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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
Store Manager Missing.

Whereabouts OF Harry r;nchofsky
manager OF tho Richmond branch OF
the large manuf3 curing and import
ing concern ~ J. NJ. Schwartz and
company. New York arc being sought
by the local police, who have several
warrants against the man charging
that he is guilty of petty and grand
larceny. Pinchefsky is alleged to
have stolen fur piece valued ut 800,
one at 500, two other articles at $40
each and another at So. The missing
man was manager OF the Maison
Schwartz fur store at 3 II East Broad
street
Examination OF the accounts left
behind has begun. Pinehefsky fed
last Monday Representatives OF the
Arm went to his home TO demand an
explanation of tl}e disappearance OF
certain goods. Shortly after he
packed his travelling bag and disap-
pcared.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
Axrru.l PRAYER Meeting

1h0 annual prayer service for
Asmo missions will be held next Wed =
ne0d1y from II A. NJ to p M. by
DE women OF Stockton-Street and
BafnbridEe-Sreet Baptist churches
Services will be held in the latter
church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
Southside Items
WANTED: Reliable Carrier for

WANTED: Reliable Carrier for
The Richmond virgtutnn on the
Woodland Heights route. South
Richmond tManchester). Small
salary to start with, but splendid
chance for Advancement and to
ouild up = profitable business
Inquire Of M. A Godsey. Agent.
Richmond vrginian, lis East I2th
street, South Richmond, or phone
Mr.. Gcdsey. Randolph 53se. for ap-
pointnent for interview
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
VIII Hold RcyiyaIs

scuEh Richmond churches will hold
revival meetings shortly after the
closing OF the Blly Sunday cam
paign- Several OF the churches al
ready have made preparations for the
revival
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
Entered Safety Yone--Tfaexi

Willie Tarman was fined SO by
Police Justice Crutchield yesterday on
a charge Of driving an automobile
through the safety zone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

Police OF South Richmond have
turned william Adolph over to the
authorities at Camp Lee. Adolph was
arrested Wednesday night by Ser
geant Dubuque and patroiman Nc
GhAA,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

TIE Roys' Choir Guild % Al Satnts'
Episcopal church VIII CiFe "A song
service this evening at s;1l O ock
in the church under the direction Of
Ernest Cosby choir7naster and or
ganist About sixty boys aud men
are in this choir An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged fur this eve
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
CAsue 40. Grand Jur,

Alleged to have transported liquor
Al the state OF Virginia. Mrs. L. N.
Dcusli v1s ssnt On 70 tae grand jury
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
Phone Madison 1923

T 40 N ~
turn 20 Baltimore. No date has been
req for ther wedding
IN Route From FLORIDA
Mr. ana Mrs rogi t>urSj@ W'F'
guests for the past week 1t .ihf
cousins the Mis- -s Eufgic, OF SCUM
'jrst street. en- ruut" Il ON t'nrid"
81 here they, Laye been spending e."
winter to Lheir home in ounrsto"n.
3Ny.Ar ~ ~ 4.~S,Asy9 T<A4r<ssa :
-E%"ti'@na- C,04omaf 8sSsFt hbfe'&,
secretary on General PcrSh'uE @iau
Home From baltimore.
MIR ami Mrs. Henry F"hs"ntcid re-
turned this week - their home or
Grove avenue after visit with reIt-
tiVes in Baltimore
Bachelors C0tiliion.
The second dance of the season ~
the Bachelors Cotillioa club VIII ic
given this evening at o'clock in the
ballroom Of thu jefferson hotel Dc
Witt Adams ana Gordon Wallace arc
chairmen Of these dances and tn
members OF The club include the
young men in the city recently dis
charged from fhc ser &c. Members
of the debutante and dancing set will
be the guess. Chaperones are to be
Mrs. Westmoreland Davis, Mrs. Ian
don Cabell Miss Effie Branch and
Mrs, w. II. Adams,
Rrevster-
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Mr. and Mre John c Tallfaferro. in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
Inst stnry Telling L1nss.


