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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
F|L|BUSTER HALTS
V.R. &P.V VALUATION
Streets Committee Suffers Set.
back in Efforts 10 Pro-
cccd With Work.
DICkERSON DISS NTS
East End Councilman Refuses
TO Approve Engagement
Of New York Man.

AS tho result Of a 'ilihuster on the
part Of four members and the ab-
sence Of three. Common Council last
night gave the Streets Committee
another setback in its efforts To pro-
coed with the work ot obtaining n
valuation or tho traction conpany's
property upon which to predicate a
suitable franchise. Tho flbustcr
was led by Councilman Dickcrson. Of
Jefferson Ward. Who had as his sup
porters Counc.lmcn Mann. OF clay
Ward; Morton. OF Madison Ward and
Smith. Of jefferson Ward.
The question was the adoption or
resolution recommended By both
the Finance and Streets Committees
appropriating tho sum of $1,000 to
h" paid experts in asccrtalnin6 the
facts desired by the committee
The Streets Committee has a; its
disposal $4,000 toward payment for
tho work After Numerous confer
enccs and discussions. it was found
mat this sum would not he sum :
cent and joint meeting OF the
Streets Committee and members of
the Finance Committee resulted In q
determination to proceed with the
work at cost % $4,000. which. il
vas learned would he large enough
for the purpose.
No Disposition 10 Delay Matter.
When tho resolution came M for
rassage last nigh, Mr. DIckerson
SAID he had no disposition to delay
the "a ht. Ia,
the engagement OF John 2. Bcc,er
an expert. OF New York. with whom
the Streets Committee has ALREADY
entered into tentative contract. lie
SAID Mr.. Beclcr represented '"ton
many corporations. and would not,
give the city correct valuation"
lie favored Delos Wilcox. one OF the
experts heard by the committee.
motion 10 exclude Sir. Bceler
from consideration was defeated, but.
On motion to adopt tho recommen-
dation of the Finance Committee an
Pronriating the money needed. Mr.
Dickerson maintained his stand nt
opposition, and the resolution was
defeated by the vote OF l3 to 4.
Later In the proceedings Mr.. Eng
i'sh' who had voted for tho papcr
ana who changed his vote in order
20 ask for reconsideration, succeeded
III haVinE the resolution tabled.
lnosc who voted against tho rcso-
iu'ioh were Dickerson. Mann. Morton
ana smith; for the paper. AtI,i,so,
h"tkihs. Carpenter. English. Johns.
hacd' Moore. Peters. Roden. Sea,or
sullivan. Cmlauf and Powell Nr
English changed his vote for n,r,;,
.'lei'ar! reasons, and when the qucs-
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
president Gives Roses to
Women Correspondents
iBy Eni;cd Ncw..l

WASHINGTON. April 1.-presi-
d"nt Harding gave each Of two
women correspondents who at
tended his newspaper conference
today "A beautiful rose.
Can't have the ladies come in
her. without showing them ao,nc
special attention." he sad with a
smile. and then told the following
story:
1T reminds me OF butcher who
had his shop down in Marion near
the star office. Every time ! wen,
by the shop my friend would stop
me and hand me couple Of sau-
sages. Now give me a !i,,lc nun,
he'd say"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
Conflicting Claims Advanced.

CHARLESTON, w. VA. April T.
Conflicting claims as to the coal
strike situation in the Mingo Field
of Southern West Virginia were ad-
vanced by representatives of the
union mine workers and the William
son coal operators association to-
day. Union leaders said they had
reports that large nonunion mine
in that field had peen closed by q
strike. but the operators reported
that not one mine had been affected.
4 strike has been in progress in the
Mingo region for some time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
Alleged Bctrayer Of
Edith CaveIl Executed
lEv LmLt,I NcMs.l

LONDON. Aprii Armand
je"nn.s. alleged betravcr Of i:dith
taVell the nariyr.d EngliSh
nurse. 10 the Germans during tho
war. was executed ct Mons. Bel
girin. today, according 10 Cen
trai N"ws dispatch.
Jcanncs was recently pIecrd on
Trial charged with having be-
iraycd his country by traitor"usiy
giving Information to the Ger
mans. "" was not specifically
charged with bc;raying Miss Ca
veil. hut was SAID To have boastcd
openly during III. war OF his part
in delivering hcr to the German
army officials.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
CALLI-CURCI'S JEWELS
ARE RETURNED TO HER
Gems Reported Lost Are Recovered
Under Roadside
IRY Associated Tress.l

