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First With the News"
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RICHMOND, VA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1922.?TEN PAGES.
PRICE, THREE CENTS
THOMAS DIXON IN SHARP CLASH ON MO VIE CENSORSHIP BILL;
$12,000,000 HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE SCORES ANOTHER VICTORY;
LEXING TON HO TEL MANAGEMENT IS FLA YED BY GRAND JURORS
ROADS MEASURE
IS GIVEN APPROVAL
OF SENATE BODY
I
Finance Committee Re
ports I'avorahly \ anghan
Bill Iiy Vote of 8 to 0.
IS THE SECOND TIME
IN I PIT,K CHAMBER
Inofficial Poll of Solons hnli-!
rates lis Passage by
That Branch.
FATK |\ HOI Hi: STII.I, JHM II I I? | I.
Mr\<lnnm Mnkr? Plen for \\ II
llnnm nnil Ivrc/il Mrrnuounl)
Oppose Mote.
Advocates of a highway bond is
*\Ue. along tii?* llin " supported by
Uovcrnor K. Lee Tiink).-. won an
other vli-lory In t lie Senate yester
day when the l-'lrian<c Committee re
ported favorably tin- VnuKlian hill,
which liiti week the indorse
iiunt of the <'otnmilti-)' on Itoail.i and
Internal Navigation. The bill
a me ml rd r,ro\ ides f,,r the Mutation
?-f J1 :\?<hi,0(i0 In bonds If In ?h,. Judg
ment of tin- t to vernor, Attorney
? cneral and State Treo urcr. or a
ajorltv of them, their Issuance 1st
lieilit m.
Aft on the other occasion. the Ki
uu.e Committee w ax split on the
II. the vote bcliiK S to C. The IIret
port was 'made by 11 vole of ;!
> 3.
Slay I'm* In Sennlr.
An Uiioniclal and Incomplete poll
f Senators* yos'.erday Indicates that
he bond Issuo will carry the upper
I-ram h, although Its fate In the House
is doislitful. Kleven Senators are
patrons of the bill and at least ten
of the others have Mated that they
agree with Oovernor Trlnklt that th<
present lime Is espe licnt for the !>?
sua lire of bond* anil the < onstrue
llon of a highway system on a large
scale. The Governor bases his pil
lion on the changed conditions in re
gard in material and labor costs
'Valid also mi th,. econotni value of
placing thousands of men at work.
Approval ol the hill was urged hv
1 hunws IS. McAdams, president .if
the American Hankers' Association,
\ who told the committee of the ? are
tyllh which the bill bail be. n drawn,
so as to safeguard to the utmos'
the State's exprdilure of ibe {li'.ooo,
000 proposed to he Issued in bonds
during the next two year*. The
bond Issue was drawn, lie said. In
such a manner as to prevent any
increase, in taxation to meet the
Milking fund and interest on thei
bo nds.
William* (oiidemnn Hill.
(V T,,? Id 11 was subjected to severe
?.'?iideinnation by .Martin William?, an
attorney of (riles, and a former nicin
Ler of the tieneral Assembly. Judge
Williama expressed absolute unbe
lief that any bond Issue of ? 1 H.otio.
000 could be floated without increas
ing taxes, and he declared the farm
ers arc getting tired of the taxes
' they arP paying, and "some day they
will wake up."
Judge Williams said it had been
?^he ' opinion of the voters in his
county that both gubernatorial can
didates last year were opposed to a
bond Issue, and thai the legislators
from thai section also were.
He pointed lo the debt of $21,000.
000 the State now is shouldering,
much of which, the Judge added!
dates from before his father was
fliorn. He admitted, on 'lucstionlng.
(Continued on Page's, Col. 1.)
. CHICAGO EGG PRICKS
DROP 1 CENT DOZEN
W liolrxnle l|iinl?lliin for Klrsl
(tunllly In Ttvcnly-Kour
Onlii.
I Hy Associated Press. |
CHICAGO, Keb. 27.?Cheap egg-a
for Lent were signalized today hy a
new drop in 'luotatlons. Today's
prices showed a fall of a cent a
dozen per day for the last ten days.
