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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

York, truthfully said that 1.-The re-
serve law favors foreign more than
domestic commerce." 1t might have
been brought out more cinpnaticaliy
also that the currency law also au-
thorizcs American banks with cap
ital and surplus Of not less imam
100000 to establish branches in
foreign lands, and provides that such
branches shall be under the official
scrutiny Of the Comptroller OF the
Currency and the Federal reserve
Board
Tho Importance of this section OF
the currency law to foreign trade can
scarcely be ovcrestimated. England
and Germany. our strongest compcti-
tors for South American trade. have
banks i'll the countries OF that con
tinont and through them exercise in
iluencc and obtain advantages which
the exporters OF the United States
lack. These banks are controlled by
English and German exporters, and,
naturally, their own firms and other
firms OF their own countries are ia
yored in all dealings. Through them
also affairs Of their competitors are
not infrcqucntly learned by European
exporters, and from them informa-
ton Of great value as to business con
ditions in the countries in which To-
Gated IS secured.
There is no need to cnumeratc
these things or TO quote the many il
Illustrative Incidents supplied by
American traders in South America
The advantages OF doing business
through friendly banks are obvious.
England and Germany and other ma
tons OF Europe have not neglected
them. and now that the way is more
open TO the United States, it is to be
hoped that our exporters will 20 and
do likewise. y number Of American
banks In South America you'd do
more 10 develop our trade with those
countries, we believe, than larger
merchant marine. If We have the
goods; if VIC let others know we have
them; If We have the knowledge OF
business OF the country To be invaded,
and. if we possess adequate banking
facilities in those countries, we will
not be greatly handicapped by lack
OF our own vessels of delivery. These
can be hired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Voice of the People
Constitutional Ri,-It I,rin IN,

Constitutional Right Prior to 1872"
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir gratiiied to learn that the Dam
vile Chapter, United Daughters of the Con-
have this unanswerable vindication OF tho
south by DR.. Bledsoe republished. and have
10 place the work on the list of readers for
advanced students In the schools OF tho
grant;
OF course. all OF us recognize the fact that
the right OF secession Is no longer n prac-
ticai question: bu, whether or not. the sires
were right In the course pursued by them
IN the Confederate war and whether
tho cause for which they sacrificed so much
and for which so many OF them gave their
lives. was right Is one that can never fail
TO be OF supreme interest and concern to the
present and to future generations.
IN ms recent course OF lectures delivered
adams. of BOSTON. that eminent OF New
England said:
The evidence is conclusive that until tho
dcccnnium between lSs) and 1910 the belief
MAS nearly universal that in the OF n
IN the State. and to the state It's citizens
allegiance was due
Mr.. Adams has not polluted out that there
was any change In the Constitution or laws
OF tho land between IS3. and 1910 and 1861
OF the fact that there was no such change:
nut he ciinchcs the nall when he adds.
ultimate allegiance was. therefore, due
to the state. which defined and conferred
zation Which accepted as ei ehsn U %som
so ,c,,s the state pronounced to be such"
This statement. coming from such a source
ought to carry with 1t the conviction to every
fair mind that the people OF the South vera
right I'm the position taken by them In that
war. Or. BIedsoc's book establishes this fact
beyond the shadow OF doubt. and IT is
opportunity OF knowing this fact and OF
seeing tho arguments on which 1t is based.
tations to do with the right OF secession
The answer is easy. II. rs the Supreme
Court has several times held, the State was
ha
powers reserved and not granted to tho
Federal government. Of which the right OF
right To exercise. that right and. when it
did. II was the duty OF her citizens To fol-
low and defend her as the sons OF the
South did from 1861 TO 1865.
We earnestly wish for the Danvlle Daush-
ters tho success that should surely follow
this patriotic movement
n GEORGE L. CHRISTIAN.
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Tue TcmpIe Of the HONG.

