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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
FORM LOCAL CHAPTER VA.
MEDICAL SCHOOL ALUMNI
Call for Meeting to Be Held
in College Hall Saturday
Night Issued.
DIR. MANFRED CALL HEADS BODY
Organization Follows Dinner OF
Class of % OF Two Institutions,
Eighteen Graduates of Which Re
main for business Session.

Local alumni OF the Medical College
Of Virginia met last night a; the
Commonwealth Club and perfected
the organization of Richmond chap
ter. a call Tor another meeting TO
I've held IN the college hall mex:
Saturday night was issued.
Or. Manfred Call was elected pres
,dent OF the chapter. The other OF
fcers are .. II. Toomc. v!ce-presi-
dent; Or. Frank S. Jones, treasurer.
ana Dr.. J. i. Williams, secretary.
These officers make up the executive
committee.
The meeting was held following a
dinner OF The class OF 81 OF Tho
Medical college OF Virginia and the
University College - Medicine.
Eighteen graduates OF the two col
leges of that year We're at the din
ner and remained for the meeting
IinuGhman Is Chairman.
Or. Greer BauEhman acted as tenn
Torary chairman OF the meeting, and
there was the same enthusiasm as
iha; which marked the recent din
ner Of students, faculty and officials
OF the college when plans FOR the
future were announced. Among
those who spoke was Or. II l.
Stephenson. Of Toano, president Of
the General Alumni! Association OF
the Medical College OF Virginia.
Il IS planned TO make the meet
Ing mex; Saturday night 4 big one.
Every Richmond graduate OF the
two schools making up the preSen;
college Will be urged 10 be present.
~ tina; time there WI! be a discus
sion OF plans for the botterinent and
welfare OF the medical college and
recommendations Will be made for
to. To-,
teaching force as proposed by the
board OF visitors, who have an
Gounced that :ull-;ime pres ident
viii head The institution at the next
term. Plans Will also be taken up
Tor the anals the .atser par; OF
May.
Enter Float in Pageant.
= proposal 20 have the alumni cf
the Medical College enter q hoat in
the Virginia Historical PaEean; was
taken up. and DR.. John 3. Broadnax.
Dr.. Greer BauGhman and L = Bird
were appointed on spec!a! commit
tee TO report on plans for the par
;!c!Pat!on IN the pacades and other
eo-o1eraIion with the pageant au-
thc-!t.es. = Is hoped that the work
ot the college from its Inception IN
1885 and Including Is splendid scrv-
!ye II the Interests ot the Coui.dc--
acy during the War Between the
States can be depicted properly.
The Richmond alumni hope b. their
chapter 20 wake UP the alumni Of
cthe. sections 0: the State on beha,s
q the Mcdica! College. The schuJ.
Will open lis new year In the tai.
with the iarges, STATE appropriations
III It's history. and {, IS predicted thar
the institution w.N make rapid
strides 7,-Iz- toe. q. fF,
plans now under consideration.
The :u!.-ti'nc president vii! be Sc
cured as soon as It IS possible 20
md q suitable administrative and
executive officer The officials OF
tho. institution are not acting hastily,
rs they desire 10 secure man who
Will be able to Lead the school
through the ambitious program OF de-
Ne!Upment under gGviseInent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23

enc of place, some receiving attention
from army officers. seme under the
direction OF local chapters OF the X ed
Gross. the Salvation Army, Chambers
OF Commerce, or other local agencies
Many other residents Of the iowlnnds
are reported Visiting relatives" Ia
other sections.
Etili others, few caretree souls,
who look upon life AZ n gamble, or
game to. be played out with fate,
hRvo remained IN their aoodcd homeH.
living IN upper rooms or on rufts
and keeping in touch with dry lano
through tho use or Rkiffs or plroEu.s.
Their wants nro simple and enBily
supplied by n daily trip for water, Il
l!ttlo corn meal md some "fat back"
meat. Those wants. when not already
supplied. are READILY supplied By
those moro fortunate.
No Actual Suffering Reported.
No actual suffering has been re-
ported from any section In tho lower
Mississippi Valley. Although the
river Is now at considerable higher
stages than ever before recorded. no
sudden breaks have occurred where
any considerable territory WAS inun-
dated. No one has been marooned.
SO far as reported. and no lives
have been lost. Backwater rises
slowly. and residents of flooded areas
had ample warning TO escape with
their live stock
Unprecedented nigh water will
continue through the greater part OF
May" said Il bulletin issued by the
local Weather Bureau today. THE
situation is one that demands every
prccaution. The levecs are in good
condition but no one can say when a
stretch of lcvec might be undermined
and crevassc occur.
New Orleans Is apparently safe
from such danger" the bulletin con.
tinued. but those living behind the
leNees and in low-lying bottoms
should take every precautlon."
New Orleans is safe because she
has prepared for Just such an
emergency az now confronts her"
Walter Parker. general manager Of
tho Association OF Commerce, de-
Elared today. The OLD levee system
surrounding the city was built to
Withstand much higher stage of
water than is forecast at the present
time. and the present levccs are
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
FASHION NO BOTHER
TO ODESSA MAIDENS
by Associntod Pross.1

