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Richmond Times-Dispatch.(Richmond, Va) 1917-08-28 [p SIX].tMCNd
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TUH6DAY, AUGUST 28, 1017.
New York City's wonderful subway was
totally out of business two hours one day last week on account of u
shortage of coal, tbe demand for which Is now at its minimum. What
may happen later on when a cold wave
moves in that direction is fearful to contem¬
plate. Perhaps tho mayoralty campaign may warm things up a bit, but
from present in¬ dications, it will not be Tammany that will
furnish the fuel.
. Senator Reed, of Missouri, one of the leud- lUZ obstructionists
of administration war
measures, proclaims that Congress will enact no more "pro-Hoover
legislation." Well, over the Senator's protest, ample powers have
already been conferred upon Mr. Hoover to control the food
situation, in bo far as it may be safely controlled by gov¬ ernment
interference, in the interest of con¬
servation, equablo distribution and stable price standards.and no
thanks to the Mis¬ souri Senator.
There are rumors or some early road work being done between
Richmond and Peters¬ burg.some sensible, old-faBhioned repair work
such as is necessary all tho yoar round if public highways are to
be of practical use. But why this delay? Camp Leo has been under
construction tor several weeks, and every one has known that these
roads were in bad shapo for even ordinary travel. Why wMt until the
thousands of soldiers are al¬ most due to arrive? For Richmond's
ad¬ vantage, there must now bo prompt and effective action.
»* The war should not rob America of a jtingle one of her boys
under military ago. JJvery boy in school to-day should stuy there
till he finishes. Secretary Baker makes it plain how important tho
high school boy is to be in the future life of his country. He
Should not only«train himself for a produc¬ tive career, but keep
his body especially fit lor military service. He should also try to
understand the meaning of the war, and why America is fighting and
the kind of peace the American people and their allies mean to
Establish.
Charles E. Hughes, as representative of Itbe New York Draft Board,
has recommended
the President that medical and dental Students and hospital
internes be exempted from military service when drawn in the
^elective draft. This movo was made after General Crowder had
refused to have such Students exempted, on the ground that there
were too many of them to entitle them to be excused from military
duty. A census of the medical colleges is being taken and the
accuracy of General Crowder's figures is "disputed. Such
distinguished doctors
. as
Mayo and Keen have entered the controversy with protests that the
war is taking not only its full share of tho doctors, but it
threatens to rob the profession of .ts beet material.
Wilmot Lewis, a distinguished newspaper man in China and Japan,
says the Japanesegovernment has sent its present mission to the
United Slates as honestly and earnestly jfeeking American
friendship. Japan has come here because she has not another friend
in the world, and because she occupies a cruel and dangerous
position. At the peace'congress Japan knows that she will be looked
lipon with suspicion, because, when she got ?hat she wanted out of
the war and the '¦entente failing to win in the time she ex¬
pected, she exhibited regret at having op¬ posed Germany. The
result was that she ]U>st the good will of both groups of
bellig- )8rents, and she has done nothing since to mend matters.
Tbe territory she took from 'Germany in China she still holds as
her own. She is thoroughly distrusted in Europe, andijhe has fallen
between two stools.
Wb'at is particularly remarkable about thebattles on the western
front, both i:i * rauce 'And Italy, is the power of the entente to
con¬ tinue the combat and to hold the newly cap¬ tured positions
against the most desperate counterattacks o? tbe Teutons. The
offen- AIto is no longer sporadic at any poi^t. Lens111 practically
within the deadly gras^ of tho Canadians, and must fall at any
moment;;5pead Man's Hill, before Verdun, whuro the Crown prince
buried the flower of tho Prua- jftsn Gurrds in the spring of 1916,
litis fallen X6 General Petaln's men, and General Cadorna JIM
broken the Austrian backbone on thoS*
\ V*:
Alps. and la wlibin a very short distance of Trieste, and the
Teutons everywhere have shown a determination in morale. But, not¬
withstanding all this, they are being made to yield a* few miles of
ground at a terrible cost to the entente, and the cry has gone np
all over Europe, "what Is to become of the world without young
men?"
Equity of War Taxation
NO problem of government Is more dif¬ ficult than taxation. Men
havo strug-
gled with the question since society became organization, and since
civillxatlon became able to stand upon Its feet. They will con¬
tinue to struggle with it for many centuries to come without,
perhaps, finding any Bystem of levies that is absolutely Just,
rigidly equitable and uniformly burdensome. War taxation is even
more difficult to ap¬
ply. Economic conditions within a bellig¬ erent country are
radically changed by war. The small business may suddenly become a
great business. A moderate Income may as suddenly become a large
Income. Converse¬ ly, a prosperous enterprise in time of peace may
undergo serious depression. A man of small means may be pinched.
