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plished it's task in tho best possible

way" 4
my keenest desire is that the
trouble shall be settled amicnbly. that
violence shall cease ana work be re-
sumed. But there are German bands
VINO nave insulted. molested and ar
rested French officers.
order must be imposed upon tho
.Sntsrmans as well as upon tho Poles
lsIo,, Sornhns are trying To force do
ssiopments. II is iinsinuatcd thai der
many may intervene In her turn in
Gpper Silesia. 1t would be an error
on ner part. She would provokn ira
most formidable evcntualities France
souid not remain disinterested. nni
not an ally would authorize tho on
. Try or German troops into Inner
Lloyd George has interprctea Tho
situation from hle viewpoint. hn, Wv, ,e
nre free countries. great countries
which can talk to each other Taco TO 10
race. II belongs to none In 9,v w
ORDERS to another. The British b.
mier cannot alone take the iniiin,iyo
OF authorizing German troops 10 No.
citrate Upper Silesia. BesIdes thoro
is nothing OF tho sort in hIa snonnh ;,
nsinndh Reply to Lloyd Gcornc.
, Ihis reference to Lloyd Georges
lhebis, nc continued. Ifs that Poland
must not render judgment herself. IT
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:Maries 3 Months Too
Soon, Losing Legacy;

Especial to Tho Times Dispatc h. ]
NORFOLK, VA, May 14.-H.
Norris. associated with Warren.
undertaken, married Just about
three months too soon to como
into legacy OF $500 left him by
tho will OF his grandfather. Robert
Morris. ship chandler. OF Glasgow.
Scotland. t
Young Norris. ,who is hut 20
years Of age. has been in this
, country for several years and lives
at 800 Freemason Street. On
March 10. last. no married Miss
Beulah Simmons. whose homo was
on York Street.
Now. he has learned that when
his grandfather died in Glasgow
about twelve months ago the lat
ter left him along with other
grandchildren $500 each on con-
dition he did not marry until he
was 81. Young Morris was within
three months of 81 when he mar
rlcd.
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state home demonstration agent;
Mrs. Fercba -; Croxton, In charge
OF PUBLIC nursing In State OF Vir-
OF the Richmond Elementary Teach
ers' Association ana member of tho
board OF the National Teachers AS
s SO .,ysn The Ppelic Iesep,,0n to
evening will be preceded by nm ad-
dress by Miss Lena Mpdesin Phillips,
executive secrctnry or the National
Federation OF Business and Profess
si6nal Womcns Clubs.
Committees in charge OF the con-
fyention are: general chairman. Mrs.
j. X. BowmRn: general vice. chair
man, Miss Mabel Garrison. president
Roanoke Business and Professional
Women's Club.
The committee In charge OF local
arrangements. is composed OF Joint
COMM ttec from the Roanoke BusI-
moss and Professional Womcn's Clubs
and tho Civics Division of the Asso-
citation OF Commerce. appointed by
the respective presidents OF those or
CARNATIONS, Miss Mabel Garrison and
Mrs. John II. Vines.
Names OF Committees.
These committees arc:
Information Committce--Mrs. G. r.
Williams. Mrs. John Wood. Miss Mar
jorla Gotham.
Program Committeo-Niiss Rot:a
Bell. chairman.
Entertainment Committee - Miss
Anita Bell. chairman.
Housing Committec-Miss Willie
Shields, chairman.
Hospitality committoe-Mro. Fred
Speakers Comrnittee-Mrs. -. w
Persinger. Mrs. Frank Brown. Mrs
u. V. White.
Credentials Committec-Aiiss Eliza
beth Halle. chairman.
Publicity Committce--Niss Lula
Watson, chairman.
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OPPOSE HUN
MILITARY OCCUPATION.
IN UPPER SIlESlh

