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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01
Proclamation

whereas, tho Virginia Good Roads
Association, which In nm orcanixn-
tion devoted to the Improvement of
inc pubitr highways OF the CommOn-
Wenifh. will hold convention In the
city OF Richmond, January Is to TO-
lol9, for the purpose of conside rim,
ways and ncnns TOr tho improve
ment of tho public rOnd facilities of
NirEiniu; md
Whereas, tho building OF new
highways, their Improvement and
their maintenance arc eshentinl 10
Inc economic mud social develop
mcnf of tho commemorative now
Therefore, ], Wcstmorclnnd Davis.
Governor OF tfrEintn, urge NIL fntcr
cNtcd ciftzcns of the state who can
TO attend this convention md take
part in it's deliberations. and request
that tho several counties and cities
of tho Commonwealth make the
necessary provisions TO nc officially
represented.
Given under my hnnd. and under
tho Lesser seal of tho Common
wealth. mt Richmond, this tventy-
sixth dizzy of December, In the year
az our Lord one thousand nine hum
drcd md eighteen, and In the one
hundred and forty-third year OF the
Commonwealth.
WESTMORELAND DAVIS.
Governor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01
Unduly Alarmed
O0er Thrift Stamps
Holders Needlessly Hasten
to Exchange 1918 Crop
at Local Post-Ofice.

All day yesterday a long line of pco-
PIE stood In front of the war savings
stamps window mt the post-otficc
When some left others came. and the
clerks were kept busy exchanging
thrlft stamps for war savings stamps
Practically all could have waited until!
sc me time in January to exchange
tEeir stamps and the delay would have
cost few of them more than a cent or
Two but the Impression seemed to PFC
van that yesterday was the last day
Under which the change could be CT
tectcd at ALL
II is true that yesterday was the
last day on which thrift stamps could
be exchanged for the war savings
stamps OF the series of 1918, but the
government has announced that new
series Will he issued for 1919. The
same thrift stamp will be used. and.
OF course. VIII be convertible into war
savings stamps of the new series
so intent were the people on MAX
ing the exchange yesterday that many
VINO could not come to the poSt-oltcc
teicphoned, in the hope that they could
effect the conversion without their
presence
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01