There's II temple in a city and the
citys name is Home.
There are maple trees around 1t and
the blue sky for dome:
There are hearts OF trust and loving
that have made 1t very sweet
For tho coming in tho twilight of
the sound OF homing feet;
The temple of tho home
In that city fair II glows,
Like the promise of the lily.
Like the passion Of the rose.
1t can boast no gaudy splendor and
II sends no battling lure,
but IL sings u golden welcome with
Il motive high and pure;
IL is one among the many in that city
men call Home.
with the maple trees TO shade 1t and
the blue sky for II dome;
The temple Of old resting
And OF laughter and Of glce,
where loves rosy arms are waiting
With their necl>lacing for thee
Lordly temples arc these temples In
their sweet aud simple ways.
Who're the lives OF people flourish
through the dark OF sunny days;
And the old divine ambition is to plant
one there to rise
Meath the sweetness OF the NAPLES
and tho grandeur Of the SHES:
The temple of tho home,
where our worship Is n rest,
And wc dream our way TO heaven
On "a little loved ones breast.
TIE Benztown Bard in the Ralti.
more sun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
InvcstIgatc the Disaster.

Many Americans were among tho l., :
600 or more who lost their lives. though
the majority We're English and Cana
ula'l. There Is grief to-day In Eng
lind and in many sections of North
America. no less poignant by reason
of the fact that tho death list CON
tains fewer names that were household
words in two continents than did the
Titanic's.
with details of the disaster as vet
unknown, Indications point To care
lessncss or neglect, FOR viii, c.."~,.
dong his duty 1t could hardly have
occurred. There willkbc a searching
VcstiSation which will seek cxplanu-
ton OF tho fact that most OF the sur
ViNors were members of the crew.
investigation will not restore tho
sacrihced lives. II II does nothing to
make travel on tho water safer in
future IL Will he futilc.-Washincto
Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Teach the Truth.

The Timos-Dispatch heartily joins
with those who urge the State Board
Of Education 10 place in the list OF
readers for the schools Or Bledsoe's
book, rs Davis a Traitor? or, Was
Secession Constitutional Right
Prior to 1872"
Secession is dead, hut belief in the
righteousness of tho cause for which
our fathers fought is not dead and
should not die. Their children should
know the truth, and the public
schools of Virginia should teach
them that the men in gray fought not
for what they believed TO be right,
but for what was right
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
To the Street Dcrn,tn,eu,

Complaint OF the dust which afiicts
the people OF Richmond is en- old
complaint. 1t is time that the cause
Of II De removed.
The Times-DisDatch does not in
dorse al that has been published i'm
these columns from numerous cor
respondents, hut it docs indorso the
complaints. They are just.
Various reasons are assigned for n
condition which should not exist.
some OF them may be the right rca-
sons MI Of them may be wrong. But
4 reason there IS, and the Street
Cleaning Department should find il
and remove II. Ii il cannot. or will
not, there is the Administrative
Hoard, which, VIC understand, has
certain powers and duties.
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THE PUBLIC PULSE
Editorial Expressions from Leading
Newspapers.
Mr. Cnrlin,s Mastery spcec,,.

1t is an enviabic distinction to have
won such praise as has been given
Representative Charles G. Curlin, of
tho Eighth Virginia District, for his
speech In the House last Tuesday on
the Clayton omnibus antitrust bill. lie
marskalcd his arguments with mas
tcrly force and logic and presented the
facts with convincing clearness
which elected the admiration even of
his political opponents.
The President is quoted as having
said 1t was one of the greatest speeches
he ever read. When Mr.. Curlin had
concluded the proceedings OF the
House were. by general consent. sGs-
pended while his colleagues crowded
around him and showcrcd him with
Observation-Disclosures Post
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
I'hc IDITcrcnac

