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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11

Washington April l0-Peraonal intervention by Presi-
dent Wilson 10 check the outlaw railway strike has vir-
uay isolated New Yor city hcgo and other large centers
appeared imminent today.
With reports indicating that the wakout is assuming such
proportions a to threaten real public calamity, his advisers
are strongly urging the president to his against
the msurgent labor faction the interest the public
Administration officials particularly reticent in discuss
ing the president probable of action believed
however that he will issue executive proclamation calling
upon the to return work under threat Of govern-
men eXertlng ITS broad war powers against them.
When the railway strike threatened months ago the
president took similar action warning the that there were
other interests ft must be considered aside from their own
personal lntorest-that of the general public
caused grave alarm among railroad officials Workers who
We're believed to be immune against outlaw influence Joined
the strike to the utter establishment Of the railroad officials
While the grand central station throngd with thou
sands of passengers waiting for trains 40 swtcmen in f
yards of the New York Central and New York New Haven
and Hartford railroads left their work without warning
At midnight tonight frelnen of the Lackawanna railroad
tied the road from oboken to Buffalo by on strike
and reported that Penny vana railroad frcmen would
also walk
The poweressness of the regularly organized railroad
union brotherhood sweep back the tide the strike and the
probability, looming from the latest Developments that the
strike would parayZc the nations entire resulting IN
famine and destruction of trade and industry the sub
ects Of buried conferences of high railroad officials late to-
night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
Peace Matter
Is Laid Aside
By the Senate

Washington, April f0.--The peace
resolution passed by the house yes
terday was transmitted today 70 the
senate and referred to the foreign
relations committee.
Senator Lodge. the committee
chairman. was unable TO say when
the consideration OF the resolution
would be commenced by the commit
tee. nor when the committee was
likely TO make a report on it to the
senate II is probable. however that
nothing Will be done for a week or
two. or until all the members OF the
committee are in the city
Senator Hitchcock. just before de-
parting this evening for Nebraska,
said the administration senator's had
not departed from the policy hereto
fore announced by him of opposing
the resolution by all the means in
their power and seeking to prevent
its passage by the senate He said
he had no word from the white house
on the subject, but is confident the
president Will sustain him in his
efforts 10 defeat the resolution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
American Arrested by Germans in Ruhr
District Is Given Death Sentence

spoken of, This evidence was taken
as an indication of Bolshevist actiVi-
ties and the officers OF the court
martial believed he had been sent from
France into the Rum district on a
mission connected with the reVolu
ton Tho strongest proof urged
against him was that he had been
ca ptured in an automobile with no
tortous red leaders and with arms
in his possession. 1t was found that
the arms consisted Of nothing more
than cheap bulldog revolver
General kabisch told r. that the
young American had not asked 10 see
any representatives of the America n
government after his arrest II Is
companions in the automobile also
were sentenced To death and Presi-
dent Ebert has been asked To give his
approval to the sentey.es.
Two British subjects. Mrs. Hard
ing, claiming to be a correspondent
of the London Daily News, and man
named Weight. correspondent OF the
Manchester Guardian, who were ar
rested at Essen on suspicion of con-
nection with the revolution, have been
released
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
Henry County
Delegates For
Thos. G. Burch

Especial 10 The Richmond Nirginian }
Danvilie. aN, April l0.-~-The Henry
county Democratic convention today
at MartInsville endorsed the services
Of Senators Claude A. Swanson and
Carter Glass. and of Judge +. w
Saunders. and Roer A. James for
state chairman, and The course OF
State Senator w. A. Garrett and Dele
gate Ramsey. and regretted the re-
tirement OF Judge Stafford white.
Seventeen delegates were elected
and instructed for Henrys favorite
son, Thomas G. Burch. for congress.
and adopted the unit rule,~on al ques-
tons and measures.
The meeting was harmonious and
every motion made was unanimously
carried
1t is known that the delegates are
favorable to Rorer A. Names for con-
gress in case Burch fails to land the
plum. The relations OF the friends
OF Burch and James in the conveu-
lion were cordial and cooperating.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
Agreement Reached at
Recent Conference.-The
Here Behind Closed
Doors.
FLOOD AND GLASS
SUCCEED MARTIN
Union of Forces to Di-
rect Policy of State; Re-
suit of Movement to Be
Reflected at Roanoke
Convention.

