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Evening journal., 1914-05-15
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS.

The G. A. r. Of Delaware will meet
i'm DUPONT Post room on Tuesday
night to make final arrangements for
Memorial Day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
Holding n wolf INV tho ynr..

An effective picture Is drawn 10y JGci;
London in this weeks Golfers Of
Hucrta schcmlug 10 get tho United
states army TO come to til" city o.
|cXico to save him. London's prob
ability" IL that the dictator has TO-
100000 pesos "saitcd" tn Europe; that
Villa. sworn 70 ovcuGe Madcro. VIII
soon bc 1T the gates OF Iiucrta's palace:
that tho ola general knows IL and l.
playing tho game" hoping TO get
away to hts 10000. 900 pesos. Knowing
that 81 he attempts to run away he
viii be killed. 50 he has provoked the
United States to an invasion, and wants
American troops In his capital when
the fan OF his power comes.
1t ia plausible sur,nisc. Il has ~
least this contact with history, that =
ruler who tries to get away In time
or trouble finds that he is, IN fact, tho
most jealousy guarded prisoner in his
donin!ons. Louis XVI's fight and cap
turc at st. Cloud Is the famous case
III point.-Kansas City Times,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
What Was News
Fifty Years Ago
l,rom Ono R!c,,mona pl,pa,cn. May 1e. ls..

The raid on the Richmond and Dam
Vile Road was made by Spcarc's COM
inand. tho same forco that made tho
recent raid on tho Petersburg and VOL
don Road. They first struck tho Dam
villc Road ut Coalncld tMidlothian)
and burned the depot. woodshcd. water
tank ana five loaded cars. They next
showed up at Tomahawk. In Powhatan
county. whero they also burned the
depot and tore up about 100 yards OF
track. Al MattoaX they tried to fire
tho bridge over tho Appomattox, but
we're driven Off by tho artillery sta
toned there TO guard the bridge. Next
they burned the depot Il; Chula. and
then went on TO destroy the bridge
over Flat Creek. on the plantation OF
Lewis T.. liarvic. tho president of tho
road. Hero our troops met them and
brisk fight cnsucd. In which twenty
seven of tho enemy were killed and
tho raidcrs ropulscd. They retrcatcd
towards tho Southsidc Road.
There was skirmishlng and some
Smelling OF the woods b. both sides all
day Saturday and yesterday In tho
ncighborhood OF Drcwry's Bluff.
Yesterday n telegram from General
Lee was received. saying the enemy
that morning assaulted Wilcox's lines
and wcrc handsomely rcpulsed. Ma
homes ana Lanes briCadss attacked the
encny's left. There was light Skin
mishtnS all day. the enemy moving 10
our right. In the afternoon Wriyhts
and ilarriss brigadcs repulscd them.
IN the nYht near Spotsylvanla Court
house on Friday, General John II. Cor
don was slightly wounded In tho face
General Lee reports that on yesterday
there was only sliSht infantry Skin
mishnr along tho lines, with coca
sioual artillery firing.
General Grant shows no signs OF
falling back, hut Keeps up The lighting
with grca, siLbbornness. Scouts report
that he Is receiving no rcinforccments
nrIeadicr-G General Daniels, who was
wounded Thursday. died yesterday.
General Ramscur was slightly wounded
on Thursday.
Washington papers. ius: received. nd
nit that General Grants losses since
the beginning or tho campaign In
Northern Virginia amount TO 10000
men. Our losses 20 far don't exceed
5000.
General 4. p. Hill. who has returned
20 hts command. reports that our troopa
nave been marching. ngh;ing and keep
inG In iinc OF battle twelve days to-
day. but thoy are In nno spirits, and
their resolution IS invIuciblc.
Since tho beginning OF tho fighting
in Spotsyivania County seventeen gen
erol officers have bcon Killed or wound
cd.
In the fight on Thursday last tho
iour-Eun battery known ns tho Third
Company OF tho Richmond Howitzors.
Captain y. A. smith, Ir.. was captured
by the enemy late in the evening. II
was r"captured on Friday morning.
Tho city Council Yesterday passed
appropriate resolutions concerning our
loss In tho death Of General j. r. II.
stuart The resolutions were offered
BY General 6. w. Anderson
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

