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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-26
The Voice Of the PEOPLE
Praise for city Fire Department.

To the Editor of The Times Dispa ch
of the waterpr s;s question a?cng the
Of Fs this but WI the
eap't agree Win "s:' that ~ chief engineer is
a fact that the department engines can't always
e1 ime mat h Msen eeh ana has
by ,% eaHy eq}nppfS Water Wat
the Fire Department from doing its its Work. and
doing In a ey df IKE s Ts indeed
the record Of the local
confined to building in which same originated
Consider the lax building laws prior to estah
paving laid while, horse apparatus still in uso.
rans to
and prevent accidents to horses nremen and
aya SS
SpPnG on B 6o lax
latons; no rubber tires for horse drawn apra-
see report of supeTinten dent Of Fire Aiarmsp no
nonfreeze hydrants; no three horse hose wagons,
out her h!lls-haye maintained for years. etc.
lack s Of called for Sy the
Board, fool city government enforcement. etc
Set esarrn n the SssnR SSs
tcenth Street fires: barrel factory nre-both
o f
%Ss GnHy the oG h
Can jack Rscne 30 rsa to ones
the record? . MIKE! Look at the way the tene-
Considering the aforesaid adverse conditions
and crazy system Of government prevailing in
this mans town. let us give thanks that our
Fire Department and board have exercised bone
and muscle. we'll head-incased pyro
knowiedEe on the first hand; and judgment and
to the chiefs being stationed in quarters tho
writer agrees this Is necessary for general
long pondered the WITNESS Of It's being not
It may be that proper quarters not available
for the chiefs and their red deviis"-this is
certainly true at No Engine Company. where
the chiefs Cnrsp car has Co be chartered either
In front OF the steamer or in rear. through an
alleyway. Trusting YOU will make public few
or these facts In some way, for the informa ton
OF our citlHchS am. ]. D. c.
Richmond April "a 1915.
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EVailing Yet of Small Avail

TT must be gratifying to loyal Virginans
l to observe with what small success the
efforts to blacklist every citizen of the State
who preferred local option TO Statewide pro-
hibtion, are being met. Virginians show
praiseworthy purpose to sink old animosities,
carry out unitedly and in absolute good faith
the mandate Of the last election and proceed
10 the consideration Of something else.
OF course, 1.-The tumult and the shouting"
has not died-yet Indeed, 1t gains volume
and hystcria in inverse ratio to it's success.
Candidates for Office are still informed that
they must provide themselves with certifi-
ca ties OF good moral character from the pro-
fcssional Notwithstanding to them
of Nirgnia's wisdom and good repute.
There has not, however, been much standing
in line TO receive this decoration.
So far as writing prohibition legislation is
concerned, trust there will be no hesita-
ton in making prohibition real, honest and
effective. That accomplished, 1t will be pos
sible for Virginia to turn to some other mat
ters rather important TO the States future
prosperity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-26
War News Fifty Years Ago

Advices from Winchester state that Colonel
John S. AIosby surrendered his forces to General
Mosbys command having gone to Winchester
and arranged with General Hancock the terms
of the surrender. The terms similar to
those accorded to General Lees army.
There has been nothing heard from General
Early since the surrender at Appomattox. There
are rumors that he is again In the Valley with
considerable force, and there are other reports
that he Is leading force westward through
Virginia, with the view OF making his way to
the trans Mississippi, but none OF these rumors
can be traced 10 Il reliable source
Secretary Seward and his son. both OF whom
seriously wounded their Washington
home the night MIR. Lincoln was assassnatcd. are
now said to be entirely out of danger and
rapidly recovering.
The report of General Johnstons surrender
TO General Sherman is again repeated. but
yet 1T lacks confirmation.
AT last accounts, John wilkes Booth. the
slayer Of Mr.. Lincoln. had not been captured
The aggregate reward offered for him. dead
or alive, Is $4,000
Tho safe belonging to the Virginia Fire and
Marine Insurance Company, which has been
lying In the debris under the burned American
Hotel ever since the fires of evacuation day.
opened yesterday by the officers OF that
pany. All of the hooks and papers found
to be in perfect condition. and small glass
pitcher that had been left In the safe was also
found all right, having not crack In It,
The railroads now running in this part OF
Virginia are the City Point and Petersburg Road
the Richmond and Petersburg between Man
chester and Petersburg: the Richmond and DAN
willie between Richmond and Burkcvllc Juno
'i'h' 'he Nichnlohd. fredcrickSburC ana Poto-
mac. between Richmond and South Anna River;
the Central. between Richmond and Little River
and the Southsidc Road between Petersburg and
Burkeville Junction All OF these roads arc
being run under the control OF the United States
military authorities
general order issued by the military authori-
ties requires that surplus army horses and mules
shall be sold ut auction to the highest bidder
This is done In order to give the farmers around
Richmond chance TO obtain the teams they
need for cropmaknE. The auction sales will be
held daily in this city
a second order has been issued ny tho Federal
provost marshal that strict obedience to the
order forbiddng the sale of Intoxicating liquors
In this city will be enforced. Heavy penalties
are named for disobcdiencc.
The famous Ballard House, Franklin Street
will be rcopened in few days
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modest cost twenty or thirty years ago,
this year takes probable expenditure of
$69,00O.OO0, which is good deal more than
the entire cost Of the United States govern
mcnt in 1860
But the burden does not rest here In or
der to keep up with Federal and State ex-
pendtures, the city governments have ex-
banded on a great scale. The bond issues Of
many American cities are immense, and the
weight Of taxation is constantly increasing:
New York City, with the State direct tax
added, will probably have rate Of S2.25 on
the 500 this year.
The whole country is suffering from pa
ternulism in government. We have forgot
ten the lessons of Thomas Jefferson, who be-
licved that something might be left to private
initiative We think not, and in our new
governmental faith we have added depart
mcnt to department. created armies Of in
spectors and passed laws on every possible
subject. The country is in dire need of
little cessation in governmental extension.
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RELIEF WORK IN BELGIUM

