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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
TO ASK ASSEMBLY TO MAKE
PORT BODY PERMANENT
commissions Report to Legislature Makes Numerous
constructive Recommendations for Development
OF Virginias Great Sea Gateway.
N Railway. is chairman

folk and Western Railway. is chairman
OF tho commission, and Homer L.
Ferguson. president OF tho Newport
News Shipbullding and Dry Dock
Company. is chairman. Lee
Long. vice-prcsidcnt Of the Clinch-
field Coal Corporation, OF Dante, Va.
Is the third member selected from
the State at large. Those appointed
from the State Senate arc Senator's
w. L. Andrews, of Roanoke; W. c.
Corbitt. OF Portsmouth (who Is sec
rotary of the commission). and II. o.
Crockett. of Tazewcll. Members from
tho House of Delegates are John
w. Cherry. of Norfolk: j. Il. Wilkins.
OF Newport News. and Nelson S,
Groome. of Hampton.
The Hampton Roads cities OF Nor
foik. Portsmouth. Newport News and
hampton are working together as a
unit for the development of the port
as whole. II is tho hone OF the
commission that every section of the
State can be gotten together I'm the
movement, particularly the Virginia
commercial bodies, which have sucb
Il string influence in movements dI-
rected toward development of State
resources.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
WOMEN VOTERS TO HOLD
ANNUAL SESSION HERE
First Yearly Convention Of
League Begins i'll Rich.
mond January II.

The Jefferson Hotel will bc head
quarters q. the first annual conven-
ton of tho Virginia League 81 Women
Voters. scheduled for Tuesday and
Wednesday. january Ills. with
morning AMI afternoon sessions on
both days. and public mass meeting
on both evenings, Mrs. Minnie
Fisher Cunninchan. Of Texas. cxecu-
tive secretary OF the National League
OF Women Voters. With Headquarters
at Washington, will he the principal
speaker on the evening OF January
II. and Mrs. Julian Il. Salicy. OF
Aiken. South Carolina. director OF
the Third or Southern Region OF the
National League OF Women Voters,
Will address the evening meeting on
the next day.
One of the most important mat.
ters to be discussed by the conven-
ton is the legislation which the
league is sponsoring in the coming
session OF the General Assembly.
Taking precedence will be the find
ings of the Children's Code Commits
sion which amends and oddities GER
tain laws already on the statute
books, extends certain State activi-
ties for child welfare, and certain
additional laws that are needed.
Listed as second in the legislative
program of the league is the nine
hour-day--flfty- hour-w week for women
IN industry. or the bill to amend the
present ten hour law covering women
employed in factories, laundrjes.
restaurants or mercantile establish
ments. The amendment will limit
me working hours in one day TO
nine and in one week to fifty. (Ex-
ception: Office and clerical helm In
hsted occupations and mercantile es-
ADJUSTMENTS in towns of less than
s'oo0 inhabitants.) The third lecis-
iatiVo measure advocated by Tho
eaEuc is the appointment of n COM
mission on simplification of govern
mcht. This accords with the resolu-
tion adopted by the conference on
governmental efficiency called bv
governor Davis at the request of
me league. and held in the han of
me House OF Delegates, November
u and %. 1921. y fourth mca sure
also included in the resolution adont-
Ell by the Conference on Gnverp-
mental Efficiency is the strengthen
ing and Drovement of the nrim,r,.
n social feature of the conventinr
VIII be the reception to be tcndnrea
inc speakers and delegates at the
Governors Mansion by Mrs. Wcst-
moreland Tavis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
tBy Associated Prcss:l

NEW YORK. Jan. 7.--Prcsidcnt
Harding tonight Joined with the press
IN payfng honor to Edward Page
Mitchell. for many years editor Of
the New York Sun. more recently ed
itor-in-chicf of tho New York Herald
and tho man on whose shoulders fell
the mantle of Charles A. Dona."
AT the twenty-nrst annual dinner
OF tho Amen Corner, an organization
OK newspaper men. to which came
wv guests from many cities. there
was read message from the owncr
OIL the Marion Star. sent from the
white House. asserting that Mr..
Mitchell had been an inspiration ana
affection. ''N
Ills career covers the beginning.
tho development and the acting
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
WILL ENTER PLEA
OF SELF-DEFENSE