More completely than any executive
document has done. senator owen has
stated the attitude OF the administra-
ton toward the problems presented
by Mexico. Those who are angry.
vongcful or predatory. and profess in
ability TO fathom tho Wilson policy,
cannot plead ignorance henccforth
In his scathing arraignmcnt OF Cen
cral IIucrta the Senator was specific.
He followed the dictator step by step
from his first treaCheries and assass.-
nations through months of intrigucs
and crimes. a murderer Of men. n muir
derer of free government. a murderer
OF justice Iio fixed upon the usurper
proof not only Of his expressions at
home, but OF his deliberate purpose
10 Involve his country ana Japan in
war with tho United States in order to
strengthen himself.
Even moro important Mt this time.
when mediation Is In progress. is tho
Senator's solemn avowal OF the Prcsi-
dents unaltcrabie purpose. Tie usurper
must 90. Constitutional government
must be restored and properly safe
guarded. The peace OF Mexico ana
our own peace and safety must be
assured. If necessary. we must en-
force these demands at the lannon's
mouth" not for conquest, but for civili-
zntlon.
Failing from r. man known TO he in
tho confidence OF the President. these
arc significant words. They reveal
high aims ana n true devotion 10 peace
but they bristlo also with stern scnti-
mcntS which cannot be misunderstood
New YORK World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

claimed. -Crowism denounced.
segregation rallied against and Book
cr WashiuCton put down as too timid
10 speak the truth. It was this meet
INK which declared Jaws prohibiting
'nternarriace to he insulting and tho
Sociological Congress Il mass OF hyp-
ocritcs and towards.
No wonder the Post marvelcd that
tho horde was allowed TO continue.
and that il iubilantly proclaimed that
at last IL is possible to speak plainly
i'm the South. for how was the Post
10 know that Southern people no
longer care what q crowd OF imported
speakers say 10 an imported audience
and a few curiosity-seekers, so long
as they keep tho peace and do not
urge violence? 1t does not make
good reading for respectable people,
with some intelligent biological the
cries and little knowledge Of his
Tory. It AL goes against the grain
and CRATES or their intelligence. but
ii no longer arouscs their fears and.
therefore. no longer their anger.
They know that the laws against mis-
.CoGcnation are based on the solid
rock Of racial and national good, and
that tho people OF tho country arc
fast coming to understand them rs
such. They know that their repeal is
Impossible, but their extension i'm
possible OF obstruction. They know
that the Wizards are weak and grow
ing weaker; few and growing fewer.
They know that the ncgrophilc ora
tors appeal only TO negroes and not
to the best OF them; to-wit. Booker
Washington
Why should they not bear It all pa
tiently? They hold the whip-hand ;
their ideas arc becoming the ideas OF
the country and the ranting OF the
friends and followers of Willard serve
only to amusc.
or course, it all works TO tho in
Jury Of the negro race; but that, you
know. IS supposed to he pleasing to
| Southern poople
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
Local Collar.

Comparing the stage conycnicnccs
Of the present day with the makcshifts
existing Il generation ago, Robert Man
tell tells OF the inconVcuicnccs of his
carly experience AS the ghost in Ham
let"
One night 7 was playing the part
of the ghost" he says. and az was
not very certain Of myself tho stage
manager had the lamps turned down
unusually low. AS a matter of fact
they were so low that while was on
the stage they went out OF course,
they had TO be lighted again and the
stage manager sent out Il stage hand
10 do II. | had to remain where I
was and tho ghosts funeral lines
We're rccitcd while II man in civilian
clothes slowly and pa!nstakingly made
his way across the darkcncd stage,
lighting the lamps AZ no went."--New
York Globe,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
Outrageous.

Imagine the Indignation OF "Hjuky
Dink" Mckenra and "I3athhouso john
Coughl!n. y Chicago County Judge hns
thrown out all tho election Judges ana
clerks Of the First Wnrd-,ncir ward.
"Ilinky Diuk" and the Bath" aren't
going 10 have "a word 30 say "a 10 tho
successors OF these election officials,
either. It's unconstitutional; It's out
thcir viTtuous chorus.
And tho saddest part of II. from their
viewpoint. is that tho Chicago case
shows that If the high officials con-
trolling elections really want TO throw
ont tho buns ana fraud workers they
can do i;.-Kausns city Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
Voice of the PEOPLE
Roo.rvclt and Colombia.


