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Buying Made Easy
I f You Use the Stores Ad
vertisinrj Today.
RICHMOND, VA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1921. -TEN PAGES
r\?i*"KI? ?KAIN
PRICE, THREE CENTS
U. S. WOULD AGCEPTI
REPARATION BONOS
FOR FOREIGN DEBTS
High Officials Arc Giving
Matter Serious Consid
eration, Is Report.
REMAINS FOR HARDING TO
ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL
Use These to Retire Liberty
Bonds After Guaranteeing
Principal and Interest.
MIST MKAIt I'Klt I'KXT
Volhini; Will ll<* Ail?l?;tl to Itl*k of
Tlii*. (Joveriunent or of
Allied rowers.
II \ .1. I'ltKUHItlCU l>?MM.
U I n r tr ? |t o n il r ii I The
Tlmrn-DiNpn teh.
WASHINGTON". Veb. il. ?Consid-|
? 'Ut.on iL 11: 11H ?iven ill li i K ofliclal ;
r.?!.??? .,f \Va hingtnn I" .1 proposal j
t'.it (I * rinan r'-para'.ion bonds, bear- j
riK ? |i?-r rent interest. be delivered'
b> th< allied governments to the
t'niteii ?> in payment >f Anieri-]
ai. loans abroad, the ?iyrinan s=???:url -1
11> -a. in turn, being used to retire |
i.ilxrty liuniln. after both jirin- ipal 1
.ill'! interest hail !??-.? n guaranteed bv I
t??:?? government.
Information .is to the essential de
of this liroail plan tor readj'lsl-j
international indebtedness, ban j
iiint come to The Times-1 dspatch eoi - 1
? ? spondent fr'-ui hiiiii'i'" i turned ia t ely |
1 contract wltli the enterprises. and
?vliiie it would be premature to say,
mat the Im-nmlng administra* ion is
? 1 any uni-'f loiniiittt'il to it. t ca 11
? '? *? .1 te<) that it I.* being lirnimli! to
!v immediate attention ? I President
l'..ei-t Harding.
for weekf, even month.", the whole
? Iuest j-.ti of dealing with inti-rnat ion
? ? 1 i ndebt?-ilnes?. on th<- one liaml. and
?he heavy interest paid domestic |
bondholders by the government, 011
he other. ha* been a matter of wor
ierl consideration in Washington. I
Nor ha.' an\ roust rilct ivi? program;
? r r meeting the** problems been an-j
.u!iy adopted by either the outgo.
k or th? incoming adrnitiist rat ion;
?rtalnly im!!. has beer, confided to
? e country. j
It now appear**, however, that pro
und students of 'te problem ha
? volved at lea.Mt one concrete pro
a propos al which may be-made
? 1 bas s of earlv negotiation/- with
tiltd power*. It only remains for
Mr Harding to adopt It as a policy
order to bring it to a point of
? i.ploniatic conversation. And will
1 1 urged to lose no more time than
absolutely m ? ???ssarj in preset 111? it.
after the Isonilun conference iliow's
whether or not Germany accepts the
finding*' of the reparations commis
? ton
Assuming that Germany ejthee *ic
i.i-pt? these findings or .1 compromise
amount of Indemnity, yet to lie ar- |
rived at. the proponents of the plan |
lit readjustment now under consider
ation, expect that Germany will be j
required to rover the amount in quefc- |
lion by an issue of gold bonds, to
mature upon dates from 30 to f>0
years.
These bonds will be allocated to
ine various governments sharing in
the indemnity, including Great
I'.ritain, France. Belgium. Serbia, Ru
mania, Oaecho-Slovakia and I'oland.
Kach of these governments Is dpeply
In debt to tho United Slates, the tola!
amount of that indebtedness approxi
mating Jlfl.ooo.oon.oon.
t'nde.r the readjustment plan now
developed, it is proposed that each of
the governments to which America
'oaned money for war purposes, in
dorse over to the United States
German reparation bonds in the ex
art amount of their indebtedness to
tiie I'liitid Stales, giving their guar
antee that both the principal and In
terest will be paid.
In tiiis fashion, each of the allied
government.* will free itself of in
debtedness to the United States, pro
vided. of couisij that Germany does
not default Should Germany de
fault. this government will call upon
the allies to make good the unpaid
interest or principal. Meanwhile,
howeVer. Great Britain, France, Bel
gium and the remaining nations
would, it is pointed wilt, be relieved
iContinu-d on 1'age ii. i'ol. 3.)
SNOWY MANTLE COVERS
CITY IN STORM WAVE
THAT HAS EAST IN GRASP
Nfw York Difjs Itself On I I'Vom Under Blanket ofj
Fleecy?Weather Bureau Says Another
Storm Is on the TVav.
