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Leather Goods P"

States, II In true. produce most of
the heavy hides and the Virginia.
Pennsylvania district provide the
most of the power fuels, yet most
of the industry IL located in the New
England section, where practically
none of the r-:W materials or fuels
are found md where only n very
smnll percentage of the selling mar
ket liz fOund-7ST of the domestic
consumption being shipped outside
TINT district.
In Thinning, Pennsylvania produces
$50 OF the total and shows "a ten
years. growth OF 400. wisconsin
comes next with 1870 and gained
123To In ten years; New Jersey, with
DC. gained 1915, New York, with
SD, gained 1870; Michigan, with 81,
gained 1850; Ohio. with 30, gained
05T. But the one\ Ercnt consolation
In TINT NORTH CAROLINA, WITH
THIRTEI5NTN PLACE, GAINED
201H 70. And II the industry In mt
last beginning to mlgrate south
wnrd, where much more OF Il be-
lonRs, why let Ii jump entirely
ncro.s Virglnin-pnxt Richmond
An to Rlchmond's abIlIty to COM
pete with other cities where II still
abOunds largely In the matter OF
economic production for the manu-
fncturcrs, 1t is already answered In
favor of Richmond. While the cost
averages about $40 for the cities of
Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati. Buff
fnlo, Boston, Philadelphia, Brockton
and ten other lending cities, as
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NEW YORK COURT HOLDS
THAT CHALONER IS SANE
Master Of Merrie Mills Wins Twenty.
Year Fight to Establish
Mental Status.
COMMITTEE is DISCHARGED
Regafns Control Of Property I'm
Native City Through Granting of
Application by Supreme Court
Justice Ford.
IBy Associated Prcs.l

NEW YORK, July 26-John Arm.
strong Chaloner. of Merrie Mills. Va.
won his twenty-year fight for the legal
establishment OF his sanity in New
York State today when Supreme Court
Justice Ford granted his application for
the discharge of the committee OF his
person and property. The decision
confirms MIR. Chaloner's contention that
he Is sane and competent person.
The legal aspect OF John Armstrong
Chaloner relativeeto his sanity has pre-
scented unique aspect ever since the
celebrated New Yorker broke the bonds
that bound him lunatio at Blooming
dale and escaped to Albemarle County.
va. In his native city he has been,
In the eyes OF the law, insane for
twenty years. In Virginia he estab-
lished his sanity before a competent
court soon after his arrival within the
borders Of the Commonwealth
During his twenty years stay in
this State Mr.. Cha loner has made for
himself a wide circle of friends. is
known practically everywhere In Vir-
ginia and is member of the West
moreland Club, Richmond. He has con-
Quoted Merrie Mills farm for many
years. and has exhibited hlooded stock
at the State Fair here several times.
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against S5c averaged for the United
states, Richmond's cost Is only 7Sc.
This means TINT the entire product
saving of 80 OF the selling price
to factories. or some ST. ,OOO. 400 per
yenr-nnd this means n net dividend
gain to those manufacturers OF
nbout oHc on the .i.vestment.
A to the distribution cost, why
cannot Richmond reach Ereat
pnrt OF the buying market. domestic,
M chcnply nv my Scw England
pointsf why cnn she NOT rcnch nj
least $30.0O0,OOO OF IL far more
chenplyf And apply 0Te to that
S3O,OOO,OOO md we Mt once have nm
asHet In favor OF Richmond for at
lenst that amount every year great
er thmn the points where 1t Is now
located.
We have been sending about $685.
100000 of pnrt-finish Ell leather good.
to War Europe, and which countries,
In turn, have been selling S1IO.OOO,-
600 of completely finished products
from same TO foreign lands. Half
az our S5.OOO.00O glove md piano.
forte feathers md our S2.OtO,O0O snle
OF chamois and kangaroo feathers
have been going to England. Europe
is not producer OF rnv materials
In this line md IL she muxt come
here for anme and we must supply
IL, why cannot Richmond nupply
that demand as economically n.
most any other point In the coun-
tryt
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Article No. 11-No. II WIN De Published July 80.