NEW YORK, April 25.-The Rookie
Teller Foundation has published in
pamphlet form a full report of the ac-
tivitics OF it's War Relief Commission In
reference to the Belgian refugees in
Holland. The report describes not ONLY
the distribution OF clothing among des-
titute Ealgians, but also the establish
mcnt OF sewing classes to provide work
for 5000 needy Belgian women in Hol-
land, and to utilize the OUTPUT az UNI
dcrwcar for the refugees generally
The report says, in part:
Most Conspicuous among tho features
OF the Belgian exodus into Holland was
the fact that the refugees themselves
had nothing to do. 1dlcness, with all its
cncrvatinG tendencies, threatened to be
no less misfortune to these people
than homclcssncSs
inspection Of the clothing which.
through the generosity Of friendly peo-
pie. had been dispatched for the relief
of the BclGians. disclosed the fact that
very little underwear had been sent
The great missing links in the
scheme Of relief for tho Belgans in Hol-
land accordingly were lack of work for
the people to do. and lack OF under
clothing to keep them warm.
The War Relief Commission there
fore decided TO undertake an expert
mcnt In providing employment for some
of the Idle refugees by giving them an
opportunity TO make undcrClothinG for
themselves. 1t was accordingly pro-
posed to tho committee in charge OF
concentration camp in the Uranium
Hotel in Rotterdam. containing "A popu-
lation of $50 refugees. to establish a
sewing department..
"All the women in the camp were
called together and asked as TO their
ability TO use sewing machines, TO sew
by hand and TO knit. They were also
asked whether they would be willing
10 help manufacture underwear. not for
their own use alone. but also for the
use of other refugees. Their response
was so prompt and genuine that the
commission was the more encouraged
to go forward with the experiment
"A professional drcssmaker from
Brussels, herself n refugee, was engaged
as supervisor of the first class, which
was also under the supervision OF n
committee of Dutch ladies, including
Nine. Reuchlin. chairman, the Baroness
van Eek and tho Baroness van Gins
all Dutch women of The Hague and
Rotterdam.
Light. airy rooms were set aside for
the sewing. Fifty women entered, and
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works or the fiction of Hugo. Balzac,
Dumas. and Dickcns-the latter being a
great favorite. Or IL friends dropped
in he might take hand at bridge
or whist. Tho simple habits which he
imhibed in his youthful days at Rive
saltes still cling TO him. His only sur
Viving sister. Nine. Artus. says that
even after he became a general the
COMMUNICATIVE chief insisted on remain
ing to his friends plain Joseph Joffre.
lie made practice of paying frequent
visits TO the family home at Rivcsaltes.
and one of his great pleasures during
his brief holidays at home were long
card games In the evening with his
father and friends.
a favorite game was "mouille," and
1t was during one Of these games, Nine.
Artus tells us. that he explained to his
father how to dig slanting trenches on
his property as a protection against
the ravages Of spring rains. You
should. father" he said. dig slanting
lines Of trenches across your farm at
Bompas. They will drain the land and
prevent floods in spring; and ] think
l can claim to know something about
trenches" he added. with laugh.
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twelve sewing machines were installed
along with other necessary equipment.
such as scissors, needles, thread. but
tons, cloth, etc. supply Of wooden
yarn was provided for women and girls
who could not sew. but who could knit
stockings
From the first the experiment was
successful The manager OF the camp
was enthusiastic over the better spirit
which appeared among the women
steadily, but with no great rapidity,
new, warm garments accumulat cd.
Careful accounting was made for all
goods provided. The scraps from cut
ting were saved and groups of young
girls and children were set to piccing
quilts from them
This class In one week produced $50
articles of clothing, two-thirds Of which
were undcrdrawcrs and undershirts for
men. and onc-third assorted articles for
women and children.
The War Relief Commission under
took 10 finance the industry, paying tho
rent OF the machines. the cost of ma
tcrials, and the wages OF the fore
woman. Later, at the urgent request OF
the Dutch Minister OF the Interior. a
small bonus was given to each sewing
woman who worked six hours per day
for six days.
When the Rotterdam experiment was
In fun operation. the commission. in
company with tho American minister at
The Hague. called upon the Dutch For
cipn Minister and explained fully the
industrial venture established In tho
camp in Rotterdam. He was much
pleased and Interested, and asked
whether the commission would be will
ing TO extend it's operations into other
camps.
The work was rapidly extended to all
the eleven provinces Of Holland. Thirty
four sewing classes in as many different
places were established within a few
months. By April l more than 5000
Belgian women and girls were thus
working under competent supervision
producing clothing needed by them
selves and by their countrymcn who had
sought refuge In Holland.
Upward OF 500 sewing machines
were In use on that date. In each camp
in which a sewing department is es-
tablished, the camp management pro-
vides suitable quarters and gives pro-
lection TO stocks OF raw material and
finished product. In all this work care
full business methods OF accounting for
expenditures. distribution OF raw ma
terials. checking up manufactured
product. etc. are employed"
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Governments Colossal Cost