With a light mantle of snow cov
ering I|i.' city Kichinond Inst night
m as cxpvrit'in'lti!; her worst weather
so tar this winter. The present < old
wnvi' liriiiits ;o a dosv a long iirrioil,
fur thin time of year, of delightful
open wcatliir, dtiriiiK which many
trees have been shooting out their
b uds
? in M.iin Street .?? midnight last
nigh; lh?- theniiuRicier stood about
degrees. and w a m still dropping
slightly. although ilsini; tempera
tures arc predicted for today. In
dications at midnight were thai if
tiic snow contisuii'H, it will be light.
No serious trotiMcii have been re
ported from any of the public service
| plant". The street cars are moving
with dittleulty. owing to ire forming
on the window?, causing snmo incon
venience to the operators In piloting
their cars.
The wire companies have reported
; no trouble other than ordinary cold
| weather disturb)!nces on the wires.
, While hurst water pipes throuirh
out the city this morning Ik cxpected
MERITS EXPECT FEW
CHANGES III WHIFF Bill
Republican Members of House- Com*
liliCtoe Decline to Discuss What
I >evelope?I Behind Doors.
HAKDixr; xi'i'itovKs piukjkam
i Kordney Says Attention Will He
Turnetl to New Schedule us Soon
as I'emlinu KiiierKeiicy Measure
I- Out of Way.
1 Hy Associated I'ress 1
\V AS! 11Nf iTON, Keb. 21? Pemo
? ratlc memh< rs of the House com
| nittfc declared after the conference
i that thrv exported to re>' tew changes
i made in the tariff bill as it passed
I the Senate. Although llcpuhliean
members of the conference, ileclincd
tr> discuss what had gon? on behind
the closed doors, their Democratic
colleagues freely Mated that the
House U. publicans apparently we:e
willing to take the broader Sennt"
hill and had expressed the hope that
by accepting the Senate i;r.cndmenH
the bill <ou!d bo ient earlier to the
President Their Intention, it was
said, was to have time to attempt to
override presidential veto if such
were necessary.
Ilnntleu to Approve.
President-Klect Harding has ap
proved a program of tariff and tax
legislation for the extra session of
Congress comprising two tariff bills,
a temporary and a permanent meas
ure, with tax legislation sandwiched
in between. Chairman Fordney. of
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee. announce J today upon his return
from a conference with Mr. Harding
at St. Augustine
Mr Kordney said his committee
would turn its attention to the new
program as soon as the pending
emergency tariff measure was out of
the way. There was said to be some
sentiment among committee members
for re-enactment of the Payne-Aldrich
law as a stop-gap measure, that being
the shortest possible way such a
proposition could be handled in Con
gress. Mr. Kordney was inclined to
favor such a proceeding, although he
felt that some of the rates were not
in proper relation to the present ex
change situation.
To Work Out Details.
Many details of the program agreed
to will be worked out between Sen
ate and House leaders and submitted
again to Mr. Harding, it is under
stood. In til!-: connection. Mr. Kord
ney said tint "we )u Congress will
never have Mr. Harding against 'J?
b'.vauFo will reach an agreement
with him on everything before starr
ing on any legislation."
Majority members of the joint con
ference committee or. the Kordney
emergency tariff bill planned speedy
action today wien the committee be
gan consideration of the score of
Senate^ amendments to the bill as
parsed by the H >use. Hints had
been thrown out that they vuui'J
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it is not I??? 1 if*veil lbore will If any :
great ili"comfort ? .iusccI l?> lhe
It is f.'lt that Kbiimoinl liii:' prac j
tiially escaped Hi" blizzard which ha* 1
lx>vn raging throughout the couiittyl
oast ol the .Mis?i.?sippi Itiver
GOTH A M IJK.S (II T I'llOW
IIKW1 HI.*.\KI:T Ol-' *MiH";
{My Associated Press )
NKW YORK. Feb. .'1 -iJiTiilfr New
York .4iirr''i''li <1 only parti;. to.la\ in
freeing itself fruin the thb kest civ
(riiix ?.f snow that has la.l.n on tin*
metropolis this winter Tonight the
Weather Uun-au priili't? il the prub- j
able arrival before (lawn tomorrow I
morning <>f another hli/zanl t'.tat j
would lay a oonnterpaii- of *leet and |
snow over the heavy A'blte blanket!
which already hides the .-Ti ers and!
nldewalks and clogs '.ratli ? lines,
throughout the metropolitan dptrivt. ;
All m??dern-snow-rig:it!rm equip- j
merit that poieiice Ins developed wan j
tarried Into hattle today hy m?rii j
ti :ontlnue;l >n I'age -.)