The wholesale quotation for llrst
quality cgfgs here today was 24 cents
as against 31 cents on the corre
sponding day a year ago, as well as
for ten days back this season.
Mild weather and big receipts were
the reason 'assigned for the decline
in the esc market, a decline in no
table contrast with advancing values
of late for other farm products.
>\ IIuhIiicn* .>!an ? Suicide.
WKST PALM riKACII, I I.A.. Feb.
2T.?Lincoln McCandless, of Pliiladel
phia, heail of (ho Hutchinson Coal
Company, of Mint oity, committed
Niiiclile at a fashionable hotel here,
today. Mr. McCandles, who shot him
*elf In the head, arrived hero a short
tltpOHgo to k-epuperate from n nervous
breakdown. His widow and two chil
dren are In Philadelphia. A coroner's
Jury, which viewed tho body, rend
\ verqlct of suicide, Tho body
will be stent to Philadelphia to
night.
LONDON RESEMBLES j
BIG HOLIDAY EVE OF
PRINCESS' WEDDING
Rain Fails to Affect Mass of Humanity, Which Gazes in
Wonderment at Gaudy Decorative Spectacle
Which Svmholizrs Notable Event.
H? llMl|ih II. Turner,
| United ,N'< wx Staff i.'tirri fimn'Ieiil
1 .ON DON, Feb. 27 -Fighting a
diflieult progress throug h *>?!' I
I crowds which Jam the streets In thi
cfnlral l??u ?? f London. an Auk r|
Can looket'Uti at the public celebra
tion of Princess Mary's wedding
finds a strange resemblance t>i < ircus
'lay ati'l old ?home week In stoiic
.MI<I<II<' Western co;ji:ty .?"?at.
From the -titrand to Whitehall. anil
<>n ilnwn to the abbey, as well as to
the streets 1 <- :t 11111 u to the park*
about Uuckingham Palace. there I"
a press of humanity ma<le ii|> Pi
large part l>>- the stream!' being
poured into London from tlir country
districts iiy every arriving train.
Ami it Is these country people who
a'l'i tii'- touch of resemblance to
some iin-at holiday occasion in sume
American farming < ? nter
They ra til bl? almlessl} in utter
ignorance of the customs of pedes
trian tratllc. se< -mlng ti? 1" always In
Imminent peril of their lives from
the skittering fleets nf tnxieabs an<l
POWER OP FEDERAL
BODY BROADENED
lonuneree (Commission s Right
lo I'i\ Intrastate Kates
Upheld.
SUPREME BODY DECIDES
Chief Justiee Taft Hands.
Down Unanimous Opin
ion of Tribunal.
illy Associate.! Press.]
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.?Declaring
that "commerce !?. a unit ami dues I
not rcganl State lines." the Supreme
Court toilay. through I'liief Jus tic
Taft. and without dlss< nt. handed
down a decision upholding the nil
thority of the Interstate t'ommerce!
Commission. under the transportation j
act of IH20. to ilx State railroad pas
senger fares when necessary to re- i
move "undue, unreasonable and tin-I
just disci tminat ion against interstate]
commerce."
Two cases were presented lo the
court. One was brought by the l.ail
roail Commission of Wisconsin, andj
i>l!ter.s against the I'hicaK". Hurling
ton and Quincy Kaliroad, seeking an I
injunction to prevent the railroads I
of the State from putting into effect]
on State passenger trallie tlie rate of i
:;.fi cents pel mile allowed by the I
government oil interstate travel.
The other was brought by the State |
of New York against the Federal I
government, the Interstate Commerce j
Commission ami certain railroads of
that Slate on the ground that the
3-cent fare llxed by the public utility
commission produced reasonable re
turns to the railroads upon their
State traflic. In both States freight
rates hail been advanced to the inter
state level without objection from
the States.
"Congress, in its control of its in
terstate commerce system, is seeking
in the transportation act to make thf
system adequate lo the needs of the
country by securing for It a reason
u'ontinued on Page Column I.)
LINDSAY ARRESTED;
INDICTMENT IS VOTED
Former Stockbroker, Who Victim
ised It Icti Women, Tnkcn in
Pennsylvania. .
