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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-22
MANY PEOPLE ENROLL.
TO AID PRODUCTIOS

The large chorus of Petersburg
women has been rehearsing Monday af.
tcrnoons and evenings at the home OF
Mrs. Harvey Seward or at the Peters
burg Academy OF Music and includes
the following members: Misses Julia
Biankenship. Caroline Davis. FLORENCE
BeIic Robertson. Florence Couch,
EVELYN Butcher, Helen Townes. Bessie
klrwin. Mrs. Howard Cook Mrs Yer
non Rogers. Mrs. Linton Arnold, Mrs
Florence Leftwich. Misses Belle Bragg
Isabel Banks. Catharine Hinton. Lucy
Davis, Catherine Mann. Elizabeth Boul-
zen HARRIET Camp. Sallic Donnan.
Anne Riddle Elizabeth Drcwry. Mary
Sterling Smith, Helen Arlington. Nancy
Eand Eunice McCracken, Alice ec
Mason. Saiiie ID. Hayes, Helen Rcran.
Mrs. Helen Roper Jones. Misses Rus
sell Young. Constance Kent, Martha
Scahury. Mary Goode stevens. Frances
DrcwrN. Leila Iassjter. Virginia Las
Siter. Sarah Seward. Lois Hurt Anna
iiooson. Mary Hobscr. Ethel IIobson.
Mari" baskerville. Emily Baskerville
Doris Hunter. Eleanor Hart, Bessie
Earfooi. Sarah Belinger. Ora Rand
Marion Couch. Caroline Riddle, Matte
Gibson Robbins. Roberta Donnan. Mar
garet Powers, Florence Carpcnior
Clara Halls. Loretta Powers, Gertrude
BowlcS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-22
nIvn,ry over Road Route.

LTNCHBuRG, VA. Feb. 2l.-Consid-
cradle rivalry is being aroused here
over two prospective routes for State
highway from Lynchburg to Natural
Bridge. one OF which is projected
through Campbell County and the other
through Bedford. The Bedford route
IS projected through Rivermont Boons-
boro. Colcmans Falls, crossing the
James River near Snowdcn and over
the Blue Ridge by way OF Glasgow. The
Amherst route Is designed TO cross the
James at LynChburg and go through
Pcdlar Mills and Snowdcn. Lynchburg
has appropriated $1,000 for either
route. Amherst is working hard for
that route. Bedford County will raise
$4,000 for the road. the remainder to
route would hc twenty miles long and
would cost 100000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-22

the four men recently convicted OF
burglary al Glasgow and held in the
Lexington jail awaiting execution OF
their sentences. escaped few nights
ago through hole cut in the wall
of their room on the second floor Of
the building, and but for the discovery
of their escape by Ernest Bowles. the
colored jantor of the Jail and court
house, they would have made n sue
cessful getaway. They let themselves
TO tho ground by means OF rope made
from their bed clothing. The two men
who got out were Dewsy Madison and
Raymond Clark They were held pris-
oners by Bowlcs until Jailor Shoulder
arrived on the scene, when they were
marched back into jail again. The
other two men, Reynard Clark and Roy
Calvert. were awaiting their turn to
get out. but IT never came The four
youths are strangers in Rockbridge
They claim Roanoke rs their home
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-22
DC WEARS MEDAL. FOR
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Whisliy,' an Alsatian nolice dog
presented TO Lieutenant G. r. Benton
by tho adjutant Of the Seventeenth
French Field Artillery, wearing n
medal for bravery under artillery fire
is rccuperatine here. During the Ar
gonne forest fighting this dog led rescue
parties 10 scores of wounded soldiers
and showed remarkable bravery and
intelligence until hit by fragments of
n shell. which broke both legs The
dog came from France in the office OF
the captain of The same shin on which
Lieutenant Benton returned 10 Amer
lea.
The opening production of Camp
Lees own show. I'll Say So" will
the Academy of Music. The company
viii play al the Richmond Academy
March -. = and 10, and will arnear
NJ lamp Lee from March Ia to 20. in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-22

