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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
Captain Bookcr A. MiIlcr

last week. and whose funeral took
place in Mathews county, had many
friends in this city. He Is survived
by three daughters. Misses Mabel and
Lena Miller and Mrs. r. l.. Lynn. of
Baltimore: two sons. Ashley r. Mil
Ter, of Baltimore, and DR.. r. G. Mil
Ter, of Charlottesville; four sisters.
Misses Lula and Lucille Miller Mds.
r. D. Foster and Mrs. w. L. Bentley.
of Norfoik, and two brothers, A. F..
Miller. Of Mathews county. and Cap
tain Jackson Miller. of Norfolk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
NAY Deesne neneral

New York, Au9. l7.-TheFa were In
timations along the RiAlto tonight that
the strike Of the stage hands and mu-
s;cians will become general ON Monday
II the mAnagsrs do mot consent t0 deal
with the Equity association.
Including the thsaters closed Nv the
wAlkOut last night sixteen New York
plAyhousss are dark.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
John W. Thomas

Funeral services for John W.
Thomas. ~ years old. who died Sat-
urday afternoon at 4 o'clock. in his
home, 1929 North Twenty-seventh
street. We're conducted yesterday
morning at II O'Clock, In Paramount
Christian church. The burial was in
lakewood Mr.. Thomas Is survived
by a widow, one sister. Miss Maude
Thomas. and three brothers, o. O., L,
r. and G.. G.. Thomas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
}. W. worsha,p

Funeral services for James W. Wor-
sham. ~ years old. who died Satur-
day morning at 1920 o'clock. in his
home. 511 North Tw enty- eighth street,
was conducted yesterday afternoon at
8 O'Clock, in Union Station Metho-
dist church. Besides q widow, Mr..
Worsham is survived by one daugh-
ter. Mrs. c. l.. Chalkiey; one son, J.
Franklin Worsham. and one grand
child.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
VOLUNTARY Bnnlkruptcy.

VOLUNTARY H0mkfuptCy.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed In the clerks ONCE Of the
United States district court yesterday
~ Willis Dunkum. Of Richmond. Liza
bilities are placed at $3.7ss, with no
assets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
Phflin Mctz

Funeral services for Philip Metz.
who died Saturday morning a, II
o'clock, in his home. 522 North TWEEN
tv-nfnth street. were conducted yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
home. The burial was in lakewood.
Besides widow. Mr. Metz is survived
by two daughters. hrs. r. A. Ricci, Of
Richmond, and Mrs. ]. c. Waldrop.
OF Yellow Tavern, and seven grand
children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
Rev. W. II. Laird

Rev. William II. Laid, died at Stony
Man Camp. near I.uray, Wednesday
afternoon. Mr.. Laird was spending
vacation at the camp and had just
returned from a long walk on the
mountains when death came very sud
denly as he sat on the porch at $50
in the afternoon. He had been known
to have heart trouble. but though
delicate. he had not given up his
work.
Mfr Laird was we'll known and
much loved In Wa-renton. where he
was rector OF ST. James church from
1904 to 1909.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
Sergeant Roy l.. bright

Funeral services for Sergeant Roy
l.. Bright. of 1909 North Twenty
seventh street. were held yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock from the Fair
mount Christian church. Sergeant
Bright was a member of Company B,
the old Gray's unit, and was wound
ed while fighting overseas. He was
sent back TO this country and passed
ten months in various army hos
pitfalls. 1T was expected that he would
recover. but he died following an
operation 1T Fort Mcpherson last
week, Former members Of Company
r.. 11sth infantry attended the fun
eral.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
JESSE: KRAMER HERE.

JESSE KRAMER HERE.
Jesse J. Kramer OF Washington. D. c.
formerly Of the staff Of the New York
world, 10 In Richmond this week In the
interest OF the United States Chamber
OF Commerce.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19

Annie Tabb was fined $50 for con-
Quoting disorderly house on South
Second street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19

Marshall Morton was given sixty
DAYS In jail for stealing a quantity
Ct butter beans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
POLICE COURT

