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Evening star., 1918-07-22
A Clearance Sale Of
Summer Dresses
At SIS
A Collection of Garments
Worth to $3.50

This is good example Of the re-
markable values offered in the July
Clearance Sales. A handsome lot of
Summer Frocks made of good quality
voiles, lawns and ginghams, in pretty
color combinations, in light and dark
shades; in q broken range of sizes.
July Clearance Sale price, s..
RayHain Ra1omAmk.
Evening star., 1918-07-22
Beautiful Silk Dresses Reducee
Wool Jersey Suits
Reduced to $ZI.75

Former Prices, 5000 and SIS
Sizes for misses and women, in
plain color or trimmed with con-
trasttnS shades. A variety Of
models, including Vida beltsd styles.
others with long roll collars or mar
row sash or shoestring belts. In
tan, blue. green, grsys and gold
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
SENATE COMMITTEE
FOVORS $3.50 WHEAT

Washington, Feb 1.-THE senate
AGRICULTURAL Committee reported itself
In favor Of $3.50 wheat today.
This action was taken after an IN.
formal vote Senator Kenyon. OF
Iowa, made II plain on the floor that
he had not voted for the change from
the present scale of So as specified
in the food control bill The change
the committee recommends applies to
number two Northern as we'll as num-
Der one. while the SO minimum was
confined to number one grade.
Senator Gore. OF Oklahoma, father
of the amendment, Is chairman OF the
committee. A bitter fight Is expect
ed when the measure is brought out.
Some legislators and others are OPP
posing the increase to the farmer on
the ground that it Is unwarranted,
that in pre-war years the farmer got
ninety-seven and ninety-eight cents a
bushel and today Is receiving not the
81 specified In The bill. but 1920 and
was contented with the figure. Others
maintain that the farmer is entitled
to more because the market for the
farmers wheat has been ruined.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

bunders did nothing that required
courage. They merely hired a gang
OF lawyers to manipulate this great
and profitable railroad into bank
ruptcy"
stephens read into the record de-
nunciatlons of the New Haven wreck, !"
which he charged to similar interests.
stephens declared it was palpable
that Wall street bankers engaged
In railroad speculation would attempt
to make government control failure
SO that the roads would be turned
back to them for the repetition or
manipulation and wreeking.
He said stockholders themselves
were well satisfied with government
eontrol---so much so that stocks went
soaring when the roads were taken
over by the government.
The public, he said, was better served
by far than under private manage
ment, witch congestion which had
piled up under the old system being
gradually cleared away.
1T is scarcely conceivable. but a
small cotorie Of bankers IN Wall street
control the railroads with an owner
ship Of only one per cent of the stocks
and bonds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
WILL HOLD PRAYER
SERVICE ALL DAY

Prayer services will be held in the
auditorium of the Y. w. c. A. from
II o'clock this morning until o'clock
this evening and will be conducted
by the Woman's international Mis-
sionary union. All women in the city
will be welcomed by the members at
any OF the following services:
II A. M-"The Call of the Hour
Presbyterian: Mrs W. c. Smith.
IL M-"The Church's Responsible
ity''-Methodist: Mrs. J. w. DECKER
son.
p M.--~fnterm ission.
2 +. M.--"Works OF Marcy''--Chrls-
tian: Miss LILLE Pearce: Lutheran:
DR.. Lydia Bauer.
3 p. Ny. w c. A--"Secretaries''
--Ba ptist: Miss Halves.
i r. M.--"Prohlems for the Future"
Episcopal: Miss Lallie Deane.
p. M.--An hour of prayer-"The
Union
This service will be held in the audi
torium of the Y. w. C.. A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
HOUSE TAKES FIRE RISK
BILL FROM COMMITTEE
Delegates Norris and Shackeiford Win
Notable Victory in Fight For state
Control OF Insurance Rates.
WILLIS JOINS IN DEMAND.
Desires That Message BE Discussed To
Find What Relief May Be Obtained
From Greatest of All Trusts"