yar"na who son4nss
rrGs cbo,G ana nd % anD "r nGf%rG usSsg
charge of SUNDAY selling. '
enarst h s"Snn by The he Gs G@% s ,he
s'rhs and ns be arm ss
4wins to the decrease in a,,en r Of sol
has found it necessary',o reduce the large
"% hns % be nrnsd Of in
gTSninE A2piie3,iGns for cards must be
one hundred dollars rGwsrd has ol been
white, who is wanted Tor murder in Mid.
Ssas about Years oG esS
si< inches tall rrayblnc eyes, and when last
army tan shoes a is S" Clean y'E shate r"e
lice are trying TO locate him here.
HfSog Of OF OS will
nss,iay nirh, at $50 o'clock tn. mse' in
Rchmend War Camp Community Service,
colorcd.
ThS Y@an WmSm GnTs,ian %f
Ts%Sh aa s%anisn Il ,hS Ioh W S;r;,ss
Women dssirns a EnowlciSS OF ono or both
French viii be reorsani1cd Friday afternoon
Police headauar,crs has notified the mem
hers of the force TO make every effort to
find roadster. clover leaf model. which
chS GsR Gq SsSisSSF The has
black body. wire wheels, an extra wheel on
rear and lccnsr tag D-i.
offices OF the food administration yes,srday.
y@ and 9'hsr rnsnt HNid Tor
out OF eNtstencs. however. hu, viii con.
INV In direciSn Of Local. Food Mdminst HH
u rcrnct Patterson and Secretary Mahon.
According TO hEurcs announced by the
r5cSrGs warS surpssssd in The Year ~6i"n
nIIa yss!erd" The 'iSaI rIS Of ii the "S
show.s,.! an increnss Of .S32; llSsoSi. the total
Tor IN fS TOR hs prscsns ysST Tne
cle.rtngs for ne last month OF the year als'
ter. 1918. s25i.06:.2oi December. 1871
MO-, CLARKE; lT .scre,sry Of ,hH Retail
daI Nil be nor ssn%rsrS SSs"1Sgl h,eS
nan" s ny 's2sy IN IL Gew YSsT pu
dry sR@n m4ny
ns sos; ch "Sf'ns co inc
sI rst n lbs bY SSnd iS esmna,Gn q" s
o'clock Pas;ors Of tho ehnrchca lar are AIS
shs% re Of p b nsot Esv coand 81 Ris
mond. will preside The meeting.
Sandwiches ana coffee will be served h,
q committee from the woman'S auxiliary al
IN" War Camp Community Service. al
which Mrs. u r W. krrn is chairman "a,
me Army and Navy club this afternoon pc.
tween the hours OF and o'clock.
The annual Christmas dinner viii! he
served at the Old soldiers Home to- morrow
afternoon at o'clock. Daughters OF the
t"miyderacy Will be the hosirsses. Mrs H.
~ ltlcnncr is general chairman OF arrange.
mcHiS
Win surgical dressings out Of tho way
ne last shipment having just been sent IL
me h"spiiai at Camp Ice. the Red Cross
Morkr"omS at hcad1uHrtcrs 1T Fourth and
Grace Streets mas been turned into a work :
Z Sh"p Tor garments for rsfusc"S--iili sorts of
chi!ur"ns garments. and laycttcs in par.
'icular. as well as convalcsccn, robes for
American soldiers
Ai.;"rding t" custom, Omen house will lie
ma today az $40 East Grace street.
~" n nome or the knights OF Columbus a mi
In" Mc.;tlfs Catholic Union This has been
n ,h "i IN" nrincipai events in tho year with
thtse w" orSan ions for some time i'm
H., IT,, afternoon a celebration will be given Ia
ny, members ana visiting soldiers sailors
mn mnr mnrm%s: Arrang.ments for Tins ma c
M MHS'I H. I IN vents and refreshrnenta
.it.rn9oa All men in uniform have bcc,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01
JOHN D.. JR., HERE TODAY
Son Of OH MnEnntc. Accompnnicd h,
Daughter. Arrives From Old
Point TO-NtSht.

John ID. Rockefeller .Jr.. son OF the
oil king, will be Il New Years vlsi,
10 Richmond. Accompanied by his
daughter, he will arrive in Richmond
Tonight from Old Point. where he
Hotel Chambcrlin
suite of rooms has been engaged
Tor Mr.. Rockfeller at the jefferson
Hotel He is expected TO remain here
until TOMORROW night. when he will
n No
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01
: "A FRIEND" SENDS $40
Contribution for '.Tcn Opportunitic,-,
Comes From Madison,
Mis-

On tho last day of the year a letter
came in. which showed that some ono
IN Madison. Wis. remembered the moor
ana distressed OF Richmond. The let
tunities" fund. which was offered by-
Inc Times Dispatch Il few days ago.
lhere was nothing to disclose the
"a Friend
u has been turned over to the AS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01
Richmond E0ents
in Paragraph Form
Current Local Ne,Vs Toll
Briefly for Benefit of
Busy Readers.

Public schools will remain opcn to-day
throuc hout tho city. although "a number Of
private, schools arr. giving holiday. with
SO much time 10 make up on account Of tho
Influenza epidemic. ana tho fact that De
c"n,h"r - was given TO tho pupils a
holiday this year. Acting Sup.rin,c ndcnt
nill did not consider il necessary allow
New Years Day holiday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01
administrative BOARD
PASSES INTO HISTORY
With Midnight Hour City'S Dircc-
tive Body Ceases To
i.Nist
a.tDyisoHl BOAR. At HELM
Enter Pollard. Cofcr, Boiling, Levy,
rrafford and Myers. Led hy Mayor,
rs and Exit EolkcS. Beck, elena,
cCarthy and Hobsou.

