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***** the BeMcvuu High School of Bedford County, and at the University of Vlr " Viola, where ho graduated in a num bor of academic schools, and later wras , > *8fiocIated with Professor F. P. Brent. 5n the conduct of a high school at Onaticock. Accomac County, Va. . Returning to the university, he bc (Tin his professional studios in the fall of 18SJ. and received tho degree of _?tv bachelor of law In Juno. 1S82. In the sumnrer of that year ho opened a law office In Rocky Mount. Franklin County, and continuously practiced his profession at that point until he was elected judge of the Fourth Virginia e? Circuit. Ownrs to Hons? of Delegate*. ( in 1SS7 he was elected to the House J- of Delegates. and re-elected t-ucces i.. Bfvely for seven terms. He served as {*'1 chairman of the Committee on Prlvi '- leges and Elections and Courts of Jus 1 tlce in that body. !n JS9D he was y elected Speaker of the House. ?nd re tained that position until elected judge Fourth circuit c^urt in 1?0!. i Under the operationl of tho new Con-' v stitution of Virginia he became judge j t* of the Seventh circuit, and while serv- i ; tag in that position was elected to I l:j til I the vacancy in the Fifty-ninth Con- ; . ;?r*ss caused by the resignation of | ? Senator Claude A. Swanson. He was elected to the Sixtieth, Sixty- ; [' tlr^u Sixty-second. Sixty-third. Sixty-j fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses, and ; j ; re-elected to the Sixty-sixth Congress. ; I anders6n~points~ OUT STATE'S NEEDS (Continued Frorn First Pago.) ing to do both at the same time might ; , make confusion in the minds of the M people, and the work of the associa- I [? ? tion would come to naught, f.; George. A. Richer, former lirft I t deputy of New Vork State highway ??' department, spoke on "Road Building: ; un Engineer's Function." He dec.ared j that between tho State Highway Com- i ? ^ mission and the county supervisor j ^ there should ?bo tho closest, most ; : sympathetic ro-operation. County highway officials should bo. in a largo j measure responsible to tho State High ; way Commission and should welcome aid from them. Care of the improved roads by th<* county Is unsatisfactory, he said. In ' I; XewPTork State the^raveler at one time i knew when he went from one county [ into atiothrr by the difference in the r' surface of the road, but since the.State ha6 taken over the supervision of the maintenance of roads, that condition i has been eliminated. Such a condition I', will eventually confront Virginia, is *? his opinion, and the method used in ' j Xffw York will be the most suiisfac lory solution. Work of Morning Session, j*: .. At the morning session V. M. Pierce, of the United State Office of Public Uoads. expressed his opinion that the concrete road, when properly con ? structed. is far euperJor to the maoi ' ' u-tlam or any other surface, and advo cated that the permanent system which ??. is to be built In Virginia should be I of this material. a - A resolution was offered by Henry i 3K Roberts, of the Bristol Chamber of j Commerce, urging that the tax on au- 1 r*-vtomobiles be raised to ?1.00 per horse Si >iower. The income from Mils source S<1 the one mil! tax on property tf . juld he used to maintain the hijrh >'? way commission and construct roads. tj He estimates that ?5,000,000 will be raised annually from these sources, which, with the Federal appropriations , r of >2.000.000, will give the State J9-.- J ?jOO.OOO in the six years after January i *. 1021, for the building of permanent roads. He favors a bond icsuo, not more ; than $60.000,000 to be outstanding at any one time. The plan suggested will i be continuous until the present State ( highways and nuch of the principal highways of the State as the General | Assembly may deem proper, arc in- . eluded in and constructed as a part of ! the State, highway system. j DANIELS FLA YSHYPH EN AT ES ! Naval Secretary Declares lln-American fnfloenc^n Doiulnatr Srna(f's I Treaty Stand. [Hi A?s:>?ciutcd PreMii.) NEW YORK. Jan. 15.?Charging that j "hyphenated and un-Amcriean influ ences" have dominated the Senate in its consideration of the peace, treaty 1 and the league of nations covenant, Secretary Daniels, in an address to- i night at the Holland Socicty dinner ( here, declared the nation face3 the danger of having the fate of the cove- , nant decided, not upon considerations | of merit;, but through "fear of a tor- t oign-cOntrolled vote." | Voicing a p.ea for an expression of , solid, independent Americanism in the determination of all political issues, Mr. Daniels asserted that reappeurat.