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AUTO SHOW OPENS
WITH BIG DISPLAY
Finest Products of Industry
Shown to Hundreds of
Admirers.
COLISEUM COLORF Flu /.
Great Banners and Slreamcrs
Transform Building Into
Brilliant Palace.

While the rain fell in torrents. with
the sun making desperate attempts
TO pierce through. Rlchmond's seventh
annual Automobile Show was ushered
In yesterday afternoon At . o'clock in
the Coliseum. Lombardy and Broad
Streets. representing to Nirginia's au-
following public the perfected pro-
duct OF Americas automotive indus
try.
In the vast interior OF the show
building. great banners and streamers
Of purple and gold blanketed the
walls and roof. mc!lowing the somber
colorings created By storm clouds.
More than 100 models Of automobiles,
embracing the foremost OF American
manufactured automobiles. stood
forth. proudly arrogant and impos
ing In their new spring and summer
dressings.
The great stecl-Glrdercd roof OF the
Coliseum was canopicd with Ameri-
can Beauty roses and smilax in trail
ing green vines, and balconies and
walls similarly designed, presented
wondrous garden of beauty. The
national colors in strcamers and fan
effect also was embodied in the color
scheme. and the crowds paused mo-
mentarily in sheer awe and admira-
ton FOR the true magninccncc OF the
blended coiOrings which Wed for re-
cognition with the luxurious and
handsome automobiles exhibited.
The show represented the quintes-
sence of motor perfection and sur
passed by far an yof its predecessors.
ii represented Il great forward stride
on the part Of the Richmond Automo-
tive Trade Association individually
and the automobile Industry in Vir-
ginia generally.
No detail which woul dtcnd to aug
mcnt the magnifccnce and true
worth of the exhibit. was overlooked
ana when the automobile public
thronged the show building, they
expressed their admiration unquali-
hcdly.
. fthe fifty exhibitors who occu-
Continued on Page 6, Col. %
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LINDSAY BIG PATRON
OF PAWNBROkERS
Search Discloses 113 Tickets In
Stock Dealers Nynck
Home.
TBy ASSOCIATED press.l

NEW YORK. March 1l.-One hun
drcd and thirteen pawn tickets. upon
which loans totaling si3.153 had
been made by FIVE different pawn
brokers. were found today in the
Nyack home of Alfred H. Lindsay,
former stockbrokcr. under indict- :
ment for obtaining approximately
slpo0.o00 from society women on
fraudulent stock deals.
The search conducted by Assistant
District Attorney Murphy revealed
the pawn tickets hidden in desks.
drawers and closets. A large iron
SAFE refused to yield to the combi-
nation given to Mr.. Murphy by Mr..
Lindsay The tickets showed that
jcwelry, furs. silverware and other
artic'es mad been pledged at frequent
intervals over period OF seven
years They were all made out In
the names OF LIND or Post" and
ranged In amounts from $40 To
$1,000.
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WAR MEMORIAL PLAN
STANDS AS SENATOR'S
KILL GORDON MEASURE,
Failure of Upper Body Consider Repeal Bill Sounds
Death knell of Attempt to Wreck Library Pro-
ject-No Appropriation Made.

Although battered and shattered
by tho storms OF a Legislative session.
NirEinia's plan for memorial Ii
brary in honor OF her sons and
daughters who participated in the
world war. stu stands. This was ac-
complished last night through the
refusal o! the Senate to take up the
Gordon repeater, which would have
scrappcd the s2.5OO.00O project. to
which Richmond donated u $500. 900
site.
While the state still ciings TO the
Ford lot. legislative action has taken
away the initial s250,000 appropria-
ton. and the House. which passed
the Gordon bill repeating the memo
rial library act. also refused tn meet
the pledge OF the last legislature
that an additional $3.50. 900 would be
voted at the session just closed. Dur
ing the next two years. however.
ways and means for carrying on the
project may be found
With the denial that the Senate or
Virginia had ever broken faith on a
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war memorial. Senator Morgan r.
Mills. OF Richmond, yesterday sue
ccssfully engineered his resolution.
creating n commission OF ten TO re-
commend a non utilitarian memorial
TO the next General Assembly.
through the upper branch. 1t was
Immediately sent to the House for
concurrence.
u want to deny that have broken
faith or that the Senate OF Virginia
has broken faith on a war memorial"
Senator Mills stated in calling up
his resolution. The Senate is now
on record in favor OF a memorial.
but not in the form OF a library in
Richmond" he added.
Senator G.. Walter Mapp. Of Ac-
comac. attempted to have the rcso-
luton passed by until the Senate
could vote on the Gordon bill which
absolutely wrecks the action OF the
last General Assembly on the me-
mortal library project. He stated
that he would rather see the Cor
don bill defeated and the whole pro-
ject held In allegiance during tho
Continued on Page II. Col. -
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DEBATE ON TREATY
ST|RS SENATORS
Underwood Champions Four
Power Pact in Strong
Defense.
READS HUGHES LETTER
Secretary of State Asserts De.
Feat Would Be World
Calamity.
READS HUGHES LETTER
Try Associated rress.l

