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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
CHARGED WITH STEALING
FROM EXPRESS COMPANY
Richard Fox, CoIorcd, Arrested by
Police as Man who Took
Gun and I(Odnks.

Richard Fox. colored, alias Richard
Mcdonald. of 522 North Second Street.
was arrested yesterday by Detectives
Thurman and Atkinson on three
charges of theft. one warrant charges
the theft of II quantity of graphophon
records. Il second the theft of shot
gun and the third the theft of kodaks
socks, drugs, cartridges, silverware
and numerous other things. The .tmcri-
can Railways Express Company is
named as the complainant.
Fox was arrested after IA search of
his home on an entirely dit, zen; kind
of Il warrant, which was sand to nave
revealed an enormous quantity of ar
ticlcs, bur not those for which the
police were searching. Fox is in the
employ Of the American Railways EN-
press Company. and after an inveSti-
CATION warrants were sworn out and he
WAS arrested. Special Agent j. III.
Lumpkin, of the express company,
identified the goods found as articles
missing from express shipments.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
THREE NEGROES ARRESTED
ON CHARGES OF STEALING
Police Claim Box Of Dress Pins Stolen
from American Express
Company.

Following the serving of two search
warrants Yesterday by police. William
Davis. of 1890 Moore Street, Aurelius
watkins. OF l6S2-rear. Monument Ave-
nue., aud William Smith. OF SIG Will
iams street, all colored, were arrested
charged with the theft OF a box con-
American Railway Express Company
was named AS the complainant
Police assert they found the dress
pins part burned. concealed under
Sinith nome. y large quantity OF
SHIRTS. groceries. clothing. fishing
tackle and other things were seized
~ the police as stolen property The
three negroes We're said by the police
TO nave stolen about $1,000 worth OF
merchandise, much OF which the polIce
Affirm, has been burned or sold The
pUrnl pins which were said to have
been found concealed under the house
were taken as evidence
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
Women Scramble
TO Exploit Prince
Gables Sent by 400" to
Queen and American
Embassy.
ny nOnEnr wELLEs nIrcnIE.

LONDON. July 25.-Evcn the Amcri-
can embassy here is involved in Il des-
York society leaders to secure the
coveted honor of entertaining the
Prince OF Wales during his American
visit If only for fifteen minutes at "A
garden party or some Newport palace.
The war is on among the DANES of
the upper 400" and no stone is left
unturaed-cven that supporting the
doormat marked welcome" at the
Gardens.
From person familiar with the cir
Gumstances. il was learned that all
sorts of cables are received by .Ambas-
and Washington. cajolins. pleading or
demanding that the ambassador use his
influence At Buckingham to secure Il
modification, of the princes announced
brief stay in New York.
Why, some of these designing ladies
have even gone so far as to bring in
uuence 10 bear upon pct senator at
sonal cable 10 Mr. Davis urging that
he swing the deal said my in
fOrmaut
~, is a safe bet that somebody will
Shc put it across with the Presi
it is said that even queen Mary is
receiving cables. sometimes couched in
quite undiplomatic terms urging her
!" let her boy. Edward, grace some
Newport holiday. Sut one might as
well nrmly but kindly. nip off, those
american society tacticians that such
delicate approaches never get beyond
the Queens third assistant private
secretary.
Not without wisdom have the royal
parents planned that their boy should
max Il warship ON the hudson his
castle during his New York sojourn.
Realizing what a scramble there woull
he To secure the presence OF the heir
l.
have cmpnatcallY quashcd ANYTHING
so undiCn fed by hitting upon the
warshin scheme. Not all the millions
and influence OF the upper 200 can
change the plan one dot.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
ACCUSED OF SHIRT THEFT
Police Also Assert Hon IInnkin Stole
Fifteen Automobile fires
They Now Hold.

Police hold about fifteen automobile
tires al headquarters, which they as
sert were stolen from the American EN-
press Company. The tires were found
in the possession OF different indi-
viduals. who assert they bought them
from Ben Haniin, who gave his adj
dress as lodginE-house at Seven
tcenth and Main Streets.
Rankin arraigned in Police
Court yesterday and his case went
over until August 6. Charges which he
faces Yesterday We're the theft Of a
quantity Of SILK shirts from the Ame7i-
can Express Company.
Mrs Lena Reiman. of 1907 East Main
street, was placed under arrest for re-
CcivnE the shirts and offering them for
sale Ia her store late last night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
REPUBLICAN LEADERS AGREE
ON RECESS FOR CONGRESS
Will suspend Sessions for Five Weeks,
While Committees Press
Work.
LRv AssociatcI Prcss.

