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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
PETERSBURG HOLDS GREAT
"BETTER BUSINESS" MEETING
Movement Launched Instance of Rotary Club is Civ
en- Unanimous Approval by Great Gathering of
Enthusiastic Cockade City Boosters.

PETERSBURG. VA, March 9.-The
Better Business for Petersburg
meeting, held at tho Y. Nj. C. A. To.
nlsht by the Rotary Club. at which
representatives from nearly eycrv
other organization in the city war.
guests. developed into ono OF tho
pest gatherings that has been held
mere Tor several years. Every man
present pledged himself TO work for
better business for Petersburg.
PREVIOUS to the turninv over of
inc meeting to +. II. Crutchncld. who
acted as president OF tho Better
BUSINESS for Petersburg" movement.
large amount OF business WINS
transacted by the R"inrians. no.
tartan Richard T. Wilson, vice-presi- .
deht, presided In the atsenc OF Ro-
tartan President L. a. Rosenstock.
VINO was kept away from the meet
ing on account OF Illness in his fam
ily.
McssBKc from President.
The following telegram was re-
ceived from President Rosenstock.
VINO IL In Richmond At the bedside
OF his wife. who is critically IN In
hospital there. and read by Score
thry Scott: Regret exceedingly no,
10 he at this meeting. IN better bust
$3.50 CoUIultltt IN
Judgment, OF vital Importance To the
business life OF Pctersburg Please
impress upon the representatives %.
the organizations that Rotary does
not occupy the center OF the stage
but Rotary realized IL had n .ick
patient. II made the diagnosis and
calls upon the other organizations.
together with Rotary, TO help admin
lister Ia the patient. The command
h 81,
ward. march" and every organiza-
ton should get In step. l.. a. Roscn-
stock. President
The message or President Rusan-
stock wns received amid Wild cheer
ing by the business and professional
men who Joined the Rotarians in
starting drive for Better business
tor Petersburg.
BroNnIow Principal Speaker.
Louis Brownlow. city manager.
was the principal speaker Of the
evening, and declared ,hat the pco-
pie of Petersburg would not let the
slump break them down. His talk
was interesting and brought gu,
some extremely vital points which
caused the business men present 10
take new view Of business with
determination TO push forward.
Ills information to the men regard
Ing taxation and probable. improve
ments. such as the overhead bridge
connecting Colonial Heights with
Petersburg. caused no little applause
The City Manager made splendid
talk. He waa followed by Secretary
w. NJ. Martin. OF the Chamber o.
Commerce, who pledged the support
81 the chamber To the movement. III.
gave many Interesting figures chow
Ing that Pe,ersi urg was steadily
gcing forward.
Urges BuyinE Mt Home.
*. {. Parsons. secretary of thu Re-
tail Merchants Association. made an
intcr.stinS talk ON the necessity OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
FILE CONFERENCE REPORT
ON State HIGHWAY BILL
House TO Act OH Amended
Senate Measure at SEES
sion Today.

The conference report on House
amendments to Senate bill No. SO. the
state highway system bills. was flied
~ inc House OF Delegates last night
SHORTY after 10 o'clock, and was
signed by all members of the com
mittee. except Delegate II. w. Ozlin.
Oh i.ohcnburg. II will be acted uuon
py the House today.
The report s signed by Senator's
w. a. Jarrett. e. O'Conor GooIricIS
and {. Z. Hyatt. Senate confcrees.
ana by Delegates II. G. Commins and
X. O. Norris. Jr.. House confernes n
restores the road from Ashland To
Hanover. Bowling Green and the in
tersection OF Route No. 8, to he taken
over by the State for maintonnncc
which road was cut out by the House
amendment.
Strenuous opposition was entered
by Delegate Il. W. Oziin TO replacing
this road OF about forty miles for
upkeep by the State Highway Com
mission. MIR. Ozlin commended that
there were many other places
throughout the State where there
was equally az much necessity for
roads being maintained by tho State
ana lie urged that the bin he referred
TO another conference in order to COR
rect what he felt was an Injustice
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
r
10 BRING BACK MAN
FOR MAPP LAW CRIME