His dollar may have about half the purchasing power that it had
before, and his earning power may even diminish at the same time.
For these obvious reasons, a legislative body that undertakes to
lay emergency taxes in time of war must exercise the soundest
possible Judgment, lest its schedules bear too heavily in quarters
that can least assume the burden and bear too lightly in those
quarters where taxation can be met with the least hardship. Because
of this, we believe the decision of the Senate to increase the tax
upon the larger incomes was dictated by genuine wisdom. To take
half of all any man may make over $1",000,000 will not drive him to
starvation. He will be deprived of no com¬ forts or his family of
any of life's necessi¬ ties. And, incidentally, his obligation to
pay is greater than that of the man with smaller income. He has
moro property to protect. He has a greater stake in this war. The
same is true of the gTeat corporations.
Their excess profits should be subject to a higher proportionate
rate of taxation than the profits of the corner grocer. Many of
these large enterprises are making their money out of war supplies,
and certainly they should bo called upon to contribute more to the
Buccesa of the war than the small business that may be making less
money be¬ cause of war conditions. Neither the income nor the
excess profits taxes are penalties upon success. They are not
punitive levleB. On the contrary, they are designed to exact
revenue that must be raised from sources which can most eaBlly pay
it.
Give Us an Air Fleet
OUR airplane ohterprise, in which the people of the United States
have in¬
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ment, and that there is serious indecision as to the type of
machine which the army Bhould have.
. Aside from these circumstances is the fact, well known in
Washington, that the War Department 1b too much engrossed in the
matter of personnel and too little concerned over the planes that
the men are to use, once they havo completed their training.
Personnel 1b a highly important matter, of course, but it 1b
obvious to anybody that 100,000 skilled flyers will be of little
value to the army if there are not machines enough to go around.
When Congress placed the enormous sum of $640,000,000 in the hands
of the War Department for an aerial fleet, tho country was informed
that this was per¬ haps the most vital slnglo element In the
American campaign. On that theory, tho people, from whom the money
onust come, enthusiastically acquiesced in the plan for this vast
expenditure. We showed our will¬ ingness to give the army anything
that it might need. But we expect results, and will continue to
expect them. If the complaint of tho airplane manufacturers that
they can¬ not get steel is well founded, the government has the
power to compel the delivery of this product. If their further
complaint that they must have advance payments in order to keep
their business going, such as is beingmade to shipbuilders and coal
producers, the War Department should demand action of
Congress,^allowing such payments. If there is bickering among the
signal corps designers as to the kind of machines which the
armyshould have, somebody should end it, and end it quick. The
country has had all the experience with respect to delay and debate
that It wants, In connection with the ship¬building program. The
army would make a serious blunder If It permits a duplication of
that mess, In tho matter of buildingairships.
Secretary Daniels's official report of .the explosion at the Maro
Island Navy-Yard is a vindication of himself and the Navy De¬
partment in the bitter controversy with the Navy League. Colonel
It. M. Thompson, the head of the Navy League, accused the
NavyDepartment with being remiss on account of "labor influences"
in Investigating tho cause of tho explosion. Secretary Daniels
considered the accusation so serious and un¬ founded that he
severed the connection be¬ tween the department and tho league
while the investigation was pending. His reportmaintains that the
most thorough and im¬ partial investigation has been made, and that
the explosion was the deliberate actof some unknown person or
persons. The public will believe him till his enemies cando
something more than make unfoundedaccusations with tho motive of
driving himfrom his office.
Richmond has the northern summer re¬ sorts beaten for cool weather
right now.Come home, neighbors, and bo comfortable!
Germany is the only country in the world with the nerve to claim
that the Almighty is assisting in the destruction of
churches.
The Kaiser continues to show partiality to artlBts. That may be
because nono of them has yet painted hira as black as he really
Is.
Secretary Baker Is trying to fix the status of married men, but the
chances are their wives have done that long ago.
War Insurance may bo all right now, bnt when peace cornea again the
nations will de¬ mand Insurance against war.
"On to France!" 1b now the slogan. We have been on to Germany for
some time.
