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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-12
News of Fifty Years Ago
tFrom Richmond Dispatch, April 10. 1900

tFrom Richmond Dispatch, April -. 1S70.)
Saturday, morning at about o'clock the
steamer kennchcc. Captain Philip Reybold.
plying brtwcen baltimore and Richmond TOOK
IRE and burned to the waters edge. The hire
broke ont she being made fast 10 the
wharf at Ginusccster Point. opposite YORK :
were hurt, and al were transferred to the
steam tug Virginia, which brought them TO
West Point, where they took the train for
i;iehn"nd. arriving hero ut i o'clock in the
nnpui.r steamer. owned by the Powhatan
St.amboRt Company.
Tho pDstponement OF the Eilyson -Chahoon
matter is only for three weeks-Judge Chase
LAYING liked the first day OF the May term OF
The court tMay y TO hear the case. We are
consnl"d FOR the delay by the, certainty that
ny" chief justice Will be here. The importance
OF The iss'ic cannot be ovcrrated involving as
!, doe. question" seriously affecting the re-
laiinns Of the States 10 the Federal govern
mcnt aud the extent to which the States are
, The Legislature on saturday elected James
H. Cox for Judge OF Chesterfield County; w;
H. Wills Tor Elizabeth City and Warwick, and
Wyidl'am Ken, for Gloucester and Mathews
or Tim Interior To return the Mt. Vernon relics
70 Mrs Mary cmstis Lee. passed the United
STATES Senate on saturday. .
There Is very aged couple living, hale
=" and the wfr ge.
A. the quarterly meeting OF the board OF
directors Or the Hollywood Memorial Asso.
afternoon II decided thar hereafter me
nofisi Day shall he observed on the 31st OF
MhE IN each year. except when 1t falls on
| trustees held Friday night, s. Smith was
elected chief OF Police. vice Claiborne Burnett
| removed.
! Married on the eth instant. by Rev. j. l.
burrows. D. %, Major u. J. Vaughan to Mrs
~ I.-Rufhn; both OF this city.
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A Daily Once-Over
u.t,, , 49, 49,.

When YOU have certain thing 20 do. do YOU
memo all your energies iowa RI its accomplish
ment, or DO YOU spend so much time talking
about II that you are fat igued and nervous,
ami unable 10 get down 10 solid effort?
ny not work first and TALK aftcrwurd"
!! You spent "a much time working 70 COM
petc your plans as you 90 telling them over TO
your friends you would gcc farther the
road TO tho place you want 20 he.
You know IL ~ posSiS" 10 get tired dis
cuSS!nS ;hc different phases of futurr> poSei-
hi!ties tina, YOU miss the present opportuni-
ties.
II Is quite right have plans FOR the flu
ture. but keep some OF them under your
hat until you see they assured a. to
cess. then others will not have chance 10
note your failures
Don't get wndcd in the first try-nut
EConon:2c on Your physical expenditure,
which means control Your impulses and de
sireS, 20 make them serve your purpose in the
hest way possible. nd when success is assured
II vii! oc time enough to whoop around about
it.--Copy!igEt. 1920.
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DeniLinc Coo. to Malta
{ Ry Associated Press. !

CONSTANTINOPLE, April i1.-Gen-
eral Denikinc. former commander OF
anti Bolshcv!li forces in Southern
Russia. left here Thursday on "a Brit
ish warship. presumably bound for
Malta. There have been no arrests
az yet In connection with the assassi-
nation Of General Romanovsky. which
occurred at the Russian embassy here
on Monday night. General Denikinc'S
farewell to officers remaining faith
full TO him was affecting. Many kissed
his hand and Denikine burst into
tears as he turned and waved good
by when boarding British destroy
cr which was to take him and General
Romanovsky TO Gonstantinople.
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Josephns Johns thc sl,ontcrs

