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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
PLIGHT OF EDUCATION|N
VIRGINIA RELIEVED IN PART
budget Appropriation OF S1.0oO,OOo
Affords More Adequate Salaries
for Teachers.
STILL ARE NOT COMMENSURATE
Ciamor OF People, at Last Alive 10
Seriousness OF Situation. Is Needed
by General Assembly - Want
Counties and Cities TO Match Sum.

Parents OF children who were pre-
Vented from plrsuinS their studies
las, fall by the appalling shortage o.
teachers In ,his state. are looking to
the counties ana cities for definite ac-
lion 20 fcrcs;all 4 repetition OF that
unfortunate experience. pitituliy in
adequate salaries paid teachers and
professors ANA the constantly auvanc-
ing cost OF living caused hundreds cf
trainel Instructors 10 dcSer. their pro-
f"ssiol :cT more rrpuDeTatiVG c3lliu.S
and hundreds Of Virginia schools We're
~ the children a. the state. Ia this
manner thousands of children Wee
c:cNted pu; ot one irecjoVs term OF
the short space that many Of jhCm
havc TO. prepare themselves for the
When the -ca. meaning 81 this ca
lumity WAS hrough; home 20 the poo
pc o: the STATE, - Cl~mor arose for
tmHicd!aic relief for hard-preSssd
provided xor an increase OF Si,eo0.Q00
in the Sia;c budget.
Athou-t ;h!s does 1ot provide a
fund sufiiCien' 10 give III. teachers
adequate salaries. il Will So gar to-
wards relieving the situation If tho
counties ana cities q. The STATE match
THE increase with appropriations from
ire general tund /. ;ats Is done this
spG:aE, teachers who mold n-st -claSS
certificates o. better may .Npcct an
increase to: net less JiaW 80 per cent
heEiaa!ns wltA the aeNt coOl term
Hundreds WHO were forced - .Da..-
don he professions during the era .:
rzlaa- salaries wi!i he enabled 20 re-
slt7e ;aeir CHOSEN occupation ana
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21

restriction should DO removed, and nm
amendment striking it out OF tho Con :
ce#siye sessions of The General as AS
! scmbiy. This amendment Will be voted
ON in the fall and Will in all probabii-
| come : law, but direct appropriations
from the general fund must be made TO
meet the emergency next fall.
/ Superintendent Hart Is urging that
| every locality In the State adopt this
| method of providing adequate salaries;
for teachers until 1t becomes legal for
amy county or city to levy whichever
| tax Is deemed necessary. Letters havo
! been written 10 all district superin-
,%ndents asking them to do all in
/ made this spring.
/ II the localities do match the in
crease provided by the state. tho adj
|, average increase OF 81 Il per cont.
Mr.. Hart thinks. however, that tho
salary Increase should he distributed
the most efficient service to the educa :
tionai system. and not divided equally
so AS to, give every emerGeucy. in
who have spent their lives preparing
themselves for this profession. This
would boost the increase for regular
The sum of $S.a0000U will hc avail
able for instruction If the localities
match the state appropriation. Al
Quatc appropriation for this purpuSc
by Superintendent Hart, II is obviously
remarkable Improvement over tho
conditions of Il few years past and is
Il much greater stride towards tho ulti-
mate goal than was expected by even
the most optimistic.
The sum named by the State super
intcnicnt as adequate is Stu,QOO.OU0
as The present increase was made
without res"rtinS 10 an additional tax
r is safe I" say that Virginia will
reach this, goal within Il few Years
Those who have heen agitating Il sub
Stantial increase for teachers expected
that the school tax would have to De
raised from !! TO 20 cents before this
could be accomplished. The report of
the superintendent on the educational
Legislation passed hy the General AS
Scmbly attributes this achievement to
the wisdom and care With which the
budget was prepared.
The total state appropriation for in
struction for 1920 was 100 per cent
greater than the appropriation in 1917.
From this comparison can be CLEANED
an idea OF the tremendous strides made
by Virginia since the beginning of the
war.
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Will Make Effort to
Secure Debs' Release
my Associated rrc...I

