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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
YOUNG VETERAN RETURNS
AFTER SERVICE IN FRANCE
Earl Gathright Volunteered for War
In Regular Army When Seven
teen Years Old.

Private Earl Cartwright. of II Louis
lana Street. who ran away from home
In 1917. when only seventeen years Of
age. and enlisted in the regular army
at Baltimore. arrived home safely yes
terday without scratch Gathrighi
served his entire time with the Elev-
enth Field Artillery as gun fircr. The
regiment had the distinction of being
the only one which ever advanced be-
fore the infantry to clear the way
If We had known that we were
ahead of the infantry we would never
have been there" asserted Gathright
telling Of his experiences. AT tina,
time We were lShtlng near the Ar
Sonne Forest. and when orders came to
advance we moved forward on the look
out for guide who was 10 meet US
and take US TO our new position. lie
never showed up, and we kept on ad =
Vancins until ordered to stop from the
rear.
According TO the official report, the
feat performed by the Eleventh Artil-
lery took place on November &. near
l.uneviile, while it was attached to
the Etghty-ninth Division.
The coolies just went wild over
me, asserted Gathrisht. n didn't
mind boarding them, but they felt ficrc.
when they went travelling around"
Cartwright arrived from France on
June 10. on the transport Mount Yer
non. AT New York City. He is at pres
ent stationed al Camp Lee awaiting
discharge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
DAVIS ATTENDS CEREMONY
OF LAUNCHING FREIGHTER
Governor Of FirEfnin Is One Of Dis
"hE"ished company Who See
Nnnndn Take Waves.

Governor Westmoreland Davis was
one OF distinguished company Of
state and Federal officials who wiz
messed at Alexandria on Saturday Tho
punching OF the 9.400-ton freirhter
Wanda: the third vessel to take he
waves from the plant of the Virginia
Shtnbuilding Corporation. 81 Ia
?, ne pig ship was christened bv Mrs
~. r. Morse. wife of one of III. d.
rectors of the corporation Among the
guests at the launching were Admiral
Wisconsin: Senator Simmons. OF North
carolina; Senator Moses. of New Ham,
Snire; senator Fernald. OF Maine; Sen.
r"sentative Carlin. OF Virrinin. n -
lS"2Sr' Collector of Internal Revenue:
g. w Morse, r. w Morse, vice. nresi'
zen, ana general manager OF the com.
the general manager g
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
VIRGINIA BOAT CLUB OFFERS
USE OF PIER TO FIGHTERS
Need OF Recreation for Service gen
More Urgent Now Than Ever,
Stcnrncs Says,

Arrangements have Just been COM
pieted between the Army and Navy
Ciub and the Virginia Boat Club which
Will permit service men who are in
Richmond for week ends TO enjoy a
plunge and go swimming in the Jnm.s
RIVER off the club pier. This announce
mcmt vas made last night by Score
community Service. which operates the
Army and Navy Club for soldiers and
sailors in service and also those who
naSe received their discharges.
According to Secretary Stearne.
mere are at least 5000 soldiers and
sailors passing through Richmond each
week and the need for entertainment
great now 8 it was during the war.
report which he has just com
pieted shows tina, the attendance at
saturday night dances at the club has
monih 'n1 an doubled during the past
attended by 300 service men, I25 youn 2.
ladies' and twenty chaperons. Refresh ,
s s,,ne. were served by the Eighth
W omcn's organizations of the various
churches alternate each Weekend in
providing the visitors with ice cream
cake and other dainties
The Increase in attendance at th.s.
weekend functions is attributed by
secretary Stearnes TO the large num-
i hrr OF soldiers and sailors who nov.
have been widely distributed in near'
ny camps and stations
laree crowd thronged the club
yesterday afternoon and last night
among tho Americans there were scat
.ered about twenty New Zealanders on
their way home from France. By n.
time they reach their native soil ,,i,
theS VIII have travelled almost around
the world. They reached Sranre
through the Suez Canal, and will go
back by way Of the Panama CaneI
with one New Zealandcr was his hriJa
an English girl whom he married in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
THIEVES TAKE JEWELRY
FROM ROOM OF NURSES
Pins, Rings nnd Mesh nag stolen From
JohnstOn-N Ills Hospital
quarters.