! OSEPHUS DANIELS. Secretary OF tho
! Navy. telegraphed this jubilaRt MESA &c
| to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. president OF
! the National Woman Suffrage Association,
following the action OF the North Caro-
| lima Democratic State Convention declaring
| in favor OF ratification of the Federal
woman suffrage amendment: 1T is all
over but the shouting. The North Carolina
Legislature. shortly tn be called in session,
is certain To ratify."
And this from the honored son of state
whose proud boast has been that the fathers
and grandfathers of the present generation
o! North CarOlinans were first ut Bethel
and last al AppomattoX' in defense of the
principle Of State sovereignty. the last YES
tigc of which is now about to be surren-
dered,
Yes. Josfphus. there will he shouting:
but at whose expense will is be? And
wherefore the shouting. if other States hare
not gained the power TO interfere i'll the
purely domestic concerns of the States or
the South. hitherto inhibited by the Con-
sttution? What is it they have gained for
themselves?
Truly. these shouting" States already
have the right To place the ballot in the
hands OF their own women; many OF them
have done They can regulate their
own domestic affairs to suit themselves
without Let or hndrancc from the states
OF the South or any other State. What more
is necessary to complete the circle of their
felicity?
The South has risen by its own heroic
efforts from the desolation wrought by the
terrible conflict by which ii sought to de-
fend its constitutional right to pursue its
own life III its own way. and is making
splendid progress under laws and customs
10 its own liking. Why. then. should il
renounce the faith of the fathers and en-
brace doctrine which they comhated?
What has il to gain by such remuneration?
And why should there be shouting in the
camp Of the enemies Of that faith when one
OF these States threatens to part company
with its sister States of the South on so
vital principle of faith, involving Il re-
vorSal of its whole attitude toward a poljti-
cal philosophy in which il has been nurutcd
and attained to the happy estate Of vigor-
Gus. virilc manhood?
Having the unchallenged right to man
age their own local concerns politically
educationally. rcligiously and socially. to
enfranchise whom they please in their zeal
for more extended democracy, what
is il they hope to gain by the apostasy or
the Old North State so significant of
triumph in their scheme. that II should call
forth from JsseDhus the signal for shout
ing?
What can it be, Iosephus, but that they
are shouting happy at the prospect OF power
gained to interpose and dictate the laws
and customs which they intend shall in the
years to come prevail iii the South? What
was il the poet observed Josephus?
The day shall come, that great amazing day
When Troy's proud gories in The dust shall
lay.
When rriam's powers ana rriams self shall
Ana prodsious rnin swallow all
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Gardening.

It's fun to rake the weeds and leaves,
and clean the garden soil.
It's fun to get the lawn in shape, by
not too arduous toll.
It's fun to make the onion-bed, and
rake the surface fine.
It's fun to trim the grass edge OF tho
walks, clean to line.
It's fun to spads the garden. as all
winter long you've planned.
(Although ut night you have to prick
some blisters on your hand).
It's fun TO prune the budding tDees.
and cut the dead wood out.
IT'S fun to squash the cutworms and
put other pests, to rout.
It's fun to plant, so hopeful as you
tuck away the seed.
It's FUN To water, and to weed. and
weed, and weed, and weed
It's fun to start 10 work in spring, as
all good gardeners do.
To plant and plant. and weed and
y weed. and all the summer
through
It's fun to see a garden task and
cheerfully so to ii.
In short. it's lots of fun to farm. If
you don't have to do IL.
- --Somervilie Journal.
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SELECT CITY IN MILITARY
ZONE FOR NEGOTIATIONS
ROris0v Ghosrn ms Sent for C0nclu-
.iou OF Polish Soviet
Armfnttce.
ms A.sociatrd Press. I


MOSCOW. April In. Tchitcherin,
the Bolshevist Foreign Minister. yes
terday sent 81 note 10 Poland saying
in view Of Poiand's attitude In select
in gsorisov az q place for negotia-
tons between the Russian Soviet and
Polish governments with regard TO
peace. the Russian government con-
sidcrs 1t 10 be its duty 10 address a
communication TO the United States.
Great Britain, France and Italy point
ing out that the establishment or
commercial relations with :hc now
ers. which are necessary to Russia
and OF great Importance TO the other
powers, will be greatly hiTdered II
Russia Is unable 10 secure peace and
devote her energies to economic re-
construction.
The selection Of city in the mill
tnry zone for the negotiations and
the conclusion OF a local srmtstice
are declared TO be unprecedented.
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To ihe E.ditor OF The Times .DIspatGl
Sir.--Dn the HrSt page nf The Times Dis
patch Of April g. yeas an excellent account Of
the visit 10 Richmond OF John SHELTON WI,
liam ami his address Thrift" but the
writer cou!d not help noting. with measure
OF amuHrment. that at the close OF the NEST
ing which the Comptroller OF the Currency
addressed an elaborate banquet was served
What IN incostt ncy! Here chance to put
INTO effect the ideas Intoxicated. bur il per-
mirtcd 20 slip by. An elaborate" dinner now
adaJS costs pretty penny. and after part 9k
ing OF H. no one Is better on except. perhaps.
the rroii;eerS who furnish its various high
the American people today. They talk thrift.
preach thrift. dream thrift. in short they do
everything except practice thrift The family
~ ordinary means must have it's portcrhousr
Sltfks its ia inty raimant, and its automobile
NTH gasoline at 3. cents the gallon. IT they
would but practice little of the thrift they
so busy preaching. the high cost OF living
would come down. The next time diaiin
guish.d citizen comes to town, lets give him
- plain. substantial meal. und cut out the
elaborate" details. IT will serve az IN rN-
ample which the really thrifty VII! o. & al
20 follow. THRIFTY
KichniOnd. Va. April 10. 1Sy0.
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lRISHMEN NOT ASSASSihS
SAYS SIR NEVILLE MACReAOY
New Commander OF British Forces
Going to- the Troubled Green
Lie With an Open Wind.
IHy Universal S.rvi"a.

