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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
STEAMSHIP LINES TO ASH
FOR new RATE INCREASE
File Petition With State Corporation
Commission for Same Advance s.
Granted Railroads.

Steamboat lines operating In vfr1
ginia waters have petitioned tho
State Corporation Commission for ths
same increase in freight rates as had
been granted to rail lines. Such inI
crease was permitted by the lntsri
state Commerce Commission az iri9
terstate traffic.
The commission will hear the petit
ton on September 1. at 10 o'clock
Application Of the Baltimore, Chess
npeake and Atlantic Railway and tho
Maryland. Delaware and yirglnia]
which operate boats on Chesapeake
Bay. the Potomac. Rappahannock and
Piankitank Rivers. also Will be-
heard. T{f. IA,
Joint application OF the Chesal
peake Steamship Company and the
Southern Railway for increase III
rates on tho York River and from
Richmond to York River landings
will be considered at 1920 O'clock
while at IL o'clock the same day, tfis
commission, Will hear the Joint ap.
plication of the Virginia Steam shII
Company and the Southern RAILWAY
as to rates on the AIattaponi Rivof
and from Richmond to Mattapon
landings. - 7f3Ss
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
Prison HUNGER STRIKERS
STAGE SUCCESSFUL RIOT
Displcased With Fare Provided, Bal
timore Prisoners Give Vent
to Their Spleen.
DAMAGE TO JAIL is $4,000
Arc Finally Subducd, After Having
Reduced Maryland State Pcnitcn.
tiary to Ruins-Lnck OF Pcrma-
Dcnt Warden Is Responsible.
my Associated press.l

BALTIMORE. MD. August 20
More than nifty hunger strikers"
started riot In dormitory OF the
Maryland Penitcntiary here early this
morning. Shortly before o'clock
the men. who had been segregated,
tore out the electric lights and. with
me building In darkness. started "a
demonstration that lasted for two
hours.
breaking out OF their cells in Soma
Unknown manner, the men. though
unable to get out Of the building, set
up 4 shouting and general racket
that could be heard for blocks. City
Policemen responded to riot call
out had little success In QucllIng the
disturbance because OF their inability
10 see the rioters In the darkness
The warden then rcsorted to fire
nose. several streams OF water being
played upon the men by fire COM
panics called TO the prison. The
prisoners then began to quiet down.
This mornings demonstration re-
suited from a strike 4 few days ar,
OF prisoners who declared they wou.d
not work unless given n better
variety of food. The warden met their
uitimaium with IA declaration that
any man who would not work would
not eat. All but about NIFTY OF the
men went to work.
Dornitory G. In which the prison
crs participating In the riot, wc,.
segregated Is wreck today. The
DIG steel gate leading to the yard
was badly bent. cell doors and in
terror iron bars were wrenchcd from
their places and gaping holes were
dug in the brick walls. The mad
dened convicts had almost succeeded
III reaching the yard before they were
driven back by the guards
~ was still dark when tho police
ana nrcmen arrived and after firing
few shots through the windows the
hcs!egcrs settled down to wal, cor
daylight and for two hours the fire.
mon. police and guards stood outside
the building hearing the curses Of
me convicts as they finished wreck
!nt; the place.
As soon Rs 1t was dawn the gate
"hH ':T"acbcd open and the police
ana hremen dashed through. the
prisoners rctrcating to the top tier
OF the building from which vantage
point they showered missiles upon
their attackers. BY this time the
hremen had gotten four streams or
water into action and the convic,s
were driven into a corner. Seeing
the utility OF further resistance they
threw up their hands in surrender.
Ine only casualty repDrtcd was the
injury Of fireman by flying brick.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21

