Richmond times-dispatch. [volume], January 22, 1922, Page SIX, Image 6

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OF JEALOUS WIFE
Sk". I-- ^ t
Philadelpliian and His Ste
nographer Killed in
Their Office
WOMAN IIYSTKRICAL
Breaks Down and Regs For
giveness Over Husband,
Lying Unconscious.
IBy Associated Pro**.]
PHIL A OKI.PHI A. PA.. Jan. 21.?
Oscar Rosier. ri'r and manager of
the Rosier A?l vet I isinn Akmic)-, nni
his stenographer. Miss Mildred (!,
Reckitt, today wfro fiitallv sliot by
the former's w if??. The shootini; oc
curred In Hosier's offices. \\ lull* 1!??
and hts stenographer w et c alone in
the front room Jealousy, the j?? ?- |
lice say, was responsible for the;
crimf.
After the trau-dy Mrs. Rosier,:
FcroamiiiK hysterically, bonded th?
forgiveness of in r husband She had:
suspected the relations of her liti*- >
band and his stenographer lor sumo
tlmv, the police declared. and had ,
concealed herself In a rear room of
her' husband's offices some time dur- !
Ing the afternoon. W hile there she j
watched Rosier and Miss lleckltt en-|
ter the front room together. Quitting j
her hiding place. she bought a re
volver and cartridges from a near
by pawnshop. the police said, return
ing: to her husband's offices.
When she threw open the d""r. Mrs.
Rosier drew the revolver from her
handbag. firing twice. The llrst shot
struck her husband, who fell to tlie
floor tinconsoious, while the second
struck Miss Reckitt. As the latter
fell, "Mrs. Hosier broke down, hurry
ing from the offices.
"I shot him because 1 love hint."
she cried as she started down the
staijjway, police declared
Roth victims were removed to a
hospital, but neither renamed con-|
BCit'nsness. Mrs. Rosier was held by |
the. police on a eharne of attempted
rnurfler. When iiuestioiied by them,
however, she refused to make a state
ment concerning the shooting.
100 MEN BROUGHT
HERK TODAY TO Rl N
Y. K. & P. TROI.I.KYS
(Continued Krotn Kirst Pace.)
pysteinatizeii in >uch a standpoint
that. Workers experience but little
diflii'iiltv in ^etiiiK to work and few
complaints are registered con..eri\
Ir.K the routes taken l?y the ears,
union otlicials declare. Mr. Wlhvix
last night denied that striking street
car opera tors'had applied tor thirty
five licenses to operate Jitne>s, and
declared that the men were de
termined to drive without a city li
cense until they fail in their light to
have the order which calls for a (1'.",
tax fcisoi tided.'
Striking street car iiieti are doing
all in their power to get mure Ji'
neys and th* long stream of cars.
whi'p!h are on the Streets for the use
of 1 he public, is being augmented
daily. It said orderly conduct h.i>
marked the exteiisiv. use of Jitneys
a* i\ means of transportation, and
Chief Sherry spoke in the highest
terms of the way the stivc-t car men
have been handling the situation.
STRIKERS EXCEPTED
BY TRACTION COMPANY
IN W ACE SCALE OFFER
(I'jniintie. I'lom First I'.n, i
front enfor- nig an uiliiu.it i. au.ii i
at to w .
"I'lirnNIi I Iver |it|o tial llnnril."
'"I he |i|m|pi sit:, ii i,.i.\ j i r - - ? f. t ? ?! !?%
Jon serins t.. present i - fu .i? ma.
be riracti.-ai the oppurt nniti (or
Icnrd of at Miration to ? !? :?: nunc
wages which wil; also have t ti -
power to provide the revenue ftoin
which the wages must he
you have i 11 < 1 :> t ? ? I in % ?. ? i r in ? | > ?
tlr*n, it is witliln j.? i* pow* i in pre
scribing tl.e . leiiiii.!.^ [i.r oper.i I ion
Of service in Norfolk and the 1,-v.i-.
nue to l.e <|..| veil thi icrriiin t.. ad
Just wajfes t . i. v.-nii., ? condition |
wlnj'n i. other Independent board "f
avbiiratb n w.i:.i j.. |.- , n.i,'
rt-9,?ri 1 cj f.irnish ait eicpi '..nal .
hnnr.i
"W.i li.iVe, ?lol.r.iie. le. tolled th?
conclusi .n i hat
"If. '? l< of : lie fa. t that t l.e leg .1 j
autlwm. ...... w.-ii the i' iv l oiiiici'
of NorfolVc. - .lupusi'd r li v ? nietn -
hers, t.. provide the needed revenue 1
and rn lit I .i-. __ ,,,,,
panv to function pi ,p. : ?. n. n., ;i, j
He int?-i < ?-t find ,i.sur< il.i ,i c^iit> j
Of the street r i, . u . ||, Vi>l : nt (.?
the a' I ? ? |. i. ? t |,i it a n |,Sft. s
a g reei! V; .n n. o ,i r i ? r. f. t. i,? r ,, ?
