Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-28
Chats With Virginia Editors

we read In the Baltimore American that the
informed German sailors at Newport News are
taking French leave" Every now and ,ho,,
Newport News gets some free advertising that
belongs to Norfolk,-Bristol Herald-Courier
commenting on which, the Norfolk Virgin
iah-Pilot says: But much more frequently the
city of Norfolk gets credit or tho reverse for
events happening in or conditions attaching to
Norfolk County We have observed I'm nearly
every newspaper in Virginia during the past
week references TO division among tho Demo-
Gratis of Norfolk on the question of bo1arr
primary for legislative nominations whereas
In this city primary election has been or
"ere" Tor participation in which candidates
representing all factions have aualided and
there is not and has not been the slightest do
muir from any quarter to this mode of proce-
ohre. 1t seems to be hopeless to endeavor to
impress on our State contemporaries the politi-
cal geography of this section IT was so In
the case of the jamestown race track all Tho
toublcs over which were persistently charged
10 the authorities of Norfolk when the mapis
tracy and rol:ce of this city had no more juris-
acton than did those of Bristol or Alexandri,
licrc are some views found in the editorial
column of the I.ynchburE Advance: "In tho
news reports from Atlanta. dealing with the
gathering OF mobS after the announcement of
the communication Of Franks sentence to ufe
imrr sonment. it was stated with absolute gray
Ivy ana innocence that the near-beer saloons
and all other places in which liquor could he
"otaihcd were ordered closed by the police
The which is quite startling notice to como
from a prohibition city We have naivcIy con-
sl"cr"d mat Atlanta being dry. there were no
places IN which liquor could be gotten by the
MOD IT might be judged by those who are
not familiar with prohibition in Atlanta and
other Georgia cities that there are always
cases in the most arid deserts Of those sec
tons that the truly thirsty need never go with
out the balm which makes for ioyfulness There
appears to be no real necessity for the near
heer saloons so long those other places in
"h''h llquor can be obtained are wide open
for those who would indulge"
The Halifax Record makes these re-
marks: THE Tce-Dee is going to send us
map of Richmond. We hope IL will have tho
gin mills in rcd ink to aid in fighting shv
OF them Afraid Editor Lacy will put the rod
ink signs TO the opposite use-Richmond
Times Dispatch We demand an apology Tina,
paragraph did not appear in this paper"-IIali-
fax Record advertiser. Editor Lacy, of the
Halifax Gazette. has already accepted an apo,-
ogy. Now here is to the hyphenated Houston
con temporary!
The Roanoke Times SAYS: The farmers Of
Southern Virginia are preparing for the COM
ing of the sevcntecn-y year locusts. which are due
TO cover a large portion of that section this
summer The preparations consist of brush
piles soaked with kerosene and other smoke
producing devices which will be fired when the
smudges will so discourage the locusts that
they Will just lay down and die
Commenting on the rumors in the air that
West Virginia may md way to get out
Of paying that sl2.OO0.0GO due to Virginia or
its creditors the Nelson County Times SAYS
I'VE suspect that the State has some men of
the type OF Malone and Massey who can find
followers if they howl for reputation for
chile readjust mcnt."