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Columbia University as a supplement
to their ono year OF post-graduate on.
cheering work ut tho naval academv
This class follows that of which Lieu
tenant Bruce was member
Under tho direction of Professor
Walter 7. Slichter, of tho Graduate En-.
cheering School who has long been an
exponent of electrical propulsion for
ships tho naval engineers are given an
opportunity Of examining the spccifica-
tons and following every step OF the
designing Of the apparatus
BY tho recent tests which have Seen
made with tho collier Jupiter, under
tho direct supervision Of Lieutenant
Bruce. it has been demonstrated thai
tho electrical propulsion apparatus in
creases tho speed OF ship with less
weight OF machinery and reduces tho
consumption Of coal by one-quarter, as
compared with reciprocating engines.
SIKH In maneuvering n ship Is also on
HANGED by reason of tho fact that the
navigating officer, standing on the
bridge. can regulate tho entire appa-
ratus by buttons at the wheel without
any intermediate signaling.
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Cost of Voters Indifference

f every citizen would calculate the cost of
his share in the government, there would
be no trouble in inducing men to register
and vote. We should look on government as
on business enterprise in which are In
terested If we took this view our apathy
would speedily vanish.
The most notable feature about govern
ment In the United States, national city and
State, Is it's rapidly increasing expenditure.
The prosperity of New York City is menaced
by the fast-mounting cost Of government.
Much Of this expense is Of course, unavoid-
able; much OF it could be saved If the aver
age citizen would take the trouble to vote
lntelllgently-even to vote.
We are not quito as badly burdened with
taxes as some States and some cities Never
theless, the cost of tho Richmond city gov
eminent is growing moro rapidly than the
finances warrant. There Is only one way to
check unnecessary expenditure and insure an
economical administration, and that is by
paying the poll tax and voting. The future
welfare Of the city is to no small extent de-
pendent upon the response of the manhood Of
Richmond to the appeals for larger regis
tration and voting list.
For the year ending January 81, 1905. 1t
cost $3,121,469.9S to run the city govern
ment The year ending January 81, 1914,
witnessed an expenditure of $4,73O,O6O25
In nine years the expense Of government in
creased by $1,610,000, or over So per cent
1t should be noted that Richmond has grown
greatly in recent years, and. consequently, a
natural increase in expense must be reckoned
with, but 1t is doubtful whether that increase
is justified. At all events, the burden of
about $500 900 is a heavy one for taxpayers,
and, though It may not be unduly oppressive
now, the future cost of tho government
promises to be much greater.
Many Of the items in the list of disburse-
ments for the years of the last decade show
normal rate Of increase. In some cases,
however, the cost Of departments has grown
very greatly. Thus, the Fire Department
pay roll in 1904 was sS2.734, and in 1913,
$1S5,1S2, while expenditure on the streets
has increased from $4,000. for the earlier
date, to S3S4,350 for the latter.
There has been little graft in the Rich
mond government, but there has been a
rather careless and wasteful administration
Mt times. The best security for economy in
administration. as in business ia to have a
hand In the proceedings. If Richmond had
twice as many voters as there are now, and
if a majority Of them exercised the preroga-
tive, any tendency to a feeling Of irresponsi-
bility towards the public on the part of Of
hcals and departments would quickly pass
away.
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The Feminist

