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The daily morning oasis., 1919-02-28
Fighting and Rioting Take
Place in AII Parts Of The
Disrupted Empire. SaxOny
Para|yzed. Hostages Held
in Bavaria. Weimar Cut Off
Omitted Press Serviee)


dispatches received today convey the
information that Soviet republic
has been proclaimed throughout Sax
lony, which ranks third in point of
population among the states which
comprised the empire of Germany.
All railway traffic in that country
has been halted, and in Leipsic, the
capital, general strike has been
started, which is expected to spread
to cover the entire country.
BERLIN Feb. 27.-Charging that
the spartacans are 20 conservative
Anarchists in various parts of Ger
many are starting a new revolt,
which threatens another tremendous
upheaval.
In Dusseldorf, capital of the gov
ernment of the same name, on the
Rhine, Anarchists have oferthrown
the Spartacan government, and have
seized control of the city.
New Spartacan strikes, riots, and
uprisings are reported from Saxony,
Bavaria, Rhineland and the Ruhr
district.
Weimar, capital of Saxe-Weimar,
is cut off from the rest of Germany,
and it is not known what is transpir-
ing there.
Miners of the Hallar region, in
Saxony, have joined the Spatacans,
and all Saxony is reported paralyz-
ed.
The Munich Soviet has threatened
to execute ten of the most promi-
net citizens of that place if the gov
ernment sends Prussian troops
against Bavaria, of which country
the city named is the capital.
The Kingdom of Bavaria was an
important member of the German
empire, but with the downfall of the
German armies in France and Bel
gium, it was the first of the German
confederation to proclaim arepublic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16

quarters in Berlin, win begin work
THIS week As there are more than
zoo camps in Germany at which RUS
STA prisoners are held the Red Cross
plans to send representatives on tours
OF Investigation after which the work
ers VIII be assigned to the various
parts OF Germany In which they are
needed. At one time Germany report
ed 100000 prisoners in its camps
but by deaths and releases this num-
Der h now supposed to have been
reduced to about $4,000.
Owing to the lack OF medical at
tention and the fact that the Russian
prisoners are receiving hardly 50 Der
cent Of the amount Of nutriment nee
essary to keep an unemployed person
alive. the death rate among them has
been very high. The death rate has
Also been increased by bad sanitary
conditions Tho Russian government
h unable TO provide food or care for
Its people and has made no prcvfs-
ions for their repatriation
Besides medical. surgical. clcthina
and convnlescent food supplies the
Red Cross will furniah hospital equip
ment and doctors. The star which
WIN accom- pany Major Taylor In
ciudes eight doctors experienced In
relief work. The Red Cross. which
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16

II Is expected win have the largest
representation Of any of the auxiliary
relief organizations, plans to ship III
supplies from three different points.
Its storehouse in England will send
some Of the material already on
hand. repienishing these resources
with supplies from America for trans
tsrirnnnt to Germany by way oA
Copenhagen. where the Red Croas has
a depot which will BE- headquarters
Of its supply service
A shipment Of $500 tons OF sup
plies will leave England for Copent
hagen this week on the steamship
Nero. It is expected that n second
steamer which has been furnished to
the Rec Cross by the United States
navy will sail from England In two
weeks loaded with clothing. medicines
and surgical supplica- Supplies win
also Be sent overland from the Red
Cross sdepots In Switzerland. where q
large quantity OF material had been
assembled for the relief OF American
prisoners In Germany.
The sufYerinxs OF tho Rnas4anA. Who
1T least for . time fought for the
cause Of the allies, arc 20 acute ara
call so patheticaliy for assistance that
the aid Of tho Americn Red Cre@
could not properly BE- denied
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
HARLEY-DAWDSON Co.
IN CONFERENCE HERE

