3TH YEAR. VOM'MK 7«>.MM II 1,11 813 RICHMOND, VA., FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1920. TWELVE PAGES wr\T!ii:i«
I'ACK 6 .FAIR PRICE, THREE CENTS
I, S.MS FACTSUS 10 ALLIES'DEAL!ON OIL RESOURCES
>ocs Not Regard MandateNations* Fields Object
of Exploitation.> DECLARED IN LINE WITHCONFERENCE ARRANGEMENT?istribution of Petroleum Pro¬ducts Said to Have BeenAgreed On by Paris Body.
< rOVKIlKD UV TltK.VI'Y
orsalllrs I 'ilcl Provides AgainstDiscrimination in Haiulliiig
Products I'onnpr I'lics,
I My A -vrx'i.i . p-|WW.SI I I.St ;T( >.\\ Jills An ofli-
¦tl j tat« iim'JiI from the state Depart-,ent today <1 is losi'il tli:it ri jiri' 'i n-iil'in- have been made to tllritishovo :>itii':nt. r«;ii-<I!ntr its policy. ilchlng Hi.- . xploltat i.,n of <,|| Melds'id t.'.f «l -r I l»u; ';..»» of oil from rumite I 'Urili.i - 'I'll- subject Iihh !>. n>'miv .. <| i ii forma 11; between t iif «I-irtnont and .-'ir Auckland «" I. fi;i«11 amb.i. ador here. ami theituricati embassy In 1,'imlou also in
vitl to li.iv>: be. ii gatileiing in-. rni.it:m on tlii- Miliji-cl.Tho i xi-hangex between the twoov o i nriu'nl on the oil i|iii'stion atenderstood to 11 :i \ > begun to tuKo ». ninory formal character more thanmonth atto ivlurh w.i ' not ri any
snso t jirotest, lor the .Stat> Dcp'trt-> til >'.! that t: in . hail Iittl> v '. n <1rcsti rijiort* upon which to work,tft vv is rather intended to dove'opt<- Intentions of thi' llrit ;>h .n ron ml> th>- oil Holds of .Mesopotamia amierhaps sotni nf tin- |;ali.an countries
< unfilled tlx In fill'lk.A good deal of i-(,iif.n:on ex is'- fn
Hl< i. circles he ri' ai to tho naturef agreement* reported to hav» beenado between liM'.tl I5rita.ii and'fan ¦ and pet hap* r.tlwr fiiMiiclUi.trii.-. tegatding tho distribution
!. oh in Asia M.nor.Information being sought par-ii hv this tov.-rrimi-nt to
re-war agr< nnnl« aril tin- ixtontf soi'i'r i. mi' lit a 1 control over t>.c oilii'.d.y a. distinguished from undcrtak-iK- arranged by private oil Inter-,Us which occupy a different atatu*.om an intern.11 ional standpotnl..Vjsoitlons have I#eon made and
ikeii notice of by the State Depart-iint tlil the arr ante mints now he-;ig made tor the distribution of oilctween the allied countries arc Inne with the plans formed hv theconomic conference, an outgrowthf th«« in i' .. i- nifcri n< .. ;n Paris,rum which the I'nited States «ov-rnmcni withdrew when the SenateTthhe. I IV' approval of the ;ioac<>tap That. onfi reni .. proje. redcontinuation In the period after Die1ar tiii* svnetn of Joint control ofho production and distribution ofaw materials under which thesei.it'i i'i were rat toned anions thonI i na i->r.s unt 1. norma ..ridiinns sh .id |.e rerftor d in tin- -oniiiii: World
llliliimri I'eriniiiiciii < iiiiib|nr.While readi'.v subs -ribing to the
riginal agreements as very n.-ccs-ar war measures, the Washingtonovemment is ntnli rvtuod to have re.isteil the appeals of the ententelowers to continue In the combinationiow that the war has ended, holdingIftit there is no longer necessity forny Mich sr. stem of rationing, andhat the ordinary forces of businessnw .should be allowed to prevail.As petroleum is one of the most
mportant if these raw materialsvhlch was rationed during tho war.ind in view of the rapid diminution'f tiiis country's supply naturally the;overnment h- r<- has felt it necessary'o omit no effort to maintain the openloor for oil consumers of all nation-illties. no matter where the oil ileldsnight be located.
As io Aliindate Countries.Ah indicated in the otliclal state-
iient made today, however, the in-Itilry at this stage principally islirected to oil produced in what are;nown as mandate countries, tiflicials.cali;;ed that as to that which is pru-luced within the I'.rltish. l-'retu-h ortaiian floniinions. or in Koinminia.lie governments of those countriesnight properly exercise control overixp.ii Itti: tii" case is different aso mandate countries In the view ofhe State I »ep:irtment for under the>eace treaty' 11 w;.s "tiputatt-d thatho powers assuming mandates overerr tories formerly governed by the.entral power-s. hut separated fromhem .by the treaty as a result of thewar. sh-.uM show no discriminationin the extdoitation of natural re¬
sources. It is on this point, amongithers. the State Department is said0 desire information.
