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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
MORGAN MILLS EXPLAINS
COUNCILMAN ANSWERS
CHARGES OF HIRSCHBERG
Asserts His Firm Was Lowest bidder
ON Motor Fire Equipment
Contract.

City Officials attacked by State Labor
Commissioner John HirschberE in his
opening mayoralty campaign speech
Sunday afternoon before a mass-meet
ing of union men at the Arcade Build
ing, with few exceptions, yesterday de-
clined to make any comment in refer
ence to the candidates statements.
Officials apparently ignored Mr..
HlrschberE's charges and refused point
otank to make any answers TO the
them, or any of the departments of the
city government.
Mayor George Ainslic declared that
OF mot 4 word"
Senator Morgan Mills. who is n mem
Der of the Common Council. and who
attributed Mr.. iirschbcrg's statement
concerning the ''railroaoing'' OF q $40
goo appropriation for motor equipment
Tor tho Fire Department and tho receipt
or percentage to himself, said:
II don't believe in mud singing"
Home ONCE Made Deal.
Senator Mills is president of the Vir-
ginia Equipment Company. which han
died the equipment contract for tho La
france hre engines purchased by tho
tor Mills said:
Our company has for several years
Tspresenteds the American LaFrance
we Swere the lowest bidders Tor the
contract by nearly $4,000 and should
have received the entire contract Au-
thorities decided. however, to eSperi-
ment with some other types Of eng.nes
and gave US about two-thrds OF the
award. 1t was n straight business pro-
position. and the bid in question was
made straight from the home office OF
the corporation"
Mills Appears Before Board.
Further. Senator Mills asserted that
he appeared before the Administra-
tive Board in person when the ncgottu-
tionS were Underway more than a year
ago, and that there was nothing secret
about the matter. He said that the
company which he represents has sold
equipment to the city while Commits
s1oner Hirschberg was chairman OF the
Administrative Board.
As to the charge that the matter waA
'railroaded" through the Finance Com
mittee. Senator Mills said that there
was no truth in it, and said that tho
measure was in committee for six
months, SO long. in fact. that the city
)eopardized It's chances o. puyIng euuiD-
ment at q reasonable price.
Director of Public Works Charles r.
Boiling would make no statement con-
corning the part of Commissioners
and his department Friends of AIr.
boiling. however, denied the accusa-
tions OF the State Labor Commissioner
that the director had been extravaEant.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
DECLARES LABOR Def
IS GREATEST MENACE
SOUNDED IN COUNTRY
Representative BLanion Scores
Compers' and Political
Announcement.
rBy Associated Pr. -

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-ISe first re-
action in Congress to plans of organ.
!zed labor for Intervention In the com
ing political campaign came today in
the House. Attacking the labor An
nouncement as "a pronunciamento
against Congress-" Represe ntative
Blantop. Democrat, Texas, said Il was
she greatest menace ever sounded in
Representative Nolan, Republican.
California, defended labor's prograni
and charged that Blanton, in a pre-
vious extension of remarks in the Con-
gressional Record. had stolen in as a
thief in the night Mr.. Blanton cut
the defense short by objecting to Mr.
Nolan'S remarks.
The Texas member declared "the
showing of Samuel Gompers' hand is
going to wake UP the people of this
country"
whenever Samuel Gompers puts his
hand on representative and SAYS,
elect him. the people will keep that
man at home" said he.
"For once ] heartily agree with
Gompers and his associate leaders,
when they say. "a national crisis is
threatening the institutions Of the
country" Blantou continued.
when a minority of per cent OF
the people can control legislation and
now threaten to elect a Congress of
serfs. 1t is indeed a national crisis
threa tening the institutions of this
country"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
FRANTIC MOTHER ENDS
LIFE OF CHILD, THEN
LOSES NERVE TO DIE
Sifs For T,Do Days Beside
Body of Slain
DnuDifer
fBy Associated Press. !

