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. 72ND YEAR. RICHMOND, VA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 15,1922. ?I'lIT\'<l \VO PAGES ' PRICE, SEVEN CENTS ? '
V.R.&P. MEN VOTE TO STRIKE IN PROTEST AGAINST PAY CUT;
LEGISLA TORS A TTEND OPENING OF MARSHALL- WYTHE SCHOOL;
DISCUSS ROAD PROBLEMS AT CONVENTION HERE THIS WFFr
Judge Alton H. Parker
Speaker of Day at Wil
liam and Mary.
EDUCATE ELECTORATE
TO MAKE NATION SAFE
Historic College Launches No
t?il?le INIove for Improving
Citizenship.
?">IIIAT IIAIIKMI, I'MHIMijA.MiA
?" *'?- Who |U?Kh, .|rf
?'?'! Mnr*hnll ?n.l t?
Mnrxhull u? Well.
1 ?'1 Tli" Tlmon-Jjis;,,,tch 1
? ,A1,s?u?o. tfA, _
'?" UiiK the prlii? ipies on well ai
history or our constitution;,, ??v.
4 f tillM'i'll is Jill Vd1 ?? f i ?
11 ?*? .so.ur? necessity iU
' p,lu??????nnl t.lan of the counirv.
i. I I ii ? " ,'"rker- "f N' w Vork.
'"Id the Marshall-Wythe > ,.f
government and , ltiz. w
Mar>- w?,i?i, <I|ICII1;f,
iiiru today.
???NVv,.r in the hUtory of this eoun
tr> were the,.. ?? ,1Jail>. descendant*
? ,,on-K"K"!,h-HpeaklnS: ? 0 ,, ] ,
'f ?h , Ur; Kov.Tninent
Of which they were subject." ,M. ,lr.
? JcnowU,a"d \V'1" "r< wwithout
knowledge of th? principle* u;)f>r,
SlSUr wlMlr
Spoechea outlining the purposes of
the school ami u* plana nere made
>V Robert M Hughes, of Norfolk.
former rector of tho hoard of visitor*
?rc',
of tho college. George I-. Coleman,
vlce-rector of tho board of visitors
presided ovo- tho ceremonies.
Luncheon was served tho guests ;,t
- o clock In the college dining hall.
ilic school Is a memorial to Chief
Justice John .Marshall, expounder of
, thc Constitution, and his teacher
George Wythe, first professor of law
III any American college. Marshall
studied under Wythe at William and
Mary.
Its object Is the qualifying of stu
dents for the Intelligent exercise of
American citizenship by intensive
study of the Constitution of fiiv
t'nited State.-.
To C ombat llndjcnl l>n>pUKnill|a.
The opening marked the first ef
fort by an American college engaged
in producing large numbers r.f teach
??is for the public schools, to com 1.at
ia-Ileal propaganda by equipping Us
graduates to carry Into thvir future
classrooms a tauu campaign of edu
cation regarding the obligations and
advantages of citizenship
Procedure i? by c|asjl instruction
and public lectures. leading mem
bers of the American bar arc to give
lectures weekly n? constitutional
government. Clas.es In government
?no taught by John Garland Pollard.
> fo"?er Attorney.General of Virginia.
It reaches 020 college students, the
general ^public, S20 summer school
students. 1,000 extension course stu
dents in Richmond, Newport News
Norfolk and ultimately the entire
public school system of Virginia
William and Marys law chair es
tablished in 1773, was thc Ilrs't in
America. Wythe taught Jefferson and
Marshall and advised llenrv Cay (his
secretary). This "father of legal In
struction In America" was Thomas
Jefferson's best friend and called him
"the American Aristidcs."
DUtlwpiinlird Company Attend*.
About 1-5 members of the Gcnen*!
Assembly, Governor Westmoreland
Davis, Governor-Klect E. -l.ee Trlnkle
many other State olllcla!s and a large
number of citizens of Williamsburg
and the silt-rounding country at
tended the exercises.
It Is fitting that the name of tlft?
foremost jurist in all our history
shall stand at the head of the chair
^0f governmental history in this col
lege." Judge Alton It. Parker, of Now
York, declared today iri delivering
I lie address at thc formal opening of
the school.
It Is most 'appropriate also Ihr.t
another vn? of William and Mary*
students and jurists and the first
f-f at teacher of law it; this country.
