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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
IHy Assoclatcd Press. |

WASH iNGToN, July .7-Iapan's
'ehn'tr acceptance OF Il place in the
disarmament conferences wnich
reached the state Department today.
gives consent to "A discussion of Far
Eastern questions in connection with
the conference. bat suggests that
problems which concern only pa
ticnlar powers. or which can be re-
Earded as closed incidents, be omitted
from the scope OF the meeting.
There was every evidence OF satis-
faction over the reply in official cir
clcs here and II was indicated that
the way now was regarded as entire
" clear for the preliminary negotia-
tons which will fix the time and
place Of meeting and details OF pro-
ccdure.
Consider Progrnm In Advance.
comprehensive consideration at
the conference program before thr
delegates actually assemblies Was also
IA the Japanese note and Is regarded
;.s assured that such decision
would lac entirely in place once all
the invited powers had definitely ac-
ccptcd Invitations
y section OF the Japuncsc reply
which attracted particular attention
here WAS Il paragraph dcclarin. Il
the sense Of the Japanese govern
mcnt that during the conference.
problems such as are OF sole con-
Germ 10 certain particular powers or
such matters that may be regarded
accomplished facts should br scrupu-
lously avoided"
Not Condition of Acceptance.
Ii was made plain that officials
here regard this statement, not as a
,onultion OF acceptance by Japan. bur
as u forecast of the attitude she Will
take when the negotiations over the
conference program begins.
II is pointed out here that Japan
a; the outset of her note agrees To a
discussion OF such subjects aS may
CONTINUED on Page .. Col. d.
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TRY 14-YEAR-OlD GIRL
FOR SlAYlNG FATHER

GAINESVILLE, GA, July 25.-
Myrta W"n"rd, II. was placed on
trial here today charged with the
murder Of her father, Cleveland WoI-
ford. ii farmer residing near here.
The girl testified that Womord had
twice improperly approached her. ;he
latter time threatening 10 kill her
" hen She said She would tell her
grandfather. and that she took
shotgun and killed him the night of
February -. last. when he camc home
aud threatened to "dcvour the whole
family" Her grandparents made
similar statements The girl had
been living with them since She was
freed on bond shortly after the kill.
ing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
BANDITS RAID FLORIDA BANK
IN DAYLIGHT. GETTING $3.5OO

JACkSoNNiiLE. FLA. July 27--
Six unma skcd bandits robbed tnc
bank Of South Jacksonville. across
the -. Johns River from here. OF
cash estimated al S3,5o0 shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock today.
The bandits. whom bank official :
said apparently were foreigners.
drove up TO the bank in n touringcur.
left the motor running with Il man
a; the wheel. and five of them en-
tered. There We're no customers III
the place at the time and while three
Of the men covered the bank en-
ploycs the other two gathered all the
cash in sight. After the robbery tn,
oandi;-S entered the car and reports
indicate they crossed the highway
bridge over the river ana entered
Jacksonville
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
IHy United ws.

WAslIINGTON Iuly Repre-
.n,atiyc Johnson, OF Mississippi.
,thui. "f "a bill which would make
illegal for women TO smoke cigar
ties in tho District of Columbia. he
ewes there also should be laws 10
.guiatc wumcn's attire.
This. he said would in thc inter
as "f morality"
JohrL-on's views were brought cut
/ ID committee hearing on his anti
;earette bill today.
representative l'ocht. chairman Of
t, committee. announced TO the wo-
zen who were attending the hear
. that they might smoke If they
ish-d None avaiicd themselves Of
ne otter. however
Wcnrs QuiIEicaI' Smile.
.The women a.su were asked what
hey thought about the bill, and a
ea of upraiscd hands testified their
one woman supported
ohnsou She thought there was
oryousncss in her family bccau 30
cr great -Erandmothcr smoked a
inc.
Miss hlre Robertson. OF Okla
oma. woman member Of Congress,
It through the hearing with a
iizzlcal smile.
II never saw woman smoke in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
MAPP |NVOKES DRY
VOTE TO NOMINATE
TRINKLE TUESDAY
Declares Wythe Mans Elec-
ton Means Much to Cause
Of Prohibition.
CANDIDATE HAS INJECTED
THE ISSUE IN CAMPAIGN
fuckers Reply to Attack on
Legislative Record Widely
Discussed.

