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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-30
Valley and Coast Gins
Are Under Full Steans

about i25 bales Of cotton. Frank Bal.
ter is manager of the gin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-30
WEATHER

Tonight and Saturday partly
probably thunderstorms; light
to moderate variable winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
Open Letter to General Assembly

Blackstone. Va, Feb 16-I notice through some of the
newspapers that the house committee reported out the bill
favoraby amending present law relating to Sabbath
observance If not mistaken the effect of this amend
ment is to allow the cities to make their laws regula
ing the sale OF tobacco cigars soft drinks ice cream etc.
and to allow certain kinds Of work the Sabbath day.
Some of gentlemen may say that who live
and in the country have nothing do with the laws
ing the cities wish to that have because
and daughters to the cities and spend their money and
by so doing help to support the cities.
Then again they going the cities to live by the thou
sands and why should not have sayf As for who
lives in town of about twenty-five hundred inhabitants
wish to enter solemn protest against the said amend
ment to our Sabbath laws that in existance.
IF this amendment to be enacted in the law then
the drug stores and restaurants would be headquarters
the Sabbath evening for young people to congregae and
desecrae the Sabbath evening Then the effect society
by doing would be something terrible This amendment
will pull down the bars to speak and politics will enter
every election our cities You will that
element in every city will try to elect members the city
council who will vote for most anything to lower the morals
of the city, and to speak, to have wide open city
Gentlemen of Virginia, call upon you citizens OF this
grand old state not to cast ballot your influence
for bill that will my Judgment lower the citizenship Of
boys and girls the destiny of our state and country
tiers around the youth of our land The nation
what is today is for the they have for God and
the Sabbath
Some of you gentlemen may say that the law is being
lated now therefore will license them to do they
please along this line We have law against murder and
still being committed daily Would YOU dare say that
had well to repeal this law it is being vioated No.
gentlemen, You would not
shall never believe the type OF Virginia gentlemen that
the citizens of this commonwealth have Richmond
Virginia to make laws to protect homes and rescs
will far forget themselves for law to desc
crate the Sabbath and forget God call upon give
the people opportunity speak this important
ect and they will do with uncertain sound And YOU
will then that the Christian citizens of Virginia do
want law enacted to desecrate the Sabbath day
Before you cast your ballot this BILL may You ask
dom Of God and that He may give you courage to vote
bill that would be upftng your feowman and
grading still have faith the gentlemen Of the general
assembly Of Virginia I am,
Yours for Law and Order,
GEORGE p ADAMS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
IMPORTANT MEETING
AMATEUR Commission

An important meeting of the
Amateur Baseball Commission
will be held At Murphys hotel
tonight. bceinninG at s O'Clock.
The principal business before
the meeting will be tho granting
of franchises. of which Secretary
sutton Announces that he has
seventeen.
Managers OF the teams that
have made applications for fran
ehiscs are especially urged to at
tend this meeting. rs matters OF
the utmost importance will be
discussed. the most important
being the classification OF the
various leagues that are to play
under the commission the coming
season.
Among the applications that
have been received by secretary
sutton. are: Battle Axe. Taxa
kola. Richmond Terminal. Church
Hall Athletic Club, Penn Mutual
Life Insurance Company, Rich
mond Blues. Knights OF Column
bus. n-Woo6ward. Ftks.
Richmond Grays. Christo-Cola.
r.. r. Rrauer. CotfrcH Saddlcry.
b. r. Crump Co.. Hcnrico Confec-
iionery. Richmond Broom COM
pany and Stockton-StrectS sunday
school
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
The Sabbath as a Civil Institution
GEORGE ?. ADAMS.

