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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04
BOOK PRICE INQUIRY WILL
BE CONTINUED TONIGHT
Committee May Gull on Agents of
various Publishing Houses to
Give Their Side

Representatives. OF publishing con-
Germs supplying hooks for use ~ the
public schools Of Virginia may be given
an opportunity To testify tonight when
Inc Joint legislative committee re-
opens its hearing on charges that pub
hshcrs have practiced Determinations
against this state in prices charged
for school books.
All Of the hearings conducted by the
investigating committee have been at
tended by representatives of publish
ing houses. and it Is understood that
several OF the agents desire to testify
before the committee. So far ONLY
members of the State Board OF Edu-
cation have testified. The invcstiga, ,r.
have failed to verify rumor to tho
effect that some member OF the board
is related to "A member OF one OF tho
FURNISHING concerns doing business IN
Virginia
The investigating committee now has
before II mass OF data and statistics
collected by the state Board of Edu-
cation which il is carefully consider
!nS The data concerns the class and
cost OF books used in Virginia. and
contains tables OF comparative figures
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04

urged n lower tax on intangiblcs. and
expressed the opinion that the General
Assembly should do all In IT'S power to
perfect the tax code. regardless Of tho
time IT may take to do 1t.
That II spirit OF compromise will soon
settle differences In the Senate arising
over the tax problem was the hope
voiced by Senator Goodrich, of Fred
crlckshurS. He said no had not fully
decided how he would vote, but he
urged the creation OF Il central ad-
visory board. "Thc General Assembly
has difficult task to perform" he
SAID. I'VE arc expected to reform n
tax system In thirty days which has
existed in Virginia for 100 years"
On tho motion OF Senator Lcsner, of
Norfolk. the Senate adjourned at $50
O'Clock to meet at IL o'clock this morn
ing.
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contrasting the cost OF books used In
virginia with prices of the same class
of books used in other States.
The greater part of the time Of tho
investigating committee so far has
pceN spent In attempting to determine
whether the rate charged for the dis
triDution of books in Virginia-25 per
cent OF the publishers wholesale price
is excessive. Witnesses have testi-
ieu that some other states have n much
lower rate OF distribution. but 1t has
Dcen shown that conditions prevailing
In the different states are by no means
equal, and the cost OF distribution
must necessarily vary accordingly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04
GRAY FOLKS
Gray, Faded, Strcaked. Hair
Darkcncd. Stops Falling
Hair. Look YOunpt

iicrcs an opportunity to try the
effect OF a harmless preparation called
- han Hair Color Rcatorcr on your
mar ana scalp with the guarantee of a
reliable dealer that it won't cost Won
one cent unless II beautifully darkcns
your hair and promotes its growth.
simply apply Q-Ban, like a shamroo
10 mar ana scalp 1t acts on tho hair
roots so the gray disappears and the
hair Is beautifully and quickly darI,
ched so evenly, naturally and thor
"uthly that no one can tell It has been
used. In addition. Q-Ian stops itching
scalp dandruit and falling hair. and
makes tho hair thick. fluffy, soft, lus-
trous. beautifully dark and abundant.
Ian is not sticky or messy but IS
a clean liquid. Try 1t. Darlieus h,ir
when all else fails. Only soc for n
pig '-oz. bottle at Grant Drug Co. G26
street, Richmond. Va Ou,-of-to,yn
people supplied by ma!l-tAdvtl
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Arrested as Suspicious Chnrncter,

Frank Green and Charles Hill, coll
ored. were yesterday arrested by De-
tectiNc ScrEeantS Willy and Kellam on
II charge of being suspicious characters
suspected Of breaking into the cleaning
ana pressing shop operated by T.. T..
Granger at IA East Main Street. Louis
iichdricks yesterday found two pairs of
trousers on the street and took them to
the Second Station, where il was
learned they were part of the property
stolen from the pressing shop. The de-
tectives succeeded in recovering a por-
ton of the 500 worth of clothing said
10 have been stolen
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04
elENT LOSES SUIT
1T SHIPPING LINES
rict Court Dismisscs Ac.
;rought Two Years
r Ago,
III OF TRADE CHARGED
erts That Combination
W., led of Has Been Practi-
solved as Result OF Euro
l..