NORFOLK VA. March a. n.,.
I'VE Joins Anderson left this morn.
'hk Tor Philadelphia. where Morris
9pift ~ long held for the Nor;oIl,
hn'horitl"H as fugitive from justice.
Spi't vas convicted In CORPORATION
"nrt on charge OF violating the
""pr set ana waA sentenced to serye
FIX months in JAIN and fined $50. and
'"N'h. "" noted an appeal and was
released ON bail In the sum Of $1,000.
ne Court ~ Appeals sustained the
''"'r c"urts verdict. but before the
"rl' c"nld b" served. Spirit had left
III" city. /, is IN. FIRST time I'm tho
h'si"ry Of the courts Of Norfolk thai
p" prisoner hns been brought back
/ rom smother State for violating the
Napp act
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buying at home. and explained that
purchases amounting TO approx
mately 100000 had been made In
Petersburg In wholesale and retail
during the past year. Mr.. Martin
showed that the bank deposits OF
Petersburg today were approximate
y T.00o.0U0 more than In 1914.
The representatives OF organiza-
lions. who were tho guests OF tho
Rotary Club. were Louis Brownlow.
CITY Manager: Samuel ". thinner.
Mayor: Wallace Fucker. O. Glove
land, w. II. Wilcox and Il. il. Bax-
ter. City Council: Chamber OF Com
mcrce. Secretary W. 81. Martin and
President lvai Parham: Retail Mer-
chants Association. II. G.. Parsons
and l.. A. Roscnstock: Kiwanis Cub.
j. r. Jolly and Fred n. Cole: Trav-
clers' Protective Association, w. Il.
baugh; y. NJ. G. a. Hatcher Seward
and n. H. Myers; Il. p. o. ElkR
oliver ~ Pollard: knights of Column
bus. Edwin NJ. Clements: Y. VI. Il. A..
Lewis Levitt and Max Jacobs: Ma
comic lodges. Paul T.. Webb. a T..
Williams ana l.. II. Stewart: knights
or Iythias. DIR. II. X. Hodges and j.
w. Porter; Red Men, Mr. Grey: Odd
Fellows. H. T.. Bruuet COLONIAL
Heights Civic League. r.. w. Murphy!
Ministerial Union. Rev. H. j. Bau,-
Legion: Allan Pcrkinson: Real Es-
late Association. Ishnm Dyer: tobac-
CO trade. Lewis Walker
Pledge Their support.
These gentlemen spoke FOR their
organizations and pledged their oar
nest support and corporation 20 tac
E'iary Club In ,ac splendid n, ave.
m"n' to make Petersburg a digger
and better place n whichto live
lnn
the reprcScntati e" as to how ~ Inn
prove tho city in n business Stnni-
point. the organizations Representa-
tiv"c were asked to meet again to-
morrow night Mt the Y. NJ. G. A. TO
formulate plans to carry on tho work
Business and professional mon who
attended the meeting tonight ~
guests OF tho Rotary Club declare
that ii was one OF the best meetings
ever held here. and that consii-ra bic
good would result.
Acting President Rotarian Il. r
Wilson appointed l. Val Parha M
Thomas Whytc and W. T. Bnugh Az
committee to represent the Rotary
club on the reception conh,ittc. 10
meet William Jennings Bryan when
he comes to this city on Marcr 81 TO
speak.
Mnny To Attend Convention.
Ii was announced by onto win.
sion" Chairman Rotarlau samuel
Reinach that twenty-five local mcln-
bcrs had already planned TO attend
the convention 10 he held In that riiy
The Petersburg club has been select,
ed one OF the I'VE to have charge Of
the lunchcons out OF hfty-,wr other
Rotary clubs. Two members j.
Spooner Epps and Henry q. Turner
were taken in tonight.
'Bubhie" NADIA ford rendered two
selection tn THO Rotary members end
their guests. and Rotarian E"achy leo
the tinEing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
PROMINENT PETERSBURG
CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
Myer Saal, Past President of
Virginia Elks, Is
Dead.