Thieves brnk e'rnIo. the rooms OF two
pltal Saturday, stealing large as
sortment OF jewclry. Misses Sadie
Payne and Mary l.. Routt were the
losers OF the jcwe!ry. No estimate
could be obtained o! the valuation Of
the jewclry.
Among the articles stolen were a
sapphire bar pin set with eight pearls
and eight sapuhircs. one crescent
shaped pin about the size Of quarter.
signet ring. three small bar pines, a
diamond ring sol with three stones, a
GOLD ring set with two rubies, an onyx
ring, A ring set with three diamonds
and two rubies, mesh bag, made OF
silver, and $3.50 in currency.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
COMMITTEES WILL ACT
ON IMPORTANT MATTERS
Council to Take Steps Toward Form.
ing Commission on Revision OF
Building Code.
PROMISES TO BE BUSY WEEK
Expected to Recommend That City
Join In Invitation of State ~
President Wilson to Visit Rich.
mond on July 30.

While no meetings of the Board OF
Aldermen or the Common Council are
on the calendar. this week at the City
Hall is expected to be busy one, as
no less than five committees of the
City Council are scheduled to meet.
This afternoon at o'clock the Com
mittee on Streets will hold session.
and tonight at s o'clock the Commit
tee on Advertising and Enterprises
will meet. Tomorrow night at s O'Clock
Properties and Utilities has Il session,
and the Committee on Claims gathers
around the committee table at o'clock
mittee is expected 10 meet some night
this week. the time to be determined
by the chairman.
Ordinance Committee Meets.
meetings. the dockets of these bodies
are not heavy and few matters of i'm
portance are al present confronting
Ordinance Committee is looked forward
10 with more than passing interest. as
it will take action preliminary to the
wise the city building code.
The nine members of the committee
will constitute the majority on this
lie Safety will play an important part.
inasmuch as he will appoint the four
citizen members, will himself he a
have on the commission the City Build
ing Inspector, who Is an official in his
department.
May Invite President.
Another matter which is expected
to engage the attention of the Com
mittee on Ordinances is that of the
proposed invitation of President WILL
son to visit Richmond and deliver an
address here. On May l3 the City
Democratic Committee passed a reso-
luton requesting the City Council to
invite the President. The resolution
was referred to the Committee on
Ordinances. In the meantime, the
State, through Senator Swanson. has
Invited the President to visit Rich
mond on July So and it is probable
that the committee will recommend
that the city join in the invitation for
that date,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
Domcsnc Cotton consumption Calming

The revival OF activity In INC dry
goods markets, which has been 80 con
spicu"us Il feature during recent weeks
inds clearer reflection in the statistics
OF domestic cotton consumption. ac-
cording TO Dun & Co.'S Review. Com
PARSONS with last years large figures
stiil discloses szcahlc decreases, but
the April consumption this year ran
$1,000 bales beyond that OF March. and
the May total. 4SS.000 bales lintcra'
excluded. was 1900 bales in excess OF
that OF April Accompanying the gain
In American consumption. tho May
EXPORT rot to ti47lS bales, linlers'
'ncindcd. o. $4,000 bales more than in
; NHril and fully 10000 bales more than
May 1918 In the irst i've months
mis- year about 100000 bales were ex-
ported. or $4,000 bales more than In
similar period OF 1913.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
WOMAN FOR CONGRESS-
,"sI"r pfon Proposed mt suf.
i,inner Held In
ohio civ
COLI,AIRI.c In.- nn

COLI MBCS. June 22-Ohio NAV b,v.
Year I hmnme f ia ,h. for Congress-
rl"i Taylor Upton. OF Warran . iiar
u tnni. "t IN" Ohio Woman's SuYrar. AZ.
'"%W;a GA. her friends say 90
rns,ad p,on FOR Congress was sur-
mere recently at a victory dir
ner held by, Ohio suffraeists 70 c In
tn,r ne adontion by Congress Of ~.
ra tHf"n sufragc hmendrncnt and It's
announcement was made -,
III" Snnrar" Association NAV he.
cone COM, INC Ohio branch. League OF We
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
Buys MurkInpa rro,,