CROSS-COUNTRY AIRMENARRIVE IN CLEVELAND
.Honoplanc MnUe First Stiiuc ofTriiiiKContiiientnl Aerial >lnll
I'tlcht lo Frisco.Illy Associated Press I
< .!,!.:VKI-AXD, OHIO. July 20..Pilot Itert A cost a. driving one of thethree monoplanes that lelt l.ong Is¬land this morning on a transconti¬nental aerial mail flight, landed hereat 3 IM.
Die two other machines arrived atthe Cleveland landing at f»::iO «nd 7:1.1tonight. The**(light from Si w Yorkwas without unusual incident, ac¬
cording to the several pilots.The flyers will remain here tonight
.jnil ci-pect to l ave in time to retell'fT'.icaicft al noon tomo: row.
1C. & O. lOvcry-Sundny Outings.
$2.00 ltotind Trip $2.003 Traina.8:30, a A. Al. and 12 Xoon.r.AllV.
Mrs. Gilhooley Curry HasNew4'Hunch"to Pay Debt
<lly I nit trial Service.)M:\V VOHK, July SO..Her life
go»..rued lij n hitIcn iif liupiilnriiMhli'fc iicllrtl lirr llirre li unhand*iiimI ncwrnl ail»i-nIurmonie Jaunt*ni'roHH (la«' A Untitle (K'ran nndI'UPHlirri', >lr«. Marian Hllhooleyl.nurlc White l urry, faced n courttod li)' in ulilch wlic iipiirurril an 11.M.III1U debtor, plratled f«»r perml*-hIoii (i> ride :i nnv .¦hutich" and
Mil* mm lirt-nunr fouiiNi-l furlirr debtor It convinced Hint krrnctv lilrn lin* enough In It to win.Sin- dcclliiril to tell nhal lipr newIdcn nn»,
.'Ir*. furry Kitlurd publicity nMliorl I lull- ami Iikrn t|,r declaredHint no onr «liour nnnir w a* t.ll-lioolry mid tvttli led to conic IntoHie I Illicit StutCM Hliould lie Keptout. *1" '. ».' Mil* her rcnuoii foriKloplliiK Mike t;llhoulry, llie llel-Klnn Miinnuny who made fourtrip* to the I nlled Suite* in n tainclfort to enter and not in on IiInllfth ii lira Mr*. Curry iidnptrdbiin.
BOLSHEVISTS CONTINUEDRIVE TOWARD WARSAW
IUmI .Army Captures llialystok,Forty .Miles Soullnvest tif City
nf (>r<M]ito.
i,i:.miu:iu; imikimhks i>i;fi:nsi:
Committee Semis Wireless to SovietSti|ireme C'omiiiaiitl OflftTin^ toSemi iii'lojiities Willi Full I'owerto Negotiate Armistice.
Hy A-»i"ici*t<> i Prrs-i .
WW !tSAW. .Inly 2!» The Ib-lshev-V «..t<* nr< il Hlalvstok. f.boui forty
fi: soul i.Ai -t of iJr'olno. today.la 'lalaia IIuIh)i< vint cavairy i*
reported to be thirty-seven milestrom I rtibfr ir, win-re wnmon and
li. dren ha\.- luri.-d out t > aid 1 ti.'.uildimr ilefc1,' cs hou t the city.I.v<-r> hill to th<* . .i^t and northeast:of I<cmbet|[ i-< intrehchoU with Ibarbed w ;r»- entanglementsThe fori-H «.f Iiit-liiv;?ih. t!ic larg¬
est woo le.| Ira t ;n Kurope i.s \ nu-y within tl.e liolshevist lirii-s. ow¬
ing to the advance of the I'olshevlstsfrom the leu-t beast Iteforc the wartii* forest ».n Hie home of thousand."of b-jftaloi and bears nnd there weremany hunting preserve*.When the i ji-* rudiis ea me they es¬
tablished ,i wood alcohol distillingand by-products plant and factoriesfor wooden shoes and other woodwork.
\d» ocnte lii-feimi*-?. llriiHtirra.The newspapers are advocating the
immediate construction of trenches,fortifications a nil other workr for thed' fonf" of Warsaw bi fore the Ilol-shovlsts advance closely.
Accord iiiu to word received heretoday a Soviet re volution has Marled.n Kovno. where tin* Lithuaniangovernment has been overthrown. Nodetails of the r*-voIt iiav.* reachedI cfe.
The I'ol.sh committee of nationaldefense at a w ite.. >s m- mruc .«
e S.i\i-t sutirt-rnc i.omniand* r Julys: iMitB thai i; would setil de'.e-
M.iti" on July w .tti f ill power toI.ILIOI 1 .. ,| |1 HI Ml
Tin- ine; »a|tc informed the SovietI'ommand that the delegates wouldappear at ¦> I* M on the roa 1 l>**-t ween Itrest-IAtovsk a:i<l liarano-
11-li i, l lie time si ti I place requested.. '.\>ni.itueii on Third Tiiiii j
BOLSHEVISTS ASKGERMANY TO GIVE
FRIENDSHIP HANDSov'.cln Kiipnr.v.'l to Have Soul
Conciliatory Message lo/foriin.
tlty A . Hiirla t<*ii I're*>IONDON', July 29.- A wireless din-
patch from Iter! In s'.ates that Ci-orge!Tchitcheria. Holshovist Minister ofKorc-lB" Affairs, has sent a messageto the (ierman (government saying1that Itus^ia has no intention of con-
quest lit Ci-rir.any and i.-- inspired!only by feelings of friendship.