SEEN ON THE SIDE BT BBNKT EDWARD WAItWBI
A Tribute to Jane. Twice I've essayed to sins: the praise Of her
who brings me ham and eggo;
Twice havo I cursed my limping lays. Becrutched, or set on wabbling
legs! The Theme my doarest effort begs
And taunts me in a thousand ways- Drained are my thoughts to bitter
dregs,
And feebleness my Tribute slays!
Jane is her name; yet Phoebe's eyes. The dash of Cleo. Venus'
grace,
The girls, 'ncath blue Alsatian skies. Life's pampered maids who
paint ar\d laco All.all are pale.thoy have no place
With Jane. From roup to apple pies, She Is the leader In
the.race
Who brings my system its supplies!
Cktreoal Epk'i Dolly Thooght. "Dat bird am Jest lak some men,-'
said Char¬
coal Eph, aa he pulled a hen from the rail. "He rooB' low t* tempt
Providence. Gimme a han' wid de plckin', MJstah Jackson."
Primer. Is the yellow dog mad? No, the yellow dog
is only disgusted. Why is the yellow dog d's- gusted? Because,
little children, he is a yellow dog.
Life. She married him to reform him. And then. He got so good he
was monotonous, And she eloped with A regular cut-up.
Suspicions. 1
The Bride: O boo-boo! boo-boo! John's try¬ing to hide something
from me already, bc.o-hoo! Her Father: Aw, cut out the ralm
What's
he done? The Bride: He says, boo-hoo! he says my
biscuits are better than his m-m-m-mother used to m-m-make!
Qualified. "I'm going to start a drug store, that's what!"
said the postal clerk who had just been flred. "What d'you know
about drugs?" demanded
the copper. "Nothln"; but I know how t' sell stamps,don't I?"
The Dilemma. "I don't know what to do for my health. Myadvisers
can't agree at all." "No? How's that?" "Well* my doctor tells me I
must make a
trip abroad at once, and my banker dares mi to try it!"
Mixed. "My goodness'" exclaimed the visitor to the
newspaper office. "How wonderful it all is! It's the firal time
I've ever seen a real editor. How studious, how grave, how
profound! Ob¬ serve the massive browj the clear, piercing eyes,
the."
"Hey, mister# you got de wrong one," broke in the office Boy.
"You're looking at de cub reporter. There'® de editor slttln' over
In de corner.de little feller wit' de skinny neck,smokln' a
cigarette an" tryin' i* kill a cock- roach in do crackP
Precisely. Just to remark, that he may read
k Who runs or motors through the town: The whale and Jonah proved
the case. You cannot keep a good man down!
Coart Stuff. Page: Tour Majesty, the chancellor is with¬
out! The King: Well, lend him a pair of mineand tell him to come
in.
Repartee. The Conductor: Your fare, madam! She (snappily): I know
I'm fair. What do
you expect to haul on your old car, nothing butbrunettes?
Stnck-l'p! Our office boy is all puffed with himself. Hehas just
licked a stamp that sent a letter fromthe sporting editor to Jess
Willard.
Mathematics. Speaking of mathematics, some one said thatit's
astonishing how rapidly fools multiply.
Health Talks, by Dr. Win. Brady(Copyright, 1916. National Ntwtpaper
Service.) The Voice and Tonsillectomy.
_J Some time ago we asserted that the fear ofvoico impairment as a
result of removal of thetonsils was without foundation. We
werewrong about iu Tonsillectomy does sometimesinjure the speaking,
and moro often the sing¬ing voice. A skillful Chicago throat
specialist assertsthat only about one case in twenty
tonsillecto¬mies approaches an ideal anatomical result; theanterior
pillar of the throat is totally oblit¬erated in 3D per cent and the
posterior pillarimpaired in If. per cent of tonsillectomies doneby
the best operators, in this surgeon's opinion.These pillars of the
fauces are important fac¬tors of a normal voice. The soft palate,
too, issometimes left stiff and retracted by adhesions,resulting in
a nasal voice. A throat with anaturally long soft palate is less
likely to sufferwith voice impairment than a throat with ashorter,
soft palate. The Chicago specialistfeels that the intracapsular
operation requiresfurther development, in order to permit
theoperator to do more conservative work uponthe throat. It
requires considerably more skill,by the way, to enucleate a
diseased tonsil, toshell it out and leave the capsule intact,
thanit does to snare or clip or cut the tonsil out.By enucleating,
instead of cutting or snaring,the normal physiological relations
are less dis¬turbed and the voice less liable to suffer whenthe
Inevitable contraction takes place In thescar of the operation
later on. Fortunately, there Is now a strong wavd ofconservatism
sweeping over tho profession, asregards tonsil operations. We are
learning tothink several times before attacking merelyenlarged
tonsils in children. There are moreunnecessary tonsillectomies or
tonsillotomiesperformed to-day than appendicitis operations.There
are still too many appendicitis operations.There will always be too
many operations aslong as physicians think In numbers Instead
ofthinking of the individual case. Stampededrives us.I am as guilty
as the average.tourge many an appendicitis operation which thelight
of day, lot into the patient, proves utterlyneedless. One trouble
with surgeons and surgery In thiscountry Is that the public still
Imagines a manwho can operate is a better man than one whocan
restore his patient to health by other means.
