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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Voice of the People
Vow voter. Arc Ia, Dodgers.

TO tho Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-I am glad to see the pulpits
taking interest In matters OF civic
concern. and hope that the ministers
of the city will be able to awaken pco-
pie to the necessity OF performing
their duties as citizens.
would like to point out here, how
over, that there exists q wrong i'm
preston In regard to the payment of
the poll tax. Many people apparently
have the idea that 1t is a privilege to
pay or not to pay as the citizen
and If he does not pay 1t Is his own
affair.
There are two errors In this Idea
In the first place, II is not his affair
alone whether he votes or not. Tho
whole community suffers when hench-
men of political organizations are able
to hold the balance Of power because
so many people do not vote. In the
second place, the payment or nonpay-
ment Of the poll tax Is not optional
with the citizen. 1t Is not In payment
for the privilege to vote. 1t Is a tax
assessed against him by the State.
and has nothing to do with the ballot.
Ee owes 1t whether he registers and
votes or not IL he do not pay It he is
rs much n tax dodgcr as the man who
falslfies his income. He is not given
the ballot In return for his $3.50 poll
tax: he Is denied tho ballot IL he does
not pay the tax, on the theory that IL
he cannot or will not pay that tax. he
does not deserve the ballot. The vote
Is not reward for the payment OF the
tax: It is taken from him as a punish
ment for not paying the tax, and the
threat OF disfranchisement Is n means
to collect tax otherwise most difficult
OF collection. People who do not pay
the poll tax not only neglect their
duty as citizens. but they also cheat
the State OF money due It.
VOTING CITIZEN.
Richmond. July Z. 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Progressive Henrico.

Henrico County, always one OF the
most progressive counties in the
State. is fast coming to the front as
the most progressive. It's school
board has recently called for an cleo
ton on the question of compulsory
education, and It's board OF super
visors is now considering the ap-
pointment of an agricultural demon
strator. If the city of Richmond will
act with justice and appropriate
money TO aid in road upkeep in the
county, thus avoiding an appeal from
the annexation decision. the county
will soon add to its other advantages
the best roads in the State. Virginia
may be conservative State, and
should be, but II is conservative with
move on.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
The Unusual Asuuith.

One of the most remarkable men
| in tho world to-day, and one for
whom we have no exact counterpart
Premier Of England. Asquith has
been in Office for six years, which is
unusual to the vicissitudes OF British
politics, and he seems as firmly
seated as when first he assumed po-
sitfon
Few Premiers in British history
have to their credit such fundam entail
legislation as that which Asquith has
achieved and seemed in process OF
achieving. The one feat of clipping
the claws OF the House of Lords, by
making the veto Of that body only
nominal, would have been sufficient
to set any one man aside as notable.
He plans now TO add to this the abo-
lition, or modification, of the heredi-
tary feature of the Lords. remolding
the chamber into representative
membership similar to that of the
! Commons.
Then there'is the fiscal revolution
for which Asquith and Lloyd George
are largely responsible, such as old
age pensions and the agitation Of the
unearned increment tax. Home rule
for Ireland is another monumental
accomplishment, which will be hardly
diminished, even though there is civil
war as al aftermath.
AS against these undoubted
achievements there is the curious
temperament Of Asquith, which even
his friends do-not pretend to quite
understand. His vaclllations with
regard to the Ulster disturbance and
his apparent weakness in his deal
ings with the suffragettes are in
striking contrast to his frmness in
other directions. The only eXplana-
tion can be that Asquith's strategy
is to make an apparent surrender in
face OF hard situation, then turn
and rend the enemy at an unexpected
moment. Even though inability to
handle feminism should finally retire
him, he has piled up a record unique
in the contemporuneous politics OF
the world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Swat the Rat.