That leading .AutI-Saloou L.u-,.
and prohibition workers have ipi..i.
ID tn" liquor question into tn. r,,bor.
Material campaign was shown v.star.
'aS. when copies Of - letter written
hy stat" Senator g waiter Mann a.,
June 10. 1921. were made public. Thit
otter was rent I" residents OF Stella.
Patrick County. urging them To sun.
port senator Tr.uklc iu tn. c..us.
Of Dr9h htbtion-' senator Mapp. in 4
letter declares that Triukl,'s .l.r-
,!on. 'n my opinion. means murh Tor
tHe ca"S" Of prohibition IN this
state"
II was recalled yesterday ,h:, SEN
ator Trink!c himself. in his speech q.
John Marshall High school. mad. II
quit" clear that tn. l'quor question
had been taken up ms one oc ,h
elements of tn: Triuklo campaign.
stood Together. "In The Mnin."
The letter referred to follows
June 10. 1927!
Nj. aud Mrs Il |. Penn.
Stella. Patrick COUNTY. va
My dear Mr.. and Mrs Penn.
Interested az attn ia th. election
"f Senator Trinki. for tn. Governor
snip and knowing something ur yo,,-
interest III tn" cause Of prohi5i,io,
and enforcement Of our proh.bitio,,
Laws. am taking the .b.r,, OF
writing you IN senator TrimAli's b.
hhli senator Trinkl. and na..
served together in the Scna,. since
i''' nave found him an arden, ad-
'"c"ic ana supporter uf the prohih.-
tiun program In th, main yn b,v.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
WILL DISCUSS PROGRAM
BEFORE ACTUAL MEETING
Tokyo Desires Matters of Sole
Concern to Particular Powers"
Scrupulously Avoided.
ADMINISTRATIONS Is GRATIrIED
Some Doubt Expressed, However,
as t" Meaning of Reservation
i'm Note.
Hy United I Nc,ys.I

LONDON. July .1.-Continuing
their discussion rrgnr,Iine the Wash
'nSt"n conference ON Pacific prob
icms and di>nrmnmcnt. the Dominion
frc"irr> nrc understood To have
reached decision to-day. whereby IL
VIII u" ihf"rmnlIy suggested TO Wash
'nEton that "it would he desirable.
I" mold the preliminary gathering ns
soon M possible and preferably some
where Other than ut The American
capital" Reasons for this arc cited
ns "thc Japanese attitude towncds the
conference. and the weather.,
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immigration Law Holds
Six Liners Off New York
lny umit.L NV.

NEW YORK. July six great
ocean liners. loaded with Greeks.
Turks. Poles. Italians ana uthr-
aliens. will ioar around outside
the three limit of New York
harnor until Monday. with moth.
lns ia do bWt watch the rum run
ncrs 80 BY
The reason for tho fivc-day de-
lay ~ found in the operation Of the
NJ" immigration law The Jui..'
quotas for a majority Of the ma
iiona!s now Oh the incoming ships
mas been filled. No more aGlcns
can he landed until August /.
And unfortunately several hun
drcd bona fidc Americans will bc
forced 80 suffer the long wait too.
If 1T can be called suffering -
hrttt around on the ocean with
"h!t.-coatcd stewards always
ready TO take Your order.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
CHICAGO BANKER INDICTED
ON ENLIGHTENMENT CHARGE

CHICAGO. July Warren q
Spurgin. missing president of the
Michigan Avenue Trust Company. was
indicted today and charged with en-
hcZziemcnt ana larceny by hailcc.
Ills bond WAS fixed at 100000
The bankers wife. Mrs Myrtle T.
Spurgin. and i?ycar-oid daughter
Vivian. are being held for question
ing Detectives believe they know
where SpurGin is hiding. They do
not believe the women have to',i all
they know. Howard Eylcr. Miss spur
gins hancc. also is being held for
turtncr questioning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
2 Injured When Faulty Brake Brings
Train Of 100 Cars To Abrupt Stop

prolab ys-r!ou and, the cnr.
severely of
the Chcsa
Of
"a Graci =.
al tra Who
brakeman wh" suffered JIrica
f
aborE seated lie
against the desk
asked to be taken
ans Ma! examination.
IN" accident occurred $50 T.
h' ARRIVAL relief tran
o. The crew was reported
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
BEACH PARTIES
VERYLATEST WRINKLE
IN LITTLE OLD NEW YORK,
Many a Worse Place to Spend Hot Summer Evenings
Than Side Street Gutter, Since Fire Department
Affords Relief to Flat Dwelers