Illy Associated Press. I
NEW VOUK. Feb. 27.-?Alfred D
Lindsay, former stockbroker, wanted
here for mulcting society women of
more than $1,000,000 was arrested
tonight in Ovorbrook, Pa., accord
ing to Mil announcement from police
headquarters.
An indictment charging the fugitive
with grand larceny was voted by the
grand Jury today, following a dram
atic hearing in the course of which
Mrs. Dorothy Atwood, New York so
ciety woman, lieiaiiie hysterical and
temporarily hailed lite proceedings.
Mrs. I.lllian Duke divorced wife of
the "Tobacco King." testified that
I.lndsay bad obtained her entire
fortune, more than $37."i,000, through
his promises to make a vast fortune
for her through stock market trans
actions.
Minister to Poland Marries,
LONDON, Feb. 27.?The marriage
of Hugh S. Olbson, the American min
ister of Poland, and Mile. Ynes
Heyntiens, daughter of a former
Ttalgian court ofllcial, is announced In
a Brussels dispatch to the London
Times. .?
" V.
ii'1 h.itce motor bus?1'-". yet always
mira? tilou.sl . (-scaping In Parlia
mint Square tU?-y aland for hours.
liloi'kliiK traffic, to k.iz? in awe*
struck wonderment at the rather
Kaudy i|? oratlve spectacle which to
them symbolizes the event that is
uppermost in their minds?tomor
row > wedding of their princess
All day long there is a crowd of
about rt.d'id people crammed into
every Inch of space in the plaza fac
ing Buckingham l'aluce, waiting as
though in the expectation that th?
princess herself will throw open the
French windows and step onto the
balcony to address them concerning
her love for the viscount They arc
indifferent to the frequent showers
that have made them a soggy mass.
\et their only reward to date has
been the siirht <>f the princess and
Viscount i .a scdles as they stepped
ijuicklv Into their motor car to drive
to St .lamps' I'alace.
Humanity broke through the po
lice lines at tiiis moment ami surged
(Continued on Pace ?*??i. fi.)
SUFFRAGE VICTOR
IN SUPREME COURT
i Maryland Objectors to Nine
j tccuth Aincndincnl Lose
Their Fight.
TRIUMPH IS COMPLETE
Seventy-Two-Year Fight for
Women's Rights Ends
With Decision.
I lly Associated Press.]
WASHINGTON, Keh. 'J7.?The con
st it u t onal it y of the woman's suffrage,
| or nineteenth amendment, was sus
tained today bv the Supreme Court in
a unanimous decision rendered by
Justice Brandeis.
| The challenge eame from the Slate
j of Maryland, where Oscar Leser and
I others" sought to prevent the regi/i
tralion of two women as qualified
voters in Baltimore. I.t'ser and his
associates contended that the Consti
tiition of Maryland limited vuffrage to
| men; that the Legislature of Mary
| land had refused to ratify the
j woman's suffrage amendment, and
that the amendment had hot become
a part of the Federal Constitution
The Maryland State courts sustained
i the amendment.
Ilofli Mutt He Vitllrf.
Tlu contention that an amendment
| to tlie Federal Constitution relating
j to additions ire the electorate cannot
be made without the consent of the
State, the court disposed oi by refer
ence to the fifteenth or equal suffrage
j amendment, declaring that "one can
not lie valid and the other invalid."
It pointed out that the validity of the
fifteenth amendment had been recog
nized for half a century.
The suggestion that several of the
thirty-six Slates which ratified the
nineteenth amendment had provisions
in their State Constitution which
prohibited the legislators from rati*
fying. could not be entertained, the
court stated, because the State iegis
j lators derived their power in s'licli
?natters from the Federal Constitu
tion which "transcends any -limita
tions sought 10 be imposed by the
people of a State.
(Continued on Page Col. 6.)
MARDI C,RAS STARTS
AT NEW ORLEANS
I'roteUM. -The Old >|nn of the *on."
Arrives In City With "Merrlr
K rcM e."*
I By Associated Press.!
NEW OKI,KAN'S, 1?A., Feb. 27 ?
