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mat are also used in gambling. The
"ahScr lies IN the fact that too many
heopI" so card party crazy, and will
A"tf!hcc duties and abandon whole
SOME Pleasures TO spend their time at
inc card table, and sooner or later
YOU VIII ind the people who started
card playing as perfectly innocent
amusement ncgiecting spiritual
th!ngs and even worldly duties to
PLAY cards
mat the menace OF gambling with
us attendant ruin is always present
need not point out. nor need | point
out that no one has any right to In.
troducc 10 young people a pastlme
mat may be the means Of causing
ultimate ruin.
The same thlns, Is true OF dancing.
ne may dance anu still he very good.
hHt no one can dance and know that
nc or sac VIII always be a good man
or good woman that sooner or later
me inhidlous influences that arc al
ways lurking in the background will
not become dominant factors and turn
the Innocent pastimc into Il means OF
WORKING unspeakablc corruption or
turning young men into beasts and
women into harlots."
Sir. Lightbourne then explained
MAJ The same thing is true 81 al
most every human relation. Some
| n'Wntss men. he said VIII pick out
W." easiest way. instead OF muster
/ 'h$ VIII power TO decide TO do right.
''"ish's sermon was considered
|'"' ~ The best that the evangelist
"uh delivered since he has becn-here.
hiy-c!Ght people have gone
"hfi during the past two day,
."" IN Wow OF the fact that the
".E'"A' VIII he here the balance
OF the week. several more arc cx-
'PeNE'H 10 take Aao S2lSs stsl,
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residing at 129 Fourth Ave. Albany.
He says: Every member of our
family Is enthusiastic over Tanlac.
It's certainly medicine for all the
family"
From far-away Canada comes this
message: MY little girl, my son and
myself are all enjoying splendid
health now and Tanlac brought it all
about" Mrs. Bort Hewer. 1913 East
Avenue, Toronto. Ontario.
1--WE call Tanlac The Family Med
icine' here in our Virginia home. be-
cause It restored my mother ana
sister to perfect health. Just the
same as 1t has done me-" is the en-
thusiastic statement Of Mrs. J. T..
Robertson. Danville, Va
And on through the list, men.
women and children from cycrv
State In the Union and every prov.
ince of Canada unhesItatingly come
forward and tell in words ringing
with sincerity of the wonderful bene,
fits OF health and happiness that
Taniac has brought into their homes
that were formerly darkened by Tho
gloom of sickness, suffering and de-
spair.
And should yours be one OF those
homes where any member of tho
family Is thin, run down and weak-
ened from loss Of appetite, caused bv
indigestion and stomach troubles, you
nave at your very door tho means
that will no doubt bring tho sun
shine or vigorous health back into
their 1lives and yours, just rs II has
done In so many thousands OF other
caaes. Do not delay. Get bottIe
OF Tanlac from your druggist today.
ADV. So ,ii.,Ss s-', e''i
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.fRITICIzEs METHODS OF
AMERICAN COTTON BODY
Jphn Doe" Inquiry Conduct
J. ed Into Affairs of New
.s..a. York Concern.
EXAMINE HEAD or EXCHANGE
.NChicf Magistrate McAdoo Asserts
Company Apparently Has No Cot
TON Upon Which to Hasc Its Trad
Ing, Unless IL Purchased Few Bnlcs.
IBy Associated rrcss.l

