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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-14

producer and lower tho cost to the
consumer.
In a late address ut Springfield. Mass.
ohver Wilson. of Peoria. Ill. master OF
the national grange. said that the OIL
Gals OF the grange recognize that
there are too many intermediate profits
on produce before 1t reaches the con-
sumner All OF the mlddlcmen claim
they arc not making any money: still.
they appear to be obtaining living
Every middlcman means an additional
cost on the article before II reaches the
consumer. and the only way improve
ment can be mado in this line is by
shortening the route between producer
and consumer"
The vital question OF the day is re-
duction in tho cost of living II Is n
topic that will not cease TO he discussed
until the cause for portcst is practi-
cally minimized. Two statements have
lately appeared In the newspapers in
reference TO this subject that have at
tractcd attention and interest one
was that under present conditions the
cost OF conveying Sc worth OF food
from the producer to tho consumer is
50. making the cost TO the consumer
81 The other was n statement from
the Department of Agriculture that one
of the factors in causing higher prices
is the agitation for, enactment and en-
forcemcnt Of pure food laws.
There must be something radically
wrong when ii cost 81 moro TO send an
article to the consumer than It costs to
produce the article originally. Why
should the wrong he so long tolerated?
The increase of the cost OF foodstuns
because OF the restrictive laws com
pelling purity is really negligible.
Moreover. the consuming public is will
Ing to pay the cost essential to assur-
ance Of wholesome foods
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On the Spur of the
Moment
By Roy K. MouIton

IL seems n long time since we have
read about anybody chokin' To death
on n piece OF bccfsteak The high
cost living seems to have placed
the puietus on that innocent form of
amusement
James Sphinx went out in tho corn
field yesterday with n celluloid collar
on. The funeral arrangements will
not be announced until some of tho
relatives In the East have been heard
from
Hank Tumms was rcadin in the
covered tina; electricity can be used as
a substitute for food. Hank stuck Il
live wiro in his mouth to try it out
and Will not be in need of any food
for two or three weeks.
Ansel Higgins, who has been wear
In full beard fer forty years, had
is shaved off last night on account of
the extreme heat, and when 10 got
home his wife Knocked him iusensible
with hatiron, thinking he was some
strange burblar.
Did YOU over receive a picture post
card in your life from friend who
was travelling which did not bear this
message. Having a lovely time. Wish
you were herc?'
ON the first of the month "A man pays
all OF his automobile bills and then
If he has anything left he takes caro-
OF the butcher and grocer
1t seems like a day lost when the
mail docs not bring three or four ad-
vertising letters from old Dr. Hubbard,
Of East Aurora.
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drive better, bargain, which is their
right but before the public cnlistS in
th"tr support some consideration ,aulG
be given 10 the case OF the rullrVals
II the public is willing 10 pay n. dif-
feroncc let the Interstate Commerce
Commission raise The rates. and then
the railroads viii be able 10 pay their
employees all the public VIII stand
do not charge that these conductors
ana trainmcn are oVcrUaid. but they
should. however. recognize sonc stop
ping point ana not be quite SO sclhsh
In their demands. II is not true spirit
or brotherhood (and they are affiliated
with the American Federation OF Labor
to demand wage so nigh that the
throughout the country UNI
dcrtake 10 satisfy the rest OF their I'M
p!oyes. who are equally and often more
worthy by establishing pro rata
scale OF wages would mean bankruptcy
to tho companies SO let us strive TO
make the conditions OF life such that
ms nearly as possible each man shalt
receive the share 10 which he Is hon
estly entitled and no more. remember
ing that n labor trust is but little bet
ter than n steel or sugar trust. tho
pernicious evils that we good Dcno-
Gratis are trying TO bust up" and with
Woodrow Wilson In Washington and
John Garland Pollard in Richmond the
country Is safe ''TABSCOTT"
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\ Total Wreck.

