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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
BUSINESS MEN To
URGE REVISION Of
UNJUST TAX LAWS
Chamber of Commerce to Work
With Bankers and Real
Estate Men
SINGLE OUT TWO
LAWS TO WORK ON
Cooperation of All Business
Men in the State Win Be
Solicited in This Ear
nest Campaign

special committee of the cham
Der OF commerce.. TO act In conjunc-
ton with similar committees from
the Bankers association ard the Real
Estate exchange IN framing laws to
replace he present antiquated and
unjust bank deposit and mortgage tax
laws ON this. sfatute books of Virginia.
was an horf@ed nj meeting OF the
directors OF he tarst-named body last
night
After these committees have framed
tentative laws, President Darlington.
of the chamber. Will call a meeting
Of representatives of all the cham
bers Of commerce, boards OF trade
and other commercial organizations
In Virginia to meet in Richmond and
discuss the measures, and whip them
into the shape in which they will be
presented to. the next general assem-
bly,.
WIN Pledge Representatives.
At the same time these represen-
tatives of the various commercial or
carnations of the State will take upon
themselves the duty of seeing to IL
that the nominees for the general
assembly from their respectives coun-
ties and districts pledge themselves
to vote for these two tax reforms
or be denied the support of the bust
mesa men In the August primaries
President Darlington win go slow
In the appointment OF this important
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
RAILROADS AVERT
THREATENED STRIKE
AGREE TO ACCEPT ARBITRATION
UNDER TERMS or THE
ERDMAS ACT.
REVERSE. THEIR STAND
FTREMEN REGARD ACTION OF EN-
PLoYERs As BACKDowx AND
RESULT As VICTORY FOR
ORGANIZATION.
REVERSE THEIR STAND

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-~owinx
partly to the determination of the
HEsanaen en- the eastern railroads to
agree to no form OF arbitration ex-
cept under the Erdman act. and large
~ to the pressure brought on the rep
resentattves OF the railroads by Judge
Knapp, OF the Commerce court, and
acting United States Labor Commits
sioner Hanger. in the interests OF
peace. the conference committee OF
the railroads have agreed to arbitra-
ton under the provisions of the Erd-
man act
The two government representatives
have been working night and day on
the matter In view of the disastrous
effect the threatened strike of the
hremen on the fifty-four Eastern rail-
roads would have had on the COM
merce and the welfare of the entire
country.
The general adjustment commit
tee OF the hremen. whose members
were waiting to return to the divi-
sions they represented to order the
strike in case the efforts of Knapp
and. Hanger nttarly failed Ia, bring
about peace. were notified, with Pres
ident Carter. of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
at the Broadway Central hotel this
forenoon, that the railroads had capt.
tulated.
The decision to strike was recalled
and the committee met to fix ON q
man to represent them ON the arbi-
trAtion board, which. under the Erd-
man act, consists OF one man from
each slider the two to elect third man
to complete the board.
Albert Philips, Of Sacramento, CAL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
TRUST
FACES BANKRUPT
GENERAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
CONCERN ARE HIT.
PETITIONS ON Fill E
NAMES OF FORMER GOVERNOR
GRIGGs. OF NEW JERSEY. AND
STEEL TRUST MAGSATE
APPEAR IN CASE.
PETITIONS ON Fill E

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Bankruptcy
petitions were filed today against the
General Railway Equipment COM
pany, a sl5.0oo.c0o corporation. and
against the United States Electric
company. a subsidiary. both With of
fces in this city.
The petitions were filed on behalf
Of Matthew b. Sentner. by his attor-
neys, Gay and Goddard. He claims
to be creditor for ss3T against the
equipment company, and to be q cred
itor for s7.775 against the electric
company.
These claims, MIR. Sentner says In
his petition, were Assigned to him by
the Kellogg Switchboard and supply
com pany, OF Chicago. 1t was alleged
In each case that the company Is in
solvent, made preferential payments.
and that the creditors are less than
twelve in number. On January 27th
Mr.. Sentner secured attachments
against both companies. but no levy
was made. as nothing further de-
veioped at that time
.is4 Maine Corporation.
The General Railway Equipment
company was Incorporated under the
laws OF Maine. April. 1912, with au-
thorized capital stock OF $4,000. 900.
1t was formed to combine number
OF companies manufacturing railway
equipment. In the daily papers OF
May /. 1919. 1t was stated that the
company had authorized the issue Of
$500. 600 preferred. and $4,000, 900
common stock, to provide for a work.
ing capital. and for the equipment
free and clear Of all Indebtedness of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
v, MCDONALD LEE
HEADS V|RGIN|AN;,
OTHER OFFICIALS
State Fish Commissioner Made
President Under Re-
organization
PAPER FOR PEOPLE
GAINING IN FAVOR
New capitalization and Up-to-
Date Facilities Promise Great
er Success for Richmond's
Democratic Daily

