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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
NOTHING TO PROBE
50 FAR As KNOWN
Democratic Members OF Rules Com.
mittcc viii Report That lives
ti9attou Should Re Dropped.
REl't UiICtS MEMBERS
MAY HAVE MINORITY REPORT
Presidents Isrother- In law. H. w.
EollinS Testific> He kncw Nothing
"f Note tnt,i He Read of II In the
Newspapers.

Washington Jan 1o--'''ro probe
or not 10 probe the alleged Wall
Street " q : p - s;taa-p eace- leak MAS
the question that sadly divided tho
House Rules Committee tonight. The
committee. after five days Of sensa :
fIona1 hearings spent ssyeTa7 rrTTTS
N executive discussion Of the ie3, k
Interrogation demanded and adjourn
ed tonight without action. Il was
learned that The Democratic mem
hers OF the committee were opposed
10 ordering probe by a special COM
mittoe on the evidence so far collect
ed. aud that the Republicans favored
an investigation 10 delve further into
the charges than the Rules Commit
tee has been able to 90.
The committee was divided in tho
discussion OF resolution framed 10y
Representative Campbell the rank
ing Republican, which would have
authorized the Speaker TO appoint a
conImsttee oil five 10 probe the leak.
Ii would charge the committee to de-
termine:
Whether any one connected with
the executive or legislative branches
of the government OF the l'uiled
States profited either directly or in
directly" in the stock market trans
action during the bear peace raid.
No E-cision Reached.
The committee discussed the Camp
bell resolution at length, but reached
no decision. II the party lineup Is
not broken by compromise. the
leak invest ton, fight will proba bly,
90 to the House floor. The Demo
Gratis will recommend that no fur
Their action he taken, and the Re-
puhlicans may present a minority re-
port demanding further probe.
incidentally. the committee took
time during the secret session to
name subcommittee. consisting OF
Representatives Henry. Garrett and
Campbell, to consider the various mo-
tons made during the hearings charg-
ing Thomas W. Lawson with con-
tempt for his failure to answer
questions. The action OF the com.
mittee as to Lawson will probably be
delayed. A full page advertisement
in local paper demanding that the
for Stock Exchange regulation legis.
lation. was I.awson's contribution 10
the. days proceedings.
Mr.. Boiling TcstifieS
The open session of the committed
today was featured by the appearance
of r. w. Boiling. President Wilson'S
brother-in- law. who xwas mentioned in
the original leak charges. Boiling ex-
planned that he was a member OF the
brokerage firm Of +. A. Connolly and
Company, local concern. lie raid
that he had no knowledge of the in
tention OF the President to send the
peace note until he read the text OF
the communication In the, newspapers
He denied that he, had either conn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
COTTON-LADEN CRAFT
SUNK BY U-BOAT

New orleans, la Jan. Io.--The Brit
ish steamer Alexandrian. owned and
~p"rated hH thu T.ay LAND Line. has been
torpedoed and sunk. presumably near
the English coast. according TO a teie-
gram received by local officials of the
company today from the company s
New YORK, Office The Alexandria
sailed from New Orleans December 81
for Liverpool and carried about 7.ee0
bales - cotton. in addition to miscel-
ianeous cargo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
MOB SEEKS LIFE
0f CIRCUIT JUDGE

Louisville, ky.. Jan. 10.-Go,-
crnor \. .. stanley Is rushing to
Murray, kentucky. tonight where
Il mob Is said to be surrounding
the hotel in which Circuit Judge
c. p. Bust, lives, threatening TO
lynch him unless he orders the
return OF l.. Martin, negro.
whom he ordered to Paducah
for safe keeping.
Commonwealth Attorney j. +.
smith also Is threatened by the
mob. The mob Is planning tn
dynamite the judges hotel. 1t was
learned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
GREEK COUNCIL TO
ACCEPT ALLY TERMS

London. Eng Jan. 1o.--The Creek
Council OF Ministers favors the accept
ance of the terms OF the allies ulti-
matum. according to an Athens dis
patch TO the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
STRONGER ARTILLERY FIRE
NORTH OF THE NNCRF.