What on Garth is the matter with
YOU" asked the friend as Podsnap got
off the train, gave q hurried look TO
right and left and tried 10 get through
the crowd unobservcd You look like
the fae end OF a nisspcut life'
Fodsnap was picture of despair.
Ills clothing haunt been pressed for
two weeks he had a weeks growth
of beard on his chin. his collar was
wiltcd, his nccktie was turned under
his left ear and battered straw hat
sat rakishly on an unkcpt head of
hair. There were dark circles under
his eyes and there was a wild look
about him which reminded his friend
Of tn" ancient cave Of IMAM
There Is nothing the matter with
me- ErowIed rodsnap. "Nothinc at
all excepting that have been away
taking my vacation left town two
weeks ago TO lind cool spot where
could regain my shattered health
ana tho result is what you sec
have visited seven summer places ana
have eaten cooking that would put
q rhinocerOus under tn. table. have
slept in two by-four bedrooms that
were like Turkish baths and have had to
sleep with my feet out OF tn. win
dow when wanted TO strairhton out
and get the Kinks out OF my legs
have been held UP and robbed three
times a day and have boon dragged ont
OF the water twice. have put up
with every Inconvenience that could he
devised by the mind Of man. ana
have the ailnent called dyspepsia.
which ! never had before I'm my life
l have fought mosquitoes as big as
prairie chickens and sandneas and
horsefies until couldn't rest"
What are YOU going TO do now
Foolish question, 40 ill-4+. l
am going TO stay at home. Of course
Nothing less than the sudden death
OF a rich uncle Will get me away from
my own front porch this summer.
am going to 80 home and bUry these
clothes and try 10 forget two weeks
OF my life. am going TO stick around
home until win my health back, and
then ! am going 70 work believe
cation every forty years IS enough"
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Signs of tic Tinlra.

Womeus hats are smaller this sum
MGR, but the price has been made lit
tie larger.
There isn't any punishment which
Will fit the crime OF getting up a family
picnic
plan. with an old blanket or carry it
in the house these frosty July even
inGs.
Ham x Esrs used to be mere
partnership. Now il is a soulless cor
poration OF. predatory wealth
1t is time Tor the fool who spent
his winter skating on thin ice 10 begin
rocking the rowboat.
These beautiful August evenings one
is impressed by the fact that there
are a great many young mon I'm the
country who are learning TO play the
mandolin and learning To play" seems
TO he about as far as they ever get
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To the Editor OF Tho Times Dispatch:
Sir-in the Evening Journal OF n
ginia thought seriously of ccding sew
cral OF her counties 10 Virginia in set
Element OF the debt Will you please
answer In your issue Of the 4th In
stance II West Virginia gives to Viz
ginia the counties in what way will
that liquidatc the debt to the sat!sfao-
ton Of the bondholdcrs?
What material advantage will our
state gain by such n deal?
How many miles OF railroad that Is
taxable Will come TO Virginin?
How many Congressman Will II give
Virginia?
Would 1t not be means OF redis-
tricting the whole State and making
a necessary change in our Constitu-
ton?
How many more State Senators and
members of the House would it make 2
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All Railrond Employees Need RecoE-
niiInn.