According to a military review i«-sileil at the War nffice in l.ondon, thelied commander has issued a similarstatement, giving two reasons: first,that Itussi.'i d e.-ires to live peace¬ably and promole industrial relationswith Herniany; sicond, that Itusslaninvasion t>." lia i Prussia would pro-voU** tin* strongest national reactionin Hi rtnany. wh. h obviously Is notthe Soviit's Intent Ion.The review says that Heneral P.aton
WratiK-il, anti-I'.olslievist commanderin South Uussi.i. uniformly repulsedthe 1 lo'she vi-t s in attempts to forcethe I)ni«|ier line.Commenting further on recent op-!
e rat ions, the review says it is report-eil in Syria nnd' Cilicia that Frenchtroops have invested Mersina. Tarsusand Adana.
GREEKS AND ITALIANS CLASHOVE'R "GRABS" IN ASIA MINORSiRiiiiiK of TurkIsii Treaty Delayed by
tirnlibing «if Territory In Sniyrnnby Hellenes,
I Hy Associated Crefw 1I'ARIS, July 29..Tlie dispute be-
I ween the Italian anil Oreek govern-jmenls, which will delay Iheir signing'the Turkish treaty, a|>pear« to turn!upon the extensive occupation of ter- }rilorles in Asia Minor by the Ureektroops after the defeat of the Turk¬ish Nationalists.The Italians alllrmed Ihe fireeks al¬
ready have occupied live times as'much in «Ite Smyrna region as is al-jlowed hy the treaty. I
He fore moving timo Why not selltlie furniture you have discarded? AWant Ail. In The Times-Dispatch willget you a good cash price. TclephonoIt to Randolph 1.
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"C0XS1E," WHITECALLS FOR FULLPARTY WAR GUEST
National Chairman WantsGifts of Any Size in
Clean Money.PARAMOUNT ISSUES "PEACE,PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY"
McAdoo and Cox on Stump toAdd Another "P".Punch.
in Debatable States.
illy A'Hidjt' l I'rBvW ASHIN<IT<»X, July 2'.«..Kund.s for
financing the Democratic nationalcampaign will be received in anyamounts, ;,,,d party leaders will beconcerned only with th« sources fromwhich I lie money comes. (SeorgeWhite, tl." new national chairman,announced today in paying his fir.--t\if.t to tiie party's national head¬quarters. lie characterized as "bun-conibe" the suggestion that cam¬paign contributions he limited toH."00 for each corilribuior.
I ic-mocralie party heads will scru¬tinize . arefuliy all campaign n ff>:. inorder that "no obligation will he en¬tailed on the randidate." .Mr. Whiteas." rted, adding that any plans torestrict the amount* of gifts wouldi»e useless,, alnce they could he easilycircumventedDemocratic leaders, .Mr. White said,
are seeking i" ^,,. t ,. Senate com¬mittee in ye.' tigat ing a;n|iai>;tt ex¬penses <ont.ntie its operations. Headded that it was ji.tr:.. ularly desiredto bring to light the contrlbut ions toRepublican State committees, hutthat thus far a way to accomplishtli.s had not heen found.
. in tt» llelid of llir Party.Tae new national chairman, in dis¬
cussing campaign developments, de¬clared that 'Iovernor ("ox. "as thenominee i.f the san I-'rancis.-o conven¬tion," has lii-iomo the new head ofthe Democratic party.With respe; l to interpretations
placed on the rece;t coriferei.ce atthe White House between PresidentWilson and Governor Cox on theleague of nations issue, Jir Whitesaid that while it would figure as animportant issue, there were no iron¬clad contracts entered into, and therewus a certain amount of elasticity inthe statement*.
-Mr. White also laid lie had not re¬ceived an invitation to the WhiteHouse, tut lie expected to "call andleave his card." He added thatwhether he saw tlie President at thistime depended entirely on the WhiteI louse.Democratic campaigners will «o
before the country with the slogan."Peace, Progress anil Prosf-erily," ,Mr.White announced, and with this line,he added, humorously, "We « ill i,<.'Coxsurc' of winning."
i 'ampalgn plans, as developed thusfat. .Mr. White said, call for a touihy < Iovernor Cox of most of 11.,»States. ll«- referred to the States oj<ihio. Indiana and Illinois as the "hat-tie grounds " The nominee t \-pected also to make a sp. lal speak -
1 'i« trip through New Kngland.".'ox will make iiis strongest ap¬
peal to the laboring classes, thefarmers and the women." Mr. Whitedeclared. ile will stand by hisrecord on labor legislation, includingthe workmen's compensation act and:ii>- coal screen and similar measures
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BELIEVE TANKER KEHUKULOST WITH TWENTY MEN
Oil Craft Which |.eft .New York July._.«! Thought to lie I'.xplo-
nIoii'h \ Ictini.|H>' Aw inted Prfss 1
XICW VtiltK, July 2ft..Kcars thatthe tank steamer Kchtiku. which lefthere July 1!C for Port l.oltos, Mex..may have been the unidentified tanksteamer be 1 i e vcd destroyed by an ex-'plosion oft" tin- New .1,-rsey coastTuesday morning was expressed heretoday by her owners', the ColumbusShipping Company. T.iis fear is aug¬mented, i; was said, b> failure of t lieship to respond to wireless calls.The Kehuku was in ballast, but
shipping men handling oil tankerssaid that there would be Mitliciciuhighly explosive gas in Iter hull todestroy the ship should it be ignited.The steamer carried a crew of
about twenty men, and was in com¬mand ot Captain .1. Itobcrtsou. Sli'ewas built this year at Wilmington.Del., for the I'niied Slates Shippingl-oard and allocated to tile 'oiiimbusShipping Company. The vessel reg¬istered 5,1(17 gross tons.