Charged with fatally shooting
Robert Hobson. colored. early Sun
day morning, Richard jackson.
colored. was held for the grand Jury
) yesterday. Family troubles, It is
said, caused the tragedy.
c. N. Goodwin was fined $50 on
the charge of conducting a gambling
house. and nine men caught In the
raid were each fined SIS.
As a result of his queer converse
tion and actions Justice Maurice
) yesterday held Lucian Hall. of Lam
caster county. for an inquiry into his
sanity He declared that, like John
Armstrong Chaloner. or at least UNI
like him. he Ia crazy in Virginia.
while II he were in New York he
would be pronounced sane. His
friends have been communicated
with.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-19
James s. Byers

VdustS ID. DyCrS
Jas. Il. Byers. an aged soldier and
colod bearer of Gen. Imbodens com
mand. died at his home near Parnas-
sus. Va, August 10. 4 p. m, aged as
years. | month and ~ DAYS and was
the last OF a. 1arg. family born and
raised on the farm where he died.
He and his two brothers all served
in the Confederate army. viz. Capt.
John. Charles, Robt. G.. Samuel and
Preston.
The late James q. Ryers was a
said of him that he never allowed the
colors he loved and for which he
fought to trail in tn. dust-even wher
he had two horses shot from under
him while in action.
Funeral services were held at Tn
ion church. Sunday. August II. at I
O'Clock in the afternoon. conducted
by Rev. VIM, c. White.
DR.. William Lee Daily
DR., William Lee Daily died at his
home at Bridgetcwn at s. O'Clock
Thursday afternoon, following n
lengthy illness OF Brights disease.
DR.. Daily, who was about 50 years
of age. was a native OF the county,
being the son of the late George RI
ley and Maria Relefe Daihv, Of Church
Neck. He was ono of the foremost
members of Northanpton's medical
fraternity and had an extensive prac-
tice throughout the county. He was
not only held in high esteem prcfes-
sionaily, but was sympathetic
friend and advisor to all who sought
him. a man whose genuine populari-
ty was unquestioned.
The deceased was a member Of
Johnson's M. f. church, whose pas
tor. J. w. Gee. assisted by Rev E. W.
Cowling conducted the funeral from
the Daily residence at o'clock last
Friday afternoon. Interment was
made in the family burial plot.
Dr. Daily was twice married. his
kins, daughter OF DIR. and Mrs. John
r. Wilkins. Of Church Neck. His
widow. VINO was Miss Mary wilkins.
Of that city. Is his sole Immediate
survivor:
II. Hcrndon FYfc
The death or r. Herndon Fife &C.
Cured at his residence. "Oaklawn,',
aflrr an illness OF six
weeks At~first strong hopes was en-
tertained for his recovery. but hts ad-
vanced age was against him. II
The funeral services were held "
"oaklawn" ON Sunday afternoon II
Frank Owens
Wytheviile. Va, Aug. lS.-News
was received here this morning tell
ing OF the death OF Frank Owens, Of
Clifton Forge. Va He was formerly
OF this place. The remains will reach
here tomorrow night. The funeral
with take place wednesday afternoon
at o'clock from the Presbyterian
church.
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Complicates Situation.

Director General Hines, after con- ferences tonight with Secretary Glass
 and Eugene Meyer, Jr, managing dir
 ector of the war finance corporation made this statement:
 "The railroad situation is so com plicated by this regent development that there are so many possibilities
 that cannot say at this time what
 may be done with the railroads. It will take good deal of consideration
 before conclusion is reached" Several treasury officials in close touch with financial conditions ex pressed belief that the railroads could
 obtain loans privately to tide them over the next few months, although
 perhaps at high interest rates. In this connection, conference of leading bankers with treasury and railroad
 administration officials was proposed The war finance corporation, it was announced today already has lent lent $71, ,515,O00 to railroads. It has authorization to advance several hun-
 dred million dollars additional under war powers on adequate collateral and at rates at least one percent high
 CT than current rates for 90 day paper Officials questioned, however, whe- ther the terms of the act could be in. terpreted literally enough to permit the corporation to go into this whole sale financing.
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COMPLETE PLANS FOR RECLAMATION
 FOR RICH LANDS
Project in Farrelly Lake Level District Will Re-
 claim 1O8, ,OOO Acres.