President-w. Mcdonald Lee,
Iryin9ton, Va,
Vice Presidents. P. Jones, Rich
mond, Va.
Secretary -Treasnrer--S. b. Woodfin,
Richmond, Va.
These officers were elected for The
Virginian company at a meeting OF
the board of directors held here yes
terday.
Mr.. Jones, who had been president
OF the company for year or more
and, who has rendered faithful service,
found tt tmpracticable TO continue in
the Office longer because of the press
ure upon his time of his varied bush
ness interests.
Mr. Woodfin continues in the posi-
ton of general manager as we'll as
the office of secretary treasurer. which
he has filled since soon after the paper
was started
The directors of the company are
W. Mcdaniel Lee, w II. Vincent, of
Capron; s. p. Jones, J. H. Chappeli
and B. Woodfin.
Satisfaction was expressed with the
progress being made by The Vir-
ginian and the directors expressed the
confident belief that the future of the
paper liz brighter than 1t has ever
been.
Under this reorganization and re-
capitalization The yirginian con
fidently hopes to go forward
with greater strides than have
hitherto marked it's progress. Occu-
plying an entire building and part OF
another In the heart of the business
section Of the city and with a mod
ern, complete plant recently installed
for its exclusive use The Virginian
enjoys better facilities than it has ever
done. And its growing patronage in
dicates the hold 1t has upon the con-
fidence of the people.
Mr.. Lee, who becomes The Vfr-
ginian's president, Is one of the best
known men in Virginia. He has been
associated with journalism In the
State for a quarter of century and
has served as president OF the Virginia
Press association. For several years
he has been fish commissioner OF the
State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
ASSEMBLY PASSES
THE WILSON BILLS
INTERPRETATION MEASURES GO
THROUGH WITH BUT FEW
AMENDMENTS.
~-~~-~---~
READY FOR ACTION
SENATE is EXPECTED no PASS
THEM AT ONCE so THAT Cow
ERNoR MAY SIGN THEM
IMMEDIATELY.
READY FOR ACTION

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s,--President-
elect Wilson came to tUwn tonight
In very happy frame of mind Al!
day long the murmur of suffra8ette
voices had gone up and down the
broad corridors CT the state house at
Trenton. There is reason to believe
that Mr.. Wilson cast occasional
glances of alarm toward his waiting
room as the tumuit OF voices gave an
occasional warning IF ssaglse ogEs np-
preaching.
But he escaped them. Entering the
state house in the morning he was
surrounded by a company OF women.
But they proved to be ants, and he
passed in unscathcd. Nevertheless,
there wouldn't be any ants IL there
was no pros, and just as soon az he
could corral q stenographer the gov
error took a sudden notion to die
tate letters In a room high up in the
capitol. When he came down there
was such number OF state senators
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
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Many wide awake persons in Rich
mond and vicinity realize the great
chance Of winning an automobile in
The VtrEiinian'6 contest and have al
ready signified their intentions of en-
tering the big prize distribution.
The virginian will publish tho votes
to be given In advance Of the period.
BY doing this candidates will know
Just what their efforts will count.
There Will be no large offer Of votes
given during the last period of the
contest as contests heretofores con-
Quoted hate allowed. The person who
enters Mt the beginning OF the con-
test will have the best chance OF win
ming the valuable prizes to be award
ed on April 18th.
A three-dollar subscription re-
ceived now and turned into the COM
test department Ii guaranteed to equal
$51 worth OF subscriptions turned In
during the last period. The contest
Will use all means to pro-
tect o. tpal workers from the per-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
ATTACK WILMINGTON
WITH SOAP BOXES
GENERAL JONES AND HER ARMY
TO TAKE DAY OFF IN DELLA
~~"'7 WARE CITY, '''.''
WELCOME BY MAYOR
mis-. LEHMAN. 81 YEARS OLD, HAS
WALKED SO FAR, AND SAYS
SHE WILL COMPLETE
THE HIKE.

