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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02
MEN OF MANY MINDS
One Blind Soldier Objects to Receiv-
Ing His Check Twice
Month.

WASHINGTON. Nov. THAT you
can please some Of the people some OF
the time, but never all the people all
encc. The Federal Board for Voca-
tional Education in its work with the
disabled soldiers is still finding truth
in the saving. Much time and thought
plan by which the disabled mon in
training might he paid twice month
instead OF once Although the hi
the work Of the office force. tho board
willingly accepted the scheme for the
convenience of the men. Now a blind
soldier. in training. writes asking that
as il is too much Of an undertaking
to attend To cashing the check twice
n month. This request is not unrea-
sonahlc, for little things that are no
trouble TO most of us, are often
laborious to those who have lost their
sight. IT only goes to show how many
considered by the board, when making
decisions as to the best ways of meet
ing the needs of disabled soldiers
under it's care
differences in the attitude of the men
towards the choice of their new voca-
tions. 1t is sometimes necessary to
refuse to recommend their choice OF
an occupation. Dentistry Is clearly
unsuitable for a man with 4 stiff arm.
and course in medicine is out of
the question LOT II tubeTCulOOS man.
with no previous training as ply
stefan. These men must be led into
other vocations more adapted to their
experiences and their disabilities. This
is the work OF the vocational adviser,
and the numbers now carrying on in
their new work. contentcd and indie
pendent are witnesses 10 the success
full way in which the advisers have
met their problems. The number of
disabled men taking vocational train
ing under supervision OF the Federal
board is now considerably in excess
of 10000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02

For Acne.
Bathe tho affected skin daily with
not water and plain CASTLE SOAP. then
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02
WANTS CREPY-EN-LAONNAIS
French Deputy Would buy Wood From
Which LonE-RanEc Gun Bonn
bnrdcd Paris.

PARIS. Nov. deputy Lebouca has
introduced in the French Chamber OF
Deputies bill asking that an appro-
priation be made for the purchase Of
the wood OF Creepy -Laonnas, where
were situated the first lonS-ranGe guns
tiat bomba rded Paris in March 1918
None Of these guns have been sur
rendered by the Germans The owner
OF the little wood at Creepy en-Laon-
nails has fenced off the site of the long
range guns and awaits atthe turnstile
for prospective visitors. He stands be-
meath sign which reads:
This is the site of the murderous
Rcriha:' admission ! franc"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02
REAPS MINT HARVEST
Indiana Produces Two-Thfrds OF Gro,
Grown in United
Sfateh

SOUTH BEND IND Nov. 1-rh..
Indiana produces two-thirds of the
mint crop of che United States ia
eTnmen; crop estimator. The reports
also state that St Joseph County In
the largest mint producing county in
the United States "
During the summer season a4o5
acres OF mint were under cultivation
and produced record breaking crop.
Ind, has been unusually large and thc
farmers have received as high as ss2s
per pound for their mint
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02
According IN Dictton,

Wife: "Jchn. what are you
80 cross about" Husband studying
account book: Well, frankly, this
steady outflow of money is a little
more than ! can stand" Young wife
Indignantly: You marked that book
current Expenses didn't you? Well.
] looked in the dic;ionary, and current
means running or moving rapidlv'
and am doing the very hes, / cam"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02

study Of their modes OF lifc and their
innermost family secrets
Some OF these insects arc known
to have a three-ycar cyclic OF life, SO
to learn how to control tho pest. tho
scientists must study them constantly
for three years. The College OF For
study. long as 1t will take I'm order to
help the state save it's birch. Through
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02
For Large Pores.

TUT IsurHc POfes,
Conspicuous pores In the nose NAV
he reduced by bathing them every
night in warm water to which has
bcnzoin.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02

out tho summer large numbers OF visl-
tors went to the insectory TO see tho
strange forms of insect life being
studied. Photographed and actually
Sred IN captivity. In this campaign to
cut thc nigh prices OF newspaper
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
DETROIT CARMEN STRIKE,
LEAVING CROWDS TO WALK
Operators Take Cars to Barns at 10
O'Clock When Refused In
creased Pay.
IRy Associated Press.

