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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
OFFICIALS NOT GUILTY.
Death From Live Wire Subject of
Court Proceedings.

CUMBERLAND. Md, October %
(SpeciaD.-The'c court, Judges Hender-
son and Wagaman. found former
County Commissioner William B
Phillips, president Of the Midla nd
Electric Light Company. and Frank
c. Ort, its secretary. not guilty of
manslaughter in connection with the
death of Thomas Leptic. young
miner of klondike. near Midland
August II last, from having come
in contact with live wiro.
CareleSsness Of the defendants was
alleged in allowing IA high tension
wire. carrying 1900 volts to como in
contact with 110-volt line leading to &
mine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
MINE ACCIDENT FATAL.

FROSTBURG, Md. October 90 tSpe
ciaD Edward G. Gardner. aged f1f-
ty-two. was killed Friday in the mine
of the QuemahOning Coal Company Mt
Husband when the motor on which he
was riding jumped the track and
crashed him against the wall OF the
mine. His chest was crushed and one
arm fractured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
B. AND O. ELECTRIC plan.
Engineers at Work on Project at
Seventeen-Mile Grade.

CUMBERLAND. Md. October %
(SpeciaD.-The project for the cleo
IRRIGATION of sections Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. particularly
the seventeen-mile grade between
Piedmont, W. Va. and Altamont Md,
is said TO be assuming definite form.
1t has been under consideration for a
long period.
Engineers of the WESTINGHOUSE
Electric and Manufacturing COMPANY
and of the General Electric Company
have been compiling data in this con-
nection.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE GROWS
in MAGNITUDE, WHILE WILD
LEADERS URGE LAWLESSNESS
TO INVESTIGATE THE
SWTTCHMEN'S STRIKE.

Washington April 8-A resolution calling for III
vestgation by senate committee of the railroad strikes
which have been called in various cities of the country
ance of the orders of the railway brotherhood officials
introduced today by Senator Mccormick of Illinois The
resolution referred to the committee contingent
penses.
Senator Mccormick declared that the strikes in
creasng in number and that the situation getting beyond
the control of the organization leaders He asserted that the
failure of the president to appoint the board authorized
by the railroad act great to blame for the
trouble the had become FESTIVE under the delay
When the resolution introduced Senator Pomerene,
of Ohio inquired whether it referred to the strike in Chicago
Senator Mccormick replied:
1T refers to that and also to other strikes from New
York to California, which informed without
hority of the railroad broherhoods Ny information has
been coming to in scattered fashion during the day. but
at noon informed that the men had walked out in Buff
falo, Toledo, Chicago, Kansas City and Los Angeles.
According to newspaper reports, the immediate of
the Chicago strike the discharge of conductor But
the real of the strike informed the failure Of
the president to appoint the board authorized by the
railroad law
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
GERMANS APPRENTICESHIP LEST
HASTY FIRING MAY LEAD UP TO
ANOTHER BIG WORLD CONFLICT
FRANCE TIRED OF WAR.

FORMER Premier of France)
Paris April S-The situation is extremely serious for
France for obliged to act alone in occupying German
territory In order to safeguard the ument of the
treaty.
Yet occupation alone is efcacous enough to
Germany seriously blockade Of Germany would be the
only effective weapon but it impossible to consider that
France is anxious to have the approval of her allies and
OF the United States her actions toward Germany for
otherwise she is left at the mercy of Germanys latent mill
tarisrn.
The German note claiming that France has violated the
treaty absurd for Germany violated first by sending
troops into the neutral against the disapprova of
France.
France is taking measures of precaution do not be-
lieve the Red' is serious in the Ruhr district
whereas the German miltarst very
proved recently when rechswehr troops assisted the
d'etat of Kapp and Luettwitz
France cannot afford to stand by idly while the German
militarsts gaining in the neutral The
ment that France should have appealed to the league of
tons before occupying the German territory does not hold
water for the league has power to prevent any nation
from defending herself which is all that France is attempt
ing to do by demanding guarantees.
AS matter of fact France is tired of war. The people
feel interest in international complications All they de
sire is peace.
to be hoped the matter win be solved shortly by the
withdrawal Of the German troops from the Ruhr region and
thus end the present uncertainty
I do not believe the French governments move will
animosty among the French working classes because
they equally opposed to the German send
ing troops que the German workers movement in the
Ruhr district and will therefore remain neutral spectators
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
TAKING ABANDONED
GOODS NO CRIME

