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RICHMOND, VA. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1920. .SIXTY PAGESVOLUME 70NUMBER 4# PRICE, SEVEN CENTS

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7QTH YE. WEATHER,PAGE 18 FAIR,

Entire Wage Controversy of Rail)Workers'to Be Con¬

sidered.

WILSON STATES HIS PL/WSpresident Proposes Tribunal toTake Vp Problems and Carry

Them t<5 Conclusion.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14..The rail¬road wacc controversy was today re¬ferred lo a general conference ofunion committeemen, calied to meethore February 23, and wlthlif five hours,the covernment officials were advisedIn a telegram from Detroit, Mich., thatthe strlko of malntenancc-of-.way cm-ployeea and railroad shop laborers,had been called off. This strike wascnlled to becomc effective next Tues¬day. The telogram from InternationalPresident A. E. Barker was in accord¬ance with the request of PresidentWilaori that action bo delayed untilafter the general conference of rail¬way union committeemen on Febru¬ary. 23.' Mr. Barker's decision to delay thestrike, he announced, was taken onrecommendation! of tho executive com-<nlttce, now In "Washington, to whomIt; appeared, ho said, that late develop-men La In tho railroad wage contro-.veray tended to place the maintenance-otWay union In a position apart fromthe other, unions and "seemingly for¬getful of public interest." He main-:rained, however, that immediate reliefrhuat be had, and that a strike asplanned would have been fully justi-1tied.r Late tonight Mr. Barker replied toPresident Wilson's telegram Informing"nim of postponement or the fitrlke andthat the maintenance of way unionwould be represented at the generalrailway conference. Tho message con¬tinues:("1 desire to urge upon you tho neccs-ally of expediting action in the mat¬

ter. Promises of future relief will notsatisfy underfed stomachs; neither will,they protcot the dependents of the rail-Vay workers for whom I speak. Ourmembera.must have relief.'v»' Notytihraindful of the suffering .toWtyMSS- the .innocent public would be

* " kIt? strjke, wo, havek action iintil the machln*^ youar<S about t.o>Bet-qp has had time lo.make, necessary wage adjustments."

Kcprencntuin f0 o£ the fourteenunions, who have been conferring withDirector-Gcn^ral liines since Fcbru-iary, 'i, and whose Bpokesnten laid fheirclaims before President Wflaon yes-r-,terd»y. have .tentatively accepted the!Wpite House proposal for a tribunal;created cither by law or on the Presi-dont's motion, to consider the de¬mands. Final word must come, how¬ever, from higher union authority, theconference of uniqn heads.

Union I.eaidrm Ptir Delay..While union leaders feared the ef¬

fect of further delay on tlieir member¬ship. the possibility of a generalwtrikc appealed more remote tonight.Tho -President early tonight supple-

< mented the action of tho union leaders,with a telegram to Mr. Barker, calling-*upon him to withdraw the strike order;and to "make sure that no interrup¬tion to transportation, occurs.": JMr. Wilson said he felt sure that

; the officials of the maintenance unionwould realize that "you cannot In jus*tlce to your membership and the clti-xens generally of the United Statespersist in a course which is opposedto your obvious duty to the country.",The President's, telegram, addressedto Mr. Barker, at Detroit, follows:"Yesterday I addressed to the chief

executives of tho principal railroad la¬bor- organizations, including the one of

» .which you are president, a message,st copy of which has been transmittedu> you at Detroit. ! have just" recoivad aresponse Indicating the purpose-of the.organisations generally to conform toChO principles of my message, to .bringit to the attention of tho membershipAnd to hold a convention here on Feb¬ruary 23, for the purpose of carryingTho matter1 into effect. I note withsurprise and disappointment that yourorganization is the only one addressedwhich has not expressed Its concur¬rence in this method of handling thomatter, and I understand that no ad-

.vice has yet been received of with¬drawal of your strike order, whichwas sent out several days ago. Thedirector-general of railroads explain¬ed this situation to your* committee asqoon as it presented to him advice ofthe strike order, and he has since sum¬marized the position of the govern¬ment in a. telegram to you, which Ifully indorse.^! ask yoii to take-at oncethe necessary steps to withdraw thestrike order and-to make sure that noInterruption whatever to tranfcporia-

. occurs on that account in thiscritic&i.period. I feel sure that youand your associates, upon full consid¬eration. will realize that you cannot-in.justice to. your membership and thocitizens generally of the United States,1perelsMn a .course which Is opposed toyour obvious duty to the country, tothe direct and specific request of the,V government and also to the attitude ofall other railroad labor organizations,all.-for the mere purpose of .objectingto the prpcedu.ro I have proposed, whichIs' the only practicable method of ob¬taining ^ and reasonable set-"tlement. of the important\wage nues-.lions ndw pending, l also ask you toBcnd.rny message and its inclosure toall your members and giv* them theopportunity of co-operating, with allthe rest of railroad labor in handlingrite. Matter:: "(fcigned) "WOODHOW WILSON.". Assurance was given the union of¬ficials by the President In his proposalwhat h° wotfld provide machinery fordealing comprehensively with their^aims; he proposed tho' n&ming--a com-yi lesion of wneo experts to begin thecompilation of data bearing on thecontroversy.;. The President said he-was "certain-itf£ apparent to all reasonable men and