CHICAGO, March .a.-"A spec
tacular but diisnincd effort" to Sc
cure the release OF Eugene Y. Dcbs
from the Atlanta pcnttcntiory will
he made In Washington April ~,
the national Socialist headquarters
here announced to-day.
DcbS. who will probably be tho
ncNt Socialist presidential candi-
didntc. WAS convicted under the
espionage net and put into tho prison
April IL. 1919.
DclcEa or sOclRIists and
radicals, from all parts Of the coun-
try will go to- Washington ON special
trains. and march UP Pennsylvania
Avenue. carrying plnrnrdS and
headed by a brass band, according
10 tho plan.
The procession will 20 10 the
White House. where IL u planned 10
have q prcnrranEcd conference with
the President. General amnesty viii
he asked for ''nil Socialists and
radicals conanrd ar under prison
sentence under the espionage act con-
NictiUns."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
MRS. DURHAM WILL DISCUSS
WORKINGS OF LEGISLATURE
To he lecturer In second of Series
l. offered by Equal Suffrage
I.en


League.
Our State Legislature" will be the
subject of the second lesson In the
course in citizenship offered by the
Equal Suffrage League of Richmond at
it, TUESDAY nfteSnoon meeting. The
tlrst of the scrieS OF lectures proved
so popular that Il move TO larger
auditorium than that at suffrage
headquarters has become necessary.
The meeting. on Tuesday afternoon
and for the rest of the season will be
held in the auditorium of the Y. ".
c. ~, Fifth street. near Main, at 1880
o'clock. Mrs. j. w. Durham. of Rich
mond. the speaker next Tuesday. Will
describe the manner in which our leg
iSlatorS are elected. tho organization
OF the General Assembly and the meas
urcs sponsored by our Richmond rep-
rcscntatives.
Recent welfare laws will form the
research topic.
The course has been compiled by Mrs.
q. Harvey Clarke, State chairman OF
political study and research for the
Equal Suffrage League. The entire
series OF lessons is free to the public.
each meeting beginning promptly nj
$40 o'clock and lasting one hour only.
Womcn's clubs and societies and indi-
vidual men and women will DC vel
canned
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
FAIR FIRST HALF OF WEEK
Nearly Normal. with Oc-
cnsioual Rains Following Bays
of Sunshine,

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Wcathcr
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are: Middle Atlantic states:
second half. Nearly normal tcmpcra
turc.
South Atlantic and East Gulf States:
fair although some prospect
of occasional rains second half. nearly
normal 't.mperatures.
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every schoo, in the State Will be pre-
pared TO care FOR it's quota of pupils
Each I.ocnlity DO lis Part


With the knowledge that each local
Ivy can bring about this Improvement
ty making = special appropriation for
instruction citizens OF every county
and city will undoubtedly lose no time
in urging that this be done.
Regular teachers in Virginia schools
who hold first class certificates or bet :
ter could receive an increase in sal
AIRY OF no: less than 30 per cent. be
ginning with the next term. if the cit
les anu counties match he appropriI-
tion made by the state for this pur-
nose. and il the boards OF Supervisors
carry oNJ the recommended ions of
State Superintendent OF Public lnsiruc-
tiou Harris Hart.
The increase included in the State
budget for teachers salaries was ST.
ono.oHo. Counties and cities can match
TINS sum. in accordance with the cs-
iAOliShcd custom. only by appropriate
ing cash sums from the general fund.
- practically every county in the
state has reached the limit OF 30 cents
Pre- scrihed in the Constitution as the
maNimum Levy which can be impose
for school instruction
i; has long been recognized that this
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
Soviet. and Roumania Ncso,ia,lu

Soviets and Roumnnin Negotiating
MOSCOW. March 20.-Pcacc negotia
tons between the Russian Soviet gov
eminent and Roumania have been tYn-
laycd through the refusal OF the for
:ner 10 aEre, TO the carrying on Of ne.
gotiat;oIns at Moscow. NJ. Tchitcherin.
Bolshevist Foreign Minister, yestcrdu \
sent proposals to Roumania asking In,
representatives OF the two countries
to meet at Kharliey-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
Many Stores
In One

w A l,l>.,,5 through ps1.,,, This
, ment-note the variety
ana extent OF the musical
merchandise offered here
in. II is really Many
Stores in One" each de
partment q store complete.
for which the stock is Sc
lected with as much care
and discriminating regard
for VALUE as if our bust
ness existence depended
upon the measure OF your
SATISFACTION. 1t does,
too-fOr this reason. moth
ing but the BEST is ac-
corded representation upon
our floors. Whether you
choose q Piano, a victrola,
Sheel Music, Band or Or
chestra Instrument-if you
choose ii here-there will
be no later regrets. We
guarantee il.
Tie 11sy Lang0Ag
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
NOTICE No, g..
Berry Clothes at
Little Profit" Prices

we have received many favorable expressions plan
OF accepting reduced profit this Berry Clothes
nishngS, Hats and Shoes
We are taking this step order part the
burden of present day conditions the time
is for cooperative effort cost living
Berry Clothes have always represented value for
the price, due to the fact that materials from the
mills and have clothes made by best
shops in the country.
The saving Of the manufacturers profit to ncor
porate important extra features which make Berry Clothes fit
better look better and longer
Berry Clothes Hats Shoes and Furnishings season
at "lite profit prices better buy usual Yo know
what that
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
AFFIRMS HARDING
AS LEAGUES FOE
Daugherty Sets at Rest Bit
ter-Ender Fears of
Revival.

