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Southern Railway Company
Development and General Mortgage Bonds
Bearing 612po Interest
Not subject to redemption prior to maturity
Dated April IS, 1906


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Male.

SECURITY SALESMAN TO LIoUIDATE
holdings II Washington estate in Wash
ington industri.al strict commission basis.
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TAILOR: ONE EXPERIENCED IN MAX
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PITTSBURGH LIVESTOCK.

PITTSBURGH. Jan. l6.-Cattle-
Choice beeves. $7.5OaS.O0: good.
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BUNGALOW IN BoN-AIR HGrs.
roR 500 CASH: BALANCE
MONTHLY.
THE BARLOW 90.
SIC 18th street.
South Capitol 81 Suiiahis for VErehouY
etc: $4,000 50. IT.: .-ir p. Mahonev II
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Inc. l42S st
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Sullivan. 1927 Eve st. NV
BRENTWOOD. MD. NEAR WILLIAMS
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size: clear: terms: each $40 y.
Rv"- Co. Inc. lt2s 81
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
HIRES CRIPPLES TO
BEG; PAYS SO Il DAY,
STEFAN TELLS COURT
-Four appear as Witnesses
against Man Who Earned
Big Money.
[By Associated Press.I

NEW YORK, March 16.-Two Grip
pied women. a little crippled boy ana
an armless man appeared I'm a Brook.
lyn court today as witnesses agains,
John Stefan. who admitted that n.
employed the four to beg for him.
Their wages. he said, were SO day,
board and liquor when they wanted
it,"
They agreed to give him all the
money that tinkled into their tin
cups.
stefan. who is six feet tall and a
heavyweight, had distributed his beg
gars at advantageous points In the
shopping district and was encourage
ing them to greater activity when a
policeman sent them all 10 the sta
ton. search OF Ste.an's pockets net
ted two bank hooks showing recent
deposits OF $3.50. $50 in pennies
nickels and dimes. and sIl in bills
All were charged with vagrancy anu
sent to the wnrkhouse pending fur.
ther investigation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
Facing Ten Years, Will
Obey 10 Commandments
lIBy Associated press l

CRBASA. ILL. March l6.-As
an alternative TO going to prison
for ten years for rotbing a store
Of $500. Guy Robbins. farm hand,
today agreed to obey ten com.
Inandments laid down by Circuit
Judge Sentel. rke rules follow:
Go to church or Sunday school
at least once each week.
Give up cigarette smoking for
one yenr.
Stay away from pool halls one
year.
Read books selected by the
public library and report to the
probation otncer what he has read.
Keep employed constantly and
keep account OF expenditures
Stay off streets a, night except
on business.
Keep all laws of State. city or
village.
Drink no Intoxicating liquor.
Pay all court costs In s. month
ly installments.
Report to Circuit Judge tn.
first day OF each court term.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
REPUBLICANS OF HOUSE
SIGN CONFERENCE CALL
G.. 0. P. Members Circulate
Petition for Meeting
OH Tuesday.
COST OF ACT. s4.oos.7ro.aso
Compromise Compensation Measure
VIII Take Bnlk OF sum
in 1888.
IBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. March 16.-Thcre
were just two developments today I'm
the soldiers bonus muddlc. One was
the flling by Chairman Fordney. OF
the Ways and Means Committee, Of
the majority report on the compro
mise bill. which was estimated TO cost
the government total OF }4.09s.7l9..
35O- The other was the circulation OF
petition by Representative Line
berger. OF California. former serv-
Ice man. for conference OF House
Republicans for next Tuesday evening
TO discuss the bonus legislation.
Mr. Linebcrger announced tonight
that there were sixty signatures TO
the petition. OF ten more than the
number required under the rules for
conference call. He said. however,
that he hoped It would not be neccs-
sary to present the petition to Repre-
sentative Tower, chairman OF the Re-
publican House organization. It's pres-
entation. he added. would depend upon
the outcome OF the conference be-
tween House leaders and Speaker
Giliett regarding procedure for the
calling up OF the hill on the noor.
Might Delay Legislation.
II there Is decision at that con-
ference to consider the bill under a
suspension OF the rules. MIR. Line
berger said. tho petition would be
presented. There was some spec"':.
tion as TO whether Il formal con-
ference call would operate to delay
consideration OF the legislation
Chairman Fordney declared emphati-
cally that II still was his determlna-
tion to bring the bill up Monday un-
der a suspension of the rules, II that
could be done. and it not. TO cal!
II up Tuesday under a special rule II
such a rule could be obtained
Speaker Gillett liz due tn arrive to-
morrow from Florida. one day ahead
of the original schedule. and at that
time the question OF whether the
bill Will be taken up Monday prob
ably Will be settled.
VIII he In Perfect Harmony,
MT. Fordney said the conference
with the Speaker would be in per
rect harmony" and that IL Mr.. GiIlctt
held against IA suspension OF the
rules he would proceed with plans
to bring the measure up under a
special rule.
The chairman went on to say that
IL was not his desire In limit de-
bate: that II the measure were taken
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
SALE AGAIN HEADS
VIRGINIA SOLDIERS
Assumes Duties as Adjutant-
General, Succeeding 10
Lane Stern.
HONORS RETIRING CHIEF
Advanced in Rank as He Com.
pletes Military Service
of 81 Years.
HONORS RETIRING CHIEF

