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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
MEET AT MURPHY"S

A meeting of the committee APP
pointed by President Parker, of
the amateur baseball commission,
to revise the constitution and
take up matters pertaining TO the
next season of amateur baseball in
Richmond, Will be held at Muir
phys hotel Friday night at $50,
AS this is probably the last meet
ing of the commission to he held
before next spring all of the an
pointees are urged to be present,
for a record year js anticipated.
Norman Call, of the r, r. & p,
is the first to offer to back a team
in the league next year, His pc
tition will be taken up at the time
OF the meeting. 4 number of
other concerns arc reported to be
in favor of backing a team next
year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14

family, which dominates American
racing affairs from Hudson Bay to
Texas, were very much in evidence
at Lexington. Victor, who gets his
mail at Dundas. Ontario during the
winter months and does the most OF
his racing over the half~rnile tracks
in Michigan. landed two events with
Louie Grafton and gave a few PEG
pie a scare with Lou Todd, while
Harry, long and slim like all of the
race, won a division OF the Walnut
Hall Cup for Hillandale Farm with
Selka in 2:0S Id and chased Edith
Carter out in Ashland Purse with
Media in 2:07 ID in the mud, and
William won a three year old race
with Kentucky June in 2.11 10 for
Forest Park Farm and gathered in
some place money with julius de
Forest and Lucille Harvester
McDevitt won his second Transyl-
vania with Prince Loree in 2:031-4.
his former being annexed with Joan
In 1910. Royal Mack was the con-
tendig horse and Price I-oree de-
feater him on account OF the Royal
Mckinney geIding having consider
able hard racing luck In the first
heat the pair rubbed sulkies going
~
Mack made a break. II was the
second charged to him during the
three years that Murphy has raced
him As when he made his first at
Toledo last year Ina Jay distanced
him, Murphy made no effort for the
heat On the next trip Wilkes
Brewer broke in front Of him at the
head OF the stretch and before he
could get clear Of her. Prince Lores
had a length To the good. 1t gave
him the heat and race in 2:o31-4.
as Royal Mack landed the third heat
IN 2:o4 IT,
David NJ. Look the owner of Cas-
Teton Farm, had two very enjoyable
2fternnnns during tire Is%xi fetoa
meeting. on the first day he won
with Baron Gigantic and Daystar.
while on the second Brusiloff, an
other product of his establishment.
finished second in the Kentucky
Futurity to Pertscope after winning
a heat in 2.o4 Ia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
RACING IN AUTO
HUNTER KILLS BEAR

Rea, idaho, Oct 3-Dr. Frank
Filings Of Chicago had the novel
and exciting experience of killing
Si0uainon bear ftoC1 ths front seat
OF an automobile with shotgun.
Dr. Billings. accompanied by a.
:. Trude at whose ranch he was
staying, was grouse hunting on the
range near the noun tains to the
west Of the ranch WHOM suddenly
! ear jumped from big bunch OF
sage brush in front OF the car.
driven by Zen Jennings. chauffeur,
and ran tn direct linc down the
wagon trail DIR. Billings sat in the
front scat and quickly grasping the
situation held the gun over the open
windshield waiting for a chance to
shoot
Mr.. Trr,dc in teninr OF what hap
pened afterw says;
AT first the hear gained on us,
though we tore along as fast as Ben
could make the car 80, but after
while VIE gained on the bear, when
the doctor. after taking aim at
the neck of the fleeing animal, fred
A rnu charge into lts neck Just back
Of the head.
This caused il r. far and partly
roll oyer. but 1t i'm ncdately rorov-
cred and resumed It's journey. bear
fashion. down the trail. with the au-
romobile nj fun speed in pursuit,
jumping over the badger holes and
ruts and wffh tie doctor getting In
a shot as often az he could eot his
run to bear on Some vital spot OF
the bears anatomy
Il sat in seat in the rear hang
ing ar ard hnl}eriFsz- tsa the doctor.
to soak II again. which he did in the
roost skillful manner by landing a
'uN charge Of shot inst back OF the
bears shoulder. This caused II to
drop. and die almoct in its tracks
we brought the dead bear homo
and Ben skinned il. and the doctor
Will take the hide home with him
ms exhibit a proof Of his achieve
ruent
by returned soldiers have been
Informed OF the difficulties OF ac~
carate shooting from a tank in full
tit over rolling and broken ground.
but never appreciated it until l
saw the doctor try to get his gun
to bear at the bear while the auto
rolled from side to sioe and jolted
TIP and down over about n half
r1iie distance 1T fun speed until the
bear was finally killed"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
Childress Winner
at Grand Parlorq