S women that these momentous questionsmust be dealt with by jin; Agency whichf^in continue, to function, after March1,"

..' Gives Flan In Detail. . r,

: "I wish, therefore,'" he said, "to an¬nounce to all, railroad .employees atthis time that I propose, ta.fcarry outth« following steps:\ "1. In the event that irt .connection"With the. return to private controlprovision bhajlbemade bj> law for

; machinery for dealing with railroadWag* matters, I ehall .promptly use myInfluence,' and so far aa such law con¬fer# power: upon, me. I shall "promptlyexeroiae that power, to 'bring aboutthe earlieit practicable,organization ofthe machinery-thus provided.

' the event" that no" such- pro-vTjalon g made by law for dealing wfth£ (Continued on .Second Page.)

Fanners Favor CapitalTax to Retire War Debt

[By Axaoclated Prni.]CllIOAGo, Feb. Mr-Tke Karmera1

£2. to repreaent750,000 farmer* In elfhteta Statm

lnr*Th?llol,te.l anpport-Htfd ,^enIr"A CHURel-iv a

l*«tl©na| Farxaer-Laboi*hei*!** ' Coi*,erc"ce I* aeaaion

.'"wera" organization DrKM

.* M«en*lo« or sorcramcntcontrol over (lie railroad* and de-

3l "ahlna "thai** 'cov'er,,men* retain

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*.£U°ther re"0,»Hon dtclnre* theTnrmera are opposed to nfforta tbreatrlct the "civil liber (lex of Amtr.

Kmi.S "" hT «editlo*

<fA capital property tax to pay .«"the wir debt ot the Halted St'nteaivaa alio Indoraed,

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SHOOTS SELF MTU RIFLESON OF FORMER GOVERNOR, OF LOUISIANA FOUND DEADBody DIneovered in MemnHla n«i.iHad Telegram Krom Charlottearlllo

t About Property./Memphis" tenn.,-Febi 14..i>r j

i?on «r -B,anc,la';d» of Shreveport, LaJth»t &JZrt?er Governor Blanchard ofof Mq .s fo.und lying oh the floorof his rpom at a local hotel today withhis skull .shattered toy a bullet from a¦'lr" ,caJ,bcr Ho apparently hadVetn dead several hours when a hotelthe body! e?lered th® room and found

mi i.Body Identified.

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K- "c«rifLc rrom Which tho ballet hadbeen fired was found suspended froman arm of-a dresqjng .table In thePtP.^T ??en.V and l^e coroner, after anin\ ostlgallon late today, expressed thenfi?5n V5at».th® wound was self-in-flJct®d- .?den.tUy of tho. body as thatof Dr. Blanchard was verified tonightoy a former Shreveport newspaper man.'who had known the phyaiclart In thatcity. Dr.* Blanchard 1b Reported tohave been In 111 health,. ana a letterfound In the room indicated worryover a business, transaction. Accord¬ing to tho police, tho letter mentionedtwo other men as interested in thebuBlnciss deal and urged that they becommunicated with In the event thephysician mot a violent death. A tele¬gram from Charlottesville, Va.. tellingof a saie-or property,,and anqther ad¬vising that tho sender was cn route toAtlanta. Ga., were lying on the floornear the body. Dr. Blanchard regis¬tered at the hotel rour days ago. Hewas la*t seen alive last.night, when hesecured, the key to his room from thehotel offlcc. C t ..jAccordingto a*dl5S?t'h'S^m ShreTe-

.ville, N. C-, because of iU'health.Und£r instruction received lato to¬

day the body will be shipped to Sbrevet-port early tomorrow.

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SUGAR PLANTGUARDSGIVENINSTRUCTIONS

TO SHOOT TO KILLOrders Follow Clash in Which

Strike Breakers AreAttacked.

[By Associated Press.]NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14..Armed

with -quick-firing rifles, sixty menwere placed on guard at the Clialmetteplant of the American Sugar Refinerylate today following a fight between junion and nonunion men this morn¬ing, in which Sidney Adolpb, negrononunion man. was shot and killed.The1 clash came this morning when

a passenger train from Now Orleansstopped at the station and switched acar, said to contain nonunion workers,.to take the place of the plant em¬

ployees who struck'demanding recog¬nition" of their newly formed unionand increased wages.The armed guard has orders to

"shoot to-kill" any one who attemptsto gain entrance. The sugar companyclosed down the entire plant late thisafternoon and paid off all then ondutv. They decided not to op«n againuntil fhe present difficulties were set¬tled on a permanent '.basis.The'BherlfT of St. Bernard Parish is

endeavprlng to run down the leadersof the morning riot and late today itwas said that two negroes were undersuspicion. Th<} company officials re¬fused to admit that the -men on thetrain were to be employed in theplant,-.

