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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
". NJ. HABL|STON.
BANKER, IS DEAD
Succumbs 10 Heart Attack,
Following Illness of Sew
eral Months.
FUNERAL SATURDAY AT 3
Organized Old Do mini O II
Trust Company and Broad
Street Bank.

William Merritt Hahllston. aged 6s.
president Of the Old Dominion Trust
company and also OF the broad
street Bank. and one OF the most
prominent bankers and capitalists in
Virginia, died yesterday morning at
1910 o'clock In l!s home. "Winde-
mere ON the Cary Street Road. near
stop -. Westhampton. He had been
IN railing health for several months.
or since his return from Europe in
December. and death was due to q
heart attack.
The funeral will take place from
81. stephens Church tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock. Rev. w. Russe,,
Bowie. ID. D., rector OF ST PauI's
VIII assist Rev. {. X. Palmer, rector
OF st. Stephens. in the services. In
terncnt will be in Hollywood.
The following will. act as palIbear-
ers: ActiFe-J. I. Chase. Frank Hob
son, Julian w. Tyler. Andrew Gray.
w. II. Slaughter. DR. Alexander q.
Brown. Il. l.. Lipscomb and r. Gar
nett Tabb.
Honorary-E. l.. Word. JudEe
George l.. Christian. j. A. Moncur..
Q. "a. Funsten. w. Meade Addison.
Rruce Bowe. Robert T.. Henley. DR..
stuart Mcclure. Egbert G. Leigh, Jr..
Thomas L. Moore. S. =. Il. patteson.
Malvern {. Patteson. Judge J. M.
Mullen. Leroy Brown. Henry l.. ca
bell. Langhorne Putney, f.. NJ. Crutch-
hcid. 7. c. Williams, Jr., w. Brydou
Tenant. II. Seldom Taylor and Dr..
Stuart Michaux.
born Here In 1883.
Directors OF the Broad Street Bank
ana the Old Dominion Trust Companv
also Will act as honorary pallbear
ers. Pallbearers are asked 10 NEE,
at the late home at 2:3O O'Clock.
Mr.. Habliston was horn I'm Rich
mohd' September 10. 1855, the son OF
Charles Is. liabliston and Mary Cor
don Habliston. He began his bust
ness life rs clerk in the furnIturr
store OK his father and uncle. known
as Habliston & Bro. located at the
southeast corner OF Ninth and Main
streets. Later. when still young
man. Mr.. Habliston went TO Peters
burg where he founded the furni-
tnre business known as w. ri. Hab.
iiston d Co. This firm later was con-
rerted into the Petersburg Furnitur.
Company. Of which MIR. .Hahliston was
president and owner at the time a.,
his death.
Ills brst banking experience was
as vice-pres;dent OF the NationaI
bank OF Petersburg. In 1895. he c,m,.
continued on Page 2. Column ~
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GOVERNOR COX ASSAILS
U. S. ADMINISTRATION
Asserts Failure to Participate in
Genoa Pnricy Diow to
Country.
IBy Associated PrcssI

COLUMBIA. 5. c., March 2.-"The
faiiure OF our government to engage
In TIE isroa economic confereu. a
is but another evidence OF tho ;,a
mihiStrauon failure To grasp the cs-
seniial facts &C the world wide d.
.iHssion. said Former Governor
james NJ. CoS. of Ohio. here touisht
III VII set things back more than
any development In the last .w.
Years he continued. our domestic
BUSINESS viii not show much improve.
ment unit, ,onG t,ns get better III
Ehsope. They WI improve therc
VITA the ,A:'ntGse of ideas on re-
f'vmed budgets. and kindred suu-
jects."
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UNIONS READY TO MEET
OPERATORS, SAYS LE>yJs
[By Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March o.
Hope of averting nation wid q
strike Of soft-coal miners on April 1
rests with the coal operators of
Western Pennsylvania. Ohio Indiana
and Illinois accepting the appeal OF
Secretary OF Labor Davis for a wage
conference of operators and minors,
according to the statement tonight
OF President John L. Lewis, of the
United Mine Workers Of America
Continued on Sfge 2. Col, IL
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rhy.Iclan Is Kllled by x-nay Mac,,r