On ildress defeated Cutler 100 to &c
FRI ffl~ pocket hifFfSr14 tourney nj tsie-
Grand last night Cf,fldress missed
his first shot after Cutler broke the
frame. and Cntler cleaned the table
for high run Of Il. and advanced his
score to Is. while Childress only had
s, IT looked AZ this stage Of the game
like X would be a runaway for Cut
Ter. but luck changed. Cutler MAX
ing beautiful break shot, tying
himself up, Childress cleaned the ia
Bile, On five occasions Cutler made
good break shots, and had very bad
leaves. Tonight Read and Bowman
meet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
VOICE OF THE TURF
BY w. III. Gocfser.

Woodson r. Waddy. chairman,
The suggestion to amend the rules
~ light harness racing SO that win
races shall be cancelled II a horse
fails 20 reduce same within two years
after It was made has attracted more
attert ~ than anything that has ap-
peared since the winrace rule was
adopted in 1914. At that time " was
claimed that II would ruin the breed
ers and that the fast record horses
would dominate every race. but when
race day came the non winners with
fast records were among the losers
while the new racing material march
ed 10 the. front In all OF the big
events The result will be the same
II the amendment Is adopted when
the codes are taken up this winter.
The following excerpts show the
views In different sections of thu
country:
1t Is the only thing that can De
done with outclassed horses.--Es w.
Swisher president Columbus Driv-
ing Park Column bus, Ohio.
While / DO not believe the plan
will accomplish all that Is expected.
| certainly think II will be an ad-
mirable change, and that it is in the
right observation-disclosures White,
Syracuse, N Y
am heartily in favor OF the
amend ment and would make 1t one
year instead Of two The life OF race
horse liz short enough at best---Chas.
F Kennedy, secretary Indiana state
Fair, Indianapolis, Ind.
The suggestion for releasing out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
SAYS INDIAN HOOD
GIVES ED ROUSH SPEED

The secret is out c. last -whv Ed =
dc Roush. the fast fying senter
fielder Of the Cincinnati Rets. Is so
fcetfooted. It's because he has
Indian blood.
Mrs. Mary C Richie. F,ddie'n
Grand mother, who lives in Prince
ton, Ind. confirmed the story. The
prideful blood OF the LOrans much
tried by n few families in this
country, runs through Roush's ma
tcrnal ancestry and continues to run
In Eddie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
MEETING NATL B. D.
Commission NOV. Il.
President Bradley of focal Circuit
VIII he in misunderstanding
OF League 10 he Taken up

Then annual meeting Of the Nat
icnal Association OF Professional
baseball leagues will he held in the
Cooley hotel, Springfield, Mass. be
ginning on Tuesday. November y.
All OF tho clubs who are members
of the association will have rep
resentatives present, President W,
r. bradley. II the Virginia league,
representing the state league
Among other irro~tant things 10
be discussed will be the application
OF the Virginia league for 2 class r
rating. This will be grained II y
can be shown that the cities in the
circuit having a total population Of
400, ooo. According to figures the
total for the circuit is $4,000. be-
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
RUNNER WITH SPEED.

One of the English runners expected
to shine In the Olympic games Is a
C. HIN. Of tho London Polytechnic
Harriers. the halt-mile and one-mile
champion, who IN tire recent sports
Of the Celtic Football Cub at Gas
gov finished Boc oni In tho ons-miie
race, covering tho distance In four
~ ,A-k seconds He was
norafch nnan ss 81 HI ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
Match NcYf friday Nichf

Vunke and r. " hitman will stage
a fve-game ten-rin match against
Rowsey and Reid at the Palace
alleys next Friday night A lively
game is expected, as all OF the bowl
ers are well known in local circles
for their ability TO knock down the
maple pins
The sun., 1919-05-12

minds with Governmental buying agen-
cies. attempted, to fix minimum prices
for the general public and thus did pre-
ciseiy that which IL had been warned
not to do. This action was promptly
nlly advised of the reasons and urged
10 mend Its ways. Its subsequent efforts
20 force these minimum prices upon the
Railroad Administration and its failure
to recede from the action taken In at
tempting 10 AK minimum prices for the
general public for a year confirmed me
In the view that the board was hopelessly
committed to an unsound and dangerous
policy
There is scarcely one accurate asser-
ton or sane deduction in all of Mr..
Peeks Incorporate screed; and to me
II Ia now perfectly clear why there has
been a sad ending Of the movement
which had it's initial meetings in the
Treasury and which had for its pur-
pose the revival OF industrial activity
through agencies and by methods that
were not contrary to the statutes or OBJ
noxious to the elementary principles OF
economics.
"Mr. Peek knows perfectly we'll that
have never In any way or at any time
suggested such action as that taken by
The Industrial Board. Hence his refer
ence to me on this point perverts the ac-
tual truth Indeed, It Is not inexact to
say that Mr.. Peek has perslstently and
consistently practised deception in near
~ every public statement he has made"
The sun., 1919-05-12