LAMONT SAYS CHINESEWILL GET HUGE LOAN

Chleago financier Annoueea ThatHalf Will Be So(d in Amerlen"and Remainder In Japan.

rBy.Associated Presa.]CHICAGO, Feb. 14..Thomas W. La¬

ment. of J. P. Morgan & Company,stopping^ In Chicago en route to theOrient, arinqunced today.that If pres¬ent negotiations are concluded Chinawill bo granted a loan of 120,000,000.Half of the bonds will be sold In theUnited States and half in Japan.Besides discussing with Japan bank¬

ers the details of the proposed loan,Mr. Lamont plans, while in the FarEast. to investigate commercial fin¬ancial and political'conditions in Chinaon behalf of the, Amci'lcan' bankers.

PLACE BAN ON DANCES»

Prominent Residents of Broaklynlaunch Drive Agalaat "Shimmy"

Daace.(By Universal Service.]

NEW YORK, Feb. 14..A committee6f ,100 has been formed by prominentresidents of Brooklyn to accomplishthe complete stamping out of dancehalls. The committee, It was statedtonight, will seek the enactment- oflegislation placing a legal ban on aljdance halls. The "shimmy" dancewas declared responsible for the moVe.

grey Not coming backi.oadon Paper Declare* Earl Rending

Will Be Sent to Washlagtenr.

fcr England..' t .Y^"JCrByJSn,vorMl Servica.]

according- i4-~vlsc°unt Grey,SaM^h the Sunday Times, has

,re.tilrn to Washington.Fa)? Jl ' i.tb# flaper adds, that

««^Presented GreatBritain in WAsliinjfton fok* a timo dur-

GROSS KISMINIGEMENTILLEGED BV TINKHAM

Resolution Calls Upon Judiciary1Committee to Make Immedi¬

ate 'Inquiry.-4

CITES LOUIS I.A XA PRICES

Congressman Asserts That 10 Cent?- Per POtznd Increase Will Cost

American Public Grand Total of$000,000,000.

..' fBy Universal Service.}WASHINGTON, Fob. 14..Chargingthat, the gross mismanagement 'of thesugar problem, "with the concurrenceof \he Attorney-General," has cost the.American people between $700,000,000and $900,000,000, Representative GeorgeH. Tinkham, Republican, of Massachu¬setts, today Introduced In tho House aresolution calling for an investigationof the whole sugar problem.

The resolution calls upon the Judici¬ary Committee to inquire into the al¬leged concurrence- of the Attorney-General In . fixing maximum price ofLouisiana clarified sugar at 17 centsand 18 cents for clear granulated atthe plantation. Mr. Tinkham's resolu¬tion atso provides that the committeeshall determine whether growers anildealers . ifi. Louisiana sugar were notpromised immunity from prosccutton byAttorney-General Palmer..Quote* Figures .( 1910.In introducing the resolution, Representattve Tinkham pointed out thatsugar was sold uniformly at retailduring 1819 at the price of 10 cents and11 cents per pound,- and-that it is nowbeing sold at retail at from 18 to 23cents .per pound and some In excessof this figure. The increase of 10 centsper pound, ho declared, will mean ageneral Increase to the American pob-11c of^SOO,000.000 per annum. He added:-"Most of this increase in the priceof this necessity and the resultingincrease In the cost of living to thopeople is chargeable entirely tto thoPresident of the United States' and hisagent, the Attorney-General."Mr. Tinkham recited that George Za-briskie. president o£ the Sugar Equali¬zation Board, In a public' statement on

December 24. charged that Attorney-General Palmer/ In making known thathe would stand for th«v price of 17 cents/wholesale, for raw Louisiana sugar,.was directly responsible for the greatIncrease in sugar prices. Mr. Zabrtsklefurther stated,: according to. Mr. /Tink¬ham. that bad the Sugar EqualizationBlard been permitted to handle thesugar crop, as it had dono In 1918, /wewould: hayA-the largest ;crop-of *dgar

paten against profiteering, that theaetRm-iOfr the Attorriev-Oftneral Inlowing la1ana «upw^otoCharge t7i cents a pound, had a-nation;Wide effect. It has'-had the effect prac¬tically of.giv.ing the^overnment a cop-sent to this charge on all grades ofsugar, including the Cuban. PortoRlcan And "Hawaiian crops. It has beenpointed out that thedistJnruisU between LoiiiBltni sugarand lother sugars, and has. had to. payfrom 17 cents iJer pound up forwhich cost the wholesaler. around 10

C^t\ic resolution -was referred to ,theRules Committee, before ^Tinkham will appear next -?cek \°urge immediate consideration. It isexpected, that before taking any actionon the resolution thevRules Committeewill invUe Attorney-General Palmer toappear before it to present his answerto the charges made by the Massachu¬setts rotmberyCOAL OPERATORS ASSERT >

' THEY ARE LOSING MONEY

Central Field*fBy'Associated Press. J

"W VSHlNGTOJi, Feb. 14.. The coal.

centratlncomnpeUtive field that sthe ln-

SfiK TpSer^lonCri^h.CT4dltp1^WTKhe ' ope^tors' brief declared thatthe wage Increase without a compen¬sating adjustment in prices would forceman/ mines to shutdown.The subcommittee consists of JoJj"P Cameron, of Pittsburgh; O. E. Lesher.

