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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
Roads Committee
Against Amendment
Decidedly Opposed to Consid-
Grafton Of Propositions at
Special Session.

After sharp 0ghte on certain clauses
and proposed amendments the senat,
'committee en roadU uKyd Internal nxvf
CATION yesterday reported the com
mittee bill drafted by the suh-commit
tee appointed at the joint session O.
compromise OF the governors bill ant
the one endorsed by the Virginia Coco
Roads association.
The only friction arose from tn,
section precluding any appeal from
decisions already rendered by tn,
state highway com missioner. although
his future rulings will be appealabl.
to the commission Senator Strod,
moved that the clause disallowing thi.
action be stricken out Of the bill. Sena
tor Robertson registered strong pro
tect, saying that the way would b,
opened for endless wrangling.
The Anal vote was six for and the
same number against the amendment
Senator Barham arriving just in tims
to defeat it with his deciding vote.
The bill as reported to the senate
carries three uhimportant amend.
inents. Senator Drew-y had the word:
by and with the advice and consent
OF the senate" changed to read sub
ject to the confirmation of the SEN
ate" 1t being agreed that the incdln-
ing governor be allowed To appoint his
commissioners. the bin was amended
to read after the first and prior to
the last OF February" instead Of ION
or before the first of February"
Senator Byrd, contending that al
sections OF the state should know AZ
early as possible In each year what the
appropriations for the several sections
would be- in order to protest II the
apportionment was considered unfair
offered an amendment providing that
SO fas as Is practicable, funds avail
able for each year shall be allotted by
April l OF each year.
Senator Gravatt, chairman OF the
committee, expressed disapproval OF
the clause stipulating that the Ave
members Of the commission be ap.
pointed from different sections OF the
state. saying that all sectional matters
should Be disregarded and the ability
OF the members alone considered as q
determining factor. He did not offer
this as a motion.
Senator Drewry's motion to limit
the salary Of the commissioner to $4.-
500 per annum was DEBATED, four fol-
and Ave against.
The committee went on record AZ
decidedly opposed to the consideration
at the special session. of any amend
ments to the state highway ACT. II
appeared that practically cverN mem.
Der had some such bill to offer so n
was agreed to hold them all until the
regular session.
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Finance Committee
to Provide Funds
Possible That a Favorable Re-
port May Be Made to Coun-
Gil on Chamberlayne Avenue
Driveway.

Al the conclusion Of an appealing
address before the finance committed
of city council last night. Ben w
Wilson feelingiy said that he had
re acked the apex OF his endeavor tc
go down into local history with the
satisfaction of having accomplished
something for the good OF his com
munity.
He had spoken on the proposed ex-
tension of Chamberlayne avenue
across Shockoe valley and into the
city by way OF Calhoun street. to
Adams and Leigh, thus completing a
project started several years ago, and
one upon which Mr.. Wilson had de-
voted much OF his attention during
that entire period. He had Tough
against many obstacles and all OF
them had been overcome. practically
but the one which now faces the
finance committee-that Of an appro-
priation Of a suficient sum to take
over the property necessary to open
up an Se-foot thoroughfare through
the middle of old Jackson ward.
Besides Mr.. Wilson there were sew
e al other speakers. all Of whom
urged the committee to provide the
means to that end--an appropriation
Of $17s.435 for the entire plan. or
$4,000 for portion OF II. The
former. It was pointed out. would
mean a much better driveway. with
salvage suficiept to bring back into
the treasury q large revenue. which
p incipls Of any bond issue which
might be contemplated. The other
speakers were Councilman r. l.
Roden, John NJ. Miller. and O. H.
Funston.
The committee appeared to be In
terested in the proposition, and II
Is believed that favorable plan will
be presented at the next meeting OF
council.
Councilman Roden and Mr.. Nc.
Clura suggested that steps be taken
Mt once to supply the people Of the
Northside with gas. There ID an in
suflicient supply now. and with many
houses In course OF construction
which viii he completed before win.
ter. It seems out OF the question that
the Henrico Gas company may be
able to supply the demand.
The committee determined to take
up this question at Z special meet
ing next Friday night. at which time
all persons concerned will be pres
ent.
DR.. Ennion G. Williams. represent
ing the Medical College Of Virginia
\. NJ. 6. A.. which has purchased the
old Woman's college property al
Tenth and Marshall streets. to be used
n dormitory for the medical col
feEe. urged the committee to ''pasl
up" the resolution calling upon the
city attorney to acquire the property
BY condemnation, as 1t was the only
possible site for q dormitory.
DR.. Williams stated that the trus-
tees had spent about $4,000 In i'm
provements and equipment already
aad that the building would be IN
condition to receive the studoslts upon
the beginning OF tho September term.
The building had been offered the
city some months ago, but at that
tine the finances OF the city were In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
Good Roads Bumps Into
Snag on Smooth Trip
Sectional Reference Injected In
Discussion Before Commit
tee on Finance.