WILMINGTON, DEL. Feb. IS
Halfway to Washington at the end
of their first week, the suffrage army
sought repose tonight feeling well
pleased with life, with the weather,
and even with the roadmakers. The
march today was just one delightful
ovation after another. Escorted out
OF Chester by the mayor, the chief Of
police and half the populations all
cheering themselves hoarse, the army
tore OFT casual little thirceen-aatle
tramp to slide into the arms of an
other city turned inside out for its
welcome. The army has planned TO
stay in Wilmington all day tomorrow.
partly to celebrate the end OF their
first week on the road with q days
rest. and partly TO use their persuasive
powers on a constituency which has a
suffrage bill pending before its gem
eraf assembly.
Wilmington recognized the honor of
being the first stop between New York
and Washington. and has risen 10 the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
NJ. AND VI. CONTEST is
DRAWING TO n CLOSE

Manufacturers and Merchants $4,000
Prize Contest, and that time will soon
pass away.
Advice of the contest manager to
each and every contestant is to not
miss vote. There is not a con-
testant that does not need every vote
that can be secured.
AS previously announced the great
est opportunity to secure votes is
through the combinations. list Of
which Is again printed:
No. 10.
z yarni-Shine or Six-Sixty cartons.
Sydmore's Soap cartons.
20 Coca-Cofa Gum wrappers.
so Piedmont or Sovereign coupons.
Pyie's Peariine,
y. NJ. Blanks Remedies
No. 20.
CHAIRMAN Chocolate coupons.
\ 20 Coca-Coia Gum wrappers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
JINGLE BELLS" AUTO SHOW
HIT, CAPTURES RICHMOND
CABARET SONG ms SENSATION OF
ExTERTATNa4aaxT IN HORSE
SNOW BUILDING.
CROWD THERE BIGGER
INCREASED ATTENDANCE OVER
OPENING NIGHT--AIAYoR AIMS
LaE AND MEMBERS OF CITY
GOVERNMENT PROMINENT.

Jingle, Jingle. jingle. Jingle. all We
silvery bells,
Over and over the old rytkn1 OF
the melody keeps pulsirg until I'M
consciously everyone who hears pc
gins to sway to the beat or II ana IN
less time than 1t takes 10 ten tney
are joining In the refrain 1t makes
no difference whether they know the
words The tune suffices.
Jingle Bells" is the great big hit
OF the Cabaret show Just as the Ia
haref show Ii the great big hit OF the
Auto show. 1t is sung by the en-
tire company. There Ia chord or two
by the orchestra. Miss Rue Brown ap-
pears on the stage. pretty girl with a
wreath of flowers in her hair, smil-
ing countenance and looking rather
tall in her empire frock. She sings
the opening verses and the rest OF the
company fifteen Of them. take up the
refrain. Down from the stage they
pass In single file. weaving chain
through the big Horse Show building
where the Auto show Is being held
All around the oval and across II, IN
through and around and about the
cars Miss Brown and her band march,
sleigh bells and silver bells juggling
in time to the music, while the crowd
opens before them, heads them Off
in one direction only to find that the
leader has doubled and led them
back again
Had To Repeat .JingIe Bells"
Jingle Bells certainly is a hit
Il sis disappearing number Of the Ga.
haret show bit last night 1t had TO
be repeated. Mayor ,Ainslie and Po-
lice Commissioner w. Douglas Cor
don, and a party OF city officials.
among whom was noticed President
William III. Adams, OF the board of
aldermen, came in late and Jingle
Bells had to be done all over again
for their special henefit.
They pronounced II great and Mr..
Gordon, who is something of must
cal critic, said that he was most
agreeably surprised at the excellence
OF the orchestra. TX only Captain
EuiEon is prevailed upon to attend
the show and give a similar opinion
OF the music the cup OF happiness
poured for Professor Moses Stem will
be filled to overfiowing.
Well. the praise is merited, as all
ready told in these veracious columns.
Even such assdiscreet critic as Mrs,
Kate Langley Bosher was moved TO
modified rapture last night.
1T Is all seTfntefestf1sSy, said Mrs,
Bosher, that actually feel like buy
ing a car j am almost tempted to in
uuire into the merits OF the various
makes. They are all beautiful, won
derfulIy beautiful and interesting to
one who knows little. tx any at all.
about cars.
Does Little Motoring at Home.
II do very little motoring at home
and when am abroad am too busy
observing the places through which
we pass to apply much attention TO
the automobile. I leave that to the
chauffeur and keep my mind free
from the worry OF possibly running
over chickens. or dogs and things
But this is very interesting with the
music and the Entertainment, and the
decorations are superb"
That liz the word FOR which one
person searched his memory ali last
night to express his proper appre-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19