With the arrival of Proteus, "the old
man of the sea." here tonight, fol
lowed by his "merrie krewc of sea
gods," the pageantry incident to this
year's celebration of Marl Grass got
into full swing, and will reach its
climax tomorrow with the arrival
of Hex "King of Misrule," the Hex
and Druids' parades.
The carnival will end wilh the Ilex
hall tomorrow night. The pageant,
which Proteus exhibited tonight upon
his return to the city care forgot
his first visit since 1917 consisted of
a series of georgously decorated
floats .depicting the beauties of Greek
mythology. After passing through
the principal business and residen
tial streets the parade disbanded at
the Athenaeum, where Proteus and
hla morrle krewe held high revel
for the rest of the night.
DRY FORCES SCORE
IN SENATE BATTLE
ON NEW MAPP BILL
Search Without Warrant
Storm Center as Body
Debates Measure.
FRO PON ENTS S EEK1 N(;
TO WIPE OUT DEAL LAW
Flying Machines anil Subma
rines Brought Within Eu
forccmcnt Jurisdiction
ASKS K.YIJMI'TIOX OK ll.VliliAliK
rrlry OfTc-rn Amrnilmrnt Prohibit
ing Accnti I-'rout Pr)lni; Into
Prlintc hnIoiin,
I With search without warrant as
ill" storm wnttr, the Senate ail*
I jour net! last night without voting on
| i he new Mapii aet. which Is designed
j to |iut teeth anil claws into the
State dry law*. The session closed
with the thy forces sweeping every
thing in sinht and with prospects uf
jthe Will going through without raa
| terial change not sponsored l?y the
prohibition leaders.
Wiping out the Ileal search and
seizure act. e.\< epilog as it applies
to private dwellings and occupied
berths on Pullmans or boats, is the
aim of the proponents of the enforce
' men measure. Included in the means
J oT transportation brought within the
provisions of the law art Hying ma
chines and submarines, the amend
ment being sponsored l?y Senator U.
Walter Mapp, of A coo mac, father of
the Virginia dry laws.
Would Kxrinpt I'rlvnte I???kkhkc.
When adjournment came, the do
bate centered on an amendment by
Senator J. lirad Ueverley, of Fau
quier. which would prohibit the
search of private baggage without
warrant. Senator Mapp strongly op
posed the amendment, stating frank
ly that any barriet to prohibition
1 agents in checking the transportation
| of ardent spirits in baggage would
, tend to break down the law. A mo
tion to adjourn cut off debate anil
also prevented a vote coming at 11
o'clock, the hour svt under a resolu
tion adopted at the morning session.
Tightening up of the enforcement
law at every point is sought by the
Mapp hill. Along Ibis line is an
amendment which absolutely bars an
innocent owner of a seized Vehicle
from recovering it in event it is cap
tured with more than five gallons
of liquor. The occupants, however,
will not escape through the con
fiscation of the car. a penalty of half
the value of the vehicle being pro
vided. together with u road sentence
of from three to Mix months, in ad
dition to the penalty for violating
the prohibition law.
.lutlKC* (ilirn l.linlleil l.ntitudr.
One of the first contests of the day
arose over tiiat section of the l>ill
denying to judges the suspension of
sentences in convictions for violation
of the prohibition laws. This was
finally amended to permit the yif
pt nsion of sentence in first coin ic
U'ontinucd on Page J. Col. 3 )
PRISONER REFUSES TO
SELL SCHOOLHOUSE
ATTENDED BY GRANT
Negro, in Penitentiary, I)e'
mauds Freedom Before
Parting fl ith Property. '
I By Associated I'ress.]
i ?< iM'M IJL'S. OHIO. Feb. 27. -Un,
less William Moore, Jr., negro pri?-j
< ner in the Ohio penitentiary, is re
leased by April s^7, the little reci |
schoolhousc at I'oint Pleasant. Ohio,
which Ulysses S. (Irani attended a.f
a boy, will take no part in I lie one
hundredth birthday anniversary of
i ii0 famous Union general, w ho later
became President of the United
States.
