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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
England's Famed
Spiritual Healer
Hereon Wednesday

Keer tntarest has been shown IN
Richmond ove- the appearance OF
James Moore Hitckson. OF England
spiritual healer. who viii appear al
St Paula EpiscopAl church Wednes-
day morning AZ 10 o'clock and at Holy
Trinity EpiscopAl thdrch Thursday
morning 1t 10 1'eIOck- 6arv4cae viii
begin u 10 o'clock. and viii prcb.
ably Last until ii the aftsrnoca.
Patients for the healing are re-
questad to appear at St Paul parish
home Wednesday morning by Z
O'Clock. or at Holy Trinity parssh
house Thursday morning by the same
hour. Many invai!des from North
Richmond tor the services, IL has been
stated.
The work OF Mr Hfckson has
aroused great interest throughout the
country where he has appeared. He
comes TO this city direct from Bal
tiraore. He is layrnan of the church
OF England. He ditfsrent.ates dis
uncuy between his work and Chris
ton Science or the so-cailed mental
healing, On the contrary he believes
that the same ministry Of healing dc.
scrfhed in the old testament can he
exercised In the church to-day. HA does
not doubt the p&neats OK physicians
and surgeons. but he unttes this with
sptrStuaE healing. Hts theory is thzs
th< ss1ystcaily weak may ta strength
ened and physically. rs well as spirit.
naiIv, Aided hy being lifted up fritb
the presence OF God by prayer Mr.,
Hickson does not promise 70 cure or
heal. He only says that It liz in Coda
power TO cure, and that He Will If He
so wishes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
go,
Bill Furnishing /
Acts Of Sedition
Passed by Senate

Washington, Jan. 1o,--Afte- adopt
ing the amendment by Senator Borah.
the senate today passed without a
roEl-call the Sterling bill to punish
acts Of eedition and authorizing the
closing Of the mails against seditious
publications
The Bo-zh amendment pro~1des
that the postnaste--gener shall Be
prohibited tyon, excluding any pub
lscaticn from the mail until after
there shsli have been a hearing in a
Federal or state court in the district
in which the accused person resides.
Senator Sterling accepted the
amendment at the advice Of senate
ls aders, who told him they would. not
permit the bill to paSs il its original
farm were retained Without. the
amendment, the postmaster general
cosild have acted solely upon his own
discretion and could have barred from
The mails any publication which in
his opinion sought to advocate the
overthrow Of the government or a
change in the existing government
Senator Borah. declared that the
closing. OF the. mails without a hearing
&c "A person ACCUSED by" LuG pCstIaAe-
ter-general would be a revolutionary
act and i Violation .cf the rights guar
Anteed under the ecnstifution. He Gid
Ethat under the fsrrns or ths bill. the
'rostn4a4ter general might take action
FaFasrst u person who advocated a
eorfstitusionaI amendments r the oust-
lag OF one political party and the In
ducticn Of. ahother
Members IT the house 5udtclary
com mittAe assert N7At THE Sterling
measure will undergo another course
of Ironing down" before ii Is reported
TO the house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11

commendation of the president,
Whatever else we may think we DO
not consider this a government in
which one man can tell every one else
what TO do. II the president had that
power he would not want To exercise
tt"
Mr.. Bryan said he -~>.-,s rather
lave seen Chicago get the dennocra tic
national convention instead Of San
Francisco. which he called an .'un-
tried city,
However he continued. ''the
Western city well deserved the con-
vention honor when we are reminded
how the wise women of the West
came TO the rescue of the democratic
party at time when il looked as il
the wise men OF the East rnieht have
IL otherwise
Mr. Bryan reiterated that he has
on aspirations for the democratic
presidential nomination.
II stated in Washington that was
not candidate for the presidency.
hut it seems to be that these issues
are big enough to be considered on
in securing the best things for the
country. do not understand the at
titude OF newspapers that seek to
drag the discussion OF these great is
sues down to personal level"
Before the luncheon at the Iroqu dis
club Mr.. Bryan held conferences at
the University club with local leaders
Oh the party. Carl Fl, Latham. presi-
dent OF the Iroouois club let it be
known that the clubs action In giving
a luncheon for Mr.. Bryan did not
necessarily mean that il was endorsing
the position taken by the "cormoner"
IL Washington. but that II was merely
following its traditional policy of in
v.tinE distinguished members of the
party to speak on important issues
regardless of their individual posi-
tons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
Bryan Charges Republicans With
Making Undue Political Capital
Out of Clash With Wilson's Views

