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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
LAD IS ELECTROCUTED
At TOP OF 40-FOOT POLE
Alexandria Boy, Untangling
Kite String, Meets Hor-
riblc Death.
ISpecial to Tho Tunes Dispatch.


ALEXANDRIA, VA. April .
Climbing 10 tn. top OF a ,orty-foot
pole. Waiter Thompson. -ycar-old
son Of Webster l.. Thompson. OF 2i7
Gibbon street was clcctrocutcd yes
terday morning. 1920 volts OF
electricity passing through his body.
The boys companion had u kite
which got tangled in the wires and
young Thompson. Il is stated. went
home nearby and procured a i've
foot Ladder and then climbed the
remainder Of the distance II was
half AN hour before the Alexandria
county Lighting Company was noti-
wed ana when the current finally was
turned off. every stitch OF clothing
on the lads body had been burned off
and his body burned to a crisp.
when the body was lowered from
the pole by officials Of the lighting
company Il crowd of 500 persons had
gathered
The father Of the lad. employed
At the Fruit Growers Express
was summoned and arrived In time
To see his young sons charrcd body
danSlin,. from between tho cross
arm Of the high pole
Many persons turned their heads
as the body was lowered and placed
in an underwriters wicker basket
a coroncr's jury me, tonight and
returned verdict in accordance with
the facts in tho case
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03

In trade prospects. II must be borpo
In mind that the idle cars r.nnr,ad
from week TO week include !, large
number that should not go b.rk ,o
service except in emergency Thee
are better htted for the scrap bean
1t means. in fact. that II car load.
inEs incrcarc as they have done Of
late there VIII be an actual car short
age by tho time the crops are TO
he moved. II liz true that some Of
the ioadings recently reported are
excess IN that they represent hasty
movement Of coal in anticipation of
the strike. But there are enough in
crcascs in various lines OF general
merchandise not to give this move
ment too much Significance.
Railroads show increases.
Another Indication Of returning
better times ~ To be found In the
February statements OF the railroads
Fully two thirds OF the railroads %,
the country show Increases in opc-
rating revenues. practically all OF
which represents increased frc!gh,
movement. on the contrary. some o!
the important railroads hav. shown
falling on In passenger traffic that
may be rather seriously regarded a.
representative OF the high passenger
rates that are still In force. In
other words. railroad fares arc
higher than the traffic VIII bear ],
would not be surprising. therefore
II increased freight traNc vii.
sooner or later justify the roads In
making voluntary reductions in pas
s"nger rates The assumption would
be that II they would do this a,
once the Increased traitc would soon
Justify the reduction. but IL must he
remembered that railway finance IL
so d-licatcly balanced that II pas
scnger traffic IS bRrcly holding It's
own IL would not be wise to disturb
IL until little more strength has
been accumulated through increased
tonnage. II is not at ali surprising
however. that Wall Street liz turning
its attention to railroad stocks and
bonds ~ greater degree than TOT
some time. as Offering excellent in
vestment opportunities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
STEEL TRADE MAKES BIG
GAIN DURING PAST WEEK
u. S. Corporations Output
Nearing rs Per Cent of
Its Capacity.
SHOW INCREASE
Equipment Companies Are Receiving
Long Expected Sew IusIness, aud
Rhilronds OF Country Show In
crcnse In Operating Revenues.
By Walter ID. brown,

