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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
DAVIS TO WELCOME
HIGHWAY BOOSTERS
UPON ARRIVAL HERE
Governor Accepts Times
Dispatch Invitation to
Greet Motorists.
VISITORS WILL ASSEMBLE
AT FILM SHOW IN LYRIC
Many Southwest Boosters En-
Route to Capital to Urge
Efficient Legislation.
PETERSBURG TO SEND 800 CARS
Scores Of Other Cities Will Be Rep.
resented in Parade Hero
Wednesday Evening.

Governor Westmoreland Davis has
kindly accepted the invitation OF The
Times-Dispatch to extend a welcome
and greeting to members OF the Rich
mond Automobile Dealers Association
good roads boosters from all sections
OF Virginia, and members OF the Gen
eral Assembly when they assemble in
the Lyric Theater at Sis o'clock Wed.
nesday evening to see the special show
Ing OF good roads moving picture
This feature will be the inaugural
before the assembled lawmakers the
need Of good roads in Virginia.
StaFt Parade mt s.15.
After the picture has been seen. the
good roads boosters will gather on the
south side OF the Capitol. where a
ped. Next will come the parade. for
which vast numbers OF cars are as
This parade will form at Byrd PARK,
whence the boosters VIII proceed i'm
mediately after the taking OF the pic.
s IN m 4eaanesp anne pr9nPg ebs at Sr5
the checking-in booth in the Grace
Street lobby OF the Richmond Hotel to
care for the incoming boosters. There
The Times Dispatch has established a
desk and information will be given to
The drivers OF cars and their occupants
as they. arrive from the three corners
resentatiycs from towns and cities in
Southwest Virginia will be among the
first TO make their appearance today.
Many Delegations stnrt. -.
Upon arriving at the hotel. com
m!,tee from the Richmond Automobile
Dealers Association, which was ap-
pointed at special meeting last night,
Will meet and greet them and supply
necessary information AS TO accom-
tnodations. and arrangements for the
parade: The dealers showed unbounded
tomorrow. The checking-in booth will
DE busy from noon today until O'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Among the dele
be those from Bristol, Lynchburg. Roa-
noke, Bedford City. Salem. Wytheville.
Radford and East Radford. Christians
burg and Martinsvile. These from the
Southwest, and many more, will gather
10 present concrete evidence of road
conditions throughout the State to the
extraordinary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
KOLCHAK GOVERNMENT
IS NEAR ITS COLLAPSE
WITH ARMY IN FLIGHT
Allies Fail TO Get Aid 10 Si6e-
rian Chieffdin, Whose Re-
ginle Nedrs End.
tBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. August 1l.-com-
ment in Siberia was forecast in re-
ports reaching Washington today. The
Kolchak forces have fallen back al
most 200 miles from their former ad-
vanced lines. and Omsk was said to
be threatened with evacuation.
!. Failure of the allies and associated
governments to get supplies to Admiral
Kolchak, the advices said. had forced
him to fall back steadily before the
greatly superior Bolshavis forces.
composed of veterans. whose officers
include many Germans who fed to
Russia when the armistice was signed.
Officials here are known TO regard
Kolchaks efforts at an end unless most
radical measures are adopted by out
side governments. and IL was sug-
gested that the Precedent might call
the attention Of Congress to the immi-
nence Of Bolshevist control Of all ST.
beria.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
SOUTHWEST BOOSTERS START
On TRIAL OF STATE HIGHWAYS

n ISPeTIaI PNeeTTIEaI 20 Tie Times Dispatch.1
sklSIol.. Ny August ll.-Good
and Scott Counties left here early TO-
day 20 join the big road booster run
IN automobiles to Richmond, arriving
the Legislature, which will meet Dur.
suant to Its own call to consider WAYS
and means OF matching the Federal
aid Iunds allotted the State for the
The Tazewell and Russell County
delegation OF boosters Joined the Bris-
tol party at christiansburg. and it is
M peieHeo that ABOUT seventy-five oars
will leave Lynchburg tomorrow for
the capital Prominent citizens from
Southwest Virginia making the trip
are Lieute Governor B. F. Bu.
chanan. Senator +. Lee Trinkle. Henry
Roberts. OF Bristol; E c. Buck and
y. T. Slant.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
MANY CARS BECOME LOST
ON FIRST LEG OF JOURNEY

ISpecial to The Times Dispatch.l
LYNCHBURG. VA. August 1I..up
to 10 O'Clock tonight only one South
west booster car had arrived at Lynch
burg. Senator E. Lee Trinkle and Mrs
of Commerce had prepared a buffet
luncheon at the Piedmont Club foi
the visitors. it being reported that
nine cars had left Roanoke and should
Because OF telephone communication
closing down earlier in the night no
trace, of the missing cars had been
will be In the contingent when The
train leaves here at o'clock tomor-
row.
The run has aroused great interest
here, md the number may be even
larger than half a hundred
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
WARN AGAINST SWiNDLERS
SOLICITING FOR "COMEBACK"
Bogus Soldiers Reported to Have De-
frauded Roanoke Citizens Of
More Than 1000.
CBy Associated Prew.)

