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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
INTERNAL REVENUE TAX
DRIVE BROUGHT RESULTS
Tremendous Sum Paid In by Evad-
crs Since Middle of juno,
Days Report.
my Associatcu pres..l

WASHINGTON, August 11.-Tnc
Internal Revenue Bureau declared to-
day that It's special drive to bring
about tho collection OF delinquent
sales and other miscellaneous taxes
had brought in approximately $1,000
600 since tho middle OF June.
Delinquent excise taxes on manu-
facturers' brought In the largest
amount, S2,058.000. This tax ranges
from per cent on chewing gum to
100 per cent on dirk knives The
drive to receiver transportation taxes.
which had not been paid. has yielded
*9bl 900; jcwclry taxes. S266.000: lux
ury taxes. 100000: admission taxes.
S2f3.oO0. and taxes on soft drinks and
toilet preparations. si65.0OO.
The bureau advised that inasmuch
as there is a great difference be-
tween the self-discovcrcd tax de-
linGucnt and the tax cvado. discov-
cred by the government" persons de-
string TO file amendment tax returns
should do so before present nation
wide Investigation reaches their city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
Two Minutes Of Optimism.
IIcrnard Shaw Is Wrong.
ISY IIEItAIAN j. STITCH.

Make up your mind" said Bernard Shaw in
recent message intended for young, men,
that employee nowadays. always an
employee.
ii is scarcely credible that "a man of Shaw's
intelligence should have delivered himself of
such pfnc.
If you ever visit the County Clerks office in
the city of New York. or the corresponding Of
flee OF any other live city, you VIII steady
stream OF people coming and departing who
are about To register have already regis
tered the names OF newborn firms
In almost every case these persons the
jnitiatorS.
And If you ask them. almost every of
them viii tell you that he is or AT some time
or another was an employee.
Give them Il little time and II Will be long
before they will be members of the anvil
chorus that rail against the 'unrcasona hlcness
of labor" and worry along with bulgng
tank account.
I,csidcs--and this is something that Bernard
Shaw to have completely forgotten
who succeeds the endless hosts OF employers
who through DEATH retirement. selling out"
for any of thousand reasons go Of
business?
Certainly. not other empoycrs--or seldom so.
Almost always ii is cmployccS-conmon
men who hav made good by working up from
the bottom through the ranks. and who have
20 enable them TO realize the universal dream
OF being their own boss.
Ii Is hardly possible to conceive OF
pluycr who has not been an employee.
And there is scarcely any conscientious en-
Dloycc who comes to mind but may at any time
the near future become cmployer--pcr-
hapS yours.
These facts that patent and I'M
questioned that II seems foolish waste of
valuable time to itcratc them.
One excuse IL not reason for doing so is that
it is not half foolish wastcful as to
iterate the contrary-CopyriEht, 1920.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
News Of Fifty Years Ago

There are for sale few photoric portraits
OF Edgar Allen roe Mt the bookstores of Wood
house Farhan and George l.. Bidgood. They
arc accurate likcneSses and are sold for tho
benefit of Miss Poe. sister of the gifted author.
she is in needy circumstances and now in ad-
vanced life.
General Wickham and superintendent Whit
comb. Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
aster and found il to be due TO broken wheel
on coach and would have happened at any
time or at any place. No blame attaches o
the conductor or his eubordinatcs.
Rudolph Turner. charged in Hcnrco County
with threatening to assault a judge of the cleo
ton on the fourth Thursday of May last. was
found guilty by jury, fined s25 and given
three months in Jail.
Hon. jefferson Davis sailed from New York
yesterday for Europe the steamship Russia.
in Manchester and the third one will be grind
ing in short while.
a supposed to he the murderer of Rem
jamin Nathan in New York was arrested night
before last at Nyack and brought to New York
yesterday.
!, is believed in Raleigh that Holden wnl
make complete backdown before Judge
Brooks. of the United states Court. Ike Young.
one of Holdcn's closest advisers, Is urging him
to throw up his hand lest he find himself play
Ing against United States troops
The French feet has done little the
army except that IL has not sustained de-
feat. j, has taken one little German vessel
from Wilmington. y. c.. laden with turpcn inc
The French troops gonE to the aid OF Ha-
za!nc are nyin:: nAgs cmblazoncd Return vic
torious or dead
No serious lighting OF importance in France
was reported yesterday. There tumult
in Paris when 10000 people gathered about the
Corps Icgisatin shouting TO the front" etc
Quiet finally restored by troops Marshal
13aZaine made n reconnaissance from Metz and
drove in the Pruas4an outposts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12