Plans were completed yesterday noon for work in the Farrelly Lake Levee District which will reclaim lO8,- GOO acres of rich river bottom land in Jefferson and Arkansas Counties and preparations were made to begin the system of levees that will make tn" reclamation possible, immediatelq.
 Planters interested in the project met at the Hotel Pines yesterday morning at Il o'clock and elected John M. Oracle of New Gascony, chairman, H. A.. Strode, of Gillette, vice chair. man, and J. B. Quinn, of Gillett, secre- tary. Willis E. Ayres of Memphis was selected as engineer for the work and Asa c. Oracle, of Little Rock and U. w. Moncrief, of Dewitt, attorneys
 Pierce Oracle, of Little Rock was authorized to inspect the flood jets and dam at Lackport, H., about the middle of the month, and report on the advisability of injecting ideas ob. tained into,- the local work. One of the foremost, engineers in the country will be engaged for the work and plans call for beginning the work inn mediately. ;.
 Thousands of acres of rich bottom land will be reclaimed by the project that, at the present time, are unavail- able for cultivation on account of ov- erf!ows from the river and bayous. Plans for the reclamation call for a system of levees and flood gate across Big Bayou Meto, near it's mouth.
 The project has been under consid- eration by planters in that section o1 !! the country for some time and will be i one of the biggest works of it's kind ever attempted in the state.
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DR, NORRIS LEAVES FOR NEW YORK FEN
 R0uTETO FRANCE
Rev. J. A. Brunberg of Nal dern, Mo-, Will Fill Pulpit
 During Absence.

Dr. J. I. Norris, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, who was re- gently granted six months leave of absence by his congregation for the purpose of going overseas in the in- terest of the Y. M. C. A. work, left yesterday afternoon for New York city, where he expects to embark within few days. His address while in New York will be BAT Madison avenue.
 Dr. Norris was accepted for ser vice with the army overseas some time ago, and has been waiting for his travel orders. Though he does not yet know just where he will be sta toned, Dr. Norris requested that he be assigned to the army of occupation and it is probable that he will be assigned to some unit of that army Dr. Norris will be away at least six months.
 Rev. J. A. Brunberg, of Maiden Missouri, will fill the pulpit at the First Presbyterian church part of tho time during Dr. Norris absence, be- ginning April 1. It is not knowr whether Rev. Brunberg will fill th' pulpit during the whole of Dr. Nor Iris absence.
 Rev. Flournoy Shepperson, of Mon ticello, will conduct the services mex Sunday.
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Back Debts Amount to
 About $38l, 100000.
NO FUNDS AVAILABLE
 FOR IMPROVEMENTS
May Mean That Roads Will Be Re. turned to Private Managers
 Immediately.

Washington, March 4.-Adiourn- ment of congres without appropriat- ing S750,000,000 for railways, left the railroad administration with practi- cally empty coffers, about $381 ,OO0,- 900 back debts and no funds with which to finance the extensive pro- gram of Improvements planned for this year as measure to take up slack in the materials and labor mar ket.
 Immediate relinquishment of the roads to private management loomed as a possibility but officials said this would be done only if it finally ap- peared feasible for the railroads to borrow privately the millions needed or to have the war finance corpora tion extend large loans to the compan- ies.
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LEACE COVENANT IS INDISPENSABLE
 TO PEACE TREATY
Taft Says Only League Can Accomplish Purpose of
 World War.

New York, March "A league of nations covenant is indispensable to
 the treaty of peace, if the war is to 1 accomplish the declared purpose of this nation and the world," former President William Howard Taft told the audience at the Metropolitan Opera House tonight in an exhaustive discussion of the league principles, preceding the address of President Wilson.
 Adherence to the Washington policy i of avoiding foreign alliances could not be applied to the present interna- tional status, Mir. Taft declared, "be- cause the interests of the United States are inevitably involved in the 1 preservation of European peace" For i the United States to withdraw from the project he asserted, would make the league of nations merely Ca re- turn to the system of alliances and the balance of power,' with as peedy re- currence of war, in which this country would certainly be involved, as it was 1 in the present struggle"
 Refers to Criticisms.
 | Referring to criticism to the league plan in the senate, the former presi- dent stated his belief that it was the duty of the president, as the prime mover in the nations treaty making power, to report the eventual draft of the treaty with the former central powers with the league covenant as part of the treaty itself, if in his judgment and that of the peace con ference an agreement formally ter Iminating the war would be incom- plete without it. If the president made such such recommendation, MT. Taft said, he ventured to doubt if there would be majority of the members willing to asume the re- sponsbility of decreeing that the treaty be amended by striking out the constitution of the league and
 committing the question to further dis cusion at Paris. Mir. Taft stated his opinion that the problem would have "a somewhat different aspect" for senators upon whom would be laid the blame for "postponing peace."
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CONGRESS- FAILS
 TO ACT ON MANY
 NEW NOMINATIONS
1700 Appointments Are Un' confirmed When Session Comes to End.