Miss Hattie Belle Gresham will
give her last storytelling class of the
vii or this afternoon at $50 o'clock
I'm room $50, the Jefferson hotcl.
Cur'r At Events Class.
Miss Nahci Brown comes from Nor
folk this morning to conduct her
f"ri pjL nifty Cnrrt ut events class In N +,
Wonan'S club. The class Is open TO
the public not only to club members.
Miss Townlcy to Speak.
All housewives interested are in
vited 10 attend the meeting OF The
Home Demonstration club this after
noon Mt 40 o'clock in rom $50.
the Jefferson hotel when Miss Grace
Townlcv. home economies specialist
for Virginia, will speak on House
hold Accounts. How 10 Spend the
Income " Miss Maude wallace local
home demonstration agent. will pre-
side.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
OPERATION MAY Be
NECESSARY; WILSON
SUFFERS RELAPSE
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-While Pres
ident Wilson was feeling we'll today,
his physicians aid the prostate condi-
ton from which he had been suffering
for several days, was checking the
general improvement of the past two
weeks.
The doctors issued the following
bulletin: White House, 1925 P. M,
October II, 1e The president pass
ed a comforta-.e night and is feeling
we'll this morning. His temperature,
pulse and respiration rates are normal.
The prostate condition is not as sat
isfactory as yesterday, and is checking
the general improvement of the past
two weeks. (Signed) Grayson, Ruffin,
Stitt."
Dr. Grayson announced that he had
called in DR.. Hugh Young, of John
Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, one of
the foremost specialists in the country
on prostate troubles and that he was
expected at the White House some
time today.
DR.. Young will make thorough ex-
animation of the swelling of the pros
tate gland to determine whether an
operation is necessary, DR.. GraysOn
said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
COMPANIES K AND |
TO REACH Scene
OF DUTIES TODAY

Mastering 100 per cent, Company X,
Indiana State Militia, composed of
Richmond men, and Company |, COM
posed OF men from Cambridge City
and Jackson township, left at 1920
Thursday night on the G. R. & l., for
Indiana Harbor, where they will do
guard duty in connection with the
strike riots.
Every man on the roll Of both Or
eaniZatiOnS was with the company.
amid the cheers from a crowd Of rel
atives and friends who had gathered
at the station to See them off. The
detachment was under the command
of Major Dan Chapman, of Cambridge
City, with Captain Myron Malsby in
command of Company X.
Before the men left they were pre-
sented with a huge box of apples, and
several boxes Of cigars. Many former
service men, who had seen service In
the United States army. were at the
station, and offered tie militiamen
advice.
The men went to Indiana Harbor
by way of Fl. Wayne and were due
10 arrive there at o'clock this morn
ing According to the orders receiv
ed Yesterday, the company was not re
Quired to report for duty until
o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
BEvERIDGE TO Be
SPEAKER AT MASS
ROOSEVELT MEET

Albert J. Beveridge of Indianapolis,
former United States senator from
Indiana, will deliver an address on
Theodore Roosevelt, next Wednesday
evening at the high school auditorium.
This will be mass meeting TO which
all citizens are invited.
His address will further the Roose-
velt memorial monument, which will
eliminate next Friday.
Speakers will deliver addresses
next Friday in every consolidated
school in the county, and every school
in the city. Lewis G. Reynolds is
chairman of the Wayne county com
mittee.
Americanization week will be cele-
brated all over the United States
next week. Plans are being perfected
here for a general observance of the
movement.
The movement proposes to erect a
memorial in honor of Theodore Roose-
welt. A national committee is arrang-
ing details.
Mr.. Roosevelt's sterling American
manhood has been accepted as the
highest type of American citizenship
by members of all parties.
Final plans were made at meet
ing of the Wayne county committee
at noon today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
SENATE W!.ALL0WINC
THROUGH READING
OF TREATY TODAY
(Bv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct IL Having
finally disposed of the Shantnng
amendment to the peace treaty by a
vote which left no doubt as to its
attitude on the question the senate
was ready today to resume reading OF
the printed text, day job at best,
with clerks reading in relays.
While there was no formal agree
ment the plan was to continue reading
today and tomorrow. Having had its
fill of speech making the past week
the senate was not inclined to jump
into It again today The japanese
amendment, designed to equalize the
voting power of the United States and
Great Britain, will be taken up next
week, and is expected to start a pro
tracted period of oratory.
The Shantung amendment, which
provided that the Chinese province OF
Shantung, taken from Germany BY
Japan, be restored to China, was de.
feated by vote of 55 to 35. Fourteen
republicans voted with the democrats
against it, while democrats voted
for It.
Republican leaders declared that the
result had no possible bearing on the
lineup for ratification, insisting that
there was no hope Of ratifying the
treaty without reservations.
Democratic spokesman were elated
especially for the reason they said
that the vote was bigger than oppon
ents of the treaty had expected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
MAYNARD PUTS IN
new ENGINE AND
CONTINUES RACE
(By Associated Press)