GREEK .ARMY CAN GETTURKS' ANGORA ANY TIME
So (acncral Pa ru*ltc vopoulnM Pmcsc*in Pursuit to <ilve Tlirni Chtuiee
to Sign Treaty.Iltv Associated I'rcw ]ATIIKNS, July 2'.'. The (Ireek army
hi Asia .Minor in waiting (o see if the:Turkish Nationalists submit to thepeace treaty before occupying more
territory and pursuing MustaphuKernel Pasha, the Xationalist leader,'to Angora. |However, it is the view of General
Paraskevopoulos. (he Greek com-jmamler-in-chlef, that his forces can1easily finish routing the .Nationalists,whose troops, he. says, are demoral¬ized and 'without munitions. Musta-plia Kernel lost vast quantities ofstores, artillery and medical sup-"plies, which he cannot replace, ac¬
cording to the Greek commander.
Modern steamers, complete service,delicious meals, York River Line toBalto., 6:10 dally Exc, Sunday..Adv.
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Retail Furnishers and Clothiers DeclareTheyAre Not Responsible forHigh Prices
KchoIuI lonn defending; Ibr ri'lnllfurulahern anil rlullilrtn of \ 1 r-
Klnlu nrrr adopted ut jr^li-rtlny'iiruuirntlun imicmklril In lllchuiond.Tlicy fulluu :
Mc, the rrtuil furnlnhers nndclothiers of \ irKlnla, in eonteii-liun nnxeiuhlcil, deplore iih iinjtiNtmill uilnleuillilK Ihr III lin ks ibnlhave been made against I In- retailmerchants of Ibr country.
It In u fact easily provable llisitmerchants linve lirrn ulillned In|»ny higher price* for full mer¬chandise and. therefore. rannullo»ter the iirlrr.
II Is n further furl Hint mem¬bers of our oriznni/.ation haw en¬
deavored, iiimI plcilne continued ef-forl, both 1'iillM'tlvrl.v nod individ¬ually. lo protest mid combat cirryndtnucc, no ninlter «vhat Hm na¬ture, which would mcmi furtherinerrsine In prlccn, and pleriue
every jioiwlble effort to »eeure re¬
duction nbem-ver nnd whereverpoknlble,We urnr every rrtnll clothier nml
fiery innnulaeturluK clothier inthe country to operate hi* buslnes*in thene Mrennful tlnicn on thelowcNt possible margin of prolltnnd on the h i ii h en t elllclenry ul»-Iniunble.We urKe the Inhorer In the In-
dustry to reallcc bin renpon.slbil-ll y. to speed uy production mid toKlve nil hourst day's nork for nnhonest dny'n pay.We luulnlniii the clothing prices
lire no liliclicr proporllounlly unil¦how no ({renter Incrense limn linnbeen uliunn in prncticnlly everyother eonimodit j .
We fully renlixe our duty to theeonsuuiliiK public and oiler ourheartiest nnd full co-operation Inevery effort ili:it makes fur squarennd honest dealings.
Will He Ample Coal for All VirginiaIf Consumers Kxcrcise <»rent
Kconomy.NO AGKIOKMKXT OX IMUCI-:
Chamber of Commerce CommitteeAfter I.ynclihurn Conference He-rides to Organize Commissions inlivery City of the State.
ISneeisiI t» The Times-PispatchlI.V.STIiUL'RG. VA, July .-Xs :t
rfKUi*. of a conference hero this after¬noon between the executive commit -
lee of til* furl committee of theChamber of Commerce of Virginia amicoal operators from the Virginiaileitis, announcement was made thatthe operators hail agreed to fill ex¬isting contracts and that the fuelcommittee was satisfied taat therewoul'l he ample coal for all N irginla.The committee, however, urges uponconsume I'm ure^t economy.The session of the conferees was
Kerr- t. following which John Woods,o! Koar.oke, gave out a statement forpublication. This showed that theoperators declined to discuss thequest ion of price#. l-'rom anothersource it was learned that the Sher¬man law was the force in the wayof price consideration.The Chamber of Commerce fuel
committer .fl^iilcd fu?' com¬missions in all of tTto cities-" of the.state to which complaints relating toprices and supply can l»c made. Thecommittee believed that the presentcoal prices are too high, and it warnsthe public to buy only from legiti¬mate dealers, and couples this withthe expression of the hope that pricesin the future will le fair and reason¬able.The operators revealed the fact that
embargoes imposed by the InterstateCommerce Commission had increasedthe car supply at the mines 2.". percent. The obtaining of .1 priority or¬der. it was also asserted, would meann much larger ::nd more equitabledistribution of . .al throughout Vir¬ginia.Among the conferees representing
the . >a! interests were, l'ocaliont.isfields --T. !.". Kerrell, New York; <». M.Deverle. Bluelleld; IV II Marker,.-hawsviKe. and \\\ K. K<« pier. r.lue-tir Id.Smokeless Coal Operators* Associa¬
tion- K. .1. M.-Vann. Washington.N«?w Kiver operators' Association.f3. A. Carport on. Charleston. W. \ a.,and I">. 1>. Hull. Jr.. Konnoke.