-e of "hyphenated politics" when t:. league covenant was laid before t Senate was the first time "this snake has crawled out of its hole since tho armistice was signed." SAYS STRIKE 'bETTEFTPLAN Xltg Helen Taft Says Professors Mtonld j WalUont Together Itathrr Than Quit Individually. [I5y Associated Pre-oS.) | NEW YORK. Jan. 15.?It would be I better for college professors to strike i in a body for higher pay man to strike I individually4* ny jnaving their prof<?s- j sion, doclaro<J Miss. Helen Taft, acting | president of Hryn Mawr College, in an > address here tonight at a meeting held j at the Bryn Mawr Club in behalf of j the college's endowment fund cam- ? palgn. "The discrimination against tho teacher in contrast with those who will I follow other professions has been marked." she continued. "The public | will pay Babe Iluth $20,000 for half a 7'ear, and Jack Dempsey $100,000 or S300.000 for a single fight, but they will not pay their collegc professors enough I 10 live on." enjoTn federal reserve ! t?eorg1a Jitatr Hankers Win First Point far Clenr au?o, I My Assoclht.'ii I'rpKa.J ATLANTA. Jan. 15.?An injunction | redlraining the Federal Best rv.. P.unk " uf Atlanta from putting jiiio ofl'eot * the par clearance order us applied to i (banks not members of th?> Federal j Vreserve system in Georgia was granted today by Judge W. D. Ellis in the ? .Vulton County Superior Court to the ; -Oeorgia Country Rankers' Association. iJ ^Arguments will be heard January 24. , j " The order against which the coun- . t.ry bankers complained requires that no exchange <* checks which hank handles. WIULREPATRIATE SLAVS \ War Department \s?lgns '?lilps <? Carry C/.eelu?-sio* ak? I'rurn Mberla to lluinri, a IF>y Awaot'iatrd Pr'v .v | J . WASHINGTON, Jan. II?The ship Kdellyn, which 1er* New \ ork I yesterday for Vladivostok, and which 4 ?Will be joined shortly hy the Aim-.r- ' ? icAn and the President Grant, will J be used only for the repatriation of > Creeho-Hlovak troops from Vladivostok ( to Trieste, the War Department an nounccJ tonight. United rta:? - Armv . * transports will assist in th* evalua tion of the American forces. :* .3 un * uerstood. 0RAFfs~NbtE TO HOLLAND ' Allies Demand for Jforrrnder of Knrmtr frerman Emperor Will tio For ward Saturday. Itiy Ar,i?oclat?<l J'rers J 'J: PABIS, Jan. 15.?The supreme coun 011 has drafted a note to the Dutch ^ government asking for the extradition of the former German Emperor. It will prCbably be sent Saturday. The note refers to artichs 227 n? the - "treaty of Versailles and invlter. Holland to Join the allied powcre In the ac complishment of this act. Reservists to Train. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.--No increase in the personnel nf the navy over that authorised for the present fiscal year will be asked by the Navy Department ' for 1921. Rear-Admlral Koonti. chief of naval operations, today told the Honee Naval Affairs Commtttee. The department, however, will ask author ity to order 27,000 naval reservist# to active duty .for training during tho coming fiscal year. The authorized " Vtrangth for 10S0 was 143,000, including apprentices. }{ ?o exchange charges' collected or i checks which the Federal YeVcrve i ORGIES ATTEND WAKE ' OF JOHN BARLEYCORN i Manhattan Begins 48-Hour Celebration of Demise of ! King Booze?Hysteria and Recklessness Characterize Conduct of Crowds?Sleep Off Final Spree Sunday. BY AKU STI.V LAltUV. XKW YORK. Jan. 15.?At midnight tonight John Barleycorn, reeling up and down Proxil vay, 'hiccoughed to the vv!iol?? world that the news regarding his death tonight had been again pre maturely announced and greatly ex aggerated. When all the lights in one famous Broadway liostetry hud been extin guished save the tall tapers ilaring at the head anil foot of a silver-mounted casket