as far as 1t Will go. 1t will represent lower
california. In "a general way the other fingers
ana thuhnb Mexico, tho back OF the hand and
wrist the United States. II York River was
an ocean ana the James 4 hundred miles so
WIDE the peninsula OF Virginia would be some
thng like II. 1t Is Joined to our California by
the wldth or one county, most OF II desert. The
only practical military waS for Mexicans TO
reach Lower California ie by boat across the
our or California, 740 miles long by from 90
10 ioo miles wide. unless permitted to trans
port troops through Arizona and New Mexico.
our racine Coasters stand up and do ostcn-
tatous ShiVers and shimmie quivers the
possibility OF the Japanese acquiring possess
sion or control OF the peninsula and IT'S har-
DORIS La PaZ Fay. San Quinteu and Magdalena
BAY, giving them access to our territory by
iand and water. The Japs would have n
merry merry time marching zoo or 400
nfies over tough volcanic mounta ms
"here therc are no roads. rain never falls and
nothlhS lives or grows. The underlying truth
Is that thero are gold, lead. coal and conner
IN the mountains and pearl and whale fish
cries on tho coasts The California railroad
system already has thirty miles OF track built
over the line feeling for traffic There is
strong tcciinE and hope that 1t may be an
othcr case OF Alaska, that Mexico would be
Ead to be rid Of the strip, il we offered n
Eood cash price for 1t. and that so many Of
the Lower Californisns have the intelli-
pcncc 10 know would be delighted TO
Prise ana population and some kind OF "A ro-
sponsibe and stable governments And to the
average American citizen supplies OF
coal copper. gold ana lead within easy roach
VIII nc alurinE. when the time comes tina. we
VIII have - surplus.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
From Other Viewpoints
Long Tongue OF Land We AIny Swallow.
BY ALFRED II. WILLIAMS.

Lower California is looming into the news
again. Niuc-tcuths of us have hut the vagucst
notion Of where what it is but may own
i: within the next ten years. Pacific Coast
people. nervous about the Japanese. pre-
tending TO bc so. spring the subject Con-
gross whenever there is possible opening
They viii make ii national issue soon as
more pressing subjects OF the way.
At tho moment Lower California is in re-
volt, tentatively, against Mexico. OF which /, is
part politically rather than geographically
Probably the local leaders trying for some
kind OF trade. hoping that we are ready
20 bay them. They represent 10000 people
scattered along strip OF land nearly 500 miles
long and from 50 to 80 miles wide. most OF II
arid mountain range. the largest city having
some 10000 population. They could make
much OF "A fight
or. and then rpread tho little finger apart half
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
The Poets Corner
The Cross.

(For The Times Dispatch.)
lie stood upon the pathway OF Today.
One hand reached out Tomorrow's
hand to clasp,
AS If He could not part with either
And so He stood against the changing
sky,
And formed the cross on which His
heart should die.
The Present brought him nil she had
to give.
The Day all sparkling with her jewels
bright.
For which men crave and dare and
long and fight,
And yet He stood aloof and would not
live.
He only saw the Past Ho could not
And the tomorrow with it's rainbow
gold.
And so IL Is with all who look beyond
Or gaze too stcadfastly into the past
Today alone is ours, no future task
And yesterday forcvermore Is gone.
And the Tomorrow. reckoning, fa:
away
a rainbow that we never rcaca vr,,y.
] sec Him yet, cross. against tho sky.
On which he had condemned Himself
AMANDA coRDEs.
Richmond. Va, August ., 1920,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
THREE NEGROES CHARGED
WITH MURDER OF FARMER
Trio of SUSPECTS Held for Examinn-
tIOn itr Connection with wolfrcy

Especial 10 The Times DispatCh)
SUFFOLK. VA. August ll.-Sam
Sladc, Bill Seasons. and Theodore
Collins. all colorcd. were arrested to-
day. and are being held for cxamina-
ton In connection with the murder
OF Charles Wolfrcy. the Nanscmond
county farmer who was brutally done
TO death on the road from Suffolk 70
his home. four miles out oN the White
Marsh Road. Saturday night.
The county authorities have not iet
up a minute on the search for clues
that VIII lead to the conviction of the
murdercrs. and circumsian;ial cvi-
dencc Of Il convincing Kind led TO the
arrests made today. 1t was under
stood tonight that other arrests VIII
be made which will further help the
solution OF the murder mystery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
Prom I'm S,nno,ycr.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch
Sir,--lias il ever occurred TO your readers,
in regard to the high cost OF fuel, especially
wood, that a substitute fuel lies our very
doors?
On :, great many farms there is plenty Of
land that is not considered good enough for
cultivation, on which could he raised "A good
growth of sunfOwcrS Now sunfiowers can be
raised on the poorest land with very little
work or expense. and If fortified and cared
for so much greater will he the result
Thc heads of the flowers make the best of
food for hens and cattle. and the stalks some
OF which ere from two to three inches in diam
cter. can be chopped into stove lengths and
stacked for seasoning
One acre OF suniowers will produce about
three cords OF fuel. which would offset $40
worth OF wood. The heads also could he
pressed for the oil. Can any Of your readers
give more light this matter.
Amelia, Va. August 10, 1920
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
HIGHWAY TO WASHINGTON
REPORTED IN GOOD SHAPE
Dirt Sections OF HIchmond-OId poin,
Road Are Muddy and