:, PETERSBURG. VA. March g.
Myer saai. one of the best-known
citixens of Petersburg, died this
morning ut 1908 O'clock Mt his auart .
men, In Watson Court, after a brief
Illness lie was Sc years old and
widely known throughout Virginia.
Mr.. Saal was born In Richmond.
cut came to Petersburg several years
ago TO engage in the mercantile
business.
In addition to his wife. Mrs Mani.
MEer Saal. he Is survived ty two
children Mrs. l.. A. Rosenstock and
II. Ieraid Saal. OF this city, and two
brothers. Joseph Saal. Of New York
Guy, and Moses r. Saal, of New Or
leans.
MIR. Saal was past president of the
state Association of Elks. pas.
deputy and past grand exalted ruler.
ne was Mason. member of tho
+. ~. and several other orgnniza-
lions.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
REACHES RICHMOND ON
HIKE AROUND WORLD
ErftH Hnuptmnnn, Native OF AustrIu.
Plans To Work His Way to


Toting big haversack. laden with
cooking utensils, clothing. toilet ar
t.cics. Bible and note books, Fritz
liaup,mann. a native. OF Austria. ar
rived in Richmond yesterday from
t'ct'rst urg on trip around the
world ilaurtmann called at the of
lie Of Governor Trinklc and Mayor
George Ainsiie and received the sig
natures of the chief executives OF
the State and city.
finuptmann, who is sailor by
trade, left san Francisco on Septem
her 81. since which time he has Wis
tied points In California. Arizonn.
New Mexico. Texas Louisiana. Mis-
sissippi. Alabama, Florida. Georgia.
South Carolina. North Carolina and
Virginia. He expects tn leave Rich
mond .Idny for Washington and will
then begin hiking to New York.
The youthful traveller was in the
American merchant marine during
the war and Intends to work his way
to Morocco upon his arrival i'm Sew
York. His journey will carry him to
points In Africa and Asia and then
back TO San Francisco. Hnuptmann
was one Of the crew of the Joan Ena,
four masted bark and the first
sailing vessel to go through the
Panama Canal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
SEAMEN APPEAL
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT

Especial TO The Times Dispa tch 1
NoRFOIk. VA. March ?.-The casps
OF u y. Reynolds and Walter Balm.
nridee' seamcn. whose claims for
na images OF $4,000 each. against. Inc
ana nan Atkinson K Co. were dis
missed Monday in the Federal District
"ur', nave been appealed to the
''rcuit Court Of Appeals.
ihcSe ella inns were for alleged per-
s"""i INJURIES and Imprisonment M
t. me h"h"s or officers Of the steamer
'" chartered by the shipping
p""s' both men are alleged to
nave been personally injured nv nR
GERS OF the ship while ON vny,r.
year ago. and TO have been imnri.
Sohth 10; two days In an Italian lock
'h ana. ana hossed on the b8re back.
i"'Hs Tor wages OF $3.50 each was
"ho"-d by Judge Groncr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
BETTER GOVERNMENT
LEAGUE IS ORGANIZED

Especial To The Times Dispatch.I
ALEXANDRIA. VA, March At
the conclusion Of the luncheon held
this afternoon, In the Kiwanis Club.
which WAS addressed BY G. ID. Ash
burner, manager Of the city OF Nor
folk, temporary 0rga niZation was eff
tcctcd for better government league
In connection with the election OF;
i've councilmen under the Council
manager plan form OF city govern
menl. who arc To be chosen June
l3. The resolution providing for the
organization OF such n league was
offered by Attorney J. Randall Cation.
y temporar? organization was cf-
fcctcd with tho election OF J. r.. w
Timberman as chairman and Aubrey
Callahan as secretary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE
is BEING REVIEWED

PETERSBURG. VA. March o.
COMMISSIONS Of Revenue Hugh r.
Smith is going through the license
tax ordinance, aud assisting him Is
\. j. Saunders. city license tax in
spector, with view OF making sug-
gestions for changes to the City
Council.
The tax ordinance is reviewed to
bring IL mp 10 date and classifying
new business In tho city for which
10 tax has been specified before.
City Manager Brownlow said thai
Mr. Smith and Mr.. Saunders woult
make their reports 10 the Council a
the next meeting on March 81. 4
public hearing Will be given by ILL.
Council some time in April.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
SELF-DEFENSE CLAIMED
IN lockwood TRAGEDY

