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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
The Southern Railway

TT WILL take greater proof than has yet
4 been presented TO change what President
Fairfax Harrison rightly said is the sentiment
Of the South toward the Southern Railway.
when in tcstifyinG before the Senate commit
tee he declared that he is supported in his
recruitment OF charges Of BAD faith by that
great mass OF people who llaVa done business
with us in the South"
The Southern people look upon the system
OF which MIR. Harrison is the head as pecu-
liarly their own and AS a corporation whose
interests and theirs are interrcatcd, and. as Il
whole. they believe in il. President Harrison
would have made a better impression, how
ever, If he had not again as he did once be-
fore At Lynchburg, complained OF the hostility
toward the railroads. That hostility is greatly
maTnihed by railroad maEnatcs. and where
1t exists it is intensified rather than lcssencd
by the disposition OF many railway officials
10 talk about it continually and 10 assume
that they cannot Get justice. They would be
better employed in dcnouncng The corrupt
practices of some OF their own fellows than
in protesting against public donunciation OF
them They would gain by preaching the
gospel of good wit and proving their sin
certify by regulating those acts which have
rightly mad" Tor distrust. The country is
ripe Tor cooperation between the railway
officials Of tho Harrison type and the public
lender ~ tho Wilson type
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
He Would rind out.

Henry Irving, in his early days.
once played a part which III the first
act called for dark stage. In this
darkness he fought with an old carl
threw him heavily, and. when he did
not rise after the loud thud Of his fall.
Irving would cry ont:
Great heavens: What have done"
One night lie played the part in a
small English, town. y stage hand was
very much impressed with the play
and to him the sceaes quickly became
real, so that when Irving reached the
climax, felled the old carl to the ground
and spoke tho line Great heavens.
What have I done?" he was startled
TO hear the stage hand say in loud
voice:
strike a match and we'll have a
look. New York Globe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
The Test of PATRIOTISM

+ ACH of the numerous candidates for Gov
L. ernor of South Carolina and for the
United States Senate are busy now on many
rostrums proclaiming their patriotism and
their love for South Carolina. All OF them
probably believe their words and would pro-
test feelingly against imputations against
their sincerity, but so far none OF the anti
Blease candidates has taken advantage of the
opportunity TO prove his patriotism. Yet il
is easily done. With the opposition TO Blease
and the Blease candidates divided. the cleo
ton of these men seems all but assured The
retirement OF all but one anti-Blease candi-
date for the Senate would make Blease's de-
feat certain The retirement OF all but one
ant-Blease candidate for the governorship
would make the defeat of his henchmen GER
tain. Those who rise to the opportunity will
not realize their ambitions. but they will
prove their patriotism.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
Sir Edward Grey

THE Foreign Minister for Great Britain
1 showed his calibre during the recent
Balkan troubles. Sir Edward Grey did not
accomplish all that he hoped for when he
brought representatives of the warning ma
tons into conference al London, but his Of
forts were directed along the right line and
were by no means without effect Now he
has taken the lead in an effort TO mediate he
tween Ausria-Hungary and Scrva If he
succeeds his fame will be secure for many
years 10 come. That he will succeed in the
cnd. despite Austras war declarations we
cannot help believing. not merely because OF
The ability OF the man, bu; because il is most
dlhcult 10 believe that the nations OF Europe
viii allow themselves TO be drawn into Il great
ana destructive war. The clouds are black
now they could scarcely he blacker-but it
is lnconceivahle that the common sense Of
man viii allow them to break
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
QUERIES AND ANSWERS
Sir I'orrlhlc Feeble.

.tpropose TO recent note In the Query
Column, should he glad TO have YOU locate for
me sir Forciblc Feeble in the English drama
had long acquaintance with gentleman fire.
uucutly called The Sir Forciblc Feeble Of Vir-
Siuia Politics. and hav" always wanted TO
know exactly what the allusion was
\. y. -
In the name tho courtesy title, Sir must
be matter Of modern growth. We number in the
lis: Of our friends but to answer to YOUR
call. Francis Feeble. Of that goodly array OF
recruits MouldY and Shadow and Wart and
Bull Calf provided for Sir John Falsta0 by
Justices Shallow and silence in ,iloucc ST crsiirc
Sir John calls him Most Forciblc Feeble and
YOU may find him in Henry ~. Second Fart.
.\ct Ill. Scene =.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29

