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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
JUDGE KICKS SPEAKS ON
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN

The Federation of Mothers club
and Parent Teachers assecia tjon OF
EichmonS, meeting was largely at
tended last night despite the inciem~
ent weath-- The principal speaker
Of the evening was Judge Kicks, OF
the Juvenile court, who spoke on the
relationship between mothers and
their children, tmpreasing the mother
20 observe closely the keen insight
to the mothers OF tomorrow
Judge Kicks also spoke of proper
Fairgrounds for children ant the
need of competaut helpers ID take
charge OF the blocks that Will be
roped off for this purpose, secre-
tary Guy, # the COOPERATIVE assoc
oiation, spoke Of closer aiiliation he
tween the association ana the FEEDER
alton, making his Office the ctearlna
house, 70 lo~SpeaS. Mr. Guy wifi
teach the rnral districv, and en-
tighten tf-~1n ny sending them the
literature of the federation.
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few Elixir, Called Aspirona1;
Medicated With Latest
Scientific Remedies, Used
and Endorsed by European
and American Army Sur
geons to Cut Short . Gold
and Prevent Complications
Every Druggist IN q. s. IN
stxucted to Refund Price
While Ycu Wait ct Count
er II Relief Does Not Conn
Within Two Minutes.
Delightful Taste, Immediate
Relief, Quick Warm Up.

The sen1ttnn Of the year In tha
drug trade u Aspironni, the two
minute cold and cough reiiever, au-
horitAtively guaranteed BY the lAborA-
ortes: tested. approved and most
Enthusiastically endorsed ~ the high
Mt authorities. and proclaimed by
the common peopie A. ten times ~
luick aand effective ~ whkkay, rvck
and rye. o. any other cold and cuugA
remedy they have ever tried
All drug stDreB Are now supp41el
With tho wonderful new elixir, % an
you have to do to get rid Of thnt cola
b TO step into the nearest drug utora.
hand tho clark half dollar for 1 bot-
tie of ASpfronAl and tell him to serve
you two teaSpconfuls with four tNav
spoOnfuls Of water In a glass. WITH
your watch In your hand, taxa n
drink at one swallow and cal for youxs
money back in two minutes h yoU
cannot feel your cold fading swey likN
? dream within the time limit ncn.A
De hashful, for an druggists inN11a
you and expect you - ny It, l
body's doing T.
When your cold OF ocueh = ~
Efeved. take tho renA1n6oe Of fhe tue39o
home to your wtfe and bab9e4 ~
Aspironai 70 BY far IL sn11ge ~ mos
elective. the easiesk 10 tk1ee Axd ~
most agreeable cold ana cou9n re9nos
u Aor infants ana chladran> Z
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Charters
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Peninsula Art Stone Company, In
corporated Phoebus. Va, maximum
$4,000 minimum, $4,000. e, A
Mcpherson. president; s f. Nichols
secretary: A, Reinickel, Samuel wal
tcrs and r. M Brown. all of Phoenus'
Va. To manufacture and deal IN
building supplies.
John H Rose & Com pany, lncor.
porated. Richmond. Va, maximum
$1,000 minin.m. $4,000. Charles
Rose. president. John VIM. Brown
secretary: Leo H Lakewood and J.
Richard Lakewood. ala OF Richmond,
Va. General contracting business
The Detex Oil and Gas Company
incorporated, Alexander, Va. maxi
mum, 100000, minimum, $4,000.
fohn G. Texter. president; David W
johnson, secretary. and James A.
Moody. all of Washington, p. {. TIC
, mine, prospect for and deal IN on aho
gas
Pekin Restaurant. incorporated
| Norfolk. Va. maximum. s5o.ooo
| minimum $4,000 j. H. Wah, presi-
dent; Wong Ping, secretary; Walter
f! W. Lum and Wong Chez, all of Nor
| folk. Va To conduct a general res
| taurant business.
Kemp B:liups Evaporation. Norfolk
Va. maximum, $4,000; minimum
$1,000 A, W: Kemp, president
! George NJ. Rliups. secretary ant
| Harry r. Billups, all OF Norfolk, Va
General contracting and construction
! business,
Interstate Building & Loan Com
pans, Incorporated, Bristol. Va; maxi
mum, 100000, minimum. $50, 900. n
r. Wyman, president: c. ". Roberts
secretary; w. II. Blakley. C. L. Kidd
J. n. Faucette. and J. e. Lyon, all 0
Bristol, Va. To conduct the bushes
of building and loan association.
of Forum, Incorporated, Forum
Va; maximum. 5000; minimum
s2,5o0; ]. w Wade. president: T. G
Nicholson. secretary; J. P: Helms, S
f.. Corn, all OF Forum, Va. and e
b. Young, Henry, Va. To operate
telephone system nthe counties a
Franklin and Henry.
4. W. Ortiz silk Company. Incorpo
rated, Charlottesville. Va; maximum
$4,000; minimum. $4,000. A. "
Orth, president, New York; N. Y.
John r. o'Donnell. secretary. Char
| iottasviiie. Va; Joseph p. Ryan. Char
\ f6Ite4vfife Va and 5o4thin ' tv Don
nell, Scranton, Pa To mAnufactur
and deal in silks and other texibl
i fabrics.
i Richmond American. Incorporated
! Richmond. Va: maximum. $4,000
minimum. $4,000; Joseph p. Hechl
i president, Norfolk. Va. Edgar j
Hecht, secretary. Norfolk. Va. an
/ Enoch r. Gale. Norfolk. Va To dca
in automobiles and automobile acccs
4 DorieA
/ Amendment to charter OF MArke
d Motors, Incorporated, Norfolk. Va
il A. Markell. president, and y. A. Mark
j 81. ssosotary. IncrsaGing IT. capita
stsclrs11nnn~&S4AAA~tD 15AAAaA-
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other American battleshlp. She car
ries twelve fourteeninch guns, four
submerged torpedo tubes. twenty-five
twe-ineh rapid fire guns. four six
Founders. two one FOUNDERS. four
three-inch anti-aircraft guns, one
three-inch lanA.ng gun and two thirty
caliber machine guns. Two firing
cages located in me huge steel mast
direct the work of the guns, which
have a range of eighteen miles, and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
WAR CONDITIONS CAusE
SMALL DEtLfNE ~ BIRTHS

