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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
COTTON CROP
At 11,248,242 BALES
Census Bureau Report Shows 1t Had
Value TO Owners. OF ST.
532, 2,G9O,OOO.
PRODUCTION OF COTTON SEED
Consumption During Year Amount
ell to 0,56G,4S0 Bales, Exclusive
OF Lintcrs, and Exports Reached
Total OF 4,oSS,42O.
PRODUCTION OF COTTON sEEt
[By Nssociated Press.

10y .NsSoclaleu freSS.
WASHINGTON. January S.-Final
statistics OF the American cotton crop
of 1917, announced to-day bys the Gem
iiso2s75 ssiess sSaSas sa sasS
to thea growers. Proditot ION { 81 scotto n
seed amounted to 5,04o,00O tons, worth
ended July 81, i9is. conaumntion Ito
amounted to s.56G.4S9 bales, exclusive
OF linters: exports amounted TO 1885,
420 bales; net imports. 2lI.3S1 bales:
stocks on hand a beginning OF year
2,720,17S bales. and at the end Of the
year. S.+50.lSS bales.
For the entire world the production
os lint cotton. destined for factory
use, was lI.4lO.000 and the mill con-
sumption lI.70l.000 bales OF soc
pounds net weight
MASSACHCSEr3'S LEADS
IN COTTON CONSUMPTION
Massachusetts, still retains it's SUI
premacy in cotton manufacturing, the
report announced, with a mill con.
sumption during the cotton year OF / :
493. lib bales. including linters Next
In order were North Carolina with l.
lS6.3lt bales: South Carolina, with
S92;332. and Georgia. with SSO.395. The
MIL consumption of those four States
alone represents nearly three-fifths OF
me total for the country. Since 1912
the annual consumption OF cotton in
The cotton growing States has amoun-
ed to more than half the total for the
United States. The proportion for I9iS
vas 81 per cent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
SAMUEL ". MEEKDEAD;
ONCEBUSLNESSMAKAGE GER
OF7HE 7zMES-DLSPATCH
Well KnoUn Here in Business
and Social Circies-Was
Treasurer NeU York Times.

Samuel w. Meek. former business
manager OF The Times-Dispatch, OF
Richmond. died yesterday at his home
in New York City, after a years in
termitten illness from colonitis.
AIR. Meek was for many years prom
inent in Richmond's business and So
cial circles, having been connected
with number OF public enterprises
outside Of his newspaper work. His
reputation as publisher and news
papcrman extended throughout the
country. he having at various times
been affiliated in an executive capacity
with some Of the leading newspapers
east Of the Mississippi.
Born in Montrose. Ark. in 1864, Mr..
Meek was graduated from the South
western University, at Jackson, Tenn.
and soon became a publisher In Nash
Vile. He later became business man
aGer OF the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
the Cleveland Leader. and then came
to Richmond as business manager of
The TAles- Dispatch. retaining that
rosit's IN until the newspaper came into
the hands OF the present owners. After
this he was business manager Of the
Philadelphia Press and the Washing
ton Herald Mr.. Meek served in the
same capacity during the first year OF
the existence OF the Richmond Nir-
ginian.
er OF the New York Times and held
that position at the time OF mis- death
Funeral and burial will be at Nash
vile. according to adviccs OF New
York.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
BERGER AND OTHER
DEFENDANTS GUILTY
ON ESPIONAG GE CHARGE
Niitc0ukee Congressman and
His Associates viii he Giren
Sentences Later.

CHICAGO. January S.-victo- T.. Eer-
ger. Represcn ative-e!c from Mil
waukee. and his four codefendants OH
trial in Federal Court here. charged
with violation OF the espionage act.
were found guilty in verdict retnrned
BY the jury shortly before . o'clock to-
night.
The defendants found guilty are:
Congressman-elcct Victor l.. Berger
publisher OF the milwaukee, Leader;
Adolph Ciermer. secretary OF the Ma
tiona1 Socialist party: William T..
Kruse. editor Of the Young Socialist
Irwin st. John Tucker. writer and
speaker; j. Louis Icngdahl, editor OF the
American Socialist
The defendants were charged with
conspiracy to violate the espionage law
by delivering speeches and circuIat-
ing published articles with the wilfu!
intent to cause INSTRUMENTATION. dis
loyalty and refusal of duty among the
naval and military forces Of the United
States and with interfering with the
recruiting service and enforcement: OF
the draft.
The convicted men face prison terms
OF from one to twenty years. u fine OF
from 81 10 $4,000. or both. at the dis
cretion OF Judge X. NJ. Landis. the
trial Judge, who will fix punishment
later.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
FURIOUS FIGHTING M
STREETS OF BERLIN
Rehabilitation Of the World Trade
Will Prove Gigantic Problem

