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The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
AUTO ROUTES BY C0L0RS.
Plan Proposed to Designate High.
ways Thus to Guide To.rists.

Plan Proposed to Desisnate High
ways Thus to Guide To1rists.
From the Albany N. ~ Dispateh.
A plan for designating the various
highway routes throughout the State by
colors for the convenience Of motorists
is being worked out by Frank D. Lyon,
secretary Of the New York State Auto
mobile Association. 1t il proposed to
designate the main highway between
New York and Buffalo via Albany a. the
blue route, from Albany to Rouses
Point, &C.. as the red route, each main
route to be designated by a distinctive
color and the less frequented routes by
combination Of colors.
1t Is suggested that the highway de-
partment paint the top rail of fences
along improved highways, the color as
signed to that particular route. At pres
ent these fences are white. 1t is also
proposed that the department paint an
1S-inch strip Of color on bridges along
the highways.
The telephone and telegraph companies
have been asked to permit their pofes
along the various routes to be adorned
with band Of color to be applied by
various automobile clubs in their respec-
tive territories. Round color discs will
be used along streets in cities to indi-
cate the way to tourists
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

the children. They should not Be al
lowed to attend these places too fire.
quently. but may patronize the better
ones occasionally.
Excessive reading in bed o1 on the
street cars is sometimes hard upon the
eyes and strains them unduly.
The age at which a child should go to
school. the amount Of ocular effort
which should be required. and the size
Of print, are questions which are oc-
cupying q great deal Of the attention
Of educators. and will be touched but
lightly In this paper.
The school desk and seat should be
adjustable, that the child's feet may
touch the floor. and the back be held
straight. With a desk too high, the el-
bows are thrown out and the back bent
sideways, and the book comes too close
to the eyes. Should the desk be too
low. the child must stoop. inducing con-
gestion. poor digestion and round shoul-
ders. An uncomfortable desk may make
the child restless. and nervous. and the
result Is probable mischief, for which 1t
10 punished. highly polished desk
may reflect glare into the eyes.
For a schoolroom plenty Of daylight.
coming upon the desks from the left side.
that no shadow may be cast by the hand
and arm upon the writing pad. with no
direct sun and no dark corners. II ideal.
Window shades should be light In color.
tbat they may diffuse the sunlight and
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
GBRHANS DlSLIKBD
BY OTHER PEOPLES
Prince Writes Article Telling Why
Kaiser's Subjects Are Un-
pupular Abroad.

Berlin. Oct D.-Ths hereditary Prince
OF Hohsnlohe-Lansenburg who married
the daughter Of the late Duke Of Edin-
Aurgh, and for some years acted ~ re-
gent Of Saxe-CoburgG Gotha, contributes
an interesting article to the Deutsche
Revue on the sympathies and antipathies
Of foreigners for Germany.
The prince admits that Germans do
not enjoy much sympathy from the rest
of the world, and he thinks the main
cause Of this 10 the rapid growth Of
German power. But, in addition. he dip
iomatically alludes to various qualities
displayed by numerous Germans which
are not calculated to provoke sympathy.
There II. for example. their exeggerat-
ed sensitiveness, their growing ostenta-
ton. and their display Of other qualities
OF the parvenu: their efforts to give an
Impression Of energetic action by con-
duct which other people simply con-
denim a. rudeness and unmannerliness
and their too scsnt appreciation Of man
nerB and culture.
The prince complains Of German mate
rialim. against which II II the duty of
parents. teachers. and Clergy to do battle.
Germans. he says. are 'uncertain-e
source OF many q mistake in political AZ
well a. in private life.
With more 'certainty' II might be
easier to safeguard German interests
abroad, and to free German foreign
policy from much Of the unnecessary
noise which too often accompanies 1t.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

Tho following Ii contributed by the
Medical Society OF the District Of Co
lumbia:
During and after an illness or opera
ton the bodily resistance 10 lessened AT
this time an error in the eyes. not nee
essarily Of vision. but of strain, which ID
not noticeable during health. may be felt.
and use Of the eyes become painful. Fur
ther, during some diseases. especially the
fevers. there Is . moderate Inflammation
Of the inside Of the eye, 70 that light ID
unpleasant unless very subdued. It viii
be apparent that during these times all
reading or sewing should be prohibited.
Even after the convalescence. glasses
for . few months are often necessary,
until the eyes and, body regain fully the
normal tone.
It II desirable to mention In this paper
briefly the effect Of poor food upon the
eyes. Az 10 explained above. In many
people use Of the eyes is comfortable
only during perfect health and strength.
In an Investigation mads anmong the
children Of the New York sch0pao Il
was discovered that many of tho
children a ths poor went to seheea VIII
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