SENTENCE OF OMGE
Was I'ndcr Srnicnci* "I KlPtliocu
lion for Killing
Ctrl.
mkxtai* i>i:rn ii:.\< v iikasox',
Physician Attending Idiiilcmiiod
Man, However, Hcllevos lie Is,
Malingering ? (iovcrimr Davis,
Ilowrver, Overrules His Ileport.
A? tint- on tin- advice of the ad
visory Hoard ol Criminal Mental lly
liiviic, Governor Westmoreland Davis
i \ estenlay commuted tin death son
tcnce of George Alexander Orange,
; in State Penitentiary awaiting elec
! trocution, to life imprisonment.
Orange shot a pirl with whom he was
infatuated in Botetourt County.
Although between twenty-live and
i thirty years of ago, as near as could
l>e learned last night. Orange was de
clared by the Mental Hygieno Hoard
! to have the mentality of a hoy oi
! eight or nine years.
' The recommendation of the board
' follows:
"Consideration of the case of
I George Alexander Orange leads us to
j believe that lie is not insane, hut is
n mental defective of tin- moron type.
' shown by bis mental uro being eight
>ear? and seven monihs' with the
r.im t Stafford test and nine years
minus with the Tii. ker intelligence
test, and we recommend commutation I
of iiis sentence from electrocution to j
Hie imprisonment."
Signing the recommendation ate j
Beverly R. Tucker, chairman of the j
board, and J. K. Hall. A. S. I'rldily and j
11. D. Coghill, who are members of j
the subcommittee of the board on j
j psychiatry and neurology.
Statements of reputable physicians j
lap to the insanity in th? prisoner's
j family, and suKKestlon of mental un
soundness by reputable practicing
j physicians in Botetourt County, ltd
(iovernur l?avis to cause the exami
nation by the hoard which led to his
} recommendation of clemency.
In the statement given out by the
Governor, however, is the following
report from the physician who has I
had the prisoner under observation
for the past sixteen months, which
shows a divergence of opinion, which
the Governor has overruled because
of tin; weight of numbers on the other
side of the matter:
"Dr. K. II. Henderson, who has had
the said Orange under daily observa
tion lor sixteen months in the
Criminal lnsaiu? Department at Mar
ion, is of the opinion that George
Alexander ''range is not insane but
further believes that ho is not men- j
tally deficient anil is 11 malingerer.
(Signed) K. II. 11KN*DICKSON.
QUESTION LEGALITY OF
fEDERAL TRADE BODY
Norfolk Concern Object* to Interfer
ence of Conimlddlon With Custom of
llrwnrdlnK Shipmaster*.
I Writ of error and supersedeas was
issued yesterday in I'r.ited States Dis
trict Court in the case of 1?. A. Wins
low & Co. versus the Federal Trade
Commission. The former is a con
cern of-ship chandler? doing business
in Norfolk, and the custom is said
to have been to give slight grntitui
ties to captains purchasing supplies
from them.
According to statement of the case,
the Federal Trade Commission held
the order to he illegal and issued an
order directing the concern to desist
from the practice. ? The petition of
the petitioner sets forth that the
practice is now indulged in by other
concerns md that no.order has been
issued against them concerning this
matter, thereby makiiiif a discrimina
tion. Point is made hy the petition
that the Federal Trade Commission's
existence is not legal, in that the act
under which it is created Is illegal.
Nonmngnelie Steamer Hetarn*.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Feb. 21.?
The nonmagnetic steamer f'urnegie
reached port today after a voyage
which took her front Now York "to
the Indian Ocean, Ceylon. West Aus-|
tralia. New Zealand, Tahiti and Kan-;
nlng Island in scientific investigation
of tho magnotlc condition of the oartb
ovtr ocean areas.
U. S. SHIPS, TO COMPETE.
MUST HA VE BOOZE AND JAZZ
Board Told They Will Not Be Patronized Willi Soft
Drinks, Prayjr Books and Hymnals
in Saloon.
WASHINGTON, l"'eb. 21.?Liquor and
jazz music wore variously suggested
to <l>'' Shipping Board today as a
mean* of enabling American pa~ion
"t-r sH ps to compete on an er/niity
with foreign lines. Tlx- i?ri(>osais
were advanced at a conference hold
l>y the hoard with representative* of
the Pacific Coast ports on the allo
cation of new ships to the West coast
and the establishment of trade routes
to the Orient.
1C. Ii\ Ulnliie. of Seattle, told the
board he did not believe American
chips were going* to be well patron
ized !f there were "s-oft drinks, pray
er-books and hymnals In- their sa
loons." whllo Uoscr D. Plnneo, of
Aidorln. Ore., declared the people of
, his district wore of n dlfferont opl/i
ion regarding liquor and ''as to the
hymnbook.H. lie could put a little jazz
music on b?i?rd and keep within the
law." .lames A. Knery, of San Kran
oisco, said he agreed with .Mr. Maine,
with the qualification that "the ships
ought to l>e dry, but the pa spongers
wet."