General William Wilson Sale. OF
Goochland County, qualified yestcr-
day at o'clock as Adjutant-Gen-
eral OF Virginia before Secretary OF
the Commonwealth B. o. James. Dur
inE the morning Adjutant- General 10
Lane Stern. who received a tempo
rary commission on March l from
Governor Trinkle. sent his rcsigna-
ton TO the Governor. and the chief
executive Issued n commission to
General Sale as Brigadier-GencrnI
and Acknowledgement of the Ma
tlonai Guard of the State of vir-
ginia.
Before retiring from office Cen
eral stern signed the following com
missions:
Calvin c. Crowder. as second lieu
tenant OF infantry.
Hartwell X. Hawthorne. Jr., as
second lieutenant of infantry.
Frank X. Saunders. as second lieu
tenant Of infantry.
Marcus r. Stanley. as second lieu
tenant. coast artillery corps +.
" ''''o'H attSIS SOIi, as captain mod
ical corps.
Edwin l.. Osborne. as second lieu
tenant OF Infantry.
General stern retires after fifty-
one years OF continuous service with
the State Militia and the Virgini Ia
National Guard. and three years in
services OF the Confederacy. with
the title OF major-general. The com
mission carrying that title having
been issued by Governor Trinkle yes
terday afternoon.
The new Adjutant- served
In that capacity under Governors
Montague and Mann. and is thorough
~ equipped by education and ex-
perience 10 discharge the duties OF
the office. Like his predecessor.
Acknowledgement Sale Is graduat 1 g
OF the law department of the Wash
ington and Lee University. and n
member OF the Kappa Alpha frat
ernity. General Stern graduated In
1870, the year General Robert T.. Lee
died.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
FATIMA VANTSHES
PENNILESS IN NEW YORK CITY
Bereft of Her 44-Carat Diamond, Which Uncle Sam
Holds for Failure to Pay Duty, She Re-
fuses Steamship Home.

woman who dazz,ed Broadway last
summer with her nose jewel. and
little later visited the White House
10 be ushered Into the presence OF
the President OF the United states
with all the dignity due a, royal
guest
The United States government was
holding tight tonight on the 44-carat
diamond that the princess naively.
brought into America without pay
Ing duty and then tried to sell PauJa
kotch. the lawyer who talked for thr
princess and Tough. for her when
those whose bills she had NOT paid
went to the courtroom. announced
that he was through, Mrs. Ida ~
Wyliie. I'm whose lodgings the prin-a
cess has remained since last Noyen.
her. said she. too. had reached the
end OF her patience. and that Patima
could never again lay her head upon
her bed or eat meal at her unpre.3
tentious table. Fo, white the
princess paid her biila at the board
Ing house. and then FOR naR2 week.
she overlooked tina. practice. tho
landlady said. Three weeks ago this
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tBy Associated press.I

NEW YORK. March lG.-The Prin-
cess Fatima, Sultena OF EabuI. in
AfshanlStan, forsaken ty her law
yer. hersn OF her 4i-carat diamond.
and denied further shelter by her
unpaid landlady. stepped into taxi.
cab today to, drive to the steamer
CITY of Lahore and embark with her
three young princeiings for voyage
to Bombay. in suite furnished by
the british Government--but she
never reached the pier.
Tonight she WAS secluded some
where. and those who knew how her
fortune of a few months ago had
ebbod away doubted II her purse
held the cost Of he'd and board II
was said she had. decided To stay and
try to recover her big diamond held
ty Uncle Sam.
Dritish Consul Not Interested.
The City OF Lahore was out on the
Atlantic tonight. The British con-
sui general was assuring those who
Inquired that he and the empire he
represented have no further interest
in the doins4fot the once wealthy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
DIR. BRAXTON BRYAN
CRITICALLY I'LL HERE
At NEPHEW'S HOME
Widely Known Episcopal
Clergyman Suffering From
Attack at HAMPTON.