=, ~ - ftHtRf;, VA. June 30 .rh
E 90, 'nho prop"rty. located in Amnnrst
~ pln"'y' opposite iynchburg. has bren
County. for $50. 0aO rho Mhhcrst
,aans about 200 acres The nroncrn '
vas wiilca about twelve Years az y
i Murkland 10 the state for an
.hi.Srtic colony. but ii was lator snIr
ny IN" state and the colony was located
,rEeFal miles distant The purcbnse,
VIII use the property for far,ninn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
PHYSICIANS TO MEET
VIII Welcome Home M-mhrr. who
HIVE Rcrn In Service at Meet
Ing Tomorrow Night

The Richmond Acadeny Of Medicine
and SURGE vVi' hold q .'"cial meet
ing In the Jefferson auditorium to-
morrow ni%ut at $50 O'Clock when
members VIM NAV" been la ~" eeryice
viii be welcomed home Thore win
be speeches. daucin. ana refreshments
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
THIEVES, GET PREACHERS
TROUSERS IN SUNDAY RAID
Grace street baptist Church study
Entered and CI0thinE
TbiIfrrru

Thieves broke into the Grace stree,
Baptist Church Yesterday by forcing
and took the pastors trousers. several
articles 81 clothing belonging to the
sexton and an electric fan.
some time, and was only reported to
the police la" last night. Value OF
the articles stolen was placed Al So.
According to T.. G. Carncal who re
ported the theft the articles co,rld be
Identified hy their owners
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
KIWANIANS TO MEET TONIGHT
Plnns for Indies Night Among Qucs.
lions to Be Discussed
by Club

The weekly meeting of the Kiwanis
Club Of Richmond will be held this
evening at $50 o'clock AT the Bust
ness Mems club Several important
affairs are scheduled to come up at this
meeting. among others the compilation,
Of tho plans for ladies' night, 10 re
held next Monday by the organiz,ti, III
a: the Country club.
The speaker for todays meeting has
not been announced w Cha;,L...
Quinn will sing Il solo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
MRS. WELLS DEAD
Mother Of T,," Wrll-Enown Theatre
rhi Wen. With Richmond inter
csf>, I.Apircs in Norfolk,

Word was received here Yesterday
Of the sudden death in Norfolk Of Tho
mother Of Jak" ana OTTO Wells, the
Virginia Theatrical men. VINO have
but recently returned from her Florida
home. where she had been seriously
III. but was believed fully recovered
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23

Commercial failures las: week IN IN.
United states. az reported by r. G
Dun & Co. were no againS; ninety
nine the preceding week and 1873 The
corresponding week last wear Failures
in Canada numbered nine against Ten
the preceding week, and nine :nst wear
Of failures last week iu the T'ui,cd
States, thirty-cight w"r" ui tn. E,st
nineteen South. twenty i've Wet AN"
twrnty-eight ~ the Pacific states. and
forty-four reported liabiitic. of t.0ot
or more. against thirty-thrc. the pre-
vious week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
lightning MI. Mimi. T

liNCHEUHG, VA. June co.., r.a
,manl" tree: brought here in 1850 from
pnl,ladelphia and planted 10y the late
;;iism"p John early. of the Mcthodisi
'ay afternoon. Two residence in ,hc
'ty were struck during IN. s,orr,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23

IN tiiRi'I;G. VA June .2-N.vs
IS reached her" of the burning -
hotel ~ Buffalo Rdr" Syringe
son county Friday ulght III.
@usc OF the lire or tho LOGS i, mo-,
eportca. The hotcl'had a large local
patronage during the summer monthn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
POLICE PROTECT
JUSTICE RESULT
BOMB PLOT FIND

New York, Oct. 13.-Members of the
bomb squad were assigned tonight to
protect Supreme Court Justice Weeks
and Assistant Distict Attorney Rorke,
as a result of a detective sergeant
finding anarchistic circulars attacking
them.
Federal agents are cooperating with
the district attornty's office and the
police in running down the authors of
a manifesto which was signed The
American Anarchistic Federated Com
mune Soviet of New York" and said by
police to be the most radical yet dis
covered. The circular appears to be
the outgrowth of the police breaking
up a mob of several thousand radicals
who tried to march up Fifth Avenue
recently without permit. The de-
fendants are being tried on charge
of criminal anarchy
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
Last Touches Have Been Added
and Special Train Equipment
Has Been Ordered Made
Ready for Sunday.
FEW RESERVATIONS
REMAIN UNAWARDED
County Organizations Expected
to Wire for Their Quotas To-
day-Six Stops Will Be Made
En- Route to Tallahassee.