The faring gas jet. the brilliant man
tie and electric lights. are all severe
In their effects upon the eyes. The CEN
tral chandelier In q room IL neither q
thing Of beauty nor Of utility. The best
reading light Is q kerosene lamp or an
Argand gas burner. hung low enough to
give suincient illuDination. and placed
to the left and behind >the reader. the
light falling without shadow upon the
page. Next best b the electric globe.
the filament concealed from the eye and
the rays diffused. A light suspended
over the desk or book is prone to fall
upon the page in such manner as to be
reflected into the eyes. The light be-
hind and to the side Is reflected away
from the reader. This matter Of position
Of the light II ignored quite commonly
both in the home and in the business Of
ice. and to 1t IL attributable much eye
strain. The mercury vapor lamps. which
are installed in some OF the government
departments in this city. while giving
maximum illumination for the current
consumed. are lacking In the red rays
Of the spectrum. The greenish light
which emanates contains too many Of
the dread ultra violet rays, most injuri-
Gus to the eyes. These lights, while
economical 10 the, government. are %
at 4 terrific coast to those employed.
The daxsle to the eyes from the NOV
Ing picture shows ID responsible for
very great dsal q sys trouble among
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
FORBID SOLDIERS
READING PAPERS
Effort Being Made to Improve Ap'
pearance of the French
Soldier,

Paris, Oct. 1s-An amusing order has
been issued by the military governor Of
Paris. He has forbidden all soldiers
under his command-in other words, al
the soldiers garrisoned in Paris-to read
newspapers when they are walking about
the streets in uniform. The prohibition
is quaint one, because of the incor-
rigible habit Of SO many Parisians In
London one very rarely sees a man read
ing a newspaper in the street. unless he
happens to be, stationary. In Paris 1t
is the most usual thing in the world
for a man to bump into you, and to
apologize with the excuse that he was
SO interested in his copy Of the Petit
Parisien or the Matin that he did not
see where he was going.
The military governor might go even
further. and endeavor to do something
to improve the general department Of the
French soldier in the streets. While
there is little doubt as to his sterling
merit as q fighting man. his slatternly
appearance and slouching walk make it
dificult for a foreigner to realize this
No American visitor to Paris can fail
to be impressed with the difference be-
tween the French soldier and the Ameri-
can Tommy" for the usual attitude Of
the former il slouching. hands In pockets.
and smoking a cigarette. There is, Of
course, the difference between a conscript
and a regular to be taken into account
but. even allowing for this. there seems
no reason why the French soldier should
not be taught to adopt q more military
gait out Of barracks.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

young children to a kindergarten The
training. the discipline. and the oral In.
struction which they here receive 10 ex.
cellent: but I would caution against toe
much use OF the eyes at this tender agA
A child's playthings ought all to b
large. Let the child have only . mini
mum of fine work to do. such as sewing.
Limit the near use of the eyes The
nearsight Of the Germans is attributed
largely to the close attention necessary
by the child to learn and read the fine
German script. I am not in favor of put
ting children in school early. The little
mental headway which a child can gain
by early schooling Is of no importance
whatever to 1t later in life land that Is
the purpose for which We educate tho
child, II at the cost of any weakness in
body or in eyes.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
His Wife Won't Let Him.
hs Philsdelphia Inquirsr

ffum the PhtodelphtA InqurVr.
Former Mayor Of Trenton Frank 8.
Ratxenbech viii not be q candidate for
United States Senator at the coming
preferential primaries. He has Q lot of
good reasons, tho first Of which IL that
his wife won't let him. The others need
not be discussed.
Things have come to q pretty paxs
when sunragettes not only insist on vot-
ing. but on keeping men in the back
ground. We do not know that Mrs.
Katsenbsch IL a suffrasette militant, but
she IL working In that direction JUST
suppose every woman should prevent her
husband from running for office: then
We should have Offices wholly flied bv
bachelors or 0ufrasettes, and neither
alternative 70 pleasing. Bachelors don't
need once: they can support them
sefvesL Az for women only making the
laws and administering them-words fail
US to express our emotions on this SUBJ
ject.
There are some Offices which naturally
tend to the disruption Of domestic life.
but We can ZEE nothing in q United States
senatorShip to terTify the best of wives.
Life in Washington II supposed to be
very delectable to the feminine sex We
feel that Mr.. Katzenbach has said too
much OF not enough. He must now, IN
fairness to an electorate which is burning
to thrust him into q Senatorship explain
just what Il all means.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
Nourishment, Lack of Strain, and Right Lighting
Effects Essential to, Good Eyesieht

