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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
Noted Speakers
To Tour Virginia

Rev. Or. David Hepburn. superin-
tcndent of the Anti Saloon League of
Virginia Is ARA agiug the itinerary
for number Of speakers of national
reputation who nave been engaged
to address the people Of Virginia in
he interest Of phohibition. Among
those for whom dates are being pre-
pared are: Hon John G. Woolley, L.
S. consul to Honolulu: George W.
Morgan, of Detroit, Dr. G. w. Ham
mond, of KENTUCKY: Dr. George NJ.
Swift. of Philadelphia; Congressman
w. d. Lpshaw and Or, Young. OF
Georgia aud DR.. Henry Greismer. of
Baltimore.
AS stated In The Nirginian ten days
ago. arrangements have been def
nitely made for the appearance here
Of "Pussyfoot" Johnson the noted
prohibition advocate. who is to make
. tour Of the country before his re-
turn 10 Europe N August The date
for Richmond will be either the nth
or 18th of June, the exact date to be
announced later.
Later it is expected Richmond
Pearson Hobson, and Daniel Morgan
Smith will be secured to make
speaking tour of The state.
Urgent appea!s for literature and
speakers are being received from for
etSn, countries, par IcuIdf emma anu
Mexico. Superintendent Hepburn
states. In China the fight for prohi-
| bltion has taken on a new aspect,
owing TO the removal TO that coun~
ny of a number OF large American
lreweries who have establish ed
them selves for business there and are
advertising that American beer will
lsc,Ire the opium hnoit.
| The Anti-Saloon league national
organizat ton has undertaken to sup
/ ply speakers for not less than 100
/ appointments in Virginia during the
year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
MOTION To QUAsH
I2s INDICTMENTS

Indianapolis. Ind May Motions
20 quash the federal indictments
against 125 miners and coal operators,
accused Of charging excessive prices
of coal were made and argued before
Judge A. Fl. Anderson. of the United
States court. this afternoon. The me-
fion attacks the Lever act, alleGi2 *
that it violates amendments four and
Eve of the constitution providing that
property cannot be confscated without
adequate compensation and assets
that the government has not made out
a case of excessive prices, as there was
no standard by which the prices could
be judged. Pleas in abatement filed
by the miners and the operators al
ready have been overruled by Judge
Anderson
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
tBy Universal servfce.p

Albany. y. Y, May World dis
armament is the substitute proposed
by the state Democratic organization
TOR the league Of nations Dominated
by Tammany Hall. the delegates and
alternates to the national convention
refused to endorse President Wilson'S
administration. and ignored the peace
treaty. the league OF nations and the
prohibition question. Governor Smith
vas elected chairman Of the delega-
ton.
The delegation will go west pledged
as a unit to fight to have certain plan *
inserted in the platform. They are:
First--A demand for the disarma-
nent Of the world.
Second-The program embodied IN
Governor Smiths welfare legislation
including the eight~hour day. living
wage for women and Children. pro-
hihition against women and chudfen
working at night and a constitutional
amendment prohibiting child albor.
Mayor George r. Lunu. Of Science
tady. and Samuel s. Seabury, former
candidate for governor. led the fight
to force recognition Of the Wilson aid
rninistratIon. the league OF nations ana
national prohibition.
Charles = Murphy. leader Of Tam
many Hall, watched conteutedly while
hia followers ironed out the efforts
to put the delegation hack OF the
president lie heard them smother a
resolution offered by Mr.. Scabury
which would have placed the Demo
Gratis of New York squareiy in sup
port of the eighteenth amendment.
The delegates adopted without hest-
tation the recommendation Of the
platform committee that the party
candidate for the White House shall
be committed to fight to disarm the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
SAY EDWARDS NOT
BOOZE CANDIDATE
Try Universal s~rvsce.i

