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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-21
Conceded Vote Will Be
Close - Both Sides
Claim Victory.
UPPER HOUSE ACTION
MAY DECIDE THE ISSUE
appropriations Measure Will
Be Launched on Floor
During Week.

After being set FOR two weeks as
. special order the medical school
merge: bill viii come up today In
The Senate at 1890 o'clock. 1t had
been planned to take the measure up
yesterday and reach vote today.
but I'll. unexpected battle over .'e-
diStricting completely wrecked the
program. and tho merger bill rlay
not be finally settled until after the
General Assembly returns from !is
visit 10 Norfolk on Thursday.
The medical merger has been one
of the outstanding questions Of the
present session and has created State
wide interest. The Issue viii. il is
believed. be settled in the Senate, as
an adverse vote Will kill it without
House action. while the passage CT
the bill in the Senate would he fol-
lowed. it is believed. by similar ac-
tion in the lower branch.
Provisions of Measure.
The bin provides that the l.niver-
lily Of Virginia rector and board OF
visitors be authorized TO receive from
the Medical College OF Virginia its
property in Richmond on condition
that the university merge its mcdica,
department with the local institution
and continue the operation Of the
combined school in Richmond The
property to he dcc,lcd 10 the univar-
sity is valued for insurance purposes
a. sl.057,OO0. against which there are
obligations OF s201,00O
senator LOUIS $. Epcs, OF MOTTO
way, has prepared an amendment to
the bill which would make the mcr-
ger effective on the deciding of the
property TO the University of Vir-
einia without encuInbrance. lie has
been assured that certain business
and banking interests in Richmond
stand ready to assume the obliga-
tions.
Senator y. b. Early. Jr.. OF Greene.
is leading the forces in opposition 10
the hill. and Senator VI. y. Booker.
OF Halifax. the proponents. Tnc
House committee has reported the
measure without recommendation
while the Senate committee has ad
rersely reported 1t. s to 7.
Conceded Vote VIII Bc Close.
1e is conceded that the vote will
be very close. and. while the Char
lotttsville contingent expects n mn
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NAMES
COMMISSION OF S
BY TERMS OF PLAN
Building Interests
See Activity on Way
IEv Associated rress.l

MEMPHIS. TENN. Feb. 20.-Op-
timistic reports regarding pros
poets for rev building work dur
ing 1929. especially home con-
struction. were made at the an
nual conference OF secretaries OF
building exchanges here today.
preliminary to the eleventh an
nuai convention OF the National
Association of Builders Exchanges.
which opens n three day meeting
here tomorrow.
Labor costs in building have
reached a fairly reasonable basis.
which would probably remain un-
changed III most sections of the
country, according to reports made
at the conference.
Huffalo, y. y: Cleveland. Ohio:
st. Louis and New York City.
where only minor reductions have
been made in wages in the build
ing trades. will probably ask for
rcadjustment downward OF wage
scales. It was stated
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QUASH FRESH MOVE
TO MERGE z CLUBS
Members of Westmorcland.
at Annual Meeting. Vote
Down Proposal.
NOTHING IS NEW HEAD
Succeeds George Bryan as
President of Famous Rich.
mond Organization.
NOTHING is NEW HEAD