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Mrs. Emily
May Favre sat for two days beside the
body Of her 12-year- daughter. Mar
garet. whom she shot through the
heart Saturday morning as she lay
asleep in her apartment in the Ash
ton Hotel. she confessed to the police
today after her arrest on charge OF
homicide. She had tried to turn her
pistol on herself, but lacked the cour-
age to do II. she said. The little girl
was i'll with influenza at the time.
Financial worries mad temporarily
unbalanced her mind, Mrs. Favrc told
the police She had been receiving
monthly payments from an interest in
a lumber business left her by her
father, and when these failed to arrive
last week She wrote to q Mr.. Jackson
at the compauy's New York office
threatening to kill herself IL the money
was not forthco eng ut once. The
mails were delayed by the storm, and
Jackson did not get the letter until
today.
His representative called at Mrs.
Favre:s apartment hotel without delay,
and. receiving no response. got the
housc manager to force the Favre
front door. They found Mrs Favre
sitting beside her dead daughter, with
a pistol in her hand. She made
movement as though to shoot herself
and the two men overpewered her, talk
ink the gun away.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
JURY SAYS CUMMING
WAS KILLED BY WIFE
Hampton Lawyer Hies Of Bullet
Wounds Inflicted
Saturday.
FUNERAL TO BE HELD TO-DAY
Mrs. Cumming In Jail, Has Not
Been Told Of Husbands Death, and
Says Sho Remembers Nothing Of
the Tragedy.
TO BE HELD TO-DAY
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.1 ]

loPeClal 10 lUleS-
HAMPTON, VA, Feb. s.-S. Gordon
Cumming. prominent lawyer and poll
tician of this place. who died at Z
o'clock this morning, met death as the
result of Wounds received from pis-
toll discharged by his wife. Mrs. Mittie
Jester Cumming, last Saturday after
noon, according to the verdict of a cor
oncrs inquest held here tonight.
Statements made by DR.. George *.
Vanderslice, the coroner, who also was
the family physician of Cumming.
tion developed that the bullet had en-
tered the neck of Cumming just under
the jaw, penetrated what is known as
the transverse process OF the vertebra.
breaking off several CT the blood YES
sells in the neck and lung extending
for a distance OF seven and one-half
inches, and embodied itself under the
breast bone.
Death Came Suddenly.
According to the physician Cumming
this morning seemed in the best of
spirits and talked with the hospital
nurse. She retired from the room to
ed man and upon her return she found
him dying. Tho doctor believes that
the injured man moved. causing blood
clot. which had formed on vein, to
give way and thus opened up the heart.
Four or five witnesses, including sew
oral officers and citizens. were present
at the inquest and told of the shoot
ing. Their testimony added details not
already known In regard to the shoot
ing.
Confined in cell in the Jail at
Hampton is the wife OF the dead man.
She has not been told OF the death OF
her divorced husband and probably will
not know Of II until tomorrow. She
had little to say in regard to the crime,
with the exception OF a. statement she
made to officers who talked with her.
She told them she did not wish to be
murderess, and hoped that her hus-
band would not die. -.
| Dses Not Remember Shooting.
She rotated that she was prompted
to shoot him on account Of the treat
mcnt she had received from Cumming.
but her Intentions were not to kill
him when she went In search of him
Saturday afternoon. having carried the
pistol merely as precautionary
measure" The woman does not re-
member a thing about the shooting,
she says. She also said she could not
exist on the amount OF money Cumming g
had been giving her.
Funeral services for Cumming Will
take place tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock from the home of his brother,
William ]. A. Cumming. Columbia
Avenue, Hampton. The service will be
read by the Rev. Charles Friend, pas
tor of the Hampton Presbyterian
Church.
Judge Mann ". Robertson. of the
Circuit Court OF Elizabeth City County,
has adjourned court until Wednesday
out OF respect to Cumming.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
ENFECT DIRECTOR-GENERA
WILL REFUSE WAGE DEMANDS


WASHINGTON. Feb. 9-BeIief that
l,sectotSener th Hines will refuse to
% Sy more ehe fban mage ood ne5eases noo demanded
ers. continued to grow todaV oth the
union oihciaE prepared for what rail-
lead, road admlnStration officials declared
tomorrow, indications were sfrnne ths :
= bare concession Of adjustment of al
legged insqualities in pay would be the
present wage .agreemcnte
Representatives of the workers have
prepared a restatement of their case
Al declined to discuss its ,coniants . g.
deposition to the views OF Mr.. Hines Hines
Confcrees Hold Session. iterehco'
The conferees held only brief ses-
yatGoa s9p today az tSs os tine that
claims had not been compIeted!t and Mni
all of the workers REPRESENTATIVES ~ |
tended the conference and discussion
4)irector-GeneraI Hines was renortos
tonight TO have received recommenda- :
lens from certain other government
railroad employees be refused. The
nouneed attitude that no incrca s ses ss
held by Some Of these S ofiioiais h se 10 oeSn Sn
proper, even though living costs have
not come down The railroads will 60
paCk 10 tEoiI V~ucFS WlLnlu less than
three weeks and the views given the
railroad administration from most gov
crnment quarters, wero that in fair
ness to the owners. q general wage in
crease should not be saddled on them.
Higher Rates Would Prevai;
The further argument was said TO
have been advanced that any increases
In wages would bring higher freight
and passenger rntes. and Intcrstate
Commerce Commission ofIlciais have
declared that tho general public wouid
enter strenuous protest against such
TheSe officials have held thaA if rates
car b. held at their present level it
Z (Con1inued on Second PaYe1 ----.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
BLOODY FIGHT WITH AXES
KILLS ONE; THREE INJURED
Two Factions In Burke County Noup-
tafna Clash Over Land
Division.
LBy Associated Press