EjchmondS Administrative Board,
tho directive BODY .: the city's gov
ernmcnt. is no more With the COM
ing of last midnight i; officially be-
To-day III, new order OF things. with
ITS directors and its Advisory Board.
AL created by The new city charter.
All OF those various. departments
which. sine January l. 1918 have
I@dminisjrat rive Board t today must nus,
transfer their .SponSlbility 10 the VA
richs new directors. These directors
Henry X Pollard, director of the De
parunent OF Law. with authority over
ali legal machinery of the city and
sowing as legal advisor 10 all city de-
pIrtmcntS.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
KNOWN \S COMPTROLLER
Henry c. Cofcr. director OF the De
partmrni OF Finance, popularity known
~ the Comptroller, charged with re-
%ponsibilIty for all city FUNDS and the
accounting dcpartncmts OF the city.
Charles T.. Boiling. director OF the
department OF Public Works. with au-
;hority over Nh" Engineering Depart
nHcut, Streets, etc.
Or. Ernest g. I.cvy. director OF The
ipepartmcut ot Fubtic W",tai". In cou-
tlpi of the sanitary forces of the city
aud public health generally.
H.. W. rruuor6. director % the De
l'arimeNt of Public Utilities. in charge
of the KS, water and electric plants
~" oihrr utilities owned and operated
Coionc William Nj. Myers. director
oi the Department. OF lubl!c Safety
: thr man who comes closest 10 tho pub
lie by reason OF his authority over the
Police aud Fire Departments weights
and measures public buildings etc
nOnSUN AND ofFitI:
AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS
These men, under the direction OF
Manor .\lnslic. 10 whom only they are
irspons!p.r. VIII run the city Each
Will be supreme in his own depart
nemi SO long a. he Is head Of it.
The oalN restrictions placed upon
them are those which they themselves.
collectively, will mpoS"
Even these are limited 10 rcstrjc-
tons upon expenditures. FOR salaries
md md mat.ra.S No purchase OF more
been approved hy the Advisory Board
No man may hv employed until the
ADVISORY Board SAYS -. otherwise.
M" directors have tree hands.
The Administrative Board practically
passed out Nc>i.rday when Commits
Sioncrs fvlkcs Ecck. Glenn ana Me-
earthly surrendered To tho anparcitIv
inevitable ana Acknowledged their SER
VICE TO the city as commissioners a.
end.
Commissoner Graham l.. Hobson,
announced that he would sit up with
the remains" until the city Council
a,e,ermined whether OF not he was en-
clerical force Of the office is sitting
Up with him. having been Informed
tLat the new officers may find some
thing for them TO do
commissioners iiobson. Folkes and
SICK were elected 10 serve until Ian
nary J. 1890. The terms OF the other
commissioners expired with the use.
fulness OF the board,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01
BUSINESS MEMS CLUB
EXTENDS ITS MEMBERSHIP
Hereafter VIII Admit Firms. p,r,
ncrshlps and Corporations
tflh.+ 10 Roster

~ rccent meeting Of the members
oil the business Mems club. tenth uoor
SAlnerlcan National Bank Building II
5syiis decided TO introduce a new Tea
.IFe OF hrm mem bership In addition
10 the individual membership il bae
\ been arranged for any partncrshin
nrin or corporation TO become a mem
ner OF me cub at a minimum rate OF
aloo per year. This minimum ratc
permits CONCERN to have as many
as four individual members. with ~
privilege o! adding To this nlcmbcrshin
~ a rate Of s25 per year FOR each al.
tditionaI member "
lDe Business Mems Club Is prob.
nuslncss men and their IDEAS in Rich
monu. rs many an several hundrcd
men gatncr each day AT the noon hn,,'
TOT lunch and conversation
Marriage Licenses.
; ,6iir Foster t2Il. TeYns
Dor" y Troesdsic t:SD. sSv'h Carolina.
rariS =, Mason t2U. baltimore.
mildred ID. Robinson t.3), TaxewewlI.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01

