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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
RDUN|TS ASKED
IN PAGEANT PARADE
Sale Issues Official Invitations
by Mail to the Organi-
cations.
ALLOW SUBSISTENCE
Plan to Entertain Visiting
News Writers From All
Over Country.
ALLOW SUBSISTENCE

w. b. Cridlin. secretary OF the Vir-
ginia Historical Pageant AssocIa-
tion, telegraphed yesterday to the
various units of the Virginia State
Guard notification OF the fact that
Adjutant-General William Wilson
Sale has issued official invitations by
mail for participation of the guards
men In the military parade Of Mon
day. May -. Mr.. Cridlin supple
mented General Sales invitation in
tho following message:
"AdjutantCiencrai William Wilson
sale, grand marshal OF the Virginia
Pageant parade. has sent you an in
vitation to participate in the grand
military parade in Richmond at II
o'clock 4. M. on Monday, May o..
The pageant association agrees to
allow subsistence one day for each
enlisted man at rate OF rs cents per
man. Arrangements also being made
with railroad companies for one-way
fare for round trip.
Governor TO Review Parade.
THE parade will be officially
headed and reviewed by the Cover
nor and his stan. We hope your
organization Will attend with full
ranks. Answer"
Holders of the $4,000 membership
tickets In tho Virginia Historical
Association are requested by w
Conway Saunders. business mana
ger OF the association. to exchange
their tickets for reserved seats at
tic earliest opportunity at the in
formation and ticket booths Mem
bership tickets may also be ex-
changed for reserved seats by mall.
If holders Will address the Virginia
Historical Pageant Association at
suite No Z. Mutual Building, this
city. but exchanges cannot be ef-
fected In person at that address.
Box seat tickets, sold only for the
full week OF the pageant. are on
sale solely at the association Offices
1t was announced yesterday that
extensive plans were under way by
Mr.. Cridlim and Francis j. Tietsort
publicity director. for tho entertain
ment and reception OF visiting news
paper men and women who will
come TO Richmond during the week
of the pageant Invitations have
been extended to ninety newspapers
OF the metropolitan cities outside of
the state In tho eastern half OF the
United states to send representatives
for tho opening night OF the pageant.
and similar invitations are to be ex-
tended To some loo editors through
cut the State OF Virginia. though the
date when the Virginia editors Will
he received has not yet been set.
The date may be fixed for Monday.
May 90. or Tuesday. May ?3. de-
pending upon how many accept
ances arc received from guests from
cut OF the State.
Press Reception Committee.
a Richmond press reception COM
mittee has bcen appointed by Mr..
Tietsort as follows. and each will
receive formal notification within tho
next few days:
Chairman. John Stewart Bryan.
Newa Leader: pr. Douglas S. Free
man. editor News Loader; Robert VI.
Lynn. managing editor, News Leader:
Colonel Allen Potts, business man
ager, News Leader; c. p. Has
brook. pu''Nsher. Tho Times-pis-
patch: Robert ID. Ford. editor. The
Times pisr.3ch; William D. southall,
ascan tlnusa on Page Z. Col. 10
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
GOUVERNEUR MORRIS
SUES FOR A DIVORCE
LRy Assnclntcd press. |

Los ANGELES. May a.--tiouvcrncur
Norris. author, today flied IL suit for
divorce from Elsie Morris whom he
charges with '.dcsertion and abandon
mcnt." They were married May %.
1908, in New York. and separated
February 10. 1918. according to the
complaint. They have two children.
The complain states Mrs. Morris ~
now employed in "a beauty parlor''
In New York.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
Former Presidents Name
Chcered TO Echo in Meth.
odist Gathering.
CENTENARY OVER TOP
Dircctor-Gencral Beauchamp
Reports Nearly S2,000,000
Beyond Goal.
fBy Associated rressl

HOT SPRINGS, ARK. May o.
iiailing Woodrow Wilson as the
apostle OF modern democracy and
world peace" delegates, clerical and
lay, TO the nineteenth quadrennial
Genera! Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. staged a
demonstration here today in the for
mer Presidents honor that officials
said was unique in the church's an
nails.
Those present. even the more cl-
lerly bishops. arose to their feet so
they could cheer louder. It was sew
eral minutes before the presiding Of
iccrs could stop the hubbub and
bring the convention back TO order.
The convention adopted. with shouts
OF acc.amation. resolution extend
ing greetings to MIR. Wilson and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
|DAUGHERTY CHARGES
WIDESPREAD FRAUDS
IN WAR CONTRACTS
Woman Announces for
Carolina Senate Seat