To the Editor Of The, Times Dispatch:
Sir,1I heartily indorse the solution
9Herfd by your corresposndEstnt &c &c. r.
Dispatch relative TO the trainmen and
conductors wage problem on the East
ern railroads.
There must necessarily be a stop
ping point when IL comes 10 dealing
with increase Of wages II seems that
wages should be settled on It's merits
Tho point Is: are they entitled to more
pay, and If they arc, why?
Does il require mora skill 10 he n
trainman than II does TO DO n section
master? Certainly not; the compari
the trainmen get twice as much pay?
Does ii require more skill to be a
trainman than II does to be a train
dispatcher or railroad telegraph
operator. by whose instructions the
trainmcn have TO run their trains? The
difference is this: While the train dis
patchcr and telegraph operators are
responsible for the movement OF All
trains on their respective line. the
trainmen are only partly responsible
for the protection OF ono train. In
many cases the trainmen get twice as
much pay as the former.
The railroad section master is prob
vice of all employees, while in point Of
responsibility and skill he should rank
side by side with the president OF the
railroad company.
DO not construe this as any reflection
on tho section masters The slightest
error in fixing the track might mean a
wreck, killing thousands Of passcn-
gers. ''Of course, it would not hurt
the conductor or trainmcn, for they
always jump Off"
The following from New York
paper might serve to show the true
status OF the trainmens condition: j.,
"Railroad efficiency Is matter tier OF OF
congested centres OF population. Under
the existing law the position OF tho
railroads Is not matter of doubt
Their monthly and annual statements
prove the financial distress of many OF
and revenues are growing steadily
while their net earnings do not keep
pace with their gross gains, and in
many cases are dwindling in way
that means ultimate ruin. railroad
employees, in common with MI other
wages. and have n legal right to refuse
TO work for less than they demand. But
when they ask the public 10 support
them in their attempts to get higher
pay the public has right to take INTO
account the wages they receive as com
pa 4ed with those OF men in other. walks
of life calling for equal Intelligence
or skill. Passenger conductors now
average from $l.574 to S1.78S a year
on these Eastern railroads, passenger
freight conductors get from SLIP to
SS35 to S902 n year. AS the trainmen
are apprentices preparing FOR hlSnor
positions, these wages are not low
They average higher than those paid
to tho school teachers ana cierBymen
of the country. .
at is fair TO say that these railroad
employees do not claim that they are
starving. They are simply trying to
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To tho Editor Of The Times Dispatch
Sir.-The information you give the
public in regard TO the fee system is
very interesting. Most people know
nothing either Of the amount OF fees
received by the different officials or
what the fixed salaries are To think
that the clerk Of court may charge
81 to n poor young man for mar
riage license, Is Virginia so poor as
to have to tax marriages? The notary
seal tax is n nasty, veXatious little tax
that should be abolished at once II
is very striking that the most import
ant officials get such poor pay. Tho
judges Of the Court OF Appeals. the
most august and important body Of
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men men In virginia, get only $500 n
II takes = man twenty years 10 he
come qualified By study for this court.
no" parsimouioUs is Virginia 10 de-
serving man from whom the public eN :
poets such high quality Of work and
slch !ahors That miscellaneous as
S"mbi y, known as the Administrative
Hoard, gathered At random from any,
walk Of ne draws pay Mt the rate OF
$4,000 per man II requires absolutely
no training in any branch Of knowledco
20 Get on that board. Any man. trained
q untrained. may become Mayor OF
$4,000 ltut 10 become one Of the Rich
moud city judges II requires about NJ
teen years training and study. and vet
the pay is only $500 These Judges do
work OF tho highest Importance. thar
requires knowledge and study. and III >
pay Is very Inadequate, This is an un-
just world We live In.
Yours truly,
J. FELIX CLAYTON
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Petersburg Hotel.

To the Editor Of Tho Times Dispatch:
Sir-In going over to-day's paper T
sec note in regard to the new hotel
building for Mr. Joseph l.. Rosenberg
which must say is very far from
being correct
Haynes BROTHERS, of Chatham, Va.
have the contract for building. less
elevators. heating, plumbing. fixtures
and fully equipped viii cost in the the
neigh borhood of $50, 600.
Hoping YOU viii correct this error,
I remain.
Yours respectfully.
RICHARD a. AIUNDEN
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Voice Of the People
Needless SIirnrihc.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-I was somewhat startled when
came across the word sunday" in Your
editorial OF tho 22d on Joe Bochling,
the baseball player. Thinking there
sage over n number of times. and when
saw that IL was perfectly plain Eng
lish, my first shock was replaced by 81
Times Dispatch should boast OF the
laurels won by Richmonder and
Virginian In Sunday professional base
ball. ! have often been Informed that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-14
roo MANY OFFICES ro Fill.

tbe conc,r.iar ,,,a, 49,,
last rucsd,, ,as 1911, ,a,sa.,
IN fro minds 80 so,,o
leaders nm. TOO ~, o,;..oa, .'''''
nnirns 100 .t..,
Dammit, eho,,a 49,
ia ,,,,.on NV s'.''" No'e'
tics arc tohoood = 800 c,,,,,,,o,o
nrcs.ior ., ,.o ,,
no o,,o;,o, j., 80 ,.,..a
olcctions" 80 '"'
Tbn c.,o,, ad- .
Hay believes ,bo, ,,o $50 o.
should bo ol,ea =, ~, ,,.
the prnsidon, j.. ,.o,o, o.,
members of tho Notiop,, uo,,sa - ,,a.,
rescntativos aro chos., rh,. ,..',
combine tho state ana r-os;ao,,i,, 49,.
,;ors ro,,...'..
told. is Of like opinion
1t is undouhtcdlv ,ruo ,ha, .a -,
situation now stands from, ors ., 49,
primaries or naes-,,oc,;, s
one ia two rcno,,, o1oo,io,.
in The State ov.., o.r
Of four voars urdo- yirri,;.,. -.
system of olcc,in, ,,rri,ina,
state ord r.d.~.,1 o.sa..
are asked to march 70 m, ,o,,s fon,,oa.
times. or an averasa of ,hroo 40
half times year,
Consider tho four-vn,r ,orioa ,,
ming January 1870 o,d ,<;,,. -,
Der. 1915:
,a,o as p-;
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To the Editor OF The Times -plspatch:
Sir,-The following remarks Of my
little daughter, Louise. eight years old
in fact of youthful piety, that think
81 worthy Of publication, at least as an
example:
so as not to disappoint/ God or Jesus
cause God might be expecting me to
say Our Father. who are i'm heaven.
and Jesus might be expecting me to
say Now / lay me.'-so ! just say EN-
both" CiNIS.
Richmond August 49, 1919
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In Chicago. and possibly some portions
or Ne" York. things are wide open on
sunday, baseball included, but | was
not aware that Virginia had arrived 50
far. II seems | have bean sleeping
Richmond has been building skyscrap-
ers, and, for all | know. She may be
having sunday professional baseball.
IN" TWO seem to go together. Alas /
am behind the times. Let the good
work so on
Yours Very truly.
WALTER l.. MALLORY.
Rapidan, VA, July 30
tRichmond has no sunday ball
gamcs.-Editor1
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II John Lind is as successful u
diplomacy as jennie was in Gong the
country viii be satisfied
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29