Virginia Coal Operators' Associa¬tion Webb Willets and <!. K. Kil-t;ore, of Norton.Virginia Fuel Association.II. I*
Adams anil J. It. Ollliam, Jr., ofl.ynchburg.
BIG THRONG CHEERSSIR THOMAS LIPTON
ABOARD HIS YACHTIrish f.'orotic! Unribfo to lirouteThrough Crowd of 1 isrtor.i
io Shamrock .
I :> V fit i.tle.l TrewiNi:\V YiiliK. July ."Sir Thomas
l.ipton, owner of Shamrock IV-. un¬
successful challenger for tlie Amer¬ica's cup, had d illicit It > going aboardhis own > acht tonight when an en¬thusiastic crowd of more than S.000persons, who had gathered at -i lltid-son ISiver pier where the craft wasmoored, barre.d his way. Th- crowdcheered the Irish baronet and blockedthe pier until police reserves c.oareda lane to the dock.Shamrock IV. and the twenty-three
meter Shamrock were towed up theHudson today to permit visitors togo aboard the challenger. None badbeen allowed on board, however, be¬fore Sir Thomas' arrival and he pulleda gang plank from the. dock to herdeck and invited the crowd to visitthe boat. I.ater he announced theyacht would remain in the Hudsonuntil Saturday.
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-ILES CHARGES AGAINSTALLEGED DRAFT EVADERS
AHMixInnl DlHtrlrl Attorney UpturnsHill* Again*! Twenty In \\ ext¬
ern Tennessee.MK.M1MIIS. TKNN'.. July 20..Crim¬
inal informations against twenty al¬leged draft evaders were tiled todayby Thomas J. Walsh, assistant UnitedStates district attorney. The hillscontain two counts, one being failureto return questionnaires, and theother failure to appear before localdraft boards for physical examina¬tion. There arc U00 similar bills yetto be IllcO. Mr. Walsh announcedagu'lnst residents' of tho WesternDistrict of Tennesson. , _ ....
CITY-WIDE DRIVE IS ONFOB JAMES em LINE
Forward-Looking Business MoilWill Conduct Canvass of City
for Stock Subscribers.
IIOATS AUK VITAI, NECESSITY
rVlcrsburB and Hopewell MerchantsWill He (iiven a Clianec to He-come Stockholders in .New Muter-prise.Hanks Volunteer Aid.
Knrwar<l-!ookini{ business men whobelieve the water transportation of-fered by the Richmond-New YorkStcamtihlp Company is vital lo the
j commercial interests of this com¬
munity will begin tomorrow a city-'wide canvass of firms and individualsfor subscriptions to the stock of thecorporation, which already has se¬cured two boats for the James Rivertraffic.The canvassers will meet in tho
auditorium of the Chamber of Com¬merce at 10 o'clock and each of sev-era! committees will be allotted err-jtain prospective subscribers among,which to work. Croat enthusiasm wasshown at a conference held last nightat the J'.Tfcrson Hotel, where the planrif campaign was evolved and adopted.H. Watkins l:'"erson presided and T.
| M. Uarrington ,'napped out the tlnan-ci.il program (.J. the corporation.
fSOO.UOO in .Stock Offered,Stock amounting to SSOO.OOO, a part
of which already has been subscribed,!is being offered to the public. One-half of this Is to be paid for at once,'
'or oit three days' notice, and fullypaid, nonassessable shares, with a ptrvalue of J100. will be issued therefor.The other half is 'to be paid for ineight semiannual installments, thesedeferred payments bearing 5 per centinterest from date, or payments fromthis stock can be anticipated, and
j when they are fully made, paid-upnonassessable shares of $100 value
j will be issued.The drive fur s'.o-k subscriptions
I veil! not !>.. routined to Richmond, butcitizens «>f Petersburg and llopewellwill tie given an opportunity to sharein the enterprise. Mr. Carrington willgo to both these cities today for con-Iferences with leading business menrelative to their part In the under-Itaking, It was emphasized last nightthat subscriptions will be in no sensegifts, but will be investments in anenterprise which means much to thedevelopment <>f Richmond commercial-ly and to keeping- the preferentialfreight rates which this city enjoysto practically every part of the coun-
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PGSSE OF OFFICERSCAPTURES ROBBERS
IN DEADLY BATTLE(Jno I. o.pu 'y S I: or iff hiI lo d,Hovorul H oun !o:l in Fight
With linn v Bandits.l*\ .tSMK'iutOlt Prc.SK
JACK.SON, MICH., July -Oeputy.Sheriff Harry Worden was instantlykilled, Heptity Sheriff Kntt waswounded, and two alleged banditswere shot in a tight late today be¬tween a sheriff's posse and a bandof robbers who had held up and lootedthe Partners' State Rank at <trasslake, twelve miles east of here thisafternoon. Six men, live of whom aresaid to have been members of thebandit gang, were raptured, followinga tight in a marsh near Wolf l.ake. afew mill s from the scene of the rob¬bery.The robbers were captured when
surrounded near Summer cottage.The loot, consisting of approxi¬mately 510.000 in cash and bonds,was recovered.