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.l
ID y vi LII L. VA. May .
Miss Bessie Thompson, of Lees
burg. y. c.. today flied her con-
didacy at Yanceyvillc. near here.
for tho North Carolina Senate. She
is the first woman TO aspire for
that body. She Will make her
platform on health. roads and edu-
cation. She Is Il daughter Of
George Thompson. the first Demo-
crat elected from Caswcll County
after the Civil War. She IL a
school teacher ana a cultured wo-
man. capable OF public speaking.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
BIG DEMONSTRATION
SWEEPS CONFERENCE,
IN HONOR OF VIII SON
Women to Boycott
Conference Lecture
tBv United News1

HOT SPRINGS. ARK. May g
when Women Get to Bc Men,
Then What?" is the subject of a
lecture DIR. George X. Stuart. Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of BirminG ham. Ala. has elected
to deliver at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. South. Conference
hero Wednesday, night.
But tho women attending tho
conference do not want to know
the answer to Rev. Stuarts query
y movement has been started
among the women TO boycott the
lecture
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10

pledging the conference ito the pro-
motion Of the great truths he has
50 ably set forth
The resolution also extended the
conferences congratulations to
President Harding and Secretary OF
State Hughes for the achievements
of the Washington armament con-
ference and pledged support to "all
measures looking toward the cstab-
!ishmcnt Of peace on earth and good
will toward men"
Numerous committee meetings
were held tonight. and leaders said
CONTINUED on Page 2. Col. 81
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Trlc. 20 Bent Wa, En,t.

GOSHEN. IND. May 81. II. Mon
roe. :6. contemplating trip East.
stood in the path of the Twentieth
Century Limited today. waved his
arms and brought the train TO a halt
here. Monroe then climbed aboard
behind the tender and shouted Lets
go!' lie was put off. but repeated
the performance. when the second
section OF the train came along. Thcn
railroad detectives arrived. He was
arrested and held for investigation. (
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
CONSTANCE TALMADGE
FILES DIVORCE SUIT
[By Associated Press.l

Los ANG ELES. May ?.-Constance
TalmadSc. motion picture actress.
filed in the Superior Court today "A
suit for divorce from John J. TIA
loglou. "a native of Turkey, a subject
of Greece. and cigarette manutac-
turer Of New York" according to the
complaint. She charges cruel and in
human treatment"
They were married September 70.
1920, at Greenwich. Conn, and sepa-
rated April o, 1921. the complaint
states.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
EACH AGREEMENT on
MANDATORY POWER
(By Associated Press.

LONDON, May 9.-An agre ement
as been reached between the Brit
Ih government as tho mandatory
b'wer in Palestine, and tho United
ates. concerning the rights and
f-otection OF Americans in the Holy
3lnd. says the Central News today.
Tho agreement, it is stated. pro-
9des that he rights of Americans
Id the protection they shall be ac-
rded shall he the same as those of
her nationals of member countries
the league of nations.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
Lndy Astor Declines Challenge.
tBy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. May 9.-I.ady Astor,
In telephone conversation tonight
with the New York Times from her
home at tho I.anghorne estate in Al
bemarle County, Virginia. said that
she would decline a challenge from
Miss Elizabeth Marbury, national
Democratic chairman of tho women
OF the state of New York. to pub
lie debate on prohibition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
RICHMOND'S POSTAL
RECEIPTS SHOW GAIN
Increase for April More Than $4,000
Above Figures OF Correspond
ing 1921 Month.

