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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-05
DR0WN|NGS TAKE /
A HEAVY TOLL ON
NATIONS HOLIDAY
Five Die in Water in Chicago;
Four Killed in Automobile
Accidents.
SEVEN .ERISH IN NEW YORK
SEEKlNG RELIEF FROM HEAT
Three Bathcrs Drown in Phila-
delPhia; Denver Man Dies
When Firecracker Explodes.
AUTO RACER MEETS DEATH
Fireworks Kill Three in San Fran
cisco; Two Slain, One Shot,
mt Picnic.
SEVEN /. ERlSH IN NEW YORK
SGEK!NG RELIEF FROM HEAT
AUTO RACER MEETS DEATH
Fireworks Kill Three i'm San Fran.
cisco; Two Slain, One Shot,
mt Picnic.

Thirty-ciSht deaths in mishaps. in
Guiding drownings. shootings, auto
hopile accidents, fatalities at picnics
and fairs. and deaths from. fireworks
explosions marked the nations OBJ.
Scrvancc Of the Fourth of July.
Twelve killed was Chicago's toll:
seven met death in New York. and
three in Philadelphia.
professional automobile racer met
almost instant death when the steer
ing gear OF his ear snapped ana the
machine left the track at North
Adams. Mass. \ wealthy Denver real
estate operator dropped dead when
4 giant irecrackcr exploded at his
feet. Two were killed and a third
shot at a picnic. New Orleans report
ell three drowninEs: Jacksonville, two
killed and five injured; Montgomery.
two killed.
Accidents attributed to hreworks'
explosions were negligible. demon
stratinS that the country. more and
more. is dedicating its observance OF
Independence Day to safety and
sanity"
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WILSON'S WAR MESSAGE
WRITTEN By MOONLIGHT
TRy United News |

ATLANTIC CITY. July 4-presi-
dent Wilson's famous war message
was written on the back porci, OF the
White House hy the light OF the moon
in the small hours of the morning as
the President. clad in a bathrobe and
munching crackers and milk. jottcd
down the words he had sought In vain
during the days and nights Of con-
stant thinking.
The history Of this celebrated docu-
ment was revealed today by William
G. Rcdheld Secretary OF Commerce In
Wilson's Cabinet. who is guest at
the Hotel Ambassador. The finished
message was dictated in the Prcsi-
dents office, iut the circumstances
under which il was composed throws
new and Interesting light on the
events leading up to this countrys
participation in he grca war
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BY United News.j

WASHINGTON. July Allow does
Mrs. Harding bear up under the tor
rid weather which for ten days has
depressed all Washington? I;'s
easy for the first lady" because she
has cabinet" of her own to take
care OF the worries. and she does the
things she likes to do.
The meals have to be ordered and
prepared-she turns to her house
Keeper, who attends to all of the pur-
chasing. and confers with her once
day TO report the number who will
attend luncheon and dinner.
Her mail must receive attention
she spends most OF her mornings
with her secretary, going over her
personal letters and replying to most
of them.
Summer brings the necessity of
changing hangings and ordering new
covers for furniture In some of the
rooms--Arx New. wife of Senator
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THOUSANDS THRILLED
BY BIG LEGION SHOW
FOR DISABLEDHEROES
Races and Arplane Stunts at Fair Grounds Under Aus
plces OF Richmond Post, Draw Huge Fourth of
July Crowd-Mss Cody Stars.

The American Legion celebration At
The state Fair grounds yesterday was
ono uf Richmond'S big successes Not
IN the last quarter of a century Of
the city's history has there been such
AN "utpourinE vf men. women and
children upon such an occasion. The
ErdndStand at the Fair Grounds was
practically filled before O'CLOCK So
ci"ty was superb in all its glory in
the boxes and along tn. green. and
displayed it's enthusiasm when Nose
STEMS band peeled forth with The
arSpanglcd Banner" Thousands ;
stood at salute while the stirring
strains Of the national anthem rang
over the sizzling fields in and ad-
jaccnt to the Fair Grounds. Patriot
ism ran rampant when Miss Mablc
Cody waved aloft in the azure the
stars and stripes as Lieutenant
McGowau's airplanc gracefully float
ed upon the iorrid ozone many hun
drcd feet above the race track. while
thousands shouted "fiurrah" for
Uncle sam.
Dainty Miss Cody. about AS big as
Jack Dcmpscy's mighty right, fSu
rativcly speaking. proved the pet of
N. throng. She loilcd about aud she
strolicd about. Big men doffed their
hats 10 her and wondered how such
a mite could accumulate such an
amazing quantity or real. honcsi-to-
goodness nerve as to do the things
She did away up in the air. FIRST
she grabbed the stars and stripes and.
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Says Wilson as Much Entitled to Wound
Stripes as Any Soldier Hurt in France