SAN DIEGO, CAL. April THE
jewels valued at $4,000. reported
lost ty Nine. Galli-Curci. noted
singer. ut a restaurant at San Juan
Capistrano yesterday. were found
:oday by an automobile expressman
and returned to their owner. accord.
ing to an announcement made to-
night by her manager. The Jewels
were found beneath a tree by the
side OF the highwey between this
city and Los Angeles.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
ATTACKS NEWSPAPERS
FOR CRITICIZINC HIM
Commissioner Points Out
That Deeds of Violence Have
Fallen OFF 20 Per Cent.
PROPAGANDA. SAYS mYLAN
'"> Hren Informed Gamblers Trying
&" Drive Police Hcud From
office.
my A..ocintrd prc.,.I

NEW fOUi>. Aprii T.-IInrry Crone.
lawyer. nm innorrnt hystRnder, vns
KILLED tonight In IA pIstol night he
tween pntrolmrn md n,c men, who
nrr alleged 10 hn,r stolen n tire frnrn
mn automobile Mt NndIson Avenue nnd
f"rD-thirh street. Two Of the nen
were nrrrstcd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
NEW WORK. Police HEAD
UI.iMES NEWSPAPERS
tHy Associated Pressl

li'F ltSp'lafcn Press.
NEW YORK. April nepIyins TO
charges tina, :, crime wave was wash
ing over III" city. Police commis.
siDncr Ituri=ht TO-DAY told the Roard
o, Estimate that .ihc iawicss ole
Inrn,S have never hccn allowed To-
set out or hand although 'tho press
nzs Invited crim!ua.s :r"m ali over
~ world 10 come TO this ci's. where
hay fnlseiy aliege ,hat crimes MAJ
be committed wi,h iinpuuity."
~ tn" same ,imc that he asserted
deeds ~ violence had fallen on -
per cent since 1871. th" commissions
er Obtained from IN. board autho-i-
Sat!0u 10 nppotu: 1892 extra pa
trolncn at cost Of approximately
fl,ouo, 0o0 This increase Niss ucces
sEry, he asserted in order that "ciu-
zous may lac assured as To the safety
~ Ne and property" because OF the
alarm raised by newspaper
Eo:h before Tho Board Of Estimate
and a, the regular monthly luncheon
o. thc Sew York Press Clur, the
commissioner attacked newspapers
for raising wha; he termed an un-
warranted hu. and cry. aud iuduiS
ins In unjust cr!,!ci.m Q. mis- Dc
, partncn,.
Has small I<rolIr- Force.
~ tho board meeting. Mayor llylan
,tSteG he had been Informed Ramb-
lcrs were attempting ITO plant a
propaganda" To drive tho commits
sloncr from his post, and Mr. EnriSht
fyHrcssod the opinion that the samb-
l.-s would bc glad 10 have him ont
or the department.
IN n formal communication 10 the
BOARD oi Estimate the commissioner
tot forth that. except t0- 600 men
last year. tho force. now total!ng
} 56S had not necn Increased since
July ii.516. 1913. although the popula =
tion had grown about i,oo0.Gna. OF the
sos men. only 5000 were availa bic
for regular patrol duty. making the
New York force probably the small
est in proportion to population of
any large city In the world, he said.
At the Press club, Mr.. Enright
made plea for moral support" by
the newspapers.
Good soldiers cannot be made by
cnndemning them constantly" he
cood soldiers by telling his men
tneN were Hoo''
At present. he said. there Was an
average OF 900 crimes committed
monthly.
"lr these are going TO be en- :
tiazoned on black boards" ne said,
every one is going to get excited
and the criminal encouraged. In my
opinion, there never Will be such a
thing as crimcicss city"
Patroimnp shot.
While there was being distributed
TO precinct station3' for free dis
&ribution pamphlet by Commission
er Enright on How to Guard
Against Crime" with list or
.don'ts" for citizens. another shoot
Ing was reported at the West one
Hundred and Thlrty-ffth Street sta
ton, five OF whose patroimen nave
been sho, since last December.
The latest Victim was fatrolman
f,trick McIIugh, who was shot by
one OF three NEGROES he was at
tempting to arrest in the "llack
belt" after they had tried % hold up
Joseph Fasseli. collector for an in
surancc company. in hallway AT
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
KiiI. Man to Protect Mother.