w. NEW YORK, March 13.--Criticiz-
60 ing methods OF operation of the
7''stmcrican Cotton Exchange during
Inc John Doc" inquiry into its af-
fairs today, Chief Magistrate McAdoo
sasdeclared !; appeared that the eN-
change had no cotton ON which TO
s, base its trading unless 1t purchased
. across the street from the New York
Cotton Exchange"
The American Exchange purchased
1900 bales from tho New York EN-
Change simply for use by the brok
z. ers in checking the wheel so il would
stop al a winning number he added.
These comments were evoked by
Testimony Of former Judge ~ w.
iGraham, president OF the American
Exchange. who spent the afternoon
N'on the witness stand
No Knowledge OF Petition
Mr. Graham iisclaincd knowledge
OF a petition, offered In evidence. in
which exchange officials were advised
Svby members that the state Of trad
ling on the floor is terrible" follow
ling withdrawal OF firm which Gus
tomarily had held 10000 bales TO COW
z er brokers who sold short.
80. l'he petition urged the purchase Of
rla.o0o bales to sell at opportumc
,Jtimes in the trading when the buyers
tdeInands exceeded sales so far as to
shalt trading and force prices up
ward. Revenues OF The members
amould thereby he doubled. treblcd
and. perhaps, quadruplcd," the peti-
ton said.
- Mr.. Graham was ordered by MgEis-
Nc In Il
trict attorney tomorrow names of Il
half-dozcn Southern planters who
benefited by the chance TO speculate.
(. offered with the opening of the cx-
change"
Admitted Small Growers.
This order was based upon tcsti-
I mon" that the exchange was found
I. in the open market by using ten bales
tas the minimum unit of transactions.
Thereby opening the field to smaller
growers eliminated from the New
York Cotton Exchange and the New
tor!eans Cotton Exchange by 100
shale minimum unit.
In other words" Magistrate Nc
Al ,hdoo interposed, YOU were elected
president OF this exchange and drew
9aSshlary OF $4,000 a year because of
s]he moral effect upon it's customers
.>Of your name as Judge ana former Of
s1icial of the Treasury Department."
~ Mr.. Graham declared that several
tmeinbers OF the exchange had been
Expelled recently on Chargs that they
shad taken their customers money
! twithout delivering anything for It,"
ANnothcr firm was expelled. he said
1or knocking the exchange" In let
,3ors TO customers throughout tho
NountrS. warning them To discontinue
tthcir accounts wit hthc American en-
) sIhnnEe on the ground that It was un-
Lfeliable.
"a The witness laso ella aimed to have
uncovered "A plot OF the New York
t@cNchanGo and the New Orleans Cot
Sen Exchange TO put the American
Cotton Exchange out OF business
THE hearing will be resumed to-
Nmorrow.
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NORMAN R. JOHNSON 70
SPEAK IN PETERSBURG
Head of Merchants Organiza-
lions. Will Address Retail
Merchants Body

PETERSBURG. VA, March Ia
Norman X. Johnson. secretary OF the
southern Wholesale Dry Goods AS
ISOLATION. editor Merchants Journal
ana Commerce and founder of Mod
ern Retail Merchants Associations
VIII De IN" guest of honor and prln-
opal speaker at the annual meeting
ana banquet OF the Petersburg Re
tan Merchants Association at the
Hotel Petersburg. Thursday evening,
March lG. at Z O'Clock. Between $50
ana zoo men are expected TO be pres
cnt at the meeting.
Norman Johnson needs no intro
duction 10 tho business men of Pc
tershurg To whom he spoke two years
ago on similar occasion He is
known as tho "Biliy Sunday of the
Mercantile World" and his talk
Thursday evening will be heard with
interest
Mr.. Johnson is recognized every
where as an expert on trade matters
and is the ablest exponent on trade
condition ever heard in Pc;crs-
burg. No address in recent years to
business men caused so much dis
cuSSion as the one he made here two
years ago.
The meeting Thursday night Will
be Interesting 10 every member, and
every business man. even though
not member of tho association. The
officers OF the local association are
as follows: President, l.. ~ Rosen-
stock: vicc-president. c. l.. Guthrie:
second vicc-president. ]. J. Joyner:
| treasurer. Stanton Pitcher, and sccre-
tary. Raymond c. Parsons. The di-
rectors are rs follows: Edward
Eigcnbrun. G. l.. Guthrie. j. /. Joyner.
! Moses Lavenstein. J. -. Mann. H. G.
Myers. Is. w. Matthews, stanton Pill
cher, Herbert Plummer, l.. a. Rosen-
| stock. Gray NJ. Smith. r. Il. Totty.
w. II. Wilcox and j. G. Young
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WORLD DAIRY BODY
TO MEET IN u. S.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-I.ead,nr
dairy and manufacturing intereat,
ut conference Mt the Department
Of Agriculture today decided u,on
preliminary plans for the holding OF
the "orlda dairy congress in this
country some time next fail. The
date or the city in which the congress
VIII assemble were not decided upon.
President Harding upon his return
from Florida will be asked to send
invitations to the various foreign
governments TO send delegations to
the congress. Several cities have
asked for the meeting. Including
Washington, ST. Paul. Philadelphia
and indianapolis
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RAILROAD LABOR BOARD
RULES FOR COMPANIES
Declines TO Bar Lines Asserted
by Unions to Have Vic
lated Law.
IBy Assoclnted prcss.l