Berlin via Sayville. Ian. IT. The
war ofice tonight issued the follow
irg statement:
ON the west front there was
stronger artillery FIRE north Of the
Ancre
In Rumania the situation ~ gem
orally unchanged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
Sues MOTHER AND SISTER
FOR HALF MILLION DAMAGES

Baltimore. Nd. jap lo.-Lawrence
Perrin. colonel OF thnsstar of Governor
HATFIELD. Of West Virginia. and society
man. who was declared sane In lunacy
brought suit for 100000 damages In
.the Superior Court, az this city again 1t
hia mother. Mrs. Ella X. Perrin. ana his
sister. Mrs. Mary Louise whiteridEe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
Reply Tomorrow.

Athens Greece, Tuesday. Jan. y. via
London, Jan. lot is announced in
government circles that the guarantees
given by the entente against extension
Of the influence OF the former Premier
Eenizelos are regardd as satisfactory
and that a reply to the ultimatum Of
the entente will be delivered tomor-
row wednesday,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
STARVING CREW IS
RESCUED ON OCEAN

Baltimore. Md. Jan. i0--Seven menu
hers Of the crew of the schooner Evart
Harris. of New foundland, who were
ahoat on a wateriogged aud sinking
schooner for thirteen days. and with
out food and water for. three days.
were rescued on the high seas by the
British steamship keivinbrae. Arnold
Cole master. which arrived here today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
New Serb Minister Arrives.

New York. Jan. 10.--L Joubmir
Michailovitch, recently appointed and
accepted by Washington as Serbia's
first minister to the United States, ar
rived here yesterday on the steam
He was accompanied by Alexander
Georgevitch. who is TO be secretary Of
the leRation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
Anticipated VIII Express APP
probation of President S Note
and Arraign Germany
WILL NOT GIVE
DEFINITE TERMS
But Will In General Language
Indicate Such Proposals AS
Will Show Nations loo Far
Apart to Think OF Peace

Amsterdam, Jan. f0.--T7le ell
tente powers reply to President
Wilson's note on peace Is on the
way to Washington.
The document was handed to
United States Ambassador sharp
today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11

New York. Jan. l0.--A record in
naval recruiting was made by the Off,
GERS of the batt1eship Pennsylvania.
which left the New York navy yard
yesterday for the annua. manervers-
Three hundred. or more than one
third OF the entire crew. were re-
cruited since Christmas. Despite these
efforts 1t was said that both tie Penn
sylvania and the Wyoming. which also
left the navy yard yesterday. were
manned by crews considerably below
their normal complementA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
BIG DROP COMING
In TEMPERATURE

Washington, d. c., Jan. Io.-A pro-
nounccd cold wave of several days du-
ration is predicted TO overspread the
Middle Atlantic and New England
States. the Ohio Valley. the Lake Re-
gion and Tennessee Thursday or Fri
day.
The weather bureau today sent out
a warning announcing that storm
has moved with great rapidity east
southeastward from the West Canadian
provinces to the upper Ohio Valley and
is being followed by the cold wave
The storm will move eastward.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
C|TY'S BANK RESOURCES
OVER HUNDRED MILLION
Deposits In Richmond Banks. When
Ias; Report to Comptroller Was
Made, Nearly ISL 900. 600.
LARGE INCREASE IN LAST
YEAR SHOWN BY FIGURES
Loans and Discounts Total More Than
$4,000. 900. and Stocks. Bonds and
Other investments More Than
$4,000. 900.

