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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
HATFIELD AND CHAMBERS
ARE BURIED IN MATEWAN
10y Associated Press.

CHARLESTON. W. VA. Aug. s.
Sid Hatfield and Edward Chambers
who were shot To death at WEIGH
" Va. last Monday, were taken to
their graves in the little cemetery
near their homes in Matewan this
afternoon without interference by
the state police or the military au-
tho-ities.
In spite of the fact that Matcwan
and every town in Minco County is
under martial law, which prohibits
public asscmblagcs, friends of the
dead leaders We're permitted to at
tend the funeral services and walk in
the funeral procession.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
TO HOLD EXAMINATION
FOR TWO POSTMASTERS
[ srec.al to The T!mcs. Dlsnnlchl

iSpec!al to The Times Dispatch
wASIilNGTON. Aug. 3-The POST
Office Department has requested the
Ctvil Service Commission TO hold "x-
anlnnt!ons OF applicants for appoint
mont OF postmastcrs at Williams
burg and VirGiiinia. Virginia The
commission viii give due notice at
IN" respective post offices of the date
when the examinations viii be held
The Post-O!iicc Department also
announced today the appointment q.
Marshall II Bruce. postmaster AT
Priddys
star service has been established
from iiysloD TO Davis Wharf six
times a week, beginning August IL.
William T. Bradshaw. OF Hyslop, was
awarded the contract at $3.50 per an
mum.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
Women Supporters
Felicitate Trinkle

NORFOLK. VA, Aug. 3.-Thc
following telegram was sent this
morning To the successful candi-
date for Governor of Virginia By
the womcn's division OF the Nor
folk Trinkle club:
'ilcartiest concentrations from
the womcn's division. Trinkle
Club of Norfolk. Returns show
that Virginia women do their own
thinking. Three cheers.
"kATIiRYE l.. COUPER.
Chairman Womcn's Division,
Trinklc Club"
Mrs. Copper said today that she
felt gratiilcd at the result Of the
local campaign in view Of the fact
that Norfolk had been conceded as
one OF fuckers Stronrholds and
that the women workers for
rrinkle had influenced Il large
number Of votes. THE women did
IT," Mrs. Copper jubilantly cx-
claimed in a final phone phrase.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
President Is Invited
TO Legion State Meeting

NORFOLK. VA. AUX. 3.--prcsi-
dent Harding and Assistan, Sccrc-
'ary OF the Navy Roosevelt have
been invited I" attend tn. Nir-
ginia state Convention OF the
American Legion. to be held in
Norioik during the first week IN
September.
Letters conveying the invita-
TONS were sent out today by Col
Junius i. Lynch chairman OF the
convention committee. The gen
"rai belief is that both will accept
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04

that conveyed information to the in
formed. these signs spelling n code
OF signals that were readily UNDER
stood hy the moonshiners and their
customers. The officers also found n
lantern that was used by the distillers
as part OF their elaborate signalling
system The surroundings indicated
that the plant had been In operation
for many months. Tho sheriff and his
deputy combcd the thlckly wooded
Hunting Ridge section for the operas
tors. but none could he found.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
Tobacco Association to Meet.

II AWHILE. VA. Aug. 3,--Tnr Dam
Vile Tobacco Association Will hold
a meet mr. at the cnd of this week
10 determine the date o. opening
tnc l"c1, Warehouse his fall At tho
meeting Will be presented the re-
yiscd rules and regulations OF tho
Danviie market which. 1t is under-
stood. include some radical changes,
y special committee has been pound :
cring over the question for some
months With view to bringing
them up 20 date.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
In. 100 Gallons "r Liquor ON ,lnnd

l.fNCHBURG. VA. Aug. 3.-The
police here have about 100 gallons OF
liquor 10 dispos. Of the supply being
AN accumulation %. nearly three
years. The public welfare depart
mont OF the city has been asked to
take the Liquor for hospital and In =
boratory work. and IL this is not
done the spirits will be turned into n
sewer al the police headquarters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
Grier Iirnds Er.,>ine COLLEGE

GASToNIA. y. g.. AUG. }-Hcv. II.
C. Grier. pastor Of the Associate Re
formed Presbyterian Church at Col
uinb!a. ;. c., was elected TO the presi-
d.ncy Of Erskine College, Due West.
:. G. on the first ballot today ut a
meeting OF the board OF the college
trustees held here
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
Lynchburr to Regulate Ji,uc,s.

lfNCliBCItG. VA, Aug. 3.-Thc
regulation of jitncys on the streets
of the city is to be made subject of
a report to the city Council next
Monday By City Manager Beck. The
Jitncy service only recently started
here. several OF them now, apparent
~. having very liberal patronage
in direct opposition to the street rail-
way service
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
rircmen 10 Meet in Lexington.

