The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-11
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Old Virginia Editors

Old Virginia Editors
''ljobson exceeds tho limit" says tho
Norfolk FirginianPilot. speaking OF
his diatribo against the "cowardicc"
OF the United States in it's dealings
with Mexico. Well. the common sense
Of the country has arrested him.
The Newport News Press thinks no
man could he as strong as Colonel
Roosevelt thinks he is. Not even ono
strong enough TO explore an explored
river?
The Lynchbure News need waste no
sympathy on the Clifton Forge Re-
view The editor OF The Times Dis-
patch has no idea of playing his first
game OF draw poker with an expert
by tho way. is there moro than one
kind OF poker?
Colonel Roosevelt would mako
fine moving picture show" thinks the
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch. Could the
movie mans camera keep UP with him.
or would his picture not be ono big
blur?
Tho Lynchburg Advance. poker au-
thority. having identified the color of
tho monkeys OF delirium tremcns. the
jealous DanVille Register, not to he
outdone. comes forward with an inter-
esting description of the Vampire.
vouchinp for her reality If the way
side editor does attend the meeting OF
tho Press Association, he expects to
take along his wife to protect his
morals
I'm spite OF the fact that another
newspaper in the State has been told
by Tho Richmond Times Dispatch to
let the capital city alone, we venture
to suggest that tho committee in Con-
gress having under consideration the
enlargement of the Richmond post
office, hit upon the right plan when it
proposed TO look into the advisabil!ty
OF adding two or three stories to tho
present structure" And what does
our dearly beloved friend, the Clifton
Forge Review. venture to suggest"
regarding tho decision of the commit
tee that the addition OF two or three
stories 10 the present structure" Is in
advisable?
Says tho Harrlsonburg News-Record:
~ young woman has written tho
American Red Cross Society asking
how she can be OF service to her coun-
try. and adding that she now has n
brother III the army and a sweetheart
IN the navy. She explains that she Is
sharpshootcr and duclst with
sword and dagger She is a foreigner,
and has been In this country only q
short time. Here is patriotism worthy
some real out and out men" The fact
That this young women is foreigner
probably explains why she doesn't
know that womans place Is in tho
home.
Politics is politics." observes the
n SLOT,
II is something worse. For instance
the most unfair criticism and audaci-
Gus Justification OF some Of the oppon-
ents OF canal tolls.
Declaring that 1t Is time TO get busy,
the stanton Daily News has this TO
say of the state Board OF lIealth's bat
tic with typhoid fever: Agents Of the
board viii he sent TO threatened noints
to combat the more serious outbreaks.
ana general supervision OF the entire
state VIII be given by sphsicians en-
pioEco Tor the purpose to keen thu
disease at tho lowest possible DANCER
point Bulletins and other literature
nave been prepared by the board FOR
the education OF the people in com
batting this evil. and citizens are urged
10 apply for these. bulletins to the
BOARD ana use every care to assist in
Keeping down the disease during the
warm weather. The steps being taken
by the board appear to be well taken.
we have II on excellent medical au-
thorlty that typhoid fever almost was
entirely unknown in Virginia. To-
DAY, TN" number OF cases exceed a total
OF 10000. These things offer "a strik-
Ing commentary on the failure of the
people OF Virginia to preserve them
S"lVcs from the inroads of contagious
disease. The prevalence OF typhoid
fever in this country Is due almost
wholly to polluted water supplies. con-
taininated milk, and flies 1t he
hoovcs us 10 he up and doing at the
start. lighting To make those rcspon-
sihlc for typhoid careful against its
spread by the water. milk and n.y."