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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
Mutt and Jef.

When Manager Gus Hill some years
ago decided to transfer the fam Gus
cartoon characters. Mutt and jeff,
from the confines Of the newspapers
to the stage. there were many doubt
ing folks who were ready to proclaim
that these two noted personages
would never be very funny outside the
pages Of the dailies where their mi-th-
provoking propensities won both
fame and fortune for their creator,
Bud" Fisher. That Mr.. Hills Judg
ment has been as far reaching as it
has been effective has been demon
sirated. Probably no production OF
the many ne has offered since he en-
tered the. sl2aMs. business has been as
successful AS those in which these
world-renowned pair have figured
Each season he has surrounded the
TWO in some sort of musical play.
until today their advent is looked
upon with as much Importance as the
coming OF our daily food. And why
not Every one likes 10 laugh and for
get their troubles. especially just now
when there is SO much real tragedy
in the world.
This year the Tong and the short
Of it," as this twain of hilarity
mongers has been captioned. will have
the leading roles in a play with the
locale laid in the Golden West II
their adventures of the past have
made US sit up and shrek with glee,
and tickled our ribs until We were
prone to admit that our sides ached
and were sore, the prediction Is made
that they are bound this time to be-
come so injured that unless we are
careful the treatment Of skilled sur
geon must needs become essential.
Their excuse for cutting up all kinds
of capers. tomfoolery and didoes that
would compel the silent Sphinx to get
up and yell, adventures that would
make the boldest and most heroic
SAVIOR Of the nation stop and ponder,
is called Mutt and JEFF in the Woody
West This triumph OF modern con-
struction and ingenuity will be the
next attraction at the Academy to-
morrow, matinee and night
Il is in three acts and three scenes
with a plot permitting OF innum era BILE
surprises, features, novelties and
irresistible hiarity, plausible actioa
and the introduction Of spec ally writ
ten songs and singing, dancing en-
sem bles. ana other bits calculated TO
place the auditor in a state OF infec-
tious cachination from start to finish
The stary briefly relates To seiaefa-
ing lawyer who tries TO embroil Little
Jeff into forming a marital alliance
with an old maid whom he cares moth
ing about A valuable piece of mining
property is involved. which. according
TO a will left by his late brother. re-
verts 10 him In the event of his marry
ing The widow. The lawyer endeavors
TO palm off another woman, with the
result that deiiriously funny situations
and complications arise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
Change INSURANCE Convention.

Because registration day falls on
the same day set for the annual con-
vention of the virginia Local Insur-
ance .-Agents association. the couver-
ton will be held day earlfer--Sep-
,erryt,er IL. The meetings VIII he held
in Petersburg and Frank w Laugh T.
ton is charm An OF the executive COM
n,ittee. Two Richmond men viii
spesk-Archfe n. Harris on GOVERN
ment Insurance and Its Various
Phases" and James Fl, Price. who will
tell of the workmen's. compensation
act. C. Gratan Price, Of Harrison
burg. is president, and Archis l..
Richardson. of this city. Is secretary
ard treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
"SOUTHSIDE ITEMS.H
W. c. r. e. Meeting Today.

The bi-county convention of the
womans Christian Temperance union
will be held today in the Porter Street
Presbyterian church. South Rich
mond, at 1880 A. NJ. The Rev, Mr
Hall, pastor Of the church. will con-
duct the devotional service, Mrs.
Comfy. of Southside union, will give
an address of welcome 10 be respond
ed to ny Mrs. a G. Quarles, of High
land Park. There will be election of
officers, and reports from department
work al the morning session.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
The Soldier Who Came Rack.

In the eiden days OF theatricals
managers and producers occasionally
travelled with their company, but in
later wears sit has been the CUSTOM
to engage what Is known as company
manager and advance agent, while
New York offices have been looked
after by the producer himself
a. A Powers. managing director of
the fine patriotic production, The
Soldier Who Came Back" is his own
advance pilot. and Elmer Walters. the
Others end Of the tirns.=.s acting mana
ger, both men agreeing that big
theatrical success should have their
personal attention and that their Of
fee furniture and books can be look ed
after by their secretary, The partner
ship OF Messrs. Powers & Walters
AS Mr.. Powers explained it in person
when calling today, came about
through Mr. Powers particular desire
for a play with war trimmings He
wanted a drama OF interest and yet
a story which would eliminate the
horrors OF warfare. The two men,
old friends, had not met for many
years until they came upon each other
last December In New York. Powers
had spent several days and nights
reading what he considered unavaii-
ah2s material and was undecided.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
More Street Car stops.