FeaIs that fire hirtb rate In Virginia
SNouid sEhow a reduction IN excess ~
g. 900 tor 1919. due 10 conditions
have -slargely been disSlpated by
marked increase IN tine Firth rate dur
ing Dec enber. 1919, and belstcd re-
PORTS spf births occurring IN other
months in the latter parl Of the year.
Acrqrdng 10 figures now available
III the state bureau Of vital statistics
the rtdncfion IN births during 1919
~ coDrared with 1915 stands at just
8f.9l1. with Indications that later re-
pbrta ~ih stil further reduce the de-
ncir. 2
Dec an her. 1919 shows a very marked
Nfncreaee IN births over the correspond
\ ing month of 1918 the number for the
y forneF month being s,s3s, against
xsaS births for December. 1918.
naaths reported during 1913 wero
%If6s7 fewer than those reported ia
S4Aas. this difference between the NOR
k1a1Ity figures for the two years being
$arceptkd as approximately the correct
SnMsnhe& Of fatalities properly artribnt-
able " Influenza ia The last few months
fyS& l0A Deaths for 1913 aggregated
#1Egss and those for last year aggrc
Xn Intersesins. feature ~ vital sta
sffstscswfor the Vast year ia the large
%yAdnctens In death rate, after the sub
VI 6iAAmr~ sf influenza, as compared with
Is Sofreapondlng months for preyioni
mn sattatirians believe that this
f#3ss 3sAa principally TO the fact thai
& kstHBy %yisrsons died In the suhuenzs
86en&c whose deaths would normal
&saa.y ladsa,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06