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE
four-power Pacific treaty. its pur-
poses and possibilities. and the man
ner OF its negotiation. passed through
another spectacular combat OF argu-
mcnt and oratory today on the floor
OF the Senate.
Throughout the battle OF wits. the
burden or defenEe WAS carried hv
enatOr Underwood. OF Alabama. the
Democratic floor leader and mem
Der Of the American delegation to
the arms conference. Hinged by
enemies of the treaty. largely OF his
own party, the minority leader stood
for three hours in his place in the
center Of the chamber and replied in
kind to the thrusts directed 10 him,
Reads hughes Letter.
Among the weapons of argument
used by the Alabama Senator was a
Hughes. head OF the American con :
ference Observation-Disclosures. replying To
charges that the treaty resulted from
IA British Japanese plan to aliny tn"
cmbarra ssments OF the Anglo Japan.
csc alliance.
The argumcntative duel which fol-
lowed the reading by Senator Tn
drrwood of the sccretary's letter. and
which interposcd itself in the Sena =
tors prepared address. was fought
for an hour between the speaker and
Senator Robinson. Democrat, Arkan-
sas. who originally had raised the
question OF the origin of the treaty
and who declared that the sccretary'S
letter had not dispcllcd evidence that
the four power arrangement was
inspired from London and Tokyo.
other Democrats then joined in the
questioning OF their party leader. in :
Guiding Senators Reed OF Missouri.
Glass OF Virginia Walsh OF Mon
tana. and Watson of Georgia. From
the Republican sid" Of the chamber
rhcir efforts were seconded by Sena =
tors Borah. Of Idaho, and France. Of
Maryland.
His support Of the treaty, Senator
Underwood said. was actuatrd by the
same spirit that prompted him to vote
Continued on Rage -, Col. p
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BANDITS STAGE RAID
ON BIG DISTILLERY
Loot Pin"f. lint Had Honds Cause
Much Liquor 10 lie
Left.
fhy Associated Press

LEXINGTON. KY. March IL
twenty bandits in two dctachments
sw""pcd down on TIA. II. /. Moore
distillcry at NanarSdrN In Mercer
county. carly today They capture.,
ten persons. looted the distilicry
warehouse of a quantity ~ whisk y.
Narl"usly estimated at from nrty Il,
seventy barrels. loaded il on motor
trucks and sped away. Posses In
i.urHuit later found a stranded truck
containing seventeen. barrels, On a
country read. and contnuius their
search recovered thirty -thie. barrels
barn near i.awrcncehurr. The
men said to have been drivers OF the
trucks, ware arrested.
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outstanding are the passage of the
Senate and House redistric;ing plans
the CONTAMINATION Of the Highway
department. tho Constitutional Con
vention referendum and the decision
10 erect state Office building.
Missek Chance for Fnme,
ON the other hand. the General Az
seinbly has missed a chance for fame
In its rejection Of the 2l2. 900. 600 bond
issue bill. and also for IT, negativ.
action on the memorial library pro-
)ect. Othcr big mnttcrs in which n
tailed TO measure up were the Ia.
ana Zee ana educational questions.
The adoption OF the biennial appro
priations bill was a victory for those
VINO favored tho budget plan. and
whiic the ALLEGATION of the $4,000. Don
was made on what appears an eoui.
table basis. there vas no evidence %,
genuine effort al saving. the limita-
ton in revenues having prevented
anything except economy. The work
OF the budget makers was noticeable
by generosity To Confederate. veterans
continued on Page Il; Col AZ
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PRINCESS MARY AND
NISCOUNT IN ITALY
lRv Associated rrcss. !