Outside tho winds are bowling
In an angry raging way.
The freezing trees arc growing
AS they crack. and groan, and s7a,.
But within tho fire is glowing,
And I sit, and nod and dream.
Hearing not the winds harsh blowing.
For with evry nick'rng glcam
Cheering visions beam
OF Her.
What though tho storm Is raging
lowing, growing bitterly:
All my woes t1iliGhts assuaging
While the fire leaps merrily:
Ev'ry fame says something cheerful
Ere IL vanishcs away.
SO YOU see can't he fearful
When the visions come and stay
Through the night and through the day
OF Her.
awaken from my siumbcrs
In my drowsy rocking chair
Rise to greet loves sweetest numbers
Heard by mortal anywhere
With emotions throbbing. thrilling
For there sits just over there,
Playing melodies heart filling.
The loved Image dcbonair
Nay--thc form celestial fair
OF Her.
Am slccping--am dreaming
by this lcaping. dancing fire?
Is shc but dream girl beaminc
With soft eyes in scraph choir.
Well. perhaps dreams might deceive me-
But when she begins to sing
] draw nearer, aud. believe me-
Empty dreams away | ding
Swcctcr bliss rca, kisses hung
or Her.
--4Cirant MCGEE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
Enronc.s Awful Var Peril.

Can EUROPE pay the costs OF 50 great a crlmc "
The German economist who estimates that a
involving the six nations would mean a
military expenditure of not less than 500 %. o00
u day is probably not far from the mark. Yet
even this appalling aggregate takes no account
OF tho indefinitely greater cost of the Interrupt
ton OF industry, the losses from the withdrawal
OF co0Oo.000 men from productive labor. The
nations are already deeply burdcncd Ivy tho
annual cost of military preparedness War
would mean not relaxation OF the tension.
but an immense Tightening OF tho strain. and
the irreparablc destruction OF billions in wealth
Commerce and finance are no longer confined
by national boundaries and the suffering would
not nc confined TO the few. but must BE- borne
by the whole of the civilized world.--Fhila-
dclpha Public Ledger
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
WEDNESDAY. JULY 90. 1914.
Keep i'm touch with home news during
vacation by reading The TImcs-Dispntch
Lees Famous Words

IF Professor Charles a. Graves. Of the Uni
versity of Virginia, succeeds in proving
a forgery the letter containing Robert e.
Lees famous saying Duty. then, is the
sublmest word in our language" most of us
will be greatly disappointed. The words are
so characteristic so in keeping with all we
know of the man, and it sounds impossible
that any one feeling them could forge them
that we expect many will not believe even the
strongest proof To convince man against
his will is difficult but to convince him
against his sentimental prejudices is we'll
nigh impossible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
Legislators Not Abreast of the Voters

Legislators NOT Abreast OF the voters
THE Senate Committee on Banking and
1 Currency, rather the subcommittee
which has had to do with Mr. Jones and MIR.
Warburg, dscloses for the thousandth time
that the legislative mind is prone 10 fall be-
hind public opinion Even if it were granted
that these Senators are actuated by patriotic
motives in making 1t impossible for Jones and
Warburg to become members Of the Federal
Reserve Board, il is clear that their judg-
mcnt of the trend OF public opinion is at
fault.
The average citizen has notion that the
government should secure the best servants
available for all phases of governmental
activity. He believes that Washington rarely
gets the best talent for any specific work,
because the rewards poor as compared
with those obtainable in private employ and
because the preliminares to entrance into
the government service are so disagreeable
as to be deterrent to the, best men.
The almost universal feeling is that the
new banking system should be started under
the guidance OF the most competent experts
that the country contains. The plain citizen
being possessed of common sense does not
hope to find banking competency anywhere
except among the men whose profession is
banking at its widest who have had to do
with large financial operations Therefore
there is probably no thinking man in this
country who in the candid chamber OF his
own mind does not believe that the country
would he very fortunate to get both Mr. Jones
and Mr. Warburg, for these men have lust
the knowledge and experience that is needed
to start the momentous banking system into
operation.
The plain citizen-that is, practically every
nonlegislating man in the United States-s
quite sure that high financial ability is not
10 ne found except among bankers and bust
ness men The banker or business man who
has not had something to do with trusts"
cannot have had to do with anything but
small alTairs--and the new banking system
is the biggest sort of big business
But the senatorial committee does not
seem able to force itself up to the level of
public opinion. In the course of all these
weeks since President Wilson nominated Mr.
Warburg and Mr.. Jones these Senators have
not been able to apprehend that the country
thlnkS the selections good ones Mr.
Joness name has been withdrawn, and there
Is possibility that Mr.. Warburg's will be
me country feels that il has a grievance
against those who arc depriving the Federal
Reserve Board OF the services Of these men
Tor there is no suggestion that there are men
equally competent willing to make the sacri.
flee Of taking these posts.
lhe psychologist would probably saw that
the official mind, except among the best men
tends to become institutional and therefor
inhuman and that this accounts for the
members OF the senatorial committee thwart-
ing inc public desire they have done not
only 10 the country's hurt butt is safe to
assumc--lo the detrment of their own
political futures.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Bnrhnrou, Icurunc.

