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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
THE NATIONAL DEBT
: Is q BILLIONS
Prior to World War It Was
Less Than One Billion Dol
lara
INTEREST IS ENORMOUS
Amounts to q Sum Almost
EQUAL to Total Annual Pre-
War Expenses of Govern.
ment.

Washington, April A--Governnsntai
axpendltures during the fiscal year
1921, funds for which the incoming
congress must appropriate. wiil exceea
81, 500, 900. 900. said Representative Gooo'
of Iowa. chairman Of tho house appro-
uriarioDs committee in . formal state
ment today on the condition OF the gov
ernment's finances.
..If we assume that both the military
and naval program Will Do greatly re-
duccd. and that our standing army wiIi
be limited to 100000" said Mr.. Good.
sit will require rather strict economy
to bring the regular annual supply hiiis
under S2fseoeO.0o0 To this must be
added the permanent ana Indefinite ap-
preparations Of approximately *1'eso'-
0oO. 900. or a grand total OF more imam
81, soc, 200. 600. necessary for the various
government activities
The United states never win return
tc pre-wAr government expenditures
Chairman Good declared
Here are his reasons:
Before the war our national debt was
less than $1,000. 100000. July 1 Will
and us with n national debt OF about
sa4 900. 900, 900. From the close OF the
civil war until 1919 our annual ex-
penditures never exceed 3l.lso, ooe ooo
For the ascal year ending July 80. 1921,
tho interest on our Ecbt alone Will
amount to moro than l.oso.eeo.ooo,
sum almost equal to the total annual
,xpen.es Of the government prior to
1915"
A tanuIation OF appropriations made
~ congress during the war and avaii-
able up to June 80. 1890. Mr.. Good said.
owed a total Of $A7. 9.s3a.s6aTs. Hc
added:
.@lh. revenue to meet these extraor-
binary expenses must come from Gus
toms receipts. income and other taxeas
the sais Of bonds and war savings
tampa. OF this 3ts,s57,s7s.bo3te Is de-
rived through customs receipts and in
come and other taxes. while $2s.Sss..
ss4,4sss. Is raised from the sale OF
bonds. notes snd war saings stamps.
TIVE aggregate Receipts frcm these
sources total 34s,54G777. s6as2.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
Ukrania Asks for
Full Recognition

Paris, April s4---The Tkranian
delegation, duly qualified to rep
resent the new republic. made de-
mand today for Immediate admit
lance to the peace conference
The note addressed TO ths con-
ference read:
THE UkranfAn people law
every right to self organization.
and can In no way be subjected to
the power OF an alien constitu.
ton. The recognition Of Ckrai-
MIA ~ an independent state Is ab-
soiuteiy necessary to enable her
TO resist her aggressors and re-,
store order In the country desas-
tated by the war.
ut In obvious that IL Il fails
70 carry this point, government
wishing to have diplomatic. finan-
cial and commercial relations
with the other states will meet
with great difficulties
THE delayed settlement Of this
very serious question Is weaken
Ing the strength of the country.
THAT is why the Ukrainian
delegation demands in the name
of It's government the admission
of its members to the peace con-
fere nee and the immediate recog-
milton Of the ukrainian republic
as an independent and sovereign
state"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
SHOWS INJUSTICE
COURT MhifIih{
Striking Illustrations Come
From Records in French
Trials Of Recent Date.
FOR TRIVIAL CAUSES
| Men Are Detained in Prison
and Embarrassed on Whims
Of Officers and Superiors in
Rank.
FOR TRIVIAL CAUSES
nv yABonH Hrprx.

