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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
Death HItlIT fun
ACTS OF VIOLENCE.

Washington, Jan. i2.--A sedition
bill considered for more drastic than
the Sterling measure recently passed
by the senate was reported out today
by the house Judiciary COMMITTEES.
The house bill carries the death
panalty. in the discretion OF the Jury.
Tor melting or participating in rebel
hon 'or insurrection against the gov
eminent or In cases where the death
OF any person is the result of the use
or force Or violence to change or
overthrow the government.
The whole bir' says the report
is drawn along the line OF Furnishing
the use OF force and violence exclus-
ively, and Is comprehensive law tu
enable the government to preserve its
own existence and the constitution
and laws OF the United States and the
governments of the several states
The life of the nation is threat
ened today, the security and safety or
our citizens is imperiled and it is
llrmly believed that a strong remedy
rs demanded by our people and this
oiii furnishes such law as will. we
pciieVe, satisfy the country. and en-
aoie the authorities to grapple with
the growing evil in our midst.
The right OF free speech and a
ifee press will always be maintained
inviolate"
me bill was drawn by a sub-com-
mittee headed by Representative
Graham. Republican of PENNSYLVANIA.
which used the bill submitted by At
torney-Generl Palmer and several
memb ers of the house as a basis
Mr.. Graham declared the advocacy of
any change in, the government by law
fuf means through the will and votes
or the majority is in no way inter-
fered with.
me judiciary committee plans to
substitute its bill for the Sterling bill
and put 1t through the house in that
shape. Then the differences between
the two will be fought out in con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
UNQUALIFIED BUNK"
SAYS GENERAL WOOD

Washington, Jan. IL" Unquaii-
fled bunk"
This was the comment today of Cen
eraI Leonard Wood on report thaq
he would resign from the army to en-
ter into active campaign for the press
idential nomination.
The story is absolutely without
authorization and is ernphaticatiy not
true" General Wood added.
Secretary of War Baker, who at
tended the conferences Of the depart
mcnl COMMANDERS and staff officers
on the new policies to be determined
said today thats"Generial Wood had
not mentioned the subject OF resigna-
.tton and, as a matter of fact, the war
depa ftnie Mt has held that lit Is not
necessary for military man running
for civil office to resign
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13


Chicago. Jan. Sg,--~SeafCn tor
sgteAnne Anna DE Kay extended IFoth
3f3AicAgo 10 New York today but he
sskeiraes had not been found early to-
eA3xfx Investigators admitted thes
I eeere as far from a solution 81 'he
I Naysfery as when they started 70 %~t y
laourteen. DAYS ago The authorizes
seaffspiaiaes' They had not been gwen
Ill the facts when first called
The chief developments today were
! The aneoverinE ar dEtsIfs of tttt4 f''+4A g.
Nnent of Johf DE Kay, lr., brothef oi
.s&he lost heiress ana Miss pede2 Sal-
stcr. a strikingiy handsome Runhnlan
yonng woman who accompanied the
I. Irnther and sister frttn Europe TO
America.
30 AccordinS 10 statement. by John
De Kay he was III New York when nc
Received wire from Hui House tnat
xli6 sister was missing. he ioid Miss
Saiter and they dell&ed In come 10
Chicago In AID Ia lhe search They
made The trip III "a day coach accord
Jig TO lie k8H HI sIiI N ISIS S7'7TTT7T- =
y t1ercss was nuCselX frienhiE orc.
-keclase of the attachment She mad
.fSrr,iea for his slaer during the
eighteen days yfi7-s *Fefe tDFetA4E' AT
SEA He said Miss SaltcT had re-
ina lined III Chicago TWO days before
Returning TO New York. lie believed
she was In the latter city naw. al
iRough he claimed ne had not heard
Trim her since she left.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
ATTENDANCE tR0| !
At SECOND BAPTIST
CHURCH SERVICES

The attendance is increasing and
the interest 10 deepening each night at
the evangelistic services at the
second Baptist church. The meet
ings are under the leadership Of DIR.
John Marvin Dean, of Chicago, and
VIII continue through next Sunday.
The singing is under the direction of
Eaflton Sprake OF Cincinnati. and is. a
feature OF real inspiration in each
service. A large chorus OF men sang
with splendid effect In the service
last night the famous song OF Mr..
Sankey. entitled The Ninety-and-
Nine
Tonight IL to be .'Pennant Nirht..'
The organized classes of the SUNDAY
school have been invited to attend the
meeting as organiza tions and take
part in the. service. A pennant ID to
be presented to the class making the
best impression on the audience. This
will be preliminary to the meeting.
Special music has been arranged, and
DR.. Dean will present a message.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Preceding the regular service each
night a class Is conducted and q mes
sage presented in the basement Of the
church on Personal Evangelism. =
This meeting begins at 1870 and is OF
special interest and value to Chris
tian workers.
The topic tonight will be How to
Deal with Those Who Are Indifferent
In Regard to Salvation"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13