Moore has refused to enter into
negotiations for the sale of Hie old
schoolhousc, which stands on Ills
land, near Point Pleasant, until tic
has been pardoned or paroled. 1'er
ons Interested in the celebration
have approached Moore with flatter
ing offers, but Moore says he \allies
his lioerl} ibove money, and Is stick
ing to his ultimatum. He is servi uc
an Indeterminate sentence for aiding
In the escape of prisoners from the
Brown County Jail, but protests his
innocence
Three places will celebrate Grant's
birthday on April :!7?I'oint Plcasa.it,
where he was horn; Washington,
where a memorial will be unveiled,
and New York, where his remains are
burl* I.
Tn lOnlertnin Itotnrlnnn.
The notary Club will be entertain
ed by home talent at its weekly
meeting tonight at Murphy's. Short
talks and new songs will feature
the session, white plans for I he
pilgrimage to^Vinston-Salem confer
ence on Marcl^21 will be formed.
II
OF PROPER REGARD
FOR LIVES, IT SAYS
Reports Evidence of "Gross
Carelessness and Incom
petence to Judge.
NO CRIMINAL VIOLATION
OF LAW IS DISCOVERED
Denounces Register Headinc,
u ?
'"The New Lexington Ho
lt*!, as False.
IS "A OKI,l MOV AMI A S.\AHK?
lifrommrndollniu Arc Hnili- for Safe
Kunrrflni; (iurnln tif Siit-li I'lnrri
In Kuturr, >
"Kvldence <>f cross carelessness, In
competoi ;ind want of the proper
legard fop the safety and lives of
both guests and employes" is the
Ilnding of tti,. special grand Jury,
f.fter ati i it vest I pa I ion into tlir J.e\.
Ington Motel lire disaster, which or.
I-ebruary 7 took a fearful tol' of
life anil sent many persons pitirullv
injured to hospitals, as submitted yes
terday afternoon to Judge I >. C.
Richardson, of Hustings Court.
No criminal violation of the law
y as found by the Jury, it reported
I he following significant statement
is used in the tindinps:
I he notel register is headed "The
New l.exingtou Hotel,' a delusion
and a s.-iare. often useil to catch
trail'; and fool the unwary traveler.
A coat of p,?lnt or a lluio wallpaper
does not make a new hotel out of an
old shack, and tends to extend the
use of such hotels lonp years aflc
they should be demolished. Such
naming is false and should l.e pre
vented bv law."
Forward Report to Major.
Judge Richardson thanked tli0 Jur>
lor its careful examination into con
ditions a iid said he would forward
|<he report to May Ainslie. with the
| request that lie commuuicatc with
City Council as to its recommenda ?
Hons for safeguarding hotel guest*
| !n the future. The text of the re; or!. J
sip lied by every inemlici of the Jury,
follows:
February 27. 1 ?I22.
Hon. I). Richardson. Judge of the
Hustings Court of the city of
liichmonil. \'a.;
Hear Sir.?The grand jurv, after a
careful inquiry into the evidence sub
mitted as to the tire that destroyed
J l.exinpton Hotel o? February 7
begs to report Its findings herein': '
rhe grand jury is unable to tind
any criminal violation of the law.
but regrets to report that there i-i
evidence of gross carelessness. In
competence and a want of the proper
regard' for the safety and lives of
both guests and employers.
It is in evidence thai th? owner
did not charge the lessee f(,r
the month of January while repairs
were being made. During this up
"f ""?ying (h- oilier, piilliug
(foil t inued on fape A. i-?|. c ,
burden of proof
ON TENANT WHERE
DISTILLERY FOUND
Must Show Not Responsible
for Liquor-Making on
His Land.
I lly Associated Pros? i
WASHINGTON*. Feb. 27. ? The
Georgia statute placing the burden
of proof upon persons upon whose
premises illit l? apparatus
i? found t? establish ,hHr |?llocenca
was held today bv the Supreme Court
to be valid.
Apparatus for manufacturing liquor
was found about .K?o yards from a
house occupied by Robert llawey and
upon land rented by him. Me con
tended that the State must prove, as
an essential factor, that he had
knowledge ils proHonro. I?ut t he
State com Is held the burden of proof
was upon him. anil that he was re
quired to prevent the location upon
lands under his control of apparatus
to make liquor.