ture delivery. Many deliveries due
in July and early August have not
yet been delivered, but 1t is expected
that these allotments will come right
along and ut the price quoted at the
time the allotment was made which
is % l-2 cents and over.
The jobbers feel that thcy are COM
PEELED to take this sugar and stand
the loss. The only thing they can
hope for is a recovery In the market.
but this hope is very faint. 1t is
even predicted by some that sugar
viii sell retail at is cents in Rich
mond during the next ten days. It
IS reported that sugar is selling at
that figure in some OF the other cities
now.
While many OF the larger retailers
In Richmond were caught with high
priced sugar when the slump came,
they soon will dispose OF this stock
and Will not suffer the loss incurred
by the jobbers unless they are forced
to buy jobbers. stocks to supply their
trade, when they will have to share
some of the loss borne by the jobbers.
The jobbers will sell at some loss
to the retailer. but he can hardly be
expected TO sell 24-cent sugar at II
or IS cents. II the retailer can get
enough OF the unloaded cheap sugar
to supply his trade or to keep It
reasonably satisfied he Will not buy
the higaer-p,iccd sugar from the
Legitimate jobber.
One OF tn: most distressing fea-
lures of the situation. according to
local dealers, is that the wholesaler
and the retailer who has tried to
conduct an honest business and be
fair to the public is the man who is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
JOHN T. SIMPSON
KILLS BROTHER IN
BANK AT PALMYRA

l,onl.nuco FROM First Pagc.)
yIt!s that the brother who was killed
sTnppied with him and succeeded in
turning the gun toward his assallant.
which accounted for the shot through
the derby. John r. Simpson was ar
.cated and lodged in the county Jail
At Palmyra.
strange incident IS reported in
connection with the disposal of the
toiy OF the victim The representa-
i've OF n local undertaking company.
called 10 Palmyra ror the purpose.
mad 10 prepare the remains for burial
IN an unused room in the Jail build
ing, so that while one brother was
locked in a cell on the second floor
for murder. the other was laid out
Tor burial in room underneath.
Natives of Loudoun County.
Both men were bachelors They
were natives of Loudoun County. and
we're said TO have resided for \
number of years In the State Of
OHIO. They came to the Palmyra
section two years ago and embarked
in farming enterprise together.
They were said to have once lived
IN Alberta Province. Canada The
murdered man, j. William Simpson,
Yas the Weather OF the two, and
was about fifty years OF age. His
brother. John 7. Simpson. was much
older. apparently more than seventy.
ii Is known that the dead man
possessed large block OF Liberty
bonds. said to amount to $4,000. and
that nc owned big farm. in Canada.
He was man OF small stature, while
his brother who shot him, Is of power
ful build. The body of the slain
brother will be held for the order of
other brothers in Canada. who have
been communicated with.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
PETERSBURG BAND CHOSEN
Cockndc City VIII Furnish Orgnnixn-
ton for First Regiment OF
State MfIIffn

I n,SIIp,eeiat 10. to The Times Dispatch.)
III ENSBUltG, August 20.-Fol-
towing conference between Major
Loseph LeMaSurier, Captain Edwin p.
conquest and Captain Percy Lanier.
II was definitely announced this after
noon the First Virginia Provisional
regiment band will be furnished by
Petersburg instead of Richmond. The
band, which is now being formed
mere, viii be indicted into the SER
vice within the next few days
Petersburg and Richmond were the
only two cities applying for the band.
and the Cockade city was given the
call when IL was learned that II had
applied for 1t six months before the
capital city
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
EXPRESS COMPANY ASKS
FURTHER RATE INCREASE
Hearing OF the Appeal to Add
Another II Per Cent, Is Set for
August %.
10y Associated PrcssJ

lBy Associated PrcssJ
WASHINGTON. August 3O.-Hear-
ings OF the application of the Amcr.-
caa Express Company for further
rate increases to meet the recent
wage award of tho Railroad Labor
Board. were set for August 81 to-
day by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
further increases of 15 per cent in
addition to the IL 12 per cent IN
crease recently authorized by the
the Railroad Labor Boards award
ut about S43,000.O0o and the return
from the 81 l-2 per cent increase
sought at approximately $4,000. 900
annually.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
SUGAR SLUMP HERE COSTS
IOBBERS VERY LARGE SUM