While waiting on the platform OF
the depot In n small town in the
Midwest we noticed Erent pile of
naked nm employee where they were
being shipped, and he repIicdi
"Why. done You know that near
ly NIL the hides of this section 20
to either Massachusetts or Eastern
Pennsylvania"
And svhyf The leather industry
pays normally some 1867 100000 for
it's raw materials and S1B0,0tlO. 900
per year for wages to Its 10000
workers. including those on fur.
boots md shoes. II we exclude the
lntter II reaches about 40 per cent
of the above.
And where does VirEinin-or even
the entire South-stand In the mat
ter of production of finished pro-
ductSf Practically eliminated from
the counting. set almost $75,00O,OO
OF the yearly sales comes Into thix
knme section of the country-a
country where the growing OF hides
tdomestic) Is rapidly increasing
every year.
Add to the s4OO.OOO.O 900 leather
goods industry exclusive OF shoen),
an import of $4,000, 900 and sub.
trnct nm export of $1,000. 900 md we
find nm average family consumption
OF this one pnrt of the industry
amounting to about S22 per family
per year.
The upper sIississippi Valley
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WILLIAMS SHARPLY
ARRA|GNS ATTORNEY
Comptroller of Currency Charac-
terizes Frank ]. Hogan as
Rapid Fire Falsifcr."
FULL HEARING is ASSURED
Testimony That Riggs Bank
Funds Were Used in Stock
Speculations.
FULL HEARING is ASSURED
tBy Associated pr.ss1


WASHINGTON. July 26.-s1akInr =
general denial OF charges against his
administration before the Senate Bank
ing Committee today John SHELTON
Williams. Comptroller OF the Currency,
characterized Frank j. Hogan. ATTORNEY
for the riggs National Bank, who op
posed Williams confirmation, as Il
"rapid-ire falsifer." whose purpose
seems to be to swamp the record with
4 mass OF untruths." Chairman Nc
Lean assured MIR. Williams he would
have full opportunity to answer the
charges IL 1t took all summer.
Mr. Williams accused Mr.. Hogan OF
having omitted from letter read TO
the committee 4 charge by the comm
troller that the bank was carrying on
stock brokerage business. in which
women treasury employees and others
had lost money He asserted that a
bank examiners report had shown that
nearly every officer and employee was
using funds In stock speculations."
Knows of hut One LOSS.
Can you Imagine such a condition
existing in a national bank?" asked
SIR. Williams. Wasn't 1t time to raise
the red flag and stop this practice?'
He charged that millions OF dollars
had been loaned BY that institution to
persons who had no security excep,
the STOCK IheE DOuEnt on a marginal
account. and which was highly specu-
lative: Asked if the bank suffered
any losses, the Comptroller said ne
knew OF only one Of SIS ZOO.
Comptroller Williams denied that he
had imposed large fines on the Riggs
bank for failure to make certain re-
ports. The only penalty imposed. he
said was one of $1,000. for having
alleged have been made to bank
officials.
Testimony by Mr.. Hogan that Samuel
Untermyer had made an offer to the
resign perjury indictments against them
would be dropped also was denied by
Mr.. Williams. who said Mr.. Untermyev
had represented the Treasury in the
civil proceedings against the bank. blu,
had no connection with him or the
Secretary of the Treasury after that.
DISCRIMINATION Is Denied.
Denying discrimination against thu
RIGGS bank as TO government deposits
Milton e. Allies retired as assistant
secretary OF the treasury to become
vice president OF the bank. deposits o.
been deposited there. This. he said
was eight times larger than total gov
eminent deposits in all the other Wash
irCton banks.
committee, Mr. Williams renewed his
request that Representative McFadden,
of Pennsylvania. appear before the
committee to suhstantiate charges
made recently before a House com
mittee that Mr.. Williams had received
a share OF the commission growing out
OF The disposal Of the Arlington Hotel
site here to the Treasury Department.
Chairman Mclean said ne had notified
the Pennsylvania Congressman that
the hearings would be closed early
next week. bu. added that he was not
sure whether the Senate committee
had authority 10 summon Mr.. Mct'ad
den
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GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD
NOR APPREHENSION OF MOB
Georgia Executive Takes Action In
Case of Aged Negro who Was
Lynched.