Harold jerks, II syndicate editor OF
Denver. was talking about the low
rates paid by the magazines.
They who write for newspaper syn.
dicatcs. where their work appears 81
simultaneously in forty or dfty news
papers all over the country" said Mr.
jerks. make Il good deal OF money
OF course, the magazine writer, beside
such men. isn't one. two, three.
"a Sccdy magazine writer dropped In
on me this morning to borrow Il quar-
ter. As he left. lie said:
jerks, old man. the difference lie
tween a hen and II magazine writer Is
ing, tho hen gets hers New York
Tribune.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Rcnxoatc Circ,,lntinn

The exposure OF what might be
called "bcnzoatc" newspaper circuIa-
ton is the object OF the Advertising
Audit Association and Bureau of
Verified Circulation, organized re-
Gently in Chicago. Some OF tho most
representative newspapers, trade and
advertising journals. as well as ad-
Vertisers, III America and Canada arc
behind the association
Verified circulation" tolls the
whole story Of tho purpose Of the or
ganization Although newspaper
ethics have advanced radically in tho
past few years, there arc still a few
shady brethren who resort To every
trick inside tho law to distort circuIa-
ton. Advertising rates based on
such claims arc, Of course. somewhat
IN the nature OF larceny after trust.
The Chicago agency expects TO verify
circulation claims, much as the gov
crnment inspects food and drugs.
The plan is All excellent one. The
only newspapers likely to oppose il
are those driven to mcretricious me-
thods to bolster circulation claims.
The Times Dispatches circulation
records arc at all times open to adj
vertisers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Stnp Picking on Rrran

Tho Springfield tMass.) Ropubli-
can rishtcously protests against tho
tendency OF q certain variety Of
tary OF State Bryan and publish re-
curing rumors Of his resignation
Regarding the righteousness OF Mr..
Wilson's choice OF Bryan, aside from
the political feature. there may he
room for dispaSsionate debate. We
have never been quite sure that the
President could not have made bet
tor selection.
This said, il remains that drrjng
his entire term, Mr. Bryan has ac-
Quilted himself with loyalty TO the
President and q surprising amount OF
ability. Ills invasion of the lecture
piaiforn leaves something to be de-
sired. but we are Wiling to be toll
Grant where man shows other ad-
mirablc qualities.
Our chief contention is that moth
ing on earth is gained by nagSing,
and nagging newspaper is just a
little more unbearablc than Il nag
ging man or woman.
There is no apparent evidence thai
Mr.. Bryan contemplates resignation
or that there has been the slightest
breach between he and the President.
On the other hand, their relations ap-
pear to be cordial, and they have
gotten along with n smoothness that
has disappointed many snarling
pcssimist.
In view of these facts. the secre-
tary is duo square deal, which he
IS not getting. For man with no
diplomatic experience whatever, he
has discharged the duties of his try
ing Office with striking success.
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The Battle With the Elements.
1t still is, and always will be, un-
for thncn xrbc rn Il A.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
The Bright Side
Wonderful woman.

With hat tipped over. no eye free,
Ills very plain she cannot see.
With hair combed over ears tits clear
That she, OF course, can hardly hear.
With gown so tight il causes talk.
lis plain that she can scarcely walk.
And yet She lodges autos. teams,
And gets along quite well, il seems.
Man never could survive. poor chap.
Beneath one half that handicap.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
NIot..r:,untic NJnrrjn,rp

