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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
REVENUE ORDINANCE
COMPLETED TODAY
Instrument in iInnds OF Finance COM
ml'tec Improves Various License
lay Fees for lcnr

1t was stated by Chairman Barton
II. Hrundy yesterday that tho FL
nance Committee Of City Council
would, at meeting .;his afternoon
at O'Clock, complete the revenue or
dinance. which imposes the various
license tax fees for the year. An
open meeting of The committee will
be held Tuesday night. when inter-
csted persons viii hn heard on the
question of licenses.
II is understood there will he few
changes III the prevailing license
fees. All stand practically as they
We're last year. although there will he
few changes IN some directions.
which. however. will have little bear
ing on the general commercial in
teresis- License taxes will be placed
upon certain interests, which here
,osore have paid no fees. and the
committee hopes 10 raise consider
able additions! revenue from these
sources.
The committee has gone carefully
over the revenue producing ordi-
nance. having conferred with city
Attorney Anderson. Commissioner OF
the Revenue Rose. chief Paul, OF the
Bureau ~ Weights ana Measures;
City Comptroller Cofer and Director
Myers. OF tho Department OF Public
Safety. Ordinances of other cities Of
similar class have been examined
and u was found that the license
taxes and tho Nat tax here is lower
than IN any city TN the country.
The budget is practically complete.
and vii! be- ready 20 present TO City
Council next week. so that 4, ma y
h-,comc operative before May /.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
Farewell Dinner
Is Gipcn Leaning
Business associates Bid
Codspeed to Former
I'D. Club Chief.

At Il farewell dinner rendered to
Silas +. Leaning at the Richmond
Hotel last evening by group Of his
close business friends. Leroy Cohen
president of the Richmond Better
business Bureau. the executive sec
retaryShip of which MIR. Leaning re-
signed to so To Providence r. l.
said that Richmond was allowing MIR
Leaning to go to Providence not be
cause Providence was Il better city
than Richmond. but because Rich.
mond business men who are ac-
Iuainted with Mr.. Leaning feel tina,
MS talents are such that he will not
long remain in the Rhode Island
city. but will soon be one of the ma
uonal figures in the vigilance work
of the Better Business Bureau.
Assembled at the dinner tables
We're Il. II. Thomas. president OF the
kirhmond Advertising Club: LEROY
Cohen. Irving Grccntrcc. X. l.. Su.
vile. Gervas Taylor. Raymond Mas.
'ey, Warner Pierce. A. NJ. Ruben.
stein and Il. l.. Bcardsley.
Each of the men present made
talks during which they referred Ia
the splendid work MIR. Leaning b,,
done in Richmond in behalf ot
truthful Advertising" and IN. fare.
well talks were brief. but sincere.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
FIX $l6,0l9,308.64
AS VALUE Y. r. & p.
LIGHT AND POWER
Continual Ernm BE-, rnrn

Continued From First PagcD
claim OF the company for an amount
To be added to the valuation for it's
water powers aud water rights. This
discussion is highly technical. Tn.
conclusion reached il that there is
merit on both sides. The comuany
had claimed that the saving it. Of
fects in production of elcctric!,y nv
water power should be capitalized
ana the whole amount added 10 the
valuation. The commission SAWS tina,
to do this would deprive the public
OF any advantage from proximity 10
potential power. on the other hand
to refuse 10 allow a utility any valu.
because OF this factor would dis
courage the development of water
power by removing the Incentive
An elaborate calculation is ihcu made
OF the relative cost OF production Of
current In THE hydroelectric plants
At hichmond and Petersburg. az.
'o"'paFcd win the cost in the steam
pant at Norfolk. As a result. ahou,
'4'o'ooo Is added TO the valuation ON
| 'hls account. against 100000 asked
TOT by the company.
!" inc valuation proceeding the
'rs'hia Hallway and Power Com
P""s was represented by r. Ran
n"lHh Williams and II. Justin Moore
v! '"'S city. and w. H. Vcnable. of
'>"'i"'H. Representatives OF CON
s"mers were George Bryan for IN.
standard Paper Manufac,urin. con,
"S ana others; II. W. Peatross. for
~ cry OF Norfolk; Fran. I.outhan.
cor richmond manufacturers Asso-
eia''on; H. 9. Barclay, for the civ
.' Portsmouth. =. J. Collins Tor
Noys'er Guano Company. j. H. Cor.
D''' Tor suffolk Chamber Of Com.
ne'ee' and w II. L. Taylor. for
Swift & Co. '''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
JEFFERSON, OVERDUE,
DOCKS AT NEW YORK
Engine Trouble Develops on Vessel
of which Governor and Mrs.
TrInkle Were passcnpcrk

