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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18
Following Presentation Of Petition in
Accordance With Law, Governor
Davis Fixes Upon Date for Extra
Session, and at Same Time Calls
for Special Election to Fill Vacan-
cies in Legislature.
Time Of Legislators May not Be Entirely Devot-
ed to Consideration Of Good Roads, But 1t Is
Called Primarily for that Purpose

That the special session demanded by three ourhs Of the
members the general assembly will be called for August ID
late last night by Governor Davis aide who
had been in communication with the executive.
The date follows that of the Democratic primaries August
by the time the session it expected that the
general assembly will have been estab
hed sufficiently allow the to understand whether
he may continue the high mighty attitude
body which he assumed the regular session Incidentally
possible by prompt action to have all the present
ia the making body filled before the session clees
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18

commencement exercises for John
Marshall high schoo. were held last
night in the city auditorium, at which
time one al the largest graduating
classes in the history of the instltu-
ton received diplomas. Fifteen
were awarded and other
students came in for honorable men
ton.
The principal address of the even
ing was delivered by DR.. Douglas
Freeman, who also, on behalf of a
local newspaper. awarded military
cup TO Company A. John Marshall
high school cadets, Willard Barker
captain.
In his opening remarks. the speaker
lauded j. A. c. Chandler. late super
intendent OF the schools, and sug-
gested that the next school to be
erected be named in honor of the edu-
Gator.
He dwelt on what he called the
unitarian and the cultural theories
of education and expounded what he
termed new theory OF, or argument
for education.
He would learn for the fun OF learn
Ing and would make OF education a
sport. Nothing worth while. he de-
clared, has ever been accomplished
where one approached bis task with
indifference, with cold sense OF i'm
personal duty. do with your might
what your hands find to do" he urged
upon his hearers.
The real optimists he declared are
those who And JOY in what they do
who finds each day new romance in
their work, Were this not true, he
argued. the. world would have no
real scientists, industrial giants on
great phoets To those who do not
exult in their work, he declared. IL
lost all hope OF aschieving success Of
mounting to the topmosI pinnacle OF
achievement. The mind Of man. he
said. is the light in the wilderness.
There Is no greater Joy, he asserted
than In making new acquaintance
in the world OF literature. He nexl
touched upon what he called spor,
pioneering. of finding ones place ir
the world. No man. he said. ever
knows the Joy Of work In al. Its full
ness until he has found his particular
niche in the universe.
when we learn for the Joy OF
learning and serve because we can
he said in conclusion, then, and
only then. will we learn that educa-
ton 10 Altruism."
The CUP awarded TO Company A.
was donated two years ago with tbs
condition that, when II has been wor
three times successfully BY any ons
company Il shall become the per
aa1ont pTepefty ~ that company. IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18
STRIKE CUTS OFF NEWS
IN HUN CAPITAL

Berlin. June IA touch OF humof
injects itself into .'Germanys darkest
hour through the fact that strike
has tied UP all the Berlin newspaper
plants, and the government II unable
to publish the allies LAST word. which
the Germans must accept or reject.
All day long huge crowds vainly
stampeded the newspaper offices,
milling for at least brief excerpts
from the fateful document.
The government plans to publish IT
through the Norwaerts outside Berlin.
The fate of the small army OF news
boys that will bring copies into the
city and try to sell them is uncertain.
since the strikers may attack them and
all buyers as ''scahs."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18