The plea OF The South Richmond
citizens for car stops at all corners
between Tenth and Thirteenth streets
on HUH street was taken up by the
administrative board yesterday morn
ing and the board was even more
iit1erat in granting the requests. The
Virginia Railway and Power company
has been instructed to stop at all cor
ncrs between Cowardin and Eighth
on Hull street. A suggestion was
made by Councilman Jones that cars
stop at any corner for crippled per-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04

City Engineer Boiling has been
authorized 10 give the watchnen al
the ends Of the Ninth Street bridge
the right to regulate the traffic cross
ing the structure which has been put
10 heavy test within the past weeks
The watchmen will place signhoards
on the bridge limiting the speed
across AT SIX miles per hour and the
weight on any one vehicle to le- neo
pounds The watchnen VIII see that
the orders are enforced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
pawned Clothes Stolen.

Liking the looks OF somebody else's
suit in the window of A. Gellman.
pawnbroker. OF 2c8 West Broad street.
some one threw a brick at the win
dow and followed IL with his arm TO
bring ont the coveted suit, valued At
$40. A few weeks ago the same thief
stole pistols from the shop. The po-
lice are looking for him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
sr,rtyu,nrs sen Quickly.

Every Tuesday and THURSDAY th@rs
viii be printing sales In the tonacco
market similar to those conducted
yesterday when the market opened
and about 20 600 pounds were ohereo
and quickly bought 'only meol'Ih
and low-erade were offered. these sell
ing between and % cents per pound,
This is slightly in excess OF last year
nrices The opening OF the market IS
earlier this year by few days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
Dan Mcfsufre In Germany.

News has heen received that Dan
NJ Mcclure, reported missing in ac-
ton. Is A prisoner ut Ia-rensa LA
Germany with 100 comrades. T,rt-
Nate Mcclure was n newspa per man
IN pitshurr. Pa, although his parents
formerly lived AT Forest Hill and he
spent much Of his time with them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
Over One Hundred Men Needed.

That our city streets may De kept
clean and our garbage and ashes coli
lected regularly, over one nundreu
men must enlist in the street cleaning
der,a rtrrient soon Superlntehoen'
Cohn reports that io4 men nave quit
for better paying jobs. Inc CITY JOBS
pay S27s per day. II your ashes wal
n few days before being collected
.don't f,1rne al the City department,
for now only sIxty-ffve men. are cover
ing the territory formerly covered oy
1855 This is some shortage
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
Henry Dudley Is Woman.

Henry Atkinson Dudley has been
accepted as third-class yeoman in
the navy and hos been seLt to the st
Heicra training station 1T Norfolk.
lie * the eiEhtce n-ve,-r~oid son or
Judge Sidney Atkinson Dudley and
grandson OF the late Judge Henry A.
Atkinson Judge Atkinson volunteer
ed in the civil war in Wickham
brigade AT the age OF sixteen years
His grandson is following his foot
steps AS nearly AZ possible.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Beat Crippled Woman.

For beating Hester Meredith,
coiored girl who has lost both her
legs, Sadie Branch was fined $50 and
given six months in tail yesterday by
Justice Crutchfeld. She was also
fined $40 and costs on charge or be-
ing drunk and disorderiy Hester
Meredith had 10 be carried into the
court room by man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
Pockets Picked

The rockets Of ] w. Fisher. Of 1907
Errest Fil' avenue, ware picked Labor
nav and the thief got away with
BIZ so THO theft occurred at Seventh
and Perry streets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
Life Inderwrtfe rs