Washington, Mar. 4-Seventean hundred nominations, including those of A. Mitchell Palmer to be attorney general and John Skelton Williams to succeed himself as comptroller Of the currency. remained uncOnfirmed tc- day when congress adjourned. On the list were approximately 1000 post masters. 800 army officers and 200 naval officers.
 The. senate in failing to act upon Mir Palmers nomination, established a precedent according to oldest at taches. who said it was the custom 10 pass without delay upon appointments of members of the cabinet. Other
 nominations remaining unconfirmed were those of Major Generals Robert 10 Noble and Walter D. McGaw, % he ,brigadier generals in the regular army establishment.
 MT. Palmer and Mir. Williams Will be given recess appointments by the president under which they will hold office until the new congrss assem- bles. but such appointments are not necessary in the. case of postmasters as the incumbents hold over until their successors qualify. Army and navy officers may be given the tenn. porary rank to which they were nom. mated and then renominated wher congress meets again. Upon con firmation, their new rank would date l from the day of the original nomina' tions.
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MISS NORMA COOK GIVES TESTIMONY
 IN MURDER TRIAL
Tells of the Parties and the Cabarets Visited With
 Man Father Killed.

Chicago, March 4.-Norma Cook, IS years old was the principal wit ness today against her father, J.. Norman Cook, in his trial for the murder of William E. Bradway, the girls middle aged admirer, who was stabbed to death last summer. She completed her testimony after having told that her father had threatnede Bradway. On cross examination, she admitted Bradway had threatened her father.
 The girl, who was only IT years old. at the time of the killing, testified smilingly much of the time She ap. parently did not give her father a glance. Her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Cook and the latter's father, Daniel Bliss, of Columbus, Kansas, sat near the prosecuting attorney.
 Assistant State Attorney J. c. O'Brien, charged in his opening state ment that Cook had vowed, to kill Brad way and went to the Bradway home in June, 1918, when Bradway's aged mother lay dead in the house, and finding on the door, went away. Then on August 29th, it was charged; Cook laid in wait, engaged in a scuffle with Bradway and stabbed him fatal ly.
 Honored With Party.
 The girl said Bradway had gone to Columbus, Kansas, last June and giv- en a dinner party for her and others at the Columbus Hotel. It was then that her father also appeared in Columbus. She said he and she and her mother met in a play house, at the l Bliss home. which had been erected as memorial to her grandmother. Ask, ed by the prosecutor what her father said. as to Bradway, she answered.;
 "He said he would get him anc that would never see him again"
 On cross examination, the girl was asked by attorney Everett Jennings counsel for her father, what Bradway had once said to her about her father IShe answered that Bradway had said
 .sIf your father ever dares to inter fere between us, will choke his ton gte out"
 Met at Summer Garden. On cross examination, she testified she had met Bradway at summer garden. That he afterwards had sen her theatre tickets and had taken hel to dinner party That while she wal in school she had met Bradway a lunch times and after school hours had gone to hotel tea rooms with him I Later, she testified, Bradway severa times a week took her to hotel grill rooms, cabarets and summer gardens II "When did you study" she was ask ed. ..
 q did not study very much," sh' answered. Elmer D. Sweeney, Michigan Cen } tral railroad flagman, from Detroit testified he saw the stabbing on tn Isteps of Bradway's home. He said on
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GOVERNORS AND
 MAYORS CENSuRE
 LATE CONGRESS
Declare States and Munici palities Can Not Follow
 Example of Nation.

