Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 1

Ptpfclj The Weather tali with moderate trmpernfsrs Isdsri (rriw fair nod Nlftr rr full weather rapit an Editorial Fa fa "First With the News ii Fill Associated Press Report 72ND YEAR nil I NK II MU RICHMOND VA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 1922 -FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS LEE TR1NKLE BECOMES GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA ARMS CONFERENCE FORMALLY APPROVES 2 PACTS NEW MOVE IS MADE TO END STREET CAR STRIKE WHILE GUNS BOOM IN SALUTE TAKES PLEDGE OF OFFICE With Solemn Dignity Supreme Court Judges Administer Oaths to Lieutenant-Governor West and Seven Other State Officials in Hall of House of Delegates NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE WOULD HAVE GOVERNOR APPOINT HIGHWAY HEAD Draws Spirited Applause From Huge Assemblage by Statement That Violators of Prohibition Law Will Receive No Clemency 1 Photo by Doles Itrrt'r la enter lllstarlr flume nf 1 Irglals's I hlrf Kxrfutiies WESTMORELAND DAVIS OFF FOR HOME TODAY Retiring Governor Leaves Cajiitol in Company With Staff Members After -Will Spend Somo Time on Plantation NearJicesburg Representatives of Powers Unanimous in Final Action on Treaties WORK OF GATHERING AT ITS CONSUMMATION Texts' of Great Stale Papers Read and Made Public Clll 4 AMI JAPAN A (MSB losa-Drawn-Ost III pule Hrtweei Two Countries Ended by ilrw Co venae I (By Associated Pres WASHINGTON Feb Ths Washington negotiations for limitation of armament reached their ennaumma-tlon today when a plenary eeaalon of the arm conference gave definite ami public approval to the twu treatiea limiting naviea and restricting (he use of new sgenclee of warfare One of the covenant thus sealed after eleven week of debate xiab-llehM a Axed ratio of capital ahlp strength between the'Bve great powers and the other pledgee ibem against unrestricted submarine warfare and uae of poison gas Within a day ur two the pleniputenllarlee of the United Stale Great Hrltaln a join France and Italy will formally affix their nlgnatures Asaounre Ska a I nag Trrwa At the same eesalun the Fur Esst-ern wing of the conference moved forward toward completion of lie taske by announcing officially the terms of the Shantung settlement and by giving filial approval lo nine of the resolution! adopted in committee In regard lo Chinese problem The agreement on Shantung already hae Aeen put Into a draft treaty between Japan and China and the other Eastern settlements are to be embodied In at least twu general conventions which will come before the conference shortly Ae eoon ae Japan's Intention to withdraw from Shantung had been definitely elated the British announced formally for the fleet lime that their government wee ready lo hand back to China the leaeehold of Wel-Hal-Wrl The French let It be known tonight however that they expected to treat directly with China over possible retirement from their leased territory at Kwarigchow Wan a decision which appeared to becloud the pruepect of any general conference agreement regarding the Chinese leased territories IMaraae Tnra Other Prablema Two other conference' projects one relating to the Chinese Eastern Hallway and the other to the prohibition of Importation of arms Into China also encountered eerloue obstacles when the committee work of the delegatee wag resumed late to- (Continued on Psg3 Col "jj Nlarla Serve llfe Sealeare ATLANTA Fob John Williams of Jasper County convicted of tha murder of one uf a doaen negro farm hands alleged to have been killed to hlda peonage left here today for Mllledgevllls lo atari serving his life sentence on the State farm In a -written statement to the public given out at the county jail hare William reiterated hla claim nf Innocence and expressed hope that sooner nr lalur ''tha great wrong dmia me will be righted" Gives llis Definition of a Social Pirate lly United News NEW YORK Fell 1A social pirate la a woman who preys upon rich men and lypu to beware uf i New York had never heard of I hiss classl lira lion until Frederick 1 Hearing of Hurl ford Conn tmtllleil In th Huprcnio Court that ha considered Mrs Helen h'lwuod Htokca to bn nne uf Ihotn Airs Hlokea who vamiulahed her millionaire husband hi I) Hinkca many years older than licraulf In hla