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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
TO HELP LABOR. NOT
TO RETARD PROGRESS

New York. Aug. 2s.-rhe alarm
ing Industrial situation In the
United States caused samuel Com
pers, president OF the American
Federation OF Labor. who arrived
here today. to curtAil his European
trip ana return to this country at
once.
TN frankly admit" he said this
afternoon, that i received dis
patches from Washington which in
my Judgment required that re-
turn Immediately.
II did not come home to inter
fere with the progress OF labor. I
came home to help. II the employ
ers have not learned that the time
is past when they are lords ana
masters Of all they survey this may
be q good time to teach them a
lesson. Surely the men and wom-
en- workers Of America have a
right to voice as to the terms UNI
der which they win 60 to work"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
WAIT BODIES Of LOVED
ONES BROUGHT HOME

Parents and other relatives OF soil
diers whose. lives were given for their
country in France. who are interested
In the return OF the bodies to their
homes are invited to attend a meet
ing at the chamber of commerce FRI
day night at 8 o'clock. to discuss and
act upon the matter. A notice has
been sent out signed by the follow
ing: C. A. Bryce. Sol Cutchins, H.,
8. winston. r. ". Hoen, n. f. An
carrow. IL. L. Matthews. Il. A. Cleary,
George Wayne Anderson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES Il
FOR $6OO,O APPROPRIATION TO !
HELP COUNTIES BUILD ROADS
SENATE
WOULD INCREASE PAY
OF SCHOOL TEACHERS

Senator Addison, OF Lynchburg, will
introduce at today's session of the
state senate a bill providing for an
Immediate Increase Of 100000 In the
pay of the school teachers. OF Vir-
ginia. The bill provides for an In
crease of six cents on the general
property tax for the year 1919 and
furnished only the sum necessary for
the session Of 19fa-ta20.
tee to permit bills relating to the pay
OF teachers to be introduced in both
branches Of the general assembly was
announced last night. The bill meet
ing the emergenty defined by Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction
Hart was drafted some time ago by
the Senator from LynchburE and held
until Its introduction was authorized.
While considerable sentiment existed
in both houses against the considera-
ton of bills Of this nature at the spe-
cia1 session. no uneasiness is enter
tanned by the school faction as to its
. passage now that the matter has been
settled.
Yesterdays session was practically
dedicated to eulogjes of Lieutenant
Governor, Taylor Ellyson and Sena-
tor Sands Gayle, both of whom have
died since the last general session
Senator Cannon. as chairman of the
committee TO prepare memorial
resolution for the late lieutenant gov
ernor read the beautiful tribute pre-
pared by the committee and spoke at
length on the character and wonder
full devotion to service of the former
presiding officer.
Senator Ferguson presented the
resolution memoriaiizing the death
Of Senator Gayle and several other
senators spoke in terms Of deep re-
greet at the loss sustained by the body.
The following bills were read for
the third time and passed: Senate
|, Bill No. IS, authorizing the sale of
houses formerly used as toll houses
on the Valley turnpike; Senate Bill
No. %. appropriating the additional
, sum of $500 900 to pay criminal
charges, and Senate Bill No. 81. ex-
tending the time for collection of
state taxes and county And city levies
for the year 1919.
A message from Governor Davis
setting forth the financial and physi-
cal condition of the FIVE state hos
pitfalls for the insane and recommend.
for these institutions was received
and read. The message states thai
this sum meets present deficits ant
tBrOvides a. fund sufficient for thu
soperatio Of the institutions unit
! March j. 1920. The apportionmeni
( recommended among the Ave institu-
tons was as follow:
Central State Hospital Petersburg
s74.51s.11.
Southwestern State Hospital. Ma
I rion--$27. 0l9.
/ Western State Hospital, Stanton
! $43.3i1.
| ctnta -n1orx for E,.,itort,es and ths
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
Name Committee to
Fight Diversion
City Council Starts Protest
Against Conversion Of Gen.
eral Funds for Local Roads
Improvement.