are In the banks and the banks are
seeking relief from further drain from
this quarter.
The end of the fiscal year will bring
a greatly increased burden in the meet
ing of bills for equipment. interest
taxes, dlvidencs ana cash capital re-
1uirements for the Federal treasurers
Failure OF Congressional relief before
the end of the year would threaten the
whole financial and credit structure,
with results regarded In SEINE quarters
as critical for the commerce and indus
try of the country ''''''
on the other hand smooth sailing Is
expected from the programme Of perma-
nent railroad legislation. This pro-
gramme has been variously shaped by
Republican leaders, but they are not
far apart. The ultimate result probably
will be acompromise Of the Esch bill
with the ideas OF Senator Cummins,
who agrees more or less with Director
General Hines on the ACCESSIBILITY OF
creating small number of strong
regional systems under Federal incor-
poration and Federal control.
Senator Cummins, who will probably
be chairman of the Interstate Commerce
Committee' of the Senate, IL prepared to
urge immediate passage of billion
dollar appropriation to meet the present
financial situation.
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ROADS EXPERIMENT
TO COST 2 BILLIONS
Taxpayers Liable for Huge
Sum for Federal Control.

For their experiment in Government
ownership of railways the American
taxpayers will have to pay two billions
Of dollars outright and nearly two bill
lion more for two years OF increased
fares. or a total of $3.s53. 100000, &C.
cording to the estimates of the Bureau
OF Railway News and Statistics Of Chi
cago, based on returns from ftrty-six
companies operating 107,341 miles Of
line. The total sum, OF course, will be
lessened by the salvage which the
Government may or may not be able to
credit itself with when the ronds are
returned In as good condition as they
were in when taken.
! These figures were the result of an
inquiry as to how much the Railroad
Administration had paid on the stand
ard return long overdue to the COM
panies. 1t develops that OF the s914,000,-
900 due the roads heard from, only
ts3o. 100000 has been paid. These fig
ures apply to forty-six Glass l roads
with whom the Government contracts
had been concluded. If the figures are
extended proportionately to cover all of
the roads taken over the amount re-
The sun., 1919-05-12
HINES WILL DEMAND
BILLION FOR ROADS
Revenues Continue to Drop
and S75O,OOO,OOO, First
Asked, Will Not Suffice.
CONGRESS FIGHT LIKELY
But Directors Plan for Re-
gional Systems Probably
Will Go Through.
Special Despatch TO THE sux.


WASHINGTON, May 11.--A number of
Administration officials here. railroad
officers and bankers, are becoming con-
cerned over the situation in Congress
with respect to financial relief for the
Railroad Administration and indirectly
for the roads under Government con-
troll.
1t has been taken more or less for
granted that an appropriation of $780,
100000 for the Railroad Administration
revolving fund. which failed OF passage
In the last Congress only because of
tho flibuster at the end of the session,
would be speedily put over In the next
Congress.
The railroad situation has changed
rapidly and materially. however. as q
result of the slump in railroad revenues.
The Railroad Administration has been
going further in the hole financially
during each succeeding month. and Il
Is expected by Director General Hines
that the showing for April will be worse
than that OF previous months. II Is
learned on good authority that ss q re-
suit he will recommend an appropria-
ton OF a billion dollars to meet present
conditions instead OF the $3.50, 200, 900.
This Increase, regarded as absolutely
necessary by railroad men, is viewed
by many members OF Congress as seri-
ousiy threatening the programme Theirs
is certain to be opposition to the in
creased appropriation. Should this OBJ
position materially de,ay action, the sit
uation will be admittedly grave.
For two months the Railroad Admins
tration has been abe to meet its obli-
cations through temporary financing n
the use OF certificates Of indebtedhesl
and other credits. Most of these credits
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naming unpaid Of what was due on De-
cemher al Iala liz kkAA 600 ono. u