FREDERICKSBURG VA, Aug. g.
The Frederick sburg Fire Depart
mcnt has elected the following as
delegates 20 the State convention in
Lexington on August "a, - and &c:
Val Dannchl. John \. White, w. X.
Howard, O. Il. Morrison. w. G. Shop
herd. Plans are being made for a
large representation to go from this
city, and il is expected that about
thirty men will make the trip in au-
tomobilcS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04

IlNCliBtl:G, VA. Aug. 3.-An Of
hc!al report here brings Information
mat tn" Southern Railway is to
quicken the time OF some OF its pas
"enger trains from Washington to
the South. and that the change viii!
bee made in new schedule to he put
into effect August 81
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
!. ncnuhlicnn uousc CnndIl,,n

AMHERST, VA. Aug "a. r.
Moses. who lives near Clifford. will
be the Republican candidate for
House of Dclegatcs from Amherst
county IN the November election Mr.
Moses has been living in the county
several years
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
To Take Yves, roin, Examination

!" .f'HII' ~ IN. n e, .NWg. !
iiarrE Gray Staples. liillSvillc, Va,
has been designated by tn. War pc
partment to take the cntranc. cy-
animation FOR West Point March :.
1922. with a view To admission to the
academy July !. 1929
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-04
NEWS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF VIRGINIA

be abandoned no one is able. to say at
ihiS time. but il will be sometime III
the near future. in the belief OF those
in touch with the situation.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-12

sible. Negotiations between the
navigator and Ferdinand and Isa-
bella, the King and Queen of
Spain, had been suspended when
the Jewish favorite of Ferdi-
nand, Luis de Santangel, Chan
cellor of the royal household of
Aragon, induced them to lend ia
vorable consideration once again
to the appeal of Columbus. He
himself advanced 1900 ducats
out of his own fortune, for which
he would not accept interest,
towards fitting out Columbus
first expedition. The discovery
of this fact has destroyed the
century-old legend that Queen
Isabella pawned her jewels to Sc
cure the money for the equipment
of the expedition of Columbus,
and led the late Prof. Herbert B.
Adams, of the Johns Hopkins
University, to coin the epigram,
"Not jewels, but Jews" were the
real financial basis for the first
expedition of Columbus. 1t was
undoubtedly because of the as
sistance given him by Santangel
that Columbus wrote him the first
detailed account of his voyage.
This was in the form of a letter
written by Columbus on Febru-
ary IS, 1893, from the Azores,
where the navigator stopped on
his homeward voyage.
A kinsman of Santangel, Ga
briel Sanchez, is also mentioned
in connection with this matter
of furnishing financial aid for the
expedition. 1t was, without doubt,
in recognition of his obligation to
Sanchez also that Columbus ad-
dressed to him from Lisbon
similar letter describing his dis
coveries. Sanchez published this
letter in Barcelona.
The first European who set
foot on American soil was, Jew
by birth, Luis de Torres, the in
terpreter of the expedition of Co.
1umbus. He settled in Cuba and
lived there the remainder of his
life. He was the first European
to discover the use of tobacco.
DR.. M. Kayserling, who point
ed out these facts in his book,
"Christopher Columbus and the
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-12
The Jew In America
By DR.. David Philipson, Rabbi Temple Bene Israel,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio.

Participation of the Jews in the
Spanish and Portuguese Discov-
cries. mentions a number of
other persons of Jewish descent
among those who sailed with Co.
lumbus on his epoch-making voy-
age, viz: Alonzo de la Gale,
Rodrigo Sanchez, and Maestro
Bernal, the ships surgeon.
There is also an indirect con-
nection between the Jews and the
second expedition of Columbus.
One of the most infamous acts in
history was the expulsion of the
Jews from Spain in 1892; the
property of these unfortunates
was confscated by the govern
ment, and from the sale thereof
the funds for the equipment of
the second expedition were Sc
cured.
A further connection between
the Jews and the discovery of
America lies in the striking fact
that the expulsion of the Jews
from Spain, the most disastrous
event in Jewish experience since
the destruction of Jerusalem, and
the discovery of the land which
was destined to prove their ref
uge from the prosecutions of the
old world, both took place in the
same year; aye, still stranger, on
August second, the expelled Jews
sailed from Barcelona, exi1es
from home, going they knew not
to what fate, and on the very next
day, August third, the ships of
Columbus set sail for the same
port, to discover new home for
the homeless exiles; the depart
ing Jews saw without doubt the
crews of Columbus ships prepar-
ing for their departure.
The coincidence of these events
impressed Columbus himself, for
he wrote in his Diary Git will be
noted that by slip he wrote
January for August): "After the
Spanish monarchs had expelled
all the Jews from all their king
doms and lands in January, in
that same month they commits
stoned me to undertake the voy-
age to India with a properly
equipped fleet"
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-12
Early Jewish Settlers.