Chicago, Jan 1o.--wrttarn J. Bryan
explained today that the clash be-
. tween hts views and those OF P-esi-
dent Wilson on the ratification OF the
peace treaty which were brought into
prominence at tina jackson Day din
ner in Washington did not cnnSti tute
split in the party.
He instted that he differed with the
president IN method only and that
| their purpose Was identical He
charged the Republicans with making
undue political capital out OF tho in
cidenr
Mr. Bryan spoke at a luncheon In
his honor by the l-oquots club
Democratic organisation. He said:
II am proposing the application OF
good old American principles to the
settlement OF this treaty fight Am
I to be told thar am separating from
the president? I yield to no other
citizen In my interets in the welfare
of the country.
FRrthefEsofe, lam Democrat
and yield to no other Democrat. not
even the president himself, IN my in
terest in the welfare OF the party.
There is no law requiring ono to con-
Ter with a chief or president before
speaking his views. 7 owuld not be-
Long to party which did not recog-
niza the citizens right to speak.
sut this talk of party splits comes
chiefly from, the Republicans who
have reasons to hope for a split They
know the significance OF such a break
When II is threshed over II Will bs
found that the president, myself and
the great majority of the America n
people are in tull accord on the pur-
pose involved
''Eevrybody. not even axceptins
the Republican senator's Is In favor OF
speedy ratification. My simple Amer
| lean plan IS To seek a compromise
nize the principle Of majority rule.
Serve notice on the Republicans that
the responsibility is theirs and then 60
TO the people with the issue without
delaying peace another fourteen
months
. rs that revolutionary DO you see
anything in that dsstaInea to break
UP the Democratic party? Anyone
who thinks that by advocating such
principle I am putting the party In
a bad position had better stop and
think again, Is this the ,opportune
time for the Democratic party to
'rfsakc an assault apcnsShe fusaaa4nen41
tails of democratic governuent, the
rtEh,sof the majority to rulee
SAME CONSTITUTION
we must remember that tie same
constitution which gave the president
the right and power to make this
! treaty gave the senate the right and
power to pass Judgment upon that
treaty.
Does this country view with favor
the fiiibustering idea, What else
would u be were the democratic mi
ncrity In ths senate unable to COM
romise, TO hide behind the constitu-
saonAi provision which requires two
Hfsr0w y0ee - end 4 W4r that can b
afa4ee4 M II m tQS4tY Yote. *
.ssass Ak1 n the stand. that
'ns sASss1 ~ M rSs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11

Richmond iahar's POSITION il re-
gard To certain acts OF the Fedora
government is strongly ser forth in a
proclamation Issued last night after
a meeting held in Murphys hotel au-
ditorlunr. The meeting Is said TO he
the most representative one ever held
in Richmond. there being delegates to
the Richmond Central Trades ard La
Tor Council. the Building Trades
Council and presidents, secretaries
ard representatives Of the local trade
unions and railroad organizations.
The most striking paragraph OF the
state charges the legislative. executive
and judicial branches OF the United
States government with violation Of
the principles set forth in the Declare
ton Of Independence ard also With
the 18th amendment To the Censti-
tuition OF the United States prohibit
ing involuntary servitude. The state
rent explains that this general con-
derana ton OF the government Is
based on the issuing of the writ en
Joining coal miners TO return to their
irg the Cunmins bill, a section OF
which prohib,ts railroad employees
f,ora abandoning their posts ard
walking out on strike.
A Legislative program for the SEES
sion of the legislature was also adopt
e5 at the meeting, irclpding rlanss
calling for Improvement OF the school
system OF the state, an1endn1 erts 10
the worknen's compensation law, the
edoption OF the initiative, referendum
and recall law for all state and local
officers and improved sanitary con-
dItions for the Industrial workers OF
the state.
The statement denouncing various
a. ts OF the government follows.
From time to time in the history of
the human race vt has seemed neces-
AIRY for men TO reafarn their beliefs
and reassert their rights, This has
been true on many occasions since
the settlement OF the Western henais-
phere and in every movement OF this
nature since the frst English settle
nent at Jamestown more than three
hundred years ago, Virginia has ever
taken a leading part IT was Virginia
that FIRST declared In favor OF the in
dependence oy the colonies from the
dominati ton OF Great Britain; it was
Virginia that set w the Arst state COY
eminent. free and independent OF the
r.other country. IL was Virginia that
gave 10 the world that great charter
cf politicat freedom, drawn by George
slassa rs nssw'ss4 AZ ~ssaa Fill AT II sights:
1t was Virginia, through that other
great champion Of liharty and demo
CT ICy, lHoElaS JelferSoN, tN3t gave the
human race that second charter OF
human liberty ard democratic ideals,
the Declaration Of American indie
pendsnce: and il was Virginia that
proposed the first ten amendments to
the Constitution Of the United States.
thus putting democracy into the fur
da mental law OF the land So
Believing thar It Is time for An,eri-
ca n freemen to again speak out in de-
ff.v ef Al vi = tr. AtV4 Sos
their beliefs and principles TO- again
ASSERT thstx Natural ana insl&enaSis
rtghM " again proAest aeatnst tho
sneNrpatlon Of power BY thoae IN an
thss;tTs ~ axAin takA steps looking to
"a. knAEdinx AZ -. rishts AZ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
Speakers Of Note
to Carry Message
ALI Over Virginia