ARCADIA. FLA, March 9.-Dr. I.
7. Law. physician, was clectI ocu. ID
In his Office here today while makir g
an N-ray examination OF the frac-
tured arm OF patient. As the ply
sician was adjusting the machine, his
arm came in contact with a higa-yoi-
tagc wire. Death was instantane-
Gus.
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40 CARS OF COTTON
LEAVES ATLANTA
"''" haiea VIII Cont sI6.oO0 Freieb,
TO savannah. and $1,000 More
to Euronc
[ BY Associated p-a.,

3""oCIHted PreSs.l
ATLANTA. GA. March e.-wbat
was said to be the largest a,ne,n
srlpment of export cotton from A..
ianta since the world war began. LEFT
.ooaS on special train OF forty car
Tor Europe via Savannah.
Ihere were approximately s5oo
compressed bales. and 1t was said
railroad freight charges to Savannah
would be $4,000 and the steamer
freight charges from there TO Eu.
rope $1,000, The price was no,
y stated. I.is
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Mount Jerer.on Em,,s smoke.

MADRAS, OREGON, March g.
Black smoke was observed TO-DAY
arising in columns from the south.
west side OF the Mount Jefferson
crater. The report said the erup-
tion was causing snow to melt on
the southwest slide OF the mountain,
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Hear. tn. Report, Fail. Dead

DAVENPORT. IOWA. March o.
Dr. NJ. i. Brown fell dead in the
county treasurer's Office this morn
Ing shortly after being told tho
amount OF his taxes. He was rs years
old.
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DAYL1CHT-SAVINC TIME
is REPEALED IN FRANCE
GBy Associated press.1

PARIS. March By vote OF 265
to 260 the Chamber of Deputies to-
day repealed the daylight saving time.
but adopted the amendment repeal
effective in 1928 instead OF this sum-
mer.
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PRINCESS MARY IN PARIS
Arrives In France With VIScount
I.naceiies ON wny 10 italy.

PARIS. March a9.-princess Mary
and Niscount Lasceiles arrived In
Paris nj $40 o'clock this evening
from London. They are stopping at
the British eWbassy overnight. and
with leave foEltaiy tomorrow.
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The Weather

Rain today and probably tomorrow,
somewhat warmer today, In
crcnsinE southeast winds.
For full weather report. see Editorial Par.
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CONTINUED. on Page .. Col. g.
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CONTINUED on Page 8. Col. a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-16
an order of such a character at once.

No so-called "unclassified" en-
ployee comes within the provisions of
this retirement law. The thousands
Of unclassified employees include
the laborers, charwomen and others
among the very poorest paid of all
government workers and these are
the most sorely in need of the ben
efits of the retiremnt act. Among
the instances brought to the atten-
tion of the President were those of
two superannuated charwomen who.
after lifetime of service cleaning
Tho buildings of one Of the large
executive departments in Washington.
have been dropped from the rolls
without the slightest provision for
their remaining years. Aged men,
after service as long and continuous
as the service of any Of the so-called
classified" employees are daily
being swept out of their positions in
the wholesale reductions of govern
ment forces now in progress, many
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-16

Fleet, Lowell Willcoxen, Geo. Bart
lett, Henry Scott, Ernest Toms, Err
vim Brooks Wilson Sinclair, Har-
vey Milan, Sherman Sherwood, Will
liam Barbour, and Earl Sherwood.
Misses Ellen and Rosetta Burke
were hostesses Tuesday afternoon at
a most attractive Valentine Card
Party at the home of their parents
in North Rosemont. Among those
playing were Mrs Aubrey Callahan,
Mrs. T. w. Robinson, Jr., Mrs. Chas.
F. Holden, and Misses Charlotte
Kemper, Sarah Kemper, Collins
Jones, Marie Gasson, Elizabeth
Boothe, Hilda Schneider, Elizabeth
Schneider, Margaret MoncGre, Eu-
genia Griffith, Elizabeth Bryant. Lou
Use Griffith, Josephine Gregg, Sarah
Cox, Carroll Leadbeater, Lucy An
derson, Elizabeth Ramage, Josephine
Ramage, Caroline Wattles, Nancy
Wattles, Margery Hall, Edmonia
Baker, Nina Fulton, and Mrs. Nicho-
las Trapnell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-16
AI1CTION SALE

BY virture of an order of the COR
poration court of the City of Alex
andria entered in the suit of Com
monwealth Of Virginia against one
Packard automobile touring model.
engine No. 1894, serial No. 23,032
the undersigned on Saturday the 18th
day Of February 1922 at il o'clocl:
a. NJ, will sell at public auction for
cash on the premises, Belle Haven ga
rage, Prince and Fairfax Streets, in
the city of Alexandria, Virginia, the
following property to wit: one Pack
ard automobile, touring model, engine
No. 1891, serial No. 1902.
r. II. Cox,
City Sergeant.
10-1c
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of these with dependents and no
means Of support.