Delegates Norris and Shackelford
scored striking victory in the house
yesterday when they took the fight for
their insurance bill to the floor Of the
house.
BY a vote of SO to 20 the house voted
10 discharge the committee on bank
Ing and insurance from further con-
sideration of the Shackeiford bill to
legalize the fire insurance rate making
bureaus and for state control OF ire
insurance rates.
Delegate Norris took the floor to
move the discharge of the committee
and delivered speech in which he
riddled the arguments of the OPP
ponents OF the bill He detailed to the
house the reasons why the Shackei-
ford bill should be adopted, as told In
The Virginian yesterday in the report
of the fate of the bill in the committee
room.
Delegate Shackelford explained the
provisions of his bin and emphasized
the statement that all those who APP
pSared against II before the committee
recognized the existence of the I'M
equal rates and admitted that ii should
not exist.
Both members made a strong plea
for state regulation and pointed out
that every other interest performing
similar public service In the state were
under some form of state regulation.
Floor Leader Willis Joined in the
demand that the bill be brought to
the floor OF the house so that the as
sembly might have an opportunity
TO discuss 1t and to see what measure
OF relief could be given to the people
from this greatest of all trusts"
Delegates Sproul and J. Sinclair
Brown defended the action OF the COM
mittee in killing the bill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
DISEASED PRISONERS
COOK AT STATE FARM

AZ the hearing before the commit
tee on appropriations yesterday on
Delegate Sprouts prison reform bill
letters were read charging that nine
OF those that cooked and served food
at the state farm were afflicted with
loathsone contagious diseases
Delegate Beattie claimed that this
was untrue. that some OF the inmates
with an inag! aed grievance were
writing letters that were not found
ed on facts.
Major Wood, ~ the penitentlarN.
said that a considerable proportion OF
the prisoners received at that inatitu-
tor were afflicted With contagious dis
eases of the worst kind
One of the objects Of the prison re-
fern bill II TO. provide against the
NpreAd OF disease ny Sc aratfnR those
- Afflicted from the other prisoners
r1hc htii was referred TO a subconmit-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
DEFERS ACTION FOR
FURTHER EXAMINATION

Kentucky officials requested Cover
nor Davis yesterday to surrender to
authorities from Lexington one Nelson
Vanmeter. wanted in the above men
toned city on a charge OF assault.
The request was refused by the gov
ernor until an examination OF the ju-
risdiction OF the case could be made.
Nanmeter is now In federal service
at Camp Lee, and on the face of the
opinions in the matter rendered IL
appears that the man. being In fed
eral service, is beyond the Jurisdiction
OF civil authorities. Governor Davis,
although in command of the Virginia
military forces. has no federal au-
thority. The soldier In the case In
represented by Attorneys Page and
LAary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
CHARTER CHANGES
(Coptinued from First Page,

3
,lative body, and the members OF that
body sat up and took notice.
The committee agreed that each side
should be given an hour and a half
in which to state the case, the advo-
Gates opening, the opponents closing
and the city attorney being allowed
to windup the argument
The argument of the advocates bore
mainly upon the plea that the peo-
pie. through their representatives in
council. dema nded q change in the
form OF government. They pointed
out that the committee had no prec-
edents by which II could refuse to ac-
cede TO the demands Of the legisla-
tive body OF the city government.
Thre was no alternative, they con-
tended. The committee Just had to
recommend the paper for favorable
action by the legislature,
Approval of Councilman Jones.
Councilman Carter g, Jones. who
was called upon by the city attorney
10 speak for the paper. said he was
not present for that purpose. but he
would take the opportunity Of ex-
] pressing his earnest hope that the
/ committee would act favorably. The
paper, said Mr.. Jones. had his ear
| nest approval.
! &HpIdl IN MCOaFthY ca44eQ the GlLen-
| ton OF the committee to the fact
that Mr. Jones opposed the original
draft of the bill, because ii contained
certain sections which did not suit
his part of the city, and that he would
have voted against its adoption If
those distasteful sections had not
been removed.
d. r. Anderson, secretary Of the
! Civic association. said that the paper
was not Of their making, but that
| the work of the council committee
had received the moral support Of the
association. and that it contained
many things which pointed toward
| better government. He thought the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