ODESSA. April 22.-SprinY fashions
10 not bother tho women OF Odessu.
Thoy havo no now fashion Journals.
nor cloth with which TO mnJe, now
drehseH. Women sometimes huvo n
nat ana fnw yards OF rough clotl,
to clothe Themselves.
Underclo,hing iH an unknown
quantity. 30 nre stockinEa for tho
uhiucky. Women who have cloaks
ana fnrs wear thcm:in day time, but
at night leave them home. II they
ald not they would be robbed In the
durkencd Btrccts
People who go 70 the theater travel
homcwnrds In groups for protection
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
RIVER AT RECORD STAGE.
HIT GALL. ~ WILL" YET
fl]y Associntnd prn.nl

hSi "Hi'ii IN "Ef.h' 1EI
tDy Associated Prcss.l
NEW ORLEANS. April! 2a.-w!,h
the mississippi River registering
higher stnEes than over before Mt
tanned Mt nil points where records
are kept from Greonville. Miss, TO
the Gulf. with the single exception ut
Baton Rouge. and with Still higher
stages predicted. statements by levee
Official tonight Indicate that "ail Is
Weir with the levee system. with no
dangerous developments expected.
While government and ievee oGl-
Gals point out that the situation
demands every precaut!on. they de-
clare the levees throughout the lower
stretches OF the river are IN good
condition and are holding the pres
ent unprecedented high water in good
shape. Very few trouble spots have
developed and only three compare
lively unimportant breaks have oc-
Cured so far, the first NJ Ar;on!sh.
WILKINSON County. Miss, whore tho
emonnkments were cut when the
water began pouring over their tops:
NJ Bayou Sarah, near Baton Rouge.
- ~" tN ItSlutUiS were
forced to move UP on a hill when
four square miles of area was COW
cred with water, ana at Myrtle Grove.
near here. where n break occurred
today.
fnzoO Basin Covered.
Probably the largest area now
covered by water is In the lower Va
zoo River basin. where more than
1900 square miles OF land in Yazoo.
Warren and Issaquena Counties, in
Guiding some OF the best farming
lands in the delta, are Inundated
More than 1000 refugees from this
section are being cared for at Vicks-
ourS. Another large area is In
Philips County. Arkansas, where
refugees have been taken 10 Helena.
Al the intersection OF every import
ant tributary of the Mississippi with
the main stream. large areas have
been inundated, residents finding
temporary homes In nearby towns or
anywhere hi6h ground could BE-
found.
With probably thousands OF square
miles Of land overlooked by the Mis-
siss!ppi and its tributaries. mostly by
backwater, many residents of the fer
tile valley are being housed in army
tents railroad box cars and aban-
doncd outhouses. \ few are sleep
Ing under the open sky. There has
been great influx OF the homeless
to practically all towns located on
higher ground.
HcfuEce Camps Established.
No attempt has been made By any
agency to determine the number OF
people who have been driven from
their homes by the floods. Refugee
camps have been established at doz
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
EVERY AVAILABLE MAN CALLED
OUT TO AID IN FIGHT ON FLOOD
from
CONTINUED from first tage.)

volopcd In bolivar County, Mas. roo
ports received tonight state. At SOW
| oral points IN this stretch tho wRtor
In reported running ovor tho embank-
at several places. Tho TREoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroads inte to-
day ran n special train to tho throat
ened point. with 900 negro luborers.
Two moro trains will arrive tomor-
row morning with an additional 1000
and the expectation Is that by Monday
morning 5000 men Will DO at work
on this section. Every plantatlcn
owner in Bolivar and part OF Wash
ngton County has sent men and
teams TO the threatened section.
The American Legion posts In the
two counties have taken over the
work of guarding the levees and feed
ing the thousands OF workers. Tele-
graphic orders for 100000 sandbaSs
TO be shipped by express TO this sec
ton were dispatched 70 New York
tonight. and 1t has been decided to
top this entire section OF the levec.
livery Man md Team Called Ont.
South OF Hickman, Ky. where cav
ing outside the embankmcnt brought
the current OF the river sQuarely
against Rcclfoot levee. which pro-
teCts $4,000 acres of rich farming
land. call was issued tonight for
every able-bodicd man. mechanic.
business or professional. to report for
ievee work Sunday morning. All
teams IN that part of the country
have been rcquIs!tioned for the fight
on tho aood waters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
MISSISSIPPI TOWNS ADD
TO THEIR ENBANKa
by Associated Press.l