- bf0adt III. troins whiei, eoniu hutt
AZ nAsstve touring cars from Sandy
Hook into New York City.
The California will have 4 crew Of
1.O22 men ara S. oIficerx. She has
length OF "a feet breadth nf %
feet and weighs (dispiaces) $1,000
tons. She has an estimated speed OF
81 knots per hour.
The West Virginia, Maryland and
other Observation-Disclosures being planned
end under construction are to be sini-
lar in practically many details.
One OF the single apprehensions ex-
pressed In the beginning by naval on
GERS was that the shock Of gunfire
might prove disastrous to the electrical
installation, especially tfie insulators,
cable supports and instruments. A
firing test was made BY dischargins
all of the fourteen-inch guns broad
side at the same instant Careful in
| spection revealed the fact that not q
single failure or arrangement occurred
| In connection with the entire system
| The weight of the electrical pro
polling machinery Is less than Sax hun.
dred tons, and the space occupied -
comparatively little in the center OF
the shin, where It is immune from At
tack and from danger by collision o.
grounding.
| Now that the electric drive mas
proven to be clean. economical, safe
| and efficient, 1t will be tested on car
60 carriers and passenger vessels
and there il no doubt but that IL
| will revolutionize the Geld Of marine
activity. The illustrations shown
are from the equipment OF the q. s.
s. New Mexico, sister ship Of the Cali
| fornia, but are OF the same type used
on the California
| Two nineteen knot passenger vessels
| propelled by electrical machinery are
to ply between San Francisco and Los
| Angeles in the spring. The frst elec-
trically propelled trswler in the world
is being tested In New England waters.
She is known as The Mariner and Is
stauneh enough to weather the stormi-
est fishing trips In the North Atlantic.
| Two 1900 ton coast guard cutters
are in building and arc TO be outntfed
with electrical propulsion. They are
the largest ever ordered for the serr,
ice. one may be placed On the Great
Lakes for duty. and the other u de-
signed TO be a derelict destroyer.
The recent coal strike gave added
impetus to the movement TO make fuel
oil the ship propeT1fng power. OF ths
future. The arguments in favor ~
the reduction In the cost of ratfea'
the size Of the crews. The elimination
OF coal stokefs and the release OF much
cargo space that Is now given over To
coal. DIRT and other discemforts At
| tending the loading and use Of coal are
done away with, and uniform steam
pressure la more easily maintained. in
suring steady rate Of speed and 10
ducing the degree Of deterioration Of
furnaces and boilers resulting from usr
| even temperatures
/ The pioneers 6f the electric drsse
are so convinced Of its superiority thai
they believe vessels without it viii
prove 10 be objects Of AZ much curtost
ty In time to come n the quaint satt
ing craft Of bygone days II to The pres
/ ent generation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
WORLDS CHAMPION
WHITE JAZZ DRUMMER

London, March 5.--Lord st. OSWALD.
one Of Maytair's favorites, has achieved
fame as the worlds greatest uncolored
jazz drummer.
Lady st. Oswald. in an interview,
said her husband took to jazz drum
ming as a hobby and because he loved
1t. He secured a most complete OUTFIT
OF tazz band instruments FROM Amer
lea drums aide cymblas, kettles, tins
and bells---and gives performances at
charity dances and private parties.
There 10 nothing Of professional
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
CALDWELL f.faS<,TED ''aay'.1*, ~
MAYOR OF SEATTLE

Seattle, Wash, March 4.--Hugh NJ.
Caldwell was elected mayor Of Seattle
hy a majority of 1904 over James
A. Duncan. according to, complete re-
turns. Caldwell, who served as a
major during the war. polled 50:85e
ps&es, and Duncan. labor temple presf-
dent and leader In the general strike
here year ago, received 34.S4s.
Approximately $1,000 OF the 1907
900 possible voterA In thu city cast
ballots, All OF Caldwelrs ticket was
victorious with the exception OF one
couneiimantc candidate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06