Except for the new MI at the south
cnd Of Chappawamsic Swamp. The
c"hu,ion OF the MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Highway was reported ycst.rd.,v
TO be IN good condition by the Rich
mond branch OF the United states
weather bureau. The Richmond.
rough between Dewitt and Ircwis'
Crossing. whore II Is being repaired.
and somewhat muddy on other sec
tons
Rains have kept the dirt sections
OF the Richnond Did Point Highway
muddy ana wet. except between Min.
craI and Louisa, where IL is rough
Tn" Richmond charlottesville road is
reported as fairly good. except be-
tween Montpelier and Cuckoo. and be-
tween Mineral and Louisa. where IL
Is rough. The highway of tho River
Road ,south). is in fairly good con-
Iit!on from Sul!ivans' Store TO curlcs'
Neck. thence good to Wade. the re
port shows
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12

IS Immediately following homiy on the
Guuty OF upholding the Constitution, and
leading photographic warning against i'm
proper use OF The injunction, the reader Of
f5overnor Cox's acceptance speech suddenly
YiHcovers this line: Morals cannot easily
$50 produced by statute" There is no elab-
Grafton, no elucidation Of the text. which
Enuld have been interesting even If not
5olitically judicious. The peculiar constrpc-
Hon of.the paragraph leads inevitably to the
|peiief that In the original draft or the adj
[Nresse the subject OF morals by statute
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
SAY OFFICERS RAlDED SHIP,
NEVER TURNED IN LIQUOR
Two Florida Deputy ShcrinS Arc
Arrested by Federal
Authorities.

MIAMI. FLA. August II.-Dcpnty
Shcrifs Guiltord Green and Frank
McIDadc were today arrested by Fed
boarding British vessel. tn. Molly
O., before being inspected By Gus
tom officials and transporting liquor
said 10 have been brought 10 Miami
from lIiminl in tho bahamas. on the
snip. The hearing has been SGT for
tom orrow. Green was captain OF
infantry overseas. The captain OF
The HrItiSh vessel told the Federal
officers that the dcSuty shcr!rs rem.
resented themselves To- be officers and
that they raidcd the ship and took
on Liquor In that capacity. The liquor
was not turned over TO the author =
Ties and no report OF the raid made
by the deputies
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
IiaiSin- I,urcnfx.

Children who annoyed by the difficulty
of raising their parents these days will find
excellent advice in volume: How to Keep
the Old Man Where He Belongs"
Some OF these fathers and mothers have In
hcritcd silly notions OF controlling children
which are wholly Inconsistent with modern
pleas Children doing their best TO cor
rect false impressions, but textbook is need
ed-some authority on the subject We devote
this labor of love to all the lncorrgible Chill
drcn OF Earth, for OF such is tho world being
made. and It's about time TO let the Old Goat
know where he gets off!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
MEXICAN PRESIDENT Is
HEAVILY HANDICAPPED
Gonzales Says De Ia Ilucrtn Can
Garry on No Extensive Cnm-
paiSn Against Cnntu.

--EXpro"sinS the belief that the
Lower California country is too far
removed from the main source OF
supplies Of the Mexican government
Tor Provisional President de IA
fiucrta to carry on extensive opera
tons against Governor Cantu. Pablo
GonZalcz, former candidate for the
presidency OF Mexico. passing through
san Antonio today, predicted that tho
differences between De Ia iiucrta and
tantu viii be settled amicably, in
the very near future.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
SEEN ON THE SIDE
ny HENRY EDWARD WARMER
The Main Chance.

