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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
MAY REPLACE MEMBERS
WHO CANNOT ATTEND
Repeated Failure OF street Committee
10 Obtain Quorum Causes
Some Comment.

Consideration OF the suggestion 20
make the Skir-Stop street car system
universal in Richmond as war meas
urc. which is advocated by the United
states fuel administrations was post :
poncd until Thursday yesterday after
noon when the Council Committee ON
Streets failed to muster a quorum.
Those members OF the committee why
appeared at the City Hall yesterday
afternoon were much perturhed over
the failure 10 obtain quorum.
The Street Committee in recent
months has been forced to postponc
its meetings because cf tho absence OF
a sufficient number of members. more
than any other committee OF the city
Council. This fact has been discussed
many times by members. and the suS
ses,ion has been made that President
Il. Loo rctcrs, of tho Council. he askcd
to replace any member OF tho COM
mittcc who fails to attend three con-
sccutivc meetings.
This suggestion was made in an CT
fort TO force the attendance Of mem
hcrs. II is not improbahlc that tho
matter will DC laid before Mr.. rctcrs
in the near future
Chairman Ordway Fuller announced
that the akip-stop matter would he
made Il special order for the meeting
Thursday afternoon. y. Bcirne Blair,
local fuel administrator will appear
before tho committee to urge its adop-
ton. The plan was suggested to the
Council several months ago. when tho
coal situation in this country was crit
ical. Several other traction matters
arc also on the calendar OF the com
mit;ce, and may be brought UP this
week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
HIGH PRICE OF SHOES
DUE TO PROFITEERlNG
Cost p~r Pair Jumps From Sc TO SIG,
While Green Hides Drop 10 to
Cents Per Pound.

Commissioner Of Agriculture Koincr,
who attended meeting OF the Ma
tional Association OF commissioners Of
Agriculture, held in Washington Ia :
week. for the purpose of a conference
with Federal Food Administrator Her
bert Hoover. stated that in the con-
ference Fred W. Davis, Commissioner
OF Agriculture for Texas, asked MIR.
Hoover how il happened that he was
paying SIC for shoes he could buy for
Sc a year or so ago when green hides
were selling at Ii cents a pound, and
that the price OF green hides had
dropped :rom &c TO cents q pound.
lie stated that while the shoes were
rising from Sc TO Sic q pair. the price
OF green hides was falling from 10 TO
cents a pound. Mr.. Hoover. said MIR.
koiner. remarked that il was the re-
suit Of another OF The systems Of prof.
iccr.nE being conducted in this couu-
try. Mr.. Davis stated that he owned
a large cattle ranch in New Mexico. but
that the price Of green hides no longer
warranted skinnins the dead steers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
AMPLE RAILROAD FACILITIES
PROVIDED BY TWO ROADS

Tic site extends alOuS tho tracks OF
tho Chesapeake aud Ohio and South
crn Railroads for some distance. az
iordtuG ample facilities. and with tho
Groat traclagc in tho plant. shipments
can DO made with the least diniculty.
1t was understood yesterday that =,
village OF cottages TO house tho op-
cratiNcs at tho plant would bc con.
structcd Tho industry will give ON.
ployment to about 5000 male and 70.
mai" operatives. while about $500
worlSmcn will be cmploycd in the con
struction.
The Fort Ice Corporation. composed
of prominent business men. acquired
tho real estate needed by tho govern.
mcnt for tho plant. and is ready to
transfer tho property at once. Mp
proNimatcly 1910 acres OF land was
purchased for tho plant. Tho Fort
Lee corporation was chartered yes
tcrday by the state Corporation Com
mission. II has capital OF $ico. 600.
with John NJ. Miller. Jr.. president:
and r. NJ. CarrinSton. secretary and
treasurer.
Many property owners offered their
land TO tho government for tho plant
at unusually reasonable terms They
offered either 20 sell their property. or
10 ic1sc II. with tho. leases made Tor
a nominal sum for tho duration OF the
war. The options on the property ac-
CURED were secured by !. Thompson
Brown 4 Co. ana Pollard &. l;agby.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
w Hson S Portrait
in Rooms of Club
Monsieur Maxine Dueha,mc
Makes Present 10 Business
Mems Organization.