Written for tho United News
NEW YORK, April Stock mar
kct operators who have been trying
IN" short side Of the market have
met With III success. Regardless OF
theory, tradition or anything else,
the market continues its steady creep
upward. Tn" poin, is now being
reached where this persistent
strength il Of decided Significance.
Were II merely speculative. the long
looked FOR reactions would have
taken pincc. but II Is demonstrating
itself 10 bc based on something more
than that. The advance is based
unon sisady Investment buying with
speculative operations merely Incl
dental. This being so. tAre must
be an underlying reason. and that
reason can only be the gradual re,
covcry OF businss. For long ,imS
whatever Indications OF this there
were. ware below the surface. and II
took considerable fnith 10 believe in
them. Now. however. there are owl
d"nccs enough above the surface to
Justify THAI faith.
Steel Trnir Hrco,rrs
The most noteworthy recovery is
IA the steel trad". There was good
reason to believe II would lag be-
hiud other lines of business upon
the development or the last month
and particularly Of the luat week or
i"o. are proving surprise not only
10 the general public. but TO the trade
itself The United States steel Cor
p"rat!on's output is rapidly nearing
80 per cent OF its capacity. a point
mat way not expected TO Is" reached
hc'or" fall. and while independent
companies arc not 50 fortunate. they
ar" Operating TO more than 60 per
cont OF capacity Ak against 2. ana -
per :aut at the beginning of the year.
wheh ouch operation waH merely
nominal. much Of i, To proven. n
complete shut down. Two weeks ago
'h'rc Was AN end III the price cut
Ting with thc restoration OF basic
prices by the independent companies
That in ITSELF was SUFFICIENT to re-
lease orders that had been held up
until II seemed certain that the bot
tom had been reached This new
demand, In turn. resulted in a harden
'ns Of prices that ~ spreading into
all departments OF tho Industry. and
which. In turn. ~ causing the rlac-
ing of new business designed 10 take
advantage OF the present low prices
ana an anticipation o. further ad-
ydnccs.
Equipment Companies Get Orders.
% particular interest also IN the
TACT tina, the equipment companies
arc now coming Ia FOR that long e.-
p"cicn Offering OF new business which
'"u!h not. In ihc nnture OF things.
to" delayed in!ehnltely The new.
rolling stock ordered during tho first
ten weeks OF 1922 Is considerably In
cAccss Of the total amount ordered
during the whole OF 1921. This Is an
excellent Indication OF the revival
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
INVESTIGATE FINDING
OF ABANDONED INFANT
Especial to The Times-Dlspa,ch

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.
WINCHESTER. VA. April g
County authorities are Investigating
the finding yesterday OF newly
born boy baby In Shulls woods, near
stephens CITY, 10y Conley Cooley, is,
son of Jordan Cooley. living In the
vicinity. Cooley said he was pass
Ing along Il road Mt tn. side OF the
strip OF woods when h. heard the
infant cry. He at hrst thought 1t
was the family cat lost in the woods.
but when the cries continued hr
made an Investigation and found the
babe lying on the ground and with
out any garment on his body lie
ram home with the child Mrs. Cooley
wrapped the wal; in blankets. and a
doctor was called. The infant
seemed to have symptoms OF pneu-
nonia. 1t was said today the babe
probably had heen abandoned in the
woods. and officers were working on
several clues in hope OF establish
ing identity Of those responsible for
the child.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
PETERSBURG COPS
APPREHEND MANY
Lid IL Lifted by EIolntors, aud Pa
llcc HIVE m Unusually busy
NiSht-Trinls Monday.

lSpcclal 10 The Times Dispatch.
PETERSBURG. VA. Apri! 1.-The
Id was lifted by vio!ators OF the
law Saturday night, and up to c
O'Clock today, which resulted In
nineteen persons tcing arrested for
shooting craps. four being picked up
for being drunk. and other cases OF
more serious nature were those OF
Arthur Cardw.ll. colored, charged
with lunacy: j. y. Oakley white. as
sault. james Patterson, colored. as
sault: J. y. Sanford, white. abusive
language; II. ;. Jones. white. as
sault; T.. b. Schoenbaum white.
charged with permitting Il minor to
enter his poolroom; Henry Price
colored. assault: Fred Brown. col
orcd, larceny. and Guy Lehman. vio-
iation Of the prohibition law, a total
OF thirty-two arrests being regis
tered on the bloticr. The cases will
be tried Ivy Justice C!emepts Mon
day morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
WANT GLASSES BOILED
BY SODA DISPENSERS

