The Bee from Danville, Virginia • 1

1922 ICTION SERVICE The Bee's 1122 fiction service will consist of a corn pl to novel written by the best known authors every two weeks To get the ten comics that appear dally In The it would require the put chisim of at least three Metropolitan papers Associated Press service Bounded fiBRUARY 1899 NO GKB I I fg 1 A 1 VA 1 1 1 RS A A TE 1 i NOON EEBRUAJIY 2 1922 Shaughnessy Dies His Injury Death Toll! Nov 9S Ac Government! Official Succumbc in Hos nivrl A (R 1 hr As uc ite rees) jtSIHNGTOX 2 sk Oml A O' si lu IS is Hl' 1 11 11 khaiighiii (tie today Vr Hr': Zin Lxpen sivc Month received ai tne Kaiclferboelcer 1heater lsuiter Tfcs bring the to I tai ruin her of atiis officially record i by Ins pohic IN Ike Ccmantnity Welfare Aa i on January spent nt uni nic nc it rortmg roi: ei than during unv liter uni a In iti history 'Ihe sum exjteiiiiv'i in t4lrlu this not i I i tie i i of 1 1 1 1 I i there heavy demand especially liiirq 1 cat) srvw'iil Li lor in tie increased sum spent fot roller was tie nuiauer of quaranuni sbiaiipdx homes tVhen this ulep i fakm i SHU ro Hal' airm work find in many insUincvs become a charge upon the cmniunit at once It being ne esary to supply such fam ilies with feed A luberetuir widow of 3 0 is living' with her father who is also tubvreu iiiril and her little girl of three The child sleeps With her mother In an other ease a family ot four in whch there a crippled tubticular child lives room vnh ono and Ji slcvi in ure bed A furnuy pf jdx lias one bed and a cmi 'J he parents are both dev sick A colored woman whose husband paralyzed is eaniint £7 a week endeavoring to ipport a famly Adix on her small en ningj Hr child ren aged one four and eight art much in need of clothes A widow who her child ren aged throe six and nine has no money to buy shoes for them Tilby are bare footed An rgr colored woman living alone fe'l in the fire when sick and burned foot Medical rare was termed for tier at once Later two ponce men carried her in a chair from her Hid? cabin oil a slippery now cov ere hillside to 'a machine winch took her to the almshouse Interest Continues As to State Attorney Interest continues to tie keen in appointment of a tV' for ritt1 ania county An Till be made probably on ot A' filth when Judge Turm Clem ItA wume tliG circuit court bench in jsinn to Judge A Aikem Clement bring al present common wealth's attorney of this county will find it incumbent on him to appoint ilia own su jcessor At hile nothing inns been given out that would indi cate anv definite choice at this time it is declared that the appointment will in all probability lie between Ma jor George Rison Irvin Oberbey ami Williams all of whom are being mentioned It is also intimated that since fe Reid has been appointed a nmmbe of the staff of Governor Trinltle that he will relinquish the chairmanship of the Pittsylvania Democratic execu tive committee which will make nn other vacancy to be filled 1 jlrs Vernon continues quite ill at the home of her daughter Mrs Stevens I p'xhvavd JI Shanglinr sM I' X4a 1 '4 A A Hold Negro or Stealing Watches Sain Ellis a negro employed as an extra band by the Southern Railway who was arrested last Sunday by Wilson detective for me company for larceny was held for the jury this morning on two warrants One charged Ellis with the theft from Coin of a watch valued at J75 and the other ivithi' steaniig liar tinep ec tram fi' Barssiale2 The value givhn'lfithis rase 'wits ifiiMBotn watches have liven' i recovered after trie negro confessed to tailing them and told Wilson where ho could find them was arrested following hr ser ies of such thefts which have 'been taking place for some time Tlrj negro's custom was to go into cans and take 'watches and other articles from potkets of members of the ire while thev slept flu disposed of the stolen gods ut various surrounding towns and it was necessary for the negro to accompany the officer on a trip ot two days before the good could be Wilson hadbee: working on the case for quite a wht before he could get evidence on tnc negro who he considered wti unusu ally shrewd in iris operations Other cases disposed of were Amos DiVvia'nftedtJlO roy vlolaun? tne Maiv Act and an fuc beiiic George Mitchell fined S1G93 foi speeding Grant Summerlin fwel $10 ana eoHts for violating the Mapp Act Mellon Suggests Bonus Taxes WASHINGTON eb sol bonus should be paid out of special taxes such as Increased first and second class postage and tobacco levies Secretary Mellon declared be fore the House ajs