ATLANTA, GA. July 26.-Rewards
,ggreEating $1,000 were offered here
Today for arrest and conviction of the
PERSONS who lynched Berry Washing
:on. a -year-old negro.
AGAR Milan. Ga. May 26. last.
Governor Dorsey offered $1,000 re-
ward, and to this DIR. Floyd AlcRae, an
Atlanta physician. whose family home
was In Telfair County, in which Milan
S situated. added $500. The Governors
:eward provided $500 for the first ar
800 each for the next five.
In addition to Offering the reward
Governor Dorsey took the matter up
With the presiding judge OF the SUI
,erior Court In the circuit In which
The negro was lynchcd. a bill now
8 pending before the lower house of
The Georgia Legislature which would
permit the Governor to remove from
,flice sherIff IN whose county a
Ibown the official had taken proper
,recaution' and had made every effort
10 apprehend the members Of the mob.
e was announced today that a similar
measure would be. introduced Monday
n the Senate, and that efforts would
Se made to make the bill a law dur
nE the present session. Other drastic
measures to guard against mob violence
rere. IN the House bin as introduced.
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HOUSE WILL TAKE RECESS
AUGUST 2 TO SEPTEMBER 8
WARTIME and Constitutional Proht-
billion Enforcement Act Far From
Ffnnl Vote.
fRy A.sociatcd Pre..-1

WAsHINGToN. July .as.-Legislation
Tor the enforcement of wartime and
constitutional prohibition probably will
not be enacted for TWO months. at
least. as the result OF the decision to-
day of Republican leaders TO have the
House recess from August to Sep
Senate leaders have indicated that
many changes would be made In the
House bill. and even should the Senate
pass its measure before the House re-
convened in September. considera BILE
time would elapse before fnal enact
ment. s the differences between the
senate and House would have TO be
threshed out in conference.
Final decision to have the House
recess for more than month was
reached today after conferences be
tween Republican leaders of the two
houses. Little opposition TO the plan
was expressed by Senator'S, II was
said. but there was no suggestion that
the senate take a recess
Besides the treaty with Germany
many important matters are before
the Senate and its committees These
include military and railroad 1eEisla
ton as well rs contested nominations
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SENDING ARMY TO MEXICO NJ
TO STABILIZE CONDITIONS.
CONSIDERED BY CONGRESS
President Denies Mrs. Wilson Secured
Evidence Of Brutality to u. S. Soldiers

WASHINGTON, July c0.-Presi-
dent Wilson, In letter to Repre-
sentative DallInger. Republican. of
Mussnchusetts, made public tonight,
characterized nH "entireIy inaccu-
rate" recently published statement
by John w. Kehoe, hospital
superintendent of the knights of
Columbus, that Mrs. Wilson oh
tained personal evidence in Paris
or brutal treatment OF American
military prisoners.
dispatch from New York quoted
MIR. kehoe as snyinE that Mrs. VIII
son, while mt Base Hospital No. 81,
was beckoned to the cot of IA soldier
VINO displayed 'numerous welts on
his nrms and bnck," and that she
reported THU. to the President. with
the result that "thc entire guard
stan were brought up on charges
and removed"
In the correspondence with the
President. given out by air. Dali
linEer. the Inter quoted from the
newspaper account, and asked for
additional information no that he
might "learn from the War De-
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THREE men MEET DEATH
AS FLEET ENTERS COLON
Others Are Severely Injured When
Two Planes Collide Near
Pacific Armada.
SIX KILLED IN BOILER ACCIDENT
Victims Of Explosion Members OF
Crew of U. S. 8. Melville, Naval
Tender-Admiral Rodman Pleased
With Success OF Trip,
IBy Associate pr.s,1