WASHINGTON. August l1.-Publish-
ers of Comeback" the official soldiers
newspaper issued here at Walter Reed
Hospital, issued warning today
against swindlers in soldiers uniform
who have been collecting thousands Of.
dollars through the Southern States
representing themselves as solicitors
TO the newspaper.
The Come back" an official an
nouncement says, has no solicitors in
the Southern country. and will offer a
reward for evidence which will lead
TO the arrest and convic Non of the
lmpoStors.
Reports to headquarters say that
one OF these imposters who exhibited
printed receipts, detrauded residents
OF Roanoke. Va. OF as much as $1,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
PETERSBURG COMING 500 STRONG
WITH DANNERS AND HANns

(speciali to The Times -Dspatch.I
PETERSBURG, August 11.-Peters-
burg announces 1T will be represented
Nv 300 automobiles. The committee
- charge of making arrangements for
<he run" met this afternoon In the
Chamber Of Commerce and perfected
final plans for the parade
All OF the automobile dealers are
enthusiastic, as we'll as hundreds OF
others who expect to join the long line
on the way to Richmond. The dele
cation is planning to leave here nj 10
o'clock Wednesday morning. with au-
tomobiles bedecked with ribbons and
banners and accompanied by band
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
MOVE TO REOPGANZZE
WARTIME BODIES TO
WAGEHGHT ONH e. l..
AtCoUernmenf's A Request Form
er STATE Food Head Is Re-
turning 10 Richmond.

Former State lNood Commissioner
Hugh Sproul, of Staunton. Is expected
to arrive in Richmond today to take
action relative to the request of At
torney General Palmer that these war
time bodies reorSanize for the purpose
OF fixing fair price lists for foods on
sale in the States.
The plan suggested by Mr.. Palmer
Is intended as blow to the high cost
OF living. and will be extended to every
county and city In the State, It will
he the duty OF tho committee organ
lied by MIR. Sproul to investigate re-
tall prices. with the view OF obtain
Ing Information as to profiteering, and
warn the public. IL such condition
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
FOOD GOES LOWER IN FACE OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
CARNEGIE, PEzZLAN7HROPZST AND STEEL KING, DEAD
GOOD ROADS GENERAL ASSEDABL Y OPENS TOMORROW
Shopmen's Strike
Rapidly Dissolves

Reports to the railroad ndminis-
frntlOn's headquarters show that
striking rhopmcn hnye returned to
work nr follows.
Scnbonrd Air Linc-At Richmond,
Norlinn, RnleiEh, Hamlet, Cnyce,
Monroe, Charlotte, Abbevillc, An
drcyvs.
Norfolk and Southcrn-At RnIeIEh
and Sevbern.
Louisville and Nashville--At Eto-
wnh, Tenn, and Albany, Aln.
Rfchmond, fredericksburg and
Potomnc-At Richmond.
Atlantic ConSt Lfne-At Rich
mond, Petersburg, ClOpton, Flor
cnce, Sumter and Columbia.
All forccs also returned at Macon,
Dublin and Savannah.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
MAJORITY OF TWO DECIDES
RETURN OF DASNIILE WORKERS s

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
DANVILLE. VA, August 1.-THE
local railway shopmen who have been
on strike since last Monday voted at
meeting tonight to resume work at
I o'clock tomorrow morning jn com
pliance with the Presidents request.
The meeting was attended by i30
strikers. and the vote to resume car
ried out by a majority of two. The men
voted unanimously to quit work at 10
a. NJ. September unless perma-
nent and satisfactory settlement of the
wage dispute has been made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
Campaign suffers setback.