no breakfast. and had little lunch. This
same condition il present to some extent
In every large city. Needless to say. q
child must have the most nourishing
food, and in abundance
know Of cases In which, 1t being in
convenient to put up q lunch at home,
the child is given some pennies and told
with the child Wild has a penny: he
wants candy. and the most pieces he
can buy for his money. There are ever
in the vicinity Of schools stores and
hokey-pokey men selling the cheapest
and vilest foodstu6s. The enforcement
q the pure food and drugs act is not
yet perfect. and IT will be some time
before no poisonous candy il on the
market. The idea OF hot lunch which
costs but . few cents. served In the
school building. IL Q tremendous forward
step. Many . headache from use Of the
eyes would never have appeared had the
child had . full and nourishing meal.
This u OF course true also in adults.
Lists to Use.
Too much cannot be said against the
usuek HeAt ~ which one rsads at homA
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
Bonbay's Animal Hospital.


In far on Bombay 10 probably the
largest and most elaborate hospital for
animals in the world. It has both ita
inpadents and its outpatients and Il
administers to animals Of all kinds a
carefully as human beings are admin
istered to In the hospitals Of the West.
Over 1000 animals are taken into the
hospital each year, and well on to l,o0o
are treated a. outpatients. In all there
are some forty buildings. large and
small, connected with. the hospital. and
the architectural structure and the ap-
pointments Of some Of them are, in
deed. superior to those OF many Of our
regular hospitals. Ibis splendid hos
pltal for animals waS founded by . ma
tive Indian, Paris merchant, Sir Din
shaw Manock5ee Petit. Not only do
kmestic animals Of every kind are treat
ed and cared for In II, but the animals
Of the Jungle and the wild birds which
are found wounded or suffering from
any cause are taken to Il and nursed
baek - health and then set frss again.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

Too much cannot be said against the
usuek AeAt b. which one rsads ct homs.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
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RHEUMATISM

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
MORAL VICTORY
IS LEFT IN DOUBT
Strike Is Settled, but Question Of
Right to Get Drunk
Undecided.

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch.1
Newcastle. England, December Is
The Northeastern Railway strike was
amicably settled yesterday, but II left
the question of employees right to get
drunk, II II pleased them. still unde-
clded. Magistrate Jones. before whom
the railway men ana their employers
reached an agreement. held that Knox
was not intoxicated. This left the
moral victory OF the conflict In doubt.
Knox. an engine driver employed by
the Northeastern. reported for duty In
a somewhat excited condition. and the
company Immediately deposed him,
charging that he was drunk. Knox
had been an express engine driver. and
was reduced 10 the freight service. lie
refused 10 accept the position. and
quit.
Three thousand % his associates on
the Northeastern struck In sympathy
with Knox, and traffic was tied up.
The railway men said that Knox had
q right to get drunk II he saw Mt. and
the railway had no right 90 complain.
so long as he did his work.
Five thousand men on other North
of England railways str.ck. and pas
senger traffic IN four counties was
UdraiNZeQ. me CDilltf-cS anu
shut down as a result. In all. between
50. 600 and 100. 900 men were idle.
Knox appealed 20 Home Secretary
McKe lie said he was falsely ac-
cused lie said on his way TO work
that day ne drank two hot runs.
but denied he was intoxicated. Magis-
,rate Jones was sent here 10 conduct
the hearing. Whether two hot rume
would make A man intoxicated was .
question that Immediately became sec
oad In importance only 70 the question
Has a man the right 10 get drunk
II ne wishes
On the recommendation Of Magis-
tra;e Jones. the King pardoned All the
strikers. and Knox and all his follow
ers were reinstated. bur will be docked
six days pay.
The officials Of the Northeastern
Railway Immediately reinstated Kno1
and all the strikers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16