There are In the banks o. the city
of Richmond deposits totailng $50
as344T.7s. according TO the condensed
statement OF condition 90 Richmond
banks at the close OF business Deem
Der II. 1915. as reported pursuant
TO the call OF the comptroller of the
currency. The condensed staten ent
presented in The Virginian this morn
ing was compiled by Assistant Cashier
Richard E. Cunningham, OF the Ma
tional State and City Bank.
The deposits are much larger than
they were year ago. In some OF the
banks deposits have increased more
than a hundred per cent, in others
around fifty per cent, and in few
the increase has been not so large.
The deposits have grown IN size IN all
banks, however and a very healthful
condition OF prosperity is reflected.
recapitulation or the stateme mt
Of the condition of the banks shows
he following figures:
Resources.
Loans and discounts. ) 1o.69e, 25.l l
Stocks. bonds. invest
ments. etc ,.,.. $500 5443 y
Real estate. banking
house fixtures ..... 2oSt. OoS.7a
cash and due from
banks $50. ... 23.4Ss.a6 o.
sl06.s60,633.2 %
Liabilities.
Capttal ...... 1893 s,S22,l50oo
Surplus, profits, re-
serves ....... 1o2as.135 As
circulation 3.055,100 90
BOND account ..... ,495. 200 90
Danosits - S0.as3,4 411s
E$lIs nayahIa 1905, 1000. 90
slos.sso6s3cs
The leading Institutions. With re
gard to resources. IN the order named
are: First National, 1889 ,oS9.1 ..
Merchants National SIS, $50. 345 40 .
American National. s13. 4io,4Ie.4 :
National state and City, sl2 o.
4na05. and Planters National. 81 J.
s4T- SGT Fetal resources Of othc-
institutions range below ten million
dollars.
Aadlue institutions. with reference
ia deposits. are: First National SEA
eos.2s. Merchants National. s1S.-
s99.s0Ics: American National. $40
4a0.59-.7a National State and City.
sa5Se.90Tas Planters National, SIS
Sa3n4St6
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
Society

happenings from The
whole State are printed
frs. in The Virginian.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
EASTERN REFORMED SYNOD
SELECTS IT'S OFFICERS
Approves Total Abstinence and Pro-
hibition and Recommends Zones
Around Military Camps

LANCASTER. Pa. oct l6.-The business
tessions Of the Eastern synod of the Re-
iormed Church began this morning. the pre-
jlinlnary meeting having been held last
evening The following officers were elect
ed today:
President, the Rev Dr. George W. Rich
ards Lancaster
Vice president Elder r. j. Titlow.
Reading
'orrespondng secretary the Rev. Robert
n Kern, Allentown
Read ng clerk, \, q. Peters. Perkasie
Treasurer, Elder Ttlow.
lhe treasurer's report shows "A balance of
ssteZ y report from the General Synod
way read and adopted commencing to the
."uNheS the question of Christian educa-
Wv aud the movement for raising 81 900, -
wy wy Tor endowng the institutions Of the
fhe synod also adopted the conviction of
ny Heheral synod that total abstinence
nr M 'he individual and prohibition for the
N's'e ana nation are wise and safe. and
somlnehds nehds the placing of wide zones around
"iltary and naval camps
day OF progress for public schools was
lsoommended. The synod will devote spe-
.al suenetion to the question of minis
~ral relief, and earnest efforts will be
s, saue TO provide support or aged ministers.
les afternoons session is devoted to re-
~Nlng official reports
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
FORGERY CHARGE MAY
BE FALSE PRETENSES
New Jersey Court Reserves De-
cision in Case of Fictitious
Name on Check