Especial to The Times Dspatch.1
DANNiLLE. VA. April City
Health officer X. W. Garnett has
asked for the passage OF a city or
dinance compelling the dispensers OF
soft drinks to either stcrilgzc their
glasses 10y boiling them or To use
wax paper cups. Last night tho
E"ard Of Health held meeting for
'he purpose OF hearing the side of
me Sott-drink dispensers, who have
been aroused over the threatened
ordinance. No quorum OF the board
was present, SO that only informal
discussion could be had.
druggists appearing last night.
sain that 1t would cost them 800
per month to boil the glasses, and
they claimed that 1t was Unnecessary
since the fountains are kept clean.
Nearly all of those heard said that
people objected to wax paper cups.
ana preferred glasses. sterile or non
sterile
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
TUBIZE NITRIC ACID
BUILDING COMPLETED

HOPEWEI.I.. VA. April The
frs, of the four nitric acid recovery
buildings under course of Coustruc-
tion by the Tubiz" SILK Company
here was completed Saturday. and
tho work of installing machinery
has already begun.
y small fore" Of carpenters is still
employed adding finishing touches 10
the building, which is about 100 feet
long by seventy feet wide. Another
building. similar 10 tn" one just
completed. will be completed by the
first OF May. and Two others, the
foundations 10 which are already laid.
viii bc completed In a very short
while.
These buildings ar" but a part Of
the gradual expansion OF the big
plant. and Il is expected that con-
struc;ion WORK on a large scale viii
be continued throughout the sum
MGR.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
strike Doc. Not Worry nanyil,e.

pANVlLLE, VA. April 2.-Thc
coal strike found local industrial
leaders little worried over tho Inn
mediate effects OF the strike here.
Tn. Dan River Mills have six weeks
supply of fuel on hand and the mu-
nicipnl gas. electric light and water
plants have about two months sup
ply each. The street car company
has about six weeks supply. The
opinion expressed was that the gen
cral public would not feel the pinch
Of the strike unless the walk out
continued for over three months.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
.LUTHERANs' ANNUAL
SUMMER MEETING
Bryan TO Address Gathering
in Roanokc-Olhcr Speak
crs Are Announced
lSpeclal TO The Tlm.s.Ipv,,,

lSpecia' I" The Times dispatch
RoANOkE r.. VA. April 2-Thc sum
NOR assembly of church workers of
'he Lutheran Church will be held IN
the buildings OF Marion College.
Marion. Va. July 20 TO Angus, :.
according 10 am announcement made
last night by tho Row. !. Luther
Sieber chairman OF the committee
on program.
luthcranS from all parts OF VIr-
ginia and Eastern Tennessee. viii
attend this meeting. Featuring the
summer meeting Will he discussions
oi Bible studies and Sunday school
work. Among the principal speak
ers who will make addresses during
tho assembly is William Jennings
Bryan. lie VIII address "A mass
meeting on sunday. July %.
The musical program Will bc un-
der the direction Of Henry Barmhart
and Miss Nellie Stuart. of 81. Mark 8
Lutheran Church this city.
The recreation. sports ana hikes
win be under the direction OF y. $.
Craft. director OF athletics OF Roa-
nokc College. and Miss Thelma Suta-
vcrn. of Marion College
Tho evenings Will DC featured by
entertainments. lectures and musical
programs. Mrs. Gurlcy-kanc. Of
Chicago. and Professor l.. n Kcyscr
OF Springfield. ohio, wiil be among
tn" entertainers.
Other speakers, who will part'c'-
pate at the meeting. are Or u. Burt
Smith. OF Philadelphia: Professor l..
s. Kcyser, OF Springfield. Ohio: Rev.
4. pohlman. n. D. NJ. -. OF Phila
delphia: 4. y. Chiquoinc, u Phlla
delphia. general secretary OF the
Laymen's Missionary Movement OF
thetLutheran Church In America, Of
Philadelphia. Professor r. Bruce
Birch. Springfield. Ohio: Rev. y, Il
Wolf, Baltimore; Rev. william Frcas
New YORK: Rev. J.. 6. (. Miller. Japan
md Ply G 4 Runlnv Of Indin
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
WILL SELL. RAILROAD
PROPERTY AT AUCTION

Especial TO Tn. Times Dispatch.
DANVlLLE. VA. April Chap
man W. Dudley. who was some
months aro appointed receiver FOR
tho Franklin and Pittsylvania Rail
way. announced today that the fran
chisc of the railway company and it's
physical properties would be sold at
auction on Apri 90. The road is
twcuty-n.ne miles long and joins
Rocky Mount with Pittsvillc. The re-
manning nine miles between Pitts
VILE and Grctna belongs TO the
Southern Railway Company.
Mir. Dudley. who was here on bust
ness. said that he thought that there
would be several bids.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
Plan Modern Mountain school.