FhiS thing really began with sprays
'"r children in the afternoons dow
ii' such awful neighborhoods us
cherry street and Mulberry Bend.
h;ek of the Eowcry. the poor littig
Italians and Chinese and jew kids
mao no place t. go TO get wet unless
iheI shut their eyes and nopped of
thc docks into the East River. where
:hc Mater is deep and the current
sometimes swift. trusting that iu.
N'inct would help them, To SWIM
whc uthcy came up
The tircmcn took pity ON thcn, and
began giving afternoon showers II.
front OF the fi- stations with low
pressure moazlcs, This idea caught
kcnlon's notice and the FIRST thinu
the East Side knew there were reg
uiar bathing hours In certain blogAs
with showers failing from big spray
pipes. The children camc in thpn
sands. The srown-ups sat by on
the door steps ana frc-cscapo land
.nes. II never occurred to Ihcm
such is conventionaliY in America.
to get in bathing toSs themselves
and Join the parties
In poor nei eighborhoods. the nren,en
(Contlnucd on page = col. 81
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8 ARE KILLED RETURNING
FROM MOSCOW MEETING

LONDON, July 27.--SiN foreign dele
gates returning from the Congress OF
thc Third internationaic. recently
a train wreck, ACCORDING TO Riga
dispatch =" The Ddiiy Express
The train, which was special. was
filled win dcIcgatcs from the vari-
ous countries en- route TO the frontier
1t was wrecked 10y Il loose rail on a
high cmbankm"ni at kursk. MANY
ol tho delegates. are reported scr.-
ous!y injured.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
TWO MORE ARE VICTIMS
OF MASKED MEN IN TEXAS
iEy United Ncws.l

DALLAS. TEN. July :,.-Two now
outiagcs we're committed by masked
hours.
shorty Erown. waiter at Goose
Neck near Houston. MAS taken from
Il restaurant 10y six masked men.
carried To the ball park ana whipped
with u rope He was then tarrcd
and fcaihcrcd and ordered to leave
the vicinity. He is now in hos
pital.
Gordon Harrison negro orchestra
leader at ii dancing pavilion at Spring
Lake, u municipal pleasure ground.
was carried off by MASKED men.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
IiJS United Nc,>.I

LONDON. July :1.-"Russin will
not auibhIc over the question OF n
f"" american prisoners when there
- humanitarian issue at stnke." :"
VIII hr the tenor nf Mosrow's rcpIy
!" i"F"er' t""Ncr, according {" re-
i'nhir Information here.
h"Nim t"rky has already arI>noM l.
edged receipt of Iioovcr's mrssnEr
ana states that the president OF the
Ru>sinn central famine relief viii
AIS" reply ns soon ns the SIoscow
government Inns hrrn consuItcd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
WOMEN ARE UP IN ARMS
AGAINST BILL THAT BANS
SMOKING, REGULATES ATTIRE
life OF Army Colonel Says Her Sex Is Sick and Tired
Of Laws That Tell Us What We Shall and
Shall Not Do"

Z klahoma." said she. but have. seen
women smoking in the most ,.rarIa-
nE ANA seductive manner in thc Jan
american Huiidine. What would vou
ito about that"
Miss Alice" replied Johnson.
there is no way OF reforming ,hos,
old cigarette ncnds"
Johnson read many letters in sun.
port o! his measure. condemn. \ :.
feminine smoking as degrading. one
iiissivr was signed old Fa sh:oucd
Mother" Reading of this caused a
committee member 10 ask What
about he "ld-fa shioncd grandmother
VIII" smoked "a clay pipc?"
New York Criticized.
New York came in for n b;i OF
criticism because of its wickedness.
johnson observing that the "smlrt
set" was called that because il w,n
too smart To be caught In devi!m,n,.'
Representative Blanton. Of TEXAS
declared. however. that smoking
among the New York women is the
result OF bad habits girls learn in
fashionable schools.
And could name the schools. too
Continued on Page .. Col. 4)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
DECLARES COUNCIL
WILL END DISPUTE
Great Britain Reiterates Opin-
ion France Should Not Send
Troops to Silcsia.
SITUATION REMAINS ACUTE
Suggestions Are nj d That
America Should Arbitrate
Boundary Quarrel.
SITUATION REMAINS ACUTE