All Offices in the City Hall and CAPITOL
Years DAY.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01

According to custom. omen house will lie
maintained to-day at $40 East Grace SIR
me nome Of the knights OF Columbus and
IN" Mc'ihl'S Catholic Union This has hcou
on ~, "i thr nrincipai events in tho year with
the afternoon u celebration will lac rivcn -,
me members ana visiting soldiers sailors
anu marines. ARA ng"ments for this hu 10
n Wn completed by spcc!nl committee
MuuSir. nthi"iic events and refreshments
VIII ha tn" order between and q in III,
afternoon. All men in uniform have been
7 invited. " -"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01

NJ. Narona who conducts a confectionery
business at 9l5 East Broad street. has been
arrested and VIII appcar before Justice
Crut Chhcld in Police Court day TO answer
"a charge of Sunday selling.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01

With surgical dressings out Of tho way
,ht itst shipment having just been sent to
me hospital at Camp Lee. the Rcd Cross
Nnrhr"oinS at hcad1uartcrS at Fourth and
hrac' streets mas been turned into work
Sn"p ior garments Tor r.fugc"S--Hli sorts of
ChiIur"ns garments. and laycttcs in par.
AMERICAN snllIrrS -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01

! Thc annual Christmas dinner viii! he
served at the Old Soldiers Home o. morrow
I afternoon at o'clock. Daughters OF The
tomfyderacy Will be the hostrsses Mrs H.
.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01
The Year OF RetY'n1sf terrence

IN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR DROP
THE WORD "RECONSTRUCTION." 1T DOESN'T
APPLY TO THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01

! Police hcadauartcrs has notified the mcm-
hers OF the force make every effort 10
find q roadster; clover leaf model. which
! on Church lill Monday The car has "A
/ bla elk body. wire wheels. extra wheel on
rear and license tax d..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01

Sandwiches ana coffee will be served by
:" committee from the woman'S auxiliary OF
tn" War Camp Community Scrv!c. Of
which Mrs. q. r W. Kern is chairman. "A,
me Army and Navy club this afternoon oc
tween The hours OF and s o,clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01

y successful auction was conducted in the
offices Of tho food administration yesterday.
Furniture and other cGuipmcnt used for tho
past year went TO the highest bidder. The
local 'pud niiNiniStrd ton has not yet gone
cat Of existence. however. but Will con
tiuuc in operation for general months under
tn. direction OF Local Food Administra or
u. I'crnnt PattersNn and SECRETARY Ma hon.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-16
Wants to Line
Huns Up Right

BERNE, April 16,--If a referen-
1um was to be held today in Alsace
and Lorraine an immense majority of
the people would vote in favor Of
joining France, declares Eduard
Bernstein, the old German social dem
ocrat leader and a member of the
German peace delegation in an article
in Neues Wiener Journal of Vienna.
Alsace-Lorraine, he adds, could not
be an autonomous state because it
would then be the scene of endless
political and economic intrigue.
Herr Bernstein says he would like
to see republican Germany depart
from the policies of the abolished EN-
pire, adding;
"Let u savoid unjust charges that
would for many years paralyze oul
economic life, but let us make repair
alton as we promisec Ior the damage
we have done in the devastated coun
tries. Let US refute unjust accusa
tions made against us, but let Us
above all things, make a few protes
tations."
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-16
Are Celebrating
independence