anil fur dlvnrr last ur I suing for restoration nf her dower right which alia says were signed away under duress Hearing waa the notary In tha transuctlon "1 considered Mrs Stoke a well-trained social plraia and that 1 would have to be on my guard" said Hear'ng "A social pirate la one of a brood that prey on rlrh men 1 formed that opinion of Mri HtnJ re on current stories and 1 had nothing to base It on" Company Makes Offer Committee Is Named for Immediate Conference 6-CKNT FAKE TO sTAM) IF PARLEY SUCCEEDS Traction Concern Willing to RtvEmpIoy Old Men at Staled Srale HIM IMV S3 3T I-: Ar 43 (FATI Ifiral I'lirnaf I'acLs I nnarll (ham-'bar's Illy Filkrr tunlder far Waller A ray if hop was hcd upon tha street rar situation at the meeting nf the Hoard of Aldermrn laat night when action on the -cnt fare re pealing ordinance waa deferred until o'clock tomorrow afternoon Hh announcement that a conference waa lilanned between three men representing the afrikera three from the company 'and ll'i memliere of ihe Board of Aldninieii At Ihfe confer-ence it I Imped an amicable adjust-rtitnl of (he eiluatiiiii may be reached Company Makra Offer 11 waa ataled that tha company had agreed to take back Into lla service aa many men aa required to Ml va canclaa at the rate of 31 37 1-3 and 44 cm an hour aouurding to se-roriiy with 3 cenla aa hour extra 'f or one-man car operators The city cider Ihia ariangenieni la to continue in operation tha C-rent fare yfi'tuw until it explfea automat-caly on Juiy 31 the Jitneys at a to tie n-guiulid and action muat ba lilitn on ii i petition for a trulllbua line in the End I'reefdtnt Adama named Joaph Nuitnaliy vV Workman and ord-way Culler ax the Aldermanlc corn-mi'lea Vlie committee from the company known aa the public rela-j Ilona cuinmll tee conalala of Coleman Wortham and Randolph Williaina The committee rep-'resenting the men ronslsls of (lardnrr Georgs Wilcox and Raymond Tiller Aa soon aa theae men ran reach an agreement the Hoard of Aldermen will be mnvenel and appropriate action taken The body will meet In any event at 3 o'clock tomorrow repose I Ulaeaeaed I'rlor to the meeting or the Hoard of Aldermen a conference waa held at which the propualtlon of Ihe company was discussed Georg i Wilcox and Gardner were Invited Into the room and the enalter placed before them Neither fell It Incumbent to decide tha problem without conference with the men They were Inclined to Inalat that the company agree to take bark all the alrikera When It waa pointed out that this would probably prove Impracticable (Continued on Pagaircoi-iT) TWO FRENCH SOLDIERS KILLED TWENTY HURT Oalbreak la Nlleala Heult of Meareb for Concealed Heap as Illy Associated I re is TARia Feb Continuation was received today by the French Foreign Office of Mondey night's Incident at I'eleredurf Upper Klleela In which twu French soldiers were killed and twenty wounded during tiring between the French ami a band of Gentians who suffered a numhtr of casualties The Incidiuit arose during search fur coneeuled weapons It was said at the Foreign Office 'that tha Interallied commission In Upper Silesia would taka energeilu steps to arrest those responsible fur the Incident anil to Iniura order URGES TRAINING OF PASTORS IN ATHLETICS By Assoc la led Tress rmOAtin Development of physical efficiency will linpruvu tha character of religion Warren Howell physical director at ilinilitry Hlhllcal Instliule said la a report lo Ihe board of Sunday Schools of Ihe Methodist KplacnpHl Church today Mr Fowell advocated training ministers In athletics so they will he bls to organlss alhlello cuntcsls among the ynung penpla of ihe ehurchra and Ihua eomlmt evil Influence that might ottu-rwlnu ul- tract tha young people Royalty Magageaieal Healed FAniR Feb -Iteporla which have been circulated abroad about the engagement of Princes Yutsndo cf'lisly and King Burls of Bulgaria denied In Hume today eayg a Havaa dlapaldi this aflurnoun from th Italian capital i With guns booming In salute 19 Lee Trinkle of Wythe yeeterdoy at noon took oath of office as the furty-eeventh Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia The inaugural lucking the pomp and glitter of an outdoor ceremonial but clothed with eolemnlty wye held In the hall of lb House of Delegate in the hlalori Capitol Three