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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
Prize Court Revived
After Sixty Years
Special 10 The Times-p,.natch +,

lSnecial to The Times DIS patchl
i-oNDoN. September ls-The can.
,ure by BRUSH cruisers OF German mer-
chant vessels all over the world sine.
m reE'h'iihs OF the great European
war has caused the admiralty 10 re-
wye that ancient institution. tn,
frize Court The captured vessels. nov
hcid bA- che government. must be dis
poscd or, and the proceeds. according
precedent. will be prorated among the
men VINO mhde the captures
Not Tor sixty years has a Prize Court
sat IN England. Tho last was in 1854.
in the Crimean War. when the fat. Of
me hcucsde Was decided. In the earn
OF tho present generation, half.forget-
fui OF tho possibility that this coun-
Try might once again be swept into q
huge international struggle, the ex-
pressions Prize Court' and prize of
war have remote and unfamiliar
sound. TO many the announcements of
the Prize Court sittinEs AT the RovaI
Courts OF Justice probably convey lii
tie definite meaning.
BOOTY means spoil taken from the
enemy on land. Prize means ship or
goods taken on the water The 6r.,
is simple affair. A bclligerent I. in
possession of certain property: his CON
queror takes IL from him; and there is
no more to be said. Prize is much more
complicated. The capture of shin NAV
give rise TO all sorts of questions AZ
fectinE nations who arc not at war AT
all. and whose rights az neutraIs must
be respected II is here that the need
Tor adjudication arises, and IL is in or.
der 10 settle all such questions and In
decide i'm each Instance whether the
captive is or is not lawful prey tina,
recourse is had to 'rizo Court like
that over which Sir Samuel Evans win
be presiding In the course of the mex,
few days
When ship belongs to the enemy
II is almost always lawful to take her
There are very few executions
hshinS boat is exempt and so is a
small local trading vessel, and a mis-
sion ship. and IL ship conveying ~
changed prisoners of war. Apart from,
such trining and fairly obvious cxcrn-
tons, ship sailing under the coIors
or pass OF the enemy NAV a1wavs In
taken either In our own waters or q,
Tho high seas. 1t Is when vessel ries
a neutral flag that difficulties begin n
me neutral nag was hoisted aboard an
enemy ship, without a. bona I'D. ssIa
and delivery to "A neutral comnlnt.d ~.
the payment Of the purchase money
mere is no transfer Of propcrtv and
the enemy ship is an enemy shin stiii
Again, ship, the undoubtcd pronertv
OF neutral. may be violating her Men.
,rHlt! she may have committed
p'ehoh Oh piockade. She may have alb.
soiute central band on board-pocdr
mat Is TO say. that arc deemed sneci,I-
~ adapted for warliLc purnosea n,
she may no conveying conditional con
apanu--PoohS rendered contraband hy
me SHIPS dcstipation. If a neutral shin
Is hound Tor AN ordinary comnerci.I
port cargo not specially warIike will
10 ~ oau..,eu moi 10 be intended to aid
continued on Seventh Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

THE letter OF Mayor Ainshc To the com
\ ncrc!al organizations of the city lnvit-
Jug cooperation in the execution OF his plan
TO bring TO Richmond the city planning en-
hibit. should receive instant attention. Mayor
tns|ic'S idea of planning ahead for city
growth aud development is sound on the face
Of il, and frequently has been demonstrated
in practice The exhibit he proposes 10
bring here gives that demonstration. lie
does not advance a now theory. he does not
propose 10 attempt proof of il. He merely
proposes To exhibit tho proof, already given
in hundreds of other places.
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TO the Editor of The Times Dispatch
Sir.-Can You inform Of tho source OF
authentic news possessed by those who claim
that the news Of the published in the
ncwspapcrs arc all wrong: Have they direct
communication with PotSdam, London Paris.
and II so, how do they know that what they are
told Is true" For my part. what ! do not believe
III the new SpapcrS arc the official diSpa tch es,
and | give preference to none. Neither Ger
many. Russia, France Great britain have
any monopoly in the art of suppression Of
saying things that arc not il they were.
Richmond September Is, 1914. c. r.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
DnIn-DuMs.