ST. LOUIS, April Miss Maud a.
Ritchie. IS years old. telephone
operator. today shot her father
George a. Ritchie. a3, butcher,
whom she asserted was abusing her
mother. Fr tl.t'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
INTONICANTS MADE
in CRAIG'S DISTILLERY
Press Drive in South ireland
Against All Ulster
Products.
WOMAN LEADER REACHES u. :.
Countess MnrkIcWlrz, IrrcconcilRbIc
Dcn"unccs Collins mud Grifhth
ns Traitors.
LEY Associn,cd rrcss-l

DUBLIN. April The worst at.
tacl; yet made in pursuance of tho
boycott on Belfast goods took place
at o'clock this morning. when the
bonded stores of th" custom house
were raided and large quantities oi
winc and whisky. mostly from i3e
fast distillcry. with which Sir James
Craig. the Ulster Premier. is con
nccted. were destroyed.
ono hundred men, armed with re.
"olvers. sledge hammers and pick
axes, broke their way into the prem
ises. where they smashed casks II
liquor. pouring it over the floor and
into the city sewers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
Raise T,,ddIer,. Wage.

READING, PA, April THE Read
Ing Iron Company posted notices to-
day raising puddlcrs' wages from Sc
20 $3.50 per ton. Laborcrs are In
creased from % ~ 10 24l-ac per
hyur.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
Damage Is Extensive.

->n official estimate OF the damag"
has not Yet been made. but the Dub
lin Evening Mail places the figure at
hundreds Of thousands of pounds.
Most OF this. however. would he the
duty. so the loser is the government
authority. in this case the provision
al government. The boycott comra:.-
tee states that 5000 casks were de-
siroycd. OF. roughly. 100000 gallons.
II estimates the value OF the liquor,
apart from the duty. at 25Q.o0o pounds
sterling.
Boyco,ting Belfast goods is now
the prominent activity os the dis
scnting Republican army section. The
chief officers OF this group are found
st orange Hall, which was recently
Communicated and which is occupied
partly by expelled Belfast workers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
HODGES IS NAMED
TO BUDGET BODY
NirSinian Succeeds Chief Jus.
,icc Taft on National
Committee.
DIRECTS STATE WORK
Has Acted in Advisory Capac.
lily in Development of
Federal System.

Major Leroy Hodges. director NJ
inc state budget, received notinca-
"on yesterday 'ha, a, meeting in
Sew York on April : ne had been
unanimously elected member o,,bo
board OF directors oc tr- National
budget Committee to succeed VIII
lam Howard TAFT. who. because 81
MS elevation to thc chief jusi,ce.
ship OF the Supreme Court of IN.
United States. was withdrawing as
an active member ot the board.
wns State Chairman.
ON January 6 1890. Major Hodges
was named State chairman pt Inc
national Budget Committee in VIZ
E!n!a and began the Organization ~
the state branch to support the ma
ION vide fight to have Congress enac,
an executive budget law. Since thc
passage Of the national budget ac,
Major Hodges has served in an sd-
Hisory capacity In tn. developm.ot
OF the Federal hys,em. and has ac
lively directed the State budget work
IN virginia since the passage O. IN.
state Law in 1918.
In the development o, the yir1in,s
budget system Major Hodges ha, con.
''Hheh Tor an operating as we'll as
pihnninS system. maintaining tina. an
effective state budget system mus.
embrace two fundamental functions,
intelligent planning Of comprehen-
SiTc expenditure program ana cSccu.
tive managerial supervision and CON
troll OF al expenditures under The
Ian as authorized by the legislative
authority. HY virtue OF amendments
tod the state law mace NJ the 1920
session of the General Assemble the
Virginia budget sys..-r has been con
stituted. both planning and an oper-
auns system along the lines advo.
Gated by Major Hodges The Federal
budget system, Major Hodges saws.
should be perfected along III. sam.
general lines which have been go SUI
cessfuily worked ou, hero IN vir.
rinia
nrown May Bc Named
NO announcement has yet been
made as 10 who Will succeed Major
lodges As state chairrnan OF tho .Ss
uonai Budget Committee in Virslnia.
IN which his election TO the national
governing board ieavn: Il vacancy.
II is thought that perhaps !. Sinclair
Brown. OF Salem. chairman Of the
Committee on Appro2-!at. .ons OF the
House Of Delegates, one of the
strongest advocates of the budget
c"stem in Virginia, Will be the new
State chairman
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-08
The Weather

Fnrtly cloudy md warmer. posstblJ
showers, today; tomorrow
cloudy md mild.
cFor full weather report. sec Page 50
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
M'CRAY REFUSES
WIGGINS PARDON
Holds indianapolis Boxer
Must Serve Sentence of
Six Months.