Recommendations for the distribu
tion of the eleven new 535-foot com
bination passenger and cargo vessels
built by the board among the Pacific
ports, were presentcd by representa
tives of Los Angeles, Portland, Se
attle, Astoria and San Francisco. The
new ships are needed to develop trade
with the Orient, the port representa
tives said, if the country Is to eorft
pete with the Japanese and British
shipping lines 'Operating out of the
Weal const. _ (.
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RICHMOND PEOPLE
TO HONOR BIRTH OE
FATHER OF COUNTRY
All Federal, State and Mu
nicipal Offices to He
Closed.
SCHOOLS WILL RECESS:
SOCIETIES WILL MEET
Medals to Be Presented World
War Veterans by Sons of
American Revolution.
Harding Sends Davis
Greetings by Wireless
A iiirmtHKc of rhrfr und hope for
tJrivcrnnr Westmoreland l>n\U nml
Mayor Crnrxr Alnslle front I*renl
rient-Kleet llnrilln,; nao einiRbt
Mill of the nlr ln?i ntshl l?y Neorge
<*. Ilohlniun, UT.7 North KlKhth
??treel, nt midnight.
The mesnuuc rend*:
"May the spirit of Washington
l>r our cuidr In nil our national
nsplrn Hons anil inny thr current
year mark (hp return of tranqull
IMj. stulillily n ml nmadrniT anil
progress /or tkr entire world.
?'<Slcnrd |
"WAIIKUX CJ. IIA It I) I
All State anil nmn: ipa: ofllces, to- j
gother with a numliir of private con-j
? cms in Mm* oily, will close to,lay in ?
col,-brution of the birthday of (l.-yrg, j
\\ at-lilngtou. "I'Tjitln-!- of li.s Country.'*!
I* lags will be displayed rrotu many
buildings uml n,*v, ral spe<ia. meet
ings have been culled in honor of the
oeeaifiu*..
Prominent among these is the Joint
annual session of the Son* of the
Revolution in Virginia aiicl the Suik
or the American It" volution, which
will he held tonight at :i 1'. M., when
mortals to nine members who served
it, the American expeditionary forces
abroad will be awariled
Those lit whom medals will lie
awarded include William It. l'orter,
formerly a major in a me.Ileal corps;
Walter I^tp. Hopkins. ilr?--t lieutenant
of infantrv; W. M. Hopkins, major In
the medical corps; Frederick It. Scott,
second lieutenant ?>{ infantry; llayncs
1.. Morgan, Jr., u nergoant of artil
lery; Stuart C. Lciikc, a captain in
the quartermaster corps, and J.. W.
Throckmorton, second lieutenant
ooaM artiilery rorps.
Description of .Medals.
Thwf medal.-. Miirty-oue of which
have already been awarded, are i:i the
form of a cross with an insignia of
the society at the top; in the center
is an eagle with his wings spread;
oil one side of his wings is a soldier
of 1770. of the Revolutionary War;
on the other side is a soldier of 1 ;? I"i
anJ litis, of the world war; under one
wing of the eaglu is a flying-machine
to represent aviation, and under the
other wiiii; is an anchor to repre
sent the navy; at the bottom of the
eagle's feet is the seal of the So
I eiety of tic* Sons of the Revolution in
the State of Virginia; on the obverse*
side of the medal nt the top is mark
ed. "Copyright?presented by the Sons
of the Revolution in the State of Vir
ginia to (name of recipient) for ser
vice in the world war of l!il7 and
191S."
This design was gotten up by Mann
S. Valentine, Jr.. who is chairman of
the committee of the Sons of the
devolution in the State of Virginia.
Kaeh member of the society who
i?> being a\varded a medal has sent to
the association a copy of his war rec
ord and a photograph, which will be
(lied and put in the archives of the
society to be used for the enlighten
ment of future generations.
W ill I'JIetM (IIBcrr*.
ltesides the annual election of of
ficers. addresses will be delivered by
n 'on t i lined on I'.'ige <'ol :I.)
REIGN OF TERROR iN
IRELAND IS BROKEN,
SA YS CHIEF SECRETARY
Terrorists Extend Activities
to England a rut
Scotland.
Illy United News ]
LONDON, Feb. 21.? In two-thirds of
Ireland the rebel reigh of terror has
been broken. Sir Hatnar <5reenwood,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, reported
to the House of Commons Monday in
a speech jn defense of the repressive
military measures.
The only barrier to elections in the
South is Sinn Fein, the Chief Secre
tary said. He added; "| will do my
best to see that gunmen will not have
the power to terrorize the people i:i
whose hands the future government
of Ireland lies."