Please tell what dunn dunn bullet. arc and
what additional mortality attends their use
j. g. CARLTON.
bumdum is town in British India where
these bullets first made. Hence the name
They OF several sorts, all involving tho soft
cuinc or following out or splitting the Of
tho bullet to cause expansion impact. These
bullets tear dreaufully. No sort of ca cula ton
has been made OF the increased mortality at
tending the use OF dum-dumS. In the second
Hague Conference agreement made
against the OF this bullet, agreement
signed by all nations represented except tho
United states and Great Britain
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
Our Fight
Is for
Peace

the shock OF war, while OF
the nations involved have to face not only the
foe from without, but alicnatcd. unassimiiatcd
subjects who will either refuse fight or give
but half-hearted support to their rulers people
or America have never been united more
vitality one than now.
We have two possible foes face-neithcr
Of them from without, both Of them from within.
one Of them is tho struggle between capital
and labor. with its sharpening OF class
seriousness until it may become two-cdsed
sword liable to hurt not only tho contcndins
forces hut the vital life OF tho nation. The
othc" Is tho growth Of race prejudice which
may be strcnst hcned rather than weakened by
the prcscn; conflict in Europe.
The sympathy Of the American people must
he with the pcope--with all the people who
have been suddenly hurled from twentieth CEN
fury civilization into primitive barbariSm. from
peaceful labors into deadly conflict, from severe
struggle into deeper poverty.
Victory or defeat for one the other Of tho
conttndinc armies Will bring little or no bless
ing TO the people who suffer bleed die: except
as it may open tho eyes OF those who survive to
the brutality OF war. its waste. its usclcssneSs.
II is now time 10 emphasize American
unity in spite OF our diversity. glory in it,
10 be careful not TO transplant and propagate
the old world hate upon this newer continent,
to realize that America must become a world
scrver-St. Joseph News-Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

VIC Decline to Answer.

TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir--ls tho Colonel going to stump for Slcmr
m the Ninth District, as reported:
ANXIOUS Dl;MtCRAT
Bristul September l6, 1914
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Ghosts.


I am almost afraid OF the wind there
The dead leaves skip the porchcs bare
The windows chatter and whine. ! sit
Here in the quiet house ow-it.
With the clock that ticks and the books tina I
stand.
Misc and silent, on every hand
| am almost afraid; though know the night
Lets no ghosts walk in the warm lamplight
Yet ghosts there are: and they blow. they
blow.
out in tho wind and tho scattering snow
When open the windows and 20 to bed
viii the ghosts come in and stand at my head?
Last night | dreamed they came back again
l heard them talking; | them plain.
They Rugged Inc and held and loved me
spoke
81 happy doinSs and. friendly folk.
They seemed 10 have journeyed u week away.
bui now they were ready and glad to stay
Eat. oh, IL they came on the wind tonight
Could bear their faces. their garments white
Blown in the dark round my jlonciy bed?
Oh could ] forgive them for being dead:
ain almost afraid OF the wind. Ny shame.
That would not be glad if my dear ones came.
fannie Stcarns Davis in IIarpcrs Magazine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
Ask Mexican ncfuEcc,.

TO the Editor Of The Times Dispatch
SLIT everybody agrees that the causes OF this
war date back good many years. That being
so, can YOU tell me why people who have been
~ Germany. France or Great Britain for the last
few weeks know much more about il than
ANYBODY else: ANXIOUS Hf;A DER.
richmond September lG. lol4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
WAISIDE CHATS WITH
OLD VIRGINIA EDITORS

There arc several millions OF voters who
would take the greatest delight in voting for
IN electorate pledged to name him for prcsi-
dent again says the Pittsylvania Tribune,
speaking. of course. OF Woodrow Wilson. The
Tribune is one enthusiastic Wilson newspaper
in that vicinity
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

Give the Council time advises the Peters
burg Index Appeal II the Petersburg Council
is like that of the average city the advice is
needless. What time isn't given II. II will take.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

You like drink says the Radford News.
Leading question or invitation?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
A Sex Difference.

