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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
BODY Of
MURDERED GREEK

The body of the murdered man who
was found near the Petersburg pike
on Friday was Identified yesterday by
Peter Rrauca, proprietor of Fran
cion s hotel, ia East Broad street, as
being that of pietro Nirdis, of Balti-
moro. This is the man whom the
police thought it was, although they
were not surssof his IDENTITY Branca
viewed the body al the Il. II Morris
49,, ~ M e2H. = Il *. :
ment whore II was seen by number
or persons who thought they knew
the man.
The last he saw Of the slain man.
Branca said. was last Friday a week
ago. when he came into his hotel to
rent room. As there were none
available a tho time he left, saying
ne would return later He said he
had Just come from Baltimore. where
he was running a restaurant Branca
sad he first met Virdls in Hopewen.
four years ago. He has brother in
Baltimore. Antonio Esrdis. who has
been notified Of the murder.
Officer Traylor. of Chesterfield
county, yesterday morning locked mp
in the city Jail for safekeeping the
two suspects III the case--Richard
Bailey and Louis Sien. colored They
were arrested Friday afternoon at "A
shantN near where the body was dis
covered. They still stoutly maintain
then innocence of any knowledge Of
the crime.
The police have found razor and
q black jack near the scene of the
murder. which seems 10 indicate that
his assailants, who are believed to
have been several In number, first
knocked him in the head with the
black Jack and then cut his throat
The body of the dead man Is still
at the Morrissett undertaking rooms
at Nineteenth and HUI streets. where
iii will be held until claimed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
HAL FLOOD AGAINST
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Monroe Doctrine liz regarded by state
department officials as already effec-
lively scotChed, if not actually Killed
Mexico, it IS learned today. If APP
pealed to. would be obliged under her
own constitution to stop the deal,
1t in plain. say officials, that the
ultimate object of the syndicate under
suggestion from It's home government,
lis to acquire tracts of land under the
guise oil agriculture but with the true
Intent of getting harbor either for
commercial or military purposes from
Mexico. In other words Japan can
not fully carry out her plan. which
has been exposed in Siberia only
within the last few days, of making
an aggressive commercial war against
America and Americans unless she
has sonaG pivot on the Pacific coast,
however. innocently the design may
he covered.
IL is not at all doubted here that
before the agents of the state de-
partntent finish their investigation, 1t
viii lie rhown that there is ground for
he belief that the japanese syndi-
Gates project goes much beyond the
ambition Of few commercial gentle
men from Japan, In that event the
government of Mexico, II it does not
act of its own accord, would naturally
be ADVISED OF The attitude of this gov
ornr,ent and ps attention Of called to
its own constitution.
The law of Mexico which bears
directly on The scheme, officials said
today is found in the 27th article or
Carranza's constitution Section / of
which says:
only Mexicsns by birth or natural
i2ation. and Mexican companies nave
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
BUILDING OPERATIONS
INCREASE FOR WEEK

Building Inspector Butler yestee-
day issued a statement showing that
q quarter OF million dollars worth of
work had been applied for during the
week closing Yesterday. This places
the building operations back upon it's
normal state, says the inspector, and
he supplements this statement by the
forecast that the coming weeks will
continue to grow in building i'm
portance, until the normal will have
been passed.
New work for the week amounts to
S214.775. while repair work shows
but $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
''T SECRETARY
GIVES LECTURE