DETROIT. MICH. June 7.-Street car
service in Detroit came to a sudden
halt at 10 o'clock tonight. when motor
men and conductors of the Detroit
United Railways Company struck to
enforce their demands for increased
pay.
The action was taken on the recon-
mendation of w. II. Mahon. president
Of the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees,
who was informed by President Frank
that a higher schedule OF fares. upon
which increased pay for the men was
contingent. had been refused by the
city council.
Following the vote the carmen were
instructed to take their cars TO the
barns Immediately. leaving hundreds of
Saturday night theatergoers and shop
pers marooned in the downtown dis
trict, it having, previously been an
nounced the strike. If called, would not
become effective until a. NJ. Sunday
The walkout. union officials declared,
undoubtedly would later involve en-
ployees of the company's interrurban
system and its city lines in Port HUI
ron, Ann Arbor, Mount Clemens, Flint
and Pontiac.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
OLD JUPITER PLUHTUS
PUTS IT OVER ON u. S.
OFFICIAL WEA7IHERlMAN
Sends Rain and Hail and Prog
nosticufor Admits He Does
Not Kno,D About III.

Old Jupiter Pluvius put one over on
the ofhcial weather man yesterday
when n he deulged the western portion
or the city for n half hour with rain
and hail The storm started lust be-
lore o'clock with large rain droDs.
a minute or two later the hail began
TO fall. Some Of them were the size
or hens egg. while others were some
what smaller.
In the official report for the weather
Yesterday the prognosticator declares
mat up to 8 p. NJ. there had been no
precipitation. This may be account ed
FOR by the fact that the weather sta
ton is located on Church Hill.
In the western and northwestern
part of the city the rain and hail did
much damage to shade trees and shrub
berry. Tie large hail cut through the
leaves of the trees and tore the rose
pestals from the flowers. In some in
stances garden crops were badly dam
aged. In the Highland Park section
the corn. and potato crops suffered
extensively.
Along Broad way many of the monu
ments erected In honor of the return
ing soldiers were toppled over. some
OF them being broken In the fall.
Very little rain fell in tho business
section OF the city, however, and this
also may account for the statement
OF the weather man that there was no
precipitation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
GREAT LAND SALES
. ARE CONSUMMATED
Miller & Rhoads Add Million
Worth of Ground to Their
Site.
TAKE IN ALMOST ALL BLOCK
Richmond Department Store Will
Be Enlarged at Early
TAKE IN ALMOST ALL BLOCK

The largest real estate sales OF the
season, and in fact for several seasons.
have, after much negotiation, been
contaminated. Miller & Rhoads. de-
partment store proprietors. have added
to their Broad, Grace. Fifth and Sixth
Street holdings something more than
100000 worth of choice property
that will enable them before long to
have a store covering very nearly all
of the block bounded by the streets
named.
In the first place they bought.
through j. Seldom Taylor G. Son. agents
property at the southwest corner Of
Sixth and Broad Streets. part OF the
Miller & Rhoads store. This part
Of the store. the land and improve
ments thereon for 90 feet on Broad
and about 81 feet on Sixth, were here
tofore owned by the Valentine estate.
It extends from Sixth Street to the
Splitting tewelry store on Broad The
provements thereon. was 100000.
In the next place Miller & Rhoads
closed deal with Charles and Eman-
uel Hutzler. by which they become the
owners Of Al feet on Sixth Street, on
which a part of their store now stands.
This gives them the entire property
on Sixth from Broad to Grace.
Grace Street Frontage Purchased.
In the third place Miller & Rhoads
bought, through the real estate firm
OF Pollard & Bagby, all of the Grace
Street property from Sixth to Fifth
Streets as follows: sixty-hve feet
front, formerly owned by Charles and
Emanuel Hutzler; sixty-seven and a
half feet front, formerly owned by E.
w. Newman; twenty-six feet on Grace
and forming an L back to Fifth and
fronting 81 feet thereon. formerly
owned by Thalhimer Brothers, and
finally the northeast corner of Fifth
and Grace. fronting forty-ive feet on
Grace and running back on Fifth to
the property bought from SThalhimer
1t Is understood that the money chang
Street deals aggregates something
BY these transactions. the Miller &:
Rnoads concern become the owners
OF an OF the mammoth store as 1T
now stands. and when they shall have
builded on the newly acquired grounds.
as they intend to do az soon as possible.
the store will have in addition to its
present frontage on Broad and Sixth
streets Grace Street frontage of the
entire block and 1877 feet on Fifth
Street.
No Announcement Yet.
1t is the purpose OF the concern TO
improve the Grace and Fifth Street
property In keeping Yith the general
ipst wheo OF the Ell, present store. but
as yet uncertain. w. S. Rhoads, the
president OF the company, said he was
not ready to make any announcements
as yet The high cost of building ma
terials and some other matters are to
be though over before any definite con
clusions as to the date OF starting can
be named. but that a siX-story struc
ture Is to SO up on the coming Fifth
1Senue OF richmond Their is no doubt.
mat lis what the property was bought
for. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
CABLE PRESIDENT
. DEMAND OF SENATE
Resolution Asking for Full Text
of Treaty Sent to
Paris.
REPLY EXPECTED ON MONDAY
Renewal of Fierce Debate Elk
pected in Event Request Is
Refused.
REPLY EXPECTED ON MONDAY
BY JAMES n. NouRsE.