New York. May T,-C5overnor Ed
ward !. Edwards, Of New Jersey. will
make his campaign for the Democratic
presidential nomination not as wet"
candidate, but a business man and
an advocate of personal liberty, II was
asserted today ny walter w. Vck.
manager OF the Edwards headquarters
at the Hotel Manhattan.
THE governor will not run as a
Booze cand date" said Mr.. Wick. who
opened the headquarters yesterday,
when Governor Edwards candidacy
was formally announced despite his
lwell-known stand upon tho matter OF
"a liberal Interpretation OF the eight
'eenth amendment
1T is as an advocate OF personal
liberty in general and not specifically
as applied to the liquor question that
the governor will seek the omiation,
He well known as an able business
man and will stand on his record as
governor Of View Jersey and as its for
mer comptroller"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
New York Democrats to Substitute
Disarmament for League of Nations

world despite the warning OF Sea-
bury that this plan will be ridiculed
by the entire country within forty
eight hours"
The world must disarm or the
world will starve," declared Bourke
Cochran, chairman of the platform
committee. He added that neither
partial disarmament nor promise of
future disar mament would serve to
avert disaster.
Every paid OF hands and every
remaining dollar Of capital in the
world must be enlisted Immediately
and actively in productive industry,
none diverted 10 war OF preparations
for war" he said We urge the
Democracy OF the nation when it as
sembies at San Francisco to declare
in its platform that Democratic
administration will willingly extend
all the aid this nation can afford To
countries which have been devasta ted
by war subject, however. to one con-
dition which can never be waived or
modified No country can obtain our
assistance until it shall have shown
that it is determined to employ every
dollar 81 its own resources in re-
storing its Industry"
Mayor Lunn charged the confer
ence with lodging the material issues
To run wild goose chase after ideal
isms. He paid glowing tribute to
President Wilson and caused Mr..
Cochran TO retort:
u certainly commend wilson's part
in trying TO save civilization up to
the day he started for Europe"
Mr.. Cockron declared that the
league OF nations can never become
n fact until the membership of the
senate is changed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
SHORTAGE Of OLD
CLOTHES REPORTED

New York, May Poor people
who depend upon the Salvation Army
to supply them with clothing from
stocks OF cast-or garments donated
TO the Army by more well-to-do
families, have been hard hit by the
wave OF economy which has started
the fashion OF wearing ones old
clothes to help reduce the cost Of
living.
This was made clear today when
Major Henry Urschell Of the Saliva
ton Army stated that since January
]. the Army's canvassers had been
given but one suit for every IS suits
donted last year during the CORES
ponding period. For every article
OF clothing received there have been
thirty applicants. he declared
'tIfousa to house canvassers re-
veal that there is virtually no dis
carded clothiny-that people are
wearing suits and coats Just as long
as there is thread remaining TO
hold tho garments together" said
Major Urschell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
OXFORD BANK MUST
SURRENDER FUND

In an opinion handed down yester-
day. the United States circuit court OF
appeals reaffirTns its former decision
reversing the decree of the district
court at Raleigh. y. G, in the suit Of
Old Dominion Trust company VS.. First
National Bank of Oxford. :, C, Hob
good. sheriff of Greenville county. n
C., and J. II. Gooch. administrator II
the estate of w II. Gooch. deceased.
The suit was brought by the Old
Dominion Trust company as curator
OF the estate OF W. H Gooch, Of
Clarksville, Va who died iutestate
November Ia 1915. one month after
he had married. and was for the col
lection Of assets Of the estate held
by the North Carolina bank, and to
prevent the levy of taxes by the Caro-
lima authorities on that particular
fund, The bank resisted the surren-
der of the fund, and raised the question
OF the right of an administrator APP
pointed in one state to sue in the
courts of another sovereignty.
The lower court sustained the con-
.tention and dismissed the bill. on APP
peal. the circuit court reversed the de-
.cision. holding that the general rutc
that an executor. or administrator, in
his representative capacity cannot
MAINTAIN an action in the courts Of
lany sovereignty other than that under
whose laws he is appointed, without
ieht2ipiHS letters in the state where ac-
tjon is brought, is modified when the
cause of action declared upon by the
foreign executor. or administrators. is
one which involves the assertion of
his own right, rather than one of the
deceased, or which has accrued directly
to him through his contract or trans
action and was not originally an
asset of the estate in his charge
The case was argued on application
for rehearing January s. OF this wear
by :. S. Z. Patteson and Fl. NJ. Smith
Jr- attorneys for Old Dominion Trust
company. and by Wyndham r. Mer.-
dith and r. r Hicks for the appclees
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
Polly Prim Is Big
Broadway Show

