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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24

Resolution Offered by Coun-
Gilman Phillips Precipi-
tatcs Trouble.
UMLAUF OILS WATERS
Finance Body Will Coufer
With Mayor and Advisory
Board Tonight.

Averting an imminent clash on
ainerences OF opinion In moment OF
tense excitement during the hearings
by the Finance Committee of CITY
Council last night, the Mayors tenta-
tive budget being under discussion
Councilman Cmlauf spread an aureole
OF peace. and resolution, offered by
Councilman Phillips. OF Jefferson
Ward, was Withdrawn. a suggestion
offered by Councilman Jones. OF Madi-
son Ward. WAS adopted. and the com
mittee. at 40 O'Clock. adjourned
until $3.50 o'clock tonight. when n
conference between the committees
the Advisory Board and the Mayor
on the question OF salary and wages
will be held.
The cause OF the excitement was a
resolution offered by Mr.. Phillips
after IL had been explained that tho
wages of 492 city employees, mainly
In the iaboring divisions or the De-
partments Of Welfare. Works and
Utilities. had been cut TO more or
less degree. while employees higher
up" had received increases. MIR,
t1dt the cOmtnl =
tee adopt resolution requesting the
directors to continue the present rates
OF wages until the committee had di
gested the contents OF the report.
Phillips Explains Paper.
In presenting his resolution, Mr..
Phillips said. while he realized the
Council could not compel the Mayor
and the directors to alter their recon-
mendations. Council has the right "a
decline TO approve the paper and send
II back. and then the Mayor will have
10 gropc In the dark to find another,
Il am not antngonizing the bud
get" he said, but wish to see CO.
operation. There is no use precipitat-
ing condition which may result In
discord. but Council Is In no wise
bound TO adopt the budget"
Mr.. Jones questioned the wisdom OF
the resolution, He said the Council
probably had made mistake recently
In regard To the street car strike, as
Il result OF which a lot OF men were
now suffering, and IL would be bad
policy. to again come to the dagger
point" He believed the Mayor anu
the directors might get In confer
nee with the committee. discuss the
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IS INITIAL. ACTION
BY EITHER BRANCH
ON FINANCE PLAN
Governor Says Issue. Prop
erly Safeguardcd, Should
Not Be Feared.
s EXPLAINS HIS CHANGED
ATTITUDE ON SCHEME
Money Borrowed Now at Bet.
Ter Rate Than Twelve
Months Ago.
WOULD AFFORD EMPLOYMENT.
~
Proponents OF Plan Declare There
VIII nc No EIcuse for Increased
Taxation.
EXPLAINS HIS CHANGED
ATTITUDE ON SCHEME
WOULD AFFORD EMPLOYMENT
Proponents OF PInn Declare There
VIII nc No EIcuse for Inrr-nscd
Taxation.

First action OF either branch or the
General Assembly on the proposed
>52,0oo.oOO bond issue for road con-
Struction Will be taken this after
noon. when the Senate Committee on
hoads and Internal Navigation viii
go into consideration OF the vaughan
bill
The Vaughan bin is similar To one
introduced in the House. but which
an yet has not been acted upon. The
"h mas twelve patrons In the SEN
ate ana provides that the bonds h.
issued during the next two years hy
'he Governor In event he considers
: ~ espcdient to do so.
\, The measure provides that III.
sSbonds shall not he sold at more than
J.. per cent interest and shall no,
oc sp!d at less than par. Adeuuate
provision is made for n sinking fund
wnich VIII retire the bonds srriaIIy
AZ the expiration ot nftccn. twenty.
twenty-five and thirty years.
'rncrni Vaughan HtIi's pn,ro,.
bchcral 'cc!i =. Vaughan. Jr. pat
ron q! The Senate bill. t. , forn.,
president OF the Virginia Good Roads
Association. which fully indors.s I,
fhe House bill has Delegate u. Uol.
man Wills rs patron.
me fcnture of the bin Is thar /,
gives the Governor discr.,Iorarv
powers In floating the bonds. II IN
vent 'he redrganised Highway De-
Partmcnt does not properly fu,c-
non ne can safeguard the intcra.,s
oi the state by refusing To ;ssu. IN.
bonds. '''
Proponents o! the bond issue poin,
"u' mat there will be no excuse .,r
','e'ehscd taxation in the !ssunnc. n,
'He poha issue. II Is declared ,b,,
'ae proposed gasoline tax Will moro
nan meet the funding OF the issua
Is also contcndcd that the cj,io.
anu PUBIC service companies nav m
per cent OF the State taxes and ,h,,
no. one cent Will he spent in ,ho
cities. III me
TWO successful moves 10 bln.L
oohu issue In the House have h.
mace. Another attempt was mado
!es'eroay. but failed under the rnI.s
u is expected that the onno,.n,s
OF ponds Will make another attemn,
To-Day to get the House to refus. ,n
consider the proposal.
After lie arrived home from Nor
foik yesterday. Governor TrInklo
flaporated on his change Of attitude
IN regard TO the bond issue III,
asserted that IT was the changed eco.
Eomic condition chiefly that impel,eJ
him to take the new stand He
pointed out. as he did at Norfolk. that
money can now be borrowed cheap
ef than II could year ago and
that materials and labor are con-
siderably lower. He also empna-
sized the fact that the construction
OF highways on large scale would
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PR0BERS OF ZR-2
DISASTER REPORT
Acronautical A Research Com.
miltee Asserts Structural
Weakness Cause of Crash.
SAVED ON FIRST TRIP
Investigators State Defects
Found i'll Dirigible Kept Sc
cret Until After Wreck.
[By Associated press1

