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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
Forward Forgets
Backward Movement

Corporation Comm issioncr AleX-
7nder Forward was one of the first
victims az the new time
Rising eagerly from his couch
yesterday morning the commtssl on
or ate his breakfast soom@d HIM
self for his usual appearance at
church walked dapperN down
Grace street and reached st Paul s
to. find that he was almost alone at
worship. e. g..
found that IT registered precisely
the usual hour for the morning
service.
And then he Remembered sud
denly that he was living in a time
of fast changing conditions. Even
time itself is subject TO violent va
riations
Wherewith he turned back the
hands % his time peace. thereby
pulling down the white whiskered
old gentleman 10 his normal pace
and conforming, as is meet ne
should, 20 congressional legislation.
And having stolen a march on his
fellow citizens Inv the matter Of
early rising. Commissioner Forward
decided he would make the best Of
a long day
So he HE'D him TO the country and
spent the extra hour drinking in the
glories of autumn that clustered
about Lakeside,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
President Gains
Strength Daily
by UNIVERSAL SERVICE

Washington Get 26-Presidert
Wilson Passed a quiet restful aay
AZ the White House it was said THIS
afternoon and he continued to gam
strength slowly
Rear Admiral Cary T Gravson
the presidents personal physician.
was IN 70 see he president with DE-.
Sterling Punp tTls forenoon. hu,
both physicians were absent erers1
the White House this afternoon
Their sigma lures were The only ones
appended 70 the DAYS bulletin.
Which read as follows
. The president continues to i'm
prove slowly
It was understood that Dr. Gray
sen intends 10 issue but a single bui-
lstin daily hereafter YESTERDAY
there was bur che bulletin TIE
explanation OF this is that the
president Is daily registering a slow
and uneventful gain. and the night
bulletins would n acticalIy carry the
same text as the forenoon message
from the presidents doctors For
this reason the IRA ctiee Of fsstiif =
two bulletins was abandoned Shoui Z
there be any marked change IN the
presidents conditIon. however f>r.
.Gg4yson3 WI II, mad. sate}y sraga3y.ts.
the two bulletins.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
international L a b O r
Conference t o G on.
vene On Wednesday
WOMEN WILL BE,
GIVEN PROTECTION
Considerable Sentiment
Among Delegates for
Raising Age Lir11i< to
Eighteen Years

Washington. Oct, 2s-Reports
on WORKING conditions throughout
the world and recommendation for
far-reaching reforms VIII be pre-
scnted to each Of the delegates 20 the
international labor conference.
which opens here or we Inesday
The reports represent the preiimi-
nary work of the ocga nizing com
lnittee Of the conference which vas
created by the peace conference N
Paris to assist the American gov
eminent in formulating pragr ara
FOR the labor conference The data
was collected IN Washington ard
London during the past few months
The chief SUBJECTS are The eishi
hour day the unem ployment s}tua-
ton. m Maternity care conditions Of
em plcy.rleat for women and cAil-
7ron. nar::cularlv ir unhealthy pro-
cession and the extension and ap-
plioation OF the international con-
entions adopted AZ Berne n 1896
or the prohibition Of rIghtwork for
women employed IN industry and
The prohibition ot the use % poison
Gus phos phorus in the raanufacture
Of ratcneS
The application of The q eht hour
6av or 4S-hour week saws IRE com
ruittee's report IS the frs ar4 ~7ost
I'M portart subject on tire agerda
Tor the consideration ~ the con
ference
Sixteen countries and the AUS
traiiar state OF New South wales
are ennue Grated as possessing eight
hour laws which apply 20 practical
~ all their industries The new
nations If Cree no Slovakia~ Finland
and Poland have already pa ssed
legislation TO this effect, With one
or two exceptions the eight hour
gaw has :1ot been recognized in any
Of the countries row having II save
6ur'~ fhe pas two or three years
'Cnemployrr emit" according TO
the committee, Is ore Of the r. ost
subtle and prevailing diseases or the
present industrial system -
Protection Of Motherhood
Twenty-one countries it IS set
forth. have complete systems for
Included among hem is the United
States Great Britain. the report
says, has the IT. ost complete nation
al system More than three million
workers are insured there under a
compulsory scheme
l he protection Of motherhood Is
one Of The main points touched upon
In the report IN the regulatin Of
~omen's employment in II 5ustJSy
T frentY-o~a countries have some
special regulations regarding the
enployr1en OF mothers before and
after childbirth The most general
form of regulation is that which ex.
cludes women from industrial work
for a period OF from four to twelve
weeks at the time of childbirth
Twelve countries, the report saws,
have provided some form of uaterp~
lty benefit or allowance during the
time the mother IS unable TO work
Safeguards for women and chill
dren and their exclusion from work
in unhealthy processes" form a con-
splcuous feature OF protective labor
legislation in several countries it is
pointed out. France is cited as hav-
lCOnt Nue6 on PAGE Two
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
Results of Social Survey Given
to Broad-Street Congregation
Rev A. c. Zumhunner Tells Church Members of Need Of
Their Section for Recreational Religious Center.