Concerted disapproval of West
moreiand Club members effectively
quashed fresh attempt last night
to reopen investigation OF the adj
visibility OF its merging with tho
commonwealth Club following a
lively session of pleas. argument
and ydenunciation.
II was the forty-fifth annual NEE :
ing OF the club, which was founded
hy officers OF the Confederacy In
1877. Frederick T.. Noting, vice.
president. succeeded TO the presidency
with the retirement OF George Bryan.
whose second term in that capacity
expires with the end of this month.
The spirited discussion on the
merger proposal, which most mem
hers believed had been permanent. v
halted by the decision of the Su
2rcme Court, vs. hegun by Francis
j.. Williams with proposed amend
mcnt to Il resolution offered by .
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Whether Proposal APP
proved by Committee Is
Moot Question.
AMERICAN LEGION
WANTS QUICK ACTION
Proponents of Compensation
Confident They Will
Win Out.
GHy Associated prcss.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. oO.--T h e
question OF financing the soldiers
bonus was referred back today to
the special tax subcommittee by the
majority members OF the House
Ways and Means Committee, and il
vas announced that the subcommit-
tee would attack the problem again
late tomorrow.
The trend Of though. in cloak
rooms and corridors was that some
sor. OF II manufacturers or whole
salers' tax plan would be drafted In
accord with President Harding =
suggestion that the financing he
done by Il sales tax. Whether ap-
r:nval OF such tax by the entire
committee. Republicans amd Demo
Gratis, could be obtained appeared TO
be Il moot question.
ATTEMPT tn Block Tny.
In an effort To block the sales tax
within the committee. twenty-five
Republican opponents OF this kind
of levy met AMI framed petitions
which We're freely circulated and
signed before the House adjourned
Tor the day.
Representative Dickinson, OF Iowa
who called the meeting. said ii was
the hope TO obtain sufficient sigma
lures TO convince the majority COM
hittcc members that il would be i'm
possible to put 4 sales tax provision
through the House.
The petition declared in favor of
adjusted compensation. but in oppo-
sition TO the financing of II by a
sales or manufacturers tax. and set
forth that its signers will oppose
any rule for the adjusted compen-
sation that does hot permit IA sep
arate vote on any sales or manufac-
turers' tax provision therein"
Oppose Hills Delay.
While the Ways and Means Com
mittec was discussing the bonus
question it was made known at th.
White House that President Harding
had received many communications
opposing enactment Of the bonus
legislation at present At tho same
time the American Lcgion's ieglslu
tive committee made public a teie
gram from Hanford Macnider. the
icgion's national commander, oppos-
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EIGHT GO TO DEATH
AS FISHING SMACK
FOUNDERS IN GULF
only known SWpiuor BROUGHT
to Ne,O Orleans
Hospital.
tBy Associated press1

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. oo,-tjeb,
members OF the crew of the fishing
smack Colt, OF Pensacola. Fla. mr..
believed to have drowned when the
Fessel foundercd in the Gulf of Meyl-
co February l6. Edward V. Brooks
%. The only known survivor. was
brought here late today aboard the
British steamer Acosta, and Is in n
local hospital suffering from expo-
sure.
BROOKS WAS rushed TO the hospital
us soon as the AcoSta docked and
mas not been permitted. on account
oil mis- weakened condition. To tell
much OF his experiences. He saws he
saw his eight shipmates washed over
board as the Colt went down. and
believes All were drowned.
Securing precarIous position in
the rigging Of the vessel, part OF
which extended above the water, he
says he managed 80 maintain this
position for forty hours until taken
off by the Acosta. on February 1s,
whose attention he attracted by re-
moving his pants and waving TO the
vessel.
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.E.A. SAUNDERS, 81,
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Leading Figure i'll City's Bus.
mess and Social World
Passes Away.
HOLD FUNERAL TO-DAY
Services at West Franklin
Street Homc-Intcrmcnt
in Hollywood.
HOLD FUNERAL TO-DAY

After a long illness. L. 4. saun-
ders. Jr.. widely connected and promi-
he"t business man. died early YES
1erday morning in his home at s04
west Franklin Street. Nj. Saunders
was rresiden: of l.. A. Saunders. Sons
Company. Wholesale grocery firm. lie
was 81 years old. Funeral services
VIII be held at the home this after
noon, with leading men in the ,itv..
business an'! social world acting nc
honorary or active pallbcarers Hc
N"s member Of All Saints Episco.
pa! Church.
Besides being president of T.
saunders Sons Company. Mr.. Saun-
"ers was president OF the Imperi.,
C"nce Company. and director in
the FIRST National Bank. the old no
minion Trust Company and tho A..
iantic Life Insurance Companv. Ills
clnps were the Westmoreland, Com
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ASSURES HOUSE OF
RECORD ECONOMY
Weeks Urges Wnr Department He
Granted Lump sum APprO-
prtnfion.
IBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. Feb 20.-Assurance
that the War Department. if granted
lump sum appropriations. would
make record for economy during
the coming fiscal year. was given to-
day by Secretary Weeks to the
House subcommittee tina; is framing
the army appropriation bill.
Discussing before the subcommit-
tee in executive session. the financial
needs of tho army as represented by
the budget bureau estimates submit
ted to Congress. tho War Secretary
was understood to have expressed
tho belief that the expenditures of
certain bureaus could be decreased
considerably. II was said. however.
that he took the position that II
should be left to the department ex-
ecutivc to determine what savings
could be made without decreasing the
efficiency of the service.
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FRENCH DELEGATION
BACK IN PARIS UNHAPPY
Members Feel Visit to L. S. IIas
Created SeriOus Misunder-
standings Here.
[By Associated Prcss.l

