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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
SWEET SPRING
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SWEET SPRINGS. ". VA, August
swest ne h 1Hi season N IS on At the old
as the guests gather on the great Co
ionlal portico 10 meet old friends on
ehch arrival of the station automobile
rms week has witnessed MANY plea san [
reunions
The air is simply teaminE With dir
icrent cnterts inments" and interests.
the golfers and tennis PLAYERS being
the early birds OF the. morning 10 get
good start before the next batch
comes along.
is incitinv even the practiced hand to
train up i'll form. The indoor devotces
are Just as keen ON their diversions,
an S,r theimoE cS !',tt the better.
was hostess at auction bridge and q
Dutch supper in tho grill, which In
cluded her many friends. William
llugcr punkin, OF Charleston. s. G., en-
tertained at an interesting bowling
party where some good scores were
made.
Friday morning were Particularly en-
joyed this week. Belt pins OF Cloi-
some enamel were Won by Mrs Cruscl.
New Orleans: Mrs. Wilcox. Texas; Miss
Hill, Baltimore; Mrs. Gray. Louisville
Mrs. Mcphe cters. Louisville: MIS- FL
lott and Clarepce stone. Washington
Mrs John D. Lewis. OF Norfolk. Va
gave delightful lawn party for ali
the children at the Springs The or
chcstra dispensed sweet music for the
Maypole dance and marches, games
etc. giving the little ones the time OF
their lives.
John i. Hughes. veteran of the
Roer war. is always surrounded by an
interested audience
Mrs. Hollis Clark. of Washington
d. c. entertained her friends at ar.
tcrnoon tea
Alice Miiburn and Sanders Carson.
OF Texas. won the prizes AT the bowling
match between the Younger set
! Mrs Meade Robinson. OF Louisville
and her sister. Miss McPheeters. OF 81,
! Louis. were OF the weeks card hos
! tesses. their dainty prize. falling TO
| Mrs. Proudfit and Mrs. Gates. OF Mem
phis Mrs. Noting, Baltimore: Miss
Walm.ley. philadelphia. and Mrs Nor.
vim Gray, OF Louisville
Mrs. Paulding Sellers. Of Buffalo.
gave lawn party OF unusual interest
( IN view OF the coming golf tournament
/ Prizes we're awarded for the best drive
/ on The green adjacent TO the sellers
! Cottage. the prizes going 10 Miss
Proudft; Ct Memphis. and Mrs Irwin.
] CT Charleston.
| 4 moonlight picnic by tally no 10
Sesver Dam Falls was enJoyed bv a
large party Of merrymaktrs
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/. SOUTH BOSTON
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|. Especial to The Times: Dispatch
sosTH B0sToE. "a" August Rev.
spoke. In the interest OF Statewide pro-
hibitlon TO AN audience at 8 theatre at
tn TIL, D..s'' %, on Thu,sday evening. He was
the guest OF #. S. Barbour. while here
Mrs Josie Blackven OF Durham was
thi, week
Mrs. r. H. Powell. OF seyvins is Iisi,
Ing. nor mother Mrs. J. w. Adkerson. on
upper Main.
Mrs r. c; seazl.y has returned from 4
ri'it 10 relatives and friends in south Rich.
mond.
Miss. Arye Gaze is spending ,hi. ..cs
with friends in parviiie.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Y. THOMPSON who hav.
been spending the past week in Richmond
returned home to-day. The trip was made
in their auto.
Mr, C.. l.. sauls, OF Hamlet ". C. Il.
Waiting her mether. Mrs H. G. Norman
Mrs: George Garrett. OF Danville. is visit
Ing her mother. Mrs n. L. Coiins. Broad
Street.
G. 3. Lacy is spending hi. vacation in
the Blue Grass state" and will also visit
A,aban!. He is accompanied by his wife
Vile, TO spend ssveIal weeks.
Miss Maude; Thomas has returned from p
trip TO the sesshore.
