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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
MILITARY WITNESS IS
REPUD|ATED BY BAKER

Washington. Jan. 27.-Repudiation
of one of the military intelligence divi-
sions witnesses before the Overman
senate committee was made tonight by
Secretary of War Baker.
The witness repudiated by Secretary
Baker Is Archibald Stevenson. New
York lawyer. When on the stand he
testified that he was formerly spe-
cial agent of the department of jus
tice. more recently with the military
intelligence in charge Of the propa-
Eanda division" In his testimony he
gave list of sixty prominent Ameri-
cans OF pacifist tendencies His use
OF the names on the list has occa
stoned great indignation.
Mr.. Stevenson has never been an
officer nor an employe of the mllitf<T
intelligence division of the war depart
ment," said the statement by Secre-
tary of War Baker tonight. ] am told
that he and a number of associates
have throughout the war sought to an
alyze books and newspaper contrihu-
tons with a view to determining the
opinions OF their writer's toward the
war
II personally have no sympathy with
the publication of lists of persons clas-
sfied with reference to their sup
posed opinions or grouped under gen
eral designations such as pacifists
which may mean, any one OF dozen
things, some of them quite consistent
with the finest loyalty to the country
! and some OF them inconsistent with
such loyalty. AS a matter of fact the
war department does not undertake 10
/ censor the opinion of the people OF
the United States. II has no authority
To- classify such opinions. In the par
ticular list ascribed to Mr.. Stevenson
At - nf
distinction. exalted purity OF purpose
and lifelong devotion to the highest in
terests of America and mankind. Miss
| Jane Adams for instance. lends Dig
nifty and greatness tn any list in which
/ her name appears.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28

Washington, Jan. 27.---There is
little comfort bag, with storks and
pagodas and roses on it, that the Red
Cross viii never give to any soldier,
and there Is legacy left to the Red
Cross that will never be turned over
to it, for both OF them have been
retained as indispensable treasures
by Henry r. Davidson, who was n.
visitor in France at the time of the
occurrence, and who has gladly paid
their equivalent in cash to the big
organization 70 whose war council
he Is president.
To Mr. Davidson the comfort bag
has in it the spirit of the Red Cross
itself: and the legacy represents, as
nearly as human currency can, the
true riches of the heart.
Late on the night of September 1s.
1918. az Raulecourt, a place few
kiiometers south of the then coveted
Mont section, thousands of American
soldiers plodded through mud and rain
TO the front line trenches. for they
were going over the top at dawn in
an important move in the big drive
that broke the back of the German
dragon.
In tiny outpost station, In advance
ot $50 n'li"d art rorv Red Cross
worker was directing the filling of the
service bags used by the American
Red Cross staff, among the wounded
who would be brought back the next
day. He knew that there would be
wounded. for when the Americans
went over the top they never reck-
oned the consequences to themselves
Out of the relentless human stream
the outpost man had one guest that
nifkt. Drenched and mud-bespat-
no, tntn hp n
chaplain, who thrust toward the
worker a handful of loose money!
tumble of French. Italian and AmeFi-
can coins and bills.
What was it? a battlefield legacy
who was IL for? The Red Cross.
Who had given il? An American
soldier, hurrying by, who had thought
him an available messenger because
he did not have to enter the fght.
Why had he done it? The priest did
not know, but the man must have felt
the nearness OF death and wanted to
make this gift before he offered life
itself
Who was he? The priest was not to
tell--but. maybe, when the battle was
over--~if the man came hack~-any
way, the priest was In hurry now.
He was not going to fall behind MS
boys just because death had joined IN
the march,
Would the outpost man take the
money and deliver ii to headquarters?
The outpost man would.
But he. too, must hasten IT he was
to get enough bags filled for the morn
ings wounded. at that moment March
ing by in untouched strength. So he
seized one of the little comfort bags
and dropped the money into it, stop
ping only long enough to note on H.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
MAY Be BODY Of
DOROTHY ARMSTRONG