Overdue because Of engine trouble
off the Delaware Capes, the steamer
JEFFERSON locked last night in 6ew
York on her maiden voyage as a
passenger liner of tho Old Dominion
Transportation Company. Included
In tn" long passenger list was Gov
crnor H. Lee Trinklc. Mrs. Trinkle
and two OF their children.
TIL" Jefferson left Norfolk We'd
ncSday night at ! o'clock and was
due in New York at O'Clock yes.
tcrday afternoon. \ radiogram was
received At Norfolk early Yesterday
that engine trouble had developed,
but that the vessel was making her
way 10 port under her own steam
IL. y. lo!stettcr and "a Mr.. Sawyer
were the only other thermometers on
the passenger list. J. 4. Leslie auo
Louis |. Janc. formerly OF Rich
mond. were on hoard, and many men
and women we'll known here were
included in the passenger list.
among them being W. NJ. Martin.
secretary OF the Petersburg Cham
Der OF Commerce: Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Hamilton and Mr.. and Mrs. =. s.
SouthGate. of Norfolk. and General
and Mrs. j. /. Jervey, of Portsmouth,
Governor Trinkle and family will
return on the jefferson, according TO
their plans when they left here
They expect to reach Richmond late
tomorrow night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
MA YOR AINSLIE MAKES MOVE
TO REDUCE THE FIRE HAZARD
Would Give Building Inspector Authority to Direct
Such improvements as He Deems Necessary for
the Protection of the Public

Following suggestions from the
Bureau of Building Inspection. Mayor
Ainsiie has forwarded to City Coun-
Gil an ordinance amending various
sections of the building code. so that
both the Building Inspector and the
chief of the bureau OF fire protcc-
non may have more authority in
minimizing hazard both from the
standpoinis of fire and construction.
The proposed ordinance provides
mat the building Inspector may AT
any Time serve written or printed
hotice upon owner. lessee or man
aSer OF any existing building which
ne may deem unsafe or insecure II.
may direct that improvements he
made IN stairwayS. halls. windows.
hre escapes. aisles. walls or NAV re
quire additional means of exit whom
IS apparent that such changes will
"uu 10 the safety of the structure.
Inc ordinance also regulates tho
construction Of stairways in priva,o
dwellings. and in all structures do
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
MASONS OBSERVE
MAUNDI THURSDAY
Pelican Chapter, Rose Croi1. No. .
Assemblies for ExtinEui.h-
ing of Lights

Four hundred SCottish Rite Masons,
members al Pelican CHAPTER. Rose
Croi1. No. ., assembled AT their TEN
pie. iark Avenue and Harrison
street last night for the ceremony
OF eAtinguishinG tn. lights and the
celebration Of the mystic banquet in
observance Of Maundy THURSDAY "
s. Petit, master Of the chapter was
in charge OF the ceremonies.
The ceremony OF rei!rhtiur tho
lights VIII take place al the Jennie
sunday morning al O'Clock. follow
Ing which the annual Easter break
fast will be served.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14

signed to house three or moro fami-
lies halls leading into the public
stairway must be Enclosed in in
combustiblc walls. and the Building
Inspector may, /. he deem II neces-
sary. require incombustiblc walls
separating apartments. Dumb wait
ers and elevators are also required
To be Enclosed in fireproof shafts. with
hre doors at all openings. Boiler
ana furnace rooms in apartment
houses must he inclosed with ma
S0nry walls and iucombustible self
closing doors.
Under the proposed ordinance.
smoking in thcaters is prohibited in
all parts except I'm n room specially
planned for smoking purposes, which
shall have floor finish aud n base
on all walls of incombustiblc mn,
tcrial. No carpets. rugs or draperics
VIII be allowed in any such smoking
room
RMS paper will be given consid =
Grafton by the Ordinance Committee
next Thursday night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
MAURY CORNERSTONE
LAID DURING REUNION
President Chandler. of state Norm,,
SENIOR mt Frcdcricksburg,, to
lie Principal Spenkcr

