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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
NE CHANTS vnS{
SIGNS ON STREETS

Local merchants have launched
movement to have street signs placed
on all streets within the corporate
limits and to bring about enforce
ment of the city ordinance requiring
owners of property to place street
numbers on all houses. Through the
Retail Merchants association the
matter has already been brought to
the attention OF Director of Public
Works c, F.. Boiling, and ii is ex-
pected that this will result in some
action on the part Of the municipal
authorities.
With the resumption of building
operations on . large scale many
dwellings, and apartment housoS have
sprung UP in all sections of the rilE<
Most of the apartments aro di@niit"d
With names only, the owners having
overlooked tho necessity ct giving
their, buildings street numbers
The ma after has been forcjbjy drawn
to the attention Of retail stores be
cause deliveries If merchandise have
been greatly handkerchief through
lack of proper street designation
The name Of an apartment house.
while appealing. it was pointed out
by one merchant, is most indefinite.
Especially when it IS a nov structure
and the name docs not appear in he
city directory.
Postmaster Hay r. Thornton has
also been appealed To ~ assist in
having All streets ana houses properly
id entitled. SO that residents IS Well as
town. The POSTMASTER is empovered
ny poxtAl regulations to withhold dc
livery OF mail unless the proper street.
address is given but a. is tho practice
Of the postofF1oe to not enforce this
ruling. If there is any po~a biitN ~
finding addresses 81 Vas declared
that the postoffice would he spared
Of a great deal of trouble and those
dependent on the mails saNcd great
deal of time if Richmond puts uP
adequate street signs and house mum
bers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
ORGANIZATION OF NEW
BROKERAGE FIRM HERE

Eugene r Jones 4 Company is the
name OF the new brok craze f1rna or
ganized in Richmond and which
opens today for business The estah-
ishmert Is located at s67 East Main
street A general brokerage business
ID listed and UNLISTED stoiks and bonds
VIII be conducted by the frrn.
Mr. Jones. the head Of the firm. has
been active in Richmond bosiness for
q number Of years, He was with the
National State and City Bank for
seven years, leaving there the first Of
1917 TO 20 with Caskie G Rurch &
COMPANY. In 1915 he was director
or war savings societies in Virginia.
later deFottng his entire time TO pa
rIohc work as executive secretary of
this national war savings committee
He withdrew from Caskie @. Burch &
Company tho first OF January - or
Eanlze his present firm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
PATRICK HENRY HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL ELECTION

the annual election of officers viii
90 held by Patrick Henry branch,
Friends Of Irish Freedom at the meet,
ing To be held tomorrow night in tbe
Arcade building. F'oushee street be-
tween Broad and Grace, at $40
,'clefck. TIE present officers. rnost ~
whom will be reelected are, n
:. O'Flaherty. president: Felix Kee-
gan. vice president: James ]. Tres.
non. financial secretary: James M
Purcell. recording secretary. James
J. Fitzpatrick, treasurer: Nice. G.
Finnigan. orator; James J. Walsh
guard; Charles W. Rex. Henry 7 r,ohn
and John w Moore. trustee Ar
rsa'ngenaentss mill be made at this meet.
ing for the Irish Liberty ball to be
held for the hcneiit Of the first bond
ssun of the Irish republic. The bond
issue drive for si0,O00.000 started
January and already more than
one half Of the 10000. 900 has heen
subscribed. A new branch Of the
Friends OF Irish Freedom will be or
gaixed n Newport News this week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
Charters

