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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
GIVES IMPETUS TO ACTION
ON PART Of CONGRESS


WASHINGTON. December lo-Rec-
ommendation of Director General Nc
Adoo that government control of rail
roads be continued to January /, 1924.
consideration of Legislation looking to
a solution of the railway problem and
also was the subject of brief debate in
the Senate.
The Senate Interstate Commerce
COMMITTEES was called TO meet next
Thursday to discuss Mr.. McAdoo's let
railroad subject, while the House com
mittee viii meet tomorrow with the
expectation that the director generals
recommendation will be taken up.
Aside from the opposition voiced by
Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota. Repub-
lican, on the floor of the Senate to-
and Democrats. were said to have eX
pressed disapproval Of Mr.. McAdoo's
proposal. but none OF them spoke for
Senator Kellogg charged that MIR.
Nc Adoo really proposes five-year test.
looking to permanent government
ownership Of the carriers.
Senator Smith, Of South Carolina.
chairman of the Senate Commerce
Committee. declared that Mr.. McAdoo's
ion. probably OF unusual weight. but
not conclusive upon Congress. to which
President Wilson has submitted the
senator kellogg then asked how
President Wilson's approval for the
fvc-year extension had been secured
when the President. i'm his address to
Congress. had disclaimcd having any
Judgment on handling the railroad
question.
White the Senate was debating -"
question. number nr Industrial cJn
mo-cin |. financial anu ldho: leaders and
students Of transportation problems
discussed the formulation Of policy
toward the roads at Il conference called
by the United states Chamber or Com
mercc. The conference will continue
lu-morTGw in an effort TO arrive at n
hasi. Of common principles accept III
by all interests TO be promulgated for
public discussion.
Director-General McAdoo explained
to-day TO callers his belief that it
would be wei! to take the railroad
question out of politics at this time.
even though il might become an issue
in the 1920 campaign. when "A Congress
is to he elected. He emphasized that
j. would he impra Ct icable TO continue
government operation Of railroads for
twenty-onc months after peace is de-
clarcd because of the threatened dis
turbance OF railroad employees morale,
the interference by State authorities.
and tho inability to prosecute n pro-
gram nf extensive improvements.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
ASKS GOVERNMENT STOP
WORK ON ALL HOUSES
RESOLUTION Declares One New York
Firm HRs Made Excessive Profits
ON Contracts.
[Ry AssocinteL Prcss. !


WASIIINGTON. December l2.-Sus-
pension of all work on all housing pro-
Jccts under construction for the De-
partmeht Of Labors housing corpora
ton ara which are not 40 per cent
CO .np!e'cd is provided for ia a resolu-
ton adopted to-day by the Senate with
out Il record vote.
Tn: resolution ~ai agreed upon ar
ter Senator l.cnroot. CT Wisconsin, II
member of the Public Buildings and
Lands committee. w::'cE Is Investigate
ii:- the housing projects. charged III
the Senate that testimony showed that
the George y. Fuller Construction Co,
OF New York, had made excessive
profits on contracts and that contracts
lad Lccn awarded by the corporation
in violation OF law.
la addition to stopping work on pro-
itc;s Ia all parts Of the country, for
housing war workers. the resolution
would require the cancelling OF all
contracts for furniture for the houses
aud the return of all furniture in tram
sit or delivered and unused.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
RAILROAD HEADS
OPPOSE EXTENSION.
Declare 1t Would Lead to Delay
and Confusion, Demoraliz-
ing Roads.
IN ACCORD WITH PRESIDENT
All Interests Agree Remedial
Legislation Essential to Avoid
Wasteful Competition.
ley AssociateL rressl


