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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04

Trelawney Lentilhon. a sister Of the
countess and grandmother of the baby.
The Appellate Division yesterday de-
cided that the baby was not an heir
to a part of the 100000 trust fund,
the higher court interpreting the will
Of Detmold to mean that only the chill
dren of Mrs. Lentilhon were meant BY
Mr.. Detmold when he said issue" and
that this did not mean descendants or
grandch ildren
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
BURGLAR BEATS DETECTIVE
Victim May Die After Battle in De-
serted Hotel.

Atlantic City. n. j., Dec. "a de-
tective and burglar fought in the dark
corridors Of the Hotel Iroquois early
to-day. The detective is dying from
his injuries and the burglar is also in
serious condition.
The Hotel lroquois is closed for the
winter This morning Detective Frank
Ferretti trapped the burglar in the
hallway Of the hotel. Grabbing a bot
tie the burglar struck the sleuth over
the head, but Ferretti was game and
hurled the intruder against one of the
walls. knocking him unconscious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
Congratulations

During the week ending celebrations have been held in
many places recognition of the which electricity
contributes the Industrial supremacy the general welfare
and the prosperity of our country
This week also marks the close of the great Panama. achc
Exposition with its wonderful Examinations and where eec'
ticity in countless has shown how the public Service
enters into every phase of modern life
New York electrical which variety ana extent
evceed that o nv civ of the World intended for every
one whether the be large small 1t for the
structure using thousands of lights and TO ne
smallest consumer with single lamp or frac"on1i no,I
smaest-and for all
Our concentrations are extended those who have so sue
.tlI, brought 70 the attention Of the public this great
modern agent universal ervice-t those who with the
inventive and industrial skill have provided the ways and
methods and the myriad of appliances through winch eec
; made available for every purpose and the public
to whom electricity becoming more useful and EN-
Cient servant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04

HOLIDAY GIFTS At IAMMEs. -NEwksr ANp
80 stu,iste Paris creations. smli Diam'~lds
p.,i.. Eleetr. Real Pans Cut Jet. 5iJ Jth Ave.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09
CAUSES AND CURE OF DELINOUENC
ny REV. w. A..
President OF General

crime and paupcrism. according to
the report OF the State Board OF Char
ttE and Correction. cost the state OF
Virginia last year s2.s6o.77397 ard Of
this amount over 100000 was paid out
Tor tho direct repression OF crime with
out any study OF tho causes OF deliu
quency.
Crime. therefore. is ono OF socicty's
greatest burdens. and We all know that
this is but part Of the total expenses
of criminal!ty.
pr. William Healy. OF the Juvenile
PsEchorath:c Institute, OF Chicago.
SAYS: From several sources ". have
cstimations which. upon a conservative
basis, show that the total cost OF crime
in the country would pay each year
tho entire national debt"
The effect OF using merely renrcsslve
measures must he seen BY every ono
as thoroughly inadequate and effective
when the number o. reconv!c.ions ia
increasing everywhere In England
10000 out OF $4,000 convictions Mad
been previously convicted more than
twcntE times. In Virginia there were
-o5of commitments 10 Jail last wear
and II Richmond Is TO hc taken as tho
criterion. 90 per cent OF these arc re-
peaters, ranging all tho way from two
TO twcntN-onc commitments in two
yenrs. The question, therefore, We
shou!d ask ourselves is Can these peo-
pie he normal?" Is not this problem
more medical than legal? We should
recognize that delinquency is "A syrnp-
tom or the disease from which the BODY
social is suffering and not the disease
itself. Formerly doctors diagnosed the
III ~ -
toms, but now they seek for the cause
underlying the disease In the same
way crimlnologists formerly only knew
the oNcnse and not the offender and
with an almost mechanical method OF
adjusting cases or administering JUS
t!cc 90 prescribed certain definite
punishment for certain definite Of
lenses; hence. when the fine was paid.
or the term in jail had been served,
the offcnse was presumably squared up:
but now. the modern cviHinologist, like
tho modern physician. seeks TO know
the causes of the delinquency. To study
the causes of delinquency must
classify the delinquent individuals and
not merely the acts of delinquency. We
are beginning TO do this in our Juvenile
laws where we classify them by age.
but this cannot he final. rs there are
many boys and girls hardened in crime
at seventeen, and many others over
seventeen chronologically who are but
children psychologically. II has been
!ndisputab!y proven again and again
that there is no necessary connection
between the chronological and psyche
logical ago Of delinquent individuals.
In an investigation which has been car
ried on In the Richmond Jail during the
last three years 60 per cent Of the in
mates have been found subnormal
ono OF the great needs OF Richmond
is the organization OF a psychopath!c
1. i,.s IL
dclinqucnls may pass for the study
OF the causes of the delinquency. The
causes may be biological. that is. the
result Of defective eyes or ears or.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09
HARVEST DISEASE NOW is DUE