LONDON. Feb. 23.-Thc bucklipr
OF certain girdcrs amidships OF tho
dirigible R-3S--later named m, Ip :.
ON her third trial. was Significant
as being the first indication OF the
existence OF dangerous stresses Is ono
opinion to which the aeronautical re-
search committee inclines i'm rcport :
ing that the accident to the diriyibIe
on August "a, last, when she met
win disaster with great loss of life
at HUI. was due to structural weak
ness. The report further shows that
the committee is of the opinion thar
the action OF the late flight Licu,en-
ant Prichard in steadying the ship
and relieving the stresses saved the
dirigible on that flight.
Defects Kept secret.
Ii is recalled among the London
readers OF the committees repor, that
the observer on August 81. last, when
the R-3s was uncXplainably delaying
its final trial at Howden. declared
that there were defects In the shin
which had been kept secret for from
four to five weeks.
On August 20. Brigadier-General
Maitland. then of the Air Ministry,
tEontinu cd on Page =. Col. A.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
tCLERK NOW LIMITED
TO $4,000 PER YEAR
Attempt to Reduce Compcnsa-
ton of Secretary to the
Governor Fails. ~
nRowN DEFENDS THE MEASURE
Chairman OF Appropriations Commits
tee Pleads for Means to Obtain
Competent Men.

Launching Immediately upon a
policy OF economy, members of the
House OF Delegates yesterday at
tackled provisions of the appropria-
tions bill. the first onslaught being
TO reduce the salary OF reporter for
the Supreme Court from $4,000 to ST.
900. which was successful. The SAL
ary' OF the clerk ut Richmond was
allowed to stand at $3.50. but pro-
v,sc was added limiting his total
compensation from fees and salary 10
$4,000 per year.
The clerks OF the courts at Staun-
ton and Wytheville were reduced
from $500 to S32O per year. while tho
limit for expenses OF members OF the
Supreme Court OF Appeals was placed
at $500 each, being reduced from ST.
900 each as proposed In the bill. e
Court Funds IncreRscd,
The total appropriation for corpo-
ration or hustlngs courts was in
creased from S40.OS3.3i to s4a.Ss3.34
to takc care OF the salary Of the
newly created court in Norfolk.
Attempts to reduce the sums ap-
propriate for the salaries of the sec
rotary and assistant secretary to tho
Governor were unsuccessfully made.
when the executive departmar, was
reached in the consideration of the
appropriations bill at the afternoon
session.
Delegate Marvin Smithey. CT
brunswick: T.. Hugh Smith. of Nor
thumberland: J. Il. Jones. OF Ricn-
mond. and II. Q. Norris. Jr, Of Lam
caster. offered amendments reducing
the salary or spoke. in opposition to
the amounts given in the budget bill.
"nd Delegates J. II. Price. OF Rich
mond; Charles II. Warren. of PittsyI-
rania; chairman oc the ApproprI-
atoms Committee j. Sinclair Brown.
and Thomas w. Ozlin. OF LunenSurr.
opposed the amendments and support
eu the appropriations as presented,
Seeks Prc-war Bnsis
Delegate Smithey said that in 1918.
'he secretary to the Governor re-
celVcd $1,000 per year. and in addition.
assisted In the preparation of tn.
h"dget. while the bill under consid-
GRAFTON places the salary at $4,000 pcr
year. Delegate Smithey said 4. was
the desire to get back to the Dre-war
oasis OF salaries for State employes
ana his amendment to that effect yvna
offered.
James II. Price. Delegate from
Richmond. said that economy beyond
certain point was an evil and not p
virtue. Living conditions in Rich
mond. where the State employees re-
s'de' lie said, have not fallen as they
nave probably in the rural sections
ana he said that rents. lights, tele-
phohes ana practically all living con-
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1RlCT ECONOMY INVOKED DEBAT TE STA 7E BUDGET BIZ
olAlE or VIRGINIA WILL PAY TRIBUTE ROMA DEAD TODA
$L2OOOOOO HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE BEFORE SENAT TIE COMMIT
Regal Python Breaks
o Months Hunger Strike