and Means Com mittee today ih Weather 'Report WASHINGTON I 'cb Lor Virginia: Generally fair and cnlil tonight and riday fresh to strong westerly winds $1000000 Law Suits to ollow Theatre Disaster Score of Lawyers Examine Ruins to Lay Ground work of Action for Crim inal Negligence WASHINGTON 1 More than a score of lawyers swarmed over the Knickerbocker theatre ruins today in a preliminary investigation to lay the groundwork for the filing of suits against the owners and management the theatre and the District ot Columbia as a result of the disaster Saturday night when ninety fivepersons were killed and 140 injured when the roof of the structure caved It is estimated that these suits will total over $1000000 No suit has ac tually been filed yet but several at torneys said today that they wil Ibe gin action this week Tire number of casualties was fixed at ninety five dead and 140 injured by Acting Major Sullivan superin tendent of police in a formal notifica tion to the district commissioners to day An unprecedented order issued this morning bv the district commission ers brougnt the Hags of every public building in the city to half staff for a period ot ten days Attending physicians at Walter Reed hospital tonight reported the condition ot Edward If Shaughnessy eean mi assistant postmaster inq greativ improved and stated is a good chance to recover tdttle hope is held out for the re covering of Mip Carolina Upshaw niece of Representative Upshaw of Georgia whose feet were so badly crushed that they had to be ampu tated Representative Brennan Republi can Michigan today scored the way District of Columbia is adminstered and said tho people should have a hand in making laws for their protec tion Tobacco Sales Are Big Despite Roads Notwithstanding Ahe bad conditions of the roads leading to Danville as re sult of the heavy snow and subsequent thaw bacco sales here today were quite heavy and lasted until early in the afternoon' Many of the farmers testified to the difficulties they had of reaching the city owing to the soft condition of dirt roads which are now deep in mud All of the Danville warehouses are declared safe now "Repairs are being made at Union and ware houses which suffered damage when portions of roofing fell in and sales are being held in them ns comparative little of the floor space is exposed to the elements Other warehouses have removed part of the accumulation of snow and structurally it si said the warehouses are no longer dangeroussince much of the snow has melted and drained off 'Tobacco seen here today was for the most part inferior in quality The small quantity of desirable leaf in evi dence is in high demand and there has been a slight upward tendency in prices for such grades Decrease in Crime Is Seen in Danville 1 The number of arrests made in Dan ville during the month of January was according to the report of the chief of police issued today Of this number two persons were held for the grand jury and 19 were acquitted The amount ot fines and costs imposed by the mayor totalled In the causes tor arrest the list shows drunkenness 4 1 assault II carrying concealed weapons 5 gaming house 28: larceny 4 violations of traffic ordinance 10 violations of the Mapp act 13 These were the principal causes of detention The report reflects a decrease in crime over the previous month Have you got your ticket for the i Dixieland Minstrels tonight? 2 2RB21 Lectures Boy or Calling iremen war'll Ross a young white lad about 10 ycais of age was 1 his room ing arraigned In the court on a charge of creating a disturbance by In'crfering with the tire department After all the particulars had been hoard the mayor announced that he had served hfs decision in the mai ler until Monday Complaint was made by Al derson of the fire department against ihe boy who claims that he called the fire station several times about o'clock Sunday morning and created such a nuisance that he was forced investigate Alderson says that he telephone range 'at that hour and when the 'phone was answered the person on the other end would hang tho receiver up This was repeat several times 'and finally Alderson asked the telephone operator to give him the number which had been call ing him so persistently and 'hen hang up Alderson did not want to disregard the calls for fear that there might really be a lire and that the party could nut gu connections ln number was soon asce: tained and it proved thnl it was the Ross bos a paper carrier for The Register and 'The Bee Air Alderson called the number and