In not true. for an electric ship burns
fuel in much the same way as the Older
types Of engines. The California and
New Mexico burn oil exclusively and
accomplish their "ccaling' through a
six inch hose Their oil capacity Is
900 tons, but the saving is great,
for ii has been demonstrated that 1t
amounts TO nearly 20 per cent,
The California is estimated to have
80 Per cent better protection than any
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06

population. Nine boilers produce
:, steam at a pressure OF $50 poun rs
TO the square inch. Part of the
steam is diverted to six auxiliary
turbo-generator sets in different parts
of the ship. which produce electricity
for ali purposes aside from propulsion,
1t is the belief Of many persons that
electricity is source OF power which
merely needs Harvesting to produce re-
suits, independent of coal and oil. This
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06

principal units of the CALIFORNIA; eiec-
trical drive. She has four motors, con-
nected to four propeller shafts. Each
motor is twelve feet in diameter,
weighs sixty-two tons. and the COM
hined capacity Is sufficient to supply
light and power to city Of 100000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
uESB|T TO SPEAK
At LAUREL STREET

Ealph r. Nesbit. field secretary OF
the sunset volunteer movement 81
America. will occupy the pulpl 81
I.aurel- street Methodist chureh 10
morrow morning. Mr., Nesnlt Is one
OF the youngest leaders IN TINS fios@S
,nant and is strong speaker. The
holy communion viii be administered
after the address.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
BY J. E. JONES.

y. g. Press Association, Washington,
HE California, recently launch
., ed st Mare Island. Is the
II. third electrically driven su-
perdr@adnaught to he added
to the Cn1ted States Navy.
the casy navy In the world which has
tins far equipped It's fighting craft
With his method Of propulsion.
Several years ago W. l. r Emmet,
consulting engineer 81 the General
Electro Company, interested marine
engineers in the prophecy that electric
ity would provide the motive power for
vessels OF every description, 1he first
srpertmects were made with the col
lier Jupiter with apparatus essiFosd
and manufactured in the shops of the
hlr plant at Schenecta d.. Thus the an
cseut Dutch city On the banks Of the
Mohawk River became in q sense the
birthplace OF electric drive,
The advantages were seen TO he SO
great that naval officers commended
the tnStalla ton for enritsi ships, ana
when the giant California was put
ants cnmnisston last month electricity
operated her propeiiing machinery, her
rai,itant equipment, her lighting heat
fnr and vcr-.'aring systems. down tn
the kitchen devices and soldering and
gfueHTfx. The California. which is
the last word" In hattle@hip design
ana sttting. has many electrical fea-
ture1 She lis the first vessel Of her
kinds3o be turned out in Pacific coast
Shipping yard Her keel was laid
threE years ago. but during the war
her builders turned their attention 10
the output of smaller craft Upon the
stgnlSg OF the arnnistice an army OF
worStnen took possession Of the float
ing Hty and bent all their energies
towaSds her completion. Christened
By Hrs- Randolph T. Zane, daughter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
Petersburg