flotation* and Answer*. Those Poultices..I have been suffering
fortwo weeks with a condition like a blind boll onmy thigh just
above the knee. I have triedpoulticing with pork, and also with
flaxseed.The latter seems to give more relief, but aneighbor told
me I was using too much. I makea fresh poultice night and morning,
and us©half a teacupful of flaxseed for the two poul¬tices. Is that
too much? I would go to thedoctor, only one naturally hesitates to
visit orsummon him for trouble In such a place.Answer..My dear
friend, there Is nothingImmodest about a woman's nether
extremities.I am almost afraid to say legs.these days.Indeed, the
contrary Is true. A teacupful offlaxseed is not enough for n
poultice. The onlypurpose of a poultice is to supply heat
andmoisture. If you are homeopathic In-your doseof flaxseed the
poultice will do about as muchgood as a cold stare from your
neighbor afterit has been on for a few minutes. Make thepoultice an
Inch thick, if you poultice at all.A dab of flaxseed Is ridiculous.
One Hundred and Thirty-Five at Fifty-Six..Kindly tell me, through
your columns, how
many degrees a man's blood pressure should baat the age of
flfty-sis years. J. J. M.Answer..A healthy man of that age
normally
^'ha« a blood pressure of from 130 to 145 Will-motors morcury.
Variations of ton to twentyMillimeters occur from temporary
Influences ordiet, emotional conditions, tobacco, alcohol,physical
activity, otc.
Foul Breath..I am a mechanic. Please tell mo If foul breath which
Is moreearly In the morning and late at night is aforewarning of
lung or liver or other ®r*?Lnlcdisease. 8- ".
Answer..No. It may accompany tung disease,diseased tonsils, decayed
teeth, chronlo naeaisinus infections, dilated stomach, or
ov*r^a,v"?and chronic portal engorgement so proaucea.One generally
good remedy Is chewing a cnar-coal lozenge night and morning.
Books and Authors ? Elizabeth Dejeans's new novel, which at
the
request of her publishers, the Bobba-Merrll Co., will not bo
serialized, Is completed, although It will not be Issued until the
first of the year.This delay Is duo to the continued demand forMrs.
Deleans's popular Htory of last winter,"Tho Tiger's Coat." "The
Triumph," by Will N. Harbon, Is a
romance of the War Between the States, justIssued by Harper &
Brothers. I^oyalty Is thekeynote of tho book, loyalty of the hero
to his patriotic duty, loyalty of a daughter to herfather, loyalty
of the lover to hifl sweetheart.Not only has Mr. Harben written an
arrestingstory, but he has painted sympathetically an Im¬ portant
phase of our national history.thestruggle of the South during and
after tho WarBetween tho States.
"Wings of tho Cardinal," by Bertha CrowellfGeorgo H. Doran Co.), is
a Btory with no mis¬sion but to entertain. Tho girl, untaught,
un¬lettered. tawny hair, velvety* voice. foaiMess.alive, free,
calling, demanding, a tlamlng orchid a fire of personality. The
man. highbred, dis¬tinguished. a cynic, an agnostic, an Oriental
Inhis relation to woman. Wealth ho gave her.and love. But then the
rjght man came.andagain the dilemma of tho triangle.
Throughsuffering, discipline of tho sternest sort andsacrilice of a
high order, she ultimately dis¬ covers what she had grown to
believe the miss¬ing link In her llfo.pure romanco, true loveand
happiness. Rapidly shifting' scenes: West¬ern Texas. Kansas City,
California, New Mex¬ico, New York.
