Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 73, 4 February 1919 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM TUESDAY, FEB. 4, 1919.

LAKG HEADS BODY TO DECIDE GERMAN PENALTY

Study Acts to Establish iGuilt of Men Responsible for Violations. (By Associated Pru) PARIS, Feb. 4. Robert Lansing, the American secretary of state, today was elected president of the committee on responsibility for the war., , which held its first meeting at the Foreign office. In proposing Secretary Lansing's nme, Captain Andre Tardieu, the French membor of the committee, said that before regulating a peace of justice it was necessary to impose penalties upon the authors of the aggressions which had brought death to millions. The work of the committee, he explained, first would be to stud, the facts which would establish the guilt of those responsible for premeditated violation of treaties and international law, and, second, to fix the penalties which would be defined and applied.

DRIVE FOR AMERICAN CITIENS IS MADE

A drive for more American citizens ' is to be made in Richmond, in connection with that launched in other cities and towns in the United States, and all Richmond residents who have not their second naturalization papers are to be urged to become full fledged Americans. Phillip Molter, principal of Richmond night ' school said today that be has the names - of 67 Richmond persons, including a number of couples, who thought they have taken out their first papers, and have been privileged to enjoy the rights of citizens, are not citizens of the United States. These persons have all been sent a letter explaining that these classes are being Btarted. So far only one person has availed himself of the opportunity of taking this work, necessary to securing final naturalization papers. 'The certificate received upon the completion of this Americanization course can be presented to the judge of the naturalization court and will do away with the answering of embarrassing questions when request is made for the final papers. Provisions will be made for persons wishing to form Americanization classes. At Whitewater school building, where a class opened at 7:30 o'clock tonight, a kindergarten is to be arranged for the children of parents who wish to leave their children while attending the classes. The classes at Whitewater are to be held separately for men and women this week, but will probably be combined next week, it was announced today. Principal Blose of Whitewater school .will have the classes in charge. This school has been started at the request of a group of Italians. Other classes will be made at any time. Persons Interested should see Phillip Molter, at the high school for further information.

Plan to Make New York Style Center of World (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Feb. 4. Plans for making New York and not Paris, the style center of the world for women's clothing were outlined here last night at the first annual meeting of the United Waist League of America, attended by delegates from all parts of the country. Samuel A. Lerner, president of the organization, predicted that the movement would have the support, not only of the waist manufacturers, but of the dress manufacturers, milliners and other producers of women's wear. President Lerner announced that the Pennsylvania Railroad company had offered a site for a $6,000,000 building, which, it is proposed to build in this city to house all the waist manufacturing plants in New York.

Aliens in Canada Want to . Go Home (By Associated Press)

OTTAWA, Feb. 4 Dominion au

thorities are considering the advisa

bility of permitting several thousand aliens living in Canada to return to their homes in Europe, it was announced today. Doubt exists as to whether

permits can be obtained from the var

ious governments before the war is officially declared at an end, and also

as to whether steamships are available. The question has been taken up with Canadian ministers overseas.

U. S. Paid $78,193,000

for Locomotives in 1918

i (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb. 4 The rail

road administration last year, ordered 1,430 locomotives for 1918 delivery, at an estimated cost of $78,193,000, and 100,000 freight cars, at a cost placed

at $289,460,000, the railroad admin

istratlon's division of capital expendi

tures reported today, of the total, 743

locomotives and 17,027 cars have been completed and delivered by the builders An additional order for 600 locomotives for 1919 delivery - has been placed, involving about $37,842,000 expenditures. BOLSHEVIK CAUSE DISTURBANCE

ARMISTICE COMMISSION BUSY DURING PEACE CONFERENCE

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Allied armistice commission at Spa.

While the delegates to the peace conference are at work bringing order out of the chaos caused by the war and rendering justice to all the allied armistice commission is carrying out its part of the

peace program. Its duties have , been to , arrange details of the armistice terms and then see to it that Germany carries out the provisions. This commission decides whether Germany is earnestly at-

tempting to meet the terms regarding delivery of - materials, equipment and prisoners. The photo shows the commission before General Ludendorffs villa at Spa.