Ldl1y JEWISH 0ClllCA ..
The first Jewish arrivals in the
New World settled in South
America, and the islands of the
southern sea. But we are con-
cerned here with the story of the
Jews in the United States and
therefore must dismiss with this
mere mention all reference to the
settling of Jews in other portions
of the western hemisphere.
In 1854, thirty-four years after
the Mayhower landed the Pilgrim
fathers at Plymouth, Mass, the
St. Caterina arrived at New Am
sterdam (the present New York;
with twenty-three Jews on board,
who in all likelihood came from
Brazil, which country the Jews
left when it passed from the pos
session of the Dutch to the Por-
tuguese. Shortly before the ar
rival of this band of Jewish pill
grims, the first Jews known to
have arrived at New Amsterdam,
came on the ship Pear Tree.
These were Jacob Barsimson and
Jacob Aboab. 1t is quite likely
that even before this, stray indi-
vidual Jews may have found their
way to some portions or other of
the country.
These first Jewish arrivals did
not secure the permission to set
tie in New Amsterdam without
difficulty. Governor Peter Stuy-
vesant was much opposed to them
and desired to expel them, and it
was only after the directors of
the Dutch East India Company
in Holland espoused the cause of
the newcomers that he receded
from his position.
The most masterfu1 Of these
first settlers was Asser Levy. He
made the first fight for the rights
of citizenship. In 1865 an ordi-
nance was passed that no Jews
be permitted to serve in the mill
tia, but that in lieu of this they be
taxed sixty-fve stivers each per
month. Asser Levy refused to
pay this tax and petitioned the
Council for permission to perform
military duty like all the other
citizens of the colony, or else to
be relieved from paying the tax.
His petition was rejected. He
seems then to have appealed to
the authorities in Holland and
they appear to have granted his
petition, for we find that he did
perform guard duty like other cit
izens. He continued to fight the
cause of equal rights for the
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-12

The celebration in November,
nineteen hundred and five, of the
two hundred and fiftieth anniver-
sary of the landing, of the Jews
in this country directed public
attention to the fact, unknown to
many, that Jews are among the
Oldest elements of the population
in our various states. For some
years previous to that celebration
small band of students, through
the stimulus of the American
Jewish Historical Society, had
by painstaking Investigations
into past records and documents
brought to light much interesting
material concerning the history
of the Jews in America. This
knowledge has remained the pos
session of rather small circle.
The object of this tract is to make
this information available to a
larger public by giving in as
brief form as possible some sail
ent facts of the settlement and
the public activity of Jews in the
United States.
From these facts it will appear
that in length of residence and
active participation in every
struggle for the welfare of the
country, the story of the Jew in
America equals in interest that
of any other religious denomina-
ton. From these same facts it
will appear further that the Jew
in the United States is American
to the core, and has entered with
his fellow citizens of every faith
and opinion, who understand the
principles upon which our Amer
ican institutions rest, into the
true spirit of this government,
which Gin the words written by
George Washington, in answer to
a congratulatory address directed
to him by the Jewish congrega-
ton of Newport, R. I.) "gives to
bigotry no sanction, to persecu-
ton no assistance, and requires
only that those who live under its
protection shall demean them
selves as good citizens in giving
it on all occasions their effectual
support" But these facts speak
for themselves, and are in them
selves so significant that they
merely require statement to make
clear the conclusions to which
they point and the lessons which
they embody.
The Discovery of America.
Jews were instrumental in max
ing the voyage of Columbus pos
The Washington herald., 1921-01-01
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 31.-Wheat-
Receipts, 17S,463 bushels. viz: -
bushels aflOat and l7S.463 bushels
by car. Shipments from elevators,
6O.742 bushels Stock in elevators,
3.195,993 bushels.
Closing prices on wheat yester-
day were: No. l red winter, spot,
s1-99; No. 2 red winter. spot, S1.9Sh
No. red, garlicky, spot, S1.S3h
December, 81 S31z; January, $1.S4.
Bag lots of Southern sold at SI.75
per bushel.
Wheat Sales-3, 500 bushels and I
car No. , red winter, spot. 81; $50
bushels same grade, $19s; $50 BUSH
els No. 2 hard winter, spot, 81; 5000
bushels January, $I85; 5000 bushels
February, St5S6; car No. 2 red
winter. garlicky, spot, 1881.
Corn-Receipts, 62,163 bushels,
viz: 100 bushels afioat and 62,O63
bushels by car. Shipments from
elevators, 9S,429 bushels. Stock in
elevators, 4O9,352 bushels.
Cob corn is quotable at 81 to s4.05
per barrel for carloads prime nearby
yellow on spot.
Domestic Basis-No. white,
5S3Ac; No. white, size.
Rye-Receipts, 37,O07 bushels.
Shipments from elevators, 6,39S
bushels. Stock in elevators. 1884,
800 bushels.
Closing Prices-No. 2 Western, eX-
port, spot, $1.75H bid; bag lots near
by rye, as to quality, s1.50a1.65 per
bushel.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-01
Conflicting Influences
In TOday's Market