'The terrorists are extending their
activities to lOngland." the Chief Sec
retary aaid; "and to Scotland, as well,
in the hope of intimidating the llrit
ieh people.
"They have accomplished somo out
rages, and they will accomplish
other.*. 1 hope, however, to lie able
to show I hat we are dealing offo
lively with the Irish situation. The
increase of casualties Is one result
of our policy. The soldiers aro flgrht*
GEORGE BRYAN IS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
OF MERGED CLUBS
Other Officers Elected at
July Meeting Also
Named.
BLANKET ELECTION IS
MADE BY MEMBERSHIP
Chief Executive Renders Ac
counting of His Stewardship
Recounting Merger.
A': !? input ary ollo r* ,,f t ii?- n< -,v|y
in : ged Westmoreland Club, with
Hryan at it.-- h'nri, chosen at ?
Ik- .In]- moeUl.g of the consolidated '
< lubs. ?em l.cted a: it..- fust m-I
! u.-il meeting of til.: club in fn,? old !
Commo.iwealfh <Mubhoa<e In 't niirlti. '
'.'Ulcers re-elected fit this tun" were:
Jeoree ISrya a, --resident; K. A. !:.>ri
nolds. vlcc-pr. sident: 1.. |i Aytct'.. !
vecr-tory ??"<! rtobort A f-aticusior.
Jr.. i rea-jut and assistant snore-1
'ary. M.-mbt r> of tin* t<irir<i of man- !
agers, ,r<: An her i;. Jones. .loan A.!
Culchtns. W. T Km..|. |{. W. Willia.r?,
Ceorue P.ryan. It A. t.t.ncaster. Jr..
A. He nuoids, W It Jcrmun. K. S.
ratnpbell. t? l?. Aylett. W. Meade Ad
dlfion. T. !'. M.Adams. I!. fl. Idling.
1 K- I- Heml??. *r. Cartieti 'I'alil*.
A. Mur.it iVIKis. K. K. Xolting. Waller
Hoiladay. K. K. llall, W. P.rydon Ten
nant. It [| Randolph. l.egh It Page,
'"oh-man Wort hunt. I'ranU l> Wil
liam 5?.
Juoge Ji. Carter S.-ott mad.- the mo
t:..ii that tlioh.- officers and members
?if I hp boat 'I (if <ti:iti.igei'j "continue
.iit.fi able leadership," which motfon
war seconded hy General Jo bane
-l-r-i. Ad ju ta n t-< .eneral of Virginia.
Wh II.- tho iihtbimI ,-lub has .sus
tained a financial loss si we the con
sol Ida t ion, >?t th?. loss would haw
be. n the sani.?, oltili havimr
found a deficit if they had not joined
fores. This loss win |? practically
overcome hy ih<- recent increase hi
dues fjrunti-d by the board of maun
ders. he stated. The total member
ship of th** West more la nd Club is now
SS9. hij. report showed
Hiuh tribute was paid those mem
bers of the now merged club who
died since January 1, 19?0. They are:
Thomas p. Itrvan. Charles R. flnn
brook, I.. I., l.ewis. W. |>. Massle.
Witiflrld Scott, c.-nrgc w. Stevens. A.
I'*. Hobert.son, .lame.; ij. TinMr-y. II.
\V. K. Clover. W. . 1. Knight. W.Cor
don MrOabe, s. T. Morgan. William
II. White. IV H. C. Cabell. M. Ii. HoKe.
Tho annaul report of President
l.ryan wa? rend, red at tins meeting,
which follows in full ?
In the sprint; of l!>2?, definite
o\ entires looking t <?? a merger of
the Commonwealth flub of Ulch
mor.d and the West ntoreland Club
were made by certain members of
the respective- organizations, one j.t
the other. Tliese overtures w e i*. ?
prodlcated u.iftn what seetned the phy
sical and financial difficulties incident j
to the maintenance in proper style I
ot t\\o clubs of a membership of ap
proximately too each without modem
club equipment and upon a rising
tide ot expense. The members of
both clubs favoring the merger be
lieved that irotn a union of the as
sets of the clubs plus the result
of a ?union of dub spirit and cti
tliuxitim ot a thousand men substanti
ally homogenous in ideas and ideals
for club achievement, might readily
(icvelop. under precisely the same
auspices which have insured the suc
cess of innumerable commercial in
dustries and financial enterprises in
Jtichmond, a thoroughly modern club,
euipped to the maximum both with
the necessary athletic paraphernalia,
so attractive to young America just
emerging from college and high j
school, and also with the comforts
and conveniences of a clubhouse for
those less strenuously inclined.
A committee ot seven was appoint
ed by the board of each club, together
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2 DEAD; 2 INJURED AS
RESULT OF COLLAPSE
OF CLEVELAND HOUSE
Others ! re L'nacccuntad For.
