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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
.F|REMEh N Uniform
RIDE FREE ON cars

Free transportation for Richmond
nremen has been approved by the
committee on public relations OF the
Chamber OF Commerce, and went into
effect yesterday. Hereafter all fire.
men In uniform will be entitled to q
free ride on any street car in the city.
A resolution introduced by Edgar b.
English at the last meeting of the city
council to give fremen this privilege
was Passes }, Yesterday. after p eop-
Q Tegadyk =ss,, me na,esffSan, fns cpth.
miftee On public relations decided that
such step was justified by the good
work OF the firemen. and established
a ruling to that effect which win hold
from now on. with approval by the
street car company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
VIRGINIA LOSES TO
kI][|ES, IS TO 81

Annapolis. Nd Jan 3x--Showing
some new kinks IN passing and play
Ing at high pace. the midshipmen
won their twelfth consecutive victory
at basketball by defeating University
OF Virginia here this afternoon by 81
to i6 The navy started with a series
OF passes which quite took the visitors
OF their feet They scored ~ points
In the hrst half while the visitors four
tAities were all thrown from the foul
line by Pettwoy with many changes
in the navy team Virginia made q
better showing In tho second half. but
at no time gave tho midshipmen any
troub BILE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
LENDERS To HOLD
- CONFERENCE HERE

The virginia Industrial Licensed
Lenders association has completed
plans for conference to be held at
41s East Marshall street Janury
Soth. at 2;30 p. M. A night session in
me form OF banquet will be held at
Iurphy's hotel that night at $50
O'Clock. c, G. Barksdale. state bank
examiner and James F.. Tyler, presi
dent OF the Legal Aid Society. with be
among the speakers at the banquet.
This meeting has been arranged for
the purpose of reconstructing the
small loan business in accordance
with the new loan law passed by the
last general assembly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
BROOkNEAI.
(Unfon Star.1

Miss Gladys Francis and Wesley
Guthrie. both OF Rahat, were united
In marriage here Sunday morning by
Rev. John r. Williams.
Mrs T.. H. Cawthorn In Ill with the
"fu' this week.
Mrs w. A Mason has ben quite III
for several days
Jere White spent a few DAYS In
Richmond recently.
Richard Mays of Roxboro, spent
Sunday with homefolks here
Chapman Lash spent Wednesday
IN Lynchburg on business.
Mrs r. II. Coleman. of viliamont,
Is visiting her daughter. Mrs II. c.
Mustain.
Il. F. waithan and mother returned
Monday. from a visit to relatives In
Princeton, w. Va
r, ID. Carthron was called to North
Carolina last week by the illness OF
his little daughter.
Mrs s NJ. Clark, OF Roanoke, Is
visiting her sisters. Mesdames w. l.
Maddox and H b. Barksdaie.
Mrs. l. NJ Smith. OF Lynchburg,
has been visiting her sisters. Mes
DANES w. L. Williams and r. F. Con-
nally.
home at Cedar Forest Sunday, after
n stay OF several weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. III. Hender-
son.
Rev. A. l. Caudle, spoke on the
Armenian and Syrian situation at
Ebenezer church last Sunday and a
nice sum was realized for the relief
of these stricken countries
J. s. Walker. who has been con-
fined to the home of his daughter,
Mrs. J. S. Booker, for several days.
on account Of illness. Is much i'm.
proved and has resumed his duties in
the store OF G.. e. Little.
Mrs. w, IL. Ginther. who has been
quite III for several days. is now some
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
wEaRERS OF NAVAL uE1QsusJGN3
UNIFORMS SUBJECE 10 mn

All men wearing the p@l11l
the u. 8. naval reserves oN1b &
they are not In ACTIVE 0GEv1c4
subject to the navy rules And fNU
tons for any act committed ~ Ri
This notice came from tn Nav19
partment yesterday 10 L4out9
Houston OF the recrulting sen43el
this city. Lieut.. Houston hAo
uuested the rear admiral ~ IL l.
naval district to send us0re uAqms
the recruiting ONCE In thiD e3lD.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
PROHIBITION OFFICE
SAVES STATE MONEY

According to DIR. J. Sidney Peters,
Prohibition Com m Missioner of Virginia,
he state department for the enforce
ment of the prohibition lawys pays
more than the cost of maintaining it..
when the reports come in" said DR..
Peters, TT will be shown that tor
every dollar appropriated for the pro-
hihition department. for enforcing the
liquor laws the department repays
the state three"
DR.. Peters added that one-fourth of
the arrests in the state for violation
of the prohibition regulations were
made By officers OF his department
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
Obituary
Mrs. J. v, Mercer.