Especial to Tha Times DiSpatch.1
WASHINGTON, May 9.--.As' an in
dication of better business in Rich
mond. tho Post Office Department
made public today figures showing
that the postal receipts in that city
fcr April, t922. Increased 9.2l per
cent over the receipts for tho cor
responding month of 1921. The total
receipts for the Richmond Office
during April werc 3l30,042.09 as
against sIi9,01S.66. an increase Of
sl0.9G9.i3.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10

c; &: O. Every Sunday Excursions
begin Sunday, May 18th. $500 Round
FTP FTP. old Old Point. Norfolk; 1926 Round
Q a. M. and ls; 40 II. NJ. - Adv. " Z, ''.1
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10

Representative Garrett. the Demo-
cratic leader, broadly intimated that
II was intended TO smother the pro-
posed investigation.
MondeII's Reply SopcommittnI.
RcpTcscntativ. Moud.!l the Re-
publican leader. TO whom Mr.. Daugh-
crt:'s letter WAS sent by the Prcsi-
dent. did not indicate IN reply TO a
question on the floor as to whether
IL meant the resolution. already given
privileged status by the Rules Com
nittcc. never would DC heard from
again.
Taking issue with the Attorney
General. Representative Woodruff,
tContinued on Page 4. Col. s.
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charged viii $500. 900 swrndle

NEW YORK;, May 9.--FOur men
were arrested in Yonkers, n. Y, to-
night and locked up In police head
quarters here charged with grand
larceny In connection with alleged
s"gold mine SAndle" involving be-
f,ween ;300.0SApd $500. .Ooq.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10

Brazos River Over the Leveen.
WACO, TEN. May 9.--Blasts Of a
rem late tonight parned persons in
!, low sections of East Waco that
b Bragoar River had gone over the
Fees and that lives and property
that section were in danger.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
HUSBAND AND WIFE
BATTLE TO DEATH
IBy Associated Press.l

PORT HURON. MICI.. May a
coroner's inquest has been called for
tomorrow into the death of Joseph
l1obert, 80 year olds. and his wife.
whose bodies were found at their
farm home Monday after what ap-
peared TO have been a battle TO the
death between the two
The theory that fight with an
Az and knives led to the deaths was
supported by the statement OF the
4-year-old son Of the couple, but the
authorities a:e unable to explain all
circumstances surrounding the case
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
2GINIA HISTORICAL PAGEANT. !
The Weather

Mostly cloudy today md tomorrow.
probably becoming unsettled, not
much change In temperature.
tFor full weather report. ses Page g.,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

SOL; school teachers from 2,S12 to
1909; stenographers and typewriters,
from S65 to $3.50; saleswomen from
SOC to 1881; bookkeepers, cashiers
and accountants, from 400 to 1,723;
clerks, excepting stores, from 247 to
1894. The most marked decrease in
any important occupational class for
women appears for dressmakers and
seamstresses, whose number declined
from 3,505 in 1910 to 2,763 in 1920.
Women in Florida apparently are
determined to enter occupations here
tofore followed in the state exclusive
ly by men. In 1910 there was not Il
woman who gave her occupation as
chauffeur. In 1920 there were 20 Of
them. Women carpenters increased
from 1 in 1910 to ) in 1920; "dray-
men, teamsters and "eXpressmen'
from one to four; fishermen and oys-
termen from % to SO; lawyers, judges
and justices from two to IL; and real
estate agents and officials from - to
ia There was also one female sta
t!onary engineer in 1920, an occupa-
lion not represented by the women in
1910. The only occupations listed, in
which no women were engaged in
1921 were machinists, millwrights and
tool-makers, painters, GLACIERS and
varnishers, building and soldiers,
sailors and marines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09
ORDINANCE NO. 2S9