naming unpaid OF what was due on De-
cember 81, 1918, lie s5s4.0e0. 900. ,f
The roads are apparently falling to
make depreciation and obsoleecence
charges until their properties are re-
turned to them and they can get the
actual amount of material loss.
TT Is current observation" the bu-
reau says. that, despite the unprece-
dented charge of s455.s17,710 made by
the Director General for additions and
betterments in 1918. the railway plant
and facilities are below the standard OF
December 81, 1917. Never in their his
tory were they treated so roughly"
After reviewing in detail the receipts
and resources OF the Railroad Admins
tration for 1918. the bureau continues:
"This left the Railway Administra-
ton some $3.50 200. 900 short of funds to
pay its deficit OF 1884 100000 on the
standard return, with several minor ac-
counts, inseparable from a going con-
Germ. to be heard from. This emergency
has been partly met by the issue OF GER
tincates of Indebtedness bankable at so
cents on the dollar.
Moreover, the indebtedness of the
Railway Administration to the COM
panies on standard return was tr-
creased on Marc!: 81. 1919, over $685.
10000 quarterly rental. against which
IL had received q net railway operating
! income OF not more than S42, 900, 900 for
the three months OF January. February
and March,
Adding this deficit Of s1se.o00. 900 to
the unpaid balance OF 1918. Federal con-
| troll faces a deficit totalling S770. 900. 900,
which overtops the additional revolving
fund Director-General Hines Is asking
by $50. 900. 900.
with nine months Of possible deficits
before him. Mr.. Hines will be wise to ask
for a billion and a half additional re-
volving fund, making it two billion for
| the American taxpayers to pay.
During 1918 the net resources Of the
| Railway Administration were $1,1SS,-
! 200. 200.0s from net Federal
! income and 500,000.0o0 revolving fund
| appropriation. With this IL had to meet
the standard return Of ss0o,335.6s5 for
Class l roads alone; $445,S17.710 for
additions ana betterments: S114,514, 900
for standardized equipment. and say
500, 1000. 900 advances for working sur
plus-a total of 1850, 667,395. To
| which may be added approximately
| $3.50. 200, 900 advanced to various COM
panies to meet maturing obligations"
The sun., 1919-05-12
MANY ASK JEWISH RIGHTS.
Governors, Senators and Prelates
JOIN IN Demand.

JON N demand.
The Jewish bill of rights, which was
agreed upon at the American Jewish
Congress in December, has been in
dorsed in more than $50 letters re-
ce,yed by Reuben Fink. executive sec
Rotary OF the congress from prominent
gentiles.
The Endorsements come from FIVE
Governors Of States, seven United States
Senator's. twenty-eight Representatives,
six United States District Court Judges,
fifteen heads of bureaus and depart
ments at Washington and many others
of high position in public and private
life. They heartily urged the incorpora-
ton of the bill into the final peace
measures for the protection Of the rights
OF the Hebrews in nations affected by
the Versailles conference and praise the
work OF the committee OF Hebrews now
working to bring this about.
Among the prominent churchmen who
have expressed approval of the bill are
"a, dinal Gibbons and Bishop Greer.
The sun., 1919-05-12
|rn,
LEHMAN MARK FALLS SHARPLY
'Adred Of Them worth Only 81
francs I'm Switzerland.

49,, May 1.-THE German mark.
|pnS MAJ mad recovered to a. francs per
Iara fell on the publication OF the
ln shades OF bonds connected with
S"ah enterprises dropped consider
The sun., 1919-05-12
Fircmen to Meet in Oyster Bay.

Gov. Smith and his STAFF, with other
State officials. have promised to attend
the convention OF the Southern New
York Volunteer Firemen's Association
which will meet In Oyster Bay June 10,
IL and IL. More than 700 delegates will
he Draaant
The sun., 1919-05-12

Mems sweaters, turtle
neck style, are heavy
weight, all worsted and
full fashioned. Oxford,
navy, maroon, olive drab
and white. $S.94
The sun., 1919-05-12