PARIS, Feb. 2O.--Thc French dele
cation to the Washington armament
conference reached Paris today on its
return from the United States, it's
members giving the impression that
they were dissatisfied with the re-
suits OF their mission. apparently
feeling that their visit to Washington
had caused rcgrcttable misunderstand-
lngs concerning France In some cir
cles In America.
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RHODE ISLAND TROOPS
CALLED TO STOP RIOTS
Cnvnlrymcn flushed From Providence
To Pontiac to QuelI
Trouble
IBy Associated Press. i

PROVIDENCE, Feb. 20.-State
cavalry troops arc on their way
from this city to Pontiac, r. I. ten
miles south Of here. to quell rio;.
ing of textile strike sympat hizcrs
there.
After the departure of cavalry
troops. orders were issued mobiliz-
ing at their armory Battery b., One
Hundred and Third Field Artillery.
This battery Is equipped with four
French .75-mIllimeter guns. 1t was
understood that tho artillery would
start for the Pawtuxet Valley late
tonight. l--,~S.. :. =.
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SENATE APPROVES
AMENDED BILL BY
COUNT OF SO TO q
Hen Fires Shotgun,
Wounding Farmer
tDy Associated Prcss.l

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Feb. 20.
Peter Thclin. Sc. farmer. was
brought To a local hospital today
suffering. from Gunshot wound
inflicted b. a hen.
Thelin late yesterday placed 4
loaded shotgun in his hen house.
and after the trap was nxcd to
his satisfaction. turned to walk
away. The hen dropped from x
perch 10 the string attached to
the trigger and Thcl!n received
tn: load OF shot in his arm.
Physicians said it might be ncces-
sary to amputatc the limb.
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Inne..e. Delay obenchafn Trial.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 2o.-Illncss OF
witnesses and physical condition OF
the jury and attorneys caused post
ronement of tho trial OF Mrs. Made
limo obenchain here until Thursday
on the. charge OF numbering j. Bolton
Kepnedy. brcksr, hero. October last.
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Three Arc picked lin.

KEY WEST. FLA. Feb. 2o.--Radio
adv!ces received here by the coast
guard station state that three MEM
bers of n fishing smack which was
lost In the gulf had been picked up
by passing vessles. one OF which was
the steamer Elroient, bound for GAL
weston. Other memt ers Hf tho crew
are supposed to have been lost.
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SEE FLOATING MINE
IN PATH OF SHIPS
MenncinE Reminder OF War Time
Discovered Two Miles south
of Biock Island
(By Associated Prcss.l

BOSTON, Feb. 20.-A floating mine
two miles south of Block Island in
the direct path OF steamers plying
between this port and Norfolk and
Philadelphia. was reported to tho
United States photographic office
today by the steamer Transportation.
The mins projected two feet out of
tho water. onksrs of the vessel said.
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Cortes to Meet March 1.

MADRID. Feb. 20.-The Spanish
Cortes will reassemblc March 1. It
was decided by tho Cabinet council
held Sunday. Il.
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The Weather

'i"udy and cooler today; tomorrow
unsettled, with moderate tcmpcrn-
tnrr, moderate north to east winds.
For full weather repor, sea Editorial, pax..
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Continued on Page !, Col
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
Pyroxylin Toilet Set
$16.89
Orr TsUnI Price SIG so
Our Usual Price S36.50

This is the time to purchase gift for the June bride
or the Graduate which will be only appropriate but
useful and yet decorative.
These handsome sets in ivory white edged with pink
combine all three qualities. The cost is less than half
the usual price The pieces may also be bought indivd
ualy at these prices:
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
Sale of Black Silks

AtMarked Reductions from Our usual Prices
Black Salt Water Satin for Bathing Suits, $l.64 yard
Pure silk especially treated. IS inches wide.
Black Salt Water Taffeta, $164 yard
Firmly woven-fne quaty-sutable for bathing suits.
35 inches wide.
Black Satin Canton, 1929 yard
slks-with wide.
Black Dress Sain $1.88 yard
Excellent quaity-good weight. SO inches wide
NNgv3-seond Floors Street
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-06-09

THE OPINION PRESS.
Poster WORK a Specially.
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EAST CORINTH.