on BOARD THE U. S. s. NEW
s MaMlGo 5niy 2sLeYtenant Ellis
Sergeant Won Berg were killed Fri
Gay and three persons were, injured
plane and naval seaplane at the
entrance to the Colon harbor
If.,t Two machines were wrecked.
Thomas were severely injured. Ensign
oss,n was hurt less seriously.
boiler explos ion, on the U. s., S. Mel
VILE VILE naval tender attached to the
Ship in Tow OF Collier.
Word had been previously received
| that the Melville had been disabled a I
sea on Friday night and .nAt she was
vices were that the vesse.5 would ar
i've at Colon Monday.
Ne@ Messieo A Hi fhs reaas
and New York-were lifted success.
fully through the Gatun locks Friday.
The waterway with draAdnaughts, and
last night the warships ienlained an
LaRe erf feet sb5ye sea
The dreadnaughts resu ned their trip
toward the Pucific Ocean today. at
ing: now coalinE and oiiing at Colon.
VIII commence the passage of the
PIcnsed with Result.
II,
OF the fleet, was pleased vita the sue
cess Of the first stage of the canal
THE hagship was lifted out OF the
three locks of Gatun Dam in one hour
and seventeen minutes. Now let us go
tarpon hshins near the dam-puttinE
easy"
The old battleships Georgia and Yer
mont non, joined the feet at Colon Friday.
Colon this afternoon she swung laziIy
into Limon Bay, whence She took the
two ships part of the way to tho dam.
tings of the waterway amid dense
Jungle growth like some weird am
phWib ssln in a prehistoric swamp.
landing lines cupboard, which quickly
drew nboard steel cables that led to
the electric mules" running on tracks
operati ton seemed to function auto
matically, for not an order was heard
as the dreadnaughts slid into the low
er DOCKS as easily as shuttle into "a
saving machine.
Great Ship Is Easily Lifted.
The steel gates astern the narship
then closed like great jaws, and churn-
thhs h mater rose up from yiaducts in
me me POTION or the lock, while the New
idly as a rowboat. The flagship was
then lifted out of the next two locks
In the same fashion. while crowds
stamding on top OF the concrete locks
walls threw bananas and coconu:s at
the ships crew
twenty destroyers went through the
canal Thursday, passing through the
locks In groups of ten. Captain Twin
ing, chief of STAFF. said that the canal
d dau proved its naval value beyond
doubt; as dreadnoush,s may be easily
moved from the Atlantic to the Pacific
with CELEBRITY and w;thou, trouble. as
SHOWN by today's operation. The Pa
ci1c fleet will leave Panama For Sar
Diego. Cal, Sunday night
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ARE GRATEFUL FOR HELP
"Americnn street" In Serbian Town of
Prot Named In Memory OF
High Service

PROT. SERBIA. July 26-One street
In Prot has been named America
street out OF gratitude for the work
food into this place for the thousands
OF Serbian refugees who have return
ed here from Bulgaria
Forty thousand OF the 10000 Ser
bians who were informed In Rulparia
In the war have passed through here
10 their former homes. Ten thousand
others nave settled in or near Pirot.
close to the Bulgarian border, either
through sheer exhaustion or from
news mat their old homes In Contra!
Serbia have been destroyed.
one ked cross major and an Ameri-
can army sergeant brought enough
food into 100 villages OF tho Pirot dis.
trict to feed 100000 people.
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HUN VlCE-PREMIER SAYS
ALLIES SENT PEACE NOTES
Made Orertures Through Vatican In
August, 1917, Matthias Erzbergcr
Tells Assembly.

BERLIN. July 26-Mathias Erzberg-
er. Vice Premier and Minister OF
Finance, declared in the National Ger
man Assembly today that Great Britain
and France made peace overtures to
Germany through the Vatican in Au-
gust. 1917. and that Germany rejected
them.
Documents to support the statement
were mentioned by Herr Erzberger.
they included the text Of a note from
Mons'gnor Pachelli, papal nuncio at
Munich, enclosing what was said to
be telegram from the British Minis
ter at the Vatican. to which France as
sented
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pnrtment the punishment melted
out to those guilty"
The President replied ms follows:
"My Dear MIR. DatiinEer.
"The newspaper article to which
you refer In your letter to ME OF
July q was entirely inaccurate.
Mrs. Wilson saw evidences Of
violence on the patient whom she
met In base Hospital No. IS. and
her Inquiries brought out the fact
that. whereas one OF the prisons
used by the American army in Paris
had been delivered over to them
In very bnd condition. the con-
ditions had been rapidly corrected.
md such harsh treatment M hnd
been prncticed In one or two in
stances had been promptly checked.
every sincerely yours,
"wOODROw WILSON,"
WITH the correspondence. Mr..
DaiifnSer gave out II statement to
the effect that he could not recon-
ellie the Presidents favorable refe--
enccs to prisons with the recent
testimony of General March, chief
or stan OF the army, Showing con-
ditions rfvnlinE that of Siberian
prtsou camps"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-27
SALVAGING GERMAN BOATS
Great Britain Relocating Vessels SINK
by Crews In Scnpa Flow
HnrbOr.