NEW YORK, Dec, 31.-Two CON
fIicting influences were at Work IN
today's market. The first was the
large number of sales made for cash
to register income tax losses. These
offerings were we'll taken even
though in large volume. The other
was a series OF bulletins of favor
able trade developments. The an
nouncement that at the government
wool auction at Boston all offerings
had been sold at an advance OF from
to 10 per cent over the prices oD-
tanned in November. with small lots
showing a 20 per cent increase, was
Interpreted most favorably. 1t was
remembered that at the November
auction ~ per cent of all offerings
were Withdrawn for lack OF bids.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-01

$32.50; cotonseed meal (36 per cent?,
S36; old process linseed meal, $44.50;
gluten feed, $3.50; hominy feed, S41;
dried beet pulp, s44; No. 2 yellow
corn, 94S bushel; No. white corn,
94%c; No. white oats, Soc; No. 8
white oats, 5Shc.
The following prices are quoted by
local dealers for carlots, basis cash
payment.
No. l timothy (western) hay, s34
ton; No timothy (Western) hay,
32.5O; No. l clover mixed, S32; spring
wheat bran, $3.50; winter wheat
bran, s43; standard middlings, sac;
-four middlings, s43; cottonseed meal
(36 per cent?, s37; gluten feed, s5S;
,hominy feed, S45. Flour: Soft winter
straight GAO lbs. jute), sSas per
bbl.; hard winter straight GAO lbs.
jute), S9a9.5O; fancy spring patent
(family brandt, ss.5oas.5o; No. 2
shelled corn, 81 per bushel (bags ex-
tra); No. 2 white oats, sac per
bushel (bags sxtra).
Jobbers' prices in ton lots or more,
terms cash at dealers warehouses,
range mostly from 81 to 81 per
ton over local market prices on hay
and from 81 to IS per ton on feed.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-01
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Eggs-Nearby, 75c; Southern, 63a
Csc; average receipts, CSC.
Butter-Prlnt. Tic; creamery. ex-
ira. 6Sa69c.
Cheese-June-held. 31a32c; new
made, 2Sa29c.
Poultry Alive: Roosters. zoe;
turkeys, 5Oa55c; spring chickens
35c; White Leghorns, soc; hens
28a30c; keats, 4Oa45c. Dressed fowls,
32a35c; springers, 33a3Sc; turkeys
55a5S; roosters 23c.
Calves and lambs-Calves, 17c;
lambs, 12c; prime. 1Oc.
Hogs-9a1Oc; boars, 4a5c.
Rabbits-Tops, 50a60c each: No. 2
and kits, zoe.
Pork-Dressed: Small, lac; me-
dium, 13C; heavy. 10a11c.
Sheep-3a6c.
Green Fruits-Apples, per bas-
ket, 75caSz.OO; apples, new, per bbl.,
S2.50a7.50; pineapples, S6.O0aS. 90;
California oranges, S4.50a5.0O; Cal
ifornia lemons, per box, S3.00af 90;
grapefruit, per crate, S3.50a5 90
Florida oranges, S4.50a5.50; Brus-
sells sprouts, 15a25c.
egetables-Potatoes nearby, per
bbl., s3a3.25; Northern. per sack,
3.25a3.50: string beans, per basket,
Florida, S3.O0a4.O0: cabbage, per
bbl., S1.O0a1.50; beets, per 100, $500
Assoc; lettuce, rORaine, per crate,
s1.0Oa1.25; Florida, s1.00a2.00; pep
pers, per crate, $6.0oaS.oO; cymlings,
crate, s3.OOa3.5O; eggplant, per crate
s4.0Oa5.0o; onions, per sack, $1.75a
200; spinach, per bbl., S3.00a3.5O;
Florida tomatoes, per - crate, S6a
8; sweet potatoes, No. 2, per bbI.,
s3.5Oa450; yams, $3.00a4.0O; celery,
50caS1.00 per doz; New York celery,
Der crate. s2a4.5o; California, s6a6.5O;
caulifiower, S2.5Oa3 per crate.
Market lower.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-01
INCOME TAXLAW
EVADERS FIGURE
In STOCK DEALS
Many Sell to Establish
Losses for Purposes ;
of Returns. .
TURNOVER HEAVY
Industrial Shares Lead in the
Upward Move 2
ment.
TURNOVER HEAVY