sAnlx III ansnxaiffae 4, ~ <r51 IN
WHISTLES - comrenr = eReNMtkn
r1acugh ears to AccpmlnodAte the pub
Nc during the rush hours. wAe de-
ferFed Anttl the next meeting 81 tbs
committee on the fourth Monday. AT
that ting Colonel Myers will submit .
report OF the schedules maintained BY
the company on all lines
The resolution requiring the con-
nection company to remove its tracks
from 35~fvessvrr' street atsp was de-
ferred for action until the next meet
ing. at the request OF Charles ".
Meredith, who said that John c. Eas-
ley. absent from the city yesterday,
wishes to make statement before the
committee.
The petition Of the Virginia Rail-
way and Power company fnr in
creased fare was tabled in ORDER thaf
the subcommittee, headed M rcdrnr
b. English, may make its report on 4
method valuing the companys prop
erty.
The petition OF II, First National
Bank building corporation and others
fer closing the alley In the rear OF
the First National Bank, to erect a
$25O,00O building on the old; journal
building site, was referred 70 the ti-
rector OF public works and the city At
torney for the suitable ordinance.
The alley would be moved further
back toward Cary street The ar
rangemcnt sought. Mr.. Bofffug said.
would necesstate to removal OF q
sewer in the old alley which drains
the Virginia Trust company and the
Allison building.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
MANY TO ATTEND
MISSION Of HEALING

Invalids from all sections Of the
State and many from North Carolina
are preparing to be in Richmond to-
morrow morning to attend mission
OF healing conducted By James Moore
Hickson. a laymafa OF the Church of
England, who will appear at st. Pauls
tomorrow and at Holy Trinity church
on Thursday.
Patients have been requested to
appear al st. Paulsf parish house not
later than s O'Clock. Services VIII
be held in the church at 10. The
same hours will obtain at Holy Trim
ity,
Mr. Hickson, who claims nothing
supernatural in his work, but gives all
the credit to supreme faith in the
power of God. attracted wires-spread
attention in New York, Baltimore and
other points. In these places he has
been endorsed by leading ministers
OF the Episcopal church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
Few Elixir, Called Aspironal.
Medicated With La.tes
Scientific Remedies, Used
and Endorsed by European
and American Army Sur
ge0ns to Gut Short a Cold
and Prevent Complications
Every Druggist in U. S. In
structed to Refund Price
While You Wait at Count
err IF Relief Does Not Come
Within Two Minutes.
Delightful Taste, Immediate
Relief, Quick Warm Up.

The sensation Of the year in the
drug trade ia Aspironal the two
minute cold end cough reiiever. au-
Inertia lively guaranteed by the labora-
ories; tested approved and most
sathusiasttcall endorsed by the high
ss& authorities. and proclaimed by
the common people Pas ten times as
quick and effective SIS whiskey, rock
And rye, or any other cold and cough
remedy they have ever tried
An drug stores are now supplied
with the wonderful new elixir. SO all
ron have TO do To get rid OF that cold
N To step into the nearest drug store.
hand the CLERK ha1f dollar for bot
tie OF Aspirenai and tell him 10 serve
you two teaspconfuls with four tea
spoonfuls Of wster in glass With
your watch in your hand, take the
drink at one swallow and call for your
money back in two minutes II you
cannot feel your .cold fading away like
. dream within the time limit. Don't
be hashful fer all druggists invite
you and expect you to try IT. Every
bcdv's doing. H.
When yodr cold or cough IL re-
iieved. take the remainder of the bottle
horne r. your wife and babies, for
Aspironai is by far he safest ana most
effective, the easiest To take and the
most agreeable cold ard cough RENE
ds Tor infants snd children ADV
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
People S Forum
OPEN LETTER TO THE
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
stanton. Va, Jan. 10.
The Editor OF The yirginian.