NATCHEH. MISS. April car
day from Mayor Kullman. OF Newell
ton. for men to work on the lone
leveo where slough occurred dur
ing the day. Mr.. Kullman stated that
the sloughing had been checked. but
about 200 more workers were needed
in addition 20 the 900 already en-
gagged. 4 government quarter boat
with equipment was sent to this
point.
Work on low stretches at Deer
Park, Botany Bay and below Kcmp's
Bend continues, but no serious de-
velopments were reported during the
day.
At 4 mass-mee;lnc OF citizens OF
resolutions were passed calling on
tho Red Cross To extend relief in
the Black River section of tho two
parishes.
Add TO DefenseS.
Soaking has been completed on the
front OF the town OF Ferriday and
The situation is reported we'll in hand
at the Grassmcre, Pit,sneld and Pan
ola !evces where slough!ng developed
The town of Vidalia will close the
bayou back OF the town and by sack
ing the railroad track hopes to keep
out water IN tho event of an emery
eacy.
\ special train was sent out BY
the Missouri Pacific roday to pick up
workers from Winnsboro UP the line
to relieve men who have been on
tho lcvees south OF Arkansas CRY.
Large numbers Of men are being
sent on, az Natchez TO assist in the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
Fnlling Bclo,v st. Lu,,I.

sT. LOUIS. April 22.-Appnrcntly
ehoing Its rampage. tho Miss,sslppi
River today was reported to bo fail
ing gradually from ST. Louis TO CuIro
III, leaving In its wake moro than
soo square miles OF inundated firm
iand In Southern Illinois. causing n
loss OF over 100000 In crops. prom
cry ana 1.-Two stock and depriv!ng ap-
prox!mately 1000 persons OF the,r
homes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
!. q. Cnrnrntrr unnnreh

j. {, oarprnter. president o: Rich-
mono chapter American Association
@. engineers, has been named the
odicia! representative ot the Alnsrl-
ca" Society OF C!v!! Engineers 10 the
s..nicentennial celebration a the
Virgin" Polytechnic Institute. a,
h!aehshurg. May -. % and 90
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
RUSH LANDING SITUATION

is DEEMED "vEtY GRAVE"
TulCA. Miss, April 22-willlnm
De Head, president OF the thirty
sihth section OF tho mississippi lov.o
district Announced today that tho ait-
uation noRr Rush Landing, four md
hHif miles from Tunica. WAS VERY
grave 'H result OF continued
S'oushinE OF tho ombanlsment.
Tho situation 10 very grave" Mr.
Head hn!d. IA force Of 600 m,,
worked through last night orco,,px
n baHquette and tho snmo crow CON
tihued at work today. Moro sand.
bags Rro needed"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23

All lights required were carried by
the boat. buxton Limo men say.
No news OF tho finding OF the body
or Engineer liussoy had been re-
oceiyed ut any OF tho shipping Offices
last night. Both lines have Ordorod
omployos To search for tho body.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
The Children's Hour

Here's our little Scotch friend from
across ,he water. She's very cute, don !
YOU think:
Make the body Of the don as you d,d
for the Hawaiian one shown yesterday
For the upper par, Of the dress make a
plain white waist. The skirt IL q
st!a!Sht piece 0! plaid material. plated
The sash Is also q straight piece of the
plaid material cut ON the S!as. I. IS
t;ed over one shoulder with a knot a.
the lower side. The pattern for the ha;
8 shown IN tho lower right hand cor
aer. Cut two pieces Ike "a" Stitch
the curved edges together. The longc.
'trs! ghs edge Of each piece should lie
one- half the head s.ze. When TIL
pieces are stitched together sew tn.
mailer opening 10 the part "B." HAY,
tho right sides together. Finish off IT,.
bottom OF the csp with n piece OF gcos-
rain r!Sson. Make loops and ends a,
he side.
Your little Scotch lady should looa
very jaunty.
Tomorrow We will see doll!e from
very clean little country.
r. l.. RIRLER.
7apprt5h. 1871. ey Pablo Ledger Company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
MRS. BEL0TE CONVICTED
OF HUSBANDS MURDER
Nephew Also Found Guilty.
Each Draws 2O.Ycar
Sentence.
CRIME srIns WHOLE OF, AccomAC
Story First Told of killing believed
I Until Insurance Companies Invcs-
uSatc and Find Pistol in Well
Near Scene.

