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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20

hookor Ms. James ANA Iicrber,
Hooker and Taylor Slaughter. of
i:ottshGrS. were recently visiting in
Morattico.
Mrs. Glenn and Mrs. Thomas. Of
Morhttico. have returned from Nor
Senator and Mrs. r. J. Downing.
Mrs. r. H. Chiffon recently enter
tanned AT cards MIR. and Mrs. W. a.
Cox.
Mrs, Welby Bonner entertained a
fcw friends recently at rook party
MISS Leila Claybrook also enter
tanned with rock party.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. O. Booth. OF Reed.
vile. spent recent week in Rich
mond
Mrs. J. T.. Bailey Of Kinsaic. has
returned from Richmond.
surprise party was recently
given Miss Margaret Davis AT her
home in Election By her schoolmatrs
o. w Douglas and Captain X. T.
waller. Of Fiee;on. attended the
Grand Lodge. A.. f.. ~ a. NJ. meeting
IN Richmond recently.
Mrs. e. T.. Green and Mr and Mrs
owen booth. Rcedviilc. were also In
Itichnohd visiting friends AT tho
time.
Mrs. Eddie. Julian and Harry
Shi,ckciford. nf Richmond. and Mrs
william Shackrlford. Of Grbnnna. re-
,
Granville c0ppcagc. in Rechviiie
grs. Il, Hugh Smith and Miss Gene
we've smith wcr" recent guests Of
Mrs. Raymond Lee iiaynic. In Reed
vile.
MIR. and Mrs. J. NJ. Omohundro. %,
Lillian: Mr. and Mrs. W e. Morgan.
OF Warsaw. were weekend guests
OF Rev. ard Mrs. y. - Page. in Rich
mond. where they were joined by
Mrs. Mary Walker and her daugh-
ter, Miss Willie Walker. both Of Rich
inond: Miss Fannie May Morgan. OF
iJendron High School. and MIR Lewis
9. Walker. Of Baltimore.
Otis Douglas, OF Reedvilic: Dr.
Wilson SeIby. Of burgess store;
Slater cOwart. OF cowarts: X NJ Cog
gin and II J. Miller, Of Warsaw, are
among those from tho Northern Seek
who attended the Grand Lodge OF
Masons in Richmond recently.
Mrs. Lizzie Burruss, of Palmyra,
is IN Montross. on visit TO friend.
and relatives
Misses Brent and Griffith. of the
Hague High School. and Miss Mary
Sncad. OF Tappahannock, we're week
end quests Of Mrs. Chandler. at
"W indsor"
Mrs. Clarence sale Is horrc from a
visit In Fredericksburg. Washington
and Baltimore
Misses %cllic Parsons ana Aldo
Barnes recently visited friends =,
Eurgcss Store and RiachwcIls.
Mrs Lloyd E. Rowe entertained
friends ono evening last week. A
! dance was given a. FIc"tor the even
! ing before Ash Wednesday,
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eIEE CLUB EN7ERTA|NS
At FARMV|LLE NORMAL
'ihsical, Entitled "By tho Zuytlcr
zee Greatly Enjoyed by En-
thusiaStic Audience,