first day was the one. In the seven
that the people preferred, because the
majority OF the people were Chris
tians. From the strict view point Of
the law any other day might have
been designated
The law cannot prescribe or inhihit
religious practices. The law deal
With religion only to the extent of
guaranteeing to every one of the free
exercise thereof. Our Sa hbath laws.
therefore, are instruments for protec-
ton, and protection is the highest
aim OF the law A business which
demands the labor OF others on the
civil Sabbath. is unlawful for il de-
priyes of rest those who cannot rest
at their pleasure. The sale OF cold
drinks and tobacco requires the ser
vice of employees who, from the CON
ditions OF society, cannot obtain rest
on some other day The shining of
shoes falls into the same category.
Labor IL largely dependent upon
capital and unless the power OF
possess the freedom for necessary
rest.
The question arises, Suppose the
business that runs ON Sunday EN-
pinys no labor. what is the valid OBJ
lection can be raised >" That Is a
hypothetical case which is contrary
TO the general facts: but TO that there
is serious objection: viz: the tres
pass upon Others rights, Police reg
usation is Ter. the invarlable purpose
of preventing trespass. The open
ing of drinking places on the day OF
rest. and on the streets along which
people walk 10 worship and directly
IN -fra nj fsf- churches -ss- xas-the
case III Richmond) is an invasion of
the rights of the people 10 enjoy
quietly and without disturbance their
religious liberty.
The object sought 10 be attained
by the law is. Therefore. two-fotd.
ID To promote the mental, moral,
and physical well-being OF men.
All experience shows that the ooserv-
aEce Of one day in seven aceomp1ishes
this object. Nature teaches the nee
essity OF rest. The labor OF the day
Is followed by the repose OF the night.
Animals allowed one day in seven for
rest live longer and serve better
than those which are worked without
nternision. Likewise with machin-
cry. The Greeks and Romans, OBJ
served the hebdomadal division OF
time. The nations of Northern
Europe, from whom we are descend
ed, are thought to have regarded one
dav would properly he the rest
There Id strong evidence that the in
xfsiufiah ?afss Afsa Esx htSA EhS gxaH s,rsainy
ally observed by the whole human
race. Labor that IL continuous will
destroy both mind and body. Unless
there Is opportunity forth recupera
ton OF exhausted energies those en-
en- gies will perish. Also, public NOR
ais tfor T am not dealing with the
religious aspect Of the subjectD are
lowered and corrupted whenever and
wherever the Sabbath il tiesecrated
Or disreEarSie Reid the fiist8ry OF
Ge(srmany. Spain Or France for con-
firmAtion, II you need such. Corn
pare Sabbath-k4eptng Scotland and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
Southwest Virginia Manufacturer
Shows Beauties Of Insurance Bill

picyers. In the state had insured in
the stock companies, they would
have paid during 1912, in premiums
S2,7T6.7f5. while the total benefits
paid and accrued to all employees
to SISl.060. Under these
circumstances there would have re-
manned in the hands OF the insurance
$l.s2a.775.
The pending bill preserves and
protects the right of self insurance.
both TO individuals and TO groups OF
employers. as matter of principle,
because where u N ana ploNer- is a bic To
carry his own insurance he can do
so at cost. Large companies are able
10 carry their OVID insurance because
they are able TO give the bond re-
ouired or to put up SUFFICIENT securi-
ties, but comany with small CAPT.
tai or one operating on borrowed
capital can neither give such bond
nor put up such securities.
This means that under the pres
emit Law all employers except very
strong companies are forced to carry
their insnran nee in steekleeHapa nies.
1T was shown in the hearings
referred to that self insurers had
been able TO save themselves In
individual cases in that way amounts
ranging from $50 to $S50.000 and
from the figure above given, ii ap-
pears that the self insurers in the
state as whole saved $s75,715,
These figures are Approximately cor
rect and do take into consideration
all accrued liability.
: - aH - % xA &1s8 d1EAa&sa xkaxe ssssrsx
il certainly cannot be said that the
companies administer the business
economically. The fact Of the mat
ter IL tina the present law by force
takes money from the pockets OF one
class Of the citiaens OF the state and
transfers II n profits to the pockets
OF foreign insurance companies The
pending bill proposes to establish 4
home fund, devote All Of II, except
tnt small pHrt required Tor hxees.
Z security Tor the payment to an
ployea OF the henAfta fixaA w law.
and to zee 70 ii that ~ individual
nndf{1a h4 thta hn1nA ntAy.iAA ACT =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
Senator Holt Sticks to-
His Original View and
Dissents.
SCHOOL TAX BILL
PASSES SENATE
School. and Equal Suf-
frage Will Hold the
Center of State in Up
per Branch Today.

