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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
Voice of the People
suGrnsIsts at the white House.

To the Editor of Tho Times Dispatch:
Sir.-1n an editorial in your issue OF
July 8, commenting upon Il statement
by Miss Alice Paul in regard TO the
position of the President of the Unit ed
States on States rights. you referred
TO the deputation of club women of tn
congressional Union. who called upon
the President on tho date fixed by him.
as women hccklers," and stated that
| the President Terminated" the ..un-
sought" interview.
As matter of fact. the interview
was terminated by tho visitors through
| their spokesman. Mrs. Harvey Wiley,
promptly upon receiving the Presidents
reply TO their question. The President
| received the depu;ation graciously; he
listened attcntively to what the women
had 10 say; and, when they parted
there were expressions OF appreciation
from the suflragists for the courtesy
OF the interview accorded them, and on
the part of the President Of his pleas
| ure in receiving tho representatives. of
so large body of "thoushtful wo-
men," There was no "hecklinE," and
as for the interview being .unsousht."
the President is hardly supposed to
seek interviews with his people but
ms people arc supposed TO go to him.
In this instance. he not only signihed
his Willingness 10 receive the 500 men,
bers of the General Federation Of Wo-
date. 1t seems strange that the of
fensivc term, "hecklers." should be APP
piled 10 a large body of women who
in diGnified manner. brought their
cause before our country's highest OK
ecutivs.
The editorial further states: we are
glad that Virginia surfrag!sts have
shown the wisdom to 20 on record
against II" tthc Federal amendment)
The Virginia suffragists wish to re-
ceive the franchise through their state
They believe In The right Of the State
TO confer the franchise upon them but
they do MOI believe that tho State has
the right to withhold it any longer.
The only reason for not enfranchising
any class OF people in democracy is
because they are mentally or morally
incompetent 10 vote" No one claims
that women are mentally or morally
unfit for the ballot. Then why does
any State discourage woman In her
effort to obtain acknowledgements and
literally force her TO ask Of the Federal
government that Justice which her own
State denies?
Virginia suffragists. however, still
have faith in their own state They
have shown great patience in not es-
rcuslng III. cause OF thc Federal
amendment" for twice has their State
Legislature endeavored 10 humiliate
them by jeerinE at their petition for
the suffrage Under such conditions
how long would mans patience endure
and how long would he place States.
rights above his own rights?
| trust the loyal women of Virginia
and of the other Southern States will
not be tried too far.
MARY PENN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
Commission for States.

State Senator Smith, Of Louisiana,
is preparing to introduce in the SEN
ate bill bringing Louisiana under a
form of commission government His
measure provides for the abolition of
the General Assembly and the sub
stitution therefor of council OF eight
district.
The country is thoroughly familiar
with commission government for mu-
inequalities. 1t is to-day in effect In
several hundred cities, and while it
lis no longer fad as 1t used to be.
ut seems to he giving reasonable salts
faction
Whether the plan would prove
practicable if applied to States is an
lother matter The presumption
lshould be favorable One weakness
of State governments to-day, as of
city governments, is duplication of
functions and absence of specific re-
lsponsibility. Administrative and leg
lslatire machinery is too clumsy 1t
us nearly impossible to place blame
for incfliciencics and breakdowns in
States as in cities. because of the
iscurrying that goes on the moment
criticism is turned loose
The commission plan has the vir-
tue Of the short ballot plan. 1t con-
centrates the mind of the voter on a
few men. does not confuse him, and
enables him TO Judge with greater
precision. AS an illustrations de-
spite the waste Of Congress and its
inefticicncy. and the same qualities in
the departments, ii is easier for the
Federal government 10 get things
done than the States. Concentration
Of method and authority is the eypla-
nation.
If tho Louisiana experiment is sue
cessful. we may expect to see as much
interest taken in 1t as in municipal
commissions when first these became
fashionable.
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Honorary Degrees.