Ollicers believe two of the banditsare still at large and that one of themreceived severe wounds in the fight.Search for them was being continued,tonight.
VETERAN OFFICER DIESitrnr-Admlrnl KeniptT, Commander
During >Vor Itelneen Slates,l'miMon Away in <.'nl Morula.
Illy Associated I'ress.1SANTA TfARRAltA. OAK. July 20.';.Rear-Admiral l.ouhl Kempff. re-
tired, who served through the WarBetween the States on the blockad¬ing squadron, died hero today. liowas born at Helleville, III., In 18-11.
Times-Dispatch Want Ads. arc thoshort, economical cuts between buyerand seller. For your conveniencethey are acceptcd over tho telephone.Randolph I* 1
SPECULATION MUCH; REDUCED, RESERVEj BOARD DECLARESIndustry of Country Pass¬
ing Through GeneralReadjustment.
CROP PROSPECTS ARE GOODAND LABOR MORE EFFICIENT
Feeling Abroad That There HasBeen Reduction in Extrava¬
gant Practices.
n\ Xfooiiitoii i-.-oskWASHINGTON. July .Curtail-
, ment of industrial activity One tolower demand. cancellation of ordersand general re adjustment, were tlieoutstanding; developments in theibusiness of tin' country during July,tlie Kederal Keserve Hoard declaredtonight in its monthly review.
"In some districts, however, pro¬duction continues upon old orderswhich are still on the hooks, despitethe fact that new business has fallenoff." the review declared. "In theagricultural regions, improved cropconditions and the development of amore confident tone in business arcreported to have brouuht about aturn distinctly for the belter.Speculation in commodities is in
many parts of the country reportedto have been greatly reduced, and insome, practically eliminated. Thereis a general feeling that extravagantliving is ut least less extreme attddangerous than it was some timeago."Transportation Problem Involved.The transportation problem con¬
tinued unsolved during tlie month,the review reported, and while somelocal improvements were noted thereremained great freight congestion,provoking "an undue and unneces¬
sarily severe strain upon credit." TheIron and steel industry "is now
placed in a serious condition." ac¬
cording to the review, which addsthat 000,000 tons of products are
tied up In the hands of the pro¬ducers throughout the country bylack of transportation, likewise, thegrain movement has been retardedby car shortage.Commenting on the labor situation
the board declared that an increasein the efliciency of labor was "onenotable feature" of the month, thisimprovement being attributed to thedevelopment of unemployment In va¬
rious parts of the country. Increasedunemployment was ascribed by theboard's reports to curtail manufac¬turing operations, cancellation oforders and inability to obtain capitalfor construction work.
Car Shortage Curtail* .Mining.Coal production, the review as¬
serted, also Is hampered by car
shortage, while local labor troubleswere said to be causing an under¬current of unrest in some districts.The coal output in Pennsj Ivauin,Wist Virginia, Indiana. Ohio and Il¬linois was estimated at one-half, or
less of normal, with the country'stotal production averaging 11.000,000tons a week in comparison with cur¬rent demands showing .1 need for: 1,000,000 tons.
Prospects of a winter and springwheat yielil "considerably above nor¬
mal," were repotted by Minneapolisdistrict, while the Pacific Coast re¬
ports forecast :. yield of 10,000.000more bushels of spring wheat than in1913. The St. bonis district, how-
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SENATE INVESTIGATIONSOF SLUSH FUNDS DELAYED
.Senator llrril Declares Inquiry WillHe ItCKiimed in September, Fol¬
lowing Vacation*.I n.v Asuorlatod I'rew '
ST. I.OCIS, July .I'nlted States.Senator James A. Reed herd todayannounced the Senate subcommitteewould not resume its investigationof campaign expenditures of presi¬dential candidates until September.Senator Heed is a member of the sub-committee.Senator Heed explained that he is
preparing to take a vacation and thatSenator Kenyon. the committee chair-!man. is at present on a vacation andthat under thes circumstances, earlyresumption of the Investigation in un¬
likely.Senator Heed does not know if the]
inquiry will l»e taken up where itleft otT. by continuing in.' ." gftlion1into the Palmer campaign fionili-turcs in Missouri, lie slid, as i? de-,cNion as to the direction ol « a.'-1tivities. lies with the commit"* .
The public may be assured, how¬ever, he added, that the inquiry willlie thorough.
SAYS YOUTH WROTE FORDTHREATENING LETTERS
CiMvard Cordon ClinrKetl Willi Al-templing to l-'.tlnrl
Throuuli I . S. Malls.PKTHOIT. MICII.. July J!>. Ihlward
. ionlon. twenty-two years old. takeninto custody t»v po«t-oslice inspectors!ti d.i.v. admitted, according to Kedernlauthorities, that he had attempted toextort 000 from Henry l-'ord.