Rev. Corbin BraSton Bryan. D. d.
head of the Bishop Payne Divinity
School and. until recently, rector OF
Grace Episcopal Church. Petersburg
Is critically Ill here at the home OF
his nephew. DR.. ST. George Grinnan.
Members Of his family are Mt his bed
side. DR.. Bryan. brother OF the
late Joseph Bryan. OF Richmond. suf-
iered severe attack OF angina pee
toris at Hampton last Monday.
Or. Bryan is one OF the best known
ciersymen In Virginia He was born
nearly seventy years ago ut Eagle
Point" Gloucester County. the son OF
John Randolph and Elizabeth Coal
ter Bryan. He was for seventeen
years rector OF Grace Church. Peters
burg. AT one time ne was rector OF
historic ST. joins Church. HAMPTON.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
ASKS WARRANTS OR
GRAND JURY PROBE
INTO BUCKET SHOPS
Magistrate Acts on Inquiry
Into American Cotton
Exchange.
INVOLVES OFFICERS OF
NEW YORK INSTITUTION
Says Law Clear and Explicit
on Fictitious and Make
Believe Sales.
FOOLISH DUPEs IN GAMBLING
Criticizen Exchange for Lowering
Unit Upon Which "WaEers"
Arc Mndc.
INVOLVES OFFICERS OF
NEW YORK INSTITUTION
FOOLISH DurEs N GAMBLING
Criticize" Exchange for Lowering
Unit Upon Which "WaEers".
Arc Made.
IBy Associated rress.l

NEW YORK. March l6.-Chtef City
Magistrate McAduo. who conduct ed
n John Doe" investigation OF the
American Cotton Exchange. tonight
requested the district attorney either
certain officials and members %, the
exchange or Immediately to lay be
fore grand jury evidence or bucke e,
shopping.
Besides officers OF the exchange
Magistrate McAdoo said the follow
ing persons had been involved SO far
in testimony taken at the John Doe
hearings:
Martin Goulkc. trading under the
name OF Martin & Co.
Israel Goulke. trading under the
name OF Anderson & Co.
a. 7. Jennings and Leonard C.
Cocheu, trading under the name OF
a. T. Jennings & Co.
Edward l.. Patton, trading under
the name OF Edward l.. Palmer g. Co.
Raymond Palmer. trading under
the name OF Palmer & Co.
Randolph Rose. Sr.. and Randolph
Rose. Jr.. trading under the name
OF Rose e Co.
Defines Bucket Shops,
\. w. Graham. formerly of Oxford
\. e.. president Of the American Cot
ton Exchange and author Of the cot
ton futures act. and George w
Pratt, secretary. are included among
the officers involved In the testi.
mony. Magistrate McAdoo said.
The written request for warrant,
or q grand jury investigation goer
Into detailed explanation OF the
'aw dAaninE bucket shops, prohibited
under the penal law. The law "Is
clear and explicit" the magistrate
said. In establishing legislation "a
prevent fictitious and make believe
sales, and defines as bucket shop
any building or place where any
contract prohibited by this article is
made or offered TO be made"
Criticisca Exchange.
Magistrate McAdoo criticized tn.
exchange for lowering the unit upon
which "wagers" were made from
100 To ten bales. and added that I,
was "A serious misfortune for the
large number OF foolish dupes who
indulged in this form of gambling,
and their aggregate losses must have
been great" 1t would have been
better, he said. il the unit had been
higher than 100 bales.
Even when the speculating Is
carried on within the law. II calls
for large means in order 10 meet
iarRe losses. the magistrate de-
c'ared. but imagine the chances
there are to the so-called customer
when the game is often reduced IN
wager with dishonest and ire
sponsibie persons. and when most of
those sDecnla,ing live far away from
the exchange in the cotton belt OF
the Southern States.
The evidence shows that the larg-
est part OF the transactions on this
exchange were simply wagers made
on the fluctuations OF the cotton mar
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
R.,E. & P. SUES CITY
FOR $346,949.5O
Alleges Failure TO Carry Gu,
Contrac, With the
Railroad.
INTO IN 1915
Date for Hearing Fixed at
April Term of Law and
Equity Court.