lContinued From First Page.)
rot legal contract they carry a
moral obligation that cannot we'll be
ignored.
One jobber showed the representa-
tive OF The Times Dispatch his bill
for one car of sugar on which he will
lose $4,000. Another dealer said that
his loss on allotmcnts already de-
livered and yet to be delivered will
be not less than $4,000.
No one seemed willing to venture
4 prediction as to what the outcome
will be. All admit that it is the most
peculiar and helpless trade situation
that dealers of this city ever expert
enccd.
Following out the idea of the sugar
allotment practiced by the old Sugar
Equalization Board. the refners have
continued the practice Of allotinE
sugar 10 jobbers based on the amount
they handled during the previous
year. During an apparent shortage
jobbers gladly accepted all allotments
allowed them by the refiners and at
whatever price was quoted. These
allotments were booked as orders
and shipments went out as they could
be handled.
The jobbers were glud to get the
allotments because the real shortage
was apparent and the demand for
sugar strong. There was constant
fear that the demand could not be
supplied.
Loaded Up before Slump.
When the slump came the jobbers
found themselves loaded up with
sugar. and these allotments FOR fu-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
CAROLINA NEGRO LEGALLY a
EXECUTED IN ATLANTA, GA.
Charles Jasper Said to Have CSn
fcsscd to Attacking White
Enn0n 1,bNr~ ~.

ATLANTA. GA. August 2o.-CharIei
Jasper. negro, was hanged here TO-DAY
on conviction of assault upon a white
woman recently near Grant Park. q
suburb. f5ysl
The negro was said to have mad,
a full confession yesterday. Jasper
who also was known as Charles Jack,
son. came here from South Carolinl
a few months ago, and was said ii
have committed the crime the day al
completed short sentence on thl
chain gang. Isl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
He Reduced Living Cost to
$50Per Year, But lie Died
tBy Universal scrvicc.)

LONDON. August 2O.-Thc only
man in EnSiund who successfully
solved the ii. &. l.. problem Inns
just died.
He WINS George Drew, of Hitch en-,
He built II hut on his garden al
lotment, for which he paid $3.50 I,
year rent. lie Ind no taxes to
pny. he drew Nvntcr from neigh
boring stream md he used candles
for lighting. He drew his food nj
moSt entirely from his garden. He
figured his total living budget mt
$50 ycnr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
AUTOMOBILE TRUCK KNOCKS
LOCOMOTIVE FROM TRACK
Traffic on c. & o. Between Gordons-
VILE md Richmond Inter-

CHARLoTTDSVILLE. VA, August
20.-Passenger and freight traffic on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
between Gordonsvillc and Richmond
afternoon by n wreck at n small
station east of Beaver Dam. An
eastbound freight, standing on the
main track, was struck by big auto
truck loaded with lumber. The truck
ran head on into the tender of the
engine, which was knocked from the
track, carrying with it car, The
track was torn up for some distance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
DANVILLE YOUTH DROWNED
WHILE BATHING IN POND
Recent Rains Caused 1I-Year-Old
Boy to Lose Ills Life
EsrIda~

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
DANVILLE. VA. August 20.--Paul
Yates, 11-year- old son of l.. r. Yates,
local merchant, was drowned this
afternoon bathing in pond. the
depth of which had been greatly IN
creased by recent rains which had
In difficulty as soon as he jumped
In and playmates could do nothing
Tor him. They gave the alarm onI
inc body was recovered in forty min
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
Tried to xii Policeman.

,,PbTERSBuRG, August 20. =
Policeman Pollard early this morn.
Ing, ID. r. Clarke. n negro, was SEN
fenced to serve ninety days in the
city jail. The negro was being car
ried 70 the city jail in tho patrol
wagon when he managed to make his
escape. Tho patrolman shot Mt him
ana the negro returned the fire. The
bullet went wide of It's mark. and he
was recaptured few hours later
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21

having to suffer the consequences OF
the furry, while the Spectator is
managing to get from under with
out damage. The speculator is SELL
Ing l6 and 14-cent sugar. at a profit,
but far below the legitimate market
price as fixed by the refiners.
1t is reported that a: least two
refners have closed down to await
adjustment of the market.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
Rain Damages Tobacco Crops

DANVIELE, va, August 2O.-Four
inches of rain falling during the past
twenty.four hours has seriously dam
ton or the State. The downpour has
been continuance since Wednesday.
and there Is no indication Of q change
In tho weather. according to govern
ment weather officials, & B
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
Struck by a Submarine.