PHILADELPHIA. December l2-
Railroad executives representing l25
roads and 90 per cent Of the mileage
or the country. Tonight gave out i
formal statement in which they de-
clared that Director-Gencral McAdoo's
suggestion that the government retain
control OF the railroads until January.
1924. would simply lead TO delay and
confusion. decentralization OF the or
sanizaiion OF the roads both on their
So;i;0raiv and operating side. and defer
indefinitely satisfactory settlement"
OF the railroad problem
IN" executives. the statement said,
nave reached the conclusion that there
is sufficient time under the terms ri
the present act 10 fuiiy consider the
railroad situation in all its aspects and
arrive at plan that would be just TO
the country.
The statement was given out by
Thomas Dewitt cuylcr. OF The .Associa-
tion OF Railway Executives. The state
ment follows:
The standing committee of the AS
sociat!oh OF hallway Executives have
considered the letter OF the dircctor-
genera! to the chairmcn Of the Inter
state commerce Committees OF the Sen
ate and House, and have reached the
conclusion that there is sufficient time
under the terms of the present act TO
luily consider the railroad situation ir
al KS aspects ana 10 arrive at q plan
that would be jus; to the country as
public at large and. OH tho other hand.
- the security holders and share hold
ers and employees OF the railroads
IN FULL ACCORD WITH
PRESIDENTS DECLARATION
They are in fun accord with the
President IN his statement as follows:
The one conclusion that am ready
20 state with confidence is that il would
be disscrvice alike to :hc country
ana TO the owners of the railroads to
return to the old conditions unmodincd
nf .t.,,
nrmative or helpful about them. Hrha;
the country chiefly needs is that all
ihese means OF transportation should
DC ue"eioped-its railways, its water
SIDE roads. some new element of policy
iS therefore necessary-necessary for
The service of the public: necessary for
the relief OF credit to those WHO are
administering the railways; necessary
,, for the protection of their security
changed much or}Iittle. hut surely IL
cannot always be left as it was hone
that the Congress will have a complete
and impartial study of the whole prob
as rapidly as possible
They feel that to at present extend
the time would lead TO delay and con
fusion. decentralization of the organi-
zation OF the roads. both on their cor
porate and operating side. and defer
indefinitely satisfactory settlement
of this great problem.
They regret To differ with the di-
rector general. recognizing the able
way ne has managed the roads during
they feel confident that it would he
unnecessary and unwisc to extend tho
period of control beyond the time now
provided for under the act"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
CAN'T TAKE EX-EMPEROR
Such Ia Statement OF Premier Of HoI-
land I'm Address to Lower
HouHe,
[ BY Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, December 1.-THE
Premier OF Holland. Jonkheer dc Beer
enbrouck, who yesterday declared in
the lower house that there could be
no question OF internment in the case
OF the former German Emperor, nor
could there be n demand for his return
to Germany because of the righ; of
the sanctuary. is quoted in n dispatch
from the Hague to-day as also saving:
1T is possible that foreign govern
ments nigh; desire to consult with
Holland, according to n new place of
residence for the Kaiser. The Dutch
government would not be dsinclin ed
to this. on condition that Holland be
given place in such a consultation
corresponding with the country's honor
and dignity.
The present arrangement is provis-
ional." he explained. the government
reservins its definite decision"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
WILL HOLD PEANUT CROP
Virginia- Carolina Growers Ask That
Embargo Japanese Nuts Bc
Continued.
IBy Associated Press. /

SUFFOLK. VA. December 12-The
Virginia Carolina Peanut Growers AS
ISOLATION, in session to-day at Suffolk,
after passing resolutions to hold the
1918 crop still in the hands Of the
farmers. elected the following officers:
President. W. 81. Story. of Courtland.
Va: secretary. Il. Is. Slade. Hamilton,
y. G..
Following an address by T. c.
Moomaw, Bureau of Markets. Washing
ton, the association voted TO petition
tho food administration and Depart
ment of Agriculture to render assist
ance in stabilizing the peanut market
and to continue the embargo on Jap
ancse nuts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
WILL PROBE FARMER CASE
Mnhon Wright, Suspect Held mt Lynch
burg, Will Fncc Grand
by Associated Press.

LfNCHBURG. VA, December l2.-.
The charge against Mabon I. Wright,
the Camp Aberdeen soldier accused of
attacking and numbering Rosa Farmer
"a ' Viii Gn'h,ns nn mea here NoVemoSI
jury Mt d speclal term OF the Circuit
Court of Campbell County at Rustburg
Wednesday,.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
COMMON COUNCIL
OVERR|DES VETO
BY Vote of 18 to Lower Branch
Passes Ordinance Fixing
Salaries at $4,000.
SAY MAYOR MADE BLUNDER
Peters and Mills Lead in Strong
Opposition Which Devel-
ops Against Ainslie.