BOLSHEVIKI WOMEN ARE TAUGHT HOW TO SHOOT STRAIGHT

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Poles and Czecks Warned

to Keep Out of Silesia (By Associated Press) PARIS, Monday, Feb. 3. Polish and

Czech leaders have been given a point

ed warning by the peace conference

not to occupy disputed territory in the province of Teschen, Austrian Si

lesia, according to an official bulletin

issued tonight. The bulletin reads:

"Owing to the conflict between the

Poles' and Czechs at Teschen, resulting in the occupation of the OstrauKarwin mining district and the railroad from Oderburg to Teschen and Jabluskau by the Czechs, the great

powers have declared it necessary to

remind the nationalities who have

agreed to submit territorial questions

to the peace conference, that they must refrain from occupying contested territories."

Peace Guarantees Are

Demanded by Socialists (By Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 4. The French delegates to the Socialist conference at Berne today published a note outlining the steps that must be taken by the conference to make its work effective, as follows: First. Guarantees must be given by the various parties that their engagements will be respected; second, the definition of conditions for a just peace, and third, repudiation of Bolshevism. The note says the absence of the Belgian Socialists from the conferencewill prevent the body from making resolutions which will be completely efficient.

Machine Gun Warfare on Wild Fowl Is Forbidden

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 Shooting of wild fowl with machine guns from airplanes, the latest device employed by sportsmen along the Atlantic coast, has been forbidden by order of the director of military aeronautics. Instructions have been issued by the director to conduct all flights along the coast or wherever migratory wild fowl may be found in such a manner as to interfere as little as possible with the birds.

BUENOS AIRES, Monday, Feb. 3. Dispatches from Chile report an alarming situation at Antofagasta, where it is said that disorders which have been prevailing for some time have taken an admittedly Bolshevist turn. It is said the agitators are demanding the establishment of a new government there. The police are said to have captured documents showing a long list of business houses which are to be sacked and destroyed by mobs. ' " - "t STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING - The student council of the high school is holding Its final meeting tonight to complete organization for the spring semester.

Bapaume, War-Devastated Town, Wants 'God-Mother9 (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb. 4 Bapaume, one of the French towns which suffered most from the war, wants a "God-mother", according to an official dispatch received today. Ganton Stenne, mayor of the town, is quoted by the dispatch as saying in the Petit Parisien: "If some great city would adopt Bapaume and assist it as has been done for some other destroyed towns, how delighted my fellow citizens would be. I hope that some great city, either of the old continent or the new, will listen to my appeal."

Far Manufacturers Avert Strike of 6,000 Employes (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 4 By signing a two year agreement embodying union demands, the Associated Fur Manufacturers averted a strike called for today by six thousand workers employed in this city. The settlement, however, does not affect two thousand workers in independent shops and in factories operated by members of the mutual protective association and Union officials stated that these workers would fullll theirstrike threat. - The agreement signed with the Associated Fur Manufacturers provides for - a forty-four hour J week, elimination of the "slack season" wage and introduction of - a minimum scale throughout the year, which is an increase of forty per cent, over the old scale for all branches of the trade and a division of work in June, November and December.

LOUISVILLE BANKS COMBINE

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 4. The National Bank of Commerce, the American Southern National Bank, and the National Bank of Kentucky were consolidated yesterday.

Rotarians to Furnish

Stunt" at State Meet

Salvation Army Opens Hotels for Fighters NEW YORK, Feb. 4 With the purchase of the Victoria Hotel in West Forty Seventh street by the Salvation army yesterday, announcement was made that the organization will operate hotels for the accomodation of fighting men and the relatives who come to New York to greet them on their return from overseas. The building, valued at $625,000, is nine stories high and is situated between Broadway and Sixth avenue. PROFESSOR PICKERING DIES

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 4. Prof. Edward C. Pickering, director of Harvard Observatory, died late yesterday. China's salt revenue tor 1917 amounted to more than $70,000,000.