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF A BUILDING INSPECTOR,
FIXING HIS COMPENSATION AND PR0NID-
ING FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR Is
sUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS.
BE 1T ORDAINED By THE CITY COM
MISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND,
POLK COUNTY. FLORIDA:
Section l. That the City Commission is
hereby authorized and empowered to appoint
building inspector who shall have charge
of the Issuance Of all building permits, the in
specdon OF buildings and such other and fur
lher duties as may be delegated to him by the
City Commission.
Section . THAT said building inspector
shall receive salary as fixed by the City
Commission, not to exceed the amount Of fees
collected by him in the performance of his
duties Building Inspector
Section ). Before issuing any permit, the
Building Inspector shall collect the following
fees upon the estimated cost Of construction,
tO-wit:
Fifty C5O) cents on structures costing up 10
$500.
one ($I.OW dollar on structures costing
more than $4,000 anu up to $2.0O0OO.
TWO dollars and fifty cents $3.50 on struc
lures costing more than $2,OOO.GO and up 10
100000.
Five $4,000 dollars on structures costing
more than $5,000.0O and up to Sl0,00O.00.
Ten $4,000 dollars structures costing
more than $l0,OOO.OO and up to $25,O0O.OO.
Fifteen tSl5.OOJ dollars On all structures
costing more than $25,0U0.OO.
The said Biulins Inspector shall pay said
fees over to the City Treasurer monthly, taking
his receipts therefor and shall render
monthly statement thereof
Section L. Every permit shall be considered
cancelled if actual work is not commences
within six months from date of issuance.
Section 5. The City Commission is hereby
authorized to designate the Chief Of the Fire
department other Official, TO act as Build
ing Inspector, in which event TIE fees collect
ed by him in such capacity as Building In
spector shall be turned over to the CITY Treas
urer.
Approved and certified as to passage, this
cath day of January, a. d. 1922.
II. c. PETTEWAY,
Mayor.
Attest:
II. L. SHAFTS,
City Clerk No. SAC
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09
LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM THURSDAY FEBRUARY g. 1922

a Florida court recently as evidence
in an action for possession Of an
adopted child.
A certified copy of birth certifl-
cate was furnished to help a Floridian
obtain a promotion in the navy.
A record of birth was requested for
use at u military trial.
One record was required in order
that u seven year old child, who was
born in America, might be brought
back from Spain.
Seventeen certified copies of certi-
ficates were furnished for passports,
divorce cases, various court cases and
other uses.
The board regards a copy of birth
certificate as one of the most import
ant documents a person can possess
and is waging an Intensive campaign
in an effort to have every birth in the
state recorded properly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09
BETTER SYSTEM
REGISTRATION
BIRTHS NEEDED
Every Child Born In Florida Should
Have a Permanent Record of
That Fact

Jacksonville, Feb. S.-The State
Board of Health in announcing that
during 1921 more births were regis
in Florida than in any year in the his
tory of the state. stresses the import
ance of registration and calls at en-
ton to the state law requiring such
procedure to establish legal proof OF
citizenship. 1t is known, however, the
board states that all births are no.
registered. and largely because of this
reason Florida has not yet been ac-
cepted into the Birth Registration
Area.
In pointing out the Importance of
registration the board states that dur
ing the the last year thirty-one copies
OF birth certificates were certified in
order that Floridians might partici-
pate in federal compensation or voca-
tional training
Birth certificates of two soldiers
who were killed in action during the
world war were certified in order that
their mothers might receive their war
risk insurance.
a Florida boy fifteen years of age
enlisted in the army and later sought
t4i9 N4o'litli Sc ~ DlI III NCI IlnCdlc W dS
required 10 prove his age before he
obtained his release.
A man born in Florida and who had
been known all his life as "Sollie, -
inquired of the Vital Sta ,istics Blu.
ceau to ascertain whether it was his
real name. The original birth cert.
ficate revealed that his name was
Morton.
A certified copy of a birth certifi-
cate was furnished % prove the age
of girl held in Jail on larceny
charge. Her release depended upon
the record as her statement as to age
did not agree with information fur
nished by relative.
In 1894 the late DR.. r. II. Dean. one
OF the most widely known physicians
in the state, tended birth in a
Florida home and while filling out a
certificate told the mother the record
would be needed some time. The
child grew up. became a soldier and
lost his life in Europe. His mother.
who applied for Il copy of her sons
birth certificate in order tha she
might receive federal compensation,
said she had remembered the state
ment Of DR.. Dean, made nearly twenty
years before.
A birth certificate was required in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