The Reverend a c. Zumbrunner,
who has been conducting a social
survey OF that part of the city be e
tween First and Twelfth streets. and
from the James river to the Shockoe
buns in the interest of the Broad
street Methodist church, gave n
very interesting talk yesterday
morning in the church on the re
suits OF his findings,
He first presented an outline ce
the Centenary movement and its
particular relation to the Broad
Street church. The survey was made
in the downtown section of the city
SO that the church might See the
needs in that section and make pre-
parations 10 meet these conditions.
nc survey included a report on the
population in thar district, the sdu-
cational facilities, the industrial ana
economic conditions, housing, moral.
recreation, social life and religious
institutions.
It was found that there we're 10 :
600 people in the district, $500 ~
'her1 roomers and the remainder in
families. Seventyfive per cent OF
the homes In the district hay
hoarders, one OF the important prob
lens being getting TO them and get
ting them Interested in religlos
work. There are $500 industrial
e.rls and only one organization MAX
ing an attempt TO meet their needs.
But for the lack of recreauonal IA
cilities II is thought that there wou I'd
not have been the 1885 cases of de-
ltnquency in the juvenile court last
year.
People have to turn to other ways
of recreation on account Of this lack
and It is estimated that 10,500 men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
Cabinet Members Exhibit no Agita-
ton, Expressing Belief That Miners
will Reconsider Before November |
Railroads Aroused Over Anti-Strike Clause in
Curnins Bili---Say it Means involuntary
Servitude"

Columbus Ohio Oct 26-Ohio coal miners; of whom there
nearly 10000 fully organized almost unanimously
opposed the impending coal strike insofar can be de-
en surface evidence. Careful inquiry in part
Of the mining regions has shown that American miners and
Amercazed workers of alien birth opposed to striking
In Ohio the mines have been running steadily only since july
after rorod of dleness from the break of the winter
There has been referendum in Ohio but the belief ex-
pressed by close touch with workers mining camps
is that a would show overwhelming majority in
favor Of continuing work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
Nancy Laughorne
Enters Politics
Ry L. II. MURDOCH.

Plymouth. Oct, 26-The former
Nancy Langhorne, of Virginia, now
Niscountess Aston. viii be candi-
date for election TO seat in the
British parliament, What is more.
she viii doubtless be elected.
Lady Aston decided today 10 &C
cept the domination TO the seat 10
be vacaed by her husband Major
Waldorf Astor, who by his fathers
death becomes a viscount and takes
seat in the house Of lords. She
sent this note 10 the conservative
committee in charge Of the con-
test.
Fully conscious of he great honor
and grave responsibility. l accept
your offer to stand for Plymouth.
NANCY ASTOR :"
Plymouth is happy at the idea of
peeress fishting for election along
rollicking American lines. British
politicians. on the other hand, are
habbergasted at the probability of
a regular American" going to par
Lament and are wondering whether
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
AND
MANGTN QUARREL

Paris Oct 2s-Prrn2ier Clenen-
ceau and General Mangin have
quarreled SAYS LTnfransiEeant and
rs a consequence the latter IS not
10 go on the Baltic miss on, al
though his selection for the i'm
portant task OF bringing about the
ret1 ement OF The German forces
from Letvia was approved by the
supreme council It Is understood
that a command Of greater prestago
* favored for this mission nv Glen !
enceau
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
Senators Commend
Action Of Wilson
in Highest Terms

Columbus. Ohio Oct 2f-'"rha
preside ~ has expressed the con
science Of the nation said Gov
ernor James " Cox today in com
mentjpr upon the declaration Of
President Wilson with respect to
the hltunino4s coal strike. Ohio,
large coal producing state with
50 coo miners. VIII back up the
president in any steps he may
AXE the governor added. Tele-
grams OF approval went to the
president from churches and other
orga nizations here Miners Of
hcgaIs here refused TO comment
an the sstuati,1-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
FRENCH TEACHERS WAGE
HALF THAT OF LARORERS