LYNCHBURG. VA. Jan. THE
t-ia! OF r. II. Mullan. n Washington
resident. on the charge OF the muir
der OF Y. 4. Skillcr. of Danville. here
in December, has been set for jan
nary q in the Corporation Court
The defense is TO be sclt-dcfensc-
that Skinner assaulted Mullan with
pocket knife. while they were
drinking together and that he shot
when he was attacking again.
Relatives of'the dead man say this
claim is unfounded in truth, and they
have retained John w. Carter, Com
monwealth's Attorney for Danville
70 assist in the prosecution OF the
case. They claim TO have evidence
that VIII rcfutc the statements made
by Mullan 10 the police at the time
%! his arrest. Mullan has declined to
talk since his arrest. He has been
in Jail for month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
GERMAN AGENTS
CALLED TO CONFER
I ON PREPARATIONS
Action Taken by Supreme
Council on Motion of
Lloyd George.
ANNUAL PAYMENTS
+ +, ARE TO BE REDUCED
Five Hundred Million Marks
Cash and Billion Yearly
Agreed On.
ny Associated rress.l

CANNES, Jan. Tho allied SUI
premc council this afternoon telc-
graphed communication to Berlin
asking the German government 10
send representatives tv Paris with a
View TO their coming TO Cannes for
consultation with the council con-
corning German reparations.
The proposal, made by Prime Min
lister Lloyd George to invite the Ger
man cmissaries to come 10 Paris, and
hold themselves in readiness to pro-
coed TO Cannes, was adopted after
Premier BRAND objected TO their com
Ing directly to Cannes. The French
Premier contended that II was neces-
sary for the allies themselves to
agree upon n reparation program be-
fore the Germans arrived.
Meanwhile. ii was learned today.
the experts dealing with the sub
tect of German reparations have
agreed on Il plan for partial rcmis-
sion OF cash payments by Germany
for period of years. involving the
payment of 5oo.ooo,Ooo gold marks
In cash and 1.oOo,OOo.oOo gold marks
in kind each year.
Great Britain may enter into an
agreement to guarantee the security
OF France in the event of an unpro-
voked attack by Germany. This was
reliably reported in British circles at
the allied supreme council meeting
hero this evening
Tho solution OF. the Turkish prob
lem and tho consideration OF the An
CORA treaty was gone into further
this forenoon, when the Premiers and
foreign ministers held an informal
discussion. The decision to hold n
meeting OF the foreign ministers on
the Angora question at Cannes. In
stead OF at Paris. was taken because
OF the unexpected result OF the first
days session.
Many OF the delegates attribute the
quick results OF yesterdays meeting
TO the example set by The Washing
ton armament conference.
The question OF PREPARATIONS will
occupy almost the entire time OF the
conference Monday. The experts this
forenoon began discussion as 10 how
a,Ihe hrst l.ooo.oco.ooo marks paid b..
Germany last Angus, should be d.
vided.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
Especial to Tho Times-Di,pa,cb. !

~ Inc IlmeS- Dispatch
NORFOLK, VA. Jan. 7.-Onc OF the
features OF the 1929 session of the
virginia General Assembly, which
opens next Wednesday,, will be the
report OF tho Hampton Roads Port
commission. This commission was
created by tho last General Assembly
10 make an investigation of the mort
or Hampton Roads, and to rcport
back to the Legislature, with recon
incndatons as to tho extent to which
me state should participate in tho
development of It's port.
AS result of an Investigation or
nearly year. the commission has
prepared comprehensive report on
rs'h" Port. dealing with the
certain recommendations for con-
structive port legislation and other
state action looking to further dc.
fciopment Of Hampton Roads.
"hiie the details OF the commits
SION report have not been made
public. 1t is known that the General
Assembly will be asked to create !,
permanent state. Port Commission
which commission would represent
the state in nil port development
matters. and would coordinate Tho
ing necessary favorable port
legislation from the Genera, AS.
scmbiy and Congress.
Conducts Educational Camu,,rr
BY Its meetings held in various
sections OF the State, and in tho
Hampton Roads cities, the commits
sion has forcibly Impressed the value
OF the port to tho entire state. In
It's report. an effort has been m.do
10 demonstrate, through experience
or other ports. and by tho growth
OF commerce through uamnton
koaos. That Virginia can create such
an asset as Louisiana has In Tho nor,
OF New Orleans. Tho theory or Tho
commission is that growth OF en-
port trade through Hampton Roads
VIII nave remarkable effect in tho
attraction OF great Industries exnort
ana import firms. distributing or-
carnations. investors and ether
business interests to tho State. This
position. the commission savs T..
borne out by the experience or Other
states that have participated in nort
aeFe!opment, such as the New Eng
iand states. New York, Louisiana
eaiiiornia and other States.
~ ID. Maher, president Of the Nor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
STANDARD AMERICAN
ANNUAL IS ISSUED