rtf washineton, D. C.; Percy Tetlow. ofSalem. Ohio; D. M. Reynolds.^of Pasa¬dena/ Cal.. and Paul White, Cleveland.- "til the experience of the opera¬tors since the 14 per cent advancewas put Into effect." the brief said,"as well as all the evidence* broughtout by the hearings has disclosed thatthe universal effect of wage advance,with scarcely an exception, has beento wipe out current profits and thatmany of the inine.s have actually hadto run «t a loss during the, ladt twomonths. Qnly the pressing necessityto turn out tho coal needed by thecountry and the expecta t; 1° n a. t jus¬tice would ultimately be gi^en hasInduced the operators to kafep themines going in sp^e of losses.

MEMORIAL FOR SOLDIERSThree Katiemt Move to Honer Memory

.f Hea Wfco Fongkt atVerdun.

[By Associated Press.]PARTS, Feb. 14.^-A memorial to the

400,000 allied soldiers killed in the de¬fense of Verdun will be erected throughthe combined subscription of France,Great Britain and tho United StatesMarshal Petaln heads the committee,which has lust issued an uppeal to theUnited States and Great Britain to JojnFrance in this work.The monument will stand on Douau-

mont Hill, which overlooks the greaterpart of the Verdun battle field.

SIXTEEN TOURISTS KILLEDTuenty-One Oiker* Injured When Mo¬

tor Bum Fall* IntoRiver.

/ . rBy A"«oclated Press.lSAN REMO. ITALY, Feb.M4..Sixteen

tourists were killed- and t\ventyroneothers injured when a. motor tbus fellinto a river while travoling along theroad from Taggla to-Triora, near here.The newspapers say tho bad conditioncaused, the accident.^MISS0URIAN? FOrIeAGUE

awr*-fBy Associated Presul'

EXCELSIOR SPRINfGS, MO\. Feb. 14;".Complete returns from nine scatteredprecincts' of 181 in the Third Dlatflptgive for Representatives in Congress:MiUlgan, Democrat and league of na¬tions advocate.. 1.633: Frost. Republi¬can and antileague candidate fill.

FEDERAL SUIT CHARGESH1HOWOOD TRBST EXISTS

Several Hundred Lumber CompanionMud© Defendants In Bill

Filed in Memphis.ASKS FOR INJUNCTION. WRIT

Action Would Prevent "Manager ofStatistics1* From Distributing Re-

. ports Encouraging Other Defend¬ants to Maintain Present Prices.

\ LBy Associated l*ress.3MEMPHIS, l-ENN., Feb. 11..Threehundred and thirty-three hardwoodlumber companies and individuals insixteen Statue are named as defend¬ants in a bill filed in Federal DistrictCourt here today, charging a .conspir¬acy to restrain trade in violation oCthe Sherman antitrust law throueh theoperation of an "open competition"plan, In which the defendant concernsare alleged to_ have joined.'. The bill, filed by W. D. Kysor, UnitedStates district attorney, at the directionof tho ^Attorney-General, seeks to en-Jofn F. R. Gadd/ of Memphis, as "man¬ager of statistics" of the plan and rep¬resentatives of the companies namedfrom participating in oral agreementsor tho distribution of reports or other"written or printed statements, cxplain-tions or arguments in citing the de¬fendants to maintain or enhance theirprices for hardwood lumber."

Hear Petition in Marrti.The hearing of tho petition for a

temporary injunction was set for March8. Judge C. B.' .Ames, assistant at-torney-general, and Henry S3. Mitchell,a spccial assistant, under whose direc¬tion tho suit was filed here, will appearas attorneys for tho govornment atthe hearing. > /ExccrptB from various pamphletssaid to have been distributed are

Quoted in tho bill in support of thecontention that tho practices cited werein violation of "the Federal etatute. .

Tho States In which the defendantconcerns aro located include Ohio.West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,North Carolina, ''Missouri, ^Mississippi,Tennessee, Illinois, Louisiana, Texas,Arkansas, South Carolina, TNew York,Indiana and Alabama. .

Orftourd to Competition."The bill recites that members of tho

so-called "open competitive.plan," saidto-have been formed at a meeting heldin Memphis In-January of last year,has adopted as a slogan^ "co-operation,not competition, ,1b.. tb«

_life of trade,

on hand, and .abtiTal-lsoles Sn'd pricesby all other conc^r.ns alleged" to liavobeen parties to* the .agreement.

MAD CAW^ATTACKSWOMEN; KILLED AFTERFIGHT WITH FIREMAN

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Hi W. Higginson Brains DogAfter Dramatic Battle on

West Marshall StreetRisking his. own life to protect tho

lives of two women and a child. Fire¬man JI. "W. Hlggison, of 203 WestMarshall Street, brained a powerfulwhite bulldog which had'gone mad infront of fire station No. 5, at BrookAvenuo and Marshall Stroet, yesterdaymorning, after a thrilling fight, andarmed only with a two-foot length 4ofgas pipe.