n
The campaign against the high cost
or living suffered a temporary setback
In the House today, when the agricul-
tural committee was advised by ex-H
perts from the Department Of AErf-si
culture that the Hutchinson Cold StoE,
age bill would probably be declared
ent form. tyts
BY attempting to license tho cold
storage business Chester NJ: Morrill,.
solicitor OF the Department OF Agricui~s
ture. said that the act would exceed
the power of Congress- He offered -
form OF taxation as an alternatives < "a
The Hutchinson bin seeks to extend
the New Jersey cold storage law. which
President Wilson approves. to The nAsSS
tlon at large. 4f TX 5 VI i.ssss;
Senator Kellogg today introducadsx &
bill providing for.n Federal licensing
system to cover All corporations, cap
assets OF that amount epga6ed 50 ,N-
terstate commetcc. He betfeve& suehfE
measure wiK gtvs force 70 tie Shcr,l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
All Automobiles Are
Invited to Enter Parade

Every owner and dealer OF auto
mobiles md trucks In invited to
Join In the big automobile and truck
parade In the intercat OF good ronds.
Parade Will form around the lnke
at BYRD Park promptly Mt 8.I5
o'clock tomorrow Wednesday
evening.
Decorate your chr or truck md
Join the parade.
"Heip lift Virginia out of the
mud"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
TRANSFERS SECOND DIVISION
Famous Marine Command Returned BY
War Department 10 Navy's
Jurisdiction.

! WASHINGTON. August IL Return
OF the marine brigade Of the famous
the Navy Department took place here
today without fofmality. the officials
and men being "released" from the
The parade Of the brigade here to-
morrow, therefore, will be essentially
anytnair Of the marine corps.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
LENINE IS REPORTED ABOUT
TO QUIT SOVIET LEADERSHIP
(By Associated Press.)

COPENHAGEN, August 11.-Premier
tire from the head OF the Bolshevist
government. according to- dispatches
from Helsingfors quoting Russian re-
ports.
i Strikes arc reported to be raging
everywhere In Bolshevist controlled
territory. One hundred and nifty strike
leaders were said to have been exc
outed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12

WASHINGTON. August 11.-Secre-
tary Redheld today appointed Garland
OF census for tho Second District OF
Virginia. n,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20
WOMAN TO ORGANIZE
RELIEF In CZECHO.SLOVAKlA
CBy Associated Press.)

Paris. France May 20.-A woman
has been entrusted with the big task
OF organizing and administering re-
lief work in one OF Europes new
states--Czecho-S -Slovakia
Lady Muriel Paget, an English
woman whose devotion to the Czechc-
Slovak cause is we'll known, arrived
here from Prague today after a
months tour of the new republic, and
outlined to the Associated Press COR
respondent her scheme for the -elief
OF that country. Her plan, which has
the approval of the Czecho-Slovak
authorities. is to enlist body of able
and willing social workers to train
the women of Czecho- Slovakia in So
cial welfare work. Her ambition Is
to interest patriotic Czech women in
America in the welfare of their native
land.
There are roughly five million peo-
pie in Czecho-Slovakia today who
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20

claim to reelection, and to assist him
in making overwhelming his victory
over those who would compass his de-S
feat.
It is seldom that those who circus
late "rumors' about an official not
being a candidate for reelection ac-
lively enter the field themselves The
rumor is intended to make such head
way that the official aimed at will be
persuaded the country is against him
and drop out. n that happens then
the rumor starters and rum0r push-
ers jump In and scrap for the place '
but II the official, In consciousness or
duty well performed, sure of the con-
| fldence and trust OF his constituency
end firm in his convictions Of his duty
to keep on until he has accomplished
the thing he is doing for them, defiesS
the rumor and makes the race hot Or
even mildly warm, then those rum0rl
starters and rumor pushers slip out
into the darkness and declare that
pressure of business" or some such
other thing like that, requires them
TO forego the pleasure of complying
with the demand Of many friends that
they be candidate, etc, etc.
When Congressman Herbert VI
Drane, of the first Florida district de-.
cldes to retire from the place where
he is serving the people as they would
have him, he will give announcement
to that decision over his Signature
ike the man he is. In the meantime
and until then
In the face of all rumors and ths
attempts to have him retire, we take
pleasure In announcing
For reelection to Congress. Firs
Florida district, Hon Herbert J
Drane, Of Lakeland Tampa Tria
, hune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20
WORK IN PARIS
FOR EVERY BODY