CHICAGO. March 13.-An attempt
to bar number OF railroads from
the wage hearings before the Rail.
road Labor Board failed today when
Vice-Chairman Ben w. Hooper ruled
against evidence presented by rail-
way employees to show that the roads
had violated tho law and should
therefore, have no standing before
tho board
The ruling brought out the fact
,hat action on cases involving three
roads. charged with violation of the
transportation act because of con-
tracing shop work to outside firms.
was expected soon. The question ut
issue. Vice Chairman HOOPER said.
was one OF the most important the
board has faced. II such contract
work were declared legal, he added.
the ground would be cut out from
under this board and the yitals OF
the transportation act would be
killed"
caseH against the Erie, the Indiana
flarbor Belt. and the New York Cen
trai. are pending before the board
All involve the subletting Of shop
work TO contractors. ali OF whom arc
paying lower wages than the scale
set for railroad shop men by the
board.
The ruling was made over the pro-
test OF -. NJ. Jewell. head Of the
shop crafts unions. who asserted that
II shops were TO be closed by the
railroads one day and opened by n
contractor ut lower wages the next
the railroads were setting an cx-
ample which might convince tho en-
ploycs that tho very small number
we have termed radicals were right
and the great majority OF sane
minded employees is 100 per cent
wrong"
Mr.. Jcwcll's attempt to rule out
The contracting carriers came after
he had presented testimony intended
TO show that proper conferences. ac-
cordinS TO the requirements OF tha
transportation act. had not been
held prior To bringing wage dis
putcs To the board on numerous rail-
roads. In all cases he charged that
the roads did not give the required
thirty days notice OF their wage ad-
;nsiiucnt proposals: that they sub
United fixed reduction for accept
ance or rejection, and that there was
no real cndcavor made TO actually
negotiate "a new scale.
TIL" board today sent letters To- all
railroads asking what the annual
saving would he If the roads prese,t
requests fof wage decreases were
granted. The ronds some timc opo
announced that any decreases that
were granted would be Immediately
rejected In lower passenger AMI
:rclsht rates. but were unable. when
asked recently in the wage hearings.
|" say what the saving would he In
the present case.
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tBy Associated press.l

HALIFAN. y. s.. March l3.-Wori
was received here today that DR.
Walter Franklin Prince. director o:
tho American Institute for Scientific
Research in New York. had left the
famous haunted house in Caledonia
Mills TO return to Halifax.
The scientist declined TO state
whether he had been able to pick up
the eohemeral trail OF the ghost
which is charged with having eX-
PEELED Farmer Alex Macdonald with
spookish antics such as setting mya-
terious fires and Staying cattle. DR..
Prince added that he would have
nothing TO say unit! he reached this
city late tonight.
Orders Movie Men Away,
With the investigator departed an
snap the ghost at play. these un-
official investigators being ordered
out of the farmhouse by Or. Prince
last night so that he might occupy
the dwelling entirely alone.
Did he see anything? He declined
II say
That Or, Prince at least recognized
The possibility of n night alone i'm
the house was shown by prelim-
mary report received today by mail
In which the scientist asked of the
world In general:
Who knows bat | might get n
private exhibition"
In Mary Ellen Macdonald. the
farmers foster daughter the invcs-
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PROPOSAL SEEKS
TO PLEDGE NATIONS
TO PEACE METHODS
CONTINUED From First Page.)

he asserted. but II provided for
conference. which might easily result
in a moral obligation. which Congress
could not escape.
The treaty. Senator Borah pointed
out. did not limit the means" to he
considered Jointly b. the four pow
crs to Pacific means" but left the
door open for the conference to de-
eide on concerted armed action. lie
predicted that formation of the four
power group would lead TO the cs-
adjustment OF a counter group" and
eventually to n war between the two
rival combinations thus placed in the
field.
Just before the Senate accepted the
unanimous consent agreement. which
was proposed By Senator Swanson.
Democrat, Virginia. Senator Reed.
Democrat. Missouri, assailed Repub-
iicans who formerly had opposed Tho
Versailles treaty. hut now support the
iour-power- treaty, declaring they
were ready to take medicine handed
Ms in spoon held by Republican
President" although they had refused
II when II came from a Democrat.
In the main. the treaty supporters
made little effort to reply TO the Sc
ries of attacks. Senator Lenroot took
exception To the moral obligation"
argument OF Senator Borah, however.
declaring shat no binding commitment
would exist. and Senator Lodge, OF
Massachusetts. the Republican leader.
and member OF the arms delegation,
engaged In sharp exchange with
Senator'S Johnson and Borah over au-
thorship OF the treaty and the circum-
stances which led TO the supple :
mental agreement regarding man
dated islands.
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DIR. ]. r. HOBBS STARTS
BIG REVIVAL MEETING

PETERSBURG, VA. March 13.-Dr.
j. II. Hobbs. one OF the South's best
known cvangelis;s. arrived in the
city tonight and started series of
revival meetings At the First Bap-
fist Church.
Dr. Hobbs made Il strong impress
sion on the congregation. and indi-
cations point TO the necessity of hav-
Ing overflow meetings on account of
the large crowds.
night and has already organized a
large chorus choir.
DR.. Hobbs will preach every even
Ing at the church. and the public is
Invited TO attend.
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NO CHANGE IN DATE OF
GENOA CONFERENCE
Rcfusnt of America to Participate in
Meeting VIII Not Alter
Pfnns.
TBy United News.l