By vote Of IS to the Common
Council last night passed over Mayor
Ainslie's veto the ordinance limiting
directors salaries to $1,000.
The vote came after lengthy talks by
President Robert Lee Peters. OF the
lower branch. and Councilman Morgan
Mills. in which the Mayor was re-
buked for what President Peters
termed IA big blunder" II think"
he said that the Mayor has made big
biundcr. because through his action l
fear we will tail 10 get the man we
should get for Director OF Public
Ncilare-Dr. Ennion g. Williams"
Ihe Mayors veto of the measure was
communicated by letter to the Council
when II was called TO order in special
amendment 10 the street car fare in
crease ordinance. II was read upon
receipt, and stated that the Mayor had
year for the Director Of Public Wei
fare: IL was then laid upon the table
psnding completion of the. task for
whicn the meeting was called.
MILLS CHARGES AINSLIE
WITH MAKING ERROR
The aldermanic amendment to the
fare ordinance had to do, with the
making Of CONTRACT with the Vir
through which the Marshall Street,
First Street and Fifth Street viaducts
would be opened for free use by the
tho ordinance from the outset. again
vigorously protested against its pas
sage. He wanted the matter defeated.
Councilman Mills wanted it returned
TO the Street Committee in order that
the vague language of the amendment
might be cleared UP. He pointed out
that there was nothing i'll the instru-
inent in it's present form to assure
free use of the bridges to the public.
there being clause in it which seemed
TO leave the matter somewhat discre-
tionary with the company. The mo-
iion to recommit WAS adopted.
Then Clerk Mcdowell again read the
Mayors communcation. adding. that
since its receipt the Mayor had tele-
phoned him that thero was no longer
any possibility OF DR.. Williams ac-
tender him. Councilman Mills imme-
diately potnted out that since il was
no longer possible TO get the $4,000
man the Mayor wanted. II was unnec-
However. heas,a!ed further lie was
sorry that DIR. Williams could not ac-
cop; the job. He thought him emil
nently ht,ed and well worth $4,000
;aistake had been made by the
In not letting the special COM
i".. and the Council know his inten-
Lions before the salary limit was fixed.
BODY IS UNANIMOUS
IN OPPOSITION TO MAYOR
President Peters recalled that tho
Council had passed an ordinance re-
quirins the Mayor to make his APP
pointments by December 10. This. he
said. was ignored. III the Mayor had
complied we would have known the
caliber OF men we had TO deal with
before fixing salary" ho said.
Every member OF the Council pres
ent voted against the Mayor. Council
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
CUP CHALLENGE ISSUED
New York Yacht Club Gets Omcial No
ticc Shamrock Nv. VIII Bc
Rcndy.
iBy Associated Press. |

HELFAST, IRELAND. December ~.
The Royal Ulster Yacht Club has sent
club containing challenge for tho
America's cup. which is made on behalf
Of Sir Thomas Upton.
Sir Thomas is relying on Shamrock
" for the challenge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
Special Notice 10 Officers mud Members
Of Irish ORGANIZATIONS.

Next Sundays New York Amcri-
can will contain special cable news
about the fight for ion
for Ireland. Also full text OF Cardi-
nal o'Conncll's Madison Square ad e.
dress on. Irish freedom. Please notify
ncwsdcalcrS at once TO he sure to
order enough copies OF next Sundays
American to take care OF largely in
creased demands. All persons Inter-
cs;cd in Irish freedom will wish ad-
ditional copies OF Sundays Ameri-
can on account of the great Interest
in the hght for self-determination for
Ireland.-Adv. ME-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
TO MEET PRESIDENT
American Peace Delegation Leave,
Paris for Brcst In Special
Train.
fKy Associatcd Frcss ]

FAHIS. Deccmbcr l2.--COloncl T.; NJ
House. President Wilson's personal ad-
wiser: General Taskcr u. Bliss. Gordon
Auchincloss, son-in-law of Colonel
House, and Joseph G. Grew, former
counselor ot the American embassy
in Vienna. all members OF the Amer-
can commission for negotiating peace.
forth will he known. left to-day hy
special train for Brest to meet Prcsi-
dent Wilson when he arrives there.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
DOCTORS FAIL TO AGREE
ON ME:THODs TO Be USED
Some Ridiculc Closing Meeting
Places in Attempt to Check
Influenza.
VACCINE QUESTION DISCUSSED
Report Says 1t Is Some Protection
Against More Serious Stages OF
Disease Hichmond's Health Chief
Takes Part in Debate.
VACCINE QUESTION DISCUSSED
TBy Associated Press. !