Although OF brief duration. the
harvest disease. as it is commonly
known. is one OF the most annoying
and troublesome complaints Of the
summer season. It is of frequent oc-
currence. seldom recognized, and wide
~ disseminated The disease is gen.
orally ascribed to errors OF diet. over
cxertion or poisoning, and but few
OF the afflicted are aware that the cause
of their suffering is n minute Six-leGged
insect.
The bigger" "chigger." or harvest
mite which occasions this vexatious
summer eruption belongs to the mite
family. This in itself is sufficient to
cause some doubt in the minds OF the
enlightened. inasmuch rs several other
members of the family have gained
famo through misbehavior. The Itch
mite is n notorious example. 1t has
been with liz since history began and
still anlicts tho human race. The straw
mite. only recently discovered, Is also
acquiring somewhat OF reputation.
The adult jiggcr is harmless. II
apparently loves the freedom of tho
woods and open fields, attaching itself
to leaves and grasses and utterly ig
norinG all human intrudcrs. The
young are Matched in July and August.
and appear from the eggs as minute
orange-red larvae. For some mex
plicable reason they show consider
able prediction for human society,
willingly forsaking their natural habi-
tat for the uncertainties of life with
man. When lodged upon tn skin they
Immediately select a favorable site and
rapidly begin to penetrate the outer
layers by burrowinG. Tho trouble be-
gins at this stage. Tho irritation. at
first mild. becomes intense MS tho bur
rowing proceeds. and Is accompanied
by redness. swelling and inn fin mmation.
frequently tho eruption resembles that
Of hives or even eczema, and tho Itch
Ing is so severe that LESSONS due to
violent scratching may onsue. Tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09
News Of Fifty Years Ago
(From Newspaper Files, August 0, 1869

Tho Petersburg Express saws the agents of tho
~, Sh!eo states government have been very busy
IN that city Tor the past several days taking
down tho names of such citizens of the Cockade
City as arc rcputed to be. or are supposed to
nave hene ransackng the court records and all
other documents likely to furnish information
oon Is 10 make list Of properties subject to
conhscation' and matter of course. the
investigation Is creating great deal of excito-
mont
delpha Ledger says: mo response has yet been
made to the application of General Lee and the
iate Vice-President of tho Confedcracy, Alcxan-
aer FL stephens, for pardon. This is perhaps
que TO tho delicate condition of both Mr.. John
sentiment however. Is that the pardons will DO
granted, though both General Lee and Mr.
1ot from their known partially for the South
and the institutions which long been
inseparabe from It, The petitions arc highly
dignihed in their character"
DR.. Mudd, now life prisoner in the Dry
iortusas has been put to work surgeon in
'he hospital department Of the extensive prison
The court of Cancellation for the city of Pc
tcrsburg has been abolished. the civil courts Of
the town having been again inaugurated.
General Grant Is having n good time in Quebec
Canada lie was wined and dncd with tho
Governor General. and is otherwise being feted
and honored
Tho second grand rally of the Fcnans was
neid In New York day before yesterday. The
Fenian organization claims that il will mako
Ireland free within the next six months 1t
remains to DO seen If they can make tho promise
good Certainly they cannot by remaining In
New YORK and marching up and down tho
streets
Becanse or the crowds that gathered near the
for'ress Monroe raInparts to SEQ Mr. Davis in
his afternoon walks the time of his promenade
was changed to the forenoon. and thus II han.
7ened that on day before yesterday morning he
ana MT LAY met on tho ramparts. The guards
did not allow them to converse hut in tho pass
ing they clasped hands, and in tho handclasrs
ana smiles they exchanged they said n great
dea! that each we'll understood If the guards
didn't. 500 va
richmond has moro than It's share Of thieves
rohoers ana vagabonds. Why they should have
hockcd mere from the North nobody can we'll
understand. for surely the people have no money
or fa!uahies 10 be robbed OF. Tho military rco-
PIE are the only ones who have anything worth
StehlnS' ana 1t seems that the plundcrcrs who
nave Hooked in here do not dare 10 attack tho
blue coated fraternity 80
me Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad authorities announce n better service
ms ROAD can now take passengers through 10
NaShihEtoH in nine hours to Baltirnor. &,
eicNch hours to Philadelphia in sixteen boure
ana 10 New York In twenty-five hours p,sso,
gers go from here to Frederick sburg hv r,tl
tnencc SIX miles by stage to Potomac Creek
'hence by rail 10 Acqua Creek thence Nv
steamer TO Washington and thence by rau or
o'hefwise anywhere they want 10 60
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09
The Wages Of Peace