Especial 10 the Richmond Virginian)
Petersburg, March 1.-The census
enumeration OF Petersburg has been
completed according to an announce
ment given out by Waron Smithey.
of Lawrenceville supervisor for the
Fourth Congressional district NO
statement was given. out as to the
number of people in Petersburg. as
all such information must come from
officials at Washington. 1t is ex-
pected that within month or six
weeks these figures will be ready for
publication.
Letters from Mayor Robert Gill
liam have been received by various
organiza tiors of Petersburg, in which
they are asked to cooperate in the
celebration OF American Day here
on May l. In these letters the mayor
has endorsed the idea and requests
the matter to be presented to the
boards of directors, executive Gem
the clubs, asking them to appoint O
committee to meet with a committee
from other organizations. and make
plans for the celebration of the day.
49,
Nicholas Van Buskirk, who claims
to be from New York. was arrested
yesterday in~Richmond on the charge
of stealing Ford automobile from
Owen Gilmore. OF 1918, Farmer street,
The prisoner was arrested when he at
tempted to sell the car pr $50. He
win be given a hearing in Police court
tomorrow morning
DR. Robert A. Martin, city health
ofncer reported one case OF measles
today. the hrst for this year. No new
scAaAsps soS AnAaAxsxa .MeEesa EeEaSxA&g aAs
the health department up to IL o'clock
this morning.
Mrs. Lillian Maudc wirliams. wife
OF w. A. Williams. died early this
morning at her home on Chapel
street. following an illness Of pneu-
monia and influenza. She u survived
by her husband. three children. hei
mother. ono sister. and one brother
Leslie Lorain Perkins. tho fve veal
old son of Mrs- Leslie I. Perkins ol
RlAckst0pe died lnGt night at the Pet.
erDburx hcgplknL In4sr1nAnt will b.
nAAo7n~41losAegeegx5c<aaac aAhdal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
PORTRAIT OF MARTIN TO
HANG IN CAPITOL

The house OF delegates yesterday
approved the bill 10 provide por~
trait of the late Senator Martin TO
be hung in the house. The bill car
RIGS an appropriation Of 1850. The
p&trons OF the bill are Messrs. Lang
horne. Deans and Pitts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
COAL SHORTAGE
tcon,ipned From Page one.)

ended February IS. 1899. lee50.0oo tons
OF bituminous coal was produced and
transported. and although the produce
ton and movement of bituminous coal
so far in 1920 have considerably ex-
ceeded the production and movement
in the same period in the three proceed
ing years, it is n fact that the demand
is still considerably in excess OF tho
supply"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06

of Governor William y. STEPHENS or
California and widow Of a hero of the
battle OF Belleau Woods. she slipped
down the tide" cheered by many
thousands. Her great turbo gen
orators capable Of developing 2S,
COO horsepower, are among the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06

nature in his performance said Lady
ST Oswald. tits drumming n en-
tireIy an amusement~-sheer. bounding
fun--and the eftener he performs At
charity and private parties the happier
he is.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
Give Heed .t0rflae Warming.

Pimples ron the face and rotha
parts Of the body are warnings
frcm Nature that your blood i
slugvish and impoverished. Sone-
timsss they foretell eczema, befls,
blistsrs, scaly eruptions and oeaE
skin disorders that harm III
flames Of fire.
They mean that your Nod
s. S. 8. TO e3eanae it~a1 stAeeD -.
Sunanlatinns sst <enne -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06

d reported thax I'll. crown Of
;Sx1ste& has been offer<I for sale in
AfSSaANn 1t $50. eco. ac6'istAni.ne ~ q
1669f nan rays the agent; '.he eats
N - Mfpsd aud has few servants TO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06