Pensacola's centennial tour to Tai
lahassee will leave the L. e. n. station
at $3.50 next Sunday night on a spe-
cial train consisting of five pullmans
and day coach. Stops will be made
at Milton, Crestview, DeFuniak, Boni-
fay, Chipley and Mariana and it is
expected that large delegations of
West Floridians will join the Pensa-
cola boosters. The train will leave
Tallahassee at $50 o'clock Monday
night for the return trip.
The G. It. T.. committee expects
county chairmen to advise them by
wire or special delivery mail as to the
few remain and these are being
held for the county organizations. If
additional demands come in today
further equipment will be ordered, and
1t is expected that more than 200 Pen
sacola boosters will make the tour
to the capital city.
Felo McAlIister and Pete Rollo will
go to Milton today to conduct certain
centennial business and Mr.. McAIlis-
ter will continue on through the dis
trict.
Mayor Sanders will accompany the
Pensacola delegation, as will also va
rious other members of the city gov
ernmen.. The county will also be
represented and the Kiwanians and
Rotarians have arranged to send dele
cations. Persons who have not made
reservations should do so today,
either through the centennial tour
committee or Mr.. Burke at the l. &
N. ticket office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
GOVERNOR DID
NOT SHOW UP
in WASHINGTON
Learning Florida Congressman
Had Saved State From Leper
Colony Menace Executive Has
to Cancel Trip.

Washington. Oct. 13.-S n a o r s
Fletcher and Trammell and Congress
men Drane and Sears went to the Of
flee of Surgeon Hue of the public
health service today expecting to meet
Governor Cats. of Florida, and SOW
eral state officials to protest against
the proposal to locate a federal Ieper
colony on one of the islands off tk e
Florida coast.
The governor and the state officials
failed to put in an appearance al
though no word was received that
they would not arrive and after wait
ing half an hour the senator's and
congressman went away.
Governor Cats last week issued a
proclamation calling the attc>sion of
the people of Florida to the pro-
posal to locate the leper colony on the
Florida coast and directing that the
people send him petitions of protest
against it to the Powhatan hotel,
Washington, where he said he would
be Monday and Tuesday. No word
was received here that the governor
and his party were not coming.
Late this afternoon reservations
made at the Powhatan by the gov
ernor We're cancelled. 1t was later
learned Governor Cats cancelled his
trip but he sent no word to Washing
ton about it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
ATTY. GENERAL,
PREPARES TO HIT
FOOD PROFITEERS

Washington, Oct. 13.-In anticipa-
tion that legislation to stop profiteer-
ing would soon become effective the
department of Justice is putting the
final touches to its plans for the pro-
cedure when the new weapons are
available. Attorney General Palmer
today called meeting of Secretaries
Glass. Houston. Wilson and others who
conferred on the matter nearly three
months ago. Another conference viii
be held soon Secretary Baker TODAY
cancelled his instructions for distrf-
button Of the army's surplus sugar on
learning that only two and a nalf
months advance supply was on hand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
CANDIDATES IN
FIELD FOR ALL
"G00D' OFFICES
Sheriff's Job Is One Most of
Most Sought After-Judge
Bellinger Is Warned-Mayor
Sanders May Be Succeeded.