7 n the opinion of thoughtful men. il there
is ever to be substantial reduction in the
worlds ornaments. it must be brought about
through the influence OF the United States
The way in which the influence OF the
United States can be used, rs suggested is not
clear at the present juncture Of events.
There is every indication that the war must
be fought to finish, which will prevent a
recurrence Of present conditions by strang-
ling the spirit Of militarism The United
States is as much interested in this as any
OF the nations now involved.
There is no better way of projecting
peace movement than by computing the cost
OF war. AS accurately as is possible to as
certain. the cost of the present war up to it's
anniversary few days ago. has been about
Sl5,50o, 100000; put in another way, about
S5O,00O.000 per day. We shall get nearer
the idea OF this enormous sum by remember
ing that the wealth of the United States is
computed to be something s1S9,00O,-
100000. The first year OF the European war
has cost about one-twelfth OF this amount
1t should be understood that the figures
given have been created by the actual horrors
of the conflict. They do not include the
value OF manufacturing and other buildings
in villages towns and cities. all or a large
part of which have been destroyed the figures
do not include the loss 10 fields TO goods and
10 household belongings. The industrial
value OF human lives is not considered in
the estimate.
1t is pathetic fact that the problems pre-
scented are more seriously considered by this
and other neutral countries than they are by
the nations which have brought them about
Seen from this side, there is no evidence that
any nation in the struggle is running short of
men or money. or that the people of any Of
the countries engaged are weakening in rcso-
luton or confidence. The great financial
marts OF this country, which are closer stu
dents OF conditions than the layman can be-
declare that there are no signs OF a near
peace
Apparently, peace will come only with the
exhaustion of one side or the other. or per
haps OF both. In an: event. victor and van
quished both will have suffered gricvously.
and ii terms honorable to both are arranged
the dreadful lessons the war has taught may
make reduced ornaments possible. Then
will be presented the opportunity of the
United States.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09

teeth or adcnoids or impaired nutri-
ton. Many hoys and girls have been
cured OF their delinquency by putting:
their physical machine in good run
ming order. and proceeding with intel
lcclual and moral training. The first
thing to discover is what kind OF an
animal the delinquent Individual is
Is ne sound DhysicuIly: II not. what
is the nature and extent OF the phvsi-
cal defect? The cause may be psyche
!oGical that Is, Il lack Of capacity for
attention, or for direction or for self
control. How can any one learn. or
apply what they learn, or direct their
energies in social conduct. II they arc
mentally deficient? Every student OF
delinquency knows thai feebl, minced
ness and epilepsy are TWO great un-
DERIVING causes OF delinquency. Every
Juvenile delinquent that passes
through the Juvenile Court. at least
the rcpcatcrs, should be subjected to n
psychological study TO determine their
mental status. This is absolutely es-
sential when we know that from one
third 10 one-haif OF commitments for
alcoholic. cDileptic or feeble mind
Ono feeble-rninded girl. and tho
shamclessness OF these girls is noto-
rious. may spread immoral contagion
through whole neighborhood.
The greatest cause OF delinquency IS
6,
suit OF bad environment. bad hous-
ing conditions, overcrowding. lack OF
parental authority and discipline.
economic pressure. lack OF leisure
control. OF supervised Fairgrounds.
etc. Juvenile dclinqucnts come from
homes in which there Is no rccogni-
ton Of authority. either OF the parent.
or the state. or God. Neither are
they taught to recognize the rights OF
others in person or in property. De-
linQucnt Juveniles mean delinquent
parents.
If the cause be socio!ogical-the in
nuence Of environmcnt-we must
either change the character Of the
home or we must not return the de-
llrqucnt individual TO that home. This
is tho basis o. the demand OF tho
social workers OF the city for The crca-
ton OF separate Juvenile and Do
nestle Relations Court. We must build
np and not break UP the homes OF
the Comm onwenlth. and this court will
do more TO cure Juvenile delinquency
than tho divorce court.
II the cause be economic pressure
society must demand the enactment of
law that shall make the minimum
wage living wage. The city should
also exercise leisure control over the
children through the extension OF tho
public playground system, through
dancc-hall regulation and moving
picture supervision. Prison reform is
good. but society must save its boys
and girls from going 10 prison.
Thus, through study Of causes,
through medical examination OF ply
seal machine. through segregation OF
feeble minded. through adequate reg
ulation of rccrcational ccnters, and
supervision Of Fairgrounds and NOV
ing pictures, through organization of
the Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court and Psychopathic Institute.
through cooperation OF the city and
social workers. we may reduce del!n-
Qucncy 10 n minimum IL We do not
cure il altogether.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09