News comes that the fifth son OF
Emperor William OF Germany is
about TO make a morganatic marriage
with maid of honor to the Empress.
IN our day royalty is only a name,
so far as actual power is concerned.
It's functions are perfunctory, and its
chief privileges are those OF enjoy
ing life at the expense OF the poo
pie, presiding at ceremoniais and
generally being ornamental rather
than useful
But here IS one OF the uglier traits
Of royalty that persists. the NOR
eanatic marriage. Under the terms
OF such contracts. the contracting
party Of the higher rank sacrifices no
loss of noble prestige. Children born
of the union arc assumcdly lesiti-
nate. but are not entitled to inherit
tho distinctions OF their father. Az
t*rward, when reasons OF state point
the way. the morsanatic wife is cast
aside and the princcling rears q royal
family. the state taking care OF his
offspring by his morganatic wife,
often the woman TO whom his heart
irclines.
Such convenient arrangements are
not open TO the ordinary man i'm any
country. He would bring himself
sharply within the law if he tried
them. The time is coming when
royalty. knowing its limitations bet
Ter than it does now, will he mcasur-
ed by the same standard of morals as
its humblest subject.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Politics mud Dust.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Supposc women did vote: would the
street Cleaning Department be any less
controlled by politics than now-if indeed.
y be so controlled-and II so. why? And
II II were SO controlled would the Admin
istrativc Board be less Inclined than now
20 NEEDLE with tiff IL Is disinclined now
and. II so. why? Aren't women Just az
much Inclined 10 play politics as men? Arc
they not really more inclined to play 1t?
e. II. r." need not answer these cues
lions II she-l presume "it'' Is "she''-does
not wish. Whether she does not. I agree
that there Is too much dust and too much
politics In everything. a. c.
RlChmonu. Va. MAY %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Another wireless rrtumnn.

Again the wireless has scored II tri-
umph for humanity, for hundreds of
the crow and passengers of the En-
press of Ireland plainly owe their lives
10 the rescuing government ships. 1t
IS the one relieving fact I'm this fright
iul catastrophe, the extent OF which
WILDLY recalls the Titanic horror
New York Evening Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

Sixty steel and wood bridges, rang
ing from scvcnty-iivo to l25 feet I'm
length. will be required In distance
OF eighteen milos on the Central
Canada Railway, north OF Edmonton,
for which the route plans havo lust
been filod with the provincial Depart
ment Of Railways for Alberta. srI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Round It Himself.

Where is the centre of population
around here?"
''Wha'dyc meanY'
Whore is tho population dcnscst?"
whats that?"
"Oh. never mind. I guess It's thick
est right hcrc."-Columbia Jester.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
The Value OF an Idea.

Charles W. Post, the breakfast
food man, has left fortune valued
at 100000, 1000, a respectable sum
measured even by the great stand
ards of our day.
Post may not have been. speaking
in mathematical accuracy. the father
OF modern breaks fast food: but his
name was more closely associated in
the public mind with the idea OF
these hygienic preparations than that
OF any other one man.
Posts career illustrates tho vaIro
Of central idea and its proper deye,
opment. His on failing health led
him 10 experiment with easilv-disest-
cd foods that would get supply q
maximum of nourishment. Ills sue
cess produced countless imi,a,ors
and their efforts have virtually nut
tho town Of Battle Creek. Mich. on
the map.
Whether the formulated breakfast
food is with us permanently may bo
open To question. A thing about
which there can be no manner OF
doubt as TO its stability is the small
breakfast plan, in which Post so dc
Tor v,,;l,, 10 '.'i, '"o piopasa'lda
If po., l,oa ,,e, ~ ~ : e'ie"''y.
to preach the profit and wisdom OF
,.'''ro'"to ana hyGlenlc cating, his
life would have justified itself Tho
- '"'uc rom the American
people IS Il modest price for teaching
them with such persistence how 10
avoid digging their graves with their
,ec'h or 10 oVereat themselves into
"
IT, as Mr. Morse says, Mr Mellon has
tod only half. it is time some people
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
sure Of Her whereabouts.