The Main Chance.
Money man may get,
Power he may build;
Tie may play with taro and tret
And see his Golfers filled.
Piles OF stone on piles.
He may stand. fun fair
In his land of running miles
And mako his dwelling there.
Where his voice is heard
There obedience lies:
At his lightcst spoken word,
Labor fairly flies.
He may pull the strings
Ruling nations, when
lie makes puppets of tho kings
And pawns o. puppct mon!
Midas man, he may
Roll in beds OF ease;
Fortunes blown his lucky way
BY every passing breeze.
Proud, he may attain
Earth's exalted heights.
Seeing days of fruitful gain
For bacchanalian nights.
But there is one thing,
Money may not buy:
Comfort by cooling spring.
Beneath smiling sky.
HappincSs-a gem
Priceless. not for cash!
Holds he not that. then all of them,
His other things. are trash.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
George IL. Scril,ner.

CHARLOTTESNIL Va, August
l1.I;corSc u. Scribacr. aged ~.
prominent farmer and Mason. dicG Il.
o'clock this morning at his nome
near Advance Mills, this county.
While acting as judge in the Demo-
cratic primary on Tuesday of last
week he was stricken with paralysis
and never rallied. The funeral will
be held at 3 o'clock Thursday after
noon. the burial services to he in
charge OF Stella Lodge No. 2l4. a. T..
& y. NJ, OF Ruckcrsvillc. Va. Of which
he was past master. Mr. Scribncr
was born in Orange County, near
Ruckcrsville. lio WAS twice married.
his first wife being Miss Carrie Roth
,Ssa OF Mibem marie. She died In 1920.
Addie Douglas, daughter OF Captain
Edwin nouglas. -Four children bur-
v;ve, ono SON and three daughters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
The "ScnatorinI Oli.,rcbv"

( mas been evident from the day Senator
Lodge delivered his keynote speech M
I"e 'hlcaso convention that The Republican
leadership would seek To make President
Wilson the real issue Of this camnaicn
capitalize his unpopularity to The las, do
gree and ride into power on the theory that
inc country was ready and eager to rcpudi-
ate the whole administration The Marty
platform followed the lines of the I,odgo
speech in this respect and the Harding
speech OF acceptance followed those of the
platform.
me Democratic nominee does not takc
up inc Republican challenge regarding the
PRESIDENT directly. He INDUCES in no ful
some praise of Mr.. Wilson or OF tho admin.
istration. He gives both full credit for fine
achievements during The past eight wears
particularly during the world war period
i'ut ne volunteers no gratuitous defense of
Mr. wilson, leaving the country to assume
IL II SO chooses, that such defense is unneces
sary' as the candidate sees it.
But tho nominee raises n countcr issuo
one which he may be expected 10 MAY nnon
nncompromisingly during the coming weeks
re mas trained his artillery upon the scna-
ioTlhi ollgarchy which now dominates tho
republican party. He denounces the ..cabalr
OF rcactionary Senator's who forced tho nopi
nation of Harding and the adoptiou os :,
backward looking platform, and which is
no" IN charge OF the campaign. He wants
20 know II the country is prepared TO sur
rchuer us government for the next four
!taFS 10 rcactionary successors. to Nelson
Aidrich, Gailingcr, Hale and Foraker uo
calls them by name. He refers IN Lodge IN
Snoot, 10 Pcnrose and the rest of tho group
VINO have returned to position of uncon-
tested power in the party
This is an adro, rejoinder. The American
people will think long time before they
agree TO leave their fortunes in the hands of
ihe men whom Governor Cox Identifies as
the absolute dictators OF Republican nolicv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Funeral OF Mrs. CIa,,on

FUncrhI sorNICc8 TOT Mrs. JOscDhinC
~ Clayton. who died Tuesday after
noon at ! o'clock, in her home, Is
North I.ombardy Street. will be con-
Quoted this afternoon AT o'clock. in
the home. Burial will be in River
view Cemetery. Mrs. Clayton is SUR
wed by one daughter. Mrs. Islanch
{. Head; five sons. j. Preston. y. L..
Robert. Emory and y. Simpson Clay
lon; an adopted daughter and three
grandchildren
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
GRANT PERMISSION FOR
NEW BLANKET SCHEDULE
lTcrstntc Commerce CommIsHion IL
tn Require Tw" rnrin Statements
By June 1.
ny Associated Press ]

WASHINGTON. August l1.-Spccia
TO make effective the new messenger
Pullman. excess baggage and milk
rates recently authorized was granted
the railroad today by the Interstate
commerce Commission. Similar per-
NISSAN as to blanket schedules COW
cring the Increased freight rates al
ready had been granted and the roads
are preparing to put all of the new
rates into effect on August %
Under the commissions order the
roads arc required 10 issue the regu-
lar printed schedules. local tariffs ny
Etrch !, 1921; intcrlivision ,ariMs by.
June /. 1921, and intcrlinc or JOINT
tariffs by October. 1921.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
FRtACE MAKES GAIN OF
HALF BILLION IN EXPORTS
Reduces Hninnrc of Trndr Against
Her At Itntc of 600. OOO, 900
Each Nenr.