Judge Wythe, should be connected
Willi that of Marshall in the naming
?" the chair," he added.
IhliicntliMi \ id,| safety.
Hie fact that assaults are being
on J'Kllclnry for deciding,
as tliey are compelled to do now ani
H.en. that a statute |* void because
<t violates either a State or the Ked
? ial Constitution. by an element of
our| pop.Haiio" who are without roots
" "'"""?"??'.v days and forma
Mx** ??'? government, nMkM
it necessary fbat the colleses. a v.
iit.d the high .vchools. shall t.ach the
>oi"h of our b.,,.1 to both know and
. Ii.sh the history which 'inspired
U' <fn!,;,,rr. 'I'" most won.
i< I'lHiiuieil on |'ai{u 10. Col | j '
?:i to Hallimore, poi.uine v..It,
(<al)inet Is Announced
hy Premier Poineare
I Hy Associated I'm**,.}
I'AICI.S, Jan. 15 After a confer
enee with M. Harthou and other
supporters Jit Hi 1 tiK until midnight
M. Holmare announced that his
Cabinet had been definitely formed
as follows:
Premier and Milliliter of Foreign
Affairs, M. I'olncare.
Justice atnl Alsace Lorraine,
Louis Harthou.
Interior, M. Matinour.v.
Finance, Charles De Lasteyrie.
War ami Pensions. Andre Magi
not.
Marine, M Uaibertl.
Agriculture, Adoiphe Cheron.
Labor, Alexandre Herard.
Instruction, L-on Herard.
( ' olonles, Albert Kurraut.
I ubli<* Works, M. ].<? Trocjuer.
Commerce, I.Helen Dior.
Liberated Regions, M. Kelbel.
BIG BILLS ENGAGE
SOLONS' ATTENTION
AFTER FIRST WEEK
|Several of Keallv impor
tant Measures Alreadv
He! ore Legislature.
GOVERNOR may WRITE
MESSAGE ON PILOTAGE
Rumored Document Is Forth
coming, hut Chief Execu
tive Is Silent.
lour of the r?allv big measures
which w||| receive consideration at
this H(?ion of ibe General Assem
bly have been introduced ami .ire re
ceiving tile careful attention of the
liiembei s. Chief among these is the
budget bill carrying Governor Davis
recommendations for appropriations
for ail State institutions, carrying
111,S_'. ,13.S 01 fur tlio year ending
February 28. 11.23, and $12,008,035.39
for the year ending February 28,
1S24; Senator Hooker's bill for the
merging of the Mc<ll^'il College of tile
I niversity \ Irglnia, together with
tho pharmacy and dentistry depart*
litems, and their transfer to tho
Medical College of Virginia; the Gool
riek-Vaughan-Hison-Garreti bill for
the reorganization of tho State High
way Commission and defining its
powers and duties, and the report
and recommendations of the commis
sion for the development of Hampton
Roads, suggesting the formation of a
State port commission.
Itond Mills 1 el In Come.
Measures of equal importance to
'.he four above mentioned are yet to
l>e introduced. Chief among these are
the several highway measures and
the bill providing for an issue of
bonds for road improvements. Al
though the members of the House
have gotte on record, under the pro
visions of the Smithey resolution, not
to enact any law for the issuance
of bonds for road improvements, it is
the sentiment of the members of the
(Continued on i'age 1 :i, 3.) '
3 SIIRINERS MISSING
IN A FLYING BOAT
I.eft Miami fur lllmiiii Island, mill
S Fall to Itencli I.alter
I'orl,
[Hy Associated Press.]
MIAMI. FLA., .Ian. It.? The flying
boat New York, which left here at
.1:30 yesterday afternoon for Itimini
with three passengers, is believed to
he floating disabled at sea. I Manes
returning from Hituini today brought
word that tV?e ship lvad not arrived
there, and immediate c*enrch by a for
mer sub chaser and planes began.
Late tonight no trace of the missing
craft had been found.
on board the ship were M, F. Kalin
and 11. C. Crenshaw, of Montgomery.
Ala., and Clinton Leopold, of Heading.