MORGANTON. n. c.. Feb. e.-one
mortaily wounded and three others so
badly injured that they are unable
70 pc taken TO jail, as a result Of a
oioody night, III which seven men par
ticipated with axes. knives and guns.
In the South mountains of Hurxe Coun
today. o
The desperate fight, which occurred
on Saturday night. seems TO be in tho
factions and was the culmination Of a
disagreement over division Of lands.
Lenotr Null was killed outright. An
pieces with an axe and is expected to
die; Alfred Null. Mack Lafcver and
Frank Britain were terribly beaten
with puts of guns or other wea pons
and also cut with axes and knives. ace
cordinS to the reports reaching here.
Al seven of the participants in the
tight were relatives. It, is said.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
EPISCOPAL RECTOR WILLS
SWORD OF HIS FATHER
Introductory Clause Sny., 4T Die I'm
Full Assurance of Faith OF
Church,
TRy AasociateJ prsa1
WHITE 81 =

WHITE PLAINS; \. T., Feb. D.
Townsend Brady. Episcopal rector and
author, who died at his home in Yonk-
ers, n. y, January "a, revealed un-
usual bequests. The former author
bequeathed my sword and the sword
OF my father" to his son, Cyrus Town
send Brady. Jr.: to another SON he left
son. Edmund. his remaining ieweirv
All the rest OF his property, the vaI,ic
OF which was not stated. was left to
The int ntroductory clause Of the vii,
declares that II die in full confidence
and and Mr,a assnrance sHn,at OF the faith OF the
GGhurch which have preached, in which
earnestly commend to my children
and my friends as my final message to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
MA|NTENANCEFO FORCE
DEMANDS MORE PAY
Uniform Rate From Coast to
Coast Is Also Asked
For.
6 BROTHERHoODS AFFECTED
Insist Federal Administration
Shall Decide Before Return
ing Traffic Lines.
6 BROTHERHooDs AFFECTED

DETROIT. MICH. Fob Borders di-
recttnS 100000 memb bers OF the United
brotherhood OF Maintenance OF Way
employees and Railway Shop Laborers
TO suspend work at A NJ, Tuesday.
February IL. were going out tonight to
Inc various looals of tho organization.
Decision to order the men out was
announced by Allan e. Barker, grand
Pre- president OK the organisation. follow
chairmen OF tho Brotherhood The
strike can be averted only II the Fed
aIsi railroad administration before Sat
uFday grants wage Increases dema nd e q
last summer. Mr. Barker said tonight.
% Ihe orders have gone out" he de-
sh,area' and 1t would require two or
three days to cancel them"
The strike. in addition to wage In
creases requested last summer, hs to
secure 3 uniform rate from coast TO
coast. II would affect storehouse en-
engineers. steel bridge workers. cinder
Dit men and oilers. as well as other
members OF the brotherhood.
VIII Confer In WpShington.
"A committee Of ten reprcsentint,. ,hc
SWfS,heps9o6 WSs1,Ipa3o0 ift, eft @ here tonight Cor
main In Washington up until the time
set for the strike to take effect Il has
cnll authority to enter into negotia-
Iions with the dircctor-gcncrai, Mr,
Barker said. With the departure OF t,
committee, the conference of the gen
cray onatrmen here came u an end.
In explaining the decision to call n
strike. Mr.. Barker said tonight:
The railroads arc soon to he re-
turned to private ownership, and wc
ieel that this wage controversy, wh ich
~ with the Federal railroad administra-
,ion. should be adjusted before they are
released Our representatives have
general for tea days He has not
hromi sed EapythIng and we do not he-
iierc he Is Going to., do,asS. we de.
c,ded to Issue The strike cAfl before
the railroad administrator should
tho private owners OF the lines
Dates Back to July.
-rhe public should know Mr. Bar
ker continued. that this strike cal,
is not something that has been de-
sided upon prec,pItatcly, but dates
back to last July. wage demands were
presented to the railroad administra-
mem bership authorized to striI/. to en-
force them. We held a strike in abcy-
ance, however. upon President Wilson's
request that he be permitted an on
nortunity to bring about a reduction OF
living costs He asked for reason
or ninety days. We have waited six
months and there has been no reduc-
tton In the cost OF living"
The wage demands of the men aver
age 40 per cent. Mr.. Barker said, add
ing: There are moro than 100, 900 Of
day. More than 100000 mechanics.
consisting Of carpenters. masons and
painters, are receiving an average Of
% cents an hour. which is about ono
aali the wage received by the same
class OF labor in the building trades"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
FERNAiD BILL AB0LIsHES
HOUSING CORPORATION
Senate Passes Measure, Which Now
Goes to House for Further
Consideration.
fRv 4 soci,ted pre.s