- The full texts OF the four-power
: racine treaty. the tflree-powcr
agreement on naval armament. the
anglo Japanese treaty, and the
irish free State treaty are con-
tanned II the 1922 World Almanac.
together with an account Of the i'm
.portant doinGs Of the conference on
line limitation OF armament held at
wv ashington. including the American
naval proposals in fun. as well as
tho addresses of President Harding.
Secretary Hughes. Premier BRAND,
MI Balfour and the other plen!po-
ttentiaries. The chronology. or diary
OF events. covers happenings all over
the world. day by. DAY. and the lis,
of deaths includes every man and
woman OF note In every country
who passed over during the year
y. The almanac gives tables from
the 1920 census, showing how many
Japanese. Germans, Russians, etc.
there arc in each state In the Union
: together with fun tables. by States
and by ages. covering iliteracy
school attendance. etc. together with
the number of males and females
state by State, OF voting and OF
: military age, naturaliZed and alien
The tables on farm values. crops,
mortgages and the like are com
piete. There are valuable census
Z NSt'SN4I5 covering az! the cnle! cites
in the United States. The popula-
), ton and area data cover every coun-
try on earth with lists OF rulers.
3PremLrs and Cabinets. The tram
.portation tables cover canals and
railways, and the trade tables cover
the imports and exports OF All great
nations. The calendars and other
Astronomical information: the tables
of attitudes, weights and measures,
N
of Biography-ail are revised to
date. The election figures and the
New York CITY and State data are
fuller than ever.
? The World Almanac is published
by the New York World
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
PRESIDENT PAYS HONOR TO
EDWARD PAGE MITCHELL,
Joins Press in Landing Former Editor of New York
Sun and Man on Whose Shoulders Fell ssthe
Mantle of Charles A. Dana''

present of the great era OF mctropol-
itan journalism In the country" the
Presidents message said I'm all its
stages ho has been leading and DOM
mating participant. and tho bcst OF
all the good things that may BIO said
for him is that he had always stood
fA- the finest newspaper Ideals and
the most unsclfsh and patriotic pub
lie purposes.
Il wish some OF his stories. par
ticularly some of tho whimsical bits
OF old-time reporting that he did.
were better known and that that
unique institution. tho sun story
were moro frequently R model for
prcscnt-day newspaper writers.
81 hopo I may say this. In my ca
pncity rs one of you newspaper men
without seeming to preach from q
presidential pulpit"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
CITIZENS WILL COMBAT
BURGLARY EPIDEMIC
Appointments of Special Police ON
GERS To &c Considered Tomor-
row Morning.

O'hNC WIZ
GERS To &c Considered Tomor-
row Morning.
There will be meeting of tho
Board OF Supervisors OF Henrico
County tomorrow morning Mt 10
o'clock In the HenrIco County
Courthouse, at which timo tho an
pointment of special police officers
for Wcsthampton will be considered.
Citizens of Westhampton and the
surrounding country recently have
been the victims OF the activities NJ
robbers. and 1t is hoped that the
appointment OF special officers Will
improve conditions there
Thursday night the citizens and
county officials met in conference at
tho Country Club OF Virginia for the
purpose of discussing the situation.
1t was the consensus OF opinion of
those present that the special oni-
GERS should be appointed. Judge r.
Carter Scott will make the appoint
mcnts at the meeting tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
SHOOTS MAN, THEN
oUfRENDERS SELF

Especial to The Times
FREEZING, VA. Jan. w.,
reaches here from Skeetrock ILL.,
town in the lower Cumberlands In
erect that Dewey Mills. a young man
oi mat place, shot George Mullins
hnicting wound from which he died
W'lhin few hours. Mills sur
rendered himself to the authorities
Muiiihs was young man, and a
son OF Henry Mullins. who was shot
ana killed by prohibition agents last
sumner near the same place thar
this occurrence took place.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
LEIGH STREET BAPTIST
TO HEAR NEW MINISTER
Rev. Howard I. Stewart Assumes Du-
ties Ms Pastor TodRy-Comcs
Here From Washington.