FLORENCE, ITALY. March IL
Princess Mary and Nisc"unt Las
cciles. continuing their honeymoon
tour. arrived in Florence late this
afternoon from Paris
All the way from the station.
where they were met by the British
and American c"nsuls and large
crowds. their automobile was pclted
with flowers.
Cheering villagers welcomed them
"a, the villa Mcdici. where the compile
will stay while in Florence. Their
entrance here was over u vcritable
carpet OF flowers. while abov" them
we're Hrched masses OF almond blos-
SONS. There were flowers in every
room OF the villa
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RONDTHALER HEADS
COLLEGE CONFERENCE
IBy Associated press.l

GREENSBORO. y. c.. March IL
DIR. Howard RondthaIcr. president OF
Salem College. Winston Salem, y. c..
was chosen president Of the North
Carolina College Conference. and y.
w. Walker. OF the University of
North Carolina, reelected secretary
treasurer OF the organization at its
closing meeting here today.
Entrance examinations for admis-
sion to North Carolina colleges were
discussed at length, and uniform
basis OF admission was agreed upon.
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BELFAST DISORDERS
CLAIM THREE VICTIMS
Woman Deliberately shut to- Death,
Two Others Are
wounded.
Try Associated Press.l

BELFAST, March il.--Casualtics in
Belfast today as result OF the con-
iinuancc OF the disorders included
one person KILLED. a woman. and two
others seriously injured.
Katherine Nccson. standing out
side her home in Little Gcurg" street.
was shot and killed by three men
who escaped by boarding u tram ear.
Bystandcrs declared the shooting was
deliberate. While delivering bread
this morning. Edward MclIenry was
held up by armed men and seriously
wounded. Earlier in the day. n young
girl was severely injured by bull
let
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20.YEAR-OLD GROOM
DISPLEASES MOTHER
IBy Associated Press

LOS ANGELES. CAL. March IL
Robert $. Savage. 20 years old un-
derEraduatc. has not received con
CALCULATIONS from hts mother. Mrs
Joan y. Savage. n widow of the Du-
luth steel manufactures. on his mar
riaee To Geneva Mitchell. youthful
New York chorus girl. according to
reports here.
Mrs. Savage was informed Of her
sons dip into matrimony at her home
In LA Jolla. near San Diego. yester-
day. She was so shocked. ii was said.
that she had decided to withhold the
parental blessing To the match.
We'll. he'll have to wait long
time before he hears from me-" was
Mrs. Savage's reported statement.
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TALK EXTRA SESSION
AS SOLONS ADJOURN
Suggested Legislators Will
Find Real Sentiment Re-
vcalcd Back Home
GASOLINE TAN BILL rs DEAD
IN same Grave With Propo,rt
Measure Providing for sI:.OOO. 600
In Rond Donds

The slo.O00.0O0 bond issue bill and
the Dill placing l-cent tax on each
gallon OF gasoline. falling to receive
consideration during the nnal day Of
the 1872 General Assembly, are to-
day resting in the same graves.
The Goolrick beverley BIZ for a
bond issue. to which the House mt :
tachcd referendum. remained on
the desk OF the clerk Of the House,
when that body refused to take up
Tor consideration resolution
adopted by the Senate asking for n
conference on the differences. The
House stood pat for the Hall amend
'neht' providing that the people of
the state vote upon the proposition
AT the November election. 1922
Lower body Rctniiates.
because the Senate would not ac-
cept the referendum amendment. the
House refused TO consider Senate bill
No. $40. providing for the levying OF
a l-cent taxlon each gallon of saso-
line.
The gasoline tax bill had n ma
jority In the House. because the Dele
gates felt that those who use the
roads and get the benent of them
should pay for tAeir maintenance.
Hut there was n dividend opinion rs
to how much OF the funds should go
to The State proper. Delegates from
the rural sections contendcd that nj
least 80 per cent should go to the
counties on the basis of the amount
OF money from such taxes paid into
the State treasury by each county.
others, however. held that the
state should receive the entire reve-
nue. from the tax on gasoline. be-
cause OF the fact that the provisions
OF the bill. recognizing the state
Highway department places under
State control for maintenance many
miles of roads in each county which
In the future, the counties Will not
have TO keep up.
Extra Session Ia Talked.
IL was the consensus Of opinion
among many OF the Delegates last
night those in favor of and those
against the bond issue that after the
Delegates return to their homes and
have an opportunity to ascertain the
will or their constituents that "A spe-
cial session Of the General Assembly
may he ,-.llcd. at which time sane
sensible action can he taken on the
question of the issuance of bonds for
the building and reconstruction or
the highways of the State. Including
the 1000 miles included in the state
highway system. the routes in which
system have received the approval Of
both bodies
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Cutter IInIts Tug with shot.