Paris. May 2O-There is work rlghs
,ou, in France for every mar VINO
,vorts TO work. according to N. Cla
ro;,1a Minister of Public Works VINO
told an Associated Press representa-
tive TODAY that the lack of labor alone
is holding back some of the importan'
ruhlic work for which material was
assembled while the war was gong
en-.
Besides the immnese task Of re
,,,;,d;ng northern France NJ Ga
veille pointed out the following pro
ioots which will be executed as soon
~ N labor can be found: TIE en-
,orgement of the canal from the hhine
70 the Rhone to give Alsace better
o,,tlat for her products to eentral
1,,.rco and 10 the Mediterranean; eX-
...s;or of several other canals; en-
,a.oement and improvement OF the
narts of Algiers, Marseilles and Bres'
n,itb : the extension of railroad lines
leading to those ports; the building
os water power plants of several nun
dred thousand horse power in the
Aims. the Pyrenees and around th'
central plateau to furnish electric
mower to railroads and lighting cur.
rent to cities, including Paris th'
levelling of the wall Of Paris; th'
extension of the Paris sn6Ways ln''
tho suburbs as soon, as the fortifica'
tious have disappeared; and eVan.a
s,,v. rhe digging of the tunnel 'ndel
the English Channel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20
PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS REPEAL
WAR TINE PROHIBITION, RETURN
Of RAILROADS, TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE
Lines To PRIVATE OWNERS AND
ENACTMENT SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT

have just enough to keep body and
soul together" Lady Muriel said.
Against these, who may be described
as the rural population, there are
100000 who are below the line of
bare existence. They are, broadly
speaking, the industrial and mining
population.
Food, most of it from America is
now coming into the country through
1riest at the rate of about a hundred
carloads a day; yet 100000 people in
eastern Slovakia are starving. and
even in the better situated parts the
-four ration is only 3 pounds a head
per month.
Lady Murriel explained how this
situation is utilized by the Magyars II
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20

sign. For instance elimination OF
laclngs and eyelets in trousers saved
1900 900 and redesigning Of the
coat cut the cost OF these garments
S5,000,000 Expert cutting reduced the
consumption CT cloth $4,000 of yard
and saved 100000 yards on the to-
tai order Cotton textiles produced
for the army would furnish a strip
three feet wide and of sufficient
length to wrap Is layers aroun1 the
equator.
Innovations resulting from short
ages in material included substitution
o! American dyes for the German pro
duct and the use of vegetable "ivory
! IL button making.
The activities of the quartermastcl
corps (afterward taken over largel!
by the bureau of purchase, storags
and supply, included also the fur
nishing of hats, shoes, boots, fuel, oil
paints tools harness and barnes:
equipment and even music PTomi
nent composers volunteered for th'
work of selecting balanced ration
of Jazz and more restrained orches
trations for the army bands.
To give the American aviator th'
surest fuel possible, the department
took over every drop of "257 degree
fighting naptha" and confined It's u.s.
to the service planes actually on tn
front.
Conservation of shipping space re
suited in the revolutionlzing Of pack
ing methods. Clothing was compresse
into bales, shoes shipped in bags an
trucks were dissembled and Grated
The New York baling plant, aceohr
ing to the report, saved the govern
| ment s55,0OOO00 in tonnage expendl
: lures N&
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20
AMERICAN SOLDIERS 4,
GAINED IN WEIGHT AVER.
AGE OF ~ POUNDS
In Spanish.American War Days the
Average Was the Other Way With
Each Man 22 Pounds Lighter
ut His Discharge

Washington, May 20 Soldiers
who fought against Spain in 1898 lost
in weight on an average OF % pounds
each: the average American soldier
al the end of the lighting in 1918
weighed IL pounds more than ne did
when the selective service act or his
own volition brought him into the
army
Thus the success won by the army's
subsistence branch in the great war
Is epitomized in chapters of the Off
cial war material" history made pub
lie today by the war department.
The food problem of an army oi
an army of 1900, 900 Americans is
yisualized in the history by consider
ing the force as single man and the
entire war period as one dinner hour
Articles comprised in the army ra'
ton assumed these tremendous TO-
tails:
Roast beef. S00,O00O00 pounds ba
/ con $50 100000 pounds; -four (hreadI
| / 600 100000 pounds; butter 1850
/ 600: oleomargarine. 100000 baket
beans 15O,OOO.OOO pounds; potatoe
! 4S70OO. 900 pounds; onions, 40OOO'OO'
pounds: corn. beans and peas, 15O'
GOO. 900 cans; tomatoes 100000
cans; prunes; peaches and apples (fo
dessert) 1O7,OOO.OOO cans; sugar, S5O'
900 .OO9 pounds; coffee, 100000
rounds; evaporated milk 2OO.eOO'0O
cans.
The bill for this meal anlc unite
to s727.0OO.OOO to December 1. 1915
| the per capita cost having risen froi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20
(By Associated Press')

