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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 1919.

LODGE VS INVESTIGATION : OFUSJBAMPS Serious Charges Made Against

Camp Aignan Keported mj Senate Men Mistreated, j (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Investigation by the Senate Military Committee of American rest and embarkation camps in France was urged In the Sen ate by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and other Republicans, who submitted - telegrams and newspaper articles reciting alleged mistreatment ot wounded and other soldiers. A telegram presented by Senator Lodge from John J. Bush, of the Michigan Society of New York, stated that wounded soldiers arriving at New York declare that soldiers at Camp Aignan made serious charges. It was stated that wounded men bad "fallen dead In line,1 where men were forced at mess to stand in mud over their boot tops, and that the camp had faAn Twimilarlr dubbed "Camp Agony,"

with a guard house overflowing with men confined for trivial infractions of

military regulations. RDOrta Useless.

8enator James Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois. Democrat, asked that a copy

of the telegram be sent to Secretary Baker, who, he declared, was ready mi anxious to Investigate all such

charges. Senator Lodge replied that he would be delighted with that course hut fpit the Military Committee should

act, because, he asserted, past experience has demonstrated that reports to Secretary Baker of such incidents

have been "wholly useless." t want an investigation." said Sen

a tor Lodge, "that will not result in

suppression or whitewashing."

Appearing at Grace M.E. Church Wednesday

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Three survivors of the Lusitania will appear here with the Royal Welsh company in the Grace M. E. church next Wednesday night. Of the ten Welsh singers who sailed on the Lusitania on May 1, 1917, three including the conductor, George F. Davies; Isaac Jones, baritone, and David T. Hopkins, were lost Mr. Williams, one of the survivors will give a vivid narration of what

happened to him the night the ship went down," at me concert nere.

BELGIUM CLAIMS ARC MOST URGENT

DEGLARESJIEUVEL Country Has no Time to Wait

for Agreement bays Delegate to Peace Congress. (Br Associated Press)

PARIS. Feb. 8 The financial claims

of Belgium against Germany are most ureent. Baron Van Den Heuvel, a

member of the Belgian peace delega

tlon and of the Peace Conference Com

mute on Reparations, said today. Belgium, he declared, does not have time to wait for an agreement to be

reached as for the exact figures of the Indemnity which is due her before obtaining at -leaBt partial reparation. The baron sad that a portion of the indemnity should be paid immediately. Need Food and Machinery. Belgium, he added, needs food and machinery at once. Her working men are idle, her industries are at a standstill or wprking at a loss and her foreign trade will go to other markets unless something is done without delay. Forced war contributions exacted from the Provincial Governments aggregated from 50,000,000 to 70,000,000 francs a month, the baron said. Private citizens have been despoiled and their sufferings through unemployment have been accenuated by the high cost of living. More than 60,000 houses in Belgium have been destroyed.

G)ming Wednesday and Thursday

Commercial Club .News Bulletins

- V ; T-w ' ... . i." Regular Canteen Service Not Authorized Here by Division

Action will be taken at the membership meeting of the Commercial club Monday night on the annual banquet. The committee in charge will recommend that it be held Monday night, March 3, in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. Members of the club interested In what shall be done about the G street bridge should attend the meeting of the county council Monday morning. The club Is In receipt of a communication from the Wayne county chapter of War Mothers, thanking the club for the use of the rooms from time to time this year. The house committee has given the rooms to community organizations, rent free. The Mississippi Valley organization representing the commercial, industrial, and financial interests ot the Mississippi valley has Invited the rnmmerclal club to affiliate. This

new organization has started a move

ment to promote tne prosperity vi me Mississippi valley states. Tho directors to be certified Mon-

av nieht -will take office March 1,

win meet before that time to or

ganize. Members should bear in mind

that the officers may or may not oe

directors. President Dill will appoint

itte on nominations from tne

membership rather than from the di

rectors in order to carry out me policy of making the entire election conform with the wishes of the membership.