due TO the departure Of wage-earners for the
front. All of the governments engaged which
previously maintained State employment bu-
reaus reduced the same, but in some cases
allowances were made to tho dependents Of
soldiers, and steps were taken to check the
cost Of living Tho combination did not :e-
duce living expenses
On the outbreak Of the there a
sharp rise in prices on account of panics and
uncertainties. But after fortnight the first
panic was over in the actual war zone. From
that time prices depended largely on local
conditions. such as acquisitions by the army
and the loss of tourist travel. Many who had
depended on this travel found themselves
ovcrstockcd. and lost all because there was
no market for their goods Many Of the in
habitants OF resorts who made enough in one
country to keep them the remainder of the
year had made no other arrangements. and
these were sufferers In the places where they
lived prices scared In some cities that were
in the march of armies there were startling
fluctuations. Rheims is an example
Crops in countries where armies have not
appeared actively are in good condition. This
is true of certain sections in Poland, and
also OF Belgium. On both sides Of the line of
battle in North France the armies have. in
many cases, had time to cultivate the fields
for their own support. The agricultural
resources of Germany and Austria proper are
practically unmpaired Except in that part
of Poland overrun by the armies, the inhab-
tants of Russia scarcely know, far as
breadstuffs are concerned, that there has
been n war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09

irritation may be confined to particular
portions of the body or become wide
spread. Depending upon the number
Of larvae intrcnching themselves, the
suffering may he acute. preventing
sleep and even leading to other dis
turbance while at the best the de-
gree or uncomforta bleneSS is such as
to demand remedial measures Just
why the larvae exhibit burrowing pro-
ciivities In this manner is unknown:
their action is apparently without rcn-
SON. as they invariably perish within
a rev days after commencing their me-
iarious attack Their demise is most
welcome TO tho sufferer AS with other
parasitic diseases. the susceptibility
OF individuals varies considera bly,. somo
polSohs not suffering even when thor
ouEhly exposed.
Early treatment of jigger rash or
tromhidiosis. as it is known, is essen
tiaL If the condition Is recognized
at its onset tho sufferer can almost
invariably point with cxactness to the
nurrowing sites, and frequently the dis
appearing cXtrcmities of the intruders
may be observed. y needle. sterilized
ny boiling. may be used to pluck the
invaders from their dermal intrench-
mcnts. and even if the search proves
unsuccessful, the CONTEMPLATION pro-
onced by the instrument is pleasurable,
ana affords great enjoyment to the af-
hictcd. If the swelling or oedema OF
the skin Is considerable. or il the
Lessons are not recent, search will provo
inule, as the larvae are already safely
buried. One can then only hone for
an early termination OF their activi-
ueS' this usually requiring from five to
seven days Several extremely useful
preparations are prescribed by ply
siclans not only to kill the mites. but
10 reduce the irritation and relieve
the itching Bathing directly after OK
posture Is advisable in order to drown
the parasites. The best treatment is.
however the avoidance of the haunts
OF the tormentors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09
woman's Widest Soon.