former chief executives of Virginia as well as the retiring Governor saw the oath administered by Judge Joseph Kelly president of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals And down In the mail of men and women who jammed every available Inch of the Inadequate hall an Inter-rated although yuung lt-year-cld Lee watched tha solemn scene more excited than Impressed perhspe by the epoch-making event than any of the others Jl llliK XXMflT ffWKAHg MROTIIKH IN Following the administering of the offlh to Governor Trinkle Lieutenant-Governor Junius West of N'ansemnnd was sworn In Oaths war also administered tu eeven other State officials John Saunders Attorney-General James Secretary of th Commonwealth: Judge Martin Burke Supreme Court of Appeals Charles A Johnston State Treasurer Harris Hart Superintendent of gjibllc Instruction Georg Kolner Commissioner ot Agriculture and Ilpjrstlon and Berkley Adams State Cor- port lion Commission Judge Jesse West of the State Supreme Court of Appeals was sworn In by Judge Kel- ley at 4 o'clock In order that he could ailmlnlater the oath -to hla brother th new Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate Complete reorganisation of mesial Highway Department before July 1 with the appointment of the new commlsslonere In the handa of the chief executive was one of the most salient points In th Inaugural address While this drew spirited applauia assemblage almost lifted the historic rafters when Governor Trinkle dec'ared that violators of the prohibition law need not look to him for a pardon mature and deliberate consideration" he said that the violation of our prohibition laws Is the chief and prime causa of ouc criminal activity I here and now announce that in all cases (save where the question of actual guilt Involved) those whoe are convicted of dealing in and hand'lng Intoxicating bevurages for monetary gain or hops uf such gain will so far as I am concerned be expected to serve out such sentences aa th courte may Impose and th exercise uf executive clemency need not be sought" Kavere Gasellaa Tax Among th other Important measures advocated by Governor Trinkle re the imposition uf a gasoline tax -establishment of th "county manager" plan to Insure greater efficiency In lucal administrations more economic expenditure of Plate funds? a biennial audit of county and city office records by th State Accountant reduction of mure than 30 per rent In Ihe las rats on taxable notes and bonds absorption of the duties of th State Prohibition Department by the Attorney-Genera' and more rigid enforcrmvnt of th dry lane mure literal financing of educations! work reform lu suhoui admlnlatra-linn on th "county unit" plan appointment of a director of the budget tu supervise proper distribution of luiAls and cunstrucilun of a ear memorial here (u huus all Hist administrative unices an auditorium ami Hi Stale Library with bunds rs-reived from the West Virginia debt settlement lo cover part uf the -oat Itnirfeur Kralare Abanduneg Weather runditlun hml much to do wllh detracting Truiii th Inaugural I'cremunies ll being lisccssBry tu ahaniluii the military parade and tu uuiiliiur fusiiires planned by lha cummRiee Transfer uf Ihe actual Inauguration from th south purlieu lo Ihs hull uf (Its lluus uf Delegates meant disappointment to thousands uf persons who endeavored to gain sdmiliaiice lu the Capitol and were barred out Hundreds who' did succeed In chirring the building were drilled en opportunity lo ee th ceremony although as many 104 were Jammed Into Ihs hall In spit of th danger from llrs panto or sn actual calamity such as that which shucked (he Hist and nation slight ly more than nfly years ago whan gallery in Ihe Cspllut fell bringing death tu mure than two aeore persons The Insuguarl moved wllh perfsri smnothnese from start In Dnlsh Bulk houses of Ihe tlensrsl Assembly war cslluil lo order at 11 A 31 the lower hraiii-ll proceeding with Its business ss If Ilia Important event had not been scheduled fur a few minutes Inter Then cam a message that the Hensie was un lie way aerna ts Cspllol The Henaiar were escort-rd In and nested wllh Hpesker It Brewer presiding ever tn Joint session Keemee litrrsix Aeeeemed First of tb distinguished gussr lo be annnunesd bv Colons! Nawhouso veteran doorkeeper of Is U'osDnued