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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
SOVEREIGN POWERS LOST |
TO TURKEY UNDER TREATY
Peace Terms Imposed on Ottoman
Empire Reduce Govcrnmen..l
Authority to Local Autonomy.
IBy Associated prcrr.l

WASHINGTON. May 2s.-Terms OF
peace imposed upon the Turks, more
rigorous than any previous sum
maries have indicated, were revealed
To the Greek Chamber OF Deputies
last night In Athens by Premier
Ecnizelos. summary OF whose adj
dress was received today by the state
Department.
The Turkish treaty" according to
'Ncnizelos. "accords to Turkey only
local autonomy. which may. in duo
time. and should the people SO de-
termine, be converted into indie.
pendcnce."
In the small southeastern urea or
Europe, In which Turkey 10 left a
last foothold. VeniZelos declared, her
FORCES are limited by the treaty 10
700 men.
cons,antinople Is retained by tho
sultan. the Greek Premier explained.
with the reservation that he Will
not violate the conditions OF tho
peace treaty. Should such stipul:.-
lions be violated. the powers have
the right to modify their decision
regarding Constantinoplc."
Ihe Turkish army Is limited TO Il
militia OF $4,000 men. TO he organ
izcd ny Europeans. l5 per cent OF
the officers OF which force must he
iore!Kners. Distribution Of tho mi
!itia shall be dependent upon the adj
vice and decision OF the intcrallicd
The fun tex, of the treaty as
,,aris May has been received by
me state Department. Since tho
deieGhtes have until June IL in
winch TO present their objections aa
OASIS Tor possible revision. tho
.hl,rety until the final draft has been
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
COMMITTEE EXPRESSES
SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND
Ky Vote OF II to Measure Is tc-
ported Out, Hal Flood Among
ThOsc to Favor.
10y Associated Prcss.I

WASHINGTON. May 2S-A resolu-
ton viewing with grave concern"
conditions In ireland and expressing
sympathy with the aspirations of the
Irish people FOR Il government OF
their own choice" was reported out
today by tho House Foreign Affairs
Committee. The vote was II TO :.
The resolution was offered by Rep
rcsentativc Mason. Republican, OF
Illinois, as a substitute for mis- rcro-
luton proposing virtual recognition
Of tho provisional Irish republic. Its
adoption ended n long and bitter
fight In the committee.
Those voting for the resolution
were: Rogers. of Massachu.cttcs:
Kennedy. OF Rhode Island: browne.
OF Wisconsin; .Moorcs. Of Indiana;
Smith. OF illinois: Bcgg. OF Ohio Re
pubiicans; and Flood of Virginia:
Lin;hicum. % Maryland: Stedmnn. OF
North Carolina: SABBATH, OF Illinois.
and Smith. or New York. Democrats.
The votes against the resolution
were: Representatives Temple. of
Pennsylvania: Newton. OF Minnesota:
Dickinson, Of Iowa. Alderman. OF
New Jersey. and HouGhton, OF New
York. Rcpublicans, and Goodwin. OF
North Carolina; liuddlcston, of Ala
bamA, Democrats.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
The Complnccncy OF Ignorance.
Copyright. 1920. by Natl Newspaper Service,

The more study the problems of health and
part of the i'll health and sickness among ali
the pGop rhri is due to nothing blu, iEnoranee
are in their beniGhtcd state. An ignorant boor
IT. OF the snS
Tor ms oHensc YOU undertake. TO remind him
way ''S'"S' ~ '"''
\ person who describes herself AS a>'mar:
some c6rresponden, whom nsf had Is ppaGss, ~
advised to consult a surgeon for the removal
REQUESTS first. because don't believe CORE
Ip9ndsn's Mould care to haye me diyuse their
cause ! never keep the name or address OF any
through this paper. it is the same response
biIity which rests on any physician in his pri-
in his professional life And no physician
ever docs divuige confidential Information.
This married lady. as she describes herself.
that some concoction or other will WORK the
divuIEc her. mysterious formula" only on hcr
nnknow. that She has known Of ,hree 'iadies S
who submitted to surgical remoral of sores"
married lady probably doesn't understand or
i sh the ws sn Ii 10
begin with, end that representation. not on
GRAFTON. was responsible for any failure the
lady would ascribe to surgery.
1t is far, more effective" great deal less
such things as nolcs warts sores" and sim
lar annoying LESSONS SURF icalIy rsmoych, tnan
surgery. AT least. IL the lesion on my
face. being something of coward, I'd have
clean surgery for mine.
Tho complaccncy OF ignorance bordering
closely upon superstition thoroughly
brought ont In a shower of curious letters I
recently received when had stated here that
the notion of 'markinE' an unborn child is
100 rcr cent superstition. The cases cited by
AIRS Camp in support of her crcdulty wcrc
rightly humorous. / wish | could publish
some of them in the editorial columns where
there is more room. One dcluded nurse" who
Is apparently able to read well write.
even mentioned David Conperheld. who. you
poor woman took all this quite seriously it
seemed, and failed to absorb tho humor OF tho
verbose Dickens. 1t Is too bad that people
take life so seriously; they should leave that
for the hanEman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
News Of Fifty Years Ago
From Richmond Dispatch. May 20. 1S7O.)