It is charged he stent threateningletters to Mr. Ford, alleging hi.-.'brother had been mistreated whileemployed in the Kord plant.
Iliilley Still Primary l.ender.DAU-A* TKXAS, July Joseph
\V. Hnilev, candidate for the Demo¬cratic gubernatorial nomination, con¬tinue;-! lo load Pal M. Nell', of Waco,by about 5,000 votes, according to be¬lated returns from distant Texascounties received by the Texas elec¬tion bureau. Tabulations annnuneodtoday give Bailey 140,000 and Ncflt135,680.
M, i&i
Slate-Wide Liquor Raidsin Progress in Wet Jersey
| II>. Ammelutrd l»rm««.|XKWAIIK. N. J-. Jul j Ul>..
Xnrlvt (ruoklondw of" wklnky,valued nt ncrr I'linlNiiilfUhere luiliiy by ntiuads «>f IVdernlagent* from New \ ork, IMilladel-|ihIn iiml IM(t*lmrgh, In a i-IU-wliirraid on wnloonH nnd wholesalelli|inir dealers' establishments.The search for violators »f Ihf
prohibition Imv ua* extended («»the suburb* and other sections ofIIm- Stair, Newark, apparently wiihI lie pivot or operatlonn, flfly-twoof the IVII warrant* issued belnj;fur place* In thl* ell v. Tn» meniiere nrresteil when tliey Inter-fereil with iikciiIh In the selsnreof *0.0110 worth or lliiuor in (.saloon.
WILLIAM R. WILLIAMS TO1SEERETlf BttER
KirlimuiHl Man to lit' Sworn in To¬day to Now Assistant Sot-rotary- .
ship Created by Congress.IMKKCTS Ml NITIONS WOltK
Honor Comes I'nsotight and IsI'loasaut Surprise to Friends,Who Declare Ho Is WellKiinippetl for Duties.
William U. Williams. vice-presidentof the Richmond Cor«ings Corpora¬tion and for eighteen years connected
j with the American hoeoinotive Com¬pany, has been appointed by NewtonI). Baker Assistant Secretary of War.
j lie will be sworn in at Washingtontoday and enter immediately uponthe duties of hi.i new olllcc.As the assistant secretary, Mr. Wil¬
liams will have direct charge of themunitions work of the department.i His competency in this Held wasshown during the war with CJermany.when he directed the output of thecompany of which he is vice-presi-denr.
I'omI Beceiilly ('rented.Mr. William# said yesterday that
lie knows only in a general waywhat are the duties of the office towhich he has hecn named. It is anew one, authorized under a recentact of Congress, and will be perma-nent.He understands that his principal
duty will be to familiarize the dc-partmcnt thoroughly with the possl-liilities of munitions output by fac-
j lories throughout the country, hothat, in time of war. the governmentmay be In Inatant touch with theentire situation relative to suppliesof this sort.The office comes to Mr. Williams
unsought. He did not know that hewas even being mentioned for thepost until about a week ago. whenhe was asked if lie would accept wereit tendered him- The appointmentwas a pleasant surprise to his many! friends here, who expressed theopinion yesterday that li** is thoi-oughly competent in every way todischarge with signal ability the du-ties of a position which requires thehighest sort of technical knowledge.The new assistant secretary not
only will have entire chsirae of themunitions work in tin* luture, bu.he will direct present contracts andthose awarded In the past, over whichIhore is any question.Richmond has been signally hon-j ored with appointments to high of-
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BELGIANSOLDIERSI FIGHT GENDARMES INBELGIAN PARLIAMENT
Drive Minis'ers and Deputiesfrom iSeals 7 hoy Clamor
for Justice.Illv Associated Press 1
HIH'SSKUS, July 29..Thousandsof soldiers assembled outside theChamber of Deputies today to demon¬strate dissatisfaction with the govern-ment's treatment of former soldiers,who demand that a lump sum be paidevery man who served in the war asa bonus. A body of soldiers broke thepolice cordon and invaded the Cham¬ber. disregarding Burgomaster Mux'sappeals.While in the ('lumber the soldiers
broke doors and windows and hurUdI he ushers aside. The men thenmarched through the Chamber withbanners, while the astonished Depu¬ties sat powerless to i|Uell the tumult.
At a meeting held later^by the Cabi¬net the public prosecutor being pres¬ent. ia was decided to prosecute thesoldiers responsible for the invasionof the Chamber and also a Brusselsnewspaper which is believed to haveincited the soldiers.Demonstrators to the number of 150
were present, but were later released.A dozen persons were injured duringthe fray.The scene in the Chamber was an
extraordinary one. Soldiers took pos¬session of the seats of the ministersand Deputies, smoking pipes andshouting that they would not leaveuntil the House had voted their claims.The Socialist Deputy. Ilubiii. who en¬deavored to speak, was knocked downby angry soldiers. Two Deputies,hoth of whom saw service in the war.finally were allowed to speak. Theypromised that the Chamber would con¬sider the claims of the soldiers, whichcalmed the uproar. The soldiers leftin groups.
