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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
Reported That President Wilson
Resents Creys Letter on Treaty

of letter he did write, he could have
communicated with the president
through Secretary Lansing. 1t was
said. Or he could have written dircct-
IL to the White House.
He did not do either.
The White House view is that his
letter was breach of the comfy
which is supposed To exist Between
governments.
Today s-Sable from Paris announces
that Ambassador Jusserand has re-
ceived Instructions to define tha At
titude Of the French govsrnn.ent to-
wards reservations to the covenant
Of the feAxus Of NATIONS t0s PrsssiidcHi Il
Wilson. &, ss
According to the White House this
il tho proper course for the French
government TO take. II II has repre-
sentations to make with respect 10
the senate reservations. II N III con-
tfast with the courac OF Lord Grey,
which according ~ the White House
VIZ ygaA
~ The atAte DEPARTMENT t0da$ Il
was aid that 40 repr enent AftcH4 had
been made to Great britain IN csssk-
nection With xsoxd E5rex.A latter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
Equal Suffrage
Before Senate
/ Al 1880 Today

All records for the present session
Will be smashed to bits today when
the senate ccnvenes promptly at 10
o'clock. This was decided upons yes
tsrday in consideration Of and In re-
spect IT, the momentous and debate
provoking question OF ratifying the
Federal amendment extending the
right Of equal suffrage to women.
Senator Leedy's resolution reject
Ing the amendment was made spe-
ciai and continuing order for 1880
o'clock on motion OF Senator JEFF
freys. Barring an earthquake or
similar catastrophe no further post
poncment will be made, leaders of
beth sides having pronounced their
forces in ut shape for the corn ba /.
Both sides have been training for
weeks, and all known methods Of
.pariiam entary warfare will proba bly,
be used. One frivolous person sur-
gested yesterday that the doarkeeper
be instructed to issue gas -masks to all
senator's and visitors.
Record breaking crowds in the gal
lery and on the floor OF the chamber
are expected. notwithstanding the
early hour set for the performance.
1t became known YESTERDAYS that a
movement il on foot 20 disarnoint the
seekers Of excitement by barring all
dVudtG AH0 SutiHE Oh Int fnAtIGF. al
once. There are two good reasons
why this may not @come to pass, n
1 One Is that most members OF the
body have things to say about SUIT
frAEc to which the world can Ill af-
ford to turn a deaf ear
The other IL that n substitute rGso.
luton submitting the question OF
ratifying the amendmenfto the people
Ief the state will be introduced lining
dfately after the Leedy resolution is
brought up.
Even though every man In the
senate has fully made mp his mind as
to how he will vote on the Leedy
resolution. the question OF a referen-
dun, IL certainly dehatable. So those
who have planned to come early and
watch the fireworks will. In all prob
ability, be rewarded for their indus
try.
The impression that adoption OF the
fseedy resolution BY both branches az
the assembly win permanently settle
the question has been gaining
strength In some quarters. Those
who cling to this heller are either
misinformed or purposeiy shielding
themselves from the awful reaIisa
ton that they must 30 through with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
Sentiment Against
Absolving Vets from
Payment Of Poll Tax

Sentiment in the senate is decidedly
against absofving veterans of the
world war from payment of poll tax
as a prerequisite to vote. This was
Indicated yesterday when the Paul
resolution amending the constitution
to this enaWas again passed by. The
author Of the resolution protested
against this action and the matter was
debated by several senator's. all of
whom being opposed except the SEN
ator from Rockingham.
Objection to the resolution was
based on two grounds, one being the
sentiment expressed by the soldiers
and sailors themselves and the other
the affect it would have in adding
hundreds of negroes to the electorate
of many counties Of the state.
In insisting on his motion to pass
by, Senator Goolrick declared that
American legion posts in some see
tons of the state are. taking poll
on the subject and 1t was his desire
to know their wishes In the matter.
Senator Paul dismissed the idea or the
legion going on record as either OPP
posed or In favor OF the resolution,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
PO1EMFNT
CONSIDERATION
Of G|LP|A BILL
Leading Opponents Of
ProhibitionD department.
iii With Flu.
COMES UP NEXT
TUESDAY AT 1890
Deans to Offer Subsh-
tute Which He Says
May Prove Satisfactory
to All Concerned.