Paris, Oct. 2e.--Hundreds OF
schools in France are now without
teachers. the tutors having re-
fused to continue their work at
wages nifty per cent lower than
those paid to common laborers.
Thus another item is added to the
list of ahortages which now in
cludes milk. coal. sugar, grain,
small change, gasoline. butter and
salt, most OF these being prac-
ticaIiy impossible to obtain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
SITUATION REMAINS IN
STATUS QCO." SAYS LEWIS

Springfield. Ill. Oct 90
Tho situation remains In status
quo. = said Acting President John
l.. Lewis, of the United Mine
workers of America, on his re-
turn to Springfield at II O'Clock
from Washington Mr. Lewis
aid not discuss at length the
81 ternent made by President
Wilson Saturday night, in which
the chief executive held the
threatened strike OF tn coai
minrs on November /, as I'M
iustiha BILE.
Mr. Lewis eald he had re-
c@ived no official work since
his departure from Washing
ton and had made himself Ia
nl.liar with the statement of the
president in newspaper accouns,
L have been on the train con-
tinualiy since Saturday and have
received no official word from
that city I have read the state
r7ent Of the president and all
that I can say this time ss
that the situation is in status
quo"
Mr. Lewis was informed that
Governor Lowden had said that
tho state would cooperate with
the federal government TO the
end that the people might not
suffer from the general strike of
miners.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
LABOR SITUATION IN
SPAIN Is SERIOUS

Madrid, Oct 26.---So serious is
! the labor situation In Spain. thai
| the government today suspended
constitutional guarantees throughout
the kingdom.
To meet the labor agitation. the
emr} oyers of barcelona have decid-
ed on a general lockout to be eff
fective November g.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
E.x-KAISER's FORMER
RESIDENCE rs TANsACKED

Berlin, Oct 26.---The latest Of the
former imperial castles to he visit
ed by burglars is that at Wilhelms-
hoehe. The ex-kaiser's former
study was ransacked, the thieves
getting away with valuable pieces
Of ornament and . number Of oil
paintingA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
LABOR CONFERENCE
PLAINLY POLITICAL
Republicans See Men
ace to Party II Plans
Of Labor to Seek OBJ
jects Through Official
Decision
IN IIsTIN McGRATH.

WASHINGTON Oct 26 Officers of
the American Federation OF Labor
make no conceaineu1 IF their nur-
pose IN calling conference of@rsp-
rvesen tatiyes Of the International
pntons th- railroad brotherh GODS
and the farmers organizations 10 be
held in Washington December Is.
Ihe purpose Is .aNowedly political
Organized }abors plan, the leaders
SAY is 20 make an intensive drive
in The approaching election TO elect
. a congress friendly 20 labor's inter
'est
The tendency nf%tae present con-
Egess n l. said IS 70 enact legisla-
uoa 4rlm4ea. - the interests OF
iabor and III some instances. de-
strlctlve 81 What are regarded as
labor : }naIcnahi rights
The CummIns railway bill with
tts ani-strIke clause IS regarded by
he labor leaders as being n the lat
ter category This proposed jegjsia-
%1n la4s yy4ssasr, }ays f&s ,e ? teesaA ap A&s
GomperS and others pf the Ia Dor
leaders as ass @red 10 r1ng about G
condition OF labor which would be
IN The nature of Involuntary servl-
tu1e
While the proposed legislation be
fore congress which organized labor
regards as injurious ID ITS welfare Is
being prem otc1. for the mos. part
bv Republicans ,he abar leaders
say that the campaign which orga-
rized labor viii wage VIII be non
partisan The support Of the work
ers VIII be thrown "a the candidates
who declare in favor or their cause
Some Al tho n eI5fh1igan leaders
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27