.Death of the. mad dog was accom¬plished by the fireman after the doghad bitten three horses and a muloand chased several little children fromthe streets and was attacking two .wo¬men and a child who wero passing., Hlggison ran out of tho lire sta¬tion, picked up a place of gas pipoon the pavement and attacked the dogJust as he was rushing from a barn,where he had bitten a valuable horsaand was advancing toward two women*and a child who were passing.

In tho fight which ensued the firemanbeat the mad dog so. severely that itretreated into the stable, and Hlggisonfollowed and ended the fight amid thothrashing hoofs of the terrified horacs.He escaped without a scratch.

BRITISH COLUMBIA ACTSON JAP IMMIGRATION

Meek »gai Measure* to Prevent Orien¬tals From Purchasing I.and'in

Dominion ot Canada.[Bj? Associated Press.]

"VANCOUVER, B. C.. Fob. 14..Im¬mediate action to prevent Japaneseownership of land In Canada wasurged on the Dominion government,today by the Associated Boards ofTrade of- British Columbia.'The organization announced that at

its annual convention it had adopteda resolution asking the appointment ofa commission to device method ofmaking it impossible for "Oriental un¬desirable aliens to own, lease or other¬wise control land In Canada."A sharp debate between If. B. Mor-

ley, rfponsor of the resolution, andJapanese Consul Ukita, preceded thevote. Morley said tho number of Orien¬tals in tho province probably was -alarger proportion of the total popula¬tion than was the case in Canada.

CHARGE GOVERNOR SPEEDEDGeorgia'* Chief Executive Para Fine

of 15.75 for Driving AatoFast.

TBy Associated Press.l"^ATLANTA, OA., Feb, 14..Governor

Dorsey paid a fine of $5.75 for speedingtoday whdn the automobile in which hewas en route to Newnan to mako anAddress exceeded the flfteen-miles-an-hour speed limit of Hapeville, Ga. \.The special policemen recently put

on to break up speeding throughnapovillo apifarently did not recog¬nise the Governor, who, however, wentto. the' .Mayor of the town and afterapologizing, insisted on putting up themoney for the fine before leaving,Claude A, West, the Governor's execu¬tive secretary, was driving the auto-imobile at tho time. ¦ .

>Denies Indian /Save- Fortune.

WASHINGTON, tfeb., 14..Cato Sellacommissioner of Indian Affairs, deniedtoday a Btory from'Muskogoe, Oklathat tho Indian, authorities ^iad ap¬proved a gift of *1,600,000 by JacksonBarnett for charitable institutions inOklahoma. Barnott js ..reputed to bethe richest American Indian, his wealthbeing estimated at 18,000,060, made inoil l^nds.* v .

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J iV v-?.<Anti's" Declare They Will Test Anthony

Amendment in Courts as Sooja as Ratified¦lily Aaii«el«tc< Pre»*.l

NEW YORftt Feb. 14..Grantineof woman saflrnse "»«r the head*of the people," by legislative act,"cannot stand |the teat la the courtsthat ^IU Inevitably ensue,'* is theassertion made in a statement is¬sued here tonight by the NationalAssociation Opposed to AVornaaSuffrage."These cases," the statement con¬

tinues. "should, ratification be ob¬tained in time for women to voteJthis year, 'Will cot only hold up ]lheelection result, a* did the llayea-Tilden conflict, bu\ possibly neces¬sitate a second elecijon. Republi¬can and

, Democratic chairmen,working; under the suftrafe whip.

are leading the country straight forpolitical chsoB."The statement was amplified byMiss Mnry <i. Kllbreth, the presi¬dent,-who declared two suits would

he instituted to test the constitu¬tionality of the Susan B. Anthonyamendment If It becomes operativebefore the presidential and Stateelections next fall. Miss Kllbrethdeclined to give details of the legalaction contemplated or to name thecounsci retained, but snid prelimi¬nary stcpri already had been taken.Attached to the statement, which

was signed by Miss Kllbreth, was act*py»«r a telegram seat to GovernorMprf. of Washington, congratalat-lag him upon his refusal to call nspecial session of the Legislature toact upon the suffrage amendment.

BURNS FATAL TO STUDENTCOLVILLE BRUCE TENNANT

IS VICTIM OR FLAMESReport* from University tt Vlrglsl*

S«7 Kero*cne Wan Used tonuild Fire.

Colvllle Bruce Tennant, 1C, eon ofW. Brydon Tennant. 932 West Frank¬lin Street, died yesterday afternoon at2 o'clock at the University of Virginiaas a result of- being- fatally burnedby an accident by lire in his room atNo. 2 EaBt J.«awn.Complete dota~lls of the tragedy were

still lacking- at a late hour last night,but reports- from the university wereto -tho efTect that the young man hadarisen at 7 o'clock In the morning tolight the open firo. in his room, usingcoal- oil for tho purpose.Ula clothljig bccapio ignited, but withraro presence of mind ho smotheredthe flames with the bed clothing bo-foro calling for assistance from theboy Jn tho next room.- Young Tennantthen walked to the university hospitalfoe treatment.'