ofwo persons will ever agree in particu-
lar as to woman. She will always be
ed as lovely and feared as dangerous
While passed by as vain, but she will
Us be puzzle. In Chicago we have the
nple of new Mayor, elected by the aid Of
Der cent of the total feminine vote; and
s his Mayor says he is going to clean all
ne out of Chicago, this may be accepted in
3e quarters as evidence that feminism Is
s'and little old asset for virtue But from
Ston comes the startling declaration Of NJ
,tues Robert lie RouX, editor OF lie Matin,
feminism is n great menace to the United
ties; and from st. Paul, the statistics of
elevator boy, who says that women posi-
Fly will not ride in an elevator without
trors!
he Frenchman is very interesting He
IS great peril in what he chooses to call
: third sex-meanng the unmarried
nan and the business woman who seeks
equality with men. In France they have
: third sex--or at least no name for It.
ere is no word in FRENCH tfat means old
lid or spinster or girl. bachelor an
ance,' he says I'VE recognize marriage as
3 only vocation for woman and we
not oVereducate her. What Is it that
attracts the bachelor girl OF artistic tenn
lament to the country where they have no
me for the third sex?
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ing any damage AS In all former cases. the
raid was failure. That the zeppelins them
selves have been great disappointment to
tho German government is certain. They
were looked on before the outbreak of the
war as one OF Germany's chief military
sets; they have done nothing Of Importance
since the outbreak OF hostilities, and num-
Der Of them have been destroyed by hostile
fire or lost In storms. AS matter of fact,
all the aircraft have somewhat disappointed
the extravagant hopes pinned to them. 1t
was freely prophesed that they would rain
down such quantities of bombs on the help
less soldiers below that armies might be
stampeded by them. This did not happen.
but aeropanes have been OF great value for
scouting purposes.
The Zeppelins. on the other hand, have
been Of no use whatever IL Is easy to under
stand why this is SO; what is not so easy to
understand is the confidence Of the German
government in the great gas bags. Zeppelins,
because Of their enormous size, are easy to
hit. and the least injury to the bag brings
them down. Furthermore. they are unman-
ageable In high wind. and cannot venture
out to sea in anything but settled weather
Germany will probably continue to tinker at
the Zepp1. ms, and may send the whole fleet
on a raid against England, but in these days
of aerial guns, any target large Yep
peln stands a small chance of escape
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Daniels as Rifle Expert

18TH what completeness Secretary Dan
IxyssS 1els demolished by his recent state
3aant the structure Of criticism bulded
lgafnst him and the navy is we'll shown by
flle absence Of direct response. None Of his
]3nnlt1cs finds it possible to take issue with
33ssSlngie ayerment of fact the secretary made;
pose who are not completely silenced find
33ssifuge In vague generalities and ill-natured
Ehrll1ng over minor matters
Emf. Daniels showed that the navy is
2EEonger, both in men and ships. than it has
leenin the past, and not soul denies 1t;
Ia proved that larger provision for expan-
ION had been made under Wilson than under
TAFT, and no voice is heard in question; he
that the fighting units Of the
}set1 have had more opportunities for ma
3ehyers and target practice than were al
owed before, and everybody now admits its
ruth
1.-THE silence which has greeted his showing
lf5 wise and far-reaching economies has been
PARTICULARLY notable, for the public has come
ground to the belief that these economies
lave been responsible for the largest share
it the criticisms.
Whatever objection can be made to the
Hayy's experiences in rife practice. the navy's
SRcretary has exhibited admirable facility in
BfinE with words and facts
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MOTOR-DRIVEN MARSHES

NEW YORK. May 2.-Lieutenant Bry-
son r. Bruce. graduate of the United
States Naval Academy. who completed
last year n postgraduate course in the
Graduate Engineering School of Co
lumhia University. has been appointed
by tho Naval Department to the i'm
portant post of chief engineer in
charge of the United States collier
Jupiter. This vessel is the first cleo
trically propelled ship used by the
United States government, and many
very important tests arc being car
ried out with it, Tho success OF
these tests has induced tho government
to Install similar electrical propulsion
apparatus In tho new battleship Cali
fornia, the contracts for which are
about to be let. This will be the larg-
est installation OF its kind In the world.
Keen interest In the plans Of the
government in regard to tho electrical
equipment OF the California Is being
taken by tho eighteen graduates from
the United States Naval Academy who
are now completing n years course Mt
tho Graduate Engineering School OF
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suppressing Voice in the Wilderness

.ARL LIEBkNECHT the German Socialist
- leader, has been ordered to the front
th the Landsturm, one OF the reserve
Uses Of the army. Thus the government
b at last struck at the single voice in Ger
my raised IN opposition TO the war Licb-
echt was reported as having been shot bv
p authorities in the first days OF the war
II lie later reappeared in the Rcichstag and
He himself prominent by his isolated re-
|yance to the measures of the government
Vast a solitary vote in the chamber against
WAR credits.
40 doubt, Liebknecht has irritated the gov
@nent greatly; he is an old opponent of
& imperial system, and has been on the
ok books these many days. 1t is casv TO
karstand the governments attitude and
is to feel some sympathy with il. but
irtheless. the government is making n
ut mistake in seeking to silence Iieh
.xsht.
e3iscontent exists In Germany, and, from
SsST accounts, is rapidly growing Boundless
RS nism is giving way 10 pcssimism. cspc-
sH7 among the laborng classes This dis
sjs ent cannot be cured by the suppression
S# Dor leaders; it will probably be agra
fed AS in SO many similar cases. Iieb-
|kcht ignored and scorned would he far
|Stpowerful than Licbknecht ordered IA Tho
Ct, possibly never to return. In that case
Iould wear tho martyrs crown of Social
ocracy instead Of living as rather in
kA4ual enemy of the government. His
(ppl cssion is a significant sign OF growing
Eakness on the Teutonic side.
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tury empire of Stephan Dushan. overlaps the
ries may not have been always vivid among tho
nsa popniations but they have been kept
uH'e through stress and defeat by the national
bards. the historians and the schooimastora nm
af fotk Who nevertheless tho guardian
Sea ~, mt nave again and again shown thom-
eeiNes 10 De the makers of history From tho
a, na wnen the Dardanelles tho IIellespont
~, nti n, was the Greek colony of
thn AZ decisive events shall DO Witnessed on
como nf " .h and tho Bosporus If the out
ooime Oh the war shall BIO settled there as ia not
iu nhakenEt' there Will stand revealed certain
Of tho , osao or history. For tho specific causes
~: vi, pr eseht war. We must 20 back to Constnn-
An% %po 5o IL the Young Turks had not deposed
Tnrt1ov ~ a. II chaos had not supcrvened in
~ MY. ~ lhe Balkan peoples had not seized
as o otpIpostunty to vindicate their national
TnrLa ' hm ~ unexpected success against the
ana S iIu not infiamed the Imagination of Serbs
i an greeks on the hand and aroused wrath
now ha ,'t a., on the other, tho world might not
s no IN arms. At Constantfnople tho train
wa, Was mred' and at Constantinoplo the connagra
po., may De eNtinguished.-New York Evening
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james Young,