reposing on a dais in the center of the huge ballroom: when every head of his devotees was bnved in solemn meditation upon the demise of tho merry old gentleman ho sat up sudden ly in his coffin and shrieked a peal of wild laughter. There was hysteria, recklessness, In finity e.'en and fear?yes, fear?in that echoing outburst of merriment. Tho puffy face of the "dead man" was pale as the cerements that swathed him; his hand trembted as he seized a t'agon renr his bier and drained it at a gulp, but his eyes were twin caverns of flam ing defiance. Then he bounced out of his casket, flung the black velvet nail swaggeringly about his fat old shoulders and staggered out of the room, his I bloated body shaking with his screams i of crazy lauKhter. The iiKhts went up; the orchestra began jazzing Chopin's "Funeral March." and the seared New Yorkers, pale t<"uomselves, despite tho evening of vinous revelry, forced a laugh and [ drank apain ? drank to tomorrow ;*nitrlit and the second night of King I Barleycorn's wake and funeral?drank .deeply, for-nil New York knows that i at 12:01 A. M., January 17, 1020, the j lving will bo dead, the prohibit ion i.-'tic | heir to all his realm and little I eighteenth aniendmont will be born. | And so it came to pass that all Man | hattan, yea, even llarlom and the | Bronx, realizing that King Booze was. indeed, about to die, began its wake and-funerai celobration tonight, with the intention of continuing it tomorrow night, hangover or no hanger, and those worshipers of the ruddy soul of the grape who have private collars in ?tend to carry on the festivities far into Saturday ntyrht. Cynical, case-hardened New York?alt-hough a case of anything save 2.7-j cannol he had under $200 ? announces it "can sleep it all olT on 8unUa>\ " SUMMON FIFTY WITNESSES n:\rtl.Ttls m lie Hrsrd nt Trial of Five *ocInll.?it AisfitiMj. men. [ I!y Associated rresw. j NKW YORK. Jan. 15.?Subpoenas fo fifty witnesses who will be called at the triii! <>r' (he live suspended Social ist Assemblymen were brought to New York tonight by Attorney-General Charles D. Newton. The lifty are said to include a. number of well-known Socialists and radicals, some of whom were examined before the Busk Icgis lative committee. The subpoenas will be served tomorrow by a dozen agents from the Attorney-General's otlice. The committee of seventeen, which was appointed at a mass-meeting: of labor and social organisations here last Monday, to aid in the defense of the five Assemblymen, announced tonight that a State convention of labor, farm er and civic organizations would be called in Albany within a. few d.nvs to take action on the suspension of the Socialists. LATE NEWS BULLETINS MIAMI, FU\., Jan. 15.?'The United States training ship Sturgeon Bav. hard aground off Hlliott's Key. twelve miles south of Miami, with 2i>0 naval re cruits on board, is in little danger, ac cording to crews of wrecking vessels, which returned today. Several boats are standing by. MOBIL.IJ. AI. Jan. 15.?Three United States Shipping Hoard steamers being operated by the Munson Steam ship Bine were tied up today when fiftv longshoremen, tnembers c? the local union, refused to work until back pav. raid to amount to $20,000, is pa:J them. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.?Investiga tion by the Interstate Commerce Com mission of the railroad warehouse fa cilities at portjs on the Atlantic. Pa cific and Gulf Coasts to ascertain if they are ample te handle grain ship ments. would be ordered by a bill in troduced today by Representative An derson (Republican), of Minnesota. MIAMI, F"L?A., Jan. 15.?The Shipping Board steamer Quoque, which struck the reef at Carysfoot Bight Tuesday and ran hard aground, is rapidly breaking to pieces in a high sea. ac cording to word brought here late to day by Submarine Chaser 205. NEW YORK, Jan. 15.?"Be a good sport," was the advice given tonight to thirsty souls by William II. Ander son, superintendent of the Anti Saloon league. His advice was ad dressed to those who tomorrow at midnight will climb unwillingly aboard the national water wagon. He as sured them Uncle Sam will supply tho glue to hold them on. ^ BO.STON, Jan. 15.??Dr. Richard CocUburn MacBaurin, -who enjoyed an international reputation as a mathe matician, physicist, jurist and educa tor. an<. who had been president of the ?Massachusetts Institute of Technology ?inc.; 190S. died of pneumonia at his home here today. . rBAN TA. G.