With the approach Of the
time for the assembling Of the
Democratic hosts at Roanoke in
quadrennial convention there
is much on the surface to
vouch-safe the prophecy of
several months ago that the
former factions were to be
hcnceforth on good and friend
Iy terms. This is supported by
many things that have trans
pired in the recent past, show
ing that the active leaders of
the old line have buried the
Ratchet.
The death of Senator Martin
was a factor in this develop
mcnt. For a long time he was
considered the boss Of the state,
but he lived long enough to
convince his most devout enc
mics that he was one of the
ablest, one Of the most eff
cient, most untiring public men
that graced the halls of the
Federal legislature. Time
healed many of the wounds
hat were made when he sprang
from obscurity and worked his
way into the confidence, the es-
TEEN, the respect Of the people
Of the state.
When Senator Martin passed away
the men who were slow 10 realize his
capacity and unusual capacity began
to cast about for man to fill the
position OF adviser that he had SO
long filled. He was consulted at all
times by the party officers, and his
advice always proved sound. The men
who had occasion To consult him, to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
BY KARL II. Won WIEG AND

Vessel. April t0,--Paul r. Demott.
twenty-five, an American, claiming
to he Journalist, has been sentenced
to death by drumhead court-martlal
Tor participation in the revolution in
The Ruhr district. Execution of the
sentence, however, has been deferred
because OF President Ebert's order
that death sentences OF drumhead
court-martials must NOT ne carried out
until he has an opportunity 10 review
the findings and countersign the de-
cree.
General Kabisch, commanding this
sector. laid the papers in the Demott
case before me and an officer of the
American general stan today. The
young American was captured with
arms in his possession near Muelheim
in an automobile, together with sew
eral revolutionary leaders Demott
had state department passport No,
122S25. issued at Washington. Sep
TENDER so. 1919. certifying that the
bearer was to do relief work in
France, The passport was extended
for six months and vised for west
ern Russia on March g. this year. for
purposes of Journalistic work" by
United States Nice~Consul, Dixon. in
Paris,
Demott also carried British mer-
camille marine service certificate No.
862991. In which he was rated as an
assistant cook and his nearest rela-
tive was given as Wilbur Demott.
Paterson, n. j. Among his other pa
pers were a certificate from the Brit
ish committee of the French Red
Cross and letter from the director
OF work In the French devastated area
dated March 81.
At the trial emphasis was laA, on
the consular wise for wectern Russia
and the late date OF the above men
toned letter, together with fragments
st3t 'dftdtftstH ~ etefs ~ his ass1x8aaa,e IN
W HIGH thu .,internatinnal courier was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
Final Exhibit
ofEtchings at
AteIier Today

Unprecedented in the art annals
of Richmond was tho success Of the
exhibition nf etchings. which will
close at s O'Clock this afternoon at
the Virginia League OF Fine Arts and
Handlcrafts us SaSt Franklin street.
Linden row
When the idea of loan exhibition
was first contemplated, 1t was thought
mat 1t would be COMPOSED of few
etchlnEs leaned tN ono or two people
in Richmond and supplemented by
a collection from kennedy. OF New
York. As tim" went on. other owners
of etchings wore discovered some
times through "a suggestion from
those lending prints. sometimes
through friends Of collectors. whose
interest had been aroused by notices
in the papers describing the exhibit
ton.
Richmond collectors have been
most generous IN lending their etch-
lngs, which conduCed largely 10 the
success OF the occasion.
Onf feature If the exhibit was the
Payne collection. which was recently
given TO the University Of Virginia
and loaned by The university TO the
Virginia League Of Fine Arts and
Handicrafts This collection hung
for ten DAYS In tho south room of
the atelier, while the Richmond loans
were placed in the north room. Hun
dreds of people passed through the
ateher during the past two weeks.
On the opening night or "vernis-
age" only members Of the league were
invited 70 view the three collections
An address on The Technique OF
Etching" by Miss Julia Sully, was
given on this occasion. Miss Adele
Clark presided over the meeting of
the members. and Mr. Roosevelt Page
introduced the speaker During Holy
Week chure hgoers stopped in on their
way 10 or from church. and the sun
day afternoon hours were mast APP
preciated BY many people too busy to
attend during the week.
ON Easter Tuesday evening. Profcs-
Sor Fiske kimball, the director of the
Mcintyre school of Fine Arts who
was in Richmond especially for the
purpose. lectured before tho league
and the other visitors TO the. exhibi-
ton on The Art Of the Old South
and the New, allowing the old acad-
envy which he said was undoubtedly
a school Of Fine Arts as well as liberal
arts He said that jefferson thought
the time of starting the academy too
early but that he was sure the spirit
- "'-AAN' ssPtA as IN FcNilt with tllt
league today
The hospitality committee served
tea on Easter Monday and Tuesday.
having also members Of the commit
tee on hand To receive visitors and
answer questions during the daytime
hours.
most interesting event of col
lectors evening was the talk on etch-
lngs and his interest in them by Mr.
E. I. Thurman. who loaned the beau
tiful Haigs and Fittons hanging on
the east wall of the north room of the
ateiier. He contrasted the STYLES OF
these two artists and discussed from
the practical and the aesthetic point
of view the reasons which led him to
buy these wonderful prints of great
cathedrals. This led. in the discussions
which followed to an interesting COM
parison of the different types of
equally beautiful etchings aquired by
different collectors and the reasons
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
NATIVE or xEw YORK.

