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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06
HIGH PRICES TEND TO
PREVENT PRODUCTION
County Passing ThrO~sh Period Of
Transition ana ReadJustment AZ
feetinE Labor and Capital.

County Passing ThrOw9h Period OF
Transition ana ResaJu-tment AZ
fectiHx Labor md Capital.
Washington. Feb. 5.--High prices
and uncertainty are preventing re-
turn to active production in this coun-
try, according TO the Federal Reserve
Board Bulletin, reviewing the month
Of January.
Speaking Of the business situation
and outlook, the Bulletin emphasizes
the fact that the country is now pass
ing through a period OF transitions in
which extensive readjustments affect
ing both capita and labor are char
anteristic feature. 1t says:
Reports Of business conditions made
TO the board by federal reserve agents
show that the return to active pro-
duction and consumption lie being re-
tarded by high expenses of production.
Uncertainty, not only among consum-
ers, but also among those who would
ordinarily be in the market for raw
materials with which 10 manufacture
goods. concerning the possibility or
probability OF a further drop In val
uer, tends In tho same direction"
In spite Of the beginning of indus
trial demands at banks and the re-
quirements OF the last installments Of
the fourth liberty loan, there has been
exhibited a tendency toward the in
crease of bank balances at financial
centers.
Easier rates for money have accom-
panied this inward movement Of
funds" the bulletin SAYS although
the price paid for longer term capital
for industrial use has not been low
cred. while rates for call loans and
other prime commercial paper have
fallen but slightly. The tendency
however, has been downward and may
be taken as indicative of distinct re-
cnperative power on the part of the
financial community"
AS indication OF capacity to re-
establis normal conditions. attention
Ia called to the beginning of a decline
in the amount Of war paper. both at
federal reserve banks and at member
banks.
An interesting feature or the review
* the declaration that gold boarded
during the war il beginning to put In
temperance. The bulletin OBJ
serves:
1T is a noteworthy fact that at
many banks over-the- coputer deposits
are beginning to snow considera BILE
amount OF gold coin and gold certid-
Gates. This return If funds to the
financial eenters is in part the out
growth of greater confidence due TO the
called forth much boarded currency
from its hiding places"
The decline in br mess activity les
sens the amount Of cash required by
individuals, firms and corporations.
lowered volume OF business has in
years past always given rise to flow
OF actual currency and money toward
the financial centers. and under pres
ent conditions this flow is In no small
degree eventually flow toward the
Federal Reserve banks, resulting In
this ultimate cancellation Il outstand~
Ing note currency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06

The forecast seems safe that the
DAnee conference will decree per
nak1ai ban againe. submarine war
t1s, even within :he limits of ter
I81<artal waters This Is hopeful
g111A. tor the use of this sea assassin
~ lsauxhs with inhumanity worse
s118on has ever been known in any war
r. otAsr daya.
pa0aitass probably win be pre-
oeg1bed by the peace conferences
snnnlnsk any nation which may refuse
~ ab1de by It's decision, Punishment
u1A b 1nfAe4ed by trade boycottA.
- o6sndsr TO be isolated and cut OF
49, esmnunacaticn with the rest Of
n WoglA Ench a thing rs 4 comba-
49, q tUu or more nations tn defy
~ LEAGUE and resort to methods Of
v4axs cendenned by the Paris Con-
\ eacs IL unthinkabie. If the sub
kfins IL put on the prescribed list
MI ~ir become an odioqs memory.
There car he no half measures. To
s1&nd themselves against submarines,
- 49, Wv V . '''F' '''' ~ S''''
B ~ '
1 s... -. : a,nu.,a,,. ,ou, w.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06
THE RED TERROR.