DAEVILLE. VA, Feb. 2l.-Robert 4.
Startling. n Virginia newspaper man.
returned home yesterday with an hon
orablc discharge He arrived a few
days ago after tweuty-eight day
stay at the American camp near Brest.
and he declares that nothing too bad
can be written about the conditions
there. Starting was of the $50
who was saved from the lost troop ship
Otranto. He was sent from the in
terror OF France with an artillery re-
placement unit to BreSt, but remained
there nearly a month waiting for a
ship. The camp was knce-deep in mud
because it rained almost incessantiy.
and when il was not humid foGs en-
vclopcd the camp, depressing the mo-
ralc OF the already dissatisfied soldiers.
Heavy manual labor was carried out
the government spent Il small fortune
in raincoats. These were constantly
ripped and torn. One man had fifteen
new waterproofs issued to him In
twenty-eight days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-22
PREPARE FOR CLASSES
IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Camp Lee has the banner class of
s.toU soldier students. now attending
school one hour daily. five days week:
THESE classes cover civicS and current
events for those VINO can read and
write. and reading and writing for the
iliiterates The Depot Brigade got the
work started first but all other or
CARNATIONS, including the base hos
pita'. have now fallen in line The
course in civics is especially interest
ing in it's arrangement of a series Of ton
lectures. which clearly outline the form
and working of the national. State and
city government. Night classes are
also being conducted by the camp vel
fare organizations in the Depot Bril-
Eade stockade.
Preparations are being made TO carry
on this work more extensively in the
!uturc. The most important plan will
ne 10 give tho men vocational train
ing. and classes will probably he
started within month.
Dr G. -. Sanders. Pennsylvania Col
leEe delivers the first of series OF
lectures Monday on the new geo
graphical aspect of the world. follow
ing tho proba able changes in the man
OF the world as the result of the world
war '
John l. FELTON,. of Everett. Pa. re-
port"d here this week as an addi-
ilonal athletic director in the main "Y"
hut
Judge Frank J. Clark. knights Of Co
!umbus director, is recovering from n
serious Illness at his home at Norris
town, Pa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
PARCEL POST 1
SALE Of FOOL
Monday is to be Postoffice Blu e
Day When Surplus Will
be on the Mar
ket.
TO DISPOSE OF ALL
Three Eastern states Have Already
Taken Their Allotment
Through City
Orders.
TO DISPOSE OF ALL

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON Aug. 16-With sale
of surplus army food through the par
eel post starting Monday, war de
partment officials today announced
that large quantities of the surplus al
ready had been ordered by cities.
Postoffice officials believe that the
remainder will be disposed Of by the
parcel post sales.
No surplus food will be sold through
the parcel post to residents of New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut,
comprising the New York supply zone.
These states have subscribed their
total food allotment through munich.
palities and there is no food to be sold
by parcel post, the war department
director Of sales announced Orders
for army food from fifty.six cities had
been received August 6, 1t was an
nounoed today. Orders total S,764,78l
pounds of food, equivalent to 319 car
loads.
The principal items were bacon,
sweetoorn, peas and tomatoes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
PRINCE OF WALES
AT HALIFAX
Big Dance Last Night With Cover
nor,s Wife and Daughter
ln-Law as Part
nerS.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST. JOHN, N. B., Aug. 16.-Bear
ing the prince Of Wales, the British
cruiser Dragon was steaming east
ward today toward Halifax, where
the vessel will anchor tomorrow
alongside the Renown, which brought
the prince across the Atlantic.
After divine service on the Re
nown, which will be held shortly
after noon tomorrow, the heir to the
British throne will begin a two day
program OF receptions and addresses
He will leave Monday evening for
Charlottetown, Prince Edward island
where he is due Tuesday morning.
The princes entertainment in St
John closed last night with dance
Mrs. VIM. Pughley, wife OF Lieut..
Gov. Pughley, and Mrs. VIM. Pugh
ley, Jr., wife Of the governors son
were the princes only partners.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
RECOGNITION
OF ASSOCIATION
One Barrier to Settlement Of Actors
Strike Which Has Darkened
City opera
Houses.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Aug. 16-Recognition
Of the Actors Equity association con-
tinued today as the one barrier to
settlement Of the actors strike. Both
the Equity and the Producing Man
ayers association have expressed their
willingness to arbitrate all other
points in the dispute, but the actors
insist upon recognition of their union
and their managers declare they will
never grant this.
The managers issued statement
following conference with E. H.
Sothern and five members Of the
Equity declaring they are ready to
make contracts individually with all
members of the Equity-far better
than that organizations demands, but
will not treat with the union
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
Say Drive Against High Prices Has Turned
Public Indignation Unfairly Upon
the Producer.
REPEAL WAR TINE FOOD CONTROL
Congress Urged to Remove Internal Revenue
Taxes on Food Products and Safeguard
Purchasers of Feed Stuffs