Speakers of national reputation will
carry home during the last week of
the law enforcement campaign the
message which this movement brings
TO Virginians who are interested IN
The sovereignty Of the federal consti-
tuition. the sanctity Of the laws of the
United States. ard the Imperative
necessity of holding out helping hand
10 this country's foreign missionaries
These speakers will lay before the
people in all sections Of the state the
claims which this drive has upon their
attention ard picture to them in a
vivid manner the evils that the Anti
Saloon League IS seeking To correct
with the $4,000. 600 II expects to raise
during the week from January IS TO IS
Throughout the state the stage is
set for the drives whiriwina finish
Active workers from practically every
locality in Virginia met here on Thurs.
day to discuss plans for a FINAL con-
certed movement and went away
thoroughly impressed with the righ-
teousness of the cause and carryir Z
with them Inspiration to bring It to a
successful issue
Congressman John Cooper. Of Ohio,
has an engagement to speak AZ Nor
folk ON the night OF January -. Wayne
B. Wheeler. general counsel OF the
AAtl-&aloon League Of America and
rs06gaipeA - one Of the best era4eyy
Of the country. has engagements u
AlsxandrtA, IeAuary Is. Danvilla, jan
nary II; win6hester, January II: and
Bristol. January IS. All these ad-
dresses arA@to Ne made at night Rev
r. H Bsnne<t n D.. one OF the able.s
Of the ministers Of the Methods;
Episcopal chnfeh. viii speak at Apo
mattcx ma Norton on the nights .ci
January II and Is and at other points
In tkis territory thereafter: Congress.
man w .. upshar, OF Atlanta. Ca, has
engagements At Charlottesville on the
night Of January fs. Eastarn Shore
January II and at Shenandoah county
on January rs. DR. r. n. Baker ma
tionaI superintendent Of the Anti Sa-
leon League of America. will speak al
Roanoke and Lynchburg on January Is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
c. & o. Trains to Leave
From Union Station
at Charlottesville


Following conferences hetwee
Judge William r Rhsa. chairman of
the state corporatien comm ASSIGN, and
General Manager Parrish. of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railway company.
announcement was made that begin
ming tomorrow morning all C. and o
trains will receive passengers at the
Union station in Charlottesville in
stead OF leaving direct from the c. and
Q. station. The travelling public viii,
be greatly benefited by the change as
ii is now necessary for those ~ no ar.
rive at the Union station 20 have their
baggage transferred almost a mile to
the c. and Q, station, in addition to
travelling the distance themselves.
Travellers coming from Lynehburg cvAs
the Southern and from the North have
sn6sred Erem this tneonvenleNcs, Tor
9AA1AA tine Aad hsvs ysgistersd sYunsx-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
Son Identifies
Amnesia Victim,