OMAHA, Oct 17.-Undaunted by a
broken crank shaft, which caused him
to make a forced landing in a corn
field near Wahoo, Neb., 40 miles west
of Omaha yesterday, Lieutenant Bel
vim w. Maynard and a crew of me-
chanics from Ak-Sar-Ben field, Omaha,
worked all night installing a new mot
or in order that the flying parson"
might continue his flight today. The
new motor was taken from the Mar
tin bomber, piloted by Captain Roy n,
Francis, which was wrecked in a
fog near Yutan, Neb., ten miles from
the scene of the Maynard wreck.
On learning that it was possible for
him to obtain another motor, Lieuten-
ant Maynard jubilantly said: Il am
still in the race and will make up fol
lost time when l again take the ar"
Lieutenant Maynard landed at Her
ring field, at Des Moines, at 10:1S
D. m. He left at 1882 for Rock Island,
III. Maynard arrived in Omaha, Neb.,
soon after o'clock from Wahoo, Neb
Lieut.. Maynard was given an ova-
tion by an enormous crowd on his ar
rival at Rock Island at 1915 p. m,
from Des Moines, having made the
15S-mile trip in SO minutes, breaking
his record for the same leg OF the
journey on his trip west.
His nearest pursuer from the west
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson, only
450 miles behind, has an excellent op
pOrtunity however. to Overtake OF
even wrest the lead from him. Third
in the race home, Captain ]. o. Don
aldson was only 136 miles further west
at Rawlins, this morning.
All three were further along on their
journey than Major Carl Spatz and
Captain Smith, the east to west lead
ers, held at Rochester yesterday by
bad weather.
In the west flying was not stopped
and 8 landed at San Francisco bring
ing the total number to reach that ter
| minus to 13 Of AZ starters. Six Of IL
who began the fight for Mineola hac
reached their destination before the
elements stopped flying yesterday.
Seventeen flyers still are struggling
toward the Golden Gate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Bible School Committee
of Friends Decides to
Increase Publicity Field

Expansion of both the field and
the number Of publications was agreed
upon by the members of the executive
committee of the Bible school board
of the Five Years Meeting of America.
in session Friday at the central offices
here.
Twenty-Five per cent increase in
sale receipts for the year ending Sep.
tember /, over the sales of the pre-
ceding year, was announced by the
treasurer in his report. Outstanding
was the fact that with increasing
sales and publications larger buget
must be voted.
Sales have been spreading over the
United States, Canada, and the Brit
ish West Indies with good results. it
was reported Exhibits of the board S
publications have been displayed in
the yearly meetings, resulting in the
sale of from $1O0 to $500 worth of
books at each, David Henley, gen
eral manager, reported.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Richmond Friend May Be
One of Baltic Commission

An invitation has been extended to
Clarence Pickett, secretary OF the
Young Friends board OF the Five
Years Meeting to be one OF a party
of two who will sail from the United
States about the third week in Novem-
Der to join two English and two
French service committee Friends in
a relief investigation of Lithuania,
Letvia, and Ethonia. Pickett has not
yet accepted the offer.
Pickett was appointed to Russia on
a similar trip last July, but was un-
able to go as the government would
issue no passports at that time. Since
then he has become head of the Young
Friends work.
He will go to Iowa Friday night for
conferences on Young Friends work.
Upon his return next week will go to
New York city and Baltimore for con-
ferences regarding the proposed Baltic
trip.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Palmer Continues Work
Against Cost of Living