fAIiMNll.I.E. VA. Feb. io.-Ths
annual entertainment by the Gle.
IVA" and the orchestra OF the Nor
ma! school took the form this year
OF story with music and was en-
''ied by the Huyder Zec.'
IN order to accommodate evcrybody.
IN 'hc school. the community. and the
AurrpGndinG country who wished to
S'' thc SHOW. II WAS given twice in
VI" auditorium on February 4 and },
an" played 10 full house each time.
pf"Srhm OF vocal solos, choruscs
ana orchestral composite OF CLASH
ca! grade WAS arranged in AN on"c-
i've, dramatic setting. which served
10 direct the attention TO the meaning
VI the music ana helped the audience.
20 appreciate it's beauty. The scene
wnich Was LAID In Holland, was de-
~ 'h,lHe of Dutch farm life. with
appropriate costumes. characters and
customs. Tho story d"a!, happily
WIN the fortunes az ii little Aincri-
can circus child abandoned by her
nther and adopted into a Dutch fam
The dramatic scenes were inter
nf.'"h By the music, which was fitted
! INTO Them Miss Christine Munoz.
mated tho idea and directed the OK
ccNu"h ana has received much praise
!or the unique ard Aclighiful enter
'h!ninont The Giec club and the or
cncstra. and especially the solo!sts.
Misses Evelyn Barnes. i'atti" Garrett
ahh virginia Blasingamc. wore highly
)c"mmcnuc' for tn" excellence OF the
music which they rendered
nr kyIanH Knight. OF Nashville.
| rem, held 4 ;hr.c-day. conference
WIN Tho students Ia this school ON
christian Fundamentals" February
- To- :, under the direction OF the
y. W. g 4
President larmSn attended the an
NUM- conference OF tho Virginia As
noc'hiion ~ WOm,nB Colleges at
Richmond during In" past week and
.pnte ON IN" 'rr"scu. status Of tn"
Teacher Shortage"
practice game between the frA,
ana S""urb basketball teams Was
plnycC ~ thc Earrlvllic Nrmory Tues
GhN "Tcniu. ~ preliminary to the
sauc 70 ho played on Friday n liar
rispuhurg with the team Of the Nor
mai E-hrr' there.
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FRAN KILN

FRANKLiN. VA. rcb. ie-Mrs. "
p srlp,y has concluded VII, %
h.er h.n,hor and s!s,erIn Mr.. aud
wallace l.ankGord Of Norfolk.
Fpen, the wrok end hero Win hlx
mother Mrs India landlord
y - TURNER Of Clarksyi!le WAS a
y.sftIr in town this week IN the
homo Of h.s brothcr-in.law. H. l..
sidney Gr.zzara, OF Norfolk, was IN
SIR !. Ross Jones spcm; wednes-
lunson aud Frances Parker spent
The Weekend In CORTLAND Win 'h"tr
Gardiner TYLER PRINCIPAL OF cnpron
Il 81 Newton Tor the Weekend
Mrs Reed BOYD. of Petersburg. Is
and ou sunday favored thc Methodist
rorl-.culiou Nlth two lpv"ly -olu,
Me- Jordan Powell is IN Wilson
visiting hex ssstgr-
week .end r Ne"por, News VISITING
friends
M.sa carrie Johnson is spending
somo time Win her sister. Mrs Liver
NV .ond MIS- = Horncc' Gardner.
~ Tcndlo,uu. y G.. are visiting iheir
par.utr Mir nud Mrs y !. Gardner
Ms woodnn neaie spent several
Mr. ". ". Johnson, Johnson, q SorfolS
! arinc purdcu mis- wnreH
Mr.. $auri" Nccullcrs s spending
som" Tim. III $o-fOlk
Miss Eva Rawis is. sp"ndinE Two
neeas with Mr and Mrs =" II len
ku,- %: Norfolk
Mrs Evic Howell! l. spcndln. some
time in Richmond win friends.
Tho Wo!uau's Missionary society o.
the HIrh stree, Methodist church
held It's monthly meeting on Monday
afternoon iu the ladies par!0T. IN
attractive and Instructive program
was given. with Mrs =. G. Wang nan
Sr ng leader. After the program a
soril hour was enjoyed and refresh
m.rta scr" served
II = Bris,s and Miss Gammons. OF
C'our.laud spent Tuesday in to"n
Miss Hargarc, Pruter spent n"
wc.k end sn Norfolk WIN h'r uhS'''
'i,rb. remains Of Mrs Alice Coionna.
widow ~ The late Rev NJ ; tGi"nna
were brought her" from N!cnWo,n"
Ing place sunday In fohlhr Hpr'"E
Mtss Emma rrufcr: q rnli@deinhin.
OF h.r sister, Miss MarGa-rt Prnf"T.
in Inc hone OF W. j NJ. Holland =,
MIR aud Mrs. Rufus Johnson, "'
Scdiey. visited in town on Nr"h"s-
iilolt Fleetwood. OF wavcriy. Is a
guest In the home OF Mr.. ana MIS-.
H. /. Holt.
church gave q Nalcnt!n" social IN the
reception parlors ot the church on
Monday evening
The rooms were prctt!y decorated
with pcrtrd plants and hearts. There
= wcrc contests and numerous games
enjoyed by the young folks. refresh
niSnts w"r" served and tn" nigh
school orchestra furnished music
during the evening.
Daurhtcry of the Contcderacy. held
Vaughan. Tuesday afternoon at her
home in clay street Intcrcs ing pa
prrs we're read. after which tho hos
less served refreshments
Til. Wouau'S Missionary Society Of
the Methodist church on Thursday
last gave q rcc"ntion in compliment
10 Miss Alice Iiargroves, Of Ports
mouth vino was guest Of her sis
ter Mrs. l.. r Jones. Miss Tiar-
worker 81 the Portsmouth district.
Mrs. W, T Pace spent Wednesday
Mrs. y \. Holland attended the
funeral Of her hrother-in-law, Mr.
:. $ IIarrcll, which took place in
Suffolk Wednesday.
pr Il. ~. rotts, presiding elder Of
tn" Portsmouth district, preached nj
the High street Methodist Church
onartcrlv conference.
Rev. q. w. Rihblc. archdeacon Of
tho diocese az Southern Virginia. held
services at Emmanuel Episcopal
church on sunday morning and even
ing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20
BON AIR