\? Jun. 15.?Young Chaney, c.f Baltimore, and J"ack Law .tr. of Omaha, fought ten rounds to a draw in their featherweight bout hero tonight, according to tho decision of the referee. COBUMBIA. s. c.. Jan. 15.?After a conference here today of officials of ? to American Cotton Association, it wa- announced that it had been de cider!_to attempt to obtain options on 300.too bales of low-grade cotton in ordfir to effect the sale of this class oi tne staple in foreign countries . JACKSON. MISS., Jan. 15.?The Mis sissippi legislature today passed a ??*' i.rifl**!*" c ' ,i,yt?rnors salary from 1-ith t i Important Icgis ntlor, Incjjded a bill passed by the lloj^amaking it a felony for any one au.lo?no??5!c in which the en*'Ine* been erased 'from the Jn'Nvr,?->"- ^an-?Sentence of death !rnP?pctl on enemies of the -v. usslan S?vefnment hereafter only when approved by the all-Russian t M t-^r. a.!;y corn")fshion. according to ?PI\'rn,c,Mi fi,?nul^h from Moscow today. Hte Bolshevist announcement asserts U'm i/ur? to of terrorism wi.l be made necessary only bv re newal of attempts on the part of the entente to hinder the workers and peas ants in establishing a system of Social ist economics. I'l.Bl.lx, Jan. 15.?A mob attacked motor irs in which James McMahon. yniler-secretary Tor Ireland, and ;i it I.van were riding on A bra Rend toJay r.t noon. The chauffeur of Sec re ary McMnhon's <-ar was sllRiitlv iajUitd In tho scuffle \|Ol:i:iS I'BAINS, X. .1. Jan IB l'r Brit ton l> l>vans, <51, noted" alien Jit and superintendent of the State hospital, died here U,sr night. Hi irstinionv was the basis for tho "bruin "" "xM.iV'o! V;,-rJ],'^n KuhjViM? .r^'v'u z'/ ?i to !>:0lr '"rtnvr homes most <? '!? < m desertjr-> from the Gcrmuii army during the war. Is notleeahl" r?i r ' if?wlng th< recent enaetn< of the amnesty law :ri Ge"man'- ' " .,ti:avkrhk nty. Mirn..0 .-..-ores or northern Michigan 'town* ki'.IC , lo,1av hy <h"- v.-or.st i'l v*r'? V Rlve>'' 'his section r. y,, Zero temperature and Im. pnseabb> snowdrifts have nut ,i num ber of communities in a serlour. nre. '??nV:TX\ to shortage of coal wood. V ? furmers l" hrln3 la Save? MaWarkand Saves Dad Money C&o&fr Malowfem both good notwred ,whenleftt Post ramties I VOTE TO REMOVE SCHOOL Tfnnc?stf Synod I'nvor* Tmnnffr of I nlvfrnlljr I'rom Clarknvfllr (o >loniphiN. [Ity Associated Press. 1 N" A Si IVI L*Li K. T10XN.. Jan. 15.?The Tennessee Synod, Southern" Presby terian Church, voted almost unani mously today to authorize the trustees of Southwestern Presbyterian Univer sity t o take sucih legal action as might j be. necessary to remove the university from ?'larksville to .Memphis, should the trustet-.s deem it advisable. A delegation from Olarksville ap peared before the. synod to urge tlioi retention of the institution in Clarks ville. SHOE MEN AID GOVERNMENT ! Anfmcintlon 'render* VUsilanee Commit-! tee to llelu Itun Ponii Profiteer* iu Kootwrur. BOSTON. Jan. lb.?A vigilance com-! mittee, national in scopc, to police the I retail shoe business as an aid to the! Department of Justice in running ?lo\vti profiteers, will Vie offered to the gov ernment by the National Shoe Retailers'! Association, it was decided today. The shoo men at tbe last, session of their annual convention, approved unanimously tho proposals of their res olutions cotnmittec that they show in this manner a "spirit of co-operation instead of fight," in the government's j efforts to reduce the cost of shoes and! other commodities. START NEW PASSENGER LINE! Sfrrlfp Will Br K>tnbli?hed netnees York nntl \\ ent Com?t of South America. fTSKOj.I pajr;no*sv jCiT 1 X'KW YOKK. Jan. 15.?Inauguration i of a fortnightly passenger servico of I American fitijr steamers between New I York and the west coast of South! America was announced here today by \Y. It. Grace & Co., to become effective this spring. The steamers Santa Tar**?a and Santa i KlixA, recently released from govern- j ment service, are being reconditioned to j join the steamers Santa Ana and Santa I Laisa, now malting: monthly trips. } To Cm ? Cold hi One Dfiy Take LAXATIVE BROMO QTTTVTNTS' ?"Tablets). It stops the Cough and I Headache and work.n off the Cold. R ' W. OROVE'S signature on each box. I 30c.?Adv. "Wonder ful!" You'll exclaim when you see Vie NEW EDISON in its new home. TheC. B.HaynesCo.Jnc. to and 21 W. Broad Street. 1 rnrta>, f^nmnantl New Victor Dance Records for January "I Minht Be Your 'Once-iti-a While," medley fox trot; (and) "ratchet," rox trot; both by _ Snitth'.i Orchestra; 8&c. ? a "Oht "What a Pal W*s Mary." |i medley wait7. (arid) "Nobody Knows." medley one-ate'p, both by Smith's Orchestra; 86c. "My llaby'a Arms," medley fox trot f&rid) "Ami He'd Say, Oo* I,a-La! Wee-Wee!" medley f)nt Hiep, both by IMetro (accordeon); fcS'\ \ urfttorlum, Jnnnary 'Jl. QAUiNCCnCI Sea In flcrr?Jii.no to WM. V. ThefiHleufiomam J The House That Made niehiaom) MnalcuL BUDAPEST SOCIETY WOMEN SEE WHOLESALE HANGINGS Aulomnbllm Killed With 1'nnhlonnhlc Ilcllett nnd Cluhmrii Cmnd m Mccne oC lied KJiccullonii. lily Universal Scrvlcc. 1 BUDAPEST. Jan. 15.?Society women, attired in evening dress and richly be Jcwclcd,- flocked to witness the execu tion of Communist* here, against which the supreme council h;ts pro tested. When it was decided to hang the lirst batch of condemned radicals, ppr tnlui were sent out by the authorities to local socletv leaders and members of foreign missions. As dawn broke, automobiles drove up bearing", tho ellto of Budapest's soclcty belles and fash ionable clubmen, who had conic dlreet Jy from late supper parties and calmly watched the grucsomo spectacle. Similar scones marked tho executions of the second batch of nine, among whom was Otto lvorvln Klein. the Com munist chief of police, described by his friends ay a man of noble character and high ideals who had sacrificed his future as the son of a wealthy banker by his dovotion,to tho Communist prin ciples. The prisoners were not allowed to choose their counsel, the latter being selected by the court. One of tho law yers opened up the defense by saying: "I have been asked to defend this prisoner. I can only say ho Is a rogue and a criminal." One hundred and twonty-nlne men and women, many of good families, are still awaiting trial. BRITISH SCIENTIST LANDS l.cnillne lixnonent of Spiritualism A* nertw Knitli. Strengthen* nnd SnpporN lteligton. [ Hy Associated Press. ] X K %Y YORK, Jan. 15.?Sir Oliver Lodge, noted Itrlt-isli scientist nnd lead ing exponent of spiritualism, declared on his arrival hero today that ?vpirit uxilism is not opposed to religion, but! on the contrary strengthens and sup ports it. "The survival of man can be proven." he said, "and that percep tion will strengthen the hands of true religion. I have no new religioti to preach. All 1 say ;s that the essential (?arts of the old religion are all strengthened and supported by the new evidence. The result of accepting the facts tinder investigation is to strengthen faith and overthrow purely maetrialistic conceptions on the nega tive side." REPULSE FRONTAL ATTACKS IleiiTjr frighting Reported In the l.ine llehlnd the Akail \ Rlrfr. LONDON", Jan. 15.?The British mili tary mission with General Denikine at the latter's "headquarters in ISkateri nodar reports under today's date that Caucasus in tho line hehind the Aksai Hiver repulsed in heavy fighting tive frontal attacks and an utteinpt to turn its left llank. The report of the British mission Fays the advance of the Bolshevists on Odessa has been stoppc-d. It also states that the report tht General Oenlkine has been superseded by General Wrangel or any other commander is untrue. Knvor Sam tlrownf Melt. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.?The Sam Browne belt, discarded reluctantly by American otlicers returning from over seas duty, where it was required, may be added to the regulation uniform of the United States Army and other im portant chun?es made if the recom mendations of the division commanders and general staff in session here, are adopted by the War Department. POST-OFFICE WILL OFFER ARMY GOODS OVER COUNTER .N'fw Pnrcel 1'oitt Sale Cunlomtrii t'hnnoe to Sre Pu rolt nam. Another ?alo of surplus army goods in Richmond will begin in a few days, Postmaster* ltay T. Thornton an nounced yestorday. This will be con ducted differently from the tlrnt sale, tn that ut sonic central point, prob ably Station "O," tho Roods for sale I will bo shown to customers, who will J be free*to examine them. Stores are ? in Newport News Instead of (Wash ington, and are said to be sufficient fori all needs. Prices are much lower Chan are asked in the rota 11 trade. It is stated. Goods are also subject to a 10 per cent discount on community orders. Pur chases will be sent to the customer by parcel post, diaries paid in Vir ginia. If the order In of value or over It will bo Insured by the govorn ment. The sale will Includo nearly all commodities, and will bo shipped In almost any quantity. ART BALKS FOR BEER I l-'amoun filiation IMonlnt Refnven to I Appear l iilfnn Uuariin teed Twelve Hot ties of ilrew. I liv UnlVcrn&l Service. 1 ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16.?Wanted, twelve , bottles of beer?nono but tho genuine | pre-war kind with a. kick will do. Uachinaninotf. the famous Russian i I composer and t?ianist, who is booked to appear at a concert here, has refused; j to appear unless he is guaranteed the : | said (WHlve bottles. The concert managers are* at their! wits' end. There's nothing doing at' the local breweries, the final liquid' j dividends having been declared and i "near beer," or the ono-half of 1 perl 1 cent variety are not deemed fitting ; I drafts to be offered tho eminent Russian to wash down bis caviar. DUTCH CABINET FOR LEAGUE hil* Yot SatlNflfd With citeaant. Thinka It Heat to Titke It, Anyhow. I Uy Associated Press. 1 THi: HAGUE. Jan. tO.?The Cabinet I presented a bill in Parliament today proposing the entrance of Holland into I t'ae league of nations. In a memorial explaining the government's position, the Cabinet said tho league was far from what was expected, but that it I seemed advisable for Holland to be a part of it. Tohnevo Market Clow* Vnt Month. DANVILliB. VA., Jan. 15?The Dan ville tobacco market will close for tho season February 27, according to the decision reached by the sales commit tee of the Danville Tobacco Associa tion. This is the earliest date In the history of the market that operations have ceased, and Is attributable to the rapid manner In which the crop has been marketed. The season usually closes on April 1. !,ittlo tobacco re mains In tho hands of the farmers and tlie sales continue light. It Is ex pected that 30.000.000 pounds will have been sold here this season when the final tailey is made. Kire In Candler Mountain. TjTNCHBURO, VA., Jan. 15.?A fire of considerable extent baa been raging over Candler's Mountain, southeast of Lynchburg, since. Wednesday after noon. thousands of acrcs being "burned over. Quite a number of families llvo on the spurs of the mountain, but these houses arc located In clearings, so that none of them has been touched by the fire. Gentlemen of the General Assembly of Virginia It would be a long story to give you all the details of the variety, value and , virtue of our Sijits and Overcoats, so we'll cut it short by saying that you'll see here the best of Suits, the finest of Fur Coats, the best of Storm. Coats, reliable Raincoats, desir able Business Coats, the warmest of Winter Coats, fashionable Dress Coats and Tuxedos. Extreme models for young men, conservative designs for conventional men. Everything in Suits and Overcoats from $40 to $85. Everything else men wear as well as boys. Main and Eleventh Streets \ TWO SPLENDID CARS FOR SOMEBODY .STONE/ Both Cars Are in Good Condition, Mechanically and Otherwise. MX>' ?? AltK AS GOOD AS THE* LtfOK. HU1CK COUPE* DODGE R0AD8TEB, Leather - v With Upholstered, Winter Tdp. REALTY TRANSFERS IN 1919 AMOUNT TO $27,401,585 Tran.mctloiu< More Than Double Total for I DIM. In Spite of Handicaps. Real estate transactions for 1019 amounted to $27,401 .