Paris, April "A case striK-
ingiy illustrating to what lengths
military injustice can go has just
come to my notice. For months
the ears of Americans in Paris
have been filled with reports OF
unjustifiabie sternness exercised at
American court-martiaL II q small
fraction Of these reports are true.
then. according to tho consensus OF
Americans here not only general
revision of all court-martial cases
during the war but a congressional
Investigation into the long line OF
official plumbers will be necessary.
In order TO save my friends family
from worry. refrain from using his
name but I have known him since
infancy His record hitherto has been
perfect.
Commissioned a first lieutenant avta-
tor and stationed in Central France, he
received last Christmas a two weeks
permit to visit Paris and Nice. The
stay at either place. He arrived in
Paris Christmas day and registered
with the provost-marshai,
Owing TO the unusual holiday traf~
fc he was unable to find accommoda-
tton In a Rivera train on the first day,
30 ha stayed over until the next. While
he and some other Americans were
puytuK CikaiSttES XII IotIiHioEhAS
store they were suddenly surrounded
by a squad Of military police who ex-
amfned every mans papers and, on the
assertion taat his Paris leave had ex~
Fired the previous day, arrested tho
aviator and hauled him before the
Judge advocate who preferred charges.
The aviator thereupon was cohrned
to q hotel room where he was COM
PEELED to pay the prevailing high prices
which soon exhausted his savings for
the vacation and souvenirs for his
family Unable to draw pay. being IN
der charges. and too proud to notify
his friends. he lived on one meal a day.
Three weeks OF enforced idleness were
gone before the trial was called. Moth
ing lie more demoraiizing than enforced
idleness in Paris
At the trial the defense was not
called. the whole case Ringing on the
technical meaning OF the aviator's pass.
After the trial the defendant was told
he was released from room arrest but
must report to the prcsost-rsarshal
dAity until the decision In his case was
published.
So he ioafed about In Paris four
weeks more He was allowed, however
to draw his pay which indicated the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
BREAD LINE CIT ANGEs TO
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

New York, April 3.---Despoudency
gave place to rejoicing tonight,
when New York's bread line was
suddenly converted into a thriving
and busy employment agency. The
customary number of down and
onts. sandwfched in among custom
ers who for one reason or another
were merely in temporary hard
luck. was waiting for the evening
hand-out at ~ Bowery. Presently
manager for a soap concern ap-
peared and asked for thirty-uine
men for various kinds OF jobs. He
was almost mobbed. When order
was restored II was found that
there were sixty-ninc men in the
line who were able and anxious to
take the offered jobs. A lottery
was suggested that all might have
equal chance. The second man to
draw n job-winntng slip Was an ex-
soldier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04

tAct that Il h alleged That Ho6Asal
omcers, said to have been DEPUTY Col
elctor G. Wallace Coleman and Onscsr
Stultx. Roanoke, Va, under some pre-
tense OF authority In searching Tor
liquor. opened . caskst which oon-
tained tho remains Of Robert =.
Chapman. = prominent citixen Of Nor
ton, Va. who had bsen travelling -
the representative Of the Winchester
Firearms company. He died In New
HAven, Conn. and his remains were
shipped from there TO Norton. Va.
The facts Are stated In IN article
IN tho Worid-Newa. OF Roanoke, which
has just been transmitted to me BY
the governor OF Virginia
Il felt that you would Be- Eiad 10
have this information SO that you
might take such action rs the xitua-
ton requires.
Very truly yours,
JOHN BARTON PAYNE.-
Mr.. Payne's letter to Governor Da-
viz; thanking him for writing TO Rrc.
hibitionys Commtssioner Peters. u -
follows:
Please accept my cordial thanks
stant. enclosing copy Of your letter
to DIR. Peters. which trust win be
OF substantial sorvice.
II want you to feel that n ID the
earnest desire. Of the director-gcneraI
TO cooperate with the state authori-
ties In the enforcement Of state laws.
and 1t has seemed to me that there
ought not to be any conflict between
the states and the railroad adminis-
tration. and we Will welcome any sug-
Ee4t IONS to thiH end. $500 $50. :
II note with interest the newspaper
clipping as to opening Of the casket
containing the remains Of Robert r.
Chapman. have written To the at
sorney general az per attached copy.
and have also written 20 the general
railroad asking for q specific report.
With great respect / am,
''YOurs very truly,
JOHN BARTON. PAYNE.
General Counsel United Statcs r. r.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
BIG BOLShty|SI
ARMY IS CAPTURED

london. April 3-(via British Wire
&s,--By taking the town of viadi-
kaviz, In the Caucasus, General
Shkurosf troops have accounted for al
most tho whole of Bolshevist army
of 100, o0o men. II Was announced to-
day In an official statement coevrinr
operations In the Caucasus Vladi-
kavkiz was captured January IS. and
with it fell enormous quantities of
materials
More than So,eee soldiers OF tho
Bilshevtst army are said to have been
captured, while many thousand were
killed or wounded and the remainder
scattered The loot included thirty
army trains, two hundred big guns.
more than $50 machine guns. sanitary
trains, one hundred locomotives and
several thousand railway carriages and
wagons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04