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE Senate
resolution asking for the full text of
the peace treaty with Germany was
caoled to President Wilson In Paris
by Acting Secretary Polk. OF the State
department. this morning. A reply
Is looked for by the time the Senate
reconvenes Monday at noon.
In transmitting the resolution to the
President. Mr.. Polk made no comment
OF his own as 10 the propriety or i'm
propriety OF complying with the
Senate's request. Only the formal text
Of the resolution was incorporated in
the message
Although the resolution specifically
named the State Department as the
agency from whom the treaty was
requested. Mr. Polk indicated his un-
willingness TO act in the matter with
out putting the question up to the
President.
There Is considerable speculation
among the Senator'S as to what will
be the result OF refusal on the part
OF the State Department to send the
treaty to the Senate in compliance
from Paris today is that the Aaneri-
can peace commission is opposed to
giving publicity to the treaty until
Qe-
fnitely refused TO accept it. For this
reason 1t is believed here that the
President Will decline to release the
treaty to the Senate at this time and
VIII instruct Mr.. Polk to notify the
Senate TO this effect.
Anticipate Furious Debate.
II this should be done there Is no
question that the refusal to give up
the treaty will bring about renewal
of the fierce debate. which was waged
in the Senate before the resolution
was acted upon. Senator johnson. OF
California. author. Of the resolution.
forthcoming he will have something
more. to say about the administrations
policy in keeping the terms OF the
treaty from the AMERICAN people"
A-speech by Senator Johnson attack
ing the administration may come in
is known that the Presidens will not
ihe mandate OF theCresolusion. Other
Senators are preparing to follow suit
!nasmuch as it is generally believed
despite the resolution.
done If copies of the treaty sent by
bers.
Threntens to offer Copy.
One Senator remarked today that
II the Germans send him a copy be-
lore President wilson is willing to
let the Senate have II officially, he
would offer It for presentation in the
Senate record and ask TO have il read.
Another suggested that he would study
Il with a view to ascertaining how
closely the French text has been
translated into the German.
The suggestion has been made that
the acceptance OF mail sent by the
Germans might possibly render the
Senators liable to prosecution under
the trading -with-the enemy act Just
how far they might go in making use
OF mail received from such sources Is
problem which is worrying them
considerably.
Senator Lodge has announced that
he will have nothing to do with any
copy except the official draft. which
the President. in his own time, chooses
to lay before the Senate.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
CLAIMS OF AMERICA
FOR DANA GES IN VAR
REACH ONE BILLION
Sir Hundred Million Asked for
Destruction Wrought BY
Hun Submarines.
/tRv Associated prese i,

WASHINGTON. June 7-Claims OF
American citizens against Germany
because OF submarine warfare and the
action Of the German government
against American property in that
country aggregate nearly $1,000, 000,-
ooo, Congress was informed today by
AcLlng Secretary Polk.
Ene claims growing out Of sub
ma warfare alone aggregate $500
co0'O00, Mr.. Polk said. and claims on
other accounts are constantly reach
ing ithe department..
Administration officials believe presi
dent Wilson's reply TO the Senate re-
solution asking for tina peacs treaty
with Germany will be that i. is not
compatible with the public interest TO
furnish the text at this, time.
This belief was strengthened by dis.
patches today from Paris saying the
American peace delegation apparentiy
Is Arm In It's decision MOTTO authorize
publication OF the treaty ,pneIl 1t is
signed. ~. S PlsEr'' ~ y
Senator Lodge today calisdSa inset.
ing OF the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee for next Monday 20 con
slider procedure in the investigatIot,
ordered by the Senate OF how the tsxt
Of the treaty reached persons In New
X or NJ, 49,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
AMERICAN DELEGATION NOT
WILLING TO GIVE OUT TREATY
Also Oppose Communication of Official
Text Until Document Is
Signed.
IBy Associated Press.l