The members OF the Business Mems
Club now have a handsome portrait
OF President Woodrow Wilson sracing
the walls OF the club. Every time a
member of tho club sits down to the
table to have his meal he is enabled
to look upon the coun,cnance of the
chief executive of this country. There
need be no other reminder OF duty 20
every loyal American.
THIS portrait is IA Sitt CT Monsieur
Maxine Ducharmc. manager Of the
Business Mems Club. The portrait was
painted by Charles j. Slcnakcr, 4
wcli-known painter Of this city. Some
time ago Mr.. Slcmakcr presented this
painting to Monsieur Ducharmc as Il
personal gift. Feeling that 1t WAS too
handsome and Tine gift TO take tor
himself. Monsieur Ducharmc presented
!, In turn TO the club.
Tho board OF directors met TO con-
slider the proposal, and were unari-
NOUS in its acceptance. They immcdi-
a;ely ordered that il be framed and
hung in a conspicuous place in the
club rooms. The portrait measures
four feet by three and fourth feet
and is a splendid likeness Of the Prcsi-
dent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
RECONSTRUCTION IN FRANCE
j. Henry SratfcrEuod 10 DcIiycr Lee
turc Mt High school To-
Night.

j. Henry ScattcrS God. OF philadc lphia.
who recently returned from :, i've
month study OF the conditions in tho
war zones, Will deliver a stcrcopticoa
lecture on characterization Of pcvas-
tated France in tile auditorium Of
John Marshall High School Tonight at
$40 O'Clock. Mr. Scattcrgood is a
comm issioncr Of the American friends.
service committee TO France and also
a member OF the American Fed Cros,
commission. While in France he was
active ia tho organization Of .imcri.
ican friends Reconstruction unit. liz
lcctur" tonight VIII he especially in
ter'stinG, aud the public IS extended
Il cordial invitation TO hear him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
MAY ASK CONTINUANCE
ATTORNEY, for Ur. johnson want Irinl
Postponed for Another Two
Weeks,

Attorneys FOR Or. Lcmucl J. Johnson.
o., MiddleScX. " ., charged with muir.
der'nS his wife ~ administering a
dose Of anide Of potassium. viii prob
ably ask FOR a two weeks continuance
- the Hastings Court to-day. The
Johnson case Is scheduled TO conc 10
trial III the liust!ngs Court on Thurs
day.
The case should have been on trial
a 'e" weeks ago bG; was postponed
on account OF tho dangerous illness of
the defendants father. IS his father
is not SGT wcl, JohnSon'a attorncys
are preparing 10 ASK for a POSTPONE.
ineni OF the trial another ,wn weeks.
~ ~ said that Johnsons father vii!
be ahie TO come 20 Richmond at the
end ot that time.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
southern halfway Earnings.

Estimated operating revenue OF the
southern hallway system for the Soc
ond week of April aggregated Se,52i.-
i|,. as compared with actual earnings
of S@,lS3,ti@ for the CORES pondinE
we,h Of last year. showing an increase
OF $3.50. Iai, according to figures an
nounccd yesterday by Comptroller 4
III. Plant.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
MANY DEALERS FINED
FOR FOOD VIOLATIONS
Round-tp in Norfolk and Newport
News Is Reported 10y j. T.
Bethel.
MONEY GOES TO THE RED CROSS
Convictions for Selling Flour in EN-
cess Of Regulations, Failure In Sell
Substitutes ant! for rrUtitccrinS in
Sugar.

Included in tho report which the
enforcement division Of tho Federal
food administration for tho state Of
Nirgiuin will make TO Washington
this week through J. =. Bethel, head
Of the division, Viii hc tho r"sui; Of
the recent roundup ~ Norfolk and
Newport News @: ucrc!ic;ious in the
matter OF complying vita the rules
and regulations oi the food adminiS
tra;iou. Washington has uuohicially
compiimcmtcd tho work OF the enforce
mcnt division OF Virginia III unStint-
Cd tcrius, the machinery OF which is
kept particularly wcll creased aud in
good running order at all times.
Ambrose < Company. Wholesale
dealers. OF Norfoll.. contributed the
larGcst cheek To tho Hcd. Cross in the
hearings just completed by Mr.. Ecthci
in that city. This Arms check for
$500 Was turned over to Mr.. i:c,hcl
for selling Hour 10 consumers in cN-
cess OF quantities permitted by the
administration.
Eotaribcss Bakery sold Hour from
tho bakery 10 consumers. The con
sumcrs wcrc required TO return the
flour 10 the bakery and turn in the re-
ccipts To the food administration. ac-
conipanicI by the check of kotaribcs
for $50
Barrett X Company. Wholesale gro
Gers. Of Norfolk proNcrcd their check
for 500 FOR selling iour to a con-
sumcr IN quantities in cAccas of that
which tho consumer should receive
y. {. Ward X Company Inc. soil
buckwhca,. corntlakcs. and similar ar
ticlcs not on the official list FOR hour
substitutes Cor which they contributed
500 10 the kCd Cross
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
VIII Address, Parents.