coinmunes. which should go to Po-
land and which to Germany"
AT the close OF his statement.
Premier BRAND was asked regarding
possible mediation by the United
States.
The United States" he replied.
has returned without reserve to the
supreme Council. Her voice may be
hco I'd and her ideas VIII be received
with the greatest favor"
The French government con-
tinued NJ. BRAND, protests with the
greatest energy against nil mislead-
Ing or false statements tending to
represent It ms having failed In TIA
duty. When the documents arc made
public IL will be soon that 1t accom-
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SUBMIT ||I| new BASIS EOR
LEVY|NG NATIONAL TAXES
Plan Would Divide All Incomes
Into Separate Glasses to Re
licvc Burdens.
ASSOCIATIONS BACK sCHEME
Proposes Assessment on All Per-
sonnl and Business Revenues.
Declares Adoption OF Program
VIII Settle Any Difficulties.
TBy Associated rrcse.l

WASHINGTON. May 14.--An entire
~ new basis for levying national
taxes, with exemptions on personal
incomes substantially raised, was
submitted to tho Senate Finance Com
mittcc today by c. u. Clark. OF Detroit.
who said he spoke for the National
Retail Dry Goods Association. tho Ma
tional Association of Retail Clothiers.
tho National Retail shoe Dealers AS.
!0tion and the National Garment
Retailers Association.
Concretely, the plan would divide
all incomes into thrSe classes. and
they, with The aid OF sales tax.
would carry practically the entire
revenue burdens, Mr.. Clark proposed
raising tho exemptions on pesonal
incomes from the present $1,000 for
single persons TO $4,000. and from So
600 for married persons to $1,000. with
an additional $500 exemption for each
child or dependent instead OF the
present 5000 The witness also would
lower the higher rates on income
surtaNcs
Mr.. Clark's plan divides all incomes.
roughly. as follows: % income from
salaries and wages: (2) Income from
all business. Individual, partnership
or corporations; and tS) all other in
come. which chiefly would be ''un-
earned" and taxed higher. On sal
aries and wages. the tax proposed Is
normal rate OF per cent on the
first $4,000 above the exemption. and
S per cent on tho remainder. The
second class would be taxed 10 per
cent. with an exemption of $4,000; a
norEfHl tax of 10 per cent is pro-
pos&sfor the third division. with sur
taNtR ranging from per cent on in
comes between $4,000 and $4,000 up
to per cent on incomes OF 100000
or more.
Adoption Of the program, Mr.. Clark
said, would permit repeal OF excess
profits and excise taxes, many luxury
taxes and the tax on transportation.
Repeal Of the latter tax. no said,
would be reelected noticeably In re-
tail prices.
In using tho sales tax and tho new
basis for assessing income taxes, Mr..
Clark contcndcd the government
would be collecting revenue on "a
practical parity OF tho proceeds OF
= profit dollar"
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ROMANTIC LIFE HISTORY Is
REVEALED WHEN STRANGER
DIES IN RICHMOND HOSPITAL