Miss Emily JOHNSON is visiting friend.
Miss &,rr.rst Tusfis and mother. left a
fey d." sse for Norman.
at tho .sssshore.
G. 4. Whaling. of Kentucky. ia visiting
frisnds in South Boston.
Mrs A. y. ,WillinEhan,.' Jr., OF Rocky
Mount, ~ the sueAt OF Mrs ". a. Gray.
-, o. N:atklns. is spending his yar,t,,n
atc,AtiSntie City.
venabis- u,atkia.,, OF New York. 4. vi,,,inr
MS parents. MI. and Mrs. ~ ]. Watkins
Mrs. IT, \. Roberts. who resides near mi.
place ~ Visiting relatives In MINNEAPOLIS
MiPp She viii also visi, Chicago and Wssh.
ington before her return
J. 4. Dickerson and children ar, =,
trip to OCEAN View.
Miss Farmer Harvey: of Roanoke. Is IN.
guaSt OF Mrs. J. L. Wood.
a visit to 'Leaksvilit.+
M, M.'' Bessie TerryIis si'h friends in Key.-
Mss Jniia Denny Of Greensboro. is the
Mrs II. a. Thomas 4, with relatives in
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LAWRENCEVlLLE

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La WRENCENlhLE. VA, August s.-Miss
Miss Phyllis Bayley on Windsor Avenue
Miss Harr!e, 4. Derby, OF wicomico
Church. is visiting 1T the rectory.
Misses Evelyn and Pattie Prince Turubull
lett Thursday for n visit TO Miss Eunce
Watkins. in Richmord.
Mr. aud Mrs. Willie Meredith are spend.
Ing some time Atlantic city.
Mrs. J. u. 5arklcy and children and Mrs.
Reuben Owen and daughter have returned
from several weeks stay at Crockett Springs.
Miss Elizabeth TurnbuIl has returned from
several weeks Stay at Virginia Beach and
q visit to relativey at Newsoms.
Mrs j. X. Thomas gave dance at her
country home .,Meherrin." on Monday night.
Those present were Misses Fannie Harris.
Lily Pcrcival Irene and Fannie BrisEs.
Evelyn and Ger,rure Turnbull. Elizabeth
Patue Prince Turnbuii. George Percival.
WinEhcld Rawlings. James Rawlings. Os-
valid Strobeckcr. Willie Heurtweu A. Z.
Austen. james Gillette Stuart Jones and
Thomas Creighton
Mrs r. l.. Hubbard and son. of Rich
mono arc guests OF the Misses rurnhuil.
Mrs. ". $. Thomas. of Suffolk. is visiting
Mrs. Mallory Turnhull, on South Main Street.
AIRS. Mary Patterson. of Richmond. is the
guest OF her sister. Mrs {. T. May. on
South Main Street
o The greatest Sunday school picnic La u.
rehceriiIe ever had Was given ny all the
day afternoon. About 80 sunday school
pupils were taken out the beautiful
grounds around the home of W e. Mitchell.
Games. athletic contests and fun OF all
Kind. were the order OF the day 4 de-
lishtful picnic supper ~as served on the
grounds, and after supper tao paper bal
looms were sent up To great height Prizes
we're offered by y. T. Purdy and the Law
rence"ille Times for the persons who should
ma the balloons The return TO Lawrence
VIE WAS made by moonlight.
Iiop lin,
institution AT stanton for the deaf and
hlind. rs spending her vacation at the home
or her brother and sister. Joseph and Miss
Mary liamlin. nosr Lawrcncevill-
Mrs. Hugh Yclverton. Of Wilson y C.
Is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs n.
S. PEBBLES. on Windsor Avenue
Miss Anne Osborn l. visiting fricnos and
relatives In oxford. y. G.
Miss Frances May has returned from a
visit TO friends in Norfolk
Miss Nora Strohecher Is a, the Buffalo
1ithia Springs
Mrs. IL A. Martin, Of re,ersbur1 /. visi, .
ing 1t the home OF her brother. T. r.