Fridn;.. 11 Jat . i '
With the i'riC: I . n.n. \ .
accept your "posit iun ami ;.yre.
that the ? ,t . < . m ,| ? if tl, t
a toard t.f aridtt at ion. 'iv.iiu a wane
SCa IA t (? no I '' pi. m i . ?
for all raiiwfev #ii p',ov?< n. Norfolk
that Is. employe- w
on fluty and tlii.o ti t. ?.?. ?
may he, employ.' 1 r.ftir Januiir. 1 f..
1 6-2.
"We fully reallr.e. and ar< >?rea|li '?
concerned be ai.se . ? < . .. v and
Inconvenience i., ti.. , .
ae to the con.puny. ..?? . ?,? ,: i,
temporary Interrupt' ,n ? ' et tail
way service, anil we a. ? pt in k.
faith your resolution as . . .
expression of your de>.n t . (.rnt. it
the interest of the citir.-i.? . '
folk ar.d at th* same time t<. j. rf ?. ? ?j
protection for the property . i l .
ployes enjfas*'d In public e
"Respectfully.
(S:pr,ed)
"THOS. S. \V I i KKI.W ft I' 11 IT.
"1'r. side'
KM? OP C\H ST;tlKi:
IS SKK\ IN Mlltl-ol.lv
fSpeeia! to The Ti tiles-1 >is patch )
NpRKol.K, VA., Jan. 21 Km! of
the etreet car sfrlke in Norfolk ln.ve
Into view at 1:3(1 this afternoon when
President Wheelwright, of the Vir
ginia Railway Ar.d power t'ompany at
Jtlchmond, comrriufiicatt-d by telephone
. -v !?
Prefers Warm Cell to
Zero Days in Utah
f Hy t'nitcd News.]
SAI.T UKK CITY. UTAH. Jan.
21.- -A tiuud warm ?-?11 lu a peni
tentiary Is prcrerable to liberty
thvii- xero day* !n t'tah, accord
1 iik to Jlii) Wilson. alias .Martin,
aii uscupt-d convict from thf South.
.Martin walked Into tin- ofllcc of
rhtfef of l'ollcc liurlirtdge and
asked to he taK.ii back to the
Xorth Carolina .Sintt prison. He
iv#? s<> loiter to ({<< back that lit*
wired tin- wai.tm, I'liarifm pre
paid. t<? come and ?.t liim.
-It s t<?> ...id In I'tali." Wilson
??-.iiil ll<- has seven in..iitlis ..f a
n I lit- months' l.rin t>> ytTvi* for
.'inl'rxxi.'iiir nt.
to ?:it> .Manager t\ K. Ashhnriu-r that
ilir mo tion r?iii).any hail decided to
'"l?t ' lity.s offer to ai l.nr.ii,.
t-xi.Hlliiu mm*.. .inferences between tliv
<*'?111 pit ii y 11?I its ''III |t ]iiy ?*v.
<"ii> MnnaM?r A?hhuruer and I'l-csl
deni or .-0:11,, 11 Albert I.. U..|ntr wvro
in ioiif.-i-.ii,... 1 his afl.-nioon i-.m.
slderiiiK w h.-th.-r ?
l.o.ly ,-ouli! properl\ a 11.1 should a.-t
.-in an a 1 l.itrni(on hoard ..1- whether
1 should m-i.-. i uiciiihei s io 811,-Ii ar
.-H mi Ion l.oai.l Ii |* iin.l.-iMood thai
tn. I.iilan. . ,,r ?,|, I K< ii.-r a 11 v fav
. 1. .I th.- 1 "oun.-il iiv-if a, i|,,K ?'s such
r<l.
l?nll I ,tun,-i| Mcrtllitr.
It was -1.11 ?-.! lit 11* i- lo.lay hy Mr
Nshi.ui n.-r that n.. .1.llnile decision
'?11 th. point would I..- i.-a.-hfd until
?Monday iiiornlnt; wh.11 the ?.'01111.il
"ill m-.-l i.-c-iv* In wiliti.K the
1 > "f 11'a. lion company to thr
' ouiicil s 11I imat 1111. that arbitration
'?>' A. >' Monday
Hi.- lull i.-m ?f .\lr. Wl / IwrlKl.l's
r*'ld.v lor th.- company will I..- taken
"I' h> ill,, t 'oun. il and fully discuss.-.I
dun. l.s di*II1111 ,*]\- iix.-.i
" ,s I thai thi traction
coinpanj s a<-,-.-|itan..- of th,* nil.Illa
tion ulTttr is on tin- con.till.,,1 that
I... ih. n 1 hiiral in^
'?oily, as 11,.. 1 'oun.-U has power to
? xti-iul th,- pi-rlod ilu 1 inwhi.li !li.<
ti-cpnt far., is authorliM-d. or i v,n 1.,
allow a ""'''?nt fa re and el |?,|ll;l
i??->? coiniotition on sir..,-is
1 ?? 1111K M r.-,*t ,-nr lines.