Rev. Howard I. Stewart, former
pastor OF Second Baptist Church.
Washington. ID. c.. breaches his first
sermon today as the new minister of
Leigh Street Baptist Church. His
subject is. Work and Wages" In
the evening he will have for his
theme. The Most Respectable Sinner
in Richmond" Mr.. Stewart ucceeds
Rev. John J. Wicker, ID. d. He will
be the thirteenth pastor since Leigh
Street Church was organized, sixty
eight years ago.
MIR. Stewart, who is forceful
speaker, is considered specially
equipped for the pastorate he as
sumes today. He has conducted three
revival campaigns in Richmond dur
ing the past several years.
Mr.. Stewart was born in Kansas.
His father was State evangelist. He
was educated at Bucknell and at
Grocer Theological Seminary. at Chcs-
ter, Pa. He began his active ministry
In the suburbs OF Philadelphia.
where Rev. Wicker, pastor whom Mr..
stewart is succeeding, preached his
installation sermon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08

Miss Denise l.. Morris, Rich
mond girl and niece OF Mrs. p. j.
White, with whom she spent n part
OF the Christmas holidays. She has
been studying vocal music for sew
cral years in New York under
Professor lsidor blackstone and
Madame Rider Kelsey. and has a
voice of peculiar sweetness and
power. Miss Morris sailed on jan
uarE for Nice, France, TO continue
her studies under SiEnor Pitzirclla
and from thence will go to Milan.
where she will perfect herself in
French and Italian grand opera, for
which she seems TO have marked
talent.
The picture shown above was
taken at Atlantic City. when Miss
Morris was accompanied by her old
BLACK" nanny.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
Church nerln, $50 on priv.

GrRcc-C Y u mi prcsbVterian
Church today begins its $4,000 cam
paign for funds for construction OF
the new auditorium on Monumen,
Avenue, facing Lee Circle. The drive
will continue all during the week
Building plans already have been
completed. and II is believed actual
work Will start within the next few
weeks. The building fund Will not
interfere with the annual bulge,
which Will be raised in March
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
Councilman Face busy wc.I

lily councilman face n busy wool
OF WORK with the meeting of four
committees and the Board of Alder
men The Streets Committee meets
Monday afternoon at O'Clock, and
me ordinances Committee at S
o CLOCK. Tuesday night at 8 O'Clock
the Board OF Aldermen will be in
session AT their regular monthly
meeting y special meeting Of the
Ordinances Committee has bccn
called for 1870 O'Clock Thursday ar
tcrnoon. The Dock and Streets
committees will be In session
Thursday night at s O'Clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
Two File nnnkrup,cy r.,,,ior.

Petitions IN voluntary baatruqtcy.
Mere filed In the United states Dis
irici Cour; yesterday by Milton
kaplan. ciothlcr. trading ~ "The
.MfitPn Shor" ~ East Main street.
aud Raymond NJ Hoiiinger: th.n,er
manager.
kaplan placed his fatalities at
ss.02h, and his assn;s al sa,Gai. ioi.
,linger'nt{takIlIties are .739I and his
assets s4.s92.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
Plan Tcstimoninl for yu,,r.

4 committee OF the board of man
ayers OF the Retreat for the Sick has
been appointed to draft fitting
testimonial resolutions as me-
mortal to the late Rebecca Hard
wickc. who died last fall after a
period Of service dating back 10
lsSi when she represented the
Methodist Church as Il board mem
Der.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
Church Purchase. Lots.

Trustees of Grove Avenue prcsby
terrain Church yesterday purchased
for $4,000 three lots on Grove Ave
nue. as the sltc for church add
lions and improvements to be con
structcd soon. The plots compose
front footagc on Grove
Avenue. with depth OF 40 feet. The
property Is situated on the north
east corner, Grove Avenue and
Roseneath Road.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
pInn to Improve Church.

Funds are being raised for c1.
tensivc improvements to I.aure
Street Methodist Church The in.
terror and exterior will he painted
and other necessary repairs made
Rev. George II. McFaden. is pastor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
Local Rainfall.

rainfall IL hours ending i. NJ. None
Halniail "a hours ending s +. NJ. None
Denclcncy since March 1........ 10
Dchcicncy since January 1......... IS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
Local Temperature Yesterday.

l.. Nj. temperature. ............... q
Maximum temperature to 8 L. NJ. 4,
Minimum temperature to 8 l.. NJ. 81
Mean temperature yesterday. ..... 81
Normal temperature for this datc.... ~
Deficiency yesterday .....
Excess since March 1.............. So
Excess since January 1..........
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08

Special Data.