Rinfo-d. near la-renccvlIe.
e. Hacks; Ir" Of The United States
HON. furlough
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APPoMATrox
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APPQMATroX VA. August s.-pis,rist
at, Salem Church. Very large crowds have
been in attendance and impertsn, meetings
have been held Speaking both day and
rskht and dinner on the grounds have
drawn a very large crowd.
There ~as an all day missionary meat
ms at Memorial Methodist Church here
on Friday Many, women of all denomiua-
tons were In attendance. The district soc
rotary, Mrs, Mensfree. of Lyncheurs. was
present and made an addrcss on missions
N!ss Russell Fersussn is visiting friends
at Prospect this week.
Miss Louise CovnEtcn has returned from
extended visit TO Norfolk and Newport
News.
Mrs. Frank Harrison and her two daush-
tiers Misses Dorothy and Roberta are guests
OF Mrs \. H. Clement.
Mrs. Henry Shaw and little daughter. &C.
compenied by her little, granddaughter. Nir-
xinia TwyInsn. are srendinE this month at
her son-in-law, DR.. D. y. Twyman.
Mrs, W. y. Cnfer and son. of Abingdon.
nnd,Mr. and Mrs. Il. c.. freshman. of Blue
neid. are visitors a, the home of j. P.
l. Fieshman.
Announcement, has been made OF the mar
risge OF John r. Hafwood, OF this county. TO
Miss Fennell Crswley. OF Farmville. Va.
to,tsEe place at the brides home in Farm
Vile on August u.
Mrs. George W. Abb!tt .ho has been
visiting in Amherst. has returned accom-
panied by her grandchildren. Miss Frances
and Master Bernard Abbitt or Newport
News, sno MISS Obeeda Bernard, OF Nor
folk
Mrs John W. Carroll. Of Lynchburs. and
a party OF young folks motored through
town thls week
&irs Mary Belle Coin and Ennis Childress.
both OF this place. we're married sstur-
day.
Mrs. l.. Z. Purdum. OF Providence Forge;
Is visiting relatives here.
H. u. Flood and wife are at their coun-
Try home, E.don Farm
MIS- Clara Harvey and daughter. Miss
Nellie. are guests at the home OF Mrs. j.
Il. A;nood
II c. Kidd. of North Carolina. AND u.
" Kidd OF Victoria, are visiting in the
county ,bis week.
Friends OF Emant Hunter. attorney OF
this place, regret TO lezrn that he hes left
for Charlotte. y. c., TO practice law.
Rev. ]. c. Lepps snc Rev. ]. y. Shili-
inEs are cenducuns meeting at Cniin
Church.
Misses odelle Woodbridge and Mics Mace
1nse are visiting Miss Ella lnEe.
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PAN-W ILSONISM.
Deep Revolving plans for World Hege.
mony Revealed From Florida.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: Press-
dent Wilson Is coming In for much unjust
criticism by those who do not understand
his very laudable ambition OF becoming
the choice OF the great majority OF tho
American people at the next election in
1916 lie proposes TO do this by making
himself the leader of triumphant foreign
policy The skilful manner in which he
has egged along the different factions In
Mexico until they should become com
pletely exhausted and call for American
intervention In no unmistakable tones Is
worthy OF tho Kaiser Wilhelm himself.
He captured Vera Cruz at the right
psychological moment to show his friend
villa that his plaything Huerta had no
real strength. He withdrew these forces
just In time to prevent their being called
upon - save he city OF Mexico from
lootiuc by the mob He has free hand
now t. carry out his plans without any
danger " interference by Grea: Britain
and can encourage the destruction OF
foreigners 10y Ztpata and Psncho villa
until Il will be an easy matter to take
and hold the oil properties OF the Pearsons
and the Dutch. WHOA in the course Of .
few years will become worth untold mill
ions to the STANDARD on people.