New York, April 1o.--Paul Demott
is the only child OF Mr.. aid Mrs. Will
bur Demott. who live at 116 Potowa
road between Paterson and Little
Falls. n. ]. The father is an employee
of the Graef Hatbank company in
Paterson.
Paul Demott attended the Pater-
son high school ana Alfred univer-
sityss- Alfred, ~, Y He LEFT college, twu
years ago to enlist in the mercha mt
marine. J. Il, Demott, an uncle, said
that his family had not received word
from Germany that Paul had been
accused. He never showed any incii-
escs7 st>ssarA4 RI Asaa& c..ktxasistr, 1sr lif
in America, the uncle said.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11

An important conference viii ~
held here tomorrow morning by the
United States board of mediation and
Cancellation. Word was received here
today that Assistant Commissioning
Hangar who has been In Chicago OH
serving the progress of the strike ID
on his way to Washington with his
report on the situation. Commi ssion-
ef Chambers, who HIS been In New
J ork city since yesterday Is also re~s
turning and Will confer with his as
sist&nt tomorrow morning. 1t is ex-
pected that they viii then determines
what steps are to be taken by tha
board. 1t is believed likely that their
decision VIII be To offer their services
to the two factions
The board has held to the policy "a
hands off thus far, taking the attituda
that its work of mediation was urf-s
maril} for disputes between employees
and employers, and that the present.
situation was created by a fight 1ba.S
tween the two labor factions. Th0
strike now has grown beyond this
stage and in addition has precipitatesi
a serious public crisis that must ~
checked at all costs. ~
Officials of two of the railway BROTH
erhoods sent appeals today to Senator
Curnmlns chairman of the interstata
N"'tite'SS committee To keep 'h&u0m
off in the strike situation. an inveetf-
cation of which was ordered by thu
Mccormick resolution adopted by the
senate yesterday.
w &. Lee, head Of the Brotherhood
Of Tratnmcn. and W. S. Carter. head of
the brotherhood OF Engineers and
flremen. urged postponement OF tns
INVESTIGATION in order to give thu
brotherhoods time to act ES
1t was stated by Senator Cumminr1
that despite the position taken by thA
brotherhood officials the investigated,
must 60 lnasmuch as it has been or
dered by the senate
The council of national defense ana
nonneed tonight that should the strikA
become SO effective as to cripple rail-
way transportation and imperil the
FOOD supply OF the cities, the governs
ment on comparative short notics
could mobilize about $4,000 of its mo-s
tor trucks for their relief M
The council of national defense hAas
called an inter- depa rtmental confers.
ence for considering ways and YneanSs
for mohilizing the motor transportx-a
ton facilities under its jurisdiction IN
event strike developments make their
use necessary. S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
FRENCH TROOPS CLASH WITH
CIVILIANS IN DARMSTAUT