The municipal election Thursday resulted in
a radical victory the general ticket headed
by George Chahoon for Mayor. his majority
in the entire city being 2S3 over Ellyson. The
Conservatives carried Marshall, Clay and
Madison Wards and the RAIDS jefferson and
jority of five in the City Council. which gives
them almost entire control of the city gov
eminent.
In Danville the Conservatives were success
full clccting II. w. Cole. mayor: w. II. Bois-
sheriff: i. Green. commemorative at
torney; Jotn J.. Johnston. treasurer; William
Watson, commissioner OF revenue.
Franklin Wood. radical. was elected Mayor
of Petersburg. The Conservatives elected six
Phillip Thomas. Republican, was elected
Mayor OF Portsmouth, and the RAIDS also
cured a majority in the council.
Charlottesville elected William l., Cochran
to be Mayor and also the entire Conservative
ticket.
Hugh Latham and the whole Conservative
ticket were successful in Alexandria.
Fredericksburg elected the entire Conscrva-
tive ticket with w. II. Mason at its head for
Mayor.
The radicals. was expected. won in Man
chester, and the town across the james viii
have full radical board OF trustees.
The radicals carried Farmvi!le by about 100
majority. but as in Richmond. they did not put
any negroes on the ticket.
Governor Holden has sent a special COM
The killing OF John w. Stephens. secret de-
tectivcs have been working tho for
several days, but far tho taking of Of this
State Senator is as much OF mystory as 1t
Sunday morning. when tho body was dis
covered IN tho courthouse at YanoSyyille.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
SCHWARZSCHILD TALKS ON
MARKET PRICE PROBLEMS
Dt scusses Question .Are Prices
coming Downf" Before Richmond
NdNcrtisInE CIuhs.

Are Prices Coming Down." was
the subject OH which w. II. Schwarzs-
child. president OF the Virginia Re
tail Merchants Association. address
cd the Richmond Advertising and
Woman's Advertising Clubs at Muir
phys Hotel at noon yesterday.
Probably the largest attendance OF
the year was present at the luncheon
and tho room was crowded to ca
Dacity.
MIR. SchwarZschild. in his address.
laid. particular emphasis on the. fact
that at the present time merchant 8
are not buying. He told how retail
crs have been LOADED" with goods
by wholesalers on the ground that
there may be a scarcity and that the
wholesaler had passed tho burden in
this way TO the retailer when "a drop
in prices was expected.
f. =. Ezekiel, of Ezekiel & Co, and
G. Il. Beardsley vice-prcsidcnt OF
the Spotless Company also spoke.
Edward J.. SUBWAY. song and
cheer leader Of the Community Re-
creation Association. led q song pro-
gram.
At tho next meeting of the Advar-
Using Club. NJ. 5. knight. the Dresi-
dent. has announced. J. g. Spillman.
OF tho Religious Advertising Agency.
OF Columbus. S. c., will speak on the
subject: Church Advertising"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
Two Minutes Of Optimism.
PcddIinS tho bunk.