Uho" -M' Wl Iw tinht docllni'd
lie nihil In 1 ion proposal |1V
f* lk I'liamhi-r of i*.,11.111. r. .- I,.- ass. i t -
"1 that ih, arhiirath.ii l.o.ly could
ll\ tll?* ri'VOIIIirfc ??f tli.. ?
""t t t?r 1 h" \ itKinia
.11 \ia> .111.1 I'owcr <'ompiiny. as Well
as the waKes of the >.|ii|t|?.\ es.
?Men lie in,, n J l*n>.
."'trikIk Htr.-i-t ,;lr no 1, w.n, 1.,
...ins i.?|?. ,|,.niillll|,,, t||)..r v
??I the II,St I,fie,.I, ,|n>s In .lanuar*
' ";,v ?'"??'-?I them
-"???I t.. mi. r.nder their hadr.es. *n?.
'?? ?l-.'iHt.ti on
'"'""K work HMi.li,
; "" t.,|.an, s ait.i
' i ?" * ? ftan. e toila\ .
' I. lo|| if ,| ,1, , H 1
I s Il.-I e I,;, Vl. | .
<;* for si |||<(1
, ? "">? to
, ' ""overs,- here si*|iarale
"f ?:?' I ml and
I 011 sin..ut h.
?*H> -Manager Ashhuruer. however
s.i-1 ...rite,- ,|(|J. ,,|t |iUj _?
it".I, .01,,| taIt?. int., .-./iisid
.,,1,..,.
, " every ..fTon will
to in,In... 11^. .
,1.1.1- i... ""'"II lo
? -?Mirai.. 11 rhiira(Ion here
I' ",,x" situalion in ,|l(. 11
i Mo\ iikmi7\ u:u
(ifli . , * '*? A'l'lov
atn I , .
. . . 1 arl.i 11 a I .? i|,,. ,.,.,s
? ar strike, a ,i ?
*? to U ,,,-,( reeeu ed here * . .
flOIII the v 'h- s'i "
'?-> aihilrat,* the ,1,;I
:-j-.r,v:rr ,,f """^"ii'Vas!
'irneral Confer,,,,., Hoard of f
" v.....Lean,..,...1 Association will
n'lo^ IN '""m
tin- Ken.-ral situa'ioi,
; ';?*???...? the Strike, and local JuH
1. . , , I"",nl Vl"l l?*a ve |t|,-h
? ?i. I 'V . "'Is nioriiiiiK. 1., |?>
??.1 I?;t f |f|,. SfSH itttl.
tolV/'Whe 'v I'""v1',".J"
"hv";;;;-;^:
Iniposv I.'l'r ^""o'k. Maled lhal i, was
the tr-.V-T,' ''i,y ''""'"'I "ml
I, CO,,! J.,. m |o hold 1,11 nr.
imMni: u>
,. .III,. .11 men r. |.resell I #>d. The of.
I"11,h- :t
arhilriilint '!i 'annoi hold ?n
. ' ' 1 >????H..K and l|tnore ,he
" "? ?? -lu-sti..,, ,Ir..
I ' tia.tion company and
" ? ??t ? "><??? i> their conten
I,,f"r,,,-r that unless
"I' ll ailtmi, ,/e Hie I -il y
?? '?? II. t II- an arl.it I alion hoard
J,, "'",r '""V -??"?not
to al.l.ie |'.'v !'| ''""1 ""'r" ""
lit sIHIKi: lilt K \ K Kits
1.0 'in ri-'.'i i:ipdti hi:
!?|-e i?l !'* 'I'll. 'I'illl.-S I I'lSpa t 'I, 1
I * I" "I I: I: s I *. I' lt<: V.\ . .Ian 21 l-'-.r
tli. |-<M|.ii>.? . ? f , ? ? till. I lit-- ? el-Vice ..I,
t,.. I : > h ii.oii.l I- ? -. , Simi u i iit .-rl.it i ?
l.l.l. I.. ? ?. 111.. I I .. ?\ ll-.lllilit. siNt.'-ll
I.,. ,iU.i? from \'..rlhern i-ltlew
wire l.tou^-ht 1..-I. I...lav hy olli.ial
Note Our New
Address
We havf lu'iii'r cquiiiment,
ftn.*r ft|i|?oiittin<*iit/*. overy fa
iilil\ ami tho satin* old onlhti
siHsm urn] Inii-rcKt for our
wmli.
Wo liavo in, il.iti 1,1 that If
optical ni<1 will b<*npflt you
wo ran furnish lliat optlral
a I.I
H?vi* you M'f'ii m?w "Save
^'<'ur Kyos" hpftdiiunHprs?
Oplomctristt-Opticiani
J t. ,1 fVfw*? r. B'Oad/. Orife
I of Iho VlrKlnlft anil l'owgr
[ Company.