Politics and politicians are warming
up these days. and many of the So
called good jobs of the city and coun-
| ty will be sought by many aspirants.
In some cases announcements have
been made publicly, and in others the
candidates prefer to let their friends
do the talking.
1t is quite generally understood that
Judge o. J. Semmes will be a candi-
date to succeed Mayor Sanders as
city commissioner and 1t is also under
stood that Judge Semmes is to be the
only candidate.
City Recorder NJ. E. Morey has an
nounced, quietly, to be sure. that he is
going after the office now held by
Henry Be1linger, judge of the county
court. Judge Bellinger has held office
for several terms, is popular. capable
and has, so far, been able to defeat all
opposition.
J. Lawrence Mayo, deputy in Sheriff
Van Pelts office. has his eyes on the
position now held by w. p. Rice. Mr.
Rice is clerk of the court of record
and was appointed by Governor Cats.
Mr.. Mayo has talked over his chances
with many of his intimates and be-
Iieves he can win.
City Commissioner Frank Pou had
been mentioned for sheriff, but he de-
MES that he will be a candidate, and
as he has intimated he ought TO know
if any one does" A. Cary Ellis, head
of the police department at the present
time, and one time sheriff. will be
candidate to succeed Sheriff Van Pelt.
County Commissioner Candy has de-
MED that he has aspirations to be
sheriff but admits that he wants to
succeed himself in District No. 8.
L. w. Hardy, prominent as manager
of the Molino fair. and county COM
missioner, is understood to have lean
ings toward the circuit court clerkship
Mr.. Hardy's would-be job is now held
by James Macgibbon, sometimes known
as '.the fighting clerk"
A. S. Edwards, superintendent of
public instruction, is another office
holder who will have TO put up a
fight to retain his present position
1t is understood that several candi-
dates are ready TO put in bids for his
office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
RECORD RDFLICHT
PLANNED FROM
LOCAL STATION
Lieutenants Wright and Avery
Will Attempt to Hop From
Pensacola to Rockaway, N. Y,
Next Monday.

Lieutenant Webstd- Wright and L.
c. 'LVery of the Pensacola naval air
station will start Monday on a flight
from Pensacola to Rockaway, n. Y,
in two H-16A type flying boats. One
part of their trip, from Cedar Key,
Fla, to the st. Johns river will be
over land for 120 miles. The total
distance is approximately $500 miles
and will be accomplished in three legs,
one day to leg.
Lieut. Wright is to be in charge Of
the expedition and will pilot ono of
the boats Nish Machinist NJ. p. Geek
as assistant pilot. Lieut.. Avery will
be chief pilot of the second boat and
will be assisted by Ensign Burr Chase.
A crew of mechanicians will be as
signed to each boat. .
Lieut.. Wright admits that wind and
weather will have nsIch to do with
the success of the expedition, but as
serts that. although the distance is
nearly the same as from New York
to Liverpool, he will have no trouble
in making it if the weather is favor
able
The H-16A boats are two-Liberty
motored and are the largest used at
the local air station. Many hops to
New Orleans and Mobile have been
made, it being nothing unusual for
pilots to make the round trip in an
afternoon. Last spring a number of
the 16's flew to Cuba and manouever-
ed with the fleet in annual practice.
Probably the most severe test on tie
present flight will come when the 120
miles made overland flight cross Flor
ida is made, because any failure of
motor or plane would mean a forced,
and probably fatal landing in the
woods or swamZs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
LONG ATTACK ON
SHANTUNG is ALL
SENATE EFFECTS

Washington, Oct. 13. = Another
three hours attack on the the Shan
tung provisions of the League. of Ma
tions by Senator Norris. Republican.
of Nebraska and ten minutes
speech of the same character by Sen
ator Borah, Republican. of Idaho, con-
tanned the sum total of the Senate s
progress today on oo-a>,->.s- Ion % q
peace treaty. Speeches will continue
tomorrow, and although some leaders
expect a vote on Shantung Wednes-
and Assistant District Attorney Rorke
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
CAMPAIGN FOR
LEAGUE LAUNCHED
IN ALL ENGLAND

London, Oct. ia nation-wide
campaign in favor of the league Of
nations was opened this afternoon un-
der the presidency of Sir Horace B.
Marshall, lord mayor of London, at
the Mansion house. For the occasion
the league of nations union called to-
gether many leading British states
men, all foreign ambassadors, diplo-
mats and men prominent in all walks
of life, churchmen, laborites, indus
tarlists. lawyers and scientists. King
messages