Children's Day will be observed
next Sunday with exercises and music
appropriate for the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs Hills Of North Mont
,pelier are visiting at A c Jackman's
a few days this week.
The village schools finish this week.
Farmers Creamery have recently
purchased the Sarah Meserve house
and now offer their place at the
north end for sale.
We trust the person who stole the
church collection will enjoy using it.
1t is indeed unfortunate that we
have such people among our midst
that cannot be trusted, even if the
collection should have been left
through error.
Mr. and Mrs C M Page, Mr. Jack
Reed and Miss Dorothy Reed attend
ed the Grafton Orange Convention at
Oxford, N. H., Wednesday.
Mr. Goodwin, the Delco light man,
was in town, Tuesday.
Mr. C S Peck was in Stowe, Sunday.
W H Deming expects to start his
saw mill soon.
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EXTENSIVE POTATO PLANTING
BY THE DIMOCK ORCHARD.

j A Dimock, of the "Dimock Or
chard" is one of the most enterpris-
ing planters in this section and will,
this week, finish the planting of 100
acres of potatoes located as follows:
so acres in Goshen, 15 acres at Dim
ock Orchard, 10 acres at Pike and rs
acres at the Stonecliff Farm.
Mr. Dimock has imported some of
the best seed obtainable from a Wis
consin field, two New Brunswick, one
Maine and three Vermont fields,
which seed potatoes are planted in
acre plots at the Dimock Orchard,
East Corinth, for experimental work,
side by side of seed obtained from
hills of his own seed, which yielded
from to 10 lbs. per hill.
The sorting and cutting of the seed
potatoes has given employment to
many hands during the past two
weeks.
Later in the season these fields will
be watched carefully and constantly
by Miss Elizabeth Clark, the plant
pathologist, and her trained assist
ants.
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WATTS RIVER.

Catherine Carter returned Wednes.
day, to Lowell, Mass. with Mr. AND
Mrs Royal Dexter and party.
Mrs T d Fellows had the misfor'
tune to sprain her ankle recently.
An auto party consisting of Mr. anc
Mrs Harold Weeks and children, MI
and Mrs Roscoe Kimball and son an6
Mr. and Mrs A R Morrill, of Meredith
N. H. called on relatives and friends
here Saturday, on their way to their
parents, Mr. and Mrs Sylvester Tillot.
son of West Topsham.
Mrs Fred Rowe was in Barre, Fri.
day.
A.. Mr. and Mrs Otis Page and Mr. and
Mrs Wallace Chalmers were in Ply
mouth one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Ball and chill
dren, Mr. Randolph, Emma Ball and
gentleman friend, all of Tunbridge,
spent the past Tuesday with rela-
tives here.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Smith of Top
sham called on T D Fellows, Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs R B Hood and daugh-
ter with Mr. and Mrs Wilfur Bourde-
1ais were in Barre, Thursday.
Mr. John Lincoln of Barre spent
the weekend wiah his parents, Mr.
and Mrs Wilfur Bourdelais.
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WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.

| The Band gave excellent satisfac
ton at the Thetford Memorial exer
cises and has already been invited tt
play next year. ella
The Band will play at the Chill
dren's Day service Sunday, June IL
A committee to arrange the program
was elected last Sunday, consisting
of Mrs L F Hale, Mrs R D Morril
and Mrs A H Sargent. Baptism Cd
babies will be a part of the service
The Sunday evening service will be
at the Kidderhood school house.
Forty-six people attended the reli.
gious and social meeting at the
South Corinth school house on the
evening of May 80. r, The room was
beautifully decorated with flowers
and flags, and music and recitations
by the school children were followed
by an address by Rev. Arthur H Sar-
gent. The next meeting, to be held
Tuesday evening, June 13, is in charge
of Fred Sanborn, Dana Huntington
Mrs Bert Slack.
Mr. and Mrs Harry l. Nelson visited
his old home at Canaan, N. H., Mem
orial Day.
Miss Sadie Southworth is consider
ably improved, and her friends look
forward to her complete recovery in
due time.
Mrs B M Ball has returned from a
visit of several weeks with relatives
at Hartford, Conn.
Leslie Hill and Norris Scott are
building carriage and tool shed for
A H Southworth.
Mrs Nellie Thorburn, teacher of
the Kidderhood school, was away
over Sunday and Memorial Day.
The firm of Moberg & Bergdahl
has been doing repair work on build
ings for A Russ and C A Mann.
Thomas Ward and James Lyford
have recently secured automobiles
There was an attendance of 81 at
the Beaver Meadow school house
meeting last Sunday evening
Delegates were elected as follows,
to attend the Grafton Orange Asso-
citation of Congregational Churches
at Oxford, June 7: Mrs Dorothy
Mum, Mrs Effie Cook, Mrs Katherine
M Coleman and Miss Marion M Mum.
A short business meeting of the
church will be held at the close of
the service, June II, to elect deacons
and to act upon receiving members
by letter from another church. a
Mrs K M Coleman has returned to
her home, after stay of several
months in Thetford.
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TOPSHAM.