!. 'Rk, February 3.-Thc gov
Eve antitrust suits against the
tene, the Hamburg American
erLamport and Holt Line and
Dargins restraint OF trade in
"li with freight and passcn-
NIship business between Amer
Leni and Brazil; and against the
th,s As,atic Steamship Company.
mems. whose steamships ply be-
p psatw Fork and Asiatlc ports,
Trissed to-day
chts'yernment's suits werc filed
sistb years ago. That against the
I4eine and others charged that
Jsanies composed the So called
I'm conference; defendants to the
OFT were all members of the So
Capt. Eastern conference. it was
TIL
intS. case tho government charged
be several years the defendants
eiei pged III an unlawful con-
Ato restrain trade and destroy
zion In ocean carriage between
the the United States and specified
mat ports. and to monopolizo such
n s.hc alleged unlawful acts of
corbers OF the so-callcd Far East
SSo,erencc were confined to tho
Inc tation OF freight, while the
thtinst the Prince Limo and others
80 that the conspiracy extended
W.engcr traffic.
NATION COMPLAINED OF
IN PRACTICALLY DISSOLVED
e>Fcderal District Court was asked
- government TO declare each Of
Ordinations illegal and to enioin
tn alleged practices in conducting
isiness. In dismissinE the petl-
against the Prince Line and It's
: endants which include n British
End two German lines, Judge La
=, asserts that the combination
aimed OF has been practically dis
u as result of the European
(, consequence" tho opinion reads.
! questions presented have become
ply academic. and It seems unncc-
y TO undertake any exhaustive
ission of the facts"
10 OF tho contentious of tho gov
nent was that Supreme Court de-
ms In the Standard Oil and Amer
; Tobacco Company cases had no
ication In this litigation because
the defendants were common car
).
We find no authority in tho re-
s." reads the courts decision.
hing In the text of the act. nor In
congressional proceedings which
mpanied it's passage to support the
position that the act is TO have
construction when defendants are
ufacturers, merchants or traders,
another aud different ono when
are common carriers. The acts
these defendants arc to be con-
red In the light OF the construction
en- has been given to the act BY the
rene Court, Irrespective Of their
ocular vocation"
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tho motion to rccommit was out OF
order because call had been made
Tor the ycns and nays. 1 voted against
sustaining the ruling of the chair" he
said. FOR the rules OF the Senate cx-
pressly provide that n motion to re-
commit can be made ut any timo be-
ioro hnal action In the Senate upon n
Dill. have co-opcratcd with tho
'emoca'tic caucus In every way to
support this measure, and l expect to
continue to do SO. and / earnestly de-
sire. the legislation passed"
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hearing could DO given only In the
committee room.
MINERAL. LANDS TO Bf,
SEGKlEl:A,EED 10 LOCALITIES


committee room.
MINERAL. LANDS TO DE
SEGREGATED TO LOCALITIES
What use will we have for n mineral
land assessor when those lands are all
segregated TO the localitics?" Mr..
White asked.
There viii DO a local assessor" Mr..
Chalklcy informed him.
who will pay the assessor. tho To-
cal!ty or the, Slater Mr.. White pursued.
Il presume the county," said MIR.
Chalkly. That will all be satisfac-
torily arranged"
Judge Martin Williams argued
against rccommittal. He said the bill
had been with the committee two
weeks and the committee had recon-
mcnded that it do not pass.
The question 10 rccommit being put
tho bill was sent back to the commit
tee room by a vote OF 43 to %.
HOUSE VOTES TO ABOLISH
BOlDTON DISPENSARY
Early in the morning session the mo-
ton of Mr.. Willis to reconsider tho
vote by which House bin 80 was
ordered 10 cngrossmcnt came up for de-
bate. but was passed by. The bill is
designed to exempt Roanoke from the
provisions of section 3. of tho act OF
March l3. 1914. which provides for n
change in the form of government to
cities having Il population of less than
leo,Vpo, and of towns, and to provide
III what manner such cities and towns
may adopt forms Of government. etc"
The bill To abolish the dispensary ut
Boyd;on, Mccklcnhcrg County, was
passed without opposition. Immcdi-
ately after 1t came the four Senate bills
pertaining TO taxation. reported from
me FINANCE Committee-Nos. Is. Is, 10
and (Which We're passed.
ON motion of Mr.. Chalklcy the House
biil TO authorize the appointment OF
three additional commissioners in
chancery for tho Circuit Court OF Wise
county was taken up out OF its order
and advanced 10 It's third reading and
cngrossmcnt.
Al $40. O'Clock the House adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning.
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THE SENATE