D. Appleton & Co. have just Issued "Alexis."by Stuart Maclean,
a romance of the world ofmusic. This is tho story of a gifted,
ardent,attractive hoy of humble origin whoso talentfor music is
discovered and developed by amusic critic who is glad of a chance
to do some¬thing to fill his own lonely life. Not only doesthe
author give us a story of a wonderful friend¬ship, and a great
faith in humanity, but hobrings back to the reader-ln a number of
waysmany delightful hours that have been for longonly a memory.
Bach. Beethoven. Schubert.Handel, Wagner, Chopin, Rossini and all
theothers we have learned to love so well areIntroduced to Alexis
for the first time, and we.too get the thrill of his delight in the
first meet¬ing. For those who love music (and who doesnot?) there
la a rare treat In store hi Alexis. The W. B. Chambers Co.,
Philadelphia, hasjust issued "Food for tho Sick," a manual
forphysician and patient, by Solomon Strouse, M.D., associate
attending physician tho MichaelReese Hospital, professor of
medicine at thePost-Graduate School, Chicago, and Maude A.Perry,
dietitian at tho Michael Reese Hospital.The conceptions behind this
book are that thepatient may justly demand more explicit
In¬structions in diet than lie has hitherto received,and the
physician needs a practical guide bookfor Imparting such
instructions, especially whenthe patient must rely on himself or
his familyfor the preparation of his diet. Tho plan ofthe book is
very definite. Kach chapter is de¬voted to a single subject, and
discusses thedisease or the condition In such a way as tomake plain
the reasons for the dietary ruleswhich follow. Complete details of
the diet arethen given, with instructions in preparing foodsand
many menus. The first chapter is devotedto a description of the
normal use of food, andto lessons In practical application of food
tablesIn building any kind of special menus. Thosucceeding chapters
on disease aim to bescientific and practical, and to he the means
ofassuring confidence to both physician and pa¬tient It Is a book
that should find a place In
every home.
Current Editorial Comment Mayor Mitchel's address to theMitchel
Belgian mission expressed In a
4n th< noble form the feeling of New , . York: "Of all the
communitiesBelgians Df this broad land, each generous.each devoted
with tho passionatespirit of American nationality to tho cause
ofhuman freedom, each resentful of tyranny, eachfull of compassion
for the victims of brutalaggression, there Is none In which the
cruelsufferings of Belgium and her people meet witha readier
response in sympathy or evoke afiercer hatred of the savage,
conscienceless,faithless, militaristic autocracy of the
Hohen-zollerns that inflicted them than In the City ofNew York."
The Mayor's admirable greetingsto the representatives of our
allies, his IntenseAmericanism, his zeal for tho prosecution of
thewar, the dignity of his official utterances, thesincerity and
ardor of his sympathy and laborin tho supreme struggle of democracy
have In¬creased his hold upon public opinion and publicrespect. He
is not only the head of the mostcivilized and the most fruitful
administrationthe city has known? he has .the qualities,
theconvictions, the steady and strong nationalpatriotism which the
Mayor of New York musthave in time of war, unless New York la to
beshamed and disgraced..New York Times.
Congress should take noWar Profits chances on our participation In
n|i tho war being long-drawn-out#nu when taxes are being levied
onIncomes the wealth of the country. Warprofits and Incomes should
betaxed Immediately what It might be consideredjust and equitable
to tax them next year or theyear after. This must be done or they
mayescape forever the full burden of taxation whichthe same profits
and incomes bear In GreatBritain to-day. In the year ended March
31,1917, tho increase In taxation In the UnitedJKlngdom. compared
with the last year of peace,was composed of taxes on Incomes and
warprofits to tho extent of 84 per cent. The Britishmake a much
more thoroughgoing job of itthan even our Senate radicals propose,
for In¬comes as small as $600 a year are taxed InGreat Britain,
while Senator L.a Follette wouldnot reduce the numerous class now
exempt.Yet that fact, related as It may be to classdemagogy, cannot
be urged as a reason forpostponing the day when large Incomes and
warprofits Hhall assume to the limit the'ir share ofthe war's
burdens..Springfield Republican.
News of Fiftv Years Aero (From the Richmond Dispatch, Aug.