&&&, or inoro than twice as much as the transactions Cor 1918. This was brought out hi the annual report of 10. Kay Richardson, secretary of tho Richmond Ileal Ins tate Exchange, who stated that the transactions for 1&1S amounted to $12,968,073, showing an increase of $14,433,51".43 during 1919. Itrucc Dowo became president of the exchange at the annual meeting yesterday evening. JL?. \V. AloVelgli, was elected tlrst vice-president; John \V. IJates. second vice-president, and B. llay Richardson, socretary-trean u re r. Four changes wore made In the board of managers, in that 11. Seldon Taylor, Jr., VV. S. Robinson, A. L. Adatusou and l**rank L*. tSpps were ap pointed to take tho place of four re tiring members. Other members of tho board ru-elected last night aro: 15. S. Schmidt. Alfred H. fJodrtln. Wil- | llatn I'. ltcdd, WlllJain L. Tyler. J. I Pope Nash, Berhard M. Jones and John Bagby. Report of the secretary Indicated that 35,000 transfers of property had i been made during the year. In spite of the obstacles and detriments which I ho real estate man faced during tho year in the housing problems and un precedented demands as result of these problems. Hank Declare* III* Dividend. DANVIM..E, VA., Jan. 15.-? Planters'! n.mk at Chatham haa declared a div- ! idend of 45 per cont to stockholders, i this having been decided upon by the I directors. The. bank's phenomenal I growth is ascribed to tho reopening of the Chatham tobacco market this seaton. < Danville Irectlon Klreu Office ra. UANVlUiK. VA., Jan. lo.?The Dan-, ville Post, of the American Legion, he'.d , a lar&rl yattonded meeting last night i for tlie purpose of electing olllcers for ! the year. II. A. Wiseman, who served ! with the rank of captain in tho med- I leal corps during the war. after liav- ' Ing recruited Dattery "E," On? Hud* drcd and Klovcnth Field Artillery, ???? named president; Waverly Cousins, vice-president. unci George Reamy, sue rotary and treasurer. DEATHS IN VIRGINIA Hurry Williams Hur-ard. Funeral service* for Harry A'llllams Hazard. 03, who died at Stuart Circle Hospital WednHMluy, will be conducted this morning from Ills residence, 10 West Franklin Street, at 11 o'clock, tlir Hov. J. Y. Downman. ot All Saints' Kplscopal Church, otllvsatlng. Burial will be in Hollywood. Honorary pallbearors wilT bo; Charles Davenport, Dr. Joseph White, Kevin Joynes, John Cocke, Jr.. Dr. Man fred Call. Dr. H. IX-C. Maclachlan. Wil liam II. Palmer. Murrav MacGuirt, Frederick Valentine, II. Watkins 151 l<<rson. Coleman Wortham and William W ood. Mr. Hazard was born in 1S56. near Wilmington, D?l.. only son of the late Albert Marnes Hazard and Mrs. Mary Weet Hazard. He graduated from the Stevens Institute of Technology in 1X7S. going Into the iron and steel bus iness. He came to Richmond in ISO.*.. , upon his retirement. He Is survived I by one daughter and three sons. Samuel I'rjjer. Samuel L'rger, 67. who died Mondk.v at Petersburg. will he burled here in j the Hebrew Cemetery t^day. Dr. Ed ward 31. Callsch will go to Petersburg today to hold funeral services, and the 1 body will be brought here for Intel inent this afternoon. Mr. l'rger was a Petersburg mer chant, and is survived by three daugh tors, his widow and two sons. The sur vivlng daughters are Mrs. H. Ouggcn 'iclmor, of Richmond, and Minnie and Helen L'rger. of Petersburg. Morrhi and Sidney l'rger, of Petersburg, an his surviving sons. Tbama* H. llaillB?. Thomas H. Halllnan died yesterday morning at 7:S0 o'clock, at the r<si dence of Kugen> Brauer, 1106 Wes; Main Street. Funeral ?ervlee? wli: take place tomorrow morning at le o'clock from Sacred Heart Cathedra with inlTinent In Mount Calvary Com etery. He >s survived by one brother Dave Halllnan. c/?&?/i.imer<fyroifievs BROAD AT FIFTH. Some of Today 's Features SALE OF VELVET AND LEATHER BAGS AND PURSES, AT BELOW COST. SALE OF CHILDREN'S CADET SPECIALS, HOSIERY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, 42c PAIR. ALL-LINEN DOILIES, 9c EACH; 90c DOZEN. Only Two Days More Gray Kid Lace Boots, low heel, welt sewed, all sizes; worth $8.00, $3.95 PER PAIR Young Geiger Co. Smart Shoes for Young Women, 410 Kost Brood Street. coooooogooccccoooooooococoooooooo Accountant of Ability Wanted A young man with aptitude for figures, fond ness for financial and statistical work and at least the equivalent of a high school education is desired. Must be energetic, of good habits and sound health. Position offers good opportunity for advancement to right man with executive ability. 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