Isy Universal Ssrvt'e.l -.
LONDON. April Il.--General Sir
Neville MacReady, successor to Cen
rral Sir charles Il. shaw, as com
mander o! the British forces In Ire
land. is going TO that country ~ithin
a FEW days 10 assume his dutirs
II am going TO Ireland with an
omen mind" he said. II am IN
sympathetic frame OF mind ana i m
vito tho support Of all parties. MY
heuef is that most or the existing
differences are due TO misunder-
standings If can help 10 make
the country peaceful and contenteu
I shall be more than satisfied.
Il am convinced the real lrish are
not responsible for the recent coid
blooded murders. Irishmen are NOT
assassins, whatever else 'heT ma
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LEAGUE COUNCIL TAKES
UP ARMENIAN CASE
Passes Up PLAN to Examine Into
Military Situation, hut Wrestlcs
With Financial Problem,
Try Associated rrcss.1

IAR1S. Aprii 1.-THE fourth pub.
lie sitting of the council Of the
league of nations took place this af-
tcrnoon in the Luxembourg Palace.
Leon Bomrs cots. president of the
French Association of the Society OF
Nations. presided.
Herbert y. l.. Fisher, British Min.
lister or Education, representing
Great Britain. read Il report on the
Armenian situation, advocating the
constitution Of state OF Armenia
on free ana independent basis The
best means for reaching such soiu-
lion. the report said, was the ac-
ccptance of the mandate for Arme-
MIA by some state under the league
OF nations. As to what state would
be willing 10 accept this re5ponsi :
nifty would depend. according to the
opinion OF the council OF the league.
partly on thr military measures ne
cosary To liberate the soil from the
enemy. the financial considerations
and the maintenance OF the state ar.
terward. The. council did not con
slider that IL was In Its province to
examine into the military situation
in Armenia. the rcpor, said
Finances Arc Considered,
Concerning finances. the council
declared that II was disposed 10 ask
It's mombers that measures be dis
cusscd by which a collective guar
antce could be assured for relieving
the mandatory state OF finuncial liza :
hilitira consequent upon its ACCEPT :
ancc of the mandate. The new state.
II was said would need credits to
tide IL over for the FIRST few years.
rs the league council does not
meet again before autumn, IL will
enter Into communication with tho
supreme council 10 ascertain what
provisional financial arrangements
can he made 10 facilitate a solution
OF the armenian problem.
Count HoninLonxarc. Italian am =
hassador to France. read report on
the prisoners or war In Siberia. The
council resolved 20 investigate the
facts Of the situation and 10 study
measures which can be taken to OK
peditc the repatriation OF the pris-
oners.
Consider Turkish Treaty.
Baron de Gaiflcr d'IIeEtroy, The
BelSi ian minister. rcnd report on
the minorities In Turkey. affecting
the fate OF 100000 non Mussui-
mans. The council agreed 10 accept
a request OF Earl Curzon. OF Eedle
st0u. the British Foreign Secretary.
asking the council 10 consent 10
guarantee clauses In the Turkish
treaty OF peace now under prepara-
ton concerning the protection OF
minoritieS. As the guarantee clauses
have not vet been settled. however.
il is announced that the council had
found II impossible to evolve praC-
teal solution until the treaty Is I'm
ished.
Baron Matsul, Japanese ambassa
dor: NJ. Neniaelos'. Greek Premier:
Count Quiuones dc Leon. Spanish
ambassador. and Dr. Gasina da Gun
ha. BraZiiian amba ssador, were pres
ent AZ the session.
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
Tho linrlIcr