The 1914 harvest Of honorary de-
grnes has beer about as abundant as
usual. The larger universities have
bestowed their honors men OF ma
tional or international prominence.
while lesser men have been honored
by lesser colleges. 1t is a pleasant
and harmless pastmc.
The chief objection is that the titles
are altogether meaningless. The do
gree of LII u. is universally consiu-
cred the highest honor that can be
bestowed by an American university.
1t is given with a naive disregard OF
whether or not its recipient has any
knowledge of law. The same may be
said OF Oxford's d. C. H., which has
been handed to American A,nbassado
Page The degree Of doctor of laws
or doctor of common law held by men
who have never made a study OF law
is sufficiently incongruous.-cle Cleveland
Plain Dealer
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The Winding Like.
vood-light grows more mellow

The wood light grows more mellow-
dim,
Tho leaves dance happily,
The russell path glows deeper hued
To greet her worthily,
And all the birds In chorus sweet
Sing, rapturous. insane
When lassie comes to meet me
Adown the winding lane.
Shes sweet as little roses are,
As quantity as mignonette,
Ana shy as modest pansy buds,
with shower jewels set.
She's happiness! And from this world
I've nothing more to gain
When lassiG comes to meet me
Adown the winding lane.
This earth would he kindlier place
III every man could know
Thc fragrance of IA shady path
Where cool, green grasses grow
where, when the sunset hour came 10.
And life was sweet and sane
HIS singing lassie turned the st,JA
Adown the winding lane.
--...- -Lippincotts. !
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06

The Fourth of July has come and
gone, and still the grand Army of the
lotonac Is no nearer to Petersburg
than II was before. Indeed wc ar.
assured that on yesterday. when ii was
expected that General Grant would
have made a heavy assault and de
mand n surrender of the place lie was
contentcd himself with throwing a few
shells Cor the purpose OF annoying the
women and children. At one time yes
tcrday the Smelling was quite rapid.
but during portion OF the day ev-
erythin6 was quiet
dispatch from Petersburg. dated
the night Of tho 4th, says: THE enemy
is still in front at all points OF the old
lines, though, doubtless. some OF their
forces have been sent away. probabl
to the north side of the Appomattox
River or 10 Washington city"
AT every point on the enemy's lines
I'm front of Petersburg yesterday huge
flags were displayed and their bands
were kept playing necessarily all the
livelonE day.
In the light with the raiders at Sap
pony Church. 700 prisoners were taken
and were sent at once to the prison In
Georgia. The losses Of the enemy IN
these raiding affairs beyond Petersburg
In prisoners alone may be safely esti :
mated at 200 We also captured many
hundred small arms and 10000 rounds
of ammunition. Fully 5000 good horses
fell into the hands of the Confederates.
The Chicago Times, In an editorial
article, estimates Grants losses in kill
ed and wounded north of James River
at 10000. Shernan's loss at $4,000. and
the total Federal loss since April at
$4,000 men.
Peter Bashaw, the last surviving
Revolutionary soldier in Tennessee.
died In Nashville last week, aged l01
years.
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What II Proves.

That Great Britain did not use
pressure to induce the United States
10 repeal the tolls exemption clause
OF the Panama Canal act is regarded
as vindication of President Wilson
from the absurd charge OF cowardly
surrender TO foreign coercion. II as:
but it also acquits Great Britain of
the unfriendly act of pressing, at a
most inopportune time for the United
States. question which it could have
allowed 10 wait without hurt 10 it.
self. To our mind. this is the fact
of greater Importance. for. while few
believed the hysterical charges Of the
Hearst type of lingo. many have
doubted the sincerity of Britain's
friendship for this nation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06

branch banks of England, France and
Germany. That handicap did not.
of course, work TO tho progress of
our trade. We had to defer to what
ever competitor had adequate finan-
tial representation. And, as a re-
suit. we have failed to gain abroad
that foothold which our resources
should have warranted.
This condition will or should be
corrected by the branch banks that
now will be established as fast as the
machinery can be set up A feature
that is particularly encouraging is
that tho beginning is to be made in
South America. where lies one Of the
most promising as well as one of the
most neglected fields for commerce
from the United States
If we can plant our Industries thor
oughly throughout the Argentine and
Brazil, sending there our best types
OF business men. we shall soon dis
sipate tho prejudice against Ameri-
can business men that still fingers In
And with progress
in South America. there will be
definite inducement to begin the same
sort of missionary work I'm China
and the Orient generally.
The founding OF American branch
banks abroad is only one advantage.
but very tangible one. accruing
from the new currency system.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
Efficiency. MOI Years.

Nice-Presidcnt Marshall declared
recently that this is the young mans
age. He went on to say that "the
old man is being showed off the stage
everywhere. Failing physical vision
is assumed TO mark like dimncss
of intellectual sight
The amiable Vice-President has no
monopoly of these views. We have
had il dinned into our ears for the
past decade, or more, that the old
man must he laid on the shelf and
Iright-of-way given the youngsters.
Come to think about It. the same cry
has been raised in about every cen
fury. And the middle-ased and old
men have gone along doing the
worlds business. or their share OF 1t,
a, the same old stand
II in all history there ever has
boen an age that discounted years in
favor of efficiency, ii is the one in
which We live. The talk about the
gray In mans hair being tho signal
for tho pink slip" is not quito as
Icrucl as it is absurd Men keep their
Jobs nowadays as long as they retain
that intangible quality known az
| punch" or virility. When they lose
li' they are "scrappcd. whether TWEEN
ny or seventy,
factor working on the side Of this
condition Is our greater knowledge of
hygiene and health conditions. Men
are finding how 10 preserve youth and
huoyancy. They are discovering the
nf i,,l j..
harden the arteries and SLOW down
the digestion The Vice President
overlooked these facts. He slipped
up on an old and perfectly respecta-
bic neutrality-suspicious., rather
without taking the trouble TO check
up his data.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
Dependents Cannot DC independent.

o the Editor or The Times DiSpatch:
Sir.--Theodore Roosevelts dcclara
ton that lie must resign as editor. of
tho Outlook in order to devote himself
TO tho patriotic service of fighting
Woodrow Wilson is a declaration of
monumental impudence. II conveys
the double thought that the policies
approved by the majority of the Amer.
ican people are fatal to free govern
meht, and that there is only one man
III the United States who can save the
nation from Itself. 1t is this idea p,orc
than worshiped precedence that made
me oppose a third term for Roosevelt.
and will make me oppose q third term
for anybody Wien this great nation
cannot exist in independence except by
the efforts OF one man, then II il time
for us TO lose our independence. We
will not be deserving of 1t.
PLAIN cOUNTRYMAN.
Waverly, Va. July 1. 1914.
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Pro Pntrfn.

Great is thy gift, most noble heart
Thou to thy country dost impart.
And childrens children shall inquire
Whence came this forest. in attire
OF "erdurc. rocks and wooded hills.
And mountain sides and flowing lilis.
For us II s the people say.
Whore we can run and romp and play,
And camp and fish and roam about
In freedom and with merry shout
Then to the children this reply:
These valleys and these mountains
high.
Far flung beyond the human eye,
Called Pfsgah forest. are the gift
OF fair lady who would lift,
In COMPANY with Uncle sam
our thoughts above mere Il am"
This lady fair of fair Riltmore,
Hath kept this gift sublime in store
For You and those who follow on,
And She your love and mine hath
Won.
Edwin N. Andrews. in Columbia state.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
Speed vs.. Stamina.

Britons as rule. do not go as
fast as Americans. but they go long
er. Very few distinguished Americans
can number among their distinctions
activity IN public lif" and In sport
when past their ninctieth year. The
tate Earl of Wemyss could do this. He
was the puEnaciots father OF the
House of Lords until few weeks be-
fore his death. which occurred yester-
day. Ills life had been a busy ono.
too. for he was one OF the most con
spicCous OF the promoters of the vol
untecr movement" OF lS59-6O which
gave TO Great Britain 100000 citizen
soldiers. While he was Lord Elcho
he gave the "Elcho Shield" famous
with rinenen the world over. The
earl came of hardy Scotch stock His
ancestors We're famous in Scotch mol
itics and Scotch wars Their practice
was that it Is better to rub than to
rust and many of them rubbed along
with octogenarianism. leaving the
late carl to make the record for long
cvity.-Boston Transcript
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
\ Ninttcr for Caution.

