Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-18


Greene. in his Clifton Forge Review, we deduce
that one Of the Christmas gifts that mans town
needs Is sidewalk cleaning ordinance: "Tbe
man VINO mas large frontage to his business
mousse and residence usually brags about It un-
III there is heavy snow and then he prefers
less space"
Somebody has suggested an institution for
the care or old and in1rn baseball players"
the Bristol Heraid-Courier informs us some
how we had formed the impression that the
vaudeville stage had been adopted as such
The Danvlle Bee commends tho Suggestion
of Governor Stuart to COLOMBO Belgian husband
men In the agricultural districts of Virginia
and says: Then when they we should not
seek TO hold lands ut prohibitve prices or to
trade on their necessities The State Arrcu1-
turaf and Immigration Bureau can do this and
the special session of the General Assembly
should provide tho to do 1t without de-
lay"
The Southwest Times. of Pulaski. protests
against an Objectionable practice of some
or the tobacco chewers OF the town in an edi-
torial leader which begins: Did YOU ever no.
tice the post-offce floors? Did you ever notice
this sign on the wall: DO Not Spit on the Floor;
to Do So May Spread Disease? 1t is shame
! that our citizens can't stop the habit or spit-
ting on the floors OF public buildings" The
points in the argument that follows are all we'll
taken. "A Pulaskinn who can't use the wall or
eXpectoratc over his chin has right to chew
tobacco.
The LynchburE Advance congratulates Rich
mond on the perpetuaton in this city of the
community Christmas tree, and adds: There
is movement now to have comm,nitv
Christmas tree In Lynchburg All the move
inent needs is the approval OF the people OF
l.yEchburE and 1t will be had There is little
expense attached to 1t, no real trouble and the
gain, while not in material things Is almost
tangible and most valuable" Thus the Advance
exemplifies the spirit OF living up to Its name
/ Inrna nnf Tho
| round the flag of Santa Claus like regulars,
We have this assurance from Editor HE
rome Ope. Of the Staunton Leader, that his fell
ow-townsmen doing their part toward the
| Belgian relief movement Don't be surprised
| gentlemen of Staunton, II you fail find your
| favorte trousers the pajamas and suits of
underwear you put away carefully, expecting to
| get into them later. WHEY thought YOU did
not need them; besides, she did not like them
anyway-and they are safely on their way
| to the needy Bclgians." Which goes to show
that the Relgians have friends indeed in Staun-
ton who friends in need
! From the Newport News Press: Y GU cannot
| hate man YOU know, says President Wilson
| We infer from this that Champ Clark does not
! know Secretary Bryan" The editor obviously
| does not know the Christian spirit of Woodrow
| Wilson. If the President made the remark
| quoted it is dollars to doughnuts he intended
! the insertion of comma after the word man
THE climax of kiss, says Helen Rowland
! is that exquisite psychological movement lust
| before IL happens We do not know Helen but
! VIC take 1t that Helen knows" says tho Norfolk
| Virgnan Pilots qualified expert OSCILLATION.
| Te falls to take into consideration that much
! depends upon where 1t happens. The species
discussed by Miss Rowland didn't happen in