He has tn Bryan q most useful tool 10
fomeu. trouble with Japan until the whole
country va arise and c.. fcr an army
OF 500, 900 Men and qua,lrup.e :Hs $40 "f
the navy. With these weapons In his
hands he would throw oft his mask, Kick
Bryan into the Chautaulus circle annex
Mexico and give Japan such a clubbing
that II would nevsr I've heard ot again
Then ne woull D. at tho head Of IT, most
powerful ra.'oI thit the world has ever
seen ana could =. ,ta TO the c-hdutted
European nations tust what forms OF gov
eminent they could have and just how
large their arm IS and naves could te.
No more Ambitious sche ne was ever
formed by AleXeIi'r ~ Cesar or ChGile-
mtgne or Napoleon. ana not one 81 them
ever hal the opportunity Uhi.h fate has
placed IN the rlnd> o. our own Wilson.
10 "a doubtful 70 any one who Wa not
thoroughly v-rsed In history AMI an
earnes. student of the classics could have
understood how 10 handle ouch IA S!tua-
tldn. How the shade Of Birmlrck must
look down from the cerulean heights with
envy, The mighty Cromwell did not I'M
derstand better how 10 over-id the repre-
sentatives OF the people than Wi!stn did
in making the las Congress d. exactly 1s
he pleased He also knows how 10 make
himself dictator tn the Whit House
and a. unapproAchable by any one ne
does not care 20 see as tine Gred: Mogul
al the height Of his rule ia India,
THIS sort OF man ~ Just such as his
country needs At this crisis in the world =
affairs and II he is properly backed up,
he VIII put the United states IN position
where II viii he able to maintain It's
hegemony over the whole terrestrial globe
| for thousand years to come Ave I'm
perator' r. : HowLANp.
FLORAL BLUFF. Fla, November Is.
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trust. She could bafle only the pater-

nal cousins. This was something, but
not the best There must he moments
to not few wealthy and eccentric"
persons when the fact that they can
take nothing with them when they
leave the world seems monstrous in
Justice.
We cannot agree with the Surrogate
that the seIf.denial by which this for
tune WAS acquired for the ultimate
benefit Of cousins the least disliked
was cruel" 1t Is like enough that the
narrow but Intense madness for accu.
mutation is one of the strongest salts.
factions, in fact the crown Of delight,
to those whom II masters. A success
full mlser must be among the happiest
Of men. A poor and squalid happiness,
1t will he said; but enough for him. and
for his heirs. legatees or least disliked
kin the means Of srhendor or comfort
when he has given up the keys Misers
are not to he approved, but it il mighty
convenient to have one in the family.
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The German submarines have been
So successful in sinking British battle
ships In the North Sea with torpedocs
that the most urgent question now en-.
gaging the minds of naval inventors is
effective defence Of the feet against
submarines. We say effective defence,
because the means and tactics now EN-
ployed have proved to be painfully IN
adequate. Doubtless ships at anchor
are safe In a pouch shaped barber
across whose neck booms with steel
, nets reaching TO the bottom can be
placed in position; and 1t is also true
that submerged mines attached to the
floor of channel afford protection.
I,ut In open water ramming by de-
stroyers with superior surface speed 10
the submarines and the rapid fire guns
of deStroyers, scouts and the larger
units have proved Intellectual in this
war. The sea Is wide and the peri
scope which marks the lurking subma
rlne presents very small target; in
rough weather the periscope is practi
cally invisible.