PENSACOLA. FLA, March H.
According To members of the crew
"t the tug Sea King. which has just
arrived In port. while OFF Key West
several days ago two barges, the
j. 5. McGaughey and Douglas, in
tow. the revenue cutter Eoosoe
hailed the tug to stop. The order
was not understood by those on
board the tug. so the cutter fred a
shot across the bow OF the Sea King.
The tug and barges were searched
by revenue officers, 1t was stated,
but no liquor was found.
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EXEMPTS BANK STOCK
FROM IT'S PROVISIONS
Only Amendment, Made by
Lower Body to CooIrick-
Beverley Proposal.
Loss no STATE, KEEzELL SAYS
Fuller Asserts Action VIII CurtnII
Richmond Revenues Nv sI+OoO0
Year.

The House Of Delegates yesterday
afternoon passed the Goolrick Bcv-
erleE bill. reducing the tax on in
tangibles from Sll0 to 30 cents on
the 400. Only one amendment was
added. ], exempts shares OF stocks
in banks from the class of stocks
upon which the reduction is made.
The vote on the bill follows: Yeas
Adams. Anderson. Bagly, Bcatie
Boatwright. Bolton, Bondurant
Bowles. Israel Brown. J. Sinclair
Brown. Mayo. c. Brown. Carpenter
Carter. Craft, Deans, DeFrlece. Digs
Ewell, Farrier, Fletcher, Il. T GRAY.
Hall, Henderson, Henley. Hurt. Hyi-
ton. Jeffreys. Edwin Is. Jones. James
p. Jones. Keen. Massey. McC~lcb, Nc
Cotter. McNutt. Norris. Nottingham
Owen. Olin. Page. Pitts. Pratt. Price
Prince. Ramey, Rev, Rodgers, Shep-
herd Sinclair Alfred C.. Smith
Charles Henry Smith. 4. Hugh Smith
Lcmuel T.. Smith. Smithey. st. Clair
Story. Tyler. Il. S. Warren. c. r. War
rem, wilkins. Williams. Willis. Woods
Woodville. Young and Brewer.
Nays-Rright. Campbell. Commins
Dotson. Eller. Ford. Fuller. Gordon
Graham. J. Walter Gray. Haddon. w.
F.Hicks, c. y. Hoover. w. G. Hoover.
Horner iorsley. Kcezcli. Mclean
Nohctt, Ramsey. Charles F. Smith
Smell, StInton. Stuart. Taylor. Troll
niger and Turner.
To Equalizc Taxation.
Explaining the Goolrick Beverley
bill reducing the tax on intang!bics
from Si.20 TO So cents on the
500. Delegate X. Holman Willis said
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NEEDS ONLY NAME
OF TR|NKLE BEFORE
BECOMING STATUTE
Board of Three Censors
Created and Films Must
BE Licensed.
SALARIES OF $4,000
TO COME FROM FEES
House Concurs Unanimously
in Three Minor Amend
mcnts Offered.
MArr WINS HARD FIGHT
Gets Measure ON Floor when Cannon
Yields After Spcnking for
Hour.
SALARIES OF $4,000
TO COME FROM FEES
MArr WINS HARD FIGHT
""'' MEASURE On Floor when Cannon
Yields After spcnkinE for
Hour.

on what he declared was his las,
Legislative day. Senator G. Walter
Mhpp. of Accomac. yesterday won
ono OF tho greatest Pr rlimcntarv vic.
tories Of his career when the motion
picture censorship bill was passed
by tho Senate by a vote OF &c to IA.
senate amendments were readily ac-
ccH'ablo 10 the House and consc.
auenty the bin only needs the SIG
nature OF Governor L. Lee Trinkle
To become law
By the provisions OF the bill. Vir-
GINA him exhibitors Will be REQUIRED
TO secure n license for every picture
offered to the public ninety DAYS AZ
ter Governor Trinkle signs the meas.
urn. y board OF three ccn-ors
10 created to pass on all nlmsurfer.d
for exhibition and their jirisdIction
extends over the posters aud other
matter advertising the pictures. GU,
OF the examination fees the censors
VIII receive n salary or $500 a
year. tho Senate. by amendment.
striking out the $4,000 provision
written IN By tho House.
Tho only other Senate amendmen
q! note was one suggested BY Scna-
tor 9. O'Conor Goodrich. Of Freder-
icksburR. taking from the ccnsors
power TO pass on sacrcliglous fea-
lures of films. and that OF Senator
Morgan II. Mills. requiring the CEN
sors TO furnish 10000 bond As
amended the board will pass on oh
scenity. vulgarity and features like
~ 10 inc!tc crime.
Almost KILLED ny Time.
Senator Mapp has had one Of the
hardest fights OF his legislative life
10 get the censorship matter through
the Senate. He was met at every
hand by determined opposition, and
during the final days OF the session
was blocked NJ almost every turn
by Senator james l.. Cannon. who
graspcd tho parliamentary wh!phand
and held 1t unti! within "A half hour
OF the final vote. when he Yielded
the noor after speaking for more
than an hour. Threats Of a filibus-
ter. and what on it's surface appeared
10 be obstructionist tactics. held up
the bill for days and almost Killed
!: through the time limitation
The censorship question has been
one OF the most interesting ques-
lions, from the viewpoint of the
general public. II was offered in
both houses early In the session with
its patrons In the lower branch be-
ing Delegates Samuel J.. Adams and
Robert l.. Jeffrcys. with Senator'S
Mapp and William II. Jeffrcys. Jr..
its sponsors in the Senate.
Public hearings were dramatic and
drew immense crowds. The first one
lrnniinMcd On PAGE G Col IA
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BENEFITS FOR ALL
RETIRING WORKERS
IEy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE
Senate today passed and sent to the
House the bill of Senator Sterling.
Republican. South Dakota. extending
civil service requirement privileges to
government employees appointed by
executive order. The hill is designed
10 meet conditions resulting from
AuOrney-ticneral Daugherty's ruling
that only employees appointed under
competitive examinations are eligible
10 retirement benefits.
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Find salesman Frozen N n.,,