Washington, March 4.-Sharp criti- cism of congress for not passing ap- propriation and other measures and of government departments for what was termed failure to cooperate to the fullest in providing employment and in releasing raw materials, de- veloped today at the White House conference of Governors and Mayors called to consider labor and business problems.
 Attacks Congress.
 Mayor Rolph, of San Francisco, who held the discussion declared congress had failed to pass great appropriation measures at time when the country was looking to the federal govern ment to set an example to states and municipalities in the handling of busi- ness. Mayor Clark Burdick, of New port, R. l., charged that government plants in his city had refused to re- employ men who left the plants to go | to war, some of whom had returned bearing wound strips. Mayor Peters, of Boston said business there would be assisted greatly if the government would come to some determination of policy as to raw materials, such .as wool and leather, which were con- trolled during the war. Momentary consternation was caused when the deliberations in the historic east room of the White House were interrupted by man who announced himself as representative of bolshevism in America" and said he had come to hear the representatives of Seattle tell of recent troubles in this city. He gave his name as J. c. Parker, an engineer of Philadelphia. His offer to tell the conference of his investiga- tion into social unrest was refused after several delegates made the Ipoint that he was not accredited to the conference. Later, he left the executive mansion.
 Mayor Rolph frequently was inter- rupted by applause during his dis cussion of conditions.
 "The country and the cities are all right; whatever trouble exists centers right here." the San Francisco mayor declared. "Why did filibuster defeat
 the great appropriation measures Why should not congress be recon. vened to take up problems faced by all the state? Why are government of ficials resigning?
 "These are some of the questions
 want to ask, but there is nobody here \ to answer them. Congress has adjourn
 ed, the president has gone to Paris
 and the vice president to Phoenix
 Ariz. Everybody has flew the cooI
 except the mayors"
 Mayor Rolph said much of the diff
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PRlTCHARD RESIGNS.

Saltwater, Okla, Mar. 3.-Earl A. Pritchard, coach of the football, bas- ket ball and baseball, since September 1917, at Oklahoma A. & M. college has resigned to enter overseas ser vice of the international Y. M. C. A
 His work will be in connection with the installation of athletic fields ln Russia, France, Italy and Belgium according to his statement. He epects xto sail before April l,
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culty which has arisen from the de- mobilization of the army high have been averted by discharging all men in their home states, sentiment ex- presses also by Lieutenant Governor Crossley, of Missouri, and others. It was asserted many discharged men had become stranded near large cities and perhaps never would return to their homes.
 A resolution urging the country to make the Victory loan to be floated next month an overwhelming success was adopted unanimously by the con ference. Concluding sessions will be held tomorrow.
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JACK WOLFE WINS.

Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. 4.-Jack Wolfe, of Cleveland, easily outpointed Pete Herman, of New Orleans, world s champion bantamweight boxer in 10 round contest here tonight, according to the decision awarded by newspaper critics.
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BAKER QUITS GAME.

Baker 1ork, March 4.-J. Franklin
 York A ,.ar third baseman of the New tAe c,,s americans, will not return to
 letter next season, according to Anasa,e e'ulved from him today by decision hugglns. Baker wrote his najr snat he was through with a
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WILSON BOARDS SHIP.

New York, March 8.-President Wilson went aboard the U. s. c. Geor- ge Washington, at 12:05 o'clock this morning with Mrs. Wilson and other members of his party. The steamship is scheduled to sail for France at S:15 a. m. today.
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man wore a dark suit and he after wards learned that that man was Bradway. The other, clad in light suit. he identified as Cook.
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"When the boys come home they will ask what YOU have done. Show them your income tax receipt.
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 THE WEATHER

ARKANSAS Wcdnos- day fair, much colder in east and south portions; Thursday fair rising tenn perature.
 + # + + + f. f f f f + 4
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\ .r.r YOU miss an is- t
 henSsysea, Ssa Graphic, call IA < Ed os in1 I,,., and your pap:er, p:s, 4 4 erss ess aI delivered live by special s. 4
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-11
NOTICE OF LAND SALE!

Bv virtue OF power vested III NE
bv a certain deed Of trust, execut-
ed to me by jerome K Leggett
which is duly recorded IN the Of
flee Of the Register OF Deeds for
Halifax County. North Carolina,
in Book 273. at Page III. [ will on
the 1st day Of May, 1919. sell for
Cash. at Public Auction, to the
highest biddsr. in the town Of Scot
land Neck at j 9 clock a. NJ,
the following described Real Is
tate: Lot. No. ; containing sixty
five and 20 100 acres, in Palmyra
township. Halifax County. aid be
ing a part Of the Fred Savage
farm. said land conveyed to said
Leggett by G. y. DeBrule and
wife on the 18th day Of Dec, 1916
This the 20 dav Of March 1919.
A. PAUL KITCHIN. Trustee