Miss Helen Johnson, who has been
nursing in Groton, has returned to
Ralph GoodalPs. She expects to &c
to Boston this week.
Miss Estelle Leisure is nursing in
Groton, her patient being Mrs Jane
Bond.
Mr. and Mrs William Higgins and
MIR and Mrs John Manning and son of
Barnet Center called ON Mrs Hattie
Sawyer recently. Mrs Higgins and
Mrs Sawyer are cousins. Mr. Mann
ing came to place an I. o. o. f. en-
blem on Lorenzo Cilley's grave.
w C Fox was called to Manchester,
Monday, on account of sickness in
his fathers family.
R B Hood is having repairs made
on his house. Ed Everett of East
Corinth is doing the work.
Mr. and Mrs R Nolan and Will
liam Edwards were at Hanover, SUM-
day to see Mrs Edwards, who is in
the hospital there. .s.
R B Hood. M V Magoon and Mrs
Magoon went with little Stanton to
the hospital at Woodsville last Sat-
urday. The child had an operation
for the removal of tonsils and
adenoids.
Supt. d B Locke visited the schools
Tuesday.
c. Dickerman has gone to Chel-
sea to serve as juror.
Mrs George Eastman of Groton has
been visiting friends in town.
Irwin Gilfillarl of South Ryegate
was in town last week. CS M
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ORANGE COUNTY FARM BUREAU

Notes for week ending June 8, 1922
Seven corn variety demonstration
plots were established this week in
Tunbridge, Orange, Thetford, Brad
ford, Fairlee and Newbury respec-
lively. The interest in this project
seems greater than ever and the
prospects seem good for some excel
lent results. 1t has been learned as
the plots are being established that a
large number of farmers in the
county are planting the best proven
varieties as determined by previous
tests.
Mr. H H Beier, Bull Association
Specialist from u. S. Department of
Agriculture was in the county for
the week. Two meetings, one at Tun-
bridge and the other at Randolph
Center were held on Thursday and
Friday evenings, in the interest of
bull associations among the Holstein
breeders Definite steps were taken
at both meetings for organization of
local blocks of breeders who would
make an association. Follow up work
will be done during the coming
week and the organization completed
as soon as possible.
During the latter part of the week
Mr. Taplin, the Farm Bureau Execu-
tive Secretary, has been at work get
ting material and selling advertising
space in the weekly marketing bulle-
tin which is to be started soon. This
bulletin will be published weekly
and will contain market quotations
from local as we'll as the larger
markets in New England. 1t is be-
lieved that such bulletin will be a
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BRADFORD, VERMONT.

distinct service to the Farm Bureau
members.
The Home Makers Club of Chel-
sea met at the home of Mrs McKizer
on Wednesday, May 81. A demonstra-
ton on Pattern Alteration was given
by the Home Demonstration Agent.
Plans were made for a picnic on
June 80. III
A "Dress form Bee" was held at
the home of Mrs Frank Hatch on
Thursday, June l. Nine dress forms
were made. t
The Boys and Girls Club of East
Corinth met on Friday, June 2. A
demonstration on canning rhubarb
was given by one of the club MEM
bers. Reports on the club work
done were given by different mem
bers and the Home Demonstration
Agent gave short talk on the value
of Greens in the Diet"
On Monday of the coming week, Mr.
Kirk, Executive Secretary of Wash
ington County Farm Bureau, and Mr.
Leach, president of the Bennington
County Farm Bureau, will visit the
Farm Bureau Office to discuss the
Livetock shipping project and make
plans for its development.
On Tuesday night, June 9th, the
Jersey Booster meeting is to be held
at Chelsea Town Hall. The speakers
for the evening will be Mr. S G Judd,
Dairy Specialist, and Mr. G N Tiffany,
Secretary of Vermont Jersey Cattle
Club. This meeting will be of
special interest to every dairy farmer
regardless of the breed he owns.
H. A. Dw1neIl
County Agric. Agent.
Freda ]. Randall,
Home Demonstration Agent.