Justice McKenna in delivering . the
opinion caused laughter in the court
by remarking that "dlsllll|?K appara
tus Is neither natural nor pertinent
equipment in the conduct of ? farm."
2 BOMBS THROWN
AT FIUME PALACE
Kxploslves Intended (o i|nr?,
Guards Kail to <;o
Off.
I rty Associated Press. |
ROM 10, Feb. 27.?Two linnilis, both
of which failed to explode were
thrown under the government palace
at Finnic last night in attempts to
blow up the guards of the night
service, says a dispatch received here
today. Those responsible for throw
ing the bombs fled.
MORSE AND ELEVEN
ASSOCIATES INDICTED
BY U. S. GRAND JURY
Moil Accused of Conspiracy Include Three Sons of Mag
nate and Colin H. Livingstone. Prime Mover in
Boy Scout Movement in America.
Illy I * ii 11 ???! News)
W ASH INGTON, Keh. :!7. Indict ins
(!li;ir|i's \V. Morse and eleven others
for conspiracy to defraud the guv
eriimciii. a District of Columbia grand
jury tins opened up a whipping wan
<iai which promises to involve otlicials
nml others prominent in America's
war work.
Morse, ship inaKnate ami ex-hank
er, his three sons anil Colin H. Living
stone. Washington banker, former
president of the Virginia Shipbuilding
Corporation and organizer and for
mer national president of the Hoy
Scouts of America, led off the Indict
ment list. All are charged with, it
conspiracy to defraud the United
States government anil the Kmergency
l-'leet Corporation in connection with
war contracts.
Others indicted are: George M. llur
ilitt. attorney for the Morse interests,
especially the I'nitcd States Transport
Compiiny; Nehemiah II. Campbell. of
New York, treasurer of the I'nited i
States Transport Company; Hupcrt M.I
MEDICAL COLLEGE
iNoticc Served 011 General As
sembly in Plea for
$58,000.
SCHOOL FACES DEFICIT
Action Result of Defeat of
Recent Effort at
Merger.
Notice was served on the General
Assembly yesterday by K. 1?. Iteniiss.
representing the Medical College
Vilglnia. that unless $iiS.UU0 lie added
to tite appropriation for that insti
ttltioli it will be forced to close its
dcors at the end of the present ses
sion. Tills assertion was made to the
Senate Finance Committee, which de
cided to take no action, but permit
the matter to come up when tilv ap
piopriations bill reaches the lloor.
It is probable licit the appropria
tions bill, passed l?y the House S.n
Llday. will lie offered by Senator \V.
A. tiarrett, chairman of the Senate
committee, today, a meeting of ili>>
committee will be held this morii
ii>?. when a decision will be made.
I-. ?.?vent the bill is presented, it w ill
take precedence over all ?llt?r
measures on the calendar.
I'len IteMilt of Defeat.
The pica ..f the Medical Collc>;<
of Virginia was made as a result
of th,> defeat of the hill providing
for the merger of the local scnoo!
v'th the medical department of l !.e
Lt.iversity of Virginia, at wliich time
it was asserted that th,> .Medical <*<>!
lege of Virginia was lacing a crisis
The appeal to the committee was
made after Mr. Iteniiss, Kppa Hun
ton. Jr.. I)r. Smart Melitilre and
1 tliers hail an Interview with Hover
nor K. I.ee Tt Inkle to ascertain what
course to follow.
"It was no mem gesture." Mr.
1 enii.ss told the committee, "when,
during tite discussion of the merger
(Continued 011 Page 1. Col, 7.;
MEXICANS SHOOT
AMERICANS IN SONORA
I'linnr* Forming to fro?s Interna
tionnl lloriler in Search of
tin n men.
[By Unllod News.]
NOGA1.KS, A It IK.. Kelt. H7.?Gabriel
Ketidoti, wealthy American, was re
ported Bhot by Mexicans Monday
nlglit at Nogales, in the State of
Solium.
i'osses of Americans were reported
forming to cross the international
border in search of the gunmen, de
termined 'o bring them back. Threats
of lynching have a roused Mexican
and American otlicials.