Mistrcas--Did you tell the lady I
was out?
Maid-Ycs, m'm.
Mistrcss-Did she seem to have any
doubts about it?
Maid--No. MIN: sho said she know
you wasn't.-Broolsly Eagle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
IflIIlfnrlnn-

Alfred--four caddie is missing
Gcorgc--Whcrc is the little bcggar?
Alfrcd-'Thc other boys say he's gone
hshinS. because. IN the morning round,
YOU dug him up such a fine supply
Of worms.-Brooklyn Eagle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

Radford was one of the few COM
muhities In Virginia TO observe Road
Day as 1t should have been observed.
Says the Radford Record: "Onc of tho
most inspiring and encouraging signs
OF better days for Eadford was wit
messed last Thursday and Friday, when
the citizens Of the city with their
teams, picks and shovels turned out
on the day set aside 10y the Governor
OF the state and by the Mayor Of tho
city and proceeded. shoulder to shouI-
der to do what was necessary TO make
good streets and roads leading from
the city to the country and from the
country into tho city. In these eff
forts the citizens of the rural com
munities worked as hard and as 10y
ally as the city folks, and all honor
and praise Should be accorded them"
southwest Virginia always did have
the good road bug, and some other
counties in the state might profit by
her example.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

At the fair held In Yakutsh, Siberia
last July, 1926 pounds OF homes q
tho mammoth were sold. Other ar
ticles sold were 10000 white polar FOX
SKINS, LIMO red fox skins. 10000 er.5
r,lne skins. 10000 squirrel, skins Az
100 black bear skins. v Nh M nj
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Rcndv WIN f, s,,st,t,,.

you're very young To he left in
charge of II chemists shop. Ilavo you
any diplomat"
'Er--no-sr I'm afraid not. but
we've got preparation of our own
that's just as good."--EXchangc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

Tho buchanan News reports that
business prospects for Buchanan are
indisputably better than ever before
in Tho history of the town" And UNI
der a Democratic administration. TOO!
That Will be sad news to some of our
Republican contemporaries of the Ninth
District.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
HIVE Points In common.

Though far apart In the styles OF
gambling involved. the New Haven
ana Becker cases are alike In the
number OF bald. immune witnesses.-
Now York Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Could SEC No Lie for n.

Small Son taftcr his father has
missed tho golf bali for the sixth timer
What's The little white ball for.
papa? Exchange.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

The long proposed Crocodile River
(South Afrlca) irrigation scheme Is
likely to be realized. tho cost being
estimated at no less than s3,310,000.
The area brought into condition for
cultivation will bo $4,000 acres.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

The Timcs-Dispatch docs not de-
sire to take sides in the quarrel be-
tween Postmaster Burlcson and the
Virginia Senators. II does not de-
sire 10 take sides in any differences
which may exist between members OF
the Virginia delegation in Congress-
The Times-Dispatch does desire
however, that Offices be filled in the
Ninth District, and it appeals 10 the
Virginia Senators, with whom the
matter now rests, 10 forget jealousy
and pique in remembrance OF the
needs OF the Democratic party. POST
master Bnrlcson is waiting FOR their
recommendations. Let's have them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

John I. Tracy. OF Little Iiaddam.
Conn. has tho distinction of being the
oldest postal carrier In two counties
OF his State. He entered tho employ
of the government In 1853, and has
an unbroken record,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

at 6.600.O00 tons. or 100000 tons issas
than the preceding year. On account
OF tho high prices, It is not expecteI
that any Japanese rice viii BIO offered
on the Dutch market. The last cron
reports for Japan are very disappoint-
Ing. = IS{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
with II. IL Silent

When Colonel Roosevelt declines to
talk lie Is Immediately credited with
being engaged in an especially cner-
gctic program Of neutrality-suspicious.
ton Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
VIII He No Pence.

Ratification of Mexico may be
brought about. but there will DO mo.
peace In the United States. Mr.. Roose.
welt has rcturned.-Philadelp Led ger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Nn. some Fever.

If tho Jungle fever had that effect
on t. K, what would IL have done To
ycoddlc?--pittsburgh Gazette
Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
I.ook I.tke pIt.cr.

When Mr.. Mcllcn strikes his stride,
the muckrakers are apt to hang their
heads In shamc-CharIeston News
and Courier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Wayside Chats With
Old Virginia Editors

HAS Gcrnaby control over the
Gpir3nga?' asks the Lynchburg Adj
vance. Is that Poker English. too?