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a bill by
Senator Senator Fesnald. Republican. Maine;
transferring its affairs to the Treas
ury Department on June 80 next was
passed by. the Senate today. It now
goes TO the House.
Before taking hnal action upon the
bill the Senate amended so as to pro-
vide for turning over of the houses
corr eorpopation raI 'o at thu naval resepyation % o
at Indian Head. Md. at Charleston.
w. Va. and at The Puget Sound Navy
Treasury Department instead OF the
Navy Department. as proposed by the
committee. without record vote, the
Senate also adopted the committee pro-
vision authorizing the Secretary OF War
to turn over TO the Public Health
Service such surplus hospital furni-
ture and medical supplies as may be
required by health service hospitals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
CHARGES CONTRACT VIOLATIONS
RY Aseo-cfa tad I,.->..

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-Action Of
OF Way Employees and Railroad Shoe
LIahorcrs in calling a strike OF its
membership was declared by railroads
and administration officials to be a vio-
iation OF the unions wage agreement
This agreement WAS said to provide
that no strike calls shall be issued
without giving the railroad adminis-
tTation thirty days notice. II was de-
chred the railroad administration had
received no official information of the
unions grievances. and the strike call
was set only eight days ahead.
DircctorGeneral Hines has tsle-
Sraphed President Barker. Of the un on,
FOR statement as to Why the strike
was called. it was said No reply had
neen received when railroad admins
tration offices closed for the day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
MARITAL Law HATS MOB LYNCHlNG NEGRO SLA YER
10000 RAILWAY MEN VOTE TO STRIKE FEBRUARY II
DEMOCRATS IGNORE WILSON; REJECT TRAINING Bill
Old Dominion Revised
List Shows 6,l30Casualties

WASHINGTON, Feb. 0-virEtnia
contributed 6.130 Casualties In win
ing OF the world Hynr. Official re-
visea figures for Virginia and the
various States, issued by the War
Department tonight, show that OF
Virginia soldiers who $veat into the
war, tuenty-seven officers were
killed in action, thirteen died OF
wounds, twenty died OF discnsc and
from all other causes 27O officers are
listed In the list OF revised casual-
ties.
The Official figures show that 637
virginia soldiers gave their live. In
defense OF American rights, 1850
were HliShtly wounded, LIST severe
iy wounded md s02 wounded, the
degree undetermined. A total from
all causcs, including prisoners, Is
given rs $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
AWARDS TOTAL s12,0se,149
Fifty-Ffye Clnims Presented by Five
Foreign Nations Heard by
shipping Bonrd.
BY Associated Pres

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.--Awards
totaling s12.0S9.149 on the claims OF
foreign ship owners for vessels and
m aterials requisitioned during tho war
were recommended today by a commit
tee Of the Shipping BOARD, Of total
Russian, Italian. French and Danish
interests. Three claims were for ships.
and the remainder for shipbuilding ma
feriaIc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
Gompers Says Congress
Failed to Curb Trusts
IBy UnivernaI seryIce.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. o.-aConErcss
hss absolutely failed to protect the
people from the trusts and prof
itecrn,o declared Samuel Com pcrs,
president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor. this afternoon, In re-
plying TO q reported statement by
Speaker Gulett that lnhor In becOm-
Ing n mennce to tho country.
SThe attack fs wholly unuar-
ranted.n snid Gompers. at In
Eratujtous attack upon those who
are striving for decent living
wage. Ask any citizen, ask my
housewife what they think OF what
COnEress hns done to the trusts, md
the ansucr will be readily forth
comInE.o
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
NEW FLU CASES NUMBER
243; FIVE MORE DEATHS
Indications Point to Early Closing of
Emergency Hospital md Lifting Of
Work-H0ur Restrictions.