There is no sign however. Of the
government having lost it's majority
backing In the assembly. The predic-
ton Is advanced therefore that Gers
many's answer on Saturday win -
mo"
That. in short. is the situation. based
upon the minutest canvas OF Official
opinion here
There are four main reasons Why
the Ebert government and its pAacA
delegation. especially Count Won
Brockdorn- Rantzau. cannot sign dc
revised document unless they turn ~
complete somersault These are thnt
their four main counter-dema nds On
which. by the posttiveness Of their pre-
vious declarations they burned III
bridges behind them. are rejected ~
the new pact. namely: as -as
l. They said Germany must - ~
member OF the league OF nations frUnI
tie minute Of signature. sss
The reply says this 10 imposstAIe ~
gives only conditional promtn1 S1g
admtttance in the early future
:. They said surrender Of thu sa7e
district. even II temporary. waA tmpoeA
sibie s 81 III
THE reply says the original ciauso a.
this matter stands.
g. They said they could not nteas
peace without knowing itrst the d~anikA
total anio int Of reparatiens. They dxa2
1t themselves 1t $4,000. 100000. AS
The reply says no dednite total oan
be fixed at this time.
4. They refused IN the most poetftv6
terms TO make Dansig ! free city n.
code any rights whatever In that cttH
to Poland. offering instead. 70 mahsa
it free port. IL 81 IN
The reply says Danxix IN "a - w
free city end Poland Is Ia hAxes sn{@ta1
economic rights therein M s1s ssS
TWO SENTIMENTAL FACTORS.
Apart from these four main ru&sAN1s
there are two sentimental factors Wkfk&
the government already began fo<nHk
to exploit. and which Il seems $780,
mined to use as its chief inatrun3o&f4s
in shipping national feeling into ~
ture OF indignant defiance These aTSt
I. ciemenceau's covering. letter.
2. The stoning Of the German r1aee
delegates by French mob ~ they letA
Versailles last night.
German oricialiom il stunx u
pride and vanity by the merclless pa5ss
flashing Of the French premier 1isSI5
sting sticks because there II no tAMIlS 81
for an answer. lss ss
This is our last werd. rchrs s8nS
be yes or mo-" the tiger tails thor A
effect. ss q SNS
There IL many ! nAw~Ehich H11I
and hts conferees would Ike ~ tte'
In Clensenceau;s letter. II X sES
But II II too late for al that
no one realizes II better than &&1~
himself. So the iast round n z
back -to- the-wall Aght has begii ssSS3
Deep recruitment and deep N -
sion are the chiaf notee ~
and national sentiment U ExN061N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18

The much heralded petition call
Ing on the governor TO order special
session of the legislature to consider
: federal road aid appropriations. was
Yesterday handed to the executives
chief aide, Colonel Leroy Hodges. by
Coioner s. l. Lupton and c. b.
Scott, president and secretary respec-
lively, OF the Virginia Good Roads
association.
s. The paper, signed by twenty-seven
senators and seventy-four members
OF the house of delegates. WAS handed
10 Colonel Hodges at o'clock. Al
ter checking up the list and satisfy
Ing himself that 1t contained at least
two-thirds OF the members of the
senate and txo-thIrds of the house.
Colonel Hodges immediately. ret into
touch with the governor by long dis
tAnca telephone, and appraised him OF
the development.
with the petition and a letter Of ex-
pianation to the governor. signed
N4intly by Messrs Lupton and Scott.
was a letter from A,torney-General
John r. Saunders, who stated II as
his opinion that vacancies in the
general assembly should not be
counted in estimating the number OF
/. signatures required TO convene that
body In special session and that. In
hia opinion. II In not necessary that
suxh vacancies should be nlled by a
speciar election before the general as
senbly can be convened in special
sesaion.
Tho vacancAeaL
The present vacancies in .he house
and the causes that brought them
about follow:
Charlotte county-Resignation OF
Delegate Berkeley d. Adams. who re-
Gently was appointed to succeed ;,
L. Lupton on the state corporation
commission.
r;loucester county--Death Of Dele
rate J. ". Stubbs.
city Of Lynchburg-Death OF Dele
rate Preston Bailey.
Patrick county-Death of Dele
rate DR.. r. s. Martin.
city OF Danville and Pittsylvania
county--Death of Delegate John w.
city Of Resignation
az Delegate j. Davis Reed.
Prince william county--Resigna-
ton or Delegate c. J. Meets.
vacancies In the senate and Tlewfth
senatorial district. the causes thereof
follows: Clark, Page and Warren
countiee-Death OF Senator H. II.
O0Wntn8
Eighteenth Senatorial district
/ Appomattcx, Buckingham. Fluvanna
and Charlotte coonties-Deatn o.
Senator Sands Gale
Twsnty.nrst Senators! u'strsc,-
HALIFAX county-ResignAuon OF sena-
TOR James =. Lacy, 70 accept county
traasurership.
THO letter OF President Lupton and
0ecretAry Scott TO Governor Davis
fOllows: -
hiCHMoND. Va
~. 1919
His Excellency, Westmoreiand DAVIS
Governor OF virginia Ricnmond.
Dear Sir
Pursuant to instructions from the
executive committee OF this Associa'
signed petitions Of twenty-seven sena-
house Of Delegates requesting you
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18
Chastened by Allies Covering Letter
German Officials, Broken in Spirit
and Failing, As Ever, to Understand
Feeling Of the World Against Them,
May Refuse to Sign Treaty.
Big Five Resumes Work on the Austrian Terms
Under Debate = President Wilson Hopes =
Sail for Home Next Tuesday.
EIGHT TO FOUR AGAINST SIGNING