fercd to vigorous intact economy
organizations.
Government intervention In In
dustry undoubtedly will be ncces-
snry for some time.
u is also necessary for our in
tcrnntionnl instruments to be kept
In being for some time ns to Sc
cure the victualiinE OF the world
and the restoration of economic
conditions in the countries that arc
shattered by tho Wnr.
Yet. we must liberRtc the forces
of Individual cntcrprise. We must
reieasc controls TINT have been
found calling. We must divest
ourselves of responsibilities, only
accepted by the stnte In per-
ilous emergency and from which. In
the OvcrNh Ginning majority of cnscs.
II is f-r better TO keep the state
clear.
do not suopose IL would he POL
ley for any government TO retain
my power In regard to the trade
OF the country fhnt cnn he snfcly
and reasonably retrnnsfcrrcd TO tn
dlvldunI citizens.
The Ercnt thing Is TO get to work
on new production ms quickly ns
posxfble. Interest and industry nrc
ycnrniuS to resume normal nctIvl-
ties. The only question In that OF
n comparatively short delay mud of
avoiding violent shock Mt the
change. The only Erent problem In
the problem OF crossing that dan
Eerous zone.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
HEROES OF THE Marine
RETURN TO ]. S. SOIL
Three Thousand Lusty-Lungcd Sol.
diers Are Landed at New
port News.
MANY WEAR WOUND STRIPES
Casual Company, Comprised Of Vir-
ginfans and Caroiinians, Among
the Party on Board the Returning
Transport.
MANY WEAR WOUND STRIPES
tBy Associated Pres..1

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, January s.
Eyer, Ever light ablaze, oGG bands playing and
and sailors lining her rails and roll
ing out cheer after cheer, big army
transport, koningin der Nederlanden
into port tonight from Bordeaux.
France. She has on board two casual
companies OF marines. the One Hun
Regiment, Headquarters Brigade One
Hundred and Sixty-third Field Ar,il-
lery, two companies OF army casuals
and a score. or more OF officers. among
whom Is BriEadier-Gcneral S. NJ. Foote
OF the One Hundred and Sixty-third
Brigade and his staff. The marine
Sixth Regiments, Second Division who
last May stopped ,he Germans at the
Marne saved Paris. and started the
teau Thicrry. in the final and decisive
chapter of the world war. These men.
under under command ,nn;n Of Captain Robert l.
were among the first American troops
sent 70 France. Practically all have
been wounded and many OF them wear
be taken TO the naval hospital at Nor
folk tomorrow. None OF the units
aboard will debark until morning. The
days ago, but engine trouble developed
She .limpsd" the rest OF tt6e W. way tic to
W Il 8, . . 2 s. s.
FIELD ARTILLERY AMONG
THE TROOP CONTINGENT
The One Hundred and Twenty-hfth
Regiment, Field Artillery, as we'll as
the One Hundred and Sinty-thlrd Fri
Eade Headquarters. are composed OF
men chiefly from Minnesota. the regi-
ment formerly have been the old Third
Minnesota Infantry Regiment. Lieu
tenant-Colonel Franklin W. Matson, OF
ST. Paul. is in command OF the regi-
ment. and other officers include Ma
jors John u. Hussey, New York City;
William 4. Brown. Duluth, and Ed
ward Mccoy. Creston. Iowa.
Colonel j. NJ Reynolds, OF the First
Army observation group. Is the senior
casual officer aboard. He wears n dis
Henry, Keep. U. S. A.. engineers. who
Hundred and TwentS-seventh Casual
Company, composed of soldiers from
Nirginin. West Virginia. Maryland and
North and South Carolina. in command
of Lieutenant ]. o. Grubb. OF Chicago,
laire. Nd. will parade in the morning
after landing.
Lieutenant Grubb is one OF the heroes
OF Ware woods. He led fifty.two men
| in an attack on Hun position. but
went down as did all Of his men eS-
cept eighteen in the hail OF machine
gun bullets. The objective was taken.
All of the men from the battleships
Kansas and Georgia, Tnieh Snhs n, d. dOcSea ,nia
afternoon. The Kansas brought a
number OF the men of the University
OF Virginia hospital unit. which has
| been many months in France.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
ACCUSE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
OF PLOT TO RESTORE EMPIRE
Speaker Mt Convention of workingmen
Makes Charges AEninst Boris
DakhmetcG.
Try Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK. January S.-Charges
that Boris a. BahhmeteH. Russian am
bassador to the United States. is help-
ing TO foster countcr-revolution lie :
regime. were made here to-day by
Alexander Brailovsk". editor OF the
Workman and Peasant. at the convcn-
tion OF delegates representing Russian
workingmen in the United States. As
proof Of his assertions, Brailovsky de-
clarcd NJ. BakhmetefT. who is now in
Paris to attend the peace conference.
has had printed here Russian bank
notes to tho amount OF So, 300, 900
rubles.
we can prove the authenticity OF
these statements at any time" Brazil
ovsky declared.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
Why Great Britain
Does Not Demobilize