One bencticence in the presence
of bubonic plague i'll New Orleans
will be general and probably a per
manent cleanup administered to
every port in touch with New Or
leans. The activity of the public
health service already has been re-
sponsible for launching general
antirat campaign, and the smallest
as we'll as the largest cities are in
dustriously going after the rodent.
that. by carrying the flea, affords the
one vehicle'for spreading the disease.
The New Orleans of to-day is
showing the value OF her education
in sanitation and quick action. Had
the plague shown up before the con-
quest OF yellow fever, we should have
seen panic and wholesale refugee
Ing. As II Is, science knows def
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Pnnular NInrnxinca

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--Some of the stories appearing
In the current magazines arc not TT
to be reay by any one. They inculcate
a radically wrong idea OF marriage and
sex relation. Besides, the sex ques-
ton is not one to be discussed In pop
ular magazines. to be read by all ages
and classes. Frank treatment of any
subject Is desirable, but there are
times, places and occasions for every
thing. There is more than one of
these magazines that should be sup
pressed. PARENT
Hampton. Va, July 8. 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Floods Tribute to Tnmm.n1.

Tcnmany was highly praised. Sena-
tor Lewis said he had often noticed
tho utter unfairness. the lack OF
equity, the want OF justice on the
part OF the opponents of Tammany
Hall" Representative Eagle declared
Tammany to be "the only democracy
In New York worth while"
This was the fervent tribute OF Rem
rcSentntive Flood:
Il am an ndmircr of Tammany Hall
All Democrats in my county admire
Tammany Hall. (Applause) 1 am de-
lighted to be hero to-day. have
nothing but good. wishes for this or.
ganization. notice that Charles f.
Murphy Is stiH on tho job cloud an.
plause) ] have heard II predict cd
often that he had heen RELOCATED to
the scrap pile, but my opinion is that
a leader who has led you to so MANY
victories and so few defeats will be
on the job when those who have made
that prediction are politically dead and
buried"
And yet Tammany was reviled a,
Baltimore. and narrowly escaped ex.
pulsion from tho convention. as the
tool of tho interests" bent on rivetine
the chain of the interests" on the
Democratic party. Any change in
Tammany in the past two years? No,
4 particle. Unworthy then. unworthy
now. Worthy then. worthy now.
But Tammany has been praised in
high quarters before. 1t was Mr.
Bryan who, eighteen years ago, said
In public. Great is Tammany; and
Croker is its prophet!' At that time
Mr.. Bryan was candidate for Presi.
dent, and Tammany, against the wishes
of many Eastern Democrats. was Civ.
ing him support In ''unErudging meas
ure.''
Leader Murphy was present ut Sat.
urday's meeting. occupied a seat or
the platform and received, smilingly
and gratefully, all references to him
self and his organization. Did they
not hearten him for this years cam
DaiEn? Sure. He will fight harder
now than ever for q State ticket &c
suit him. and serve him in case o,
election. Likewise will he want n
candidate for United States Senator
who. IL elected. Will in that high Of
fee look out for Tammany.-Wash
ington Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
The Real Calamity.


To the Editor of The Times Dispatch
Sir.-The following lines were sug-
Eested by the cartoon In Sunday
limos Dispatch, picturing Roosevelt
and two standpattcrs singing a oalam-
ity song:
The Wild Moose. he was wont to be
Tho boss OF the menagerle,
He charged upon tho G.. o. p
II was great calamity (O
Woodrow. II is plain to see,
The wild-Moosc and the G.. o. p
Would throw their hooks right into
thee.
BY wailing forth calamity.
Haw haw! hee hee! Haw haw, hee hee
Mirth. method, mad'ninG melody.
The Wild Moose and the c.. Q. p
Together sing, Calamity"
CHORUS
Calamity. calamity. how they love
To sing OF thee;
They would be in, but out, you soc
That is the real calamity.
Richmond. July Z. 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
An Index to business.