81 ~ "i Inc 4ln4es- III patch;
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., 80 80 '.''. "''o '-E .'H why colombia. ANv-
- p,.i "tNIp-Nh 10 never ac-
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ation Of nn1lnn,i r.Ga.9.t. ~. alien
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49,, D.. H. w. ~ "iA may mo treaty WINS
80 :, ur h'"'iut" ~ any way;
,."' 'l''ct oS ti'r COON !a" senate
80, - 20 Ior'r INC French
-, ,,,,., ,, Opi,.Ptu[ 70 max" settle
,. Nm .'"iit,tI nc'orr transferring i's
elii,ir,,. ,Fn ~. IA VS., ana SO a. TO
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J' -l' lia, ~ '..['Ii."',si..
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49,. ,,''p o. '+ii!'"f$ ,iofiy-siN miles
49, ~. ~ IN ',''N "I"tI. I"'nmnia has lost
.,,.'.,,,'', '..c.a"'' lLoN.ncc Dehtdes nj the
H. -" i'S' 70 hol IN tir Panama
-, ~" GU tte f''th"in" canal Tho best
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

Tho Richmond Advertisers Club
now Joins tho Rotary Club fin indors-
Ing the protect to purchase Jeter Me-
mortal Hall at Richmond College for
use as n public library.
That tho plan should meet with
more widespread approval the moro
q IS considered: that s. Is the only
Plan offered which promises FREQ
public library without delay; that
evcn though different location
should he decided upon later, nothing
,ynl have been lost, are facts for tho
Finance Committee 70 consider when
Il meets Tuesday night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
Old World Gossip
uy IA MAnaUIsE DE roNrrNoY.


r. OW that Alexander Krivoshciu.
M the Russian Minister OF Agyicui-
turo. has recovered his shattered
Lcaith. and is returning To -. Peters
burg, his appointments TO tho premier
ship may be looked for ~ amy moment.
For ut The time when the near Octo-
gcnarian Goremyl.n waa requested 10
assume the duties OF the office. on thc
sensatiOualiy sudden retirement OF
Count Kokovtzoff. it was thoroughly
understood that no would only hold
Office until Alexander l<r!voshciu had
been sufficiently restored 10 health by
= complete rest abroad. TO relieve him
Of the terribly oncroua task.
i<rivoShcin Is the one statesman vino
for the past twelve months has had
moro than any other his soNcrcilsu's
ear. ANA with whom tho Emperor HAS
taken counsel concerning his projects
OF acrariou reforms Like $40 many of
those who have been called upon TO
ilay am important rolo in tho history
q tho huge MuscoVite empire. he is
OF relatively obscure origin, his father
having dicd as lieutenant OF n limo
regiment forming part az the garrison
% WARSAW. II was there that Alex
andcr KriVoShcin received his cduca-
zion, ut tho hiGh school. winding il up
i'm tho University OF St PETERSBURG.
His o'i!ciai career began in 1854. whom
he was appointed to a subordinate
,lerkship va tho Department OF state
Archives la Moscow. iiut lie soon re-
signed. seeing no future there. became
member OF tho bar. and. in course OF
time, = director OF tao Douetz Kali
rcnd
While at Moscow no married the
daughter OF tHe university Professor
NarPov' lighting "a ducl with auhrcs
with one OF the rivals for her hand.
'tlich almost cost him his life. and
d. lF
one SIDE of his face. Ills vito was q
sranddautHtcr OF one of the Morozovy.
ne multi milliouaiyc cloth ninuufec-
iurcrs and merchants OF that name ~
MOSCOW. and. thanks to ECr inheIituucc
from her grandfather. lac is to-day IN
command OF q large fortune. Forming
close friendship with Count til,b
loistoy. son OF Count j.. a. rolstov.
Mo th"r ull-powcrful Minister of tho
interior, he soon won that Siatcsruatl.,
FAVOR. ma was sent - E.m to Viadi-
fosiocE 20 investigate the conditions
ni colonization. and ala so woii There
ihNt he was then dispatched TO Poland,
"F coluWisslrrcr for peasant affairs.
iHen definitely Joined tho Department.
~ tn" Interior, ana on tho creation Of
the Emigra-ion Departments waa an
pointed It's director This was short
ly before the Spauish-Amcr!caD Nor
lH order TO make himself thoroucliv
acquainted With all phases of tho chi.
SrNtiou question. NriNOShciu sucut SOW
crai inontha in visiting tho United
states ana the Western provinces of
Canada lie also had Il largo share in
NC construction OF tho Tfans-Siherlan
Hhilro"d. being member OF a special
'omrn'itoc presided by Nicholas n
then Czarcvitch. which brought him
INTO intiinat" contact with his prcscnt
sovereign. IN 1905 40 fcu out with
tho then Prime Minister. Wittc, on tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
The ro,t-Onicc Imnrorr,ncr,