nnring the Confederate reunion IN
nchm3nd which begins June 20. the
'N'et day and hour To bc announce
alter. the cornerstone of . ,,r.i.,,, y,
s""."oo monument to the memory %,
new Fontaine Maury will he laid
=" monument Avenue. two squares
rom the St"ncwali Jackson inonu.
men'. The Maury Memorial Associa.
ON OF which Mrs. T.. f.. Moititt is
president. has charge of the oxcrcisos
me address of the occasion viii
De delivered by A. Il. Chandler Jr
n:eS,"eht or the state Normal school
FREDERICKSBURG. President Chandlcr
Tor many years has been mucb f.,
crested N establishing suitabI,
memorial To this great Virginian and
american. and has in tho n,st fau.
Ears oeliNercd several addresses
'nn puolished A bulletin on the life
and services of Commodore U,rr,
VINO was born few miIns So
Frederick sburg.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
dope" ADDICT IS YEARS,
SONNY" CONWAY SAYS
Tells Court He Was "Jp TO
uO' When Arrested by
Federal Officers.

rearing in the case of Jacoh c
conway. alias sonny" Conway. who
Is being tried in the United States
District Court on a charge of po,-
seesinS cocaine, will he continued
this morning at 10 o'clock rho c,.a
opened yesterday morning
conway took the stand in his own
behalf and told the cour, no Mad
peen a dope" addict for tho last of-
teen or twenty years lie had a lin
box in his pocket containing eight
packets of cocaine he said, during
me chase by Federal narcotic and
secret Service officers on the night OF
May 20 1921. having hurled the
ture.
He procured cocaine from many
persons in the city. especially in tho
district around Seventeenth and Mar
snail Streets, he stated There Is
more dope in that district thnp
anywhere else in the city" he told
the court.
While on the witness stand. Con-
way pulled out OF his pocket n short
hrokcn-off nail file telling the Jury
mat that was what he used He said
that lie took n deck" OF the cocaine
placed II on the blade and then sniff
fed 1t UP his nose 1T makes Won,
feel like n man does when he's on a
spree. he told the court.
i was up at 40. boiling. charged
u1. and was scared TO death when
officers caught me-"
In speaking OF his arrest. Conway
stated that the officers struck me A
haIf dozen blows each. and hard ones
at that Officers previously called
to tho stand said that they struck
MN because he made an effort TO
KICK one and attempted to resist.
Ihey denied that he was handcuffcd
when the blows were struck. as had
been alleged.
Il gamble was Conway's answer
TO jurors question as to his oc
cupation. Judge Groner called con-
ference OF the attorneys. both for the
prosecution and the defendant. in his
private office. following the dis
closures made by Conway l.. o.
"endenburg and Marry NJ. Smith, Jr..
arc defending Conway, and District
Attorney Paul Kcar and Gallon r.
Jones are conducting the prosecution.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
HIGHWAY FUND FIGURES
GIVEN BY ACCOUNTANT
S8,322,5l3.6l Available for
Next Two Years, Says Smy,h,
Answering Governor.
rRINKLE ASKED REAL FACTS
Ends Controversy Bstween Auditor
Moore and Commissioner Coleman
M Ia Amount in Sight for New
Road Construction