CONTINUED From First Pagc.)
soon after the capture. The captain
was put in n dungeon at night with
Il sheep skin for u led. and during
the day he was forced to do the
mental tasks. When he entered the
prison his weight was said to have
been 19S pounds. and when no was
ihally released he weighed 107
pounds.
While spending these horrible days
in Turkey he learned to speak the
Turkish language very fuently and
could also speak many of tho dialects
of the Arabian tribes, according to
the reports.
During the world war. when the
English forces. under the command
OF General Maudc captured the town
in which the prison was situated,
Captain f.aurenc was ordered ro-
leased. after which he Joined the
French army. In the battle of Why
Hill he was wounded three times
The French government sent the man
to America to seek his wife and two
children who had returned to the
United states when Captain Laurcne
failed to make his appearance.
Captain Laurcnc traced his family
to Baltimore. but from there he was
unable 10 find where they had gone.
Re started a series of lectures on his
experiences and the horrors of the
Turkish prison life.
Iiopc6 to Find Loved Ones.
Ia hne .nt. q
United States to the other. delivering
these lectures and hoping to some
day find some trace of his loved ones.
Death. however claimed it's toll be-
fore he could accomplish his mission.
1t WAS while delivering series OF
| talks in Lawronceville. Va. that he
was taken Ill and sent on to the local
hospital for treatment. Mr. More
lock. Superintendent of the institu-
| ton, said that the man was suffer-
Ing from nervous disorders at the
time Of his admittance and when
pneumonia set in he was unable to
Withstand It's effects. The physician
said that the mans body and his
physical condition gave every evil
dencc that Captain Laurene had
While the newspaper clippings
were the only evidence that the man
had passed through these many
years OF suilerinp.' he also bore let
| tcrs- from pastors, lawyers. school
supcrintcndcnts and business men
throughout the country introducing
! him as man of good character and
a Christian gentleman. He was a
Mason of high degree.
MI. Morclock said that Laurenn
had $50 on his person when he came
TO the hospital, and that If there
was no one 10 claim the body he
would cndeavor to get one of tho
| undcrtakers here bury the body. "A
man who has passed through so
much suffering is entitled to some
Thing more than the potter's field
said the superintendent.
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schools. with 1,966,6iO pupils. and
church property valued at s97.732.-
900. The contributions for the past
year were s30,Si3.42l.3O and for, mis-
sions. education and bepevoiences
s14,037.6l1, bringing the total TO s3i,-
Ss1.O32.7S.
There are 1928 white Baptists in
the South not affiliated with the con-
vention, the report shows. while
there are 2.765.2J1 negro RaptiBts
within the territory OF the Southern
Baptist Convention.
Total receipts Of s'.s5S,5l7.S1 for
foreign missions during the past
year were reported.
ar. l.. r. Scarborough. OF Fort
worth. was reelected chairman OF
the conservation commission of the
sT5.00aOO0 campaign. and Frank f.
Burkhaltcr, of Nashville, secretary
and publicity director.
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GERMANS MUST SELL
THEIR JEWELS TO.PAY
INDEMNITY TO ALLIES
DR.. Matthias Erzberger Declares Debt Must Be Paid
Dr. ,Wirth Said to Be STRAW" Man for Leader, Who
Signed Versailles Treaty and Forced New Taxation.

finance minister is bitterly hated in
wide classes because he. more than
any other individual. was responsible
for Germany's signing the Versailles
treaty, and Furthermore because he
is the author of an exhaustive con-
hscatory tax system. He remained
I'm the background during tho past
year. content to pull the wircs."
The correspondent asked him what
he had to say to the press comment
from all quarters. especially to such
assertions ms. "Wirth. Erzberger's
straw man. jumps when Erzberger
pulls tho wires" and "Wirth is Era
bcrSer's other SELF
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VIRGINIA BUSINESS WOMEN VI
PREPARE FOR CONVENTION
Teaching Will Be One of Topics Discussed at Sessions
OF Federation of Clubs to Be Held in Roa-
noke Friday and Saturday

At the annual convention of the
Virginia Federation of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs, which
will BIO hold In R!onoke Friday and
Saturday OF this week, tho morning
sessions will BIO given over entirely
Ia, business, while tho afternoon SEES
s!ons Will BIO intcrspersed with short
addressed on departmental subjects.
One OF the addresses ut this time will
be would Again Choose Teaching
AS n Profession2" by Miss Rachel L.
Gregg. secretary Of the state Board
OF Education.
At tho Friday night banquet at
Rockledgc Inn. addresses will be
Mrs. Ida Is. Colo, with impromptu
talks by the presidents OF the vari-
Gus clubs In the federation. Saturday
afternoon will be featured by the
students luncheon.
The presidents nnd two other mem
hers of the sonior classes of Hollins,
Elizabeth College. Virginia College
ana Roanoke High school and Ma
tional Business College will speak TO
the SUBJECTS: "Why I VIII Choose
Teachins?: why ] VIII Choose AIu-
sic?" "Why | Will Choose Nursing?"
and '.The Kind OF Business i Will
Choose and Why"
Demonstration Agent tn Speak.
Among the vocational speakers Mt
this session will he Mrs. NJ. NJ. Davis.
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Cnrturc Cnr From SnldIers.

