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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
By NABOTH HEDIN.

Paris March 1.-THE question Of the dsarmaanent.0f
Germany admittedly has not yet passed the experimental
Military experts had originally proposed the mantenanae ~
CONSUMPTION being democratic less liable to
the military spirit within the state
The opposing argument that reduced of
obligatory service would produce large number of fairly we'll
trained whom staff of commissioned officers could
whip into shape like national guard The real argument
against CONSUMPTION however the British aversion
pulson 1.-The single word conscrption,' says LEcho
Paris produces magic effect among English crowds
ticuarly at political rallies" S
French Writers Messed with official inspiration
that PROFESSIONAL army 100000 men trained for twelve
that commissioned officers who could
quickly drill with elementary school training unless watched
very closely.' fgss
Saint Brce writing in LIE Journal remarks that the
Der of German officers must be specified since if left undecided
would leave opening for the successive training large
number. 8S1
Some of the peace delegates reduction in the amount
of weapons and ammunition better safeguard against w
gressve than the limitation of the number Of soldiers
since it is impossible to make sudden attack without
while the has shown that infantry quickly trained
What effect the abolition of CONSUMPTION Germany viii
have throughout the world cannot be foreseen IF the allied
workers the German reduced they will inevitable
against compulsory military service their own countries
and only rich countries enough to volunteers
tract enstments.
1t is probable the league nations will find easier ~
exercise its moral authority than is anticipated.
The decision of the peace conference reached MondaY
whether it will be slightly modified not is expecte %
have far reaching effects. sSs~s%SS
series of capital decisions looked for this week -
ticuarly after President Wilson's arrival Todays
includes the final touches the military terms Tomnftw
ermany eastern and northern boundaries dsuoe
Friday her future western frontiers will be taken no Nm
Saturday the crucial problem Of rsparaon to be the o
subject zAsasS8
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
American Commission Objects to Appropriation Of
"Keyhole" to Hun Naval Strengths Too Drastic
Fats Of e Canal Hangs IN Balance up to Special
Committee Waterway 10 Which Matter Referred by
Council o. Ten-Concensus Of Opinion is That Heigoland
Should Revert to the British.

Paris. March 13.-what will Be the
future status OF the Kiel canal. which
constitutes the ''keyhole" to German
naval etrength1
On Monday the council Of ten.
which II the new name for "big five"
--each Of tho ava great powers having
two delegates In the se9saOnp--re-
ferred the matter 70 the special come
mittee on waterways. which yesterday
reported ~ decision for confirmation
by the higher council. tn recom-
mendations arA secret, but L. Temps,
which II usually well p0stod. Gaya the
American commissioners ols1ooHoA -
the appropriation. pure and simple. 09
the canal ~ TOO drastic. The paper
admits HeligolAnd should revert to
the Britain. however.
Il IL regarded ~ unfeasible to ex-
tend the Danish frontier ~ far south
N tho Kiel canal which waa previ-
ously proposed. preparatory 70 ths In
Standardization Of tho canal More
over. the Danes nay they DO not want
to incorporate the German p0pula-
lions living along tho banks m Donish
territory, bus ask only thak the Ovee-
whelmingly Danloh populations ~ re-
verted 10 0autnh uovoretGnty.
On the o&hor hands x rxua61a re-
stafns the oAoeq soe the eaIsal - viii
~ n ! po4i6n "A sa1oa sveEy ano1a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
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UNCOMFORTABLE nv BERLIN.

Berlin March 1.-THE
the government They ard
had asked
n
ton has been suppressed machine
Paris March l1AH
send ts
already been ordered
fetch the delegation
the
REPORT.
March icA
completely Of
S9 IS
stan Of Universal Service Berlin
about overnight resulting
surrender" the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
PRESIDENT fffffcc1S
SHAKE-UP N RANKS
Of CIVIL SERVICE
Wilson Demands Resig-
nation of Trio of Com
nissioners.
NAMES SUCCESSORS
Alleged Friction in Com
mission Precipitates
Drastic Action By the
Executive.
NAMES SUCCESSORS