Prevalence of influenza among
members OF the house OF delegates
caused yesterday the postponment un-
til next Tuesday at 1890 o'clock con-
slderation of the Gilpin bill. providing
tor the abolition OF the department
OF prohibition.
Delegates Ruford, r. Lindsay Cor
don and Thomas Lornax Hunter are
among the leading proponents OF the
abolition measure whn-haye been
stricken with the disease and we're un-
able yesterday to be in their seats
when the special orders was to have
taken up.
Members took the position that
courtesy TO those delegates most in
terested in the disposition Of the
measure demanded that 1t should not
be taken up in their absence, especi-
ally when that absence was enforced
by illness
Il am ready to proceed Delegate
Farke r. Deans announced when the
time ca me to take up the Gilpin bill.
Mr.. Giipin immediately interposed
objection and moved that corsidera-
ton be continued one week Colonel
Deans said he had hoped to dispose
of the measure at the appointed time
and had made arrangements to Of
FER substitute bill. on which he had
forty-three co-patrons. with enough
pairs to bring tbs total vote for 1t up
to ftty After Delegates Norris, Glib
son and Hurt had urged postpone
rnent or the grounds OF fairness and
courtesy, Colonel Deans announced
that he would make no objection TO
that action. The date to which con-
sideration Was continued was set at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06

In spite OF the continued stormy
weather and the sIushy condition OF
the city streets only SO. new cases
of influenza developed yesterday. ac-
cording to reports made TO the health
department. Four deaths from In fiu.
erza and one from pneumonia were
also reported. Yesterdays report
amounted to nearly zoo less than the
day before.
pr e. G. Levy. director Of public well
fare. yesterday again urged precau.
ton on the part Of the people. .weath
err conditions are undoubtedly the
causes for the increase In the number
OF cases he stated IF the people
viii only prevent getting their feet
and bodies wet many cases of infu-
era will be prevented"
The shortage OF nurses is one OF
1.-THE most serious ASPECTS of the situa :
titn. From the irst outbreak OF the
disease there was not enough nurses
ito supply the demand. and as this de-
rnand has Increased and the weather
conditions have Handicapped the nurses,
the shortAEe is more acute than ever,
The Instructive Visiting Nurses as
sociation although trying to meet with
the situation. is finding itself greatly
handicapped.
An urgent plea was issued yester-
day by Miss Mamie ]. Minor, superin-
tcndent of the L \. " A. She asks
specifically for nurses and automobiles.
Her plea III ~ follows:
Il wonder II. in this time OF stress
and terrible " Gather. any one is think
ing Of the little band of visiting nurses.
who face each day an ever-increasing
iist Of sick people to be seen and given
such care az the doctors suggest They
average each eighteen visits a day. CIV
ing baths. making beds. applying pneu-
renia Jackets and giving treatments
OF various kinds: always insfructinE
families what precautions TO take to
avoid the spread of Illness. They re-
turn at night utterly tagged out. and
wet to the knee--a ready prey to the
epidemic from which many are .suf-
fcrine. The distances are great. the
car service Inadequate. Are there any
fr.ends who can supply automobiles or
Eurses who would be willing to help a
few hours day Call Madison sos"
Miss Minor has only fourteen nurs-
&c on her stan. She was short three
% these yesterday on account Of sick
ness. white there were ESQ urgent
calls for thc remaining eleven nurses
to care for. 1t Is apparent that more
nurscs are needed to care for the sit
uations All nurses who are graduates
but Arc not prActicing are requested
n resume duty, while those stih
Studying are also requested to enlist
With the nurses to care for the many
cases Of sickness. Automobiles are
frnm caAa to case during the stormy
weather.
At the Virginia hospital last night
Il was atated that there are beds va
cant for elEht more white men pa
tientA. and four beds for white wo-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06

