The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03

sui inS rarmvile Herald views with
would ignore State lines In the desig-
nation of militia companies. 1t wants
soldiers of each State to maintain
is right; Tho crisis may justify the
militia hill recently passed, but we
IKE IT no better than the Farmviile
! The Petersburg Index Appeal does
Samuel w. thinner as monwealth's
ant,t3rney OF Petersburg TO succeed
Richard II. Mann. we believe the bar
! OF acquaintance enjoyed by Mr. Zim-
mer among laymcn will agree" says
me Index Appeal. that HIS Honor
ton"
Ne more than other people does the
williamsburg Gazette enjoy having its
home town ridiculed. Replying to
the Newport News Press. which it &C :.
that. tho Gazette tells Il few secrets
which had been carefully guarded by
thhe people OF Newport News and adds:
,;Newport News and williamsburg. in
| inc matter of growth, are very similar.
except that the latter Is increasing
naturally. There should exist fci-
how can sleeping beauties have "A fell
low feeling or amy other kind OF feel
"lf nothing else is or Will he done
by the demonstration against Mex
iGo, says the Lynchburg Advance. .onc
thing will have been accomplished
which will silence n great many
! calamity howlers. The preparedness
Of the army and navy OF tho United
states was demonstrated" 1t is true
mat The preparedness Of the army
Is TOO optimistic in thinking that the
fact will silence any one. What do
the libclcrs OF the United states army
and navy care about facts?
Tho Hanover Herald welcomes the
new owners .:;, of The Times ispatch
hoys. the Winstons. taking sucn a
Drominent part in the making OF tho
hope they will become more and more
identified with this locality, and will
be ahie to do much for the prosperity
pcrity of Richmond and Virginia is
the hope OF The Times Dispatch. and
. .% 40 ion much M,, to help it. along is its
and the press of Richmond and Vir-
ginia We will do 1t.
indifferent Citizens the Fredcr-
I icl!sburg star calls those who can. but
VIII not qualify for the exercise of
They are not indifferent citizens;
they are not citizens.
We'll. the proximity of war at least
provided some OF the soldiers with
an an, sMcnse for kissing their sweet
i''t'tS EoOu-DN. says tno Chase CITY
Progress. y soldier who needs an
excuse to kiss his sweetheart doesn't
deserve TO have a war come along
to help him out. We are afraid he
would make Il pretty poor soldier, any
way.
Noting that liarpcr's Weekly gives
credit To the Farmers Union FOR Ger
tain legislation enacted by the recent
Herald says it is glad to see ics,''t tSe
farmers get credit for everything
that is good" SO are We. but for the
sake of the farmers. in this instance
we hope too much reliance for credit
Is not placed upon Harper'S Weekly.
which has given great deal of in
formation about Nirginia's General
Assembly which no one else ever knew
Beforehand which no one knows now
After accounting what the Northern
Neck owes to Baltimore the Northern
Neck News adds few butts" 1t re-
fuses to join with the Maryland can
ital in its protests against the loca-
tion OF the reserve banks and rebukes
that city for its methods we do
not think" 1t says. that favorit,sm
cut any figure and adds that its Bal
timorc friends and journals are too
insistcnt upon the dollar mark" Raj
timore has not helped itself with Vir-
ginin by Its bitter attacks on Rich
lnond and its limitations that John
shelton Williams WAS swayed by other