New York. Jan. 27.-Two clues as
to the possible identity of the young
woman whose body was discovered on
the edge of the Palisades, near Tena-
fly, yesterday, were forthcoming to-
day, one of which linked the dead
young woman with Miss Dorothy
Armstrong, the Hampton, Va. girl,
who n,ysteriously disappeared from n
Fall River boat on November "a, after
having mailed a letter to her family
reading:
''I am going to destroy myself and
no one will ever be able to find me.
II my body Is found 1t cannot be iden-
tified"
Police officials working on the mys-
terious Palisades case today sent for
Matthew Armstrong brother Of Dor
othv. and for friend who had known
her intimately. and they are expected
tomorrow to view the remains OF the
dead girl who awaits Identification
here
New Jersey police captain whose
name was not made known by Prose.
cutor Huckin furnished the second
clue. He declared he had seen the
dead girl walking with an army OIL
Ger near the place where her body
was found.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
AND ]. 5.
JOINT TRUSTEES

London. Jan, s7--tvia British wire
less service. )--Arthur J. Balfour.
secretary of state for foreign affairs
contributes fcreword to the first
number of the Land Work magazine
of the English speaking union, In
which he says he has no doubt that
relations between Great Britain ana
the United States will always he
'fDasal,, ,sgiIs'Ase,~ 'he y not content
4 want something more ',nars mar
SAYS Mr. Baifour IL want every
citizen OF the British empire. whether
he lives on this sr1sE stand or be-
longs TO the Great British dominions.
and every citizen Of the great Ameri-
can republic 10 feel that they are Joint
trustees for joint civilization and the
world OF those principles of peace and
liberty for which are all struggling
ct This moment
81 believe that this is what will
happen and I believe the. time viii
come when all small and oppressed
nations will instinctively look----and
not look in vain--to the all-powerful
protection of the international ar
of which the heart, the
very heart and core WITH be the union
OF soul. the union of sentiment, the
union Of belief OF the great free Eng
speaking community now scat
tered over the whole world"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
THREE KILLED BY
RELIGIOUS MANIAC

Philadelphia. Jan. 27.--A maniac.
who said that he wanted only to cut
off all electrical power to release
Christ. shot up the Rapid Transit
company's power house at Thirteenth
and Mt. Vernon streets today and kill
ed two employees, after which he shot
and killed a policeman and wounded
half a dozen other persons who Joined
In his pursuit.
The maniac showed such method
and skin in his madness that the de-
tectives believe he may also be re-
sponsible for the recent bomb expio-
sions in this city.
Two policemen closed in on the
maniac who held "A revolver in each
hand. He pushed one against each
policeman. The weapon held against
one poiiceman's body went off and
the bullet pierced his heart. The
other revolver failed and the officer
shot the mailman in the groin and
then clubber him and disarmed him.
At the Garrison hospital physicians
say the man Ia insane or shamming
madness. He refuses to tell his name
but admitted that he roomed at 919
North Eleventh street and went by
the name of Omega of Christ"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28

narlscr. AS feeder last year, Morris
\ MI Corn pany r,saae about $50 head
an 10000 caftir while as packer its
nruet on he total number OF catte
E;Sssehgef q g,as about SIS cents.
III lS4-pssge prepared statement
eussunitted TO the committee, MOTIFS
denied all charges made by the feu =
era TRADE commission, whose metnous
nf investigation were vigorously at
tucked and whose report was charac .
tcrized as '.unjust and inaccurate and
failing 10 show any Illegal practices
inaconnection with packing house IA
CifltjeA"
Morris said, however, he WAS max
snr No charge Of dishonesty against
members Of The com mission atthohgh
their Investigation had not been on
a broad and constructive basis.
STOCK yards are open and compeu-
fiye. Morris said, and the operation
OF refrigerator cars by packers Is pen
o6ciaT rather than Injurious, aithough
they are operated at loss by the
packing companies
Mr.. Morris discussed the activities
OF the Eve big packing companies dur
3ng the period Of the war. said that
profits had been smaller than In the
pre-war years, and that the war would
not have been over yet but for their
services '.in the cause of liberty ana
human freedom"
Cross-examinadon Of Mr.. Morris
will be concluded tomorrow.
Mr.. Weld charged that the methods
OF the federal trade com mission In Its
Investigation had been unfair and pro-
taGted against the passage of the bill
because the licensing clause would
give blanket power Of control over the
packing industry.
The witness denied that the Eve big
packers fix and control the price for
the meat products throughout the
country. which, he said. were regu
lated entirely by the law OF supply and
demand. He admitted tina, the prices
FOR the country were fixed by the
prices in the Chicago market
Don't the FIVE big packers In that
way dx the prices for the whole coun
4rY?" asked Heney.
They have a great deal to do with
nxing the prices, but not everything,
Armour replied.
Levy Mayer, counsel for Armour
raid that the Kcndrick bill, now pend
Ing before the com mittee for the reg
ulation OF stock yards and branch
railroad lines and refrigerator carr
was free from constitutional objec
tions. He disapproved of the Sim
bi1l. which the house committee 4
considering.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
CASES AND ADJOURNS

