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71STYEAR VOUMII XCMUCB MT RICHMOND VA TUESDAY AUGUST FOURTEEN PAGES price three CENTS is TAKES FUST WouldDock Congrcssrfen Absent Without Excuse I By Catted ewr'-'- WASHINGTON Aug Representative Xieeelg of New York would dock the pay of Conxreee-men wbo abaeat themselves from eeealona 'without txcuee Kleael Introduced a bill Mondav providing for a fine of flOe tor an day a Congressman waa ak cent during a lOO-day scealon with nmallcr flnea for ahorter session Members who failed to anawer thirty conaecutlve roll calla would fired The bill alao would increase the aalarlea of Congressmen to $15004 Tuckrr Welamied by Home Folks 'rfK Is Gonfideht cin Eve of Primary ytf i'w KEEPS UPATTACKSi "Register's Caricature 9 Him to House Fathers-1' --V Uim 1 cSe CHARGES' HE DISTRIBUTED REPUBLICAN LITERATURE a 'jr Trinkle Worker Here DirectA lfMiob Be Sale 's 1-ZZ fm 8peejal to Thu Timee-Dlapatcb) i STAUNTON VAv-Aug lCoucedlng only tho Ninth District to State Senator Lee Trlnkle end confident that he will carry seven of the ten districts in the Bute including Danville Harry BL George Tucker brought hia campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to a close tonight In hie home county of Rockbridge Addressing large eudlencea at Lexington this morning Greenville Augusta County this afternoon and at Buena Vista Rockbridge County tonight Mr Tucker again hurled the gauntlet Into the face of Representative Rorer A' James who1 through tho medium of his paper tha Danville Reglater charged the Valley candidate with bolting the Democratic -party fat Amherat In 1444 the eve ef the election comes'' an infamous slander from a repute bit paper I ask you aa old-time friends to resent the slender on me by the chairman of the Democratic party' lu th Stats' Danville the' home of the slender la going to resent It end support me la thie election I 7 At Lexington today Mr' Tucker waa given an enthusiastic homecoming greeting when he addressed his neighbors and fellow-countrymen la the courthouse The auditorium was crowded with a sympathetic end enthusiastlo crowd from town and county many women being lu the audience 5 He discussed the leading questions of the campaign and dedared that he had come to hia home people to render account of hia canvass He aapired to tha governorship of Virginia as the greatest honor that douid be bestowed upon him He thus unbosomed himself to the people among whom he long had lived a poople he loved and honored whose hearts ere all love and 'whose lips are ell truth Mr Tucker appeared la fine form notwithstanding thq Strenuous campaign ef the peat few months- His closing words were assurances of success at the poll tomorrow )': (j ME Hoover Starts Machinery When Assured American Prisoners Will Be Released '-V-' DIPLOMATIC ATTITUDE REMAINS UNCHANGED Measures Declared to Be Hu-manitarian With Np Rela- turn to Official Policy By Balph Turner 1 1 United New Staff CoriSspondenL WASHINGTON Aug l-Th first steps have been taken toward American relief of the Russian famine hut the attitude of the Harding administration toward th Soviet diplomatically- sad remains 'unchanged) With definite assurance from the Soviet government- that American prisoners would be relented Herbert Hoover head of the American relief admin ietrdtlon Immediately started the machinery of hie organisation is Europe''? Retetlow to Pelley 'Thl action which provides tho closest contact that has existed thus far between the United States and Soviet' Russia already is provoking Inquiries a to whether th relief move may not prove an wedge" to a formal relationship between th United 'States and the Soviet government In administration quarters inquiry meets 'the emphatic answer that the very conditions now -celling for roller are the result of Soviet th of a nation Is declared to be the' present result of the Impoverishment" which Secretary Hughes mentioned In hi recent pronouncement of