Wife during argument)--lf | were man
do YOU know what I'd do"
fiusba nd-lf you were I know one
thing you'd do. and that Is stop talking long
enough to let explain my side Of the
ques ton.-- Boston Transcript
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

The South Boston News translates that Latin
phrase to mean from nothing nothing comes
And IL came from the Chase City Progress
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

We're tired of war; let's talk OF rats" says
tho Lynchburg Advance and opens the converse
ton with this: I'VE can recognize a dollar or
even five dollars The dollar sounded reason
able, but for the 1--WE dollars-well. let's stick
to the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
QUERIES AND ANSWERS
Na,Ics OF the NorII.

please state The navics Of tho world In order
OF strength HUGH : WADE
England, Germany, United states France
Japan. Russia, Italy, Austria. Brazil. Argcn-
tina. Sweden, Netherlands Norway. Chile Den
mark. Spain. Portugal, Greece Turkey. China
Mexico. Siam.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
CRITICALLY Con.,d.rcd

u am glad that you favor serving only soft
drinks in the ball park
Yes replied the man from rough town "a
soft drink bottle seems better constructed II
goes straighter and lands harder when you toss
II at umpire. Washington Star
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

our spies report hat Refugee Americans
landing in Hamburg and finding eggs $3.50
"A dozen, thought they were at home
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
Nonsense

CHOULD the United States renew its prom
~ Use Of Philippine independence and make
lew short advances toward granting au-
tonomy Japan would declare war on the
United States and seize her Eastern Dosses-
sions
FROM that promise to that conclusion ia a
lengthy leap. and any one who fails to CON
meet the two logically is cxcusablc But il
must he true, for the Republican minority OF
the House Committee OH Insular Affairs sayy
1t is true. II must be true, for several Re
publican newspapers arc forgetting the war
in Europe long enough to shrek warning
TO the unholy the thought suggests itself iha,
those who oppose the enactment of tho Joncs
Philippine bill are merely seeking 10 frirhter
congress into postponing action for q time
put OF course. the thought is absurd The
warning should be headed. Timid Americans
don know how the enactment of that b,ll
VIII lhNoiNe us IN war. but they will not take
an! chances While Democracy is fighting
lor us hlc III Europe this is no time for lis TO
attempt TO spread II. We must wait for pcr-
mission.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

1t begins 10 look as if the Kaiser woulo
ma Battling for tho Lord as Improbable
as his American counterpart has found i,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
Verses Wanted.

Can YOU publish the verses:
It's tho thing you do dear.
Its the thing YOU leave undone
That gives YOU touch of hcartache
AZ the setting OF the sun.
MRS. :. NJ. T.
IT our correspondent will send a stamp and
reader will he good enough send COPY
Shall bc glad TO forward. II is not likely
that room may be made to print the verses here
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

Entered .Irnunr, -. tnU:,, NJ Uichmond. Va, rs
March =. 1874.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1914

yIE T!Mi:s-Dt>rtTcH md BrcRkfsst
served together with unfniiing rcSu-
inrty In tho best Homes OF Vichmond.
Is your morning program completed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

Judging by the reports of killed and
Wounded only the officers have names
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
Running
Against
the War

Sycamore I'm some weeks ago though the fact
was denied. Mr.. Lews's platform was full Of
ia bs at MIR Wilson's adminstra ton and A. the
Democratic performances aud program. /; was
such a plati3rui, in short, as MIR. Roosevelt has
already made in his own machine gun language
The platform OF Mr.. Mccormick is as generous
III praise OF tic administration and Dcmocra ii
policies as the Progressive platform was in
censurc. The swift genius OF the Colonel has
rcvolvcd rapidly from pole pole
Meanwhile, that beautiful and blamclcss
woodlandcr. the Hon. Clifford Pinchot. who is
as likely to become senator Dean Lewis
was to become Governor, is stiil in circula ion
IN some mysterious way. hidden from com
mon mon, the abdication Of Lewis is to serve
the cause OF virtue and injurc Mr., Pcnrose To
the uninitiated ii looks merely il tho Colon |
were still persuaded that lie run against
the war.-New York Sun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