Especial To The Times Dispotch.l
MARTINSNILLE. VA. March a
Robert Barker Was shot and killed
by Lewis lslcy, at the home OF the.
latter in lockwood last Sunday.
me report OF the coroner's inquest
was that Barker had come 10 his
death AS ;he result OF pistol shot
fired by Isley, apparently in self
defense.
IL Is alleged thot Barker had been
drinking and came To- the home OF
isley demanding more liquor. a
struggle followed ISleys declaration
that he had no liquor. during the
course OF which Isley says he saw
Parker make II move as 10 draw a
pistol II was then that Islcy shot
and Killed BARKER.
Isley is being held on 1000 bond
TO appear before the magistrate for
trial tomorrow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

Speaker Bryce, .c4li'i The iiou,.
TO order ~ IO:lS u,,+uck FRAY, :
was offered by DELEGATE "
Hoover. of Rockingham, county,
Delegate J. II. Prize acting for
the Rules Committee, reported SEN.
ate bill 80. $40, the gasolin. Mn
!nd Senate bin No 3Si. the road
pohd issue hili, a. special orders for
"'''ck Friday. Delegate Gcorr.
% N.tzrI' of Rockingham. led TN.
opposition 10 the committees r.nr,T
urging that the road bond ism. y, I,
ne placed ilrst on ;he special order
which finally prevailed.
speaker brewer again called q,
t@ntion oi lobbyists To the nc, I'M,
io"oH 'ht j. prohibited upon the noor
"i the ii"usf. and Delegate Kcrz,tI
arose ana sa.i he hoped tn. rules ~
IN. House wouiG he invoked ,u,d 49,.
lobbyists excluded from IN, nnnr
Colonel ) NJ. Ncwhousc. serpcar,.
at-"rnS. asked Does ;nat in,I,J.
the ladies '' To which ,he SpcnIl.r.s
answer was, yes "'''' ;
House Measures Passed.
me Following HOUSE blls. vim
ieri'h I. amendments Were passed en-
"i|c' nos l-", i"i i75 as. 47s -,
49,. iHi. and Included I'm tn. 49,
We're tne following iiousr hIIy ,, ~, =
senate anehd'U'n'S. not on In. al.
"ndar The title being read ~, I'M.
clerk Nos S. iro, l72. l7a oo2 gqf
~ go. ESQ. 2>5. ag3. an An. q5,
100 $40, 5l2. 529 52i 80. 2la AZ
30, %, lh+ ~ l2H. z8S "a ~.
"a to O. way
Senate bns Noy $50. au - AL.
SIG and il7 were passed On blor h.,
a vote Of Is 10 o. ~
senate bin No. al aud Sena,. hilr
No. 3i6 were dismissed
Ih!riy-hvc Senate bnls wcr. ,J,
Sanced from second 10 thlrd r,adloc
and 10 the ameudahI. ytsr. .,y
we're Nos 80 &oi. &5i, - 2la. ais
Sif, $50, 5dG. 500 i27. 50. ;s5 .gr
So. 2s6 ~ 49, g. ags. 3,g IA -"
3s7 1875 %67 i2l, 4lS. i2s. 90 10
iSs i2i and $50 These bills com.
UP on their passage toduy
The Senate reported IT, reruS,I ;,
concur in House amendments :, s.,
ate bill 40. 80. the stat. Iirh,,.,
system bin. and Delegate 4 " uz,
lin insisted upon the amendments nm,
asked for conference. 10 which ~,
Senate agreed. Speaker REV.
named Delegates 2. {. Couuir. r
= w. orlin ana Il. . Norris. Jr. m.
House conferecs
The House refused to concur in TN.
Senate amendments to the Hons.
substitute for House BIZ No ~.
compulsory education bill. bv a vol,
OF 22 ayes TO Gs noes, and the sens,
reported refusal 10 acceGe 10 the d.
rnands OF the House. conference
Z was agreed upon. md Speaker Br.w
CIR named Delegation Franklin WI
Jams. u. J.. JcrreyH md J. NJ. Hur
RS the House conferccs.
3 Business was suspended while IN
;Speaker signed House bills Nos. ar
@1aI. 40, s5S. 43o. i2i. 45s. and Sen
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
PORTUGUESE PLAYER
PLEASES KILLIFER
fI,y limited Naval