At special meetings Of both
branches OF city council yesterday
afternoon, on recommendation Of
Mayor Ainslie. joint committee
of 1--WE waa appointed to wait
upon the legislature and enter
emphatic End earnest protest to
the diversion Of funds from the
general tax collections for the
purpose OF building and main
tanning county roads.
Mayor Ainslie discovered that ef-
forts are being made to divert a con-
siderable amount Of the money to be
provided for the general highway
scheme. for the purpose OF use on
cross roads and connecting links. a
large portion OF which tax n to be
assessed against the cities. Feeling
this An unjust step. the mayor sug-
gcsted that council meet at once and
take every necessary step to head on
such use Of. the public funds.
A resolution drawn BY tho mayor
and the city attorney. relating the
Facts IN the case. Wa adopted with
out debate, every member OF both
branches expressing his desire to aid
In this movement.
The committee ~ named by the
presiding officers:
Aldermen Nunnally and winfrey. /.
Councilmen Roden, Umlauf and
Moore.
These gentlemen, iii OF whom an
good speakers. will ret bury 1t once,
and urge the Richmond detention "a
exert itself to prevent the public funds
being diverted tor local purroseA
ON suspension Of rules resolution
introduced BY Councilman Jones'. aslk-
ing the highway commissioner to ~
49, = 49, - nlr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27

As the result Of an amendment offered
by Delegate sR. Lindsay Gordon. OF
Louisa, and which was adopted by 4
comfortable majority. the annual SAL
ary Of the highway commissioner can
Lot be more than $4,000 nor less than
$500 per annum.
Floor Leader Willis. of Roanoke
city, and the delegate from Pittsyl-
vanta were not IN favor Of leaving Il
to what they termed the caprice Of
the state highway commission to M
the salary of the highway commissions
er and his assistant. They would have
the legislature determine their COM
ensat.on. whereas Delegate Norris.
o. Lancaster. thought that II the
commission were empowered to hx
their salaries. they would ind II cons
venient to assemble and forestail any
danger OF the state losing the services
CT either in the event that other stAtcs
AZ the general assembly would be Nn-
able to take similar action save when
In session.
highway commission M the SALARY Of
the highway commissioners, voted
down proposition to have the same
body determine the compensation Of
his AARistant II not less than $4,000
nor m0ge than $4,000 per 9Annum. a
resolution, offered BY the delegate
from Louisa. providing that the pay
Of the assistant should BE- not more
than 4S.kO0 met . similar fate. The
hill - Il now stands provides that the
assistant to the highway ooSnniasion-
er shall rNceiye not - than 41,te0
= - 's:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27

large number of ordnance probiens left
unsoived BY the war.
The bill falls to make available
those temporary officers who have had
war service in ths urdnnnce depart
n.ent. The highly technical nature OF
ordnance work requires that induce
ments be offered for such service. In
Stead Of that. the bill lays severe PEN
atty on those who are detailed in the
ordnance department"
General Williams told the committee
that in the opinion OF many officers
who have studied the problem the
ordnance department should be or
gEnized on the same basis ~ the en-
sineer department. and that there
should be not less than $50 officers.
who should he permanently commits
stoned In the department.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
President Of Irish. Republic"
Says Countrymen Want Only
Right Of Self Determination.
PLEADS FOR JUsT1c E
Distinguished Visitor Tells Of
Struggles Of People to Free
Themselves From British
Yoke

Declaring. among other things. that
England never had any legal or
moral right in Ireland, cannon de
Valera. president OF. the Irish re-
public" last night, in the City audi
torium. addressed an audience Of up
wards of twenty-five hundred per-
sons.
d. C. OF1aherty, president of Pat
rick Henry branch of the Sons of
Irish Freedom. presided and intro
duced Mayor Ainslie. who, In turn
presented Governor Davis. who intro
duced Professor de Valera.
President O'Flaherty prefaced his
introduction Of the mayor by declar-
ing that the occasion was an epoch
making one and declared that IL the
congress Of the United States ratifies
tho peace treaty with Article 10 IN II.
which, he declared. will bind Ireland
hand and foot. I'VE will have some
thing that viii make the world. m far
~ Ireland III sconqorned, not free fos
democracy but free for hypocrisy
He declared that coming genera.
lions. IN looking back on the visit OF
Professor de Valera. will refer to him
as one OF the greatest men the world
ever produced.
Governor Davis paid a tribute to
who had migrated to America and
other countries, and iauded Ircland's
splendid national spirit
Davis LAuds Irish.
Courage, loyalty, truthfulness. wit
steadfastness OF purpose and the spirit
to fight for their rights always have
obtained among the Irish race" he de-
c!ared. Tho Irish, he said, are num-
hered among the best citixenship Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
Ric h m 0 n d Dsl6xs.
ton Headed BY d1i
Opposes Measure.
SENATOR CANNON
VOTES Apr Wal
Urbanites Express Pro.
Found Objection to Tin
Bill in Animated Dis.
cussion.