I'M Montague Will address tho Far
ent-Tcachcr Association OF William Fox
school At o'clock this afternoon ~
the school building. MIR. Montague Viii
speak on behalf Of tho Liberty loan
campaign. III members are urged 70
bc present.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
RUSSELL Is WELL. KNOWN
IN 'TIIE EIIiST DISTRICT

Definite announcement was received
last nigh, Of the entrance of T.. II.
Russell, OF Fredericksburg for the
congressional race in the First Dis
trict
Mr.. Russell is at present the prcsi-
dent OF the Frederick burg Normal
school, and before that was for SIN
years the school examiner for the First
District. lie is said to DC we'll known
and popular all over the district. Ills
friends assert that his strongest point
lies I'm the fact that he is no, allied
with i:tctional politics.
Mr.. Russell is q graduate of the
Virginia Military Institute and a law
graduate Of Richmond college.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
HEADED TWO IMPORTANT
STATE. toNIMISSIo\

After tho session OF lrlG. senator
Gool!ick was appointed member Of
the Workmcn's COMPENSATION Com
mission by Governor Henry =. stuart
ana was elected chairman at the com
mission. He took an active part in
the preparation 81 the work mems com
pcnSation bill. and subsequently, had
charge OF this measure on the floor
or the Senate !, was enacted in.n
law over the Governors veto by the
General Assembly Of 1918
The most Important Statc-wi,!r work
d"nc by Senate Goodrich was in con-
nrcton with the adoption Of the
state highway system and accom-
panying legislation by the last As.
scmbly Tic was elected by his col
leagues chairman of the State Roa ds
Committee. and, in company WIKI his
committee. worked off and on during
tw" years on the constructive pro-
gram OF road legislation which tho
committee finally reported 10 the Leg
iSlaturc. and which WAS adopted hy
the unanimous vote OF the senate and
with only two dissenting votes in the
House. Senator Goodrich had charge
OF this legislation in the Senate. and
led the fight for ana obtained largely
increased appropriations for pcrma-
ncnt construction. In 1915 he was the
patron OF the present state game law.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
FOR BIG POWDER PLANT
Will bc Built by the Foundation
Company. of New
York.
COST WILL BE ABOUT $4,000, 900
Packing Plant Will Give Employ
mcnt to Between 1900 and 5000
Operatives - Large Number Of
WOrkmcn Will BE Required.

Tic contract for the construction Of
the powder packing plant near Seven
fincS. about six milcS cast or Eich-
Inund. which Will he operated by l.; |.
du Font de Ncmours y Co. FOR the
United states government. has bcca
awarded To the Foundation Company.
Of New York. by the War department.
II was announced yesterday. This com
pdny is said now to have approAi-
'natcly iIo.Coo.0oo worth of govern
mcut work under way
Construction work is expected to he
started as quickly as possible. Itcp-
rcscntauvcs of the contractors viii
view the site to-day to hasten the
work. Preliminary surveys arc nov
being made, and every detail is being
completed. Actual work viii proba b Y
he started Immediately after the sur
veys arc made.
The plant VIII cost approximately
S3.0oo,o0o. and viii be constructed ia
units There will he 40 units. each
separated some distance from the at! =
Joining unit TO reduce danger from
explosion The plant Will also include
AN electric power and heating plant.
great warehouses and forty miles OF
railroad tracEasc on tho property ac-
uuirrI FOR the government
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
Judgment En,crcd.

Judgment for siQD was entered yes.
to-day In the Law and Equity Court in
favor OF Z. ". Gates 4. son against
NJ. Rcmm.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
HOWLEI"r FINED ron
rRUEIrE.ENINt. IN SUGAR