Robert NJ. Honeyman, ''Y" score
tary of Camp Hancock, and for hve
years the secretary of the Bowery Y.
VI. c. A, gave an illustrated lecture
last night at the Central Y. M. c. A,
taking for his subject New York,
The Nightless City"
His lecture on New York, from Its
very begjnpipE until the present time.
>+1fitr Was 'I1ius1raSeh' ny f'presSasSA,
flashed upon a screen. proved to be
very interesting, and was greatly en-
Joyed by a large crowd.
DR.. Honeyman will make an ad-
dress this morning To the inmates OF
the state penitentiary, and will this
afternoon at $3.50 address an au-
dience of men only at the Central
~" on THE Tragedy of The White
Way"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
hACkAY IS
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apply Buriesons school to our organ
ization.
Mr. Burleson's operating board
admitted this and told us to do the
best we could with it and we did the
best we could with 1t and made II
even better than BurIeson's plan.
which latter is being condemned by
Western Union operators, while our
wage schedule met with the approval
Of our employees Burieson's state
ment on the wage schedule is a DELHI
crate attempt to distort the facts. We
did refuse TO assent TO a proposition
made by Burlesons operating board
of Bell Telephone and Western Union
officials, to increase telegraph rates,
but this never reached the form of
an order after the Postal Telegraph
company refused to assent to such a
plan.
Mr.. Burleson carefully refrains
from mentioning this and this may be
why he removed our officials. Burle-
son is trying to confiscate our money
in order to pay II to the Western
Union. He ordered that we shall have
less than We earn, and that the Wes-
tern Union shall have more than 1t
earned. The three men who came
10 the Postal Telegraph building at
253 Broadway today to demand our
property were: Mr.. eBthel, a Bell
Telephone official; Mr.. Bracelen. a
BELL Telephone lawyer, and Mr.. A. +.
Adams. a Kansas city Telephone man,
who has been put in charge OF our
property by Mr.. furleson.
Not one Of these men know the
slightest thing about the telegraph
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
John Preston Coss.

The funeral services for John Pres
ton Goss. formerly of this city. who
died Friday at his home near Stony
Point in Albemarle county, will be
held here this morning.
lie Is survived by has wife and
three children. Mrs. Larkin NJ. Glaze
brook and Miss Jane Goss OF Rich
nond. and John Preston Goss, Jr.. of
Atlanta For a number OF years Mr..
Goss was a well known figure at the
state auditors office, retiring about
six years ago. Since then he has lived
at his farm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23

nnoclfyc reference whatever 20 the
iimmigration question. / certain
# IN believe that II was not IN inc
4 minds of the japanese delegates
II In moving the amendment TO Jake
5 advantage of such a clause IN
n the covenant of the league OF ma
\ lions. when adopted to impress
fcr \ solution of such questions
as Immigration.
II again repeat that the amend.
nasnt is cnly the enunclaiion or
1 broad principle and should not
be confused with the immigra-
ton problem.
He further discussed al the preseu
enEth the reasons for insisting ina
,lrnost ah the problems Of the League
Ire internal such rs disarmament etc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23


from railway operations The rate Of
increase in the total income was AZ 8
per cent for the period 19l2-19l7 and
9l.6 per cent for the decade. The
operating expenses aggregated S.
II 5.04S. an increase of 1917 per cent
over lgl2 and of So per cent over
1917; and the AUCTIONS from in
come comprisIi. taxes interest. and
iiNed charges amounted to $3.o76,97b.
an increase Of z6.4 per cent for the
later fiYe-y year period and of 1852 per
cent for the decade. The net income,
therefore. was 81 $50 G06 In 1917, as
compared with $937,311 In 1912, an
increase Of 9s-2 per cent for the five
year period and Of 1852 per cent for
he decade
The electric power consumed In
1917 amounted 10 23I490,727 kilo-
watt hours Of which 210,42T,o25 was
generated by the companies and al
oea,To2 We purchased The rate OF
Increase In total power consumed as
compared With 1912 was So per cent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
MOOSE CARNIVAL To
CONTINUE ALL WEEK

The Moose carnival on West Broad
street, will continue throughout the
whole OF this week. IT was announced
last night.
Many new shows have Just arrived,
snd 10 liz SAID that there aye more
shows on the midway than any other
carnival ever held here.
The carnival is being conducted un-
der the auspices of the Moose order.
and gate receipts 60 to the widows
and orphans fund
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
gSsN n 9k--s1- y. - - VT NO
f00D MINISTRY READY
FOR RAILWAY STRIKE


London. March 24.--Following the
conference with the railway men to-
day there were indications that the
position Of the cabinet had not been
Influenced
President Thomas. of the Railway
Mems union. said There Is oaneer
az strike. hut every avenue 10 Sc
cure peace is being explored"
The food min stry has made e'aho-
rate arrangements 80 supply the coun-
try with food in thu event Of "a fa3a-
way strike.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
Obituary