states has no place for a red nag
or even for one slightly pink"
drew another round OF applause.
Major-General Peter c. Harris.
adJutant- general OF the army and
native Georgian. also addressed
the convention. urging military
training for Americas young men
ana pleading for preparedness.
am heartily in favor OF world
disarmament. and ] hope and pray
that the time is not far distant
when something may he accom-
plished along this line" he said.
mot only to relieve the burden
OF taxation. but to protect our
own and future generations from
the horrors OF war. | am, how
ever. not in favor of disarmament
by the United States in the pres
cnt state OF unrest throughout the
world"
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EMRICO CARUSO FEARS
VOICE GONE FOREVER:
WALYH PESSLlNLS7IC
Phonograph Record Substituted
on Trip Across-Tenor Too
Weak to Appear.
IBy United NewsI

NEW YORK. July i.-Enrico ca
ruso may never sing again.
The great tenor himself does no,
believe that his voice will ever be.
come the golden JOY it was before has
accident in Brooklyn last winter. a,-
eording 10 Captain Charles Anthonv
Fulton. L. s. A. who returned To.
day on the Presidents Wilson. whi,h
carried Caruso and his family to l.aly
few weeks ago.
The concert which Caruso is said
10 have given on the President. vii
sons outward trip was not given nv
Caruso at all. members of the snIr.s
crew declare. They say that when
the singer found himself too weak to
appear, phonoGraph was set NJ be-
mind the palms of the smok king-roon
ana one OF Caruso's old records
played
Al Sorrento. where the Carusos ara
spending the summer. Captain Ful:on
said he talked to Caruso "A short
time ago. and that the tenor aImos;
broke down as he expressed his f.,r
that he could never again sing in his
old voice.
Opinion throughout Italy is pcssi
mistic as To Caruso's recovery, i'u!-
ton said.
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100000 BATHERS DEFY
BA7Y1LNG-SUIT COSTUME
LAW AT CONEY ISL AND
What They Didn't Do to Statutes Wasn't Worth Doing
Seek Relief From Blistering, Sweltering, Sizzling
Heat--Half Million at Rockaway Beach d

fork's Fourth of July celebration.
Fully half a million people went TO
the island the night before and slept
on the beach. while a great force OF.
police guarded them and kept an eve
out for pickpockets.
At Rockaway Beach. where half a
million more people spent tho day.
transportation facilities were un-3
equal to the task OF carrying them
home. and fully 100000 OF them spent
the night on the shore.
Two young women, after spending
an uncomfortable hour at the top OF
the big Ferris wheel at Coney, whirh
had ceased operation when an elec-
tric cable supplying power to turn h
was severed. were lowered to the
ground by block and tackle.
Otherwise. a blistering timo was
had by all i
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IBy United Newsl

NEW YORK, July Flight hun
cred thousand people developed the
highly original idea OF going swim
ming on the Fourth OF July out at
Coney Island. and what they didn't
do 10 the bathing costume law
wasn't worth doing.
You can arrest eight people. or
perhaps eighty. but YOU can't arrest
5000 nor 10000 people who know
only two things-that it is hot. and
that the ocean is cool.
Little girls. and some his ones.
went in with little more than their
"undics" on-but in the mass one
didn't stop TO loo kat, individuals. and
il was SO blistering. swcltcring. siz-
cling hot that any kind OF raimcnt
wuold have been forgiven.
That was the largest part OF New
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ALBERT, KING OF BELGIANS,
AND QUEEN VISITS LONDON
IRy Associated Press. ]

LONDON. July i.-Albert. King OF
the Eeig.ans. and Queen Elizabeth ar
rived in London today for their first
visit OF state to England. The royal
couple were attended by n numerous
suite, including Premier II. Carton dc
Wiart. the Belgian Premier They
were met at Dover by, the Prince Of
Wales and at the Victoria Station here
by King George, Queen Mary. the
Duke OF York and Princess Mary.
Escorted by the Household Cavalry.
the royal party drove through cheer
ing crowds to buckingham Palace,
where Il banquet In honor of the
visiting monarch was given tonight.
This afternoons program included
the placing by the royal visitors or
a wreath OH the ccnotaph in White
hall and another on the grave of the
unknown soldier in Westminster Abb
hey. Tomorrow they will he the
guests of the city at the Guildhall.
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FIRSTLADY.S SHAPPLEST DUTY
IS ENTERTAINING HER FRIENDS
NNUAIBERS WHITE HOUSE
Mrs. Hardings Cabinet Takes Off of Her Shoulders
Work OF Which She Is Not Fond, Leaving Her Free
to Give Time to Things She Loves.