stanton, Va, Jan. 10.
The Editor OF The virginian,
Richmond, Va:
sir,--I saw in the Washington Post
of this morning that the governor of
New York Is strongly advocating the
repeal by the legislature of that state
OF the act ratifying the prohibition
amendment of the constitution. l take
the liberty of suggesting that. you, ask
him, either by personal letter or
through the editorial columns of your
paper, why ii ID that a Legislature has
a right to repeal its action in adopting
an amendment to the constitution and
has not right to repeal AN act adopt
ing the constitution as a whole. On
December 20, 1860. the Legislature of
South Carolina passed, by anNnous
vote. the following act:
An ordinance to dissolve the union
between the state of South Carolina
and the other states united with her.
under the compact entitled The Con-
stitution of the United States
I'VE, the people Of South Carolina in
convention assembled. do declare and
ordain. and 1t is hereby declared and
ordained. that the ordinance adopted
by us In convention on the gard day
Of May In the year of our Lord, one
thousand seven hundred and eighty
eight. whereby the constitution of the
United states was ratified: and also all
acts Of the general assembly of this
state ratifying the amendment of the
said constitution, are hereby repealed,
and that the union now subststing be-
tween South Carolina and the other
states under the name OF the United
States Of America Ia hereby dissolved"
z The civil war was fought on the al
legged illegality Of this ordinance, but
il Is hard to see why 1t was Illegal for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
CONTINUED from Page One)

most dangerous two gun men operat-
ing along the border He is wanted
in Texas for murder and has long
list of other crimes which he and his
outlaws are charged with having
crossed the river and committed and
then escaped back into Mexico.
From the presence of witnesses
here who know the facts 1t il be-
lieved also that the investigating COM
mittee will hear evidence concerning
the killing in Juarez. Mexico, IN De-
cemberr 1918, OF private David Troih,
q soldier from Fort Bliss. and the out
come OF the subsequent trial of the
Carranza officer charged with the
crime, who was tried by the Mexican
authorities. Troih was citizen of
New York and had been made Ma
son by the Ell paso lodge IN the day
preceding his death. The Mexican
officer is said TO, have confessed the
killing on his trial in Juarez but was
later taken to chihuahua City for the
purpose Of being confronted with
further evidence and, according To
II ter renorts~ wns aid TO have esea ped
from the Mexican authorisies white
awaiting tho .rroduciion of this e~i-
dence. According to American OIL
Gals who investigated the matter tho
soldier was kidnanned from the
river and killed. Fia body wee found
In hrushpatch in Juarez with a bull
let hole through the head
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
BILL AT LYRIC WE'LL
UP TO REX STANDARD

An infinite variety. with no very
weak acts, pleased. beyond a doubt.
large audiences at the Lyric yester-
lay. Sherwin Kelly. the Singing Cy-
list, opened the bin and proved be-
ore she had been through the first Of
her capers that she deserved a bet
.ers fate, She II about the best and
most attractive Of her particular clan
been in Richmond Tor long time.
Running close race with Miss KEEL
ly for premier honors are Florence
Merritt and. Gaby Bridewell. Their
voices harsnnnize delightfully."-. both are
attractive and clever, and at least one
Is very good to look upon.
BEDFORD and Winchester, in their
Juggling janbouree, hold the FESTIVE
audience in their seats until almost
he final minute with clever juggling
and an old line OF talk which never
ceases to be popular--that OF taking
the audience into the performers con-
ndence. .
Murphy and Barrett, In "A LII Epi-
sode" and Arthur Pickens and com :
pany. in comedy sketch, Their
Wedding Day" round out bill which
measures up admirably to the stand
ard Manager Rex endeavors TO main.
tain,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
STILL TWEHTY-THR{E
/. WARS IN PROGRESS

n i wast.ngton, Jan l2-~ie8oe eu
{ earth is sun far from being an ac-
. -tuallty
50 After taking afl inventory ten
: .cyal Marlborough Churchil, chief Of
n Gre Military Intelligence division al
the war department, announced that
aaere are xgni % wafs in progress
s. abr Dad
g The most important of these wara
Il. or states of war are tlIVSc NJ t55rff'fft-
4 ssik Russia against every country in
'.s4surope except Germany and tho case
~ III. the United States Witch rs enjoying
..cniy a cessation III arutS against Gers
Y nfany.
rss~ General Churchill has made study
OF the big and tittie Wars coming on in
IN F9ufape and proposes from time ~
Lime 90 analtze them and-aathne their
: >eMnses and their status. The big ma
-s~tioSis which are fighting Tor one cause
or another are Russia, Poland. Ru~
mama, the Ukraine and Siberia, Each
= at. the nations is ut war with one or
/ More OF the new countries If Europe
{ md it is said that the number of
wars could lac largely inere ased 10y a
different method Of grouping
Z The United states has troops only
- fff- Germany and Siberia hut has an
armed truce formally concluded only
with Germany
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
BILL To PERMANENTLY
BAR BERGER INTRODUCED