Especial to The Richmond virginian.,
keysville, Va. March 21.--Robert
f. Watkins, who died here yesterday
was buried this morning at II o'clock
in Briery church cemetery. The
keysville Lodge of Odd Fellows. hav-
ing charge of the burial services.
Mr.. Watkins was forty-four years
old, was prominent in church AMI
public services, being a deacon in the
Briery Presbyterian church and a
member of the country board of su-
pervisors.
= TArk - '.-.-- II ""xHy+
leaves two small children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
ITALIANS DENY
-Cnnfinued Ernra1 Para One

and Colonel House saw Orlando
again today. taking up the whole
situation with the Italian statesman
II has been suggested here that the
United states agree further to as
9ist it%fiy~ IN an economic, way To en-
able the Rome government TO resume
normal peace conditions in return for
material recessions by Italy OF ner
original territorial demands. Hope
is held that this finally will be found
acceptable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
Can't Trust the Hun.

Paris, March 22.-Gabriel Nano-
taux made an earnest plea in the
Figaro today that France be given
adequate guarantees against Germany
who. he thinks, will be ready TO
strike back in six years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
Mrs. h Nj. Tierney.

The funeral of Mrs. Bridget M
rierney, widow Of John w. Tierney,
who died Friday, will take place this
afternoon at d O'Clock from st. Peters
Catholic church. The burial will be
in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Tierney is survived Ivy two Sis
tiers, Mrs. Kate Tierney and Mrs. Ell
len Bolton, of Richmond. and one
brother, ID. J. Heffron, of Newport
News. Her body is in the home of
her nephew, A. j. Tierney, 400 West
>Main street, r ~ !, ~ 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
1|-C0UATY ". C.. 7. U.
EXECUTIVES TO meet

The Bi-County w C. T. u, execu.
tive committee viii hold called
meeting for jubilee work. and to trans
act such other business as is neces
sary. al the y. W. G. A. room s, on
Wednesday, March &c, at Ill A NJ.
The Ernest Workers w c. r l..
viii meet at the home Of Mrs Nauso
at Highland Springs on Tuesday
March %. at ESQ T., NJ. MIS-. Nanse
wishes ladies 10 have as much free
dom to come to her home. bringing
their children. as they would in public
rooms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
THE HAGUE WOULD BE
SEAT OF THE LEAGUE

Paris, March 22--Holland's pro-
posal that the Hague be made the
seat of the league Of nations was con
sidered this afternoon by the league
OF nations committee and referred TO
"A subcommittee for a decision,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23

Funeral services for George A
Parsley, who died Friday morning in
his home in Goochland county was
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31

Mrs. Lawrence Boudreaux of Nor
a.n City is visiting relatives here
this week.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31
"A SPLENDID TONIC y
Says Hiz,op Lady Who, On Dec
tors Advice, Took Caraai
And Is Now Well.

Hixson. Tenn.-"About 10 years ago
I was. -" says Mrs. J. B. Gadd, Of
this place. II suffered with a pain in
my left side, could not sleep at night
with this pain, always in the left
side...
My doctor told me to use Cardui I
took one bottle, which helped me and
after my baby came, was stronger
and better, but the pain was still
there.
at first let it %, but began to get
weak and in rundown condition,
50 decided to t., some more Cardui,
which l did.
This last Cardui which took made
me much better, in fact, cured me. 1t
has been number Of years, still
have 10 return of this trouble.
feel it vas Cardui that cured rue,
md l recommend it as splendid fe-
male tonic"
Don't allow yourself to become
weak and rundown from womanly
troubles. Take CarGui. 1t should sure
ly help yo1, as it has so many thou
sands of o-her women in the past 40
years. Headache, backache, sideache,
nervousness, sleeplessress, tired-out
feeling, are all signs of womanly trou.
bic. Other women get relief by taking
CarduL Why not you? All druggists.
NC-132
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31
Big Oil Tanker Expected
to Reach Port Here
this Evening