y.
The barber talked OF many things.
Not cabbage. scaling wax nor kings,
Eut topics of the day.
And rs he talked, he shaved my face
With something OF a native grace:
lie hau Il DAINTY way
OF hlilns up my ears with lathtT.
Convenient, but unpleasant rather.
II, stroppcd his :azcr on strop,
Then talked, nor ever seemed TO stop,
ot al these many things;
He shaved me up ana shaved me down,
Discussing all the news OF town
with tongue as If on wings
With scandal he was so infested
lie really had mo Interested
lie asked me- IL Id ever tried
Bald Balsam. and Of course lied
Ana said had and then
II" mentioned Dandrur Dope. and sail
He'd made IL work on many Il head
Ot intellectual men.
And by the compliment he'd paid me
THAT was AN extra sale he made me.
Eut why he talked 10 beat the Dutch.
Why he kept chat;cring so much
did not know. until
He'd finished me, and then | saw
The work Of his magnetic jaw
Was 10 uncursc tho hill,
Id bought so much decentralization
And paid the rest Tor conversation.
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$4,000 IN COTTON LOST
WHEN COMPRESS BURNS
Many Carloads Are Destroyed While
Soldiers From Camp Aid In Sal
wage of Others

By Associated Prrs.l
COLUMBUS. GA. April ll.--Cotton
valued at S2l0.O0G WAS destroyed hero
late today wSen a section OF the At.
l"ntic compress was burned. Several
freight cars were destroyed and many
ia rna.ed by the fire. which is thought
to have originated from spurks fran
IL switch engine. a number Of ears
were pushed TO safety by hand. Eight
hundred soldiers from Camp Bennins
aided in fighting the fire.
The compress had recently been
sold 10 the Willinsham I'ompress
Company, Of Macon, which was 10
take possession July !. The loss WAS
partially covered by insurance.
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Richmond. Va, April 10. 1920 $50 h'''''
hack To over.IIx and Giaslums.

% me ,tu!tor OF Inc Tlmes- D!spntch:
S!r,--l-etS get back To uvtralS and Cling
hams. Other cities are adopting this plan Of
9I eve the high cost OF dressing and
How else can the dealers in clothes he brought
:" an understanding that the people are
he!liOus over the high cost q! the most ordi-
nary WEARING apparel and viii no longer pay
their outrageous prices? The one Way is to
quit buying clothes until prices come down.
so. sacis 10 ovcra!!s and Singiuns and watch
stc prices tumble! OvcrallS in place OF the
sloo business suit. the Prince Albert even
Ing clothes. and ginshans and caiicocs. in
place % 1.-THE ruffy Gowns inilady aicreS. will
serve az proud badges OF Independence and
let the clothes producers know and FOR
y! that their reign OF gougins is over. 1t is
the soundest economic idea that has yet been
advanced To beat the prohteers and the
hone Of the writer that local organizations
will take mp the plan. and that soon the Broad
street promcnaderS and the pctrle generally
VIII he proud TO appear in the garments which
our parents wore and made honorable.
OVEEALi.S
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INVESTIGATE INSURGENCY
Count Won BerHstorn VIII Agnin An
Penr Before Court
Comm Issi0u.

,,,,,,, =, =. I
BERI-LN. April 1l.-Count Won
Bernstorn, former German ambassa-
dor to the United States. Will appear
again before tile second parliamentary
investigation commission next week
Captain Won Papen also will be sub
poenaed. The commission, which will
investigate The men identified with
the kanp coup and whose findings
viii constitute basis for procedure
before Il civilian criminal court. is be-
ing constituted.
The second investigation will oc.
cupy itself with the Ruhr insurge ncy
and Will be under tho direction M
Minister OF the Interior Scvcrinr
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WY the Chunpe

To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--The winding signs on the traffic
booths at the street crossings in Richmond
used TO bear he notices Open and Closed. -
visitors 20 H!chInond from the North and the
West nave been known to comment the
them read as II gentle and grntiemanly re-
hiihnef 10 the pedestrian. automoblist aud
,'rriaS"ss or draN driver that IL was safe o
humorous TO proceed ms The might De.
IneE said that was strictly Southern and they
liked IL so much better than the command in <
and demanding orders painted on The signs in
vuriab!v read stop" and "Go Ahead
am sorry. very sorry to noic hat "a short
while ago when tho signs required rcpnin;in.:
thc wording WAS changed and now III. Vest
ern ortErs stop and Go Ahead" adcrn
them. Why this change:
SOUTHERNER
Richmond. Va. April- TO- 1870
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BRYAN PRAISES OWEN
says II Would ATori Hsn, Pleasure IL
support oklahoma senator Tor
PrcRIdent.