I'a., Shriners, who were in Miami to
attend the installation <?f Mahi Tem
ple yesterday; Captain Culbertson.
pilot, and it mechanic named Smith.
j Order to Clean Chimneys
Spoils Boml) Plot
WILMINGTON, |?KU, Jan. 14.?
j Two bags full of high explosive,
I ill.- overed today in an unused
1 ehimnfy of city tire engine house
j No lias led to investigation, in
I the belief that it was planned to
I blow 111> the building.
| That the attempt failed was due
to an order being issued jester
day to clean all chimneys in tire
engine hous-s. thereby decreas
ing danger of lires. There has
been much ill-feeling in' some
circles of lite city over recent
i change by the city from a voluti
| te- r to a paid tiro service.
'?"rt
t I .
Urges Return to Old Meth
ods in Dealings Between
% Nations.
HOLDS CONFERENCE
WITH LLOYD GEORGE
Objects to German -Moratori
uiii Agreed To by Other
Entente Powers.
i iii:a\ii.u ti:ito.\ tax
I'rrinlrr-McKlKnntr Asst-rln Kormrr
For* l'i,y l.??rr l.fvlr, Than
4'ftUcti* ??f Jr'nnce.
IHy Associated Press J
1 "A Ills. .la M. 11.?M. Polncare, who
?iax accepted the premiership to suc
ceed M. Itriaiid and expects to have
hss < ablriet completed tomorrow, cll.
gaged Iti ;r lengthy conversation to
?lav with the Ilr:t|?h Prime Minister,
who .ame to I*ar;from fannes es
pecially for th.t purpose.
What conclusion the heads of the
two government ? reached is ,,ot
known, hut M. Polncare. In a Mate,
in*nt to the correspondents this eve
tilt.g. declared that ?International
?I'lcstlons henceforth will he settled,
a* heretofore, through ambassadors.
'I'" expressed opinion o,
t>e Premier-designate. w-ould mean
' virtual disappearance of the su
preme council, although, he rnlded:
Hi. re must he one linal meeting of
the supreme council. to which all the
?>- Invited, should the
French vlcwpelnt prevail, and I have
good reason* to believe t|uu It will
so far as .Jreat Hrlta.',, |s concerned!
f.et ,|J. hav., our ainhessttdors settle
these questions for us."
ItfturnN to Former .Method*.
^'?'iicare thought there had been
too many meetings of the supreme
?"?"noil. to various accompanlm?nts
and ho desired a return to the old
nation". "Mn"
".My meeting with I.ioyd fJeorge -
h? said, "was most amiable. Wc cot
along finely together."
The conference i-urned out to be
'luite a Jticcss f?r the new French
lew n' laCCOnll"? tr> French
1 h" "I'l.arently convinced
. that it would be con
strued by the French nation as tin
fortunate, and by himself, as inilnI.
to 1,1111 personally should I.olvd
.eorue meet ex-Premier Brian,I and!
laMve. ,0 ?crman rcprcsen-l
llriund nrlnli, ? ||h |Ion|J|iji(> j
In conse.iuen.,. .,f thlS( M. ,lriat?r> |
" " British embassy was
merely a social function, lie had i
:,f ,0:ilxvilh '">rU Hardlnge. the
l.rltisn ambassador, and a hrief in
formal talk with the British Prime
? in-tei. i.ioyd jjeorge did not meet
the Germans.
The British Premier came to Pari
1 ra!if"<ation of the policv ,,f
Lnr'trn,e?.!',Vm r;"' t;ertentatively
granted by iMo reparations commit
?!on, T !'?"?' W"" Mron* opp*?si t i'?11
Oerim,*. 1 ro- who argued that
of h r ' "0I 10 ,h" li"'it
f h r ca;,a sty and that some means
"rm e- ? l"'"1 f,,r lightening'
lran.es burden. ue t?i,| i.|,.v,|
?eoijje that Cermany should I... called
i to impose heavier taxation
o.,ulvn:e?t per head ?ie Kre,,clr
aiiiir ??,k
views, is that France stands
. '"e ^imrmion problems.
? I !? i> i* "'?rge had not,fled Kly
' "''??r that h. woiil,| ii|;,.
<'on t in tied on Page 27 rV,i7~i )
AiJDUCTED LAWYER
IS LANDED I.\ TEXAS
? ."...sol r<?r ,%||PKrd ? Av
Mirovrporl Slum, Sign* of
I'IorkIiir.