Good roads legislation crashed into
the first bump in its hitherto smooth
! journey through the house and senate
! Yesterday. when the age-old sectional
! fight between the cities and towns
! and the rural districts of the state was
taken up with much vigor and xest by
the senate committee on finance
The tax bill for an increase of 20
per cent In the license tax OF automo-
hiles, bringing the tax per horsepower
from forty to eighty cents Senator
Conrad offered an amendment adding
an additional twenty cents. bringing
the total increase to 100 per cent. the
sum realized to be given entirely to
remote districts with the understand
ing that every dollar would be
matched
Senators Robertson and Trinkie
took ur the fight and the battle ragged
, for two hours, when the committee ad ;
| tourned until $3.50 o'clock this MORN
irg. Henry p Roberts. of Bristol, 4
good roads enthusiast. was introduced
| by Senator Cannon. who requested
just fifteen minutes. Mr.. Roberts
agreeing to leave the moor Immediately
II he did not tell the committee more
than the senators who had spoken.
Mr.. Roberts showed disposition to
cast diplomacy to the four winds and
speak his mind with utmost frank
ness He warned the senator's that
they were advocating the dissipation
Of the funds and pied with them to
keep their feet out Of the trough"
this one time and not block the wheels
OF progress.
| Vote as you know you should" he
cried. III you never come back. build
this monument that your sons may re-
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advocates OF county aid at this time OF
simply buying votes and called atten-
| ton to the fact that practically every
county would receive thousands Of
dollars more, under the presept plan.
than they would pay for.
In REPUTATION Of the statement that
the counties would double the state
money for local improvements. he
cited Bedford county. in Senator Rob-
crtson's district, which has $4,000 al
iotted II by tho state and never spent.
He told Senator rrinkle that Wythe
county would received $4,000 and be
taxed but 1000. exclusive OF the au-
toniohile license tax
An amendment offered by Senator
Buchanan providing towns OF less
than 2,500 inhabitants should receive
federal aid on such portions where the
house were not less than zoo feet
apart was adopted. a. was also Sena-
to- Andrews amendment increasing
the motorcycle tax from IS to IS.
No action was taken on the Conrad
amendment. One city senator express-
ed himself forcibly In summing up
the situation after the COMMITTEES had
adjourned. I'VE have added so per
cent to the auto license tax he said.
and now these pirates want to tack
on another twenty cents for the tins
some citizens house TO his store After
they get this they viii want to In
crease the general property tn ter
the sar,ae purpose. v
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