Among the Richmonders attending
the convention of life underwriters
meeting in New York today. are Gai1s
". Diggs. president of the local asso-
citation: Neil n. Sills. Arthur Levy
Walford w, Hardwicke. J. c. Bris-
tow. p. I. Chapman. F.. NJ. Crutch
fiel Id r. p Harrison, r. /. Huffman
7. P. Reynolds. C b Richardson
A. O. Swink. r. NJ, Walker, L. d
Warren.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04

n is estimated that over 81 900 WA -
raised in Chesterfield county at the
Midlothian Red Cross celebration held
Labor Day. An aeroplane, piloted by
Lieutenant Phillips and Lieutenant.
Boulware, landed on the grounds
coming from Langley field. was the
feature of the day, Over $500 people
attended the celebration from sur
rounding counties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-04
Loans to Our Allfes.

With recent loans OF nearly SIS, 800
600 to Greece and s11.n01 oan TO Bel
GUM, the aggregate loans made by
the United States TO our allies now
amount 70 practically $4,000. oo0. 900
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09
GUARDS SHOOT
20 9FRENCHMEN
IN PRISON CAMP
France to Demand Repara-
tion for Act of Germans
Declared Unjustified by
Spanish Ambassador.

Paris, Dec. S.-Nine French pris-
oners were shot and killed by the
Germans and Is other prisoners
seriously wounded at the prison
camp in Langensalza, Prussian Sax
ony, the Spanish ambassador at
Berlin reports. The behavior of the
prisoners did not in the least JUS
tify the severity of this act of re-
preston, it was declared.
The French government, it is in
dicated, is resolved to demand repa-
ration for this act of the Germans,
which will be added to the already
long list of occurrences of this and
similar nature.
1t was reported in a Paris dis
patch of December 5 that incidents
of serious gravity" had occurred
within the last few days in prison
camp in Saxony, where allied sol
diers were confined, and the allied
governments were said to have de-
cided to act energetically in this
connection. 1t was apparently this
incident which gave rise to the re-
port printed in the North German
Gazette of Berlin that allied occu-
patton was to be extended temporar-
ily even to Berlin" the reason given
in this report being "regrettable
incident, during which a supervisor
of a prisoners camp shot three
Frenchmen."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09
AUTO SMASH-UP
INJURIES Three;
LEUSSLER HURT
Car in Which General Man.
ager Of Street Car is RID
ing Smashed in
Collision.

R. A. Leussler, assistant general
manager of the street railway COM
pany and Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin John
son were injured yesterday shortly
after noon when the auto in which
they were riding was hit broadside
by speeding automobile at Thirty
eighth and Leavenworth. Mr.. john
son is vice president of the Busi-
ness Mems association.
Mrs. Johnson was driving the
machine and they we're going south
OH Thirty-eighth street, after hav-
ing left L. F. Crofoot at hisshome.
As they were going south on Thir-
ty-eighth street, Mr.. Leussler saw
machine coming down Leaven-
worth street. He yelled to Mrs.
Johnson to "look out. and grabbed
the two Johnson children who were
in the back seat with him saving
them from injury. The Johnson car
was hit squarely in the middle and
both cars were badly wrecked.
Mr.. Leussler~ received a bad
bump on the nose, his glasses were
broken and his head scratched. Mr..
Johnson was badly cut on the arm
which bled profusely, hiss face and
ear were badly cut. Mrs. Johnson
alsob'suffered bruises and severe
shaking up.
The other car in the collision was
driven by ]. R. Phipps, 1904 Harvey
street, y
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09
STRIKERS VOTE TO
TURN DOWN OFFER
OF RAIL OFFICIALS
President Wates Addresses Employees at Mass Meeting
After Which Vote Is Taken; Strikers Agree to Re-
fuse to Make Statement After the Long
Session at Labor Temple.
Thermometer Readings:

The strikers declined consider any of the
propositions made by President Wates of the
pany at the meeting with the in the Labor temple Sum
day afternoon.
This leaves the strike situation unchanged.
When the ballots had been counted by the
tive committee of the union President Short declared that he
had no statement to make
The vote announced by President Short $50
voting and % yes.
Serious faces were observed as the men filed out at the
close of the long session.
STRIKERS CARRY FLAGS.
The strikers marched to the meeting place with flags
On the sidewalk President Short of the union and Pres
dent Wate of the company who shook hands the men
gan to enter the building.
Mr.. Wates observed that possibly men other than
bona fde members of the union might attempt the
meeting whereupon Mr. Short him that arrange
ments had been made to admit but members Of the
un;or,
"show your cards, boys" said Short to the men. The
strikers quickly displayed their union cards as they marched
past their employer. '%
We've got the cards. I'll say How does that ook?"
remarked of the men.
One of the strikers suggested that union card should
be Mr. Wates when the latter recognized
of the men as they entered the hall.
Wattes is all right. but is the wrong foot"
characteristic greeting from employe to employer
Among the expressions heard during the meeting
What's the matter with having the union recognized?"
Whats the matter with turning down the board?"
President Ben Short explained to the assembled
men that it the desire Of the union officers to let Mr.
Waes express himself before the strikers the status
of the company and its employees and that the should
itself by secret ballot Mr. Short added that the
desire Of Mr. Waffle: that the vote should be bybslot He
followed by David Coutts who urged the to refrain
from demonstrations or Interruptions
A., Now brothers. as far as have anything to say added
Mr. Short " am sure you will be all gh and am through,
and want to introduce to the rank ant file of the
car company Mr.. Wattles.
Mr. Wattes preaced his remarks by stating that he had
fears of appearing before the of the company and tell
ing them anything that his mind. He said he took
PRIDE IN the thought that employees of the company
gentlemen He reviewed the of the last days.
stated again that he willing to submit hs whole conro-
vers working conditions concerned the war
labor board for decision"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09
T THE STREET CAR STRIKERS MEETING SUNDAY

| will make 100 per cent good.
always have and always will"
Mr.. Wattles told the men that the
question for them to decide is
whether or not they wish to 60 on
with the strike and deprive this com.
munity of street car service, and
spend their time picketing around
the barns, or whether they will put
the matter up to the. war labor
board.
You may all be wrought up to
such pitch of excitement that a
standing vote would be entirely un-
fair because, in my mind, any man
who failed to stand up, the finger of
scorn would be pointed toward him.
| want fair and honest expression.
not influenced by excitement or
prejudice" he said.
u did not think it was quite fair
for Mr.. Short to go out to the barns
yesterday and tell you all how tc
vote. That is question you ought
to have decided after the evidence
was ali in. haven't anything
against Mr.. Short. | have found him
to be man of absolute honesty.
we have made an agreement
and for Gods sake regard it as
sacred agreement as do and stand
by it. We are standing by it al
though it is busting the company
today to do it" .(Laughter.)
Sees Receivership Coming.
ooh ygu can laugh now: that i.
entirely through ignorance wher
-Sou make that expression. But il
is fact that the company is 60.
ing rapidly into the hands OF ths
receivers, because the recommenda.
tions Of the war labor board, that the
governing body of this state shoule
increase the fare, has not been givei
to u.s. We are doing business or
Continued on Page Two, Column One.y
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09
Wattles States Reason
for His Stand on Unions

made with the national war board
and /, for one, will not be party
to violating an, agreement to which
| have set my name and agreed to
stand by.
In the third place, my objection
to signing an agreement and chang
ing our status at this time is simply
this: This whole question of wages
and industrial conditions is in the
air everywhere. The president of
the United States has called the at
tention of congress to the fact that
wages have been elevated during the
war and that probably they ought to
remain there, and to undertake to
reduce them will cause industrial
strikes and trouble everywhere, and
he has called on congress to enact
some general legislation that will
last through the reconstruction
period.
q am hoping and praying that the
United States of America is big
enough to make such legislation in
the near future as will cover every
conflict that might arise between the
employers and employees and l shall
be greatly disappointed if they do
not. With that expectation and hope
ahead | do not want to change our
status until that question has fair
chance of being settled in some big
and broad way" (Applause.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09
NY after which the voted against arbitration by the