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Attorney
General Palmer today again summon
ed to his Office his associates in the
fight on the high cost Of living. Secre-
taries Baker and Daniels and Director
Clarkson of the Council OF National
Defense, We're added to the officials
participating in previous discussions
and also included Secretaries Glass.
Houston and Wilson, assistant attor-
ney general Ames, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury Laffingwell,
Chairman Murdoch and w. B. Colver,
Of the Federal Trade Commission,
and II. f. Wigg, assistant to Judge
Ames Director General Hines could
not attend todays meeting because
he is out Of the city.
Several new proposals which have
not been divulged were to come be-
fore the conference with the intima-
ton that final decisions would be
made
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
100000 COMPANY
T0BE MADE REALITY,
COMMITTEE DECIDES

Articles of incorporation of stock
company for the building of 100 new
homes in Richmond, by a special com
mittee appointed for this purpose
were the outcome of an enthusiastic
meeting held in the Commercial club
rooms, Thursday evening.
The meeting was held by the own
A-Home" committee Of the CONNER
cial club and a number of citizens
The home building program will les
sen considerably the severe housing
shortage from which Richmond is
suffering.
The committee will also make fur
ther plans for the stock company and
will submit a report, with the incor
poration articles, to a meeting Of citi
zens to be held in the near future. 1t
was announced Friday. The men ap
pointed on the committee to draft the
articles follow: Howard Dill, chair
man; E. F. Hiatt, James A. Carr
John Mueller, Fred Gennett, William
Bockhoff and w. H. Romey.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
COAL STRIKE
HANGING ON
RESULTS OF
CONFERENCE
Lewis For Miners, and Brew
ster for Operators, in Con-
ference With Secretary of
Labor Wilson Today.
HAVE NO FIXED PLAN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America. and Thomas T.
Brewster. representing the coal op.
orators, went into conference today
with Secretary of Labor Wilson, who
had invited them here in an effort to
avert the threatened strike of btum
nous coal miners on November 1.
The first session was expected to
continue several hours, and meantime
those participating would not discuss
the situation.
The miners demands include in.
creased pay and shorter hours, and
all efforts between representative Of
the men and the operators to reach ar
agreement have been unsuccessful
Secretary of Labor Wilson announc
ed before the conference he was pro
ceeding without fixed plan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
SURVIVORS of Wreck
Charged With Murder

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 17-Four sur
vivors of the British schooner, Onato,
rescued 800 miles east of New Found
land, on October s, by the American
steamship Zirkel, were under arrest
here today charged with mutiny on
the high seas and with having killed
the captain of their ship, James Bras.
sic, and his brother. Ernest, the first
mate. The charges were made by
Captain Daniel A. Sullivan, master OF
the Zirkel, which arrived at this port
yesterday from Rotterdam.
The men were locked up at the i'm
migration station to await the action
of the British consul. They denied
that there was mutiny and declared
the officers of the Onato were acciden
tally killed by the shifting of the
cargo during a terrific gale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
CANCELLATION
SPIRIT SEEN
IN INDUSTRY
CONFERENCE
Labor, Following Resolution
Giving Capitals Views on
Collective Bargaining, Will
ing to Wait.
PREDICT ADJUSTMENT
(Sy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-With the
Introduction of a resolution by the
capital group giving its views as to
the rights of collective bargaining, a
spirit of concliation was manifest to-
day in the national industrial confer
ence, L. E. Sheppard, head of the rail.
way conductors brotherhood, said he
baW in the resolution a sincere effort
at a closer cooperation between cap
Ital and labor in the meeting and de-
rlared, in his opinion, the gathering
was Just getting down to business"
Announcing that the impatience
manifested by the labor group Thurs
day had now given way to a willing
ness to wait any reasonable length
of time, Mr.. Sheppard said his group
saw every prospect Of a harmonious
adjustment of the differences existing
between the right and left wings of
the conference. as a result of the EN-
ployer's resolution.
The resolution by the capital group,
Chairman Harry A. Wheeler said, had
been assented to by II Of the II mem
bers present.
This was understood to outline the
utmost concessions which the capital
group was prepared to make. J. w.
OLeary, OF Chicago, a member of the
group, told the conference no one
knew better than the employer the
value Of cooperation with the work
ers in securing productive efficiency
He added, that any agreement out
lining the resolution of the two must
be arrived at with a clear under
standing repeating former protests
against the pressure of any one
specific issue
I'VE never have denied the right of
organization and Of collective bargain
ing as we understand that term" said
he.
First on the calendar today was a
motion by Frederick A. Fish, Of Bos-
ton, an employers representative,
which would send the central question
back to committee.
In yesterdays debate, impassioned
! at times, labor forces, through Frank
Morrison, acting chairman, gave no
tice that they would insist on an en-
dorsement of collective bargaining by
employees, through representative OF
their own choosing"
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., John Spar
go, and others of the public group. sup
ported the resolution, and the lineup
at the cOrC'r!" = appeared to indicate
that only Il. employers group could
vote in the negative should the issue
finally be forced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
TROOPS LEAVE GARY;
SEVERAL WOUNDED IN
RIOT AT NEWPORT
(By Associated Press)