Bon AIR. VA. Feb. l?-Roh.r;
Terry. % Norfolk, Was tho guest rc.
Gently Of Roscoe Berry
Mrs l. H. McC'lucr has returned
from visit 10 Mrs Jim Gillian. IN
i.ynchburr.
Mis- R"uiRh Deeds who mas been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred .lu-gcnS
mas returned 10 her nom. In selma
accompanied hy Mrs. JurscHs and her
!itt!" son, Fred. Jr
Mrs. +. y Bishop. Of Petersburg.
- visiting her son. George Bishop, al
the Methods, parsonage.
MISS Frances i!atcs. ~ St. Louis
!s ne guest or Mrs. T. T. McClucr
Miss Cauthorne. Of Forest Iii!l was
~" weekend guest OF Miss Consucla
Garter
Il " Berry has gone TO New York
10 take a cour-" in bacterioloey
While th"r" ne Will visit his brother
J. VI Berry.
Miss Clara Sadlcr. OF Forcs, Iilu
spcn, the weekend with Miss Clara
Fowcrs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20

colorcd sketches OF columns and
arches and screens and hant:iurs coy
cred with weird birds and tr!anglcs
nut while | was looking at these Il
Dell tolled. the lights were cNtin-
Suishcd and in the pitch dark wc all
eropcd. Tor chairs that had hccu seen
racing curtain at on" end of the
room. Presently this curtain arose.
anu young woman cons picuOUS In
black tights beneath Il sort of peas
ANTS Smooh OF green. glidcd Into
view upon stage that contained
only low brown box representing.
] suppose. Il mound Of carthp ana a
nat painted tree. Upon the mound
amid rythmic movements "f hey bar"
arms. she eventually languIshed. and
was thcr"upon approached not real =
~, YOU Know, but as Symhoiicaliy
portrayed through caliSthcuic move
Incnts-by birds and all sorts OF snInll
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20
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HEATHSVlLlE
rSncciaI To Tho Tines dispatch
. III Cyl | L, Y Lrah q