To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir-The people Of the United States the
States" as they like to speak OF it, are regarded
by many Europeans barbarans. That WE are
mat erialists' IL their favorite charge In
view OF President Wilson's mastery handling
OF tho Mexican situation and the avoidance
or war with that country and OF the mmnence
OF general European war, the charge OF
being lacking In civilization falls to the ground
III hating war and loving peace be ''matcralisrl.'
that charge Is true. 1t is my conviction, reached
without prejudice. that Europe Is far from being
civilized That there should even be the menace
OF great war which would drcnch continent
in blood and paralyze the industries of dozen
nations is proof of that. IT Europe enjoys
civilization and the United states suffers from
barbarisni. Jesus Christ the chief Of
baroarians. CIVILIZED.
Richmond. July IS. 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29

President. The President frequently must
call party and congressional and business
leaders into conference. That means keep
ing his faculties keyed up to high tension
Correspondence is I'm itself an ordeal. An
alert secretary may weed out any number
of supcriluous letters, and there still will
remain formidable proportion for the
personal attention of the chief
Problems in Congress, foreign policies,
such as the Mexican, the West Indian and
the Panama Canal tolls, all may press at
once. and then there is the delicate and
eNasperating matter of political patronage,
requiring all the diplomacy any man can
muster.
Under such tension, it is not strange that
Presidents wilt and age in a single admin
istration. and require long rests. How we
are going TO tighten the burden is a
quandary. The Presidents power and au-
thority are such that he can neither consti-
tutionaly nor safely delegate either. 1t
seems, though. that we ought to exact that
the President shall not expose himself to a
gruelling Washington summer unless il be
unavoidable. 1t is a question if Mr.. Wilson
could not, in all safety, have spent the better
part OF the present season out of Washington
with great gain to his health. His failure to
do so must have cost him something, though
the act is a tribute TO his interpretatio of
official duty
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
Up bright aud Emily In the Morning.

People In the smaller communities
still adhere to the standard formula
prescribed by some seer Of old for those
VINO would be healthy. wealthy and
wise. But in the great centres of trade.
education. hnance and government
there is noticeable desire to let Old
sol nave pretty good lead In this mat
ter OF getting UP in the morning
During The pleasant summer months.
especially when one is on vacation
ana living In the vicinity of any sort
or hshinG. there is assurcdly something
tonic and braciiIS about the quest for
the carly worm. During the rest OF
the year II is hard to ngurc out any
very weighty reason for leaving "A
nice. warm bed in the cold. gray dawn.
at least. not from the hygicnic stand
point Now and then. perhaps it may
he we'll TO break the bad habit OF sleep
ing late, but on the whole it Is the
forty winks that promises the longer
ne An extra nap after the first rude
awakening may he counted as so ,nuch
conservation OF physical resources
The Nalnc Of Extra SIcep.
II is fine TO be old and gray and tell
how little sleep YOU require. Old peo.
pie can get along nicely on six or
eight hours SLEEP every night because
theE NOD and nap SO much in the day-
tiine. Scsides they don't use up a
great deal OF muscle. nervous or or
ganic energy in their comparatively
scdentary life. 50 they require ahorte,
hours foI repairs.
Take Shot MT the E.ariy Dird.
Babies and children sleep most OF,
the twcnty-four hours. and they look
it The baby face" with fresh. clear
complexion and bright eyes liz PRETTY
good evidence that the owner doesn't
mind letting the sun win out in the
getting up contest every morning
Early TO bed ana late To rise is tho
prescription that conscrves vitality.
Poets and pastoral lovers who SIM.
swcetly OF the cool morning dow and
the awakening Of nature and all that
write the songs by the midnight oil
ana eat breakfast along toward noon
In certain lines Of business. indus
try and sport il is essential that one
should be up bright and carly in the
morning. Even ia the ease OF the free
lance who works when he feels like II
the cocks shrill clarion sometimes rem
dfrs Ii necessary for him TO go out and
hcavc the turf in order 10 obtain reace
and quiet during the hours when tho
vital fire is normally at lowest pi,ch
from > to A. NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
THE PUBLIC Pull Sc
Editorial Expressions From Leading
Newspapers
The Eject on the United States.