Neither Ziegfeld's Follies nor. the
Winter Garden has anything on
Poly Prim, the Belle of Spotless
Town, The overflow crowd at the
strand last night recognized that
fact in almost constant applause, and
the performers, all to the manner
horn. har as much enjoyment as any
one.
The show is so pretentious that
some one will have to coin new
NJ - 70 express appreciation of the
splendid panoramic symphony OF
notion 1t is ballet of the first
water. and the most astonishing part
of the whole thing is, how did the
producers succeed in getting so
many graceful nymphs from the
population OF staid and dignified old
Richmond.
Tots of three years to maidens of
perhaps twenty-five (not over) are
all there, Each and every one" as
the spleler might say, is soloist. A
sweet little bud, of about four years,
weighing not over fifty pounds, gave
one of the most artistic toe dances
ever seen here. No one at the Win
ter Garden could have done half as
we'll. And she carried a smile that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
CONCRETTNG Is NEAR END
ON CHAMBERLAYNE AVENUE

Completion of the paving of Cham
berlayre avenue from Lomhardy
street to the Brookland Park boule-
ward was completed yesterday by
Contractor Henley The paving will
have to stand twenty-one days before
heavy traffic can be turned on to IL.
The work has been delayed repeat
eddy on account of railroads inability
to deliver cement and gravel
promptly "-''~''' ~ .''~ro~' -'- ''a-.''---
Work of paving Semmes avenue,
leading to Forest Hill park, is also
being done by Contractor Henley.
The work on the southern end has
Also been held on account of failure
to receive prompt delivery OF ce-
ment and gracel..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
Ask Legislature to Limit Levies by
Counties and Cities of Taxes on Lands

A resolution requesting the next
general assembly to pass a law fixing
uniform rate Of taxation to be levied
on lands by the counties and cities of
the state, was presented by w. t.
Paxton, of Beuna Vista, at the after
noon session of the Virginia land as
SCISSORS yesterday. The erect of such
a law, Mr.. Paxton explained. would
be to compel those localities where
the assessment of lands is unjusti-
fiably low, to increase their valua-
tions, for the reason that they could
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
Old Building is Com
plete Loss-No One Is
Injured
FIRE ORIGINATES
ON THIRD FLOOR
Session is Terminated
and Work of Recon
struchon Will Be Start
ed at Once

Blackstone. Va. May THE Ola
building OF the Blackstone College
for Girls was totally destroyed pS
fire here this evening.
All of the girls are safe and oelng
cared for in the homes or the
blackstone people. The new build
ing and nearly all OF the furniture
were saved
Work will begin at once to re
build on a larger and more up 10
date scale The property loss Is es-
timated at about 100000, partly
covered by insurance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
SUGAR is SOLD TO NEEDY
CITIZENS AT CITY HAIL

r. A second lot of sugar was sold to
aged, infirm. sick people and infants
yesterday morning at room 21s, City
Hall, by the women's committee head
ed by Mrs. Georgia May Jobson
Only those able to prove that they
were actually In need OF sugar were
allowed to buy a pound lot. The sup
ply was far below the demand and
was quickly distributed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
MOTHERS CLUBS TAG DAY
HELD on STREETS TODA

Tag day for the Federation of
Mothers clubs will be held today.
Headquarters will be in Murphy's
hotel pariurs IN the annex Proce eds
VIII be used for child welfare work in
hospitals, fresh-air camp for sick
children near Forest Hill and the coll
ored camp near Fulton. Annual SER
mon for Mothers Day will be preached
at All Saints church Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock by the Rev. J. Y. Down
mi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08

Paris. May THE statement
that the preliminary plot for the
present Mexican revolution was
Matched in Paris. was made to Uni
versal Service today by high OFF,
fetal of the Mexican embassy here
who added that the whole secret
plan was known in advance by
President Carranza- The Mexican
president. however. it IS averred. re-
fused to heed the urgent warnings
Of his ambassador to France, Senior
PAM. that the whole Of Mexico
would hafire into revolt as soon as
the presidential campaign opened.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
PLAN To NAME THE
NEXT PRESIDENT
To Have Man Elected
Who is Not Eligible b
Hold Position
WHO COULD HAVE
BEEN DEPOSED
Report That Plot for the
Present Revolution Was
II a t C h e d Up In
Paris