Writ Of error and supersedeas was
issued in the case of Duncan against
Carson, from the circuit court of Gull
pepper county. by the Supreme Court
yesterday. j. p Carson. of this city,
as president of the Carson Manufac-
turing Company, recovered 5000 and
fees against Duncan for the purchase
of stock In the enterprise by Duncan,
and for which there was refusal to
pay. IT is alleged In the petition that
there waa misrepresentation in the
transaction OF the agent or agents who
induced Duncan to make the pur-
chase, and recftes that he was a man
of sixty years. that the notes for the
money were to have read for one year
from the date. whereas one of the
notes read for six months Duncan
alleges shat he could not read the con
tract because he did not have his
glasses at the time, and that IL was
read to him by one of the agents AT
ter some elaboration the jury decided
the case in favor of Carson. Duncan
has appealed.
Duncan figured in 4 second case and
was awarded writ OF error. The
case was against a Washington com
pany. In which he bought stock to the
amount of $4,000. 1t was stipulated
in the contract of the sale that the
seller would DISPOSE of the stock at
an advance of $3.50 a share and split
the net profits equally with Duncan.
1t is said that the resale Of the stock
was not as implied in the contract, &C
cordins to the bill. and duncan was
assessed for the amount of stock he
had agreed to buy. The court award
cd 4 writ OF error and supersedeas In
this case. the style Of which In the
Broadway National Bank against Dun
can. from tho same court As tho nfst
Snua
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28

SCRAP 5f card the BARI factsZtnat hs
had received the money from Cha plain
Mahoney, of the First division, money.
amounting to 106 francs, given to
him for the Red Cross by an Ameris
can soldier "going to the trenches to-
night" He made a mental note, too.
that he would ask Chaplain Mahoney
more about 1t when he saw him again.
But he did not see him again. The
Axt report he heard of the chaplain,
who could, IL he wished. keep clear
of the fight, was that he had been
killed in action; and because he layt
among the dead himself he could not
tell which of the other dead had ex-
pressed the last wish of his heart inl
that beauest. 1t Is only known that
some American boy, feeling the near-l
ness Of his end. reached out in the
darkness to lay what he had In the
hand of the Greatest Mother.
That is the story Of the cretonne
bag. the iumbled coin, and thei
crumpled scrap of card. But the:
Greatest Mother Is grateful. There ias
no dearer treasure on this earth thaus
comprehension. And the boy who
going to the trenches tonight"i
turned to her when he sensed deaths
shadow near. must have felt her very
heart beat there in the midst of war
In what particular way the Red
Cross had earned his love will never
be known Had IL healed wound
Or cared for q far-away loved one?1
Or given the touch OF home that Al
lonely boy ionged fore Only one thing
is certain. that whatever il was. II
was something he would have ex-l
pected from his own mother, and that
made him, marching through the last
darkness without her. offer his all TO.
that other mother of the needy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
GEORGE WASHINGTON
SAILS FOR WILSON

Hobokep, N. J., Jan. 27.-The
American transport George Washing
ton which Is to sail from Brest Feb
ruary IL. according to present ar
rangements to bring President Wilson
back to America. left here today for
the eastward trip. She carried large
number OF passengers. among whom
were numbered many war relief
workers. an italian mission and a
Belgian mission.
Among the passengers also were
some army officers attached to the
Judge Advocates ONCE. Their mis-
sion was reported to be to expedite
the trials OF soldiers awaiting court
martial abroad, and the investigation
Of sundry cases as a, result of appeals
from sentences imposed.
When the George Washington re-
turns with President Wilson and his
party it will also bring several thou
sand soldiers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
PRICE OF COTTON
BEING BEATEN DOWN