Late last night the downfall OF nall
and snow showed no abatement but
continued to add. to the already thick
icy covering OF the streets. Street
cars were off the tracks and patrons
OF the line were incenvenienced TO
great extent because of the delayed
schedules all day The wind. rain ana
hail storm also seriously interferreo
with other city traf4lc.
During the day the snowy covering
81, the streets was a sluch bur du.fnS
the nisht the mixture began to frecxe
and this morning will probably De
aIeet The mfsnirnarn tensperAtnre yes
terdAy morning MAS 20, and At 4
o'clock was 50. All noon the mercury
registered 81 and by o'clock regis
tered - again. The amount OF pre-
cipftation that has fallen ga far Is
al inches. while the normal gem
orally for February is only 3.le. At
noon yesterday the wind reached
velocity OF about twenty-five miles an
hour.
e. A. Evans, director Of the United
States weather bureau on Chimbora-
no park, Mated that James river has
PROBABLY reached it's maximum height,
which was IL feet yesterday. The
water at Columbia had reached yes.
terday to 90 feet. two feet less than
1t had been.
The rainfall has been so steady here
that many cellars are filled with water
Many houses in Barton Heights,
Brookiand Park and Ginter Park
have a basement full Of water. which
in many cases has interferred with
the steam heating apparatus. The
high winds Of the past twd days has
blown on many shingles and slate
roofs ON suburban homes.
The waters at Failing Greek have
risen SO high that the bridge over
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
nv KARI. III. Won WYECAND5

BY KARI. N. Won WTEGAND Y
Berlin, r ch. 5 s7.he HunsaFiazs n :
.tionAa se&npensh big W Mlaiah aanaNAaAs. sfAx
ita first session on February 4 4 will
restore Hungary to the monarchy -
4 natural reaction from the worst
form Of radicAliam under Bella Kun
100 the other extreme, dynaStac ruls-
This prediction il made in a per-
sGnal telegram have Just received
from Premier Hussar. IN which ne
says: Al
ssefs regsase sgfF Ma
ticra election means complete VIC
tory 6f the Christian and national
-nartlAs, ANA tho man I Inns elcctsd nv
the will or the Hungarian people will
.ufsdoubtedly restore Hungary 40 xhs
t&onAf a. M 81 + 1-.7- |:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
Public Schools to Remain Closed
Again Today on Account Weather

On account continued stormy condition of the weather
the schools will again remain closed today Assistant Su
perntendent Schools j. a. Bnfor issued this order last
night after he that the blizzard which has held Richmond
in its grasp for days showed inclination to
MANY school children to school yesterday morning be
cause thew of the order issued closing the schools
The school after many OF the
children had started on their way to school
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
SHORTAGE rs REVEALED
BANKERS COMMIT SUICIDE,

Harrisonvillc Mo-. Feb. S.---The
suicide i'm Kansas City of Abraham
Lincoln Burney, president of the locaf
bank, has revealed a shortage in his
accounts estimated at 100000. Be-
fore taking poison in Kansas City
Burney tcIephoned relative here to
deliver certain messages in a safe de-
post vault here. These messages
were confessions OF endorsement by
means Of forged notes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06

which the Petersburg car OF the Nir-
ginia Railway and Power car passes
has become endangered, and the ca RS
only run within short distance Of
the bridge on both sides Passengers
are forced to make connexions by
walking over the cement bridge or
the turnpike. The raging waters OF
the creek have prevented a close
examination but engineers Think that
the foundations have been undermin-
ed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
SOCIALIST HEARING
ADJOURNS TO TUESDAY

Albany. n. r., Feb. 5.--After an
other day of rambling testimony,
bordering at times OF the farcical. the
hearing Of the. Aye suspended So-
cialists before the<assembiy Judiciary
committee was adjourned until Tues
day. 1t was Understood that the
state had practically closed its case
and that the defense will be opened
Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
May Have Women Lawyers

After deciding at a previous session
to postpone II indefinitely. the house
committee on courts of justice re-
ported out fayorably yesterday the
Rison Bill, already approved by the
senate, allowing women to practice
law In Virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
Two Candidates to Fight
it Out for the Office Of
Mayor.
MANY IN FIELD FOR
THE CITY COUNCIL
Old Familiar Faces Will
Be Missing When the
New Council is Organ
lied Next Summer.