AMARILLO. TEXAS. March ~
Joe Mitchell. local salesman u,,
,o"h" frozen TO death in the snow
l"r'y mics from here. He aban
done" his automobile after IL had he :
come stalled In snowdrift during
the blizzard which swept the Texas
tanhandic for two days. and starr.
ed walking toward Tulia. His bodv
was FOUND mile and a half from
his automobile.
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co,onc, Quincy Go.. to Honolulu.

NORFOLK. VA. March ll.-Coipnrl
J.. w. Quincy. commandant at the
Army supply Base since January l..
left today for Honolulu. where he
VIII he depot Guar'crmastcr Cap
tain j.. :. Woods. who has been next
in command To Colonel Quincy, will
be acting comma ndaut until Colonel
Guincys successor L. appointed.
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GENERAL AND SIX
MEXICANS ARE KILLED
TBy Associated press.I

MENlcO CITY, March ll.-Gcneral
GerardO Reyes and six OF his men
were killed yesterday i'm the State Of
Vera Cruz during an encounter with
the rebel leader Miguel Alcman. il
was learned today.
General Guadalupe Sanchez. com
mandins the Federal troops At Vera
Cruz. has taken the field In person
against Aleman.
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SAN SALVADOR, REPUBLIC OF
SALVADOR, March ll.--Earth shocks
were felt in the NicaraRuan depart
ments Of Granada. CaraZo and Rivas
Says a ManaSua dispatch. Buildings
were damaged and assures are vis-
ibic in the earth. The volcano One
tcpe is continuing In eruption. NJ
loss OF life has been reported
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DIR. C.. w. wnIdpcr D,e.

WASHINi'TON, March lI.-Dr.
Charles w. Waidncr. chief physicist
OF the Bureau of Standards and wide
" known for his scientific studies
or temperature and heat measure
ments and their application, died at
his home here early today. He was
native OF Baltimore.
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HOOVER DECLINES
$4,000 PROPOSAL
Announces He Will, al Presi-
dents Request, Stay III
Cabinet.
CAN'T LEAVE HIS JOB
Writes Philadelphia NJ y o r
He Is Unable to Undertake
Exposition Work.
CAN'T LEAVE HIS JOB
Lny Associnted rressl

hS ttSssl
WASHINGTON. March li.-Declar-
ing President Harding mad strongly
expressed the wish that he remain
in the Cabinet, Secretary Hoover to-
day informed Mayor j. Hampton
Moore. OF Philadelphia, he could not
accept the director generalship CT
;he 1sIw;-C.Tienn.ai Exposition 10
be held in Philadelphia in 1926.
Offered Five-Ycnr job.
The offer of the director general
ship was rendered To MIR Hoover
formally several days ago and his
declination OF II was set forth in a
letter to Mayor Moore. written by
the secretary yesterday before he
left on Western trip. and made
public today AT the Department OF
Commerce. The offer carried with
it salary of $4,000 year for
five years.
II have had the opportunity OF dis
cussing with President Harding the
suggestion that undertake the di-
rector gcncralship of the ScsuuI-
Centennial Exposiiion," said Mr..
Hoover. in his letter. THE Tresi-
dent strongly expressed the wish that
lrcmain in the cabinet and, indeed.
feel that having undertaken the
reorganization Of the Department OF
Commerce In the hope that | may
build IL into "A greater service IL the
community. would not be justified
In abandoning that task until IL has
reached further advancement