Washington. Jan. 27.--Charsing
that operators on the New York Cot
ton Exchange are violating the cot
ton futures act" Representative Hef-
lin, of Alabama. announced In the
house late today that he had requested
investigation with view to starting
!, ;, rs5sSra as,s ssol ian, d ,ne Jaw
Mr.. Helm said, the price OF cotton
has been beaten down from 81 to "a
cents a pound in the face OF a world
demand for cotton which cannot be
met from the worlds available supply.
Foreign spinners, working In COM
bination. are operating through the
New York exchange to beat down the
price. he told the house.
The question was asked by another
member of the house IL the consumers
were not benefiting by the lower price.
Representative Eagle. of Texas, rose
to answer this. He said:
IF the public was being benefited
from this beating down of the price,
would look upon ii with more COM
placency. But the fact Is that the
spinners came to Washington year
ago and effected an agreement with
the government whereby cotton goods
manufactured from the present crop
are priced on n basis of 81 Ia cents Il
pound for raw cotton. Therefore, in
stead of the poor. suffering people
beneflting. the farmers are being
robbed that the spinners may be en-
riched."
Mr.. Hefiin asserted that the price
of cotton had been beaten down as
much as $40 bale within two weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
OF THE
SPARTACUS REBFI4ILON

London. Jan. 27.--Spartacus rebel
lion was engineered by Hindenburg.
Hintze. Prince Eitel Friedrich and
Erzberger. the former leader OF the
Centre party in the reichstag, accord
iAE 70 II dispatch to the Morning Post
from Rotterdam.
The correspondent claims to have
obtained this information from an
authoritative German source. The
Spartacus lsader he says, were with
out knowledge OF the influence behind
the uprising. the object of which was
the organization of powerful army
Of defense on the west front. Opera
tions in the east were designed as a
further blind 10 cover this work. He
states that an army of 100000 we'll
equipped men Is now concentrated in
the vicinity OF Berlin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
COhFEREES AGREE
ON BIG FOOD BILL

Washington. Jan. 27.--Conferees
on the 800. 900 900 food bill for the
starving populations of Europe agreed
to all the amendments by the senate
today.
1t Is expected that the house will
take up the bill tomorrow, accept the
senate amendments and send the
measure back to the senate. If this
is done 1t Is possible the senate may
be able to dispose of the bill tomor-
row also and then it viii go TO the
president.
Amendments put i'm by the senate
to make more specific the restrictions
against permitting any of the food
purchased out of the $1,000 900
fund going into the enemy countries.
They also provide that among the
countries to be supplied with food
must be included Armenia and Chris
tian and Jewish countries. Another
amendment, offered by Senator Pen
rose, provides that in making wheat
purchases preference shall be given
wheat raised by the American
farmers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
THREE OUT Of TEN
SURVIVE BURNT SHIP

New York. Jan. 2T.--Three only OF
the ten men aboard the fourmasted
schooner Augustus II. Bahcock, which
caught fire January 10 when four DAYS
out from Bayonne, n. j., were saved.
The others. including Captain j. h.
Rawding. were either burned to death
or leaped overheard and were
drowned. AN account Of The disaster
was, SrongM 1rfe ,paa} pyssss.9 Sfssif
Wilson, the 'fsast Injured or the rnree
rescued. His companions - Johh
Becker, OF Chicago, a cook. and Her
man Huyles, who lives in the Dutch
West Indies. are in a hospital In phil
adelphia.
The Augustus H. Babcock carried a
100000 cargo Of case oils and gaso-
line EN- route to the Canary Islands
All hands fought the, FIRE. which
gained steadily. Captain Rawdins
was blown overheard when barrel
of gasoline exploded as he was drag
ging hose past it. Two others be-
came crazed and sought a watery
death.
There were but three of us left on
January e." said Wilson today, the
others having leaped into the sea or
been burned to death. | CLIMBED, INTO
the rigging, leaving Becker and Huyies
on deck. Then / heaved them rope
and managed to haul them into the
rigging"
The mast, eaten away ut its base by
fire, fell into the sea, carrying with 1t
the three sailors. just as the Chinese
steamer Hwah Yih approached in re-
Spouse to distress signals. Sailors
from the Chinese ship fished the eH-
hausted men and brought them back
to America The Babcock was built
in 1904. was of 1898 tons, and was
valued at 100000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
PRESIDENT NEEDS NO
GUARD IN EUROPE