/'irr Hull* Work of
Rose ue Party.
I l.y Associated l'ress. |
CI.KVKl.A.VD, OIIIO. Keb. 2l._Two
men are known dead and two
other-- injured as the result of the
collapse today of three floors of the
old Masonic Temple building at Kast
Sixth Street and Superior Avenue.
Workers conducted an all-night
search of the debris for other pos
sible victims.
Five men were unaccounted for to
night. according to 11. <j. Schneli.
timekeeper of the Cuyahoga House
Wrecking Company, who is taxing
the building. They failed to turn in
their time checks during a roll call
after the accident, but. they may have
gone to tiieir homes. h>- said.
The dead are: Nathan I,. Soglovltz,
2S. vice-president of the wrecking
company, and Kred Soder. 07. day
watch man for the concern. They
were crushed to death.
They wen. in the office on the first
floor of the building when the rash
came, and were carried with the
debris into the basement.
Kir.- broke out into today ami tem
porarily halted the work of rescue,
but it soon was extinguished.
An investigation to determine
whether there had been any criminal
negligence has been ordered by Mayor
W. S. FltzgflralU.
WINTR Y FL URR Y FAILS
TO MAR OPENING OF
EXPOSITION A TARMOR Y
DAUGHERTY AGREES:
TO TAKE POST OF
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
? I
Definite Announcement Is;
Made From Harding
Headquarters
PRESIDENT-ELECT BEGINS
LAST OF CONFERENCES
He Is Expected lo Leave St. I
Augustine Sunday for
Marion.
1 H,v A -Sfma tPr<-f-\ |
ST. AtTOL'STINK. II.A.. I'eli. 21.? !
liennitf announcement that Harry M.
Daughcrty. Ohio. Iia<l been chosen for
th-- Attornfy-tiiiiTiilfhip under the
coming administration was made to
day by Pr?>*Sdcnt-l?lei I I larding.
President - Kle< ? llarling began the
week <>( his prcinauguraiion confer
ences here todaj with several Im
portant question!1 rpgarditip the make
up and liT-j-it stolis of his adniinistra
tloil si ill undecided. Petinit' StlH'
lions for three of tile ten Cabinet
places are yet to be made, and al
though there are tndieations that Mr.
Harding; has about made up his mind
in regard lo two of them, lie is un
derstood to be far from a final choice
on/the most trouble.-'ome of all. th"
Secretaryship of the Navy. Me a 1 ?so
has most of his inaugural address to
write (luring the week, and in addi
i tion. must come to a decision on vari
ous other subjects with which li ; will
have to deal a.s soon as he takes of
fice.
Will I.enve Sundnjr.
The President-eloct virtually has
but six working days left before in
auguration lie Is expected to leave
here next Sunday night for Marlon,
where be will .spend a day winding
iip personal affairs and receiving a
formal farewell that has been ar
ranged by his neighbors and friends.
The week will bring to St. Augus
tine several more Republican party
leaders of first magnitude, probably
Including some of the men who are
to sit in the Cabinet. I
| The President-elect made known his
j -election after a conference with Mr.
I Paughcrty and. although there was]
fnn 'formal announcement of an ac
ceptance. the general understanding!
was that I li?- appoint in' lit was as
good as settled.
j No statement was issued In connec
tion with the announcement, and Mr.
Harding would add no comment fur
jther than to say that he whs con
vinced Mr. Daughcrty would "make
a great Attorney-CSeneral."
When his attention was called to
j recent newspaper attacks on Mr.
Panghurty, he replied: "The op
position to bim lias made me more
than evei convinced that I would
like tn have him in the < "a hi net "
Wan (HmpnlKn Malinger.
The selection of Mr. Dauglierty.
who was the Harding preconvention
manager and who served during the
campaign as a member of the Re
publican campaign committee, has
been generally expected by those in
close touch with the ('abinct situa
t ion.
It is the second Cabiio-t choice to
be definitely announced. Mr. Harding
having made known last Saturday his
decision to appoint Cliarlos 13.
Hughes, of New York. Secretary of
State.
Hesidcs Mr Pauglierty. the Presi
dent-elect conferred today with
Avereii Harriutan, of the 1 Inert man
shipping interests, and said after
ward that he was much Impressed by
the argument <>f shipping men who
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HENRY STARR, OKLAHOMA
BANK ROBBER, IS DYING
llinidit Sorter* Intensely, nnd Fre
quently 1'lenil.n for Drum
to llelleve Pain.
Illy Associated Press.)
IIA It HI SON. AUK., Feb. 21.?Harry
Starr, bank robber, r.hot here Friday
while attempting to. hold up the Peo
ple's (tank of Harrison. i? sinking
slowly, and his death may be expect
ed at any time, according to physi
cians.