New. and an intimate friend of Mrs
Harding. attends to the ordering and
superintends the changes.
Different events bring the need OF
new clothcs-Mrs. Edward Mclean,
another intimate friend is the advice
and counsel" that effects immc >;ate
fulfllment of necessary apparel or
ders.
Likes 10 Entertain Friends.
And thus Mrs Harding is left TO
do the thing she likes. best of which
is 10 be hostess to her hundreds OF
friends and friends OF her husband
who drop in for call. for luncheon.
Tor dinner and for the night.
Scarcely day passes now at the
White House when there are not
guests at luncheon or dinner, or both
Just like any other housewife. Mrs.
Harding will phone the President and
say:
We've got lot OF good things to
Continued on Page 0, Col. 8.)
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HARDING is SPONSOR At
LAUNCHING OF R0WB0AT
President Pays Tribute to American
Soyhood ns Craft "Slidcs
From Ways"
IBy ASSOCIATED Press

RARITAN, y. j, July Acting as
sponsor here ;oday OF row boa,
made by c:car-old boy. Presiden,
Harding delivered a Fourth of July
grafton o! single sentence in tribute
to the ingenuity and aspiraNons OF
American boyhood.
The diminUtive craft. which in.
spircd the Presidents toast. was the
"Raritan." nine feet over all, conceived
and built b. Joseph :. Frelinghuy-
sen, Jr.. son Of the Senator from
New Jersey. at whose home here Mt
and Mrs Harding are guests. The
bank of an artificial lake. forming
hazard across Il golt course OF the
Raritan Valley Country Club. was
the scene OF the launching and will!
be the home port OF the "Rarltan"
as she sails a tramp course in search
OF m.sdirccted golf balls
Great show Of Ceremony.
Had she been the largest ocean
liner. the vessel could scarcely have
taken the water with Il greater show
OF ceremony. Specially constructed
ways. whose upper end rested on a
soap box, guided her down the bank
The American Nag was In place above
her stern, ana. as she was loOsed to
begin her adventurous career. the
President Of the United States broke
a ber!bboned bottle of mineral water
across her bow. and said:
AS tribute 10 American boyhood
who build castles in the air. who
build boats and whose achievements
in the future will build this country
| christcn this boat. the handiwork OF
Joe t'rclinShuyscn the Raritan. ."
Entering thoroughly into the spirit
which prompted Joe and his young
friends to plan the ceremony, Mr.
Harding spoke his tribute solemnly,
and applauded as the boat spiashcd
lCnnlnlIcl paEc ,. Col. q
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STRONG LOBBY ATTACKS
PARCELS POST SYSTEM
Alleged 10 BE Working in Interests
Of Express and Other Delivery
Agencies.
By }. Frederick I;ssnry.

WASHINGTON. July A.-The par
cells post system, established after
half century OF hard lighting. and
now upon solid service basis. Is
under fire once more. private in
tercstst it is learned, have established
a lobby in Washington intent upon
breaking down this system. If pos
sibic. in order that expires. com
panies and other packase delivery
agencies may again prosper.
This lobby. 1t appears, is ma intained
primarily by tile National Package
Delivery system, AN organization
with headquarters in Detroit. Mich
and which is allied to some extent
with tho express companies. although
tive in assailing the parcels post
since they were consolidatcd-durin
the war--into one gigantic monopoly.
At the moment only one America n
express company of any Importance
is in competition with the combina-
ton, and that operates over the
Southern Railway system.
Whether with his consent or not.
Chairman Stecncrson. OF the House
Committee on Post-Ofiiccs, is being
used by the lobby in the campaign
first, TO discredit the parcels post, and
afterward to abolish it entirely IL
Congress can he persuaded to aban-
don this important adjunct TO the
postal service.
Certain OF the literature OF the
National Package Delivery system
has fallen into the hands of The
Times Dispatch correspondent. in
saying on the floor Of the House that
i; is necessary for the country TO
subsidzc the parcels post service to
the extent OF s2l0.O00.O0O. This. Mr..
Stcencrson declares is the amount OF
loss sustained by the service during
1920.
Postmastcr-G General Burlcson. on
the other hand. showed in his report
Office Department was operated last
year at cost OF slj0.0O0. 600 and at
IL profit OF sl0.000,O00. These tigures
are challenged by Chairman Stccncr
son. He says that if this bc rue. 1t
cost the government only l@I cents
a pound 10 deliver parcels in lo2U. as
against 81" cents pound IN 1916.
lie says raiIr' al and vehicle trans
-------.---11,-,
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YOUTH OF 9 SAYS HE DID
NOT KILL COMPANION