American policy toward trade with Russia The present relief -niovemenj it' ll explained is wholly humanitarian- and has ne 'relation to official policy except In' so far as Hoover's stipulation for the release of Imprisoned Americans waa Indorsed by the State pepartmenLV Hoover has cabled 1 'Walter) Lyman Brown European director1 of the American relief administration 1 to proceed Immediately from London to Riga "It Is of eourse to Hoover said th prisoners will have been delivered out of Rusala a demanded by tho -State Department beforo you open dtecusslona -You will recognise that such course lu the most primary evidence ef willingness to assure life and property of our staff" -V if-' -fc-' cable followed A meaeage from Katneneff chairman of th commission of the all -Russian central executive committee tot helping the famine stricken population accepting the conditions stated1 In the original offer Tho reply waa transmitted through Maxim Gorky who haa acted aa Intermediary through -all the negotiations Kamanetfe reply said: Fix Conditional 'A "The Russian government haa acquainted Itself with tha proposal of Mr Hoover made in the name of th American relief administration- and finds this proposal quit acceptable ae a basis Including the release of the American prisoners Th1 Russian government considers it desirable as poon as possible to fix the precise conditions on which this association will begin Immediate relations of its human Intentions to guarantee the feeding medical treatment and clothing of a million children 'and Invalids" The message requested that Director Brown eom immediately to Moscow Riga or Raval to carry out tho negotiations i The relief administration la ready to Imxin Its Work as soon as the Americans are aafely out of Russia Food and other aupplies will bs tent (Continued on pass col 1) WAR FINANCE BODY PLANS ISSUE SHORT-TERM BONDS I 1 IBy Aaaoclated Press) WASHINGTON' Issuance of regular aeriea of War Finance Corporation short-term bonds may begin In th near future lu the fvent of paaaage by Congress of the pending legielstloii to broaden that body powers to Include the making of advances for agriculture and railroad relief ollfciale said today of financing funds to carry out th large demand likely to he mad on the corporation If tho an-abllng legislation la enacted officials asserted may follow the general policy of the Treasury lu raising mousy for Its -current needs tiiiai snafuns iKKunn mnrir Youagstowa Mills Opertte Wjthin Fifty Per Cent of Ca- V- ptbritf ''VV) V' SHARON OMP A ACTTVE y-i Blast Faraace Idle Biace May 91 SUrta Mahoning aad Bhea-' aago Yallej ladaetrlrx 1 farmaar 'Foreea') V'-- -1 rf i IBP Aasoclatad Press WASHINaTOhLAsg 1-Steslplitits of thheungstown distrfciTtojair' began a week of decidedly increased operation with )Opn': Hearth Steel production about $0 per cent of capacity yery much better than for many wke 1 A blast furnaoe idle since May SI waa put In operation by the Sharon Steel Hoop Company making seven furnaces active out of" tarty-seven In the1 Mahoning Valley' Ohio and the SheanngO1 Vnliey-Pa Rolling-mill and 'sheet mill-1 operations were Increased at' all th large plan to The Carnegie flteel '-'-Company's schedule the week iefor 15 per cent operation at its Ohio works here end increases were made Id the echedulea of the Republic Iron and Steel Company and Brier -Hill Company NO TIMS FOR PESSIMISM JV BUSINESS OUTLOOK GOOD IBy Associated Preaa) CHICAGO Aug- Optimism aa to tha business' outlook and advice to to was expressed today by Mdoney of Temple Oklay la hia address as president of th National Congress of Retail Mary chants which opened its Annual convention today I i "The men will be content "to let things elide along 7 said Mr Mooney "But1 remember that it is tho womaa who reminds th mea when the shirt is dropping off his beck and that hp needs a new one' Women do the buying- so address your advertisement to v'1 Nr Mooney said this waa time IN