j u. car USED IN thc attempted res
cue y reported 10 have been cap
turcd by Tho Sim Fe!ners this morn
ing after surprise attack IN which
two Of the solder occupants Of the
car were wounded The sim Fcin-
crS then disguised themselves as
members of the crown forces and
proceeded TO Mountjoy Prison.
\ fight occurred Inside the prison
yard when the armnTcd- car was at
tempting 10 get out \ sentry was
shot In the head by man in the
uniform OF an officer, and a. the "a r
passcd through the gate tus:lladc
was fired from one 0: rs machine
guns.
No confirmation could he secured
Of Seport that military forces FOL
lowed the escaping car which was
abandoned i'm Howth Road Before
decamp!ng, its occupants stripped the
: car 81 two Hotchkiss guns and 900
rounds OF ammunition.
It~is understood the sim Fciners
mad trouble In operating the car
They, left note IN IL which said
This car IS no good; We have bettor
ones ourselves" SO far az known
only one Of the Sim Feiners Mas
wounded slightly. a lorry filled win
soldiers also was taken Ehen the
armored car was captured ana nine
rifles seized from IT,
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ny FRANK Il. MASON.

ICopyright. 1870. by lntcrnatIonal
News Service.l
BERLIN. May 1t.-Germany will
conilscate the gold. diamonds and
pearls Of her citizens for the pur
pose OF paying the indemnity TO the
allies, II DR., Matthias Erzbergcr has
his way.
former power ms Germany's political
boss when his lieutenant. DIR. Wirth,
became chanccllorya few days ago,
conflded this plan exclusively to the
international News Service today.
The former vice chancellor and
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FEED ARMENIANs;
USE GUNS ON TIIRKe

continued on Page 90. Col. 81
me Turks from making more orphans
in that country.
Special prayers that God will STAY
the devastation OF the famine T.,
China at an early date was Offered
oy the convention this afternoon,
after Dr. j. +. Love, of the foreign
mission board. announced that
through that board Southern Ban
lists have sent $4,000 in cash for
FAMINE relief In China. and n similar
amount TO Europe. while clothing to
the value of 100000 went TO the sur
ferinE families of Eastern Europc
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fDARlLLE GETS GLIMPSE
81 THE AURORA BOREALIS
4 snecInl to rhe rime.-n,sn.,,., !,

tspecial TO The Times -D!spa,ch.l
DASViLLE, VA. May l4.-What
appeared 10 be an aurora boreaiis
/ was seen here tonight and was sim
in progress at $3.50. A white arc OF
light spread across the North. fad
Ing and intenslfylng alternately.
* All 1egraph wires are badly AZ
fectsl 1.-The trouble making its ap-
/: He&EE 2 "a earl; az s o'clock.
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Rutgers Athletes Win.

BALTIMORE, MD, May r.-Rut-
gers College, with u point score of 20.
was the winner OF the, ninth annual
f1eld and track meet /of the Middle
Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic
Association held today at Johns Hop
kins University Lafayette was
second with 22 points
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tic for Disarmament Policy,
By Associated Prose-

81
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Nav "A
inc convention at today's session.
adopted the resolution introduced
yesterday by Dr. Henry Tupner of
Washington. petitoning prrsi5on,
Harding to use hts nutborit, g.,
having America take the lead In ,ho
movement OF tho world disarmn ron,
During the past convention yo,r
there were 1855 baptisms. accord
ing to report to the convention
by the Department of survey. This
brings the total membership n,
churches affiliated with the conv.r
ton to 3,199.O05.
In this report IT was shown that
there are within the bounds OF the
convention 961 district associations.
2ha44 local churches. 20.42o SUNDAY
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INDUSTRIAL WARFARE
RENEWAL FEARED IN
WEST VIRGINIA TODAY
.inucd From First PaCc.)