The Harley Davidson Motor COM
pany, CT Milwaukee. Wis. has selected
Richmond as one of the centers where
they will hold large gales inference
during Fehruary for the benefit Of It's
dealers In surrounding territory. Feb
rrary I'll and ~ have been selected
as the conference dates, and the meet
ing place will be the Hotel Ecuger.
II Is c4stomary for the Harley
Davidson company TO conduct q series
Of dealers sales conferences every
winter. = affords m opportunity for
dealers 20 get the latest selling rians
from The factory ri well as enabling
them To renew acauaintances with
their l@ilc w-dealers in nearby towns.
Tirc,aea nineteen VIII probably Be
the bigG sgt season the motorcycle In
dustry mas ever se~n, and the Harley
Davidson company Is making extern
s.se advertisir- and selling plans 30
that it's dealers will get their share
or the business.
The conference In Richmond WIN -
In charge Of w. n. Isham, manager OF
th~ credit department from the Haf-
ley Davidson factory, and w. Stier-
fhcff sreciai representative OF thu
dealers have a,rendv written the fac
tory stating that they would attend
ana arrangements are being made to
handle n large gathering.
The rev Harley Davidson m e1fum-
weight sport mode, motorcycle win be
s'Tc~rr TO ire public for the first time
~ the Rschno nd dealer4 conference
This new model has been In the max
ing for nearly three years, but was
never put into production, for, dur!ns
the war. the government WAS takins
the entire output OF TIE big milwaukee,
factories
Considerable yrecuia%fon extsts re.
gerdfrF this iste~r nroonct and man,
are the rtrrnors wht~N have been cir
culatef in motorcycle circles regnrd
ing It's performances, so a great dea
OF Interest Will be conferred In the
Hotel Reuger when the now model |.
disclosed to view for the first time
February 81 and -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
CLYDE CARS DURCH
RAD'ATES OPTIMISM

A. c. Burct, vfce-presfdent and d.
rector OF sales Of the Clyde Cars Co..
manufacturers of Clydesdale motor
trucks, fairly radiatea optimism re-
gnrding the prospects for American
manufacturers of motor trucks for
selling in foreign zelda
And his optimism is not based on
theory. ~ tho Clydesdale has one OF
the most highly developed foreign
sales organizations of any American
built truck. and is today used in prac-
ticalfy every country OF the giope
American manufacturers OF trucks.
as well ss practically every other
Icommo dity''. says Mr.. Burch, have
one serious handicap In selling In
foreign marketA But they also have
"a decided advantage which more than
offsets 1t.
The handicap i~ the inability or the
unwflIingneas Of the American manu-
facturer to get the foreign viewpoint
and make his goods to suit the foreign
buyer. He has always seemed to
take the attitude OF MY goods are
good enough for the home market and
tha foreign buyer can take them or
leave them And y usually happens
that the foreign buyer leaves them.
Cfydesdale trucks In foreign markets
to the fact that we have studied the
foreign buyerS requirements very
closely.
The Crydesdalo truck. a. II 10 gen
orally known, In practically dupa-
cate OF the London General Omnibus
truck, which has for years been the
best known truck in foreign fields.
A truck Of this design which meets
the requirements OF the foreign mar
ket. built under American efficient,
economical manufacturing conditions,
has proven very popular in every
foreign country,
This brings up the advantage
which / spoke Of that American man
ufacturers have, which in large
measure offset their disadvantages.
American manufacturers have no
rivals in the world for economical
production and quantity production.
/ Numerous incidents during the wzx
served az proof of this,
| We built cars, trucks and munitions
Of every kind at n rate that simply
sastounded European manufacturers.
! We built shipped over, ana laid
more mines In five months than Eng
D, land made and laid throughout the
entire period of the war.
| We handled more tonnage at tht
! Port OF Brest In one cav than the
French engineers estimated could b.
handed At this port during a month
II American manufacturers can &C
Iouire the foreign buyers viewpoint
land build goods to suit them. thei
liability to produce cheapfy ana vel
lwfil put them beyond all fear OF com
lpetition from European manufac
itfrer@
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
RED CROSS CARES FOR
RUSSIAN PRISONERS

washington. Feb. lo.--The follow
in< statement authorized by the
American Red Cross commission for
Europe. was Issued n Red Gross ma
tional headquarters tonight:
At the request Of General Pershins
the American Rod Gross has appoint
ed = commission to cooperate with
the tnter-aliisd commission for the
feeding. caro- and repatriation OF
Russian prisoners OF war In Ger
many The intsr -allisd body. which
wss provided for BY the scvernnents
participating In the Armistice con-
ferencA. 10 now established In Berlin
Tho Red Cross has already formu-
lated plans for placing At the dis
posal Of the commission a personnel
experienced in relief work and large
stores OF clothing. medical and sur.
xtcal supplies. and food for sick and
convalescent Hrieoners- The REQ
Cross viii concern itself chieffy In
supplying articles Of the nature men
toned, and IN organization which.
added to that furnished by the Brit
lsh Red Cross and other Red Cross
societies, can inspect the prison camps
and supertntend the distribution OF
supplies The commission will give
particular attention to tho care and
relief OF sick prisoners. the mum Der
Of whom 10 estimated to exceed i0o,-
coo.
Major Car Taylor. u q A.. who
has been released from the army 70
head the Red Cross mission. win have
an orga MI ation Of about thirty Ave
men. Tfs organization. With head
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
GREENWICH VILLAGE
TOO STRONG FOR. PR|llY