Paris. Jan, 27.--when President
Wilson returns TO the United states
the American people may heave n
sigh OF relief, for never before in his
tory has the chief executive of the
nation been so unprotected as the
president on his European trip.
Save In rare instances. when the
White House secret service men have
been able to give the presidents well
fare the Immediate attention that is
the custom at home, he has been as
unguarded as the average tourist see
ing Europe.
The secret service men have at
tempted to get in close touch with
him at all times. but European parade
arrangements and European crowds
have few thoughts to waste on secret
service men. Everybody wanted to
see the president and apparently
every one has seen him.
An example is given by the arrange
ments in vogue when the president
arrived in Paris. The White House
corps visited the project of police to
inquire as to the details OF the recep-
ton and also to see that their auto
mobile or carriage would be the
second in the procession. The prefect
of police, with a perfectly delightful
smile of good fellowship. shrugged his
shoulders and said it was Impossible
for them to have the carriage, mas
much AS 1t was already assigned to
Mrs. Wilson and Nine. Poincare, the
wife of the president of France,
Then he told them ii might be pos
sible for them to have the tenth or
twelfth carriage which. as far as dis
lance and the presidents safety are
concerned. might just as we'll have
been In Washington.
And anyway" said the project, 'nc
one will hurt him, why, he is our
savior. Who would hurt him >"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28

ID uaipitates, It's hands reach out
Ue arms The whole people Is IN
}nsea hy the press and is set
MI rcr nv emotion Indeed. II ~ n
3&f~& al the greatness of a nation that
III Eame UP for its honor. IL would
sS11SGte tie scorn OF history II
HI not
Thus. this supreme court would be
a1141eaSs as nm organ for preventing
Rrnsffitts IL IL were Only a judiciary
;ssux1rs. IL must foresee and prevent
r6nafct when conflict is ARISING. II
must cvarlastlngiy scan the woriu :
ii0rSxor for ihn slightest cloud which
t0farrrrw might bring tempest. III
III 60 courts duty 10 act as quickly
Al ssiole.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
MEMBERS OF MyyIETERIAL
UNION HAVE INFORMAL MEETING

Members OF the Richmond Minis
teriaI union met yesterday morning
in tho Y. NJ c. A. and were addressed
by Mr.. Pitzer. the business manager
for the Billy Sunday campaigns. The
gathering was largely attended. but
was an informal affair. Pitzer told
the ministers what he expected the
remainder of the Sunday campaign
would bring forth.
Arrangements for the annual ban
1uet of the union were completed and
the program referred to the executive
committee The banquet will be held
at the 7. n C. A. February 10
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
SUNDAY PARTY TAKES
CONTINUED from Page One.)

uuarte~s. while Bob Matthews. secre-
tAfy to the evangelist and also "a ia
vorite at the piano, worked In his
room at thu Richmond hotel
Eftcrt is being made by the Sunday
campaign workers to get the railroad
employees OF the city lined up soiidiy
with the revival work. and to arrange
FOR their FREQUENT attendance at the
meetings in the auditorium. Mr.. Pit
xer and Mr.. Rodeheaver will hold a
meeting at the American Locomotive
works today at noon, and Mr.. Pitzer
will conduct a similar meeting at the
Chesapeake IL Ohio shops at noon to-
morrow. AT the same hour on the fol-
lowing day meeting will be held for
tAs benefit of the workers In the
Southern Railway shops.
Reservations have been made at to-
nights service for III thousand MEM
hers OF Barton Heights churches, and
tomorrow afternoon reserved seats
will provide for the inmates OF the
Afchmond Home for Ladies'. Thursday
Afternoon ut 8 o'clock n meeting of
~ besiness women viii be held in
tAo Young women's Christian asso-
09atioa, conducted by Mrs. William
Asher. who In IN charge Of this branch
- the campaign work.
n e8erts Of Homer Rodenheaver are
9ucceasful, a large choir Of boys and
girls will sing At the Sunday meetings
befor6skhe revival closes The musical
director. 10 at work on the plan. and
took hss first step Sunday. when he
hAd y front row full OF youngsters.
and cN11ed on them to sing by them
selves. Saturday ne reserved row
IN the choir for boys from the male
Drphan asylum. ana they sang with
much credit several OF the revival
songs.
Eeata are going to be renewed in
the future for these children. and
Rndy expects TO train big chorus of
them.