LiNCHBuRG. VA, April 2.-The
trustees of the Piedmont Baptist,
school maintained in the mountains
of Nelson County by the Piedmont
Association OF Amherst and Nelson
Counties. have decided To apply to
the Baptist state mission board for
assistance In the erection Of mod
ern school building in place OF the
two-room building now In use.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
To Ala In Kimnnts Organization.

I.rNCHBURG, VA. April .
Forty members OF the k!wanis club
here have signed to go TO Charlottcs-
VILE Monday afternoon to be pres
cnt at the first meeting of new
kiwanis Club there Monday night.
The Charlottesville club has been
organized largely through the eff
forts OF Lynchburg Kiwanians.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
Plan Commission Government.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VA, April ..
There Is considerable talk among
some OF our citizens concerning the
changing OF the form OF government
for Frederick sburg from the council :
manic plan to that Of five commits
sioners. one of which to be the chair
man and Mayor. 1t is probable a
mass-meeting OF citizens will be
held here to consider the subject and
decide on ways and means for hay
ing the proposition acted upon.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
Do,u,x shc-I1 s,-tc,,en

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VA. April ..
Deputy Sheriff +. w. Hockaday. OF
Spotsylvania County. suffered Sc
we're stroke OF paralysis at his home
Yesterday
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
To mcnr Interesting suits.

DANVILLE, VA. April The
civil term OF the Corporation Court
Will open on Monday morning with
cighty-two actions dockcted for dis
position. There are several interest
ing damage suits to be heard.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-12-28
GANG SIEZES
CHRISTMAS PAY
ft4-a
sATcHEL CONTAINING cuRREN'
cY OBTAINED IN RAID IN
HILLS NEAR PITTSBURG
Man on Motorcycle Is Hit WIthou'
Warning; Trio In Car Covered
BY Band and Money
Confiscated

Pittsburg-Four bandit slot and
wounded Ross Dennis, paymaster OF
the pittsburg Coal company, and es-
capped with a satchel containing about
$50, 900 in currency. The holdup oc-
CURED in the hills behind Mount Lee
banon, near here, while party OF
company officials were taking the
Christmas pay to miners at heading
IA.
County detectives, armed with not
guns, were rushed 20 Mount Lebanon
from the sherifrs office here.
Dennis was riding motorcycle In
advance OF an automobile In which
Superintendent william Young OF the
Beading mine and three other en-
ployes were guarding the pay satchel.
The bandits shot Dennis without
warning. lie fell from the motor
cycle. Before the driver Of the pay car
could stop his machine the bandits
were upon It. They covered the su-
perintendent and the guards, OBJ
tanned the satchel and escaped.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-12-28
Kaiser Sells WeddInn Photo

Doorn.-The former German en-
peror has sold to q London and New
York company the world rights in
what he describes as the first Off.
cial photograph OF his recent wed.
ding. The price paid was $10,sUu
The picture shows the former kaiser
in the uniform OF field marshal
Princess Hermoione ts wearing the
famous diadem, the wedding gifts of
her husband. 1t Is understood that
Wilhelm was considerably annoyed
when he learned OF the profits that
had been made from the sale OF ms
portrait by unofficial and unauthor-
lied photographers and this consider
alton together win desire to aug
ment his income, induced him to make
the sale.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-12-28
MISSING VICTIMS
SUPPOSED FOUND
LIMBS OF DEAD MEN TIED WITH
WIRE; GRuESoME DISCOVERY
MADE ON FERRY
Soldiers Stationed Several Mllos
Away; Identification Likely to
Be Difficult, correspon-
dent Asserts