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. io.---New
T1yk art Is somewhat too liberal for
Philadelphia and all friendly relations
between the Colony here and Green
wick village in Gotham are almost
helplessly strained.
The breach in the artistic comfy.
is the result OF the alperfuturistic
costumes worn by representatives Of
New York at the cam outage ball
of the three arts club here Those
costumes. mostly worn by the female
contingent from Manhattan, shocked
the mem bers of tho committee into
heated nroteets and investigation II
underway. Whoever invited The New
orkers Is marked for expulsion
Il ON the club.
PhiiadeIphians say the coterte from
/ Washington Square misunderstood the
n ca Ling Of the word camouflAge a.
used here. AZ q matter Of fact any
sort OF cam outage was conspicuous
by It's almost entire absenca. The
Manhattan girA. II u said. must have
p en- en- route for the garden OF Eden.
The most fragrant costumes were those
| " = Mermaid which consisted ~
| tr nsparent scales and that Of y
s'yAmptrs 81 the Sea, Z wh;sA Wano
r. = = - I. M - yis.iD.il1 Nh
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
RUST WILL CASE. TAKEN 10
ANOTHER COUNTY FOR TRIAL


Harriecnburg. Va, Feb I4.--IThe
Frederick Rust contested will cs ne.
which has como to no conclusion In
two trials in the courts of Ssaunton
viii he heard IN the courts OF Rock
ingham county and will be tried here
at an early date yet to be named
This waa decided yesterday in
Staunton by Judge Henry w. Holt
who. after hearing arguments from
contestants and contesteee, decided
that an impartial jury could no longer
De secured In that city. especially in
view OF the fact that on the two for
mer trials two veni-es hsa practically
exhausted the supply of, available
iuryrnen from Staunton.
Rust WAS An eccentric character,
known as the Diamond King because
OK the famous collection Of these pre-
cious stones he owned and his fond
ne-s- for them. At ons time, through
TIC !1strunnenta1ity Of his relatives, he
wac committed to tho Western State
hcsrftal. where Virgil REID, a former
resident OF Rockingham county. waa
then an attendant Eeid was kind ia
rated there, and opon his release from
the hospital on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings he decided Reid a home and
was especially fond of him
His death took place about twr
years ago and he left the bulk OF hi.
estate estimated to be about 800, 900
to Reid. Tho old mans relatives
from whom he had been eseranget
for many years. then set up the clair
that Rust was OF unsound mind whcr
he made hts will The FIRST trial O.
the case resulted IN d smfstrial, and
second did likewise. The third trsa
OF ms case VIVA ~nfYna vAxtarNsv {,
Staunton, and It was upon the In
stance of the contestants OF the VIII
that Go case was removed TO Anoehe
| nonnfg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16

ahead Of IN. safes dcr Artrncnt agatnss
the big spring demand
But this year orders have kept AL
ways hopelessiy I'm advance OF output
so that we have now no reserve At ali
and The time has aire sdy passed when
we can hope to accumulate one
"Of course like everything else, we
ca Put the blame on the war and In
this care the war really In guilty.
while we have not ccnsidered It
truly patriotic 10 Gaant cur patriotism
sy Boosting TO the public OF our war
acsiyities, nevertheless during the past
year IL ia a fact that. like most other
large manufacturers, cur plants were
devoted 100 per Get TO Uncle Sans
work.
"For that reason we not only were
unable to manufacture automobiles but.
like everyone else. we figured that the
war might last for several years yet
and consequently bad r.% 10 no plans
whatsoever for the near futura
When we suddenly found ourselves
back on a peace basis. we were unable
TO plan for ANYTHING like former pro-
duction for tho coming yesr because,
while some kinds Of materials were
ettsinabls~ others were not and. while
thosa that are nnobtafnabie may COM
st'tute oniw one per cent of the auto
INC bile. nevertheless we have 70 have
leo per cent of parts before we can
turn out car.
That, by the way. is q phase of tse
problem that the average person does
not seem TO understand. might even
accuse sorna supposedly inteIligent
writer's OF the same shortco ming.
we constantly hear II said that
steel wifi now nc available an If that
we're the only thing necessary.
These writer's never even think OF
the fraction Of an o1nce Of platinum
that is necessary to complete an auto
INC bile. not TO mention the fact that
not merely steel, but certain special all
io~s of steel are necessary II we would
maintain tire quality on which our rep
utatton IN the past has been based.
'Befor- we can start on quantity
pre- due ton at all It Ia necessary for
the steel mills to completely rehahili-
tate mary oops - rnent s-~~ar6 in g good
many cases your Uncle Sam has not
yet cancelled the orders he gave the
steel mills.
Rubber. aluminium. copper. eottoa
and many other necessary ingredients
constitute serious problems for us with
a. ~cTult that, much az we would like
TO do so, we cannot hope to supply
more than fraction OF the dem and of
the coming year ~ .3y price.
"Al :alk Of nrice reductions, rhare-
f@re if futile save In a few tsofat ID
cases such ~ where q manufacturer
had either set a fictitious value on his
nfoducN or where. for some other rea-
| son the Price h any event would have
| had 10 come down
TOW EVER. M said hefore. n IA
| a rood thing that some buyers have
| found reason for Withholding their
| orders. else the automobile business
/ Mould he swn-ped with orders VS.
tcculf nct All. and while that may
| sound ike a pleasant oc ndition. I can
assure you. from past experience. that
| II ia anything but ar envisbie one II
| occupy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
- WAITING FOR
LOWER AUTO PRICES