Th? men were met at the train by
J. Franklin Pond. superintendent of
tho lo%al lines, and escorted to l.l
hrnry Hall, which Is over the true
Hon company's terminal at Syca
tiiure and Hollln *hrook Streets, iiuit
iiuartcred. T)i? men are said not to
he professional strike breakers, but
are suhl to l.e from Washington and
Baltimore.
None of the men will be put to
work on the local lilies. for ,lyl il
sllittlr employe has left his post, de
spite ardent persuasion on tin* part
nf union men and pickets from the
ranks of the str'klnjt carmen In
IMcllinolitl All will he I'll! to work oil
the interim! hail Mln, and the tii>t
? in- between this elty and Ki. hinond
slnee last Sundn;. niKht Is scheduled
to start tomorrow moriiiiiK at '?????
o'do, k. ue. oidlnm to Superintendent
t'olul. The reKlllai* Schedule win
he maintain?I durini; the da>. Is Is
said, but when the last run at ni'^hl
will he made lias not heell Mil
llollllt'ed.
No trouble *of any kind occurred
today, when the men were mareheil
in a botl\ from tin- railroad station
lo the company's terminal. The po
lio.- were notilled of tile men's com
ing and were oil III. wateh. hllj tli.-ll
services were liol needed Several
pickets from Ith hmolld were oil t he
? oilier when ih. m.n .asm- hui tlo?
new collier?" presence went linhee.le..
hv old Workers
' i illlcit(.l? of i lie company expres*
little fear of any troulde w hen the
int. rhurhan run i< resumed Minor
row In the new workers, hut what
precatlllolis ha*- heell taken to
i;h ii d the car*. hay not b. ? n mad
know ii.
IIINKS JURY UNABLE
TO KF.ACH VK.HDICT
(Coniii.ue.1 From First 1'ime t
lo Jmltfe Wells that the Jury was
tumble to reach u verdict before the
judge had explained certain of hi*
lust rucl ioiis. The explanation took
tlftcell lllililltes and the Jury ictilcil
.lu.lBe Wells called I It. in lii attain on
the Mr.d.e of 11' and asked it a ver
dict had been reached. Mr Iteverl.v
replied that it had not. and was in
forme.l by the Jmlite that he was
forced to ltd Jolll'll court due to the
fact that Sunday morning had ar
rived.
Illues faced Ills accusers yesterday
morning with the same conlid.-nee
that he has display, -d since the trial
started early in the wick.
.Indue Krnest ?? Wells met the at
torneys at o'clock aiol h.-isan pre
pa I'illg the ill-tl ll.tious to he nr?
eented the Jury. The work rc?nt!r>d
two hours :ui.l it was ll:tn o cb els
l,efore counsel i><can the arguments
The Judge aiiiiomice.I that the lime
limit for the aiuuim-nt would be live
hours.
Itrfrrx lit I'nrtrlrfgcH.
Willis C. I*ul 1 isiin. t'oinmonwealth's
attorney, began arguing for the
pl tt.se. lit ion at II HI o'clock. 'III.'
pistol, found on Mines the night he
was arrested charged with the uior
tler of the policeman, and ?'i ^rny.-'t'P,
much the worse for ?'.;jir, lav on
table in front of the attorney as he
add l' essetl the Jury. The attorney
tailed the attention of the Jury to the
articles and emphasized the fact thai
empty cartridge* found at the scene
of the crime III led the pistol. i'r.
tjuent references were mad" to he
cap ami pl-stol h\ the attorney.
The eves of the accused were llxcil
i'poll the lawyer. Mines watcheil
.?very move of the attorney and only
took his eyes ofl of him to talk In
au undertone to his young wife, who
eat beside him.
I'lilliiiin went into the details of
the portion of Mines' testimony us
10 the effect of whisky upon the lic
ensed. Me said that If Mines was
affected iii this manner mice, was It
not possible that it had the same ef
fect ..ii him tin- Sunday night before
the muni* r. Mrs. Mines gnvo M1'
iiiivbautl a reassuring look and smile
during this portion of the allorne> s
ai gumeiit.
Turner I'lends for MIiicn.
The ?'oininoii wealt h's attorney
completed his argument at 1 I'. M.,
mid .1. M Turner, of counsel for the
.1. f.-nse, be?nn speaking at 1 l.*>. the
Judue recessing court for fifteen min
11 t en.
Turner opened his argument by re
ferring- to his client as "a strip of a
hoy." II. dwelt at length upon the
evidence which was designed to show
that (Tn |> t ii I ii Alexander S. Wrinht.
of the IMehuiond detective force, had
refused to Investigate clues furnished
hint by a resident of the vicinity in
which the crime was committed. The
statement r,f ths attorney was that
every theory, which did not point to
th>- guilt of Mines, had been dis
caided.
Testimony of witnesses that a big
it n ??11' DOWN
JtLLIRS SPECIAL 'I .