To end the controversy between
two departments OF the State gov
eminent in regard TO the amount OF
money available in tho next two
years for highway construction, Gov
ernor l.. Lee Trinkle has received
report from Captain W. F. Smyth,
State accountant. which shows that
there is a; the disposal OF the state
Highway Department for 1922 the
SUM OF si.453,l9a.i0 and for 1928. the
sum OF S3,S69,3lial.
Controversy Over Funds.
Recently Commissioner George L.
Coleman announced that his depart
ment would have only $4,000, 900 for
after State Auditor c. Lee Moore
made a lengthy statement at the
request of Delegate Il. r. Bondurant,
in which he estimated that there
would be more than $4,000. 900 avail
able in the two years. Commissioner
Coleman then came back with an
other statement pointing out where
in he considered Auditor Moore had
been wrong.
Governor Trinkle made the next
move with a request to Captain
Smyth to make an investigation. in
Guiding cvonsultat!on with Commits
sioner Coleman and Auditor Moore.
The Governors request made public
yesterday by Colonel Parke Il. Deans,
his secretary. was rs follows:
'WHl YOU please furnish me with
a statement of the amount OF funds
that will be available for the High
way Commission OF Virginia TO use
in making contracts for new con-
c+ NO S,.,, iph
tenn during the years l?a2-23?
II viii ask you to consult with
the Auditor and with the Highway
Department, so when I receive your
reply. ii will give the facts, as ! am
DESTROYS that the people Of this State
know the exact status. as far as
possible, as To the available funds
during these two years for contracts
TO be let for new construction on the
highway system"
Rcpi. Of Captain Smyth.
To this request. Captain Smyth re-
ports:
81 have your letter of the eth in
slant. requesting "a statement from
me OF the amount Of funds the State
Highway Commissioner will have at
his disposal for road construction for
the year 1922. Without entering into
tie detail by which have arrived
at the result, I find that after provid-
ing for existing contracts and gem
eral expenses, the State Highway
commissioner VIII have at his dispos-
al for road construction St453.l99.t0.
or this amount he has a further liza
bility for funds advanced him for
road purposes, amounting to $l.157.-
D1S. that is included In the above
balance. which may or may not be
called within the year.
For the year 1928 the funds cs1i-
mated for road construction amount
TO s3,s6o,Sli.2l. derived from appro-
priations made by the General AS
sembly. the 10 cent tax on property
and the allotment to he made by the
united States under the bill now
pending lin Congress"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
Howard bryant TO SIM,

howard ID. Bryant well known
NihEer OF Richmond. has lcen en-.
aged L" sing the baritone part in
!'erwaid's The Seven Last words
u christ. which is being sung a,
ne seventh Street Christian Church
~ the Good Friday service al &
'''ocN tonight. the regular baritone
81 me quartet. G. j. Adams, being
kept away because OF illness Tha
berwald number is written for bari.
tone and tenor. the baritone singing
the recitativc passages. while tn.
tenor. Russell T.. Booker. sings the
words Of Christ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
To INSPECT I.nrm Ste

Thc special Council Committee on
city Farm. VIII tomorrow aftNnoon
visit the ''Boscob-l" estate. about ten
miles up James River. which has
been offered as a possible site for
the proposed city farm. With prob
ably one or two exceptions. this may
he the last inspection Of the com
mittce prior TO its report to the gen
eral committee on April 81. \ num-
Der OF admirable sites have been
visited by TIE committee. The prices
have ranged from $4,000 to $4,000.
the farms being OF varying sizes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
Penn Alumni In Met

me annual meeting OF the virpi,i,
""cIety OF the Alumni Of the In
rsi'y OF Pennsylvania viii no bni,
-. -, me rooms OF the Gid CoIony C,,n
Eich mond Hotel, tomorrow njssb, -" -,
49, c,ock II. NJ. LippincotG. sec.
80 o' the General Alumni Societv
80 n OF the university doings and
OF ana'Ts. Dinner viii he
III Marceilus Wright and RaIph
OF the local society. arc IN char sary
the meeting. &c OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
CAPTURE Tcn-GnIInn SIN

4 ten gallon capacity conner s.u,
complete with coil, one barrel ar
mash and other articles used In TN.
making of whisky. were captured
yesterday on the River Road about
two miles above the University of
Richmond by J. r. Crute. State in
spcctor OF the state Department of
Prohibition. assisted by Henrico,
County officers Dennis and Law
renee. The still was deserted tho
officers report
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
Hurt in Fail From ,.nr,

Ernest Mallory, 30 years old, .,
ash land Va. is In the memorial Hos.
pI.a'' SUFFERING with decorations and
pooy bruises. tho result o! A railroad
nociocnt near McKenny- YESTERDAY
INC patient. Hagman on the sea.
board Air Line Railroad. ia said to
nave fallen from the caA Of a locomo.
i've to the roadbed. tho engine
paused Mckenny statioi
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
Would Mar Avenue,. n,,n,,