Now let the band play" as cid
John Lowlow used tn say as he
jumped into the middle Of the ring.
The spring primary campaign is on.
All the Democratic candidates have
placed their names upon the list. and
the band is ready to play, 1t is quite
safe to say. according to the old tim
ers, that the impending canvass will
be one OF the real sort. and that the
sovereigns will be given all the OPP
portunity necessary for sizing up
the candidates.
The race for mayor will be a hot
one between the mount bent, Mayor
George Ainslie and the labor can
didate, John Hirschberg. For a short
while yesterday 1t was believed the
field would be augmented by the
presence Of Captain Carlton Nc
Carthy. the old '.livewire" whose
former canvasses were so spectacular.
and Alderman Ordway Fuller
But both men determined to with
stand the temptation. and Captain
Mccarthy remained in the background.
while Alderman Fuller calculated
+ that he had plenty OF time yet.
DUKE OPPOSES POWERS.
Among the new names on the list
for council and the board of alder
men. there are several who have been
more or less OF figure in the lime
light here for several years; Jesse C.
Duke is opposing Alderman Joe Pow
! ers OF Madison ward. and W, r. Lea
man. better known by his coterie of
friends as Dutch" is an aspirant for
common council from Madison ward.
-. r. Bethel is also a candidate for
the lower branch IN this ward. while
all the old men stick by the ship.
Aldermen Epps and Fuller in Clay
ward are opposed by Charles f. Bull.
while for the lower branch there are
seven new aspirants, including the
son OF President Peters
/, George T.. Bowden and Fl. w.
! Woody are the new men in jefferson,
Tin nppoSitioB ia Aidermen Adams and
/, nilsson. ana there are eleven candf:
dates for the five places in common
council. including James r. DECKER
son president of the Church Hil
Tigers" and local leader in many
fights -
Billy Butler retires in Lee ward,
and there are TWO new candidates In
the running for the lower branch.
!, while Col. Barton n t5ruudy has a
walk over, without opposition
HOT FIGHTS EXPECTED.
1t is generally conceded that the
Madison ward and Jefferson ward are
up against pretty fights. while there
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-20
GEORG|A'S CONTRACT
FOR HIGHWAY WORK
Federal Aid Secured to Push Six Nil.
lion Dollars Worth of Paving
At Once

Valdosta, Ca, Mar. 20.-Federal aid
highway contracts have been com
pleted and let to contractors by the
Georgia highway department to the
amount of nearly S6,00O0OO, it was
announced Saturday. The headquar-
ters staff has been organized, Nelim.
mary work completed, and the organ
ization expanded into twelve diVis-
ions, one for each congressional dis
trict.
About $2,OOO,OOO worth of highway
work formerly in the hands of indie
pendent engineers has been taken
over by the department which will
act in a supervisory capacity. A COM
plete system of state highways has
been mapped out and work has been
started on many.
The new board which took office
in September has acted on proposed
allotments of federal and state funds
for the 1920 program, and in its re-
port makes resume of the work done
since its organization.
The new funds available for this
year are given as follows:
Federal aid fund, S2,700,00O.
Equal funds from counties, $780,
900.
Estimated income from state funds,
$1,7OO,OOO.
Total $7,1OO,OOO,
Federal funds amounting to $4,500,-
900 and met by equal funds from the
counties were let by the preceding
board Of these, about $2,OOO,O00 of
work was under construction.
February 20, the date of the report,
shows 81 projects under construction,
to cost $5,3171S6 Contracts had been
let for six other projects to cost $685.
042. Twenty additional projects had
been approved to cost $1,657,011. 9th
err projects were pending, the total
expenditures being estimated at $780,
191, 1927.
The mileage of the highways in
cluded in this list is 1872 of paved
road, 577,551 of sand-clay road and
$3.50 miles of grading. Twenty-six
bridges are projected.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-20
"A CITIZEN OF PENSACOLA
FOR PAST S. YEARS
Gives Public Statement Regarding the
Splendid Good He Got by Taking
DrecO, the New Remedy
Relieved His Back, Pain in Limbs,
Catarrh Of Stomach and Other
Troubles. he says.