Five more deaths attributed to tho
influenza epidemic hero werc reported
1T tho Bureau Of Health yesterday.
New cases OF flu numbered 243, tho
corded here since tho epidemic beg an.
Prediction that the health officials
will be able to close the emergency
within a few days and probably lift
the 'stasger" working hour restric-
tions was made yesterday by officials.
Dr. l.. c. Levy, Director OF Public
Welfare. said that It was too carly as
yet to withdraw any OF the restrictions
which have been made as preventive
measures against the flu.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
PRINCESS ANNE BREAKING UP
Little Hope OF Saving Amy of Old Do
rnfnion Liners CarEo-Loss
IN S1,0O0,00O.
LBy Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Cracked and
storm battered from stem to stern. al
most broken in two amidshipe, the Old
Dominion liner Princess Anne, aban-
Toned except by her two first officers
was slowly being submerged by the
seas tonight, as she lay stranded on
.he sand shoals off Rockaway.
Unless favorable weather prevails,
tie hope Of saving any part of her
cargo, OF which a small amount is still
above water. The steamship and her
cargo is valued at s1.000,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
B0LsHEvIsTs STIR KOREA
Sovfets Foster Rebellion Against Jan,
aneae ltulc and Serious Clash
Follows,
TBy Associated rress. I

WASHINGTON. Feb. a.-An active
rule, fostered by tho Russian BoIs
sheyists and characterized as "the be-
ginning OF a tremendous affair," is in
patches received today In Washington.
A recent clash between 1000 KOREANS.
armed mainly by the Bolshevists and u
rea. the message said. had resulted in
defeat Of tho Japanese. 800 of whorn
Details OF the fight wero not reported.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
PREDICT COMING OF CRASH
General Secretary OF Canadian Rail-
way Union Asserts Labor will
Hc Hardest Hit.
{ Dy Associated Press. /

LONDON Feb. 9.-James Henry
Ihomas, general secretary Of the Ma
tional Union of Railwaynen, said to-
day that the state of tho world was
Such that unless something is done
nobody would suffer moro than the
sh workmen must work Suarter
harder than before the war, the french
twice as hard and the Germans eight
Labor party'e difficulties arose not
through tho cleverness Of tho other
parties. but through Jealouses IN it's
own ranks,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
IS ANOTHER BERNST0RFF
German Wanted by Allies Not the Nam
Formerly Stationed In
Washington.
IDw Universal Service. J

Nv universal SerStccl
BERLIN Feb. 9.-Thc Bernstorff who
Is demanded by tho allies for trial,
along with more than 500 other Ger
man nationals, is not the former am
bassa dor to the United States, Count
Johann Heinrich Won Bernstorff, but
his cousin. a major. who was com
mandant OF St Quentin during German
occupation OF that stronghold. The
Falkenhayn on the extradition list IS
not tho former chief Of the general
staff and conqueror of Roumania, but
an officer OF the same name, who was
in charge OFF q prison camp.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
THREE DIE IN EXPLOSION
Too Mnch Steam on BOILER Near B1acl
Mountain, ". c., Injuries
Two Others.
TBy Associated Press.

ASHEV1LLiE, n. G., Feb. 3.-Three
men Fred Harrison. Joe Taylor and
Raymond Barnes-were instantly, killed
afternoon when the boiler Of the Broad
River Sawmills. in Dell County, six
miles from Black Mountain. near ,here,
exploded. Too much steam Is said TO
have been tho causc OF tho explosion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
saunder. Re.is,,s Craftsmanship.

WASHINGTON. + eb. 9.-Representa-
I've i've saunders, Of Virginia, who will
appointment as Judge in the Virginia
,upreme Court. tonight resigned as
Gnairman OF the Democratic caucus
REPRESENTATIVE Dewalt, Pennsylvania,
was elected as his succossor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
1000 WANT TO GO HOME
Russians Residing in San Francisco
File Request With Imniigra-
ton officials,
IBy Associated PrcS.
I'd ANCYC~n LSeA

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. S.-Resolu-
tions expressing the desire OF 1000
Russians residing in San Francisco to
he deported to, Soviet Russia were for
the immigration commissioners and
Ludwig G. A. K. Martens, self-styled
Soviet ambassador" to tho United
States.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
Women hack Mnnk fo- s.....

NEW YORK. Feb. o.-The executive
G0mmittee 1 OF the recently organized
ont a statement tonight in which Nor
man E. Mack. of Buffalo, Democratic
nntionai committeeman. was indorsed
as a candidate for the United States
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-Mrs Mary
ID. Doncho was burned to death and
thirty-two others received burns and
other injuries in fire which destroyed
the Berkshire Apartments, five-story
building, here carly today. The origin
on the fire is unknown. The property
loss was estimated at S100, 900.