sections increasing the tax Oh
the earnings of railroads and
providing a tax on coal mines,
the report Of the sub-comfnit
tee on taxation was adoptM
last night by the senate com.
mittee on finance by q vote u
s to 6. These two exceptions
| noted will be taken mp at 1O
! o'clock this morning for final
T, disposal.
The report as adopted stipu-
lates that 100000 be apprn
| priated each year during the
next two wears for state aid M
county roads. Those voting III
/ the affirmative, were: Canncn;
w es I, Rinehart Buchanan.
Mapp. Conrad, Royal, Add
lson. Those voting in the nega
tive were: Goolrick. Holt, Bar;
ham, Matthews, Early, An
lrcws. Not voting: Garrett,
chairman. Absent: Byrd.
The recorded vote came ~ :
distinct shock to the large mum.
! Der OF visitors who have been
I present for the past two days In
| the interests OF the cities OF the
state. principally to oppose the
i appropriation OF $500. 900 foi
/ state aid to county roads. Sew.
erai Of the senators voting fol
the adoption of the report hac
been strongly opposed 10 the sum
! named and others have crpoaeA
! the appropriation OF any monsV
| at this time for state aid. These
senator's explained their position
L after the vote was taken. saying
that they were in no way COM
mitted to support this CLAUSE on
i the floor of the senate and would
not do SO, but had simply voted
4 for the report as = whois g
4 break the apparent Deadlock And
/ PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Prior to the vote on the report, Z
resolution introduced by senate
Goodrich providing nat increAse Gf
Twelve cents in the general rfoperty
tax. fifty per cent increase n 80
iautomobile license tax and appropFiats
ing 100000 tor state aid had beon
defeated. with two entertainments
changing the sum for tho county
roads to $4,000 and 5000. 00e tsoleDrN
by Senator'S West and Matth&
spectiveiy.
Tho committee met Il u q. an1
adjourned At noon until o'cloch Th9
afternoon session rose 1t In mann
$50 and action was taken nIE M
report at $3.50 Indications ~ IN
the coal tax will be inO31An9
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
Brotherhood Officials
Say Sentiment Of Mem
bers Against the Plan.
RAISE EFFECTIVE
AS OF MAY FIRST
Good for Employees Who
Do Not Leave Service
Pending Completion of
National Agreement.


Immediate vote will be taken
by the 10000 railway shop
men on President Wilson S
compromise offer Of a four cent
wage increase and his appeal
to them to desist from further
wage demands pending the
government s effort to reduce
the cost Of living.
kilograms calling for this
vote, to be reported by wire
were sent out today to the
shipments locals by the Of
fcials Of the railway Srother-
hoods. A vote in the negative
will be taken by the officials to
mean that the shopmen reject
the president s proposition and
wish to strike in order to Sc
cure their original wage de-
mands.
The railway brotherhood of
ficials notified Director General
Hines today that "knowing the
sentiment Of the membership"
they could not accept As a basis
Of settlement the rates estab-
lished in his proposition, as
~ q
6uUIuitteO ny tue 5IcsiucHt.
Al the same time Director Cen
Arnl Hines issued a statement that
the increase OF four cents per hour
had been decided upon by the rail-
road administration ana that II
would Be made effective as OF May
1873. ~for employees who DO not
,aavA the seryice pending the COM
pl~tion and adoption OF national
s.rAsment-
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..,sw. sra ~osr,r~ rnra,.
,,.sr. rr..srtsd -,
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49,. - sr.s ami srestmrnt nav ~
~~s
President Wusons posNlon on .ne
skopmene demands % expressed IN nis
Stetsns - "
and 20 fne country - iarkc was the
subject 81 much comment IN congress
to-day.
lxDDNT - p1AlsD.
senators and representatives. 81 ootn
parties praised ehe president Tor nia
sfaA6
IN calling Tor vote oy the snopmsn
on the crsIdAnrs prcpositicn the
Railway Brotherhood oniciais repre-
oentinG NJ cfaxte submit directly "a
the @en tne prcsiuents ietteS q ap-
peal ana the o1er Of four cent IN
crsase contained IN Drector-Genera
ne. s...c ~: a"x - .o
1 congtdsration before the vote is taken
Inc RAILWAY brotnernood OFFICIALS
also CAR the attention OF the men %
the statement made ~ Director-Gen-
oral Hines tnat the action OF the gov
Ternment y maj.
Acting President B. n Jewelt OF the
II RAiiwAy Empioyees DepArtment
American Fedefation OF LABOR. TO-DAY
sEid that the nrotherhood OFFICIALS
wsre sunmi.tin9 tne propos'tlon g sne
q Y now tasy sno. ,.,, vote .s Tss ss,s
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27