ASHINC;TON. July 2J.-Republica n
leaders today agreed OH five weeks
recess Of the House. to begin late next
week. probably on Saturday. House
work in tho meantime, il was decided.
would be centcrcd on passage Of meas
urcs now on the calendar and a few
other matters. including investigation
of the Mexican situation by commit
tee working during the recess.
Hearings on the tariff reviS ion. rail
road and marine legislation. including
future shipping policy. will continue
during the recess. as also the War De
partmcnt inquiries.
The recess. Republican Floor Leader
Mondell said. would expedite commit
tee work. for the attention of commit
icemen will not he divided by attend
ance of House sessions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
Commission HAS POWER
TO FIX NTERURBAN FARES
State Corporation Members Pass OH
Question Touching Richmond-
Petersburg Line.
COMPANY ASKS INNOCENT RATE
Maximum Mileage Allowed in Agree
mcnt Between Corporation and
Chesterfield Supervisors Is Sought.
Render Decision Basic nyncsboro.

That the State Corporation Commits
sion has Jurisdiction to consider and
pass upon the application of the Nir-
Glnia Railway and Power Company for
an increase OF passenger rates on the
inierurban line between Richmond and
petersburg was the decision OF tho
commission yesterday. The question
OF the merits OF the application was
not gone into NJ this time. but will ne
G ;,',,!-s.'. later. the mcantime.
appeal from the decision as TO juris-
diCtion.
The application of the railway COM
nahy IS based on Increased operating
EXPENSES of the company The con-
III ". .Sst"h IS asked 10 Increase the pas
is IN" maximum allowed by an agree
ment entered into between the railway
company and tho Board OF Supervisors
OF Chesterfield County.
Rate Now u. Cents Per Vile.
The line from Richmond To Peters
burg was chartered hv act of mo
General Assembly passed in iSnS. in
G Gmsn fhf G t;oan q Saneryisers
me company the right to use the Re-
iersburS Turnpike The agreement
teritcld board practically covers Il
period OF eighty years. as il provides
mat tn the contract shall he in effect
Tor forty years With the option OF it's
being renewed for forty years moro
The rate at present III effect is about
IL cents mile
, While the application of the Virginia
Railway and Power Company is for
an increase 10 the maximum amount
allowed by the agreement with tho
hoard Of Supervisors OF Chesterfield
inc commission. in its decision holds
that there is no Legislative grant to
the hoard to fix railway rates. and thar
any attempt 10 do so would he acting
heEond the powers Of The board
RENDERS Winchester Decision.
The commission, in its opinion. takes
me position mat tho fixing of railway
rates is state function and an al
trinule OF the sovereignty OF the state
and can only be done ny the agent Of
inc state that is accredited with this
power.
The commission also Yesterday rem
dd,ered decisions in the eases OF tn.
Winchester Gas and Electric Light
p,,0 o,t and the Riverside Lish; and
VolNed light. and power in the Basil,
ana WaHneshoro territory. Both com
panicS applied for permission 10 in
crease their rates. and in both in
stances the increases We're grant.d.
an engineer OF tho commission re-
Gently made an investigation Of con-
diiions affecting both companies and
tne decisions OF the commission are
based on his report.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
SEEK HIGHER TELEPHONE
RATES IN NEW SCHEDULE
y for by Chesapeake and Potomac
Company.
OPERATING EXPENSES HIGHER
Corporation Also Files Request That
Burlcson Tolls Remain Effective
After August I, When Private Con-
troll Returns.