Tha report on the mail service In

'Richmond requested by the department at Washington, will be sent in Tuesday. It Is the general impression ihat Postmaster Beck is doing all he

can to maintain a high standard but opportunity will be given members to offer constructive criticism Monday

,-night. : '

A new Garnishee bill has been submitted to the committee. This bill win nmhablv take the place of the

one introduced by Representative

Barnard. '

A bill regulating sanitary conditions

in bakeries has been lniroaucea vy

Representative vesey.

forrhantn are reminded that un

ornrthv advertising schemes can only

be curtailed if they use the sanction committee. They are urged to use newspaper advertising. Carl W. Ullman, secretary of the , Commercial club, has prepared a chart showing the Income of the club from dues and subscriptions since 1906. The ' chart is as follows.: 1907, $745.00; 1908, $1,862; 1909, $1,932; 1910, $1,742; - 1911, $3,062; 1912, $3,113; 1913, $4,240; 1914. $4,960; 1915. $4,936; 1916. $2,895; 1917, $2,465; 1918. $6,852; 1919, $6,314. The chart will be posted for Inspection Monday night. Mr. Ullman is of the opinion that the club should have a larger membership with a much larger income. If this could be accomplished it is thought possible for the club to maintain an- employment service office such as is now under the jurisdiction of the department of labor, also a traffic bureau, and an assistant secretary. With a larger in

come the club would be more In a position to stimulate Americanization

and gardening in te community.

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Cabinet Members Advise!

Committee to InvestigateConditions and Set Price." 1

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THIRTY A WEEK Goldwyn. Picture

Fireman's Life is Busy One-When He

Isn't Fighting Fires He's Working

In reply to a number of questions i

and criticisms of the local Red Cross chapter, because of Its seeming lack of canteen service, officers of the chapter say that Richmona was asked

by Red Cross authorities to do reauy to serve food when notified but that no regular canteen service has been authorized by the headquarters of the Lake division at Cleveland. The chapter here has served 487 men with lunches during the last few months, serving 1,755 sandwiches and 60 gallons ot coffee. A turkey dinner was also served 123 men Thanksgiving day by the. Red Cross. The cost of this food was $287. . ,

In regard to the boys wno wait in the depot all night for trains, an of

ficer of the Red Cross saia, we can

not open up a hotel lor tnese Doys,

and if we care lor one, we must wr

all. We are willing to help tnem u they appeal to us for any help at any time, but we do not feel that we could care for every man in uniform who is

forced to wait at the depot m maKing connections. Lodging is not furnished by the Red Cross except at the cities near the large camps."

Day and night canteen service is giv

en in Cincinnati. Dayton, Columbus

and Indianapolis where boys may get food before starting, it was stated. The

executive committee nere Deneves it is unnecessary to open a regular night and day canteen service in Richmond.

"If we . have canteen service we must be ready to serve every man in uniform who comes through Richmond," the chairman of the Red Cross

said. "Thus We would have to nave ready at all times several thousand

sandwiches and many gallons oi coifee. Only last week a train of 500 soldiers came through and if we had a canteen, we would have to be able to serve such a number without notice. Many days there are few passing through here, so that there would necessarily be a great waste of food." In speaking of the soldiers on the trucks which come through, it was said that food is served when the officers ask for it. The officers have a directory containing the names of canteen officers in each city and they are at liberty to telegraph ahead for any service they may desire. It has been found that as a rule the officers

prefer that their men eat the regular mess if it is possible to cook it any

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ARMY BILL GOES TO

HOUSE ON MONDAY

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Work on the army appropriation bill for the year beginning July 1, 1919, has been completed by the bouse military committee and Chairman Dent expects to formally present it to the house Monday. It carries an appropriation of onnrmrlmntplv $800,000,000 for the

received and two physicians met troop I maintenance of an army of about 500,-

tralns wmcb passed tnrougn nere. 000 men but QCiudes no provision lor "We are willing and ready to help ! reorranlxatton.

tne Doys ail we can ana wani iu uu

our share," a Red Cross official said, "but have not felt it necessary to a free-for-all pie counter." If any arrangements can be made whereby soldiers passing through could be served at some restaurant, charging same to the Red Cross, it is possible the chapter here will adopt this plan.

YOUNG FRIENDS PLAN YEAR'S WORK

The officers of the Young Friends in Indiana Yearly Meeting and the superintendents of each quarterly meeting met at the Y. M. C. A. here today for the annual meeting which was postponed last fall. Plans of work for the coming year were discussed and the executive committee was appointed to make arrangements for the Young Friends of Indiana conference to be held in An

derson next May. Another committee

was appointed to draw up a list oi aims of the association.

FIRST ARMORED AUTO CARS

TRIED BY Vt S. IN 1899

The United States army made its

first experiments with armored motor

cars in the summer of 189.

NASH FACTORY" FURNISHES .