FORTY MNCTS Delay in Count Expected 1 in Clay Ward Because of Length of Ticket NO CANDIDATE CONCEDES ANYTHING TO OPPONENT Polls Open at Sunrise 5:15 A Close at 7 :17 P- M-List '-Vv -'Vof Candidates'-: -Jr WORKERS READY FOR PRAY Returns' From the City and State Will Be Given Out Jy The Timeu-i Dispatch South Tenth Street' 'All indications point to a large vote today' From the rlalng of th aun to this Setting of th same (1:15 A to M) leaders ths various candidates will' be actively engaged In bringing out the voters- It' le variously estimated that the total wot will vary from 15444 to 1 11404 With forty precincta at which to cast thla vote it le believed there will he little i delay In handling the ballots and there Jp every likelihood that -'the Richmond returns will be In long before midnight There 'may he some little delay' In Clay Wird because of the large number of candidates for justice of the toeoJ'fii Itlj1 tbs' Jeff efsou Ward vote will ranch 4000 Madison Ward 4004 Clay Ward and Lee Ward about 5444 each' All Candidates CeaSdeat l'' 1 Alii tha loqpl eandidstsa are' confidant They concede nothing' to their opponents The elaimi of a week' ago stand' ao' far as th leaders are concerned but thh expressions of sentiment among various groups hear out th forecasts expressed In the vote" taken by the Evening Dispatch These "traw ballots" wars ths maln 1 I points upon which Mr Finnlgan based hie withdrawal- He said! saw that my vote wds getting sway from me and thaf tbo' beat thing for all concerned was for me' to get out of th race These place Tucker Gunn Dave Sb Satterfield and Treinoq far In the lead In their particular contests while the race between Pace and Hutee for Treasurer end John Satterfield and Baundard for City Sergeant ars too close to warrant any degree of certainty aa to possible result i 'V Claims ef Candidates Hr Hulce candidate for City Treasurer says that With the elimination of the colored vote laet tall and the assurances of continued support from his loyal friends in this election he expects to carry the city by $2-544' S-v- Mr Pace City Treasurer claims the-city byj from 1544 to 1444 the (Continued on Page I CoL I) $5000000 IN INTOXICANTS SHIPPED TO IN YEAR By Associated Prcts1 WASHINGTON Aug Intoxicating beverages imported Into tha United fftatee during the last fiscal tear ware valued at more then $5040-404 compered with about $500000 In the previous year according to reports Issued tonight by the Commerce Department Wine 1 wee the -largest Item In the list of Intoxicants entering during ths year sqiounting to more than 1000-444 gallciAs ns compered with 11444 in 1410 Whisky came in large quantities In the last year with' a total of 145004 gallons as compared with $2044 gallons In 1424 Greet Britain shipped In most of the whisky France practically aU of tha champagne end 1 Spain the greatest part of the ether wines' Vs House Wsya and Means Body Receives Recommendations Secretary Mellon FLAT LICENSE OF $10 ON ALL AUTOMOBILES 2-Ccnt Tax on Bank Checks and Increase of First-Class Fost- age Rate to 3 Cents IBy Associated Press WASHINGTON Aug l-A tax' of cents on bank checks a flat 11 cJe tax of lit on all automobiles Irrespective- of cost or horsepower an increase of flrat-claae postage rates to I cents and an added levy on cigar tobacco and cigarettes are Understood to bavo been among tax revision sugxestlona presented today by Secretary Mellon to the- House Way sod Means Committee meeting in executive' session Other suggestions wera said to have included: A reduction of per cent In transportation taxes both passenger and freight next year and their ellmlna tloathe year following -Repeal of the taxes on soda-fountain drink and Ice cream Repeal of 1 tbo excess profits tax and elimination of the $1044 exemption on incomes Increase of th normal income tax cn corporations from the present 10 per cent to II per cent Elimination of the Income surtax brackets above 40 per cent with' the