course than that which In gloomy
hours they have limited they might
be forced 10 take,
Calls Ii shameful Peace.
aff we are after AL forced to make
an i'm periaiistic peace. we VIII not tell
our people il Is a good DcGce. signing
IT we will tell them e is a shameful
peace and our war on Imperialism
will SO on urtiI the wrong Is rGhtcd. -
Two political factors aggravated
she Polshevist position aud hastened.
81 they did not actually lead 70 their
surrender Bumania. 81 appears
nov. betrayed them They had COUNT
eli upon the ktngdoms sustained de-
rance to the Teutons and active aid
against the Rada. IN the eleventh
hour. Il seems. the Rumanians yield =
ed to German intriE Ne. and peace
conference is about TO begin at Foe
ssui
Then there WIS Austria with her
Willy firta ton that made the RUSSIAN
radicals believe the duel monarchy
would never all "a resumption Of
n ar" Vienrs mad made them believe
'sn open break in the central alliance
would follow such % move by Ger
many When fhc -ris'g came, Tr0'Efy
sent 5. o $ calls 10 Count ,Ter0;n.
They fell upon dead ears Tho whole
Irritation had hccn--'jUs, 3 Irritation
But consistent 20 the r"ro. the
/ -topia -Drcaners hcs,totud not. when
they graspei the 7'ena0" Of The
rickery that bad oume@bef tEeu. tn
burn all bridge behind them that
might stfH bayy Isd &C. aH under
standing with the alNes Mohs were
allowed to rob and strip entente Dip
-Y4tg IT'S on the tEInl.. $50 t3,l3.Hs while
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

washington. Feb. le.--Conservstion
Of ammonia fs urgently requested ~
the food administration which today
estimated that 10000 600 pounds Of
the chemical will be required this year
for tire manufacture Of war NUM-
ttons. Ice and refriEersting plant
owners are reminded that each pound
OF ammonia VIII make twenty hand
Rrenades.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

London. Feb. la-The British scored
successes today ia raids on wide
front. inHicting many casualties snd
great damage In lAc German lines and
returning with a number OF prisoners
The actions were southeast Of Epehy
and around Guillemout where the
irish disttneutshed themselves near
Epehy. Lens and In the Houthou}st
forest ON the Franco-Gersaan front
artillery duels arc rasins without in
corruption IN practically OF the vital
@ecterF.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

and II the hint dropped by the COM
mtssioners means anything, there Will
be big fight on the question of abo-
lition OF council they said.
IL the Legislature passes the bill
under consideration, 1t was intimat-
ed, the fight in the primary cam
paign, will hinge upon the one TO
follow. and every effort will be made
to elect a charter comm ission favor
able to the abolition OF the council.
Mr.. Foll<es called the attention Of
the committee to the Inconsistencies
in the proposed charter and pointed
out that the legislature would hardly
go behind precedent and give the city
a referendum upon a measure design
ed merely as an amendment and not
compatible with the general law.
Commissioner Hirschberg, in order
to show to the committee that the
present form OF government is not an
incubus, produced figures to prove
that the board had saved the city
many hundreds of thousands of econ
omical administration, the city had
been placed in an enyiabIe class OF
efficiency. These figures appeared to
impress some of the members of the
committee,
Jesse c. Duke, representing a large
number OF labor unions and other
organizations, urged the committee
not to act favorably upon the bill, as
1t did not carry the wishes of the
people, a large majority of whom fav-
ored the revision of the charter, If
there is to be one. by commission to
be chosen for that purpose from
among disinterested citizens.
Pollard Fnvors Bill.
City Attorney Pollard in asking
the committee to act favora bly, upon
the bill. indicated that he believed 1t
represented the wishes of the people.
as reflected by council There were
no inconsistencies, said Mr.. Pollard.
and If the city council wants the
committee to act favorably it is the
committees duty to do so.
Captain Mccarthy during the course
of his speech said that the city Is in
better condition than 1t has ever been.
and that in the year 1920 the city
will be able to show clean escutch-
con, and that he wanted to live to see
that jubilee year. He said that there
were some on the outside, who want
ed to get on the inside. so that they
might be present at the jubilee and
claim all the credit for pulling the
city through to such an ideal condi-
ton which would reveal itself at that
time
The committee arose shortly after
6 o'clock. The senate committee will
meet at / Q o'clock Thursday morning
and the house committee will meet at
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. Sen
ator Cannon said he would bring the
bill up at the Thursday meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

Washington, Feb. 1s--Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels tonight arranged to
put the navy golfers Ulysses and
Achilles into the coal carrying service
between Hampton Roads and New
England ports 10 relieve the coal
shortage now confronting manufaotur-
ers In that territory The Ulysses and
Achilles are I2.5o0-ton vessels. 1t is
believed with their assignment TO this
service. the situation win be materially
relieved
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

Indianapolis Ind. Feb. IA i'm
portsnt meeting Of the Republican
marty viii ba hold ia New \ ork next
Monday william Hays. 81 Indiana,
the newly eleossd national chairman
Of the party issued invitations today
20 Aii former chairman to attend the
meeting. The call for the meeting
saAAs known that E. plan of campaign
vii! be shaped at the gathering
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
Resignation Accented.