sinister explanation is given ct the
activity q ~rmcr military officers in
ruesa VINO sare Nov cotnrnanaA
- g w ~<al.a4n% 4IAS ~ go,
units in the armed forces Of the Boil
sheviki. 1t lie stated that these men,
few OF whom have any sympathy with
the reds, are coorced into service by
the fact that their families are held
as hostages for their good behavior"
in many instances being kept in close
confinement, the women a. badly
treated as the men.
The position of these commanders,
otherwise, is described as extraordi-
nar!ly difficult. Their views arc
adopted insofar as they relate TO
technical military matte~, but other
~ise they are under the strict control
of the Bolshevist commissioners who
are attached TO each army.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06

That men so placed may be ex-
ceedingiy dangerous in the deld is
nrv4-yv ne oesf,eu. 'ineS MAKE syrrs-'
hing thin to % gain Sy.se,ory. Their
troops are either devoted TO the Boil
sheviki cause or under the same rule
OF terror as the commanders. These
higher officers include, it is said.
many OF the bcst-trained and best
informed men developed under the
old regime.
The reds have called 10 the colors
all men up to forty Ave, and are en-
forcing their service by the most
vigorous action. They frankly
threaten to carry the war forward Il.
the conference planned for Princes
Islands fails. With the red terror
rampant. the outlook for peace ia
Russia is anything but hopeful.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06
ial to The Richmond Nirginiau)
Brown Awaits Sentence

Iuhomas Brown. convicted yester
day on the charge or numbering pref
" Mary lone Crowder, his 16-year-
old sweetheart in a High street jit-
ney on the night OF Seotensber 18th,
and given a life sentence by the jury
last night, calmly waits in the local
jail to hear the sentence passed upon
him that will make him spend the bal
ance OF his natural life in the STATE
penitentiary.
Although his counsel. James NJ.
Quickle. al soon as the verdict of the
Jury was returned. made a motion to
set the verdict aside as contrary to
law and evidence, the motion has not
yet been argued, neither has any date
been set for the argument, Judge
Mullen will probably pass sentence on
Brown the latter part of the week.
1t took the jury In the case less than
: thirty minutes TO return verdict
finding the young prisoner guilty o!
murder In the first degree and fixing
his punishment at life imprisonment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06

II A lecturer on economics. address
Inn study class IN the Natsonai Ci'y
hank OF Sew Yorh the other day
dealt at length ard most learnedty on
the sometimes dssplsed but always
nsefui potato. He saw tn The Lowry
euber. he declared. great possibilities
u fntvrna sionai trade because some
10y mas lately learned 10 dry it in
aunh i manner that IL may be trans
sorted indefinite distances, sust ss
Aour is now handled.
Most OF the 5000, 100000 bushels
~ potatoes produced In the world are
grown In Europe and North America.
And represent value OF from $4,000
eeS,oee 10 100000, ooo per anum.
They have up to this time been Of
comparatiyelv little importance from
the standpoint of international COM
meece by reason OF the difficulty of
transportation and their comparative
II perishable character During the
veioped the ar, OF drying the potato
IN a manner in which 1t could re kept
Indefinitely. and transported as read
Iiy AZ wheat OF -four, and the oppor
tunify is thus offered TO. enormously
Increase the production and world
distribution of this important and
easily produced food supply for man
ami beast The number of factories
for potato drying in Germany in
creased from three in 1903 TO about
& 600 In 1918. and they have an an
nual capacity for crushing so.ooo,ooo
toms OF potatoes and turning them
\ into fakes or cubes for animal food
and various grades OF -four for human
crnsumption
With this new facility for turning
the potato from its former perishable
4 state 10 ono in which ii can be per
1 naanentiy stored and easily trans
ported, tho worlds great potato
4 producing area. now chiefly Europe
4 and North America, may supply a
"A much greater quantity of world food
than IT present,
Equally important. perhaps more
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06
Captain Mcacham Dies