Formal notice was served nm Mace,
H'"hne yesterday NJ the institution n
oi suit against the city BY the Rich :
mond. fredericksburg and Potomac
railway Company for s3iss4o5
The suit was brought in the law
and Equity Court through r. Ran
ooIph Williams and w. r. Marks. Jr
'epreseh''nS the railroad company.
Arrnnsements Made In 1918.
This suit is the outcome of tho
ARRANGEMENTS entered into In 1915
between the company and the city
ior the lowering OF the rai;road
rtacks along the James River branch
oi the railroad. running from Acca
10 James River. and the construc-
uon or bridges over Broad Street.
Monument. Patterson and Grove Ave-
nues. This work was completed on
September %. 1920. The company al
ieses the city promised to defray
haif the expenses OF the work, but
that 1t has not done SO. and hence
the suit.
CITY Attorney Anderson is busy In
inc suit OF the Virginia Railway and
Power Company against the city. now
on trial In the Law and Equity
Court, and has not had time 10 re-
View the papers in the suit. f. RAN
do'ph Williams Is also engaged In
.ho latter case. representing the trac.
ton company.
Promised to Pay Half.
in the declaration the railway COM
pany alleges the city promised To
pay half the costs entailed I'm the
depression OF the tracks and the COS,
OF erecting bridges The specific
costs are thus stated: Broad stree,
bridge. s2s,i79.9s; Monument Avenue
s5S.9!0.ol: Patterson Avenue. sss.
33o.ol: Grove Avenue, f26.ss3.5s. in
each instance including interest from
september %. 1920. The cost OF
grade reduction Is placed at sIss,4o3.-
62.
"A date for hearing the case will
be fixed ut the April term.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
YOUTHFUL MURDERER
PAYS PENALTY TODAY
IRy United News. /

WASHINGTON. March ls.-John
McHenry. youthful murderer, will
hans tomorrow morning.
Definite word has come from ST
Augustine that President Harding
VIII not Intervene TO stay the execu-
tlon, in spite Of the widespread agita
ton in McHenry's behalf.
Priests. pastors. church and civic
organizations have endeavorcd 10
have the death sentence Cancelled. npo
the case has attracted wider attention
man any in recent years in the Dis
trict.
tlrHenry was granted weeks re.
prieve to prepare to meet his Max
er' on the plea of priest. The week
is up Friday.
Requests for executive clemenc,
are based on the argument that Nc
henry is mentally child. and Is no,
responsible. He was convicted of
Staying merchant and detective
when attempting a robbery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
ANTHRACITE COAL
OPERATORS REPLY
TO WORKERS TODAY
Meet in Secret Session to
Frame Answer to 10
Demands.
PREDICT STOPPACE OF
WORK AFTER APRIL l
Government TO Maintain
Hands-Off Policy, Says
Secretary Davis.
OWNERS THINK WAGES HIGH
HeIiere Proprietors VIII 0ner a
C"mpros'ise Set of Conn
terproposais.
PREDICT STOPPACE OF
WORK AFTER APRIL 1
OWNERS THINK WAGES HIGH
neiieve Proprietors VIII Oner a
Compromise Set of Conn
terproposals.
IBy Associated Press. ]

NE" YORK. March ls-Operator.
Of seventy-four anthracite coal mInex
went into secret session here tonight
Ia frame their answer To th. nine.
teen wage demands submitted bv
leaders, or organized labor In the
coal fields.
whether they win accept. reJec,
or counter the demands of the
miners VIII not be made known unlIl
tomorrow. when owners aud workers.
VIII hold joint session.
Regardless OF the outcome of this
conference. IL tx generally predicted
by both sides and by Official OH
servers OF the United states Depart
meht "i Labor that the anthracite
mine" VIII suspend operations after
April j. The object pf tomorrow.s
session VIII he TO determine whether
q prntracted suspension Of the s,r,l :.
may be averted by an oner to com.
promise the wage question.
Hnnds-On Policy.
secretary OF Labor Dav!s. here 10
ahy' oanished all proba blli,y OF gov
tfnfnent intervention in The present
negotiations
The government will maintain q
hands-on policy and will give tho
owners and miners every onpor.
tuni'y TO se,ue their difference,
pea. sfully," he said. Unless a nro-
"ac.ed suspension or lengthy strike
results reaching climax which will
result in direct Injury TO the con-
huming public, we shall not inter.
venc.
what policy the government sha,,
), ADOPT In such an event will be de
cided when the emergency actually
ar:ses. We need not cross the bridge
until We come to IT,
Predict Rejection.
AthonSh II had been reported that
MI DAVIS would confer with John l..
Lewis. president OF the international
organization OF United Mine Work
ers' ne declared he would not par-
rcipate In the controversy at present
and that his trip 10 New York wan in
no way connected with the coal
question
Mr. Davis personal representatIyes
IT r. u. DAVIS and william Rogers.
OF 'he department OF Labor. tonight
predicted that the demands OF the
miners would be rejected by the op-
orators. but that the latter would
oner a compromise set OF counter
proposals.
The owners here openly expressed
conviction that wages in the mInes
are already too high, and intimated
mat they would seek a revision OF
The scale downward rather than up.
ward.
The miners base their claims for a
h'9her scale on assertions thai
wages have not advanced in propor-
ton with living costs.
The owners counter with a Claim
that the consumer is paying too
much Tor the product. and that ex-
cessIve wages In the mines are re-
sponsible.