The resignation OF Lieutenant r.
lie b. Goodwin. of the medical corps
of Virginia volunteers. having been
rendered TO the governor and COM
mander-in chief of the state militia.
was accepted yesterday to take effect
at once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
Hog Island Investigation.

Washington. Feb. l9.--Attorney-
General Gregory tonight announced
that the federal investigation Of the
Hos island shipbuilding program or
dersd by President iiseu will be
begun 1t once The regular force of
ths department OF justice VIII have
charge Of the inquiry which VIII DO
held in Philadelphia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

tarrh, bronchial
catarrhal h e a d.
a. c h e n q e a +
troubles that may
lead 10 deafness
You will breathe
better and feel
better after usinl
II.
For ten cents { In
coin or STAN PSI a
8 m a ! package
will be m q IL e d.
containing y o m o
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
Nfnier n.rnar.l DeaA.

Wilmington, \. Q. Feb 1s.--Ma1or
William II. Bernard, founder of the
Wilmington Morning Star. oldest daily
Newspaper In North Carolina and its
owner and editor until about eight
years ago. died this afternoon after y
brief Illness, aged eighty one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
Smoke inhalation
Expels Catarrh
Send Ten Gents for Trial Outfit

There must be readers suffering from
chronic catarrh who would like TO
know how they can stop catching cold
after cold. for they must realize that
sooner or later this may lead to seri-
Gus deafness and injury to the system
Tn general
and for forty-three years an enor-
mously successful specialist in ca
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
VEHICLES NEED NOT
STOP At CROSSINGS
HOUSE Kills Measure on Ground That
II Would Make 7njury Claims
Impossible of Collection.
REED ATTACKS TAX BOARD


Tho mouse OF de'eE@'eS 'eS's' "'S
voted to dismiss from the calendar
bu' making II compulsory for an We
49,. o.. ..,,,. t,as,,-., ,'rr.st,,e ,,,itroa A
tracks at grade q "Ss'''sS' ne IN
yerS Of tho house jumped m the bill
or the ground that IL would practical
s-. :. ...,z,a...,,. to, victims NJ
~
re lroad crossing accidents or 'he'
heirs to recover damages from the
,,lro,as
.-.-....,,..,. ..t,-.,.. 70
"a "''l tet"''' ''S
obtain licenses when GIVING eNht"i-
uuns outside Of Incorporated towns OF
cities was also stricken from lHe Ca'sH-
0ar
IL 4 number OF OILS were 'hoNt" up
o. fhlF1 reading
Delegate Bcea, OF oftsmoHth' helo
90, close attention of the house in a
Fieuruus speech poNinG as an ameha-
merits T." bills amending the state tax
.Hwa two ujas Of his which provide
f." local boards In each locality to
r~'Wp'tsh publicity in the matter OF
easements, 70 give hearings and TO
Ir.uF about equalization Of assess.
MEETS. and another bill which would
create state tax commissioners IN
.iluee Of the state tax board. lie main
tgred that the state tax board, COM
plleed Of the governor, the state au-
dltor and the chairman Of the cor
rcr.tioH commission, could not be"
~ use Of their manifold duties, give
adequate time TO the demands Of the
situation.
He claimed that equalization of as
sesam5nts was the true remedy for
supplying the needed increase Of
revenue for schools, roads aud other
purposes for when demands we're ne
ing maze upon 'his keiieia al a'Se III -!
ne supreme court OIL apPeaiN haH
Ge' "ed' ne saIat LOT 'he pilheLp,v
OF uniformity o. assess tents AS VIC"
cas- uniformity or tax rates
When YOU permit one man prop
cry 7" ne assessed oV per cent lower
IMAM NINE, when can proFt o5
H&prcs II the RracJce !hTouEhout TINS
state, say you are theh permitting
leralized robbery you are knowing"
iN permitting some landowners 70
escape taxation at the expense OF other
rroperty-owners.
segregation is camouhage. 1t con
ceals, confuses and tends to keep the
load OF the land, which should be
made TO bear lts fair proporuonHte
share
Notwithstanding that the value of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
Amrrtcnne tn Ar4ion.