Bank clearings for June showed an
increase of 1T per cent. In 1898
they showed decrease of 121a per
cent. and Of &c per cent in 1894.
Those who speak continually of
widespread business depression can
not be expected to draw any un-
favorable conclusions from these
figures, but most people will see in
them evidence that the talk of de-
preston has been greatly exagger-
ated, and that conditions now are
far more favorable than in panic
years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
THE PUBLIC PULSE
Editorial Expressions from Leading
Nruspnpcrs
Advancing Democracy,

Tho discrimination made by the diff
ference of rank between the bodies Of
husband and wife In the burial Of the
Austrian heir TO the throne and his
consort. seems to have intensified the
wave OF democracy which Is adyanc-
ing upon Kingdoms and empires in
Europe and accentuating the human
element as superior to political ira
ditions of degree. This impression Is
merely incidental. tut il is one of the
straws showing which way the winds
OF the times arc Observation-Disclosures
American
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Educational By-Products.

II is not so very long ago that
schoolhouses and college buildings.
particularly the former, were used to
at most so per cent OF their efficiency.
For five or six hours day they
served purpose. For the other
hours of the waking day they were
hollow emptinesscs. not particularly
agreeable 10 think of
Happily the movement to use these
buildings after the ordained school
hours for what may be called ctu-
cational by-products Is widespread
and gaining. They are suitable for
neighborhood meetings and discus
sions. which can be of consid cradle
educational value; for lectures they
are eminently adapted, and they can
and do serve for the general or voca-
tional training of those who cannot
attend school during the hours of the
working day.
There are many forces making for
generalization. II is well that COM
munitics should use 10 the full the
institutions that make for order and
sober progress.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
outside Her ExperIence.

The moving picture director was
having trouble in getting one of the
scenes right. The girl was supposed
TO resist mn attempt to kiss her but
the rehearsal was far from satisfac-
tory.
Think now" said the director,
coaching her. haven't you ever tried
TO stop a young man from kissing
your"
NO." was the girls frank reply
Boston Transcript.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
The Bright Side
They All Have 1t.

The farmer lad who stood at gaze
Had one ambition clear:
Some day III quit this job, I bet,
An be an engineer.
The engineer half saw and thought,
Some time perhaps I'll be
In luck myself. IS little farm
Is what looks good to mem-Judxe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Invariably.

Just when thoughtful man settles
comfortably back I'm his chair with
the feeling that the world is growing
better every blessed minute, he picks
up the paper and sees that there was
ar unusually large crowd OF fashion
ably dressed women at some unusual
Iy dirty divorce trlaL-Ohio State
Journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Tho rate established for CARVING
cargo through the. Panama Canal.
s1.20 per ton. is regarded by shipping
companies on the North Pacific Coast
as sufficiently low to result in great
benefit to British Columbia in tho
transportation Of products of the
Province to tho Eastern marketA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Cali. Our oue,t,on FooI,,h.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-In answer 10 your query In
this mornings Tlmes-Dispatch, will
say that II an issue of veracity Is
made between Wilson and Roosevelt
|, for one. will accept the word OF the
President OF the United States and OF
Mr.. Woodrow Wilson. The question
is foolish one. COMMON SENSE
Richmond. July S, 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
An Inexcurnhle Crime,

Judge White-Don't you know that
your wife should have had the money
you spent in getting drunk?
Prisoner-But I'm not married
Judge Whitc-Then what on earth
did you want to get drunk for?-Phil-
adelphia Public Ledger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

IAN I'm ALL" says the Lynchburg Ad-
vance, .Lynchburg Is n right good
place In which to live" Honest, now,
is 1t the health OF the community which
brings forth that sentiment?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Something She Kneaded.

She-An agent was around today
with a machine for aerating bread
without the use of baking powder, and
bought one.
He-Well. of all tho ways of blow
ing in ones dough!--Boston Trans
script.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

The Colonel is reported to have said
that the tariff is the Issue. Never too
late 10 learn Is false. 1t is too late
when what is learned Is no longer
trfln
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
THE INpIsPENsAnLED DRAFT.

