The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-06
Wayside Chats With
Old Virginia Editors

Judging from certain things VIC
have read recently" says the Halifax
Gazette. the thing least needed at tho
iHecting of the Press Association will
lie pack of cards" Not IL the
lynchburg News and Advance and the
Danville Register are to be represent
there.
Mr.. lIobson ought to tell that SEN
sational story to Congress-" says the
Newport News Times Herald. lie will
have to- send it by mail or telegraph
IL he does.
Says the Blackstone couricr: "Thc
Washington correspondents of Nir-
ginia papers continue to send out stuff
about the fight for United States SEN
ate next year. they. however. saying
1916. when in reality tho primary must
come off next year. 1915" Aw, come
off.
'Bradstreet reports a decline in the
cost of living" says the Gordonsville
Gazette. BRAD is a gentleman" Is
lie lying like one?
Tho IIarrisonburE News Record is
glad Judge Keith will not resign from
the Supreme Court. Tho judge has
reached the age when he may retire IL
he so wishes" il says, but he is in
good health, likes the work and still
possesses a keen mind for unraveling
knotty legal points. Under the cir
cumstanccs. there appears to he no rea-
son why the judge should be expected
to get out. and his friends are glad he
can continue to maintain his place at
the head OF the bench" Judge Keith
has never boosted OF Il reputation for
q hut t,t.
up life of.idlencss while allowed work
he likes.
Says the Stnunton Leader of tho
fruit crop: The biggest fruit crop
since 1906 has been the estimate Of
fruit men all over the country for the
growing crop, but their estimate was
made before the exceedingly severe
and unreasonable dry spell had begun
TO show Its effects on everything that
grows. Now, estimates are all up in
the air, and nobody ventures an opin-
ion. II is impossible to figure on what
Will remain on the trees after the dry
weather Is through with the crop. or on
the development" Killing the fruit
crop is an annual pastime, but 1t seems
rs If II may be serious this time We
can only hope that reports from the
Valley will he more cheerful in u short
time.
"Why should 80 much ado be made
about the bill?" asks the Farmville
Herald. speaking of the labor exemp-
tion sections of the antitrust bills
One answer is that Democratic adj
mnistration has them in charge. and
another is that Sam Gompcrs is the
bugbcar Of rcactonary minds
Russell County is shaped up for the
bigges; Democratic majority in its his
tory. Tate Irvinc's chances seem to
be growing daily. Can 1t be really
true that the dream of solid Demo-
cratic delegation from Virginia in Con-
grcss is about to sec realization?
The Williamsburg Gazette is still
fighting the battles OF the schools in
Williamsburg. No good citizen. 1t says,
will use his influence against tho
schools, and that is why it expects ito
see the City Council eventually rally
to the support of WILLIAMSBURG
schools in II monetary allowance that
will be perfectly adequate to their
reeds. To do anything else will be to
cruelty assail the children of the pres
ent day and those unborn. A blow ut
our children IS blow ut humanity and
n rcproach to our civilization. Who
will dare strike that blow?" Why is
it that everybody believes in good
schools and good roads. and yet there
are always more people to fight thnn
to help n definite plan for the improve
ment Of either?
Watch out for Editor Davis, OF the
Pittsylvania Tribune, when he gets to
the meeting of the Press Association.
lie has learned something. Listen:
I'VE have always thought until Il few
days ago that raising check, like
raising money, was n very Iii mcult mat
ter but We we're shown that IL il al
together different" lie then goes on
to explain how II is done, but this
column doesn't advertise except for
cash in advance