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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
DANIEL HEATWOLE RUNS
CHISFI. IN HIS ABDOMEN

Harrisonburg. Va, March IL
Daniel Heatwole. Jr., son of Daniel
Heatwole, OF Mount Clinton. on Satur
day suffered very painful accident
there. one which might have proved
fatal.
Mr.. Heatwoie, who recently was die
charged from the military service af-
ter serving overseas. was assisting his
father to grind down an old file and
made chisel out OF It, After the
chisel had been ground out on a grind
stone the young man attempted to put
In handle and place the point Of the
chisel against his stomach and tapped
the handle with small hammer. The
point OF the chisel penetrated his alb
domen depth of several inches and
he was rushed to the Rockingham
Memorial hospital. where medical at
tention was given by DIR. Deyerle.
His physician stated last night that
Mr.. Heatwole was getting along az
we'll as could be expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
THREE YEAR OLD GIRL
SAVES HER MOTHERS LIFE

Alexandria. Va. March ii--A few
days ago Jane Sloan, three-year- oid
daughter of J. Alex Sloan. pleaded
with her mother 10 "listen to the
noises from that funny box"---the
telephone,
Baby James chance came day or
40 later and she saved her mothers
ife. This Is how It happened:
The S'oans were packing their
household belongings preparatory to
moving. Mrs Sloan was cleaning lace
curtains with gasoline. She was
alone IN the house with ire baby.
Suddenly the baby, who was play .
ing with her blocks In An adjoininz
room. was thrown TO the floor by an
explosion. She arose ran to the flam.
ing form OF her mother. and attempt
ed to beat out the flames with her
tiny hands. Then she ran to the wall,
WI ere that funny box" had so often
fascinated her. Climbing a stool, she
knocked the receiver from the tele-
phone.
"Folios-' she cried into the mouth.
piece. Then her screams attracted
neighbors. And soon both police and
neighbors arrived and cared for the
mother.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
PROBABLE IN
POsTOFFICB BtILDING

Before tho huge army trucks now
being employed to transfer mail 10
and from railroad stations can be
used to advantage. further altera-
tIons to the postoffice building will
have to be made. according to an
nouncement made yesterday. II Is
thought that 1t will be necessary to
tunnel under both Tenth and Bank
streets for some distance in order to
provide space needed to back the
trucks In and out OF the rear OF the
building.
An architect from the postofflce
department At Washington In now
engaged in studying the situation and
with prepare plans which will pro-
vide additional space needed. Changes
already made in the rear of the
building have been found to be in
sufficient. Tunneiing OF Tenth street
TOR a distance OF twenty feet to a
depth Of six or more feet probably
will b necessary before space need
ed on the west side Of tho building
IL obtained.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
BAKER AND MARCH
MUST TAKE POT LUCK

Des Moines. Iowa, March H.
Secretary of War Newton Baker was
told where to head in" by a brake
man today. He took 1t good naturally
Mr.. Baker was headed for Des Moines
with General March to inspect Camp
Dodge. They were about to board =
stuffy. two-coach local out of the
Ames, some two hours ride from
here. Major Swing. aide TO General
March, was trying his best to secure
seats for the party. He It'd n
brakeman to save a seat for the
secretary Of war and the chief OF
staff" He was met with:
Save nothing. ! amt got no au-
thoFity to save seats for nobody. II
you got any secretaries with you.
they gotta take chances with plain
folks. that's all"
One day coach seat---half a seat
In fact-was discovered and, because
Mr.. Baker preferred the smoking
car. General March took it,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
EVANS AND SHARP'S
DAMAGED BY FIRE

. Fire which started from a stove
in the Office on the first floor DAM
aged the building at IS South Fiji
teenth street, occupied as a commits
sion house by Evans q Sharp. whole
sale fish dealers, to the extent OF
$4,000 or $4,000 last night.
The blaze was discovered at 10:47
O'Clock and. although a second alarm
was turned in when the dangerous To-
cation Of thu fire was realized. 1t was
under control within twenty minutes.
series of open stairways from the
FIRST to the third floor acted as a shaft
and the flames mounted to the top OF
the building. an old brick structure,
within n few minutes.
The firefighters were considerably
handicapped when they encountered
barred windows and II was necessary
to rip these away before ingress TO
building could he had.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
PUBLIC UTILITIES
EMPLOYEES MUST PAY