Showed Exceptional Talent.Born In Richmond. July 11, 1903,

young Tennant had dot yet reached hjsseventeenth birthday,\ hut already hohad given evidence talents andtraits of« character, and a future ofbrilliant usefulness wasXpropbcsicd forhim by his friends. \In June of last, year, when not yetsixteen years old. .be graduated withhigh, honom from the Ch^mberlnyneSchool for Boys, Richmond, where fromtho day vof his-entrance, six years be¬fore, he bad maintained a high stan¬dard d£. Influence and leadership amonghis. fellows.*.

, nM«dr Record an StnCe*t<;. In Sentejnber of la^t .year,,, lie matri¬culated. In the acadteniJc department' ofthe,:UnLvhralty.£r;VIrg-jnl a, an£ he hadalready qiAde for himself a'record as

i.a» member of -the-sttident bo9y br thofUrtVyereitr. ,

&burial. Announcement1 off funeral ser¬vices will be m^de today.Besides his father and mother, youngTennant Is survived by his brother.Tilton Tennant: a younger Bister.- Alice-his grandmother, Mrs. D. B. Tennant:two aunts. . Mrs. Henry Fairfax andMrs. John Stewart Bryan, all of Rich¬mond, and* two uncles, David'B, Ten>

nant. of l/oudoun County, and Drt.Charlea B. Tennant,)of Charlottesville.

NEWPORT NEWS SHIPYARDLAUNCHES 2 DESTROYERS

Mr*. George Benson Ohrlnteas the Ur-shur, Named fr Tyler CabinetOfllcer.

[By Associated Press. 1NEWPORT NEWS, VA., Feb. 14Tho destroyers Abel P. Upshur andHunt were successfully launched at 3o'clock thin afternoon at tho plant ofthe Newport News Shipbuilding andDrydock Company.The Upshur was christened by Mrs.Gedrgo Benson, of Richmond, and theHunt by Miss Virginia L. Hunt, ofWashington. D. C., both of the spon¬

sors being descendants .of the men for-whom the de«troyerS were named.The launching was witnessed by of¬ficial s of thr yard, tho launching partyand a few naval olllcers from Wash¬ington.Both destroyers are practically com¬plete and will bo delivered to theNavy Department in a short time. ThoHunt is named for Timothy A. Hunt,and the Upshur for Abel P..Upshur, thelast named Secretary of the Navy un¬der ProBident Tyler.

WILL THROW GERMANYINTO BOLSHEVISTS' ARMS

Churchill Declare* Hilt LogicalResult of Policy Allies^

Are Pursuing. .

[By Universal Sorvice.JDUNDEE; SCOTLAND, Feb. 14..

Winston Churchill, British War Secre-tary, drew a volley of mingled chcersand hisses when he predicted in anaddress hero tonight that the alliesmay pay a heavy penalty soon in con-Bequenoo of tho success of tho Bol¬shevists in overcoming opposition in-Russia.

Mr.. Churchill warned that tho pres¬ent policy of the allies is literallythrowing Germany into the arms ofthe Bolshevists. "Now that our ene¬mies are down." lie said, "we shouldnot trample them."He urged the arrangement of a

treaty with the Turks as quickly aapossible on a basis of proper regardfor Mohammeda principles.

TO OBSERVE LEGION SUNDAY\ -

Thousands of Churches to Follow OutPrograms Slapped Out

by. Officials.[By Associated Press.]

INDIANAPOLIS, , IND., Feb. 14..American Legion Sunday twiu be ob¬served in thousands of churchesthroughout the United States as Wash¬ington's birthday, under programsmapped out by oinclals of the organi¬zation at national headquarters here.

In most cities tho principal patrioticexercises will be in charge of localposts and hold during tho afternoon.A feature of these exercises will be thepresentation to the next of lcln offallen American soldiers of certificatesconveying the appreciation of Francefor tho heroic sacrlflco of Amorlca'3dead,

HAS NO OFFER FROM WILSONAmbassador OavU Says He ,Tfas X«t

Heard He I« to,Succeed'Lansing.

[By Universal Service.)i'- LONDON, Feb. 14.."1. have not re¬ceived any Invitation from PresidentWilson to tako the place of formerSecretary of State Lansing," Ambassa¬dor David declared 'tonignt when re¬ports, that he might head th«T StateDepartment' were brought to hio at¬tention.

THREE NAMES MENTIONEDSECRETAHY POLK, JOHN DAVISAND HUGH WALLACE NAMED

ConsTemmicn Dt«en*t/ Seiuallon WithAvidity, bat Only In theCloak Room;

< fBy Aayoclattcd Press. 1WASHINGTON. Feb. W..Under-Sec¬retary Polk. John W. Davis, ambassa¬dor to Orcat Britain, and Hugh C.Wallace, ambassador to France, areforemost among those being discussedto hojfd the Stnto Department as suc-cessor to former Socretary Lansing,who announced his resignation aftera dramatic clash with President Wil¬son. >