Washington, Jan. l2.--Eictor l.
Berger, who on Saturday was denied
q seat In the house Tor the second
time within three months, will be pre-
vented from again becoming a candi-
date for congress if bill introduced
today, by Representative Luhriug, Re-
publican of Indiana. becomes a law.
Under the proposed law the Mil
waukee socialist would be ineligible
for election to either branch of con-
gress. The bin provides that any per-
son previously. elected to congress
who has been excluded therefrom on
the ground that he gave aid or COM
fort to the enemy" shall be ineligible
for membership in the senate or
house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
lE1|D5
BANK OF NAYERLf
Especial to Richmona yirrfn,.n !,

Especial to Richmond virgfnian.)
WavArly. Ya-- Ian Al the an
nual meeting OF the stockholders of
the Bank of Waverly, held here today
the following officers and directors
were elected:
r. Fleetwood. PRESIDENT J. r, West,
vice president; Harvey Fleetwood.
cashier; J. w West. assistant cashier;
j. +. Baird. teller. The frst four, to-
j. w. Rogers. Wynn Crawford, q. r.
Partridge, Jesse Hargrave and c. C..
Matthews, directors
The year 1919 was the most sue
cessful in the history of the bank. A
dividend OF ten per cent was DECLARED
upon the capital stock, and aybonus
of twelve per cent OF their annual sal
aries was voted to the officers and
employees for faithful service during
the past year. Seven thousand dol
lars. was added to the surplus fund.
This bank was organized in 1900
with capital stock of SIS 100000. and
has today capital stock Of $50. goo. 90.
surplus Of $s7.oo0.o0 deposits OF over
one million. and total assets of nearly
one and one quarter million.
The annual banquet was held at the
town hail. at which seventy live were
present Judge J. F. West presided AT
Toasfmaster. and speeches were made
by the following parties:
p, Fleetwood, "Our Bank" Rev A.
n. Lewis, The Preacher and the
Banks Capt. o. H. West, Virginia: I"
Col. Robt. w. Arnold, Our Town and
its Banks" Rev. J. +. Foster. '~rhe
Relation Between the Farmer and the
Bank" Jefferson Wallace, OF Rich
mond. "A City Mans View of Country
Bank"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
SAY MISSING GIRL
MAY BE IN MEXICO

Providence, r. l.. Jan. 12.--That 20
year old Jeanne Anna Dekay who
mysteriously disappeared in Chicago
may have been kidnapped by agents
OF the Carranza government is the
belief of Providence associates of John
w. DeKay, the girls father. in the
Mexican packing company and other
interests and concessions across the
Rio Grande.
In preef they state that officials Of
the Carranza government have said
they would give anything to get De-
Kay or any of his family or business
associates and that agents of Carranza
have recently been in London inter-
viewing English capitalists interested
in Delays ventures in an effort to get
clear title to the immense properties
involved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
FEDERAL OFFICERS
TAKE LIQUOR AND MEN

c. y. johnson and George g. Gaines
colored. both Of SIS North Eighteenth
street. were arrested Yesterday by ted-
TIT f-t ; " laid on lhslE
ur. misses in which some whlskey was
found One Il the negroes was fcunu
10 have a small package concealed
Ia hl.. person which contained prep
Hration said by the officers to be OPIUM
prepa rod for the pipe
only a small quantity Of liquor was
found one quart Of corn. one quart
At rye. over q pint Of gin and small
ounntity of wine was captured John
sons Wifi made claim to the gin, the
wine pud he ausrt OF rye whiskev
saving She had had it since before the
state went dry.
johnson and Gaines we're released
on hail far appearance before tommis-
ssioaer Fiegephaln1er next week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
AEW CODE Or VIRGINIA
IS NOW N EFFECT

The new code of Virginia, which
repeats rti laws rs@s-d isFier to Lac
session of 1918 which are found 10
be in conflict with the statutes as re-
yised by the code commission, went
into effect at ls O'Clock last night.
The code commission, composed OF
Judge Martin Y. Burks.. of theA SUI
preme court of appeals; Judge +. II.
Hutton. OF Bristol. and Judge Samuel
A. Anderson. OF Richmond. VIII meet
today at the Capitol TO formulate It's
final report 10 the general assembly,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
WOULD FNCk1DE CHILDREN
or JApS FROM CITIZENSHIP