surtax rates on Incomes ranging from 10004 to $50000' increased The revenue bill as revised la accord with these suggestions would be designed to rale' approxlpiately $4A00p60SN next year it was said MeiloVs memorandum embodying hia views was withheld hut Chair-mas Fordaey promised to make It Public tomorrow Repreaeutatlv Garner of Tuag ranking Democratic member of th commlttse attacked the Treasury Secrefarjr'a proposals declaring that every one of them' constituted of tha tax burden from the classes to the masses Mellon was said to have esMmated government expenditures for next year at $4IT500tS00' hut Chairman Fordney said this was dependent upon how much of tho $500040000 due the railroads would have to be advanced out ef the Federal Treasury' the cost of operating the govern-ment merchant fleet and the als of expenditures for tho army and tho navy- Custema Reeelpts MSAMMei Aslda from the Internal taxes th Treasury Secretary' was understood to have estimated customs receipts for next yearat $460000000 sod miscellaneous receipts including salvage' at $150000000- He was said to hava figured that th $10 license tax on automobiles would bring lu $100-000000 and th levy ou cigars1 tobacco and cigarettes an additional $25000000 Increased postal rates hxve been estimated to yield another $75000000 but the estimate as to the income from the proposed tax on bank checks waa not dlacloscd The lose of revenue through reduction cf th transportation taxes has beam placed at approximately $150-000000 'i After the committee had heard Mellon Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair Dr 8 Adapts' Treasury tux expert and other fiscal officers of the government Chairman Fordney1 reiterated hie statement of last Saturday that ha believed the tax bill could be cut $500000000 and the government run for $4000000040 year- 1 "Wlltal Waste of Public Fuada Representative Garner said that government expenditures in excess of that sum next year would ha a wilful wicked waste of public funds wholly He asserted that th Federal aa-timat could be run for $1604000000 adding that Bepresantatlva Madden of Illinois' the new chairman of th Appropriations Committee had 1 declared In an address that thla sum should be sufficient Before th committee heard the Treasury experts th Republican members were- in conference with Madden for discussion of expenses next year and the needs of the Shipping Board the army and the navy Examination of the Treasury officers concluded the hearings on th revision meheure and the Republican members plan -to xet to work tomorrow on a final draft of the hill Chairman Ferdney 1 reiterated that the committee 1 probably could not complete the measure under three weeks -V' MAY PUNISH STUDENTS WHO GAVE DANCE T0 ACTRESS IBy United News) fi-: MADI80N WIR Auff! Forty University of Wisconsin students who guvs Norma Tuimadge movie star' a formal dance party' at a Middleton Roadhouse may be disciplined by the faculty' it Js alleged that Hi giving Mlae Talmadg the formal party th students did net regard chkpsroa'orhour regulations Dean Goodnight declared Monday that the students involved will he called before the 1 life oommttte 1 1 Th hosts of Mix Talmadg declare It was a private party and not na Upl Likened ty Harding to of Heal Human SPEAKS AT CELEBRATION OF UNDING OF PILGRIMS Hopes Principles of Toleration and Will Awaken' World Era' LOOK! FOR AIIMH REDUCTION Declare Leadmlilp of Engilali- Hieakjn Peoples In Present (Vbb Cun not lie Denied" 1 IBy Aaaoclated Press PLYMOUTH MAKSV Aug Plymouth Hock for three eenteriba a landmark' of American freedom' was redidleated President Harding today 'an "a symbol of real human brotherhood for all the world Speaking at the tercentenary cole-t ration of the landing of tho Fil-srHnsthe Preaident declared hia fervent hope that the principles of tel cration and liberty tdt which our father croaaed the Atlantic aoon mightawke a new world era in which peace ad understanding