INDIANAPOLIS. May 4.-Charles
D. CChuck) Virgins. an Indianap-
OILS boxer. was refused a parole
Thursday by Gov. McCTay. the gov
ernor holding that the pugilist must
serve q sentence of SIX months at
fhe state farm on the charge OF con
rr-butlnE 60 the delinquency OF a
Eolng girl The governor followed
Ehe recomrn endatlon Of the state
board OF pardons.
WirEins was convicted Jan IS.
r9-1 but appealed 20 the supreme
court His conviction was sustained
Hc was recently granted a 6o-day
rcprieve bv the governor in order
rhat be might participate in boxing
bouts for which he was under con
tract AS the result o. the COVER
Eor's action today ne must begin
serving the six months sentence at
ahe end OF the reprieve.
The governor in acting upon rec
concentrations made by the pardon
board. foIlowing its April hearings
today extended cIemency IN Is cases
and refused - petitions
A 50 day temporary parole was
rauted Norval Sweeney. who was
sentenced from Howard county
March %. last. 20 serve one 10 IA
years IN the state prison on a charge
o. Grand larceny
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
JURY FINDS NURSE
GUILTY OF MURDER
Eastlake Slayer Sentenced to
20 Years in Virginia
Penitentiary.

MONTROSE. Va. May A YER
dict Of guilty OF murder in the first
degree was returned by a Jury in
Westmoreland county court Thurs
day night against Miss Sarah f.
Knox Baltimore nurse, charged
with killing Of Mrs. Margaret L.
Eastlake at Colonial beach last sep
TENDER. The. jury stipulated that the
verdict should carry a sentence OF
% years imprisonment in the state
penitentiary. The verdict was reach
ed after one hour and IS minutes
elaboration.
The court room was crowded as
Miss Knox was brought from the
Jail 10 face the jury. The nurse
stood erect as the sentence was an
nounced and displayed no emotion.
Judge Chlnn then formally SEN
fenced her and said he thought the
jury had been most lenient" with
her.
No steps were taken by defense
counsel toward filing an appeal II
Is expected she viii be taken 10
Richmond Friday 10 begin serving
sentence.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
HARDING C0NFERS
WITH MINE CHIEF
President Secures Strikers
View In Two-Hour Talk
With Lewis.

WASHINGTON. May 4-Pres't
Harding gave his personal consider
alton 20 the coal strike Thursday
when he conferred for two hours
with John l.. Lewis. president Of the
United Mine Workers. and Sec'y
Davis After the conference. Mr..
Lewis. with the approval of Sec'y
Davis, said the discussion had been
upon certain fundamental condi-
tiors in the industry" but beyond
this nothing could DE said The
strike from the unions standpoint.
he added was " developing normally
and without any breaks.
The strike and lis relation 10 III
senerol economic situation has been
considered 40 recent cabinet meet
ings and exhaustive studies of the
coal Industry have been undertaken
in cooperation with leading corpo-
rate producers and operators associ-
atoms by Sec'y Hoover. Recent
white house suggestions have been
20 the erect that the government
might have something 10 propose 70
both miners and operators. Intima-
lions were given today that the labor
department IN a few DAYS might
make public a statement concern
ing the strike Actual participants
in the strike controversy. however.
said there was reason 20 believe the
administration would continue for
tive present 20 maintain q hands
or policy. Pres't Lewis left for
New York
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
NAME MOORE FOR
WAR RULES BODY
Will Be Only American on
Commission Created by
Washington Conference.

WASHINGTON. May T. John
Bassett Moore, former counsellor OF
the state department, and now a
member Of the newly created inter
national court OF justice, has been
appointed to represent the United
States on the rules of warfare COM
mission authorized by the arms con-
ference.
Mr. Moore who viii be the only
American representative on the com
mission is understood 10 have been
named after he had indicated that
the work would not interfere with
his duties as a member OF the inter
national court. The other four
powers represented also have named
their commissioners. but no time or
place for the meeting OF the COM
mission has been selected.
Under the arms conference resoIu-
ton the commission IS 10 consider
whether present generally accepted
warfare regulations are adequate 10
govern the use OF new agencies OF
war and 20 recommend whatever
changes are found desirable in in
ternstional law
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
Takes Caustic Fling at
Tariff Debate; Sees Passage by 1916
Republican Leader Attacks
Lack of Interest In New
Measure.