The funeral OF Mrs Jose phine Viz
Etnia Mercer. aged IS. widow of Isaac
j. Mercer. who was prominent I'm
business here for a long time. who
died yesterday morning in her home.
so4 North CRANKY street. will be con-
Quoted tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o o'clock. the Rev. DIR. Thomas c. Skin
ner, pastor OF the Second Baptist
church. officiating. Burial will be in
Hollywood cemetery.
She is survived by one daughter.
Mrs C. v. Young. and Ave sons-Dr
Charles A. Mercer. OF Richmond: DR..
!. Morton Mercer. of Thomasville. NJ
c.: pr. William r Mercer. walter c.
Mercer and J. Herbert Mercer. Two
other sons, Warren Fl. Mercer and
Hugh G. Mercer. died several years
ago. She is also survived by twenty
one grandchildren and thirteen great
grandchildren.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26

wood & Umsteadf one of the new
firms on Motor Row. which will do
auto painting exclusively, have secured
the services OF r. C. Cridlin as finisher
and stripper. Mr.. Cridlin In well
known in this line of work, having
been in Richmond for the past eigl,-
been emuloyed by almost every paint
ing concern in the city for specias
high-grade -woxN Of this nature. He
VIII have entire charge OF this depart
Ynant ~ the work, with MIR. James
Wood devoting his entire time 10 the
nooy 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26

The first Little Giant trucks.
painted in the new standard colors
recently adop ted by the nanufactu-
rers, reached Richmond this week. The
rich red on the frame. running gear
anod wheels, the pleasing green of the
cab and the black tenders and radia-
tor make this one of the handsomest
machines on the market. and the Ow-
ems Motor Company, distributors in
this territory, are. receiving many
compliments on the trucks appear
ance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
MINISTERIAL UNION 81 .vssy MI
MEETS MONDAY anoG

Tomorrow. Monday SDg
1850 O'clock. IN the ssoDn1s1
sembiy room OF the YUunx keu
ISOLATION building. Grace ~ W
streets, the January nseef1n1
Ministerial Union win ~ hey4
Pitzer. assistant to Billy
'au,,rvAss ss,t sa,-seps d.sss - =
portant phases Of the eAmS
with the union. II n Gaysooeo4
Homer Rodeheaver will 49,
with the union NV
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
II. ID. ADAMS HEADS
AGRICULTURAL BOARD

Berkeley ID. Adams, of Charlotte,
was elected president OF the state
board Of agriculture at meeting in
Richmond Friday. w, w. SprouI. OF
Augusta county. was chosen secretarT.
The pre- paration of the 1919 budget
was completed and fertilizer inspec-
tors OF the state were named. The
question of selecting director OF a
hul eau of markets was discussed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26

what improved, and has gone to the
home OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs r.
F.. Francis. In Halifax county, to rest
and recuperate.
Mr.. and Mrs r. l. Mustain. who
have been visiting In Petersburg. are
spending the week with Mrs. Mustain's
brother. Captain III. c. Mustain. here,
on their way back to their home in
Beckicy. w, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26

p. A. Prentiss Is now the local dis
tributor OF Oldsmobiles and will have
several cars for demonstration at an
early date.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26

Charles F. Hanewtnckel. IS years
old. the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. III. l.
Hanewinckei. died yesterday morning
In his home. SIS North Thirty-eecond
street, after n weeks fitness OF pneu-
monia. His funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from
Bethlehem Lutheran church. Sixth
and Clay streets. The burial Will Do
In Hollywood.
Besides a widow, who WAS Miss
Florrie Bolton. he In survived by his
parents, two sisters Mrs Garland
wfIkerson, Of Richmond. and Mrs. N.
f. Guy. OF Charlotte courthouse. and
two brothers, Joseph W. Hanewinckel.
OF this city. and William Hanewinckel.
OF Baltimore.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
Marrretfe Harden.