United Ncws stan Correspondent
LONDON, July 27.-The Disagree
m"nt between Great Britain and
France over Frances thrca, to send
re-.niorcemonts 10 Upp-r Silcsia Is
S'iil acute. bur officials at II. British
Foreign omIcc predict that Franc.
VIII aGrc" not 10 dispatch The troops
before the conference. il IL d. assured
that this subject VIII bc the first ono
discussed at tic supreme council
meeting
IN" absence 81 Lloyd George from
ihe meeting may bc ;nkcn to signify
his detachment from European al
fairs SO that ne may spend his time
ana energies Oh tho Irish and dis.
armament questions Tho Prime Min
lister - taxing Il vacation in EnEIan..
tic viii devote tho remainder of the
week 10 the imperial conference and
n'Nt week TO the negotiations with
the Irish factions.
trts Britnin'> On;ciuI View.
The French ambassador went to
q conference al the lrorrign Office
tonight and later transmitted to his
government Great Hrita.n's official
cBini"m that the SilcsianS. rolcs ana
Germans would acccp; the annl de,
,isiom on tho boundaries. aud tina:
therefore }, would not he necessary
for trau," 10 send rc-rnGurccncnts
To her garrison n Upper Sn.sla.
Great Britain absolutely disapprov,S
OF the French threats at the Rhine.
land ia the event "f disorders IN
SiIcsia and is .Dsisting also In the
immediate lifting "f the sanctions
1t is suggested ia various quarters
that the United states act as arbI-
trntu-
May Iic Rock {" Wreck Entente.
Tie Westminster Gazette SAYS:
"SIlcsIa is The rock OH which the en-
,.itr might easily he split and
wrecked Whatever concessions nu4ht
lee made di>.atisiac is inevitable
Either England or France would lie
banned This seems To- be Americas
duiy L" intervene drSpit. her rcluct-
ancc--.i duty she might iu!Hll without
committing herself. Ii would involve
no obligation TO decide the question
OF SNcsian dclimination upon which
France. England. Poland and ,icT-
many cannot agree. The worlds
peace IS impcrilcd in this case and
America can only be asked To express
her opinion as 1t detached party. all
parties to ,he dispute aSrccin. in
advance to accept it
Ambassador Harvey had IA confer
encc with Early curzon this after
noon, and presumably this was one
OF the questions they discussed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28

fARis. July :S.-prcmicr nrinn,I
mas informed the United states AM
bnSsnd"r lirrrlck thnt if the disnrma
mrnt Ear Eastern conference i'm
"nshinE'"n is held In November, II
VIII bc impossible for France To at
tend. II the same time u was an
h"unrcd that France Will he repre-
Hchtcu at the Washington dcIihc rn =
'ions by former Premier Rcnc Niyiapl
and General SnrrniI, one of the hcror,
or the great war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
u. s. TELLS SOV|ETS
AMERICANS MUST
Be GIVEN FREEDOM
Administration M k Strong
Bid for Relea Of I'M
prisoned Subjects.
IN EVENT OF REFUSAL.
TWO OTHER COURSES OPEN
Use Of Force. With Implied Ul-
timatum, and Dispatch of
Warships Possible.
iHy tss"ciatcd prcsS.I

RIGA. July TIN both IsnIshcvI,t
mud tm"rirnn official circles In Ritu
'h" note "f Secretary of State Hughc.
demanding the release OF American
prisoners In ltussin. immcdiutrIy fol-
lowing the n"tr "r irrbcrt Hoover
1" MmNim Gori... is considered as he
ing charged with inmmi,r possibiii-
ties.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
,,nrd,rs &. speak ia uirmins,.nm.

WASiiINGroN Jniy :I-presiden;
Hardin- Is understood To have den
nitcly accepted an invitatioR to SPEAK
in Birmingham Alu., late In Octo-
bcr at u celebration commemorative
the iifiicjh anniversary OF the founL-
ing of the city. During the same trip
he may visit several other Southern
cities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
rwo Die In Boiler ExpiosIon.
JRv I'nitca Navel

NEW HARTFORD, MO. July 27.-
Three men were Killed and several
Injured. late today when threshing
machine boiler exploded hnrc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28

Take the popular {. N O. ENcursto ions
every Sunday. $40 round trip to old
Point, Buckroe and Norfolk. S2.G6
Willoughby and Ocean View. )
'r-,'r- = Acknowledgements.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28