ment which requires you to continue
your services and submit your COM
plants to the war board during
the war, or at least until the presi-
dents proclamation says that the
war is overp
War is Not Over.
He stated again that the war is
not over, and that being the case
the question of fair and just treat
ment between the men and the COM
pany arises. He said it ,had been
necessary for the company to ask
the men to do things which would
not have been necessary under ordi-
nary conditions.
"And so,' he added, II said yester-
day to your executive committee,
We will put the whole damn thing
before the war board and ask them
to decide it, qualifying it, however,
with the statement that the ques-
ton of recognizing the union dur
ing the war had already been decid-
ed and therefore was not subject
for negotiation.
~ asked for a meeting of YOU
men, that you might take ballot
upon the question of whether YOU
wanted to keep up the fight and
this strike or whether you wanted to
have this submitted to the war board
and abide by their decision. If your
conditions are bad they will be coz
rected. You do not need to 60 to
the war board to have this done;
you can get every single complaint
made to me. corrected in five min
utes' time and could have had it cor
rected if you had notified me OF
what the trouble was, long ago
(Laughter.)
II don't see anything funny about
that. Whatever have ever said to
you men of this community, in con-
nection with the street car service
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09
180 KILLED.
AND HURT.
IN F|CH 7.
AT BERLIN.
Spartacus Group Reported
to Be Holding With Ma
chine Guns Three Su-
burbs of Capital.

Zurich, Dec. 8.-The casualties in
the fighting at Berlin Friday
mounted to 1870, according to latest
Berlin advices received here. The
Spartacus, or radical socialist group,
are reported to be defending with
machine guns three sections of the
suburbs of Berlin.
The workers and soldiers COM
mittee has become demoralized and
refuses to use arms.
Street fighting is reported by the
Cologne Gazette. Many persons
have been killed.
Several Girls Among Vistims.
Berlin, Dec. 8.-The clash between
government troops and followers
Of the Spartacus, or radical group,
resulted in 16 persons being killed.
and many injured. Several girls
who were passing on a street car
were among those killed.
1t appears that the audience from
one of the three meetings of desert
ers from the army was marching
northward in Chaussee strasse to
join the audience from a meeting
held in a hall further north. The
FusSilier guards were drawn up at
the intersection of Invaliden strasse
and the commander warned the peo-
pie to disperse. The marchers were
crying forward! The soldiers won't
shoot their comrades" The march
ers tried to pierce the line, where
upon the order to fire was given.
Besides the wounded severely were
badly hurt rushing through broken
show windows seeking cover.
Attack Liebknecht's Paper.
A group of soldiers stormed the
editorial rooms of Karl Liebknecht's S
newspaper and attempted to destroy
the plant Frustrated in their raid
on the newspaper office by govern
ment orders, the soldiers then at
tempted to arrest the members of
the executive committee of the sol
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Four.>
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09
SCHWAB RETURNS TO
BETHLEHEM COMPANY

New York, Dec. S.-Charles NJ.
Schwab, whose resignation as direc-
tor general OF the emergency fleet
corporation was accepted by Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday in a wire
iess. message, will return immed-
lately to active participation in the
management of the Bethlehem Steel
company, he announced at his home
here tonight.
My own at.airs are of such mag
Hitude that | feel that | will be of
greater service to the country there
during the period of reconstruction
than | wo"!d be as director of the
iieet corporation" he> said.
Mr.. Schwab said that while he ex-
nected some economic troubles"
during the period OF reconstruction.
he belived that period would be
short and that the nation would
emerge to greater industrial devel-
opnent than ever before.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09

At the conclusion of Mr.. Wattles'
address to the street car strikers
yesterday afternoon, one of the men
asked this question:
Give us your objection to the
union, while you are up there,
please"
Mr.. Wattles replied:
81 am asked to give my objection
to your union. Briefly, my objec-
tions are these: l do not want the
city of Omaha nor the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street Railway COM
.pany tosbe tied up with an organiza-
ton whose headquarters and head
offices are outside of the city Of
Omaha, and from whom they take
their orders, instead of the people
who live here. That is it.
"We experienced this trouble 10
years ago, when an organizer came
here and started a strike. 1t was ap-
proved by the men outside of the
city and this man who came here
said he would stop the wheels of
progress of the city of Omaha unless
we acceded to his demands. We said
we would not accede to his demands
and we did not and we fought out
the strike and you know the result
Ny objection to your contract at
this time is this: That it violates
the agreement that we have both