DELIVERS YOUR
Sellers' Kitchen Cabinet
I'll I nk of lit 'I'hla Mvnilrrfiil Klli-hcn Cabinet,
tin- lirxl lliul Mi'lriil lllr mind* rn II ninrrlir, H r -
llti-ri-il In III jour kllrlirn fur Ihr I nalun lllcn n I
diitvn |in? inrnl iif VI?mill llir linlnnrr In rrm.v
urrtili or iimnllily buiiib.
\ iilmlr rnrliiMil hna Jual lirrn rrrrlird anil li
nun mi anlr.
I Iinir In mrly Ibla v?rrk and arlrri the Cnblnrl
} mi nnnl, ilrpiftll $1 ?nd drllirr) ?tlll br mntlr
?l nnrr, 4
Nm Iim* prl.ra now (L?l In ?I>V
Extremely Low
Prices On
FINK
ITRMTURE
Kiirnlluro for fyry room In th?> home,
whnhfr ton i.nly ? !???? pieces or
a who|? *iili<-. you'll flml II here at
prirra Hint uro Mm \*ry lowest. miality
con?ld<r?-<l nn<! on I?tihk that ar? ??x
I r<-mMy r^/isonnld'-.
Jones Bros. & Co., Inc.
Ills.20 Kast Main Street.
HUNDRED STATE ASSEMEtLY
MEMBERS VISIT UNIVERSITY
Virginia Legislators Guests of Great Educational Insti
tution, Senator Mapp and Delegate Henley Respond
ing to Welcome Voiced by President Alderman.
I Special to Tin* Times-Dispatch.1
CI IA KI.OTTliSV 11.1.10, VA.. Jun. 21.
For 11??? first time In Its century
of history the University of Vir
ginia whs visited l?y 11>?* General
Assembly of I li ?? Commonwealth.
The party urrlveit at Charlottesville
on :i special train at noon and was
composed of aliunt 10<? memliers of
the Assembly, twenty-live of whom
were accompanied l?y their wives,
ami a number of Capitol olllclals. In
< hiding the pages. Acting as olll
eial csi'orts wore John Stewart
Itryan. of Itlehinoiul, reclor of the
university, ami Murray MeCtVire. of
Itlehmoml, vlee-prosUletit of the tScn
e rii I Alumni Assoclat ii?n.
Mel liy I'rpohleiil iiml Kneiilly.
The train was met at lite station
t'V President K. A. Alilermaii. of the
university, anil the entire faculty.
'i'Ii. leijlslatlve party entered auto
in lilies ami wii'f ilrlveii to the
IHue Itidge Sanitarium, near the city,
the State tubercular inst. I u t Ion. ami
then tli roil >'h Charlottesville on :
Ifl'ief tour of the city, ami Dually ti
the university commons. when
Iihi. h was served In the student
cafeteria. each member of the part?
-cr\!n>? himself Just as the student?
? lo.
After I li tie ti came the meeting at
I'abell Mali. As the dist itiMlished
p;Ht> tiled their
the st .1 g ?
I|ST
they were accompanied by continu
viis applause from the I,Tim students
a ss i'Iii Id eil In their Itounr. .lu-t af
ter President Aldirmau called the
meet lug to orili r the leaders sprang
to their places and the unions were
treated to a series of Virginia yells
of a I liaiacter rarely heard. . Xcept
on a football tle'il. I 'resident Al
derman briefly welcomed the visi
tors and introduced l'cpr?setita I ive
Nor veil I,. Henley, who responded
happily for the House. The students
gave ?'three long 'rays for the House."
CITY COUNCIL ACTS
IN STKIKK MONDAY
(Coin inued l-'rom First Page.)
ever action the lower branch takes
in it> efforts to arrive :it n Solution
of the local transportation snarl.
Mayor Ainslie, who called the con
ference of i'ouiicilmen and Aldermen
held lu his oMice yesterday afternoon
and 'last iVdiing, ileclareil late last
ti IK h I that lie was not at liberty to
divulge what had transpired. The
meet inc. Which was held behind closed
doors, did not end until about 11 ::tn
o'clock laet iii|;ht.
il Is understood lliat the conferees
rons'lilered a proposal to request the
Virginia liailway and Power Company
to reinstate its striking employes at
the old wiiRe scale, which was In ef
fect prior to the drastic reduction,
which was put Into effect at inldnittlit
Siliiduv. .Iiiini.'iry Hi and In protest j
of which more than l.n'ni nienibci# ofj
the carmen's unions of Itiehnioml, |
Norfolk and Portsmouth left their
rii en it: iniiliiiulit Sunday pendiiiK
lirliil ration of the differences between I
I In* carrier and its workmen. .
Another matter said lo have beonj
considered at yesterday's conference ]
between the city's chief executive and
iiis conferees was a proposal to re
route the jitneys, t liat Is. t heir removal
from Itroad to (Srace Street.
The conference got under way at
o'clock yesterday afternoon and was
adjourned shortly after ti until ft last
night, at which time it was resumed.
man had committed the crime, and
thnl a sitUKI'le look place, were
brought out strongly by Turner. He
turned to his client and askerl the
Jury If they thought that he could
have put up a light against a man
the sir." of the one mentioned in the
testimony.