Governors Of three states Illinois,
Ohio and Iowa yesterday expressed
their approval Of President Wilson's
attitude toward the threatened coal
strike. Their statements were
Governor Harding of Iowa The
presidents statement. if hacked up
VIII avert the strike State and fed
eral governments should take steps
TO mine and distribute coal"
Governor Lowden Of Illinois;
The statement OF the presiden,
makes the issue plain. The threaten
~ ssaa.a, Is a 4-sr 2ssa.. a,sasea'e ths
American public. Illinois will co.
operate with the president 10 the OK
tent OF its power 10 the end that the
people shall nor suffe. '~
Governor Cox. OF Ohio "Presi-
dent Wilson has expressed the con-
science OF the nation
Washington, Oct rs Out of
more Than . score Of senators teie-
Ehoned 10 This afternoon there were
only four who cared 10 comment on
governments policy toward tins
threatened strike OF bituminous coal
miners These senator's COMMENDED
The presidents statement in the
highest terms
II is ,ho right word At the right
time SAID Senator Alice Pomerere.
Democrat Of Oalo. We must d.
termlne whether the government Is
going 10 control the Lewises' or The
Lewises' the government The
public cannot understand the moral
principles Of a man Like Lewis who
VIII arbitrary bring on a striks
when there is no occasion for it ex-
cept 10 satisfy his own ambitions.
The miners nave had no oppor-
unity to express themselves upon
, this subject A few men have got
| ten together and aimed to bring on
strike that will throw 500. 900 men
cut Of work and bring distress TO
| he entire community.
! America VIII not stand for this
/ kind of autocracy'
The statement of the president
is clear and explicit and I fully
concur with him in H." was the
! declaration Of Senator Claude A.
I swanson, Democrat of Virginia.
7 commend it highly" was the
comment of Senator Jones. Demo-
| crat of New Mexico. Il think there
IL nothing else to do but TO take the
position he has taken regarding it.
Neither organized labor nor or
gantZed capital has the right 70
! tyrannize over the other and much
! less TO tyrannize over organized So
ciety," said Senator Thomas ?.
Gore. Democrat of Oklahoma.
Organized society as whole must
! find ways and means TO prove il
| self stronger than any OF its parts
We want a government OF the
people, by the people and for the
! people We do rot want a govern
I ment OF a class. by a class or for 4
class.
! mo matter what the class, the
/ government owes equal justice 20
each and every class.
! Il hope that the progress ana
I Improvement which it has required
/ centuries 10 accomplish will not
/ now he sacrtficed
: IT hope that labor and capital
| recognize their community of III
! terest and respect the paramount
interest OF society as a whole, other
/ wise either may turn back the hand
upon the dial of advancement for
/ an age or more.
II think the president should use
all lawful and constitutional means
| to protect society against unlawful
J practices on the part OF any class
OF, society So.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
OVERFLOW RESULTS
At MASS MEETING
Of EP|SCOPALIAN
Messages of Inspiration
Heard at Holy Trinity
and St. James g.
PLEAD FOR
MORAL WEALTH
DR.. Patton and Bishop
Tucker Make Appeal
For Success OF Great
Campaign


Richmond EpiscorMians " Q
3ar>r,ed Holy Trinity church I" "a"
DOES ana then everfowed into A
r,aeting which nled 81 James L"
it's capacity heard last n.@At '"o
wonderful meesa yes OF INSPIRATION
on the ann and scope of the naNoh-
vide campaign
Thev were from Rev Robert W
potion. u. q director Of The carr
najan and Right Rev Henry =
George Tucker. u D. 9IsGop OK
.r4nau. who rold how the future &c
>sIarrnent Of su0 600 600 people o.
tha Far Tasi hurs upon The acboa
of America IN showing theo me
right way to advanced thrls tlah
civilization
Dr Patton paid a glowing tribute
70 INC efforts of the Richmond ana
virginia churches 10 make 5ehEloh
ana the teachings Of Christ snc VIA
forces in the lives If those t1eE
touch Tha very SPIRIT OF Ehe nation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
AMERICAN BRIGADE
OFF: FOR LIIHUAAIA
eco Former American
Officers un d for
Riga to Combat Ger
man Forces Under Won
der Goltz

tAs Major Sweeney con4-
n1andar % a battalion Of the
3i8tn infantry, rose from the
grade Of private 10 that OF cap
tain in the French foreign
legion. he Is supposed to hc tine
Officer referred 70 as commander
81 the brigade Major Sweeney
, entered The arst F,e-gJ atyer CT
fcer's training camp after serv-
lre SINCE the outbreak OF Ihe
war with the French army he
had been badly gassed and MAS
under creatro eft while helping
to train the. Virginia regiment
at Camp Lesi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27