Removing material or supplies aban-
doued at a camp site does not ccnsti-
tute the offense of applying govern
ment property to ones personal use,
is the substance of An opinion handed
down yesterday by Judge Pritchard In
the United States circuit court of ap-
peais In the case OF Perry Edwards,
convicted in the South Carolina distric.
court OF removing a quantity of halei
hay from shed at the former site of
Camp Sewer. The judgment of the
lower court was reversed.
Edwards. n prosperous farmer. lived
on land adjoining Camp SEWER, and
owned a part Of the land on which the
camp was situated, having leased II to
the government. On this leased land
was an open shed in which few bales
OF hay were left on the withdrawal of
the troops and the abandonment OF the
camp in March. 1919. Following clos
ing of the camp. and the public ar
nouncement OF it's abandonment, Ed
wards. one afternoon some weeks
later, was driving along the road by
the shed when he stopped and loaded
the hay on his wagon. At this point a
guard came up from behind the shed
and asked him about taking the hay.
He stated he thought the hay hal
been abandoned, and offered to re-
turn il. The arrest and Indictment
followed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
Belief in Washington That France
Will Soon Bring Expedition to Close

move will give France an opportunity
to gracefully withdraw her troops
from the German cities.
The belief that the situation would
soon better itself was expressed in Of
ficial quarters.
Senator Hitchcock, the leading
treaty advocate in the senate, as
cribed to the failure of the senate to
ratif the treaty part OF the RESPONSE
bility for the controversy between
France and Germany over the occu =
patton of the Ruhr basin He said:
The refusal of the senate to ratl-
fy the treaty has put France in a po-
sition where she has no protection and
no guarantee of safety in the future.
1t also made Germany feel that the
United States would not stand by
France in the event of violation
by Germany of the terms of the treaty
Hence the league of nations. without
the membership of the United States,
amounts TO little more than an asso-
citation of the enemies OF Germany
and II lacks the moral force which is
needed to make it effective. This
moral. force can come only by the
active participation of the United
States.
The refusal of the United States to
act on the Anglo French bican
pact also has tended TO create in the
mind of the French officials the i'm
preston, wholly JUSTIFIED, that France
may not expect any aid from the
United States in the event of trouble
with Germany. Therefore France is
compelled to act promptly on such
measures to insure her future safety"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
City to Appeal
From Ruling in
Telephone Case

The city of Richmond has fl>< no.
tice of appeal from the decision of
the corporation commission assuming
jurisdiction in the matter of the pc
tition OF the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone company for an increase
of rates. Notice was given yesterday
by Assistant City Attorney George
Wayne Anderson. Appeal will be
taken to the Virginia supreme court
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone company is operating in Rich
nond under charter granted by the
city in which the rates and character
OF service to be rendered are specified.
The city raised the point that the COM
mission was without Jurisdiction to
consider an alteration in tho existing
franchise with the telephone COM
pany, and that the matter of rates
were fixed by the contract.
The commission held otherwise,
however. and proceeded with it's in
vestigation though no decision as to
rates has yet been announced. The
appeal is directed to the assumption
of Jurisdiction to fix rates for the city
of Richmond.
Action on the application of the
telephone company has been de-
ferred pending valuation OF the COM
pany's properties, and an examination
of its affairs The investigation has
been very thoroughly made, the COM
mission, itself expanding Several thou
sand dollars in the compilation of es-
Inmates, This work is now said. to be
complete, and all evidence in the
case. in the possession of the commits
sion.
Whether or not the commission will
proceed with the adjudication OF rates
pending the application of the city
for an appeal on the question of
jurisdiction, has not been announced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
American Troops Not Participating
in the Movement Into Ruhr District

We have signed the Versailles treaty
which is by no means all-round sat
Is factlon to us; therefore, we must
exact at least its thorough fulfillment.
Unless Germany is disarmed now
she will be military menace five
years from now.
The military spirit Of Germany is
already .reviying although the Ger
mans, who were unlucky with their
idols, have just lest Ludendorff. who
mas been covered with ridicule as a
result of the last militarist venture
tthe kapp- I.uettwitz COUP. l do no,
believe he will become dictator: MOI
do believe the Germans will re-estab.
lish the Hohenzolierns
Rumors OF differences among the
allies concerning the measures taken
against Germany are altogether
groundless: The accord among the
allied and associated powers is per
feet. Britain especially has manifest
ed determination to step to oul
side.
ff'p'> TN cnteTate curfiaie isas newer beer
more cordial than It II today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
SPREAD or srR1rE