The problem seems 10 be to provide
craft to scout for the submarine and
sink It with gun fire or Il deck torpedo
as soon as the periscope shows above
/ the surface, Apparently, the subma-
rine cannot he hunted under the wafer
In the first place. its presence could not
be detected except at very close quar-
rers and, again, it would he difficult
to develop superior speed In the pur-
suer for manmuvrng and attack. In
calm, bright weather the operator of an
aeroplane flying 1000 feet above the
sca can make out a submarine some
distance below the surface; but obvi-
ously the aeroplane in such an immense
body of water as the North Sea could
not give much assistance to n patrollng
| notiln. Mr. FRED 7. JANE, the British
naval specialist. has suggested a sub.
marine hunter in general way. An
! American naval officer has elaborated
! the Idea He proposes the building of
a small, fast boat of light drnught with
a ram bow to be equipped with Il light
gun, hand grenadeS and grapncl lines.
The function of this craft would be to
watch for IA" pcrlScopc of n submarine.
! When II was seen in the vicinity, at
tack would vary with distance from the
enemy. If possible the grapncl would
be thrown around the perlScope and
gun ana hand grenades be used to pierce
the thin hull of the submarine; should
the perlScope be too far off for gran
ping or for liinglng grcnadcs the
light gun alone would he turned on the
cssary TO have n considerable number
OF these small auxiliaries with a war.
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New York's Unpopularity with
the StOrk.

The report Of the City Registrar pub
llshed in II recent bulletin OF the De
partmcnt Of Health contains some food
for reflection. The pubic mind may
he mlsled by some of these unexplained
figures.
The most astonishing revelation Of
this report Is the statistical fact that
New York city has the lowest birth rate
among the large world centres despite
other cities method OF registration be.
ing in our favor in comparison of
infants with our own. The birth rate
Of Berlin is reported as 40. that of
London as 80. Of Brussels rs 80, Of
Paris as IS and that OF New York as
20 n thousand OF population.
Alarming as these figures may ap-
pear there is no ground for deducing
from them that this city Is unpopular
with the stork. The Registrar attrlb-
utes this striking difference to various
reasons of more or less significance,
none OF which we should consider
as convincing as the fact that New
| York is the only city in the world 20
which an enormous immigration stead
lily gravitates and In which a very large
proportion of immigrants remain. In
comparison with the latter the large
European cities receive an intinitesimal
accretion from immigration.
This constant addition To our popu.
lation naturally diminishes the ratio OF
births to population, especially as the
unmarried predomlnate among immi'
grants. There is no doubt that New
York would show vastly higher birth
rate than any city in the world IL the
ratio were not diminished In this man
ner. A proof Of this view Is furnished
by the fluctuations in the birth rates
which were 81 q thousand in 1851, II
in 1894 and 30 In 1908.
Another interesting point in this re-.
port.is Of sociological significance. since
1t illustrates most forcibly the infln.
ence of religious training. In the SUM
mary OF Number of Births. According
TO Nationalities, the following figures
are instructive: The birth rate among
;ermans was 11.6l, among French l3.45,
among English 1909. among Irish 2695,
among Italians 1872, among Russians
and Poles 47.62, among Austro.Hunga-
rians 45.03 a thousand families.
These figures show conclusively that
parents Of Catholic nationalities fur
nish the larger increment OF population
In this city. The difference is so large,
the average being 1880 among the Cath
ollie 10 l4.O5 among the Protestant ma
tionalities. that 1t must prove of the
utmost significance to the social and
I political economist especially II the
comparative infrequency Of divorce
/ among the former class be considered.
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The Pleasures of Seif-Dcnial.

The spnSter whose will distributing
an estate estimated at S2,OO0O0O TO
twenty of a tribe of cousins has been
admitted to probate by Surrogate
FOWLER in a decision packed with good
sense and shrewd appreciation of the
character Of the tcStatrix died of can
Ger at 20 after life for the accumu-
lation of money by what the Surrogate
calls "cruel but deliberate self-denial."