28,1867.) j Butt has resigned his position as cashierof the
Southern Express Company In this city,and will remove' to Memphis,
Tenn. J. O. Sny¬der succeeds him as cashier. A committee from the
City Council called onLieutenant Hambrick yesterday and
protestedacalnst the city being forced to support thenegro paupers,
who flocked to the city from alltho surrounding country after the
evacuation.Lieutenant Hambrick replied that GeneralSchofield had
ordered nonresident negroes to besent to the counties from whence
they came,and such of them as are paupers must be takencare of by
the counties they properly bolong In. Major-General Schofield has
gone to FortressMonroe to spend a few weeks enjoying the seabreeze
His senior aid, Lieutenant Rathhone,will have charge 'of
headquarters during thegeneral's absence.
There was a bold robbery of the residenceof Garrett F. Watson,
corner of Franklin andAdams Streets. Sunday night. Valuable
Jewelryand clothing were carried off. r-nnfrftctom have commenced
to remove theobstructions In James River at Drewrys Bluff,«Varrd
there as defenses in Confederate times.
These are the last of such obstructions left inthe rlvor. .
There was a so-called Republican meetingnirrht but reporters were
excluded. It wasearned that the sole object of tho meeting wasJr.
devise ways and means for the better sup¬port of Hunnlcutfs paper,
the New Nation Ar-lonlrementB were made to try to get 6,000
ne-ero^Tln Richmond to chip in 2& cent* a weekeach to run the
thing. Deer are now being found In the forests ofKent County in
greater numbers than everhVfore known. There will bo great sport
hunt¬
ing them in the fall and winter. c.ovemor Plerpont yesterday
appointed Wll-ir m Word, of Botetourt County, to be amember of the
hoard of visitors to the Uni¬versity of Virginia. General Sickles
has ordered the suspensionof tho Raleigh <N. C.) Progross for
.'sasslng"him and ridiculing his administration of affairsIn that
part of the Second Military Districtembraced In the State of North
Carolina. Registration In 8outh Carolina so far glveathe whltea
19,7«8 and the negroes 31,227.
Administrative Board Orders Outlay of Approximately 90,000
on Structure.
ENGINEERS ARE APPREHENSIVE
If Not Put in Order They Fear There May Be Hindrance to Traflic or
Personal Injury.Boiling and Hankin8 Report. Immediate repairs,
which will coat
approximately $8,000, to the Ninth Street Free Bridge were directed
yes¬ terday by the Administrative Board, following the receipt of a
second report from'City Engineer Boiling, in which ho declared that
the structure was In an unsafe condition. That the bridge has been
in poor repair for some time was shown by the correspondence from
the Engineering Department, which recom- mendod on July 23
extensive repairs at once, in the fear that the structure would be
barricaded to public use. Because of the fact that the order
for
material for the repairs to the bridge must bo placed with the
lumbor mills,It Is probable that active work cannot be started for
several weeks. In ad¬ dition to extensive repairs to the bridge,the
steel framing, which In some places is badly rusted and is scaling,
will be scraped and painted. This work was recommended by the City
Engineerabout two years ago, but w«i not car¬ ried out at that
time. The repairs to the bridge will cost approxinatcly $2.-617,
and the painting slightly morethan $3,000. IIANKINS FEARS HINDRANCE
TO
TRAFFIC OR PERSONAL INJURY Assistant City Engineer M. O. Han-l.ins
reported to the board on July20 that the bridge was badly In needof
repairs. Several days ago he made
a second report, in which he said heconcluded to direct attention
to the matter again "for fear there may be some hindrance to
traffic or personalInjury on account of Its dilapidatedcondition."
He reported that unless the metal
was scraped and painted, it would notlast many more years, while
the otherrepairs were necessary to keep thebridge in service this
winter. CityEngineer Boiling said that the topcords in the old
trusseo were badlyrusted and were scaling, while thecondition of
some of the girders and"1" beams on the north end Is verybad. There
is also a crack, he said,in the plinth block on the top pier onthe
north end of the bridge. "I would again Impress upon you
theImportance," wrote Mr. Rolling, "ofhaving these repairs made,
for If some¬thing Is not done 1 believe t -.at thebridge will have
to be barricaded frompublic use, as It la in an unsafe
con¬dition."
SUCCESSOR IS NAMED TO Llt'lE.V L. IIASS, JR.
As a result of the resignation of L.l.». Bass. Jr., assistant city
engineer,who has entered the second officers'training camp at Fort
Myer, the Ad¬ ministrative Board yesterday promotedFontaine Jones
to that position. A. M. Harris, draftsman, is promoted to the
position formerly held by Mr. Jones, and P. P. Pllcher, a civil
engi¬ neer and architect, was named to the position of draftsman.