Paris. Oct 2s.-coincident with
the inYulnAn: Annih lat1ou ~ the
Let's by Won Der Goltzs army %
Germ JDs CoT3es the ann0uncern III
thai three transports are 70 leave
Isrost within yer days carrying a
BRIGADE ~ CORNER American soldiers
~ =. -. Car ~, isgr}r tssa ~ F14ss fsy;,
army ard bound for Riga The
triGqis Is Offered by 500 former
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27

NON iNDtSlliAL tENTESS
In the southern states il would
Ere a rase Of choosing between two
Democrats Whichever candidate
labor supports will he from that
party unless, of course. the solid
south should be broken. which Is
hardly expected The " 0 TT h rn
Democrats in congress all come from
industrial ceHters and are nearly
100 per cent in sympathy with or
gani2ed labor so they will not be at
fected
With the Republicans il is en-
tirely different. The largest OF the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27

the, Offices OF fhe-r Miners Union IN
The absence of John l. Lewis, acting
PRESIDENT Of the union The execu.
i've board Is to meet here wednes-
day and the reply is expected to be
drawn up at that meeting.
We are willing and anxious to
confer with the operators and ne.
a strike" saiS r-t1ian Green. secre.
'ry-treasurer of the union. who arr
rived from washington today. We
urged the operators to sit down with
us and try to work out a settlements
that would obviate a strike" he said.
but they insisted that the strike Or
der be withdrawn before they would
10 so That was impossible. because
the strike has been ordered by the
convention at Cleveland"
P.ttshurg, Pa, Oct 26.-BituminA
Gus coal operators are confident that
he miners and their leaders will
agree 70 call off the contemplated
strike in accordance with President
Wilson's request
TT is powerful s4aternent
Roosevelt himself could not have
done better" said A. r Hamilton.
vice president of the National Coal
are sane they will yieid--and be-
lieve they are sane Mr.. Lewis, the
president of the Mine Worker3
union. however. is a man Of tho mos
tenacious determination and It may
be that he weighed the possibility
OF presidetial intervention before he
chose his course and may elect 10
so through to the bitter end.
AT any rate. the president hAa
taken the only step that can prewent
a strike now. II that fails, It WIN
be a case of the federal government
dealing with the strike after It be-
gins.
Washington. Oct 26.-The cab
met marked time today tn anticipa.
ton OF word from John l. Lewis
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, as to what policy tho
leaders of the Mine Workers union
demand of President Wilson that
they rescind their strike order
The strike will so into effect No
vember /. Tut in administration cir
cles here tonight there was a report
that the miners representatives were
considering recalling their conven-
r<ion 10 debate whether or not they
should withdraw the strike order
and accept the presidents proposal
TO appoint tribunal to bring about
an arnicable settlement.
Meantime members OF the cabinet
prepared to present to the president
at their meeting Tuesday. sugges-
( lions OF names for the personnel o9
the new committee to be com poeed
of persons to represent solely the
public at a new conference which
win take the place Of the nl-fata4
! Industrial conference.
The name OF former PrAGt6Gm1
/ Taft. who served during the War -
| chairman OF the national WAe M1q
! board vas nentto114 ~ eo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27

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Continued on Page Two J
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-27
WEATHER

Washington, Oct. %.
Partly cloudy Monday;
Tuesday showers.
Carrizozo news., 1919-08-01

when he had finished eating no SET
aside the dishes aud I asked.
Now could go and see Sally Dun
kelbergf"
"what in the world do you want
OF SILLY Dunkelberg7" he asked.
"Oh. just TO play with her" said
as showed him how could ait on
my hands and raise myself from the
chair bottom.
Haven't you any one to play with
at homer
"Only my Uncle Peabody"
Don't you like TO plny with hlmT
"Oh, some. but he can't stand me
any longer. He's all tired out, and
my Aunt Decl, too. rye tipped over
every single thing on that place.
tipped over the honey yesterday
split II all over everything and
rooend my clothes. I'm a reg'ier pest.
SO I want TO play with Sally Dunkel.
berg. want TO play with her n lit
tie while-Just wee little while"
forward. march," said he and
away we started for the home OF the
Dunkelbergs. The vlllage Interested
me Immensely. had seen II only
twice before. People were moving
about In the streets. One thing
did not fail to notice. Every man
we met touched his hat as he greeted
my friend.
II was n square, frame house-that
OF the Dunkelbergs-large for that
village. and had n big dooryard with
trees In II. AS we came near the gate
I saw Sally Dunkelberg playing with
other children among the trees. Sud-
denly was afraid and began TO hang