AS this country. the United States would
have suffer. II is very short vision which
sees In "a general European war quick market
Tor anythng and everything We have to sell at
own prices II would be only very short
time before the buying power OF Europe. under
such inSuDDortabo war load the world
had never known. would become exhausted.
our war market would soon disappear.
But the great peace market, In which. season
after season. we must sell hundreds and hun
dreds of millions Of dollars of exports, ii
trade surplus products would bc
indefinitely prostraied.--New York Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
Inrixilized .Anstrin.

Where much has been conceded by. Servia.
where a has been conceded save its own Jude
pcndcncc nation. Austria cannot refuse
mediation without the self accusation of
deliberately seeking for it's Sclnsh
cuds, II will stand arraigncd before the bar
Of civilization wantou prov okcr OF wide
spread devastation for tho qualification of an
unworthy ambition.
This Is an unthinkable position for any great
civilized nation to assume in this time New
York World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
History May Repeat.

Who smashed this vase"
With angry face
The lady cried: Some one shall
catch it,"
Mother, twas L.
] cannot lie,
did it with my little hatcnet."
Thus spoke Georsette,
Mere child, and yet
She owned up with no hesitation.
Who knows but she
In time may be
The ruler Of our mighty nation.
-kansas City journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
THE BRIGHT SIDE.
Proved His CinIn,s.

She looked at him doubtfully after the pro-
posal. THE mau marry" she said. must he
both brave and brainy."
Well" he decla rcd, e" think ! lay just
claim TO being both"
II admit you arc brave" she responded. FOR
YOU saved my life when boat upset the
other DAY: but that wasn't hrainy, was it,
1T certainly VAS lie retortcd. IL upset the
boat on purpose Exchange.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29

In answer to tho question rs 20 VIVA,
gluten is. Mr.. Braun tells how mucl
attention and discussion " las -ttract-
Gel IN bakers trade journals and a.
conventions lie SAYS:
1T has been called the Backbone Of
cereals the lean meat Of the vegetable
kinG,iom. the prince Of pro,cins cite
rs IA fact ii stands related 70 tho vcec-
table kingdom AS Grcs albumin 10 :hc
animal Kingdom. However. ~ no Other
cereal or plant is .luicu 80 prumi
nent aud important as ia the wheat
and the ilour made thcrcfrom."
immediately following his is III,
statement that gluten iS Ir'ia M Of
.wo substances. ono rr which IS rran-
"oior. while the otior \. stick aud
ats l;he =lrc. After giving many
tests :.uu comparisons. he says:
Til cTiciciry ~ :, baker in gluten
testing makes him - GOOD judr" Of
nour. aud viii surely make linn some
money. How often does the ha'Scr con
derin the -four OF Yeast, r.hcn his
bread does not come out all right, ~
though he Thinks ic used cvcrythiul
the same as usual with ~ fcw careful
tests he may find that by changing the
proportions of different acui5 in hi
blend or by giving some dough IQcrc
or less time than usual he III obtain
the same results AS before. BESIDES the
character Of the gluten, tho study of
gas and heat developed in the douEhS
Turing fermentation is very import.
ant
What bakers have done. housewives
are now beginning TO do in Il more
definite sense than ever bcforc-,is-
cuss the gluten content of The hour
they buH-and are beginning TO do a
little dough waahinS themselves III
order to learn or make Il beginning OF
knowing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
Likes Nc,H NInke-I'n.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Str-Plcase accept my congratulate the
new arrangement of your editorial page. The
entire makeup OF The Times Dispatch Is better
than it used to be. and the quality of your
offerings show no deprecia ton.
SUBSCRIBER.
Norfolk, Va. July 81. 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29