The hnmlii suffered intensely, and
frequently pleaded for drugs to re
lieve him. For the lirst lime, he talk
r*i with Officers concerning, the iden
tity of his three companions, all ?>f
whom escaped, and tonight Shriff .1.
S. Johnson was following up the clues
given hipi bv the wounded man.
He as <t;iid that he realizes he :s
mortally wounded and reiterated thai
lie will die gamely.
Prohibit* Convict* From Trxtlfjiiig.
AUSTIN, TEXAS. Feb. 21. -The
State Senate late today passed a bill
permitting convict* to testify in fel
ony cases. The bill was introduced
so as to allow \V. S.-Scrivner. Escaped
.-onvict at)fl confessed principal in the
Pallas poit-office robbery last month,
lo testify agiiln^t Al. Rowan In con
nection with- the murder of <5. \V.
-Utspet, post-ufllce employe, who was
al^ during the robbery.
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Jack Frost Corners Pie
Market; Boosts Prices
| _
t II jr \ sho*'|ji | ril I'rrnfi.l
^ I* W ^ OltK, Frli, '21.??Ilea lor*
in A rnrrh'Hii |)ic from nierinpruc
preferred to npple rnninidn, were
caught short loilnj in U all Street,
I rrbere .'I.OfMI blocks, divided in 24,.
(KM! *hare*. iinunllv ?rr nol* ..jiIIt.
In \ e*t iica t ion of ihr board of i?ov->
ernor* ??l tlir mfH*rnRfr boy*' ex
change Mbourtl that front and
xnotv had cfTeetcd a rorncr, rhpok
liii; ?lrll\rrifn.
' A hea\v demand, uiih lluiltrd
nflcriui;*, Hi'Ht prlcrs .%otirin%, un
til IC? or -<> rrnls %vhk offered ul(h
ii? taker*. Content* of only n few
wagon* able to pierce drift*
1 f**?m fiH'lorj to I illicitronin urrc
on the market.
WLIIWS ACCEPTS
Loom Bill's OFFER
^ Comptroller or Currency to Be
I Chairman of Itonrtl of Rlcli
! moml Trust Company.
TIHNT DOWN (JOTII.V.M CLACK
j In hotter to .lames ("aside, States
That No Other City hi World
Whose Welfare Me lias at Heart
I lian That of Own Home Town.
John Sk?'ltoti Williams, hi answer
to Hi.- invit.ition of Hi,. Richmond
Trust Companj that ho come hero u.s
chairman of tho board of directors,
yesterday ntcrniiiK wrote .lames
Caskie. accepting tlie offer. The of
n,p ehairrnan of the hoard was
created by the bond of dieclos,
especially to offer to .Mr. Williams
when he resigns as Comptroller of
the Currency.
Mr. \\ ilHams, in accepting Hie offer
of th<5 Richmond Tru.it Company, is
said to have turned down n flattering
offer from a New York financial in
stitution which is now being floated.
Tmi of l.ettrr.
In his letter Mr. Williams writes:
".lames Caskie, K?q .
"Richmond Trust Company. t
"Richmond.
"My Dear Mr. Caskfe:
"I am deeply appreciative qf u,t.
sentiments of coniidence and good
"111 expressed by the resolution
adopted l?y the stockholders of the
| Richmond Trust Company at their
recent meeting. :n which I was in
vited to become chairman of its
hoard of directors, and I thank you
and the other members of your com
mittee. Messrs. Remiss. Wilson and
Weber, very heartily for the gracious
and generous manner in which you
have presented the subject to me
and have urged my acceptance.
As I explained, when your com
mittee honored me with its visit. I
am not willing, at this time, now
that I am leaving public life, to as
sume any other duties and resp^iisi
hilitie* which may demand the ,whole
ot my tinte: but as you have been
good enough to assure me that it is
the desire of the shareholders to
leave to me determination as to how
much time the proposed new duties
shall involve, that possible obstacle
seems to be disposed of
liiterrMi'rt In It Ich moml.
"There :.s no other city in the world
whose welfare and interest are so
dear to my heart as Richmond. I
believe that the Richmond Trust
Company has a particularly fertile
and productive ilehl for its operations,
and there are many reasons for be
lieving that, with the united efforts
of its shareholders, director* and of
ficers, it. may be made a still more
successful and powerful instrumen
tality in the upbuilding ami advance
ment of our city. Slate and section.
"I pon my return to Richmond,
which will be soon, I shall lie glad to
join you and the management of the
Trust Coinpa^iy. as far as my time may
permit, in your eiforts to promote its
progress anil success, and I ant sure
that in do in u this we shall have the
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RICHMOND-MADE
i GOODS DISPLAYED
IN MANY BOOTHS
Everything in Place When
Big Doors Swing
Open at 8:30.