At the suggestion of officers of the
United States Bureau of Animal In¬ dustry, repairs to the paving on
Union Street, between Franklin and Grace Streets, were authorized
by the board. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company waa directed
to repair the paving adjacent to and between Its tracks in this
street, and 8wift & Co. were instructed to repair the sidewalk
paving, which was torn up in order that curbing might be set.
information Bureau Inquiries rfgirdlng almoat any trplc,excepting
oi legal and medical lub-
Jeels, arc auwtrtd free, Aa all la. qalrlea arc answered directly
by >cr..osal letter, a 2-ccnt atanp la reqalredtor retara
postage. Adtlrni The Tliaes- Dispatch Information Curtaa,
Uich-¦uaud, Vs.
RemoTlnyr Varnish Frara Fturaltare. L. M. P., Hopewell..Soak the
var¬
nish with wood alcohol, after which U can readily be removed.
Removing Paint From Glass. S. J. C., Chrlstlansburg.-.Soften
the
paint by soaking it with a hot solution of strong sal soda, then
remove the paint with a sharp putty knife.
Wild Turkeys. H. DeJ., Fredericksburg..If the wild
turkey waa hatched early in th* season It may lay late the next
year, but sel¬ dom hatches its eggs.
District Kiemptlon Heard. J. B. Ft, Williamsburg..CampbellCounty is
!ti the western exemptiondistrict, and the address of the
dis¬
trict exemption board is 202 First Na¬ tional Bank Building,
Roanoke.
Shirtwaist Factory Fire. C. E. IS.. Kcnbrldge.The fir® in the
Arch Shirtwaist factory, New York City, occurred March 25, 1911,
when Its persona lost their lives, most of them young women.
"Dependent Wife." C. C. R., Disputanta..The term means
that the wife must be dependent upon her husband for Bupport. If
she has a father or mother who can support her, or has any other
means of income, she is not dependent upon her huaband.
Belgium. T. C. F., Falls Church..Belgium be¬
came Independent of Holland In 1831, and the great powers agreed
that Bel- glum should be made a "neutral state," that Is, that It
should never take partin another European war and no nation should
use Belgian territory for its army in time of war. When
Germanymarched an army through Belgium in 1914, therefore, Belgium
resisted and was drawn into the war.
«<Mlttel Eorepa." Constant Reader, City Point.."Mlt«
tel Europa" Is the designation of a German pchemo of conquest to
throw n belt across Central Europe down to the Persian Gulf. This
is known artthe Hnmburg-to-Bagdad scheme, the territory Involved to
be aerved by a continuous line of railway, canals und rivers. It is
one of the most grandioseschemes evor projected by the humm mind.
Its achievement would mean Germany's ultimate domination of the
wcrld.
Moon on Angoat 3. M. A. P., Newcaotle.Th® dark lines
and spots seen on the face of th® moon 'the night of Auguat 3 are
of fre¬ quent occurrence. It should be under¬ stood, of course,
that the surface of the moon is exceedingly irregular, being made
up of lofty mountains and broad level plains; besides ther® ar®
nume¬ rous craters. The Illumination of such a surface by the sun
necessarily makes bright and dark areas and lines, with which moat
people are familiar. 8ome> times light, delicate, fibrous clouds
in our atmosphere passing slowly across the moon's disk,'
accentuate the mark¬ ings. But ther® ia nothing wonder¬ ful,
strange or mysterious about it. It Is a common phenenon. The fine,
hair lines of clouds are not visible, aa a rul®, until they com®
dl- rectly between th® observer and the paooa. |
I
Division No. 4 Forms Provisional Companies of White «uid
Colored Men.
EXCELLENT SPIRIT IS SHOWN
Many Volunteer to Go Forward in First 5 Per Cent Quota, to Report
at Cantonment on September 5. Big Celebration for East End.
The whito and colored men selected to serve In the United States
National Army from Division No. 4 held their first drills last
night. T. Vernon Chalk- ley a V. M. I. graduate, ¦was in charge of
the drilling of the white men, and the tramp tramp of feet was
heard on Twenty-third Street, between Broad and Marshall Streets.