j. L. Hewlett contributed $50 for
proNtccrinS in SUGAR. and l.. l'ludcr
ais" had change OF heart ,,hcu a
similar charc" VAS proved against
him. along with a number of other
small dealers. The total Of tho amount
,nrnHd IN t." the i;sd cross by Mr..
Bethel from Norfolk will he $l.0S5.
Results ot hearings in Ncwpor, News
also showed a spiri; Of marked gen
cros'tT toward tho Rcd Cross q;
Russell. ono OF the bcst-known dealers
ia fruit and produce. doing a :ioo. 600
business annually. contributed $500 To
the Rcd Cross in Lieu OF revocation Of
license for allowing potatoes to go to
waste.
W. W. Saunders, q grocer. had con-
v"rtod 10 his own use five barrels or
-four and further Iltn this il was
proved. had been conducting a bakery
on tho side" without tho necessary
formaNty and expense incidcn, TO Sc
curing license. AS Il warning against
fntnr" negligence, his check for $3.50
was accepted by Mr.. Bethel.
=. ~ Winslow < 60. steamship
agents and ship chambers. came IN
Tor Il hearing for selling sugar in
wholesale transactions at retail prices.
II is violation OF tho food regula-
tons for a merchant To sell TO a ship.
hotel. restaurant or public eating
'"S''' ~ ''a ia !EtS. lh4s b"lhC
interpreted by tn" food administration
as Il Wholesale transaction: therefore,
wh"n this firm sold sugar 10 ships at
retail profits IL was 4 violation Of tho
law. for which tho Rcd Cross benefited
by tho trims check ror Siuo
smaller dealers. whose checks for
varying amounts over S@5 were turned
over to the Ecl Cross. we're Omega
smith. for sollin: Hour without sua-
stitu'cs: NJ Myers, for prontccring in
sugar and for making combination
( sales requiring coffee 20 be bought
with sugar. for instanccl; NJ. Osipor
and EaSon & Co. both charged wiki
selling Hour without the proper sub
stitwtes and jenkins Nolera, for
prodtccriug in -four. Newport News
dealers contributed. all told, the amount.
I OF 500 to tho Red Gross
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-23
.C00LR|CK AND RUSSELL
WILL OPPOSE HOUSTON
Two Fredericksburg Men Announce
Candidacy for Congress From
First District.
OTHERS MAY YET COME OUT
Long List OF Possibilities Includes
Leading Men From Almost Every
County i'm the District-Warmi
Fight Is i'm Prospect

Two moro candidatcs-Siatc soma
tor {. o'Conor Goolrich and t. -.
Russell president OF the Trcdcricks-
hurE stat" Normal school both Of
rFcdcrickS hurE--hayc thrown their
mats in the ring. and are ready for
the icht with Speaker OF the House
"t Delegates Harry L. houston. o..
hampton ana any other OF the pros-
r"cii'o candidates TO succeed the late
william y. Jones as concrcssnau
tro" the First Di*tric, Of Virginia. 81
iar there are three formal candidates.
Win prospects o. one or two others
out OF the nine reported aspirants.
IN" remaining six are judge Cla=c,,
y. Jones. of King and Queen: colon i
THOMAS j. Downing. OF Warsaw: com.
monWca!thS Attorney i. Boyd Scars.
81 Mathews; former state Senator Ecn
u tuntcr. Of Accomac: state Senator.
g. waiter Marp OF AccoInuc: state
senator saxon w. Holt. of Newport
News; Attorncy-Geucral John H. Saiin-
dcrS. of MiddlcscN. state Senator &.
Harding Walker. OF llcathsvillc ana!
colonel w Mcdonald Lee. Of lrviuE-
ton. have also been mentioned aruon..
possible candidates.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-04
SENATOR SAYS BAKER DOESN'T
 KNOW SITUATION
Declares That Statement Is Preposterous That Can Land Million
 Men in France.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock of Nebras ska, in addressing the Senate today said the recent statement of Secretary Baker to the effect that America will have half million men in France early this year, and that ships will be ready to carry a mil lion more, was absolutely preposer. ous and so exaggerated as to convey an entirely false impression as to what we can and are doing"
 He said Baker was doubtless sin. cere. but misled through lack of in. formation regarding the scarcity of ships. He said that the President does not know the real conditions He cited these as examples of the alleged absence of government co-or- dination and in support of the bill for war cabinet and a director of munitions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-04
Appears Before Govern. ment Boards and Finds No Application Has
 Been Made. TO RAISE THE RATES in Case There Is Any At. tempt to Raise Freight
 Rates to the
 NOrthIand.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. (By MaiD Delegate Charles A. Sulzer has appeared before both the United States Commerce. Commission and the newly organized Shipping Board and protested against the further raising of freight rates on the Alas ka run by the steamship companies. MT. Sulzer appeared as soon as it was reported that another raise of rates was contemplated. However, it was discovered that no applica- tion has been made to either board for change of freight tariffs.
 Delegate SulZer was assured that he would be notified in case such an application should be made, and that he would be given time to file his protest and make showing wh y the rates should not be advanced.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-04
Escaped Belgian Gives De- tails of UnbearabIe Conditions in North
 ern France.
GIRLS FORGED TO WORK
Everywhere the Civilian Population Is Driven at the Point of the
 Bayonet.