II am 65 years old and have livet
IN Pensacola all my life. Every ont
knows that I've never been given tt
praising anything or anybody, who
did not deserve 1t, and that is jus,
why ! am giving my praise to Dreco
it thoroughly deserves every good
word that can be said about It," de
clared Mr.. J. W. Balkum, Of $40
N. A. street. Mr.. Balkum has been
with the Warren Fisk Co. for the
Fast eleven years, and is highly
thought Of by them.
Some years ago I had catarrh
very bad, and I think the drippings
got into my stomach, and caused Il
to get infamed for I suffered very
much from pains in my abdomen gas,
bloating, and passing mucus. Even
though was very careful of my diet,
! didn't seem to get along very WELL
and I believe spent thousand dol
lars on different medicines.
my work is pretty hard, and ev-
cry night I would suffer from severe
pains in my legs and my back ache
almost constantly The relief I've
gotten BY taking Dreco is remarkable.
| This medicine seemed to 90 right to
the bottom of my troubles. and gave
me almost instant relief. The gas
stopped forming in my stomach,
rains left my back and limbs appe-
lite improved; sleep became restful.
and my stomach is in better condition
than 1t has beer for years. expect
to take a couple more bottles and be-
lieve that I will be entirely cured
then
The old-fashioned remedies, made
from roots ana herbs, are the bess
for any one to take. Dreco is made
from twelve different roots, herbs
harks and berries. These act on the
stomach, bowels. kidneys and purify
the blood. Dreco knocks rheumatism
out shortly; relieves catarrh Of the
read and stomach; makes you sleep
soundly and creates a good appetite
AS a blood purifier nothing can equal
Dreco. 1t puts a stop to boils, ecze-
ma and other blood affections.
Dreco is now sold by all up .to-date
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-20

druggists throughout the country, and
is highly recommended in Lakeland
by Jewett's Drug Store.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-11-05
SCHOONER ESCAPES ICE
OF ALASKA BY ONE DAY

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 2S.-By about
- hours the Seattle trading schooner
Kamchatka recently escaped being
sealed In the Arctic ocean ice for the
winter, according to officers of the
boat. which has arrived here from the
far north.
on September - the Kamchatka
sailed through Bering straits. the only
channel between the Arctic ocean and
Bering sea. On September -, the fol.
lowing day. the ice closed In and seal
ed the straits until next June or JULY.
The Kamchatka had been hunting
walrus to the east OF the straits when
n fierce storm began blowing from the
northeast, driving the ice toward the
straits The boat stopped hunting aud
headed for the passage, reaching there
In time To find narrow lane open be.
tween Ice that extended out from the
shores.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-11-05
CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF
SUBPOENAED AS WITNESS
Federal Attorney Directs Chief to
Bring All His Evidence Concern
ing Whiskey Traffic

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-Chief of Police
John ]. Clarity last night was served
with subpoena to appear before the
federal grand jury today In connection
with the investigation of Illegal whis-
key traffic. The subpoena was issued
after mike de Pike" Heitler. former
saloonkeeper and ex-convict. had been
questioned for nearly "A hours by fed
eral officials who credited him with
making a confession which implicated
government officers and officials of
several middle western towns in al
legged Illegal traffic. Heitler was re-
leased from custody last night after
his attorney had promised that he
would appear when wanted
Chief Garrlty was instructed to
bring with him all documents and evil
dence he might have concerning the
liquor traffic, especially the theft from
railroad yards of $4,000 worth Of
liquor said to have been transported
here Illegally from Kentucky. Heitler
Is charged with implication In this
transaction.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-11-05
RECOGNITION OF MEXICO
IS FORECAST BY COL BY

Washington. Oct. 40. Early recogni-
tion of the new government In Mexl-
90 was forecast yesterday by Secre-
inry Colby. Whether II win precedc
Inauguration OF President elect obre.
ron next December I. was not stated.
In revealing that discussions" have
heen In progress with Roberto v.
resquiera. confidential agent OF the
Mexican government. however. Mr..
Colby said that these gave promise
of n speedy and happy outcome"
The announcement came as sur.
prise. Earlier in the day "A report cir.
culaied in New York that recognition
was Imminent met with emphatic de-
nial at the state department, A few
hours later, however. Secretary Colby
made public letter from Mr.. Pes.
auiera as the basis FOR his announce
,neu,. saying Il afforded foundation
upon which the prellminaries Of rec
ognition can confidently proceed"
Il think am warranted In saying"
Mr.. coihy's formal announcement said.
that the Mexican question viii soon
cease to be question az all, inasmuch
as II is about to be answered. not only
a. IL concerns the United States. but
indeed. the whole world as well'