asked the buy what lie meant by calling tile lire department in fjuch a rnanner and the' youth re plied that he was trying to get hiS mother to tell her that it would be impossible fur him to get home at the time set by her The boy with trickling down his cheeks denied this morning that it was his intention tn call the fire station and said that he mustjave been given the wrong num ber Mayor "Wooding gave the boy a'stcrn talking and warned him that he was doing a big wrong if he was trying to call the fire out especi ally on Sunday morning when a heavy sigh wot bic caused a great deal ol unnveessarv trouble The occurrence Sunday morning was mat a short time before the de part: if nt is lied out to fight the large conflagration at the depot when the Southern station burned ftal that acterg witnesses' were heard Several of tiie officers sought to sh jv that the reputation is considered bad while one or two oth ers testified to his good character and behavior One of the officers stpted that the lad had stolen a pistol some time ago and that he had been in other trouble The man from whom the pistol was alleged to have been stolen happened to lie present and came forward in behalf of the boy He testified that it was not the Ross lad Who had taken the gun hut an other boy who admitted it and tvhose name was not revealed Edward him self denied that he had never a pistol Carroll County Wants a Trolley fl I EDSVILLE 1 'eb iA move ment has been inaugurated by Carrou county business im looking to the building of an electric line from Jack erry to Mount Airy c' a distance of about 40 miles' across the country A meeting of business mia interested in the project was recently held at Hillsville and an organization perfected after the feasibility of such a movement and the benefits which were obtained were generally dis cussed The committee named to devise means for promoting a line is com prised of Early chairman Martin secretary Skaggs en gineer Webb I Igindrelh Wilkinson and Guard The chairman named a committee of ihtet with a view to securing a joint com mittee from Virginia and North Caro lina to cooperate in the movement composed of Gien Edwards Dr Nickells Byons A subsequent meeting looking ie furthering the organization and plana will be he ld ebruary 4 in the coup house at Hillsville at which it is hop ed to have every committee membe: present and a full representation of all interested in the movement Step will then be taken looking to securing a charter Typewriter Gave Him WASHINGTON eb 1 Represen tative Darnham Democrat Texas amused the House today when he ri diculed Representative Ansorge New York city Republican for inserting the word a speech he never made on the floor of the House but had put in the Record under per mission to extend his remarks Mr Dunham said one minute was given to Mr Ansorge one day last week and that what he said was: 1 merely ask unanimous consent to re vise and extend my "And then he Mr Lan ham added his extension of re marks to deliver himself of an imag inary answer and mirabile dictu he has hardly launched upon it when he assures his reader that the House broke into 5 "This first offense in this regard is followed by four others of similar na ture making a total of five designa tions of applause in the gentleman's extension ot' "(Jf course you know and 1 Mr Lanham continued "that nothing of the kind occurred lie did not come to the rescue of Mr Mondell th speech was not delivered in this chamber and the House did not ap plaud His only applause was the clicking of his Arms Delegates Sign (By Tho Associated WASHINGTON eb our American delegates to the Arms Con ference set a new naxmpk of I a muc icy tt hen they described themselves as citizens of the United States in af fixing their signatures to the treaties Airs Woinack district secre tary for the Missionary so ciety of the Methodist church will meet with representatives from all the auxiliaries of that denomina tion at Mount Vernon at 3:30 riday afternoon to plan for the state con ference which convenes here at an early date The ladies are urged to come Dixieland Minstrels on sale at all local firug stores 2 2RB2t New Boss Of Dublin Castle fi in 1 I Irst photo 'to reach America of Micfiiml Gallins At Dubi n' Castle on the dayhebe ameThe chief executive Bv thiwnct Ireland b(i'ame a' Collirrs and ptKeroOieiJK' leafing Dflihn Castle mimed alelv after the transfer ot authority Civic Calendar Groundhog Saw To Start His Shadow If the beastie back to quarters A few minutes before ant atter twelve the sun