetits resulting therefrom to suuh abutting land owners." Senator Jullnn Gunn Introduced in i the Senate a bill providing that the i Prison Association of Virginia convey j to the State for control, operation and i management the Daurel Industrial Scliooi for Boys. Senator Garrett offered bills for the conveyance to the State of the Indus trial Homo School for Wayward Col-' or. d Girls, at Peake, Hanover County, and the Virginia Manual l?abor School for Colored Boys, at Hanover. All three of the bills were referred to the Fi nance Committee. To Correct Krror* In Printing. Delegate Stephenson, of Bath Coun ty. submitted twenty-live bills in the | lloutso from the Code Revision Com- j mittee to correct typographical errors j in the document. Senator Deedy of fered four bills for amendment and ] re-enactment of sections of the Code. I Resolutions were adopted In both I houses providing that members of the Assembly be furnished with copies of . the Code and that two be furnished j to the Attorney-General. Delegate J. Dindsay Gordon. of Liouisa. offered a joint resolution urg ing members of the Senate and the House not to Introduce identical billd in both branches at the same, time be cause this procedure would encumber the records and congest the calendars. Tho Senate concurred in thl3 resolu tion. It was set forth in the resolu tion that similar bills often cross each other in going from one house to the other and the Governor often has to veto one of them to prevent the Acts ot' Assembly from containing dupli cate lepislatlon. Former Speaker (Jrwtii Ilody, During the day's session In the House. Speaker Brewer presented Har ry R. Houston. Speaker for the last two sessions. Mr. Houston congratu lated old and new members on the personnel of the body. Half salaries for teachers In the public schools during the summer va- j cation will be paid if a bill Introduced t yesterday by Delegate Samuel D. Uok- j ers is passed. Park P. Deans, of l?ie of Wight, offered a bill requiring the inspection of gasoline, benzine and naptha under tiie supervision of the Commissioner of Agriculture and ini- ! posing a tax' of one-fourth of 1 per | cent on all gasoline inspected. Would CliniiK'* County'* Name. A bill sponsored by Delegate K. T. Bondurant. would make all constables, sheriffs and chiefs of police in cities and towns special prohibition officers. Delegate Jesse offered a bill which would change the name of Alexandria County to Arlington County, because Arlington Cemetery, where General Robert K. l.ec i? buried, is located | there. .Members of both the House and the Senate gathered on the south portico of the r'apitol after adjournment yes terday and were photographed in sepa- j rate group?. I LEAVES PORT OF FHJME UNDER CONTROL OF LEAGUE i Premier Mttl Dcclnre* Solntlou of | Problem I* \ow I p to Jugo-SIn vn, (Ity Associated Press.] v; PARIS, Jan. lf>.?The settlement of" the Adriatic question now lies exclu sively with the Jugo-Slavs, Premier Nitti of Italy, siid this evening, as the agreement# which was sent to Bel grade for approval yesterday, shows that France, Great Britain and Italy are i In complete accord, it has been com municated to Washington, where it is hoped it will receive favorable In dorsement. Referring to the text of the com promise. Premier Nitti said that Italy offered to leave the port of Flume and i the railways at Sussak under control of the league of nations. To Kitrnd Mall Mnfu. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.?lOxtenslon to all mail llni?s of tho space basis system In paying tho railroads foi transporting the mails was proscribed In new regulations issued by the In terstate Commerce Commission today In deciding complaints of the railroad.t for changed methods of compensation. Prince S.lh Eggs to B.ing Down Prices ?_ i I AII IS, Jnn. |.i.?Tltp l<'rrncli fnp miirkct rcrrlvril n scniu t iorui I jolt (null) . \\ lion -I.U royal I?IkIii,c.sn." I rlnoc I.<mis <|i- lloiirboii. dircct lirlr , r'?' King*. entered the lien-fruit Holt!, Iloodlllfc Ilir mnrkcl ullli froxli <K^?i rc,'"r''*l'ri,nk i ntr |niv price*. "Micro In too profiteering In cr?? tlicjto ?ln j n," the prince ?in ln?i'.r . ;I,V '?<el ligen t poultry i! f ? *, a^r ""wrdrd In miiln '??? 