Wemar, June 1.-THE best obtainable criterion of the
erman attitude at late hour tonight that the Ebert
ministry stands eight to four against signing with add
tonal uncertain of ministerial opinion opin
ion had this result:
AGAINST SIGNING
Democrats: Rantzau. Gothein Dernburg, Reuss
Socialists: Tandsberg David Noske, Bauer
@+a@ss@ass 4aaas FOR SIGNING. s>s.~ ss*5ss ss as
Catholics: Erzberg, Bell
Socialists: Wssel Schmidt.
UNCERTAIN
Sehidemann fSoeialist} Gebertz tSocalist}
Dr. Ezherg the Catholic leader and chairman Of the Ger
armisce commission and Philip Scheidemann majority
Socialist leader appear have the best chances new
government if the present ministry fails
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18

tccnsinued on pars Two,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18
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yvaahtngton, June IT.
Partly cloudy wednesday
end Thursday: local thun.
0eF oh0wefe In extreme
West portion: little change
I tn temperature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18

(Conttnusd On Fass e.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
More Surplus Army Stocks
To Be Sold Under Sealed Bid

WASHINGTON, July White ar
senic, aluminium trichloride. non-ab-
sorbent cotton. -four substitutes, army
wagons and tractors declared surplus
by the army viii soon be offered for
sale under sealed proposals. the War
Department announced to-day
Bids for 10000 pounds Of mona b.
sorbent cotton viii be orened at the
zone supply office, 461 Eighth Avenue.
New York City, August -.
Proposals for the governments sup
ply Of $4,000 pounds Of aluminium
trichloride and 100000 pounds OF
white arsenic, located at the Ben Hur
plant at Wiiloughby, Ohio. will be
opened a. Chicago August %
The -four substitutes to be sold
total 10000 pounds, held in storage
u Fo-c SiN. Ola. Bids for this com
modify viii BE- opened August at
81. Louis. The substitutes include
white and yellow corn meal, rye ilour.
cornstarcn -four, white corn -four and
oatmeal aour.
The zone supply officer at San An
tonic, IeX., viii dispose Of the army
wagons August 4.'and the tractors are
ayailable at the Holt Factory IN pooriss.
~, ana the Cray factory at Mlnno-
polls, Mimi.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
Silks
Jobbers. Not Asking Top
Prices Sell Silk Goods
Very Freely

Some of the local jobbers Of dress
silks, principally those who do not in
sist upon charging the highest prices
for their goods, received a large num-
Der of orders yesterday. These sellers
reported that their statesmen had been
busy attending to the wants Of retail
dealers from Texas, Oklahoma, Mon
tana and California. The visitors
seemed anxious to get the popular
satin-faced fabrics, particularly the
black shades, but where specific weaves
were not available other fabrics were
taken instead.
Jobbers who insist upon getting full
prices conceded that few customers had
visited their salesrooms, and it was in
timated that many out of town buyers
had departed for their homes. Resell
ing of silks by some of the small gar
ment manufacturers also tends to de-
tract business from a number of the
jobbers.
The larger manufacturers are pre-
pairing to open their spring displays
about September l next, provided the
labor situation remains fairly favor
able. Most of the mill interests are
optimistic over prospects for the fu-
ture, although the summer lull is said
to have reduced the sales of retailers
temporarily. Manufacturers who usu-
ally carry at this season of the year
anywhere from quarters to one
million dollars worth of goods in
stock, state that at present they are
holding only about $4,000 worth.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
COlors
Imported Dyestufs Close.
ly Held in Expectation
of Higher Prices