LONDON, January s-Premier
Lloyd George Tonight made the
Following statement in response to
the general outcry ngninst the de-
lay In the British demoblllzation:
although the nGhtinE has stop
ped, the war In not over. The Ger
mnH armleH are not yet dcmobl-
lied. They arc still very power
full. No one can tell what the Ger
mans Will do. nor whether they will
agree to the terms of peace, espe-
cially M regards repnratlon.
"It II imperative that we main
tain . strong army on the Rhine.
ImpntIence now might lose In q
few weeks all that IL has taken
years OF heroism and sacrifice to
gain.
The rehabilitation II being speed-
ed ns much rs possible. Consistent
With this, 100000 already have been
demobllt4ed."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
CASUALTIES IN FRENCH ARMY
French High Commission Ixsues Re-
port TO Correct Conflicting
Statements.
lBy Associated d Press.l

WASHINGTON, Janunry S.-Cnsua!-
ties in the French army. excluding
colonial troops. up to November i.
we're 4'i62.SoO, according to official
figures made public to-day by the
French high commission to correct
conflicting reports hitherto published.
Men killed in action or dead of
wounds numbered 1.02S.O00 and TO this
total must be added 100000 listed as
missing and given up for lost. max
ing total OF I,327.So0 The number
OF wounded was 100000. with $4,000
listed as prisoners. Three fourths OF
tho wounded have recovered. Slightly
less than 100000 are absolutely unable
to work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
DANIELS DEMANDS ACTION
TO CLEAN UP PHILADELPHIA
Secretary OF Navy Tells Mayor Gov
crnment VIII Protect Its
Young Men.
10y Associated Press.l

tary Daniels wrote Mayor Smith. of
Philadelphia. to-day that unless the
municipal authorities Immediately i'm
prove wee conditions in Philadelphis.
steps Will be taken by the government
TO give the needed protection TO the
thousands of young men in uniform
who must either visit Phlade,phia or
be denied tho liberty which ought to
be given the H."
Mr.. Daniels S action was taken af-
ter conference with Secretary Bak-
er. at which was considered a report
from Lieutenant Colonel Charles Il.
Hatch. the navy representative at
Philadelphia. showing that vice con
ditionS are as bad now as they were
last spring.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
EX-CzAR AND FAMILY ALIVE
Russian Grand Duke Boris Receives
Letter From Grand Duch-
Tntfnnn.
fBy Associated Prcss.l

ARCHANCEI.. January S.--The Rus
sian Grand Duke Cyril received. on No.
vcnbcr 49, letter from the former
Grand Duchess Tatiana. one OF N:cho-
las Romanoft's daughters. saying that
The former Empress and her daughters
we're still alive. and that the eX Gear
had no: been shot.
The Boshcvik officer who had been
ordered to carry out the sentence OF
death. according to the letter, said il
did not matter to him who was shot:
he had only to produce a. mutiiated
corpse.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
UY COL. WINSTON SPENCER
CIIURCHILI.
Former Munitions Minister of Great
Britain.