L Holroyd, presiding elder of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
for Kingstree district. The hall was
filled to it's capacity with patrons,
pupils and their friends, many OF
whom came from the country.
Mr. Holroyd selected his text from
Paul's first epistle to the Corirthi-
ans, I'd chapter. 1st and I'd verses:
"And l, brethren, when came to
you came not with excellency of
speech or of wisdom. declaring unto
you the testimony of God. For |
determined not to know anything
among you save Jesus Christ and
Him crucifed." In his usual clear,
comprehensive style the speaker por-
trayed the character of the great
apostle, to whom in later life there
was nothing 30 important as a
knowledge of God, who dominated
everything, even the flowers around
the altar. He admonished his hear.
ers not to become satisfied with a
mere knowledge of things terrestri-
al, but to seek to know God and to
emulate the spirit of the great apos-
tie, Paul of Tarsus, the brilliant stu
dent of Gamaliel, converted on the
road to Damascus, who at once be-
came an exponent and follower OF
the Savior, Jesus Christ.
During his entire discourse the
speaker impressed his audience and
held their undivided attention.
A special choir composed of Messrs
P H Stell, R L Holroyd, R N Speig-
ner, Percy Hutson, Mrs L W Gilland
and Misses Selma Thorn, Elizabeth
Speigner and Elma Kinds, with Miss
Estelle Campbell at the piano, rem
dered the music.
LITERARY ADDRESS.
A good audience was present at
the auditorium Monday morning to
greet Hon j E Swearingen, State Su.
perintendent of Education, who was
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF Kingstee High and Graded
School for 1913.
Large and Apprecative Audiences ATTEND the various
Eu,.,;on..WeeNeeL Literary Society Celebration
T calaureate Semon-Lterary Address fA""io7'

ing one from start to finish, consist
ing of recitations, music and debate.
also little one-act play by Louise
Epps, Dorothy Henry, Maud Alline
Kinder and Maple Nelson. The
programme was as follows:
Duet. Irene Epps and Carrie Scott
Essay-"Defenders of Rome
Essay-"Is Latin Dead?" Fanny Funk
Duet,
Olive Montgomery, Emma Brockington
Esssyy-"Mark Essay Antony's Grafton at
Caesars Burial Casper Holroyd
Song. High School Girls
Grafton Cicero VS. .Cataline' Gin
I.atin) .Rubie Thorn
Duet Louise Barr, Elizabeth Speigner
Recitation-"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little
Star" Tin Latin) ..-......:D Daisy Strong
Reporters Paper r...-Alex Blakeley
Recitation-"Qui Vive" Jennie Lee Epps
Debate-"Resolvcd, that Latin Should
Be Required in All Public High
Schools Gamble and Viii
liam Gamble, affirmative; Rowena
Eaddy and Mcbride McFaddin, neg
ative.
Each number on the programme
was charmingly rendered and elicit
ed hearty plaudits from the audience.
The important feature of the even
ing was the debate, Resolved, that
the study of Latin should be re-
quired in all public high schools. "
Both sides were ably debated. A
decision was rendered by the judges,
Revs D A Phillips and P S McChes-
ney and R X Wallace, Esq, in favor
of the affirmative.
Piano selections were rendered by
little Misses Nell Blakeley, Serena
Lee and Rosa Wilkins, much to the
enjoyment of the audience.
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The 1928 session OF the Kings
tree High and Graded school, after
another successful term, came to q
happy close Monday evening in the
school auditorium when the bene'
diction was pronounced by Rev d A
Phillips after an interesting pro-
pramme had been rendered by the
graduating class before one OF the
largest audiences ever seen within
the walls of the building.
To US it seems only a little while
since we attended and told of the
happy events incident to the closing
of the 19l1-12 session, while to the
pupils it has been a full twelve
months, nine of which they have
toiled over their books and at times
doubtless thought their trials and
tribulations severe and reverend
ing. But at last they are free
again for a period and the worn
back books, besmeared with finger
marks, have been laid aside, some
forever, as tie tenth grade finished
their course in the Kingstree High
school and have received their d.
plomas.
WEE NEE LITERARY SOCIETY CELE.
BRATION.
The Wee Nee Literary society OF
the Kingstree High school held its
seventh annual celebration in the
school auditorium at $50 O'Clock
Friday evening before a large and
appreciative audience.
The programme was an interest
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-05-29