PHILADELPHIA. April ia
able message from Chang Kwan Lee,
president of the Korean National as
sociction or Hawaii, Honolulu, to the
Korean National congress, being held
here, said that in every island Kore-
ans are celebrating their indepen-
deHce today. In Honolulu 1900 pa
raded. Everyone carried American
and Korean flags. Meeting places
were decorated with flags of all ma
tions except Japan. The declaration
of independence was read in English
and Korean.
Resolutions were adopted, the mes.
SADIE said, ronouncing japanese rulc
and resolving that the struggle for in.
dependence shall be carried on to the
end.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-16
Complete Understanding of Fundamental
Questions of Peace Settlement, Lloyd
George Declares; Not True That Europe
And America Are At Variance

LONDON April 16-(By United Press )-There is COM
pee understanding the fundamental questions of set
tement Premier Lloyd George declared addressing paria
ment this afternoon.
He said that is not that America and Europe at
variance pointing out the difficulties of eectng The
premier said that complete breaking up threatened in Rus
sia, Austria and Turkey.
He declared amid oubust of cheering that the indemnity
will easy and that the allies had agreed unanimously
publish the peace terms until they had been discussed
Justice but indicative peace wanted he said
He said that the internal condition Russia does not Justify
gagantic military enterprise and that intervention the
greatest act of stupidity"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-16

CopZete Understanding of the fundamental Questions of Peace
Russians Can't
Buy Necessities

OMSk, Russia, April l6.-DlSncll-
nation of the peasant and the hunts
man to part with the products of his
and or of his hunt because he cannot
buy needed manufactured articles
with the money he would obtain
therefor, is one of the chief causes
of the commercial Seagnation in Rus
sia. Clothing, boots, socks, tools, ma
chinery, necessities for his household
he would fain acquire, but even a
pile of rubles will not bring them to
his door. They do not exist in Siberia
So the peasant keeps his wheat and
other cereals and the hunter stores
the furs and skins. Money has lost
it's value here.
Flucuation of the Russian ruble,
and the difficulty and cost encounter
ed by the tradesman in getting his
goods to market has reduced COM
merce to a minimum. The merchant
who will run the risks involved with
out expecting big profits and this has
caused manufactured commodities to
soar in price.
| Another important factor is feeling.
! Several merchants who have been do
ing business in Russia say that the
habit of tipping (bribing, they called
it) is increasing. One foreign mer-
chant who sends goods to Omsk, said
"When | forward carload of mer-
chandise from Harbin to Vladivostok
| don't know, in the first place,
whether it viii larrive with the rail
road conditions as they are. must
send representative with the car to
pay out money on the way to officials
and emplyes Otherwise my car will
be sidetracked. That is the great
evil of Russia today. Business has
developed into speculation"
Before the war Siberian wheat was
worth ten cents per eight pounds; to-
day it is sold for the normal equiya-
lent of about $4. That shows how
prices have jumped.
All authorities agreed that the ar
"ival of manufactured articles in 81,
IBERIA and central Russia is an urgent
necessity. They have great eXpecta-
tons of the American War Trade
Board in this respect and point out
that the well-organized Siberian CO.
operative associations could easily at.
tend to the distribution.
The things imperative for the sal
walton and reorganization of Russia
are placed in this order: First, peace
and order; second, efficient operation
of the railroads under the direction
of John F. Stevens, the American eX
pert; third the economic rehabilita
ton of the country by the concerted
help of the powers. These things at
; tanned, the impression generally pre-
ails that Russia would be one of tn
first great nations to recover from tn
war on account of her great and, a
yet, entirely undeveloped resources
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-16
Troops In Russia
Threaten Mutiny
Unless Withdrawn