when the buchanan segregation bill
was taken up in the Senate Yesterday
senator Mapp of Accomac, offered a
resolution providing that vote he
,aken on the measure this afternoon at
f;5V O'Clock. The Senator explained
that the end of the session is RAPIDLY
approaching and that he believed one
pan or another should he adopted as
early ms possible and then the remain
der OF the session should he spent in
pertectinS the plan selected
The Senate was called to order by
Northumberland Ellyson yestcr-
DAY morning at i o'clock, and the
opening prayer was off, "cd by Rev. J.
y. Schercr, Jr, pastor OF the First Eng
fish Evangelical Church
senator WcndcnburE, OF IIcnrico
continued to press his contention that
property OF railroads In Virginia is
assessed far below Its real value The
PHI affecting railroads which he recent
~ presenter was sent u the Finance
committee, and reported adversely
WENDENBuHG CALLS FOR
TAuuLATED STATEMENT
Senator Wendcnburg yesterday Of
fered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Re 1t resolved by the Senate of Vir
Rih'a' that the state auditor Is hereby
requested to make out n table shaw.
ing what would be the difference I'm tho
amount of taxes now being paid bv
steam railroads and that proposed undcr
Senate bill No. -. putting the rate OF
lax under said bill at 81 on the 500 on
me said railroad property: and what
VIII be the difference to each county
city ana town between the toxcs re-
cciNcd gained and lost under, the pro-
visions of said biilr and the taxes now
PAD ana received. and that $50 comics
thereof ho printed ana charged to the
/. contingent fund of the Senate"
senator Brock. of Prince Edward
urged mat the segregation bill no
amended so rs 10 protect smaller towns
should the measure hc passed.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS MUST
SHOW ACTUAL CONSIDERATION
Senator Drcwry. of Petersburg. in n
speech before the ScrAtc, advocated
modified segregation with some form OF
supervision by the State government
several measures of purely local
character were passed. The Senate
agreed TO the bill requiring the actual
consideration In property transfers to
be furnished the clerks of the courts
me Senate by unanimous vote con-
Cured IN the House resolution provid-
ing 10 suspend with the prohibl,orv
resolution regarding the Introduction
or bills not related to the tax uucs-
ton. Several proposed amendments Ia
the general tax bill were discussed =,
length.
senator Royal OF Tazewcll, smoke in
FAVOR OF segregation and paid high
tribute to Governor Stuart for the
stand he has taken In the tax cues
tlon. The speaker predicted tho down
tall or the commission plan, and smoke
IN glowing terms OF the numerous
benefits which he believes vii! follow
the adoption OF the segregation plan.
PAUL FAVORs
INDIRECT TAXATION
senator Paul, of Rockingham, cx-
planned that he had always been &C
counted strong seEregationlst. but
ne ga" many errors In the plan Of
segregation proposed, ana ala NOT no
, heVe that he could support such n
measure. The Federal governments
scheme OF indirect taxation he believed
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High School Dcbutc,

The Phi Kappa Epsilon Debating So
cietv OF the John Marshall Night High
school held it's weekly meeting last
night, and the question: "Resolved
mat Labor Unions are Harmful to So
ciety was debated. The affirmative
sue was taken by Samuel Sonncnberg
and II. +. Ritchic, Jr., and the mega
i've was upheld by c. S. Ford and ]. c.
Duke The judges awarded to Mr.. Duke
The decision for the best speech.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04

Delegate c. j. Mect2c. of Prince Will
ha'h' VIII have to Identify himself to
many OF mis- constituents when he re-
turns home. Mr.. Mcctzc was scparat-
cd this week from his mustachc The
hirSute adjournment disappeared from the
upper lin Of the gentleman from Prince
w lillian the day before the Tax Com
mission bill was defeated in the House
some OF the Tax Commission men allece
that Mcctzc thereby put n link on tho
Dill, directing attention to the circum-
stance that four or five members who
were counted upon to vote for the Tax
Commission bin went over to the seq
rerati"nists as soon rs Mcctzc parted
with his mustachc
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ChlIrCl, ICCstix.ul

Tho chanccl chapter OF ST. Thomas's
church, Gintcr Park. and the Boy
scouts VIII give an oyster supper to-
hieht from to Q O'clock. in the parish
house of tho church. Mrs T. a. SIc1d
president OF the chancel chapter. viii
be chairman of the occasion. Miss
Helen Fisher Will be in charge of tho
candy table. The young girls seryin.
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.ENATE WILL VOTE
, ON TAX BILL TO-DAY