CHURCHlLL.
Former Munitions Minister of Great
britain.
LONDON, January S.-The rehab-
ilitation of world trade In n ElEan-
tic problem. Everybody must try
his very best to get around the DIFF
ncult and dangerous corner Tint the
transition from wnr to peace in
dustry prescnts. ] do not suppose
this will he nccom plished As quick
ly Gs everybody would like II.
There In Erent up-pcnt demand.
requiring enterprise and industry to
liberatc Ii and afford every oppor-
tunity for profitable employment of
capital and full occupation OF Inbor.
We know what followed the war
of 1870, small through that war was
In comparison with what this has
been. The immense demand for COM
modities of NIL Kinds neccSsitates n
keen demand for labor In order To
repnir wars wnstnEc md ruin.
We have only to look over the
map OF Europe and contemplate the
great countries whose means OF
production have been 80 lnrRcly Inn
paired and whose conditions will FOR
some time be very precnrIous.
A Erent demand Will arise for
comm odttics. Granted loyalty, grant,
cd earnest effort. granted absence
of useless factions or of selfish
class interests In my direction by
lnbor or capital and we Gun sec
what splendid opportunity IN Of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
Shortage Of Eats.

CHICAGO, january 8.-John T.
Stream. who Is at tho head OF the
coarse grain department; OF the food
administration was on the Board OF
Trade to-day. and he said that condi-
t!ons surrounding the grain situation
may DE called satisfactory. In re-
ferrinR to other commodities Mr..
Stream said that there Is a shortage
pecialiy In the countries abroad
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
Cnn or Conference.

CHICAGO, january SAFE social
Committees meeting here Friday will
be abandoned out OF respect TO Colo
mel Roosevelt. but the business sessions
Will be held AS. planned. Will II. Hays.
National Republican chairman, said on
arrival here to day. ~ q
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
WILL BUILD MONSTER TEMPLE
Farmers Educational and Cooper
ative Union Will Erect Building
Coating $1,2S0,OO0.
fBy Assoctated Prcss. !

LYNCHBURG, VA, january S.-The
Farmers Educational and Co-Opera-
tive Union OF America plans tho erec-
tion in Washington of Il monster
temple Of agriculture to cost S1,250. 900.
the Virginia union. in session here to-
day. was told by c. S. Barrett, the
national president. An endowment
fund OF Ss.5oo.000o is also planned
The state union indorsed i.ie plan and
pledged financial support.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
SUGGESTS ROOSEVELT CANAL
Iieutcnnnt-Gorernor OF Massnchusetts
Proposes RennminE Of Panamn
Waterway.
IRy Associated Press.1

BOSTON, january S.-LEeutcnant-
Governor Cox sent a telegram to SEN
troducc In Congress resolution pro-
viding for the changing OF the name
Of the Panama Canal to the Roosevelt
Canal.
Governor Cox, there would be linked
together for all time tho name Of this
great American leader and this great
American contribution TO the world
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
HIGHER RATES GRANTED
Interstate Commerce Commis.io,
Raises Freight Figures 10 Vir-
Sinia Cities.

WASHINGTON. January s.-Gener,l
increases in class and commodity rates
In Eastern and Central Trunk line ter
ri,ory and to and from Virginia cities,
dcsiGncd TO bring the charges OF non,
Federal controlled railroads up to the
level OF the increases given Faderal
controlled lines last snring, wero ap.
proved to-day by tho Interstate COM
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
TWO ARMY AyIATORs LOSE
LIVES IN CAPE EEAR RIVER

FAYETTEV1LLE. \. c.. January s.
Lieutenant Harley II. Pope, of Bed
ford. Ind. and Sergeant w. w Flem-
ing. Of Providence. r. T., are believed
TO have lost their lives by drowning
last night when an army .airplane in
which they were flying plunged into
Cape Fear River about two miles south
OF Fayetteville. Soldiers from Camp
bragg shortly after noon succeeded In
raising the machine from the water,
but failed to find the missing airmen.
The two aviators.. who were on their
way to Camp Jackson. Columbia. S.
c.. were seen flying over Fayetteville
late Yesterday and it is thought they
intended landing here to spend the
night.
machine fell heard cries for help last
night. and. rushing to the river bank,
saw the airplane crash into the water.
Nothing was seen or heard Of the oc-
cupants OF the machine and 1t Is con-
sidered almost certain the ariators
were thrown into the water and
drowned.
This afternoon the river was being
dragged, but no trace of the bodies
had been found.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
Billy Sunday