Wind direction. cast: wind velocity. 9;
weather at u. NJ, clear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
The Weather
FURNISHED by u. s. weather pureau.)

Forecast; Virginia
Cloudy today! tomorrow
probably rain and
warmer.
North CnroIIna-Un-
settled today and to-
morrow; probably ralni
warmer tomorrow.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-04-21
TO PRESERVE HISTORIC PEN
That Used by Secretary of State
Hughes on Important Occasion
in Care of .. A. r.

The flagstaff p%enholder used by Sec
rotary of State Hughes in signing the
treaties agreed upon by the delegates
at the recent conference on the linn
itation of armament in Washington
will be preserved to posterity in the
custody Of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution, probably in Memorial
Continental hall, where the treaties
were signed.
The penholder is made of native
woods from % states and territories,
and Is decorated with miniature flags
of % nations, including the nine rep
resented at the conference and several
Of the allied powers in the World war.
The woods were collected and fash
toned into a penholder about IA inches
long by David Fairbanks of Chicago.
Two small pieces of wood used In
its manufacture are of special his
toric interest. The section Of cotton
wood from Michigan was taken from
a tree standing on the ground where
the old Indian chief, Pontiac, fought
his last battle with the British in
1853, and the piece of red cedar from
South Carolina came from q tree
planted by the statesman John c. Cal
hOun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-04-21
- TT-l@ET1 TTTTTTT TTT77TTTN
ACOlMlS
s4&<GAN y I|l SIGlSY

bump lie weg against Mr.. Fox. tum-
bling him over
But NJ. Dog did not tumble; he
kept on his feet, and went right on
running; he couldn't stop then. but
when Mr.. Fox rolled into the muddy
pond Mr.. Dog was running toward
him from the other side OF the pond.
OF course. Mr.. Fox did not wait for
him. Oh, no; he picked himself up
and off he bounded. and where Mr..
Dog went he did not know, but he
hoped he had found Mr.. Coon in the
tree.
He was pretty sure be didn't and so
he was trying now as he sat by the
fire 10 think up a story 10 tell be-
fore Mr.. Coon could tell what he saw,
and have the laugh on him with all
the other members of the Four Paws
club.
As soon as his coat was dry Mr.
Fox started off for the club 10 be
there ahead Of Mr.. Coon, for he had
thought of a story to tell, explaining
just how it all happened.
As each member arrived Mr.. Fox
would say, LET me tell you of the
fun 1 had this morning with Mr.. Dog"
He was just telling Mr.. Postum
about it when Mr.. Coon came into the
club, and this is what he heard:
at was one Of the finest mornings
you ever saw for q chase" began Mr..
Fox, $50 1 let Mr.. Dog catch sight of
me just as | was leaving the barn
yard. He came after me, Of course.
Il led him a chase for a while, and
then l wanted to go home SO | hap
pened to think of a smooth. steep hill,
and | made for it. When / had Mr..
Dog running good and fast l just
crOuched close 10 the ground and
over me leaped Mr.. Dog going at such
n rate of speed he could not stop.
my, it was funny. and l laughed
so hard 1 just rolled ovel and down
that hip
why did you roll into the muddy
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-04-21
DIDN'T GET THAT SOVEREIGN
Probably jenkins Is Ready to Admit
That Glue Had Remarkably Good
Sticking Qualities.

jenkins, who had gone to the shop
that sold everything to make a few
purchases, happened to notice a SOW
ereign lying on the floor-a whole,
round, golden eagle.
Quivering with excitement and
glancing cautiously round to see that
no one was watching him, he dropped
quite accidentally, of course-one of
his gloves on top of the coin. Then,
bending, he proceeded to pick up his
glove; but the coin did not accompany
it. 1t remained where it was-upon
the floor. He made a second attempt
to get hold of it. but with the same
result.
AS he was contemplating the wis
dom of a third endeavor. a shopwalker
approached him and said: Good eve
ming, sir! May l be allowed to show
you a bottle of our famous liquid glue?
AS, no doubt, you are aware, its stick
ing powers"
But Jenkins had fled.-London An
swerS.