Douglas. Ariz.. May 7.--Ignacio
Soto general manager of the In
ternational Commission Conn any,
vas taken into custody today,
charged with conspiracy against the
United States. 1t was alleged he at
tempted to ship $4,000 rounds of
ammunition to the Sonora rebels In
Northern Mexico.
Soto furnished $1,000 bond to-
night and his preliminary hearing
was set for May ~, before United
States Commissioner II. c. Cham
hers. OF Douglas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
WALL FALLS ON MAN:
CARRIED TO HOSPITAL.

Injured by the falling of walls at
the Liggett and Myers buildings. Sixth
and Canal streets. yesterday morn
ing, James Massey, colored was
taken to the Retreat for the Sick for
treatment. There is considerable ex
cavation going on AT this point, and it
was due to this that the wall coll
lapsed. No other persons were re-
ported injured
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
FORMER TURKISH WAR
MINISTER IN RUSSIA
By KARL RI. WOW wTEGAND.
niverxnI Service staff Correspondent

Berlin, May 6.~-News dispatches from
Moscow TO the German press today
confirm my exclusive cable to Univer
sal Service fortnight ago to the eff
feet that Enver Pasha, the former
Turkish war minister and leader of
the Young Turks, has arrived in the
capital of Soviet Russia.
The dispatches state that Enver is
placing himself at the head of the
Turkish nationalist movement
From supplementary information re
ceived by private sources here II ap-
pears that Envers brother. Nourt
pasha. has moved into Baku at the
head of his troops, together with
soviet forces
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
BIG INCREASE IN
YEARS BIRTH RATE

London. May T.--As after all pre-
cious wars. nature appears to be again
busy restoring the population Of Eu-
ropean countries to normal and coun-
fNrbaiancing the excess OF women
caused by the wars human losses. The
years birth rate figures in London
show an enormous increase IN the
number Of born boys. record
was reached in April, when 5,S45 boys
were born as against 1853 girls.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
URGING UNIFORM TRAFFIC
LAWS FOR ALL CITIES

Lieutenant Daniel sylvester. of the
raffic squad OF San Francisco. is ex-
peCted in Richmond at an early date
in an effort to interest the police de-
partment and civic bodies in uniform
traffic laws for all cities He Is tour
ing the United States for this purpose.
Lieutenant Sylvester. who is president
of the National Traffic Officers asso-
citation, will be accompanied by De
Witt De Mar,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08

The above Is the first intimation Of
actual military cooperation between
soviet and Turkish nationalist forces.
a dispatch last Saturday said Baku.
the big oil port on the Caspian sea,
had been wrested from the allies by
soviet forces and that soviet govern
ment had been established there. Re-
ports of a military alliance between
soviet Russia and the Turkish ma
ttonalists have been frequent of late,
with added hints of plans for a holy
war; throughout tire Mosfem world To
Gust the British and other FOREIGNERS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-08
WEATHER

Washington, May L
Partly cloudy in north
showers in south por-
. ton Saturday. Sunday
probably fair slightly
warmer in interior.
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Evening journal., 1920-03-03
WORKERS TO TAKE
PART In POLITICS

A special meeting Of the Central
Labor Onion viii be held Monday,
March %. 10 organize for participation
In the national political campaign. The
meeting viii be held in response to a
call issued by the Non-Partisan Polit-
ical Campaign Committee OF The Amerl-
can Federation Of Labor. William
Buckley. business representative of the
Boilermakers' Union, will be among the
speakers.
At the meeting OF the Central Labor
Union last night, the committee headed
by James o. Kane, to urge passage by
City Council OF an ordinance to license
stationary engineers, made q report that
the ordinance still was under considera-
ton The committee was ordered to
continue its work The Marine Local
Of the Plumbers has adopted resolu-
tions for licensing Of flremen.
A communication was received from
United States Senator Ball giving de-
tailed information OF the plans 10 lift
the tax on goat skins from India. The
information was referred TO the Lesth-
er Workers Union.
Letters We're ordered sent TO the
Board OF Health. Stret and Sewer De-
parlment and Water Department re-
garding the recent report Of the con-
dition Of the city drinking water.
Evening journal., 1920-03-03