eg Pag ROBERT WINFREE JR AGED 13 IS VICTIM OF COASTING 4CCIDENT Youth Dies as Result of Striking Piece of Iron Pro-' truding From Snow Coasting duwn Chlmboraso Iflll Into tha Government Rued Robert Wlufrce Jr ll-yesr-old school boy yesterday was thrown from his sled against a railroad Iron protruding above the snow and fatally Injured The accident occurred within three blocks of Ills home 304 North Thirty-fourth Hlreet Church Hill He was removed to the Retreat for the 'Sick where physicians Immediately operated In an effort to save hie life He died a few hours later without regaining consciousness The boy waa coasting with other boys shortly before noun when thoso following him duwn the hill aw the sled suddenly swerv as though Its rider had attempted to vert a collision with the object In his path lla was unconscious whsn Ylher coasters reached him Mr Wlnfrea Is secretary of Masonic Lodge No 10 and auditor of th Bedford and I'sper Company Hubert was a pupil of Bellevue Junior High School PEAR TO FIGHT PAY CUTS Rail Brotherhoods and Mine Workers to Confer 1 MEET SOON IN CHICAGO Representatives of 2500000 Workers to Consider Protective Move By Alexander Janes United News Stuff Correspondent CHICAGO Kcb Representatives of 30UMUU railroad worker and approximately CUUUOli coal miners will meet wlihlii tun days to discuss an alliance to combat wage reduction It wee learned here Wednesday The sixteen slauilurd' railroad unions will secept the Invitation of John 1 laiwls prnsldenl of Ihe United Mine Worker uf America fur a conference lu discus an alliance accurillng to It Ilelt president of tha Brotherhood of Hallway Klgnal-men "I have Just received Ihe statement of Air Lewis" suld Hell "This matter ha been Informally discussed by ihu executives of the rsllrnad worker hcfiire Aa Ihe Invitation la now extended formally Ihe railroad union exucullvea will now consider II Turin- (Continued nil 1'age 4 Cut 3) sliTmRKs Court Hales The Are Nat Pleasure Vehicles lly AssnclaleU Press NFW YORK Felt child'! sled la not a pleasure vehlclu Mug-Islralo Hailing ruled lodny lln round Jncuh Eisner and Harry Yarahlnsky rubbers gulliy or violating a rliy iirdlniini-u by drawing their progeny through Cenlral Park on alcda lull suspended scnlrnce The ordinance prohibit all hut plcaanru vshlelea on Ihu driveway of Ilia parka Krerelary Hails la kaaalarlaNi BATTLE CREEK Al It'll Fch Hecrclury nf lahiir Havla la lu a sail-ainrlam here far ''physical invni-lory" ua ho lernied ll today Thu secretary arrived yesterday on one uf hla annual vlalla for ruiiaiiltallon Willi local spedallaia and ilana lu rest at ihu sanatorium aim'll a wsek II will I lieu return to Washluglun Trinkle in His Inaugural Speech Recommends New Commission URGES TAX ON GASOLINE Also Advocates Law Enfoi cement and Library Building in Opening Address toinplclo reorganisation of the Hlutc Highway Department with power venlrd In the Governor lo appoint ihe live members of Ihe coin-mission one of whom shall he the chulrniun who shall have the powtr to appoint an engineer lu he at lha heui of (he Icrhnlral organisation wero unvuig Ihe rncomniundutlun iiihiIu by lluvernor la- Trinkle In Ills Inaugural address dullvi-ri-d yes-teriluy before Ihe Joint session of Ills General Aasi-mlily In Ihe hull uf the IIiiush of indi-gnie 'Governor Trluk'e suld Hint he had visited ri-i-cnOy uinely of tha Dill i-iiiinlli-4 and thn thlrly-lwo cities In tlm Hlatr nnd fell tlm I here was a demand for such a ri-oruunixulinn of rtuu dopnrimcnl Approval la a I veil to Ihe promised tix of I cent per gallon on guanllue lo lie uaid fur load purposes Might Pay lalvrrsl "If lu ihv'wlsdutu of the General AssciiiI ly in order lo carry out a more speedy coiialruciion of our 'u lit nil on I'lign 1 KILLED TsiTiTir IN RIOTS IN INDIA (lly Aswii-laled Press CAIa'PTTA I'cli I- Four nallves Wire killed ktld SIX Wuillidi-d by Ihe police who llrnd on a crowd which Imd lo iilein-rsn near I'alnla Ilepgal January 3T The I roil ilc had lla origin In tlm arreal of iwo noii-i-oiipcraior plchela A muh rsilmuleil Snnn al lacked llm bicalkiiiaglelrale and Ihe police eiiperllilefulciit line of llm Indies supcrlnlt nilciils waa knncked uiicon-sclous The fnoli waa warned lo disperse bill Is said In havs replied Willi a volley of el "lies The police ffrrd