fSaccial to Tho Tines Dispatch.l
HEhTHSNIILE. VA. Feb. 10
Mrs Hcttic Harding. OF Holly DELL
Wicomico. is guest of DR.. and Mrs
T. \. Rice. In Hcathsvillc.
Mr. ana Mrs. II. u. Moore and lit :
Tie Mary Wells. Of Rcedviilc. have
also been recent guests in the same
home.
\ surprise party was recently ten
dorcd Mira r. W. Clarke, OF North
umbcrlamd House." in honor OF her
birthday. by number OF her friends.
Refreshments were served
Nessrs. BOYD, Taliafcrro and Jcn-
.ninGs Reynolds. OF Coan. were re-
Gently in Washington.
Mrs. Jacob Lynn. OF baltimore is
visiting her parents. Rev. and Mrs.
\. j. Rcamy. at Edwardsvillc.
Mrs W. a. Smith and Mrs r. IT.
Smith recently entertained at din
nor Mrs. w. IT, Blackwell and son.
Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs. s. r.. Downing
and sons. Hctts and blackwell. also
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Beauchamp.
Miss BESSIE Bowd. OF Richmond, is
visiting Miss Nellie Parsons ut her
home nj Lcwisetta.
Misses Mary Garner and Garnett
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20
DISCIPLES CAN Be FOUND
FOR ANY CULT, SHE SAYS
MadSc Arthur Believes New York
Furnishes Brcn,ing Ground
for Any Creed.
NfNNN.
lily MADl.I. An,IIII.II

NEW YORK. Jan l5-The longer
J i've in this city the more firmly
i am convinced that enthusiastic dis
cipics can be found for any cuI, thar
taxes the troubl" To make itself hard
L" comprehend the harder the bet g.
Ter. and the greater the avidi,y of its
y day or two ago | found myself In
one Of the larg" rooms Of the Mac
DowcU Club, hopcl"ssly studying n
chhrt mat hung upon the wall and
was emitted Capitalization" ! had
pe"ii attracted to the place by a no
ticc that there wax on view free to
the public. designs. costumes and
genuine scenes made for III" Green
'eai Iheh'"r. and that a little play
would be- presented to illustrate in
All 1T. phases The synthetic work''
being done In the play-h house bear.
ing that name.
cnnpot truthfuily say tn. room
WAS thronged. but there was sofnc
ming about the Iuccriy dressed mem
hcrs OF my own sex. and the sutrIu.d
manners or tire or four very young
and ,wc or three elderly gentle.
mon. that seemed To make ',hose
present count Tor more than they
actually numbered. felt ,vas In
the company OF an elect" of som.
description. and tried not to bo,ray
my Philistlnc pphringing.
displayed a series OF goonirtrICal do
signs. and was considerable eur
pr!Scd to hear youth in q vclvntyn
jacket explaining 70 = LADY whom I
took to be his elderly Spfustcr aunt
that il vas wonderful example OF
symbolic expression through tho me-
dunn or theatrical sccncry He mus,
have been high-up in the cui, 10
have known this. for tho only cSclat-
alton 81 itself that the cnart offered.
vas The following Inscription: "a
centralized composition defines Its
own field. moves from a common
center to a defined circufuf.rrrc": /.
compIc'" within itself and only in
its cntirety finds its normal base in
circle"
OF course more easily understood as
relating TO the scenic production Of
plays were drawings and strangely
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anlin1i% and creeping things who
learning that she had no home. offer
cd 10 share their own with her.
''Bcautifuln "Wondcrfui'" w"r" tho
comments on all sides OF III" when
Ia" curtain descended.
NOW what Ito you know about
that" | said TO myself. but could find
no answer. Everywhere about M.
was prais" OF the Grcrnl.at Th"atcr
and predictions o: the changes for
better II is sur" To- bring about In the
realm Of In" spoken drama. and at
last in hlGShipE confusion at the b.-
trnNal OF my own ignorance. pluckcI
up "nuraGe To ask a lady: "Wh"r. Is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20

the Gr.cnlcaf Thcatcr, IL IT in
Gr"cnwi Ch villae"?' She merely
stared ~ me. and turned away.
tried another. who shook her head
and suited, felt my dandcr rising.
Approaching woman whom | knyw
!" he connected with tn" building in
which NC We're assembled. said
''Wi!l YOU kindly tell me where the
Gr"cul.af Thcatrr is
Ask him she replied indicating
rather melancholy young man
who WAS standing u littl" apart
ala SO. At first he looked grisVcd
and then putting his fingers to his
forehead. he said 1t Is in here
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-22
FISH WINS BATTLE
AND MAKES ESCAPE
TOWS TWO BOATS 40 MILES
TO SEA OFF FLORIDA. STRUG-
GLE LASTS EIGHT HOURS.