The counsel of the accused made
reference to the fact that circum
stantial evidence was tin- only evi
dence presented to show that Hines
was guilty of the crime. He paused
to call the attention of the jury to
the instructions of the court on this
particular phase of the case.
Turner closed his argument by
making a plea for the accused, his
wife, and his father and mother.
Court adjourned at I' .IO for lunch to
meet again at 3:30 o'clock.
C. Walter Mupp, of Accotnac, re-j
pll?d to the wi-lcuiuo for (h'J Sciiulo.'
Tlio students stive a hearty "wah
wlio-wah for tho Seiuit e." and want*
"The Good Old Sons'' as tho -
!iik adjourned and tho party started
out to Inspect the university ground*
Mid txill<l111 km with ?spcclnt attontion
i;lv??it the laboratories and hospitals.
AH concurned In nrratiKint; the trip
uirrrril lliat tho subject of medical
school location should be distinctly
iivnideil. No literature favorinK t he
university was distributed on the
train or at the university. President
Alderman <ll?l not refer to the issue
in liks remarks. Representative Hen
Icy spoke of tho university as the
i npstone of thn State's educational
structure ami assured his hearers that
whatever the assembly did wotlld be
in the liest Interests of the Insti
tution. Senator Mnpp hrout-'ht out .1
roiir of tt|>pliiuse when he *ald "two
sons in training for the Vli'Kitiin hall
team, th'it one would study law and
Ho other would study medicine
here." When the yells <|iileled down
he added. "or at Itlchniond." Tl?e
veils remained <|tilet.
Itetoro to Itleliinonil.
After the I lisped ion of the hos
pital. tea was served to the ladles
at the t'oloiinade t'luh and the in.
lit'- |i:ulv was taken to the station to
rmhark on the leaving for
Ki. hmoiid at o'clock.
The impnv ~i.?1 > prevailing here ie
that it was a tine thine for the t.etsix
lutute to see the university, to catch
a tillmpse of eampus spirit, and to
observe f"t* t hems?-1 ves the w< nder
ful pr?>ures? that has lic?n made by
It In all departments. The good ac
complished l>\ the \isit will continue
Ioiik after the medieal schc.nl con
troversy has heen forgotten. It was
11 isreitt day for tin; assemhlv and
11 great <I i for the university.
FARM CRKDIT PLANS
KMIlODIKi) IN BILL
Sennlnr l.enroot Introduces Mrnmire
<nrrjl"l{ < uiu 111 IssIimi'n llreoiu
ineiiilntIoiik Into lillcct.
I My Associated Press. |
WASHINGTON*, .Jan. 21.?A?rloul
tural credit t < oniuo hdat ions of the
Joint conn: evslona 1 coiutuission in
VestiKatlUK agricultural problems
were emhodled in a hill Introduced
today hy Senator l.enroot. CepuhlN
eiin, Wisconsin, whose r? solution was
the basis of tii.- imiii! ressiona I in
vestigation.
Loans of from sis months to three
years |..i a ?: 1i.11 It nit I development
would I..- |.t..\ id. I under the hiu, t,i
piovlde the short term personal con
tra. 's now said to he la.UiiiK in the
Federal farm loan act. Sale of three
yea 1 I". .!? rul farm bonds to stipplv
fnn?l> is proposed. loKetlier with rr
discount pri vilen ejf for .Six months*
paper of l-'ederal land hanks through
the Federal reserve system.
IRISH FflEMIEHS REACH
ACCORD ON ROOM
Craig antl Collins Announce
Agreement 011 Settlement
Procedure.
[lly Associated I'reiw.l
IX)XI)OS, Jan. 21.?Sir Jane* CralK.
the Ulster Premier, and Michael Col
lin*, head of the provisional Kovorn
mont for Ireland formed under the
Anglo.Irlah trcuty, Uautd a Joint
ptatrinent thin owning atitf.mnclns
an aureement reicardicif the question
of the boundary between Ulster a-id
S< utheru 1 relund."
The HKrvPiiicnt. It in announced,
I 211 v<< i rovldcs for tn*> ^easati'in of the
Southern Ireland boycott inja'nst It-;l -
fast and the return of tin. Catholic
workmen to the Ueifaat shipyards.
The I'olllnH-CraiK agreement like
wise provides ?hi?* the l\v? govern
ment!! (of Northern and .Southern lre
nd) devise :i iil i.'f suitable system
than the |?ro| ose 1 "iouium! of Orf
liind" for <U"iluni v. th prohleiiM af
'?'i iIiik the whole of Ireland
'today's agreement wax ionsidere.1
lieie as givln;; pr? iiilcc of in' atuic
a.i'e ailjiiHt tiU'iit ?f affairs lietwe. n
I'lslrr and Hout'iurn Ireland.
won.I) BE CMMK
FOR PLANT TO HK IDLK
l-'nrrn Itiireno Ileteicnt Ion Adopts
liesot u t ion mi Muscle Shiinln
Project.