Capt. James Hugh Meacham died
early this morning at his home so
south Sycamore street after an ill.,
ness OF severa; weeks. Captain Mea-
chem was one of the oldest citizens
OF Petersburg, having celebrated his
ninety first birthday, January 3fst
He was the son OF John s. and Mary
NorVin Meacham of Neck len BURG
county. bat removed to Petersburg
In early life, and has been Identified
with the history OF the city for many
years.
He leaves a widow, two daughters,
Mrs William Pryor Jones and Mrs.
Ihaddeus Grifffn,A OF this city and one
sister. Miss Kate @Meachan, OF Meek
ienburg county
The funeral will take place tomor-
row nj noon from the residence ana
int~rment will be made In Hlandforsl
cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06
Captain pattcson COMPLIMENTS,

Captain n. T. Patteson, Chairman of
the board of draft exemption for the
Guy OF Petersburg and the county of
Dinwiddie. has received a very COM
piimentary letter from Governor
Westmoreiand Davis regarding the
work done by the local board
Captain Paterson served the board al
most from the beginning of the draft
DR. w. II. Crockford and Thomas
Clarke, of the county, served until the
" ork was completed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06

NOTICE:

In case Of any failure on
the part Of Petersburg sub
scribers Ito receive The Rich
mond NHginian promptly and
regularly they are requested
TO call Russell A. Perkinson,
agent. phone 1861, Peters.
burg. who viii see that all
such complaints are proper
iy attended to.
Mr.. Parkinson desires 10
have on file the names. of a
number of reliable boys who
would accept positions az car
riers when the first vacancy
occurs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06
Police Nab Bnotlcrrcrs

With total of over 35 quarts of
whislscy in their POSSESSION. n man.
a woman. and two little boys all
White. were picked up this morning, by
officers King and Chanler. just at
ter the party had stepped off a Pc
tersburg Richmond car. The arrest
was made about $3.50 o'clock on Old
street, imm ediately after the car had
pulled in from Richmond The
woman gave her name as Virginia
Shaklin and the man gave his as
George NJ Wilson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06
Hpe.ker Heads RucL

Wallace ID. Rucker was elected
president of the Community Savings
and Loan corporation at a meeting
held on Monday night February 5
al the office of the company 20 West
Washington street. Samuel w. zim-
mer and Edward Eigenbrun were
elected vice. presidents,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06
Commcrr Chamber Meets

There win be Il meeting of the COM
mittees named by President Tucker
Whyte OF the chamber of commerce.
10 solicit Increased dues and member
ships 10 be held in the rooms OF the
chamber tomorrow morning at a:2e
o'clock Every committeeman il urg-
cd to he present
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06
Hazelgrove & Go.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

We get the highest market prices
for all kinds of produce. Fowl In
better demand. Calves wanted. Eggs
selling quickly Send Gs your orders
for cabbage, $3.50 per hundred packed
and put in depot p. Q. Box s2s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06

During the trst six months of 1918
III 900. 900 barrels OF crude oil were
produced in the United States. with
the exception of California, and OF this
the Standard Oil Com panv of New
Jersey produced only little over
three per cent,
The evening world., 1919-03-06
LOOK FOR ENDING
OF PORT STRIKE
HERE TONIGHT
New Proposition Said to- In
clltde Eight Hours a Day
and Increase in Pay.