was sulking in his tent and re fused to make any shadows at all 1'rofessor George Rison local au thority oa the habits and lempera ment of the groundhog was sick abed this morning ami was in no position to digress upon the animal Webster tells that Groundhog day' and Candlemas have a distinct affiliation Candlemas is the east of the of the Virgin Mary this being celebrated always on eb ruary 2nd "In some parts of the United the lexicon runs He Was On Time Danville is to have the benefit of new community service which will be found a great convenience to those having charge of the activities ot the various churches and organizations the city Today the Young Business Club is stni tinp 4 HJ I I 5 I 1 hnn Inn nt a I i wuiviiuui VI iiuaiHb JIUU1V 1U Whenever committees or individu als are planning an i vein of Interest theleetnwof an open date js thefirst and all rmportant quest to i settled People are appealed to a If Brother Groundhog was on time today and crept but of his hibernat ing quarters at noon (Danville time) he must have seen his shadow beat 1 i it back to his burrow and opined thatlpy he would lay to' for another forty days Just at the hour of noon fitful ea I threffigir as' though I op 3f MIRPUMDHOG SAYS JMffA Myvliata shade more cold tie random and give the benefit of then best information the time js fix a plans are made and arrangements ui vnneed too far for change and then to the disappointment of all concern e1 it is discovered that another or 1 may be several other important events are arranged for the same time The aim of this Community CalenIar service is to make possible ilu avoidance of such conflict of events so far as the various activities of the city co opcreto and it will prove ot value just to that extent A largv memoranda calendar will be kept in the rooms of the which wil be entered all future events which are reported Those arranging tor an event have the privilege of calling the club rooms and consulting tin calendar The calendar will le acces sible at al! times during business hours and the executive secretary vinl also as far is possible supply this in formation over the phone In addition to the calendar the club maintains a bulletin bo nd in its rooms upon which are posted an nouncements of interest to the pcuplr of Danville RRS Leaves Love Notes In Wife Sues Day is oiten called Groundhog or woodchuck day in al lusion to the tradtion that on that day the animal comes out of Ins hole and if he cast a shadow runs back in which case a return of wintry weath er is to be Human Life Longer Women Gaining Most WASHINGTON Women live longer thanmen Rural folk are more likely to attain ipe old age than city residents Every one is liv ing longer in this permd than former ly despite the wailing of calamity howlers And with the exception of rance India and Japan loreign residents have more birthdays than Americans These conclusions are culled from an advance report made public today by the Department of Commerce throws litlie Bureau of the Census on tables showing the fluctuations in spuns of life at different periods Among other facts deduced frorri the compilation ot figures is that the longevity of women has increased in the last two decades In 1IM11 half a year was added to I his advantage Also it is shown that lor tho ages up to forty for men and fitly tor women there has been a general up ward Hie birthday list Although infants stand a better BRIDE PORT Con eb 1 Let ters from other women which his wife says she found in his coat pock ets arc the basts for rlivm ee jiroceed ings brought asriiiiist Brig Gen Alex ander McDougall Unite 1 States army by lorence McDougall of Green wich The general is now iu London He failed to appear in court today The case came before State Referee Joel Heed in the superior court The plaintiff charged misconwuet in London Chicago other McDougall went abroad with his i uin tnandtifi HHa but returned in HID for a visit When lie went away again ho loft some clothing to be sent to a tailor Mrs McDougall searched the pockets and savs she found three let ters all signed with the names ol women other than herself The let ters wore couched in endearing terms she asserts Harry Bates a witness testified he was a chauffeur connected with Mc regiment tn Iondon and Irequentiy drove McDougall and a woman named Josephine from the Carleton Hotel where both had rooms to it house where they week ends' Bates also said that hu fre quently saw Josephine In negligee and McDougall in pajamas 1 1 Warmer Weather Permits Building chance of