562 MEN TO WAR SERVICE

During the war there were enlisted in the army, navy, and marine corps 562 men from the Nash factory. This included eight" commissioned officers

and 554 men. ,

New Credits Ordered

lor Italy and Belgium

i How do firemen spend their spare time? - .- Most people think that a fireman's life is either a frantic whirl or one of absolute indolence. If he isn't running to a fire, he is playing cards. That impression is far from true. In the first place, as soon as a truck or a hose cart . returns from a run, it it is gone'-over spoke by spoke 'and

I piece by piece, until it is absolutely

clean ana nt ror anoiner run.

Brasswork is shined. the gasoline

tank is filled, the oil is looked after

and even the tires are careruliy washed and examined.

Chief Miller's big red runabout Is

backed carefully into place diagonally along the floor between the hose cart

and the truck, pointing; directly at the

door so tnat it can wmri out in a irac

tlon of a second, and the car door is

left open eo the chief doesn't have to

fumble with the fastenings when the

alarm comes.

There is always some little fixture

getting out of order on the motors,

and keeping them absolutely ready

reauires a good deal of time. Wet

hose is taken out of the machine and

rung up to dry, and dry hose is substituted. Slickers and coats are then hung on the wheels so their owners lose no time in getting them on.

On days when there is a good many

calls, this before and after work requires practically the whole time that

isn t occupied in making the run.

The firehouse has to be cleaned each

morning, just as a careful housewife

goes over her house; and no one rests

until it is in order. Then on Fridays, usually, housecleaning occurs, and it

f CBy Associated Press - WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. New cred its of J75.000.000 for Italy and $40,-

000,000 for Belgium were established today by the treasury. This raises

the total credit for all the allies to $8,674,824,000, including $1,385,000,000

for Italy, and $296.145.000 for Belgium

CARPENTERS GALL

SYMPATHY .STRIKE

(By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 8. All brick layers and hoisting engineers employed in various cities throughout the country on contract held by members of the building trade's employer association in this city will be called on a sympathetic strike Monday morning in an attempt to enforce the demands of carpenters employed by the association for a dollar a day Increase on waees. William L. Hutcheson, presi

dent of the United Brotherhood of

Carpenters and Joiners announced today.

BRIEFS 1

Soring Not Yet Here,

Warns Weatherman There are no Indications that winter is over said weatherman Moore today. - Some persons seem to think that spring Is coming soon. There is an extreme cold wave in southern Canada, and for thla reason there la going to be cold wether. 'blowing taw cmsgflruaryN etaohsrdl Heretofore, the waves have been blowing toward the northeast, but inow they are blowing toward the ifioutbeast. ; RIOTING IN , HONDURAS SAN SALVADOR, Feb. 8. Serious tloting has occurred in Tegucigalpa, Die capital of Honduras, and the minlater of th Interior, Francisco J. Meiul, has been killed, according to one

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President Wilson In

Favor of Better Roads President Wilson in a letter to Secretary Baker says: Dear Mr. Secretary: I heartily agree with you that it would be in the public interest to resume in full . measure the highway construction operations under the Federal Aid Road Act, and to do so as sneedilv as possible. : I understand the

necessity which existed for their con

traction during the stress tnrougn

which we have been passing, but that

obstacle is now removed. I believe

that it would be highly : desirable to have an additional appropriation made

available to the Department of Agriculture, to be used in -cin junction, if

possible, with any surplus state and community funds, in order that these

operations may be extended. It Is important not only to develop good highways throughout the country as quick

ly as possible, but it is also at this time especially advisable to resume and extend - all such essential public

works, with a view to furnishing em

ployment for laborers who may be seeking new tasks during the period

of readjustment. Knowing that the

Department ; of Agriculture and the

state highway authorities in each state have been carefully working out

road systems ' and developing plans

and specifications, I have . nq doubt that all activities in this field can be

vigorously conducted. - -

Frank W. Thomas of A. O. Slaugh

ter & Co., said today: "In considering the outlook for com

modity prices, we must bear in mind

that wages are going to continue high

for an indefinite time, and that European competition, formerly so keenly

felt in our markets, is not going to be so severe as it was before the war. Wages have been advanced abroad with no Immediate prospect of their

J return to the pre-war basis."

Churches to Open Health

Campaign on Feb. 22

. ("By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. As a step

In. a nation-wide campaign against the

social evil, ministers and church lead

ers are tirged In a pamphlet issued by

the United States Public Health Serv

Ice to observe February 23 as Health

Sundav with sermons and meetings

that dav devoted to discussion of

means of improving morals.