fer each of which at least 5000 per
sons OF both sex were reported il
1920, stated in the order of their nu-
mefic9k Importance We're 9s. follows
Servants and walters, 5137 males
1871 females; launderers and laun-
derers not including those employed
in lauHGriCS, 3t2 males, 1882 fc.
males; semi-skilled operatives in ci.
gar and tobacco factories, S,594 males
500 females; retail dealers, 11,2S4
males, 92S females; laborers in saw
mills and planing mills, LIB males
359 females; carpenters, 11,674 males
five females; general laborers, labor
ers employed on buildings and labor
ers for whom the line of work was
not specified. $500 males and 37S fe-
males; salesman and saleswOmen. s.
6i4 males, 2,3S1 females; clerks, eX-
cept in stores, 4.2i3 males, 1894 fe-
rla.oS; Schoo. teachers. 957 males, A.
COS females; lumbermen, craftsmen
and woodchippers, 5,402 males. IA fe-
males; laborers on steam railroads.
5,120 males, 1SS females.
The numbers engaged in certain
important professions were:
Clergymen, 1920 men, So women;
physicians and surgeons, 1879 men,
50 women; lawyers, judges and JUS
tees, 1,12S men and IL women.
Pronounced increases for females
are shown FOR the 70 lowing occupa-
t!onal classes; servants and wait
rssses from 11,225 in 1910 to 1871 in
1929; semi-skilled operatives in cigar
md tobacco factories, frcm 3,171 to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FLORIDA'S
GAINFUL OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Nearly Oneha of the States Population Engaged In Some Business
Classified by the Census-WOmen Show Much Activity

Washington, Feb 9-Nearly 400,
00C of Florida's 96S,47O residents in
1920 were engaged in gain:ul occupa-
tions according TO an announcement
by the department of commerce
through the census bureau, which is
sued a statement presenting the re-
suits of a further analysis Of the Oc-
Cupation statistics for the state The
number of wage earners more than IL
years of age was 3S5,313 CT whom
0,0It were males. Persons working
for salaries, wages, profits Or other
pecuniary compensation or their
equivalent were classed as "gainfully
occupied
OF the males 49,179 or 1874 per cent
were farmers, including turpentinc
farmers, fruit growers and gardeners,
End 1884 or 15.5 per cent were farm
laborers. working cut or 0n home
farms, and turpsntine, garden ard or
chard labOrers. The number OF
farmers represents an increase of III
per cent as compared with HOB in
1910, but the farm laborers show a
decrease CT 21.9. per cent trcm 59,421
III 1910.
The number of females gainfu ly
occupied included 3,25S farmers, a.
compared with 2,S22 in 1910. and H.
469 farm laborers as against 22.7l6
in 1910. The decrease in the number
of farm laborers of both sex, the
bureau states, was due largely to the
change in the census date from April
IL to January l in 1920.
The remaining occurational classes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

A modern discovery for the rapid
healing of flesh wounds, cuts, burns,
bruises, sores and scalds is Liquid
Borozone. 1t is a clear, colorless Ii
quid possessing marvellous healing
power. Price, SOC, 60c and $3.50. Sold
by all druggists. adv.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Paris sponsors this frock Of dark blue
silk serge trimmed with tomato red
chenille cord. Deep flowing sections
iensthen the kimono sleeves, while the
round neck is bound with braid. One
is not limited to belt OF self.material,
with SO many original trimmings at
hand, but fashion dictates that the
width be narrow, Medium size requires
IA yards 54inch material and 9 yards
OF chenille cord.
Pictorial Review Dress No. o73i,
Sizes, "a to ~ inches bust and IA to
2oyeaEs. PriSa, IS cents,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-07

Hartford. Sept e-The brilliant vic- ,,-,- ,,f 'rhonpson Dillon over it's two- ~.sr-oid opponents in the Nutmeg .n--e' and the breaking of the track rs~ora by Peter Manning, champion t~cftcr of the world, were the fea- ,-,-ss os the second day of racing this sses-noon al Charter Oak park. Rain .s,rre5 the races at the completion -s the t,~o-year trot. leaving two ,s ths events unfinished and another, tre s.o5 trot. not started.
 Peter Mannng's trip in 1:59 s-4 t-oie the record of eleven years ~fs-dinE Peter Uhlzn's mark of 7:oi T-f having been made in 1911. The v-iis turned in by Murphys star trot- @.- was considered remarkable be- e.use it had to face a heavy wind -smirE down the home stretch.
 rrompson Dillon was easily the riars of the field in the 2-year- r-old tTos drawing away from the rest in Inc stretch. Almaden Onward and Eobert Direct furnished the large ,--owd a couple of real finishes in the tvro heats contested in the 2.06 pace. Aimaden Onward winning the first heat bv a head and Robert Direct talk snr the second by about the same mar gin.
 .s in the 2.ll trot when Wesley R.. In the lead, went to break and was running under the wire.