One hundred and thirty-one young" said
John Shell. OF Kentucky, the longest time res
dcnt in the United States. not SO long since.
in response to the question. How old
you?" popped at him as he climbed out of an
airplanc
I'm 131 years young. he laughed, 'and
growing younger every day! Let me intro
duce my son Johnny, who is just past S."
II you've reached your fourscorc or five
score years or SO. and are haunted by the fool
sh notion that you've done your duty by this
whirlinE globe of ours, take lesson and
new lease OF life and rcjuvenation from this
modern Mcthuscla, who was born shortly after
the birth OF the Declaration OF Independence;
who In 1872 helped Uncle Sam lick John Bull;
who in 1876 laughed with Uncle Sam they
put tho EEK In Mexico: who in the fatcful
sixties broodcd with Uncle Sam over his do
mestic infelictics; who in 1895 crowcd as gloe-
fully az any of us when Dewey put the kibosh
on Spain; who a year or so back said with all
of us. and with far more reason than any of
US: We've never lost war and we never
Will" And who half Il dozen years ago, mar
ricd. has taken out lifc assurances for his ir-
rcprcssihlc younSstcr and has applied for "A
paliry twenty or thirty-year policy for him
self!
Old age is a matter of sclf-ncGlcct and
hypnotism.
Laugh easily Keep your thought works
and your sympathics well oiled! Look ahead
and higher! Take half as good care OF your
self as the cook does of your gas range. And
no matter how old you arc-you can grow as
young you want 10 Erow-and you'll never
have artcrio- Sclero sis!-CopyriEht 1920
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
CAMPAIGN ADDS 1900 TO
AMERICAN LEGION ROSTER
Post Leads Virginia
cities I'm Statewide Membcrshlp
Drive.

More than 1900 new members were
added to the American LEGION OF Eir-
sinia in Its membership drive last
week. IIarrisonburg post led the
State. increasing it's membership
nearly 100 per cent The post num-
bcrcd ia when the drive started,
and 26S at the end of the drive.
Tho drive in Richmond and Norfolk
Will be continued another week
Although all of the posts OF tho
Legion have not been heard from
additions To the membership are cati-
mated at 1900.
Norfolk's womans post reports
eighteen new members gained during
the week and between 300 and 400
women who arc eligible for member
ship. \, Roanoke l21 new members
were gained in tho drive ana other
cities show substantial Increases.
More than $500 has been received
from various posts in the state for
use in decorating graves OF Ameri-
can soldiers In Europe. Only a small
per cent of the posts have yet been
heard from. subscriptions are vol
untary and contributions go 10 their
destination through the national or
Eanization.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
FRENCH WOMEN MOURN
WITH AMERICAN SISTERS
Grateful for Sacrifices Mndc by
Mothers In Tihs Country That
I|rnncc Might Live.

PARIS, May oS.-SlStcrly affection
and deepest sympathy for the women
OF America whose husbands. sons.
brothers or swccthcarts fell during
the war is expressed In a message
received by the Paris Memorial Day
committee from the Society of French
Homes the members of which are
French women who know the horrors
OF war and the heartachcs that at
tend IT. The message. which was in
spircd by the immincncc OF Memorial
Day and The sorrowing American
women here. follows:
Dear Sisters nf America.-At the
received your last embrace IS they
parted from you and left TO offer
their lives that right and liberty
might triumph. the hearts OF French
wives, mothers and swcetheartS were
with you. because they had passed
through that anguish which later
was TO become yours.
I'm the hour OF victory, dear be-
loved friends, our thoughts again
and gratitude. We smiled through
our tears at those who were spared.
and prayed the Divine word Peace
might forever reign in our hearts.
and now. dear sisters, you begin
to come 10 us on our sacred pilgrim
age. You come TO knccl before the
graves of your beloved. the heroic
defender OF our cause. whose mortal
remains rest under the soil Of
proud to cradle their sacred bodies.
How we'll VIC understand the emo
tons and thoughts that sleep in your
hearts al YOU dwell on numbcrless
reco,lcctions of those dear ones who
are no more"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29

rrovinee This unit corresponds with tho
state under our own system. Our state Leg
ISL; ;siatures are elected by tho people. In Russia
'ne provincial Soviet, 4 Legislative body. is
rnaue up OF members elected by whom? Tho
people! Not Mt all II Is made up of MEM
pers elected, first by the urban Sovicts. who
arc elected By the people. and by the rural
soriets. who arc once removed from the peo-
pie.
In the translation OF the Constitution OF
RUSSIA mat we have, the word country is
uscd as the English equivalent OF the Russian
word ana II corresponds with q small section
OF country similar to the county In our own
government III the United States the persons
VINO are intrusted with the supervision or
county affairs are the county commissioners.
These Officers are elected by the people just
as are our Senators and members of the House
anu just as are members OF the Legislatures
In Russia we find that the members OF the
county Soviet arc not chosen by tho people.
They arc chosen by the urban Soviets and
by the rural Sovcts. And wc find rural
Soriets made up of members who are elected
not by the people but by two groups. first tho
village voter from villages whose population
Is less than 1000 people, and by the rural
local Soviet
In the cities of more than 10000 people we
md the urban Soviets. The members of the
local rural Sovets receive their franchise di-
rect from the people. This is Russia This
~ the Soviet syStem.-Copyright. 1920.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
TUBERCULAR EXHIBITS
GIVE PUBLIC WARNING
Display mt Miller d Rhond.' DesIrue ed
TO Educate People ON
White Plague.