( "y Associated Press 1
OnKKVvn.l.K. TI3XAS, Jan. I |.~
aroKl F. MulKs, ,.f Chicago. ,?IIn.
Ml lor two alleged I. W. u- ,.n
vlcled at Shrev.port of vncrancy
charees. arrived at Greencville to
;?">? ? a .Missouri. Kansas and
"J'.-sei,train, upon whl.-h
he was j,laced last night by a baud
of men Who had severely Hogged
him after kidnaping him from his
Iiotol at Slircveport.
The men, Mulks *nUI. directed the
conductor not to let blm off t|?
train "this side ,,f Hallas." lie
plainly Showed marks of the flogging.
H?l lien t Ion oniclal I'lned.
on.vxoKitLmu, ? <?., jail. n_
<'latidc ,i. !{ast, former county com
missioner and county superinten
dent of education, was found guilty
b.v a Jury today of charges of of
tl. ial , misconduct while commis
sion. r. Judge Prince sentenced Kasl
to nine mouths' imprisonment and
to pay a Otic of $500. 1'ho Jury had
been out nineteen hours.
DENY REPORT DRY COMMISSIONER
IS TO RETIRE BECAUSE OF FRICTION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.?Official denial was made today >>f frequently
recurring reports of serious friction between Prohibition Commissioner
It. A. Hay lie* and h;s superiors, internal Revenue CommitMioner David A.
lJlair ami Secretary of the Treasury Mellon.
Commissioner lilair said "reports tlia* Commissioner Haynes is to
retire, or that his resignation is to he asked or forced, are not true."
?"The work of Commissioner llaynes is satisfactory, and he Is a faith
ful puMic servant, doing an efficient Job." he added.
"There are some minor differences of opinion between Mr. llaynes
and myself. They ure such as you might llnd in any organization, but
we work in close accord. It is true that 1 do not approve of Commis
sioner Haynes' publicity policy, but I bellevt- that lie Is entitled to his view,
and I respect It as long a? he la doing the work."
I0EAD.2INJURED
AS SCHOOL BURNS
Biackstonc Suffers Second
School Fire Within
Week.
SL'S PECT I NC ENDIA K ISM
Student Hushes Into Burniu"
O
Building and lias Not
Been Seen Since.
!.-;>? ial so Th? Tiin< s-Wspatcli.]
lll.ACK.-TU.VK. V,\ , Jan. H.?One
cad. t is believed to have burned to
death anil two others were serious
ly injured, one of whom Is in a dying
condition, when tire. thought to have
Leen of incendiary origin, destroyed
l.iackstone Military Academy here
early today.
Toe ?l? a<I;
Tom Uidee. Siiray, X. (J,
Tne Injured:
Albert Cltaney, Pace's. W.. '.-hilar
bone broken. concussion of thf
brain and Internal injuries when hi
fell from the third sioor.
W. II. Tliorne. Itouky Mount, X.
two broken ribs and bruises about
body, sustained when he fell us the
second floor gave way.
Didee, with another cadet, ran from
the building when the first alarm was
given, but turned and F^in back in
side for something that he wished
to save, and has not teen seen or
heard of since.
Chaney was rushed to the Johnston
Willis Hospital, in itichmond, i\>r
treatment, where oflleials state that
he is in a serious condition. The
exact extent of his injuries are un
known. lie is attended at his bed
side by his mother and father.
The lire, according to Police Chief
Weisigcr. was discovered in two dif
ferent places simultaneously, one
blaze in the west wing and one in
the south wing, neither being close
to a chimney or an electric wire.
Chief Weisiger state* that several
attempts have been made recently to
!!re the building, but were not made
publiv*.
TILDEN'S BIG ESTATE
DWINDLES TO ?500,000
I* Mill In Court ItFKUlt of Contro
versy Over Trnstee
Khlp.
[Hy Associated l'ress. 1
WIUTK PI. A INS, x v., Jan. 14.?
More than thirty-five years after his
death, the estate of Samuel J. Tilden,
famous lawyer, valued at $15,000,000
in ISSfi. and now dwindled by dis
tributions to a residue of about $."i00,
000, was still In the courts today
over a controversy of trusteeship.
Surrogate Slater, of Westchester
County, agreed to appoint a third
successor trustee to manage the re
mainder of the estate. Charles II.