MORE THAN THOUSAND
ATTEND FIRST SESSION
Typothetae Has Attractive Ex
hibit, Representing Printing
Concerns of City.
11 Tl.MKK-msl'.Vmi IIAS IIOOTU
j Presentation of Uses or <ias Is One
of Most Attractive Kenturcs of
I Show?(Jivo Demonstrations.
;
Despite snow and sloef which tilled
tin- itir yesterday evening and made
streets slippery and next to iinp.iv
?able i( pedestrians, mor,< than T.D'm
persona turned out last night to at
tend the opening of tin.. Richmond
Manufacturers' Kxposition, m Cray*'
Armory, which will continue through
nit fin- week. The exposition got ofr
with a llourlsh. and everything was if.
its place when the hip doors were"
thrown open to the public at Sf:S0
I* M.
Seldom has an audience been given
such a treat as that of last night.
The entire celling: was masked with,
a mass of flags, draped gracefully
down in neat designs, and the bal
cony railing were hidden with lied.
\\ hlti; and Blue decorations. The
hoot hi wore .ill tunefully decorated,
and every article imaginable was on
display, from steamship funnels li?
food st uflTs.
Hundreds of things, nil "made in
Hichmond,'' were on display, com
plete rooms furnished with goods
from a dozen concerns, showing tiie
variety of the products which wore
exhibited Food stuffs from crack
ers to eider, and the products of
I more than a score of concerns, worn
distributed throughout the great hall.
Com.plete factories, all built of pa
per. showing thi? products of the
manufacturing companies plainly
through i^e windows, were exhibited.
A number of brands of cigarette.-,
icpiescntlng goods made he o 'r..-,.
j have made the city famous, were dis
j played, Blotting paper, of the manu
facture of which Hichmond is one *
of the largest centers in the world,
and paper cartons, liber boards, boxes
and other paper products 111 led booth
after booth.
Typochctae Hum I>i<?|ila>'.
The Hichmond Typothetae, rep
resenting the printing concerns of
the city, had on display an elaborate:
collection of the finest works of the
printing craft. Pamphlets printed in
a hundred colors and designs, beau-,
tlful work and some of the most re
markable and artistic productions
which have ever come off the pres*
were exhibited to the eyes of thv
public by the organization.
The Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Company, had a large and attractive
display, taking up almost half the
rear end of the bulliliny and show
ing to the public the extent of the
production of the concern.
Nor was the city of Itichinouil
back-ward. One of the largest anil
prohadily tiie most Interesting design
of the tintiru exposition was the
booth which was, displayed by the
Department of Public. Utilities.
<i.is, its cheapness and the users to
which it can be placed were graphic
ally shown before the very eyes o_f_
the public. Five large gas jets, a
four-burner gas .stove, a heater, alt
in full operation, were among the
displays which the department had
exhibited. A unique device, shaped
like the hand of a clock, and turn
tt'ontinti-.-d imi J'age J. i'm|. h.)
GLASGOW BANK PRISONERS
ON TRIAL A TROCKBRIDGE
William Poller and Charles Wilkes Charged Will}
Theft of Over $100,000 Worth of Valuables and
War Savings Stamps Last November.
I Special to Tin1 Timt s-Rispatch.)
M-'.MNOTOX, VA? 1-V.? 21.?Wil
liam I'lirtcr and Cliarli'S Wilkes
wor? ai'i*svis; tied in llic Circuit
of Uookbrldge today,
?barged with breaking into the
Hank of Glasgow. at Glasgow, Rock
bridge County, and making away
with valuables ami war savings
stamps, valued at $100,000. Tbe
crime was coinniiitiMl In November
lnsi ami the rohbers made a get
away. hut were arrested in Itoanoke.
Judge Henry VV. (loll 1m presiding
Great dltlleulty was experienced In
obtaining .*? jury. Two panels of
twenty men each were summoned be
fore the requited twelve jurors were
obtained. The men rejected stated
they fell unable to sit In the case
(or the ronsonflfchat th?y had made
up their minds as to fhe guilt of tin
prisoners from reading reports of th
crime in the papers. The jury 1
composed practically of residents oi
Lexington.
The two prisoners were brought
front Koanoko yesterday in an auto
mobile by Sheriff J. L. I'arrent, whu
was accompanied by a member ot
the Itoanoke police force. Six oil!
vcers in another car accompanied th-j
prisoners, but Sheriff Parrcnt and hli
quarry reached Lexington some time
before his "escort." They loft Roa
noke about 1 o'clock in the after
noon.
Sheriff I'arrent had some difficulty
in convincing the Koanoko authori
ties that transportation of the prison
ers under his escort would bo per
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