Paris April 3.President Wilson expected to define his
and Americas stand the conference time within
the next few days, possibly before tho week liz
Acceptance of that stand ly the other powers
that the final formation of treaty of possibe reje
ton, it is feared may result the dissolution of peace
conference and in that the American peace delegation
proposes to give the fullest publicity everything that has
been said and DONE to let the world judge for itself What
forces responsible for the failure Of the conclave
Nine days have elapsed with the big four in almost
nua session. making the most strenuous efforts to get to-
gether Yet they have failed absolutely
any of the biggest points under discussion 81
1t is admitted that sharp differences among the big four
have been increasing rather than diminishing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
UNCLE SANS navy
" READY 70 start :
ANYTHING GOING
Allies Got Everything
They Asked for, and
Could Have Had More
CHARGES DENIED
Acting Secretary Roose-
welt Makes Statement
of Condition of the
Several Fleets.
CHARGES DENIED

washington. April 4--Charges By
Captain W. II Stayton. national
secretary Of the National Marine
league, that the navy was unpre-
pared for the war. that only hve
first-class A M r i C battleships
were abroad before the armisttce
was signed, were categoricsliy de-
y .nied today by. Acting Secretary OF
the Navy Roosevelt a. ',''
Mr. Roosevelt said:
1T liz Of course true that at the
beginning of the war we had. say
about 10000 men and officers and
about $4,000 In the marine corps.
but that WAS because the numbers
were SO limited by law. When we
entered the war we got from con-
gress what was wanted and at the
time OF the signing of the armistioe
we had probably 100000 officers
and men in the navy
AS a matter of fact. the war so
far as the navy was concerned, was
conducted according to methods
agreed on by the United States and
the associated nations and what
was demanded was furnished fully
and freely"
It has been known for years that
congress almost invariably cut In hall
the recommendations Of the navy ex-
perts even when they emanated from
the general naval board Of which Ad-
miral Dewey was chairman.
As to the charge that there were only
ave frst-class American battlerhips
abroad before the armistiec was signed
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
NINE SHIPS ABROAD.
The fact Is that there were nine
was signed Six of these were with
the high seet and three OF them vera
off the coast of Ireland Al
nrst five battieships were sent because
that was the number the associated
powers wanted after their conferences
here with the navy department Tina,
number was Increased to six and late,
three moro we're sent This additicr
was made when the danger from raid,
force in European waters should be In
creased
Tho records OF the navy department,
contradict the statement that the At
lantic heet was rushed abroad after
the armistice and rushed back in q
way for the admiration Of
the people.
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
The Atlantic fleet was not rushed
abroad after the signing of the arnnis-
tice. Only ono battieship, the Pennsyi-
cania. went over after that event and
Ner ~ ssion was TO escort President
wilson"
IL - admitted a. stated by Captain
Stayton that Ave and six-tnch guns
were taken from warships TO arm mer-
chant ships during the hrst rush OF
getting into action Officially II Ia de-
ciAred In reply to this statement:
NAVY WAS PREPARED.
rhts does not show that the navy
was unprerared. As matter Of fact
the gums of that class cou1d very wei;
be spared to expedite the protection OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
S0IDIERS IN VIENNA
WOULD UNITE WITH KEDs

fCooenhAgsn. April 3-The day
|bkOuxht reports from various sources
|sAox1ng 4 spread OF Bolsheyist agt-
|skiisn and actual Boishevist out
|l&eaks In spheres not hitherto affect
IN ~ teh movement A mass raeea-
knw of soldiers In Vienna unanimously
|a6wopted . resolution urging THAI
|Auseria unite with Lenine and Bella
|Iknn - an ally Of the Reds
n norway the precarious labor
s1gnattou took 4 new turn with the
1Drs1ation OF soldiers and ~orkmen's
buncils. Thousands of Norwegian
|&erkArs announced THAR refusal tn
1872 contracts.
u ~ official statement issued at
Rene announced the landing OF
(2aalian marines 1T Adalia. Asia Minor.
|fn restore order after IN outbreak
|&nd Outrages by convicts and deser-
B al johannesburg the chief COM
|na alc1nl city Of tho union of South
AfrlcA, the Bolshevist agitation and
|SRrfkas have been renewed. and
k6tr5Aofu AAvs seixcd the municipal
TaSksu = bsing swept By . Boil
&hey1et wavA The cry of Turkey
|fby tie Turks. has been raised how
ver. which shows the movement Is
~ fnr atill along nationalist lines
|&nu1Dr has It that Envar Parsa the
6SEman ex-minister OF war, Ia re-
3arn1Ag with large Boishevist army
- III the allies. There Is also
|fatk0< ! movement TO externinate all
|C6rl1elan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
President Wilson Expected to Define
Position of the United States Posi-
by Before Next Monday
Is Urged to Make Position Of America Known al
Once, and to Stick To 1t to the End Of Nego-
tiaticns s
FRANCE PRESENTS FINANCIAL DRAFT .