ROANOKE, VA, Feb. IA Sc
we're griiling Of the opponents Of
statewide prohibition by the report OF
the legislative committee. sugges-
ton by Governor. Mann that COM
mittee OF Ave with full power TO act
and to enforce their orders be named,
the statement that eight senator's,
called by name, misrepresented their
constituents In voting against the en-
ahling act, and a huge attendance Of
delegates and visitors featured the
first session of the twelfth annual
convention of the Anti-Saloon league
here tonight.
The report Of the legislative Gem
mittee was read BY DIR. James Cam
non after a long session ard numer-
GUS speeches had dwindled the at
tendance considerably. Resolutions
embodied In the report endorsed the
members who voted for the enabling
act and expressed regret over the ac-
ton of those who voted agairfsf II.
Senators Are Named. 49,
The report stated that we do not
believe that Senators Powers. Casron.
Early. Echois. Fletcher, Hart Mas
ale. Moncure. Paul. Braek. or Watkins
represent the wishes of the majority
af their constituents" and that while
some of them may have done so ig-
norantiy. the majority Of the men
rsrraa shoys Ala nnssrsnresent their
r.crfs
1rh. r.rcrt x.atas the reasons given
he th~S onnonenrs az fhe enabling act
far opnostnr tts massage. analyzed and
dsec,,.s~d these reasons. showing their
defects The report declared that the
w.hh hil,, If Il he signed by the pres
taerf ard unnela hv the Sunrema
comrt wopla naaka q new era In tenn
n~rance iertslatlon in the country.
The efYects IN the bin were set forth.
, Resolutions Adopted.
Th~ fnIiowing resolutions wers
.sons.a.
We present the following resoIu-
tons for adoption.
Sc One. That NE. the representatives
az the great mas of the temperance
paople Of Virginia. in convention as
sernhIed. extend our hearty thanks
10 those members of the house of
delegates and OF the senate of yir-
rtn,a who voted for the passage Of
the enabling act at the session OF the
general assembly i'm 1919.
Two. We greatly deplore the ac-
.fon az those members of the senate
81 Virginia and of the house of dele
i rates who voted against the passage
of the enabling act. We do not be-
lieye that In taking this action they
represented the wishes of the ma
toritv OF the people of Virginia. and
va resrertfulIy but firmly insist that
the people have the right to settle this
treat Question at the polls entirely
apart from any other question, and
we urge those senator's who voted
awainst the massage OF the enabling
act 10 reconsider their position and TO
rsst~ enr ~tassas measure ID the. SECESSION
OF the genera assembly in 1914.
Three we request all those ciff-
zens Of Virginia who favor the pas
sage OF the enabling act to use their
inf1uencn TO secure the nomination
ana election Of such persons for gov
ernor. lieutenant governor and for
members of the house of delegates of
Virginia for the general assembly OF
1914 - will favor and work for the
paseaxr Of such an act. And we
further urge that individual voters In
form themselves FULLY as to the posi-
ton Of ali candidates for said offices
nsna M.lns p whsther n nomi- .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
VOTING.