AVALON. CATALINA ISLAND
Call. March "a Portuguese gentle
man with tho smooth running handle
Of Bernie I.o YivcirOs. performing
here for Manager killifer. OF the
although he Will not he old enough To
vote untiI next year.
lie has but a single year OF pro-
fnsaional ball TO his credit. but six
years In the senipro ranks. The
paid his way through the Oakland
Cal. high school.
Last year he played with the Cal
gary Club OF the Western Canadian
League. This year lie is likely Ia
have n job In the big show.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
NY Associated rress.l

NEW YORK. March 2.--The forty
iour-carat diamond. which only eight
short months ago blazcd the way for
Princess Fa,ima, Sultana OF KobouI,
into The presence OF President Hard
Ing, may delay her departure for
AfShanistan. which was to have
taken place tomorrow.
Charging that the fabulous stone
was smuIElcd into this country
when the princess arrived last July,
officials OF the United states Customs
possession of il. But sheriff Percy
NaTei. who has held the diamond for
several months as security for nu-
mcrous creditors. refused to give
ii up.
After hearing arguments OF Soun-
sci for the sheriff and Customs De-
partm"nt. supreme Court Justice
Irving Lehman advised the latter to
obtain Federal order directing that
the stone lie turned over Ia them.
The AGENTS announced they would
rr""c"" ut once to do 80
Princess Fatima. whose bedia-
mondcd uos,riis anc dazzling ward
robe amazed broadway when she ar.
rived in this country last July. did
not express amy considerable inter-
est when she learned OF the charges
that she evaded duty on her jewel.
she continued packing her mcaErc
effects preparatory to sailing for her
native land az III" guest" OF the
British government.
Her three sons will accompany her.
The princess said she had tired OF
her native and ana came here to ask
the United states Ia give her an eS-
tate BETTING her rank When she
reached New York her jewels. her
g.uthcI. her mission aud her child
liz" ,ccentricities aroused unusual
interest Mayor llylan welcomed
her. Foreign emissarics at Washing
ton denied she was princess. She
proved that her title was genuine.
AT this point stephen Weinberg,
now prisoner charged with numer-
Gus representations. including that
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
MISS M'NEA ACCEPTS
BOARD APPOINTMENT

special 10 The Times Dispatch1
~ NcfiBt re-; VA. March y.-Miss
ffnii'c W. McNca, president Of Sweet
'"''sr named 10 the bonrd
"t N'S'Iors OF tho University OF Wiz
Einia Wednesday bv Governor 1,rir-
kle, has indicated here that she vvIi,
accent the appointment, which came
20 hcT as ii distinct kurprIs, Miss
Nc\ch stated IN" had not previous
~ had an ink!ing that the Governor
wa" thus TO honor her.
MISE McNea said: II have ALWAYS
bee" Interested. not only In education.
hO' IN education In the South" and
N'"t"' mat she was always at the
'"i OF IN" state OF Virginia for any
service.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
PRINCESS PATHWAYS 44-CARAT
DIAMOND IS CAUSING TROUBLE
Y. s. Charges Stone Struggled Into Country, but New
FORK Sheriff, Holding 1t for Numerous Credi-
tors, Refuses Give 1t Up.

of an officer Of the United States
Navy. attached himself TO the prin-
cess rs her manager.
He managed her reception By
President Harding at the White
House when she formally made
known her desire for government
estate and learned that such thing.
weren't being dcne
The princess returned to her New
York hotel, broke. but still optimis-
tic. She contracted 1th Weinberg
to SCI her big dis mond at not less
than ,S350.cpu. and announced she
would buy In American estate with
the proceeds.
jewelers. cN;.iriaed the famous
gem. but appeared Indifferent. Fin
ally. Wcia'crg WAS offered $4,000
for IL. The princess refused the
offer. by this time tho hotel men
and host OF other creditors had
become clamorous and attached the
sparkling stone.
The royal encourage i'm the mean
time. had become desperately low in
finances. until finally one Of Fntima's
S"rs ncGniilicd II s2.OO0 loan ON thy
famous gem. That was IT, Nov. r,brr
'incc thea ne fortunes If the e..
,sihh househr have made :, rauid
descent nt ,hv social .calr TE,v
ihoVcd from one hotel Ia dh,.,h.r nhd
when discovered by the Salvation
Army wera living in sIualor in "A
tenement on the East Side.
FINALLY government authoritic,
hinted to the British Consulate that
since Afghanistnn was British pro-
'ectoratc. that country should as.
sumo responsibility for tho princess
ana her fnm;;y. ;'ince then she has
hsen quest OF the British Suv-
crhmeh'' living in Il two-rooms it'll
oath apartment on Lexington Avenue.
Inc princess VIII wear her nose
:ewei back 20 Hfgnanistan. But ti,.
big diamond will remain in a SAT-,
deposit van.t here to await settle.
ment OF the demands OF her creditors
ana customs officials
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
OF DIR. r. R. NEVITTE
Special to Thc Times.nl.nnlnh