NEW YORK, Dec. 51.-Short COW
erings and purchases by persons
who had sold stocks 70 establish
losses for income tax purposes re-
suited IN a strong and active mArkef
for the last session on the Stock Exr
change Of the old year. Gains N
the most active issues ranged from 4
to 2 points while specislties showed
net advances Of from 20 points;
the maximum gains being recorded
in Houston Oil Trading was on
heavy scale, about l,l5O,0Oo shares
changing hands a.
A feature Of the days business was
the large amount Of shares sold for
"cash" BY persons who had waited
until the last day OF the year to es-
tablish losses for income tax puf-
poses. Stocks sold the regular way
today could not be recorded in In
come tax statements for last year
and purchases made on which de-
livery viii be made Monday 80 over
into the new years business.
Industrial shares were the leaders
in the upward movement which
started with the beginning OF the
session and continued up to the late
afternoon Atlantic, Gulf and West
Indies was an exception and dropped
Doints in the early trading 70 a
new low record. Subsequently Il re-
covered all OF the loss and closed
fractionally above Thursdays fnaL
Troft-takinE developed in the gen
eral list in the late afternoon and the
best prices OF the day were shaded
an average OF a point.
The close. however, was steady.
The advance was taken advantage OF
on a liberal scale The better tone
in the bond market leads large firms
to believe that some bankers viii
take advantage OF the Improvement
TO make public offerings OF issues
which have been under consideration
for some time but which were with
held because Of the heaviness Of -
securities markets in general Or
TO the close OF business 30 new g.
sues Of Importance were uunouncH.
Tire and rubber stocks wers -
the front throughout the da Buy--
ing was chiefly for the sCOo1uf ~
shorts,
The accumulation Of copper stocks
which has been going on the last
two weeks found reflection in an
advance OF more than points in
Anaconda and Of 2 in Utah Consoli-
dated.
Three Of the automobile accessory
companies omitted dividends ususlly
paid al this time. thus illustrating
the havoc wrought IN that business
as a result Of the reduced buying
Of automobiles. One company stated
that the passing OF the dividend was
due to a desire to conserve resources.
Inquiry developed. however, that the
dividend had not been earned during
the last quarter. -
The Washington herald., 1921-01-01
GRAIN PRICES
CLOSE STRONG
Wheat Is Unsteady With Corn
Lower and Oats Hold
ing Firm.

CHICAGO. Dec. 31.-Grain prices
developed strength just before the
market closed today Wheat was
strengthened by demand from East
ern mills and light offerings.
Wheat opened unsteady. Export
ers entered the market soon after
the first show of weakness and the
market steadied. There was an
other sinking spell but reports that
Eastern millers were buying cause d
another rally The close showed
gains of 2 to 2 3-4c. Traders heard
that European countries must have
more American wheat. The domes-
tic surplus of -four is being reduced
rapidly.
Corn prices were lower. Decem-
Der developed weakness and late
months were affected. Although
supporting orders prevented May
from falling below "A cents, cash
corn was weak. Reports from the
West indicated farmers were ready
to sci more freely and a heavy
movement for the next thirty days
was forecast by traders. Condi-
tions throughout the country have
been generally favorable for the
harvest and corn is coming to the
market in good condition.
Oats held within a narrow mar
gin. The only trading of moment
was selling of July against pur-
chases of May by large commission
houses at a difference of l l-4c
Domestic shipping demand was OF
little consequence and offerings
were light. The market closed l-e
higher to l IA lower.
Rye was 4c lower to l lac high
Barley was IA to l cent lower.
Hog products moved to lower
levels. The sharp drop in live hog
prices caused some liquidation oi
January products. Packers bought
freely on the breaks. Live hogs al
the yards were As to so lower.
Following are yesterdays quotations on
grain and provisions: