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Evening star., 1915-03-11
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
George w Shaffer Of Bristow. Va,
and valaunta E. Maphis of Harrison
burg. Va.
William E. Wines of Warrenton. Va,
and Nellie V. Trammell Of this city
William D. Huffman and Ella Warner
both OF Luray, Va.
Solomon Minney and Mary E
Guthrie.
Mason j. Williams and Nettie P. Cal
lahan. both of Fredericksburg Va.
Herbert Beckley and Maude Stewart
Richard A. Lacey and Isabel y. Keller
Adolph Duchon. of this city and Es-
tella Fogle of Baltimore. Md.
Edward 1ngle of Fort Washington
Md, and Mamie Butler of Johnson City
Tenn.
Samuel C. Baldwin and Martha A
Optics.
Evening star., 1915-03-11

Cornelia Payne. so years, Garfield
Hospital.
Rachael Dixon. 81 years. 81 Defrees
street northwest.
Christopher Taylor. 50 years. wash
ington Asylum Hospital.
Betsy Graves. 81 years. 1902 3th street
northwest.
Laura Butler, ss years. 1924 N street
northwest.
Evening star., 1915-03-11

Burkhart NJ. Krouse and Harriet H
Lyeth of Martinsburg, W. V.
John H. Enrich, jr., and Anna r. Gold
smith, both of Baltimore, Md.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
Time for Mayor Ainslie to Act

I becomes increasingly difficult to reconcile
1 our admiration OF and confidence in
Mayor Ainslie with the Mayors failure to
initiate the investigation Of the Police Board
that certain of its members have requested
and that the public interest imperatively de-
mands
There is no use in mlncing words about this
matter. Because Of the phraseology Of the
Vice Commissions findings and recommends
tions, Richmond feels that men intrusted with
the administration of the criminal law stand
accused OF gross dereNction OF duty and, by
clear implication, Of offenses more disreput-
able. These accusations are not mere pos
sible deductions from the report; they are
unavoidable conclusions, not TO be mistaken
or overlooked.
The Vice Commission itself has had turned
over to it by the Mayor. Police Commissioner
Gordon's demand for an investigation of his
official conduct. Members of the commits
sion, who have not permitted the use of their
names, have assured The Times Dispatch
that Mr.. Gordon's record was free from blem-'
ish OF reproach, but this sort of anonymous
absolution probably is not satisfactory to
him, and certainly is not satisfactory to the
public. Moreover, as no one has ever
thought that all the members of the Police
Board were guilty of the ofenses at which
the Vice Commission hints, the question of
ultimate responsibility remains untouched
Richmond, under the order Of the Mayor
has embarked on a new policy for the regu-
lation--or suppression. If you want to call
1t that-of the social evil. 1t is true that
the Mayors orders have gone directly to the
Chief OF Police, but the chief remains still
under the supervision and authority Of the
same board the Vice Commission felt was
not fit TO be trusted with the handling OF this
subject-from which board, indeed, the COM
mission expressly recommended that power
10 assign policemen TO regular or special
duty be taken away.
That is a pleasant situation, is 1t not and
full OF the happiest auguries for the success
OF the new policy?
This investigation must come. It is not
possible TO avoid it. 1t must be, as The
Times Dispatch has said, honest rigid and
public" The evidence of those policemen
who testified before the Vice Commission and
for whom the commission besought the pro-
lection OF the Mayor and the public, must
be repeated.
Given these considerations, 1t will make
small difference before what tribunal the in
vestigation is conducted. The community
wants the facts and only tho facts, but with
these supplied it is entirely competent to do
everything else that remains to be done.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15

Y. NJ. c. A. dormitory were talking OF their
loneliness. and presently the association re-
porter handed M item about 1t to the local
newspapers. immediately tho Spinsters
Club OF Ten proposes proposing party to
ten OF the association bachelors Cat tho
bachelors expcnse) guaranteeing to make
the evening exceedingly socahle Atop OF
this came deluge Of letters In tho mall all
pink scented and redolcnt OF love. Also the
association telephone exchange had the
busiest season Of its young career.
The girls went even farther. Some OF
them. more enterprising than the rest. OBJ
tanned lists of association members, with their
places of employment, and began to lombard
them during business hours One or two of
the bachelors were called TO carpet by their
unfeeling bosses and notified to head OF the
stream of violet and heliotrope and lavender
letters. get other jobs In n few cases.
girls who boldly called ut the business ad
dresses (being unable to get past the janitor
at the association were objects of deep sus-
piCion. and the latest news is that the V NJ.
{. A authorities are alarmed. because the
bachelors. seeing no other hope. are moving
their trunks. and the dormtory is fast be-
coming losing enterprise.
All of which is taken from the yarn of
~ truthful. or may not. In any event it's an
interesting story. The moral IS plain. and
is q direct accusation against Mr.. d. Cupid,
who ought to have his hands full normally,
without playing practical jokes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15

Tor constitutional prohibition amend
'HcHl' yet against constitutional
amendment for equal suffrage. is IN In
stance OF tho political somersaults our
valiant upholdcrs OF the rights OF tho
people-particularly In the area OF tho
solid South-fcel constrained to per-
form. OF tho 2di votes cast against
tho nationwide suffrage amendment.
serenty-two were cast by members who
had voted for the national prohibition
amendment. OF those sevcnty-two
members, sixty-hree were Democrats
or the siNty-thrcc Democrats nfty-
eight were from the .South-the very
citadel Of State rights" Ono Of our
virginia congressman. speaking for tho
prohibition amendment. fairly dctnol-
ished the theory OF State rights IIo
said. In denial OF the accusation that
such national prohibition measure
was contrary to state rights: How
then can this resolution be critically
assai!cd as an invasion In any proper
sense or state rights when IL Is pro-
cecding under tho Constitution, by vir-
tue OF the Constitution. and in conform
ity with tho Constitution to amend tho
Constitution. conformably to n reserved
right contained In that very instru-
ment?
I'VE talk rs II some outrageous thing
was being done to-day. as IL the States
were to be robbed OF some precious
rights in defiance OF the law. Why, we
are proceeding in conformity with one
Of the rights OF the States. namely. the
right to approach this body and call
upon us TO exercise our constitutional
function BY anording to the States in
this Union the opportunity to determine
whether or not they will amend the or
ranic law That is the proposition with
which we are dealing to-day" Yet
this Congressman paired his vote on
the woman suffrage amendment.
y Representative from Georgia plead
oil ardcntly for national prohibition,
saying:
"It is n question. pure and simple:
Are we, as representatives. OF American
people. so cowardly as TO refuse to sub
NIT the question to them, tina; they may
through their regularly elected Leg!s-
laturcs express tho Will OF n majority
ms to this great national problem?" Tho
Same gentleman voted against tho
woman suffrage amendment
The other pure and simple" ques-
ton OF the political rights OF tho peo-
pie seemed another matter.
Some OF us seem to be too cowardly"
to submit the question OF political lib
crty to the people anywhere at any
time. Nearly all OF tho Southern Demo
cratic State Legislatures rcfuse-the
Southern Democratic gymnasts In Con-
gross refuse. Democrat Is n confus-
ing title: the label ought to be changed.
II Is certainly not pure food, and IL n
drug II should have Its analysis pub
lished. MRS. JOHN II. LEWIS.
Lynchburg. Va. Feb. IL. 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
IMMORTALITY OF INCONSISTENCY"

TO tho Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sill should like to call the atten-
ton or your readers to the moral effect
on the people OF political inconsistency
IN nigh places. We all know the value
OIL maintained high standards; we all
Know the power OF evil communica tons
In speech or conduct to corrupt good
manners. We nil know that the most,
subtle. the most dangerous undermin-
ing OF morals. public and private. comes
In the Suise OF inconslstency-a differ
enco between profession and practice
And tho higher the professions, the
moro they relate to the spiritual ideals
OF community or nm individual. such
as truth. justice. honor. etc, the moro
deadly and insid!ous is any condoned
detection from them In action. 1t Is n
case wherein III the light within thee
be darkness. how great Is the dark
ness" It's great danger under these
conditions lies in the fact that II is hard
for the wayfaring man to grasp the un-
cleanneSs that turks within so fair 4
platter, and also in the case of politi-
cal and of corporate insinc Gritty, that n
mass always gives n certain momentum
cnce and investigation. our political
constitutions, our party platforms. our
corporate agreements, abuudantly con-
firm this statement.
During the recent debate In Congress
on the equal suffrage amendment to
the Constitution. Representative Baker
OF New Jersey, pcrtinently asked: IF
half the adult people of the United
States have no voice In making the
laws under which they live. nor ad-
tustinG the revenues to which they con-
tribute. how do we account for our slo-
gan OF Equal rights TO ALL special
privileges to none? Simply by ac-
cording an undeserved respect TO hoary
lies. Our State Constitution furnishes
abundant analogues to the above quoted
erratum: our much vaunted Bill OF
Rights Is n reality an invoice OF
wrongs. Some OF the Inconsistencies
therein nre SO glaring. certain state
ments arc SO squarely opposed TO tho
practices prescribed. from the initial
Misrepresentation that II is n "dcclara-
ton . made by the representa-
tives Of the good people OF Virginia as
sembled in full and free convention" to
its final provision for future changes In
the Constitution by n self-clected half
Of those same good people," that one
Is Obliged to marvel ut the atrophied
sense OF justice that permits such in
sincerity. Most Of our party platforms
exhibit tho same astounding chasm be-
tween proclamation and practice.
The recent vote for instance in Con-
gress by tho clamorers for State rights
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
All Is Vanity

CT PAUL It was who said that the glory
- OF woman her hair. Because ST.
Paul was n good Euesser, Mrs Alice Davis,
OF New York, is suing a hairdresser for $500,
alleging that when he undertook TO frizzle
n perpetual wave into her hirsute adjournment
lie broke ii off short at the scalp. and it has
since stubbornly refused TO grow. His de-
fense is that it had been overbleached and
turned brittle.
This is an interesting contest. In the first
place the lady wanted something nature had
failed TO endow her with and in that she at
tempted TO practice deception on the entire
race OF man. 1t was her deliberate purpose
to fool him with q beautiful blonde outfit
that she didn't own. Then, when the bleach
needed something to help attract, she went
after the perpetual wave. intending still fur
ther TO deceive man. And now it is 10 q
jury of men that she will plead for damages
Will they put balm her wounds, or will
they neigh merrily the equine smoker, and
bid her go hence TO the mirror and suffer for
her sins?
Certainly there is room for doubt whether
one whose purpose is 10 deceive has any right
TO protection in the premises. Ordinary
fraud robs the defrauder OF legal rights: why
not fraud in the color or texture OF woman's
glory? II doesn't seem right, does it, TO
grow indignant because the joke was on
the lady?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
War News Fifty Years Ago
(From the Richmond Dispatch. Feb. 16, 1866

All Is quiet Mt and about Petersburg. There
mas been no movement OF Importance for over
week The enemy continue to hold their
newly acquired position Mt Hatchers Creek and
their pickets are thrown out at short intervals
to the west of that point.
Grants lines below Petersburg take In
provo comfort to them In this extremely cold
weather.
, Unofficial intelligence has been received hero
that Federal force, estimated at 10000 men,
object is to advance at onco on Raleigh or at
least upon our lines OF railroad In North Caro-
line
Another report reaches here that Stoneman
from Tennessee into North Carolina in tho d.
rection OF Raleigh
For the present all communication with Au-
Eusta, Ga, Is cut of. and there Is Intelligence
South Carolina
Mosbys mon nre not combining their efforts
10 Northern Virginia band of his daring
men have made dash into williamsburg and.
win great deal of noise. they proclaimed that
they were the advance guard OF n very large
force i or the Confederates. Tho Iederals fled and
the raiders captured numerous horses and other
valuable supplies from tho enemy.
On Friday last, Lincoln. under n call from
the United States Congress- submitted n very
full report of his Interview with the Confed-
While the report vdlumnous 1t furnished
no information that was not already known in
tho South.
Governor MaErath, of South Carolina, has Is
calling upon them to rise In their might and
resist tho progress OF Sherman and his army
through the State.
Governor Joseph f. Brown has called the
the city of Macon.
Gold is selling in New York at 207 hav-
Ing gone down considerably since the minor
successes or Sherman and Grant In tho field.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
Talks on Thrift, No. 6

There is no surer evidence of the
prosperity OF a community than when
It's savings banks show healthy and
growing Observation-Disclosures Hawk
eye.
Following are half n dozen outstand-
Ing advantages Of using n savings bank
or tho savings department of COM
mercial bank or trust company:
safest financial institutions In this
country. Recent statistics showed the
total liabilities of failed savings banks
in proportion to the aggregate deposits
of all such banks to be only about
six en-thousandths Of per cent
(0O06Ge). Deduction for the amount
realized on tho substantial assets Of
those few unfortunate institutions still
further reduces the already infinites-
imal loss to depositors.
2. Ability to Deposit or Withdraw
Any Amount at Any Time.-Some banks
have a minimum for deposit, although
1t Is usually n low one--5 cents. 2o
cents, SO cents or 81, as the case may
fercnt maximum for savings deposits,
ranging from 81 900 to $4,000 or $4,000.
Ordinarily money can be withdrawn
without any notice whatever. In times
of panic or possible panic. however, a
thirty or siXty-day rulo may be en-
forced.
3. Regular Incomc.-There are few,
If any, other investments where 1t is
possible TO put in small. odd amounts
at any time and have your money be-
gin to earn interest promptly, as it
does In a savings account Savings
bank interestas something you can de-
pend upon.
4. Compound Interest.-The investor
in bonds or stocks must collect his In
terest or dividends. and If he does not
use the money, must attend personally
to investing It, Interest allowed by the
bank at the end OF given period. If
not withdrawn, Is placed to tho deposit
tors credit and itself draws interest
from that time on, thus automatically
becoming a part OF the deposit. That
means constant increase In tho
amount at interest, and in tho interest
payments.
s. Freedom From Tax.-In most
States savings bank deposits are FREQ
from taxation by State or local au-
thorities.
6. The Habit OF Saving.-Last. but
by no means least of the advantages
OF n savings account is what might be
called tho reflex influence on tho de-
positor himself. It firmly fixes in him
tho valuable habit OF saving, which
will be q lifelong benent to him.
T. D. MacaREdoR-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
School Lunch Movement

School lunches have become estab-
lishcd in large number OF our cities.
and defense for their institution is
now unnecessary. The maintenance of
such n service is no longer defended
solely on tho basis of the needs OF
the poorer classes. but is encouraged in
ways to avert the criticism that the
school lunch leads to pauper!Zing and
10 the neglect of maternal responsible
ity in the home. The unquestioned ben
ehts of well-chosen warm lunch.
usually supplied at the cost OF the ma
terials and service. have impressed
both teachers and parents SO that even
the well-to-do commend and approve
this latest innovation In the routine
Of the school day
AS a rule. the school lunchroom
provides better food than the street
vender In most places the foods arc
chosen by persons trained in the field
of dietetics. and the variety of dietary
articles offered Mt 1 cent n portion is
frequently quite impressive. 1t In
cludes soups. salads, sandwiches. fruits,
buildings and other dishes
The New York school lunch commit
tee, i'm co-operation with the Bureau Of
Weifare OF School Children of the As
ISOLATION for Improving the Condition
OF The Poor for example. has main
tanned service available to over "a.
600 children In seventeen public schools
situated in districts in which the need
of such service is pressing. The regis
tration has run as high as 1853. In
addition to this noon warm lunch SER
wee, the committee has operated n spc-
cial Scent warm lunch of milk and
crackers at 10 a. NJ. for anemic un-
graded and crippled classes.
1T begins to appear that the school
lunch movement has cngcndered certain
features which promise to contribute to
the general welfare i'm direction nj
most az important as that OF the prop
or nourishmcnt OF the body. Educa-
tional and social possibilities. at first
unforeseen, arc being brought to notice
The children Of tho well-to-do parents
and the children OF tho poor have
learned ito sit quietly as one family, to
talk pleasantly with each other, to
eat their food properly: and many acts
OF courtesy and generosity havo boon
ENCOURAGED"
Tho appeal which tho school lunches
have made has not infrcqucntly been
manifested by mothers who havo had
their Interest In respect to special
foods and dietary procedures aroused.
Thus, says tho Journal OF tho American
Medical Association. tho school lunch
scheme has fostered educational and
social. M well az economic purposes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
On Dressing Girls

out from the wilds OF Boston comes
~ lecture by woman who has discovered
that over period OF three years q girl can
must keep il up for three years to strike the
average. which is attained by various making
overs and sundry similar economies New
York offers special writer who actually ex-
perienced the thrills OF living on $3.50 a
week, including one matinee, and tells how
II can be done. Minnesota produces an elc-
mental food faddist who shows that one may
exist on nuts and fruits for Sl54 week,
family OF three. California has at about the
same time freak OF food finding who saws
that he lives comfortably on such grapes and
vegetables as he can buy from the Chinese
huckster at about a nickel a wagonload but
what he says II costs him Is so fabulcus!v small
that We hesitats TO. rapeat his report lest
Munchausen grow RESTLESS under the roses
OF all these economical investigators, the
one who interests most is she who dresses
II girl on $50 year. 1t would be Interesting
TO have the experience OF some Richmond
girl who actually dresses or $50 a wear for
three years, and is satisfied With the result
Remember, now. that include everything
all the little things as well An big ones
everything from hat 10 shoes and from the
skin out Fifty dollars is a lot of money in
one bunch, but, divided by 800 days it is not
quite II cents day and "A cents day Is
not fortune.
Can it actually be done comfortably for
less than 81 q week?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
Professor s.llgmnn,u Tn. Views.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-ln your Issue OF January 20, 1915,
you say: Professor seligman. OF Columbia Uni
vcrsity, is generally recognized the foremost
American tax expert: he has spent lifetime
studying taxation" This Is a merited tribute.
Professor Seligman Is opponent of the com
mission plan, whereas he is ardent advocate
OF 4 strong and powerful commission. IT is
that he believes in the segregation OF taxes. but
in taxation and an expert commission with large
authority.
The advocates OF the commission plan" In
this State are not necessarily opposed to scgrc-
gation--in fact many of us favor segregation
but n large number OF citizens who seeking
permanent tax reform believe that. whether
sion is the most vital part OF tax reform law
II study and experience have convinced the
foremost American tax expert" that strong
and powerful commission is essential II equitable
surely, those recognizing the voice Of authority"
Will heed this part OF his plea readily as
they follow his recommendation that taxes be
In this same editorial you speak OF the Tax
Commission" in New York being declared
by Governor whitman to be n bald failure" AS
nor central commission is the cause OF oppo-
sition to the New York law. believe that Gov
crnor Whitman Is urging n bill that provides
for expert commission more authoritative
segregation in taxation he would oppose that
feature II he were not assured that an efficient
commission would have In charge the whole
problem OF securing equitable taxation through
out the State
In fairness to the large interests involved in
the Legislative reform now in progress in this
State It seems to that these facts should
be published and will be pleased to have you
O. J. scHUsTER
Spring Grove Va. February H. 1916.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
Segregation VS.. Capitalization

wv L print in another column of this ma re
w to-day the letter Of correspondent,
who complains OF our use Of the authority OF
Professor Selgman, OF Columbia University
TO support the policy Of tax segregation, with
out calling attention to the fact that Pro-
fessor Seligman also upholds a strongly CEN
'IaliZed tax commission.
We hope there was no lack Of Ingenious
ness in the editorial thus attacked-ccrtainly
we ala not purpose 10 conceal essential facts
Time and again we have admitted that lead
ing authorities on taxation, almost without
exception, favor a centralized taxing au-
thority, operating impartialy and directly on
every citizen OF the Commonwealth None
however, SO far as we aware, favors the
sort OF Tax Commission that was proposed
for Virginia, without authority to correct the
very abuses 1t is instituted to abolish
New York's Tax Commission, which Gov
ernor Whitman wants substantially to alter. Is
a failure, SO the Governor and Professor
Scligman and other experts say because Il
lacks the powers that are essential to it's
proper function. II is these powers, among
other things. that are to be supplied.
And yet the New York Tax Commission
wieids an authority tremendously greater
than that contemplated in the proposed Tax
Commission Of Virginia. The fact Is that
this State VIII not accept Capitalization, and
the suggested substitute was q weak and
valueless imitation.
Inc choice was not between real ccntraliza-
ton and segregation, but between segrcpa-
tlon ana Il promissory note without state.
heht or amount or date OF maturity.
whether Capitalization OF taxing authority is
best for Virginia is a moot question. because
II has not the slightest chance of being placed
III operation That was the reason and the
sore reason, why we did not consider it ncces-
hary TO furnish a detailed dcscription of tbis
aspect OF Professor Seligman's views