MartLnsville Motor company. incorpo-
rated. Martinsville. Va Maximum.
$4,000; minimum. $2o,ooo. c. H Mason
president. Ridgeway. Va; c. v. Fer
suson, secretary. Martinsville. Va. and
A, c. Lancaster, Martinsville. Va. To
deaf in automobile tractors. accesso-
ries. etc.
Certificate OF authority issued to At
lanttc Bridge company. Incorporated
under the laws of the state of North
Carolina. Maximum. $4,000. Princi-
pal office in Virginia is to be located
in Roanoke with W. G. Adams in
charge. General construction business
Certificate of authority issued to
StollwerCk Chocolate company. Incor.
porated under the laws of the state Of
Delaware Maximum. $4,000 princi-
pal office in Virginia is to be located
in Richmond with Thomas r. Gay in
charge To manufacture and deal in
chocolate and cocoa.
The Busy Fee Mercantile company.
incorporated. baskerville, Va Maxi
mum. s10,h00; minimum. 1900. John
w, Ewall president; Walter Miller.
secretary, !. W. Baskerville, and
A. A. Farrar, all of Mecklenburg, Va
General mercantile bsuiness.
Metropolitan Realty corporation.
Norfolk, Va. Maximum. 100000,
minimum. $4,000, A, C. Hathaway,
president. r. Baldwin Myers, secre-
tary and Barton Myers. Jr, all of
Norfolk. Va General real estate
Printcraft Press, incorporated,
Portsmouth, Va Maximum. 500
shares common and $4,000 preferred
stock; ntinimum $4,000 preferred
stock. George O Diggs, president,
Portsmouth. Va: Roy NJ Avery. sec
mol, Portsmouth. Va, and Daniel D.
Nei, Portsmouth. Va. Printing and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
FREE TREATMENT At
MEMORIAL HOSP|Tl

Approximately Is per cent of tbs
patients cared for by Memorial hoA-8
pital in Richmond during tne -
months ending December, 81, -
were given treatment tree Of cha1Io
according to the report 1uak made -
the board OF visitors OF tho Nedt11
College of Virginia, by Witch tGa
hospital is operated. by ,SuverMtA4-
dent Frederic E. Norfolk. TIN
meant an expenditure Of $31. 731s4o
for the care OF charity PATIENTS -
which Memorial hospital Yece1014
$4,000 from the state Of vfEtMia,
and $o4s from the state orthopN-
die fund, leaving ss,ss47o worth Of
free treatment which the hospital
itself pays for,
In all there were 1915 patients At
the hospital during the ak months
period including 7s7 private pa
t"uts, rs ward patients, 732 colored
patients. OF this number is5 pa
fi"nts were cared for entirely free Of
charge
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
Montague Mfg. Co.
LUMBER, LIME, CEMENT
Southwest Corner Tenth and Main.
Foolish to Suffer
With Neuralgia
When Relief
Is Instant

Thousands OF men and women in
Richmond arc sufferers with neu-
ralGia. They have tried interna
nostrums and dosed themselves with
heart depressants, often without re-
suits.
The thing to do is to gently mas
sage the forehead. side of face and
back of neck with Twentieth Cen
tury Liniment and in a very few
minutes, often after the first appli-
cation. perfect relief is experienced
Two nights ago my head was
splitting said a Richn.nnder yes
terday. Il applied Twentieth Cen
fury Liniment and got relief at
once"
Unequalled in curing wounds, old
sores. bruises or any injury that can
be cured by local application
At druggists or 400 Il. Marshall
street --Adv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
REV. A. B.. SHARPE ON
THE NEGLECTED CHILD

me Virginia state conference OF
Charities and Corrections is in se3~
sion in Haxrfsonhurg.
One of the important purposes VI
this conference is the bringlng 70
gether OF all people interested ~
public welfare in Virginia in 'rder I"
stimulate interest in social prooieii'o,
TO increase knowledge of their req
significance and ways of dealing WIN
them and TO promote nutnai unue
standing and cooperation an'oi's
social agencies
w. L. Hewson, director OF the oe-
psrtrnent OF civilian relief, potomac
division, American Red cross noe
sent a notification of the conlerei,'0
% al, the home service sections or 'le
state suggesting that. they DC ~
scented by their executive se''si Go -a.. >
who should come prepared 10 oiso HSa
,sreclhc problems with which they
,rc contendine and thus secure ehe
benefit of the experience % otli"f
secretaries who have prooaoiS pee',
laced with the same difi1cuttsS al"
,vo,,,aa MANS for overcoming them.
rha Fed Cross will be represented
a. tho conferences by Or. Stuart A.
ouean professor of sociology at
:oucher college. Baltimore, Md. and
director Of home service education IN
he Potomac division, who will dc
liver an address at 10 A. N, Feb
ruary 2nd: Or. r. A. Peterson, oil ,
rector Of the department of health
service. national hea dquarters Who
sill gpeak on Health Centers at .
.. n. the came day. and Mr., Hewson.
vho will preside at q round table
aisrussion on the extension OF home
service. on the after noon 81 February
3rd
The completes program for today
'oilcws;
Assembly room courthouse, . Sc
Address; programme of tho Y NJ I.
4 rural work for Virginia. S. A. Ack e
lev, state secretary ~ Virginia.
1o--"Soclal Work as a Profession
DR. stuart 4 Queen, director home
serwice education. Potomac -''4lVlsiofl'
American Red Cross
Afternoon Session, 2t5
Prayer
s.1s-AddresS '"The Dependent and
Neglected child Rev A. p sharpe,
.uperintendent Methodist orphanare'
Richmond. Va. Rev. r. F. kahle'
Geld sec-starv. Children's Home $50
.fefy, Abingdon
address. Reform In Courts Of
Justices of the Peace and in Ponce
COURTS" Rev. j. f. Ellis. Yancey. Va
,so-Addreaa, The Public Health
Nurse, Mrs Jane Ransom. SUPERVISE
public health nursing Richmond
Va
Evening Session. s y. Nj
45-~Address. The Social Nivtor
1r. James Buchanan, secretary liner
.hurch world movement, Richmond.
Va
t5-Address. THE Delinquent
eslrl.s Mrs Kate W Barrett, NJ. \.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
BOY BIBLE EXPONENT
At TRINITY CHURCH