Strong and Charles K. Mael.ean.
present trustees, having failed to do
so.
Anna J. Gould. Tilden's f>ter-in
law. and Susan T. Sabin. his i.'ee*,
hold the interes' in the <state.
IRISH RAILROAD STRIKE
IS HALTED BY TRUCE
Mi-dlnHon by \nt l'ri?\Islonn I tint
eminent llrfcr* Walkout
for Month.
l?L'ni.I\. Jan. 11. ?Tiio threntene<l
general railroad strike, s-hcduled for
midnight, was deferred tonigiit, and
the truce l.ctween workers and opera
tors extended for another month.
Mediation by the newly elected
provisional government ehoren at a
meeting of the South Ireland Parlia
ment this morning, brought about the
extension of the truce and averted a
tie-up of nl! the railroads in the
country.
Court I pltohls .lobti I.. Ken is.
KANSAS CITY. MO.. Jan. H.?Up
holding John I,. I .owls, international
president of the Cnited Mine Work
ers of America, in overturning the
administralion of President Alexan
der llownt, of the Kansns coal
miners, and setting up a provisional
govornment, Circuit Judge Samuel A.
l>cw today handed down a decision
refusing: to make permanent a tem
porary restraining order preventing
i the International from continuing the
l,orovlaionul organization.
MORE POWER FOR
RAIL HEADS URGED
! Schwab Asserts loo Many
i Rules Hindering Efficient
Service.
4
D A M P E N s ENTHUSIASM
Steel Magnate Avers Progress
Is Never Made by Hamstring
ing Ability and Initiative.
(By Associated Press.)
NKW YOltK, Jan. It.? A call upon
tin- American people to repeal all ilii>
laws that repress Initiative on the
part of the men In charge of the
railroads, restrict enterprise ami
dampen their enthusiasm, was made
tonight by Charles M. Schwali, chair
man of the board of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, in addressing the
Ohio Society, of New York.
lit asked that this be done as a
measure to contribute to 1 lie revival
of prosperity in tho United States,
saying thai "at every turn the ruil
:oad managers were hemmed in by
rules, regulations, and restrictions,
which deprive iliem of power to exer
cise tiiolr discretion, prevent the ex
ercise of the sound business judg
ment. which had grown out of their
long experience, and interfere with
their doing acts which, if done, would
contribute immeasurably to the res
toration of prosperity."
Itnml* Must He Prosperous.
"You never make progress by ham
stringing ability and initiative, and
no industry ever gave good service
long if it wasn't prosperous itself."
Sft'ing he ha<l been Informed $3.
000.000,000 would be required to put
tite transportation companies abreast
of the nation's commercial require
ments. Mr. Schwab termed an "impos
sible situation" the fact that more
miles of track had been abandoned in
the past two years than were built in
that time, and probably more cars re
tired than installed.
"We cannot have prosperity, our
country's commerce cannot gi< for
ward confidently unless our railroads
are mice again made prosperous, are
put in a position to carry the trans
portation of the country, and are able
lo attract the capital needed for them
t<> perform tin ir service as common
carriers." be continued.
Because of restrictive laws. llr.
Schwab said, railroad rates no longer
were responsive to the changing com
merclal needs, the managers had
been shorn of tiie power to exorcise
enterprise, and private capital was
unwilliiiK to embark in railroad de
velopment except under rigid guar
antees.
should Slop Knocking'.
"We should stop knocking our rail
roads.. their presidents and railroad
men in general." he added.
Admitting tliero had been evils in
the past, the steel magnate declared
t'.iat infinitely mote harmful than the
unearthed financial scandals of years
goneby, l ad bee.1 the damage due to
laws resii'lotins enterprise.
"I.et lis riaUe our railroad presi
dents feel that we rega-d them sis
honored public servants." he said,
"and let us make every man engaged
iu the railroad business feel that the
public is behind him ami Wants him
and Ills company to be successful.
Protect the public Interest in every
way that is necessary: maintain such
regulation of railroads as actual ex
perience shows to be justified, but
abandon all the regulation which is
based merely upon political motive
and popular prejudice.
"If we make our railroad regula
tions non-political, restore to our
railroad managers the power to ex
ercise ability and initiative, and make
them feel that the public is behind
them with all its force and energv
the miracles that will be wrought In
the promotion or prosperity will as
touisii the world."