CONTINUED from First Pagc.)
grty transfers, the State has an inter
i'st In having the exact amounts stated
40 strong arguments have been adj
Sanced against the practice which has
f'eco'ne general of transferring valuable
lands and buildings for $40 and other
a practice which II was
stated has in some instances lead Ia
fraudulent valuations aSlti impropcr
practices in connection -%!tr, mortgages
and deeds OF trust.
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Conference .t Advent churc,

conference will be held at the Ii
ana Advent ChrisTan Church, Chat
street. near Randolph, beginning Z
night ut o'clock. Addresses Will
mado by Elder l.. Is. Giles. OF New Je
sey, and Elder Beal. n missionary fro
China, and by others. The conferef
Will continue to February 7. ServiS
VIII he held every day ut IL, 2:3O ana
o'clock.
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Suspected OF Eorxerx.

w. Il. Blakey was yesterday arr,
by Detective Sergeants wiltshire
Bailcy on Il charge Of being n
plcious character suspected of for
tho name Of Clarence Lucas to n c
Tor S25. He Will BIO arraigned In
Police Court to-day.
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Here and There in the
Legislature

The law which vests tho State Board
or Agriculture with authority to col
lcct and direct the disbursement of tho
state fertilizer tax is TO be tested as
10 IT'S constitutionality, according to
lvPort. Ihe suit Will be entered in the
oircuit Court of the City of Richmond.
~ bill is now pending, however, in tho
General Assembly which provides for
the future administration of this fund
ny the state auditor. The measure is
now with the House Committee on Min
lnG' Agriculture and manufacturing
me Farmers Education and Cooper
ativc Union has endorsed the new bill
ana arguments in it's favor ..rc carried
III !, printed pamphlet which was dis
,rinuted among To- members of the
LEGISLATURE yesterday, signed by West
horeland Davis and y. Il. Thornhill
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MIST MAKE REPONTS TO
CORPORATION COMMISSIONS

House BIN IS was rccomm!;tcd. while
No. "a Was ordered to engrossm.nt
The latter IS tho measure amending
the act recurring water companies. heat,
light power and sas Companies TO pay
81 franchise tax. q property tax and
TO furnish certain reports to the state
Corporation Commission
at the afternoon session another o,
the tax bills. no. &C. came un In the
regular order Of business MIR Mon
tague moved TO pass II by, explaining
that similar bin was PENDING IN ma
Senate. The bill was passed hv.
When House bill! 81 vas reached NJ,
Weaver moved 20 recomm!, the meas
ure which affects the asscssment OF
mineral lands. Mr.. Stephenson OF
Bath, objected. This bin IS very i'm
pcrtant 10 us IN my section of me
state" he said. 1T defines WIN, Is
mineral land. and we want tho dc.ni.
ton"
The statcmcnt was made IN tho
course OF the discussion that tho agcn,
OF the Corporation Commission, wbo
assesses mineral lands, could not Civ,
an accurate estimate Of the value Of
such lands. Mr.. Myers, OF Richmond
thereupon moved to rccomnit the bill
10 said tho competency Of an officer
OK tho Corporation Commission had
boon challenged He thought the Of
t'cer should be given hearing. he.
(, f'r" action ia taken on the bill. This
81 SrTCrrs
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during the evening will include MisaS
Constance Rcdd. Miss Virginia Whites
hurst. Miss Elise Whitehurst. Miss
ltenc Massey and Miss Emily ShcildsS>.
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'(ReDocroR'S
vHDV1CEzA
%Dc Ze,yzs BsKo,- *

the questions answered below arc
general In character, the symptoms or
discusses are given and the answers will
Apply IN any case of similar nature
iEosc wishing further advice free
may address DIR. Lewis ; .,ker. College
HldE.. CollcCc-Ellwood SITS. Dayton o.
enclosing self-addrosscd stamped envc-
iope for reply. Full name and address
must be given, but only initials or
fictitious name Will be used in my
answers. The prescriptions can be
nlieu at any well-stockcd drug store.
Any druggist can order OF Wholesaler.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04

Miss Stranger" asks: 1T am I'm n
weakened condition due to n long scirc
OF catarrhal trouble. Briefly / have
Pelvic Catarrh Qeucorrhea) and ca
tarrh OF the nose and throat. What
local treatment Is good for a cure?''
Answer: / am quite sure that anti
prompt and effective treatment that
one can possibly use. Full directions
accompany either two or eight-ounce
trouble.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04