Separate - meetings for men and

women, are sugKested to consider elim-

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nation or vice aisincis, eaucauon 01

children, the organization of a perma

nent community committee to improve

civic conditions and to provide wboie-

snrae - recreation, especially ior re

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Tne - pUDUC 1 iieaim vjuupuigu 10 a community task," said , the ; Health Service's announcement. "The church as an important part of the community should ' not : fail to help in this important work. Earlham Trustees Close . Meeting Here Today The board of trustees of Earlham college met this morning and again this afternoon and completed consideration of matters pertaining to the college. The report of the meetings has not yet been . prepared by President ;D. M. Edwards, but will be announced the first of next week. Several committee . meetings were also held.

Small business or office

room. 13 South 9th, for rent

Independent Ice & Fuel Co.

Phone 3465.

A SPLENDID COVER-ALL APRON

2750 This style is easy to develop,

easy to adjust, and easy to launder.

It is comfortable and trim looxing.

Nice for gingham, seersucker, lawn

drill, cambric, percalle, alapaca and

sateen.

The Patera is cut in 4 sizes: Small,

32-34: Medium, 36-38: Large, 40-42

Extra Large, 44-46 inches bust meas

ure. Size medium will require 4 yards of 36 inch material.

A pattern of this Illustration mailed

to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps. ,

may take until noonf to finish the job,

When the firemen have time, tney

read, eossip. or Play cards. Many pop

ular magazines are on the table and

usually in the afternoons, a lively game

of sheenshead or pinochle is In oraer,

or some one deals himself a game of

solitaire.

Of course, the chief "drawback ta a fireman's life is the twenty-four hours

of vigilance and confinement necessary

out of. each twenty-four, with only

one day off out of eight ' but he works

far more than most people think he

does.

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WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. StabiUrjtf'

tlon of prices through government : in

tervention in the basic commodity;

markets as a means of removing threatened industrial and business stagnation, with its, attendant unem-f

ployment, has been recommended to

President Wilson by a conference or cabinet officers and industrial leaders who have made an exhaustive study

oi me situation. . T Tn mnlcine this announcement tO

day. Secretary of Commerce Redfleld,?

at whose instance the conference was

called, said the plan proposed to the

president was the appointment of a

representative committee to Investi

gate production costs in all fields and recommend prices at which the gov

ernment, through its various depart?

ments, would do Its purchasing.

; Seek Increased Production. t ) Producers, consumers and labofitfep-

resentatives would be asked to db-op- ; erate in determining the prices.

Secretary Redlleld said those attend-

lng the conference , here this week , were convinced that the determining j of fair prices in the semiofficial and

co-operative- manner would release "latent consuming power" now dor-

mant because consumers are awaiting price stabilization, and - thus bring

about an immediate Increase in pro

duction in all lines of business. .

LECTURE COURSE MONDAY.

The Automobile Lecture course conducted by C. M. Davis oft the DavisOverland Company will 'open. Monday with a class of about thirty. - Th innrA will be free and will be

Will Be Held Monday ne ame one which Davis gave on the

Schroeder Funeral Service

City Statistics

Deaths and Funerals. Townsand Funeral services for

Mrs. John Townsand, who died Friday evening at her home near- Fountain City, will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock, at the New Garden

Friends church. Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery. Friends may call at any time.

Oler. Martha Oler, 74 years old,

died at the home of her son, Frank

Oler in Williamsburg, Friday afternoon. Funeral services will be held

Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the

M. E. church in Williamsburg. Burial

will be in Mt. Zion cemetery. Friends

may call at any time.

Thomas Clarkson Thomas, 86 years

old, died Friday evening at his home, one mile south of Fountain City. Funeral service 'will be held from the

New Garden church Monday afternoon

at 2 o'clock.

Funeral services . for Mrs. Louisa Schroeder, 76 years . old, who died Friday afternoon at Reid Memorial

hospital, will be conducted Monday morning at 9 o'clock at St Andrew's

church, by the Rev. F. A. Roell. Bur

ial will be in St. "Andrew's cemetery. The body is at the home of her son, Frank, 419 Linden avenue. Friends may call at any time. Mrs. Schroeder was thrown from a

car last Sunday evening. Upon examination it was discovered that she had sustained a broken hip and in

ternal Injuries. She was a resident of Richmond all her life. She is survived by her children, Mrs. William Peele, 2006 North E street, Frank Schroeder, 469 Linden avenue, Joseph Schroeder of Cincinnati, Mrs. Anna Coquette, South H street, Mrs. Lizzie Slounkoski, ' Wolcott, Ind., Mrs. Oscar Frame of Indianapolis; Benjamin Schroeder of South Fifth street, and Louisa Allsobrook. Mrs. Schroeder was the grandmoth

er of Mrs. Marie Westerkamp of Lo?