WASHINGTON, May An es-
innate that at the present rate the
pending tariff bill would be passed
on Sept. %. 1916. was given 10 the
senate Thursday by Sen. McCumber
republican. North Dakota, in charge
Of the measure. who said the esti-
mate had been prepared by an ex-
pert who based his calculation on
the fact that just two OF the two
thousand odd committee amend
ments 10 the measure had been acted
on in IS days.
Il think that after listening 10
the debate to-day" said Sen. Nc
Cumber. we will have 10 add 90 or
20 years more TO that estimate"
Asserting that the tariff bill had
not been discussed for one-fifth Of
the time IL had been before the
senate. Mr.. McCumber declared:
We have all gone off on extrane-
Gus matters. Unless We get down
TO the bill itself I'll tell YOU what
viii happen. You Will get tired or
hearing your own voices and before
YOU have considered one-third OF
the bill you will &c ready 10 swal-
low all OF a." Night sessions he
added, might be necessary.
The senate Thursday voted on the
second Of the committee amend
ments. rejecting IS 20 AZ. an amend
ment b. Sen. Jones. democrat, New
Mexico. 70 reduce the proposed duty
on boric acid from one and one
half cent q pound 20 three-quarters
half cents a pound TO three-quarters
tee rate then was approved
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
STATE HALTS SMALL
TRIAL BY CHARGES
OF JURY FIXING
Affidavits of Prospective Jul
rors Submitted in Support
of Claim.

BY Associated Press.
WAUkEGAN, H., May 4-Charg-
Is Of attempted jury fixing and bias
on the part of jurors already select
ed and sworn. Thursday halted COM
pletion Of the jury 20 try Gov. Len
Small charged with conspiracy 20
embezzle state funds.
Amdavits charging that at least
two OF the eight jurors sworn had
expressed an opinion in the jury
room threaten, it was reported
Thursday night 10 disrupt the two
panels and leave the case with only
six jurors chosen and three tenta-
lively passed.
The jury fixing charge. made by
the state. was disposed Of in Judge
Clair Edwards chambers when
Henry c. Carey. an automobile me-
chanic. who had been challenged by
the prosecution. was examined by
the court.
AT the conclusion the Judge an
nounced the investigation had ~
lied out" and that the suspicion
that some one had talked 70 Carey
was unfounded.
Immediately afterward amdavits
Of men who had been dismissed az
ter spending a night in the jury
room were presented in support OF
the charge that some Of the eight
men already sworn had discussed
the case in violation Of the courts
instructions. and had expressed an
opinion.
II IS understood that the defense
asked 20 reopen one Of -the panels
sworn 20 challenge ueremptorIly one
man aid that the state was consid-
ering exercising a similar privilege
70 dismiss another of the eight. pro
viding the court cons. nted. A de-
cision was deferred until tomorrow.
When court adjourned Thursday
night all twelve places IL the b *
were full the last panel having been
tentatively completed az four O'Clock
with the seating Of August Larsen
Mr. Carey ran from the court
house 70 escape pursuing photo
graphers. He finally got away. az
ter a chase across lots and over
fences when ne turned and bonn
barded his pursuers with an old
shoe and tin cans.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
FARLEY DOCUMENT
ON RECONSTRUCTION
DISPLEASES SOYIETS
Russians Position Strength
ened by Split Between
France and Belgium.

GENOA, May 1.-THE longer the
Russians study the memorandum on
Russian reconstruction the less it
seems to appeal TO them. Rakov-
sky. Tchitcherin and Litvinoff have
expressed surprise at some sections.
and the divergence between the al
lies caused by France and Belgium
holding out on article six has great
" strengthened the Russian posi-
ton.
It is expected that Russians will
reply 10 the memorandum Saturday;
meanwhile they are using their ad-
vantage skilfully.
Mr. Lloyd George and the British
delegates are still optimistio that
the allies Will agree on the Russian
memorandum ard that the Russians
will accept in such a manner as TO
reopen Russian trade.
The German chancellor. DR.. Wirth,
and the German foreign minister,
Or. Rathenau. were summoned 10
Premier Lloyd Georges villa Thurs
day and remained for several hours
in conference with the premier.
Lord Birkenhead and Sir Edward
Grigg. All were non-cOmmunica-
tive regarding the subjects discuss
ed. but rumors are current that
plans were considered for amelio-
rating Germany's reparations situa-
ton.
The English delegates have an
nOunced that they will adhere TO the
suggestion for a meeting of the sig
natories of the Versailles treaty
either at Genoa or a neighboring city
before May 81 to take under advise
ment measures which may be neces-
sary respecting the German repara-
tons payment due on that date,
which Germany has announced her
inability TO pay.