LONDON. July 26.--The work OF re-
floating the German warships sunk in
and it is expected that by next year
the. entire fleet will have been raised.
Under the laws OF salvage Britain will
Nearly all Of the light cruisers and
destroyers have been moved into shall
low water and the big ships are now
receiving attention. 1t is expected
that the flagship Baden and some of
the other battleships will be raised in
about ten days, but the work of SAL
vaElnE the battle cruisers will be more
difficult. as they lie in deeper water.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT GETS
nRlEE NEPOHT OF InIIISInN

ARLINGTON. July 2S.-The NAVY
department. received a brief report, to-
a naval seaplune and army airnInna
at the entrance to Colon harbor. in
which two persons were killed. two
LIEUTENANT Albert Il. *. Ellis, u. s.
y. r.: Patterson. y. j.. and an ofIicer
travelling in the army plane. whose
Lieutenant Dugan. of the army. and
THOMAS Raiph. machinist's mate, were
severely injured. The body Of the
olhc"r Killed with Lieutenant Ellis was
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-27
OPPOSE IRISH CLAUSE
Massachusetts Democratic Committee
ASninst Covenant In League
Regarding ireland.
[By Associated Press. !

BOSTON. July 26.-The Democratic
State Committee adopted a resolution
today expressing its unalterable OPP
position to the attempt of England and
her lallies to force upon the American
people n so-called covenant Of a
league of nations which attempts to
commit this republic to recognize and
Mold forever the title of England to
own and rule Ireland against the en-
pressed Will Of an overwhelming ma
jority OF the Irish people"
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3,028,487 ARE DISCHARGED
War Department. Announces Progress
In DemObillzinR United Stntes
Army.
Thy Associated Press. I

WASHINGTON. July 26. Progress
day as follows:
Officers and men discharged to date.
3.o2s.fS7; sal'ed for United States from
237; estimated strength OF army Jay
22, 7o4.St5, rf whom only 234.975 were
In Europe. $4,000 at sea en- route homo
and $4,000 ~ the United States: en-
ltstments 81,2Se.
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lafts Letters to Hays
Were Marked Personal"
Bv Associated Pre.s.1

NEW YORK, July 26.-'rhe An
socinted Press has received the fol-
lowing messnge from cI-Prexiden mt
Taft:
"four nHxociation yesterday gave
out two letters written by ME TO
VIII Hays OH July 20 Inst. These
letters were personal md confiden-
tia!, and were 40 plainly marked,
ana were published without the
knowledge or consent of MIR. HAYS
or myself. ask in fairness TO Nir.
nnJa md rue Mt once to give this
inc sumo publicity you give the
ietters. WILLIAM II. TAFT"
The Annotated Pres. WINS fur-
nished the letters referred 10 by
one who received copies OF them,
ana ieit himself under no oblfRa-
ZION 10 regard them ns confid c n tinI.
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dispatch received from Berlin
July. II reported Count Karoiyi's ar
rival in Italy after he had made sew
eral attempts to leave Hungary. 1t
was said to be his intention 10 go to
America.
Several weeks previously the count
had escaped TO Austria, but was made
prisoner by the Austrians and return
ed to Budapest He then sought the
assistance of the Italian military au-
him in charge of a guard to Italy, by
way Of innsbruck. It was said at tho
main in Italy for only short period.
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KAR0LYl, WIFE AND SUITE,
UNDER ARREST IN PRAGUE
Former Hungarian ProvIsionaI Presi-
dent Once Intended to Seek
Refuge Here.
tBy Associated pr.,,1

BERLIN, July 26.-Count Michael
Karolyi. former Hungarian provisional
suite. have been arrested and are de-
tanned at Prague, according to the
Vossisch Zeitung.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-23
BACKACHE And
HEAVY FEELING
Weak, Nervous, Restless Wo.
man In Arkansas Hears of
Cardui, Tries 1t and Is
Greatly Benefited.
Now Recommends
1t to Others.

Peach Orchard, Ark.-Mrs. Monte
High, who lives near here, states:
Some time ago l began to have
trouble with my back, I would ache
and 1 could hardly get up when
down. l was so weak 1 would lust
drag around and did not feel like
doing anything at ali. was 80
nervous l felt l could scream, and
such heavy feeling could not
rest at all. 1t looked like 1 was
going TO get down in bed. ;.
l heard OF Cardui and thought l
would try 1t and see what 1t would
do for my case. After taking a few
bottles grew stronger The
bloated. heavy feeling left me. 1
wasn't so nervous-in fact, felt bet
ter all over. l took twelve bottles
and certainly was greatly benefited,
and can recommend it to any one as
tonic or builder. l often tell others
how II helped and strengthened me-"
Cardui is mild vegetable tonic,
with no bad after-effects. It's ingre-
dents act in a helping, building way
on the womanly constitution.
Ask your druggist. He knows
about Cardui. Some druggists have
sold it for forty years.-Adv.