Our benighted ancestors. medical
and lay. had some Interesting ideas
about fresh air. Thcy hardly deemed
1t suitable medium OF respiration un-
less 1t was carefully warmed and mcdi-
Gated first. AT night they considered
1t safest to exclude fresh MD alto
gethcr from sleeping rooms. 1t being
suspected there WAS miasms or hu-
mors or hobgoblins afioat in tho at
mossphere after SHUTDOWN.
Even our grandparents can remem-
Der when the fear of night air was SO
common that anybody who vent abroad
after the chickens were at roost WINS
assumed to be going aftcr the doctor.
Drafts md Good Health.
Secure good ventilation, but avoid
drafts"-has been advised and attempt
ed 80 many years that at first blush
II might almost seem within tho realm,
OF possibility. For instance, you may
open the window OF the bedroom a few
Inches even at night now. but In or
der to avoid a draft you are supposed
to make use of that curious contri-
vance called window board. Tho
board fills the space under tho lower
sash and thus directs tho Incoming
air current upward to the ceiling.
whence the dread draft Is supposed to
distribute itself equally through tho
room without seriously injuring you.
Woll. the window board worked
wonders In Its day. at that. II en-
abled timid souls to get a breath of
clean night air who otherwise would
have suffocated by inches. Tho mod
crn fresh air propagandum rendered
the window board obsolete.
Ventilation Implies Drafts.
Az matter of fact, ventilation i'm
plies draft and you can't secure tho
one without enjoying all the advan-
tagcs of the other. even IL the family
doctor advises you to try. Ventilation
Is exchange of mir. A draft la a cur
rent OF air.
But the great difficulty has been to
distinguish between actual physical
discomfort and mental uneasiness. The
catching cold delusion is to blame for
this. There are still plenty of mis-
guided souls who imagine n draft can
mako them ill even when the draft is
comfortable And there are others who
say, scnsibly though ungrammaticaliy:
Drafts be blowed! ] want fresh air"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
THURSDAY. JULY 9. 1914

The man without children pays
taxes to educate another mans child.
II that child does not attend school
tho childlcss taxpayer Is robbed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
The Inconnfstency of Man.


Before we were married you used
to write me three times day"
Did l. really?"
Yes. you did; and now you get an
CRY just because I ask you to write
me little bit of a check"--ExchanCe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

HOW DICK Is Il. H..
Is Theodore Roosevelt in danger OF
permanent invalidism? The ques-
ton is justified by the extreme eau
ton his physicians enjoin on him
and by the signs of fatigue he has
shown in recent public appearances
The rest cure" has, too, been In fire.
quent demand.
The general impression is that
Roosevelt is afflicted with tropical
malaria. Any one who knows any
thing at all about this type Of NAL
ady understands that 1t is obstinate
treacherous and bristling with COM
piications
Modern medical science has. II is
true, improved the weapons with
which the disease is fought But, at
that. it often happens that through
some personal indiscrction, 10 which
Roosevelt is given, or through some
physical idiosyncrasy, the disease
fingers indefinitely. depicting the
system and paving the way for other
disorders.
The trouble with the Colonel is
that he appears to think he can ride
down malaria as he rides down his
political foes. If he persists, he is
likely to discover Ills error with a
sharp jerk. If he is we'll advised. he
will sacrifice two or three months
now, rather then incur the rien of
lincapacitating himself for long
period
However one may diHer with him
! in politics or policies, no normal
American would care to see Roose-
Welt shelved to inactivity at his time
of life
Hearing shat Huerta Is on good
terms witt. his mothcr-in-law. tho Bal
timore Evening sun conGratulates him
on his Diplomacy To our mind. il is
the ssothcr-in who IL subject for
congratulations.
We don't know whether the doctor
who told tho Colonel to stop talking
is Democrat. Republican or Bull
Moose but 1t Is certain that he is a
friend of the people.
II tho New York Bull Moose wish
10 put Charlie Murphy or Boss Barnes
name n ticket of their own.
"Talkless diplomats are very scarce"
says the Baltimore Sun. George Fred 3
retirement ought 10 boost the aver
age considerably
rs the Presidents control over Con
srcss likewise psycholoeical?" asks
the Albany Journal. Largely. that is
exactly what il is.
The difference between bright
child and an insolent child is whether
he belongs 10 YOU or TO the family
| next door
Patriots? Why. OF course, Aren't
they staying in Washington in the
summer time?
There's no Outlook for the Colonel
at all.
Give 10 tho ice fund and IL will be
used when hotter weather comes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Tho Gloucester News-Reporter finds
that Matthews and Gloucester Coun-
tics are progressing steadily" and
gives the credit for agricultural de-
velopmcnt TO thrift and perseverance
on the part of the citizens.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Roosevelt might learn from Huerts
how to prevent the slip between tn:
lip and the third cup OF coffee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