Bonnie F'utterer. the boy exponent
Of the Bible. entertained and lnstructed
. large congregation at Trinity Metho
dist church. last night with his lee
ture on the Bible with illustra ted
stereopticon pictures. Another lecture
vii ne given on "Wednesday night, and
again next Sunday night. when the
series will conclude. All are invited
IN these lectures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02

Mrs Asher. who is well rener1 here q
here as member of the >Eillv Sun
dav party, which is now conductinS
avanSelistic services in Norfolk. will
be in Richmond today. She Will spesk
az meeting al the Second prsshv-
terrain church. which begins 1T : q. m.
and will last until & O'clock sumner
VIII he served from Is to 7 p IN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
Sa5nncis Reported Better

The many friends of lieutenant
Samuels, of the traffic squad will he
glad TO learn that he IA improving
from his recent attack of influenza
Although he is still confined m bed
81 his home. 1915 Barton avenue
word from there yesterday was to the
effect that he ia better Lieutens nj
Ssn1uels is one of the most efficient
and popular officers of the traffic
squad
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS

complaints In January SIS
Amount OF new work from January
first to January 81. 1920 s25445o 90.
Amount Of repair work from Ian
nary first to January 81. 1890.
S234.01S 90.
Total amount OF work authorized
from January first 10 January 81
1920, $4SS4s8A0
Increase in new work in January
1920, as compared with January 1913
amounts to s164 sss.00; increase in
alterations and repair work in Jan
uar1 1a2o, as compared with Jan
uarT. 1919 amounts 10 t177.411.oo
making net increase in ali work
in January, 1920, as compared with
January, 1919, $342.10T .0e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
Issue Permits TDxfar

Beginning today auto permits and
city licenses Will he issued by the DO
lice at headquarters. Tho police de-
partment has urged that autoists and
others will not DELAY in taking out
permits and licenses. thus avoiding
unnecessary examining the last few
DAYS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
Arranges fo

AfrAngts> To FtHtIoh
Arranging for HE INVENTION of the
American Cotton Manufacturers as.
ISOLATION, w y, Adams. Of Charlotte
\. c., is in Richmond looking after
advance matters MIR ADAMS is sec
rotary and treasurer Of the associa-
ton. The convention Will meet in
Richmond, May IS and IS More than
500 delegates are expected here for
the convention.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-14
UNCOMMON SENSE
By John Blake
tCopyEiSht. is9ol
FIVE HOURS FOR SUCCESS.