tee to prepare and issue of trial
statements to inform public OF critt
cal conditions affecting agriculture
production for coming year.
This program was laid before q
joint session Of the senate and house
agriculture committees today by Ma
tional Grange representatives today.
They stated 1t is supported in whole
,or part by other farm organizations.
The effect of legislation which may
reduce the price the farmer receives
for his grain, live stock and dairy
products, would be. to decrease pro-
duction, Chas. A. Lyman, secretary
of the national board Of farm or
lganizations said today.
"The farmer will simply quit pro-
ducing except to support his family.
We feel it our patriotic duty to fully
advise congress as to the effect of
such laws. Labor has gone up to
unheard Of heights and feed, such as
oil meal for instance, has increased
SIS ton"
Farmers apparently are centering
their drive on the suggestions OF
President Wilson for broadening the
food control act to cover wearing
apparel and addition to 1t Of penal
ties for proflteering.
Attorney General Palmer proposed
amendments to the food act carrying
out these recommendations These
are now pending before the senate
ard house agriculture committees,
and will be opposed by farmers I'M.
less changes are made specified lly
excepting farmer organizations from
liability to prosecution on charges OF
conspiring or organizing TO keep Up
prices, according to Senator Cronna,
North Dakota.
Blanket exemption from tho fad
eral antitrust laws is also asked
Labor Is exempted aud tie
farmer is only asking for the right
Of collective bargaining for the pro-
ducts of his labor Lyman ex-
planned.
Heads Of farm organizations said
the drive against high prices has
turned public Indignation unfairly
upon the farmer and rnat 1t has m
cited prosecuting attorneys to Derse-
cution of innocent farmers"
Charges OF Irregularities in the
purchase of beans by the United
States Grain corporation were made
Continued on page %
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
ONLY HOPE
TO END STRIKE.
Federal Court Action Necessary TO
Start Street Cars Running
During Iowa State
Fair

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 10
The only hope Of ending the Des
Moines street car tieup before the
state fair opens Wednesday, today
apparently lay in federal court action
on a petition filed by the city for an
order directing the street car ocm-
pany to pay striking employees $780,
600 back pay demanded and resume
service.
Federal Judge Wade promised to
hear the petition Monday. Employees
will return to work Immediately il
the petition is granted, union lead.
ers said today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
Holdings of Butter, Eggs, Poultry and Dairv
Products Have Increased From Twenty
to 500 Percent
PRICES HAVE SCARED DURING YEAR
Chickens, Turkeys and Cheese is Stored Awav
in Enormous Quantities While People
Pay High Prices