would ha aasured among the nation re ferrod la particular to the' nation's effort inward disarmament asserting hie faith that the movement would succeed With hie tribute to the Pilgrims Mr Harding linked a eulogy 'to the achievements of the English-apeak-lag race everywhere and declared ha we convinced that the mission of the race would eaeompaas even greater things than it had yet accomplished The leadership of the -a peaking peoples in the present world 'rrixia aald cotild not he denied nor doubted ty any one- vv -The President address delivered within a few hundred foot of tho spot where Plymouth itoek has boon Inclosed In iron palings to' preserve It for poets rlly wae part of an anniversary celebration in njilch Vice President Coolldge and many other 1 high 'officials of Bute and nation par ticlpated- Early la the day ho had headed and reviewed parade' of Civic military and naval ornaiM tloas through tho hletorte nntit of Plymouth and tonight he witnessed he tercentenary pageant repreduta lag the landing of the Pilgrims1' With Mrs Harding' and a party of friends 1 the Praaldent reached Ply-' mouth from Washington shortly be-' fora noon oh his yacht Mayflower named for the Pilgrim eh ip which entered thin harbor under such wide ly different circumstances ISO years 'age Three battleships and six de- a trovers formed an 1 escort for the Mayflower of today She waa welcomed by a booming of the presides Mai ealute from a battery ashore while a British cruiser the Cambrian dipped her flag at her anrhoage Just outside Plymouth harbor 1 1 Ashore troop of cavalry formed a presidential guard of honor' und many organisation Including a unit of British marines from the Cambrian marched la the parade which passed -In review before Mr Hnrd-Jng' and hia party '''V: Eeheea President lie see The President' hop that Plymouth Rock might become a ahrln for' nil free nation was echoed In brief addresses by William da Beaufort la charge of tht1 Dutch legation at Washington 1 and Captain Sidney Bayiey naval attache of the British embassy there Vice-President Cool-Idg who was not scheduled to deliver an address satisfied the demands- of the' throng by apeaklng briefly Secretary of War Weeks ala had a placa In the ataqd- fi The exercises Indeed were turned Into I old home-week celebration when at the word of Die ehalrman that they were to be elorod the crowd called loudly for Vice-Prealdent Cooi-Mge Senator Lodge Major-Oeneral Edwards and Secretary Weeks Leaving late tonight aboard the MsyflowVr the Preaidant and hia MrtV expect to reach Portland Maine tomorrow morning and there take automobiles for- Lancaster where they will epend the remainder -of tbe week at Secretary' Week Pwsldent Harding and hit party on tho yacht Mayflower ran Into a stormy experience off Block Island continued on Page 1 CoL 4J DE VALERA SAYS HE AS -NO PLANS FOR LONDON TRIP -r By Associated Presalt 'DUBLIN Aug 1 Eamonn de Vale-rathe Irish Republican leader told ne'wumPer men here today that he Itad ko Intention of visiting London thls'Veek and that no arrangements been mad for future visit Hr-jd Valera made this statement In answer to questions by representative! Of the proee as to reporu that he waa about to revisit the British capital It followad a speech which- he delivered at tha annual congress of the Labor party: TO BUILD NEW ROAD FROM IDAHO TO PACIFIC COAST WASHINGTON Aug 1 Perm I a alon to construct ninety miles of uyu railroad from 'Rogeraon Idaho well Nevada haa been granted to the'Itoho Central Railroad Company -by the Interstate Commerce -Com mission11-'' xhs now road 'will meaJ a rout iiu' thq Padflo Coast from Southern I jdaho about 111 miles shorter than present connections furnlshlug dl-vrect' route to California for produeta iin th luMM-'etla 'ernrhsulaS Una UMESTmiiap Experts Eatinnte HoulhVClli Get $41000000 More for Prod-net in Price Advance 003000 BA LEA PREDICTED jrh 03 mhswmse Coatiaurd and Increased Damago From Roll Weevil