DAYTON. OHIO. July i.-William
Stephenson. .. paced cell in tho
county Jail here today. protesting his
Innocence Of implication in the death
OF Henry RIcvins. & The body OF the
boy was found with the neck brok en-
in "a pond near here yesterday.
Young Stephenson admitted, police
declare. that he broke his compa MON 5
neck with an iron coupling bar. ar
ter an argument, and then threw the
body in the pond. The boys had been
together swimming yesterday after
noon
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Win nothing between hcr and the
grassy knobs of the stccpicchasc run
way but mcrcurial strata of torrid
atmosphere. waved old Glory far
above her bushy little head and greet
cd the thronG FAR below in the shadow
OF the big grandstand with "A musical
'Hurrah' for IN" Fourth OF July"
which could be heard above the din
OF the crowd that had grown wild
with enthusiasm At tho wonderful pcr-
formancc Of the scion OF the family
of Buffalo Eill.
Goes Ip to DizIy Height.
Then she was taken up to Il dizzy
height by the intrepid McGowan. al
most as far as the eye could reach.
while the crowd held its +breath
Women turned pale and'mcn stopped
talking about the bali games. Flip.
Down, down. down, Looked like the
parachute had failed To work. Every
body held his breath. Then the para
chute. as parachutes do most always.
gracefully unfoldcd Itself at Il height
w NJ Myers, OF the Department OF
Public Safety. and with its costly bur
den slowly carccncd toward the big
exhibition building in the Fair
Grounds "Oh-o-o-oh." SCUM Il q d
through the multitude in the grand
stand. shell he crushed TO death
somebody save herr" But the little
atom OF humanity riggled herself and
the parachute away from the big red
CONTINUED on Page 10. Col. p
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GBy Associated Press. !

COLUMBUS, GA, July i.-The
statement that former President
Wilson les as much entitled to
wound stripes as any American
soldier wounded in France, quoted
by j. q. Emery. national command
or OF the American Legion. as
having been said by the late Fred
crick w Galbraith. was the oc-
casion of a demonstration that
'lastcd several minutes at the State
convention OF the lcgion here to-
day.
Commander Emery also paid
tribute to the late national com.
mander, who was to have ma de
the address here today. and rcso:
iutions were adopted paying trib-
ute to him. The statement by
Commander Emery that the United
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ASSERTS j. S. HAS SHARE
OF BURDENS OF WAR
Ambassador Harvcy Addresses
Gathering of European Dip'o-
mats in London.
lHy Assoclated press ]

LONDON. July i-Diplomattc rep
resenta;ives OF more than thirty
foreign governments were guests to-
night Il, the annual lndepc ndence
Day dinner OF the American Society
OF London. Ambassador Harvey was
the guest or honor.
Lord Lee. OF Farcham, First Lord
of the Admiralty, toasting the guest
referred 10 Mr.. Harvey as "A foreign
envoy TO whom the muzzle OF
diplomacy had not been obtrusive II
Therefore. he said. both Britain ant
America could expect from him open
and frank comment upon Anglo
American relations"
Referring, in his reply 10 the re-
volt OF the American colonies. Mr.
Harvey declared: Whether the ter
ritory comprising the United states
could have been retained is wholly
speculative. but one fact is certain:
IL George III. had issued proclama-
ton even approx Nimating in eloquent
sincerity and appealing force that
uttered the other day by George V.
in his faithful cndcavor TO reconcile
nation there would have been no
ringing OF bells in Philadelphia lii
years ago this night, nor for many
years thereafter"
Ambassador Harvey declared that
the mutual hclpfulness which alb de-
sired could not be realized until two
grave misapprchensions had been re-
moved, one of which pervaded Europe
IC'oD,inIcd a., pacc a I.,I o1
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seven Drown in New York.