NEWPORT, X. l.. August 20.-Thc
old schooner Itasca, of Boston, was
struck by submarine which was
coming to /the surface outside this
port today. The schooner was light
and her crew with q fair wind sailed
her into the inner harpor and came
to- anchor before she settled and went
over on. her side. Her crew escaped.
The submarine Is believed to- have
sustained no damage.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
Farmers, union 10 Mo-,

LfNCHBURG. VA. August 2O.-The
annual convention of the Virginia
Farmers Educational and Co-oper-
alive Union will be held here. beein-
ming December s. This will close the
biggest year tho State union has ever
had. Already charters have been
granted for seventy-flve new locals.
and seyenty-ono counties OF tho 100
IN the state have been organized. It
Is expected that the annual reports
VIII show& growth OF 100 or more
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
VIRGINIA TOWNS SHOW
VERY STEADY GROWTH
Hurenm of Census Report Indicates
That IIopewcli's Population
IBy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. August 2O.-Popu-
lations of Southern towns announced
oy the Census Bureau today in
cluded:
crease 7G3. or HOG per cent; Black
stone, 1881; Crewe. 2,0S7: DenIron.
1875; lIopewcll, 1897; Emporia, L.
$50: Waverly, 1906.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
Ouxted Socialists Renominntes

NEW YORK, August 2o-The five
socialist Assemblymen who were
ousted from the State legislatures
have been renominated and will fight
for reelection at the special elections
September 16 1t was announced here
tonight ny the county committee of
the Socialist party.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
STEAMSHIP LINES WILL
INCREASE RATES TO EAST
hntcrcenstnl Conference Decides
Higher Figure for Freight he
tween Two Ocenns iitffi

SAN FRANCISCO, August 2o.-AG 2t
per cent increase In nearly all east
bound freight rates, effective Sep
tember l.. was announced here toda3
senting seven OF the principal stean1]
ship lines operating between the AT
lantic and Pacific Coasts. It was an.
nounced that the new tariffs would
not apply to Gulf ports. and that nov
westbound rates would be announcei
shortly. ----E-5---tfs5s]
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21
Advance In Price of silv.-..

NUN UuCG IN 4 rICG OF SIIVCrs 7l1tf14
LONDON, August 20.-Silver; adj
vanced ga pence in the local mar
ket today. owing to the small amourt
of the metal offered and the fact tina
China continues to send fairtsfzej
buyin gorders. The amount of bust
ness transacted was small.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-21

Frcpch Troops or for silexia,
BERLIN, August 20.--On orders OF
French troops have left for Laura,
,hutte and Hogutschuetx, Silesia.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-08-13

to run the Democratic machine in New York and to dominate the nation al councils of that party for sixty years to come. His skill in political manipulation made him known all over the country as the Little Magician"
 Playing the game of politics only as a New Yorker can and as all New Workers in public life do, Van Buren was the first to make his way into the White House in gumshoes. Per haps his caution as a politician has lost him the credit due him for his statesmanship, which he displayed in more than one grave emergency. A popular story reflected the general impression of his artful lodging. Once while he was a passenger on Hudson river boat an anti-Van
 I'll bet you the price of the pas sage that you can't go to him now and get a straight answer to the simplest question that you can ask"
 The challenged man, confidently taking the bet, went up to his favor lle anu iuuulIeu II hc Olu AOl lhihh the weather was fine.
 "Well," was the careful measured reply, "that is a relative term and :"
 "By. thunderp' the Van Burenite broke in, as he turned to his chal- lenger, syou've won."
 Van Buren became the pioneer national campaign manager when he made an extended electioneering tour for Jackson. Webster declared that he did more for the election of 'Old Hickory" than any other 10 men.
 In. that fierce Jackson campaign, Van Burep took the party nomination for governor of New York. Being i elected, he resigned from the senate and then, after only two months in the governorship, he resigned again to be secretary of state in the new cabinet Thus he held within IF weeks three of the highest prizes in public life and at the same time was heir-apparent to the presidency itself
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-08-13

MARTIN VAN BUREN was the lvA first mach..ne made politician in the presidency, and he was more than that when put to the test; he was the first of the presidents to have been born under the American flag, rather than under the British, and he and Roosevelt are the only presidents not wholly descended from inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
 Sprung from Dutch families on both sides, Van Buren married into a Dutch family, and was able to speak the language of his ancestors. He was born and he died in a little Rip Van Wrinkle village on the east bank of the Hudson, where his father was a farmer and incidentally tavern keep CT. Leaving school and entering law office in his native town at fourteen, after the manner of most American leaders from Jackson to. Lincoln, he picked up as he went along such ed ucation as he gained. Yet not one of our many lawyer presidents has won a higher rank in his profession. While only boy so small that he had to stand on bench to address the jury, he scored his first success at the bar. At forty, he retired from practice with money enough for man with Dutch thrift, which was mis- taken for stinginess by the less pru-
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-08-13
TAXPAYERS MEET WITH BOARD ID CONSIDER COUNTY
 BUDGET
Recommendations Considered in Spirit of Cooperation and set.er
 Understanding of County AT
 Tairs-Road Fund Reduced