Although it Is known Mr. Polk haddetermlmsd to roturn to private lifeand practice law. some, .friends of theadministration were hopeful lie mighthe Induced to sorv.e out the unexpiredterm of his former chief.The Lansing resignation furnishedofficiaWWashJngton with a sensationunparalleled since William J. Bryandeparted from Congress.Congress dlscusscd the sensationwith avidity but in cloak rooms, how-cvor,'.and the suhjnet did not como upon this .floor of either House or Senate.Such comment as was made was mora

or. less dlvldod, opponents of the treatyprnlnlng Mr. Lansing's course andothers recalling that ono of tho Presi¬dent's prerogatives is to set tho mem¬bers of his own official family.Mr. Lansing was not at the depart¬ment today and It was understood waspreparing to go to his home in Wa-tortowrt. N. Y. for a vacation and atest-.To-the Senate, whose struggle Withthe peace treaty had given'It som® -in¬sight into the,'condition of foreign-af¬fairs, the revolatiorl of PrealdBrit;:W^l-son"s disagreement- with his Secretaryof State, caused lens surprise than didtho time aifd.hittmtei' bf;the flnalrbreakbetween them. Privately njany Demo^Ctfule,. SettA eipr'os^ed r«gret thatthe resignation came Just on the eveOfJanothor effort to ratify the troaty.'" Senator Norris, Republican Ne¬braska, one of the "irrecdncllableB."paid in a. statement the secretary'sresignation showed that "the mental

expect -that has been ejnployed ait theWhite House has been discharged tooBoon."

TAFTSAFS LANSINGWAS WITHINRIGHTS

. ABOUT CONFERENCESWas Most Natural Thing in

World for Cabinetto Meet.

CBy Associated Press.]OMAHA. NiSB., Feb. 14..FormerPresident Taft manifested great sur-priso today a-t. news of the resignationof Secretary Lansing. .

"What did the Cabinet do at the con¬ference?" ho askdd.- "Does any one.know what they did that could possiblyhave been displeasing? It seems tome the most natural thing In the worldfor them to have met under such 'cir-1cumstances." VThe former President, with a chuckle,disclaimed desire to express any opin¬ion on the theory that he was an"expert witness.'!The former President spoke hero to¬day.At St. Joseph. Taft, only living" ex-Pri-sidcnt of the United States, saidthat the public will side with Secretaryof State Lansine in the controversywith President Wilson, which resultedin tho resignation of Mr. Lansing."I believe Secretary Lansing was act¬ing altogether within his rights in call-ins: conferences of the Cabinet mem¬bers," Mr.1 Taft said, "I would notcall them Cabinet meetings."To my mind calling such meetingsdoes not constitute an assumption ofpresidential authority within tho mean¬ing of tho Constitution." .

DECLARES LIQUOR STORENOW IS HIS RESIDENCE

Brooklyn Saloon Man'a Vnlqnr Pleain Ordct to lioltl 111m Stockot Whisky.

NEW TOWi. Feb. "H..A test caseto decide whether a man can co.nvertIlia liquor store into his privato homeand store liquor there, will bo foughtin the Federal courts betwoen .JohnIT. Bredo ,of Brooklyn, who tried It.and revenue agents, who seized nine!barrels of wine and A,500 bottles ofwhisky, gin, champagno and otherliquids.Bredc tacked a card on his liquorstore door reading: "Private resi¬dence of John II. Bredo." ati soon asprohibition went into effect. \Former saloonkeepers must\ remove

signs describing tholr formor waresbefore Monday or face action, James S.Shevlin, supervising Federal prohibi¬tion agent said today. Mr. Shevlingavo tho liquor men thirty .days toremove the signs over their doors andelsewhere on their promises. Theirtlifie will be up Sunday night. Mostof tho saloon men already have com¬piled with (lie order, v

ROANOKE PUTS DOWN LID0On Iteqoeat «f American T.egion A. H.

.McMillan Will Not fie Per¬mitted to Speak.i

, riJy Associated Pr«#s.THOANOKE, VA.; Feb. 14..In compli¬ance with «. request ffom a committeerepresenting the local post of thoAmerican Legion. Ma.vor W. W. Boxleyannounced today that A, H. MaMillan.of Now York, would not' bo permittedto lecture hero tomoH-ow, :

In a brief submitted to the Mayor bythe committee It was claimed McMillannow is under septeuce to serve twontyyears in the Atlanta penltenttary forviolation of the espionage l$.w. MaMil¬lan was advertised to deliver an addresson a religious subject.

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Trouble Between President a^t!Secretary of State Near v-

Climax in Paris.

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Lane declared today that he conaia.-ered himself '.'just as much respon^eiblc" aa Secretary Lansing for jCHccalling of Cabinet meetings held dur¬ing the President's illness.

lie said Mr, Lansing called him onthe telephone and obtained his ap¬proval of the idea before' calling thefirst meeting, and "presumably .^se*-cured the approval of other Cabinac ",V:members also." .