Those In employ OF the railroads
telegraphs and telephone and other
utilities now under federal control
but which are not owned by the
government. will have to pay the
state income tax on the same basis
as others. according 10 ruling made
made by the attorney-Feneral Of Nir-
gtnta. which has been practically re-
duced TO writing and which will be
promulgated within the next few
days.
Question arose when Auditor G.
Lee Moore. showered with protes;s
and perplexed respecting interpreta-
ton of the law. requested the attcr-
ney-general to make ruling for hts
guidance. Attorney General Saun.
der and Josiah D. Hank. assistant at
torney-general. took mp the matt or
as soon as 1t was submitted several
days ago and arrived at the conclu-
sion that those receiving pay or com
pensation from utilities directed by
tho government were receiving pay
from corporations; that they are not
In employ OF the government, and
that there ts no possible interrreta =
ton OF the laws which will permit
heir escape from taxation imposed
on others.
AS soon as tho opinion Is received
from the attorney general. Auditor
Moore will communicate II to all tax
ing officers In the state and direct
them to compel making OF such re-
turns at once and list all those iiab,r
for such taxes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
1878 STRENUOUS YEAR
FOR TELEPHONE CO.

Fundamental soundness of the Bell
system, the manner in which II has
met requirements of the war, and it's
understanding OF the responsibilities
or the future are strilsingly set forth
ny Theodore y. Vail In the report of
the American Telephone and Tele-
|. x 1ne Scar ss13 us >frofa ey9,v
standpoint tho most strenuous and
difficult In the entire history OF the
telephone, says Mr.. Vail. 1t has been
impossible to maintain standards and
difficult to meet the increasing de-
mands for service, greatly augmented
at all centers where war industrie,
and activities concentrated. About
$4,000 employees OF the telpehone
system entered military service Over
20 per cent of the expert staff were
taken over by the government for
special or active war service.
OF particular interest Is letter 10
Mr.. Vail from the secretary of war.
appreciative of the splendid spirit
of cooperation" of the Bell engineers.
which was indispensable in the de-
velopment or the airplane wireless
telephone set and other important ap-
paratus used in the war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
$1,000 BLAZE N WEST
GRACE Street HOUSE

blaze which started from live
Goals of fire which fell from an open
crate upon the floor, igniting a carpet
did damage estimated at $1,000 to tho
brick dwelling at 935 West Grace
street last night about o'clock The
premiees ara occupied by a family by
the nsme of Cowells. who is. said
fas4*ed ter ,9ssnk,peRd ,M2peraI months
ago from New i 6rkA ely. 49,, az
:, The blaze started In fhe front room.
used as bedroom, on the third or
top floor and. before arrival OF tho
fire department, had eaten its way
TO an adjoining room. The principal
damage was done to the front room.
although the ceiling Of the adjoining
room and still another further back
was somewhat damaged. Everything
In the front room was destroyed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
PEACE CONFERENCE
Continued from Page One. }

Continued from Page One.)
Tor the German delegates within n
few days. March 90 is the date gem
orally mentioned.
When s,is draft has been approved
by the allies the Germans will be sum +.
money to Versailles where the terms
VIII be handed to them. They will
have the choice OF either signing
forthwith re- with the first arnifstice
or taking them back to yveimar where
discussion will follow. That the
Germans will bicker over them Ia the
general expectation; likewise It is
generally believed they will ulti-
mately sign.
The exact new terms like those of
the original armistice will be first
published to the world from Ger
many.
The personnel Of the German dele
cation is not known, but II is the
opinion here that Germany will send
new men instead of the satellites OF
the kaiser.
Previous activities is the reason
ascrtbed for holding Count Won Bern
atorn persona non grata.
The essentials of the terms now
about to be adopted will figure in
the final peace treaty concerning
which the guesses are still vague. II
might DO arranged soon after Press-
dent Wilson's return had also might
require months to complete.
The conference IL still busy with
the military, naval and territorial
terms which tho victorious entente in
tends to impose on Germany.
After Germany accepts these terms
the war may be considered definitely
over and reconstruction can begin,
There remain for the deliberations
the naval terms which have been
partly decided and the question OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12