LsrnbertT1lle, N. J., Ian. 1h.--'-Dr.
x the highly educated and cultured
amnesia victim. whose lost identity ex-
cited nationwide interest. was identi-
fed here today by his son as DR. John
L. Brand. 81, a prominent physician
and Scientist who disappeared from
his home in Worcester. MassH.. in
March. 1917. The identification which
took place in the parlor OF Rev J. r.
Benzle-~ who had given "pr. Y" q
home was made by Lieutenant Com
mander Charles L. Brand, L. 8 N.
who lives in Philadelphia. Commando
Brand obtained leave and hurried here
after seeing in the newspa pers q de-
scription OF .'Dr. X'' which was word
picture OF his missing father.
The scene was an affecting one
DIR. X was about to pose for a photo
graph. There was tense moment as
son and father confronted one another,
then the tall. uniformed mans eyes
filed with tears and his VOICE treHa-
bled as he said:
Father. Don't you recognize ME !?
I'm your son, Charles
There was a hush among the news
pa parrren and others In the room as
the aged man OF mystery made what
was very evidently a supreme effort
to Glitch from its vague shadows mem
ery of the other. He grew pale and
his breath came in painting gasps while
his eyes in their fixed stare sought TO
see what his memory refused TO re-
veal
No" he whispered family, ard the
word was freighted with hopelessness
As if 10 make dorbiy sure. the aged
man raised trem bling hands to his
SoNtS rn1y1tatyea cl Je- ,A@EygJ
ing them tEAre. stared seafchngly in
to his eyes. Then with a sohhlng IN
take OF breath. he swooned
There is no doubt whatever Of tbs
complete Identification, said Lewis c.
Williams, who had been studying Or.
ks case. The son described 10 me
before he saw his father num- Der Of
liaertigcation marks on his body,
among them being a broken fnger"
DR.. Brand was fully aware that he
was a victim Of an1nesia and his scien-
tifc mind, orderly in everv respect
save that Of memory. had been work
ing nfthcdically in a pa tient endeavor
10 recall his identity and the names Of
relatives and friends. He retained
certain faefs. such As The TITANIC dis,
astsr. this fact that he was an Oxford
graduate, a physician and that he
had devoted more time 70 research
than TO medical practice. But he had
no recollection Of crossing the OCEAN.
knew nothing of Hhe world war. or
that the c1ar had been slain ard the
kaiser had ned panic stricken from
Germany
Commander Brand said his father
was native of England and chat he
had made a speciality Of research IN
the helds OF chemistry and biology
His father. he said, was believed TO
have recovered from a slight assAresia
attack short tisns befors he dtsAp-
peAred- Dr.. Arand win 10 taken iirst
e NJ sonse home ana Aftsr resting viii
a. ken IA Worcester. where his wife
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
TREATY OF PEACE SIGNED BY
GERMANY AND ALLIED NATIONS
MODERN WARFARE Is >p.
AGAIN KEVOLUTIONJZED

London. Tan. f0.-The British
tank corps. according to the Daily
M al has Developed two new types
Of tank. one with speed Of Is
to 20 miles an hour. which can be
operated AZ about one, per cent OF
the cost of the type used in the war
and another. which can be operated
on both land and water.
II is confidently expected that
these tro now types viii reVoIu !.
tionize warfare. The -frst type VIII
disnlace cavalry ard make trench
warfare virtually impossible ana
the second. being able TO cress riy
ers and stretches of water as broad
as the English channel, er@ns up
tremendous possibilities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
BERGER AGAIN EXCLUDED FROM
MEMBERSHIP lNU. S. CONGRESS
RECEIVE LAST MESSAGE
FROM A, 4. f. HEADQUARTERS


Washington, Jan. 1o.--The last
message from the headquarters OF
Tie expedit'onary forces Was recefv-
ed from Paris by the war depart
ment today. 1t was sent yesterday
by General Conner and reads as fol
lows:
Headquarters American forces
in France closed last night. Am
leaving tonight for Antwerp. Ex-
Paet to sail on Northern Pacific,
January 18th. arriving New York
about January 18th. Everything
finished according TO schedule.
'.CONNOR.
Lacking just two days, all Arneri-
can army activities in France, which
were at their height on Novenn Der
IL. 1913, we're completed fourteen
months after that n1orrentous day
on which the armistice was signed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
SOUTHERN PAPERS
. GIVE SUPPORT To
GREAT CAMPAIGN
Conclude that Law En-
forcement Movement Is
Badly Needed
EDITORIALS ON
SUBJECT COMMOf'
Communities in North
Carolina Aroused to Ur-
gent Necessity for Quick
Action