washington August 1e.-AmeficAn
troops are in Mexico in pursuit of the
landits who captured and released.
IN nay.rent OF 1880 ransom, Lieu
tenants Davis and Peterson, OF the
nited States army air service.
OfY3cial announcement that units or
the Eighth cavalry had crossed the
Rio Grande near Candeiaris unuer
orders from the war department was
r,ade this afternoon. The bandits
RENDEZVOUS. where they held the
American army officers, is near Can
Gsiaria-
The war department also ofhciai'y
pnnnunced the release OF the two heu-
tenants.
the pursuit Of the outlaws into
Mexico was justified at the war ana
state departments on the traditionai
right of one country to enter another
when following criminals on not
,ra,l" The fact mat the bandits were
shrewdly brought back to the border
This morning With the prisoners
r,akes an old trail very hot one. and
/. now remains 10 be seen whether
,hc entrance into Mexico by United
States forces was communicated IN
.rv official way to the Mexican gov
eminent.
There is no information here IA TO
what attitude Carranza will assume
"a hen hA learns that the cavalry
troops have crossed the border. The
question of the hot trail was ais
crssed at great length following the
columbus raid by Mr.. Arredondo,
carranza's ambassador here. here,
and frank l.. Polk. then counsellor OF
the state department.. who II now
chairman OF the American peace dele
cation in Paris
So far as 10 known there b no writ
ten agreement on the subject.
II the present situation should de-
yclop 70 the point OF forcing military
Intervention by the United States.
the invading forces would be seriously
handicapped. by lack Of adequate
aircraft. according TO Brigadier Cen
cral William Mitchell. head OF the
army air. service.
General Mitchell told the house
rules committee today that the army
s.r service IL too small even TO
r,aintain an expedition into Mexico"
He said:
the skeleton OF seventeen sQuadrons.
twelve hundred officers are not euf-
f;cient to keep them up: we need
twice as many. That number Is even
too small to maintain an expedition
into Mexico.
This created great surprise among
members OF the committee.
In announcing that troops had been
ordered to cross the border, Secre-
tary Baker made this verbal state
ment.
when the report came OF the cap
ture of these two officers and their
being held for ransom. the hour OF
their execution was fixed for the next
IA, IN default Of ransom being paid.
There was, OF course. no opportunity
70 make military rescue in that
time l, therefore, recommended that
fhe ransom be paid. and that force
Is. arranged to take UP the hot trail
+ ~ the bandits and pursue them with
the hope OF being able to capture an
r,anv as possible of the perpetrators
81 this wrong.
II understand from the newspapers
that the captured officers have been
released and returned to this cour-
try. ana no doubt the attempt to fol-
low the hot trail has been arranged in
accordance with the direction given
by me-"
The story Of the adventures Of
I1ieutenants Davis and Peterson ID
tod In dispatch received 1t the
war department from Majors eneral
Dickman. commander Of the South
wA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

Exclusive Gable to Universal Service
and the London Daily Expressly
Geneva, Aug. ia brother OF ex-
empress Xeita. OF Austria. Prince
Felix. ID engaged to marry the grand
duchess Of Luxenberg. It IL learned
on reliable authority. Prince Felix
ID now seeking permission from the
allies to visit his llancee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
LEOPOTID rs HOARDER.

Berlin, Aug. 1s.-Prince Friedrich
Leopold, cousin OF the ex-kaiser, has
teen found to have hoarAed great
stores OF food, while all the people In
the neighborhood OF his residence are
starving. The authorities, immediate
ly after discovery ofnhe hoard. or
Gered its connscation. A hundred
weight of fuel was also seized at
Prince Leopold's home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
FETHER Is REIItAlI;IiII:,IIo|

Gazenovia, n. r, Aug. H.
W. Fether. the Cornell ~ 030
charged with having muF4 33-'
year-old Hazel GRANGE. waa fs614 Ene
and at 8 o'clock was motoring back
to ithaca free man.
Judge Kiley held that tho sssdeneo
was insufficient to warrant the coyn~
mitment Of the young student TO Gw1t1s
the action OF the grand jury. Ssss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
Britiah Attack Kronstatlt.