WASiiINGTON. Fob. 23.-Thc
National Zoologi ical Park has sue
ccssfully solved long-cndurinr
domestic difficulty. After being
on hunger strike for six months.
inc regal python. brought here
from the junglcs OF the Malay
PENINSULA last September. has de-
ciatd To take Il little nourlsh-
ment.
All the huge snake ate was a
whole Bntelope-enough susie
nance. however. say the park au-
thorities. TO keep him well and
happy for six or eight months.
Before taking" the python weigh
ed l35 pounds. After taking" no
is expected To tip the scales at
between 200 and 800 pounds
The python came 10" from It's
long stupor when the carcass Of
an antelope was placed In his
cage. After arst attempting to
swallow the animal tail nrst. he
turned IL arocnd and took il down
head-hrst. which is said Ia be IN.
preferred way la the best snake
circles. The antelope completely
disappeared down the SNAKES
throat IL tiftccn minutes. after
which the python resumed his
slumber.
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WEDDING OF PRINCESS MARY
REACHES EMOTIONAL CLIMAX
Interest Entire United Kingdom Feels in Coming Mar
riage to Viscoilnt Lascees Is Reflected in Feeling
Of Intimacy and Friendly Understanding.

went home happy after delivering her
precious gift.
Thousands of seats Offering ad-
vantageous viewpoints from which
the royal procession may be seen on
Mary's wedding day. have been gob-
bled UP at 70 apiece. Spectators arc
asking even higher prizes for posi-
tions on roof tops and upper windows,
but may be forced to lower their
prices before Tuesday.
4 force OF 5000 police. 1000 special
constablcs. and 5000 troops VIII be In
service on the day OF the wedding.
lining the route of the procession
and maintaining Gordon at West
Minister Abbey
The princess herself made her last
public appearance as the Princess
Mary" tonight. when the King and
Queen gave her splendid reception
at Buckingham Palace. Eight hun
dred guests were invited, including
Lord Curzon. Foreign Minister. and
Lloyd George. Roth wore full court
costume. and during the evening pre-
sentcd the Cabinets gift to Princes,
Mary. which Is beautiful set OF gold
plate, , - s5 y n =. ). n, "a ~ u :. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
NEW JERSEY WOMAN
ADMITS FAKE HOLDUP
Mrs. Sarah L.. Rohcrtson. or Deal,
Tell. Police Where $4,000
Jewels Arc, Hidden.
GBy United Ncws.l

ASRURY PARK. y. j., Feb. 90
The story Of one OF the most sensa-
tional "robberies" in the history Of
New Jersey has collapsed with the
confession of Mrs. Sarah l.. Robert
son. of Deal. that the hold-up and
supposed theft from her of $4,000
in jewels. reported last Saturday,
was fake" according TO Mon
mouth County officials
Prosecutor Charles F. Sexton de-
ciared Thursday night that Mrs. Rob-
ertson had confessed and had told
where the Jewels which were sup
posed 10 have been stolen were in
hiding in New York. Two represent
ntives of the prosecutor went to the
place named by Mrs. Robertson and
recovered the gems. the prosecutor
said.
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Virginia In List.

The amounts ioaneo the States.
which in each instance IL repaid with
per cent interest. would total more
than four times the principal. fol-
low:
Maine and Maryland. s955.S3S each:
Alabama. New Hampshire and Yer
mont. s669.OS6 eacn: Massachusetts.
Sl.33S.l7o: Connecticut and New Ter
soy. SI6t,61o each: Mississippi Mis-
souri, and Rhode Island. s3s2.335 each: :
New York. S.0l452O; Pennsylvania.
s2.s6I.5l4; Virginia. s2,1aS.427: South
Carolina and Georgia ,1.O51.422 each;
Louisiana and Illinois, s477.9l9 each;
kentucky. North Carolina and Ten
nessee. sI.+33,157 each; Ohio. $o.O0T,-
$50: indiana. @S6o.254; Arkansas.
Delaware and Michigan seS6.751 each.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
Military Value Of Lighter.
Than-Air Craft to Be De-
cided by Inquiry.
MAY NOT REPLACE ROMA
Secretary Weeks Denies Com.
plant Made Abou, Inabi!.
ity to Control Airship.
BY Associated prnsr