"Thirty members of the Rotary club are planning to attend the state meeting which will be held in Indianapolis on Feb. 13. Every Rotarian of Richmond is urged to attend. The members of the Richmond organization will sing a Rotary song, which has been composed by Lee B. Nusbaum to be sung to the tune of "We Don't Want the Bacon." The sing was practiced at the meeting today and made a great hit. Some encores have been planned. The program committee' had planned stunts but will be unable to present them.

U. S. Merchant Sailors Must Learn to Swim

(By Associated Press) " WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. American merchant sailors must pass swimming tests before getting their degrees, the shipping board notified its merchant marine schools today. Swimming Ies sons will be provided immediately and

swimming tests set up which the stu

dent sailors must pass before being granted their graduation certificates.

SCHOONER ABANDONED AT SEA.

LUNENBURG, N. ' S., Feb. 4. The schooner William Duff, ' of this port, has been abandoned at sea, with a cargo of salt from Turks Islands, according to information received today by the owners. The crew was rescued by the steamer Philadelphia, New York bound from Curacao. The Duff was a new vessel 'and registered 417 tons.

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SENATE APPROVES BANKING MEASURE

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 4. Senate approval was stamped today upon the administration measure creating a department of banking when the upper legislative body passed Senator Southworth's bill by a vote of 33 to 17. The vote was cast along party lines, except when Senator James voted with the Democrats for its defeat. The bill will go to the-house for action. The only changes made in the measure were to make it effective Sept 30, 1920 Instead of 1919 and to reduce the salary of the banking commissioner to head the department from $6,000 to $4,500. Two other bills passod the senate. They were by Retherford, empowering capable citizens to serve summons in civil cases when the sheriff fails or neglects to do so, and by Beardsley organizing the organization and operation of plate glass insurance companies. Four Bill Introduced. Four bills were introduced. Fraternal insurance organization would be prevented from boosting rates of men over 50 years of age in one introduced by Senator Bainum. Another proposed by Senator Metzger by request, would require vehicles of all kinds to carry lighted lamps at night and a red flag on the end of any load which projects from a wagon in daylight. Senator Ratts introduced a bill giving special judges in cases of venue a saiary of $25 a day. A bill introduced by Senator Humphrey would require railroads and interurbans to repair

and keep in order the roads near railroad crossings, and to remove any railroad property obstructing the view of the tracks. '

Teachers Federations to Banquet Next Thursday The Richmond Federation of Teachers will give a banquet In the lunch room of the high school next Thursday evening, Feb. ,15. ; Miss Caroline Heitbrink is chairman of the committee on arrangements. A program In the high school, gymnasium following the banquet is planned. ;

American shipyards built 1,882 vessels of 2.721,281 gross tons during 1918.

CHARGE VAUDEVILLE COMBINE

. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The Federal Trade Commission today began an in vestigation here into charge that th Vaudeville Managers' Protective As soclation, an organization comprising a majority of the owners and operat"ors of the country's vaudeville thea ters,' is a. monopoly in restraint ot trade and that it "oppressed and black-; listed" vaudeville actors who violated; its regulations. Charles B. Moore of Washington, D. C., presided at the hearing, at which witnesses testified. -

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Fighting Qualities of Yanks Praised by Diaz (By Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 4 General Diaz, Italian commander in chief, today received a number of the American newspaper men in Paris and talked at length with them on the spirit of fraternity existing between Italy and the United States. General Diaz said the American soldiers sent to Itaty were a magnificent body of men and that they fought with great ardor. His only regret was that there was so few American soldiers with the Italian armies because he would have liked to have seen a large number of Americans returning home from Italy who would prove so many links in the chain of friendship and love between the two countries. ,

COPIES OF GARNISHEE BILL AT COMMERCIAL CLUB

Copies of the Garnishee bill have arrived at the Richmond Commercial club and any persons wishing to examine it may do so. The bill will be of particular Interest to the merchants.

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