gansport, whose funeral was held here at St. Andrew's church Saturday morning. ,

Cannot Say Enough W. H. Lyon, Evergreen, Va. "Have used Hull's Superlative some time. Cannot say enough in favor of irfor rheumatism, stomach and bronchial trouble ;'-'' " ' . " .' - Your druggist has Hull's Superla

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Excellent Medical Care

Given Men in Cohlenz

(By Associated Press) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF

OCCUPATION, Feb. 8. One . of the

most modern hospitals in Europe to

day is in Coblenz operated by the Med

ical corps of the army of occupation

The hospital is a combination of Amer

ican and German advancement in this

line. During the war, this hospital, now used for surgical cases and known

as American hospital No. 6, was a part

of the garrison of Coblenz. When the Germans withdrew they life all the modern electrical appliances, and the

Americans brought with them the lat

est improvements in Hospital equip

ment which was used in furnishing

No. 6. -

Four other hospitals, under Ameri

can supervision, are being operated in

Coblenz, one of them with fifteen hun

dred beds. Within the occupied area,

there are nine American hospitals, including the five in Coblenz. Two of

these are in Trier, one in Prum and

another in Mayen.

ILIFF BUYS PROPERTY

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb.. 8. Willingness to undertake development of an

international gold exchange fund to I

facilitate financial transaction between nations without . actual shipment of gold, was expressed today by

the Federal Reserve board in its report for 1918. This arrangement would be similar to that now maintained by the toard to settle balances betwen banks within the United

States. , ' i

The fund might be developed among

the entente nations and a few leading neutrals, "but it is conceivable that all civilized countries may eventually be participants," said the board. The

gold would oe deposited in trust in Eome government bank or banks te guarantee exchange obligations, and

it was proposed that the fund should

be limited to current commercial and exchange transactions.

Nothing is to be done for some time with the property bought at Eighth and South A this week by Lewis Iliff,

according to Iliff Saturday. The prop

erty was bought simply as a real es

tate Investment, and he hopes to sell

It again soon, he said. .

VALENTINE DINNER DANCE

AT COUNTRY CLUB

For Cleaning an

Pressing Men's Suits

and OvercoatsWomen's Suits and Coats.

A Valentine dinner dance will be

eiven next l nursaay evening at tne

Country club for all club members. The committee in charge has asked

that all reservations for the dinner be

made not later than Wednesday evening. Dinner will be : served at 7 o'clock. The Evan Smith orchestra will play for the dance.

An example of efficiency in airplane assembling was the remarkably fast tim.e of three hours and fifty minutes made in assembling an airplane by a crew of four privates and two noncommissioned officers.

SAYS IT IS BEST IX THE WORLD There Is one remedy that those who know depend upon for relief from coughs that "hans on" after the grip. Foley's Honey and Tar clears the passages, soothes . raw. Inflamed membranes and banishes irritation and tickling in the throat. A. U.f McDanlel. Box 51, Llndslde. W. Va.. writes: "I am glad to tell you that Foley's Honey and Tar Is the best medicine in this world. I have had a severe cougrh and before I. used half a bottle I was better." For sale by A. G. Luken & Co. Adv. ' ' .

6 Pressing is a Science With Me I give the same skill and personal attention to the pressing of your garments that I do to their cleaning, for I consider the pressing of a suit just. as. im-. portant as , tho cleaning perhaps more so. I employ men skilled in the science of pressing, men who

have been taught by years of ex-

nariAnre how to press a BUM

innt the wav it ought to

pressed.

They know how to give your suit its original 'shapeliness, how to give the shoulders Just the right drape, how to give the correct turn to the lapels and how to make the trouser legs hang the way you want them. . This unusual pressing skill, together with my remarkable three-process method, combines to make a service that will more than please the most fastidious dresser. Let me show you what I can do today. Call Phone 2501.

My auto will call.

Naval Aviators Plan Flight Across Atlantic

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 Navy aviation experts are planning a flight across the Atlantic. Commander John H. Towers was ordered today to take charge of "the development of plans nnri oRRomblv of materials and person

nel for the proposed trans-Atlantic

flight,"

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NO REASON UNDER THE SUN

why you should pay more for Flashlights, Batteries and Mazda Lamps than we charge. You cannot buy better no matter how much more you pay. Then why pay more when there is no need or use of doing so. We don't ask you to take our word for it. Do a little comparing and you'll have the proof. r

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