Settlement Of the harbor strike to-
night seemed probable this afternoon
in announcements that definite pro-
posal would De made at o'clock by
the Railroad Administration TO the
nnions and that the boa. owners
would receive a delegation from the
strikers at o'clock to learn the ma
ture cf the proposal
James l.. Hughes. Federal concilia-
tor, who has been working al day to
sc; The parties together. obtained "a
PROPOSAL from tho Railroad Admins
tration this afternoon and It is bc-
lieVed 1t included an cight-hour dsy
and an Increase in wages.
II an agf cement Is reached Il will
mean that ferries to New Jersey will
resume operation and that freight
conditions will approach normal.
The first Independent attempt at
towing since the Inauguration of the
strike will he tried to-day, ac-
cordlng to an official OF a Brooklyn
towing firm who said that several
pilots and engineers, who are owners
OF tugboats will try to move morchan-
disc from Brooklyn to the mainland
and to Jersey. The strike was re-
ported TO be affecting longshorc,nen
and freight workers this morning.
when all merchandise. delivered at
the wharves by the lighters and ships
tied at the docks Tuesday. had been
delivered.
Practically all terminals and the
warehouses Of the New York Dock
Company, occupying three miles of
the Brooklyn waterfront. are idle.
The Hudson and Manhattan tubes
this morning were carrying as many
passengers as their schedules would
bear. the rush being particularly
heavy during the early hours. when
ship workers leave for Jersey. Just
before s o'clock the rush slowed
down. but was resumed when COM
muters began leaving for the city.
There was little confusion and the
extra squad OF policemen on duty had
littlN to do.
The evening world., 1919-03-06
WOULD EMPOWER
DRAFT OFFICIALS
TOPAY SOLDIERS
Swann'S Secretary Says Army
Men Oppose Rule Requiring
Forwarding of Papers.

The ruling Of the War Department
trat Gu 'hargcd soldiers VINO desire
60 obtain the 500 allotted to them
under the Revenue 3ill must forward
their discharge papers does not meet
with favor among many former sol
diorS
Members Of Congress arc hciug
dclu~od with letters from their con
s,ituonis protesting against tho Iulc.
Soldiers, apParcntly value th'u
papers more than thoy do tho SEQ ana
VIII take ~ chances ~ losing thenL
II Is pointed out by Horace ". Fos-
tor, sccrc'lry 70 Assistant District
Attorney Swami, m lcttCr written
to-day to Representative jerome r,
Donovan that the proper plan would
he 10 pay the money In the same way
the army was eormted-through tho
local draft boards.
An arrangement" MIR. Foster says
in his letter, could easily be made
The evening world., 1919-03-06

dlatcly after the automobile accident
in which her car killed two men last
October suggested that II was n case
concerning only tho insurance COM
pany"
Patrolman Peter Smyth. who ar
rested Miss Mortimer. testified as foi-
lows:
when | told her she was under
arrest she objected. She said is
that really necessary? Can't he N
surance company take care - this?'
| told her she would have TO come
along"
Abraham wassorbcrgcr. son ~ one
Of the victims. said he was In the
standing car which Miss Mortim,r's
car struck and that ne approached
her Immediately aftcrward wncn she
vi, talking to Capt. Mcrcier Pore" NJ
the French Army. who had bccn rid-
INK with her.
u heard her say TO capt pore'.'
said the witness. 'Wc have no business
here. We are insured. lot the In
surancc company take care of :his.' q"
Cross-oSaminaiion failed 70 shake lis
testimony
Assistant District Attorney VIII
lam J. Morris jr- In his opening ad-
dress. described the accident az tho
state will try 70 prove that II oc-
CURED.
ION oct. 49," be- said, Miss Nor
timer was driving her car in Broad
way. Flushing, when she met an
truck at Linden Avenue.
She was driving at high speed. She
turned and passed the truck and
about eighty or ninety feet bcyonl
was an automobile standing. while
men were repairing without rcduc-
ing her speed. Miss Mortimer struck
the standing car and killed one Of the
men. fatally injured another and scrl-
ously injured third"
Morris De Mato. No. 27 Frost Street.
Brooklyn, was instantly killed trd
Nathan wasserborgcr OF Maspcth. l..
l., died soon after Of his injuries The
third man hurt was Frank Rich, NJ.
iis Frost street, brooklyn.
Miss Mortimer entered the court
room accompanied by her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Mortimer. and
by her friend. Miss Mary Sergeant
Of Boston. Her counsel. John II.
Stanchfie'd. moved TO dismiss the in
dlciment. This motion was denied.
The evening world., 1919-03-06
THIS may
HELP YOU
Home-Mixed Cough Syrup
Very Cheap, Very
Effective.