.., iolntlng out 30 conspicuously that
no who runs may read" facts rciat-
ING TO Tuberculosis. Is. an exhibit in
w, ,mo or Miller q Rhoads' windows on
Both the space and tho services oc
the firms window decorators wcro
given the Richmond Tuberculosis AS
ISOLATION In furthcrinE tho work OF
the association and the memberships
campaign which now Is being pushed
by those interested In the light
against the white plague"
or large number OF beautifully
executed posters. ono design was
workcd out by the AIT pupils OF Sir-
ginla Mechanics Institute ana con-
,rinuted to tho tuberculosis cam
pa'Rn These posters call attention
To- the exhibits and their Significance.
the common drinking cup the COM
mon towel. and cXpcctorating on the
street and in public places arc cx-
FAKE cures" is tho feature of tho
SIeEk is shown selling Miss T.. II.
MARI guaranteed cure for all ills.
Including tubercolusIs. The second
part OF this exhibit shows Miss +. Il.
Marks grave, presumably in q ouiet
part OF Hollywood. a leading local
florist has supplied the design Of red
roses which almost hides The mound
under which rests Mlss l.. H. Mark.
other exhibits show model slcep-
ing -porches recommended for tubcr-
miniature. balconies that can be add.
cd 10 any window that tubcrculars
may sleep in tho open. before and
after the visit or community nurse
members OF tho family. finally. So
RES or N-ray pictures showing what
happens TO the lungs or human hn-
ing who Is infected with tuberculosis.
sixth and Rroad today. where instruc-
tiHe literature VIII he distributed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
80. K" and It's Psychology.
ny RICmARD LIE GUILLENNE

The American may be said to do business
through humor. y quaint illustration of this
fact is the symbol 70. *" We have become
It's amazing significance. No doubt many en-
rloy 1t daily without notion Of It's original
meaning; but what other OF men would
even think Of such an application of an ab:
Surd verbal joke OF one of Its humorists. and
sravcly pencil "Orl Korrect" upon the face or
the most momcntous documents. and upon ac
counts running into millions of dollars!
Anyone who has witnessed the solcmnity
which attends the smallest business transac-
ton in France will realize how inconccivable
II is that a Frenchman would ever undcrsta nd
4 custom so delightfully."- Drcpostcrous. Nor
would 1t seem any more appropriate in the
Bank of England, Lombard street,
though. with American ideas fashionable
ms they have now become. IL may. for all the
present writer knows. have been taken even 10
the British commercial bosom
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
Wilson Honors
o. S. Doughboys
He Orders Wreath of
FloaUers for Statue
IN France.
Try Associated rrcss.l

PARIS. May 2s.-Prcsident Will
son has ordered Memorial Day
wreath OF flowers TO be laid upon
the statue. The American Dough-
boy" In Suresnes Cemetery. and Am
bassador Wallace Will dcpos, 1t there
on Sunday.
from Mr.. Wilson by his favorl,c
flower vendor when ne was In Paris
Gsa get or1 ,siSu' Sa 70
American embassy this afternoon. and
was Informed the order WAS all right,
and had como from tho White House
store TO begin work on the prcsiden-
tial wreath.
The ceremony at Picpus Cemetery.
where lics tho body OF Lafayette. viii
bay committee. will preside. and
VIII make a short address. 10 which
Lafayette. will reply.
In the absence OF Andre I.cfcvrc.
Minister of War. Premier Millcrand
has sent instructions to all twenty
Th r r sGrRs army @ I nar lGG@S
IN ceremonies held in principal Gene :
tcrics where lie American soldiers,
especially Hrlioau wood. ST Mihici
and Chaumont."
- Wv '''i
OF Sporting declarations. has issued "a
circular TO all sporting declarations in
France. saying:
MAY 10th is day OF mourning in
America. but II also Is day upon
which sporting events assume II prom
inent place. Lot us mourn the
American dead. hut in the final oiimi-
nation contests which will choose attn
letcs for participation in the Ant
werp Olympic. let us do our best.
Hats off to the American dead: let
us dig our spikes in tho track and
beat tho American livinG!'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
Tho Real Condi.ions.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Stiff you want to tell the people how to
get the laborers back the farms tell them
to make it that working faithfully
and inteliEently on the farm. producing ne
ccssiticS for the life of city people, can count
receiving for his eight hours OF honest
work much remuneration the three
hundred men at Seven Pines" and other pub
lie places and factories in the city arc get
ting. That will bring them back. farmer
with sons cannot ask them to stay and work
for him and you at Is cents an hour when he
receive 30 to 100 cents hour for less
la bori ous work in the cities.
AS long as the man making and vending
farm tractors declare 200 per cent divi-
dcnds. and the man buying and operating the
tractors the farm cannot declare > per
cent dividends. there is something wrong, and
radically wrong. and starvation will stare us
in the face in earnest before much longer. The
farmer Will not ask his sons to remain on the
farm and labor fourteen to sixteen hours out
OF the twenty four when they can go to the
towns and factories and get three times as
much for eight hours in the shade as they can
get for twelve ia the sun. and rain. and storm,
the farm. w. l.. DAVENPORT.
Amelia Courthouse. Va, May 81, 1920.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
VIII stand Innc,ibie.