Governor Scott Bone, of Alaska,
who is in Washington, reports that
the inhabitants Of that far away ter
ritory are heartily in favor Of the
Eighteenth Amendment.
"Public sentiment in Alaska for
prohibition is splendid" says Gov
ernor Bone. "This is indicated by the
American Legion post at ketchikan
adopting a strong resolution in ia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-16
The New York Bargain
House
formerly of All King Street
temporary located at 1872
North Royal Street.
37-tf.
NOTICE

| have a seven passenger SIX,
cylinder touring car in excellent
condition. Look good. Would like
to trade for light roadster. Apply
521 North Patrick Street. 39-3p.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-16

Onancock-Judge James H. Fetch
err, Jr., of the Thirty-iirst Judicial
Circuit Of Virginia, comprising the
Counties Of Accomac and Northamp
ton, died at his home at Accomac
Courthouse, on Sunday night, Febru-
airy IL, in his 65 year. Judge Fletcher
had been in failing health for seve-
raj months and, while his death was
not wholly unexpected, it came as a
shock to the Eastern Shore OF Vlr-
GINA The son Of James +. Fletcher
and Elizabeth Anne Fletcher, Judge
Fletcher was born in Accomac Coun-
ty in 1858.
Lynchburg-In an effort to ascer-
tain how farmers look upon the lssu-
ance of bonds by the State for high
way work, is shown by a petition cir
culated among farmers of southern
Campbell and northern Pittsyl vanla
counties, where 1916 out Of 1913 inter
viewed signed and expressed them
slves as favorable to al issue.
Richmond-The city Of Richmond
will have reduced representation IN
the House of Delegates from that
provided in the report Of the Joint
Committee on the Reapportionmcnt
Of the State into Senatorial and
House Districts, if the action of the
Privileges and Elections Committee
Of the House is agreed to. The COM
mittee yesterday afternoon took one
delegate from the city Of Richmond
and gave it to district to be COM
posed Of Bath and Highland and the
overflow from Rockbridgc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-16
WASHINGTON DAYBY DAY

Continued from page one)
vice Retirement law, President
Harding has been requested TO issue
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-16

vor of strict enforcement, and a
similar resolution by the Elks at
juneau. The smuggling problem
across the Canadian border, with the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-16

helpful cooperation on tie part of
British Columbia officials, promises
early solut:on
Isaac Gregg.
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dole
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet tonight in the Cnamner ol
Commerce rooms.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-20

SLIPPERY Dick Connolly and Boss
Tweed.
Many years later MIR. Foord made
himself the pioneer in the work of
acQuainting Americans with the
economic significance of the Chinese
Empire and Of promoting closer and
mutually profitable relationships be-
tween the United States and the
lands Of the Far East, If he was
not the first to realize he was one
of the foremost and most convincing
to proclaim the Importance not
merely Of the seaport commerce and
speciality trade of China, but also
of the internal resources Of that vast
country. 1t was in no spirit of
spohation that he preached an ad-
vance upon China, but rather in that
of friendship, peace and mutual aid.
These noteworthy things were
done as mere incidents of threcscorc
years of modest. inccssant and faith
ful newspaper Work-a career which
not many American journalists have
eQualed in length and uniform use
fuIness, and which none has sur
passed in integrity and loyalty to
high ideals.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-20
An Art Boom

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Dean Armitagc in your issue
of April 6 refers to the passing Of
sensatlonalsm in art and the increas-
ing public interest in fine paintings.
This is timely note, since we are un-
questionably entering upon the great
est epoch OF high art in. the worlds
history. The progress in pictorial ad-
vertsing, stage scenic effects and the
vogue of the illustrated supplement
all indicate a rapidly growing response
to aesthetic qualities, stimulating a
wider appreciation for the choicer
products of art and encouraging Amer
lean genius.
If commercialism in art has dragged
many reluctant painter from his
landscapes and portraits and impov-
erished us in the past, who can say
that through the process Of cultivat-
ing taste in new, far-reaching fields
the doors are not being opened for a
surer exploitation of native talent?
A. c. TURNER.
Brooklyn, April II, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-20
An Honor TO His Profession