with the American Army in France,
Feb Ian enemy patrol lying IN
ambush in front OF Our wires for one
Of our patrols was discovered before
daylight this morning by lone Amsrt-
can sentry. who dred and HIT one Ger
man.
Then our machine guns got into ac-
ten The Germans ran. taking con-
siderable number Of wounded with
them Our men later found the ground
covered with red stains.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

committee should approve the bill
rs IL was step toward improvement
and one that many citizens favored
Captain Mccarthy said that Mr..
Anderson and his association had fav-
ored an election on the charter cues
ton by the people. He said the Civ
lc association had not been able to
get 20 per cent of the voters to sign
a petition, and had tried to have the
| number reduced to Is per cent. and
now that the advocates of a petition
measure had secured 25 per cent, the
Civic association opposed It. He
pictured the association as small self
constituted body Of men who had
never held public office, knew nothing
about charter framing or constitu-
ton building had never been elected
to anything, could not be elected to
office. and who should be busy in
their offices, while the Nmen who had
been elected by a majority of the peo-
pie were wrestling with the worries
and problems created by these busy
| bodies who after starting trouble
would dodge from its effects"
His inVective against the men who
made the survey advocated by the
Civic association was most severe.
His language, while polite. was filled
with the sarcasm for which he is IA
nous. lie pictured rev huSy-DodleS.
with little to do but NEEDLE with
things too large for them and to
cause trouble TO other people. at
tempting to promulgate system of
government, which. he said. would
prove a yeritahle fiesco. He tore the
proposed charter all 10 pieces, fig
uratively, and appeared to have im-
pressed members of the committee.
Councilman Fred II. Powell, OF
the subcommittee on charter changes.
which had drafted the proposed
charter, explained how the commit
tee had worked over the problem day
and night. and had given the public
its best.
Wyndham r. Meredith, who came
into the chamber late. said there was
nothing to 1t but that the committee
must approve the bill. as 1t repre-
scented the wishes of the people, as
reflected through their councilmen.
The present form OF government, said
Mr.. Meredith, needs much revising, ana
this bill is a long jump toward bet
ter and more efficient government.
He said that hardly a man on The
street but who favored the abolition
of the administrative board, as use
less adjunct to the governmental ma
chinery.
Ill
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

INA 3 his 40 hht ht6
C o V c re + OF a
pleasant, direct
method that can
be used by man,
woman or child.
His rem edy is
made from medi-
cinal herbs. flow
ers and berries,
which you smoke
in a dainty pipe
or cigarette, and
inhale the vapor
into ali the air
passages, II con-
taius no tobacco.
a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
THE WEATHER
Omitted States Weather Bureau
Department OF AgrIcuture.)

Washington. Feb. 19.--Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
Ntrginia-FairA and colder In West.
rain in east portion Wednesday: Thurs
day fair, much colder IN east por.
tion.
North enthusiastically rain We'd
nesday. colder in west portion: Thurs
day fair, much colder In East and CEN
tral portions,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

OF the remedy made into cigarettes.
also some remedy for smoking in 4
pipe and a neat little pipe. Months
supply, either form, costs one dollar.
Address The Blosser Company. Box
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
-LoesI Temperature Yesterday.

10 noon temperature ........... ID
r 81 temperature ........... 81
r. III. temperature ,........ 81
Maximum smperature TO s r, NJ as
8'7iynHr7 tsnperature 10 s r. NJ 81
Mean tempsrature .,.......-..... 81
Normal tern perature ........... A
Excess il temperature yesterday
is .euc< in tern perature since
January .................-.. 2S7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
Would Abolish Council.

From the other side of the question
spoke Commissioners Folkes, McCSAr-
thy and Hirschberg. Each OF them
stated that he had no personal or
selfish motive in urging the commit
tee to Kill the bill. 1t did not eman-
ate from the people. The people
wanted to vote upon the question Of
a change in the form OF government,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

even though II is used In the same
manner.
Or. Biosser's Catarrh Remedy liz
equally effective in all forms of ca
tarrh. hron chial irritation. as. .ns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
Local Rainfall.

Rainfall laat twelve hours. ...,... g..
Rainfall last tweaty-four hours
Excess Ia rainfall since March + e
Excess tn rainfall since Janu-
ar ..-......,......., T..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

THE story Of the wrecking OF the
Rock leland Ia equal TO that OF any
Diamond Dick novel ever printed and
the men who were responsible should
have been put in the penitentiary long
ago -. '--.,~-- ...,>as',.
As highwaymen. they make the
performance Of Jesse James look trfy-
ial and intonsequential
This gasg Of Wall street plumber