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--i read with much Interest vour time
- editorial Of Mny 10 "I.csSeniug Park ana
II occurred to me th1t Willie YOU ala not
so Intend, 4 lifted the clunor Tor the on
.argcmcut of the Richmond post -orflro
building. Just Uonicnt plcasc am :.
loyal Democrat and Ylreiulau. ! love our
capital city. where my srhOoldnvs were spent
ana Wh"r. som" Of nay most cherished
friends reside | am an ardent adinirer OF
your distinguished Representative I'm Con-
gross. whom have known personally FOR
number OF years. but haze been taught
10 believe that wncu the Democratic party
came Into power would retrench and
cconomlze. Are We doing it,
Three years ago spent the month OF May
In your city. ana dU-Iug the time spent
many hours watching the workmen place
those hug b.ccts OF James River granite in
those walls ana ! doubt If there Is in Viz
sinia building 30 substantial: and vet; II
i'y memory serves me Alright. It IS only some
10 dC IuIrc the rest of this block at tho
fabulous sum Of s5co.19Q ere the coronation
thar owns tE!s l:tlc spcck ~ land erect"
on & an c!ehtccn-story styeCrapcr why can't
Uncle sam" put on TOP OF the present rost-
Office building. four. six. eight or az many
more stories he chooses and thcrchy
save Sl"}9el0 hesidss setting nm example iH
economy Tor All :his loE-rullnE going on
in Congress 10 zee who can re; mos; from
the pork barvci2
Awake, 50 statesmen. 70 II realization OF
your duty, aud throttle this vampire that 's
sucking mo likelihood OF the United states
treasury l.. y, IIlfBRAHD
l.cda Va May IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
tn;i 1hcn What.

Two ladies made n formal call on n
distant acquaintance. Tho maid ask ed
them to wait until she nsccrtaincd
whether the person inquired for was
in. Presently She trippcd down
stairs and announced that the lady
was not al home" one OF the callers.
finding that she had forgotten her
cards, said 20 her friend: Let me
write my uawc on your card"
"Oh. thnt isn't TT All necessary miss"
put In the maid chcorfully. 81 told
her who 81 wos"'--Vittsburgh Chron-
iclc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
The Hest ynfcnffons

When the young husband reached
home from tho Office nc found his wife
in tears
oh. John sho sobbcd on his shout.
der. II had baked lovely cake. and
put II out on the back porch for the
irosttng 10 dry and-and the dog alto
We'll, don't cry about It. sweet
heart" he consolcd. ,pattIng the pretty
HUShed check. II know a man who
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
THE PUBLIC PULSE
Editorial Expressions from Leading
Newspapers.
Amcricnn Mrthod, in Cnnndn.

In Canada Just now the organs OF tho
rival parties AFRO making al! sorts of
charges. OF corruption and cytruva-
Iance ia public ana!rs.-Bpnalo
Courier.
If that is anything new with the
Canadian party organs thcy ar" pretty
slow in initiating their esteemed con-
tcmpornrics across tho borGer.-Ncw
York Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
The Bright Side


saw sight this morning
That made my fancy ny
Back DER the years, In visions
OF hlisslul days gone by.
Twas but n tiny symbol,
hut. oh. how Il did gripi
y hor Of gnudy ribbon
Tied on buggy whin.
Charles II. Meters. In Judge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
The nihcr VhInrs.

y learned professor was discuss.nt,
the boy athlete. and announced that
ne Is prone 20 set Athletics too far
a'"Ne English. mathematics and his
VOW. In conclusion. he told OF q con-
v"rsation he had had with Young
nenh"w Of his fcw days previous.
William" said T. TIN glad TO hear
OF Your success ON tho school baseball
team; but YOU must remember that
there nro other things In IIfo besides
baseball"
Yes. Uncle VIII" he answered.
rravcly. but. hang /. ali. I'm ofroiI
I'm too light for football or roying"
-Hnrpor's Magazine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

What's that?" cried tho new doctor
in the mining camp. You cav vou
nave shooting pains In your back
Why; you're wounded. MANI"
,a,n rhnEs 81 "a what Bat; ] said3.ahooting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
PnrcntnI Inrcn.nnnhIcness

$50 you didn't marry Miss Jiegors
after all?"
NO, her old man wanted me TO
promise TO support him in the same
style that she did."-Baltimoro Amer
lean.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

an automobile truck rood ono b,,c
dred miles long Is TO be constructcd
In kwongtnng Province. China. Thr
enterprise IS TO he financed by Chinese
capitalists 0nd the road constructed
by Chinese engineers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

me Norfolk Ledger Dispatch Is
jealous. "Hucrta," IT says. is said 10
have an unpaid drink bill of $4,000.
It's no ordinary man who can stand
tho barlicop up lll5o that" After road
ing this piece Of Information every
Norfoil1 man viii become a secret adj
mivcr OF old Vic.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