Concurrence of the senate In the de-
cieion of the house to continue the
state prohibition department until
September /. 1929, was presaged yes
.terday by the favorable action of the
Senate committee on moral and social
welfare. The Deans substitute for
house bill No. 10, which was adopted
by the house. was favoranly reported
by the committee with only one dis
sentinE vote. This was cast by SEN
ator Saxon ". Holt. of Newport
News. The senator's voting for the
bill were Mapp. Jenreys, Russell,
Epes. West and Mitchell.
Whatever fight may develop on this
bill will probably be deferred until
next week The senate calendar Is
ing done to thin il OUT. Day by day
the bills on their first reading are ad-
vanuced and all other bills passed
by.
Senate Joint resolution No, 5, per-
mitting the legislature to levyfa tax of
over Ave mills, the present limit.
on localities where the schools de-
mand additional revenue. was passed.
The resolution simply removes the
word five mills from the constitu-
ton of Virginia, substituting mot to
exceed in the aggregate in any one
year rate OF levy TO be fixed by
law" This permits the counties,
cities or towns to raise money for the
public schools by an additional levy.
leaving the amount OF the levy to the
discretion of the general assembly in
stead of prescr hing Ave mills,
WORTHY PURPOSE
Senator Cannon voted against the
resolution. holding that 1t accom- p fish
- worthy purpose in an uhdesira BILE
manner The senior senator from the
city of Richmond asked Senator
Mapp, patron Of the resolution. X the
money could not be raised ~ easily
by assessing property All over the
state at its fair market value.
Senator Mapp replied that. to be
entirely frank II would, but that this
was sure means OF accomplishing
it whereas the other might meet with
considerable opposition.
Senator Offver announced that he
was voting for ii at the urgent request
OF several OF his constituents, but that
he was personally opposed to it,
The resolution amending the con-
stisution was passed by the general
assembly OF 1878 and. after being
passed by the house of delegates at
the present session, has only to be
submitted to the people for fnal
action.
House bill "a, one OF the educa-
tionai bills was taken up after the
resolution had been passed and the
senate was still debating this bill
when the hour Of adjournment, two
O'Clock, arrived. Senator West con-
sumed most OF the time in supporting
his amendment substituting the
word shall" for may" in the
CLAUSE permitting the adm iesion of six
year old children to schools
The senator from NAnsemonN held
the law should be uniform and man
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
Commissioner to
Tell Of Sale Of Liquor
to Local Druggist

Delegate Norris's resolution, calling
Sidney Peters to furnish the house
with memorandum showing the
names Of the druggists and physicians
TO whom he has delivered intoxicat-
ing liquors from March /, 1918. 10
date. the quantity delivered and the
prices paid. was passed yesterday by
the house Of dcltsa ties.
The del cate from Lancaster toid
the house. in speaking to his resolu-
ton. that Druggist H. Mercer Shield
according to Information obtained by
the delegate, had made more than
100000, in profits during q period OF
less than twelve months.
Il am informed he declared
that lines Of citizens in Richmond
stecd in front OF this 'har-roon,"
more than 100 Yards in length
bon being asked why he referred
70 the drug store as bar~roon,. MIR
Norris replied:
Because II was a bar-ronm a
har-room that did more thriving
business than any saloon ever H.
censed here
The resolution was objected to hv
Colonel ParSe r. Deans, of Isle OF
Wight, who said that the iniornat lion
4sked FOR could lead nowhere il
was supported by Delegates Gordon,
Cherry and others.
Filling of liquor prescriptions at
Shields drug store was discontinued
last spring. because the commissioner
of prohibition declined to approve The
extension of the permit granted Drug
eist Shields by the hustings court.
DR.. Peters TOOK this stand. he an
nounced Al the time, for the reason
that he was convinced some physi-
clans had taken advantage of the
privilege given them and had written
prescriptions for liquor in ar indis-
Grim lEate manner
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
ALLIES STAND ON
ADR|AT|C POLICY

Paris. Feb. 16.--tireat Britain and
France, in their reply to President
Wilson'S 'hcmbshel note" stand pat
vetoed.
The not is signed by Premier Lloyd
on their Adriatic policy which he mas
George and Miilerland and is said to
record the allies absolute determlna-
tion TO go through with the program
agreed upon among themselves.
Italy being the third rsrty,
Briefly, this program confrnnts the
kingdom of Jugo-slovia with the
choice OF accepting. the compromise
OF January "a or seeing the now ia
nous secret pact Of London enforc-
ed to the letter. The compromise
is a giveand~t take proposition which
ms te-~ FIR -r.c- Il fr-~Sr1ry untier JUS
diction Of the league of nations. II
gives the Jugo-Slav kingdom eonSid-
cradle advantages. such as the con-
cession of Albina, but 1t does not give
all the J.go-Slavs want. The pact
of London however. is even lesa ac-
ceptahle 10 them.
PRESIDENT Wilson fiatly opposes this
vi hole proceedings of territorial barter
and insisted upen American participa
ten in the final settlement in defaui.
whereof he made q strong threat the
exact nature of which is not fully dis
closed here. though the general UNDER
81 riding is that II amounted to the ul-
timatum that II America was not cop
stated and the Adriatic problem settled
without her consent she would no
longer concern herself with Europea n
affairs. Another version is that ne
tire. tened 10 Withdraw A m c,-if>a n
concern with the whole Adriatic af-
fair which. Indirectly would mean
primarily italy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17