The late John Foord was at once
a man Of action and a man of vision,
and two achievements Of his long
and industrious career may we'll be
remembered.
The first Of these achievements
was-more than half a century ago
his exposure Of the scoundrelism
Of the Tweed ring. That meant
work. That mean> action in the
most efficient sense. THAI meant
even no small degree Of personal and
physical peril From the danger he
did not shrink and made himself a
chief prctaeonist in New York 3
first great battle against official cor
ruption. The series of protests and
revolts against Tammanyism and
the substantial reforms in city gov
ernment which have been effected
from time to time all date from the
uprising which was largely inspired
by this newspaper mans searching
analysis of the crooked accounts Of
New-York tribune., 1922-04-20
Mooney's Release Asked

District Attorney Brady Of San
Francisco. successor to Charles NJ
Fickert, under whose authority the
Mooney prosecutions were conduct
ed, recommends, after prolonged in
yestigation, to Governor Stephens Of
California the grant Of a pardon
to Mooney and Billings. convicted as
principals in San I'rancisco's pre-
paledness parade murders.
He finds, on the basis Of confos-
sions made to him by rcpcntant wit
nosscs, that the case against Mooney
and Billings, on material points, was
q tissue Of perjury, fabricated by
the prosecution. 1t is established
that the star witness Of the prose-
cution, who declared he saw the con-
victed men in the neighborhood Of
the explosion, was q hundred miles
distant when it occurred. But there
is no remedy except through action
by the Governor. The trials were
technically regular, and the Supreme
Court of California possesses no
power at this time to grant a new
trial on account of new evidence
Hence the appeal to gubernatorial
discretion
The Mooney case has long rested
ON the consciences Of a large ma
jority of those who have taken the
pains to examine the record, More
over, it has given plausibility to the
charge that American courts could
not be trusted to do justice to "un-
desirables' when on trial before them
that it was possible to lynch such
by frame-ups. Mr. Brady does not
shrink from putting his signature
to the statement that "nobody doubts
that the convictions were secured by
perjury
That Governor Stephens viii grant
the petition of the District Attorney
is most likely. The Governor indi-
Gated his doubts when he committed
the sentence of Mooney, whose ex-
ecution was fixed, to life imprison-
ment. 1t is perhaps going too far
to say that the innocence Of Mooney
has been proved; but it is not going
too far to say that his guilt was
not proved, and as petitioners for his
freedom will join those who hold
to the good old American doctrine
that an accused man is entitled to
the benefit of legitimate doubt.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-20
A Loan to Germany

The invitation Of the Allied Repa-
ration Commission to j. p Morgan
to attend the deliberations Of the
Sub-comnissio0 which will meet i'm
Paris on April 80 to consider an in
ternational loan to Germany makes
it seem as if European fnanciers
have been misled by the recent popu-
larity Of foreign bond issues foated
in this country.
Aside from lhe question Of the eff
feCtiyencss Of any action that an
American representative might take
at such meeting if he were not Off
cially accredited. there is reason to
believe that participation in this dis
cussjon would, tor all practical pur-
poses. be futile.
The purpose of an international
loan to Germany, sanctioned by the
Reparaton Commission, is to enable
the Germans to pay cash TO the Al
lies. For the beneficial effect of this
TO be more than drop in the bucket
il would have to be a loan of at least
$600000.0O0. IN floating it the Al
lies would naturally expect that, OK
cept for a small amount absorbed by
the British, most Of it would come
from this country.
Granting that a goodly share would
be subscribed to by German sympa-
thizers, is there reason to believe
that, even if the yield were excep-
tionally high, a market for such
loan could be found in this country?
American bankers and investors
have gladly taken up high-class for
cign government and industrial is
sues during the last year. In the
war period owing in part to abnor-
NAL conditions, such issues as the
Anglo-French bonds were readily alb
s0rbed.
But there is a difference between
those bonds and an international
loan to Germany. The American
market is scarcely ripe for it, and it
is in the American market that the
Allies hope to raise the money.
If, therefore, an American unotf-
cial representative sits with the loan
commission. it is to be hoped that the
European nations viii not take it as
a sign that the Americans are pre-
pared to absorb an enormous bond
issue at the present time.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-20
One Danger Abated