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-whilc I'M
willing 10 be left an unjust victim of
the war, France does not wish to
Of dlscord among the allies by main
tanning an attitude of inileXibllity in
the enforcement of the terms OF the
treaty of Versailles. Paul Painlcvc.
former French Premier. declared
upon his arrival here today en- route
for China at the head Of an cduca-
tional mission.
Recognition that the present off
fcrcnccs are due TO internal politics
he said makes France confident OF
the future"
NJ. Painlcvc expressed regret that
America had withdrawn from Euro
pcan affairs. declaring that this gave
substance TO tho illusion held by
Germany. that France stood Isolated
from the world
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
FRENCH DEPUTIES SOLID
IN VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Back Millcrand by Record Ballot OF
ODD to 6S, Only Socialists
Opposing Motion.
IBy As.ocIntcd Prcs,.l

PARIS. May eS.-Prcmier Milicrand
today obtained for his government
The largest vote of confidence II had
received since It's formation. This
was $50 TO 6S, the unired Socialists
alone voting solidly against the gov
eminent.
Tho question was Premier Miller
ands Interpretation OF Frances for
ehSn policy. and the chamber gave
the Premier by Its vote tho mandate
10 go to tho approaching conference
AT spa between the allies and the
Germans, and demand application In
iull OF the terms of the Versailles
treaty, and to accept no compromise
on the question of u fixed sum Of the
indemnity to be paid by Germany.
Speaking in tho chamber this after
noon IN reply to an Interpolation,
NJ. Millcrand, said there had been no
agreement between Great Britain.
Italy and France with regard to any
fixed sum to be paid BY Germany.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
Taking industrial, Census.

]. Il. Collins, chief special agent
from Washington, has full charge OF
the manufacturing census in tho
Richmond zone, embracing tho Coun-
ties OF Henrico. ChesterfiGld and Din
Richmond and Petersburg. and is
particularly anxious to make a com
piete and accurate canvass OF the
district. All industries within THU
zone are credited In the supplemental
industrial zone bulletin TO the Rich
mond zone, separate and independent
reports for each Of the principal
cities appearing In the main report
by the cities. Mr.. Collins Is located
In Room il9. Federal Building, and
asks that all inquiries be so address
~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-29
4 Rcbukc Tint Will Sting

D RESIDENT WILSON'S / NJ ignation
against Congress, aroused by the pass
age of the joint resolution repeating tho
declaration Of war against Germany and
seeking to restore a state OF peace between
the two countries, is reflected in the mes
sage which he addressed to the House,
message as scathing any ever addressed
by a President To either the House or Senate
in the history of the country.
The Republican side OF the House may
have laughed aloud as the message was read.
as indicated by the news reports, but that
laughter Will subside when the American
people begin to realize how shamefully
plant Congress sought to throw away all
that the country paid in lives and blood and
suffering to attain in the life-and death
struggle with the military power of Ger
many. soon or late this realization will
become general, and the nation will become
conscious OF the fact that Congress. under
ITS present leadership. was eager to forfeit
all that was gained when the armistice was
signed. 10 consummatc peace that safe
guarded no interest involved in that strug-
gle and throw away the fruits OF victory
dearly paid for
There will be no laughing aloud then on
the part OF the Republican members OF the
House and Senate The resentment OF the
American people will make itself felt and
have invited will be visited upon them in
full measure
Meantime the trcaty-making and the
trcaty-ratiiying powers OF the government
are in tighter deadlock than at any other
time. The treaty Of Versailles has been
rejected. The resolution terminating the
war has been vetoed without hope OF pass
age over the objections OF the executive
The tcchnica! state of war continues and no
man can foresee the end OF this conflict