State wide increase in telephone rates
approx imately IL to - per cent IS
filed by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company with the state Cor
poration commission yesterday The
request was made to the commission
that the matter he taken up AS quickly
as possible, ana the telephone COM
pany further urged that thorough
inves;iEation be made and the fullest
hearings he given. and also that the
pubic be represented a these hear
irgs.
The rates which we're announced
son We're also presented 10 the COM
mission. and the request made that
they be continued at;e" August / At
that time the lines viii again return
to the private companies from under
government; control These rates were
never legally before the commission.
as the Federal government in fixing
them did not recognize State rcgula-
tory bodies
Operating Expenses Higher.
Officials of the company stated yes
terdar that the now rates were worked
out with View To netting the corpo-
return on the capital invested, and
that the increase was necessary To
meet operating expenses Of the con-
Germ. Il Is claimed that the net return
on the Investment OF the corporation
IN Virginia now is only 2.l2 per cent.
Win TINS rate Of return !; is mpos
sary 70 make bctterments and extern
s!ons necessary TO satisfactory service.
Members in touch with the company
also say that the application was not
in anyway related to the resolution
proposed by Alderman Powers. and
work had begun on the schedule AS
presented many weeks ago. The
Powers resolution. according To an an
nouncement made Thursday. Will in
struct City Attorney Pollard 10 ask
that the rates In effect prior 10 May
be returned.
Rates Now Asked For.
The rates as set forth in the sche-
dule and TO be effective in Richmond,
If approved by the commission. are:
Individual business line. IS per
mon,h iM9-psrlN business HI' linz; pSn
MESA gcs). S3.5o: individual residence
line. 81 per month: Two party, residence
line, 1925 per month and four party
residence line $50 messaGesp. $3.50.
Postinaster-Ccncral BurIcson on May
l promul gated this schedule, which is
now effective:
month; two. party business line, 50;
four party business line 5000 mes
sages), $2.5o: individual residence line.
$3.50; two party residence line, $2.75.
and four party residence line (iS0 mes
sagesl, 50.
Richmond Has a4,1Ia Telephones.
The proposed increase of rates has
been inquired out with regard 70 AL
sections OF the state; Norfolk. Ports
mouth and Richmond rates are in the
same group in the schedule.
On July /. 1919, there were a total
of 2t.il4 telephones in Richmond, serv-
ing a population of l6O.IUu. according
to officials Of the telephone company
Included in that number. however, are
1900 residence and message rate en-
tension stations on which the rate Will
not be increased, ii is announced
There are 300 business extensions on
which an increase OF 20 cents per
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
TRUCK DRIVER IS FINED
FOR HITTING FIRE ENGINE
Court Imposes Levy Of 500 Upon
Frank Brewer. tolorcd, After
Accident.

Frank Brewer. colored. OF 4O7 Cath
crime street. trraisncd III Police Court
Yesterday on a charge OF injurinE Cap
OF FIRE Company No. .. was fincd 500
and costs. The two officers were hur.
when their FIRE engine was struck ~
an automobile truck at Fifth and C'lav
streets. which was driven by Hrcwer
y Broad and Main Street car ramm.i
Engine No. J. officials Of the fire de.
partmcnt assert. Yesterday morning
about $50 O'clock 30 ono was IN
lnr"d, but the fire apparatus was nut
out Of commission.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
BAPTIST SECRETARY FINED
Rev. &. Baker Arrudail Convicted of
Speeding His Automobile by
Police Justice.

Rev G. Baker Arendall secretary or
the Bautist Council of RICHMOND vas
fined s25 and costs YESTERDAYS morning
in Police Court on Il charge Of Speed-
ing. According TO the police Mr. Arcn-
dali was making about iwcuty-nvo or
twenty seven MI. IS an hour along
West Grace street when arrested.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
10 After Alleged rorcer

Detectives left yesterday for Lynch
burg 10 bring nack . woman who gave
her name as Mrs Ruth Eatclife. ana
Arthur Albert. sali :" he her accom-
pNct. According 10 ppiicc mere. In.
par have cas- he'd worthless checks FOR
Lynch burg.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
Wilson Signs Revised Measure
tRy Associateh Prcss.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-Presiden
!!Son today siSned the agricultural
appropria ton bill, from which Con
gross had eliminated a rider repeating
Inc daylight saving act, after th. Presi.
dent had vetoed the original measure.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
Richmond Euents
in Paragraph Form
Current Local NcaUs Told
Briefly for Benefit of
Busy Readers.