PAI,IS, August l1.-Dcspitc Ameri-
can prohibition and the Increased
taxes on lf"cnch wines In Great Bri-
tain, Franz aimed nearly 100000 900
francs in nvE expectations Of aliment-
AIRY products during the nrst six
months OF this year.
She reduced the balance OF trade
against her ut the rate of ahou, G :
oge.co0.0o0 a year on all products
The greatest progress is shown in
manufactured articles. total eXporta-
tions being 4.6SS millions. as com
pared with 100 millions during the
first hal. Of 1919. Her total exports
increased 5.o96 millions and her I'M
ports l.50S millions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12

s Politics has come 10 strange pass when
3one must invade the New England States
20 find an example OF wholesome, oId-fash-
toned democracy. Governor Clements, OF
Vermont, furnished an illustration OF an OK
Pcutiye With real backbone. and now there
r reason TO believe that Governor Holcomb
~ Connecticut, will disappont Will Hays
iFho, in behalf of his chief, Senator Harding
.aas asked him 10 call his Legislature in
Session for the purpose OF forcing ratification
~ the anthony amendment The national
leaders are finding more subscryeucy in the
south. as witness North Carolina ana Ten
aessec, than in the Republican North
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
ALABAMA SHUTS DOWN
ON SUNDAY Joy SEEKERS
Comm iSsioncr Prop0scs Ordinance TO
Enforce Old sabbath Laws
Dating 1880.

BIRMINGHAM. ALA. August IL
Following the passage by the city
commission OF an ordinance which
prohibits tho sale or automobile tires
and accessories on Sundays, Commits
sioncr Burruss has proposed another
ordinance be passed providing for en-
!orccmcnt Of all State laws on sun
dDy observance just as they have
stood since 1860.
PROPONENTS OF the ordinance for
bidding the sale OF tires encountered
the opposition OF physicians and 9TH
or automobile owners who present ed
a petition for repeal of the legisla-
ton The petition was denied by
vote of 3 to !.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
TARHEEL FIREMAN is
PRESIDENT FOR LIFE
Fire Fighters Of Old North State BE-
STOW High Honor Upon
Member.
IBy Associated Press. |

FAY ETTEV1LLE. =. c.. AUGUST II.
james -. Mcneil of Fayetteville,
for Twenty-Five years president of the
North Carolina Fircmcn's Association.
today was elected president cmeri-
tus OF that organization for life and
James ii. Wood. OF Ashcville. was
elected active president at the final
vention here this morning. Gastonia
was chosen for the next meeting
plncc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
ASKS CONGRESS TO MAKE
SUGAR EXPECTATION LAW
Government Wishes 10 Place 200, 900
Tons ON Market at
Cost Price.
Try Assocla;eh Press.

BUENOS AIRES. August 1O.--Fol-
lowing tho announcement that gov
eminent agents had divorced largo
boards OF sugar which are alleged
to he controlled by spectators. the
government today asked Congress to
sanction q law permitting the eXpor-
t8tion OF 100000 tons. A price
equivalent to 8 cents per pound. gold
Will he paid for this sugar. and II
will he sold To the public u; cost
is 10 cents per pound.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
JAPAN Is SEEKING TO
SURPASS UNITED STATES
Will Endrnvor to Provide Heavier
Armament for Bnttieships THIN
Can Uncle Sam.
lHy Universe! Service.

WASHINGTON, August lila pan.
unable to compete with the United
states naval construction program,
plans TO overshadow American war
ships In armament. Her new battle
cruisers, according 10 information in
naval circles here, are to be equipped
with cightcC Inch guns.
TIC large" rifles on any American
warshipS are siXtcen-inch Although
experiments with larger calihrcs are
being made, they cannot be built in
apprcciablc numbers without special
Aut oriHat ION from Congress.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
TO Bury j. T.. Lime Here.

The body OF John Edward Lane
who died in his home, 3lS Washington
Street. Portsmouth will be brought
TO Richmond this morning for burial
n Hollywood. The funeral took place
Members OF the vcstry of st. Johns
Episcopal Church. of Portsmouth.
Will accompany the body. Mr.. Lane
OF the Scaboard Air Line hallway.