Republican opponents of the
league Of nations breathed more
freely yesterday as a result OF n.y.
ing trip TO the Capital by Harry NJ.
Daugherty, personal adviser TO Pres-
ident-elect Harding.
In conversation with Senators
Henry Cabot Lodge. Philander C.
Knox, Frank Brsndegee. Harry S.
New and others, Daugherty was said
to have stated that in his opinion re-
ports Of an intended revival of the
Wilson covenant were without foun-
dation.
Fear on the part Of the irreconcil-
ables reached a state OF alarm fol-
lowing the statement by william
Howard Taft at Marion TO the effect
Harding was seeking a middle
ground between the two extremes
on the league issue.
In view of the positive nature OF
the reports from Marion. spme Re-
publican Senators are not entirely
satisfied yet that their irreconcilable
opposition TO the league is 60 pre-
vail. They are arming for a fight.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
KELLY SAYSU.S.
SOON can STOP
RACE OF NAVIES
Tells Harding America
Has Twice Ocean Pow
er of Japan.

MARION, Ohio, Dec 2s.-with
twice the naval power OF Japan and
a building program that within a
few years will place us on "a par
With Great Britain, the United
States will be in a position 60 enter
an agreement with the other great
powers for a restriction of naval
ornaments.
Harding today by
Representative Patrick A Kelly. Of
Tor IN END of-th three
cornered race for naval supremacy
between Great Britain. Japan and
the United States.
The marked depression OF live
stock was the subject Of a confer
ence between the President-elect
and a COMMITTEES of Chicago repre-
sentatives of live stock marketing
interests. composed OF S. B. STAFF
ford. president of tine Chicago Live
stock Exchange, and Kay Wood.
chairman of the legislative commit
tee of the National Livestock Ex-
change.
Stafford called Senator Harding's
attention to the fact that hogs.
worth s2s per 100 pounds in 1913.
had fallen to 50: that cattle had
gone of from ssaso to sl2.5O. and
sheep from s23 to around $40.
Following the conference with
the President-elect it was learned
that opposition had been expressed
by the livestock committee to the
possible appointment Of Henry c.
wallace, of Des Moines, as Secre-
tary of Agriculture. wallace, edi-
tor Of one Of the largest farm jour
nsls in the Middle West, indorsed
the Kenyon bill for government
regulation of the packing Industry.
1t is understood that Wallace's in
dorsement of the proposed legisla-
ton would make his appointment
unpopular with certain elements OF
the packing industry.
Senator Philander c. Knox, ac-
companied by Edward E Mclean.
Of Washington. will be guests Of
the President-el tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
D'Annunzio Forces Quit
As Italian Troops
Advance.
so DEAD, 400 HURT,
CfTY'S CASUALTIES
Militant Poet Loses Con-
troll as Burghers Take
Over Reins.

ROME. Dec. 2s.--Peaoe hovers
over Fiume tonight after two days
Of fierce hghtIng.
Gabrielle d'AnnunEio. poet mill
tant. saw his flaming vision fade
as the communal council OF the tot
tering city took over all powers
Of government
A truce was declared with the
italian regulars under Gen. caviglia
and late dispatches indicate that
the city has agreed to an uncom-
promising surrender.
BURGERS Take Over ReIns.
In place Of the cavalier singer
OF war songs. whose quixotic ad-
ventures have kept Europe agog
for months, peace arrangements are
in the hands OF the unimaginative
burghers Of the Adriatic seaport
who realize the hopeless position.
D'Annunzio had dropped out OF
sight as truce parties bearing
white hags met outside the city
walls.
The only Indication that he was
still considered was when Mayor
Gigante asked permission 60 con-
suit with him before consenting TO
final agreements
AlpInI Troops Advance.
Only after fierce fighting between
the Fiume legionsries and the regu-
lars did cspitulation negotiations
start.
Alpini troops advanced from the
village OF Castra and made their
way as far as the public gardens.
House roofs had been transformed
into machine gun nests. Armored
cars were used by the defenders
to check the advance.
The commanding officer OF the
Alpini WAS shot dead.
East of the town the regulars
maintained their stand along the
fbanks of che -Eneo River
The fighting up 10 the time truce
negotiations started had resulted In
about fifty killed on each side, and
about 400 wounded.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Ignoring Doormen He Goes
Unbidden Into White House
Senator Ashurst, Riled at Dilatory Action on
Mine Bill, Treads Lawns and Flowers
On Wrathful Errand.