3The Main
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aega a was sod
the
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and different delegations a text.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
Marcus Kellerman
Is Hit Of Big Show
More Than xhRrca Honnws With
Joseph Whitcmore, Mrs Mercer
and Mira. HudgfnA

The thirty-five hundred music
lovers who journeyed out TO tho city
auditorium last night to hear the
first of the monthly concerts by the
Richmond community chorus were
amply repaid for their time and
trouble. Real money has been paid
for far worse entertainment
The program. which WAS u lengthy
hour and forty-fiye minutes affair.
was replete with features and not
only the scloists and quartette, but
the huge chorus of singers as well.
came In for generous and at ttmes.
applause.
Marcus KeiIerman. popular BARI
tone and baSso. was tho great big
hit of the evening The vast audience
which. had II not been for = misun-
Outstanding about tickets Of admis-
sion. would have the big building to
over f1owing. could not get enough al
the big, CHEEKY singer.
Mr.. Kellerman rccsived IN evasion
upon his first appearance. and the
inx the close OF his rendition OF ION
the Road to MAndelay.~ II cootinued
uninterruptedty after he had taken
his seat and became % inststant that
he was compelled to respond - An
encore
For his second number. he gayo
an intensely dramatic and gripping
rendition OF The Hanging OF Danny
Deever," by Rudyard Kipling. and set
to- music by Walter DAmrosch. MIR.
Kellerman prcfAced tho number with
brief history Of Danny DeeveTs
crime for which ne was hanged fol-
lowing trial by courtmarsiaL
Shepherd Webb wAss at the piano
and he utilized the keys OF massive
grand instrument to bring out In
pronounced realism the buglc. funeral
march and a cockney two-step. The
c.Ivcd following this number lit rally
shook the raftcrs of the auditorium.
The quartette Of the First Baptist
church choir was close contender
for first honors. The four singers--
Mrs. Walter o Mercer. soprano: Mrs.
Robert Hudgins, alto: Joseph White
more. tenor, and Marcus kelferman,
basso, scored one of the big hits OF
the evening. Their opening number
was Water Lilies" by Linder. which
was 10 well received that they were
foced to take an encore. rendering
"OId Black joe" Further down on the
proRram they sang Carry Me Back 70
Virginia by Joseph biaiits. q 77S7-
Mr.. Whittemore's tenor solo. God
He With Our Boys Tonight" by San
derson. was well received and he. too.
was compelled to take an encore.
singing a number not programmed,
but equally a. pleasing.
Several OF the selections Of the
chorus wore reminiscent Of the Billy
Sunday campaign. 6ome Of the songs
made famous by the visit To- Rich
mond Of the evangelist and his party
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
Safe and Sane Element Of Huns Fear
Trouble Anew May Follow Meeting
Of Soviet Council Tuesday
Government Prepares for Emergency and There
Is Talk Of Energetic Counter Measures for
Sunnression of Possible Disorder.
By T. H. GREENWAL1.
rIu.ve Gable by Universal Service and the London Daily

Berlin April Thy Radio via London Germany Is ON
Ma brink Of precpice touch will send her into the
sbyss Of anarchy said highly placed Bavaran to me today
The safe and elements possessed with terrible
ar that touch will Tuesday when the Soviets
council meets The Spartacans have for weeks
shrsstaned renewal of their revolt for that day
There is much talk of energetic counter measures The
is be preparing for every emergency
naenaor desnsed and rdcued only few weeks ago,
looms as the man the hour who alone avert chaos
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04
strike In south Africa.

johannesburg. South Africa. April
., Strikes and, agstaticn. which had
been believed definitely suppressed.
have broken out anew. Strikers today
seixed the municipal plant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04

Bethlehem. Pa. April s--Barry Jones.
secretary of the Bethlehem steel cor
povntion ard subsidiary companies, died
suddenly al o'clock this evening OF
heart trouble. He war forty-fcur years
odd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04

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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10
FISCAL COURT.

