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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
y Touch of the Human

a PRIVATE in the Coldstream Guards
among others, moved up to relieve the
Royal West Kent Regiment. found two SOL
diers fighting fist fashion amid shower of
shells, which they ignored What were they
fighting about? Why, they got into an argu-
mcnt about the respective merits OF the Aston
villa and Queens Park Rangers football
teams!
War is essentially of the devil; football is
essentially human. Men shoot and bang
away, cut Threats and hack head that ap-
pears above the stormed trenches, stick bay
onetS into each other and sack towns, with
no personal feeling whatever. The big war
the bloody carnage, is remote from them
selves; they are merely parts of machinery
bent. on destruction. But in the midst of all
this, controversy starting about the merits
Of favorite football teams touches the per-
sonal pride, the human something that stirs
individuals. On the instant they drop their
guns and all other implements Of war, and
because it Is personal and human, they use
their fists.
1t would be rather neat thing IL war could
be made as personal as football If the con-
tending armies could settle it all man fashion
instead of with guns. il would tighten the
load of widows and orphans. and the result
would doubtless be quite as satisfactory
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
beginning a New Era for Richmond

Z, ORMAL and official opening this morn
! ing Of the Federal Reserve Bank for the
Richmond District marks the dawn of new
era in this city's financial history. Here
after, Richmond will be one of the twelve
centres in which the reserves of the coun-
try's wealth will he concentrated, and from
which they will flow ont again, for the sus-
tenance and strengthening of every worthy
business enterprise.
1t is a great thing that this high distinc-
ton should have been won. but q greater
that it should have been deserved. Rich
mond must continue to merit this express
sion OF the reserve boards confidence in the
stability of her Aanking institutions and their
progressive and expanding usefulness. She
has won her place in the sun because OF
official recognition of her financial and in
dustral leadership in this section of the
country. That leadership must not be sur
rendered.
Extension of many of the citys CONNER
cial activities, following the opening OF the
regional reserve bank, may be expected with
confidence. Division headquarters Of great
industrial corporations will be established
here; >new manufactures will be attracted by
the national governments official recognition
of this city as the financial centre of the
district; there will be more and larger ap-
plications for funds with which to finance
enterprises in Virginia, West Virginia and
the Carolinas.
The opening of the Cotton Exchange in
New York this morning, to be followed in due
course by the exchanges in New Orleans and
Liverpool, is expected to exert large influence
in relieving depression in the cotton States.
Inauguration of the regional reserve banks
will reduce reserve requirements from % to
Is per cent and increase to that extent the
loapable funds of members of the system.
Exports are increasing at New York and
other ports. Wholesale and retail trade in
almost every section of the country is in 4
more healthful condition. Only the rail
roads and the steel industry, the latter SO
largely dependent OH the prosperity of the
former, continue to inger in the doldrums,
and it is predicted that the findings of the
Interstate Commerce Commission on the
roads application for permission to increase
their rates will make their operation profit
able, restore confidence and justify orders for
rails and other equipment that will put the
rolling mills back-to work. :
Altogether, the business outlook is bright,
and nowhere brighter than here at home,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Physical Fitness

ONE inevitable result of the grea, war is
- now coming more and more to the front
IN this country, and that is a searching of
heart as TO our preparation to Withstand in
vasion. Not only has this strengthened the
hands Of the advocates of larger army and
navy, but 1t has caused many sober and peace
loving men to inquire uneasly as to the mere
physical illness OF our men of military age
ana IL Is on that fitness that military eff
hciency to great extent rests.
we have many athletes in this country
more stars" than any other can boast, but
we are far from being a Enthusiastically
athletic people We take our exercise yicari-
ously, usually by watching hired men play
{ baseball In our schools and colleges few
students court hypertrophy of the heart to
make teams and records, while the very
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Gossip from down Home

Grim doubt OF some OF the latest scientific
discoveries continues to rear its head in the
Tarheel State. A female osteopath says she
can, by feeling ones pulse. tell whether a Wit
says the Greensboro Record. Some men have
poker face; others have not. Some men,
plenty of them. can tell a whopper and their
pulse will never be effected IN the least. There's
note of wailing tragedy in that paragraph
Perhaps the writer is among those who have
not poker face and has had mournful expert
ences with one of those WHO have.
Newspapers are inviting Colonel Roosevelt
to come into the Democratic party, says the
Wilmington Star "Wc can't how a man,
who is high protectionist, is committed to
third termisn, and has autocratic rather than
Democratic sentiments could make conss-
tent Democrat, however honest he may be-
And in addition to these exceedingly sound
reasons for the Colonels exclusion, there is the
further fact that OF late he has worn the aspect
and suffered the fate of political Jonah. we
have some Of those folks aboard our craft al
ready-in the New York statcroom, notably
and we don't need any
LAS rule" muses. the Lexington Dispatch
there is not much blind tgering done in
community that has healthy entimcnt against
it. The breaking up of lawlessness OF any
character III any community depends largely on
the good people OF that community Some
times OF course. 1t depends also on the bad
people. especially in this matter TO which the
Dispatch refers. A good husky thirst, nursed
and nurtured over a long period of years is
wont TO die hard.
There are some horribly unkind folks in this
world. including the editor OF the Ashevlle
Citizen who delivers himself Of the following:
Twisting tho proverbial utterance to suit lis
convenience. the Richmond Times Dispatch de-
clares that everybody loves fat man. Mankind
has generally accepted the reverse as being
true, and has looked upon the beins OF cum.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
SONGS AND SAWS

The Knockcr.
Who ne'er a kindly word will say
Of any man or any nation?
Who goes around from day to day
9xuding his exasperation?
Who's sure his country's como to seed Ns
Beyond repair, beyond regaining-
Quite given up to graft and greed.
And he's the one pure soul remaining?
Why that's the knoeker. friends. who sings
This cheerless song OF men and thngs
oh, that he could be put away
Where none would hear his mournful lay!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Close.

You may recall close shaves you've known
And some. pefhaps that YOU have felt
But in the field political
Nevada now has won the belt;
For in the last election there
SO many patriots changed their coats
That Newlands kept his Senate seat
BY eight and thirty measly votes.
THE TATTLEH
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Regional Bank.

-H Regional Bank.
What direct advantage does the individual
derive from the regional bankc '''f
SOCIALIST
The advantage Of stable currency which will
be elastic enough to meet all ordinary conditions
that the individual ought not TO hope for per-
sonal and peculiar aid to himself In common,
the individual is expected to have no dealings
with the regional bank. Its customers are other
banks. which stand to ii in the position which
tho depositor sustans to the ordinary bank.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Lookiur to the rutur..

at delights me-" suid the Prominent Citizen.
that this dust and dirt proposition is at LAST
beginning to attract the attention OF the public
nave some hope now that In the future | may
DO suitably attired without wearing a linen
duster in dry weather and rubber boots after it
begins to rain
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Perfect Success.
Grubbs-liow did you make
out In that foS hunt you were
telling mo about?
Stubb Slime, fine, My
horse cleared every jump.
Grubbs-And I suppose you
were In at the death?
Stubbs-No. but my horse
WAS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

1.-THE administration is still standing pat at
Vera Cruz" the Newport News Times Herald
opines. Which reminds that the adminis-
tration has patiently stood almost everything
else at Vera Cruz. The time to sit down on
somebody there may
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Wasted Energy.

Wasted Epcrgy.
Mrs. clayton lat the opera)--The opera seems
TO be boring you terribly, Paul. Why, you look
absolutely disguised! =
Mr. Clayton Can efficiency xpert)--Thc opera's
all right Emma, but that fool conductor is
making hundreds OF unnecessary motions!--
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Carranza wants Villa effaced. but that
gentemans pictures do not show the requi-
site type of visage
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Nothing like famine TO make Europeans
like cornbread," Is comment of the Peters
burg IndeX-Appeal. Nothing but a famine could
make some mighty good Americans like corn
bread.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Chats With Virginia Editors

From Staunton, where there recently
blood on the moon. tho Daily Leader,
saying: we speak glibly of the horrors of war.
but at heart most OF have the blood lust
more less developed" When that obserNa-
ton In the Header was read by Editor Dick
Beirne, Of the Covington Yrginan, 1t appar-
emily excited his apprehension, for In subse-
quent issue of the yrginian we find 1t quoted,
with this admiration attached: Nov, say, you
fellows. quit that scrapping down there" OBJ
viously. the impressionable Berne is NOT con-
WINGED that the tide of blood lust" which was
less than fortnight ago at its flow in Sthunton
has reached it's ebb.
The Southsde Sentinel. of Urba ma. proud Of
the prosperity of the capital of qhe Old 10
minion and always eager to proclaim that pride,
fires this salute; cit Is now So, 100000 post
office building that Greater Richmond is prom
ised. and that notwithstanding her present post
office has recently been doubled in capacity.
Growing some, to be sure" IT is worthy of
note that the Sentinel is the paper carrying ut
the top of its first page the motto. "Piuck Per-
severance. Progress
The Virginia Citizen, OF Irvington, prints a
glowing tribute to the prowess OF Joffre, be-
ginning "Jofrre We may not now know how to
correctly pronounce It, but the name will go
down In history, and will he familiar one TO
students herea fter" 1t might be added that
the Germans are calling him names not pro-
non,ced in polite society. Also they may not
he familiar with his handwriting, but they
recognize This rk.'
Editor Camper. OF the Fincastle Herald. makes
this disrespeotful allusion to the pending strife
between MeNico's patriots liberators and
saviors: The little disEraceful side-show in
Mexico still continues to disgust the world.
They don't know what civil liberty means in
that benighted country" Sounds like the COM
plant of spectator who has bought seat in
the grand stand and wants his money back.
Editor Rathbun of the South IIlll Enterprise.
solicitously inquiries: Boston has campaign
to mako chorus girls wear more clothes.
What is to become of the bald-head row IT.
Beantowp%' There is none such In the Hub.
1t is the noncrinigerous coronofrontal now-if
that Is what the editor has reference to-
Nothing like famine 10 make Europeans
like our cornbread" is comment of the Peters
burg Index-Appeal. Nothing but a famine could
make some mighty good Americans like corn
bread
''The administration is still standing pat at
Vera Cruz" the Newport News Times Herald
opnes. Which reminds that the adminis-
tration has patiently stood almost everything
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Black and white.

Can YOU inform me whether sewing ma chin 9
would be legally rs much necessity to q negro
family to white one? NJ 2,
s. H. ALEXANDER.
Certainly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Wonder if the Germans have as much diff
iicuity in pronouncing Ypres as they have in
taking it,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Queries and Answers
United state. Chamber Of Commerce,

Please tell me whom to address in reference
to the scope. etc. OF the Chamber Of Commerce
Of the United States. r. J., HOPE
Elliott II. Goodwin, General Secretary. Wash
ington, d. G.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
T'hc pcsrinist snys,l

Anyhow, those clouds that were doing bust
ness In Richmond yesterday had no silver lining
II there was any lining at all. 1t must hay
Looked exactly like water tnnl.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Hope that the agricultural convention al
Washington finds way to denationalize the
boarding house prune
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Give the Germans credit They have as
sured Secretary Bryan that they will permi
America to feed the Belgians.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
What II AIeann

Father. said the bright, but inquistive
youngster, what Is meant by AN imperative
pecessity'."
That, my SON." replied his indulgent parent,
rs your mother's SYNONYM for hat"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Cofnn. Etc

Lists from r. C. Coleman, II. L. Peters, H. "
and Robert w. Withers contain nothing OF
premium value.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Writer says that some bolognas are dis
eased, Sure. Made out Of the mad dogs of
war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
A Warming,

What are you cutting out of the paper:'
IAN item about California man SECURING
divorce because his wife went through his
pockets" w
What are you going to do with it.n
Put 1t in my pockct."-- Everybody's Ma gazinc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Not for Him.

The Neighbour hear you're going abroad
Well, remember when in Rome do as the
Romans do.
Hi Notwithstanding will, but amt xoin
to try to read by tho light OF one o. them Roman
candles-Pathinder.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Notifications on the Panama Canal


| THERE will be hasty conclusions, doubt
! less, that the s12,000.0oo expenditure
for Notifications in the Panama Canal Zone
has been proved, by the experience OF the
present war, to have been absolutely value
less. But such conclusions will not be
sound.
1t is quite true that the war has derlnn-
strated that fixed fortifcations are incapable
of resisting the heavy siege guns OF mobl..
army. Liege, Namur, Antwerp and the
whole bristling array of Belgian and French
! fortresses that crumbled like houses Of cards
before the German artillery leave no escape
from this conclusion.
Blu; there must be mobile army by which
these heavy guns are supported-force suf-
fcent to permit their emplacement and rea~
! sona0ly uninterrupted operation. They arr.
not transported from point to point without
| enormous difficulty, for the big ones weigh
100 tons, it Is to be remembered and de-
mand good roads as we'll as protecting
army.
If such army were conveyed to Panama
along with the big guns, they would make
short work, doubtless, Of the canals defenSes.
But the transportation of this army would
be great undertaking in ITSELF and the
American fleet would have to be destroyed
before the invaders could land.
II the foe should pin his faith to naval
onslaught, the Notifications that have been
erected in the Canal Zone doubtless. would
prove entirely adequate At any rate, ships
Of war In the present conflict have not ven
tured to attack strongly fortified coast cities
and they are quite unlikely to do SO.
The annual report of Colonel Cocktails,
Governor OF the Canal Zone, wherein an
allus,on to the fortifcations appears records
briefly the final stages of the canals con-
; struction. Largely the report is Technical |,
but it exhibits throughout the high profess
| sional skill, dauntIess resolution and unrc-
hitting energy by which this great engineer
| ing feat has been accomplished. Colonel
Goethals has no word to speak OF his own
directing part in this enterprise and no such
word was necessary. The work he has done
has written his name imperishably in the
worlds annals.
+! Hear lots Of talk about what newspaper
owes its readers. Contrariwise, it's readers
frequently owe their newspapers years sub
scription
! a scraping noise can sometimes be traced
| to valve spring" says motor doctor. More
often it can be traced to please remit
/ The Australians seized their chance to give
! it TO the Emdcn where that ship had given 1t
! TO so many others---on the Cocos.
! Give the Germans credit They have as
sured Secretary Bryan that they will permit
America to feed the Belgians.
! Hope that the agricultural convention at
Washington finds way to denationalize the
clearinghouse prunc
| Carranza wants Villa effaced. but that
gentleman's pictures do not show the requi-
site type of vsage.
Wonder If the Germans have as much diff
iicuity In pronouncing Ypres as they have in
| taking il.
Writer says that some bolognas are dis
SMno Id IL Il. u -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

The Australians seized their chance to give
it to the Emdcn where that ship had given 1t
TO so many others--on the Cocos.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
The Bright Side Of Life
EYcEJfhfnE.

Where" said tho land agent. addressing an
the face OF the globe Will you fnd in ono place
copper. tin. iron. cotton, hemp. grain, game
voice replied: I'm the pockets OF my youngest
son."-New York Globe.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
Chr Ginles- Digpntfh

& Pnbitshed every day In the year By The Times-
DisFstch PubifshiuS Company. Inc, Address all
ccsNnsun lratsons to THE T1MES-DISPATCIi.
T1nes-ySispstch BUILDING, 10 south Tenth street,
Richmond, Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

"A scraping noise can sometimes be traced
to valve spring" says motor doctor. More
often it can be traced to Please remit"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Hear lots of talk about what newspaper
owes its readers. Contrariwise, it's readers
frequently owe their newspapers years sub
scription.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Entered January %, 1903. at Richmond, Va, ms
nccond- class mnttcr under net OF Congress Of
March 3. 1870.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16