BILLY SUNDAY CONES TO RICH
MOND on January 18th. and each
afternoon and evening for si,
weeks will thrill thousands with
those startling sermons which
have brought SO many to his ia
nous "sAwDUST TRAIL"
THE IMES-DISPATCH will pub
lish Billy Sunday Sermon each
morning. Fullest reports Of the
previous days meetings. OF Ma
Sunday. the music. the great
crowds and the many interesting
sidelights of this wonderful cam
paign will be printed each day.
THOSE WISHING THE TIMES
DISPATCH for the period OF this
campaign should subscribe with
out delay, either through their
newsdealer or direct TO The
Times Dispatch. The cost for
six weeks mail subscription is
s1a5. and remittance should ac-
company the order. For local
carrier delivery. phone Ran
dolph l.
The 7imes-Dispatch
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
NATION PAUSES WHILE
BODY Is LAID TO REST

tContlpued on Second Page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-16

ay an element that the needs Of the two states and
is going to do something to fill these needs
Old states have been wiped clean and New Mexico and
Arizona are starting out aTesh In New Mexico 0ctavano
A Larrazolo into office with avowed purpose to
give his people good regime. In Arizona, Thomas E.
Campbell comes into office with the backing Of the people
Of his state determined to replace BosheViSm and ".
Wism with business administration.
Both men have regulations Of being able; both also
have regulations OF be to the old conditions that
have prevailed The southwest looks the states to
show marked development under their guidance.
It looks nothing could retard the progress Of the
two great southwestern states except politicians If the
politicians follow their old ways, they ruin If they
the light and join their two leaders IN doing what
night for the two states progress cannot be retarded
Democratic Bolshevism and demagoguery in Arizona
and Republican and Democratic boSsism and corruption In
New Mexico have been the of the two states The
people Of both states want better things VIII the poll
ticians permit?
The prosperity Of New Mexico and Arizona is at the
mercy Of the politicians. VIII they the light and fol-
low enlightened leaders?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-16
Says Mo0ie Interests
Are Planning Combine

Los Angeles. Calf. Jan. is.-8Iiss
May Pic1ford. Douglas Fairbanks.
william s. Hart. Charles s Chaplin
and D. W Griffith banded together
and the actress and actors wiz here
aIter produce their own pictures. ac-
corning 70 an announcement made
here by Douglas Fairbanks.
The motion picture actors. NJ
Fairbanks said. had been watching
with keen interest and some an
prehenhsion" a meeting OF picture
producers which has been In progress
mere Tor several days. He said Ger
IN IN interests, which he named. were
combining. and II thew uarfarfsd
tEeir plans, they would be able to die
tate the entire future OF the film
business, and the exhibitors would -
the greatest sufferers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-16

every socialistic enterprise she is
trying TO manage
Even little New Zealand lost IN
1913 $4,000 on her socialized tele-
graph and telephone systems Aus
trialia lost the same year SI99. 206
on her wire systems.
aPoltiieaI1 Business.
The province Of Manitoba, Can
bought out the Bell telephone system
a few years ago. and. besides max
ing Of It q political football. she has
lost more than 100000.
More than half OF the telegraph
and telephone stations in Europe
close on Sundays and holidays and at
10 p m. every night Here. we have
continuous service p hours a DAY.
In many cities OF $4,000 population in
Europe. under sociaiistic management
you cannot get any service after 10
p m. or on Sundays and holidays.
Taking all facts into consideration,
We see that the service Is 100 per
are three times as high here, and the
relative cost for service IS 50 per
cent higher on the socialistic wire
systems OF Europe than In this
country.
II We sociallze the wire systems Of
this nation We shall run them BY and
through politics. The cost for opera
ton viii enormously increase: bu-
reaucratic management viii be a
curse; waste and extravagancs will
mark the systems from end TO end.
'VaEes would probably be inflated.
hours OF labor reduced to six per
day. or less. and all the people would
pay the bill