Funeral services for Marquette
Harden. aged twenty-one months. was
at the grave In Hollywood
yesterday afternoon The
baby, who died Friday afternoon in
the home of her parents In Highland
Springs. is survived by her father.
mother, three sisters, and one brother.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26

Mrs Josie D. Smither. died ycster-
day morning at her home, sos West
Cary street after a brief Illness. She
was the widow OF George w. Smither.
and leaves three sons, William Lea,
George w. and Walter J. Smither;
two sisters. Mrs. Emma Wilkinson
and Mrs Hattie Skinner. Of this city.
and one brother. w. Fl. Palmer. Of
FarmviIIe. Arrangements for the fun
eral have not yet been made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

yet, as q city, whether it will or
no. it thus resolved into its primitive
elements, as the thin fog of civiliza-
ton is dried up in the heated conflict
Of forces, one sees the native savagery
looming through. One secs, in his own
familiar streets, in the very precincts
whore his wife and daughters, per
haps, are accustomed to go 10 and
from shops, school and theatres, win
dows broken, gambling in progress,
weaker men violently robbed by
stronger, thieves plying their trade de-
liberately and unmolested, and all this
now in the open, in the face OF throngs
Of people too surprised or too lethar-
gic, too stupid or too fearful to make
objection. There is nothing new in all
this. 1t is all only too familiar, since
the days when humanity was young.
Only, with policemen around, it all
seemed so far away, so unthinkable,
so contrary to what civilization had
led everybody TO expect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

ternational policy rest their faith in
the assumption that human character
has been so refined that men can be
trusted not to destroy each other after
the gun and the sword have been
scrapped and converted into souvenir
toothplcks. The Boston spectacle is Il
better answer to this monstrous fallacy
than can be found it the cxordiums Of
all the essays and orations of human
literature. The voluntary respecter Of
statutory law and the decaIogue is
legion; but the outlaw, actual and
potential, is likewise legion.
"Within two hours after the walkout
of Boston's police force that staid and
elegant old city was under siege and it's
citizens in terror. Suppose there were
no policemen anywhere; suppose there
were no soldiers anywhere; whose
imagination could conceive of what
should follow?"
A somewhat similar viewpoint ap-
pears in The Christian Science
MONITOR:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Order Out of Chaos

"The order loving people begin to
sit up. Their own native instincts be-
gin to reassert themselves. Half
atropbied abilities to defend them
selves and those people and institu-
tons which they hold dear stir and
become alive again. Men begin to see
the enorniity Of lawlessness, to see
how absolutely it cancels all right
progress and achievement. and they
begin to say, each in his own heart.
them each to others whom ne can
trust. This thing must not go on. It
is moro than an incident; it is the
whole Of country, civilization, human
ity. | an ready to stake myself and
all have for the common good. VIII
you?'
"And when men begin to feel like
that history is made. And order comes
out Of chaos"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

civilization, wherein do the police of
the New England metropolis differ
from the mad minority which over
threw Kerensky and ruined Russia?
Only al arrant casuist. q fatuous hair
splitter can proclaim a shade Of con-
trast.
at is fatal TO fool ourselves. This
revolutionary walkout is positive proof
that radicalism in America has lost its
head and its conscience. The penalty
Of coddling is obvious.
The veil Of illusion is rent. Now
IS the moment to make that unmasll-
ing permanently profitable. No Ameri-
can of sane and honest instincts can
withhold his support of unfaltering,
drastic action to save the republic. 1t
is not hysteria to employ such terms
The fallacy lies in dlsregarding their
applicability.
"Weakness in facing the issue with
full grasp of its meaning sealed for
season of dreadfur martyrdom the
fate OF freedom in Russia. That ma
ton was ignorant, newly released from
another dark despotism. 1t houndered
and sank.
Bad as the Boston business is, it is
altogether unthinkable that America
Will fall so low as Russia. Patriotism,
pride in the proven worth of tradi-
tions Of liberty, established not with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
4. f. of L. Police