Alfred +. Thorn. general counsel
of the Southern Railway. warned the
Interstate Commerce Committee or
the Senate recently that legislation
now pending might impair the use
fnlness OF tho railways in the line
of industrial development A bill the
committee has under consideration
sharply limits and defines all expeudi-
lures of capital and surplus.
As Mr. Thorn Indicated if the rule
is loosely drawn it may initiate
against such work as boil wcevil pre-
vention and farm demonstration. in
which the Southern now is engaged
The southern. the Scabonrd and the
Atlantic Coast Line-Southern ratl
roads generally. for that matter-are
spending large sums to encourage
agriculture and industry along. thcir
rights of way. as we'll as 10 induce
immigration of the acceptable sort.
All these carriers have organized
and efficient industrial departments.
which, although of comparatively re-
cent origin, already have proved their
departments should he curtailcd nv
statute, ono of the agencies making
distinctly for tho development Of the
South would he either impaired or
embarrassed
There is little doubt that Congress
will take the steps necessary TO fore
stall any occurrence OF this nature
The legislation under discussion does
not contemplate Gripping or ham
Dering The railways. Its central OBJ
ject is 10 guard against the recnr-
renee OF some Of the manifest abuses
OF the past That end can he accom-
pllshed without working an injury
70 the railroads or the section
through which they pass and upon
the prosperity of which they DEPEND.
There are said 10 hc 100000 insane
people ~ IN" United States II all of
ihein could lust 10 herded into one
district The Republicans might elect a
Congressman next &uy.rthg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
The Stars and Stripcs

Theodore Roosevelt made the Stars
and Stripes the instrument of a fake
revolution for gain Woodrow Will
son would make it Il symbol of free
dom for oppressed mankind Theo-
dore Roosevelt turned ii over to a
private corporation that the United
States might share in the rewards of
its piracy; Woodrow Wilson dreams
of the time when it shall be 1.-THE
flag not only Of America. but the flag
OF humanity"
And yet Theodore Roosevelt dares
10 accuse Woodrow Wilson of be
traying the national honor.
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Waysidc Chats With
Old Virginia Editors

The Peninsula Enterprise Is an ex
| ample of tho many newspapers In the
| state which approve the Presidents
determination to push antitrust legis-
lation 1T this session of the Congress.
The country at large will applaud this
| determination" 1t says. The anti
| trust bills are the ryst3llization OF
| public demands. long unheeded by
Republican administrations and Con-
| crosses"
THE calamity howlers in and out
| of Congress- may yell themselves hoarse
about the country going to the demni-
! tion bow-wows." says the Suffolk
Ite:ald. but the sober thinking bust
ness men of the country only give
them the horse laugh" Won't some
! body please come along and take ur
| for these fellows? Everybody seems
to be picking on" the poor old en-
| lamIty howlers.
The Norfolk Virsinian- Pilot thinks
| the President has already done enough
| for the editors to the dctriment Of the
| newspaper business and of the gov
crnment business. II doesn't believe
good newspaper men can he spared,
| and 1t doesn't believe that those who
are taken can do as well at their new
Jobs rs at their old. Still the editor
| OF the NircinianPilot is said By our
grandfather. who claims to rcmem-
! her. 10 have made very good Gov
ernor
AS general rule the children who
do not go TO school are more in need
of education than the children who do
attend. says the Newport News Press
Tor most OF those who are sent to
school would receive some instruction
in any event, whereas the poor little
Il
dren of delinquent parents who do not
care Tor Tire welfare of their offspring
pct permit them TO grow up without
moral or intellectual training" This
is point we'll taken and one which
should be well pondered by those who
| think first OF the rights OF the par.
ents and forget the rights of the chill
iren.
The Press paraphrases an interesting
statement. which it says was made
some time ago by Major Doolcy. of
richmond. Major Dooley. IL saws,
! made 4 strong plea for compu,sorv
education. when he said in public
many years ago that when the state
taxed nm TO support the public schools
under the plea that public education
was necessary to stamp out the disease
called ignorance, and then allowed n
large percentage OF the children to
"''io"e cuctdtion, the state
was either taxing him under false pre-
lenses or was not giving him 1uid
| pro quo for his money" in other
words compulsory education is the log
zeal result of free education.
The way the Taft and Roosevelt
men are getting together in the Ninth
Congressional District Of virginia is
| very significant" says the Marion
american. Most significant. indeed
! nut Of what? And what would Teddy
| think of it-Tcddy who las iust caIlnd
the chosen OF the Lord to rally around
ms banner for anothc- f.,h. acalnst
the corrupt Republican party. ono OF
tn" leaders of which is Basco,n Slc,,n,
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Dr.. Brady's Health Talks