NEW YORK, July 4.-Seven men
were drowned today at beaches in the
vicinity of New York as hundreds OF
swelterirg thousands fled from the
intense heat that has enveloped the
city since Saturday. An unknown
man. believed demcnted by the eS-
cessive temperature. committed sui
cid by jumping into the reservoir in
Central Park.
One death from prostration was re-
ported in the city while numerous
persons. overcome during the days
festivities, were revived at hospitals.
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SAYS JAPAN EAGER FOR
MOVE FOR DISARMAMENT
lBy Associated Dress.

TOKYO, July 4.-Okio Ozaki. for..-
er Minister OF Justice. on the col. :
clusion of "a lO,O00-milc campaign OF
the empire in behalf of Limitation OF
armamenis, campaign unparalleled
IN Japan's political history. declared
his conviction today that If the
United States government proposed Il
conference on limitation of arma :
iatnts, IL would meet with an eager
response throughout the length ANA
breadth OF Japan.
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CONFERENCE FRAUGIIT WITH
MuMENT0lS puSSIHII.lTIIS
tBy United Newe.l

LONDON, July i.-Fraught with the
most momcntous OF possibilities, a
conference between leaders OF the
North and South OF Ireland. which
continued without interruption for
more than four hours today. has left
Great Britain hopeful that Il solution
OF the Irish problem is near at hand.
continued on Page .. Col. -
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Twelve Die in Chicago.
IBy United Ncws.l-


CHICAGO, July 4.-Twelve killed.
more than score injured. That wgsS
ChicaGo's thrce-day Fourth Of july
holiday toll. or this number. two
were accidentally shot to death. s.
year-old boy died in a three e-story
fail. five persons were drowned try
ing to escape the intense heat, and
four were killed in automobile acci-
dents.
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DIE IN HOLIDAY MLSHAPS AND SHOOTING
SUN FAILS
TOHALT GREAT WET
PARADE. IN NEW YORK
Persplrlng Thousands Of Thirsty Gothamtes Wave
Antl-Dry Banners, Presenting Pleas for Liberaliza-
ton of Volstead Act in Spectacular Manner

cations in line. :.bou, 100 Of them
Italian, those in charge announced.
Bands played drinking" songs ana
songs dedicated 10 the absence Of
drinks Banners rs the hundrcds
mingled the serious sentiments Of the
thirsty with the lighter view Of pco-
pic on the water wagon These pla-
cards. in manner speaking. pot the
KICK into the p"rad.
rnt ,I"on>hinc In the Home.
one placard read prohibition
took the sunshine from our homes
and put the muonshino in Another
said: Russia went dry in 1919 ana
mad in 1921. iioH ra,ionai 10 you
feel yoursclf?"
third d"cla, d -Four million
soldiers fought for IIb"r,y and Were
rewarded with prohibition. How
come The serious signs asked
rverynody 10 notIcc wnat alconolic
aridity had don. :. tnc American
Merchant Marine.
They suggested Eiblo reading as a
means "t learning vino made wine
from water tina, the Wedding feast
might be merry. and the Biblical lin"
use little wine for thy stomachs 5
sake" vas also quoted.
There We're pictures uf the last
supper and Of the Goddess OF liber-
~. shorn of her prosit-iikc pose by
shacklcs that bound her arms to-
gcthcr.
wnnt Inv I.ihrrnliAcd.
Some Of the banners urged people
to take the parade ana The sentiment
IL represented with seriousness, eX
plainin. that the march.rs wanted
,..t,. 4
and the NolStead act "libcralizcd.
and, furthermore that they we're go
ing to fight for that cause.
when the parade ended partici-
pants and spectators. hot and dry
throated. poured into every available
soda fountain TO qucnch their colIeC-
tive thirst with soft drinks.
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Auto Racer Meets Death.
,p ,-,l 49,,


NORTH ADAMS, MASS, July b.
Joseph Thomas. professional auto
mobile racer, met almost instant
death Monday in a one mile race at
the fair grounds here. as a holiday
crowd of $4,000 persons looked on.
Three cars were entered in the race.
lC,nntinued ON Page .. Col. ~
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Three Fatalities in philadelphia.

If'E .N''s'VNItRtNU CSSsJ
PHILADELPHIA. PA, July r.
Three drownings, several heat pros
trations and the highest temperature
of the year arked Independence
Day here AT . o'clock this afternoon
the thermometer registered %.
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Denver Mnn Fireworks Victim.

DENVER, COL. July 4.-Robert
Knott. aged 80, Il wealthy Denver
real estate operator. dropped dead
today when a giant firecracker ex-
plodcd at his feet in the business
quarter. The shock was believed to
have been responsible for his death.