MAYS LANDING. y. j.. oct. III. Judge
Shinn i'm the county Court here i'm.
posed a sentence Of not more than thirty
years nor less than fifteen years at hard
labor in the state prison upon Thomas
Gallagher. OF Atlantic city. before the
tribunal for the second time within the in
cumberCy ~ the Judge for attacking little
girls. lie pleaded guilty claiming he was
insane At the time
Whether a man L. guilty Of forgery in
attempting tu induce a person to cash a
check signed with q fictitious signature and
presented to person who knows that there
is no such account in the bank upon which
the paper was drawn was the point raised
in the case Of William Hil. Of Atlantic
city. Decision was reserved. The Court
was inclined to the opinion that the state
had erred IN charging the defendant with
forgery rather than with attempting To oh.
tain money under false pretenses,
Jesse SamuelS. the second Of the Board
walk merchants to he convicted FOR selling
goods not 3~ represented. was fined sac aud
ordered to pay ~ a week for one year tu
chief Probation officer Henry SculL
A. Samahad. convicted for similar otfensc
has appealed to the Suprem" Court FOR a
reversal Of the verdict The cases are
being pressed by the Boardwalk Merchants
Association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16

Initiative taken by the rennsyivania Rail-
road In eliminating ell portions containing
beef from the Tuesday menus on dining trs
and In all restaurants Of their lines east
of Pittsburgh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
SOLDIERS DISSATISFIED,
WRITES FRENCH RACER
Henry st. Yves Tells of POilus'
Anxiety for End of War.
Hints at Trouble

Henry st Yves, French aviator and mo-
torcycle rider who was favorite in Phia-
delphia for several years. and returned to
France at the close of the racing season
at the Point Breeze Motordrome In Sep
tember Of last year. Is back fighting In the
trenches having fully recovered from the
injuries he received while fighting at the
front the early part Of the summer
In letter received last nigh. hy r. r
Stetser. manager Of 'he motordrome. ST
Yves says that he returned to the trenches
August 3. as a member Of the SiNty-fifth
Infantry. which Is At St Quentin. to re-
main there for one month aud then be re-
placed by another company and they viii
have short and welcome rest
The war, he says, is going on as usual
aud is terrible thing The soldiers. he
says. are not satisfied because 4hev feel
that nothing but diplomatic talk is being
made 10 end the war aud he fears that there
is going to he trouble hut what kind Of
trouble ne is not allowed to say on account
of the censor. lie gives as his opinion that
the war has too much of financial and
business character for all governments in
terested in H.
he does not say anything about the ar
rival Of American troops I'm France hut he
is praying that the war will soon end and
that he viii be able to get back to Amer
iCH before the next racing season starts
He also tells of the racing season in Paris.
which he says has not been very success
ful this year on account Of the war lie
also tells of the accident which Bobby wal
thuur met with in August when he had his
skull fractured
ST Yves was required To return tu
France iu order To prevent the Government
conhScating his fathers property
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
GRAYSON DIVES A MILE
Admiral and McAdoo Get Aviation
Thrills at San Diego

SAN DIEGO. cal, oct. l6.--Their first
trips in the air proved thrilling for Secre-
tarv NcAdoo and Rear Admiral Cary T.
,.ravsou They were taken up in machines
from Rockwell field, where the signal corps
aviation school is situated, Mr.. McAdoo
uant az messenger with Major Henry j.
pamm, flying instructor to height OF
$500 feet. He said he enjoyed every minute
of IL.
ant Robert NIairesse. of the French flying
rorps At a height of about 5000 feet Mr..
Grayson touched the aviator's shoulder and
nointed down The lieutenant, supposins
that his passenger wanted to get down
without waste OF time, went into "A per,
feet nose dive of nearly mile and landed
as lightly as "a feather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
UNCLE SAM NEEDS TYPIsTs
''Nl Service Commission Calls Atten-
tion To Openings

lhe United States Civil Service Commis-
.%n Is IN urgent need of typewriter oper-
p's ana stenographic typewriters to sup
~ 'he war demands of the departments
na nv onces at Washington. John A. Nc
a.nhE' president of the Civil Service Com
a.fp1l today sent an appeal to the Phia-
,esphia Chamber of Commerce. REQUESTING
~. assistance in bringing to the attention
we lm0lic. this urgent need of the Gov
,,se positions open pay from $1,000 to
,a,,y,u per year but Mr. Mcllhenny calls at
usn TO the fact that advancement of
-peDle employees Is reasonably rapid. Ex-
EQUATIONS IVA Tor this service for both men
ay. " ''''s '''S e'erS iues-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
home COMFORTS
FOR BOYS ABROAD
.,ter From Somewhere in
France" Tells of Salts
fed Engineers
coRpoRAL SCOTT HAPPY