Address all communicable
THE IINES-DISpATCu.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

The nrnisticc between tho United
states and Mexico hasn't served 70 put
an end 10 the butchcry OF Americans
IN Iiucrta's country" says tho New
port News Press. Assuming that thcro
Is butohcry in Huertn's country. does
tho Press thiull IT would DO lcsscncd or
increased by Intervention before Amer
leans have opportunity to leave?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

l-ron tne N.w YORK sur
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

THE Eastern professor WHO has boon
Nccturing ON Historical Liars ovidontly
has no hesitation about taclllinE a big
subject says the Norfolk Virginian-
Pilot Yot. he had tho discretion TO
tackle those who arc dead.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

Tho display OF silk hosiery was for
hidden IN the show windows OF Il Rich
inond store some years ago." says the
Danviile Register, land NOW 1t Is per-
mittcd anywhere" Is this knock
or Il boost for Danville?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
Glmr1s-1lspat

the TIMES Founded ........1S
'CIic pIsVATCH Founded 1880
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

Somebody ourn: TO mediate between
Spring and tho weather man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16

IInshrook, Story y brooks. Inc.
Sp-riui Advertising Representatives.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-14
Permits to Wed.

Comfy Clerk John G.. Lambert
issued marriage licenses to the fol-
lowing named persons during the
month Of September:
VIM. Cook and Rhoda Vinson.
james Watts and Idella Clark.
James A. Nutter and Bette
Mead.
Reese NJ. Buell. and Inez Pratt.
French Watts and Emma Scott.
Charlie Watson and Maudie
Cook.
Chapman Adkins aud Cynthia
GilkersOn.
Leo Davis and Polly Keck.
Celly Kirk and Ellen Crum
J. II Hampton aud Victoria
Noe.
Curtis Biggs and Pearl Davis.
Wiley Maynard and Mamie
MAYNARD.
Freeman Smith and Cuzzie
Adkins.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-14
Pointed Paragraphs.

If you would make tool Of
man, select dull one.
Drinking to his health never
prolonged anybodys life.
Some people are never happy un-
less they can find fault.
Most women who claim to be
man hateTe are unable to prove it.
Occasionally locomotive engi-
neer tanks up and makes his own
h ad light.
Some good people Judge the
value Of n picture by the beauty of
the frame.
Many "A mans head is so soft
that brick will produce a deep
impression thereon.
A student of humane nature says
that only women ever return bor-
rowed um mbrellas.
Success may not depend 80 much
upon what you do yourself as upon
what you can jolly others into do
ing for you.
1t is truth which makes a man
angry.
He is friend who grinds at my
mill.
He that handles thorns will
prick himself.
Success worth having never ar
rives unexpectedly.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-14
.WALTER WHITAKER
Who Was Injured in the
kenova Yards by a Fall
ing Bridge Girder, Died
at Huntington.

Walter Whitaker, the n. II w.
track foreman, who was seriously
injured in the Kenova Yards the 5th
inst, 10y bridge girder falling on
him, died at the Huntington Gener.
al hospital, where he was taken in
the hopes ot saving his life, Thurs
day morning OF last week.
Mr.. Whitaker was Al wears of
age and was well and favorably
known in this community, having
been a resident of kenova for the
past eight years. For the past fif-
teen years he had been a trusted
employe of the Norfolk IL West
ern Ry Co. and was man highly
respected by all who knew him.
As soon as Mrs. Whitaker, his
wife, heard of the dreadful accident
she went to his bedside and re-
mained there until the end came.
Is sides his wife, he is survived by
one child. daughter.
Mr.. Whitaker was n member of
kenova Lodge, A. f. tS A. NJ,
and was buried with Masonic hon
ors AT Mt. Vernon cemetery, near
Ardell, Saturday He also belonged
to Ceredo Odd Fellow lodge, which
lodge attended the burial a. body.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-14
Rural School Day, Oct. %.

10 attain a higher standard of
efficiency IN rural schools is an
ideal sought by the State Depart-
ment OF Schools which il seudinc
out a pamphlet in which will ap.
pear proclamation by Governor
Henry ID. Hatfield naming October
23 as Rural School Day and recom-
mending the observance of that day
at every rural school house in the
state. The pamphlet contains also
program that may be followed in
the observance of the day.
The governor has Joined hands
with the Department of schools in
an effort TO cryStalize sentiment in
the rural communities with view
ot bettering rural school conditions,
thus improving and increasing the
educational opportunities of the
country youth and making more
attractive rural lifeil general.