20 the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Tine chairman of the membership COM
W m OF the Virginia Associa ton Opposed 10
McfNahs Suffrage has received from tho y, OCT
ii!nportant dry goods store in one Of the ,hrre
largest cities in the States the names /, sro
port OF hntisuffraec Of every woman e.nplovnnd
IN the establishment. Coming as n connlatn
Sunnr!se. without solicitation on the pa Of am,
.'!encr OF the association. this dcmons,rati ton "a
az hoo once unique and significant The chairnan;s
poo"M, indeed onta!ns hundreds and hundrcds
o or, , names OF self supporting women stenoe
SiaIhtFS' tcacherS. newspaper women train d
nnG IS eppoyees In stores aundres, factories
ness ness, sn.ernrisss As prominent Richmond
- Two powerful. because natural Cod crno : ed
i. .ceE-tAe masculinity Of mon and the fc,ninin
,tH %! women The self-supporting woman ~
tinn - !nc VIE of Tomorrow. Her occupa.
ION save IN the rare instances when il aesur,3"s
h,, j." p"rIon OF passion. and she weds II is
,nut = temporary expedient, bridge spannirS
entrance mnor netween her school life and her
witlcs, 81 Som ma' f In these she finds the
somrh Sf N ,ns rage in comparing the women
a adj" MSs sa,%s while less progressive less
tr n,nG a9o"l them which makes them more Al
"a, hht some thing is their womaniiness
never be recalled ' " Mitn. u can
Richmond, August g. 1915 'i>'t'-'.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09
SONGS AND SAWS
Limited Privileges.

Tho motorist must careful be
And mind his P's and Q's.
For Council has dccreed that no
Much softer lights must use
NO longer may he blind our eyes
With his efrulgent glare,
For Council says he must behave.
Or keep away from here.
The DINNER" that were heard about.
But scarcely ever seen.
The motorist must now drag out.
With tools and gasoline.
OF course. he may run DER us still.
Just as in days of yore.
But may not scare us half to dcatn
Before he sheds our gore
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09
Chats With Virginia Editors

IN the following tho West Point News scts
lor'h some boosting talk that may prove a sug-
EcStlon 70 other towns we'll. SAYS that good
paper: Talk about the ADVANTAGES of We,
FONT instead of trying to figure up the disad-
rantagcs. Speak OF the bright side of vour
business IN place of the imaginary dull side
mere Is nothing goes without being propelcd
You inture yourself. your business and vour
town hy getting into the dumps. When YOUR
liver is out of order go to the woods or some
o'hcr hiding place until YOU are better The
world looks blue to with bad digestion
Cure yourself first. and then evervth,nr alec
Will appear all right"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09
The Voice Of the People
"socInlIst View ofthc w.,

TO me Edltnr OF The Times Dispatch:
Dsnarch of 'hT editorial page of The Times
NJ hyndn1ans View Of the War" when i, IS
recognized who Mr.. Hyndman is and lvhnt n"
has stood for. thu utterance is very renarkahie
re mas heen n main exponent of the socialism
OF MarE-and Marx stood for vioenr revoIu
t Aenir Of the proietaria, against Capitalism.
iional; leading Socialists like Hyndman hnvn
!ook kI forward TO n period OF greater inter
m men or overstrained patriotism. Yet man
is iiEn r; strongly asserts that Germany
IS breaking treaties overriding !nternationaI
law ana prosecuting the alternative 20 ali her
nelGhDors 10 crush be crushed have
seen seen lew articles more significant than the
7oc'"!!s' lie" or the War OF Mr.. Hvndnan
Richmond, August g. l9l5 OA-' i-'''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-09
Britain and Holland

NONE anonymous British army expert, who
- contributes MS opinions by cablegram
from l-oAooi 20 me Ne" YORK World. offers
an explanation OF why kitchener's army Of
",VVp'p"" !neA--oT Is II 100000 or 1000
mas no, yet taken the held This
C'''c suggests mat the British government
mas n""A hope!ul OF winning Holland from
~ ''e"'' any SO that inc BRUSH armies may
" pou' Gu tnlo"sh ho!!aAd' ochind the Ger
=. -. - "'''e ana he'siuh:
may be So Of course. Nobody doubts
mat me allies would like to have Holland
""a""oH "ei heulTail'v ana embrace their
t"use' nor that INC sweep OF considerable
'"e "erihan armies In the west to serious
p ,,,,., pefnaps 10 obstruction; but Holland
~, o"a,'o'' W Pul' her present posi-
a,Io ,ha. nasi,to - p...s,'G ana uhcomfort-
- 40 ..-n, po1i.'oii certainty Is