- aaaeasuanager tells me that "a
u nocplo are waiting lar automo-
- - come down before piac-
j. 100 orders." said Rtcherc H
nonDrAi manager OF the REQ
kshr company. "and II that Is
sE1t ~ = good thing from our stand
afevee 3 condition that would
- ~ critical.
~ ~ of people were not willing
NJ some reason or other. we
- a our wits ends TO handls
Saflon because. while we. OF the
eaf Car company. have lonG
nnatDmeA to chronic cverde-
- our product. I have never
y tknne when the demand wal
~ ~ excess Of the possible
~ xfGht NOW.
W GotmCr years, we have ~
~ : letnp In buying
ex E,acesnbeF anA 1anu.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16

Edwin Ncoor~. while not playing
football. win devote his time TO SELL
ing Little Giant and Collier motor
trucks for the Ovens Motor COM
pany. fIe has been working in Caro-
limo county this week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16

The Kline Car corporation reports
two carload shipments to the Kline
Car Sales company. Walterboro, 8. c.,
who are their distributors for eastern
South Carolina. A delivery over the
road to their Method. ". c, agent was
also made.
Through their export department at
80 Wall street, New York city, Mr..
Kline, on his recent visit to New
York show. secured an agency for the
Dutch East Indies through Fellinger
a Barnewall, where shipments will be
made an soon a. sailing can be ar
ranged
The Kline Kar Sales company, dts-
rtbutors for thu Kline Kar In Virginia,
report agencies being closed In New
port News and Waynesboro, Va. dur
ing the past week. Shipment OF thre,.
and two cars each respectively have
been made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
MOTOR NOTES

c. w. Constock, one of rhe best
known motor truck statesmen IN the
United States, has located in Rich
mon6 and Joined the selling force OF
the Owens Motor company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16

tor company, h back from New York
with glowing reports concerning the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16

". NJ. Reynolds, OF the G. =, l.. serv-
ice station, returned from the New
York motor show this week with sew
eral good ideas which he intends to In
corporate In his exhibit at the COM
ing show at Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
N-w York show. He says that there
were moro cars sold at retail At the
show this year than ever before.

III. J. Raymond. formerly manager
OF the Coburn Motor Sales corporation.
received wire from the factory this
week to report TO the New York Office.
This is one of the largest sales
branches Of the Coburn company.
The Washington times., 1919-06-19
WHISKEY SHIPLOAD
LANDS HIM IN JAIL

BALTIMORE. June 19.-Howard
Jones, first assistant engineer on the
Chesapeake line steamer City Of Nor
folk. is being held under 81 900 bail
here on a charge OF purchasing 264
pints Of whiskey to be taken TO dry
Virginia. ,BHRA
The whiskey was found in Jones
locker on the steamer on May q. Two
negroes employed on the steamer testi-
fed that they had been ordered 10
put il there by an oiler on the
steamer, from whom they obtain
ed a note for its purchase 1t
was alleged that Jones tried to get
the negroes TO leave the city after the
case arose. Jones denied having any,
thing 10 do with the whiskey. and said
il belonged TO the oiler. who has dis
APP AIRED. Edwin T. Dickerson was
his attorney.
The Washington times., 1919-06-19
REFUSE TOALTER
TRANSFER ORDER