The best provision of the new
automobile ordinance is the Imita-
tion of the speed of delivery wagons
and motor trucks to twelve miles an
hour.
Reckless driving Of heavy wagons
and trucks long has constituted a
serious menace to life in New York.
Their weight makes them difficult to
brake. The fact that prudent chauf-
feurs of pleasure cars viii avoid col
ision with them gives the drivers an
arrogant confidence that too often
results in accidents.
Until the construction Of spe-
cial highway up and down Manhat-
tan Island motor congestion always
Will make life precarious for the
pedestrian Keeping heavy vehicles
closely limited as to speed will, how
ever, greatly abate the danger.
The restrictions as to pleasure
cars are left much as they were.
Fifteen, twenty and twenty-five
miles an hour are prohibited, accord
ING to the locality through which
cars pass. The limit Of twenty mile.
on outlying parkways may be re-
sented, but better a little resent
ment than many accidents
Of course the ordinance Will be
valueless unless it is rigidly en-
forced. The state law is still left tc
deal with reckless speeders. Only
jail sentences for second otfense.
can curb these, but jail sentence.
are possible in the discretion of the
court
\ law permanently revoking the
license Of persistent offenders woulc
be still more effective This the
Legislature will have an opportunity
to take up if a trial of the new
ordinance fails to demonstrate its
efficacy.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-20
The Right Kind of Censorship

The motion picture producers
Will do we'll to move to make per
manent Director lIaYs's temporary
order to hold up the exhibition Of an
Arbuckle film. The money they lose
on any contract they may have with
the actor will be moro than made up
by their gain in the esteem Of the
clean minded.
There is no doubt that audiences
could be secured for this film or
for subsequent films which feature
this particular comedian, Had he
been convicted instead of acquitted
persons Of the morbid sort would
still flock to see his pictures. Those
who fight for admission to murder
trials and send flowers and write
maudlin letters to the worst or
criminals are not persons Of whole
some minds.
II would be far better for the
motion picture business if Mr. Ar
buckle were informed that his scrv-
ices arc no longer needed. True, he
was not convicted Of the charge on
which he was tried, But he was
shown by the evidence to be far be
low the American standard Of
morals.
Motion pictures have become an
American institution. SO long as
they remain clean they will be in
fluential. If they do not remain
clean, both as regards the character
of the plays and the characters Of
those who act in them, they are
doomed
The men in the industry complain
bitterly of censorship and spend a
great deal of money every year COM
batting it. They now have an
opportunity to show their wiling
ness to clean their own house. If
they refuse to do it they can expect
to be 'picked on" until no profit is
left in the business.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-20

many's diplomacy is as bungIing now
as when she was plotting prior to
1914. The mask has been lifted too
soon. The rebuke that the Allies have
given to Germany, and through her
to Russia, shows better apprecia-
tion of European actualitjes than
was manifest week ago. Lloyd
George and the Italians have had
their minds iIlumined. Had the un-
masking been postponed for year
the compact would be more danger
Gus. Keynes and his kind would
have more time to carry on the work
Of Ally disintegration. Now the
warning has come before it is too
late
New-York tribune., 1922-04-20
Called

The Fourteenth Street subway its
tunnel dug ard it's rails bought, has
been unused for nearly year be
cause the Board of Estimate has
failed either To approve or to reject
Transit Commission contracts for
ties and spikes.
Speaking Of this hold-up Of relief
for one of the city's most congestcd
areas, Governor Miller, his every
word freichted and Weighing we'll
nigh n ton. yesterday said to a
wildly cheering New York audience:
That sort Of conduct, if persisted
In too long. may become such gross
violation Of official duty as to JUS
tify-iudeed, if need be. to require
more drastic action
No names were mentioned, no def
mite announcement was made, but
he City Hall was on the wire. It's
listeners arc not too dull to catch the
meaning.
The game Of bluster and false
pretense has been called It's over,
With no return checks.
The City Hall promised fve-cent
fares. 1t furnishes six-cent fares
indeed, sever-cent fares, if account
s taken Of the extra taxes levied be
cause of city-paid interest on sub
way bonds
1t promised traffic relief. In
stead it prevents the opening of an
important line; it will not allow ties
and spikes to be bought Last night,
in the cold rain, thousands Of tired
workers stopped home on foot or
we're squeezed in crowded cars.
John F. Hylan will have it so.
Not an hour too soon does Gov
ernoy Miller declare an end to such
foolishness. Not a minute too soon
zoe he indicate that he knows his
power and has the nerve to use it in
the public interest.