The fiscal court has been in session
since Monday, with all the justices
present. Little business aside from
routine allowances of county claims
has been transacted. The county
levy was fixed at SO cents on the 500
worth of property, poll tax at $3.50,
school tax at 10 cents on the hundred
dollars and $1.00 poll tax. An order
was entered directing that no road
contract should be let by justice,
where the cost was more than $50,
until the same had been submitted for
the approval of the whole court.
County Clerk, Claude Blankenship
was appointed a committee to settle
with the sheriff. No definite plan
Tor road working was adopted. The
court will take up this question again
at a special meeting in February,
when it meets TO pass on the report
of the sheriff's settlement.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

Mrs. Q. c. Shanks celebrated her
9Sth birthday yesterday. She is still
enjoying good health, and may live
many years yet. Mrs. Shanks is the
widow of Col. Q. G. Shanks, deceased,
and who was a well-known and in
fiuental character in Ohio county
half century ago. He was contem-
porary of e. ID. Walker, w. +. Gregg
ry, II. ID. McHenry, j. c. Townsend
and others of the old group of promi-
nent Ohio countians. who have long
since gone to their reward.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

Roy Shuts. of RockpOrt. came 10
Hartford, Monday to testify as wit
ness in the case of another colored
man, charged with selling liquor
in prohibition territory, and while
patiently waiting for the case
to be called was himself arrested
on a charge of having liquor in his
possession for the purpose of sale.
He gave bond for his appearance in
county court next Monday.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

One measure of relief from un-
employment of the returned soldiers
will be obtained through the return
of many women from Office and fac
tory to domestic pursuits. Hun
dreds Of thousands Of women, during
the war were drawn from their homes
10 take places made vacant by men
called to the service. Not all of these
viii give mp their places, but a suff-
cient number OF them are expected to
do so TO materially moderate the con-
dition OF male employment.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

The Soy Bean Growers Associa-
ton will meet at Ed Barrass' Office
at 100 2. NJ. tomorrow. Ohio coun-
ty grew about five thousand bushels
of beans last season. and is report
ed to be the leading soy bean coun-
ty in the state. The Development
of this profitable farm industry is
largely due to the effort OF county
farm agent, BTOwder
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

Mr.. McAdoo's five. years govern
ment control of railroads seems to
have struck snag. The press of the
county with a few notable exceptions
has vetoed it, The tremendous sac
rifice at which the government has
operated the roads together with the
ineificiency Of such management
seems TO have firmly fixed the senti-
ment of the country against further
meddling by the government with the
railroads
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

The death OF Colonel Roosevelt
leaves the question of Republican
candidate for President still at sea.
1t is not believed that Mr.. Roosevelt
would himself have been candidate,
but it is agreed he would have been
a moving factor in the nomination of
a candidate, as we'll as in the writing
of a platform.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

An eleventh hour page ad cut into
our volume of local news this week
1t is to the credit of the Republican
as an advertising medium, that we
carry two whole page ads for enter
prising home merchants this week.
For the smaller volume of local news
we offer these bargain ads. that will
prove profitable both to our readers
and to ourselves.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

The wisdom of the Fiscal court in
retaining the county farm agent will
be commended by the most progress
sive farmers of the county. Mr.
Browder has proven himself eminent
ly capable of performing useful SER
vice, and his larger acquaintance with
our farmers and their needs will make
him more useful this season than
heretofore
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

MIR. Lum Coleman, of Bockport.
came in Tuesday to get his dog tag
MIR. Coleman was pretty warm against
the dog tag law, and said he had
decided to kill the dog rather than
buy the tag, as a protest against the
fool law, but his wife begged and the
children cried for the faithful dog,
until he suppressed his anger and
submitted to the injustice.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

A petition will be put in circula-
ton at once, requesting the fiscal
court to call an election, submitting
the question of commission form Of
government for the country. II is
believed the measure will carry by a
large majority. The election will be
held at the same time with the regu-
lar November election.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10

The Memphis Commercial Appeal,
Democratic to the core, hands this
well deserved rebuke to Postmaster
General Burleson. MIR. Burleson
does not cut an imposing figure TAX
ing over the cable lines as a war
measure after the war is over. Every
thing he has touched in an admins
trative way, he has bungled."