!. appears that the trouble waslargely due to the summoning of gen¬darmes. Their appearance with drawnswords was greeted with shouts "of"Murderers!" It looked as thoughgrave events were impending, butBurgomaster Max managed to avertmore serious developments by under¬taking to have the gendarmes re¬moved If the men would retire out¬side the neutral zone of Parliamentand the palaco precincts.
RETAIL CLOURSWILL OPPOSE ALL
E AOVVirginia Merchants De¬
clare They Stand WithConsuming Public.
GREAT WASTE IS SHOWNIN TRANSPORTING GOODS
During Last Year Clothiers ofCountry Had Claims of $200,-
000,000 Against Railroads.
C O X V i: X T I O x AD.JOURXS
W. IT. Seliwar/sehlltl, Hcml <»f tlioSlate Retailers' Association,
Advises Conservatism.
In a series of resolutions defend*ing the course of retail clothiers dur¬ing the past > ear, the I:, tail Clothiers'Association, in the closing sessionof their semiannual convention yes¬terday. pledged themselves to fightany further advance in clothingprices, and to promulgate a doctrineamoni; merchants that calls for justan«l honest dealings.
Immediately before the closing ses¬sion. Richmond was selected as thenext meet inij place of the convention,which convenes next .March. Thebody holds two sessions a year. InJuly and March, the two months Justbefore the heavy buying seasons.Among other business handled was
a decided increase in association duesadopted by the convention. Hereto¬fore dues have been Xto a year, butfrom January, 1021. they will become*J-'i per annum. A special assessmentof Slo was levied for the remainderof the present year.
Wry AdilrrM*r.H Delcgnten.Secretary Charles E. Wry. of tho
national association, made the prin-cipal address of the convention yes-terday morning. Mr. Wry spoke forhalf an hour and Curing that timocovered some of the really importantproblems that face the retail mer¬chants in the country as a who I*."A return must he made to tho
confidence in our follow business manas it existed before tho great worldwar," declared Secretary Wry. "Showthe public the costs and tell them thotruth. A truly honest- presentation"of facts never injured a merchantand it won't do it now. False agl-tatlon in tho press in some parts ofthe country has been misleading andmust be corrected. It is knownamong the retailers that tho price ofclothing has not advanced any morothan has other necessities," said thospeaker.
Much I.owl in Trnn*lt.Mr. Wry called attention to tho
work of the national association's[traffic work. "Clothing losses Intransportation have become so largothat insurance companies are begin-ning to cancel policies. Clothierslast year had $200,000,000 in claimsagainst the railroads." he declared.During the course of his speech
I >:. W'rv referred to the l.ever net.*The l.ever net," ho averred, "isbased, not on fact, but on theory,and figures now being collected bythe national association will be usedto fight the act when it comes before'tho Supreme Court for its test as toconstitutionality." He indicated thatn jurist of natlon-wldo reputationwould appear for the clothiers. By'"giving facts to the national associa¬tion. the speaker asserted, thoclothiers will be better able to com¬bat the act.
\V. II. Schwarzschlld, president ofthe Virginia Retailers' Association,addressed the convention In the after¬noon. Mr. Schwarzschlld urged thoclothiers, in this time, when hankcredit is clise and borrowing rulesso stringent, to buy conservatively,lie advocate 1 a purchase that wouldmeet all the needs of the consum¬ing public, but deplored any over¬stocking among the clothicrs.
I'rlce* Will Vol Advance.The prevailing opinion expressed
among the delegates to the conven¬tion as to the situation was that thoprice of clothing for the coming sea¬son would not be higher than it isnow, to any considerable extent, butthat the pries would certainly beno lower. Tho manufacturer has beenaide, since the close of the war, tomaintain his high price owing to thopressing demands of tho retailer. Themanufacturer has not lowered hisprice, so it ts a matter of impossi¬bility for the retailer to lower his.Delegates to the annual conven¬
tion of the National Association ofRetail Clothiers, which meets in Chi¬cago, September 28 to October 1. weroelected at the morning session yes¬terday. They are: Raphael I.evy.W. Weinfeld. A. I>et ttebneh. CharlesGreenbaum, Gilbert Greentree. RalphRothschild,and W. Fleet Kirk, all ofRichmond; Kdward Kigenhrtin. ofPetersburg; A. llorwlt/. and S. Mlr-melstein, of Newport News; T. C. andF. 10. Smith, of Bristol, and \V. O.Hunt, of South Boston.
HONORS FOR "EVANGELINE"Monument I n\ oiled In Memory Urn-
lie I'barnetrr ('rented by l*enof I.ongl'ellotv.
J By Associated I're*ii IGltANOK I'ltK, N. S. July 20..A
monument to the gentle "Evangeline"of I^ongfellow's poem was unveiledat Grande I're today by l^idy ijrjrn-ham, wife of the president of thoImperial Press Conference, ip_ the pre¬sence of delegates to the confciencoand visitors from the maritime prov¬inces.
Norfolk J2.00, Vs. Reach $2 70 r. t.overy Sunday. X. & W. Lv. Broad Si/'Sta. 8:15 and 0 A. M..Adv. f