WASHlNGToN. Feb. a3.-An in
curry by ~ army air service into
'hc "hole question Of the military
value Of liHhter-than-air Graf, is ex-
rected to grow out OF ,he Roma dis
aster.
Officers Of the air service said ,o-
Gay that such an inquiry would b.,
necessary because loss OF the Roma
had entirely upset training and on
Grating programs for that branch of
'he service From the inquiry. Il IL
Understood. Will come decision as
10 whether there is sufficient military
value. direct or indirect. i'm the .m-
pIo!ment by the army of dirirIb,e
a'rcract OF great size to warrant rec.
concentrations to Congress for Inc
acquisition OF new craft of ia
than-air type
Secretary Weeks. in this conpec.
ton. said today he had no, discussed
with his military advisers m, r
t'ontlnu.u on Page > f'nI -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
COLD WAVE MOVES
ON NEW ENGLAND
Storm Warnings Are Continued from
Cnpc fatteras North
wnrl,
[By Associated Prcss.I

WASH NGTON. Feb. "a cold
wave in Northern New England and
Northern and Central New York was
forecast tonight by the Weather Blu
reau. which reported5the disturbance
which centered last night over North
crn Missouri as having moved east
northeastward to point near Mon
treal progressing northeas stward
Storm warnings were continued at
and north of Cape Hatteras.
Snow furrics Friday and Saturday
were predicted for the Great Lakes
region. with generally fair and colder
weather elsewhere east Of the Missis-
sippi River.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
WINDOWS SHATTERED
BY BOMB IN CHICAGO
Explosive "A believed to Have Been
Intended for Central De-
tectire Bureau.
(By Associated Press. ]

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Windows were
shattered and downtown office build
ings shaken by the explosion OF n
dynamite bomb at o'clock tonight.
The noise OF the explosion was heard
I'm all parts OF the loop and alarmed
guests in nearly hotels.
The explosion occurred two doors
from the Central Detective Bureau.
1t was believed that the bomb was
intended for the detective bureau in
an effort to effect a jail delivery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
BLACK HAND LETTERS
CIRCULATE IN CAPITAL
Threats of Denth Unless Large Sums
of Money Are Paid Received
I'm Washington.
Try Associated Prcss.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-Threats
OF death unless large sums of money.
ranging from $4,000 To $4,000. are
paid were said by Washington police
today 'to have been received within
the last few days by four prominent
society leaders OF the capital. The
police. as well as Department Of JUS
tice operatives. were said to be In
vcstigatfng the origin OF the threats
The threatening letters. II was said
by prominent police official. have
Eeen received by Henry White. for
mer American ambassador TO France
and one of the American commits
sioncrs TO the Versailles conference. .
Mrs. Thomas j.. Walsh. wife OF the
late Montana copper king: Mrs.
Scott Townsend. a well-known So
ciety 5leader. and Madame Hague,
wIfow OF former Norwegian min
Istcr 20 the United states.
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E.pre.s H,ts snowpIow, s Dead.

M1NNEAPCLIS. MINI. Feb. 23.--
Five trninmen were killed and five
injured and scores OF passengers
shaken up when train No. 10. through
fier on the Great Northern Hallway,
and a snowplow coilidcd head on be-
tween Delano and Montrose, thirty
miles west Of here, late today.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
outdoor Advertising Head Dies.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.--Samuel
Pratt. president OF the United Adver-
tlsing Corporation. and n pioneer In
the business OF outdoor advertising,
died yesterday on board the steam
ship Paris en- 3route to Havre. his
relatives were notified today.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
l,l65 Hours Raising
Chickens Nets 81 JOS
IRy Associated Press.I

NASHVILLE, TENN, Feb. "a
Harry feargcr, vocational stud,nt
at Washington College. T.nu.. has
found the story OF the Hen That
Laid the Golden Egg" iruc-only
he plurallzes the word for
chicken.
For the 1866 hours which Year
ger spent last year in rai.in,;
chickens. he earned Il net profit
OF Sl.l65.35. or approximately $:
an hour. according Ia a report
made by Professor Adams Phillips.
Of the college. Tne boy liI an
acre OF ground. upon which he
kept 500 hens. His total OF egg
sales amounted to s2.c5-;2 AMI
his expenses we're {I.i3l7 ~.
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WOULD PUT VEHICLES
UNDER STATE CONTROL
Action Is Complete Reversal
of That Taken in Lower
House.
BYRD AIMS nRoADsIDE At r.rEn
Not Intended to Regulate. He ys-
scrts, but to Destroy, Auto
Transportation.