OTTAWA, Feb. IA Reuters dis patch from London says the cores pondent has received from a trust worthy Belgian who has just reached London from the German military zone an account of the terrible con ditions existing in the occupied dis, tricts of France.
 For obvious reasons details could not be given how the man escaped. He still bore traces of the cruel treatment to which he had been sub jected. He showed handful of na- tural teeth which had been knocked out by the butt end of a German rifle.
 He said the Germans had organized slavery system in the military zone of Northern France. He said the conditions were unbearabie. He said all men between the ages of 17 and 50 had been taken away, and unmar. ried women under forty were obliged to slave in the harvest fields, while girls from 12 to IA were forced to work everywhere. He said all civ iIians were forced to work under a guard and that everyone wears a brass card showing the town from which he comes. Some wear brass circles around their legs, indicating that they had attempted to escape.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-04
Germans Open Up a Heavy Barrage Fire and Amer jeans Return it
 with Interest.
HARASSED THE ENEMY
Aerial Observers Declare That the American Fire Caused Much
 Damage.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Feb. 4.-A German barrage fire at sundown Saturday night opened with the heaviest bombardment experienced for many a day along the American sector.
 The American artillery replied shell for shell. The firing spread along several kilometers.
 Two Americans were killed and nine were wounded. One suffered from shell shock.
 The censor has permitted the announcement that the Americans are occupying a sector on the Tor raine front.
 Newspaper and magazine corres- pondents permanently accredited with the Armerican army have been informed that they may proceed virtually to any point within the fire zone, except the trenches, without escort and without special permission. They must wear gas masks when near the front.
 Shortly after the opening from the German guns, which soon de veloped into a heavy barrage fire, the whole American sector resound- ed with the full-tide of battle sounds, ranging from the spatter ing fire of the small guns to the thunder of the heavy pieces and the explosions caused by airmen drop. ping bombs. It gave the Americans their first real taste of the full force of a modern battle with all of the destructive agencies employed.
 The Americans seemed to enjoy the game better than waiting for things to happen, and as the battle reached its climax they seemed to become more appreciative. With their seventy-6ve pieces they har- assed traffic behind the enemy's trenches. It is more and more evi- dent that the Germans are confn- ing their fire largely to the Amer ican trenches.
 Two Americans were slightly
 lCnntinued on Paxa Tvnl
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-04
Unanimously Decide at War Council That Ger many Peace Terms
 Not Sufficient.
CHANGES ARE LIKELY
Measures Adopted Which Will Exert a Great h. f|uenCe on the Fu-
 ture Conduct.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Supreme War Council which met at versaiI. les, France, finds no approximation in the German ChancelIor's and the Austrian Foreign Ministers speeches to the terms of the Entente Allies, and unanimously decided to continue vigorous prosecution of the war until peace can be obtained based on principles of freedom, justice and the respect for international law and treaties.
 The Allies are in full accord re- gardins every detail for carrying on the war until these ends shall have been attained.
 The Havas Agency says the promi- nent military and executive officials who attended the Council, adopted measures which likely will exert a great influence on the future conduct of the War. r~-~.-5.- .s.ses s-,--N ss.,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-04
Very Little Has Been AC- Complisned So Far in the Growing War
 Program.
MANY BILLS PENDING
The Senate Military Com mittee Will Begin To- morrow on War
 Cabinet Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-Congres- sional leaders in both houses plan to speed up the work this week since little of the long and growing war program of legislation has been enacted since Congress convened two months ago.
 Important railroad and financial measures will be brought before the Senate this week.
 The Senate Military Committed will begin it's fight tomorrow for the bill for war cabinet and munitions director. against the opposition of President Wilson. The advocates oi the measure are to begin what they term a campaign of education" in behalf of the measure.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-04
RUSSIANS ARE
 TO MEET SOON
 IN NEW YORK
Followers of Former Pre- mier Kerensky Called
 Upon to Send
 Delegates.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.--A resolution has been adopted by the Russian Col session here that the followers of former Premier Kerensky of Russia meet here Feb. 9th. The purpose is said to be to consolidate Russians and Russian organizations in Amer. ica for securing permanency of a republican government ip Russia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-04
Baker Says for the First Time Since the War They Hold Balance
 of Power.
STRIKES IN GERMANY
Evidence at Hand That Executions and Threats of Death Have
 Been Effective.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Secretary Baker warns the nation not to let reports of strikes and other internal disturbances in Germany sIacked the war preparations of the Ameri- cans.
 For the first time, he says, it is fully believed that the Allies have a preponderance of men and guns on the Western front, despite the fact that the Germans have strength ened their lines with troops from the Russian and Rumanian fronts.