knock. but went right through the
door.
Head Usher Isaac Hoover. fanked
by two policemen. met Ashurst be-
fore he had gotten-far inside. The
Senator announced that he had ur-
gent government business which de-
manded immediate attention from
the President.
They told the President / was
there to seen him and after about
thirty minutes waiting which spent
in the Green Room looking over the
pictures and the furniture was in
formed that the President was feel
ing too tired to receive me-" said
Senator Ashurst IN relating hfs ex-'
perieBce.-1r s-st---1A<sls1z-<-ls, : 4 s=-z.---
Hoover's version Of the incident
had the Senator halted at the door
and being Informed that all busi-
ness matters must be taken up at
the Executive Offices.
I'll wait here until 1 get some
Information regarding action on this
BILL" sale the Senator, returning to
the executive Offices and taking a
seat.
The President must either an
nounce his veto or signature Of the
bill. This is an exceptional case IN
which we are justified in expecting
action without waiting ten days.
III we knew that the bill would
be vetoed We could pass 1t over a
veto. At least the mine owners
could take steps toward protecting
their claims from men ready to
jump them IL the bill fails. II the
bill is not in effect Friday night
titles to all disputed claims Will
vanish automatically.
They tell me at the White House
the bill is at the executive Offices.
Here they tell me 1t is at the White
House. j want to take this oppor-
tunity to tell the people how their
business is being carried on"
When Secretary Tumulty ap-
peared he promised the Senator to
take the bill up with the President
Immediately upon his return from
his motor ride. The Senator re-
turned to the White House at $3.50.
He was informed at 6 o'clock that
the executive offices were getting
into communication with Secretary
of Interior Payne, and that some
thing definite might be known be-
fore today. "a
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
War Run,ors Fit Upon
Heels of German Reply

PARIS. Dec. 2s.-with rumors of
new wars fitting about European
chanceIlories, Germany complicated
the situation today with a brusuue
reply to the allied demand for dis
armament of the citizens guard.
The German reply linked the al
lied demand with the Brussels finan-
cial conferences, declaring the con-
ferences could not be successful
under such exaggerated demands"
The formal reply was handed the
Italian and French ambassadors ana
the British charge. The hint that
the financial conferences might be
broken OF was made orally.
French officials here called the
German linking of economic and
political questions "shameiess" and.
declared there might be grave COM
plications.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
BANDITS SHOOT TWO,
ROB CULVER BANK

CULVER, Ind, Dec. 29.-Five ban
dts held up the State Exchange
Bank here today and shot two lead
ing business men.
Three of the alleged robbers were
captured by a posse of civilians here
fifteen minutes after the robbery.
after q gun battle in which 100
shots were exchanged. The two al
legged members of the gang were
taken in custody by Knox. Ind. po-
lice. Most of the money obtained
Was recovered from the captured
men.
The wounded men are: Jake Sain.
merchant, and Jerome Ketchell.
stock buyer. .. =.
They led an armed posse which
captured the robbers. Physicians
said the condition of both was
critical.
Two of the bandits fed In the
automobile. laving their three COM
panions to, fight the posse, which
quickly gathered around the bank
as news of the robbery spread.
Bank officials estimated about
$4,000 was obtained by the robbers
and they believe most OF 1T was
recovered.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Attorney General Writes
Calder That Wholesaler
Is Mistaken.
GARFIELD is TO BE
XTWITNESS HERE
Committee Also Seeking
Light on Sims Action;
To Call Palmer.