cunninghap, Negro, charged with lar
ceny Of a pair OF pants valued at SIS
was found guilty by jury, which ask
ed for mercy in The sentence. Oscar
Harris and James Pryor, Negroes. ai-
legged to have been associated with Gun
ningham in the larceny, We're sentenced
10 six months IN the workhouse and TO
pay restitution money amounting TO SIS.
Cunningham was sentenced 70 nine
months and to pay restitution money OF
SIS.
Charged with the larceny or three
cigars, valued at % cents each, George
BOuidon when arralmed, pleaded not
guilty. His counsel, Philip l.. Garrett
told the court he did not anticipate a
trial Of the case.
The grand jury returned the follow
indictments
samuel Besel, violating junk dealers
act: Ella White, soliciting; Blanche
Twiity, solicitlng NIcolo Valante, i'm
proper conduct towards female child;
Cora Jackson. assault with intent to
murder; George Roach. Joseph Serkow-
ski William l.. Linton, Carlo Angelina,
Constantine Gurgarlo, Robert Jackson,
Clifton Grimth. George Boulder, Oscar
Talley, Edward l.. Logan, VIM. J. Quinn.
Joseph Rust0, Fred Marone, Fred
Linn, larceny
Evening journal., 1920-03-03
LABOR URGE
PRISON POBE
Suggestion is Made iLet-
ter TO State Ju-
dietary
JUDGES WILL
CONSIDER SUBJCT

Request OF the Central Labor ton
for a public Investigation OF NE
workhouse conditions, was taken NV
the State judges at a conference vi
yesterday. No definite action was taa
on the matter at the time, however, lt
it will be further considered al ,cl-
ference 10 be held next week.
The request Of the Central Lab
Union was made In a communicate
under date OF February IL. addressed |
The state Judiciary and delivered TO Res
ident Judge Herbert l.. Rice. Judge Ric,
forwarded the communication to Chic
Justice Pennewill. who decided 10 con.
slider II at meeting that had been se'
for last week at Dover. Because OF Ger.
tain circumstances, u was necessary fui
The judges 10 postpone consideration OF
the request at that time and this fact
was stated by Judge Rice in a letter "a
the union.
The communication viii be discussed
again next week.
Evening journal., 1920-03-03
ARREST MADE IN
BLACK HANDCASE
Continued From First PAGE,

continued FROM FIRST Page.
March by Alfred Rossi one Of the four
conspirators who killed Tony Quartelo
in an attempt to rob him. Rossi test
iled in the case OF Louis Pasqualla.
Raffaele Amato, Mszzareno Falcone and
himself. charged with conspiracy to
rob
Rossi told Of his initiation into the
organization and Of his payment OF $50
FOR the privilege OF membership All
OF the members, fifteen in number.
according TO Rossi's story, were garbed
in long black gowns, black COATS and
black wells, except the leader who wore
a white coat and red veil Fifteen revol-
bers and fifteen daggers formed the
spokes Of a wheel. the members stand
ing in a circle representing the rim OF
the wheel.
When all were assembled The leader
grimly warned the assembled men by
pointing 10 the weapons and saying:
"These do deeds and do not tell"
Plans were made for robblng any one
in the community who was known 20
have enough money 10 make 70 worth
while;. Tony Quartello and Andrew Ros-
selli, who were to leave for Italy were
selected as prospective victims, accord
ing to Rossi who acted as stool pigeon
aud got himself on good terms with the
victims. He accompanied the men here
from Pennsgroye on the boat.
The men were attacked when they
got off the boat. Two railroad en-
ployes. John Harkins and Waller e.
Parker. who started TO pursue the men
were wounded by one Of the conspira-
tors. II was declared at the time by
States officers that the organization
was responsible for much Of the law
Iessness which took place about Car
1ey's Point at that time. 10 is alleged
mat Gallilio was one OF the ringleaders
IN the black hand plot