and Heavy Rolnfafl Dnring July Declared Cause of Reduction '1 Vf WASHINOTONj Aug l-The boll weevil played havee with tho South' cotton during' July- heavy rainfall aided In the destruction hr promoting a rank' growth' of weeds and grass and as a result prospective predict ioa of 101000 hales waa for east today by tha crop bureau of th Department of Agriculture baaing Its estimate on' conditions eslnting July liovy Thnt Is toe of 110000 halea com pared with the prediction forecast a month Deri Inca AS Per Cent The crop declined 41 per cent dor--lag ithf month much more than the average decline brlngleg-the eotidl lion to 047 Pr cent of normal the lowest July 1 condition on record wjtb one that of UK when it was 41 1 Unpromising la th present condL tlon of the crop throughout moot of th holt and there Jp Very Sfrloos three Lyth department experts 'aaw of end increased damage from the bell weevil whU gras and weeds ar exhausting much of tha crop that remains Summarising eondltloan the do partment issued a t-tment saying suffered more than the usual decline during July being damaged pcrtlcularly by tha boll woeVil especially in the nswly Invaded In South Carolina Eastern Georgia Southern and Rsitin Oklahoma and Southern Arkansas Damage from this Insect throughout lie belt hue been heavy and the threat of continued axil inrrea-- 1 damage 's very serious In many sections it promises to take'aU new growth rThit condition results largely from tha heavy July rainfall whibh has also leached out much' of scanty supply of fertiliser and en-neraged a beaty growth of and weeds which is exhaustinw' of' what remains -r Inable to Worh Cron 'Termers are unable to givy Anal dressing of fertiliser In most Instances as has been the custom Through most of the belt tha present condition of-the plant Is unpromising sines It face on the- on hand the danger of drought und on-the other increased damage from the boll wee vIL-1 are favorable only in tho fringes of the 'belt -In Western Tease Western Oklahoma along the Mississippi River from Northern Mississippi through 1 Tennessee end Into Missouri In Virginia and North Carolina tho northern portion of Routh Carolina and in the delta section of (Continued on page 1 col MAY SOUND KNELL OF BOBBED HAIR-DECREE ABUNDANCE OF LOCKS Milady Will Wear Hair High This Winter and Walk with Peacock Strut' ''1 By Jsan Kllgallen United News Staff Correspondent CHICAGO Aug ls-Miss America will wesy her hair high this winter her ears -''out" her gowns lonr ana she will walk with a Peacock strut -'And how How baffling! HOw mfaterious! Oh la Is She will appear in the arternoou a blonde anA mayhap lq tha evening a medium el depending upon her gown Light gown-light hair dark gown dark hair will be th rage She will seem several Inches taller thaa she la today In her hair she will wear feathers tan shaped accentuating her helghth and Imparting class and a touch of the chic Th feathers will he the excuee- for the peacock i Vis (America in a word -la to he tall and rather baughy perhaps 1 to tho extent of reviving the elevated handshake and tha tilted boss Asm Louise beauty expert ana moving spirit In the National Association of Hairdressers In convention herels authority for those statements i la an Interview with the United News she sounded tha doom of bobbed hair hod the laauguvatlon of the reign of the artificial aa4 abun- RESENTMENT WAVE SPREAD iw Bristol Dmocrata Up la Aram -Tttcker Maaagera Forecast Victory TodA Ii aaaumdeaMehi 'jVi Stirred to deop resentment by i Insulting cartoon appearing gusdby in tho Den villa Register owned sdl controlled by Borer A Junes cku4v man ef the State Democratic mittee voters ware repertsd lest i ntghtto bq flocking by thethoubS ends to ths standard -of Harry George Tucker of Lexington aad manager her were- confident that-ho would xjreep the mat la his caav dldacy Sot the nbatnatioa for'GoV ornor in th Democratic primary The cartoon depleted Ihe 'dlettal gulshod