EI,y Assoc lated Prsss.
HASTI NtrS. NTaIs., April ll.'--W. j.
Bryan. candidate for election as
delegate to the Democratic National
Convention. and Senator Robert Il.
owen. of oklahoma, candidate for the
presidential nomination. addressed a
mass-mcetinE OF Sebra ska voters here
last night
Prior to the meeting Mr.. Bryan
dictated a statement in which ne said
there was no one "whosn it would
give me more pleasure to support for
the nomination and presidency" than
Senator owen.
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PADEREWSKI BEGINS
VIII Resume IIix Duties as Mcmb.,
Of Polish Diet at Request
of pOIcy.
by Associated Press, I

GENEVA. April II.EIznacc Ian
paderewski. former Premier of TO-
land. Will resume his duties as a
meinber OF the Polish Diet at the
special request OF the Poles. NJ. Pad
srewski today made this statement
to the Associated Press.
The dats Of the return of NJ Pad
erewski TO Poland has not yet been
definitely settled.
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No interference" in South America

XIHEN this government, dispatched note
w TO Chile. urging that nation to use all
il; influence in behalf OF peace between
Bolivia and Peru. i, did only ncighborly
thing. The President had no thought il
may he assumed of interfering OF in,crven-
ing in any affair Involving sister republics
beyond expressing his hope and wish that
The difficulty might be settled in an anlicable
way. And yet the action OF the United
States has been the subject OF a savage at
tack on the part OF certain influential South
American newspapers, headed by La Prensa
OF Buenos Aires or" Of the great Journals
OF The world
l. has even been found advisable by the
government OF Argentina 10 disayow any
association whatever with this attack The
ambassador from the Argentine hus called
upon the American Secretary or State 10 as
sure the latter that this criticism in no
sense reflects the sentiments Of the Argen-
tine government. This comes immediately
behind a most friendly note from the gov
eminent Of Chile. expressing the latter's
satisfaction with the attitude taken by the
United States and agreeing to use its good
Offices as requested. Ia prevent any armed
clash b" w""n the two conflicting forces
More lhan a year ago Peru formally ap-
pealed 70 The United States 10 act as arbite-
in The dispute over the Tacna-Arica terri
tory, but since Chile which is in actual
possession OF The province. did NOT join In
the invitation, this government kept it's
hands of Vet the Chileuns seemed 10 wei
com. the interest which The United States
showed i'll III" controversy and certainly did
not assume that This government proposed
any interference" in South American affairs
: There is impression in Official circles
! in Washington, probably well-iounded, that
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When Frenchmen or Latn-Amcricans
night hloodless duels We Of this country grin
dcrisive!y. When somebody is killed in an
anair OF honor we gasp Mortified denuncia-
ton OF the barbarity of the performance.
what Kind OF lighting would be agreeable
TO our views must be puzzling TO foreigners.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-12

Now is the time to prepare some real fun
for next fall. Just clip and stow away
some of the predictions Of the sporting and
political experts as being put before the
public, and show them 10 the authors about
the middle of November. compared with the
figures of actual results
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followed. even if Hoover answers the Massa-
chusetts query in the affirmative. The
Democratic party is not yet so bankrupt or
material that il will support 4 political
chameleon. or join hands with party that
sacrificed patriotism 10 politics in its eff
forts to wreck the administration.
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t them t. VINO srs are their employees. paid by
inr 81 Years pay. The sweating and think
tho jnris sis summer will answer the cinmor of
ton in o SUE empire. now ruling at Washing
Ana H.. 'nanaE e,ncnt of department affairs
with omn comfortable little nutacracy Will go:
dust liz usiiinl explosion, into fragments and
tionc,e me every other that tries public pa
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nuy American Engines.

LONDON. April IA Stockholm
dispatch to the London Times says
that according 10 sdvices received
from Reval. the RUSSIAN commercial
delegation in Roval has contracted
with an American agency for the
purchase OF 500 locomotives
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-12

The Senate and House committees are
stiil at loggerheads over the free seeds item
IL the agricultural appropriation bill There
Is more politics than agriculture in the issue.
Still. the Senate attitude would seem 10 he
correct. The farmers ought by this time
10 have learned to grow their own seeds
The progressive and successful farmer does
not bother about free seeds
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NEW cHAUTAUQUA OFFICERS
institution Has Reduced Liabilities by
sf1O.OOO, md VIII Take lip
E1OO,OOD ROndx.

CHAUTAUQUA. y. y. April IL
The Chautauqua Institution today
elected now trustees as follows:
Fred W. Hyde, Jamestown. n. T..
Dr. George w. Gerwig. secretary OF
the Pittsburgh hoard of education
and c. l. Munger. OF Dallas. Texas
II was announced that the institution
had reduced its liabilities $4,000 las,
year, and would pay 100000 on bond,
May | next.