iSpecial 10 Inc T!MeS-DiS patch.1
ACCOMAC, VA. April 22.-Culm,-
mating In verdict OF twenty years
each against Mrs. Mollie Belote,
widow OF Leonard w. Bolotc. prom,-
nent farmer. whose lifeless body was
found in his back yard on the night
Of January :. and Peyton VI. Kill
man, n nephew. Jointly tried with
her, the most sensational murder
trial In the judicial annals OF the
Eastern Shore came to close this
morning at Accomac Courthouse. az
ter the jury had been absent from
the courtroom one hour and a half.
Motion for new trial was over
ruled.
Crowds Attend Trial.
The greatest crowds that ever at
tended cour; trial in Accomac
ihronSed tho courthouse. It is esti-
mated that moro than 5000 people
were present on the opening day. and
the most remarkable feature OF 1t
was that 2oe women struggled and
pushed % gain their way into the
courtroom. II was the first time that
worS-l had taken such interest in n
murder trial In this part OF the
country, and this interest was main
tainec until the case ended.
Found Body in ConI House,
The murdered man was last seen
alive by his ne!ghbors early IN the
evening OF January :, when no left
one OF the village stores for his
nome After reaching home he went
INTO the back yard for supply OF
coal, Il Is said. and. after falling 10
return, his wife went out TO search
Tor him. She found his body near
the coal house. according to the ren-
e:at!y accepted version. until sus-
pic!cn was aroused OF the part OF
me insurance companies CARRYING
poIicieS on be!ote's life.
The theory that had been takon
ior granted as true was DISPUTED hv
me insurance companies. and the re-
Sn!' was that tho pistol with which
me man was apparently shot was
FOUND in nearby we'll Tho cor
9ners jury returned verde. on
january 20, when evidcnc. adduccd
was accepted as sufficient 10 warra,,
t2e arrest OF the widow and ronhou.
MIS-. Bc!o:e's bond was fixed a, s. Nno
while that Of K!liman was s7'50o
me Two were promptly indicted nv
s'aha jury and their trial began
!as' Monday before Judge WeSco.,
who Is holding his first term in ,his
county '''S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23

hiEh.water fight Mt various points
In Tho Firth Louisiana Distrln"
Tho MisHissippi 1,lvor reached n
stnHo OF boil foot hero tonight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23

higher wilder and stronger than the
oin system. No uneasinees need be
felt rs to the situation here.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23

HOTELS AND RESORTS.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-02
Did Dr. Peebles Keep His Promise
 To Speak From GraUe? Spirituqlist
 Circles in Los Angeles Are Split

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 1.-Has Dr.. James Martin Peebles, dead spiritua- list, kept the promise he made dur ing life and spoken to his friends in the world of the living from the sha- dowy land beyond the grave?
 Yes, asserts Dr. Guy Bogard, who says he received a message from Peebles on Peebles' one hundredth birthday.
 No. say Mrs. Susie McFarlane Page, close friend of Peebles. and Mrs. Min nie M. Sayres, nonprofessional med ium and pastor of the Spiritualist Church of the evelation here.
 Peebles promised the two women while stil living that he would come back to them after death. But, they say. he has not yet been able te re- turn.
 A controversy has sprung up be- tween pr. Bogard and the women that has aroused psychis and mystics of lhe Pacific coast and the whole nation
 Scientists interested
 Scientists are deeply interested too-not only those who believe in the ocrult but sceptics as we'll
 1.OCUACog OnO OA <AA1CA ASd D AOAOAAOo spiritualists and internationally eel brated metaphysician. died here Feb ruary 15 at the age of 99.
 Throughout life Peebles had been psychic scholar. occulist and delver into mystic philosophies. He had been associated with Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir William Crookes, William James and William T. Stead.
 Before his death Peebles promised .4rs. Page, who cared for him in his declining years, that he would mani fest himself after death.
 And he made the same pledge to Mrs. Sayres, his lifelong friend, whose church he had attended. Two Meetings Held
 So on March 23, which would have been Peebles one hundredth birth day, the two women prepared to re ceive him. They held a meeting at which prominent Los Angeles psy' chics were present.
 But the message from the dead doc tor failed to appear!
 At the same time pr. Bogard, ex ecutive secretary of the Long life League, of which Peebles had been a member, called a meeting in honor of Peebles' one hundredth birthday
 Five hundred attended. Many spea hers lauded the deceased Occulist
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-02