Berlin. April ia conflict be-
tween French troops and German
civilians is reported TO have oc-
CURED in Darmstadt. The num-
Der of casualties has not been an
nounced. According to a dispatch
from Frankfort the French are
bringing in more troops prepare
tory to the occupation of Heidel-
berg. Mannheim and Karlsruhe.
Babenhausen has been occupied
The occupation Of Aschaffenhurg
on the Main is reported to be
planned by the French general
staff for the purpose of cutting
onmunications between North and
south G.smany, French cavalry
were reported scouting in the vicin
ltN "f Giessen, Darmstadt last
night
Five hundred officers and men
Of tho Sicherheitswehr are held as
prisoners Of war in Frankfort, ar
cordtug To todays advices.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
MAY PROSECUTE
MARY P|CKFORD

Nenn, Nes~ April i9.~~~It Is time
lor the state OF Nevada 10 show the
nation mat 1t does not countenance
IFeg uiarity iii couCt procedure and
INA, us morals are on as high a plane
as those OF any state in this Union"
mas was the emphatic statement
made today by Attorney General
leonard h. Fowler, OF Nevada, who.
after an absence of several DAYS re-
turned this morning to Carson CITY.
where Deputy Acknowledgement Rob
ert Richards has been preparing the
complaint under which attempt is IN
DE made TO set aside the decree of d.
sorce issued to Mary Pick ford in the
district court Of Douglas county at
Minden
The complaint will ailege that the
court had no jurisdiction" continued
Fowler because the plaintiff had no
residence and the defendant was
brought into Nevada as a matter of
colluslon. Fowler then said
Fraud has been committed, per-
jury has been committed At this
Tune am not prepared 10 say that
any criminal action is to be brought
against either Mrs, owen Moore
Mary Pickfordl' or against the de-
lendant in the divorce action This.
IN TACT. is a matter for the district at
torney of Dougles county 10 take care
or. The interest of the attorney gen
erals office lies in getting the decree
set aside. The state is a third party
TO all civil actions and in this case It's
dignity is at stake. Not only will we
seek TO annul the Moore decree. but
We stand ready to take similar action
IN any other case of like conditions
to which our attention may be called. -
Attorney-General Fowler stated
that the - nj a pI T.
filed next week in the district rourt
at Minden
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
West Broad Street Business Men
Organize for Civic Improvement

Circulation OF a petition. addressed
TO the mayor and the city council
asking for smooth paving and orna-
mental lights on Broad street from
Laurel street to Union Station, was
started yesterday among the mer-
chants and property owners west of
F'irst street. At the top Of tho petit
ton was the name of f. A. Dietrich,
president of the j. r Mosby COM
pany and president OF the West Broad
Street Association, This association
is formed of merchants and owners
of land along Broad street west OF
First street
Three reasons arc set forth in the
petition why Broad street should be
paved to Union Station. and orna-
mental lights erected. They are;
CD Because of the direct benefit to
property owners and storekeepers in
the section (2) for the betterment of
the city and the advertising value be-
cause of the favorable impression to
be made on strangers and visiting
business men, and t3) in order to
make Broad street business thor
oughfare not surpassed in beauty and
business utility by street in any city
of the size OF Richmond in the United
States
II was learned yesterday that the
w SSt eiVdd CItct ASSOCIATION was
formed for the purpose of building
up and improving Broad street west
of First street. to foster closer rela-
tons between property owners and
tenants in the RECON, and to cooper
ate with any other organization
which has for its object the better
ment of Richmond
One OF the principal things for
which the association was organized,
-
the smooth paving and lighting OF
.Rroad. street west. ,of Laurel street, a
standing committee on streets has
been appointed. and IT was this COM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
Chicago Reports
Break in Ranks
of the Strik ers