survival in rural districts decrease of infant mortality has been observed in cities COOK COOK "Wednesday after noon at 3 o'clock the home of Rv Royall on Mountain View was the scone of a quiet marriage when Alias Bessie Al: Cook became tho bride of Lindsey Uook only a few of the friends and relatives of the young couple witness ed the ceremony The' bride the daughter of Air and Airs George Cook of near The groom is a young business ot Schoolfield They make their home at this place PROPERTY TRANSER A deed of bargain and salti record ed in the otllce of the clerk of the corporation conveys from George and Ethel Puryr ir to letcher IL Crane two lots of Plum street Consideration $500 The rise in the mercury today en abled the conunuation of building work which has been halted for near ly a weke The construction ot two store on Main street by th'e Southern Amusement Company was resumed this morning the accumulation of snow being removed Workmen on the Masonic Temple were at work this afternoon pouring concrete again on the ninth floor and there was iv general resumption of activity on the tall structure WHIHJIN'G IICNSES JSSl AVedding licenses have been Issued by the clerk of the corporation court to the following: Crawford Scliotdlield and Alary Burlington Danville Edward Taylor and Lee Lan drum Danville AVe are on our way to the Dixie land Alinslrel at the Municipal Hall (tonight "Baby Brubthers Urchestra" I 2 2RB2t TIIE DANVILLE REGISTER Associated Press David Lawrence Dispatches Bring ing Up ather and Alutt Jeff Sunday comls section City delivery B5c a month less 5 per cent aix months In advance Less 10 per cent 12 months in advance By mall boc a month $125 3 months $500 1 year PKICE: TWO CENTS Will Live Humbly Despite Millions No Word Comes Mrs Marion Stephens Who rom Bliss Is Worth $40000000 to Alembers of the family of Mrs Al Bliss whose death in New York was recently recorded have failed thus far to hear anything from the husband who was found to be no longer at Chicago where lie was employed lit a brokerage office No letter has come front him since the tragedy and he has not been heard from according to members of the tamlly in any way Since the young burial it bi ime known that at tiie request of members of the family the body was minutely examined' by two Danville practising physicians and they are quoted us having expressed their opinion that the young woman was Several close friends of the family who saw tho body declare that she bore scratches on the face bail body bruises and that fingers on which supposedly she wore rings wete broken Her neck also is Hind to have borne scars as though she had been choked and thero were cuts about the body These however prob ably were due to the surgical work performed after death in order to re move certain organs for chemical analysis to determine the tentative theory of death ly an overdose of drugs rom last reports Martin Ryan who was with ttte girl when she sank into coma in a taxicab was from last reports still held on a charge of homi cide in New York city Members of the family declare that they are mystified over the continued silence of Bliss who uecordtng to their statements when in Danville with his wile comparatively recently show ed her much devotion Soviet Russia Losing Heavily (By The Associated WASHINGTON eb 2 The pop ulation of Soviet Russia has decreas ed by eighteen million since the war according to a Commerce Department itateinent DEATH It WEBB 'he death occurred tills morning at 2:15 o'clock at the Edmunds hos pital of AVebb age about 5 years Death was due to cancer of the bladder and also of the jaw trom which he had been suffering for over1 year The funeral will bn he'd tomorrow morning at 11 clock from the resi dence 139 AVest Thomas street Wed Russian Working in the Baldwin Locomotive Shops Bv The Associated CHIC AGO eb 2 Airs Alarion Stephens heiress to forty million dol lars the estate of her father the late Norman Ream after a hurried trip here returned to New York today for marriage to Ant ise And rec itch onsiatskoy young Russian em ploye of the Baldwin Locomotive Works She said her happiness was not a question of money that she would Ine in a collage on her income Miss Ethel Walmsley Weds Roy A Elliott Atiss Ethel Virginia AValmsley daughter of Air and Airs Walmsley and Roy A Elliutt were quiet married at two this af ternoon at the home of the parents I'axton street Rev AV Dodd a Baptist minister ot Stokes land officiated Alembers of the two lamilies attended the ceremony Air and Airs Elliott later