clusion of everything else. and stu
dent affairs are neglected for the time
Drill is held each afternoon. but all
other duties have been suspended until
after the holidays
Following the resignation OF Gordon
LefebvTe, OF Richmond. from college.
w. X. Legge has been made presideu~
of the corps: Rex Steele. president Of
the german club. and r T. Wall. edl-
tor-in- chief OF the Virginia Tech These
Offices were held by Mr.. Lefebyre. who
has accepted a position in Roanoke.
Or L, A. Smythe. Of the departing mt
OF biology. has gone TO Orange Court
house to deliver an illustrated lecture
on Birds"
Professor r J. Holden. OF the geo
logical department. is al the jefferson
Hospital in Roanoke for an operate on
for appendicitis.
Asbury y HOdgson went to Stanton
Thursday TO be best man at the mar
riage OF his brother. Emory Il Hodg-
son. the hmous football star OF Y =. L.
to Miss Sadie Yost Holler. of that place
The wedding was very quietly cele-
brated Saturday morning.
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vaccination in that county to prevent
the spread OF smallpox. The malady is
raging on the North Carolina line. at
News Ferry. Scottsburg. South Boston,
Meadvine and Crystal Hill. In many
instances the contagion is in the most
violent form. but only one death Is
reported thus lar. The county VIII
provide free vaccination and require
it among the school children.
Because the district authorities are
not making public the manner IN
which they are expanding money Sc
cured from bond issue IN TazeweIl
County for road building, an enor'
TO secure an injunction against the
further extension of some OF the roads
is threatened. The authorities say the
way the money has been used can De
seen on file at the office of the cis-
trict engineer, holding that 1t Is an
unnecessary expense TO pay for the
advertising Of such reports. The com
plant is worst in the Clear Fork as
itrict. in Tazewell County.
Rev. J. W. stephens. of Blackstone
has accepted a call 10 the pastorate o.
the Christian Church at Clifton FORGE
and he has advised the church mere
-aat he will begin his labOrs early In
January
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16

the year in the hope of slipping one
over" on the "drys." 1t is not known
q which side appears to have MAJOR
ity in the qualified vote, but the rum
or seems to have subsidized. The pres
ent qualified electorate would be the
one 10 decide such a question at any
time between January l and the sec
ond Tuesday in June. After that the
electorate would be based on capita
lions paid by the first Tuesday In
May. or the November electorate.
/ The Virginia law prov ding for the
appointment Of probation officers
the police Court. primarily 10 deal
with ha5itual drunkards and men
who fail TO provide support for their
families. is working a wonderful
transformation in Lynchburg. push
Cd by two good men. Detectives Child
ress and irwin. the plainclothes men Of
the LynchburS Police Department,
there are now forty men under The
{ eye of the officers. Under the law,
lhaDitual drunkards are hailed before
the Police Court and Iectured. Then
they are given thirty days Of grace,
+ Il. which time they must sober up or
go 10 the state road convict camps.
d 1 nus ldE LLtl . 4ld = bfNii sumo ,N-A-@
fworderfrl transformations in the
lives OF some OF these men, and only
tone or two have been sent TO the
roads. while n couple have flown TO
other parts. where they may continue
drinking without molestation. Trun-
ant husbands and poor providers have
been turned out 10 go 10 work for
their families. and none OF them have
fallen by the way as yet. The law
puts no burden Of proof on the proba-
ition officers. Their statements stand
for themselves. and must be broken
down by the offenders. and the result
Is that a number Of white men. as
veil as negroes. here are sober now
for the first time in years. The men
under probation are required TO re-
port at police Court each thirty or
sixty days, and they have become 20
be known as The Old Soaks Club
Recently the Norfolk and Western
Railway acquired a small piece OF
land. cne-tenth OF an acre. near its
station at Concord. for which il had
ito pay $1,000 in order TO get 1t. the
iprice being at the rate Of 100000 an
acre.
Pulaski. through Mayor John T.
Loving. has started a crusade against
selling cigarettes to boys under SIX
teen years Of age The Mayor has
icalied the attention Of dealers TO the
law prohibiting the sale OF tobacco 10
BOYS. together with the announcement
that he intends doing his best TO stoT
the use Of coffin tacks' by Pulaski
BOYS. il il is possible
The Pittylvania County Anti-saloor
League will hold county rally at th'
= Christian Church. at Elba. on th'
night Of December %. at which time
prominent speakers Of the county VII
Participate.
r The RawIey w Martin Chapter
: Daughters OF the Confederacy, a
b. Chatham. has contributed $40 To TN
] fund for Christmas dinner for the IN
p mates Of the Confederate Soldiers
, Home at Richmond.
TIE Board Of Supervisors Of iiaiita'
q county has taken steps looking Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
WILSON MAY FACE
BUGAB0O OF WAR
Alien Land Bill, Aimed at Jap.
anese, Will Be Intro
duced Again.