Chicago, April 10,-Government in
tervention to end the rail strike in
Chicago was expected within forty
eight hours unless the men returns to
work. United States District Attorney
Cline was in conference To-Day with
representatives OF the railroads and
the brotherhoods lie caused 10 be
brought before him representatives
OF the newly organized unions.
MIR Clyne would not say what &C
ton the government contemplated
The United States is not entirely
powerIess in situation which affects
the food supply, not only OF the city,
but of the nation" he said.
John Grunau. president of the Chi
cago yard mems association. was
questioned by the district attorney for
two hours.
The strike is not strike in the
true sense of the word. he said The
men walked out as individuals, They
are demanding more pay SO they can
support their wives and children. If
they can't get il, they will seek other
employment"
Grunau said the men could rake
SO day more working in factories
than they earn as switChmen.
The Railroad Managers association
iSSuSd statement tIldA MUS Stl
ers had returned 10 work and that
freight emhargoes were being lifted.
1t was hoped. according TO the Man
ayers association, that freight en-
bargoes on most Of the roads would
be lifted Monday.
w. F. Schiff. general superintend
ent of the New York Central. said
the embargo had been modified.
we are taking some perishable
freight" he said. We expect to be
able to move about 400 cars east
from Chicago. We are making up n
train of perishabes. including pack
ing house products for New York and
New England tonight and hope to be
almost normal Monday"
Whether troops would be employed
next week II conditions did not show
improvement had not been announced
tonight.
Commanding officers OF the Illinois
national guard were told to hold
themselves in readiness for duty,
Reports from points outside of
Chicago indicated there was break
in the ranks of tho strikers. Men
were reported returning to work at
Kansas city. St Eouts and Sar Fra I'M
cisco, while at Omaha the switch
men had voted against Joining the
strike. Representatives OF the
veloping against the strike In Chicago
4Wbtfd rHdfaf3 ~ 'Apefl1sfsfe 3lAt's nv afit
strike wave had spread from Chicago
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
PRESIDENT Is AT WORK
UNTIL LATE EVERY NIGHT

Washington, April 1o.--Renewed
reports that President Wilson. has had
a relapse are not borne out by
statements from persons who see
him daily
II is believed that because the pres
ident has not continued the automo-
bile rides he started recently, there
has been general disposition to as
sumo that he is unable to leave the
White House, However II was learn
today that the chief executive has
taken long walks about the White
House grounds daily and that he is at
work until late every night on some
dNMment. the nature OF which has
not been revealed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
Position of the United States in the
Development Is Given Out by the
State Department
German Government Is Said to Have No Army
in the Neutral Zone, and Only Weak Force
Of Infantry in the Ruhr, Supported by Small
Artillery Brigade

Washington April 10-The position of the United States.
On the Ruhr Valley situation and all accompanying develop
ments is unchanged said today the department.
This means that the American belief still is that French
supation German cities unwse and in this respect only
Is the United States standing with Great Britain.
Officials here believe that the situation become
acute at any moment between France and England. II
Great Britain persists her attitude OF antagonsm toward the
roncb method settlement the relations between the
Sies will necessarily become strained to the danger point
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
NO TIME FOR LABOR
TO ROCK THE BOAT

New York, April 10-'This is no
time to rock the boat" said Samuel
Gompers today in a statement ad-
dressed TO union men. ITO do so
is TO play into the hands of reac-
tionaries on the one hand and radi-
calls on the other whose common
object is the destruction of the
trades union movement to which
the workers of America owe so
much.
This is the time for all union
men who have their own best in
terests and the best interests Of
their fellow workers at heart. to
stand leval TO and abide by the or
ders of their international unions. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
TIGHTEN STRANGLE HOLD
ON NEW YORK SCPPILE0

New York, April i0--The "outiauA
railroad strikes strangle hold on Ns4-
ork $ supplies was tlghtened toda&x
but it did not prevent the delivery a.
substantial quantities of food by ~
New York Central railroad or The rGX
~ee4ot by the city So IT'S milk &tth0~G<f
delivery of the milk was delayed 640.
hours in some quarters. Shipuon&.E
OF meats, vegetables and fruits e&@
being spesded up and today hundkQ
OF trucks were busy unloading H.
s,ltaa xsanas. I'm sts4 Ssnr1 .slAex HA&443 IT,!
New York has suffered m
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
MOORE SPENT xfs

In order TO be reelected to the
common council from Madison ward
Councilman John w. Moore spent
$f3. The fink number had ffttfe "a
do with his success Statements re-
ceived by City Clerk Alfred II. Me-
Dowell yesterday showed that Jacob
umlauf spent $3.50 to he neglected
to council from Clay ward, and James
r.. Mann spent yfy..T5 to BE aeiscted, II
the council from the same ward.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-11
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
MANDATE. OVER ARMENIA

Paris. April 1o.-The proposal that
the league of nations assume the
mandate over Armenia was discussed
at secret session of the council of
the league this afternoon. The
council is 10 hold q public meeting
tomorrow afternoon.