u. g. Press Association, Washington
o. C
, 1920-11-22

clSeiy what arrangements Will be made
for their discussion"
Berlin, Nov. 17th.-Allied armies of
occupation in Germany are being main
tanned at a strength which is u lneces-
sary. says Herr Simmons, the Foreign
Minister, in a speech at Cologne today.
He commended the Allies intention in thus
keeping the forces in a high state of
efficiency was not defensive, but often
sive. He claimed that the Rhine bridge
heaGs had been extended, military ba-
keries capable of turning out 40O. 900 "a
tons daily had been established, new
strategic Rhine bridges have been pre-
pared and Belgian troops equipped al
most ready for the march, have been sta
toned in tactical positions behind the ar
mics OF occupation.
Constantinople, Nov. 17th-Allied off
GERS here praise the heroism of Gener-
al Wrangel's troops during the days of
the Crimean Disaster The cavalry
divisions of sub-Genls. MaIkoff> Bar
bovitch and Skalon suffered terrific
losses in defending Perekop which it
is believed would havetheld out if Genl.
Wrangel's forces had not been out
hanked on the frozen futrid Sea,
while prisoners, particularly officers.
are alleged by Russians here TO have
been tortured by the Bolsheviki. The
Saloviki regiment determined TO flee
to the mountains and garry on guerilla
warfare against the Red Army. The
Niemetiki regiment was virtually wiped
out. there being only FIVE survivors.
Athens, Nov. 17th.r-It is believed
here that the Allies will make known to
Greece their intention not to recognize
ex-King Constantine. should he be re-
stored to the throne.
Paris, Nov. 18th, The chances of ex-
King C~onstantine's return to the throne
of Greece are steadily diminishing, ac-
eording to opinion in French circles, as
the anti Venizelos party in Athens is
coming to realize the strength of the
Allied opinion against such a restora-
ton.
Athens, Nov. 18th. Constantine is
onl rightful King former Premier Goun-
arts, leader of the successful party in
the Greek elections. told a correspon-
dent today, and we expect him back
as soon as a plebiscite is held. showing
that the people want him. We expect
to assume the Government in a day or
two, he continued, when the results
of the elections become official. We
shall quickly call the Chamber and have
a plebiscite. 1t was the intention of
Constantine to return after the plebis-
cite and | have no message so far from
him that be is coming earlier Ii the
plebiscite shows that the people want
, 1920-11-22
TELEGRAMo..
ST. CROIX STATION.

SI.@CRO1AS IAE1CN..
Athens. Nov. 17th-M. George Rhallis,
former Premier, has succeeded the Veni-
zefos Govt. defeated in Sundays cleo
tons, the new ministry is-to be
sworn in today. M. Rhallis, who is 80
years OF age. will. besides the Premier-
ship, assume the portfolio OF Foreign
Affairs.
London, Nov. 17th.-A report that the
Haitian Govt. had requested Great Bri-
tain tt intervene with regard to the
alleged killing OF Haitians, by United
States marines was raised in the House
of Commons yesterday, and brought
a reply from Mr.. Cecil B. Harmsworth,
Under Secretary for Foreigo Affairs,
that no request for intervention had beer
received by Great Britain on behalf of
Haiti Mr.. Harmsworth said that he
was making inquiries regarding the state
ment1of q United States journalist to the
effect that Haiti had protested to Great
.itain and that be had required this
JOURNALIST TO end such practices.
London, Nov. 17th.-lhe West India
Committee announced Ethat Messrs.
Hames Nourse Ltd, have agreed to
carry passengers ier 33aarrhba dos aud sTfrriini-
dad on the S. S. "Hughli", previously
the S. S "Valencia" a vessel of 5,227
tons, which is expected to sail from
Barry and Wales early in December.
This will further relieve the situation
arising from the suspension OF the direct
transatlantic passenger service.
London. nov. 18th. in the House of
Commons, Mr.. Montagu, Secretary for
India, admitted that a dangerous stu
ation existed in that country. and said
that the Govt. there would be left per-
fectlly free to take whatever steps it
deemed necessary in dealing with it.
Berlin. Nov. 18th. Confidential re-
ports that the Poles are concentrating
Targe masses of troops near the frontier
of Upper Siberia, have been received by
the German Govt, says the Lokal Anzei-
ger. The attention of Great Britain,
France and Italy has been called to the
situation, the newspaper declares.
Washington, Nov. 17th.-More that 60
German merchants have arrived recent
ly in Sapan to solicit trade, according to
advices to the Department OF Commerce
from kiate.
Londo1, Nov. 17th.-Mr. Bonar Law
explained in the House of Commons to-
night, the meeting of Prime Ministers of
the empire summoned for June next. 1t
will be a meeting along the lines of the
imperial war cabinet meetings which took
place in 1918 to deal with urgent pro-
bIems of common interest, calling for a
common policy and action by the differ
ent Coyts, of the Empire. 1t will not be