Certainly
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-09-24
ADVANCE IN PRICES


Tn" Register is in receipt Of the fol
lowing communication from thc Paper
Mills Company, Chicago. ard has mac
a similar notice from the Minneapoll.
Paper Company, and 0taer whoicsa,
paper houses.
Paper making in o." nI'yd States
has been dependent oH several EuFo.
pcan countries for certain materials
necessary m the manufacture OF high
grade papers. Wauv o. these supplies
have hoo-r entirely cu' of others can
be obtained tenn oiaIIIy, but at hIGh
prices ou account OF l'aIicd supply ana
increased dem0ud tor these materials.
The result has been that paper manu-
LECTURERS were ahiA'u carry in August
.o withdraw prices ana 10 accept he"
orders sUDJtcL 10 changed tohuillCHs'
materials on hand' ana lutuFe pros
poets. AS materials nave D''H "otHtu
up II SoId' the |aHula'tuIt nave
found 1t necessary to advance prices
on their product we nave Deeh an
sorblnG THESE advances as they came
along unuI such Time as the ~HlahuIact-
urers could determine theIr COSTS ana
selling prices baS'o on present uhSetlI'
ed conditions. IL VIII De necessary IoF
US to many prlceS-Soihe dp'
proXimateiy ten per cent ana aS SOON
as possible we shai issue d he" lSV
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-09-24
PION EERS MEET

An interesting feature of Thursdays
program at the state fair was the an
nual gathering of the South Dakota
Home Coming association and the
State Pioneer association. Represen.
tatives of both organizations were
present in large numbers and the pro-
gram of the afternoon was managed
by A. L. Van Osdel, president Of the
Pioneer association. He gave the an
nual address which was a pleasing and
interesting presentation of experiences
of pioneer settlers in Dakota territory [;
some were personal and some general,
but grouped in such a way as to make
each and all of much historic value.
Secretary R. E. Dowdell, of Arte.
sian, presented a report which includ-
ed the minutes of the last annual
meeting. Then followed reports of
committees the NOR important one
being that of appointed TO consider
the advisability of erecting a sod house
on the fair grounds for use of the as
ISOLATION. Prof. Kerr, of Bookings,
briefly explained the position of the
committee and asked Asher F. Pay to
give the committee report. This was
in brief, that after numerous confer
ences with interested parties over the
state, the committee did not feel justi'
fed in making any arrangement fol
the proposed building for the reaso
that nearly all those consulted deemed
the project unwise for the reason that
such a structure would not be perma
nent. The of opinion was
that the Pioneer association should
cooperate with the state ~educationa
and historical associations and secure
an appropriation sufficient to erect
permanent building, to be known a:
the state pioneer, historical and edu
cational building. This suggestion
readily met the approval of the meet
ing Thursday, and elected a numbet
of brief talks in its favor from inter
ested parties.
The secretary presented an invita-
ton from Col. T. G. Orr, commander
of the soldiers home, Hot Springs, TO
the next meeting of the Pioneer asso
citation and the Homecoming associa
ton to be held in Hot Springs. TIL
matter was referred to the executive
committee.
omcers Of the two associations wer'
elected; those of the Homecoming as
sociation are the same as last year
with the exception that George Schlos
ser. Of sioux Falls. was made secreter,
in place Of Thos. Roberts, resigned
The omcers now serving for the Pic
neer a~ssosiation were reelected: A. !
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-09-24

time. | will not dwell at length c.
the joys and advantages of travelling
"~steerage." 1t is sufficient TO say that
l would not advise anyone to try it,
even for a unique experience, without
previously providing himself with a
cast iron stomach and extracting any
troublesome olfactory nerves he may
have. We did have the freedom of
the whole boat and the first class
passengers were most kind, sharing
their comforts with their less for
tunate brethren as far as they were
able. AS for the rest let the curtain of