Chicago, April s.-The
swltchmen's strike spread from
Chicago to the Pacific coast to-
'day. Latest available figures
showed approximately $4,000
men were out. The strike was
growing hourly and the conn
try's railroads were rapidly
being enmeshed in a web OF
labor trouble that threatened ia
stifle the industrial life of the
nation.
Heads of the railway brother
hoods worked feverishly to-
night, to save their organiza-
tons Promoters of the new
unions were sending organizers
in all directions. They claimed
to have completed the organi-
zation of thirteen locals in
Chicago and said locals were
being organized in Detroit,
Kansas City. Los Angeles, St
Louis, Buffalo and other large
cities of the country.
A mass-meeting of switchrnen held
here late today, was pointed to as an
illustration of how the men feel
throughout the country. F. E. Heber-
ling, president of the Switchmen.a
Union of North America. one OF the
older railroad mems organiza tions.
was hooted down when he urged thu
men to he conservative and wait until
the government had time to act
You can't beat the United Statas
government" he shouted. You can't
win"
Wen show the government" was
the answering shout from the au-
dience. Well win. We have al
ready won"
Kansas City reported late TODAY
members of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers and Firemen had
joined the switchmen. The Kansas
CITY switchmen struck last night.
PENErRATES THE SONH.
The strike was beginning to pens
trate the Southern States. A dispatch
from Memphis said yardmen had voted
to go out al O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. Representatives OF the brother
hoods expected they would have sun.
port of the Federal government q
trying to check the runaway strike
G. w. c. Hanger. OF the board a.
mediation and conciiiatibn. arrived
from Washington today. He was re-
ported In conferences with reprts11E4
tatives of both sides in the contr0s
y1rsy, Edward Corrigan. associat36
81 and chief OF the brotherhood ~ H.
connective engineers, said he wou1A ~.
operate with Mr.. Hangar.
switchmen'h union. 80 - om4N r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09

Washington. April s.-The state de-
partment this afternoon received a
copy of the text of the German pro-
test over the French occupation OF
German cities. The original protest,
however, was addressed direct to the
French and because OF this circum-
stance the state department felt that
II could not make public the contents
of the note.
All repbrts reaching washington to-
day regarding the situation in the
Ruhr basin indicated that France,
because of the failure of her allies
and the United States to respond ia
svorably to her occupation of German
cities, would soon bring the expedition
to an end. Germany. though will
first be compelled to withdraw her
forces from the Ruhr district and this
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
MONUMENTAL AND ASCENSION
CHURCHES ELECT NESTRIES

Nestries were elected by two other
Episcopal churches at congregational
meetings held Wednesday night
At Monumental church the follow
ing were chosen to serve as veStrymen
for the ensuing year:
Richard II. Meade, Walter Chris
tan. Charles H. Watkins, S. II. Allen,
r. r.. Harrison, Berkeley Williams.
DIR. william Russell Jones, William
A. Powers, John Hancock, John M.
Taylor, j. Amber Johnston and
Charles NJ. Andrews.
Vestrymen of the church of the AS
cension, Highland Park. were re-elect-
ed as follows: DIR. Paul Reed, H.
r. Lewis, +. L. Mcconnell. Malcolm
Stith, r. b. Knox. S. NJ. Bishop, l.. B.
Enslow, Oscar w. Hagemeyer. d. l..
Jennings, c. l. Lane, Pawhatan Nash
and j. G.. Poat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
BY GENERAL WEYGAND
(Chief OF STAFF to Marshall Foch
SD<Sial Cable DiSDafCh


Paris, April s--American troops
are not participating in the present
action in Germany because America
is technically still at war with Ger
many, owing to the failure OF the
United States senate to ratify the
Versailles treaty.
Therefore, Americas troops will not
do police duty but they will begin
military operations if necessary.
On the other hand, the attitude of
the American senate did not cause
the French general staff to alter its
plans or military preparations.
The present advance of the French
troops in the Rhine provinces is not
an alarming event. 'a4'a'a'
The affair will be settled in a few
days as the Germans are unable to
start a. new war and will give up
their hope for revenge and submit.
The French general STAR is moi
.psarsaings an iInperaiistic policy. Our
viewpoint r. - follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
JUDGE RICHARDSON
IS SWORN IN AGAIN

Richmond will have Judge David
Crockett Richardson as judge of the
hustings court for eight more years
In his usual modest and quiet manner
he yesterday took the oath of office
Judge Beverly T. Crump of the law
and equity court. admin istered the
oaths of Office. Court was adjourned
at 11:30 o'clock for the ceremony
Judge Crump congratulated the Vtr-
GINA legislature for its wisdom in re-
appointing Judge Richardson for
another term. He also wanted to con-
graduate the people of Richmond for
having such an able. fearless and i'm
partial Arveyor of justice for their
principal criminal court.
The term of office for which Judge
Richardson was reappointed at the
recent session of the legislature begins
next February and will continue for
|eight years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
new YORK ACTS N
AMT|-v|CE DRIVE

New York. April S.--Seven indict.
ments were handed down this evening
in connection with the latest anti vice
drive.
Inspector Dominick Henry of tina
Fourth police inspection district, which
takes in all of the new Tenderloin. was
indicted on a charge Of neglect Of duty.
Two of his detectives were indicted for
+perjurys saw They were John j. SsunsOn
who had been previously indicted for
alleged expression and Joseph Maloney,
Peter Galliotti. proprietor Of restau-
rant and cabaret. which was attacked
by the Rev. John Roach Straton. AMI
three employees weze Indicted charged
with maintaining = disorderly house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
Substitute for Military Training on
Volunteer Plan to Be Presented Today