san Francisco. cal. December Ia
When woodrow Wilson assumes the
re.ns Of government March 8 next. he
probably will be confronted b. tfe
hugaDoo % war with Japan. prccip!-
tated By the announced Intention OF
state Senator sanford. ~ Mcndocino
county. mere to-day. 20 Introduce again
'n the legislature his alien land bill
an anti-Japaucse measure which al
most resulted IN international squab-
bles BOB 1917 and 1909. Sanford asserts
he VII Introduce his bill Immediately
after the legislature meets in January.
The bill would exclude japanese
from owning land ia California. san
ford has wazed his fEat three times IN
The I.ezisisfure Tho first time % was
defeated By Colonel Roosevelt. then
President. welding the bis stick
and twice by the efforts = President
TAFT.
so American ,r ovn land N
Japan said sanford He cannot even
lease q unless he marrics a japanese.
I am going % keep hammcring I'll ny
bill goes through -
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Times-Dispatch Bureau.
> Bollingbrook street
(Telephone 1880,

Petersburg, Va, Decehpet A''
The announcement that troNeinoi
Mann. while in no sense an aggressive
candidate would accept the Federal
office OF district attorney for the kas'-
ern District Of Virginia after the eN-
nira.ion of his gubernatOrial term in
1914. If offered him. mas aroused much
interest in this city and section. where
h. has a host Of warm friends. the
news comes as surprise. as II was
probablv known to but few that the
C,overnoY had been considered in TINS
connection.
Petersburg has an announced canon
date for the district attorneyship IN
the person Of J. Gordon Bohannon.
nron1inent Young attorney of the city
vvbo has been indorsed for the posi-
ton by many Numbers of the local
bar and of the bars of the iideren;
counties in the district. as we'll as o.
Norfolk Mr. Bohannon was the Demo-
cratic elector for the Fourth congress
sional District in the late campaign
and did active service
II is also reported that there may
be other aspirants for the position
from other portions OF the Eastern
District
Fiag-RaisinG Exercises.
Interesting exercises were neld IL
dav afternoon at the high school al
Church Road, in Dinwiddie, on the oc-
casion Of the raising Of flag over ine
building. There was large gatner-
ing of the friends and patrons OF the
school 20 witness and take part IN the
EXERCISES A fine program was ar
ranged. and addresses were dehVereo
nv the Rev. T. W. Moore. Of this city
,fr,fa
, Kings Daughters at Work.
The Kings Daughters are arransins
.o distribute 15o baskets OF provisions
and delicacies among the neeoy Vi 'i.e
city. and are asking the well-to-do
| citizens 10 help them by contributions
-he Daughters never appeal In vain
| Cor aid in their work. During the
| -ast month the trained nurse en-
! .loved by the Daughters reported la
| yisits made TO the sick and needy
| Committed for sussex Authorities
John Mason. the negro who sur
! -endered to the police OF this city
/ last night. eonfessinS TO the murder
I Of a coIored woman. Gertie smith
/ aaar Stoney Creek. on Friday even
:n., has been committed to jail until
/ tuesday to await the action or 'he
| Sussex authorities. The conduct o.
the negro in sUrrendering so far away
! from the scene of the murder, anc
! Voluntarily cOnfessing the crime wher
F, ne was not even suspected and couic
easily have escaped, is regarded as re-
| narkable But he says he was con
| .cience srnitten in his flight from th'
| scene Mason is a young. strongly
! built Young negro. and has been work
! ING for sometime at lumber plan
In Dinwiddie. The wOman's HUSBAND
/ was away at the time Of the murder
4 Dark city.
During the first half OF the nigh
the greater part of the city is i
darkness as far as street lights arr
concerned. This is due TO the serious
washout in the canal which feeds th'
power plant of the Virginia Railway
and Power Company in Dinwiddie. BY