She had no closer relatives than cous-
ms and sine had little or nothing to do
with them. She finally preferred those
on her mothers side 10 those on her
fathers, and the latter naturally at
tackled her soundness and disposition
OF mind. In a bit OF what seems n
penetrating psychology the Surrogate
holds that when she found that she
could keep her life and money no longer
she resolved to give the money TO the
relatives She "dlsikei least"
She would not revenge herself on
these by charitable requests, for she
asserted .ynic1lly that charity money
is all spent for salaries, Is 1t consider
ing too curou>ly to conjecture tina t
some unsuspcctcd and lingering senti-
mentality may have had its influence"
that the maternal kin was "least dis
liked" or taken as choice Of evils be
cause of her mother?
IL is common enough for rich persons
TO suspect ar hate their poor relatives.
Especially is this likely to he the CA So
when tho passion for adding golden
numbers 10 golden numbers is the ru'-
ing pa ssion. How can Gripc help think
ing of NpCWWW tlnging away the
wealth So lahoriOuSly gainedF What
have ones poor relations done for one;
Why should II rich relation provide for
them 10 n rcclusc as our spnStar
largely was, the thought however nm,
just, that pack Of people Is waitinI
hopefully for her demise must be pecu
lfarly painful, AlOof from the distrac,
tions Of the world, she has time Il
brood; and at The last she is more ~
less defeated To heap up n fortune
and then to disappont all her relative.
by some great educational or elee
mosynary foundation: this satisfaction
was denied her on account of her dis
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A Serious Smashup on Single
Track Road.

In his explanation Of the consid-
erations which have caused him ito
create" for the mine owners. their EN-
ployees and the strikers OF the Colorado
coal field 1.-The instrumentality by which
like troubles and disputes may be
emicably and honorably settled in the
future"-this instrrmentality being
commission Of three private citizens
whose sole excuse for interference IN
the premises is their good will and the
prestige of the President-Mr. WILSON
makes this startling comment on the
work done by the military in the dis
turbed community:
1T became necessary to send Federal
troops to the district affected by the strike
TO preserve the peace. but their presence
could of itself accomplish nothing affirm
alive"
Obviously. the mere presence" OF
Federal troops could have accomplished
nothing affirmative or negative In the
terror ridden counties. But the troops
did more than report Themselves pres
ent. Through their activities they SUP
pressed disorder. disarmed the violent
residents. put an end 10 the Insured
ton that was IN progress when they
arrived on the scene, protected private
and public property, and generally pre-
pared the way for the civil government;
to resume its functions where its in
capacity had brought about its collapse.
To call this nothing affirmative is to
say that the prompt and firm establish
ment of public order in settlements
where 1t has ceased to exist is MAJ
ter Of no moment.
Mr.. WILSON has confused his philan-
thropic longings for industrial peace
with his duties as constitutional eN-
ecutive. He has already performed his
function under the laws and in man
ner highly credituble 10 himself. llav-
ing done this, he aspres to achieve
another purpose, the composition of
present and future industrial disputes
To this end he assumes the role of a
despot. though he would adorn himself
with another title, and by his personal
warrant appoints his cOnmi SSion II
carry his purposes into effect. To NJ
hold the hands Of this extra legal body,
he treats with contempt the substantial
achievements Of his official acts.
Mr. WILSON once described himself
as having IA single track mind The
consequences Of his effort to run two
trains Of thought in different directions
on that single track are distressing.
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To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir:
Readers Of the letter In THE sun OF my
friend "old Doctor Syntax' concerning
the verbs lend" and loan may be- inter-
csted In a story heard long before the
professor was a boy.
\ Yankee schooner was wrecked on a
French island. All hands got ashore on a
raft. with some provisions but no cooking
utensils,
Does any man here speak French"
the captain asked.
II do sor." said Pat
"Go down TO those hshegmen's huts
along the shore and borrow a grdiron,"
the skipper ordered.
When "A door was opened IN response
TO Pats knock he asked
Does any wan here rarley VOC
Fronsay?"
I'VE. we,' was the reply
so do |, and | m dom glad We do, said
Pat And will ye lind me the loan OF IA
grldron?' GowANus.
BRooKLYN, November 20