! ,ha, = ,i'clc y. writes: Il am Informed
: IS fast approaching n serious sta STARE ..
Wha' would YOU PRESCRIBE"
, answer: If your symptoms are tho
eyes. swelling ankles; scnnt n nnner me ne
FOUL smelling urine accomDonicd ~,
nen;,I,aches, pains. depression. fever.
e eia rs, etG:' ! would advise the immedi-
ite us" oil balmwort tablets a very fine
remedy for such difficulties sold e.,
sealed tubes with full directions for
self administration
James j. asks: For several months
have not been feeling well. NV skin
! is sallow, my tongue is coated hnvn
headaches, am sloepless. nervous and
n9thered with chronic constipation.
Please help me"
o,o answer: You need a laxative blood
,hrec- grain sulphcrb tablets mot sui
phur) Overcome the tendency to con-
| Supaiion and gradually your good
'e"'ui ana pure blood will return.
POOR Nerves" writes: us 1t pos
s ,nnte TO ma medicine which by Its
The glow of health and ambition back
/ = man who has everything in the
W1rid but health and happiness? am
trembling, short of breath ana suffer suffer
back of head"
Answer: Your condition indicates
|
hutrltlVe to restore nerve equilibrium
winch In turn fortitics and Strengthens
me organs Of nutrition. thus vltaliZing
me blood and promoting new cell and
Issue to take care of the waste forces
ihrcc grain cadomene tablets, packed
in sealed tubes with fun directions
are recommended in all such cases
% L. c." writes: NV rhcum,t,sro
is getting worse all the time. am
EcttinS so stiff that ii makes il very
.hard Tor me TO get around
Answer: DO not worry about YOUR
, rheumatism. as that can be very easily
controlled by using tn. following: Get
at the drugstore the ingredients named
mix thoroughly and take a tcasDoonfui
at meal time and again ut bedtime, and
that disagrccable disease rheumatism
Purchase drains of iodidc of potas-
SUM; y OF. wine of colchicum; 4 drains
or sodium Salicylatc; ! or. conn fluid
baimwort: l or comp. essence cardiol
ana . oZs. syrup sarsaparilla. This has
SATISFIED thousands, and ] am sure It
will YOU.
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RESOLUTIONS DEBATED
WITHOUT ACTION

Earlier in the day the Senate debated
without action resolutions offered by
Senator Burton asking the Secretary
OF the Treasury what ships had been
offered to tho government in conncc-
ton with the shipping bill plan. and
requesting Secretary Bryan to state
what intimation, if any, the State De-
partment had rs to the probable atti-
tude of belligercnt governments toward
purchase OF intcrncd ships.
Senator Hoke Smith Issued n state
ment tonight denying that no was op-
posed to the shipping bill
when the Vice President ruled that
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WORKING ON PLANS
TO SAVE SHIP BILL
Continued from First Pase.)

q
the Republican opponents OF tho ship
ping-bill would serve.
overwhelmed by facts and beaten
in the argument" he declared. I've arc
now solemnly assured that tho people
are against the bill What people do
these gentlemen speak for? Tho pco-
ple these Senator's speak for arc those
who control the executive committees
OF the New York Chamber OF Com
merce. and other like organizations
or the men who ho said formed the
potential membership Of these organ
izations. responsible for resolutions
sent to Congress attacking the bill. the
Senator named j. +. Morgan. William
Is. Skinner, w. III. Porter. Il. ii. Outer
bridge, =. a. S. Franklin and others
Interested In great steamship COM
panics.
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THE HOUSE

The House OF Delegates yesterdnv
morning passed the Stubbs bin an
propriattng $4,000 FOR the coming Con-
federate reunion, to be held In Rich
mond. The fund Is to be placed at the
Disposal of committee representing
n. L. leo Camp, OF Richmond The
committee consists of General J.
Thompson Brown. Captain John Lamb
and Captain z. D. Taylor. Tho re-
union Is 10 begin June and closes
Juno 4. The bill was favorablv re-
ported from the Committee on Apnro-
priations.
House bill -, Hugh A. White patron.
was dismissed on Mr.. Whites motion
The bill provided that when tho Com
monwealth sells land for DELINQUENT
taxes the deed shall carry ali Tho lille
that the Commonwealth has at the limo
OF sale.
A number OF bills werc passed by. In
Guiding the following:
House bills 20, p. 20. &c. p. rs, 20.
90. 81 and 40
The House BIZ relating 70 tho is
suhnce Of fire insurance policies
through an underwriters agency. ana
providing penalty, was dismissed,
The bill was reported from the FI
nance Committee. House Bills "a and
81 were likewise dismissed House
bin 80 was advanced 10 It's third read
ing and ENDORSEMENT, being n com
panion tax Bill
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04

NnsWeT: You need n thorough laxn-
1--WE Ign syrup, one tina. not only re-
licvcs, but surely drives II from the
system. The following regularly used
VIII Dust any durable cough or cold
promptly. Obtain 2la OF. bottle OF
essence mentho-laxenc. mix 1t with n
nome, made sugar syrup or honey as