lBy Ralph F. Couch. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s--officials
Of the department of Justice today
planned an investigation of storage
houses In which holdings Of butter
eggs, dairy products and poultry have
Increased from 20 to 299 percent since
last year.
Prices have scared for poultry and
all dairy products during the same
year.
Exact data on the holdings Of all bic
storage houses in the country are now
In possession Of the bureau Of markets
which has Just finished careful sur
vey. Justice department. officials
plan to ask for all the facts brought
out In this survey, results OF which
have Just been announced.
"Steps are now being taken to com,
bat this situation" said c. 3. Ames
assistant attorney general In charge
Of the campaign to Prosecute food
profteers during the absence OF At
torney General Palmer.
II am glad to note that information
gathered by the bureau Of markets
confirms the belief Of this department.
that one Of the chief factors causing
the high cost Of living Is boarding Of
great stocks Of food. It thoroughly
demonstrates the wisdom Of the policy
already adopted by the Justice depart
ment"
The canvass made by the bureau Of
markets shows that cold storage hold
lngs of creamery butter August 1,
1919, were 4o.6 percent In excess Of
those Of Aug. 1, 1918 or an increase Of
a6,o5S,e4s Pounds. Holdings Aug. I,
1919 totaled 124,aas,7s2 pounds.
Case eggs held In storage Aug. I,
1919, showed an Increase Of 20.4 per-
cent over one year ago when only
6,S23,942 cases were reported. The
total Aug. I, 1919 had Jumped TO
7s53,28S cases.
Chickens cIassed as broIlers In
creased 1852 percent during the year,
according to the market bureaus can
vass. August !, 1919 holdings were
Q, 15s,154 pounds as compared With
put 1,598,e47 Pounds year ago.
Other increases In stock held Aug
J, 1919 as compared with Aug. !, 1918,
follow:
American cheese Increased 2o,o2st
oo5 pounds or 47.2 percent.
SWISS, including block cheese, Il
eI,428 pounds or 1878 percent.
Brick and munster cheese, 3o6,6e1
pounds or 57.8 percent.
Llmburger cheese 3e3 ,774 pounds or
1913 percent.
Cottage, pot and bakers cheese a.,
! s4os,T24 pounds or 1858 percent.
Cream and NeufchateI cheese 80
2l4 pounds or 4o.6 percent.
Frozen eggs 3,s40,os pounds or 25.3
percent.
Holdings Of nearly all varieties OF
poultry showed increases in keeping
with the Increases Of dairy products.
fouitry holdings follow:
Roasters Increased 5,7s7, 800 pounds
or 1857 percent.
Fowls 1,e53,s17 pounds or 2s.e per-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
LAST IMPRESSIONS
OF ACTOR SUICIDE

A2nd street. near Fifth avenue.
In 500 words, Weston recounted his
last impressions before suicide.
'I started to Jump a few seconds
ago" he wrote, "but vision OF my
dear. dead mother GANG. before me-
Say your last prayers-the one gave
you years ago, she said.'
And finally: 81 feel just like man
waiting to meet his boss when there
Is something wrong.
Before his death plunge yesterday,
the actor had received a. letter from
theatrical producers announcing there
was no work for him.
In an envelope he had written:
"This is a mans greatest curse" In
it were a hypodermic syringe and
needle.
Weston left widow and baby,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 15-At the re-
quest Of the local burgomaster. French
troops charged the parliament build
ing with bayonets today scattered the
labor demonstrators and released the
imprisoned deputies.
Workmen, demanding 500 instead
of $50 bonus as protection against the
advanced cost of living had previously
stormed the parliament and impris-
oned its members.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
TBy Raymond CIapper, United Press
Staff Corresnnnden1 ]