programmed to make the literary
address to the school, and everyone
who heard him was highly pleased
with his remarks.
Superintendent Swearingen gave
a practical and comprehensive talk
on educational subjects. He paid a
tribute to the Kingstree school, say
ing that the educational progress of
the county centered in the school
spirit manifested at Kingstree. He
gave interesting figures to show the
growth Of education in South Caro-
lima, and spoke in favor of compul-
sorry education when the time is
ripe. He said it would not be ad-
visable to make education compul-
sorry until the problem was solved
as to what should be done with in
corrigable pupils whom it was inad-
visable to keep in the public school.
In this connection he spoke Of disci-
pline, which he said is necessary if a
school is to be a success. He
showed the effect of education on
morality and closed with a plea to
parents to cooperate with teachers,
and to keep their children in the
public schools until they were pre-
pared for college.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
We come now to that time usu-
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ally looked forward to by all
high school pupils as the crowning
glory to their public school career
their graduation.
There were nine students in the
senior class this year, seven girls
and two boys, viz: Louise Barr, Eliz-
abeth Speigner, Miriam Fluitt, Irene
Epps, Lucille Cooper, Matte McCul-
Tough and Carrie Scott; Walter
Sullivan and Cuyler Harper. The
rostrum of the auditorium was at
tractively decorated in the class col
ors, with potted and cut flowers, palms
and ferns, while the two magnificent
silver trophy cups won by the school
during the session occ upied conspi c.
uous placesnear the front Of the
stage, over which was suspended
from the arch units formed into
1872, signifying the year Of the
class's graduation. At the rear Of
the rostrum were seated the teach
ers and the pupils of the class. Ar
rayed in their charming commence
ment gowns, the sweet girl grad
yates" completed a beautiful stage.
setting.
Professor Swittenberg acted as
master of ceremonies and the fol-
lowing programme was rendered:
CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE)
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SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAMME.
Doxology.
Invocation by Rev w F Hurt.
Anthem, 20, Light Eternal, c A
Miles, by selected choir.

Miles, by selected choir.
Hymn
0 mother dear. Jerusalem,
When shall come to thee?
When shall my sorrows have an end?
Thy joys when shall see!
o happy harbor Of Gods saints!
o sweet and pleasant soill
In thee no sorrow can be found,
Nor grief. nor care. nor toll.
No murky cloud o'ershadows thee,
Nor gloom, nor darksome night;
But ev'ry soul shines as the sun;
For God Himself gives light
o my sweet home, Jerusalem,
Thy joys when shall see!
The King that stitch on thy throne
In Eis felicity.
Thy gardens and thy goodly walks
Continually are green,
Where grow such sweet and pleasant flowers
Right through thy streets with silver sound
The living waters flow,
And on the banks, on either side,
The trees of life do grow.
Scripture reading and prayer by
Rev P S McChesney.
Trio. "Holy Is God the Lord
Downs, Mrs L w Gilland, Misses
Elma Kinds and Selma Thorn.
Baccalaureate sermon, Rev R l
Holroyd.
Anthem, abide with Me-, VOL
colt.
Hymn
Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love:
The fellowship Of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
Before our Fathers throne
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.
We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.
When we asunder part,
1t gives US inward pain;
But we shall still be Joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.
Announcements by Rev w E Hurt
Benediction by Rev D A Phillips
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
There being no services at any o.
the churches Sunday morning all the
congregations turned out to heal
the baccalaureate sermon preached
in the school auditorium by Rev F