Veteran News Worker Dies.
P1TTSBI HUH. PA.. Jan. H.?Kraft -
mus Wilson, dean of Pittsburgh
newspaper men. died here today, aged
7!?. Mr. Wilson served with the Ohio
troops In the War Bet ween the
States nml has sincc been almost "con -
tinually employed on newspapers
here. Kor thirty-six year."?, to the
time of his .death, he was the "qtjiel
observer" of the Pittsburgh Gaaotto
Times.' Ilo nlso was the author of a
numbor 6f historical. works dealing
with the Ohto Valley.
fast i .Vf&v: sali'i&iK'i ViJisi&i
M'AOAMS TO MAKE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
10 HIGHWAY BODY
Virginia Good Roads Asso
ciation Moots in Rich
mond Wednesday.
RECORD ATTENDANCE IS
EXPECTED AT SESSIONS
Former Governor Brougli, of
Arkansas, Vi ill Spenk oil
General Lee.
is MCCICSSOIl TO IIAMvIIKAO
I?r. .1. A. C. flmnrtlrr, of William nml
Mary. will Talk on Aiiarlx of
Stair.
Featuring the eleventh annual
good roads convention of tl?e Vir
ginia (iood Rnuilfi Association, which
will he held in tin- auditorium of
Murphy's Hotel, beginning Wednes
day morning at 10 o'clock, and con
tinuing through Friday morning,
will he u display of maps, one for
each of the 100 counties in the State,
showing the roads completed In
ea> h county, Rnd ai.io showing where
the hoards of supervisors have di
rected that the money for roads in
1 i*?- be expended.
Five maps of the State will also
be shown. One of the maps will show
where contracts are under way
in each county, and the surveys
made for new work. The second
map Shows the State s ability to go
ahead with road work in each coun
ty. TImj third map shows tho work
actually under way In each county.
I The fourth map shows the sections
of road maintained hy the State in
tlie State In each county. The fifth
map is composite showing the sec
tions maintained, lite sections tinder
construction, and the sections for
which surveys have been made in
each county.
Keynote Speech Hy McAdnms.
Tlie keynote speech of the conven
tion wlli be delivered by Colon *1
Thomas Lt. McAdams, president of the
American ltankers" Association, and
vice-president of the Merchants' Na
tional Hank of this city, who, at
(Continued on I'age 13. CoT.~5.j~
SINK 0 SUBMERSIBLES
IN TARGET PRACTICE
Obsolete Inderitntrr t.'raft Are Sent
Ooimi In I'lill Ipplne
Water*.
|?y Associated Press. 1
WASHINGTON, Jan. l i.? Nine <^f
Uncle Sam's old submarines have just
ended their careers by serving as fir
gets for tho guns of the destroyer
squadrons n'Inched to the Atlantic
Fleet. A brief cablegram telling of
th/> completion of the target practice
which had been going on during the
past two wieks were received today
at the Navy Department.
The resting place of these obsolete
submersibi'-s is not "home waters."
but in tii*' Pitclfle, outside Manila
Bay. Weeks before the target tests
were begun the work of dismantling
the old submarines and taking every
thing of vain*- off hn<l been completed.
FOUR .MlTST DIE FOR
TENNESSEE MURDER
Supreme Court Decline* to Act to j
Snvr Mm Wlm l\lllt-<l
l haiiO'eur.
Illy Nssoeiated Press |
NASI 1V11.1 TF5NN., .Ian. I I.?The
death sentence of otto Stevens. Tom
Chris! mas. Charles I'etre and John
McClure. convicted of the murder <?(
Ccor .-e .I.ewis, of Knox County, i i u
loresl of Anderson t'outity. May .10,
last, were at'irmed today by the Ten
t.i see Supreme Court, which >i.\e I
the date of execution as March 1.
I.iwis was :? companion of Andrv v
Crumley. of Knoxviile, driver of an
a'ltoinoboe, which had been encag-'d
by a part* of strangers in Knoxviile,
to talie * lietii to Clinton. At an
isolated place in the woods, in An
derson County, tiic passengers, at the '
point of a pistol, took possession of;
the car. lied Crumley anil I.ewis to
trees and cut ti.rir throats.