tcontinued on page j,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27

Warrington. Aus. So.
Gcnerally fair "wednesday
M Thnrsday; ahsi,fiy
avassz,ee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
AndrelU and Ln1ogene
LITTLE LIFE coNFDENCES EXPERIENCE OF COUPLE PHILoSoPHIC, THOUGH MARRIED
 By ROE

house, but the phone operator at the club said the phone operator at the central office said his house phone was connected with the doctors office. so Tom was afraid they had reversed the message and the weasel had caught Mary. and he made me rush home with him.
 I've rushed over to Toms house, and there were two automobiles drawn up there and when we got inside there was the family doctor and the health officer of the city, and we found that it was the servant. Mary, and that she had the German measles.
 Well we laughed and started away, but the health officer would not let us go for fear of contagion, and he took us upstairs and fumigated us and if you looked in my pocket before and after l left home you know I had s25 more when I left than I had when l came back, and I spent $20 to pay the health man for fumigating us, and then it. was after 12 o'clock and we had to go to a Turkish bath to get the smell of the Immigrants off our bodies and get 'em to hold our clothes up before an electric fan to get the smell out of them. I did all this so I could get home to you, and the other s5 I spent on the Turkish bath and on a taXicab, and if I seemed little dizzy when I got in it was the formaline and formal dehyde I inhaled Therei Aren't you sorry you were nasty to me?'' '"Too bad" said Imogene. coldly. "l guess I will call up Mrs. Jackson and extend my sympathies." she said. reaching for the telephone.
 "No. mol" said Andrew. hurriedly; "don't do thatl She is very anxious not 1, to have it get out, you know. I hope mel
 Well" said Imogene, without en- thusiasm. "I guess I'll just adopt the policy of certain great man on a re- l cent occasion"
 "Huh?', questioned Andrew whats l that?"
 "A policy of watchful. waiting" said | Imogene, picking up a magazine, which she began to read earnestly; but the l fact that it was upside down added nothing to Andrews comfort.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
How 10 Keep Baby's Nose Clean and Germ-Free
An Item of Greatest Impor-
 tance In the Care of Children.

As young children do not know how to blow their nose. the secretions accumulate, become impure, unsanitary, irritating and infected with catarrh germs. These germs are inclined to spread to the throat tonsils, lungs and internal ear tubes and often cause tonsilitis, sore throat adenoids, pneumonia. earache and sometimes deafness.
 The nose and throat specialists are now recommending that the mother or nurse keep the child's hose and throat clean and germ free by rubbing a little Eucapne Salve up the nostrils for cold. putting little of it on the back of the tongue for sore throat and tonsilitis For crotp and deep seated colds Eucapine should be rubbed over the throat as well as in the nostris. This saIve is very mild and pleasant so that the children like it and learn to call for it by name and it for themselves when they need it. It contains eucalyptus. the only non-poisonous germicide for catarrh germs, also wintergreen, camphor, menthol, pinus sylvestris and refined petrolatum, all of which are cleansing, soothing and healing. Eucapine Salve may be had at any we'll stocked drug store for half dollar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
NO CLUE TO NEGRO A SS ALL A N TS OF
 WATCHMAN BROWN
Watchman Is Seriously Wounded By Alleged Car Breakers-Hospital Authorities Report Condi-
 ton as Critical