| Continued from Flrst laEc.)
Deputy Sheriff Clark. at Merrmac
described the IRE OK such intensity
that tho attackers wcro shooting the
tops OFT the houses"
Captain Brockus. of the state po-
| lice, and Sheriff Pinson Immediately
| arranged for 4 special train and
marshaiod a force of twenty troopers
and deputies to go into the trouble
zone when they heard OF the frcsl,
| outbreaks. Tho train also was load
ed with provisions for men, women
and children in the bcsicgcd mining
towns, some OF whom are said 10
have been without food for twenty
four hours.
No information as to the CT sualtics
in today's fighting waR obtaIfable.
According to an unconiirmcd report
received Mt the Williamson Coal
Operators Association, Ma,cwan also
was under heavy fire. 1t was re-
ported ut the Offices Of the assoca-
ton also that Y 7. Smith. superin-
tcndcnt OF stone Mountain Coal Com
field, former Chief of Police. The re-
b'at Sbdtti llldl tthIltlu nlu
Smith with IA rife butt.
Hatfield In Former Trouble.
Hatfield is the principal dcfcnda n I
In the cases growing out of the bat
tie {: t Matewan last May, in which zen
persons were killed. An uncontirmed
report was received ut State Police
Headquarters this afternoon that
four men had been killed in the fight
ing at Lynn, w. Va, Captain Brockus,
who went TO Ma tewan on a special
train shortly after noon reported by
telephone to Williamson that the iir-
ing had died down between Ruwl and
Matewan. w. Va.
CHARLESTON, w. VA. May H.
Governor Morgan this afternoon made
Department To send Federal troops
into Mingo County.
PIKENlLLE. Ky. May liter
rife firing from both The Kcntucky
and West Virginia sides OF tho Tug
River along the section that has
been in Il virtual state of war for
the last forty-e!ght hours, was re-
sumed early today. according TO re-
ports from Pike County officers IN
the trouble zone. From the wos.
Virginia side came word that nitn-
| Der OF men, whose names had not
/ been learned, were killed.
! Shcrin w. II. Sowdcrs this morn
ing sent out Il call 10 every section
Of the county for deputy shcrirfs, OF
| whom he has nearly 800, 10 repor, a,
once for duty along the Kentuck,
side Of ths Tug River. He said that
he would make final effort to e.ir
control of the situation on the Ken
| lucky side.
| Troops Itcndy to Move.
| CAMP SHERMAN. OHIO, MAY H.
| The entire Nintccnth Infantry Ecci.
| mcnt was ordered today to preUar,
| 70 move into the battle zone III Elnge
| County, w Va.
No orders for cntrainment had beer
! received.
l.reYions orders were to prepare q
| provisional battalion for duty in III,
| mine war field.
Under the new command of Major
| General Reed. in charge Of the Fifth
! ArmN"Eorps Area, thirty officers and
81
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plan to Rob victims.
.SINM FEInERS LOSE FIGHT
TO FREE ARTHUR GRIFFITH

lGont!mGed From First rase)
ment TO learn If he WAS Responsible
for the alleged employment of Re
publican funds on ambuscadcs ana
other operations involving the lives
OF irons
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Meet Goes to Louisiana College.
SEW ANEE. TENN Nav ID
Louisiana State University won IN,
>. j. a. y, track meet here this nftcr-
room, scoring 4 total of "a points.
Vanderbilt won he relay race
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saw Miii Employees.