In at least three details OF fa shton
able dress we have ample reason for
complaint against tho DEGREES of the
arbitrary Dame. Hats for the male
slaves, and corsets for the female
slaves. and shoes for all the slaves OF
Mistress Fashion. give the skin spe
cialists. the specialists for women aud
the orthopedic specialists altogether
too much work to do.
In these days of gymnastic dances
and outdoor freedom. II Il woman
mere and there goes uncorseted. her
heavy hurnesSed sisters are pretty
sure to criticize the departure Yet II
Is certain that the corset has done
and still does much harm to the health
of women.
Common Sense No Match for I.,.h,,.
Likewise youth who ventures
forth hatless, for the sake of his fall
Ing hair. exposes himself to all sorts
or uncomplimentary gibcs from his
weaker brethren who wear Just what
their matters order. Nevertheless.
mere IS no other reasonable excuse
for tho Limitation OF badness to the
male; his hat deserves the blame.
Most OF us arc plastic as putty in
the hands of the shoe clerk. We en-
ter the shop with the idea that We are
going TO buy pair of shoes that VIII
mt our feet The clerk sells us the
latest thing. and il our feet fail to
fit the shoes so much the worse for
our feet
II there is factor OF suffering for
people OF both sexes and all ages.
that could be avoided BY independ-
ence of the dictates OF fashion. IL is
bad footwear. All the coris. bunions.
broken arches and related foot troubles
of the millions are due TO Incorrectly
shaped shoes
tendency to Improvement in Fashion.
Fortunately there Is apparently an
effort on the part of the present day
shoe manufacturers and corset man
ufacturcrs to consider the require
inents OF health In designing their
products. Womens corsets are in
coniparably better than they were a
generation ago Shoes are gradually
hewing around to the straight inside
line. Bunions are becoming unfashion-
able, and corns are scarcely TO be men
toned in polite circles.
Why should a child with normal
rect attempt to remold those feet to
suit the ideas of a shoemaker? WHY
should young man with a thatch OF
hair wear germ protector In pleas
ant weather? Why should young
woman without deformtty incasc her
self in spinal brace and abdominal
supporter?
because 1t is the fashion
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Two at One Trick.
Let me pillow this field"
fs'TI..., L =.

thanks.
I'm canvassing this district for
Congress" said the willing worker, af-
ter finishing the field do YOU own
this fine farm"
"oh. no.. replied the other man.
I'm tho candidate on the other ticket.
The farmer has gone to town. but
assured him the field would be plowed
by the time he got back"--Kansas city
Journal.
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Richmond, July 3. 1914.
issiIip.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-We have the new freedom
and the new patriotism" What has
become of the new nationalism"? Was
that lost In the River of Doubt, or has
II been kicked into splithercens by tho
votes of the sovereigns?
ANXIOUS INQUIRER.
Richmond Va, July 8. 1914.
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MONDAY, JULY c. 1914

Villa and Carranza have reached an
agreement. Carranza remains first
chief. and Villa continues TO do rs he
pleases.
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At latest accounts" says the Albany
journal the man who bit ChicaC go
policeman three times was expected to
recover" The twentieth century has
certainly witnessed marvellous progress
in medical science
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no Lcnd rorrnrn Alhnnin.

Byron went 10 Greece. and died there
Williams will go to Albania. and we
trust he will long survive and be able
to tell us his success in infusing ~
really national spirit among his
friends whom he would deliver from
INC system of murder which William
of Wied and the great powers are
forcing upon that unhappy and highly
eNcitablc people. One cannot but won
der when George Fred managed to
assimilate so much information about
the Albanians.--Ihiladelp Record.
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Many rich old man out wife hunt
ing often wishes he were younger
when. II he just knew 1t. success would
be his IL he were just older
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06

Bull Moose paper complains that
President Wilson is making use of r.
RS phrases when he speaks of "po-
litical righteousness" and IA square
deal The difference is. however, that
Mr.. Wilson makes use of them, while
the Colonel just used them