RALEIGH INSTITUTION
jC LOSES, RESULT OF RUN
It A l.Kit; 11, N. c? Jan. n.?The
doors of the Central Hank & Trust
Company here were closed today, fol
lowing a run on the institution yes
terday.
The bank was In the hands of the
State bank examiner, who announced
It was unable at this time to meet
withdrawals longer.
Proaldent Ilightower, head of the
Institution, today stated that tho de
positor? "v:U lose nothing.
-> Tho total resources of the bank are
?found J350,000, ..
- .. .. ? i. . ? .... . ?
o
Fake Prescriptions for
Liquor Flood Druggists
lUy Associated Press.]
NEW YORK, Jan. It.?Tho pub
lic M illegally obtaining vast
quantities of whisky from retail
drugalsts through tlie use of
Iiokuh doctors' prescriptions,
Italph A. Day, Stato prohibition
enforcement olllcer, declared to
day. .
Mr. Day said that his ofllce was
flooded with fake prescriptions,
presented, In most cases, r.y reput
able druggists who, ho said, aro
bewildered by tho demand. Pre
scriptions for pints and halt
pints arc being turned out in large
numbers by printing establish
ments and tho public is buying
them eagerly, owing to fear of
poisonous bootleg liquor, he as
serted.
Mr. Day admitted that no way
of stopping this illicit trafllo had
been found. He said it was prac
tically impossible for druggists to
check up physicians' signatures.
ACCUSED BANKER
GIVEN GOOD NAME
BY 14 WITNESSES
Defense Attempts to Estab
lish Character of Harold
Cordon Biundoii.
TRY TO SHIFT BLAMF
TO UNKNOWN ROBJiFR
Reedville Financier May Take
Stand in Own Behalf
Tomorrow.
Character witnesses for Colonel
Harold Cordon lilundon, president of
the Commonwealth National Dank of
Keodvillv, who is being tried on
charges of embezzlement in the
United States District Court, took tho
stand yesterday as the defense began
introducing the testimony by which
it hopes to free the accused. Sixteen
witnesses were heard during the pro
ceedings of the fifth day, the shortest
nf the trial.
Prominent citizens of Hecdvlllc and
the surrounding country took the
.sianil and gave testimony as to the
excellent character of Colonel Plun
don. The reputation of Colonel
Dlundon prior to the tire which de
stroyed the bank, and for many years
previous, was gone into by the wit
nesses.
Mellonnld l.ec on Stnnil.
W. McDonald Dee, former State
Commissioner of Game ami Inland
Fisheries, who has been named by
i lovernor-lCloct Trinkle to occupy
that position when lie takes the oath
of ortlee; C. S. Towles. Common
wealth's attorney of Richmond Coun
ty; C. Hardin Walker, former Statu
Senator, and llodney M. Cogging, gen
eral manager of the Northern Neck
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
were the most prominent witnesses
to testifj In behalf of Colonel Dlun
don.
Kvidfiice to prove that tho bank
was robbed by an individual who left
the seeno of tlie tire shortly after,
it was disc ivcred was introduced by
the defens*. Tho defense also nt
i i.'i.nt .uued on Page II. Col. 0.)
SOUTHERN TO ISSUE
$30,000,000 IN BONDS
Wilt I !?e IIOO.OOO of Sum for Itr
fiinitlng i:%l?tliig Sfnirl
I lex.
t I'.y Associated Press.)
WAS111NU TON, Jan. M.?The
Southern Hallway Company was
siven authority today to Issue $1,0.
CiliO.OOO in 0 1-'.' per C"ut gold bonds
u : t'n which approximately f 25.000.000
In ?xistiiiK Indebtedness will !>o re
funded. The balance of the sum
realized by the sale of tIse securities
the carrier.! will place in its treasury
us a reimbursement fur capital cx
;>enditurea made out of income.
| Seeks to Save War Town I
From Speculators* Grip !
W ASl 11 NCTO.V. Jan. It. -Sena
tor Prance, Maryland, today ap
pealed lo President Harding to
save the homes of tlie residents
of Dundalk. Md., a war village,
from speculators. France said
the village sprang up when the
Cr.ltcd States Shipping l'.oa-M
started operations, and that the
homes, purchased on the part
payment plan, now arc being of
fered to the highest bidders. Tho
emergency fleet corpdratiim plans
lo sell, tho mortgages, ho said.