Washington, March 12--After max
ing clean sweep OF the United
States civil service commission by de-
manding the resignation OF the three
commissioners, the president today
appointed Martin A. Marrison. OF In
diana, and George r. Wales. Of yer-
mont, to succeed President John A.
McIlhennv and Herman w. Craven.
two of the ousted commissioners. The
resignation of Charles NJ. Galloway.
the third member of the commission.
has been acted upon. although 1t is
in the presidents hands
Morrison IS Democrat and is for
nler member of congress. Wales Is
appointed as Republican. He was
been for several years the chief ex-
an,iner of the commission.
The shake-up effected by the pres
ident during his brief stay In WASH
ingson WAS as unexpected as It was
sudden. a day or SO after his return
from Paris, letters were dispatched
from the white house to each Of tho
three commissioners their immediate
resignation. No reason was assigned
for this action In the letters except
the customary formula that II was
''for the good OF the service" <sAli
three of the commissioners complied
with the request and the designations
of President NcIlheny ard Commits
stoner Craven were accepted, action
upon that of Commissioner Galloway
being held in abeyance.
1t is known that there has been
friction In the commission for some
time and that ell has not been going
on smoothly in the affairs OF this Inn
vice.
President Mcfihcny and Con1mis-
sfoner t7raSAn are underwood 10 hAse
been arrnyed against Commissioners
IEallcway, with Chief Examiner
Wales. who now steps into the place
of Craven. acting AZ q sort OF go-be-
tween and intermediary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
Ashland Turns Out
to Hear Patterson

Ashland people turned out in mum
bers last night to hear an address by
former Governor Malcolm r. Patter-
son Of Tennessee who spoke in the
high school auditorium. DR.. 8. c.
Hatcher OF RANDOLPH Macon college
presided and introduced the speakers.
DR.. David Hepburn, superintendent OF
the Virginia Anti-SaloOn league being
one OF them.
All of the Ashland churches sus-
pended their Wednesday night services
In order that the congregations might
hear the distinguished visitors. The
pastors occupied seats on the platform.
MI. Patterson made a most in
1feresting and illuminating discussion
of the international development OF
the war against intoxicants. pointing
out that civilized people everywhere
now regard 1t as one Of the danger
Gus enemies Of human progress. a
persistent law-breaker and inciter to
hnarchism. He told in vivid words of
the long, hard fight in the United
States against the political and finan-
ctal forces which boistered up the
liquor business and OF the amazing
Understanding even to It's friends
which ultimately crowned the efforts
of the prohibi.ionists. He warned,
too. against undue optimism. declaring
that the enactment OF the principle
OF prohibition into q nationwide
statute. under the amended constt-
tuition, must ba fof up oioseay
IN4th strict snfdrcox u. 4smaz-tfsas -
law may ~ most efYectfve.
Governor Patterson ID TO speak In
Richmond next Sunday afternoon at
5 O'Clock. in the Academy of Music.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
Joint Action May End
Gotham Harbor Strike

Washington. March 12.-Joint ac-
ton was taken today by the war labor
board. the war department and the
navy department and the department
of labor by which 1t IL expected that
the strike situation In New York will
be cleared up by the good ofiices OF
James l. Hughes, conciliator OF the
last named department.
1t is expected that Mr.. Hughes viii
bring about an agreement on the basis
OF the increases granted by the rail-
road administration subsequent to the
labor boards award. The employers
in New York have stood fast hereto
fore on the assump tion that the war
labor board would not yield and that
its decisions were ffnmutahle. The
war and navy and labor departments.
however. through their representa-
tives. arranged today with the war
labor hoard that 1T agree to the plan
70 be submitted to all concerned BY
Mr.. Hughes.
The official statement of the trans
actions here today was made tonight
by Secretary OF the Navy Daniels. az
follows:
while neither the war nor the
navy departments have been affected
by the existing strike OF the tnghoat
operators in the harbor OF New York.
a. the men have remained at their
posts In all army and navy floating
equipment. the labor department yes
To-day notified the secretary Of the
n4xy auA secretary of war that In the
llSmi9isx uf t1Ap11 c0uetllGtur. 1Aanea
u HUGHES, the entire situation could
be greatly relieved we're the two de-
partments TO agree to ths terms Of
fered BY the railroad administration to
the marine workers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13

the great beM. which is the only
means OF entry for battleships except
the canal between Denmark and Swe-
den. which is too shallow, while the
little belt Is more OF = river than q
sea passage.
Russ Emerged Through Belt.
II was through the great belt that
the Russian heet emerged In 1904. en-
route to Japan. In 1914 the Germans
told the Danos,
'Close the great belt against the
Britain fleet, or we wtll'' The per-
picked Danes asked the English for
advice. Mine the passage your
selves" was the British answer. I'VE
prefer that you shall know where the
mines are rather than the Germans
So the Danes kept the passage
mined throughout the war.
For Russia's future II II equally Inn
portant that the Baltic should not b.
closed. But II Pruasia retains both
shores OF the Kiel canal, she could
easily defy the International regime IN
case Of trouble. Therefore. ths
. Temps proposes the creation Of nav
and independent neutral state ont q
the ancient duchtos Of Cchleswtg. HO1-
stein and LauenhuR8. which were for-
marty indspsndsnt having been eeA.
blsd up'' ~ PES3A NnAer BieHiNxct
|ln 1884. This sqapti IN would hs9y1fkl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13