'of course. tho great body OF the pcople also
OH the job, will hold up the hands OF the ma
always on the job says the Farmville Herald
And all know who is talked about.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

we recall the fact that when the Democrats
in 1900 were clamoring for a change in tho
tariff system old Mark Hanna exclaimed, For
Marion American And the American people
declined to let we'll enough alone. and will
continue to decline to let we'll enough alone
until perfection Is reached. AS a result, poll
ticians like "Od Mark Hanna" arc mostly
engaged in finding real work TO do.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

III PRESIDENT wilson can stop that Colorado
strike, maybe antiadminstration sneIlhind
ers won't be too hard on him for not stop-
ping the war.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

The official admission shows that so far
nifty airmen have lost their lives In the European
war--ctghtccn Germans, sixteen Russia MS. twelve
Frcnchincn and four Enslishmon"-say the
Norfolk Virginia n Pilot. And all without great
results and with practically effect OH tho
fortunes OF armies. SO far. except as scouts
atrships have played disappointing part in tho
greatest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
\ Turkey
Tears Tn
Treaties


\ Turkey ever, for us to make just now too
Tears Up In,.n."a, q protest against iur-
iEcaIieS For auSht VIC know, there may
not be any Turkey left few
months hence in which case the problem created
by the abrogation of the capituations' will no
longer exist. In this situation, in all others
that have arisen in connection with the war
watchful waiting should he our polcy--thc more
so because We cannot he sure that Turkeys
move is not part of the diploma tic game which
the Kaiser is playing in the effort TO get Turkey
into the war as an ally OF Germany. We do
not want TO get mixed up with any proceeding
of that sort unless We know just what is going
OH and just what doing. If Turkey has
slapped our face along with the faces OF John
Bull and some others, afford TO wait
until matters have settled down somewhat be-
fore demanding reckonns--unlcss, OF course
this action OF the Ottoman empire leads at once
to actual and serious injury to citizens in
that none too wcll-cviizcd Characterization
News and Courier.
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Current Editorial Comment
This -cncr,

This generation OF Americans
has never had such an oppor-
unity TO become conscious of It's
blessings as II has now. While
the old World is rocking with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

who has changed" asks the Newport News
Press. Every body who thinks changes the
man who docs not stand still
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

u. Times Di.pntch rrricr Delivery Service In
Rrhmund innd suburbs, and Petersburg:
Drill: with SUNDAY. QUO week ........ Is cents
nniIy without sunday. Que week .......t 10 cents
Suudpy vnI, .....--.. = cents
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

These days seat in Congress isn't Job
It's profession.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

The Tazcwcll Republican maintains that the
Underwood tariff is responsible for the shift
in tho balance OF trade from our favor 10 that
ot foreign nations The fact borne out
beyond contradiction by the government records
OF imports ana exports" it says In other
words, imports grew; foreign manufacturers
were able TO sell In this country because the
removal OF some Of the barriers allowed them
to sell at a lower rate. Yet tho standpattcrs
tell us that the reduction OF the tariff cannot
reduce
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
Texas
Importing
Hogs

prise of the Texas packing house in going into
the markets Of the Central West for hogs with
which to supply its Texas trade with meat is
commendablc, but what shall we say Of the
farmers OF Texas who ignore SO great an on
portunity TO raise hogs in sufficient number to
supply the trade of Texas packing houses? The
Texas farmer who has hogs. grain and forage
to sell this year is not worrying about how
he VIII finance holding movement for his cot
ton crop. There arc few men in Texas who
growing rich raising hogs Some of these
were driven TO the experiment by low priced
cotton. Few Of them have ever regretted that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