left for Lynch burg where they will spend their eymoon Tlwy propose to make their hom'e here The bride is an esteemed young woman with numerous friends the groom being a member of the of fice staff ot the Register Publishing Company Accepts Court Suggestion That He Be Sterilized YAKIMA Mash eb I John Hill a beet field laborer today agreed to a suggestion of Superior' Judge George Holden that he a sterilization operation Hill had enei vd a plea of guilty a charge of the theft of some hams from a store at Toppenish AVash be cause he said he had been unable to find work to support fits family Hill is the fther of five children all less than nine years of ase Judge Holden suspended his sentence and ordered the operation performed A defendant an habitual criminal charge here recently was sentenced to submit to a similar operation' Cardinals Gather In Secret Conclave Hold Open orum On Charter Change here will be an open forum for de bate at tiie fhambcr of Commerce at 4 clock this atlernoon'on the ques tion of amendments to the city cliur ter i which time members of the council will be on hand to elucidate further motives governing tiie changes sought and to hear objections it there he anv to some ot the changes pro posed Citizens will be lic ard in expression of their vimr on the numerous sub jects involved in tho charter change The tax rate amendment is eliciting a good deal of interest and will doubt less be clarified by members of the council during the course of the even ing That work is being quietly done looking to the defeat of some of tiie charter amon dments is known to those associated with the council which in a recent statement to the public declar ed that it was striving to run the affairs in a business like way similar to tiie conduct of any large business corporation A petition is said to be in circula tion bearing on the lax rate question this to lie sent to Hon Anderson tomorrow in Richmond McAdoo Heard On Railway Problem (By The Associated Press') WASHINGTON' eb 2 cost ot operation the railroads could be enormously reduced and ef ficiency rreatly increased by a well directed and unified system of oper ation under private control William McAdoo wartime railroad director general told Hie Interstate Commerce Committee today Bank President Gets Six Years (By Tiie Associated Press) Ga eb Car ter president of the Jesup Hanking Co (barged wit In fraudulent insol venev was found guilty today ai rt sen eneed th not less than six nor more than eight year in the peniten tiary Portsmouth Cars Carry Police (Bv Tim HsS'fatel Press) PORTSMOUTH Ya eb 2 Af ter attacks on street cars last night policemen were placed aboard all cars operated In the Ity by men imported to operate the cars tied us for four teen days by the strike ot platform employes Life Insurance "Buy from Bass" Cut Off from Outside World in Vatican Sacred College Begins Task of Electing New Pope Bv Tue Assoc ated Press) I 2 "ihe sacred college conclave began its sittings today to elect i new pope Ihe titty two car dinals will be cut mt from the out side world until the tas kis finished A popeis expected to be elected with in two days trom the moderate sec tion of the sacred college VATICAN CAI Si: RICTION By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON eb 2 Italian arms conference delegates had not to day bgen advised of their govern reported decision to restgi bfiokesmen said this probably was due to the polej toward Vatican posnion being nosed to the haK masiing of flags at the death Knickerbocker Site May Be Memorial (Bv the Associated WASHINGTON eb 2 The House committee today Is considering a pro posal to transform the Knickerbock er theater site into a park as a mem Orinl to the dead Bonami Cabinet Of Italy Totters (Hy The Prefs ROME Keb 2 The Itnlian gov rrnment of Premier Bonami has de rided to resign according to semi ofHcial report rance To Sit At Genoa Parley PA HIS eb ranco will le of ficially represented at the Internation al ccononui ami financial eonferenio in Genoa Convict in New York Is Elected to Soviet MOSCuW eb I James Larkin who is now mik 1 prison semeneu in New A'ork 'tate umb conviction for criminal anarchy has been elect ed as one of the delegates to the Mos cow Soviet by the voters of a ing factory here whose workers ffira largely composgil of uilors who camo from America Tho announcement was made to day by the official Soviet press bu reau 11 you want to and go to the Dixieland Minstrel tonight 2 2RB2L Don miss the Dixieland Atins trel at the Alunlcfpal Hall tonight 2 2RB2t.