But no psychis manifestation was planned.
 Then tDr. Bogard says the spirit of Herman Kuehn, dead journalist, sud denly took possession of him. Bogard is not a medium.
 Gave Interview
 Kuehn's spirit gave, through Dr. Bogard, what purported to be an in- terview with Peebles.
 Peebles described the land beyond He said 1t was a land luxuriant with flowers. The climate was that of southern California. When he reached spirit-land, Peebles is reported to have said he found himself in wheel chair swathed in bandages.
 But Mrs. Page and Mrs. Sayres say this cannot have taken place.
 Mrs. Sayres says she was in com munication with Peebles March 19.
 He was lying on bed of roses, she says.
 "Tell Mrs. Page I'm trying-Tm trying''-Peebles said. according to Mrs. Sayres, and then faded from view.
 Peebles is not yet strong enough
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-02
Woman Superior? !? One Says Yes and Another DisagreeS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Apr. 1- Women grow up and men do not; a perfect world would be one inwhich man would be as highly developed as woman, and wherin she had no i'm agination.
 That's what Gertrude Atherton, famed novelist and essayist, wrote.
 What enrages me is that Mrs. Ath- erton is seriously endeavoring to prove that women are superior to men Nothing can be accomplishC for women in that way. It's prepos- terous, ridiculous. What we want, and what we must fight for, is equal fly of the sexes"
 That's what Mrs W. L. George. young bride of the English novelist, replied.
 And thus a merry argument was started.
 Mrs Atherton happened to publish an article, just before Mir and Mrs, George arrived in San Francisco, that discussed the intelligence of man Tor rather his lack of intelligence. It also seemed to take a 'dig" at some of the George theories. In part, it said:
 Man is woman's eternal preoccu. patton and eternal disappointment.
 Just because there may be more old maids than bachelors doesn't in- dicate that women outnumber the men. It means that she cannot over come her disappointment upon dis covering that men do not grow up and can never attain her ideal. She dreams of the perfect man-but lives alone"
 And Mrs George says in part: ~
 II believe that all women are bet ter off married and that a woman should marry even if she cannot find her ideal. Marriage Is the very best career a woman can have.
 -Of course, there are women who never met the man they considered desirable as a husband, but there are found a woman they wanted for a mate.
 This thing of woman being su- perior--no mans good enough-it's ponseusel"
 So Mrs Atherton claims woman Is superior.
 And Mrs George says she's all wrong.
 Who do you think is rishtg
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-02

made known her intention to sail from New York April II. to marry hiun in England. Here's the story of their halting romance.
 Chapter
 Mary, the daughter of a wealthy Chicago banker and broker and Alli- ster the son of L. Hamilton MeCor- mick, relative of the Mccormick family of Harvester tame, were child- hood sweethearts.
 They were in amateur theatricals together, played tennis and motoreo and rode together, and planned to marry in May, 1921. But Mary was seized with "nerves' and the date was set forward to Jan. 2, 1922.
 Chapter 2
 Chicago's Gold coast thronged the Fourth Presbyteriah Church.
 Clergyman, organist, caterer and guests were ready. A hundred thou sand dollars worth or wedding pres ents had poured into the Baker home. Congratulatory telegrams were arri- wing. The organist was getting tired playing the prelude ana guests were getting impatient
 Four o'clock. Came news there'd be mo wedding today" The church emptied Gossip not the Bridal March," was in tho cars of the crowd.
 Mary was nl. they said at the. Baker home.
 Aliister waiting at the Mccormick home, had nothing 10 say. Chapter 8 Gossip hinted that Mary was in love with Barry Baxter, English actor, and she had sent him this telegram: When put on my wedding dress l found that could not go through with it."
 Said Alfred Landon Baker, Mary's father: My daughters strength was not equal to the ceremony"
 Came this statement; Miss Baker wishes to say her physicians has pre- scribed a complete rest and chanFo cuperate. MT. McCormlck. bar flance. is going to England Miss Baker will join him In the sprlly and he mar ried quietly in Lon1ou."
 Chapter (
 Mary goes to California,
 Allister, accompanied by Henry Channon, his best man, sails for Eng- land.
 Says Allister: Mary is still my fl. ancee. The wedding will take place abroad this spring, March or April at the least" Chapter 5
 Mary obtains steamer reservations to sail Feb. 2S But on Feb. 8 she cancels them No reason is given for the postponement. It Is said she will sail later.
 Chapter 6
 March 21 dawns. Mary is stu in California. Allister in England.
 Again she cancels her steamer res ervations. No reason is given. but it is announced that she positively will san April II and that the nuptials positively will take place at the home of Allister's brother, Edward, at St, Georges Hill, Weybr1dge
 Chapter 2 (ro be Continued April 11.)