Washington, May 20.-The receipt
Of the Presidents message caple0
from Paris was the principal feature
Of the second days session Of the ne"
Congress. The message was read sep
arately by the Senate and HOUSE
clerks without a joint session
Actual work on Legislation III the
House began today with the meetlhs
Of the appropriations comm'''ee'
stems were taken toward Senate com
mittee work, also a meeting OF vhe
appropriations committee. The 'nltiai
meeting of the conference colnm2''ee
on committees is being scheduled
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20
AUSTRALIAN
LOST AT SEA,
NO WORD from
HIM BRINGS
CRAVE DOUBTS
BELIEVED HI CAME TO GRIEF
SOON AFTER STARTING. BAD
WEATHER MAKES SEARCHING
IMPOSSIBLE
(By Associated Press,)

London, May 20,-11 a, m. The
weather was so bad off the Irish coast
the airpianes ordered to search for
Hawkers machine were unable to fly.
Strong winds. rain and fog during he
night All communication centers in
London are silent as to news from
Hawker and Grieve. Even rumors
which prevailed yesterday and last
night have died out.
The opinion in admiralty circles Is
that Hawker came to grief soon after,
starting 1t is pointed out that he
almost certainly would have sent a
farewell message before getting out
of radio range had an accident not b.
fallen him in the meantime.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20
MAJOR HOUGE DIED OF Flu
(Ry Associated .Press.l

Sydney, Australia, Mya 20.--Major
Oliver Hogue' of Sydney, the man who
is generally credited with having
first given publicity to the name "An-
zac" is dead. He was himself an An
zac. After having come through the
Gallipoli campaign and the Palestine
campaign without scratch, he died
OF influenza In London early in
March, When the war began Major
Hogue was a newspaper man, being
on the staff of the Sydney Morning
Herald
During the Gallipoli campaign Nal
or Hogue wrote for his paper ac.
counts of the ill-starred efforts to
take Constantinople in which he ap-
piled the code word "Anzac' (Austra-
liam and New Zealand Army Corps)
to the soldier from the South aPcific !.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20
REVISION Of
WAR TAXES
IS URGED
10 DISCUSSION OF PEACE CON.
FERENCE As HE DEEMED 1T
PREMATURE TO DISCUSS SAME
(By Associated Press.)


Washington, May 20.--The Presi-
dents message recommended the re-
peal of wartime prohibition laws AS
TAR as it applies to wine and beer
only.
The President also announced def
nitely that railroad systems, tele-
graph and telephone lines be returned
to private ownership, the railroads at
the end of the calendar year.
The message urged the revision OF
war taxes particularly to abolish the
manufacturers and retail sales excis-
es and outlined generally a program
respecting labor.
The President again urged enact
ment of the woman suffrage constltu
tional amendment and recommended
that the tariff laws be supplied with
teeth to protect American industry
against foreign attack. He spoke FOL
legislation to facilitate American en-
terprise through shipping expansion
and backed Secretary Lane s program
for land for the returning soldiers.
Of the Paris peace conference ah'
the League of Nations the Pres'den
merely said it would be premature u
discuss them or express judgment
He also avoided discussion of domes
tic legislation at length because o
his long absence from Washington
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-20
FOR CONGRESS, II. J. DRANE

There is the usual amount OF oolft
zeal hot air being loosed at this leg
islative session in Tallahassee' and
this means that the wind is full OF
lumors of the candidacy of this man
and the report that that man is not
going to be candidate for re-elec-
ton. The percentage is largely in
favor, in both cases, OF the wish
which is father to the thought
1t is interesting to trace the history
OF past legislative sessions and to
read therefrom the fact that few II
any, political states made in Talla
hassee get before the people whole,
and fewer pass through an election
without being smashed
Indeed, II is still more significant
that the birth of political boom IN
Tallahassee means its early death a.
home, for the people at hcme recall
that after all they have sent their
senators and representatives there to
legislate for the good of the Stale and
not to logroll for political prefer
ment.
1t was "rumored at Tallahassee
that the congressman from this dis
trict, Hon. Herbert j Drane, who has
faithfully and well served his con
stituency, and who is growing stron'
ger every day there, will not be q
candidate for reelection. The Tribuna
has taken interest in Mr.. Drane tt
set at defiance this rumor and rrovt
II to be but the father to the thought
in some who would aspire, withou
lust cause, to have the field for them
selves.
Mr.. Drane will be candidate Il
succeed himself for second term Hi
telegram to the Tribune, printed ol
the first page this morning, kills al
rumors to the contrary. The Tribune
which has ever been his friend, will
certainly do all it can to sustain hi