Itendon was reported shot when
lie attempted to separate two Mex i- [
cans engaged In a knife battle, pis
patches declared lie was al lin ked by
other Mexicans watching the en
counter.
His body was riddled with bullets, |
and liis left arm was amputated ill an|
effort to save his life.
Itcndon Is the owner of an auto,
mobile line between Nogales and
'jyiucson, Arts.
Min'li. ?f Augusta. Mformer treas
urer of the Virginia. Shipbuilding
t'orporation; \V. \V. Swll, a lawyer, of
Washington, ami attorney for the
Virginia Shipbuilding Company;
Philipp Ueinhart. resident auditor of
the Meet corporation at Alexandria,
Va.: 1 .eonaril l?. Christie. treasurer
[of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpora
t ion. and Itobert o. White, president
| of the United States Transport Com
' puny, and director of Uroton Iron
j Works.
All Are Aeeuwril Alike.
Two Indictments were returned by
| the grand jury covering identical
transactions and accusing all alike.
| The conspiracies charged involve al
i leged false slatements as to the value
of the Virginia Shipbuilding Com
j puny, in which all were interested
anil the company's assets upon which
loans were obtained from the Ship
ping Hoard. It Is also alleged that
they received money for shipbuilding
purposes which they used for improv
< t'out IllUi'd Oil I'ilge 4. I'nl 5.)
WANTS BONUS BILL
DECISION DELAYED
Republican House Leader
Thinks Skies May Clear
by Postponement.
MON DELL'S 0 W N IDEA
Declares Suggestion His, Af
ter Conference With Ford
ney and Harding.
Illy Associated I'rcss.l
WASHINGTON, Keb. -7.?Postpone
ment of House action on Cue soldiers'
bonus liill for n while longer was
suggested today by Itcprcseiitutive
Mondell. of Wyoming, the Republi
can leader, after he and Chairman
Kordtiey, of I he Ways and Means
Committee, had conferred with Presi
dent llarding at the White House.
Kmph.nsi7.ing tiiat the suggestion
was his own. Mr. Mondell said it
was we11 known that the House in
tended to pass a bonus measure ut
this session, and thai a little delay
might serve "to clear the skies." He
explained tiiat within a short time
there probably would he more defi
nite information us to expected sav
ings in expenditures for the next
fiscal year; returns from the foreign
debt and whether business condi
tions could In' expected to impr
to the extent of insuring additional
Keile ra I revenues.
Formnlly Apprise I In riling.
Mr. Mondell and Mr. Kordney were
understood to have apprised the Pres
ident formally of the action of the
?special House subcommittee In reject
ing the executive's proposal that the
bonus he financed by n sales tax and
approving instead a bill without any
definite means of raising the revenue.
They would noi indicate what views
the executive had expressed, but Rep
resentative Kong worth, of-Ohio, a
member of the committee dealing
with tlie bonus (?tiestion, said to
night. after a visit to the White
House, tiiat Mr. Harding still was
of the opinion that the legislation
either should be financed by a sales
tax or postponed.
I la nforil MacXidcr, national com
mander of the American le gion, and
John Thomas Taylor, vice-chairman
of the legion's legislative commit
tee, called today at the White House,
but had no engagement and did not
see the President. Tomorrow they
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t KILLED, MANY-HURT,
IN MEXICO CITY RIOTING
roller l-'lrr I pnn Striking Cliouf
feur* to ttuell Demonxtra
tion.
I My Associated Press )
MKXICo CITY, l;"eb. "7. -Knur per
sons were killed and many wounded
this afternoon, when the police fired
on a crowd of striking chauffeurs
who were holding a demonstration
in front of the City Hall.
Two of those killed were chauf
feurs. and two policemen. The chauf
feurs called a strike this morning,
owing to a disagreement over the is
suance of licenses and held num
erous parades. They assembled in
front of th<? National Palace s-hortly
after noon, at tho moment when
Mlgliel Alesslo Uoblcs was being
sworn in as Hccrctary of Commerce
and Industry'.
NOVELIST HAS TILT
AT HOUSE HEARING
Hisses (/root Speakers Dur
ing Acrid Debate on As
sembly Measure.