Imported colors of all kinds continue
scarce because Of the limited ship
ments from abroad during the last few
weeks. Dealers who hold any supplies
are averse to selling them at present
prices because of the belief that still
higher quotations will rule in the i'm
mediate future. Wool greens, patent
blue and rose bengal are much in de-
mand and hard to obtain. Textile mills
1T is reported, are stort of these colors
in addition to acid magenta crystals
and rhodamine.
Domestic colors are being sold in
moderate amounts. Paper mills are
reported to have bought croceine scar
let and azo yellow in a small way. Tex
tile mills have placed small orders for
metanll yellow. The hesitancy among
manufacturers to purchase in large
quantities is attributed by dealers in
dyestutfs to the widespread misappre-
henslon that large stocks of German
dyes will soon make their appearance
IN the American market and force prices
down. Only small quantities of Ger
man colors, local dealers believe, will
come into the American market when
the embargo is lifted and the effect.
they say, will be negligible.
Fuchslne crystals and malachite green
are being shipped to Japan and China
IN good quantities. 1t is said the for
elgners are paying s13 pound for
ma!achlte green crystals. Acid black
ana chrome black continue in good de-
mand, especially from South American
dealers,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
e; Abr. Dreier. sam \ Cohen, NJ
l. 112S Crotona Park, East New

concrete; Abr. Dreier sam A Cohen. NJ
Seinfeld, 1928 Croiona Park East New
York city.
General Hat Works. Inc. lo.ooo. Man
n,attan' miliinery business; @. a. Glasbers
i;ymaan Miller, Norris -Arotsly, ll9 ST.
koNats- Mat tevetslSy, Inc. $500: Man
haitian; deal in live aud dressed poultry
a. hoYats. \. Klein Gersh0n NateVpt SIX , ,
fV5 East Eighth Street. New York city.
Sasso Artistic Novelties Co. Inc. $1,000: :
Manhattan; artistic novelties millinery
Wiz. 81 Eldridge Street. New York city.
Paragon lncandescent Lamp Works. Inc.
$4,000, Manhattans mfg incandescent
lamps; Nicholas Fabian. Frank Alexander.
leo T Levy, 100 Mornngside Drive, New
York City
Alpha Laboratories Inc $50 600: Man
haitian: deal in incandescent lamps Mich
oias Fabian Frank Alexander and ~
Frischnan. 2llo Sixty third Street. Brook
:. Feinberg Trucking Co. me Se.coo.
Manhattan; public cArtins and truc.ine:
sam Feinberg, JACOB bernstein ana ~
Eolk 2e9 East Broadway New YORK city.
Northern Sales Company. Inc. $4,000.
Osdensburg; deal in paints. Varnishes.
etc; W. A. Bell John Il. Hanbri1ge and
William 7. Davis. OgiensNurs, y y.
The Tractor and implement Sales Cor
$40 090: Albany; deal in tractors
and farm implementsi y. J. Franken Ben
Jamin ". PEBBLES and 5. Schet4ncrhorn,
Schenectady. \. Y.
Mac Lynch Building Corporation. $4,000,
Brooklyn; realty; |. NJ Rosenblum. u. ).
AlcNamara and John +. Lynch, .107 Bed
ford avenue Brooklyn.
Feisachow Jewelry Company Inc. $l5,-
pVo; Bunalo lNanUlacl uring jeWelry etc.
IDA Peisachow. Lena Peisachow ana Louis
keYovetz, Soo Mortimer street, Buffalo
New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
,Jobbers Get Stiff
Prices for W Woollens
Cloth Mills Take Some Orders
for 1920 Spring
Fabrics

Manufacturers of both mems and
women's clothing continue to scour the
woollen goods market in search of fab
rcs for use this fall and for oppor-
| tunities to place orders for cloth for
next spring. They generally are more
fortunate in the latter quest than in
the former. Especially in the women's
wear lines, cloth mills have been in
ened to accept orders for delivery
next spring on standard fabrics. At
the office of one large mill agent it
was said yesterday that the concerns
Offering of serges, tricotines and poiret
twils was completely sold, and unless
the mills selling their product through
this agent should find ways of in
creasing production, no more orders
would be accepted.
Fall goods for immediate delivery
can be obtained in small quantities
from the iobbers at remarkably high
prices, although these prices are not
lar in advance of present production
costs. Jobbers are now getting $12 a
yard, it is said, for a duvetyn, wool
and silk mixed, which was offered by
the mill agent selling it at $3.50 in
March. On the face of it, the facts
would seem to indicate that the jobber
Is profiteering The mill agent says,
however, that after the goods had been
on the market for three weeks he was
compelled to advance his price to 50 a
yard, and sold his available production
AZ that price The actual cost of pro-
dueing the fabric at present yarn prices
and labor costs is above $1l yard.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
Jcwelry
Heavy Domestic Orders
for " ctc!,es Force Er-
port Trade Into Future