The Public Utilities Commission
has refused to grant the request of
the Decatur Heights Citizens Asso-
citation that the 2-cent transfer order
shall not affect the traffic at Fifteenth
and H streets northeast, between the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company and Washington Interurban
Railway Company. The commission,
at its meeting today, stated it saw no
reason why the. transfer order should
not affect this traffic.
1t was also ruled by the commission
that it was impracticable to have
covers for street car Ioading plat
formE A request had reen received
by the commissioners that this be
done.
Washington Railway and Electric
Company will have to add four ad-
ditional cars daily between Sis and
g. m. and between 4:3O and $40
D. m on the Potomac park and Mt.
Pleasant line An order to this
enect was issued
The Anacostia Citizens Associa-
tons request that the Congress
Heights and Anacostia cars be routed
over Ninth street as formerly was de-
MED. The present route is over Elev-
enth street, a change having been or
dered during the war to improve the
Eleventh street car line servic.
Tn Commission also dnied the re-
quest received from several citizens
that an additional car stop be made
at the west end Of Calvert Street
Bridge for eastbOUnd cars.
The Washington times., 1919-06-19

Women's Envelope Ckemise, good
quality soft finish nainsook: trim
med with neat embroidery edgings:
full cut sizes UP to A. Well made
and finished. June Demonstration
Sale Price, 66c.
GOIdenberE's-Third Floor.
The Washington times., 1919-06-19
APPLICATIONS POUR
INTONEW CITY CLUB

Added progress in the enrolment
OF new members in the recently or
Eanized City Club will be revealed, it
is expected. at the semi-weekly
luncheon Of the membership teams.
to be held this afternoon at the
Commercial Club, Farragut Square.
Brief addresses will be delivered by
prominent members Of the club, after
which the captains Of the teams will
file their reports. J. A Whitfield.
president Of the club, will announce
the total for the day. II the present
pace Of the teams is kept UP, about
100 applications will be reported for
the day.
Continue TO Pour In.
With the passing OF the 1000 men,
bership mark. the appointment of the
committee on the selection of a site
and the announcement Of the admis-
sion Of 212 new members, city-wide
interest in the club has been aroused.
and applications are continuing to
pour into the headquarters Of the
club.
The chief clerk Of one Of the execu-
tive departments has sent his appli-
cation to the club and has requested
the secretary to furnish him half a
dozen additional application blanks
for fellow officials. Club officials are
delighted at the interest being shown
In the project by Government off,
Gals. They have pointed out that the
club will be OF inestimable value to
these officials, furnishing a place
where they may hold business con-
ferences, entertain friends and guests,
and come into intimate contact with
citizens representing all phases Of
life in the Capital
Club Authoritative.
The clubs membership basis is so
democratic and so all-inclusive that
the roll contains the names of per-
sons from all walks of life-bankers,
Government officials, doctors, lawyers,
dentists, business men, newspaper
men, university professors, transpor-
tation experts, and others.
The club daily is gaining the in
oorsement of prominent persons not
only in Washington, but from all
parts Of the country. Word Of the
success Of the project here has spread
to other cities, and already a move
ment is on foot to establish a similar
organization in New York city.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-17
AID ACCEPTABLE, BUT TARDY.

New England will learn with relief that the Post Office Department aft CT all has decided to play an active role in the settlement of the telephone strike that has seriously affected bus isg6ss in four states. John C. Koons.
 Assistant Pnstmaster-Gene is eN- pecfed to arrive in Boston today to t4Eke hand. in proceedings. The news of Mir. Koons' visit was spread by. Sen ator David l. Walsh ef Massachusetts who reported also that the officials at Washington "were concerned over the situation in New England and were determined that the strike should be ended as speedily as pos sible,'' in the language of the Asso- ciated Press. -
 The Post Office Department, in con- trol of all wire communication, owes 1t to New England to end the strike, If within it's power. Business is suf- fering from a partial paralysis of the telephone system. The vast network oI WlFc LIaC serves tue HloSl popdIOuS section of the country is of little use owing to tho disinclination of sever al hundred girls to work. MT. Rooms will find his job cut out for him and everyone expresses the hope that lie will succeed. His arrival will not en- tirely sweeten the bitter taste left in & the mouth Of New England business because Postmaster General Burleson did not take steps to smooth out the & difficulties while the crisis was pend ing and before it broke.