Democrat as the predtgu oh returning after as abeeace eight years to the house of hie' kth er He la dressed' la rags w-' battered ailk hot aad tha tbroadbari tonffrtaqqoeSylAdleataJiha Oaea Aw Snaa ef with- adit tla head Is ea tho threshold oidfiail aU whore the Democrdta ef Tli fki( are holding their con van tlon ef The is baxriag if hia ear- Ja the dlotaaef he is ehowsr distributing Republleaa UteratureLla the campaign of ilia There lx ehewq a oommuaicatloa: to Roosevelt asking -for a Federal Judge-- ship and reminding the wai- a tain that ha had beua of elstaBc Trlakle Maaagera Pamiehy ma Trinkle'e maaagerq apprareu paqie-strlcken when they- eeneedtha revulsion of feeling among g-roiptgii brought shout by tbo 1 faealt leveled a distinguished Democrat ef Vlrs ffiuta by the chairmen Of tho for -whom Mr Tuck or Worked tor and nixhV whu thTchlSS wax flghjng tor election to Coagnoo? tost talL At that time Colonel Jemee Wrote a letter to the caadlfiate 'tor Governor expressing tha deepest gra ttude tar- the' Oeryleea he had res- dereg In this campaign General wJ WV the Trlnkle campaign exftrsaaed grot at the publleetioa of the toonv denouncing ea Smtliu- although an attache of hta headquar tarh A- Harmon had on geturday Mcordlng to aa affidavit made yester-toy hr WH Berry foreman at th Federal Printing Company er dared that 10404 of taeMutaoU hi struck off Later la the day the order 'fj wee canceled General Sale said yea' terday that Hannon has ao "officlai connection 'with Tr in kte headquer teres tot he is a volunteer worker from Brunswick end is net oathof4 pay roll A sUtementwae ghrea outity la which It waa aald that Geaeial Bale had countermanded the order for the cartoons whea he heard It had been given Jt waa printed the next day in the-DaavIllo Regletervv-v 1 1 "ky AJj Tj tomee FeOewn Up AthtekzV! This Insult' by Cotonel newspaper le a follow-utL of the elsv snth-hour attack made hr the Dea-'': vllle Register ea Mr Tucker's pellti cel record la the Issue of July It was said that the Lexington candt4L date had bolted the Democratic partjdlSS la 1195 Mr Tnhkor branded tkh i tale and copy of fcla apeeoh auto1 tho- Tenth District convention duyi lug that -ampaign elmiwa that hA pieced himself unfiinchlagty 'aa rsq- Jprd a standing hr both tho aoesiaefi or President and forjtho Deutecrutl who should succeed him aa the auaf 3 ard-taror of qjw party la the TsatW for Congress In tho tom of denial and proof of th truth ef declurattoa that ha has olr0 ways been a loyal Democrat and ksj fought) the huttiea of tho party the last forty years Coloeel as owner of the-paper has net ng)1i refused to yetruet tbe charge buf )aal amplified It by the additioael that Mr Tacker dlatrlbatod XopuMKi Mtotatarec Richmond Democrats yesterday did aot hesitate to ex prase ladigaettoa Utj-the cartoon It Fae- tho MM topie of 5 qtacuasion ou' tbo etreota aad ta eterf piece where people eoagregeta TtTckert manager1 eeM-laet that the ahift'to tho Tacker oolama by voters who ballots la'MrMMfo'S peciellon the par of th toss who' la chairman of tho peirty eud is eemei dared quaet-judieleh tCeaUnuedj eq IKITIUBtllOB Prrsideutef Central Secnritiea Coo-paay Taken In Chicago bp Fed- eral Ageats PARTNER ALSO IS HELD Officials Declare of Oat-law Baad Now la Their Caatodjr 90 Other Basiaes Mea Naarod la Oecret Blaaket ladktawat Unttstf News urVAoha Worth reeldent pf the Central Securities Company wax afrastefl her lat Monday by Federal agouti es ths "brains" of an alleged band of mail robbers end counterfeiter whose activities are said to oxtsnd from eoaat -to const Hia partner Owen Evens was also arrested In addltion'e secret blanket '1 Indictment naming twenty others Including business men in a number of cities according to reports wee voted end suppressed pending' the arrest of the accused' All ars said to be links Of a chain from New York to San alleged to be engaged In shielding 'members -of the 'mail -end post-office robbers end disposing