-ho9a from Serbia, cattle and corr
hem Croatia, wood and fruit from al
uoctionn; but II also contains mineral
Wealth, which only awaits capital anu
-1ndustriAl organization. Tnere afe
i Non mines in Bosnia and Herzegovina
ooal and ignite In Serbia and cope,
Ainee which the Germans seized ana
!. operated.
No the cast Is Bulgaria, which is a
von.prQgressive country. alien 10
Juse-S.avia. To the northeast Is
NUumania. To the north are Hun
xary and Germany. Therefore neither
aorth or east except through hon-
mania does Jugo-Slavia hope TO tinti
y = ,pnsuuerciai and Industrial outlet
s,sk. ~ i. :. 10 ,st&i7is1skA 't<<6A
rreataYn Europe and the United states;
Ard X Italy takes awaT from us the
eastern Littorsl of the Adriauc ana
the hinteriand OF Trieste and Goritsia
thu western outlet will be cut off The
only alternative will be German COM
rnerciAl and Industrial vassa lage, ana
the constant extension of German IN
ffuence into the Balkans and south
eastern Europe
A great commerce can be esfaotish-
ed between the United States ana
Jugo- SlAvia If the eastern Adrtatic
coast 10 not closed TO the Slavs. Juso-
Siavia needs railroad supplies and
vast amount of other material whlch
America can furnish, Ono half the
entire Austro- Hungarian merchant
marine, amounting to 5000 tons Is
.3u4c Slavic.
Political development since the var
In the Balkans furnish more and more
proof of the great. underlying strength
~ the o-Slavio union. For ex-
ample, a delegation OF the national
committee at AgraIn visited Prince
Alexander of Serbia on c,emher
and in an address proclaimed the
1snion with Sci Dia OF all the Serbian,
Croatian and Siovene territories Tor
xoeriy under Austrian dominion.
Prince Alexander on December IL
received a delegation from Montene-
no. which stated that the national as
nemhly OF Montenegro on November
-, repudiated King Nicholas ana
naked that Montenegro be made part
cf Jugo-Slavis-
- Going back still further ! would call
ATTENTION 10 the Serbian national as
setnbly at Nish. November -, 1919.
which proclaimed to the world that
Serbia was fighting for the Liberation
of. all JuEo-Slavs. The Jigo-SlaV
deputies OF the Austrian reichratn on
Nay so, 1917, declared that It was the
nao Juxo~Siav state. The Confu
,ngfeement OF July 20. 1917. furnished
tia first outlines of the new Jugo-
SlnyiA- The croatian diet of October
al. 1918. declared that Croatia had
broken from Hungary. The diet as
IA tfonai counci! on November rs pro-
! claimed its allegiance to United
,iugp.Slay state, with the crown prince
n ( Serbia as prince regent
r. President Wilson annunc'ated IN"
principles OF providing for the inter =
naturalization OF territories, thr"Ne
which inland nations may find access
to {he sea, or where other inter
national friction might thus be over
come.
!, II this principle were carried out in
f,rinc the status of Trieste and Ftume,
hy making these free ports with open
doors alike for all nations of the hin"
-terland requiring an outlet TO the sea
one OF the most formidable obstacles
tn al, agreement between these two
people will be removed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
FRANCE SEEKS ASSURANCE
OF COMPLETE SECURITY

or hesitation.
| But the superficial crusades which
some people carry on today to de-
nand the annexation OF the Saar basin
o. the left bank OF the Rhine. are not
popular movements. Our people are
, moderate and well balanced. ana on
oowea with good sense. am writ
ing ,nese lines upon my return from
a visit to the provinces went to
places which are not great fndustrfai
/ centers. There I explained to the
people the essential idea which ths
people OF the United States and the
French people have in common
namely that the true guaranty for
France does not consist In territor,Al
nnexation but in the regime Of
organized justice in the world-in the
cecreeS or the sovereignty Of nations
expounded the idea accepted in
ought to obtain \ guaranty OF b.tns
indemnifed by Germany for All She
damages which she has caused us. ana
that thus We ought to seek not In
egctfstfc claims. but in general sur-
vey OF reparatton. the due assurances
hat thIs support will be e1ven us
On each point received without re-
serve the consent of the audisnce.
Tho provincial press as a whole
P?soher 'hc Same view. Lot our
American friends DO treasured, there.
Tore The supposed French jfnGoisna
viii not cause them serious difY,cultiaH
II In necessary moreover for Ameri-
cans to grasp correctly tine rnsntal
state Of almost the entire people OF
France.
France has bean for centuries Nv
Ing under the perpetual menace OF
attack by Germany. The dismsm.
bcrment, which she suffered In Is1i.
sym bolizes the sufferinSs which her
entire history carries.
Again in 1914 France looked the
danger In tho face when her entire
PEOPLE wanted peace. There IL not 4
single document permitting of doubt
Oh this point. France was savaseIy
attacked by Germany. But now Il
Is necessary. in order that We may
safely renounced territorial aad
strategic guarantees. that We Do as
sured OF complete security under q
future regime of justice.
II is in this sense that while vel
coming with sympathy and hope the
covenant which President Wilson
brought us, France insists that its
causes should be extended and made
precise in order that her security be
real and complete.
such Is today. In truth the French
dea. Frenchmcn are not ifnpertaiists:
they are men OF good sense and
balance. They demand In the mo-
ment Of negotiation AZ In the hour
VI battle that their great allies study
seriously the dangers they run, and
once more aid In dispeiiing these
hangers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12