Up to late hour last night no clue to the identity of the negroes who shot and seriously wounded R. F. Brown of 2324 Third avenue, north last Thursday night near the corner or First avenue and Thirteenth street, lad been found. Late advices from the Hillman hospital where he was taken, state that his condition is still seri- ouS.
 Mr Brown, who is watchman for the American District Telegraph com pany, was shot in the flgnt side by two unknown negroes, who, after the shooting, made their escape according to reports turned in to detective head quarters.
 It was also reported that the ne- groes were trying to break into a freight car at First avenue and Thir- teenth street and Brown went to in- vestigate. When he arrived at the scene he saw the negroes and com manded them to halt. In return they fired three shots a t Brown, one Of the bullets striking him in the right side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06

Now, listen to me- said Imogene, gravely. q am at a point where non sense conversation will~ not answer the purpose of real reasons. want to know the exact truth. and I am giving you chance to tell it. I want to know exactly where you. were last night and why you did not get home until 2 o'clock. and I warn you now that I am not one of the women who is going to wear her life away lying awake nights, alone, wondering where her husband is."
 Well, you see, chicken child and honey love, IT,
 Stop that," said Imogene. sharply. 1T do not want any baby talk. Tell me where you were"
 Certainly, my dear" He was seri- ous and anxious. q had no intention of doing anything else.
 q would have told you last night when I got in what was the matter only you were snippish, and it was just the sense of your adding your displeas- ure to all that I had already gone through with that made me a little in- dignant and made me assure that air of dignity and the reason l was silent and"
 Andrew she broke in. q am not curious about the workings of your mind. want to know more about your body. Where were you last night be- fore you came homer"
 T was just getting to that" ex' plained Andrew. You see. I went down to the club about o'clock and met Tom Jackson there. and Tom and were discussing an article he hae read in the Sunday School Times wher he got a message from home.
 "One of the club boys gave 1t to him It was from Mrs. Jackson and said tha' he was to hurry home at once, tha' Mary had caught weasel.
 Now. you know. Tom is just eraz, about his little girl Mary, and he lait down the paper with the article VI had been discussing in 1t and rushed to the telephone He could not get hi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
TWO CONVICTIONS IN
 CRIMINAL COURT

Mable Dixon, a negro woman, plead guilty to grand larceny before Judge Harrington P. Heflin in the criminal division of the circuit court and was sentenced to one years imprisonment and additional time for costs of court, not to exceed 10 months.
 James Daniels. on a charge of petit larceny, also plead guilty and was sen- fenced to 90 days hard labor and ad- ditional time for costs of court.
 The case against R. V. Johnson, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, was passed on motion of the solicitor and reset to be tried with another case of forgery against the defendant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06

was not in session the members were in pursuit of private business.
 The governor said he would not bring impeachment proceedings against the members who do not live in Mont gomery at this time. These members are President Kennedy and $. r. Gall lard of Mobile. He mentioned that B. IT Cooner third member of the com mission. had moved to- Montgomery' where he could be in touch with al- fairs at all times.
 q am not convinced that was mis- taken when 1 called the commission, as now conducted. farce ana so think I shall not withdraw the deslg nation" continued the statement. Neither shall I start impeachnleIl' proceedings, at least not for the pres ent. What I should rather do is to have the commissioners obey the man date of the legislature. get on thelr iohs and perform the splendid service of which they are capable and Tor which they receive handsome salaries. The commission could De of enormous benefit to the state.
 The governor said the service now given by public utilities is notorious, that the higher the rates the more rotten the service becomes, and that the commission would receive the ap- probation of long suffering public if it would enforce regulations for the protection of the public.
 "These conditions will never be re- Heved by commissioners who devote only a small part of their time to the task, while giving the greater part of their time to the pursuit of private business" concluded the governor.
 "Is the commission as now con ducted farce? Can it be made the instrument for much good and sorely needed relief? Let public opinion an- swer. The whole controversy may be reduced to one question, namely: Why should these commissioners claim the privilege of working a small part Of their time while receiving full pay, when all other state officials devote all of their time to their official duties, iespecially when there is so much valu- able work that might be done?'