PARIS. Juno THE America ndele-
cation to the peace conference ap.
parently is firm in its decision not
to authorize the publication of the
German peace treaty until 1t is signed
and not even to communicate the
Official text in its present form to the
United States Senate.
~ member of tho American delega-
ton, in discussing the complaint made
In the Senate concerning the publ
cation Of the treaty in Germany and
charges that copies we're In the hands
Of New York bankers. said the dele
cation had not violated the pledge
made to other powers not to give out
the treaty until It Is completed. and
will not do So: He added that so far
as he knew Germany had not been
requested to keep the treaty secret,
as such a request to an opponent would
not be in conformity with accepted
diplomatic practice.
The delegate, In replying to an in
quiry why the covenant of the league
Of nations had been published. said
that while the covenant was part of
the treaty, 1t does not actually deal
With the terms of peace, and conse-
quently ia essentially Of different
character. t,.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
RAIL STRIKERS REFUSE
TO RETURN TO COMPANY
Federation Of Labor Order Dis
regarded by n. & w. Employees
at Roanoke.
COMPLETE TIE.UP EXPECTED
Three Thousand Workers Vote
Against Resuming Their Positions.
Operations Are Suspended In Many
Machine Shops Along Line.
COMPLETE TTE-UP EXPECTED
tBy Associated Press. j


ROANOKE. VA. June 7.-Despite the
announcement that orders had been
sent out by American Federation OF
Labor officials directing striking Nor
folk and Western employees to return
fusal. approximately 5000 local shop
strikers Monday. and OIL Is plan to
hold meetings tomorrow.
Strike leaders predict that unless
there is sudden turn in the situa-
ton there will be a complete tie-up
Of the local shops by Monday night.
They state that local workmen are act
ing on instructions from union officials
directing the strike from Blueheld, w.
Va
Owing TO the walkout OF the coal
wharf employees this afternoon the
movement OF freight trains was seri-
ously bampered.
railroad. said this morning that work
has been suspended a; Blueheld, Will
noke. winston Salem, Williamson, Ke
nova. Portsmouth. Columbus, Clare and
East Radford: Five hundred men fail;
about $500. who quit work at. noon in
the main shops in Roanoke. declare they
viii not return Monday unless a settle
The strike. which originated in the
discharge Of a few men at Wilcoe. w.
Va. last Wednesday for alleged insub-
greater, part OF the system. and. il
Joined by the trainmen and engineers,
Will bring about a complete tie-up.
decision by the railroad administration
and refuse to reinstate the men dis
charged at Wilcoe.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
PEACE COMMISSIONERS
CONSIDER GERMAN CLAIMS
Counter Proposals, Especially Those
Regarding\Polish Frontier, Are
Discussed.
DISORDERS OCCUR IN BAVARIA
Signs of Political Discomfort in Ger
many Are Again Appearing, the
Radicals Selling Upon Alleged
Mistakes Of Government.
IBy Associated Press. !


Peace conference commissions and
councils continue their work of hasten
ing completion of the reply to the Ger
man counter proposals. Indications
answer viii be ready. no date for
handing the reply 70 the Germans has
earlier in the week that Monday would
see the reply transmitted.
The council of four again on Satur-
day considered the German counter
proposals. especially the western from
tier OF Poland The frontier, as out
lined In the peace terms. was the cat
OF strong protests from the Germans.
Count Now mt Cologne.
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau. the
at Cologne. One report is that his re.
port has TO do with the situation in
re opoqGht about BY the
The Berlin government is attempting
to counterfeit the republican move-
born. Centrist and a resident OF the
Rhineland, as regional president
report through Paris says the
&c nan National Assembly met in Ber-
terms and reports from the German
Observation-Disclosures. Another report is
that the assembly has been called to
meet In Berlin late next week
Renner Holds Conferences.
DR.. Renner chairman of the Aus
trian delegation, has returned TO ST.
Germain after comforting with fellow
members of the Austrian government
at Feldkirch. The Austrian National
Assembly was expected to meet Satur
day to consider the treaty
There are again signs OF political
have seized upon the alleged MISTAKES
OF the government to begin another
campaign. In Bavaria disorders have
broken out in Munich, as a protest by
the radicals against the execution OF
the Bavarian communist leader, Levine
NiSSen. y general strike has been
calied IN Berlin. and strikes also have
IL In. L. L.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED
= IN $1O0,OO0,OOO FIRM
Louisiana Governor In Made Chairman
of American Cotton Export and
Financing Corporation.
IBy A.sociated Press.l