nSp.rlal I" The Times Dispatch
MfERANCENii.LE. VA. March
FIT. totally destroyed III. rasi.
"rhcc OF pr. X. r. Nevitte at This
ii"'" saturday night. and for time
ie"'enth the homes OF several Of
W DOS Supposed 10 have
orig mated In the cellar mar ~. go
mace. II was discovered shortly ~
t"re 'he family retired, but swcut
'h'"ush the house SO rapidly thar
inc doctor and his wife wcr. forr.d
10 lee 10 safety with their two chill
uirh' without saving any OF their
'h!uhhl"S or personal effects
ire nome OF W. H. Pruitt seemed
:" be IN such danger that all the
.ur'''uf" ana even III" bathroom Hx-
'urcS we're carried out by the scores
~ people who arrived on the scare
II" t"Ss /" TIA" Ncvi,te property wiIi
To about $4,000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
MANY NEW HOMES
ARE BEING ERECTED

PETERSBURG. VA. March g.-In
spite Of the so-callcd depression
throughout the country. Petersburg
has been able 10 hold her own in so
Tar az the building Of new homes Is
concerned. In many parts of the city
new and handsome residences are be-
ing erected. costing from. Sl,0vO to
$4,000 or more
one-wcll known contractor an
nounced few days go that he had
finished and was erecting homes cost
ing approximately $4,000 and with
he approach OF spring many more
would he built.
Ia Walnut Hll. Colonial Heights
and others suburbs there are several
new homes being erected.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10

ROAD Tor maintenance. Adjournment.
port.
When the House began work vos-
terdny morning there were eleven
house bills with Senate amendments.
iortH-three Senate bills on third
reading, and thirty-hve senate bills
on second reading. u total OF eighty
nine bills on the calendar Thirty
."n of these bills were disposed OF
during the three sessions Yesterday
neSides thirty-two House bills with
senate amendments which were mn
upon IN" calendar, while Senate
amendments TO the prohibition hill
ana to the general appropria lions
piii We're agreed To. making a total
oil .iNty-six bills disposed OF during
the days sessions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
KOPSKY AND ERSKINE
LEAD BICYCLE RACE
IRy Asrocln,ch Press.l

NEW iUKK, March 9.--Thc AUG
trhiian riders. Kopsky aud I:rsI;inc.
hnr'n,cu 10 even terms with the field
NJ 10 O'Clock tonight n lam ..a,n,.
after the NTH Of the evening sprints
aud wns led by kopsky. He opened up
quarter or q lap lead on the field
and with the aid Of his partner nick ,,i
Wild riding.
The positions OF tho other teams re-
manned unchanged. with Grcnda Ale
Namara and Brocco- DE Ruytcr lead
ing AT l.6l5 miles laps, ana tn.
other teams lap behind. Egg was
setting the pace. The record for hour,
l.sS6 miles. lape. was made by Law
son and DrnhHrh In lalI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10

AMHERST. VA. March 3.-W. a.
Baldock. proprietor OF Central Mills.
at Amherst. and manager Of the Am
hcrst Electric Light and Power Com
rany, Monday night narrowly escaped
serious INJURY when truck on which
he was riding went down an EN-
hankmcnt near Dead Mans Cross
ing" at Amherst. The truck, which
was loaded with corn, era shed
through wire fence, ana Mr.. Bal
dock was pinned under the wire. Ho
was considerably cut about the face
before his son. Carroll Baldock. could
cut the wire and cxtricate his father.