LONDON. March l3.-The refusal
OF America TO participate In the Geo
nomic conference at Genoa Will no,
lead to any alteration in the date
FOR tho convention. Austen Chamber
lain Informed the House of Com
mons today.
The conference will open. Cham
berlain said. on April 10.
Soviet Russia'~has informed tho
ltalian government. he added. that
their delegation will Include Leninc
Ichitcherin, Krassin. Litvinon and
eleven others.
hepiyins TO question as To
whether or not steps had been
taken to protect these gentlemen
from assassination" Chamberlain
said that was "a matter for tho
Italian government"
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DIR. w. F. PRINCE DEPARTS FROM
HAUNTS OF ANTAGONIST GHOST
New York Scientist Declines to Give Out Statement of
His Deductions Until He Reaches Halifax-Men-
tons Faulty Vision of McDonald's Daughter.

tigator found girl who might be
good at spookinG ghosts. but needed
an oculist's aid In seeing material
things.
Had Bnd Faults OF Vision.
Il made some tests which deter
mined that she has serious faults OF
vision" reported the scientist. AT
times she wore my glasses and ex-
amined the walls aud other objects
with delight. never having known
how manly details are to be seen.
Mary Ellen must see an oculist and
have glasses. ana Il new era will
open for her with them"
The report. dwelling on failure Of
the ghost last Friday night to tinkie
the little bells with which DR..
Prince had surrounded himself
added:
81 regard ii unfortunate that my
coming could have not been secret
or at least that II could not have
been unknown that ! was supposed
TO be a psychic detective. For ir the
'bauchan' which built tho fires was
Il human being Oet those who are
confident that 1t was not note that
l only say it) that human being
might suppose me able to look
through walls and be deferred from
action. And il the fires were set by
spirits or brownies Qet the incred-
ulous note that only say I'D of n
misch!evous and fun-loving charac-
ter. IL might he that they would con-
cludc that the best way to tease the
investigator from New York would
be to let nothing happen
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LIGHTBOURNE HITS
. EVIL SIDE OF ADJUSTMENTS
Snlster forcbly Arragns Menacing Features of Cam.
!, Ding, Dancing and Other Diversions Pointing
Out His View of Effect on Lives

* PETERSBCRG, VA March 10
y Amusemants-My Personal Exporl-
snce." was the subject of Evangelist
Motor Liehtbuurnc's sermon tonight
sA.hen he preached o. "a large couyre-
7Eetion az Washington street Mctho-
dist -Ghurch
- The usual song service, preccd.d
sfhe sermon, and iNc large c1nrrcg,-
Iion responded 10 Tie cvarEclls;rg an
fpcal TO sing. which caused MIN TO
Say after the meeting that lit was
tGhe best singing ly 70 large cro,cd.'
Re fla4 ever heard "ggthjr" N;.d,,,
sford led the singing.
~ the evangelist opened his sermon
4T'ith the statemen' ma, his lIrc ic
t1lade UP Of unend's series OF de-
,Gisions.
Z e TO every man and every na,ionp
ne said. comes SCORER or lao, 49,.
Jime when a DEFINITE dsris5"y ,,,,s,
ye made for right or wrpnr. Thi. is
anevi;able. The decision that Is ,,a5n
when that time comes means one az
tfwo things. glory or dcstructlor"
" Mr.. LiEhtbourne said that tuo ,r.r,,
people fall when that times come
ssbecause they have failed ia lho ,rul.
ditude Of small decisions That my
Gre forced TO make every day q ,hcir
s9'vcs. They are too prone. he said
ITO take the easiest way. The yylf
Wnd excuses for following their own
vaccinations of pleasure
n Take the matters OF card playing
Wnd dancing" said the evangelist
Saflenty OF really good people do BON
Come OF the very finest women kno~
s1aDee. Some OF the most sincere per
saons j nave ever known have beer
S1ard players.
u THE danger In these two pnstImc
tNcs,snot so much In the fact tina
hea one plays bridge okas usos card,
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MARCUSE TO ADDRESS
ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS
Chamber Head VIII Discuss General
Husinesx Conditions, with Par
ticulnr Relation TO KIchinnnd.

|. ]. Marcuse. president OF the
Chamber of Commerce, Will address
the Rotary Club at its weekly meet
ing at Murphys this evening at q
o'clock. Mir. Marcuse is expected to
discuss general business conditions,
with relation particularly TO Rich
mond. He has made a study of pre-
vailing problems, and will he in po-
sition to point out many interesting
angles. IT is pointed out. Members
Of the club will engage in discus
sion Of the general topic OF "Busi-
ness
Allen J. Savillc. chairman of the
committee on trip to Winston Salem.
will make his final report. Plans
have been perfected for the most sue
Cessful district conference in the his
tory Of the Rotary Club.
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win inspect TrolIibus system.