Washington. Jan. l2.--An amend
went 10 the constitution 10 exclude
from citizenship all children horn IN
the United states Of japanese paren-
viii he introduced tomorrow in the
senate by Senator James d Phelan,
Of California. according 90 announce
meat made by the senator upon his
return from the West today The OBJ
-7r---4-t-f- t444- amendment is 10 prevent
land from falling into the hands of
Ianancec in violation of the California
auti-a lien land law which bars from
land ownerhtp IN that state persons
who are ineligible to citizenship.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
MEETING TO-DAY
AGAINST MORMONISM

Mrs. Lula Loveiand Shepard. the
chief speaker in the Anti Mormon
campaign which is being waged here,
spoke last night on Mormon Temple
Secrets" to a large audience of women
ia, the. Decatur Street Methodist
church This afternoon at o'clock
she will speak to women Only in the
Highland Park Methodist church. To-
night. az s O'Clock shp will address
mass meeting OF men and women in
the Barton Heights Baptist church.
The campaign in Richmond Will
last about four weeks longer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
Petersburg

Especial to The Richmond Firginian)
Petersburg, Va. Jan. 12.-Robert
A. Mckinney was elected commander
of Petersburg post. No. 2. American
Legion, to succeed Thomas Wyatt,
whose term expired, Al Perkinson
was selected as first vice commander
and O. A. Pollard as second yice-com-
mander. w. G. Temple was made
treasurer and Rev, +. K. cambridge
was elected chaplain.
The historic Balling farm, lately
known as the Cobb estate, which IS
located on the Appomattox river. Il
Chesterfield county. about nine miles
from Petersburg. has just been sold
by Mrs. Elizabeth Cameron to John
Cameron, OF this city. The farm con-
tains about 500 acres of land and Is
regarded as one OF the best developed
farms in the county.
The funeral of Richard A. Gallon.
who was accidentally killed Friday
night when struck by an automobile
driven by Sidney Gotten on the Cox
road, took place Sunday afternoon
from the grave in Blandford, Rev. w.
Methodist Episcopal church. offici-
ating.
Henry Branch Perkins, aged sew
enty-one years, died Sunday night at
his residence on West High street He
Is survived by one son, Alien Is. Per-
kins, OF this city. The funeral took
place yesterday afternoon from Me-
mortal Methodist Episcopal church.
Especial to The Richmond Yirginian. }
Petersburg, Va. Jan. 1.-THE cor
oner's jury probing the death of Rich
ard A. Gallon, killed Friday on Cox
Road when struck by au automobile
driven by Sydney Gotten. when two
other men, Walter A. Kirkland and Lee
Roy Marks. were injured, met Saturday
evening at 6 o'clock in the undertake
ing establishment of j. r. Morris &
Son, but due to the absence of the two
Injured men. adjourned until Wedne$-
day night
Marks and kirkland were not ssri- :
ously injured when struck by the ma
chine and are today reported as rest
ing well at their homes in Kenilworth.
They Will be able to appear before the
coroners jury Wednesday night and
tell how the accident occurred.
Or. George T. Baskerville. one of the
best known members of the dental pro-
lesslon OF TINS city. mas been appointed
dental surgeon for the United States
public health service for this section
OF Virginia. DR.. Baskerville will rem
der treatment to patients of the United
War Risk Insurance bureau
II. s. Lee. a jitney driver, was fined
$50 in police court this morning on
the charge OF operating his Antomubiit
while under the influence Of whiskey,
and exceeding the speed limit
william Joseph Omen, aged thirty
four. died at his home in Ettrick yes
terday afternoon. The funeral will
take place Tuesday morning from St
Josephs Catholic church. Ind inter-
ment will be made in st. Joseph's GENE
terry. .' -, =
Herbert James Dodson. SON OF Mr.
and Mrs William y. Dodson. died Sat-
urday at their home on Shepherd
street The funeral took place yestar-
day afternoon from the grave in Bland.
ford, Rev l., M. Roper officiating.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
YOU NEED NOT SUF-
FER FROM CATARRH

which touch only the surface. To be
lid Of catarrh, you must drive the
disease germs out of your blood.
Splendid results have been reported
from the use OF 5, S. s. which com
rietely rputs from your blood the
catarrh germs. for which it is a per-
feet an,idote.
II you wish medical advice as TO
the tFea intent ct Senr own individual
case. write TO Chief Medical Adviser,
AZ Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ga.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
PRF,PAfsE LETTER WHICH
III: GOES. WITH INDICTMENT

Paris, Jan 12.-~Experts attached
to the inter-aIlied conference here
this morning prepared the draft of
the letter To the government OF The
Netherlands which is TO accompany
tine Indictment OF the ex-kaiser. The
letter, which win demand Wilhelm
HohenzoIlenr's eXtradition for trial,
is officially characterized as being
couched in very energetic" tenor.