1l.,rn." ?< <l'o <?<>?( of | oent uallj. Knoli lion Klvoa mo a mini mum of l.ili rse* :tiinunII)*. Tliere "ill make wood profit* at Mliirlidy ,n,'r - cent* II|iloco. "Owing lo I lip oxcollcncc of the result* I ii,,vo achieved no fnr, I nrmVl, ,,rv",r n,J""-lf ??? Poultry In ruling on n Inru'O nciile. I ?hnll "apply not only Krnnre, |(lit enter tlie ox port field." MRS. MILLHISER INCREASES GIFT TO RICHMOND COLLEGE Mrmurinl to Son \VI,? |?ipd jn Service an?l <?irl*' Dormitory fo ilr Hull! nt (Mkt, \<mZ the :rairuetlon ?r thc n?=cr Mlllhl.scr Memorial Gymnasium at Kichmond College, the sum of ?100.000 ?s now available. This total was reaeHed yesterday who. Mrs. Clarence .dlllhtser supplemented the $00,000 "ift tin Jnn ,husbnnd wlth --v donation of U0.000 for the erection of a modern college gymnasium in memory of. thoir son, itoger, a former student of Rich mond College, who died while in ser vice. Announcement of the gift by Mrs. .VHlhisor win made last night by Or leeo nnH?<a.tV"ris,htMM0t "Ichmomi Col !? ^"i J-oIonel I homa.s l>. McAdum** i"u iS"!:irjjfe -v..rrk ssiij'sKr,"';; -He co.icgo Sffwlon next September or ????? lo acl'??>'?odate numbers ki.?oa'i' t? feKiSlti?'a" teg: ww?if WinV^th. nioh,t'',r,a c'?i: ^^'" "oryy'in C win us llio lookers will br 'a thJ?e. PurPoae. :K?srt#p? Millhisir. li.Tt win r??V to U"Z?r icge teams uili bo preservbd!0" C?'" DEMOCRA TIC CA UCUS FOR SENATE LEADER ENDS IN TIE VOTE Senator Smith Refrains From Voting ami Carter Class May Break Deadlock. nT ?<s,TTv.^M,?*??ciHt?d I'rcas.J ?Senators l'? cauius "Vi'dayw?7e 'i &??? Z?|k\ .?nd l or ?;? i.?Ti;ebrv.fi!;? ?l'h0s?Al,?,rook,n,l,l.i woi,ij SnU* ass, of South'" Dakota'.arslnatnoVs0rnJi?ohn?OIi' Q.I refri.h.eiP f^onV vnt tni? ??t?s say coal miners will not KEEP CONTRACTS! I rcNldcnt'M ComiiilNsslon nnd* Format i enringN iinil AilJtiiiraM to Study l'nken. | \\r teiftJ.'K^"^clalet! I'rcsia.] ZuTJZV, ?Wl,"?,d,"y- "fkl""'">"'?r: oSk'.oVV o;?> i n".kw y^SUSTri^^SS- ,tsi I the mine workers are irre?*non>iiM? ? hi. association, and will no k' ' ' .^ ' wage oontraets which they Lt, i n? boha fronf;Vhiy "Kk,*,11 ,h0 c?mml?j|on' methods^0/ nnking01!^0^^ enforceable, ovon to the extent VrVdti am mending legislation to Con"rM3. INDICT BRTdeToR MURDER Tame, f m>oII n^d~\V|fe llold tor , Slaying of Ktfward J. Knelp I in Itochcslrr, ROCH RST^kViI'^n'8 Y^tla n *" 15 r ! r. OTell and his eiihtoo^^nr^K. 1 bride were indiotori by th?> icrand Jury today for the murder of Br! ward 1 Krielp, whose killing thev have con 7lJh,,y w?l' be arraigned In a . It Is assumed thev will nroh* "i?.1 ?"??ty and that an attorney, probahly Klmer Shaffer, will oc as signed to defend thorn. \ i Friends of Judge Southall An nounce His Withdrawal Be fore Caucus Meets. FIGHT ON PETERS POSTPONED ? Choice of Prohibition Commis ! sioner Passed By?Other State Officers Renominated. j j Congressman E. W. Saunders, of the I Fifth District, was last night nomin { ateel by tin: joint Democratic caucus to i succeed Judge Stafford G. Whittle, of I Ilcnry County, as judge of the Supret.vj I Court of Appeals of Virginia. Nomination of a Commissioner of I Prohibition was passed by. These were the outstanding features of the caucus, which was called for tho purposo of nominating a successor to Judge Whittle and other Circuit i Court judges and four State ofllcers. Mnny Visitor* In (iallcrln, , That the matter of nominating a ? Commissioner of Prohibition would ? come before tho caucus became known | during the late afternoon, and tho suats reserved for visitors in tho gal 1 lerv ot' tne hall of tho House of Dele gates were filled some little tlmo be , ii)i i* the hour scheduled for the delib erations to beg.n, in anticipation of a i possible contest between the "dry" and ? "wot" forces. j Nomination of Judges and other State i officers out of the way. James H. Pr.ec, j member of tho House from the city of lUchmond, and chairman of the caucus, asked for nominations for tho , office of Prohibition Commissioner. I Parka Deans, delegate from Isle of ' Wight, was on his feet before the last 1 words had d.ed on the Hps of the ohair ' man. He moved that the matter be i ..iissed uv. An "aye" and "no" vote ,vas taken, and the resolution was