~; j. a. G.. Chandler VIII address the
"..uHln' OF William and Mary COLLEGE I'm,
IN, hoon al o'clock IN the Univcrsity
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26

y r. Bailey. in Police Court YESTERDAY
.Sharsel with storing ardent spirits at 6ii
North Ninth Street. Wi! be arraiEnSd ;,r,in
July 50. II was decided
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26

Major Monte u stone recently bs ~,
,r n,i! trsn.s: was ohargeh in Police Court
yesterday with operating a car with ,nuni.r
Omen and was taxed s.. e. T.. Hockiur
'"id = Tor a similar ofcnSc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26

william D"anc. ton years old. OF Black
sn"n,. VINO sat on an open knife In e porch
s"nE several weeks ago. underwent an
OPERATION yesterday at The Memorial los
came infected.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-25

has been lavished In some quarters
upon Henry Jamcs's experiments in su-
pe"@ sthcticism, tho following criticism
of his work is interesting:
Life as we see it in Henry James's
novels has too much the air of mu-
scum of arts exhibit. where all is ex-
pensive, ordered hushed set apart from
the common way Of the street, where
the greater world that sins and suf-
fers presses US on past the doors max
ing the art Of the future for another
generation of connoisseus and virtuosi
to ins pect beneath glass frames. The
personal ties of Hen y JamNs's novels
are finished and sterile product of
life rahter than life in the being And
it follows that his psychology is super
fetal"
1t is impossible to express the full
COPE and compass Of MIR. Williams 9
work in brief review. The book may
be described as q complete and intel
ligible who's Who" of prolific era
of English literature. And it is much
more than this. It is full of the best
kind of criticism, free from crotchets
and prejudices, thoughtful and infor-
NATIVE rather than dogmatic. At the
risk Of being su pectetd of cchoing the
publ hers advance notice, we must
urge every one who is interested in
contemporary English fiction and drama
not to miss Mr.. Williams's book.
W. II. C.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
Nature flu1nanized
Fabre at His Beqt in
ield, Forest and Farm

FIELD. FOREST AND FARM BY Jean
Nenr Tnbre The Century Company,
New York.
Assuming the role Of benevolent
uncle ia king to some youthful nephews
NJ. Fabre conveys q large amount Of
valuable and authoritative information
about geo ogy, farming, gardening and
kindred subjects in his usual graceful
and pleasing style. Subjects that are
ordinarily reserved for dry technical
farm journals, tree pruning, rotation
of crops, the use Of various fertilizers,
are made absorbngly interesting in
his narrative by the great French nat
+ his generation to humanize his own
particular field of natural science.
Plant and animal life receive an
'qual measure of attention in M.
Fabres work. He describes the habits
{ birds and insects n ong with such
plant phenomena as buds, seeds pollen
nd sap. All his chapters reveal the
cal Of the genuine nature lover, COM
ined with the careful exactness Of the
scientist. In this characteristic pas
age he pays deserved tribute to
ONE of the little appreciated auXili-
aries of the farmer in his perpetual
Tar with noXious insects.
"Praise be to God, wo has given US,
rs protectors from that g'utton, the in
sect, such birds as the swallow and the
Harbler, the robin and the nightinga e,
he martin and the startling. And yet
hcse invaluable creatures, guardians
OF carths bounty. delight to the eye,
80 ace to the ear. have their homes
)illagcd by the barbarous and stupid
obDer of birds nests. Praise be to
od who for the protection of our
laly bread has given us the owl and
he toad, the hedgehog and the bat the
sdder, the lizard and the mole. Never
,heless, these useful creatures that
come so valiantly to our aid are cursed
and illuminated, and we stupidly vent
upon them our loathing and hate"
And one is tempted to add; praise
God for NJ. Fabre, who has proved such
a true and wholesome and kindly in
terpreter OF the beautiful nature world
with whose workings he is SO familiar.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
Modem English Writers
Review by Harold Williams Proves
Both Comprehensive and Intelligent