CHICAGO. December l2.-unable to
formulate definite plan for lighting
influenza, because OF divergent views,
the American Public Health Associa-
ton. before 1t adjourned to-day. gavo
out COPIES OF al the medical and sci
aes assas ras
that different epidcnics reqnired sep
THE various communities for which
we are working will know that we
have at hand the best available intor-
nation science has yet discovered con-
cerning the disease said DIR. Charles
j. Hastings. retiring president; we
cannot expect to draw up n different
denies when we see so wide diverg
cncc OF opinion among medical author
tiles as has been shown here"
Health officers from the Southeast
especially DR. ) w. WEIGH. OF Mont
gomery. Ala. favored strict quaran-
tine measures. and those from smaller
quarantine and the use of masks. while
health officers OF the larger cities op-
posed both these measures and placed
great reliance on vaccine.
USE METHOD MOST
After all. it is ii question OF APP
plying TO your own community the
tions encoun:ei ed there. said DR..
Health Commissioner Dr. ]. w.
against closing public meetings,
schools. ,l:catcrs ard stores He ridi-
culed the use of the mask as not n
feasible measure in the largest cities.
On the other hand. DR.. j. a. Hayne.
OF Charleston, :. g. DR.. Il. *. Flanna-
san of Richmond. Va: DR.. W. II.
stokes OF Baltimore. and DR. w T.
Moore. of Sioux Fails. ). d., held that
closing public meetings in rural dis
tricts is efiicacicuS.
Or; w II. Park, of the committee on
vaccines. said the disease was due TO
an undetermined organism" and the
9oelmfinatihG variety of the organism
nliiers according to various localities.
iiis report concerned the indiscrimi-
nate use or stock vaccine" and held
tnat the vaccine should be used only
III controlled cases until it's efficacy
could be established He admitted that
the most generally used form of vac
cine ohcred some protection against
tne secondary or more serious stages
or lnnuenZa. but htIlc against the mild
form OF the disease, and added that
me vaccine senatally had not been
used until the peak of the disease, thus
proving little.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
RIOTS IN MONTREAL
Fire stations Wrecked, Citizens Robbed
md stores Looted ms Police
and Firemen strike.
IBy Associated Press. |

MONTREAL. December IL. - With
every policeman and virtually every
fireman In the city on strike for high
CIR wages, Montreal is helpless Tonight
i'm the hands Of rioters Fire stations
have been wrecked. citizens robbed and
stores looted. Saloons and disorderly
resorts arc wide open. I.aw-abiding
citizens are helpless TO prevent the
lepredations OF gangs Of hoodlums
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13
ALIEN INDUSTRY SOLD
Custodian h. Mitchell Palmer DIsuoses
of Bnycr Compnny's Interests
ut Auct ion.

RENSSELAER,. y. Y. December l2-
The capital stock of the Baycr CO..
Inc. together with that Of It's sub
S'diary companics. the synthetic patent
companies ana the Williams & Crowell
Color Companies were sold at auction
to-day by y. Mitchell Palmer. allen
enemy property custodian, tor $5.SlG.-
900. The purchaser was tho Sterling
Products Company, OF Wheeling, w.
Va.
The Baycr Co. which makes dyes
chemicals and pharmaceutical goods
has twenty buildings here I'm its manu-
facturinS group on scvcnty-fiyc acres
OF land. Its books, when examined.
disclosed that the company's net profits
last year were Si.7Gs.566 on sales OF
$5,60S.502. The company's chief officers
arc ntcrncd at Fort Oglethorpc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13

PARIS, December. l2.--premier Ncn-
izcloS. who viii head the Greek dele
CATION TO the peace conference. ar
rived in Paris to-day.
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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
New Mexico.

The recent ore found on the Bearup
property in the Mogollon district has
widened to several feet in width.
Active development of oil fields at
Oscuro has been undertaken by a new
company capitalized at s25O,O00.
The Mcwhorter OIL Refinery has
purchased six acre lot south of Hag-
erlnan on the railroad and broke
ground for 25-barrel plant.
Chino Copper Company's production
for the quarter ending December 81,
totaled 2O.266.715 pounds as against
a1,2S7,oo0 in the previous quarter.
The Mogollon Mines Co. made ton
mage record for March. The Com
pany is now refusing custom ore and
confining milling to Its own produc-
tion.
The State Corporation Commission
has received for filing the articles of
incorporation and certificate of nom
stockholders liability of the Tucum-
carl Oil & Gas Company, which will
develop oil lands. The company is in
rorporated for $4,000, divided into
$4,000 shares of 81 each.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05