OF the central west are waking UP "a
the fact that those, who start buildins
early this spring are not making any
mistake in the matter Of costs. OF
the total Of over s4s,000.00o for the
week ending February, %. 91h per
cent was private construction, s per
cent state and municipal work. and
fraction Of per cent government
construction,
K >.5s~ls,l~ * <ss<fsSx .aas {, TX. TS[s7s
show an increase in February. For
the first three weeks lin February the
contracts IN this district total 3s19. 600,
az against 100000 for the entire
month of January. In the third week
In February 30 per cent Of the cSn-
tracts awarded were for private con-
structton work. and Of this 81 per cent
was for residential property.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
by Albert Thomas,
{French Socialist Leader and Form er
MirliA..r 1f MarniNnns

Minister ot Munitions,)
! Paris, MAJ y lot what extent
| do ne~spapc exp 1ss the public
| OPP nior Of their country To what
extent ere they subject to special in.
| fluenCeA TO 81 hat extent. .lnelly. does
publ" opinion itself react 20 the news
papers?
Thee are questions which can he
answered correctly only after pro
found study and wide experience. And
perhaps there is no press in The world
so diGlc"lt TO read ana to interpret
N. is the French press. Perhaps
too, no other press expresses 10 40
limited an extent TIL deeper opinions
Of the people OF It's country.
The great Paris'en papers are es-
sentially m odsratc. or. as the French
men cay ''PaIe' from ths Republ.
can viewpotnt--in France. Repuon-
cans mean radical. The electoral
body IN france always Ia more ad-
vanced than the press ttseiss More
over, there 's u great provincial press.
which Is little read, but which ex-
presses much more accurately the
average French opinion.
Finally tho average Frerchman is
horn willy" He is ever on the ''qut
vive." for the governmental or other
influences which might be inspiring
his newspapers. He reads them.
Many French worktnRrnen read two
or three newspapers daily, They are
amused by them or draw from them
arguments for discussion. They do
not believe them During the war
particularly. when the newspapers
abounded In official news the truthful
ness Of which, II rot doubtful. was at
least either premature or delayed. the
M asses OF the public learned to be-
ware of what they call brain stuff
fers."
In order TO understand French opin-
ion Il is necessary TO travel through
out the country and TO participate in
rhe great public meetings and to listen
~ the man in the street. / viii go
further and say. II Is necessary to
listen TO the average citizen in his
home.
do not think / am mistaken In
this--our masses are not imperialistic
or annexationistio. From tho begin
ming 81 the war TO its end they showed
no miiitarisric tendencies. Innumer-
able letters from soldiers express the
desire for 'jnstics only. nothing
more"
The unanin GUS thought of the
French soldiers in that this war must
Re the last and that he treaty OF
peace must put a definite end to the
regime of armaments which have
weighed so heavily upon the line or
Europe since 1870.
All Frenchmen unanimously claim
as rspafation and justice the return
of Aisaee- Torrance to France. On,
THIS point there cannot b. any doubt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
Petersburg
NOTICE.

In case of any failure on
the part of Petersburg sub
scribers to receive the Rich
mond Virginian promptly
,sa.N seg}<1AzlJ7 ax4 -3.&G ~,
quested to call Russell A.
Parkinson, agent, phone
1861, Petersburg, who will
see that all such complaints
are properly attended to.
Mr.. Parkinson desires to
have on file the names of a
number of reliable boys who
would accept positions as
carriers when the first va
cancy occurs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
100000 ASKED FROM
BAPTIST CHURCHES