Shreveport, lathe bodies OF two
men in high state of decomposition,
believed 70 be Watt Daniels and Thorn
as L. Richards, missing victims of
the Morehouse mob OF last August,
were found near the Eastland ferry
on Lake la Fourche. which separates
Morehouse and Richland parishes, ac-
cording to the reports. The limbs OF
the dead men were tied with wire.
They came to the surface as the re-
suit Of q big charge OF dynamite ex-
ploded by unidentified persons.
The bodies were nude except for
belts and n portion OF the trousers,
One mans head was gone. II is
thought that those who used the OK.
plosive left without Knowing the bod.
les had come to the surface.
A ferryboat had broken from its
moorings and drifted considerable
distance downstream. The bank near
where the boat was accustomed 20
landing was badly torn mp. Many
dead fish were on the surface Of the
water.
The nearest point where soldiers
were reported stationed Is said 70 be
several miles from the place OF the
dynamiting.
Owing TO the condition OF the bodies.
II is believed II win be difficult TO re-
move them and that Identification will
be difficult, unless there are marks on
the belts.
Several shots were fired at them
and the men disappeared.
Cooperiake II surrounded by dense
swamps in an inaccessible part OF
Morehouse parish, and It has been
named as the spot where the bodies
OF the two missing men. Major Watt
Daniels and Thomas Fletcher Rich.
nrds. might possibly have been thrown
by their kidnappers. according to re-
ports made by private detectives.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-12-28
ssndIt confessys 10 shootInn

Salt Lake City.-The bandits whose
gunfire probably fatally wounded hoy
lance Fitzgerald Saturday night have
been captured. Both OF them have
confessed. Sheriff C. Frank Emery
so announced. The men under arrest
are Rex Aylett and w. A. Farr. both
OF Midvale. Aylett has confessed he
was In the bandit ear which pursued
that IN which Miss Fitzgerald was
riding. He has declared that he
fired only one shot. The others,
he said, were fired by his aeeoulpllce
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-12-28
Ku Brothers In ReoaIla Barred

Harrison. --Instructlons to arrest
anyone appearing In the city wearing
the regalla OF the ku Klux Khan and
orders TO have tho sanity OF all such
persons determined by physicians,
were posted by Chief OF Police. The
orders, adopted by the common com.
I'll. also include the unmasking Of
hooded individuals and ten days Inn
,risonment
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-12-28
TO REQUEST CARDS
Be PUT ON TABLE
FINAL SHOWDOWN ON coNcEs
sIoNs FRANCE MAY BE WILL
TO MAKE, HELD FOR ACTION
state Department Denies PropoSa
Has Been Forwarded Covering
Move This Country lie
Willing 10 Make

Washington soon may bt
asked by the United states TO place
AL her cards on the table.
win the success or failure OF the
American move looking toward a so
lutl n of the old worlds economic
crisis virtually hanging on the nttt
tude OF France. this government IL
understood to be preparing 10 ask
Premier Poincare for a definite state
ment as to the utmost concessions he
rs willing to make on reparations
and kindred questions in order to re-
lieve the situation.
This government realizes the Pom
care government faces n difficult po-
lltlcal situation because OF the strong
demand in Frnace for the use OF
force In the hope OF compelling Ger
many to pay the huge reparation fig
ure which has been imposed upon
her. and the inquiry to the French
government will be propounded in the
most friendly manner.
This government has received the
German proposal calling for n COM
mission OF experts, preferably Amer.
leans, to revise the reparations down
to the highest possible Figure that Ger
many can pay. This proposal was re-
vealed exclusively by the press and
caused unusual interest in official cir
cles. II is believed that any plan the
United States agrees upon will be ac-
ceptable in the main TO Great Britain.
thus making II necessary to harmon
lie as much as possible the wide diff
ferences between france and Ger
many, n solution OF the problem is
to be reached.
The plan Of this government Is to
get the views of all the powers and
then outline q common ground upon
which negotiations could be opened
with the United States acting as o
sort OF mediator.
State department officials denied
that the informal discussions between
this government and the allies had
reached the stage where q definite
American proposal had been framed,
and said here was no truth IN re.
ports from London that the United
States at the request by German Chan,
cellor Cuno had proposed an Ameri
can commission OF business men q
revise the reparations figure.