Shortage of skilled labor is still pre-
venting manufacturers of watches
from bringing their production TO a
point where thc retail trade can get
all the stock it wants. Retailers are
pressing their demands for all grades
and assortments. but especially fer
higherpriced timcpieces Orders for
the Christmas holidays are being re-
ceived daily from retailers for larger
stocks than they have been won't to buy
IN the past. The manufacturers say this
unprecedented business reflects the un-
usual prosperity Of the country.
In addition to these heavy domestic
orders. watchmakcrs are receiving
numerous inquiries from South Amer
lean countries. \ larre part Of these
inquiries call for the Immediate deliv-
cry of watches. manufacturers, how
ever, refuse to accept orders with any
denite date Of delivery attached to
them. Their factories, they say. are
now fully engaged in domestic orders
that have been on their looks for some
time, and consequently it Will be out
Of the question Tor ,em TO handle
any goods for export datil aftcr The
holiday .e1son.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
Corseis Becoming Scarce
Large Orders Placed bv Retail
ers Being Cut Down

Within two weeks it Will be almost
impossible for retailers to buy corsets
IN this market for delivery earlier than
next November according to represen-
tat;ves Of manufacturers.
Several Of the leading corset con-
Germs have withdrawn their salesmen
from the road and are cutting down
orders already taken. Most Of the fac
tories are said to have on hand all the
orders they can possibly ill by Novem-
Der and are unwilling to take orders
for delivery beyond tnat time because
OF the scarcity Of cloth used in making
corscts
Retailers. who normally order TWO
or. three months supply oil corseis IN
August, have been placing orders for
slX months supply during July. lN or-
der 10 make sure of receiving enough
merchandise Cor their needs
As in Other lines of womea's apparel
the ultimate consumers are said to be
purchasing the better qualities Of cor
sets now Iae corsets thai formerly
fetal'ed for one or two dollars have
nearly all been Wltlrirawn from the
market and popular prices now range
between S3 and s.. IL is said, with the
demand for SO and SD corsets iacre4s-
ing daily
New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
knit Goods Producers
To Meet Here To-day

Prices and the date when SAMPLES
for next spring will be shown are ex-
pected to form the chief topics of dis
cussion at meeting of the Knit Goods
Manufacturers of America to-day at
the Old Colony Club in the Hotel
Manhattan. The meeting will be an
all-day session.
The association is composed mostly
of underwear manufacturers in North
ern New York and neighboring states,
and maintains its Headquarters at
Utica.
Possible production at the mills is
an important topic in the underwear
trade now. Most of the mills have
booked orders for more winter goods
than they can produce. Winter lines
were late in opening last spring and
the buyers hesitated at first to place
orders because of unsettled condition
following the armistice Later, when
1t became established that prices
would not decline, a heavy buying
period set in and the mills, because
OF the time lost during the lull, were
unable to keep pace with the orders.
Shorter hours at the knitting mills
and scanty supply of labor have de-
creased the production rate. One mill
which had normal capacity of II 1000
dozen garments a week is reported to
be turning out only 700 dozen at
present.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
Furs
august Fur Sales attract
Many Buyers No,c in
the South

Heavy buying at the August retail
fur sales now in progress all over the
country have swept away all doubts
that may nave been entertained con-'
corning the volume of business to be
done in furs this fall and winter. Even
in the Southern states, where August
fur sales are q recent innovation, the
volume of business has been extraor-
dinarily large, not only in the amount
of money expended, but in the number
OF pieces bought. One local manu-
facturer yesterday showed half
dozen recorders from Southern custom.
ers running from $4,000 to $1,000
apiece The retailers sending in the
orders were all located in compara-
lively small towns.
Women are buying more Hudson seal
coats than anything else in furs, ac-
cording to reports from the retailers,
and next to these they are purchasing
mole coats, it is said. While the short
coats lead in the number of sales, the
long coats. dolmans, cape coats and
wraps are also we'll taken, particularly
in the novelty styles.
The women Of the country seem to
have accepted the new price levels, and
the high values placed on fur gar
ments are said to have no retarding
effect on purchases.
Among the manufacturing furricrs
scarfs are being sold in larger quanti-
ties than few weeks ago and the
trade is now showing interest in
muffs, which have been neglected hith
erto.