Stockholm. Aug. ls.--The British
fleet. reinforced. Il attacking Kron-
stadt. with the cooperation OF fieet
Of air and seapianes. The town ID
afire. simultaneously. Finnish troops
started an attack on the Karolian
front \. Y. .s.s ..a. M.
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Washington. Aug. H.
General fair Wednesday
and Thursday.
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The executive committee OF tho
Virginia Good Roads association will
meet Friday afternoon beginning at
: o'clock N the assembly Of Muir
phys hotel annex to consider bills
which have been presented to the
3Nneral assembly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

The OTeiAn ReIatIOno com m1ttel
tomorrow will 80 on with IT. hear
ings.
John c. Ferguson. Professor e. +
Williams and Captain Hornbeck n,
the witnesses who will be heard. All
we're connected in one cafacity Of
another with the American peace
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

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80 CENTs PEN IL,
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The evening leader., 1919-04-22

Every man has right to his opin-
ion, religiously, politically or other
wise. 1t is no sin to differ with the
other fellow. We may feel sure that
we are right and yet we do not know
this to be so, so far, at least, as these
subjects are concerned. To criticise
another for his religious of political
belief is unjust. We have a right to
point out what we may think to be
the right way, but we have no right
to say that some one is wrong just be-
cause he differs from US. After all,
he may be the one that is right and
we may be in the wrong. An inclina-
tion to belittle the religious belief of
some one else indicates lack of what
we sometimes call good sense. In 9th
er words it shows a lack of inteIIi-
gence.
The evening leader., 1919-04-22
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MY MOTHER-A PRAYER.

An article with this title appeared
recently in the Seattle Post-Intelli-
gencer and so impressed Hon. William
E. Humphrey of Washington that he
asked its publication in the Congress-
ional Record. 1t was written by Tom
Dillon, one of the most talented and
popular writers on the Pacific coast,
and should be read by every human
being who has a mother. We COM
mend it to every reader for a place in
their scrap book if they have one, and
if not for a place in their memory to
be repeated and pondered during life
to come:
"For the body you gave me, the
bones and the sinew, the heart and
brain that are yours, my mother, ]
thank you. l thank you for the light
in my eyes, the blood in my veins,
for my speech, for my life, for being.
All that am is for you that bore me.
"For all the love you gave me, un-
measured from the beginning. my
mother, l thank you for the hand that
led me, the breast that nestled me, the
arm that shielded me, the lap that
rested me. All that I am is by you
who nursed me.
| For your smiles in the morning and
your kiss at night, my mother, thank
you. I thank you for the tears you
shed over me, the song that you sung
to me, for your vigils and minister
ings. All 1 am is by you who reared
me.
"For the faith you had in me, the
hope you had in me, for your trust
and your pride, my mother, thank
you. thank you for your praise and
your chiding, for the justice you bred
into me, and for the honor you made
mine. All that / am; you taught me.
For the sore travail that I caused
you, for the,kv vions and despairs, my
lrn,othar, fbrgive me. Forgive me the
peril ] brought you to, the sobs and
lmoans I wrung from you, and the
strength took from you, mother, for
give me.
"For the fear gave you, for the
alarms and breads, my mother, for
, give me. Forgive me the joy I de-
, prive you, the tolls made for you, for
the hours, the days and the years I
claimed from you, mother, forgive me.
"For the times that I hurt you, the
times I had no smile for you, the ca
ress I did not give you, my mother,
forgive me. Forgive me for my angers
: and revolts for my deceits and evas-
ions, for all the pangs and sorrows l
brought you, mother, forgive me.
"For your lessons I did not learn,
for your wishes did not heed, for the
; counsel l did not obey, my mother,
forgive me. Forgive me my neglect,
my selfshness, all the great debts of
your love that I have not paid, sweet
mother. forgive me.
"And may the peace and joy that
passeth all understanding be yours,
my mother, forever and ever"
The evening leader., 1919-04-22
ENGLISH WOMEN MAY SOON
ENTER LEGAL PROFESSION