GREAT THRONG PACKS
HALL FOR MEETING
Canon Chase, of New York,
Among Proponents of the
Proposed Law.
I.K'lTKIt KHO.1l AINM.IK is ItF.AD
Mayor Say* I.oral MnnnK'ri Co-Op
rrnlf for I'lenn Picture* In
Hlehmiinil.
Hisses and catcalls were directed
lit speakers both for an<l against tho
proposed motion picture censorship
hill nt a public lustring before the
Ceneral l.aws Committee of the
House by a crowd that packed every
Inch of the hall of the House of Del
egates last night. Cheers, yells and
applause alternated, as the oratori
cal .shafts <>f opponent or proponent
"hit home."
Rev. Thomas Dixon, .lr.. playwright
and novelist and probably best known
.is the author of "The Clansman,"
which was dramatized for the screen
under the title of "The liirth of a
Nation," spoke in opposition to the
bill, while Canon William S. Chase,
of New York, author of a Federal
movie censorship bill, among othrrs,
appeared in Its advoesry.
Verbal clashes between Mr. Dixon
and Kev. llcorgc W. McDanlcl, D. D.,
pastor of First Baptist Church,
marked the session, which closed
without definite action being taken
on the measure. A vote on the bill
probably will be v?iken this after
noon.
Dixon mid McDnnlel Clnah.
During his speech. Mr. Dixon asked
l>r. McDaniel where his parents cams
from.
'They on me from the Old World,
fleeing from censorship," the au
thor declared.
When Dr McDaniel took the door
lor rebuttal, he said his ancestors
hail come from the same country as
Mr. Dixon's father, who was a Bap
tist minister until his death, and he
then referred to Mr. Dixon's brother
in Baltimore, being a Baptist minis
ter. who had not been lured from
that hluh calling.
Mr. Dixon asked If tho speaker
meant that he had sold his soul for
money because he left tho ministry
to write books, to which Dr. McDaniel
replied: "No. sir. but you asked me
where my ancestors came from and
I wanted to let you know."
Hisses were hurled at Mr. Dixon
as he arose to ask the iiucstjon and
there were calls of "sit down." Like
wise during the testimony of Wynd
liam Meredith, who read several let
ters, there were hisses when he men
tioned that he had a letter from th?
Mayor of Richmond stating that the
local managers had given every co
operation in seeing that only good
pictures were shown here.
Cnnon t'hnse Speaks.
Besides Dr. McDaniel, pastor of the
First Baptist .Church, of this city;
Rev. William S. Chase, rector of Christ
Church. Brooklyn. N. V.; C. C. Colmas,
of the executive committee of the
Norfolk County Federation of
Churches; H. C. Nelson, of tho Bible
^Continued on Page 2. Col. I.)
1 FARE FOR ROUND TRIP
FOR IT. C. V. MEETING
\ eteran* Attending Richmond He
union III Xot (let 1-Ont
Mile Itiite.
( Fty Associated Prcst]
M KM I'll IS. TION.N., Feb. 27.?A rale
of one fare fur the round trip has
been made for the annual reunion of
the Cniteil Confederate Veterans at
Richmond. Va? June '.!> to 23. by the
Southeastern Passenger Association,
it was announced by railroad oillcials
here today.
The old rate of a cent a mile,
which has been granted tho veterani
for thirty-two years, will not ho ef
fective this year. The time limit of
reunion tickets has also been reduced
from thirty days to alioiit ten days,
it is stated.
(Mien to firant] Jury.
D. A Tyler. W. J. Tyler, !?. V. Ty
ler and James A. Donati, four of tho
five men arrested Saturday by county
otlicers In a raid on the Nine Mile
Road of an illicit distillery, were ar
raigned in Henrico County Court
this morning and sent on to the grand
jury for the April term. Columbus
Donati. who was also taken by tho
orttcem, gave bond in the sum of fl.
non for his appearance at the April
term of court.
Five hu-?c stills, three of which
were alleged to have been in opera
tion, thirty gallons of corn whlaky
anl a quantity of mash, ware *elx?4
by the raiding party. )
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