esardom?
The board cannot answer. II can
only depart more in SORROW than In
anger and In great disappointment from
lost opportunity to serve the country
by simple and sensible plan to reduce
the cost Of living and to return pros
perity. In doing SO 1t leaves a single
message.
The plan of the board was good. It
Is capable Of accomplishing what II
promised. The Administration owes It
to the nation to put that plan into inn
mediate execution at the hands OF some
agency In which It can feel political con-
hdencc and sympathy"
Secretary Glass Replies.
After the had read the statement is
sued by Chairman Peck, Secretary of the
Treasury Carter Glass tonight gave out
statement In which he took sharp is
sue with Mr.. Peck. Concerning the Ak
ing OF prices he said his view was that
the board was "hopelessly committed to-
an unsound and dangerous policy" Mr.
| Perks references to hrs attitude in the
controversy he disposed OF with the dec
laration that the former had persistent
ly and consistently practised deception in
NEARLY SNciy statement he has
made The statement of Mr.. Glass fol-
lows
THE Industrial Board, after confer
ences with the Steel interests but
against the express protest of the repre-
sentative of the Railroad Administra-
ton, approved a scale of prices below
| which. the Industrial Board announced,
the public should not expect to buy dur
ing the year. The attempt thus made
to fix minimum prices for the public
seemed to me wholly indefensible and
contrary TO fundamental principles OF
economics. of public policy and Of the
law Surely the healthy restoration OF
Industrial life and activity is not to be
found in the perpetuation and exaggera-
ton. months after the cessation of hos
Titles, OF the artificial conditions which
in war we're tolerated as necessary evils
| The Treasury has consistently strlven
since Armistice Day for the removal of
all Government restraints, controls and
interferences.
War Board 70 Mend Ways.
THE original plan. which In It's gen.
eral features had my approval. was to
endeavor to bring about a meeting Of
lthe-minds. between the producers and
large purchases to make, upon bedrock
prices which would carry conviction
that new enterprises might be under
taken with safety and the hope of
profit.
"The Industrial Board, having failed
to bring about such meeting OF the
The sun., 1919-05-12
The Political Squids.

Members of the industrial Board are
experienced business men unframed in
the devious ways OF partisan politics.
They came to their present task without
hope of reward or advancement, believ-
ing that the war time adjournment OF
politics in national affairs OF economic
Importance had been extended to cover
the period of reconstruction. Accli-
mated to the wholesome air OF that ad-
journment by service on the War In
dustr.es Board, they have become sti-
fed by the impregnated atmosphere
that has come with the armistice and
are leaving gamers only by the conclu-
sion that the inspiration of the war was
not sufficient to induce the Administra
ton to give over the business OF politics
for the business of government
They have been unable to penetrate
the inky cloud in which the political
squid has concealed its escape from sup
port of the board in a position which
for some unstated reason was politically
undesirable. I can only admit the pub
lie to my own perplexity among the fol-
lowing conjectures:
"In the beginning did the political OPP
ponents OF the board fail to foresee the
far reaching results to be achieved and
was the growing Importance and power
OF the boards policy too powerful po-
litical engine to leave outside the Ad-
ministration's arsenal and in the hands
of a non-partisan board?
Does the Administration plan for 1920
a platform of State socialism which II
now finds inconsistent with the results
achieved by the board? Or. after all,
am l giving too much credit for acumen
that does not exist and Is what the
board has encountered merely the ma
chinations of the old railroad guard as
represented by Messrs Lovett and Wal
ters and imposed on a too complacent
Director General or on a Director-Ge6-
eral too Jealous of his own prerogatives
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
Pretty Wedding.

A very pretty wedding took place
Saturday evening lat the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. de WAL, when
their daughter, Miss Gertrude de
WAL, became the bride of Mr.. Nor
man Davis, son of Mrs. Alice Davis.
The Rev. Mr.. Robert Carr of Den
nison, Ia, read the marriage lines.
Dorothy de WAL. sister of the
bride, and Alice Davis, sister of the
bridegroom, were flower girls. They
wore dainty dresses of pink organ
die and carried large baskets of
pink roses.
Miss Helen Young, who was
bridesmaid, was gowned in pink
georgette. A large pink hat and
bouquet of pink rosebuds completed
her costume.
The bride wore a gown of white
beaded georgette and the tulle veil
fell to the hem of her dress. She
carried a large shower bouquet of
bride roses and lilies of the valley.
Mr.. Glenn Musgrave attended the
bridegroom as best man.
Immediately after the ceremony
an informal reception was held for
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17
Seymour Lake

Mrs. c. I. Bollmer entertained at
kensington pa y at the Seymour
Lake club Friday afternoon in honor
of Mrs, James Corr. Asst ting the
hostess were Mesdames NJ. L. King,
r. L. Ledwich and John Urion.
Mrs. Berg Miller of Minneapolis
was honor guest at dinner given
Friday evening by. Mrs. c. I. Boil
mer.
T. E. Ames entertained a party of
10 at the Saturday evening dinner
dance. c. A. Fries had eight guests
at dinner. Parties of six were given
by H. H. Roberts and M. Mccarthy.
The alumnae of the Achoth soror-
ity entertained at dancing party
Saturday evening in honor of the
members and the "rushees." Fiji
teen couples were present.