Eight hours of your twentyfOur you sleep, ought to-
You work eight presumably. At least you Ind
ing and going from work You should put in two eating
your three meals Hurrying meals along will not get
anything but indigestion and indigestion will break your
health down almost hard drinking.
You have five hours left These five hours
failure competence poverty Spend them wisely
and they will make you Waste them spend them fool
ishly and they will break you.
1t is mans so-caed leisure hours which open to him
the door of opportunity.
1t is in these hours that he does his reading and the
thinking that ought to accompany and follow his reading
1t is in them that he gets his amusement, and think
ing should accompany and follow amusement.
Use these five hours do things that it is impossible
to do in your working hours.
Spend part of them getting acquainted with the great
who have written books for you and thought out sy
of philosophy for you.
Spend part of them in heathful exercise that will take
you outdoors and to the wonders and beau
ties of the world around you.
To read play at the expense of your sleeping time
merely shortens the time has to make repairs
your SYSTEM with the result that the repairs half done
and you break down the quicker.
Reading at meals is foolish. You will neither enjoy
the meals the book
But these five hours day sufficient to start you
on the right road and to keep you travelling on it.
Use them carefully and wisely. According you
them will be your place in life at the time when high
place is worth having.
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the prices at which the employer shall self his products,
thereby casting We burden Of wage increases directly
upon the shoulders of the consumer.
measure better calculated to make more perlous
the dizzy spiral up which wages and the cost Of living
are now pushing each other it would b. difficult to
conceive.
The hckleSs consumer has been having hard
enough deal with labor and capital more or less at
odds.
What would become Of him If they could legally
league together to exploit him to the limit
Dramatically opposed to the Carroll bill is the
Law bill, also before the Legislature.
The latter makes unlawful any agreement or con-
tract which provides that "those who furnish work,
labor or service in This State incidental 10 or in con-
necon with the production or manufacture in this
State Of any article OF commodity, or Of any article
or product used in the conduct of trade commerce
manufacture shall fix the price at which such article,
commodity or product shall be sold by the producer
or manufacturer thereof"
Between these two measures the Legislature should
not hesitate one hour.
It should promptly pass the Law bill.
The Carroll bill is EAST cry" in the fashion Of
false economies and reckleSSneS which pass at present
for prosperity.
The State of New York seeks no sldl leadership.
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sinuating and insulting letter Of your
correspondent James f, Martin, New
York, published in The Evening World
Of April 8.
II the Police Reserve be as valuable
TO the regular department as a man
with an "abscessed TOOTH" why do
some of our most successful business
men of New York City take such an
active part in the affairs Of the Police
Reserve? Why do many ex-Home De-
Tense League members seek member
ship in the Police Reserve?
Does James F. Martin know that
many OF the members Of the Police
Reserve are ex-Army, Navy, and
Marine men? Not to say anything Of
the many other branches Of the Gov
eminent that took part in the recent
world War? He asks why the mem
beers of the Police Reserve don't enlist
in the National Guard? Is he a mem
Der? Does he hold rank In II? II not,
why not7
Does he know OF the many services
performed by the Police Reserve that
are not published in the papers or
announced from the house tops? L
! the Police Reserve BIN b % vicious,
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why was it introduced at Albany by
our State Representatives, who are
expected to protect the people? II that
bill is as bad as represented by Mr..
Martin, don't think it will be passed
and allowed to become a law by our
State Legislature. But / feel conf
dent that it will be passed and the
City Of New York will have an addi-
tional force, fully trained in police
work, discipline, responsibility and
citizenship, that will DO of more value
to the City OF New York than Mr..
James f. Martin seems to think it
will be.
l don't think your previous CORES
pendent, Mr. Edmund +. Finn, put
anything over on your publication by
any letter You may have inserted that
was written by him boosting the
Police Reserve. The writer was for
merly Captain OF the old Home De-
Tense League. ! resigned my commits
sion to enter the service of the Gov
eminent, and thought, enough OF the
work and organization OF Police Re-
serves TO re-enlist as a private in the
same company of which was former
ly the commanding officer.
CONRAD II. JOHNSON.
First Sergeant. s7th Precinct, Police
Reserves.
brooklyn. April o. lS9O
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-14
EXTENDING THE SPIRAL.

IN Illinois last fall the State Attorney charged that
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union had
taken more than $4,000 from clothing manufac-
iurers in fines" and settlements"
Passed on to the public in the form of higher
prices the cost of engineered strikes can easily be.
come matter OF small moment to either workers or
employees.
In more than one case of late the strike has revealed
itself as nothing more or less than means of extor-
ton acting through the employer to take more money
out of the pockets of CONSUMERS.
But the strike, in such cases, has come to seem
clumsy method Of attaining ends that could be reached
with far greater smoothnesS.
Once get the harasSed employer into a state Of
mind in which he is willing to join with his employee:
in ransating wage increases into higher prices without
Intermediate trouble or friction and the situation be
comes IDEAL
A long step toward this millennium is provided IL
the Carroll bill now before the Legislature of the STATE
OF New York.
This bill would amend the antitrust law of III,
State so as to exempt labor from the penalties i'm
POSED upon those VINO agree, combine or conspire t.
restrain trade
II would make it possible for employees to dictat
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-14
FEUDAL LANDLORDS.