France asked Harding to In
tervene and give the villagers a
chance to buy the mortgages at
a discount. Tho President prom
ised lo take tho matter up with
tho Shipping Board.
<4
EMPLOYES FAVOR i
QUITTING POSITIONS
BV HUGE MAJORITY
Walkout Due at Midnight
in Four Virginia Cities
Involved.
MAYOR AINSLIE ACTS
TO SETTLE QUESTION
Request for Interview With
Company Officials Re
fused, It Is Said.
C O X F K It E X C E I!KM) Fill D A Y
Move of Municipal Executive Contra
After Session AVItU i;nlon
I.coder*.
Pour Virginia cities. Richmond,
Norfolk. Portsmouth and Petersburg-.
?ill face a striko of the carmen of
the v,rt?lnia Railway and Power '
Company, at midnight tonight. unless
steps are taken today to brine about
a settlement of the controversy, be
tween the men and the company,
arising out of the posting of a no
tice by the street railway company
that a cut In the wages of the men
will become effective on Monday. Jan
uary 10. The notice was posted In
the car bams of all the cltlcs on
January 1.
Tho decision to strike was an
nounced yesterday afternoon after a
poll of tho uuion men had showed
that they overwhelmingly favored
leaving the employment of tho com
pany rather than accept the cut pro
posed on January 1, by. oillcials of
the company.
Voting Hen a n Thursday.
Balloting on the strike question
was started in Richmond. Thursday,
and the local carmen returned a big
majority In favor of the strike. Pe
tersburg carmen voted on the ques
tion Friday, and Information from
union oillcials in Richmond was that
tho workers In the Cockade City re
turned almost a solid ballot for the
strike.
Tidewater employes, those work
ins in Xorrolk and Portsmouth, cast
their ballots yesterday. The outcome
of the vote In theso cities has not
been announced, but It was stated by
Richmond representatives of the car
men that Incomplete return* Indicate
that the carmen in the four cities
have arrived at the same conclusion,
to walkout in protest against what
they believe to be an unfair pro
posal by the company.
?Mayor'* offer Refused.
Mayor George ?\lnslle. at the sug
gestion of the union men In this
city, attempted to have the strike
postponed, but it is understood th.u
off,ir vvas Politely declined. U
I* said that the ofTer was not made
olrectly. but through Indirect chan
nels Representatives of the Central
1 rades and Labor Council, and thx
local branch of the street carmen's
union held a conference with Mayor, '
Alnsiic Friday. It was at this con
ference that tho representatives of
the union asked tho Mayor to seek
an Interview with the company.
officials of the Virginia Railway
and Power Company stated yester
oay afternoon that they had received
no word that Mayor Ainslio dc.Wred
an Interview with them, .it was- .
learned from the cilice of Mr. Wheel
wright that the company does not
reel that tho controversy is one that
may be arbitrated.
Joint Session of Council Monday.
,..A |'etlt,,,n calling upon President
W. II- Adams, of the Board of Al
dermen. to call a special session <>f
< ity Council for 12 o'clock . tomor
row. was circulated Iasf night by
ouiicilmat, k. Italeigh Phillips, with
the object in view of taking whatever
steps may be practicable In the event
ot a street car strike. The petition
was signed by Aldermen 11. \\*.
Woody. Ordway I'uller. Joseph
Xunnally; Counciimen K. Italeizli
Phillips. James II. nickerson. \V K
Sullivan, fart.r C. Jones and lid
gar ii. Knklisli.
The .-vtll will l?e issued today.* and
it i.-i said the City Attorney and the
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ASKS I INDORSEMENT
OE VICTORY MEMORIAL
President t'nlla on (Governor to Aid
I'alrlotlc Project at
Capital.
\\ ASH IXCTOX. Jan. *14.?Governors
o* all states and insular territories
were asked by President Harding to
day to give the.ir indorsement'to'tho
.National Victory Memorial. In course
of construction here.
"The project has appealed strong
ly to me. and I know to patriotic
men' and women al! over tho'.'and. a*
one of stich Inspiring nature as io
deservo generous encouragement,"
the President wrote. lje asked that
each State *lv? its Indorsement of
ficially.