Men. women and children will
be allowed 800 votes in the Man
ufacturers' and Merchants con-
test by calling at Leiberman Il
Brothers store, Twenty-fi and
jefferson avenue. Wednesday
from . r. M. to r. M. Five
cent purchase will have to be
made to quality.
Thursday will be voting day
at contest headquarters, SO
North Seventh street. for men
and women: 500 votes allowed.
A purchase of FIVE cents or over
must be made to qualify.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
Burial In Lexington.


LEXINGTON, VA, Feb. 1S.-In-
formation was received at Washing
ton and Lee university this morning
announcing the death of General G..
w. GUSTS Lee, which occurred today
at Ravensworth, Fairfax county.
General Lee was eldest son of Gem
eral Robert +. Lee, and in 1871 sue
ceeded his father as president Of
Washington and Lee. and from 1897
has been president emeritus.
He was professor Of civil and mill
tary engineering at Virginia Military
institute from 1855 to 1871.
The body will be brought to Lex
ington for interment Friday in the
Lee mausoleum at Washington and
Leg university, in which other mem
bers of the Lee family are buried.
Distinguished Career.
George Washington Gusts Lee, IL.
D., formerly major-general Confed-
crate States army and president OF
the Washington and Lee university,
was born at Fortress Monroe, Vir-
ginia. on September 1G, 1882. while
his father, Captain Robert Edward
Lee. was on engineering duty there.
His mother. Mary Gusts Lee. was THE
daughter of George Washington Parke
Custis the adopted son Of Washing
ton. and the owner OF Arlington.
Custis Lee attended the classical
school at Ciarens. Fairfax county. Of
which the Rev. George A. Smith was
principal, and later the celebrated
school of Benjamin Haiioweil, in
Alexandria, which his father before
him had attended. Just then. Presi-
dent Taylor appointed him to n ca
detship at West Point, and he en-
tered that academy in June. 1850.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
Show Setting Hot Pace For The Followers
MADERO PRISONER,
MEXICAN REVOLT
IS OVER; HUERTA
NOW PRESIDENT

Diaz NJ d c. Communicating
Chief OF Army AS Result OF
Pact With Federal Generals.
Banquet SEXES Francisco
Madero and imprisons Him
Under Heavy Guard With
Rest of arniIy and Advisers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
REPORT is READ BY
DR.. JAMES CANNON

President Barbour Not Present,
but His Report Is Read in
Which He Gives Praise to
Webb Bill and DeploresL.ac
of Action on the Part OF the
Church People of the State.
Messages from Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
NAME SENATORS,
WHO, THEY SAY,
M|SREPRESENTED
CONSTITUENTS

Legislative Committee of the
/" Anh-Saloon League in SEES
sion AT Roanoke Makes Its
Report AT the Opening of
That Body
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19

Four and one-half working days H.
Ill tho Tins that remains In the great
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
Distinguished Son of Con
federate Chieftain Passes
Away, Age 80
WILL BE INFERRED
AT LEXINGTON. VA.
Distinguished Graduate AT
West Point, He Followed
in the Footsteps Of
His Father

RAVENSWORTH, VA, Feb, is
G. w. C. Lee, eighty years old. eldest
son Of General Robert +. Lee, former
Iy an aide-de-camp on the staff of
Jefferson Davis and president emeri-
tus of Washington and Lee univer-
sity, died here today.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-29
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule IN Effect July 10. 1913

Schedule IN Cuecl july IL, l'ho'
For Washington and points north'
daily at sos, S:23, S:3l, 1884 a. m,
1901, l:lS, $50. Through train
for New York, via p. 4. r. gig,
3:1S, 11:33 p. M, week days at 6:O1
f. NJ, Sundays only S:07 P. ~
For Fredericksburg, Richmond, and
points south at 4:37, 1853. (local) and
1902 a. M, 1916, 1922, SIT Qocal)
S:27, 9:57, 10:07 p. m, daily.
Accommodate for Fredericksburg
at 11:l3 a. m., daily except Sunday,
wicn train leaves 2:1S pm. This train
tuns through to Milford except Sat
urdays and Sundays.
NOTE:-Times Of arrival and de-
arturo and connections DOT guaian-
ead.
w. P. TAYLOR, Traffic. Mgr.