Says tho Covington Dispatch: I'VE want to
congratulate Mayor Ainslc and Justice John,
of Richmond, for the stand they took after
their police force had done their duty In
resting desertcrs from tho navy. and they had
been made the subjects of abuse by lit
tie sQuirts who call themselves naval officers"
This is part of the outgrowth of
times too democratic system of government
Apparently. manners forms unimportant
topic in the curriculum at Annapolis"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
Fine trrnnucmcnf.

y summer grille likes :: place
Where men in swarms arrive.
And all tho other summer girls
\re over thirty-fNc.
Louisville Courier journal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
Dignity in Barnes VS.. Roosevelt,

n MONG the many interesting facts of the
SUIT for damages instituted by William
harhes Jr.'--its about time he dropped the
suilX-aSa inst Theodore Roosevelt sometime
president of the United States. not the least
cngrossing is the tact that Roosevelt and
Barnes have changed places. the one occu-
pying the position that the other normally
should
Mr.. Barnes is admitted 10 be a boss" a
political boss of the so-calcd old school
ne mas never. SO far as VIC can recall, occu-
plea any Office ob,ainablc by the vote of the
electorate Mr.. Roosevelt admits himself to
be neither boss Of tho old nor Of tho nov
school lie has held the highest Office that
the people have TO hestow
Therefore YOU could reasonably expcc, AIR
barnes to comport himself on much lower
plane Than Mr.. Roosevelt. You find that
quite the contrary is the case. The former
president Of the United States bowls ami
rants about the niqnity of Mr. Barnes. ana
MI Barnes absolutely refuses 10 meet him
on me ground of vituperation. Instead. lie
Colby instructs his attorneys TO institute an
action for libel against the former presidcn,
who persists in bowling
NOW II need scarcely he said that The
es-Dlspatch has no particular admiratio
Tor Mr.. Barnes. But as part OF the passing
Sho" IL is not without interest importance
TO note the difference between the attitude
Vi MI barnes ana that OF Mr. Roosevelt
IN exchange writes Of the pleasures of
pain The pleasures may be there. bui tho
trouble is the pesky thing hurts SO much thar
we do not have the opportunity TO enjoy the
pleasures.
"An our girls white dresses one-fourtb
OF. says advertisement in The Detroit Jour
nal. MI other, coiors are still one-half of
"" suppose
an cooler weather he really coming"
asks the Baltimore Evening sun. II can be
ana is. Jus, wait until next February
just as the Louisiana Democrats joined the
Progressive party Colonel Roosevelt left it,
Now that Texas has gone wet. maybe the
Rio Grande will follow suit
Why not turn George Fred loose in Austria?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
4 Pertinent Question.

TRY one OF these cigars. old man; they
the best thing out"
How are they when lighted Exc hangc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
NCry "Tue.

The Phrcnologist-Ycs. sir, by feeling the
bumps Your head | tell YOU exactly
what sort OF a YOU are.
Mr.. Dolan--Oi behave it wud give yc moro av
an old wot sort a whinmen me wolfe is
Baltimore American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29

The resurrection of the Abingdon VirRinian
is welcome news to the press OF the state
Charles Williams, the new and editor
is stranger TO Virginia. but hopes to make
place for himself in this communist EIe
too, is welcomed by the newspapers and, we
Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
WAYSIDE CHATS WITH
OLD VIRGINIA EDITORS

Since the IrvinKton Citizen 5000 Mt to ignore
our challenge to 1t to prove two definite state
ments and confines itself to attempt to
prove third. the only difference between us
is as to the definition OF the word "berate."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
One ThirG or the Other.

Scrbblcr- england has discovered a new
poet who IS also digger Of sewers.
WigMaS-Whcn he isn't laying 4 pipe. sup.
pose lie is piping a laH.--Philade lphia Record.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29

Mover mind tho hot weather" SAYS the Now
port News Press. THE churches are as cool
as the hotels-and the private residences" How
do you know?