After spirited hearing the Senat,
committee on Roads and lnterna
Navigation late las: night reported
out the bill placing jitneys under this
control Of the state CORPORATION
Commission. with the recommenda
tion that II he not passed. The yot,
was 10 To 3.
Opposition To the bill was patently
better organized last night than :,
was when the House General Laws
Committee held n hearing on III,
same measure two weeks ago. Al
that time the House bill was re.
ported out favorabIy. 10 tn /. I,as,
nights result in the Senate was n
complete reversal OF the House com.
mittee's action, and virtually means
the defeat OF the hill.
Embrey Open. Broadxi,Ir.
The proponents and opponents n,
the bill were each given one hour to
present their arguments The advo.
Gates OF the measure opened up with
Judge Alvin 7. Embrey. OF Fred
eiicksburg. as the first speaker. Judge
EmDrey opened a broadside against
the jitneys. which. he said, were
apparently little regulated In Rich.
mond and Norfolk" Answering tn.
argument that the bill would militata
against sclf-sovernment. Judge En-
brey took the position that. since the
transportation problem has outErown
city and county lines. 1t no longer
comes under the rules of local gov
ernment
Bonds OF the Virginia Railway and
lower Company agGregating s5.T5O,-
PO0.are held by individuals other than
the Gould interests. he said, and he
further said bonds OF utilities in
other States rank far higher than
those of Virginia corporations m
marketability.
Conceding that the day OF the
steam and electric railroad In Vir-
ginia is going, Judge Embrey pleaded
for regulation OF motor transporta-
tion.
Snys Jitneys Common Carrier.
r. Randolph Williams. counsel for
the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. was another speaker I'm IA :
Constitution makers of 1902 had an
ticipatcd the jitney. they would have
included IL in the corporations sub
ject To the rules OF the Corporation
Commission. He maintained that the
jitncy cannot be regarded other than
ms common carrier. Mr.. Williams
took issue with his co-plcader. Judge
Embrey, by saying the electric ran
way is here to stay.
Mr.. McMurran. the operator 90 II
bus line between Newport New. I'd
Yorktown, also advocated the bill. as
n protection TO regularly operated bus
lines.
The opening salvos against the bill
were fired by Richard f.. Byrd, for
mer Speaker Of the House. Mr.
Byrd brought n message from City
Attorney Anderson, OF Richmond. who
expressed the opinion this city is able
to care for It's own transportation
problems.
This is not Il bill to regulate the
titney." Mr.. BIRD declared. 1T Is in
tended To destroy them. II is so
drastic in it's provisions that they
Continued on Page . Col 81
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N. Y. POLICE RESERVE
SENDS GIFT TO PRINCESS

QUEENSTOWN. Feb. 23.-Colonei 81
william Wood. representing the New
York police reserve. has arrived here
on the Baltic, bearing with him n
gift from the reserve which will be
PRESENTED to Princess Mary upon his
arrival In London tomorrow. Colonel
Woods gift Is believed to be the frst
TO come from America.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
rIec with $4,000 In Gems.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-After fore
ing Jacob Wisnack. wholesale jewel
broker, into an automobile at tho
point OF pistols. two bandits today
robbed him OF $4,000 In diamonds.
which he carried In brief case.
knocked him unconscious and dumped
him out on the pavement, They es-
capped. Mf ~ Z. - u t-tsf
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-24
DRUG ADDICT STORY
YET UNCONF F|RMED
Man Held in Detroit Sticks
to Taylor Murder
Statement.
PISTOL IS NOT LOCATED
Los Angeles Sheriff Spends
Hours Searching Place
Fields Describes.
PISTOL IS NOT LOCAJ ED
IRr Assocla,cd Press l

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 23-A Chinese
tearing the name OF Wong Ice. the
same as that OF the Chipfsc said by
Harry NJ. Fields. in Detroit. to have
heen member of the group OF three
peIsohs ne drove to the home OF
william Desmond Taylor the nigh,
'hc MIN director was murdered. left
Los Angeles Chinatown two DAYS
ago, IT was announced tonight by
saeriff's deputies at work on the ease.