Aside from its Humanitarian AZ
poet. the workman's compensation
act is a business proposition and the
supporters OF the pending state fund
insurance bill are business men whose
investigations and experiences in Viz
GINA and in other states having in
snrance fVpd have convinced them
fair thing to the employer and to the
employe is the esta biishment OF .
state administered fund"
G. W. Boyd, prominent business
ss4san and lunabaF-- Haan0fa etAFeF OF
Southwest Virginia. made this state
ment yesterday in reply to assertions
OF enemies Of the BILL Mr.. Boyd.
with several associates, has establish
ed headquarters At Murphy's hotel
where he. will remain until the gen
eral assembly disposes OF the bill now
pending in both houses.
The condition in Virginia today
he said il that the stock insurance
companies by their own showing as
to the items that constitute their
rates deducting forty per cent OF the
amount contributed by employers
for this purpose az expenses OF va
rious kinds, among them being
.eventy-seven and one-half per cent
agents COMMISSION. paid to them
state compels employers to give
them.
ut was shown at the hearings,
from figures obtained from the in
dustrial com mission, that IL all the
xsaf fsfEsfx<rss in tae state sls&6s carried
insurance. in the stock companies,
The premiums paid by them during
1919 would have amounted to ST.
1878, while the actual dement's
paid and accrued to the employees OF
these self insurers amounted to only
1T was further shown from the
same source that the premiums ac-
tually paid BY employers in the state
during 1878 to the stock i'll s0f&hSe
and the total benefits paid and ac-
crued 70 thstr employers BY the stock
companies aanounted to only &63S.-
A0A. In Othag u an Ihar A4n=
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MAKES \
SENSATIONAL CHARGES in THE
AIR SERVICE INVESTIGATION
Claim Large Sum Wasted in the
Aviation Service During the War


the of
va a e.thes
$i95
60
DeEaSiand observation planes
borrowed allies
OF
o a
ses Bristol Standard
chimes which worthless
A.
Of
Illegally
@ u 1915
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
SAY RECORD OF
EXTRAvAGANeE
Criticism of Secretary.
Baker and John D..
Ryan Severe. g
MINORITY REPORT.
IS DENUNClATORY
Declares Majority Sacri-
fees Facts to Sensatiorl-
alism and is Intempcr-
ate and Biased.

In a minority report fled By
Ecprcscntati Lea of California;
Democratic member OF the invcs-
tiSating subcommittee. the lam
Suage of the rus jority findings h
denounced as ''inte n perAte. biased
and yitupera tive
Its sacrifice OF facts to sensa-
tionalisT; its gratuitous refieetion
upon men who faithfully served tho
government during the war" Mr..
Lea says. - an index to the worth
OF the report that once impeaches
It's merit and excites incredulity as
to its reliability"
The minority Investigator cites
voluminous statistics which he as
7erts tend to disprove the charges
of the majority.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
ASK INVESTIGATION
OF DEPARTMENT

Delegates joyce and Norris, to-
gethcr with several cc-pstrons, viii
Introduce today in the House a joint
resolution prov :ding for a sweeping
investigation OF the Department of
Prohibition, according to gossip
among legislators last night.
w. The resolution VIII provide FOR RE
appointment of five men 10 act with
the state accountant. two of them 10
he named by the speaker OF the house
one by the president OF the sena tc
and two by the governor. The state
accountant is directed By the resolu-
tion to proceed Al once with the in
vestigation and the other five mem
bers of the committee immediately
upon appointment. They would sub
nit their report TO the governor and
10 the general assembly at this ses-
sion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
Expert Food Prices
to Take Big Tumble
to Suit Purchasers