the hank open until p. ~. % - "a
pay out ~ much money - was wanted.
Tho hank win open this morning At
the regular hours. The branch Of ths
rum yesterday. but there was no
trouble In making all payments when
called for.
Tho vaults Of several large banks Of
the city were kept open yesterday even.
ing to give prompt assistance 10 the
Church Hin bank Il needed. and 90
cording to = abatement by Mr.. Parrish
At 4:30 r. N. yesterday. no assistance
had bssn called for up 70 that time.
Reports have It that later on : large
reserve supply Of cash was carried 20
the bank To " drawn ia In cAse "
emergency.
Large dspositors among tho business
element Of Church FIN had no part In
the run yesterday. although many were
on hand to assure less far-sighted peo-
pie ~ TO the safety Of their money.
Rpmors supposed to have atArted soy.
eral days ago which have not been
definitety traced seem TO be enttrely
responsible for the misdnderstanding
All that GREATNESS patrons could say
whom they arrived to demand their
money was that they had heard from
insclvent The conditions ~ the bank
wore not serious ut any time Of the
day IN apite OF the continuous stream
Of callers.
The Church Hill hank q q member
EcE the Federal Reserve System aand Of
the local Clearing House association
and = = very strong financial fnstitu-
ticn FOR In sise, II ID backed person.
ally ~ I number Of men powerful In
SHANGHAI circles. According 70 reports
from the institution Il y at this tisns
I'M = mood 0uelnesa condition. and WIN
mot ~ AFFECTED ~ the temporary panic,
PelieAMen were on hand 70 handle
the crowds which 1t times lncveasa4
~ aevAfal AunAreA. but evsrythtng waa
eenducte6 n - orderly manner both
iasi1A ~ antejae the hank
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13

whisrerings which had been 0ruited
about for a week that the Church Hill
hank was insoivsnt had their climax
yesterday morning when run on tha
institution took place. Many email de-
pcsitors withdrew their accounts. The
run continued from 10 o'clock In the
morning until.e o'clock In the evening.
Every demand on the part OF depos-
itorB was mot without An fnstant's hes
itation by the institution. Three pay
Ing tellera were kept busy throughout
the day honoring checks and pass
books with which the bank was
flooded.
The rumor which caused tho run =
said to- have originated among neGrces
bcrhCod and to other parts of the city.
1--WE clesed olir donrs last night with
everyone apparently satisfied There
Is plenty of money on hand ana no
cause for alarm. A. 10 the amount
withdrawn II 10 Impossible for Us to
tell - the figures have not been
checked up. The money Withdrawn
least Was the statement made by
Oscar Parrish. president OF the Church
Hill bank In commenting upon the run
made upon that institution yestsrdAy
In talking OF thA run On the br1nch
OF the Church Htll hank IN fulton,
Mr. Parrish stated. WE rot aleng
nicely 1t that point. everything being
very quiet ana no disturbance what
soever. SIX new accounts were opened
with our branch bank and eighties
at the main bank"
Despite tho fact that for ! time yss-
1kerday morning the run proved sensa-
ttonal the majority Of the d~posltors
Of the bank hAvc.the utmoSt conddsnee
IA the institution One ~ 10 deposit
tors, Rsv. y. McKesfrsy, has offered
$500 ~ 4 reward for the Arrest ana
conviction ~ the party rsspcnsibls foe
the ramor causing the depositors %
accounts yesterdAy.
lctikaa &hak aonaatAf ag o6eNl1 ~ .1oue m
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
Ifd OK . f0a ..66IlRRfR%
ARREST IN BIG
WH|SKEY H0LDUP
Police Capture Sextette Who
Participate in Daring Rob
berry.
BOOTLEGGING BAND
|Confiscated Liquor Was Being
Brought to Richmond by
Prohibition Depart
ment.