The lot which II Is desired that IN.
city acquire Is so situated that ITS
use for any other purpose than a
PARK would dctract. !, is claimed.
1IoH Inc beauty Of Monument Ave-
nue ana would ruin that section of
tno thorouGhfare. which was de.
aligned originally as q place for M
uncHts and parks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
Firc Dcr,ror, nn,,d.u

Fire OF unknown origin. dcs,rov.d
the residenoc Of Charles Goldsmith
~ Nontrosc Avenue. carly yesterday
causing "A property ,oas e.tiraaton M
$3.50. Tho residence wns two.
story franz bui'dina. nnd tho names
%ero bcyfEs control before water
gould bs pia2ed on tho scene.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-14
SnperIntcndcntn Cnnfcr

Harris Hart. state Superintendent
OF Education. and J. y. Hiilman. oil
the state Department. are conduct
Ing superintendent conference at
Harrisonburg. to begin today ana
last through tomorrow,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-19

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Yours for service,
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The New York herald., 1922-02-19

me bearing the royal ropes Of flow
ers, five inches in diameter, which
Kalakaua had somehow contrived
to land on the lower deck across the
widening gap. Still unable to de-
tect his among the myriad faces.
swung the wondrous lariat, letting
out its yards about my flower
crowned head, that he might know
the gift was safely mine. With a
sob in the throat 1 recalled Jacks
words, that last time 1 had stood in
the same place at the Matsonia's
hurricane rail, 'Of all lands Of joy
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
Tihoti's Tahiti

into his heart, but he put his diaries
aside for some years in order that
he might recall the memory in due
perspective. He began TO write his
book in the winter of 1914, and
his pleasure was deep when he was
able to recapture his old sense Of
the wonderful island. In one of his
manuscripts he remarked: Every
thing set down in this book is true.
/ have thought it important. for a
right understanding of individual
lines, and thereby conglomcration
of detail. to give a picture of the
whole, to put down personal details
which / have been told or found out
about people. The only untruth is
that have sufficiently disguised the
personality of those OF whom they
are told, so that no one should rec.
ogniZe them"
His book will be found a record
Of historic and permanent value. A
few extracts may hint at its quality,
but it will amply repay full reading
nd study; the late William Churchill,
who had lived for years in the isl-
ands. and whose monumental work
on Polynesian dialects was compiled
for the Carnegie Foundation, would
have rejoiced in so cool, yet SYM
pathetic, a study of this singularly
fortunate isle" An able critic has
remarked that it is "the description
by a writer-one of the few-who
has left the South Seas unintoxi-
Gated" His Introductory sentences
are a keynote:
Tahiti is an island about the size
of MiddleseX, fished up in the first
gray beginning of all things from
the middle of the Pacific Ocean on a
mother o. pearl hook by some three
fingered god of the Polynesians. 1t
is a green group of mountains rising
suddenly out of the deep sea, ana
about its sides the coral insects have
built a narrow terrace, which has
got covered, in the course of ages,
with n fertile soil and an exuberant
vegetation. In the hollowS of the
mountains, in almost impenetrable
thickets. live pigs, goats. rats. liz
ards and wild poultry. Man dwells
only on the seashore and in the
lower parts of the broad, winding
There is no winter there; flowers
and fruits are always in season.
There are no dangerous beasts or
venomous insects; no malaria or
fever; there is food wherever you
go. good drinking water in every
stream, shelter enough OF nights
under every tree, and the people are
beautiful, happy and kind.
THE Europeans and Americans
The New York herald., 1922-02-19

and beauty under the sun. =. :" But
always the sob must turn to song, in
contemplation OF that beauty and
joy. Not alone because it was Jack
London's loveland do I adore Hawaii
and her people. To me, native and
kamaaina alike. have they given
their heart of sorrow and their well
come home in ways numerous and
touching. To them, therefore, this
book Our Hawaii To them,
friends all, greeting and farewell.
Love without end"
aloha pau ole"