Illy AKMoclated I'rfsn.l
KI.OUKXC K, AliA., Jan. 21.? For nil
the government')* power and nitrate
plants at Muscle Shoals to remain
.die longer would he "an economic
crime," the Southern croup confer
ence of the American Farm ilurenii
Federal Ion declared In a resolution
adopted today. The conference. O.y
rinnlut Ion. also pledKcd suiiport to
the agricultural bloc in '"oppress "In
Its fight for American ^irniers." An
other resolution indorsed llenry
Ford'* proposal to liase und operate
the Muscle Shoals property and urKed
speedy action by Congress In disp-i
>iiit ot" the property.
\Nllson Donation* Seat.
The folliiu iui; collirihut ions t>> the
It "W Wilson Foundation Fund,
s' ill to The I >lepnt< h papers, weie|
n . veil \ esterilay:
Mrs. J j .-..no]
Miss A. S. ' 'upland .Vol l
*???orji?? A. Mciiraw 1 no
An Admirer l.uol
5 I L'.tIO I
I't i v ioii.-l v acU no wild vd SJ.OO !
Contrilnit mns to date...... V.'t on |
To Come to I . M, for 'I'rraIinrnt.
MKXIt'O (MTV, Jan. 21. i'ei mis
sion from t'oiinri-ss Is net essary tie
fore I'n siileiil < diregon can leave
the country. It Is pointed out la con
nection with the report that he may
to to Itoohoster, Minn., to undergo
an operation on his rl?;ht arm. No
opposition Is espeeted If such per
mission Is rc'tuestid
Rats Drive Out Tenants
From House in London
IjONDON, Juii. 21.?Iw-aplto the
houaltig shortage In T.ondon. titer?
Is one house which has no 1. timnn
Inhabitant ami which, according
to ofllcial reports, Is tin owrriin
with rat* that tlio rmloniK are In
u ndlsputvil |ii/H!<vK?luii of every
portion of tliu plncc. The war
against the ruin wan curried on
for two months by 11 aeries of ton
ants, for, as fust ns on'- set found
tltnt they eon Id not overcome the
peats, another attempted to do mo.
It wm not the tenants alone that
suite red. Tho flooring, wainscot
ing unit banisters disappeared
mysteriously over night.
"1 was mot at the front iloor."
said an Inspector, who was unit
ti> view the wreckage, "by hun
dreds of huge rate*. They showed
no signs of fear, "but scampered
In and out of tliu building like
children In u pln.vg round. Whon
loaves were placed on the tnhle,
they aelxed thorn, tore them and
devoured the pieces. One loaf of
bread was dragged under the
urate."
(Copyright. 1921, by tho Public
Ledger Co.)
STIJI)KNT MISCONDUCT
STIRS iuc SCHOOL
IOIrIH}' Miiakril tilling Mm Forced
lluora of Co-lids'
Hall.
ST. 1'AlJli, MINN.. Jan. 21.? Thero'a
a mighty stir In tho staid Methodist
halls of llamtino L'nlvcrslt v.
Kighty young men, clad in pajamas
:ind wearing ma.?ks. forced their way
Into tSoheen Hall, which houses 150
fair co-eds. It was lied time.
Co-eds ahVicked and sought shel
ter from the rays of flashlights car
ried by the young raid' re What
they said was nothing to what Miss
lliilh Ilinnet, d?an of women, said
whon the boys forced the door and
rushed past her.
The student council today started
an Investigation, but pajamas are
mostly alike and so wi re tho masks.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK
FIRM INSOLVENT
| lt?rr|vrra \rr Named by Court for
Eilnln K. Knhn nml
( onipnn
Pll 11.A DKI.PI 11 A, Jan. 21.?Another
Philadelphia brokerage lirm went into
the bands of a receiver today, when
Judges Staake and Monaghan, of
I (Vmmoii I'loas Court. appointed
Davbl Phillips and Thomas llyndmun
receivers for the firm of l-jln In 1C,
| Kobn and Company. The receivers
I provided securities ??f $2.">,000.
The action was taken on petition
| filed by S<>1 Atl'Tbach, president of
tlio \V?st Disinfecting Company, a
creditor Auerhach alleged the Ilrrn
was insolvent with liabilities of
t.Mio.nrid and assets of not more thin
1200,000.
I 'Inn ft Wnrnlnux Are ls?ued.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 ?Flood
warning* huvo been Issued by tho
Weathe;- Hurrmi for the French
Hroad, Middle Tennessee, i;towah,
Oosta riaulii. Coosa. Cppcr Alabama,
CahaltH, 1! nek Warrior and Totnbig
h e e It I v r r
WILL ADJUST BAIL WA6E
ON TERRITORIAL BASIS
Brotherhood Proposals for Re
gional Meetings Acccptcd
by Executives.
Til V PACK-TO-PACH BIHTIIOI)
If Hired .Neicollntlona Kail, Thru
I'll r Mcnl* Controversy Will lie
Taken lu liiitiur llonrd fur Settle
ment.
fMy Associated Press.]