| disturbed the ordinary routine of Ro-
man life.
Scene Of Rare Beauty.
The beauty Of the snow-covered city
is thing Romans will not forget. The
panorama. from the Pincinn Hin, It.
self carpeted with n 5-lnch covering
of white, its palm trees picturesque
and curious sentinels In the winter
setting. was Incompatible. Saint
Peters dome, ermlned. with the ball,
white world symbol. as ever dominated
the picture. Nearer, the Pantheon,
now white, shone In its new garment.
Far away over white powdered roofs
and terraces through twisted. irregu-
lar streets, rose the whitened Janicu-
lum, the watchful figure of Garibaldi.
mantled In snow.
From the ghostlilse Wilderness of the
Palatine. an undisturbed shroud lay
upon the campagna. In early morning,
through which specter-like Appiun
Way stretched toward the truly named
Alban Hills.
In the heart of ancient Rome, the
miracle of the snow brought unibrel-
English closets to go forth on wonder
Ing admirers thrilled by the startling
transformation OF Rome's antiquities.
Forum Clad In Snow.
All the yenr round vines and plants
grow In the Forum, while lizards sun
themselves on the fallen columns. The
Forum, snow covered, and covered for
three days until noon. was a sight Of
which the young generation will boast
OF seeing back IN 1917. the third year
Of the war"
Up on the Capitoline Hill. the noble
equestrian statue Of Marcus Aureiius,
rising from the center OF the historic
square. wore new mantle of snow,
while his horse was white with fresh
and unforeseen trappings.
But like the SHOWS of villon--the
Eternal city's ermine disappeared be-
meath sun and squads of street clean
ers. among whom the now common
sight OF women white wings" told Of
a wartime world.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
immense Concrete aridas.

Plans are now practically completed
for the construction in Stockholm of
what is claimed will be the largest
concrete bridge in the world. The new
structure, which will join Ropsten and
Herserid. will be called the Lidingo
bridge. after the island where Herse-
rud is located, and will be S45 meters
(2.772 feeD In length. with 81 arches
supported by massive concrete col
umns So meters (1s3 feeD In length.
The columns will be hollow, with an
intersection Of about So centimeters
(34 inches). A few of the columns
will be provided with concrete rings"
three meters t9.S4 feet) In height. each
ring" having an expansion of about
one meter $50 inches).
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
Montana,

Anaconda Copper Company declared
the regular quarterly dividend of 81 a
share.
Mining and smelling are at the top
OF the list in the Vests great indus
tries. In addition, oil production comes
under the head of mineral develop
ment.
Copper mining companies paid out
To their stockholders during March
dividends approximating $4,000, 900,
an amount lower than in December
and also under year ago. In those
months disbursements were $23,87O,-
5SS and s21. .264.S34 respectively. Dur
ing the first quarter of this year cop
per share dividends Appropriated
$37,7O0.000. In comparison with other
quarters this shows as follows: Quar-
ter ended March. 1918, s36,717,447; De-
ended March, 1918. $36,717,447; De-
cember, 1917. $3S.737.247; March 1917,
$45.362,s26; March. 1916, s29,537,1Oo
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
Colorado.

In March, 1917. the output of the
Cripple Creek mines reached 67.467
tons, worth s1,o44,O52.
Frank Jackson and Otto Arps have
secured lease and bond on the old
time Hudson property, Red mountain.
near Ouray.
The Beaver and Belfast, situate i'm
mediately west of the town of Iron
ton, is in big body of lead ore at the
present time.
The Fink and Casson lease from the
Caroline Company, on blocks 3, Z and
ID of the Ajax, on Battle Mountain. is
shipping again.
Cripple Creek reports that produc-
tion from the Modec incline shaft dur
ing March reached six cars and the
grade was close to $50 ton.
Georgetown. Clear Creek county. re-
ports that the actual production of
molybdenite ore and the milking of
same is now definitely under way at
the Urad mines in Daily district
Peter Peterson of Hollywood, lessee
Of the Petral Gold Mining Company,
operating through the Squaw Noun
tain tunnel. on the southwestern slope
OF that hill. is loading out a carload
shipment. Peterson is mining this ore
from the Guess lode, and recent trial
shipment returned values of four
ounces gold or $84 to the ton.