loy nay SihppCiy. OhAICu 1903
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA pro.
gram calling for repeal of war time
exports and enactment of legislation
today by the National Grange, rep
resenting 100000 farmers.
The Grange plan, to be urged upon
congress at once, is as follows:
Ending Of wheat price regulation
or clothing material at the end Ct
the present crop season.
Removal of all restrictions and
regulations based on war rowits Of
congress, including the food admins.
tration activities.
Clear definition of the constitu.
tional powers Of. congress to deal
with boarding. conspiracies and com.
binations to enhance prices and with
waste or destruction of food or simi.
lar products under peace conditions.
Immediate termination of tire
powers Of the war trade board.
Removal of all internal revenue
taxes on food products.
Immediate revision Of discount and
grading rules, especially on wheat,
and adequate representation to actual
producing farmers in the formation
of grades and discounts to be adopt
ed in the future.
Liberal appropriations for Increased
work and legislative authority, If
necessary, to extend activities of the
Interstate commerce commission, fed
eral trade commission tariff commits
sion and the department of justice
on the basis of pre-war laws.
Recognition Of organizations OF
producing farmers in making up the
personnel of committees, boards or
commissions to direct enforcement
OF existing or proposed laws.
Immediate restoration of govern
ment to pre-war conditions by hasten
ing the rehabilitation Of fighting
forces and superfuous government
employees.
Abandonm Of unnecessary gov
ernment functions.
Enactment Of laws TO definite
legality of collective bargaining
among agriculture people.
Enactment of laws TO safeguard
purchasers Of feed stufrs, CONNER
cial fertilizers and farm seeds.
Appointment Of special commit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
Not Drunk But Hot,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Aug. 16-Eddie McGoorty
American boxer, who lost the decision
in London police court this week is
sued statement today saying he was
not drunk, as the court docket shows,
but was only suffering from the heat
He pleaded guilty, he said, to avoid
publicity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
Ten Percent Bonus.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
percent bonus to all employees not
on regular salary was announced to-
day by the Standard Oh company Of
New Jersey and the Tidewater Oil
company. The bonuses will be
monthly until the cost Of living be-
comes cheaper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
Left Note Just Before Leaping
From Window to His
Death.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Aug. 1e-"Five min
ates from now / will know what dying
% hke, but | have no fear Of hell. l
'amnot suffer more than l have
.,- men, completing story entitled
now One Feels Just Before Death
~ jumping From the Eighteenth
.oos OF Building" Chas. H. Wes-
oh broken down actor, leaped from
- open windoW in building on West
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-16
Turkeys I, ,3oe, ,1so pounds or 42.4 per.
cent.
Miscellaneous poultry e.02o, ,4S3
pounds or 1905 percent

I SVuls
/ Miscellaneous poultry 5000, ,4ss
pounds or 1905 percent.
Search for Hoarded Food.
| NEW YORK, Aug. 16-Search 70,
4 boarded food continued here today and
federal authorities planned to seize
/ enormous quantities as soon as inves
| tigators have completed their evi
dence.
| Under orders from Mayor Hylan
Fire Commissioner brennan assigned
375 men from his department to In.
spect warehouses.
The board OF health has Joined the
fight on high prices. Commissioned
! Copeland threatens to revoke the
+, health department licenses to all
! firms found boarding or profiteering.
! Arthur Williams, federal food ad
ministrator for New York, issued a
warning to consumers, asking them to
iavoid boarding on a small scale fol
fear prices would soar still higher
Even small boarding would be an OBJ
stacle in the way of the lower price
crusaders said Williams.
Sale of surplus army foodstuffs
begins early Monday at more than
forty schools and fire engine houses
Prices average half the costs at public
markets.
Sale Of army clothing and blankets
yesterday was so brisk 1t required sew.
eral patrolmen to keep the crowd of
1900 impatient customers in order at
the army store.
Hoarded Sugar.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-More evi-
dence was to be gathered today be-
fore seizure was made Of two large
supplies of sugar which federal Off
cials declared were stored in Chi
cago, according to announcement TO-
day by r. A. Milroy In charge OF
governments investigation Of hoard
ing and proflteering.
In spite Of steps already taken by
authorities, 1t was declared the
scarcity of sugar has steadily grown
worse and that there is still a tend
ency to keep the price at from q
to Ia cents.
Prices in general have seen
slight decline, according to Henry H.
Rolapp, head of the sugar distribu-
ton COmm1ttee OF lne IOOQ dQmlllS-
tration. Further decreases were
freely predicted.
Grand Juries Busy.
CLBvELAND, Ohio, Aug. 18 -
Forceful impetus was given the fight
against food profiteers in Ohio today
by the action Of Governor Cox in ask
ing United States Attorney General
Palmer to seize 2,420,000 pounds OF
meats stored in the state and to in
stitute proceedings against several OF
the big Chicago packers.
Grand juries were reported hurry
ing their work in all parts Of the state
and 1t was conservatively estimated
that 200 persons would be indicted.
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