The Man of the Hour" In Mexic
sometimes lasts that long.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

There arc some men in this. country
Who wish they could amend the home
rule law.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
How Sick Is r.. r.?

y sore head evolves more word.
than n sore throat can choke
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Patriots? Why. OF course. Aren't
they staying in Washington in the
summer time?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Reading the election returns from
Mexico City. Charlie Murphy feels
like q piker.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

The difference between n brich,
child and an insolent child is whether
he belongs to YOU or to the family
next door.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

DR.. Brady will answer all questions
pertaining TO health. II your question
liz of general interest II will be an
swcrcd through these columns; if not
II Will be answered personally II
stamped, addressed envelope is In
closed DIR. Brady will not prescribe
for individual cases or make diagnoses.
Address all letters to DR. William,
Brady. care of The Times Dispatch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Give 10 tho ice fund and 1t will be
used when hotter weather comes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

There's no Outlook for the Colonel
at all.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

II tho New York Bull Moose wish
TO put Charlie Murphy or Boss Barnes
into power in New York. they will
name ticket of their own.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

rs the Presidents control over Con
srcss likewise psycholoeical?" asks
the Albany Journal. Largely. that is
exactly what il Is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Teacher writes: VIII you kindly
state through your Questions and
Answers" whether bleeding is now
employed for apopleSy or uremic con-
WILSON'S?
Reply: Yes. il Is occasionally en-
ployed with very good results.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Hearing shat Huerta Is on good
terms Wit. his mothcr-in-law. tho BAL
timore Evening sun congratulates him
on his diplomacy. To our mind il is
the mother in-law who is subject for
congratulations
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

'Talkless diplomats are very scarce.
SAYS the Baltimore Sun. George Fred.
retirement ought 10 boost the aver
age considerably.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

We don't know whether the doctor
who told tho Colonel to stop talking
is Democrat. Republican or Bull
Moose. but 1t Is certain that he Is a
friend of the people.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Ventilation Implien Drafts.
Questions and Answers.

e. II. asks: Can you give me any
advice regarding my case. have
suffered with itching piles for sev-
eral years. and I have tried a dozen
remedies without relief. am forty
three years old. travelling salesman.
and In other ways perfectly health;-
so far rs I know. My liver is occa-
sionally Troublesome.
Reply: Within the past few weeks
wo have seen several very difficult
conditions which the patients-and
their mRil-order medical advisers-had
called Itching piles" One was really
internal piles Another was eczema.
Another was fistula. Another was
insure And the last ono proved to be
ringworm-a parasitic Infection OF the
skin. No ono remedy or line OF treat
ment could have relieved more than
ono of tho cases: that must be obvious
to anybodq. Therefore we cannot adj
wise you, except TO say that you should
stop trying" things and go to your
physician and be examined.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Entered January -, 1908, MT Rich
mond. Su., serond-clRss matter I'M
der act of Congress OF March 3. 1873
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Mrs. G. H.: Yes, there is such {
thing as rose fever. 1t Ia much like
hay fever. and usually comes In 'une
when the roses are In bloom. an
sorry I cannot give you a remedy fol
this trouble. I suggest that you con
suit your physician.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
LiiIInn Ru..eIl.. An.,yer,.

Rosalie: think your trouble q
only self-consciou5ness Forget abou
yourself entirely when you III out fl
company. Think OF something TO ga,
or do for some ono else. BE able L
talk on the current events, the lates
books or plays. am sure IL you for
got about yourself you will stop blush
ing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09

Remember: Good natured people arc
INCLINED to be stout Cultivate every.
thing sweet. disposition as we'll as
food.