.,on,forts of htrnc are hcing on
,bc Nineteenth Regiment Railway
Ea.ers. who lcrt here for somewhere III
or last August 9. The w"ru rom
engineers was received today by MISS
W scott Of 1927 Boston avenue, siss
corr,qal O. II. Scott Company f,
VI .,.s,od AS marine and stationary
.rsipecr ,.... "a, ...,,,,
,he morning until O'Clock ~ me at'er-
,,i,l, an hour and 4 half 10" lhnch
s teop S,ott saws they rse all happy and
toIl'.Vc The French people max" the
fpeuu'l',ors. leisure hours a holiday at every
f.rt,ritv. and the environment generally
Y .,e conducive to efficiency. 4
w hing which appeals strongly Z" Tor
w e,a,t is inc opportunty to obtain real
t..icou smokes at prices t1eaper ina"
M cpn he bought in the In'ted states
..,aontallv, the boys with the engineer
',,nent do not have To worry about 'ne
.,e. of fruit All they nave 70 It" u t'
~. tho orchards nearby and help them
,...S 0, ~ 20 peaches. pears. apples. grapes. etc,
.s,.h cost us l,gh prices al home. I'm the
r' ~ his letter Corporal Scott asys:
"sritnge Looked little blue a few da"'
,ytb no mail from home and eNorN-
~, broke. but now everything Is changed.
r.s,srdav we were paid and got maH ana
.,aav we received more mail
r,dav we moved to new barracks. II
.,ucb better than the old one. The build
- ,,berc we are is virtually new, and is
m a number Of barracks in big
eb ~ garrison. our room where we sleep
isson, forty feet long by twenty feet wide
Soids bcds for twenty-five men. The
w ro irop with springs and cotton mat
..s. ,overed hy real white sheets. We
w. tour doors i'm all. the three upper
~ for sIeepiug. and the Office. recreation
ro nd .,essroom ON the first floor.
w" la befnre we have had nothing
,,,aro with this since we left the
The raptain is doing his utmost
y. :, ,o,,,fort or his men We have To- he
lol '' IA ,.l,,,,l at NIGHT but W. OK
m Nv" - S.trrd., afternoon and Sun.
E Fu - M ,.irI civ. us a chance IN visit
nA} on ',,,l,, t,ins tn tho s,,rrn,,o rfup
fals a" dn NAT think tbat any nf the
/. counus -, t,,,.,, II ana. hotto,' th,n ,,.e
Amer'od" ''o'''
nav ,,,. t,,,.,,,,. T., ,,I,,..,,.y ~, hand ror
~ V'''i',' ,d ,1,, ,,,,,,,,,',, 81, ;,,,,.
haucu'S '.u ~ , ,,.,I.i,
% me"d I'', J a.. ,.,.,'..3', -
bard every uSH NV ~, ''U : '5"'
4 didht speHN e",, " '.'" '''.'E W - -
rack al OIan'P r. W "'' N'' "''E !" :. VIZ
locomotive shoP FEu' 'n '',' ''"'e' OF WV
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
CITY'S FIRST "BEEFLESS DAY"
Hotels and Restaurants Eliminate That
Article of Diet From Menu

Pnladeluhis Is celebrating her first beef
less day" today, and hotels and restaurants
have eliminated all portions containing beef
from their menus
This action was taken by the Philadel-
pha Hotel Mems Association following the
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-07
OUR CoLORED CITIZENS

John Henry Savage, aged So years,
died of a complication of diseases at
his home on Walnut street yesterday
morning. The funeral will be held
from his late home Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock Burial in the Maysville
cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-07
Big COAL SHIPMENT
On Artificial Tide-Part Of CargOes
Passed Here This MOrning-TOw-
boats Convey Over 100000
Bushels of Coal to Cincin.
natl and Other
Points.