Attorney General Palmer will be
called before the Senate Committee
on Reconstruction now investigat-
ing the coal situation to explain
what has been done by the Depart
ment Of Justice toward Furnishing
the coal profteers. Senator Calder.
chairman of the committee. an
nounced last night
The committee Is particularly de-
sirous of probing into the circum-
stances which forced the resigna-
tion of Dan w. Sims, Federal prose-
cutor In the Indianapolis conspiracy
cases, after Attorney General
Palmer had ordered the suppression
of evidence which the prosecutor
regarded as essential to the case
Calder Reviews Testimony.
Senator Calder's announcement
was made after the committee had
heard Sims side of the case in ex>
ecutivs session. He reviewed the
testimony which was to have been
offered and also produced the ree<
ord showing that Federal Judge
Anderson had criticised the Depart
ment of Justice for its action In
Withholding the evidence. Sims
also furnished the committee with
q great deal of Information relat-
ing to the conduct of the coal in
dustry during the war and since
the armistice. which Senator Calder
said would be especially helpful to
the committee in continuing the in
vestigation-
DR.. Harry A Garfield former
Fuel Administrator, will Be heard
in secret by the committee today.
He has assured the committee that
he will supply a number of leads
to direct the committee in its fur
theF hunt for evidence Of profiteer-
ing.
Palmer Denies Part of story.
Denial OF a portion OF the testi-
mony of George II. Cushing. OF the
Association of Coal Wholesalers.
who told the committeefh hs was Ssr-,
tain government officials had par
ticipated In the division Of extor-
tionate profits on government coal
contracts. was made to Senator
Calder yesterday by Attorney Gem
eral Palmer In a letter sent to the
NOAAlAAAetcc. Custhues IN MS Lcdtt-
mony. admitted he was the author
Of . telegram advising members to
refuse Information to the Depart
ment of Justice during its investi-
CATION He said he was advised to
do this by Stanchfield and Levy,
New York lawyers, and added that
Mr.. Palmer himself afterward ad-
mitted that he was wrong In send
ing out the QUESTIONABLE"
Il showed the telegram to the
Attorney General" Cushfng's testi-
mony read. and he said IL was q
proper telegram from a legal stand
point I did not want our members
sent to the penitentiary under such
circumstances as that"
The Attorney General in his LETT
ter to Senator Calder denied all
knowledge of such a telegram, say
ing. Permit me to say that never
admitted to Mr.. Cushing nor to any
one else that I was wrong in send
ing out the questionnaire referred
to. Mr.. Cushing never showed me
the telegram quoted in his testi-
mony, and / never said II was a
proper telegram from legal stand
point. / am at an entire loss to
understand why Mr.. Cushing should
faake any such statement"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30

Senator Henry +. Ashurst, of
Arizona, brushed aside policemen
and formalities and went straight
into the White House yesterday
with a demand that President Will
son explain what he proposes to do
with the mine assessment bill. This
measure must be signed by mid
night Friday or thousands of West
ern mining men may be ousted
frosa their claims.
After nittins between the Capitol,
the Executive onices and the white
iiodse for more than four hours
without seeing Mr.. Wilson. Senator
Ashurst was Informed by Secretary
Tumulty that an effort was being
made to obtain final action upon the
bill before the time limit expired.
Under the law, owners of mining
claims are required to, expend a
specified sum every twelve months
in improving the property. Each
year since the United States entered
the war a bill has been passed and
Hkneu WdlNlu6 SuCn Itiui
Miners have proceeded with the
understan nding that similar action
would be taken this year but Con-
gress failed to do so until the very
last moment.
TIL not stand by and let thou
sands of mine owners be bank
rapted while ping pong is played
with this bill,' protested Senator
Ashurst when he first appeared at
the Executive Offices at $3.50 o'clock
"The Presidents secretary, Mr.
Tumulty, Is at lunch and nothing
can be learned before his return"
Clarence Dalrymple, the doorman,
informed the Senator.
Then I'll exercise my rights as
an American citizen and as United
States Senator and go up there (the
White Hoase) and find out for my
self" he stated.
walks Right In.
Before office attaches could utter
a protest or sound a warning to
guards supposed to head of unbid-
den guests, the Senator was taking
short course across the White
House lawn. He didn't stop to
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Canadian Omciais Doubt
US. BaHOonists Are Alice

OTTAWA, Ont. Dec. 2s.-canadisn
officials today for the first time eK-
pressed doubt that the three Amer
ican aviators whose balloon disap-
peared two weeks ago still are
alives
One official of the air board said
reports have been received from
practically all remote lumber and
trade camps with which communi-
cation was possible None of these
has seen the balloon or heard OF u
landing.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Coal Dealer Indicted
Under Lever Act Charge

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-The FIRST
Indictment since the government be-
gan its Investigation Of coal prof
iteering In this district came this
afternoon in the United States dis
trict court. when a Federal grand
jury returned an Indictment against
Geosge Johnson. OF johnson and
Company. Wholesale coal dealers, on
charges OF violation Of the Lever act.
sold ssz tons Of nut anthracite coal
that cost him s1.s5 ton for sf1.5o
. ton. and eos tons OF stove an
thracite coal that cost him S7.Ss q
ton for dLso. The government In
its case. alleged that a
pront Of more than 40 cents q ton
was tueEtttmate. ~