lou:.whcn the speeding train hit the
raj! Rarors The tracks.
saw NH Employees.
Thee four men held are: James
Jennings, John Patterson, Moses vii.
son and Fred Hin. All have been en-
ploycd at saw mills in the vicinity OF
Ford station, with the execution of
'Hill. who is from this city. An but
Jennings, who is ahoVt IS years of
age, are young negroes.
The men were given hearing be-
fore, Magistrate J. l.. Deadmon. a,
Church Roads, Immediately after their
arrest and confession Thursday. and
are nov being held for trial in the
County Circuit Court, at DinwiddiC
Courthouse, before Judge Southall
next month. Extra precautions are
being takes! nj the county Jail to pre-
Vent thar escape,
vented the four negroes from carry
ing out their purpose. for the
train failed TO leave the tracks. but
stopped When The steel rail was twist
ell under the engine. Instead. OF
holding up the passengers when the
train stopped, the negroes confessed
To the detectives. they were so sur
priscd tina, the train was not wreck
cd that they did not leave the near
by woods in which they were watch
ing.
Plan to Rob Victims.
The plan OF the four negroes "a
wreck the train and Then rob it. re-
gardlcsS Of The almost certain loss %.
lie. as related TO the detectives IN
or. g. ~.
West story !; was not until the mcr
confessed that II was learned tive
attempts had been made TO wreck In,
train.
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10 Richmond's New Residents
WE WANT TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES.

You naturally are not familiar with the
merits of our store and its merchandise like
those whom we've served for generation,
we'll as their fathers before them
Every city has its Leaders in the various
lines and pursuits of business In the business
OF completely outfttng men and boys we are
and have long been RICHMOND'S LEADING.
CLOTHIERY.
Comprehensive stocks full and replete with
style are maintained at all times giving every
patron wide range from which to select
Our producing organization of more than
forty years development gives us every advarl-
tage known to merchandising, which, in turn
is reflected in our values.
Our policy in offering only qualities that
please and are thoroughly dependable, gives
buyers here certainty of safety and value
getting.
Our most modern SERVICE and lberality of
treatment make shopping here pleasant task
and the cordiaty and trained ability of our en-
ployes give visitors a sense Of welcome and
honne-like feeling that bring us many con1pli-
ments
You'll find here the BEST OF EVERYTHING MEN
AND BOYS WEAR the most popular makes in Ward
women's wear; such Silk Sweaters Silk Hose, Silk
Umbrellas Middies, Raincoats, English Gabardines,
Mandleberg Sport Coats and Leghorn Sailor Hats.
Prices always equitable and usually lower
than you may think.
THE GLAD HAND AWAITS YOU.
Gszfg2s
NJ ,N ss55e I e g Z ny is II sssss
ss
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ARREST q IN ATTEMPT TO
WRECK N. & w. TRAIN

CONTINUED From l'irs; PaEe)
sensers amid the wrcckage and CON
fusion they thought sure would fol-
low.shcn the speeding train hit the
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-23

afternoon while the chief of police
was walking down the streets the
physician rushed out Of his office and
shot him down. AS the officer Law
OIL the sidewalk mortally wounded
the physician walked up to him and
emptied his pistol into his body. The
physician had no defense. 1t coulo
not be shown that the officer had
made any threats against his life: the
OFFICER was shot down so quickly that
ne did not have time to defend him.
self. The case came on for trial and
eminent physicians went on the stand
and swore that the physician was
insane when he shot the policeman.
The charge Of murder against the
physician was dismissed. Everybody
Will admit that the physician was in
same when he killed the officer. A
sane man does not do murder. His
reason is swept away for the moment
b. passion or fear or desire for re-
venge. But II the courts continue to
accept the plea of insanity for murder
what Is society to do with this type
OF man who flies into a passion and
Kills? No persons life is safe SO long
as these men are permitted to enjoy
their freedom, and when they plead
tfis fiimsy excuse in justification of
a crime against society they should
be confined In a mad-house for the
remainder of their days the moment
they are discharged by the courts.