of loot -f AU Papers Ordered Xe 'The Central Trust Company appointed receiver of the Central Securities Company'' and all of its hooka and bonds ordered seised V- Speculation of the gang may total millions of dollar the investigators believe Worthington an ex-convict was named a pear ago -in connection with tha activities of Arneteln and th Wall Street bond gang He le formally charged with counterfeiting und altering government securities 'Part of th property seised whan the gecurltles'Company offices were raided said to have been $19044 In poet age stamps Federal agents hops to prove that poet-office and mall robbers acted through the Securities Company Served Time la Hag Slag1 Worthington wax sentenced to Bing 8ing in New York following a real estate eerindle' He next appeared in Chicago as a prosperous broker He waa Indicted Jn connection "with th Wall Street bond case and went to Europe On hie return he was again arrested charged with having diamonds stoleq' in Seattle robbery' in his possession He was alleged to be dying from diabetes at that time and was released on bond Judge' Landis ftwued th warranto following tha voting of the blanket Indictments GATHER AVAILABLE ASSETS OF MISSING BANK HEAD I 'IBy United Newel JV CHICAGO Aug i task of gathering up all available asaete of Warren Spiirgln missing president of the Michigan Avenue Trust and Savings Company li under way 1 Hugh Keane vice-president of th American Bank Note Company haa haen appointed rscalver for th Spurgin assete Officials said there waa little hope that depositors would receive dollar for dollar through reorganisation of th Spurgin bankv which is contemplated Directors 1 decided 1 ft would take from twelve to fifteen-yeara to recoup lose due to If falcatlone' Hia hooka were stjoit close to $1004044 When he disappeared V- -1 The authorities have nq Uuglble clue to his whareabouto (Continued on Page I CoL X) BABY FALLS 2 STORIES I STRIKES CONCRETE WALK ON HEAD WILL SURVIVE 1 jA1 Frances Merrimam One and One-Half Years Old at Re-J treat With Fractured Skull After falling from a seoond-itory window in her hom Sunday' afternoon and striking on her bead bn the concrete pavement In tbe alley below Prances Merrlman age ohe 'and a half years haa a chance to recover- physicians at the Retreat for the Sick declared last -night" Aa X-ray photo of tho child' head showed that she le suffering from a lectured hull but alncartha full aha has regained consciousness 'and physicians "declare la doing nicely 'y 'f The child wee playing In her home It SCSI Weet Cary 8treet No one was In tha room wlth thehild the exact manner in which the accident happened le etill unknown It la believed however that eh was attempting to get on a chair to look out of the window and losing her balance fell head Brat out late the alley below i The mother hearing tli acreanyi of neighbors riwhed downstairs aad 'out Into the ulleyr The child waa Immediately conveyed to tho Retreat for tho Sick- where eh is being reeled Every day fast train IS noon for Norfolk via Jk (X connects tar Ya Bosch See the airplaass Adver- Times-Dispatch and Evening Dispatch To Culfetin State and City Returns le view wf the great Isterrat la the eateeae ef the prisury battle tar the ratio guberaatertal aealeatlea The TIsMS-Dtapalvh will appveriefe the eewrtesy II the eteetlea efleere threagheat the ftate rtll ob-operate by llleg early returaa 1 Retaras wlU be revived by the Peieeeatle City Ceouaittee la the City Audlterlaau Dhipatcbea ft-sai petate aateMe af HlebBiaad will be telopbeaad to tbs ebatrsue aa eaea es they are received by The Tlaies-Dlspateh aad Xvealag Olspaleh There will be aswele a ad etagtas-' The Tbaee-Dlapateh aad Evealag Dlapaleb will ahw dMplay aU ft-tatw la heat af lie sffira aad there will he ap-ta-dafe amtlea bletarea hetweea baUettaa The retaras la the city es stoat a ammo ef wMeh straw eats Isrsshedew ae very slase ala will he displayed ea the balleOta Os- IS Ummont.