Can you locate for mo chemist of distinction
who was born In Scotland and removed to Eng
land. of whom 1 know only that his name was
young? JAMES w. YOUNG;
James Young was born in Glasgow, July 49,
1911; studied with Thomas Graham and became
his assistant. 1s31-32; went with Graham to
London, 1884. and aided in experiment and re.
search; in 1889 was appointed to the manage
ment OF tho works OF the Muspratts at Newton
willows. and In 1914 Went with thu Tenant
production of paraffin from dry distilIation Of
COAL october H. 1850. He became vice. president
OF tho Chemical Society In 1879 and served to
1881; received the degree Of Ill. D. from ST
Andrews in 1879, and died at Kelly. May 10 1883
He amused a considerable fortune and left
three and four daughters of HIS marriage
ito Mary Young. August q, 1898.
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graduate or your university, that no
German VIII again be found to accent
the post OF exchange professor at Har-
ward Some OF your colleagues have
oone me the honor to invite me to be-
como candidate for that post for tho
next session. Setting aside all person
al feelings. l accepted. in the hope of
serving tho cause OF learning. l now
Withdraw my consent and regret that
l was induced at n time when my coun-
try Is engaged in a life and death
struggle. at which you only soon, TO
set foot In the dcNled precincts OF n
once noble university.
"kUNo MEYER"
The Offending Poem.
The poem to which Professor Meyer
objects is as follows:
"Gott Nit TINS"
NO doubt yc are the people: Wisdom.
flame
Springs from your cannon-yea. from
yours alone,
God needs your dripping lance tc
prop His throne;
Your gleeful torch His glory to pro-
claim.
No doubt yc are the people; far from
shame
Your captains who deface tho sculp-
tured stone
Which by their labor and the blood
ana bone
or pious millions calls upon His name.
No doubt ye are tho folk: and tits to
prove
Your wardenship to Virtue and OF
Lore
Ye sacrifice the Truth in reeking
Upon your altar to the Prince of Love.
Yet still cry we who still in dark
ness plod:
"'Tis Antichrist ye serve and not
your Cod"
President LowelpS Reply.
President Lowell has made public his
reply to Professor Meyer, which was
as follows:
MY Dear Professor Meyer: Your let
ter has como. and 1 am Gr!eved at the
feeling Of irritation against Harvard
that 1t shows The poem and prize
OF until your letter came. On inquiry
find that It was n prize offered by the
students for student poem, matter
with which the authorities of the uni
vcrsity can hardly interfere.
"As you are aware, the freedom OF
speech OF neither tho professors nor
the students in an American univer-
sity Is limited. nor are they themselves
subject In their utterances to the d.
rection of tho authorities. On the con-
trary. we have cndeavored TO maintain
the right of all members of the uni
vcrslty to express themselves freely
without censorship or supervision by
the authorities OF the university and
have applied this rule impartially to
those who favor Germany and those
who favor the allies-to tho former In
the face OF n pretty violent agitation
for muzzling professors by alumni of
the university and outsiders. This
policy Of freedom Of speech we shall
continue to pursue, for we believe II
to be the only one which accords with
tho principle of academic freedom I
hope the time will como when you and
your colleagues in Germany will rec
ognize that this course is the only right
one; and that 1t Is essential to tho
cause OF universal scholarship and hu-
man progress that scholars should as
sociate together again on friendly
terms. without regard to national con-
fllcts that have occurred
Very truly yours.
"a. LAWRENCE LOWELL"
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bringing the Zeppelin to Mind

LIWS that Zeppelins have made a new
= raid over England recalls 10 our attcn-
the fact that the great balloons cyjs,
tdirigibles have lately taken such a bacl,
in the war, have been so completely
rseded by aeroplanes. that the report of
: renewed activity comes somewhat as a
tlty
ae Icppeltns in their last raid few over
p, on the cast coast OF England, dropping
~ bombs, but apparently without infict-
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Motor Car
Business
Leaping

officials to increase the
wonder OF this wonderful Industry The num-
Der Of registered automobiles in the country mt
the beginning OF the year was 175457O which
almost exactly half a million greater than
the opening of 1914 The vear ia1a IVA. nnt
n year of financial cheerfulness 1t was not
year when men were inclined to increase their
expenditures much beyond their urgent needs
but tho number OF people who could find money
enough to buy an automobile was considera bly,
larger than the average for the three preceding
years. and this expansion is taking, place in a
time when the business is still in tho develop-
draEage IS concerned. The total number of
registered trucks only about 900 OF
which about 10000 were added In 1914 That
the trade Will expand still more rapidly in this
year of plentiful money and growing optimism
would seem to be beyond doubt. What 1t will
be If and when the manufacturers convince
business men that 1t is to their interest to use
motors motors, where they now use horses in hauling
the glorfed language OF q gold mine promoter
st. Louis Republic.
While Europe fights a dis
Swiss Are astrous war the excuse OF
United for for living nronf fhat ae s.a n,f
dsrences ,o are not in themselves an
made up Of italian cantons on the Italian side.
of French cantons on the French border and of
German cantons on tho German side. or ,ts
three and a third million inhabitants two.th,rds
speak German. nearly one-fourh speak French
and there 100000 italians. All reports from
on lines OF racial sympathy the Swiss are going
through this war in n state of perfect unity
They arc for. Switzerland first and always On
only aspect OF tho do the Swiss seem
to show bias. and in this the majority go
against their racial sympathies German Swiss
almost equally with French Swiss denounce tho
violation of BelGium's neutrality. Switzerland
Is itself weak ncutralized state with much to
dread from the liEhtsome violation of neutrality
treaties The attractive power OF free insttu-
lions has made Switzerland united nation
though n hotchpotch OF races. There are no
racial antagonsms evidently, where there arc
no political and economic antagonisms.-Ne-
braska state Journal
What the Mediterranean shows
War No,v IS not only weller OF nationali-
~ |,a,.,c ties. but a confusion OF historic
vi Dif.'S pasts Tho Balkans n patch
Nrouhu work OF traditions well as Of
BY going back far enough
every ono OF the Balkan nations mako out
something OF claim to supremacy in tho
peninsula Greece can argue either from early
Hellenic times from the Greek empire OF the
middle ages Bulgaria may go back to the great
times of Simeon. In tho tenth century, Ivan
IL. in the thirteenth century. Serva, In strlv-
ing Cor tho restoration OF the fourteenth Gem
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SONGS AND SAWS
Music IIath Chnrm..