CHM'A<1<?. Jan. 21.?Members ot
tliu AssiiolaUoii of Hallway Ksn-u
lives today accepted the proposal by
the four brotherhood* of train aervlce
employes that tholr wage* and work*
ItiK condition* lie neaotlated on a
territorial basis.
Hesolution* accepting the proposal
fuvorcd the appointment of regional
committee* to meet with tho four
triiin and engine service brotherhood#
"In a fair effort to compass mid ad
Just all points now at Issue, no re
strictions to bo Imposed upon the
consideration of any and all ?|ues
tlon* of \va?cm and rules governing
working ??ondltIons."
If a mutual un<ler*tan<l lug la not
n iii boil at regional runfernmea, I ha
matter In to be referred to the Hall
rond l.nlmr Hoard, as has be on dono
In the past.
Tin! resolutions provided that ter
ritories In addition to tho Kastern,
Hmiiheastern and Western may bo
established if roads In Hurh t or r I -
torle* so desire. or the railroads may
tli'iil directly with their employes.
'"I'bis action does nut Involve any
abandonment by the railways of
their previously plndged policy to
week a reduction in tho labor cost of
railway operation, tho bnnellt of
which la to be turned over to tha
public in reduced rules." Thomas
licwltt t'uvlcr, chairman of the ?a
Nociation. said tonight. "It simply
represents an attempt by direct ne
Kotlatlon and discussion with tho
leader* of these four organization*
i<> ni rive at a fair and uinlratile set
tlement of tho present <|iiestions af
fecting these employes."
A statement to the same effect was
made by Hubert S. Iltnkerd, assistant
to Mr. t'uyl?r.
TANKER AND SCHOONER
STRIKE OFF IIATTERAS
lloih t.'rnft Are llndly llnniaurd lit
t olllslon In llenvf
Koic.
[Ry Associated Pref* |
NOHKOl.K, VA , Jan. 21.? fluting
n heavy 1< g that preval'ed along th?
Atlantic Ponst early t-.day. the ell
tanker I. C. White and this schooner
Blanche Pendleton collided off
Win-He Shoals, twenty miles north
of llattnrau.
Moth sh t'? were badly damn Red nnd
the oil tinker la standing by the
schooner which la waterlogged n xi>1
in danger of sinking
The bow of the tanker was sniosh"!
l>ul Jier compartments kept her from
sinking.
So far as can b? ascertained there
was no lo?s of life. The Norfolk
roast ?uard office announced that
the cutter Manning was speeding to
ward the scene of the colllalon.
The I. O. White la a newly built
ship.
SIGMUND SHOE SHOP
1? West Hrond
The Big Shoe Sale Is On
Von Can't
AlYonl to
31 Iss
This Sale
HUNDREDS OF PAIRS OF LADIES' AND MEN'S
FINE-QUALITY SHOES OFFERED IN THIS SALE
AT ALMOST GIVE-AWAY PRICES
Positively tie Biggest Shoe Values We've Ev:r Offered
There Is a Hip
Iiargain for
You In This
Kale
LADIES'
LOQK AT THIS!
Ladies' Pearl
Gray Spats
A largo lot of those
beautiful Pearl
Clray Spats, made
of t lie very best ma
terial. and only a
short time hack we
sold them as high
as $3.00 a pair.
An Kxceptional
bargain at
Approximately
100 Pairs ?
in This Lo'
This lot of Ladies' Black and Tan
Oxfords embrace some of the very
best Shoes of our stock, represent
ing Shoes that, we formerly sold at
$6.r?0 pair. In low, medium and mil
itary heels.
These Shoes are of the very newest
in style and are really one of our
best offerings at
$2.98
150 Pairs of Bedroom Slippers
These Slippers for the bedroom are in satins and felts and
arc really a give-away at the low price asked during this
sale. We sold them as high as $1.98. On sale
now
79c
A REAL BARGAIN!
Ladies' Black
Lisle Hose
We have several
lots of these excel
lent-quality Black
Lisle Hose for
ladies. These Hose
were formerly sold
at 25c pair. Dur
ing this sale we
have marked them
at
2 Prs. 25C
Men's Black and Tan Shoes
Men, you really can't afford to mlas
this* unusual opportunity to buy a
pair of those Shoes at sueii low prices.
These Shoos are in the bluchor and
Knglish styles and are of extra
good quality. Sizes to fit. every man.
We sold these Shoes at $8.00 and
are really a pood value at that price,
hut for the sale we have marked
them to sell at?
$3.00
PAIR
Ladies' Black and Tan Boots
Wc have about 100 pairs
of these Sample Hoots.
In black and tail, in
si7.es 3 to f>. represent
ing values that we for
merly sold as hljjli as
$6.50. Ladles' don't put
oft buying tlifse Shoes
as the stock is limited.
These Shoes are in the
low, medium, military
and French heels.
For the Hale Only
Sigmund Shoe Shop
16 West Broad Street
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