Affliation Of policemen Nth
the American Federation of
Labor ,cas begun after the fed
Grafton contention IN Atlantic
City last Summer. ThiYty-sevcn
unions IN all haze joined since
July !. Charters hare been
granted to policemen's unions in
the iolloacing cities, in the order
named:
Oklahoma City, Knorul1e, Pc
oria, Washington, Jersey City,
Macon, Cumberland, Tulsa, Fort
Worth, East st. Louis, Norfolk,
Pueblo, Boston, Warren, Clarh;s-
burg, W. Va; Portland, Ore; St
Paul, Meridian, Erans uille, Terre
Houte, MoberEy, No; Los Ange-
les, Wheeling, Chattanooga, Hot
tiesbnrg, Miami, Superior, Hun
tington, ". Va; Portsmouth,
Va; Richmond, Cal.; Key West,
Zcnesuille, ST. Joseph, Lynn,
Vicksburg, Bellevlle, Ill.,, and
Topeka
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Outbreak OF BoEsiierisni

"Treasonable' is another word
used in a number Of editorials to
characterize this desertion of duty.
From such expressions it is a
snort step to those papers which see
IN the Boston strike an outbreak Of
BolsAevism which challenges the
very existence Of our government.
The Philadelphia Evening Ledger
declares that "Boston's police in
fanny defines the great issue which
snow cleancut battle between ar
'ant Bolshevism and civilized de-
nOcracy.' The editorial continues:
The fact is hdeous. bat it VIII grow
'gier and fouler if it IS not instantly
md fearlessly faced. Bolshevism in
he United States is no longer a spec
E' Boston in chaos reveals It's sin
Ser substance.
ia their reckless defiance Of the
fundamentals OF morality in their
"'ylng afront 10 the structure Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Reporting ln-4 Lesson for Al Cities
From The Chicago Daily Neaus
The Crime

NONERNOR COOLIDGE: "The men are deserters
W This is not strike These public officials
We cannot think of arbtrating the government or
the form of law There be opportunity any com
promise."
There is no right to strike against the public safety
by anybody. anywhere any time"
PRESIDENT WILSON Il want to say this that
strike of the policemen of great city, leaving the city at
the mercy OF an army of thugs is crime against cvza-
ton.
'ln my judgment the obligation of policeman is as
sacred and direct the obligation of soldier He is
public servant not private employee and the whole honor
OF the community is his hands. He has no right to
prefer any private advantage to the public safety
Il hope that that lesson will be burned in so that il
will never again be forgotten because the pride of America
is that it exercise self-control"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
In the Name Of Union Labor
The Sympathetic Radicals


bers Of the working class. and their
place is in the ranks Of the workers.
Their recognition of this in Boston
is somewhat belated, but it is not too
much to hope that as nationally or
ganized body the policemen will de-
eide to align themselves with the rest
OF their class and not against them,
as has been the case too often in the
past.
The latest signs are encouraging,
to say the least, for to-day capitalism
is depending on armed force and armed
force alone, to preserve itself. If it
cannot depend on those who have al
ways been its servants, its end is in
sight
THE New York Calf prefers to
discuss the strike philosophically in
relation to the general strike in
Seattle. From this point Of view it
considers the Boston episode as an
example of old unionism as con-
trasted with the new radicalism.
There was more violence in one
nigh. in Boston than during the en-
tire period Of the general strike in
Seattle, it is asserted. This was be-
cause in Seattle "big radical unions"
were dominant, "permeated with So
enlist vieWS'.
The difference between the two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Why Loyalty?

Should loyalty to the state, 10 a
political organization, in the last in
stance take precedence over loyalty to
ones fellow craftsmen, to an economic
organization? President Wilson ap-
pears to think SO and the newspapers
agree with him, but surely events like
the Boston strike are happening with
frequency enough TO show that his
answer g no longer taken as axio-
matte, thai many sguided,
perhaps, but not incapable Of reason
- hold to the contrary. We sug-
gest that President Wilson, Governor
Coolidge and those who believe that
loyalty to the state is paramount. fore
stall such happenings by showing
cause for their belief instead of aban-
doning themselves TO mere objurgation
and scurrility.
Far too many Of the old sanctions
have passed away for any critic OF
public affairs 10 refuse the question,
Why? Nor will it do to answer IN
terms of the old sanctions, as when
the President says that the Obligation
of policeman is as sacred and direct
as that Of a soldier. Suppose, on occa-
sion, the soldiers ask, Why If any
m ovement in the world is to be met
with reason and candor it is the move
especially in relation to the state"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
In the General Strike