London, Mar. 18.-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press THE house
of lords having passed the second
reading of Lord Buckmaster's bill let
ting down the bars of the legal pro-
>fession to women, the indications are
that the measure will become a law
during the present parliamentary ses-
sion.
One by one, as veteran observer
Of the struggle for women's rights
points out, all the old sex barriers are
,umbling down. 1t was strange, he
says, to hear the governments bless
ing Of this bill pronounced by the lord
chancellor who, as Sir F. E. Smith,
was one Of the chief opponents of wo-
man suffrage when he was a member
of the house of commons
The work performed by women dur
ing the war, the lord chancellor ex-
planned, in indicating his former op-
position, had profoundly altered mat
ters. 81 may say" he continued, "that
under the changed circumstances of
the time the government welcomes
this proposal, and that it is their
hope that they may be able to give it
such assistance as will render it's pass
ing into law highly probable"
The bill confers upon women the
right of qualifying either as solicitors
or barristers. 1t does not extend,
however, to Scotland or Ireland.
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the top. Good news, this, and calcu-
lated to inspire greater effort in those
communities where larger amounts
are expected to be forthcoming.
Tarpon Springs has made a good
start and is expected to go over the
top as have some of the others. That
we will do this goes without saying.
We have never failed in doing what
the country has asked US to do. We
have supplied man power and we have
supplied money power and we are go
ing to supply more money power Yes,
if occasion requires we will again give
of our manhood. We are Americans
and will do the part of Americans.
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WHAT SHALL WE DO
WITH THESE "ANIMALS"?

The United States public health
service submits the following list of
"our animal friends" and wonders
what we propose doing about it:
Anopheles mosquitoes, which carry
malaria;
Aedes mosquitoes, which carry yell
low fever.
Lice with military training), which
carry trench fever;
Lice with or without military
training), which carry typhus fever;
Flies, which carry typhoid fever,
dysentery and other diseases;
Fleas, which carry bubonic plague;
Tsetse flies, which carry African
sleeping sickness;
Hookworm, which is very much at
tached to man.
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sary comforts" said Mr.. Stefansson
on his recent visit here while discuss
ing arctic exploration with friends. 81
seldom have seen a stretch of ice ex-
tending more than thirty miles with
out coming to open water. Under the
circumstances there never would be
and difficulty in the matter of getting
to the surface. Also the navigator
would be assured of calm water when
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he came up in these ice hemmed bits
of water.
"The submarine already has been
used for getting to ice bound ports by
passing under the ice. They may be
provided with wheels so as to go along
the channel bottom. A large subma-
rine will only weigh about 600 pounds
on the wheels when submerged in
this manner. In constructing an un-
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der ice submarine the periscope and
much of the above deck construction
would be done away with and in place
of it would be a deck coming to a
ridge similar to a roof which would
cut through thin ice when coming up
to the surface. Ocean ice is mushy
and have seen whale come up
through a thickness of six or seven
inches of ice"
The evening leader., 1919-04-22

rortation as a means of reaching the
North pole, the submarine comes first
in the estimation of Vilhjalmur Ste
fansson, the Arctic explorer. Next
comes the dirigible balloon, and finally
the ai1plane.
"The submarine appears to me to be
a perfectly practicable way of reach
ing the pole as we'll as a comfortable
way, for one could carry all the neces-
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-. On his.
Ten per cent July Is.

Uncle Sam will provide sanatorjum
and hospital care for all the boys dis
charged from the army or naval ser
vice, so far as their sickness or disa-
bility was contracted in the service of
their country. The United States pub
lie health service has already under
taken this stupendous task and is bus
lily engaged in enlarging its hospital
facilities all over the country. One of
the sanatoria will be located at Daw-
son Springs, a famous health resort
in Kentucky; the location of the 9TH
ers has not yet been determined.
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SHALL WE GO OVER THE TOP?
CERTAINLY

Reports are beginning to come in
from various sources about the coun-
try saying that they have gone over
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SUBMARINES CAN
REACH NORTH POLE

San Francisco, Cal, April 22.-In
the way of modern methods of trans
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GOVT. PLAN OF PAYMENT
FOR VICTORY LOAN BONDS

The following is the governments
plan of payment for the Victory Loan
on l. befera May 10.
Ten per cent July Is. >
Twenty per cent August II.
Twenty per cent September 9.
Twenty per cent October 7.
And the remainder with accrued in
terest on deferred installments, No,
vember II.
If you make first payment Monday
you are a volunteer subscriber and get
a Victory badge.
The evening leader., 1919-04-22

Read the aus in today's Leader. You
may save money by so doing.