PALM BEACH, Fla.-Florenz
Ziedfeld, jr., and ]. Leonard Repiogle
battled for eight hours yesterday with
a giant ray, or devil fish, that towed
two boats forty miles from Palm
Beach and seventeen miles to sea, and
then escaped when the cables broke
although its body bore four harpoons,
eight rifle bullets and fifteen wounds
from lanceS.
The sea monster was in sight of the
bathers near the breakers pier when
discovered. Mr.. and Mrs. Ziegfeld had
enjoyed a days fishing when their at
tcntion was directed to the monster.
Immediately two fast motor boats
started in pursuit.
Occupants of both boats threw har-
poems into the big fish, which imme-
diately sped away to sea. Army rifle
bullets were fired into its body, but
the fish did not slacken speed. AT
nightfall the cables to the harpoons
parted and the fish escaped. Airplanes
followed the boats and watched the
struggle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-22
SOUTHERN BELL PHONE
co. FILES STATEMENT
GROSS INCOME IN GEORGIA
IN 1920 WAS $5,27S,OO0; FOR
ENTIRE SYSTEM SIS, 5O3,sO7.

The Southern Bell Telephone COM
pany has filed its financial and capital
statement with Comptroller General
Wright at the state capitol. The re-
port shows that the company has a
paid in capital stock on the entire sys-
tenn of $30000,000; its bonded debt is
S16,310,375; other debts S8023,09l,
making a total of $24,333, 400
The total gross Income of the sys-
tenn for 1920 was $13,503,80 80
Against this is set down a total ex-
pense OF $4,000, 567.12, leaving the
system net income for the year OF
$803, 239.68. The expense is divided as
follows: Operating expense Sll,3N,
1908; incorporating expense, 81,
067.64; rentals, $264.270.2o. Interest,
$1,093,S50.64 Miscellaneous expense,
ST.. 098.97.
The gross income for the state OF
Georgia for 1920 is set down at S.
27S,88256, on which the net income to
the company in this state before de-
Quoting any interest was $37S,7oO.0o.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-22
DISCOVER AN DOOR
OF CRUDE PETROLEUM
BORAH, WATSON AND OTHERS
TO AIR ALLEGED SCHEME
BEHIND TREATY.

WASHINGTON, D. ca strong
odor of crude petroleum emanateS
from the sudden drive for the ratifica-
ton of the $25,OOO,000 Colombian
treaty, in the opinion of Senator Be-
rath, Senator Watson and other sena-
tors who have been digging into the
scheme.
They are preparing to air their dis
coveries when the senate resumes con-
sideration of the treaty in the forth
coming extraordinary session OF the
sixty-seventh congress. They will show
that powerful American oil companies,
including the Standard Oil and SIM
clair interests, stand to beneht from
any placation of Colombia resulting
from the payment of $25,OO0.OOO by
the United States to the South Amer
lean republic, which once moved to
annul their oil concession therein.
Some of the concessions, said Sen
ator Borah, "are absolutely contingent
on the ratification of this treaty, and
the payment of $25,000,000. In grant
ing the concessions President Saurez
told the concessionaires that unless the
United States made this payment his
government would fall and his sue
cessor would revoke the concessions.
The men who got concessions on such
terms are simply gambling with SZo'-
100000 OF the American peoples mon
ev to further private ends.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-22
FARM IMPLEMENTS
PRICES TO BE CUT
DEMAND OF AGRICULTURISTS
AND TO AID BUSINESS READ
JUSTMENTS THE REASONS.