Greensboro, y. g. Jan. le.-Every
important statewide convention that
has met in North Carolina since the
world prohibition and home law en-
forcement movement began its cam =
paign. with headquarters IN Green's
boro. have endorsed the movement and
loudly called for law enforce ment
First WAS the North Carolina Meth
the state teachers assembly at Raleigh,
then tho State Farmers uricn At
Greensboro. The latest endorsement
came from the North Carolina Press
association Friday At It's midvintsr
seaainn- in esreAnshefe.- The truth is.
the press Of the state. though at frst
seemingly vary shy 81 any further aEi =
tation OF prohibition has now evidently
come to the conclusion that this cam
paign to raise funds to help prohihi-
ton elsewhere. and see that it is up~
held at home, was badly needed. The
very agitation has caused editors who
at nrst were either skepticai or actively
opposed 10 the movement. to givs az
tentfon to news reports in thN.r OWE
columns every day of captured stills.
heotlsxgers, and crime attendant on
liquor violations. and That was all tina.
Was needed To make tKera realize that
something shouldhbe fone about II. For
the past two weekss editorials or the
subtAct have hNSh appearing In zone
leading daily efrh day. ala declaring
sopiaw enfcrcefsnt ana rel4ting incl
4an&s showing atkk6 things HAD xetten
pyetty rqtien ustAs1t ~ Old habit at
tpss - @ infN ssesk alsnE. Z.
~. M EAsisAsa kiSAs psarsia
Aentsy Asapaa ysnk m Sli1sinT is3d
- itnE{k 81 K
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
"Whole Truth About
Russia Is Hope Of
Soviet Ambassador

Washington. Jan 10.--Expr essins
the hope that the '~hoie uncolored
truth about Russia would be brought
out by the senate Subcommittee IN
vestigating Russian propaganda in
the United States. Ludwig c. a K.
Martens. Russian soviet "a m bsssador''
to the United States. gave assurance
today that he would appear before
the committee Monday
In a statement issued from his
headquarters at the hotel Lafayette
Martens expressed confidence that "a
fair and thorough investigation viii
display the bitterness artifcialiy Gre
ateti against the workers Of Russia.
In the meanwhile the soviet am
hasa dor" will not be disturbed" /,
was stated at the department OF lus-
tice. Although officials made IT pla
that no attempt would be made TO
prevent his appearance before the
senate probers, his arrest on desot-
tation warrant probably would i'm
nlediately follow his testimony.
Russia needs the world. and the
world needs Russia" Martens assert
ed in his sta tement today. 1T is
clear now that the Russian soviet re-
public has been in existence for two
wears and that at this particular time
It's strength and stability has been
sioriousiy Demonstrated By the cor.
piste victory Of the Russian workers
forces over the rsAetionAry cssFis.
elements in Russia. the world "A z
whole will and it possible and abso-
lutely necessary to establish rela.
tons with soviet Russia.
NO TNFRTENDLY DESIGNS
''Sovie. Russia has no unfriendls
designs on thv United States on The
contrary il sincerely wishes 10 disps
the clouds which prevent an under
standing at this time. we do ro
wanss 70 sEDpose ourselves on tn.
American people. We oniv know tha'
relations Wilt be established sooner u
later and If my presence is not des-
- in America somebody else wilt b
the medium received by the United
States government as the establish
nnent OF such relations. II I car II
any way lay the foundation for These
relations shall have fulfilled mr. mis-
stcn"
Martens said he would lay befor,
tbs senate committee evidence in hi
pnssAssion ressrdink the expenditure
errshsnk OF $fsT.beo. 600 50 loaned
MAf4enSs chAFees that sRoriS sesrtr
naetien, Kerensky, representative with
responsibility for sQuandaring .sasi
900. had.
No REASON FOR ARREST
MI Martens said he knew or n,
reason why the department. OF justice
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11

Especial to Ihs RaalnaoAA y4rxsnian.
EhAsaettssvfiIe. Vs. Ja4 no IA
suroposAI q 1hsnix s~.Atts wornen n
tnE xf1CHxte and professional schools
81 the University III Y Virgins, wa
paxked b. an overwhelming majority
by the general faculty today. The
rector ana visitors VIII Be asked 10
take such action a. will bring this
proposal to the favorable attention OF
the legislature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11

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OBITUARY

Mrs. b. f. Schram died at her home
in Bruce Friday August u, at II 700
a. M, after years illness with tuber-
culOsis. Funeral services were held
at the Methodist church Sunday, Aug.
%, with interment in the Bruce GENE
terry.
Maude Lanphere was born at Bruce
July 20. 1899, and was married to Ben
jamin Schram. Of Ladysmith. April 80
1917 They resided here until about
a year ago when they moved to Bruce.
She leaves besides her husband, her
mother, Mrs. Dan Calhoun. of Bruce
two sisters, Mrs. Harold Higgins, OF
Ladysmith. and Leola at home, and
three brothers, Germane and Donald
at home, and Bert, who is in North
Dakota. The latter could not be
reached in time to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Schram bore her long illness
patiently and chcerfully and never
gave up hope of an ultimate recovery,
and was down town only the day be-
fore she died.
Early Friday morning she dropped
into what was apparently quiet
sleep, but passed into the great beyond
at the hour above stated, without re-
gaining consciousness.