Huntington, w. Va, September Z
Between 100000 and 100000 BUSH
els of coal from the Kanawha river
section passed Huntington on barges
during the day yesterday and last
night, on an artificial wave, caused by
manipulation of the danes in the Ohio
and Kanawha rivers.
During the forenoon yesterday, the
towboats Sallie Marmet, Eugene Dana
Smith and the Harry Andrews passed.
each carrying several big barges, four
abreast. Other towboats passed al
various times during the day and
night with parts of the big ship
ment.
The coal is bound for Cincinnati
and other points along the lower Ohio
river, and its conveyance all down the
stream will be made possible by re-
leasing pool waters above dams into
the channels below
Old river men say that artificial
waves to pass fleets and boats through
in low water times have been created
for that purpose since the locks and
dams were built, but not on such an
extensive scale as was started sew
eral weeks ago, when thousands OF
tons of fuel was carried to western
and southern points by means OF the
tides
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-07

Miss Elizabeth Hunter left Wednes-
day afternoon for visit of several
weeks at Boston, Mass.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-07
WILL MELT UP STATUES

Copenhagen, September GA Berlin
dispatch reports that it has been de-
cided to melt down bronze statues for
munition purposes.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-07
BASEBALL
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League

st. Louis, 4; Chicago, 3.
Philadelphia, so; New York, ~
Brooklyn-Boston; rain.
None other scheduled.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-07

An Ansco Kodak is lost-has been
lost for some time. 1t was the prop
erty of William Gordon Smoot, who is
now in the U. S. Navy at Norfolk, Va,
doing duty as a member of the old
Seaman's Guard. He would feel deep
" grateful for the return of this
kodak or knowledge leading to its re-
covery. Who will find it and return 1t
to his father?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-07
American League

Detroit, Q; st. Louis, 8.
New York-Washington; rain.
Boston, 3; Philadelphia, !.
None other scheduled.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-07

HIS uOIle OH walnut otIccI ycotCiuoy
morning. The funeral will be held
from his late home Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock Burial in the Maysville
cemetery.
In order to convince and assure the
colored people men and women
without steady work that the stem
ming factory of the American Tobac-
co Company is proper place In
which to work, Miss Frances Strawd-
err and Mrs. j. e. d. Woode, two OF
our colored teachers, will also begin
working in the stemming factory Sat.
urday, September 8. Our other col.
ored teachers would also go there
were they not employed on Saturdays
elsewhere. Miss Allie Young getting
breakfast and supper each day while
teaching school for nice white fam
lily.
We are not asking the colored mer
and women, young men and girls who
already have steady work either or
Saturdays or at other times to quit
their places and come there. 1t Is
those who do not work at all or who
do not have steady work. l consider
it the best chance to work and the
best wages offered thus far to the
colored people without work at all OF
without steady work. AS l said ir
yesterdays statement that the stem
ming factory is perfectly sanitary
separate toilets, ETC., for men and wo'
men, that Superintendent Thomas ant
his assistants are perfect gentlemen
that the conduct of those working
there is perfect and that the work Is
easy, clean and respectable. There
are separate rooms for colored and
white and colored men and women
work on separate benches.
know Mr.. M. M. Gary, the manager
of the American Tobacco Company
here personally, and can say for him
that he is our friend and one Of the
best men in the world to work fol
and to work under. Ask any coloret
man who ever worked under him. Mr.
Gary informs me that many Of oul
best people are now working there
and that he will give work to every
man and woman who asks him fol
work. w. H. HUMPHREYS.