Special Excursions Atlantic cfiy
Niagara Falls. York Rive. Line ~
5:l0 =. NJ. daily except SUNDAY. TlcketaJ
500 p. Main 81. SOUTHERN RAIL-
T.---Adverttsemcnt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
Continued on Page .. Col. 50

Norfolk. $40: ocean View. $3.50:
Va. Beach, S3.25, +. T., every Sunday,
N. & w. Lv Broad st. sta. 8:l6 and
a. M,-Ahccrt'sc~ .r>.e
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-28
The Weather

Partly cloudy today and tomnrrnu;
not much change In tenn
pcrpture.
IFor weather report. SOC Editorial PaseD
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-06
KAYSER IS FORMER
u. S. ARMY BOXER
Defeated for A. e. F. Title, Fay
Reverses Decision Later
Against Bob Martin
NOW AFTER T0P-NOTCHERs

One of the most promising heavy
weights turned out oy the army is
Fay KaYser. Of Cumberland. Md. The
big Maryland boy, when not engaged in
pouring SHOT into the Gcrmnn lines,
INDUCED in some glove work back of the
lines during the big scrimmege overseas
\ few years ago. Kayser had such sue
rc~s with the padded mittS that he
went into the finals for the i. r. +.
champion. and on chat occasion, with
tn" leading allied military officials listed
among those present, he ran second to
Bob Martin.
Kavser. however. went on training.
Martin, the A. T.. +. King. was ex-
Nitcd over the Nation as the cham
i n fighter Of fighting men. Just when
Martin was all ret for meeting with
heavyweight runners-up, It was de.
Cided to send him against -Knys"r. the
vanpnished, for LITTLE workout.
That was just a few months ago, and
tn" setting was in Maryland. It was
carrying the fighting right into Kay
scr'S home lot. 1t will b" recalled that
after IA long. hard siege, KGyscr was
handed the referees dc .is.on over Mar
tin. Since kayscr hns been wnging a
campaign which he hopes will carry
him to the top. He fought liilly Shade.
the California sensation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-06
COLORED STARS TO PLAY
Shelburne ard Pollard Expected In
Game Here Thursday

Euless tn" plan, of tn" promoters &c
tSary. Philadelphia football fans will
have char"" ru Thursday afternoon
10 see the thrc" greatest cOlOrcd Gridiron
StnrS the modern game has ever pro =
du"rd it action on the same team.
The three referred To are Fritz Pol
lard, who ormcrIy played haIfback FOR
Br""m: Shc'burnc, late OF dartmouth.
and Ro' "son. the c"-RutSrrS star rated
n" on" Of the r"catr ends in the East.
An sort is hcinr made to SECURE this
trio or the Hnlt'wnrr HOlO"cd Profes-
Sin"a!s. who a"r S"hrdu)cd to meet the
Pm 'iadr'ph'n Al-C0' ''"GianS ut the Phils'
hRec'n'l park Thursday afternoon. 1t
Is said that the latter team will be com e
posed OF tn" nick Of the strong local
brctCsSiouul teams.
%nr'bnrHo. L is said. hNs already con-
SHnJ"d to play, md pollard is expected
here today.
Jinmv Mo"r". "ho is i@ charge a.
III" 'ocai ro'Irci&rs, han many starr in
his line-np and IL" hNnet acquisitions
'u"'r"n N"uIik "rwcrl" OF Frunkford,
and Kurtz, OF IlolmesbUrs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-06
TRACK MEETS FOR TIGERS
Dual Encounter With Virginia Only
Addition to Schedule

Princeton, n. j.. Dec. Ga Fched
ule Of five track meets has been ar
ranged for the Princeton track team by
athletic association officials. The list
comprises only one addition to tha1 ui
last year, Il dual encounter with tnn
University Of Virginia, at ChsrlotteS-
Vile. OH April 10.
Princeton now engages with Virginia
in three major sports, football and
baseball games also having been ar.
ranged. The meet with the Southern
ers will come during Easter vacation
and will serve to get the men in shape
for the annual Penn relays at Philndel- =
phia on April 90 and 30.
The Tiger squad will go to New
Haven to meet Yale on May 6. while
Harvard comes here on May 20. the
only meet of the season in Palmer
Stadium. The intercollcgiates on May
~ and Is with close the regular season. q.
Whether the Orange and Black athletes
will so to England to meet Oxford and
Cambridge, rs has been the case for two
years past, IS not yet known.