Ten carloads OF hogs. forty
tour OF them weighing 400
pounds each, were recently pur-
chased by a Fort Worth pack
ing house, slaughtered and sold
10 the Texas trade Tho nptnr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19

IN fact. the Bull Moose situa-
ton in Pennsylvania is delight
fully comic. The Lewis cam
paiSn was hopeless. Apparently
negotiations for Mr.. Lcnis's ab-
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Ghe Gimeg~ Digpatrh

titSUNOuk. STORY 4 BitOOI<S. G..
Special Advertising Representatives
Nru York ........... zoo FIfth Avenue
PhtiNJcp hin Mutual Life Building
Chicago ...... ...... Peoples Gas building
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-25
SNOW NO BAR TO
PRESIDENTS WALK
Unable to Use Auto, Wilson Pays
Uuheralded Visit to the
Patent Office.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington. Feb. 24.-President Wilson.
accompanied by DR.. Grayson and two Sc
cret service men, startled employees at
the Patent Office an the Treasury De-
partment this afternoon by making unex
pected visits.
Because of the heavy snow the chief
Executive decided not 10 go autOmob!l-
ing. Instead he took a walk. Unnoticed
by pedestrians. he sauntered along G.
street. and when he reached the Patent
once decided TO make an inspection.
Employees scurried around when they
learned that the President was In the
building but he tarried only few min
utes, examining several applications for
patents and chatting with Or. Grayson.
The doorkeeper at the Treasury Depart
ment. who has held NJ Secretary McAdoo
ana other officials Of the department who
attempted 10 enter the building at night.
recognized the President and did not go
through the usual formality OF ascertain
ing his business and making him register.
President Wilson spent only few min
utes in the building and saw no officials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-25
Al, ADAMS RULE UPSET;
BLEACHED FLOUR WINS
Supreme Court Says
Food May Be Sold
Containing a Lit
tie Poison.

Washington. Feb. 2i-Millsrs and food
manufacturers won a victory over the
Government to-day, when the Supreme
Court held that federal inspectors could
not condemn under the pure food law
.'bleached" -four. unless they proved that
the -FOUR contained enough poisonous IN
gradients added in bleaching to make the
-four injurious TO health.
, Officials OF the Department OF AgrI-
culture have fought the case bitterly, con-
tending that the adding OF any quantity
Of poisonous ingredients was in violation
OF the law. They concentrated their 81
forts TO have Il is principle established IN
the beached -four case. because the decl-
sion will be applicable to every other pro
ceeding involving an article OF food al
legged to contain added poisonous or
deieterious ingredients.
The case decided to-day originated IN
the District Court Of Western Missouri
The government sought TO condemn 90
sacks OF flour tleached by the Lexington
Mills Company by the "Alsop process.
The government alleged that i'm bleaching
the -four 10 give II a color 10 hide It's IN
feriority certain nitrates or poisonous in
gradients were added, and that this VIC
lated the laE~ao matter what the guam
tity. The District Court so held. and the
jury condemned the -four. The Sth Circuit
Court OF Appeals held the District Court
erred. and so did the Supreme Court to-
day.
In announcing the decision OF the court
Justice Day pointed out that the govern
ment only complained that IS parts 10
100000 OF poisonous character was add
ed by bleaching. He held that every
word OF the pure food law prohibiting in
interstate commerce a food IL ii contained
ANY added poisonous or other added dele
terious ingredients which may render such
article injurious to health must be given
it's true meaning
"If it cannot by any possibility. when
the facts are reasonably considered. in
jure the health of any consumer said
the Justice such -four. though having
small addition Of poisonous or deleterious
ingredient. may not he condemned by the
act
The principal effect OF to-day's decision,
officials said. would be TO require much
more expert testimony in practically
every case the government prosecutes for
violation Of the pure food law. and con-
seauently the winning Of a much smaller
percentage OF suits.
More al the famous poison squads
originated by Dr.. Wiley while he was
chief chemist. may be necessary TO de-
termne the exact amount OF injurious
substances which a person may eat with
out being harmed thereby.