NEW YORK, April 16.-State
branches of the American Legion, re-
Gently formed organization of Ameri-
can Veterans of the World War, were
notified recently from temporary
headquarters here that, to preserve
the democratic nature of the associ-
alton, 60 per cent of the delegates to
be elected to the national caucus to
be held in St. Louis, Mo-, May 8, must
be enlisted men.
Everyone concerned with the tenn
porary organization wishes it distinct
ly understood throughout the entire
country and among the men in France
that the legion is civilian organiza-
ton, and upon enrolment in it a mem
Der leaves all rank behind him." said
Maj. Granville Fortcscue of the 80th
Division, one of the organizers. He
added that the "doughboy COB and
leather neck" made up the great mass
of the American fighting forces in
time of war, and consequently they
will form the backbone of the Ameri-
can Legion in time of peace.
Maj. Cornelius w. Wickersham,
'ecretary of the New York state com
mittee, announced that convention
delegates from New York City would
elected at caucus here April 26
Maj. Wickersham stated that prob
ably'caucuses in other districts of the
state would be held the same day
Reports received here, he said, indi-
Gated that intense interest in the or.
ganization is being manifested in all
parts of the state.
A message received here stated that
Lieut. Col Bennett C, Clark, an or
ganizer of the legion, probably would
return to this country next month as
head of a committee representing the
American expeditionary force.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-16
275,OOO Troops
Home In April

PARIS, April 15.-American
troops to the number of 275,000 re-
turning to the United States from Eu-
rope during the present month, Secre-
tarv Baker said on his arrival in Paris
from Brest. In May, he added, the
number will fall to 100000 because
of lack Of transports, but in June the
number probably will rise to 100000
which will be maintained as the
,onthly rate until all of the l,4OO,-
600 men still here are returned,
The secretary said if any agree
ment should be reached by which
American troops would participate in
the defense of the Rhine indefinitely,
undoubtedly the only soldiers used
would be those who volunteered for
such service. Mr.. Baker said he was
in France to participate in the work
Of the American liquidation commit
tee. He expects to go to Coblenz and
the former fighting front with Gen
nral Pershing and to return to the
United States within zen days.
The secretary of war declared nc
decision had yet been reached as to
what disposition should be made oi
the docks, warehouses and other per
manent improvements constructed il
France by the United States govern
ment. He said large quantities Of
captured guns and other war materi
al would be taken to the United State.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-16
Atrocities of
The Bolsheviki

LONDON, April l6,--Reports of
bolshevk atrocities in the Perm dis
trict which have dealt largely in gen
eralties now have been supplemented
by statements Of results of an inves-
tigation by Siberian authorities which
British officials regard as authentic.
They deal with 1913 specific cases of
death and torture and the examina-
ton of 50 bodies of persons alleged
to have been killed by bolsheviki.
One of the worst cases described is
that of a girl of nineteen years of
age, who was charged in December,
1918, with espionage. She was tor
tured by being pierced thirteen times
in the same wound with a bayonet.
She lived, however, and has made an
affidavit to these details.
One group of twenty-five were kill
ed at Irbit by Let's and afterwards
the bolsheyiki continued to take ran
som money from relatives of the vic
tins, from whom the crime was con-
cealed, it is asserted.
At Ekaterinburg eighteen persons
were shot at the sewerage dump on
January 30, last, despite protests of
consuIs there, says the Siberian re-
port. The consuls were told that the
victims met death in revenge for the
killing of one Malishetf, who lost his
life in battle with the Czeehs.
Of 300 priests in the Perm diocese,
the report says, 46 have been killed.
Two monasteries were pillagred.
Examination of the 81 bodies, the
authorities say, show preponderance
Of bayonet wounds in the back, but
in other instances mouths were slit,
fingers and hands cut off, and the
heads of the victims smashed.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-16
S25,OOO Blaze
At Mountain City

MOUNTAIN CITY, April 16.-
Yesterday afternoon the Mountain
City Inn, the leading hotel of Noun
tain City, was destroyed by fire, also
the residence of w. A. Davis, and a
number of smaller buildings. The
total loss is estimated at $4,000.
There was no insurance on the hotel.
Rev. R. E. Grimsby, pastor of the
Baptist church, had a very valuable
library destroyed. The splendid wa
ter system of Mountain City saved
the entire town from burning.
j. L. Lloyd was owner and proprie-
tor of the hotel.