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Juno Tor
ganization of the 100000. 900 American
Cotton Export and Financing Corpora
ton was further completed at a
meeting here today Of the Legislative
committee OF the concern, which ap-
pointed it's first board OF directors and
launched movement for the holding
Of a conference OF cotton interests at
Dallas.
The board OF directors was decided
on as follows:
Governor r. G. Pleasant. Louisiana
chairman; George w. Rogers, Little
Rock, Ark; Hinton E. Carr. Birming-
ham. Ala; J. a. Brown. Chadbourn. "
c.; L. z. Jennings, Sumter, S. c.; r.
Percy, Greenville, Miss; ]. a. Kemp
Wichita Falls, Tex: r. B. Snowden
Memphis, Tenn: Senator r. l.. Owen
Oklahoma. and W. B. Thompson, New
Orleans.
The four members at large are to be
named later.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
NAVAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
ADOPTS HALFWAY METHODS
Pinn to Eliminate or Greatly Reduce
All Items Not Regarded Absolutely
Essential,
IBy Associated Press. I

WASHINGTON. June THE House
Naval Affairs Committee agreed to
meet Secretary Daniels half way on the
size of the navy. In framing the 1920
appropriations bill the committee an
that the enlisted personnel DO fixed at
100000 until October l. From that
date to January ], Mr.. Daniels wanted
226,O00 men. The committee voted to
put the maximum for that period at
100000, and $4,000 thereafter, as
against 100000 thereafter. the number
asked by the department
Chairman Butler said the comrnittee
was determined to have economy and
that 1t would eliminate or greatly re-
duce all Items not regarded as alb
OF efficiency. Members estimated that
the reduction In personnel meant q saw
ing Of $16O.QQ0,000 -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
CHARGES BUSINESS
men AND OFFICERS
OF ARMY IN PLOT
Allege Conspiracy to Swim
die Government Through
Dummy Bidders.
AMOUNT INVOLVED SAID
TO AGGREGATE $3O,OOO,OOO
Detroit Grand Jury Finds Indict-
ments on Department of JUS
tice Complaint.
FOUR NOW ARE UNDER ARREST
Washington Reports Similar Investi-
cations Are on Foot in Other
Centers.
AMOUNT INVOLVED SAID
TO AGGREGATE $3O,OOO,OOO
FOUR NOW ARE UNDER ARREST
Washington Reports Similar Investi-
cations Are on Foot in Other
Centers.

DETROIT, Juno 7.-An alleged plot
TO defraud the government out OF NUM-
ton supplies valued at s30,o0oooo has
been nipped in the bud by Arthur l..
Barkey, chief of the bureau OF inves-
tigation OF the local Department of
Justice Office. The supplies were to
be disposed OF abroad. II was declared.
and It was assumed that the market
was TO be found among the German
militaristic groups.
Two army officers and two others
have been secretly indicted by a Fed.
eral grand jury on conspiracy charges.
1t was learned late today. Tho men
are Captain Satorios Nicholson, OF
Washington. D. c.. financial manager
and disbursinE officer OF the ordnance
department.. United States Army: Grant
h HUE, sr9,wns. race track owner,
United States and Canada; Fred c. Col
Inns vice-consul of Greece and pres!-
dent OF the Merchants Realty Com
pany OF this city. and a major in the
United States Army.
Wealthy Junkman Involved.
M NichSlsGn' Browne and wealthy
Harris, who is said to be Implicated.
arc under arrest at Fort Wayne.
Browne Was the chief conspirator, ac-
cording to Barkey. Collins was ar
The alleged conspiracy consisted Of
securing 'he cooperation Of an in
slider to reject ali outsiders bids upon
munitions the government was TO saiv-
age In Detroit. leaving only those Of
the conspirators to be considered.
Harris and Coll!ns were .indIc ed ,.,by
Browne 10 act as dummy bidders.
, Barley declared. and Brownies own bid
would be slightly over theirs. but far
below the value Of the supplies.
Under this plan 100000 worth OF
munitions were purchased last week
by Browne. whose intention. IL was
alleged. was to send them TO Germany
via Mexico.
Scheme Long Ago Discovered.
But an ordnance department officer
had discovered the scheme way back
in the winter. when the carefully laid
plans we're developed, and Secret Ser
Vice men were connecting the threads
OF the alleged conspiracy from the
middle OF February. Dictaphones were
installed in Nicholson's room, and
many conferences held by the plotters
were overheard and recorded. IL Is re-
ported.