New York. Feb 1s.---f'ocd frices
are expected to take a tumble that
will he very satisfactory 10 the con-
sumner within "a very short ume.
Judging from reports received tonight,
Both by land and water huge quanti-
ties Of tocdstuffs are expected to
reach here tomorrow.
Meats butter. eggs. fresh fruits and
vegetables are reported either await
ing delivery here from miles Of trains
which have heen held up by the storm
or are on ships from foreign countries
To exchange for American gold or
credits In the face of this great in
fIux. II was declared tonight by men
conversant with market conditions.
profitecrs who have heretofore been
holding out for high and even higher
prices will have To sell at prices far
below what they have been receiving
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
ALLEGED ExTRAyAGANCE

Washington, Feb. ls.--A most
sensa tionai record OF extravagAnte
during the war was alleged today
when the house aircraft investigating
committee, of which representative
Frear. Republican, of Wisconsin,, II
chairman. presented its completes re-
port 70 the fifteen members of the
house select committee on expenAf- .
lures in the war department
Containing strong recommends
ton fof a Sc parate air service, ana
cl1ticfsing the records of Secretary Of
War Baker, Iohn p. Ryan. fnrruer
director of aircraft. and other ofsfc4rS
Of the army. who had to do with thu
construction of ai-planes the report
states oluntlF that after an expendf-.
ture of more than 81 900, e0e, N00
there were al the signing OF the ar
mistiee, only 40 planes for the
American army at the front.
This, in brief, is the record OF what
transpired during the ninteen months
the United States was at war with
Germany:
Appropria tons for aviation pur-
poses. sl.692.3sS,424
Revolcaticn of excess after var
February ). 1870. 1885,, 300, GOO.
Balance available for use, a1.1o5.-
3Ss.424.
Expended or obligated TO Juns 40.
1919. sl,e51.511,sss
And these arc The results obtained
al the 'front.'
American built pursuit OF combat
planes, none
American built bombing nhneo,
none. 49,
American built observation pIAnaA
-cI3 ss 81
527
Total planes on French froaf
November II, 1918, 74e
In the committees report, vhfNh
Is the result OF six months investiaa y.
ton. M uch is made of Ryanss -
poration Affiliations, one Of wS3eh
benefited to the extent OF 4 hyiea
government profit. it is alleged. The
report says: ~
successful in promoting priv94a
ends Mr.. Ryan was expected to u.
learn singienes< of personal inc4rn6o
and 50 direct his future energies
toward carefully considered atrrTHfk
program Mr.. Ryan did not rise aA6ve
his advisers who had conspicuously
failed to meet the situation. II
SPRUCE CONTEST
In "a remarkable chain Of c3rennA-
stances surrounding the Ioca tion go
building OF the Stems Carey 81, O40sNho
logging road and in connection V56
/ the S2S.voe,0o9 spruce contract
Eyan's activities have been discIoaG
!, ftfS disclaimer OF any pnFpOSa- % "a
vance his own interests or thoee Ut
AIR. Carey one of his business frfNxaf3a
or OF the Milwaukee road, Of wKlEh
he was high ofiicial. have 49,
presented 10 Your comm ittAe. IL ~.
Eyan's statement Of disintcreste d&xf
Is true, he has been most unforti1nafn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
IRISH SENTIMENT
AGAINST LIQUOR

Dublin. Feb. 1s.--Ircland IL likely
To he the firss European country 70
adopt prohibition. the results Of the
recent municipal elections show.
In Dublin scarcely 4 man connect
en with tbs. uaMnr. arAdA has 4. Msa.l in
the nav council. and similar results
are reported all over the country.
This has been brought abnut largely
by thu fncreAse In the number Of
women elaMAa1A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
COMPANY A. BLUES
TO BE MUSTERED IN

Company A. Blues, will meet at the
armory tonight Al s O'Clock for the
purpose of being mustered into the
service. This will he the first OF the
famous battalion companies 10 20
through this ceremony
an T.aNrseak pigth - shA y. upssaa 4
auxiliary viii give 4 dance In. honor
OF the four companies at the arrnory
Admission to this dance will be by
card
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
CARASSO MAKES ADDRESS
AT UNIVERSITY CI.uB

DR., Alessandro III. Caraasn, Ph. n,
Geneva and Moscow will make an
address ut tffs UnivAfsity. tf0ty. ON
Saturday. AT $3.50 r. N.
DR.. CArasso was the interpreter Of
thu, American Embassy at Petrcgrad
and vas Imprisoned hy tbs Boiahe-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17

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