Labor is beginning 10 understand
what this all means. VIII the workers
be able to stand the shock?
what it means is that the machin-
cry by which the capitalist class holds
it's domination over the workers
breaks down as soon as the men who
operate that machinery discover that
they are workers, too.
IF there IS a general strike in Bos-
ton, the workers will form their own
proletarian police to keep order in
the city. Here the striking cops will
come in very handy. taking their orders
from the strike committee.
"f Boston labor fails to back up
the cops, then the police strike Is
broken, the impulse toward police or
ganization in this country will receive
serious setback, and the next strike
Of workers around Boston VIII get no
sympathy from the police.
II labor does stand behind the cops,
then We revolutionists may have no
fears for the future
This strike is the crucial test of
the A. f. Of L. If it fails to support
the police, then it frankly admits that
1t is not working class organization,
but d tool Of the Capitalist State"
The Nation paints vivid pict-
ure Of world disorder rampant in
this country, and insists that loyalty
to the state can no longer be taken
for granted:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Striking Terror

"The significance of strike Of the
forces of law and order, so-called, lies
in the fact that the policemen have
always looked upon themselves as
privileged class, and, in fact, have been
one of the bulwarks Of the existing
order.
Nothing strikes such terror TO the
hearts Of the exploiters as the de-
lection of a group that has always
stood as buffer between them and
an outraged and aroused working class.
"Of course, the policemen are mem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

40 ISSUE that has arisen
~ since the end Of the war
Y has united the opinion of
the country as has the Bos-
ton police strike. Barring the. radi-
cal papers and magazines, the press
Is unanimous in condemning the
yalkout in the strongest terms as
an act of treachery and desertion
and in demanding that there be no
sslation Of police organizations
With the American Federation Of
Labor, or with any other unions.
Every publicly expressed opinion,
nom President Wilson down, agrees
ID damning the strikers with vigor-
GUS epithets.
The general view rests its con-
.ennation on the definite fact that
solicemen, Ike fremen, are "not in
the same category with ordinary
esge workers" in the language O.
The Chicago Daily News" Since
the lives and property Of every orc
depend upon their services, they
"cannot be permitted to strike" Or
as The Cleveland Plain-Dealer'
puts the case:
"A policeman occupies position OF
ocular responsibility toward the pub
L. To all lntents and purposes he
is a soldier. The public safety is his
;asFge. He should consider himself
10 more privileged to strike than is
ire soldier privileged to lay down his
arms and quit his temporary employ
men. in the ace CT the enemy. The
ls.FOman Is always facing the enemy.
always stands between his community
and those who would destroy It's peace
Il the cUDCr,unitv offered -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
hen $fr1kR RRcnKponc Cu
tho Ansn
Boston Ciiues
the ANSWER

cities is that the Boston organizations
are stepped in the traditions Of the old
unionism while the Seattle unions ara
permeated with the new unionism that
sees beyond the wage system. The
difference is expressed in better and
more systematically planned struggle,
discipline and solidarity in Seattle
than in Boston. The contrast is a
striking one, though no pun is in
tended
The same point Of view is more
clearly expressed by John Reed in
his new magazine, ''The Voice OF
Labor" representative Of the ex-
treme left wing Of the Socialist
party:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

in tone. One of the more outspoken
utterances is in "The Butte Bull
letin':
The strike Of the policemen in Bos-
ton proves one thing: it is that the
United States is passing through the
same stage that European nations
passed through some time ago, but that
here the development is taking place
much more rapidly; year ago strike
of the police force in one of the largest
cities of this country would have been
unthinkable, just as q strike of the
London policemen would have been an
imposslbility two years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

How largely the good order Of, q
community is due to fear of police
force and how much to worthier con-
siderations is an Old subject of de-
bate between pacifst and militarist.
The former holds that men in state
of freedom will be good. The latter
thinks they need a club over them.
The promptness with which mobs
formed in Boston streets as the police
men went off duty, to loot Boston
stores and attack Boston women, gives
disheartening reinforcement to the
'nilitarist's low estimate OF human
nature. We naturally prefer to be-
lieve that we belong to a fairly decent
species of animal. The Boston mobs
discouraged that belief"
"The Montgomery Advertiser"
sees in the strike a "sorrowful re-
hinder Of the comparatively small
progress we seem to have made in
improving human character:
Advocates of disarmament as an in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

ENHE radical press of the coun-
\ try, alone in defending the
ID. strike of the Boston police,