| Bootieggers are supposed to. be re-
sponsible for the sensational hoid-uI
early yesterday morning near Ashland
| of an automobile load Of liquor being
brought to Richmond yesterday by M
Mills. a chauffeur hired by the state
prohibition officials.
Local police have rounded up six
men charged with being implicated in
the robbery, and Inspector Harry F.
Sweet. prohibition officer. is on the
trail Of two others who escaped and
who are said to be part OF the gang.
Warrants charging highway rob-
berry have been issued for eight men
by the authorities of Hanover county
and were placed in the hands of In
spector Sweet.
G. F. Ciucci, Jr.. !. G. Register. VIII
liam Parker, Willie Buchcr, L. n.
Nash ana John Landers are all under
arrest In Richmond on a charge OF
participating in the hold-up and
transportation OF the liquor to the city.
The first three men were arrested in
the rear OF the BliIey undertaking es-
Enlistment yesterday morning, where
they were caught in the act of un-
loading the recaptured booze by Pa
troimen s. p. Flournoy and J. II. Har-
ris.
The officers arrested A. krammsr.
employee OF Biiiey's. on a charge OF
aiding the offenders. Bucher, Nash
and Ianders were arrested later on in
the day. having been recognized as
members of the gang.
RErAKE BOOTLEG wHIsKEY.
A hidden store Of liquor amounting
to soc quarts had been located in
Spotsyivania county. not far from,
Fredericksburg. by prohibition off,
time set for them TO bring II TO Rich
mond.
The alleged hcotlexgers. learning oi
tbs capture Of ttair treasure trove
EIizsesAed 10 ~re4aieo ~ -ie&st - psrf "A
II from the law. and made elaborate
plans TO intercept the second auto
mobile load en- route. They allowed
the f1rst car to pass, but held up the
chauffeur OF the second load Just. af-
tor midnight near Ashland. and hold
ing him at the point Of pistol. trans
ferred the $50 quarts to their own
machine.
Mills, the chauffeur. was alone, the
officer with him having left the car 70
take charge OF another machine cap
tured on the way. This car had
stopped alongside while the of'icel
and Mills were attending to engine
trouble. thinking they had to deal
with Observation-Disclosures. and the crew
and contents had been captured as q
part Of the days work by the prohibi.
ton agent.
Mills. the driver Of the pillaged au-
tomobile. arrived in town ahead OF the
officer with the captured. car and q
short time after the robbers. BY day
break the town was being secured for
the highwaymen. The arrests OF st,
of the men alleged to be the culprits
followed. and 1t is supposed that tive
more still are at large who actively
participated in the robbery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
Capital Decisions Including Location 81
Eastern and Northern Lines Of Old
Empire Looked for at Peace Confer.
ence this Week
Questions of Disarmament and Reduc.a
ton in Weapons and Ammunition Still
in Problematic State Before Body
PRESIDENT REACHES BREsT'
AT O'CLOCK THIS EVENING.

brest France March f2-Ihe u George Washington heaste
President Wilson and DELAYED by
here at o'clock night President Ni0a
will "A
Wilson's 81
the q
take the through
The president ~
stipulated condition
tardiness OF the Wilson ship whether will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
KISSES DROWNED IN
WAVES OF APPLAUSE;

Pittsburg. Pa. March IA well-ad-
vertised plan Of some local Italians to
hiss Nine. GAlii-Curci from the stage
when she appeared At the Syria mosque
tonight with the Chicago grand opera
company IN the Barber OF Seville :
failed OF It's purpose when the APP
plauee Of thousands. ~ the songbird
appeared. drowned out the few Kisses
that came from the gallery. The trou
Bile was started through circulation of
report that thu singer has renounced
the land Of her birth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
UNSETTLED STATE OF
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

New York. March 13.--OfYtciAls OF the
International league attempted today
to arrange matters for the approach-
ing seasons Jump-up. but difficulties
were encountered Some Of those who
attended were in favor Of going ahead
with only six clubs but the idea me,
with general opposition. The seventh
franchise has been awarded to New
ark. but nothing definite was done ia
regard to the eighth franchise. The
matter stiil rests between Montreal
and Syracuse. with the odds In favor
OF the latter city. President Fultz
said the Canadian city had put In a
good bid. but the chief objection /.
that club IN Montreal would entail
long jumps.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
UNCLE JOE CANNON
LOSES HIS sATCHEY,

Danville. III. March 13.-Uncle Joe
Cannon visited his old home town oil
Tuscola last night. where he was at
ono time the only lawyer and where
he started hts hrst bank account. He
took along = strange black vaiiss that
he grabbed at his home in = hurry and
slammed full Of cigars and night
clothes.
Not until he started to retire ala hs
realise that somewhere between DAN
willie and Tuscala he and = railway pos
tai clerk had snapped vaiisssL Al
night time Mr.. Cannon found that hS
had = postal map Of the United states
to wrap around him for 4 nightie and
few route books ana postal schemes
for . pillow.
The hotel clerk. however. made him
comfortable.
Mr.. Cannon was worried tonight lest
the postal clerk might have tackled
one Of those black cigars that he
threw into his own grip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
Armenia and Syria
at Peace Confer y
by cusiseaz,lo Fsrrsr~.