The Executive Committee or the Greenlee County Taxpayers Associa- tion appared before the Board or sup ervisers at their meeting last MOI dav when the Board met to auope the budget of expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year.
 The committee had copsldereo tue hndeet in company with the Boaru of Trustees of the Association, com nosed of twenty-five taxpayers rom Inc different sections of the county and had prepared several recommen- dotions affecting the budget, Wnlcn wore nresented in detail by dlHereHt nambers of the Committee. 1ul, 1ist of the recommendations appeareu in the last issue of the ERA.
 The committee met with the Board in . snirit of cooperation and in some instances it was discovered that the recommendations by the Board ol Trustees had been made without, fn1I and complete understanding or tne ;tems recommended for reduction, ana where 2. recommendation Of the Tax navers affected the expenses or coun- tv officer. that official appeared pe- fore the Board and the Taxpayers III evnlanation of the expense. The Tax navers recommended that the deputy bire for ther Assessor be limited to six hunderd dollars per annum ana after 9 discussion of the matter wltn tbe Assessor this recommendation oI the Trustees was adopted, provided unforeseen circumstances should not dave1op. The recommendations or inc Taynavers for a reduction in the item of deputy sheriff hire was con. sidered. in the presence ot sherlh SIaughterJ and it, was agreed that TOT nortion of the year, at least, the services of a ranger deputy-,mlght pc disnensed with without imparlng the efficiency of the sheriff's office.
 In the matter of a reduction ln tne salary of the court house Janltor Il was decided that the services render ed warranted the salary paid
 Considerable discussion arose over the maintenance of the county qaraqe which the taxpayers had re Commended be dispensed with, bu' this item in the budget was hnails allowed to stand as estimated.
 Chair1nan Pickens Anderson, or the epoard and members of the eXecutlv. committee disaereed over is'e recon mendation of the committee regacd
  ing 2 reduction of the levy for the road fund for the county The ley as originally fixed by the Boardiwou'' raise a sum of approximately $96.cc' nd the committee urged that this sun be reduced to s7O,OOO It was eN plained by the Chairman that he ha' in mind the possibility of being aoi' to expend a portion of this amount in conjunction with sum from tn County Highway Commission, toge'h CT with Federal Aid, in the construc t;on of the interstate link of highway known as the Mule Creek road
 After a spirited discussion led b Cant. Hodgson, of the Taxpayers Con mittee, on motion of w. H. Moon, SC conded by, Duncan McNeil, the Boar ordered that the budget levy for road be reduced from ss6,O0o.Oo to s7o,ooo no for the ensuing fiscal year, Chan man Anderson voting Nc
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-08-13
EASTERN SCHOOL TEACHER
 OFFENDED AT FAR WEST

School Supt. BarbeI, Of Metcale, is ih receipt of communication from a lady school teacher. of Missouri, who signs her name as Miss, and whose age is given at 57, declining a position in tie far west. It appears that the lady has been in California, and from the tone of her letter the Missouri maiden CD met the native son' to her chagfin and sorrow Her com munication tells her own story ss follows:
 R II, Valley Park. Mo-.
 July A, 1920 Ws. J. Barbel,
 Supt of Schools, s, |.
 Metcalf. Arizona. .A
 Dear Sir: 1 regret exceedingly that [ cannot avail myself of you'' ,.hipa offer of position in your S hools. Cline's agency seems to, have recom- mended me first ana then notified me afterwards. They: have bad; definite instructions not to fecommends me for any position west of Kansas City.5 It has been my experience in Caaif- ornia that a done woman has.po pro tection- of the law. in the Far West and the high handed. outragess per petrated by greed and graft, shave. de ,cided. me to seek safety fm crowded centers in the east.
 Respectfully,
 .s(Miss) A. M. Loehf.