Already the friends OF Richmond
and Westhampton colleges have re-
ceived Information which conVinces
rhem that no mistake was made IN
deciding 10 ask the Baptist Churches
CT this city TO contribute total OF
100000 in the million dollar cam
nsien Of the two institutions for en-
iargsment and endowment
Several of tho smaller congregations
already have been approached oy
sneakers representing the colleges ana
nh Of these have pledged Themselves
70 give what 10 asked; indeed u ma
1or.ty of them have over-suhscribed
the amounts sought and in some In
stances, have promised to double
them. Hints ns 10 muntficent gifts
from sons OF the members of larger
0hurches also are In the air and these
a q general spirit OF optimism as 10
vhxt will happen when The campaign
formally begins next Monday,
Here 10 a sta'ement OF the Gucfa@'
aseisued to each OF the twenty-nine
Napfis4 churches IN or near Rlch-
mond-Fir-t. 100000: Second. szo'
geo: GrsAcestreet. 10000; Le.gh-
street. $4,000; Pine-street. 5000:
frove-Avenue. $4,000: Fulton. $4,000
vsnab,e- street, $4,000 Calvary. So
Seo: East End. $500; Paramount a.
0oA: Emmanuel, $4,000; Tabernacle.
$4,000; Broa .us Memorial, $4,000;
Randolph ST. get. s. 600: Marion
Heights. sa,ooo; Eorthside. $4,000
Oakwood, $500: Gin sr PARK. $4,000:
westhampton. 5000, Bainhridge
$1,000; Stcck. Oh Stree, f.o'o
weats er.oyd IIesnorial. $1,000; Clop-
acn -tztreet- .s.c9: Oak Grove $500;
wooe and Heights. $500; New Bridge,
$1,000: Bethlehem, $1,000 Ridge,
$500.
In addition 10 the 100000 which
rhe churches are invited to contribute.
-Ae citizens of Richmond are asked
20 donate 100000. The indications
are that this SUM also Will be wiiltnT'N
doaetsA. for a. President Boatwrisht
has terseiy said. Richmond needs
great. strong college and this "a her
only chance to get it,"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12

not met by her inadequate production.
plus 100000 tons Of coke.
DEPENDENT UPON HUNS.
The Lorraine smelter Industry was
dependent upon German coke. and
since the German iron works were the
real proprietors OF the Westphalian
coal mines, 1t was the German iron
masters who fixed the prices of coal
IN eastern France, and consequently
the prices Of French pig iron That
was why. being short or mfg iron and
consequently OF metal industries, we
were obliged to purchase from Ger.
many locomotive and railway mate
rial.
The coal question. therefore, is vital
to us 1t Is not necessary to furnish
long explanations to show that In time
OF war country short of coal is at
he mercy OF the country which pro-
duces the combustible, and that VIC
tory Is dubious despite fortitude. But
in time OF peace such a situation ia
unacceptable. II is impossible TO re-
main with impuity the perpetual trib-
ufary OF another country for the
things essential to the very life Of the
nation without falling into the rank
OF a dependent first and then of serf-
dom.
Our liberation would only be appar-
ent If all these things were not mod!-
fed. That Is all the more necessary
since, contrary to what might be be-
lieved, particularly in America, the
return to France OF Alsace and Lor-
raine. unless accom- panied by a return
Of the mineral region OF Sarre. will
impoverish us still more, increase our
dcfscit and crush our industry.
Hole Still More Gaping.
Alsace-Lorraine consumes annually
nearly 100000 tons of coal and
over 100000 tons Of coke. and a to-
tai OF II .0o0. 900 or 1900. 900 tons of
combustible Now the mines OF Lor-
raine cannot furnish over 1000, 900
tons OF coal. making a deficit of 49,
900. 900 or 100000 tons, which de-
felt, added to the deficit OF 20, e00. 900.
tons existing before the war, makes
our deficit 100000 tons for tomor-
row. Furthermore, this hole is still
moro gaping.
Our mines in northern France will
DO for many years unabel to produce.
to the ravages Of war, Our
mining situation might thus be pre-
scented for tomorrow by following the
balance Of production: 100000 tons
minus 100000 which the northern
mines produced. but will produce no
more; total, 100000 tons, to which
10 added the 100000 tons Of Lor-
raine: grand total, 100000 tons.
Altogether our consumption requires
70. 900 ZOO tons. We shall have to I'M
port about 100000 tons. or one
half. Tho problem is terrible and we
cannot but seek a solution.
This solution Is found IN s1tewreturn
10 France Of the Sarrs basin. Record
Ing TO the Prussian administration,
the basin produces 100000 tons
and can produce 100000 tons as
\ maximum. II the Prussian state,
AZ seen. In the proprietor OF
the mines of the Sarre. has not worked
the full capacity OF these mines. 1t was
because 1t did not want them to COM
pete with the Westphalin mines.
There you have what France has
tho right to reclaim.
Shall We DO accused Of imperialism
Will the fact that France takes back
10 property be called annexation and
ponQueat7 We mus meet this charge.