MonrRN ENGL1sm WRITER'S: A
STTpY ST, p ,, .op or IN; d1;MAGINATIvE LITERA-
Alfred A. Knopf. New York.
Mr.. Williams comprehensive review
Of English literature during the past
generation reveals considerable erNdi-
ton, careful study and an excellent
critical faculty. Among the most i'm
portant intellectual influences Of this
period the author reckons the attempt
to interpret the general significance
of Oscar Wilde's astheticism, the aims
of the group of writer's who gathered
about the yellow Book" and "Savoy,"
the influence of w. B. Henley and the
ideals of the Celtic renascenc in Ire
land. Discussing the effect of these
and other intloences upon the literary
products Of the time Mr.. Williams
gives at least a paragraph Of mention
to practically every novelist, poet and
playwright who has achieved any
measure of success.
Nikolai Lonin. according to Arthur
Ransome, once characterized Bernard
Shaw as "a good man fallen among
Fabians.' Mr.. Williams rather looks
upon him as a good artist fallen am ong
Fabians. Admitting the vigor and
originality Of Shaw's intellect the
author criticises him Ger Interpreting
unemotonal a viewpoint, for seeing
and portraying life in his drama
through the mists of Tabian theory
and argument" Mr.. Williams also
finds Ga'sworthy too cold, too au-
terely judicial, too obsessed with the
class struggle to be capable Of broad
artistic Interpretation Of life. The
validity of this judgment may be open
to question when one recalls "The
Fugitive" with its passionate, haunt
ing protest against stupidity and con-
vcntonalism play which certainly
cannot be described as cody judicial.
MIR. Williams is convinced that lit
erary art owes more to warm national
color than to barren and superficial
cosmopolitanism Naturally he is en-
thusa tic over the intensely national
artistic movement expressed in the
Celtic EcAasccnce. In this connection
his criticisms of the poetry of "AE"
and the dramatic works of Syngo are
especially fclicitous.
The author devotes his concluding
chapter to discus sion of the work Of
American novclists. among whom he
mentions Henry James, w. D. Howells,
Owen Wister, Frank Morris, Upton Sim
clair, Winston Churchill, Jack London.
Gertrude Atherton and Edith Wharton
In view of the eXtravagant praise which
New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
The Face of the World
New Novel by Johan Bojer Grim
And Humorless But Vigorous Fiction

and the sculptor were standing close
ether world altogether"
mora was the wife of Harold Mark
but she left him eventually for the
scu ptor. That was not altogether sur
prlsing, for hers was not a social con
science and there were times when
iiarold must have been a little irving
mere was, for instance, that evening
when the check came and Thora sug
Eested that she and Harold should
not. He insisted instead on going to 2
meeting which was being held to pro-
test against the massacre of the Jews
in Kiev.
But. my dear Harold" she said, 81,
won't make the poor Jews rise from
the dead if we go out and protest."
But, good Lord, Thora. are all these
horrors to be allowed to go on while
we only go about and amuse our
And Harold went to the meeting. but
he went alone, and few chapters later
we find him separated from Thora.
mere was no appeasing his conscience
| He felt for a time that by working
hard enough for the betterment of
mankind he might at length buy free
dom. but that day never came Again
ana again ne tried to convince him
self that the course which he followed
vas folly.
"But why should he always have this
Great window looking on to mankind ?
Mankind was perhaps moving on 70
destruction. or perhaps to the great
dawn-who knows? But why shou'd i
he feel this ridicu 'ous responsibility
or the result, and what difference
would it make if he did rush about and
'uss night and day in this little out-of-
the-way corner of the world ?"
Yet, for all his "buts." Harold found
no way to free himself from his sense
of responsibility. The newspapers we're
among the chief agents of his tyran-
'ical conscience. Each day they brought
him fresh reports of catastrophes and
crimes and wars and pestilences Seem.
ngly, he never could get interested in
the sporting pages or in any funny
column on the editorial page. Perhaps
the Scandinavian papers have no such
eatures. At any rate, we find Harold
oXclaiming to his mother, "Give me the
Name Of newspaper that brings lit.
{ sunshine into ones mind and III @
out at once and put my name down for
it," Seemingly the extensive syndicate
service of Briggs and Ding does not
each Denmark, for no one found such
New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
Fabled Mexico
INTERVENTION IN MENICO. BY Sam
uel Guy Inman. Published by Assoca-

1NTEnvnNT1oN IN MEX1Co; by Sam
ton Press. New York. 1919
Owing to the fact that as many
fables are still told about Mexico as
there were in the days of Cortes-and
mainly to the same end, that efficient
foreigners may enter and possess the
land and its gold Cor oil)-a book like
this of Inman's should be welcomed by
all who would like to possess authentic
information about that country. Mr.
lnman makes the point very clear that
the Mexicans have always been an ex-
plotted people, even in the height of
the Diaz glory. and that the recent
revolution has been a genuine effort
toward democracy. His recent visits
to Mexico in the inter rests of educa-
tional work have convinced him that
it is far from being the land of chaos
that people imagine. Business is de
veloping along many lines, more land
than formerly. is under cultivation, the
danger from bandits is decreasing, and
educators are doing excellent work,
though much hampercd by lack of
funds.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
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New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
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