"We all thought the -meetings \v«rea srood thing," said Mr. Lane.',!'WHS »

retires as Secretary of the lnterlpr<March 1. They were often attufide»t;by Dr. Grayson, 'and messages wore .-

transmitted to tho President onyquWr; ,'Hons discussed. The critical .sHviarrtion precipitated by the coal- strikecame up for consideration as well asmatters pertaining to-the Qrst indus¬trial conference, and other' impdi*t$btquestions. 1 feci that 1' attended th*meetings on >a full level or- reaponaNbllity with Secretary .Lansing, inas¬much as 1 had agreed to the advls-abllity of their being hold. Othermembers of the "Cabinet apparently -vi".took thesame position."Asked whether the question of .theconstitutionality of the meetings: feyerhad been raised among the Cabinetmembers, Secretary Laue replied;not 'at all. The question was neverdiscussed In-any way." ''

Immediately after the Senate met tholetters exchanged botween PresidentWilson and -Secretary Lansing wfcroordered printed In tho'. CongressionalRecord on motion of Senator Brande-gee, Republican, Connecticut, ."W.Frai^k L- polk, Undor Secretary .«»{,Stato. today bocame Secretary of Statead interim, and will ser^e until Mr..

successor to air; butKfi&Afe*nolntment ia expected;to M.'mad© soon." ;.SiJohtV W..Davis,- amb&SEador. at, London,and Undersecretary polk are botng^Cabinet, meetings will bSv redupljdameetings *wll!"j$s»¦very soon," and vaa anndunc*ddays ago, prosldorit Wilson will pro-Hide. While'Housei olllciala reiterated- :; >today he waa making rapid strides to¬ward regalnlnghla health. .k ?.T-Be N« More RulKHtitu..There Will'; bo no more resignationsfrom the Cabinet as a result ofLansing lncldont. It waa. sold at theWhite House. today. v V"I am not going to- discuss the LafeaC- -

lng-Wilson controversy.-the lettersspnak for themselves," Secretary Tu*multy said.Chairman Porter, of-the House For¬eign Affairs Committee, commentingtoday on Secretary .Lansing's resigna¬tion, said: "i am not Inclined to. ab» ".cept this >new and novel Interpretation,of organla law,""There-is nothing In the? Constitution ''

which prohibits rnemherq of the Pre»>'ldcnt'n Cabinet from mooting arid, dlari': ^cussing any departmental matter.v->irvwe accopt the President's construction ^of the Constitution it would be a"vio¬lation thoreof for the secretaries ft** > .:hold a,conference in tli eabaenC'd^MTHoPresident. ~ JJ2JCriticises President's Act. ^ ^"Mr. Lansing .has faithfully servedMr. Wilson during both of his termsas President, and, in due considerationfor his rights, l think the Presldstit <,should have asked for his resignationon tho ground (hat thetf did not agreeon the policies to bo pursued by theState Department and not have dis¬missed him in this harsh way." .

Tho disagreements between <tbeProsldent and'.the head-of tho "StatoDepartment oven antedate the entry' titthe United States into the war. Therelations between tho two men. al¬most reachcd the breaking" V^o^ucearly in 1917, when Mr. Lansing - Is¬sued his celebrated statement,-say!the United States, was daily' beinedrawn nearer and nearer the war. Byaome it was taken to forecast th^ entryof the United States.. The Presidentma,de every olfort to overtake*. th(j >statement after.lt had been glveti-Qutat the Stato Department, hut>4& -wasimpossible. ' -v>!, More Differences Arise.When Mr. Lansing wont as a m<5rt-ber of tho American peace delegationsto Paris more dlfferoncos developd.^With Other members of the Americanmission, ho was not in accord withthe President's idea of making Lthotreaty of pcaco and the covenant otthe league of nations one and ,.tt}esame lii&epnrable document. $£>,*»!<Mr. Lanaing'u Idea that such a planwould delay the ratification of a peaoetreaty, and in this he was supportedby Henry White and E. M. Houso..^It may be said with a groat, degreeof authority that while tho Presidentand Mr. Lansing were together, inParis other differences of mpro thinminor nature developed, and thls.^lsconfirmed by tho referonco whidh thePresident makes to it In one of 'tilsletters.

When President Wllaon wentto Paris last March, and found Itbatduring his.brief nbs.enco In the UnitedStates Mr. Lansing and the othera 'ofthe American mission had agrtentatively at least, to havo thlA poacfcterms and' tbe league of nations'covenant separated, the situation cantovery near a breaking point, and prob¬ably was avoided only because ttfr »Prosldont thought It more Importantnbt to let. Kutopeart Statesman sco'u.Bpllt In tho American peace dalosPT'1tlon^ While Mr. Lansjng probably,. a&M.and . conferred with the President; JuParis as much as any other trtemberof the American mission, it was amatter or" remark, that he- saw hitr.very little.Bullitt's Testimony RecallHLHoweyer, tho tncldertt- Whifh''fesr"noarer causlrtj; a bronk than" aother was tho sensational testimony,William Bullitt. on6 6f the exportJi'JtVohed to the Americauvpeace wis#'before the Senate Foreign . RMaiiCommittee. Bv\llltt. a»\. wiltCommittee. BUllitt, as

called, reading fropa .*, ,diary,Secretary LaoKing, aa;having uhe waa out of sympatby.-^iwVleague of nation®' covenaftttCifpredicting that. the. ^treaty won

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