{Ih0 Famous ItauA0 0&0oQ1 8xSX
Rome, March 1.-THE caso ~ ~
Arlnenians and Syriana befo<S 10
peace conference IL 4 delfoata ~ IA
these peoples does not wholly ~ &la
that OF. the European peopln1 n I'M
pc has not been kept &llva NJ
munity OF political inferred 81 =
rather BY. the radical difko&or y Y 31
race, religion and social func1 y
tween them ana the d.
Turkish government. -
above all on community IN
tradition and religion and het&6 Fl Z
indissolubiy bound mp With IN Q
as u the national cOnscicusn n
European races M
II Is however. none the issss NJ
and living national c0nsciotl6
might therefore readily ~ kl&% i
with an independent atato. II
tering territory with certatM
boundaries. sss .#ss# N AZ
This transfOrmAticn would
the easier to effect sinoe n IN
these nations therO sxista ~ :
class which has studied Enf4
thoroughly acquainted with
civiltxasi ana has been os41
according u western ldAaA II
Not EnS0lpsoa CD1n " y
II would therefcrs. ~ y
error - suppose thAt tha0
could be made intO Europ r.
- easily N the dscadent 1l
ptatea ~ nNrtleeM A1k1eAS
|hn4usAl ten&1ne4 s1eql4
ife1N t119a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13

Norfolk. Va. March l3--No favorites
will be played by the local federal di-
rector In his efforts to improve the
Western Union Telegraph service here.
1t was learned today He Intends to
IRE every one from tho manager OF
the local offices down to the messen-
ger boys. The director. 1t Ii has been
moved to this radical action by the re-
ceipt Of numerous complaints of poor
service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
GOOD OLD DAYS

Doean't Seem 20 long alncs Bar
10y Kahn used to hit sem over
the tence."
Amy members IT the old s'Hofse-
~ Imperial hotel I'll Myi.g1
IN elx days watkins match nt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION OF RICHMOND.
n va

CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION OF RICHMOND
the ASSOCIATION RICHMOND
Of
ec o threcm q association.
of BANK
and
ne
ncmhc OF
sary demands IT,
NATIONAL BANK,
PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK.
NATIONAL BANK,
MERCHANTS NATIONAL
NATIONAL RANK.
BY M.
, HAMILTON, vice-PrcAsdent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
NOW rs
NO MANS LAND

London. March 11--'-aelixofAnd,
once the most important strategicaI
island In the world" says the Daily
Express. s'is now wanted by no
nation not even Germany The island
probably win be dismantled ana al
lowed to b washed away by the sea- =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13
Unfounded Rumors Start
Run on the Church Hill Bank

Many Small Deposors Withdraw Their Savings But None OF
the Large Ones Lose Faith in the Institution Clearing
House Association Issues Statement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-13

Effective March 18th. Parlor Car win
operate between Richmond and Him
ton: wesbound. leaving Richmond
1900 p. NJ, and Eastbound. arriving
lor car service for White Sulphur and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-10
federation ASKS
EVIDENCE ON GRAIN
HANDLING PRICES

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 10.-Indiana
farmers who have received too little
for their wheat, due to the grain mems
alleged action in charging exorbitant
margins for handling it, are invited to
file complaints with the United States
Grain Corporation, through the offices
of the Indiana Federation of Farmers
associations. This invitation was ex-
tended today in the form of a joint
statement by President John G. Brown
and General Secretary Lewis Taylor.
Officials of the Federation have
found hundreds of Indiana farmers
who have suffered losses on their
wheat because of profiteering by the
dealers. Messrs. Brown and Taylor
and Vice-President w. H. Hickman.
who have been travelling over the
state in the interest of the Fedora.
tons 100000 guarantee fund, esti-
mate that Indiana farmers must have
lost 100000 through this profiteer-
ing. The grain dealers, they say, have
charged an average of five cents a
bushel too much for handling crop OF
some forty million bushels.
1T is not for us to say how much is
a reasonable handling charge said
/ the Brown-Taylor statement. But
we do say that when Indiana farmers
get only $211 for No. 1 wheat, as
against the guaranteed price of