An attractive young lady named Bess
once declared she was free to confess,
That she didn't care much
For grand opera and such,
Save us they gave her pointers on dress.
The fact u.s." said Miss Bess to q friend,
Classic music just bores mo no end,
But tho gowns In display
Serve to teach mo tho way
My allowance with wisdom to spend"
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Chats With Virginia Editors

The Roanoke Times says ITS shame that
public men have to bear the yammerng Of
such inconscquential forces the pulpit and
press. We have the fire chiefs word for It
that no is tho ohiefest martyr in Roanoke Mt
the hands of these two forces" Mind YOU that
Is In Roanoke-not Richmond
Says the Petersburg Index-Appeal: "Jitncys
operate without a franchise. That may be one
or the secrets OF their popularity, in that being
without n franchise they do not act ms though
they owned the streets They sometimes do
In Richmond.
1.-THE birds are the farmers best friends" saws
tho Fincastle Herald. and their wanton de-
struction cannot be too severely condemned
BESIDES the small boy has no business with
gum When SO armed. he is dangerous to him
self and the community In which he lives" 1t
Is not the small boy who is the worst enemy
to the birds. The few they kill are not patch
ing to those destroyed by grown folks
The Urbanna Sentinel thinks that with three
doctors and no lawyers on tho board of direc-
tors OF tho Rappahannock Produce Exchange
the enterprise ought certainly to be kept alive"
Not necessarily There doctors and doctors
In expressing Its disgust at the school book
decision recently rendered by the State Icduca-
tion Board the Northern Neck News takes oc-
casion to say: This idea Of calling the South
and especially Virginia. 'provinciar is tho re-
crudescence of the same bootlicking time
serving. scalawagGing spirit which was the
curse OF this section just after the war with
n Firginian in the White House and a grandson
of the State Premier and old Virginia
again in the saddle politically. 1t Is the last
time In the world to desert local institu-
lions and fail to support our State Industries
However. things despite n setback here and
there, are forging ahead, the News swallows
tho bitter with the sweet and refuses to be
too much dsgruntled."
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1t Went,

Captain Bill with great politeness)-Oh, Mr..
Subbubs, our ball has just gone over your fence.
May get 1t?
Sympathetic Notwithstanding. my boy.
Where did tho ball go?
captain Bill-Wel. the last time I saw It
was when 1t was smashing the glass of your
dining room window.
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Division OF Rental,

A widow has life interest In n rented farm
and dies in March. To whom would tho rental
be due? D.
The proper proportion would belong to her
personal estate and the balance to tho pcrson
to whom the farm came at her death
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Queries and Answers
Trnde Address.

Please give me the address of the makers of
tho - automobile. a. T. LEWARK.
Trade addresses will not be given here The
address you desire will be sent you IL you will
send postage.