car ried. Speculation In IlJfe. Delegate Deans Is a supportor of Prohibition Commit1 er J. Sidney 1 P.ters, and epecula. instantly was rife as to -wh t- prompted the "dry forccs in desiring the matter Ao go over .iintrad of being determined last night. Tho argument ? advanced that, on account of tho uncertainty whifcli pervades the atmosphore with respect to retention or abolition of the De partment of Prohibition, the House la not ready to name a commissioner for an olllee that, if tho recommendation of Governor Davis is heeded, will bo abolished. Commissioner Peters' term of office expires September 1, 1920. The Com missioner of Prohibition is elected by the General Assembly for a period of two years. ... . . Tho matter of nominating a judgo of the Second Judicial Circutl and tho Corporation Court of Buena V.sla also went over. The last namod court will become a Circuit Court, and Judgo ; James I>. Skl.emorc. of the second ! circuit, the incumbent, has announced determination not to offer for re election. Tho matter of selecting hid successor will wait for a time. No Fight on State Officer*. Stato officers were renominated to succeed themselves, as follows: Auditor of Public Accounts?Charles Lice Moore, of the city of Alexandria. Second AuUitor?Koseweil Pago. ot Hanover County. , . ' ... Kegiater of the Dand Ollice?John \\ . Superintendent of Public Printing Davis Bottom. . Corporation Court of the. City of llristol?Judge Floyd H. Koborts, to succeed himself. . Corporation Court of the City o. Kadford?Judge Robert L. Gardner, to succeed himself. Sixth Judicial Circuit?Judge \\ ;l liaru It. Darksdalc, to succeed him self ?tenth Judicial Circuit?Judge R. Carter Scott, to succeed himself. Fourteenth Judicial Circuit?Judge ID. Gardiner Tyler, to succeed himself. I eighteenth Judicial Circuit?Judge | Henry W. Holt, to succeed himself. Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit juuge Fulton Kegley, to succeed him self. Judge Southall Q.ults Itnce. Friends of Judge Robert G. Southall. of Amelia County, the only other con testant in the race for the seat va cated by tho resignation of Judge Whittle, announced last night before i he caucus that Judge Southall had withdrawn from tho contest, declaring iihat he would not enter the caucus i with only thirty-?tx votes pledged to I him. , .... | Tho terms of judges nominated last I night begin February 1. It was stated I thai tho formality of election probably j will take place not later than next ; Friday. . . Nominations lor judges of the fol ! lowing courts, whose terms will not begin until next year, were not made 1 .asi night, .ilthough it was expected I hey would be: Corporation Court of the city oi Alexandria. Incumbent, Judgo Louis C. Bailey. , t . I Corporation Court of tho city of (Charlottesville. Incumbent, Judge A. D. Dabney. I Corporation Court of the clty^ Oi Danville. Incumbent, Judge K. Hal ion Brown. . , ! Corporation Court, Part I , of the city of Richmond. Incumbent. Judgo David C. Richardson. Ilnmley (lulls Klglit. ! Sam Burnley, who had announced | himself In opposition to John W. Rich ardson, as Register of the I>and Officc, I withdrew from tho contest prior to tho caucus laet nignt. Senator George T. Bison, of Plttsj. - I van la County, presided and rapped the caucus to order. John W. \\ llllain?. ?lt.rk of the House, called the roll. Ab sentees numbered Ave. James Price was elected chairman and J. Sinclair Brown. Delegate from Roanoke County, , was made secretary of the caucus. After a session of exactly thlrty-tlv? minutes. Senator Walter TansU Oliver, of Fairfax County, moved that the caucus adjourn. The deliberations wore materially expedited by adoption of a resolution offered by Floor In%ador Willis, o. Uoanoke City, who moved that nom inating speeches he limited In length. This had the effect of cutting oft a Hood of oratory. Mr. Willis made r.Js motion because many of the members desired to catch trains ^for their homes last night. Career of New Supreme Court JoJue. Kdward Watts Saunders, who wa-j elected to tho Supremo Court bench, Js a Democrat of Rocky Mount. Va Ho was born In Franklin County, Octob. r 25. 1*60. and has always resided in that county. lie was oducated At bom* At