PETERSBURG, VA. March Ia
The following city officials will leave
tomorrow night for Staten Island.
New York. to inspect the trollibus
system. which is to be considered as
II probable substitute for the street
cars In this city: City Manager
Brownlow. Mayor Samuel w. Zim-
mer. Councilmen w. II. Wilcox. w.
NJ, Ruckcr. G.. G. Wright and X. a..
Baxter. The party will leave this
city tomorrow night, going direct
to New York. They will inspect tho
system "Wednesday. and upon their
return Will stop over in Philadelphia
to inspect the system there.
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Order of Red Men 10 Meet

fE.IERSBURG. VA. March IA.
I"wha'an Tribe, No. -. Order Of Red
Mch' "iil meet tomorrow night in tho
hhii on West Bank Street for the pur.
pose OF discussing tho "Better RusJ-
ness in Petersburg movement. which
was launched last week by the Rotary
Gun and was Endorsed by the other
organizations OF the city. Tha moet !.
Ing Will start at S O'clock. and all tho
Red Men of tho city are urged To at :
tend the meeting,
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New. l.. II. cambridge. speaker.

PETERSBURG. VA. March Ia
REV. E' J.. cambridge will be the
speaker tomorrow evening at tho
VI. c. y. at the Busy Mems dinner M
$50 O'Clock. and Will use MS HIS sub
)ect. The Pearls of UselessncHs.
The Market Street Methodist Church
quartette VIII furnish the music. and
Mr.. Olin Rodgers Will render n tenor
solo ~
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DENVER NEGRO GETS
LETTER FROM KU-KLUX
fr!,nfc Messenger to Governor OF
Colorado Ordered to Leave
civ
NV .issociatcd press.l


DENVER. COLO, March IA
threatening letter ordering him to
leave the city and purporting to be
from the ku kluN Khan was re-
ee!ved today by George Gross, negro
messenger TO Governor oliver H..
Shoup.
Colonel Patrick ]. Hamrock. Ad-
tGtant-Gcncral o.: the State, and At
;orney-Gencral Victor Keys immedi-
ately started an investigation.
Cross Is president Of the local As
S"ciation for the Advancement of
E"lored People. which has filed a
WTot"s' with the Acknowledgement
against the application recently pre-
Sented 20 Secretary OF State Carl
Ailiikrn for incorporation Of the
inoaI Nu NlnX Kim nrsAnizntinn
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Plane Falls. Man Killed.

-RAfToN' ONO, March l3.-Idcu-
z tenant j. ". Nicdermcycr. Jr OF Mc-
Cook Field. was killed late today
when monopiane in which he was
doing combat problems, fell several
Thousand feet in . tail spin, His home
was said 70 he in Cnlumh!n. No
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-14
Hustings Court Meets Thursday

HIcI BUNNf, va, MARCH ID
The March term of the Hastings
Court Will convene next Thursday.
There are but few cases on the dock
ct. commemorative Attorney Pol
lard is preparing the docket for the
next term and the most important
cases to COM up will be those OF
Carey I;anes. w. T. Rahiiy. Mrs. John
J. auinan and James Beasley. who
are charged with violating the pro-
hibitlon law.
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Court uns Th,rty-Fivc Murder Case,

KNOXVILLE. TENN, March 49,
a special from Jackson. Ky. says
the March term of Breethitt Circuit
Court began today in Jackson, tho
first four weeks to he given OK.
clusivcly 20 tho ttini OF criminal
cases. rhirty-ive murder charles
are to be brought mp. Including, tia
Cinyhole election murder case, in
which some fifteen, arc indicted,
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Iki,rnninnn Meet Tn,lnr

PETERSBURG. VA, March IA
The Kiwanis Club will NEE, tomor
roy afternoon ut o'clock ut the
Hotel Petersburg for luncheon and
business. All members are urged TO
be present.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-14
Lishtainr Fire. On. Will

\, lola. KAN. March IA GO. we'll
'5n Colony was struck by lightning
'fh!s morning and Sill was burning
,this afternoon. y feed line Of the
Kansas Natural Gas COMPANY vas
iforn up by lightning