The colored men also drilled under
the supervision of Wyatt Smith, who has been selocted to serve in
the Na¬ tional Army from Division No. 4. Ef¬ forts had been made to
secure ser¬ geants from the- Virginia National Guard to drill the
colored men. but aa the militia will leave town n a few days, these
efforts proved futile, smltn. however, volunteered his services as
drlll'master of the negroes. Two meetings, one for the white
and one for the colored, were held prior to the drilling, and
George TV. Rogers, chairman of Kxemptlon Board No. 4. was highly
pleased with the enthuslnsm shown by the future sol¬ diers. There
were fifty-four men In attendance. thirty-seven white and seventeen
colored. The objects of the meetings last
night were to ascertain the opinions of the drafted men on being
selected to serve in the army and also to make arrangements for the
first quota of men that nre to go in training at CampT-.ee,
Petersburg, on September S Only eight men will leave from this
division on that date, due to the proclamation of President Wilson,
which provides that only ."> per cent of the quota leave on the
first call. .MANY VOMSTEKn TO GO
WITH FIRST The eight men to leave from the di¬
vision will be plckcd from those who are best qualified lo serve,
and all will bo white. Twenty men were present at the time the
question of which were to go first was raised and a call for
volunteers was made. Seventeen r>t the twenty present
immediately volun¬ teered to serve in the first lot of men. The
list of volunteers follows: Jen Stuart Hlnchman. Crews Faber. Felix
Smith. Wyatt Smith. T. H. Ed¬ wards. R. C. Sears. A. W. Arnold
Georg. T. Purges*. T. J Kennedy. G. W. Allen. I,. T>. Jones.
George C. Jackson. William Jackson. Antrim Dinwiddle. T. H. Eppe,
B. S. llill and T. N. Chalkley. One of the features of the
gathering
last night was the spirit w'thwhlch the men entered Into their
drills. The white and color»d men both seemea to be highly
enthusiastic, at the nrst drill with a vim. The "tand taken by the
colored men was pleaslnc to the exemption board offi¬ cers. When
asked if they were; ready to serve, one of them replied. Boss I am
ready to go now. Drills willI he held every night on Twenty-third
Street until the men go into camp. PLANS PROCEEDING FOR
runijic RECEPTION Plans for the public reception to be
given the white mea on next Tuesday nicht are progressing rapidly,
accord Ing to Information given by Mr. last night. All of the white
men that have been certified to the district boar will be extended
an 1 ivltatlon toa1"an* the banquet. The affair will be held on
Chlmboraao Park and wl11 b?ceded by a parade, which will be led by
the Acca Temple Patrol and band. Rev. Andrew Bowler and Rev.
Hugh
Williams, colored, are In charge of tne celebration for the colored
drafted men, and so far have made no report to Mr. Rogers as to the
pr igress they bat*
The number of absentees In Division No. 4 has b< en reduccd to
nineteen, andkll of these have been certified to the district board
as physically qualified to serve In ths army, according to the
draft law. In addition to certifying the men to the d.dtrlct board,
their names have also been turned orer to the Adjutant-General, the
Department of Justice, the Richmond Police and to the newspaper?.
There are fourteen colored men ana
five white mei included In the nineteen absentees. Of the five
white men three are aliens. These names were handed In by Division
Board No. 4 when all efforts to locate the men had tailed.
I-larvey E. Atkinson, chairman of Di¬ vision Board No. 3. yesterday
received a request from Jol n Newton Gordon that he be sent alon3T
with the flrst lot of men to the training camp. Newton stated that
he had no exemption claim to file, and there wa « nothing to hinder
him from going with the first assign¬ ment of men.
Voice of the People *
Letters moat jrtve the line and ad> drean of the writer. Name
will not be published If writer so request*. f
Sculptor Emrklel'x nirtbplare. To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sfr,.In going about Richmond I have
noticed a number of houses marked as the birthplace or residence of
patri¬ otic and useful citizens, but I saw no notice of the kind on
tne dwelling at the southeast corner of Marshall and Twelfth
Streets, where the sculp¬ tor, Ezekiel, lived as a boy and where I
am pretty wure he was born. This artist reflected great credit on
his city and Slate, and any honors we can render him should not be
omitted.
W. G. CRENSHAW. JR. Mayhurst, Orange, Va., August 2£.
Canning. I'd rather lose than play the eheat. I'd rather fall than
live a lie. I'd rather suffer in defeat Than fear to meet another'a
eye. I'd rather never win a prise Than gain the topmost rung of
glory And know I must myself despise Until death ends my sorry
story. 4 What if another never knew That I had tricked my way to
fame. And all unseen my hand could do The cunning little deeds of
shame? The stolen prize would not be sweat. In pride I could not
ever show it; Men might not know me for a cheat. But 1 should ever
after kn r It.