Mrs. Joseph Meilleur, as jefferson
Street, Iitiin, o., writes;
II have used the Men,ho-I.axcne for
colds. Must say find il better than
any cough syrup J have ever used yet
! coughed night and aHy for week
After | got the MenthO-Laxcne to use
the coughing stopped in three days,
etc"
just buy 2H-ounce bottle Of
Mentho-laxcne OF is richly concen-
trated) and mix it with simple syrup,
as per directions with bottle, and then
you will have whole pint of the FIN
est, quickest cold, cough, and catarrh
medicine you ever used, and no OPT
ates or narcotics, either. Hundreds
of thousands of people now make
their own medicine To avoid expense
ami uncertainty. Note McnthoI.ax
enc is sold by all good druggists
everywhere. 4 2ls-ounce bottle of
the concentrated essence makes a full
pint of the most effective cold and
cough medicine, Directions and guar
antee Of satisfaction accompany each
bottle .-AdVt.
The evening world., 1919-03-06
keep LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know Dr.
Edwards Olive ! abletS

The secret of keeping young is to feel
youns-to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels-there'snoneedof Of hav-
ing a sallow complexion - dark rings
under your eyes -pimples "a bilious
Iook In your face dull eyes with no
snarkle. Your doctorwill tell you ninety
pcr cert Of all sickness comes from In.
active bowels and liver.
Dr Edwards, a well.known physician
IN Ohio, perfected vegetable COM
pound mixed with olive oil to act on
tse liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the SUI
stitute for calomel, are gentle Ia their
action yet always effective. They bring
about that exuberance Of spirit that
natural buoyancy which should BE- en-
joyed byeveryone, by toning up tie liver
and clearing the system Of impurities
You will know DIR. Edwards Olive
Tablets by their olive color. l0c and
Csc per box. All druggists -Adu.
The evening world., 1919-03-06
G. 0. P. OLD GUARD
|NVADES ALBANY
TO KILL PRIMARIES
Speaker Sweet BalkS at
BarneS'S Demand to Ask
Smiths Veto.
Especial from a Staff Correspondent
Of The Evening Worldly

ALBANY. March 6.-The Old Guard
Of the Republican Party paid a visit
to the capital last night and held a
private conference with Speaker
Sweet Of the Assembly and Majority
Leader Walters OF the Senate in an
effort TO kill the Direct Primary Law
and revive the boss ruled State con-
vention.
The visitors were william Barnes,
eX-Supreme Court Judge Olcott, Rob
eTt Bonynge and Elon II. Brown. JOB
Hedges was also here. but 1t is not
known whether he is for the abolition
OF direct primaries.
Mr.. Barnes is reported to have told
Speaker sweet that the direct prim-
.ary law was unpopular and that the
Governor ought to sign a veto bill.
MIR. Sweet Is understood to have cX-
pressed aversion to dickerin- with "A
Democratic Governor on such an I'M
portant measure. Barnes is said to
nave then declared that un.css
Gov. Smith agreed to abolish d,-
rect primaries he would make himself
very unpopular in Tammany Hall
Sweet then suggested that the entire
matter be put up to the assembly,
"rhc best thing we can do is Ia
caucus on the measure" suggested
Barnes, Then every man w,ll be
bound to vote right"
Senator George +. Thompson, whl
is against the abolition Of the direct
primary, says that at least ten Scna-
tors VIII bolt II an attempt IS made
to XIII the Direct Primary law.
The evening world., 1919-03-06
TO OPEN NEW CULVER IL"
wiII lie Operated In Connection
with Finh Avenue Elevated.