It has been reported that the
Mexican Petroleum Co. tanker
"Mexoil", which has been strand
ed outside the Atchafalaya Bay
Ship Channel since last Sun
day will reach Morgan City this
evening. The Mexoil, a 210-foot
tanker loaded with 10000 bar
rels of oil and bound for this
point, entered the mouth of the
channel last Sunday but was
blown out of her course by the
storm of Sunday and Sunday
night and became stranded in
shoal water outside the channel.
The Mexoil draws 13 and IL feet
of water and on account of her
length and reported shadows
created by silt and mud in the
channel, she has experienced
difficulty in making port It is
said that a part of her cargo is
being lightered by barges now
accompanying her.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31

five wears the tax that may be lev'eo
for the payment OF pr'ncipa' anu
interest of bonds issued under Arti-
Gle 281. then the ability to issue
bonds under Article 2el is practical
" destroyed, because mills for tive
wears would not permit an issue OF
bonds to any considerable extent.
II do not think the decision in the
Hayne case should be SO constructed
as to render necessary disapproval
of Louisiana road bonds otherwise
legal, and / think the Supreme Court
will so state in one of the pending
cases in which the attention OF the
court is called to the difficulty with
which we are confronted by reason
of the recent conclusion of bond at
torneys elsewhere not to approve our
road bonds"
VALIDITY OF BONDS
The opinion of Mr.. Gamble and
Mr.. Furlow that the recent Supreme
Court decision does not in any way
affect the validity of Louisiana road
bonds is concurred in by R. S. Hecht
president Of the Hibernia Bank and
Trust Company, one of the heaviest
purchasers of Louisiana road bonds
Mr.. Hecht stated that his opinion
is the opinion also of ]. c. Thompson
of New York, Wood & Oakley OF
Chicago, and Caldwell & Macclicf
| of New York, three of the nations
biggest bond houses, who pass upon
| about 90 per cent of the bonds issued
in this country and who have handled
| millions Of dollars of Louisiana
bonds.
Mr.. Hecht took exception to state
| ments by Duncan Buie and N. w
, Bond that the recent Supreme Court
decision has given rise to question
| of the validity of Louisiana road
! bonds.
He stated emphatically that the de-
cision does not in any way affect
the fundamentals of the bond situa
ton that there is nothing fundament
ally wrong with the states laws un.
der which road bonds are issued, and
! that no extra session of the Legis
/ lature is necessary.
He termed the discussions follow
ing the court decision as misleading
and stated that they have caused al
uneasiness in the bond market to thu
detriment of Louisiana bonds. This
uneasiness, he said. is not on the
part Of the bond houses, which are ia.
miliar with Louisiana's laws but or
the part of the investor, who. he
said. is mislead by the statements.
This uneasiness can be eliminated
by the Supreme Court itself. Nc
session of the Legislature is neces'
sary" he stated. THE Supreme
Court can dispel the clouds merely
by handing down decision, or ever
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31

Mr.. A. ]. Chauvin left yesterday
to take part in the Southern A. A. U.
Meet in New Orleans Friday and
Saturday, May 30th and 3lst.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31

for more than 5 mills and run longer
than five years"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31

for more than mills and run longer
than five years"
PROTEST SPECIAL SESSION
\ protest against the calling OF
special session of the Legislature to
consider the road tax question, or
the inclusion Of that question in such
a call was mailed to Governor. Pleas
ant at Baton Rouge Friday by Thorn
as L. Furlow, new Orleans attor-
ney. Mr. Furlow does not believe
that the decision in the Haynes case
should be given the Interpretation
which is supposed to have been plac-
ed on it by bond attorneys through
out the country, and he tells Govern
or Pleasant that he thinks the SUI
preme Court will explain away the
difficulties seemingly presented by
the Haynes case when it decides the
two other road tax cases now under
Amusement. Mr.. Furlow's letter, in
part, reads as follows:
In my opinion. the supreme Court
did not hold and did not intend to
say that a special tax for the payment
of principal and interest of road
bonds was limited to 5 mills for five
years. What the court did hold was
that Article 29l, as amended, limited
the special tax to 5 mills for five
years for the purposes enumerated
in that article; and any further or
other discussion was purely obiter
dieta. This conclusion is based on
the following reasons:
c :thate
Article 28l of the Constitution was
amended by AGA 1872 of 1912. ratified
as an amendment to thesConstitution
at the Congressional election in 1912,
the same election at which Article
2ol was amended by the ratification
of Act 236' of 1912. As thus amended,
Article 28l provides that the govern
issuing bonds, including road bonds,
shall impose and collect annually in
excess of all other taxes, tax suf-
ficient to pay principal and interest
falling due each year, and that such
special taxes, for all purposes as set
forth in the article, shall not exceed
10 mills on the dollar of assessed val
uation Of the property in such sub
divisions. Clearly. if there is con-
flict between Article POI, as amend
ed and Article 28l. as amended, they
should be so constructed as to give
effect to their clear intent and not
in such manner as to render one de-
structive fthe other.
"If it be held that Article 29l, as
amended. sepersedes Article 2Sl to
the extent of limiting to mills for
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31
Small Arm Champion
ship to be Decided