GARY, Ind, Oct 17-Raids by the
military authorities on radical centers
were continued during the night and
today 115 men We're held in custody
for examination. Some of these are
said to have been connected with the
Russian Soviet movement.
Only 500 of the original 1900 fed
eral soldiers remained today, 500 hav.
ing returend to Fort Sheridan yester
day and 800 on Wednesday.
Major Thomas B. Crockett, head OF
the Chicago branch of military intel
ligence was in Gary today to make
a thorough investigation of the al.
legged radical plots.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Profiteer Charge Made
Against Dental Dealers
(Bv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Charging
that a nationwide conspiracy exists
among manufacturers and dealers in
dental goods, which has destroyed
competition, the federal trade COM
mission has isued a formal complaint
against the American Dental Trade
association of Boston, the dental man
ufacturers' club of New York, and
the retainl dental dealers association
of Providence, r. /. Officers and
members of the three organizations are
required to file answers to the COM
plant before Nov. 81.
individuals, partnerships and corpo-
rations which have endeavored to CON-
pete either with manufacturers or re-
tailers belonging to the association,
have been driven out Of business, the
complaint asserts, or have been un-
able to enter the business because
they could not secure admission to the
organization.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Cardinal Mercier Spends
Quiet Day in Clevelond
(By Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, O.. Oct. 17.-Cardinal
Mercier, primate of Belgium, had a
rather quiet day today compared to
yesterday. At o'clock this morn
ing he officated at a low mass in
ST. Johns cathedral Then he rested
until noon, when he addressed a mass
meeting.
This afternoon the aged prelate was
guest of the Catholic clergy Of the
Cleveland diocese and tonight he will
address a gathering of women. He
will leave here tomorrow morning for
Toledo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Belgian King and Queen
Haze Day in Mouieland
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Oct. 17.-In.
terest of Albert, King of the Belgians,
Elizabeth, his Queen and their son,
Leopold, heir apparent to the Belgian
throne, shifted today from the nat
ural wonders of the Yosemite valley
and the giant Sequolas which they
viewed yesterday, to the artificial
wonders of "movieland."
Arriving here this morning, their
majesties were promised trip
through several of the largest moving
picture studios and a close up of q
number of Americas screen favorites
Soldiers of the 91st division, who
served in Belgium, were at the station
to meet the royal party. Many of the
veterans were decorations received at
Albert's hand before they embarked
for home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Marriages on Foreign
Service May Be Stopped
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-At the re-
quest of the state, war and navy de-
partments, Chairman Wadsworth, or
the senate military committee today
introduced a bill designed to regulate
marriage Of American soldiers or ci-
villains attached to the army while on
foreign service.
1t would require the filing Of affi-
davits before marriage with the naval
or military authorities showing that
both the man and the woman were of
legal age and unmarried, with heavy
sentences for convicted violations.
The French government is in ac-
cord with the provisions of the bill
and anxious that it be expedited, ac-
cording to an accompanying note from
the war department.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
1862 Slain in Riga
by Reds, Schneider Says
(By Associated Press)

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 17.-Professo
Guido Schneider, of Riga, in a lecture
here, stated that the Bolsheviki shot
1852 men, women and children in
Riga. The executioners, intoxicated
and unable to aim straight wounded
their victims time and again, laugh,
ing at their agonies which sometimes
lasted a whole day and night, he said
Young girls elegantly dressed, vol
Unteered as executions and promenad
ing up and down with rifles, fired al
the prisoners.