blank shell and then huekshol which wera nut availing In slopping llm dlsnrdnre Finally they Used ball trldi he will lay the plane for tha further prosecution uf hla campaign for th United Ktules Henat In opposition tu the senior Senator Claude A Kwsn-on of Chatham Governor Davie' laat hours and minutes In office were given (o receiving ihe memliere uf hia staff and to some pereonul business details lie also greeted a number of friends who Ailed to congratulate him upon the siicces of hla administration and to wish him well In future endeavors Ae the Governor passed out of the Capitol Budding he performed Ihe gracious act of scanning a brief legal document a woman held In her band anil Instructing her where tu proceed to have It attended lo GETS NO REWARD FOR RETURNING MAIL POUCH San Kraaclxra Man Kinds gllMMSMI In llrglslrred Pereels lint He le Mill Jobless Illy Associated Press HAN FRANCISCO Feb Finding a stolen mull pouch containing some fluuunu In registered mall near i ferry pnst-iffiee here lime niuiiths ago and turning It in to thn suilmrl-lles hasn't helped Frederick Groves gut Jolt according lo hi sfyry told today lo Die Han FrnnclNin JuillHln even though ha was cummciideil puli-llely at ihu liiin- ruiiiriiing the punch Thn liuudil who sluln llm punch killed piiNloillcn eleik In ihe holdup nnd cum ml tied suicide I ho next diy Grove fuuud thu bag hidden undnr an uah cun In a vacant lot Application to various Federal and mun-ielpal officials business hnusca and chnrltuldu oiga ii laal Inna fur work linvo fulled in glvo him inure than li-mpniury eiupliiyiuciit i said and tlm govcrniiietil I old him no reward was paid for Ihu return of the stolen mull ANCIENT IN THE LIMELIGHT AGAIN I lly Cnlied News PHILADELPHIA Feb l-'llenen-forlli 11 will he lint only pcrmlesllil Mil highly auviNiibln for well-dressed gcnllrmcii to wear suspenders inus miirh as Ihe hell la mu in be worn Trousers rxlilhlii-d lit tha style allow nr thn National Assnelallon of AlerehuH luilnra hern tin- cmTIess kind fashlinmd In break rats-fully over thn Instep and follow tlm curve uf lha leg These Iruuai-ra It waa explained liy tha designers will mil bang properly from bolt and Ibere-fur lb suspender le bock Retiring Governor Weetmoreland Davie who after attending tho ceremonies Incident lo the Inauguration of liovernur Lee Trlukle yesterday repaired to tha Corporation Commission courtroom and held a brief conference wlthi the members of hla official staff alter which he left the Klatr Capitol In company wllh Colonel David II Leake hla chief of staff and Colonel Wilbur Hall mf Loudoun member of (he House of Delegate sin going back lo IsiuiIuiiii" suld the former Governor In answer lo a nuestinn and he added "1 will go there tnmorrow" Air I la vis will spend some time at hla plantation near l-ecsburg where CONGRESSMAN HAS UNPLEASANT VACATION seres I lire of Mroitklys I Mobbed While lie Tralo aad Afterwards of Hoar lly Associated Press NEW YORK Feb Ileprisenla-II vii Warren I 1-oe passed anything but a pleasant week-end at Ms liHine in Brooklyn ll was learned ludny wllh hla return to WuHhlnglon tin the lo New York lie wus luhlii'il of Ills- overcoat hut uud gloves Tho thief overlooked hie waleli and elitiln Hut annther member nf thu fraternity vlellcd -4he Ja-o home when (ha I'niigressman whs out and pnrkoled Ihe lime idei-e and chain which Hie owner hud left on the bureau fur safely ARBUCKLE CASE GOES TO THE JURY lly Associated Press) HAN FIIANl'IHlS I t'Als Fell Tils case of lioai'iio I' Arhui-kle accused nf ninnalaiiKlilcr In cnnui'ctloii wllh Ihu deaih of Alisa Virginia RiiPIipm went lo lha Jury ul 343 I Al ludny after a trial covering three weeks ll wns III second Irlnl on llm churn Ilia flrst having resulted In a Jury disagreement Aire Eslrllu Itiiumalsler une of the I wo alternate Jurors who wera excused when thn Jury retired said Hint In her upliilnni Arlnnkle la nul guilty Al It I At Ilia Jury waa locked up for Ihe night It will resume lla do-lllternllong al IV A inumrrtiw Tn Ihe Hnulh and Houlhwrst heat reavlied by Huuihern Hallway Three through connection dally Ticket Uffiu IVl Mrfh ML Mud AdV 1 kralae Premlee fa Alfrad HRIA Felt Rakovsky of the Ukraine who probably will attend the Genoa conference arrived IttHIg today bn hla way to Prague iii' to- cy' 7 1.