CHICAGO.-William Butterworth,
of Moline, ILL.,, today put out two inn
portant documents, one as president OF
Deere & Co., the other as president of
the National Conference OF Manufac-
turers. After showing drop in profits
of $609,459 last year, despite gain of
IS per cent in sales, the Deere annual
report concludes:
Manufacture of farm implements
is a basic industry and cannot long
be depressed The very decline in the
price of farm products makes neces-
sary the greater use of improved farm
machinery"
For that reason the agricultural inn
plement industry is likely to follow
the J. l. Case Plow Works in reduc-
ing prices approximately IS per cent
Immediately on all its products, its
second cut since last autumn.
Mr. Butterworth's bulletin to all
manufacturers outlining he railroad
crisis finds the only solution reduc-
ton of operating expenses, two
thirds of the increase in which has
been due to wage advances, padded
pay rolls, ineficiency caused by iniqui-
tous rates and working conditions
and says ito reduce rates without re-
ducing expenses would bankrupt the
railroads"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-22
NORTH WANTS INFLUX OF
SOUTHERN NEGROES HALTED
Thousands Throughout That Section
Are in Needy Circumstances.

MACON, Ga.-Eastern, northern
and western cities, represented by
their chambers of commerce have
written to the Macon Chamber OF
Commerce to use their influence to
stop the movement Of southern ne
groes into the industrial centers OF
those sections.
The letters from the northern cities
report that their respective cities have
thousands of southern negroes out OF
employment and in bad circumstances
and that the influx continues right on.
They point to the fact that most OF
these are going north under the mis-
guided impression that they can Sc
cure good positions at high wages
when, as matter of fact no such con
dition exists.
Each city reports large surplusage
of labor, both white and black.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-22
ORDERS RATES RAISED
ON COTTON AND BRICK
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM.
MISSION OVERRIDES GEOR-
GIA R. R. COMMISSION.

That the interstate commerce COM
mission has authorized a Is per cent
advance in the freight rates on cotton
cotton linters and brick within. the
state of Georgia, thereby overriding
the action OF the Georgia railroad com
mission in declining to authorize TINS
advance, is the information received
by the Georgia railroad commission
in telegram from Washington.
This is one of several freight rate
cases in which the interstate com
merce commission has exercised the
power given it by the transportation
act of congress to override the action
OF state commissions with regard 10
freight rates within their respective
state Jurisdictions The question
whether congress has the constitu1,
tional authority to empower a tedeTal
BODY to override a state body. IN me
making of interstate rates is before inc
United States supreme court at pres pre-:
ent in a case taken up by the WIS
consin state commission supported Dy
fortv-one other commissions, inciuu-
ing the Georgia commission.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-22
CHURCHES GAINED
ABOUT 100000 in 20
METHODIST LEADS IN NEW
MEMBERS BUT LOST HEAV-
lily IN NUMBER CHURCHES.

Churches OF the United States made
a net gain OF 100000 new members
in 1920, according to a census COM
piled by the Christian Herald. DR.. H.
K: Carroll, of Plainheld, n. j., who
gathered the statistics, said that was a
marked increase over 1919, when the
aggregate number OF members gained
was less than $4,000.
Dr. Carroll said in 1919 decreases
were shown in most of the churches.
He compared figures OF some OF the
larger groups, showing that in 1919
the Methodist group lost 1881, Pres
byterian group lost 46,459 and the
Baptist group lost 11,108. In 1920
those groups gained, respectively
237.127. 43,031 and 129,283. The three
large Baptist bodies, he said, have not
completed their report. When the fig
ures are all in, he said it would
show a gain of 10000 members.
The Roman Catholic church show
ed somewhat smaller increase in 1920,
OF 1850. DR.. Carroll pointed out
that, while the number of communi-
cants was increasing, the number OF
churches and ministers was decreas
ing. The Methodist church lost 200
churches in 1920 and 228 in 1919. The
loss Of churches for all other denomi-
nations in 1920 was $50.