CCT'LLShow you can do what want with my own
1 property" an irate landlord exclaimed after his
case went against him. ......
II is typical expression of the opinion Of con-
siderable class Of landlords, but a woful mistake
nevertheless
The new rent laws are not revolutionary. They
impose new restrictions on landlords, but these are
only extensions to long list Of old restrictions.
Not since the times of the feuda barons have land
lords been allowed to do what they want with their
own property"
For example, landlord is not permitted to burn
down his house. That is arson.
He is not permitted to maintain public nuisance
on his property
The law requires that he maintain it in safe and
sanitary condition If he intends to rent it,Or even to
live in il.
He may not store explosives and combustibes.
He may not build on more than a certain percent
age of the lot.
He may not fail to build sidewalk in front Of hi:
property If he persists, the State may build the side
walk assess the taxes and sell the property for taxes
so depriving him of all title.
These are only few of the more obvious restraint
on the owners. The sooner these dholeric and AFRO
CANT landlords realize this and substitute constructive
plans for their present abusive attitude, the better TO
than
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THE PUBLIC'S PART.

THE outstanding feature of this railroad strike is
the part the public is playing in it,
Nineteen commuters trains were brought into New
York this morning by citizen volunteers who turned
themselves into efficient firemen and trainmen.
Former service men, students, business men and
clerks have come forward by thousands in the last
few days ready to give themselves and whatever rail-
road experience they possess to the job Of keeping the
trains running.
These citizen tranmen are not strikebreakerS They
have taken no sides in the conflict between the reg-
lar railroad workers and the railroad managers. They
are not out to get other mems jobs.
The sole purpose of the citizen volunteers to keep
wheels turning in order to reduce the suffering and
losses brought upon an innocent public by the e-up
Of an indispensable public utility.
the moral effect of this citizen movement has been
great.
1t has mquesfonably exered powerful influence in
changing the attitude of the outlaw strikers and bring
ing them to the state of mind in which they are now
ready to enter into negotiations with the brotherhoods
they have defed
In this particular emergency the public has given a
notable demonstration of what it can do for its own
protection. --....
Why shouldn't future emergencies of the sort find
the public even better prepared to look after its
wefareH
UP in Nyack N. Y, three hundred citizen volunteers
who have offered 10 help relieve the present railroad
te-up propose to resolve themselves into permanent
organization that can be quickly modified for action
In time If similar need.
plan worth extending to all public service
where volunteer citizens with experience or quick train
ing could mitigate the disastrous consequences Of
strikes.
Why not Public Welfare Leagues for Just th:
pupose'
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BETTER DIRECT TAX.

WHETHER bonus legislation is enacted or moi, il
w seems rather clear that Congress eventually
intends to substitute tax on sales for the present
iniqutolS excess profits taxes.
Party sentiment plays only minor role. But be-
cause 1920 is Presidential year il is highly probable
tEzt both parties will promise repeal of excess profits
taxes but will not impose the vexaton of sales tax
until after election
But if a large sum is appropriated for bonus pay
menk, then the excess profits tax probably will be
continued for an indefinite period. The sales tax will
be new source of revenue
At present the House Ways and Means Committee
ncInes toward tax Of onehalf Of per cent on all
sales.
This, we believe is mistaken policy.
1t is Enthusiastically political way Of attempting
10 disguise tax so that at will not be felt" Tax
PAYERS will not be reminded of the tax every time they
purchase.
In practice the tax will be added to the Overhead
for which the merchant allows. From experience the
country has learned how tax can grow in the hands
of thrifty profteer who will not only collect the
tax, but also generous profit for himself The tax.
The tax on a iocent article would amount to one
twentieth Of cent Passed on to the purchaser, it
would be felt in i-cent raise.
Far better would be TO extend the method of the
present luxury taxes to all or nearly ALL sales and re-
qure the purchaser to pay the tax direct the retailer
merely collecting for the Government
The very fact that tax is felt is desirable feature.
Taxpayers then have a reason for keeping an eye on
the economy in the conduct Of business. The Gov
eminent in direct tax gets all that the consumer
pays and the consumer knows it.
This, very probably, Is the reason that Congress
prefers an indirect tax on sales rather than direct tax
Congress does not like to feel that the country has
direct and active interest in the business of manage
ment