Operation Of III" new Culver elevated
line in Brooklyn will begin on sunday,
March lG, according to an announcement
made yesterday by Public Service Com
missioner Krackc For the present 1t
will be In connection with the Firth Av-
enue ~" line, but later 1t viii be Joined
with the Fourth Avenue subway,
when the Montague Street tunnel Is
completed the Culver operation viii be
as Tar as Kings Highway. with two SER
vices. one betwecn Park Row and Kings
Highway and the other between Purk-
vile and the Ninth Avenue station in
the 3Sth street cut,
The evening world., 1919-03-06

4 leader OF the Majority Socialists
informed the Associated Press to-day
that 80 far the general strike ia a
failure and viii not receive tho sup
port which had been expected it was
stnted that wherever workingmen
ballotcd secretly the opposition 10 the
strike was overwhelming and that the
independent Socialists deceived them
selves in estimating sentiment among
the laboring classes.
Among the big plants shut down to-
day were those OF the General Electric
Company.
The strike situation In Central
Germany Is unchanged and re-
ncwcd effort by the Spartacans TO se-
cure the proclamation OF general
strike at Dresden and Magdeburg has
failed.
Normal conditions have been re-
stored at Halle. where the railway
station was found stocked with sup
plies OF food. clothing and other COM
modities which had been comman-
decrcd by the Spartacans
At Leipzig the general strike OF
citizens as IA counter action against
the industrial walkout is still goinG
on and threatens To complicate the
situation.
BERLIN, Tuesday. March tunited
Prcss) Despite spasmodic attempts
OF the Spartacans To revive their ne"
revolution. the Government appeared
to have the situation well In hand TO-
night.
The sections OF the city where th'
revolt centred have been isolated h!
barbed wire entanglements. erecte,
under the direction OF officers special
trained In this method OF defense iu-'
! ing the war.
LONDON. March 6.--The Russian
Sovicts plan to aid the German Spar
tacans. according to dispatches re-
ceived here to-day from Helsingfors
President Sinovycff OF the PcsrogrsC
commune. addressing that body
/ March |. is reported to have declared
/ that the Bolsheviki "are in dircc
/ communication with the Spartacans
and our actions Will soon be CO.
| ordinated.'
The Moscow Invcstia reported that
II h!Gh Bolshcv.k officers. including
two generals and five colonels, were
shot Feb 26 by order Of special
committee alleged to be in charge OF
Wholesale executions Of officers ir
the Ukraine and Don regior suspect
ed OF favorlng the Allies.
AMSTERDAM. MarcA 6-Em
ployeos If telegraph companies, tn
post office ana biz stores at BcrliH
have resolved to protest against tn,
general strike, and the railway per
sonnel has Announced that IT will no
participate In the walkout. according
TO a despatch TO the Handelsbla,
sent from Berlin yesterday,
The evening world., 1919-03-06
BATTLE IN BERLIN
KILLS MANY REDS
AND LOYAL TROOPS
Barbed Wire EntanglementS
Sci Up-Ebert to Recognize
Workers Councils.

COPENHAGEN. March G.--Both
the Spartncans and the Government
forces lost large number killed in
fighting Wednesday before Police
Headquarters in the Alcxandcrpl1tz
according to Berlin despatch To tho
Politikcn. Tho fighting finally was
ended by negotiation
Negotiations M Wclmar have re-
suited In tho German Government
proposing that tho Soldiers and
Workmcn's Council be made an. or
ganic part OF the governmental sys-
tenn under the new constitution. ac-
cordlng 10 another Berlin despatch.
BERLIN, Wednesday. March ;, 10
T.. VI Associatcd press). Consider
able artillery lighting has taken place
in tho vicinity OF Police Headquarters.
which IL held by the Government
forcps aincp da rkncsa
The evening world., 1919-03-06
LIFE'S VALUE CUT IN HALF.


Value of one human life was fixed
at seS,00O by Justice Fabcr yesterday
in the Supreme Court, Queens. lie
directed that Mrs Elizabeth Beck
ham Of Woodhaven, widow Of Frank
w Beckham. would have to accept
that amount for the death % her
husband. She had sued the Central
R-i!rcLd OF New Jersey for 100000
Her husband was an engineer for the
company.
The jury last week returned a yer.
dict for s50,O00. Attorneys for the
railroad moved to set It aside as ex-
cessivc. Justice Fahcr agreed With
them a. to the cNccssiveness