The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14

NorIoiN ~ the great shopping town
Of Virginia" brags the dcludcd Nor
folk Lcdgcr-pispatch Our rontom
porary does we'll TO advertise "a fact.
which Is SO universally unknown that
Virginia people are still doing their
shopping In Richmond.
"a Georgia man." reports the Pc
divorce because his wife's biscuits
were hard ana adds: "A decision
founded on the rocks Of domcsticity."
Patiently we await the comment OF tho
Danvllc Register on this usurpntion
OF it's prerogatives.
The Madison Exponent knows what
/ it Is missing when II misses II. Speak
in" Of the road Improvement work OF
its neii:hbor counties It Says: "Cul-
pepper and Orange Counties are max
ing strong bids for Madison County
trade by building good roads 10 their
county seats. Culpcper has just voted
$4,000 road bond issue. and n large
slice OF this money will he used In
improving the road from tho town OF
CUlpoper to tho Madison County line"
Madison knows the value OF good roads
TO increased trade.
"'rhc administration should hurry
up and find good Job for Nelson
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lecture platform" says tho Bristol
Herald Courier. No danger: Nelson Is
not the Henry Lane Kind.
Welcome to an ally. The t'redcr-
icksburs; Daily star agrees with The
Times DiSpatch's position on the New
port News ship contracts From what
Congressman Jones said. Newport
News has not so far gotten justice ana
Il square deal in the letting of III" re-
cont contracts by the Navy Depart
to be built 1t Is said that 'politicks'
cut his: figure i'm LETTING, these con
tracts ana in ignoring our great ship
building and splendidly equipped plant
at this Virginia city. Whether that
be true or not this fact Is assured and
liked that ii Was ready, fully equipped,
TO fully and completely build any con
tracts made by ii for ship-buildin- and
to live up 10 all tho contracts that It
would enter into The Frcdcricks-
bur Star. tho DanviIlo Register. tho
Norfolk Ledger pisratch, tho Newport
News Press. tho Ncwpor; News Tines
Herald, the Rlchmand Ncws-Leador and
tho Richmond Times Dispatch all take
! tho same view of this question. II Is
not too late for others. Tho light still
holds out 10 burn.
Replying to tho charges of bad faith
! made in some quarters against Sec
Rotary Bryan, tho charlottesville Prog
ross defends him by saying iiatly: IF
| President Wilson desires tho uomi
! nation 10 succeed himself IL Will be
/ his, and Bryan will not he n candidate.
II takes no prophet TO say this" All
/ of which Is true enough. but wc think
| tho Progress Is wrong In saying that
| he may not desire another term and, #
| 50. Mr.. bryan VIII he nominated. More
/ i!an two years must claspc before this
! question Is settled. but our guess now
! IS that. whether he desire il or not.
! Mr.. Wilson VIII he rcnominatcd and
Mr. Bryan will be his chief supporter.
The Roanoke World News calls upon
! the people OF Roanoke TO pay tribute
| In some open way TO Henry Pullianl,
! tho Pulaski boy killed at Vera Cruz.
| whose body VIII pass through tina.
city late ;his or carly next week. Can
| there he any doubt that tho call will
/ he needed?
| Condition in China Hopeful" head
/ lines OF the Staunton Leader co way
from home TO get peace. as we'll rs
| news.