Washington, April s.-Advocates of military training
prang surprise the opposition the senate today by
posing substitute for the compulsory training plan
mended by the military affairs committee voluntary plan
der which all youths between eighteen and twenty eight might
take four monthscourse in military tactics.
The substitute introduced by Senator Frelnghuysen,
OF New Jersey who himself advocate Of compulsory train
ing He because Of the almost certain defeat which
the compulsory plan faces in the The the vol
untarv plan is to be taken tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
American Wine
Growers Declare
Against the Saloon

New York. April S.--Unalterahle OPP
position to the return of the saloon
was expressed in resolution adopted
today by the American Wine Growers
association at it's sixteenth annual con-
vention held in the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel.
1t was the n1ismanagement of the
saloon, the association declared
which was responsible for the en-
actment 81 the prohibition law.
Appeal was made in the resolution
TO congress and the legislatures of
the various states to permit the manu-
facture Of light wines and beer and
their sale.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
MARSHAL FOCH
| SEES NO DANGER
Says 1t Is Impossible for
Germany to Start Anew
War.
II ABOR UNIONS ALL
ARE WITH FRANCE
Quick to Take Advant-
age of Their Own Gov
ernment's Embarrass-
ing Position.
IMPOSSIBLE. SAYS FoCH.

Paris. April s.--The evening news
papers quote Marshal Foeh as max
ing the following statement:
ut is impossib BIZ for Germany 70
start "a new war now, Though we
caonot of course. foresee how any
thing will end. ! believe that pres
ent events in Germany present no
real danger.
THE unity Of the allies is per-
feet. All nations understand that
France is not pursuing an imperial
istic policy but only intends to
force Germany to fulhll the treaty.
Personally, l am an optim}st."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
TO TAKE VOTE ON
WAR RESOLUTION
At 8 P. N. TODAY
Test Vote on Special
Rule Makes Final Ac-
ton Mandatory in the
Senate.
By WINDER r. HARRIS.
(Staff Correspondent Of Uni
rnrsal Service J

! (1Ctd1 Correspondent VI JILL
versal Service.)
Washington, April 8.-The
! preliminary test vote in the
house today on the Porter reso-
luton declaring the war with
Germany to be at an end con-
frmed Universal Service fore
casts of a definite line up of
Republicans and Democrats
| for and against the measure.
This display of strength came
on a special rule for immediate
consideration of the peace reso-
luton. The rule was adopted,
pa TO 155 with only one Re-
publican, Representative Full
Her, of Massachusetts, straying
from the party fold.
Seven Democrats deserted
the administration forces and
supported the rule. They were
representatives Caldwell, OF
New York; Goldfogle, New
! York; Ganly, New York
Evans, Nevada; Olney, Massa-
chusetts; Gallivan, Massa-
chusetts, and Sherwood, OF
Ohio.
/ When the voting on the resolutions
begins tomorrow afternoon at S
, O'Clock as made mandatory under the
rule. the Republican leaders are GER
tain of maintaining today's majority
of 80 and hope to receive the support
Of many more Democrats
/ With the same number Of members
voting only 80 additional Democratic
votes would be required to override
/ the presidents veto.
] Today's debate on the rule and the
peace resolution itself developed
/ heated partisan bitterness from the
! Mr.. Huddleston Democrat assafled
| his colleagues for opposing the reso-
7 luton.
1T is absurd" declared the Alabama
| Democrat, ito say that American
honor is pledged to stand alone among
the nations In state OF war with
! Germany Do you Democrats think 1t
| is good sense to let the Republicans
! cook up peace and then for lis to OPP
pose it. / am not such fool as
| that The people are tired of all this
| discussion. The league will not be ac-
/ cepted without substantial reserva-
| tions. Does any one believe that even
after the next election ii could be
/ ratified without reservations?
II regret that the action of the
| president in refusing to yield to the
views OF the majority of the senate
may make the peace question poliu
! cal football in the next campaign.
| While the Republicans boldly de-
| clared they would welcome the treaty
as an issue in the campaign the
/ Democrats plainly were not SO en-
/ thusiastic about carrying the question
| of delaying peace into the elections
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
Italy Reaches an
Understanding
With Jugo-Slavia
Fiume Is to Remain With Italy
and Scutari Goes With Jugo-
Slavia It Is Reliably Re-
ported.

London, April S.---Italy and
Jugo-Slavia have reached an
understanding on the Adriatic set
Element, according to apparently
reliable dispatches late today.
The agreement is said to include
these main terms;
l-Fiume is to remain Italian.
2--Scutari is to be given to
Jugo-Slavia.
In diplomatic circles IL is
averred Premier Lloyd George is
the real author of this COM
promise scheme