! New York, May, 31.-Details
of the big national marksman-
ship competition to be held at
the Navy Rifle Range. Caldwell,
\. j.. next summer under auspl-
ces of the Navy Department
wherein rifle and pistol shots
from all parts of the country
will decide small arms champion
ships. have been made public.
The national matches. as the
competitions are known. will be-
gin on August 25th. and will be
preceded by the matches of the
National Rifle Association of
America and vaI ious state
events.
The test of skill with the rifle
as characterized by the National
Individual Match and National
Team Match calls for the firing
Of sixty shots with United
States Rifle, model of 1903. us
ing ammunition furnished by
government. The contests are
divided into three stages.
In the first stage each con-
testant will shoot twenty shots
rapid fire, on the B-target which
the bullseye measures twenty
inches at distance of 200 yards.
Ten shots will be fired from the
kneeling, from standing position.
Each string of ten shots must
be fired in one minute. Either
what is known as the battle-sight
or leaf-sight may be used.
The second stage of the match
calls for slow fire at 500 yards
on the B-target. Twenty shots
will be fired in one string of ten
shots, prone position, a second
string of five shots kneeling, and
a third string of five shots sit
: ting or squatting in order named.
: Sighting shots are not permitted.
: The third stage calls for twen-
. ty shots slow fire at 1000 yards
= the long range test-on tar
get c, the bullseye of which is
thirty-six inches.
In the National Pistol Match,
this course of fire will be follow
: ed:
First stage:-slow fire go
; seconds per ,shot) two scores
Give shots each) at twenty five
, yards, Target ''L", the army pis-
tol target.
Second stage :-Rapid fire GO
. seconds per score), 2 scores Give
shots each) at Is yards target
"L". !,
The arm used in the National
o Pistol Match will be any pistol
( or revolver of As calibre having
a a barrel not more than 10 inches
t long. The Ordnance Department
I has been authorized to select
;, weapons especially adapted for
!, accurate shooting, and arrange
r ments have been made to fur
! nish rifles and ball cartridges to
; teams for practice on their home
!. ranges. Complete copies of the
!. National Match Rifles may be
q had by applying to 1t. Col. w. c.
t Harllee, U. S. M. c., Executive
l, Officer, 1108 Woodward Bldg,
), Washington, D. c..
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31

supplementary memorandum max
ing if clear that Article 28l of the
Constitution. under which the road
bonds are floated. is not affected or
superseded by Article 2el. which
formed the basis for the recent opin-
ion"
Article 2o1, Mr. Hecht said, is sup
elemental not contradictory to Ar
ticle 281.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31

School will close here May 9th.
"A cage is being built in the school
hn;1d;ng by the boys Of the manual
lining classes. Teachers and pu-
IL are working industriously. pre-
ling an interesting program tor
,he closing exercises.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31
STATE OF LOUISIANA
23rd Judicial District Court
Parish of St. Mary
SUCCESSION OF
Nh NRAE

OTTO C. CLAU8EN, DECEASED.
Notice Is hereby given TO the creditors Of
this estate and to All ether persons herein
the date Of this notification. why the final
account, presented by Mrs. Mary Deckleman
Clausen, Administrative Of this estate should
not be approved and homologated and the
In evidence whereof. witness my official
signature and the impress Of the seal Of my
funds distributed in accordance herewith.
ffice this 10th day Of May A. D.. 1919.
WILBUR H. KRAMER.
Clerk Of Court