a NATIONAL quarantine instead OF the
q present state system Of quarantine
seems 10 be one Of the things on the books
Probahiy mis- substitution will come quickly;
il viii mark another extension OF the sphere
OF Federal activities. These have been
making giant strides in the last twenty years.
and now Federal supervision OF business IS
an accomplished fact. Much good has re-
suited from this development and some harm.
the latter including the inevitable increase in
the expenses OF the national government
which have now reached an enormous sum
But the States, though they are being
somewhat curtailed in their activities nv tho
Federal extension. have more than made nm
tor any losses Of Jurisdiction by growth in
other directions, and especially by the crea
ton OF all manner OF supervisory commits
sions. As result OF this erection of new
departments in the States. the cost of State
government, has become colossal Thus the
State OF New York. w1rtnh waa conducted at
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Cheering the Folks Back Home"

NJ EW German activities, at least partially
successful, in the neighborhood of
Iprcs and the assaults that carried the Ger
man standards across the User Canal. show
that the Kaiser's plan of campaign yet
tains Calais and the channel ports as one Of
its detectives These activities may reveal,
however, a desperate purpose to furnish the
people of the empire with substantial evil
dences of victory.
Germany on the defensive is no part Of
German military theory; Germany blocked
and checkmated does not satisfy nation
hypnotized into belief that German arms
were invincble Time fights on the side Of
the allies, and there are plenty OF reasons for
believing that there are changes. if not in
German morale and determination, at least
in German confidence OF speedy triumph.
The people back home" require revival
of their dropping spirits; the attacks may
&c present one effort to supply it.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-26

The Russian order for 5000, 600
Statistics shrapnel and howitzer sholls,
called agGregating $S3.O00.000. is pro-
N1;sIo,,I;,o sumably genuine. because 1t is
published on the authority of tho
Russian commercial attache and
the list OF subcontracts awarded under it far
is given, with the names of the contractors. and
they foot up to S21.0O0.000 awarded and S3O.0OO,-
600 pending. But there must be n good deal OF
exaggeration about many of tho orders for war
material, for the export statistics do not sup
port the stories of millions upon millions OF
exports of war munitions. In eight months the
lncre'sea exports OF presumably military sup
stuffs account for S246, 900: horses, $4,000
600: automobile trucks, $4,000, 900: sugar, slS.-
100000; manufactures of wool, $4,000 600 and
zinc, S12.OO0,oo0: harness and saddles $4,000 900;
meat. Sl2,o0OOOo. These and other items do not
leave a very heavy aggregate for obvious munI-
tons OF war.-Philadepha Record.
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Monument Avenue Extension

IT is not easy to understand how there can
i be IN the Finance Committee of Council
or in Council itself, such valid objection to
the pending Fuller ordinance for the extern
sion or Monument Avenue as would warrant
It's disapproval, or even prolonged delay
The ordinance as it stands, does not COM
nit tho city to the expenditure of a single
penny. 1t merely provides the machinery
whereby this admittedly wise and needed ex-
tension Of Richmond's most ambitious
thoroughfare may be made in time, and per
mits the city to accept the dedication by
property-owners of fifty-four Of the fifty
seven acres OF land that the extension repre-
sents.
1t does not approve the price at which the
one owner who has refused to join in the
dedication holds his land. That figure may
or may not be too high. and the ordinance
directs an Investigation by the City Attorney
Even after the City Attorney has approved
the price. or recommended a resort to con-
dcmnation-should he do either-it will vet
be within the power Of Council to defeat the
whole project
OF course, it is ridiculous that virginia's
antiquated condemnation laws, that prevent
the assessment OF benefits to property
through which street is extended, should
handicap Tichmonds growth. The handi-
cap however is in the Constitution, and the
city must make the best of 1t and bear the
added burden 1t cannot afford to remain
circumscribed within old limits Every die
tate of prudence and foresight urges It to
provide for It's future expansion
we believe the people as a whole favor
the extension OF Monument Avenue and it's
Improvement so soon as funds are avaiIahIe
that can be devoted wisely to the purpose
me people of the city have common in
'crcs' ana a common pride in this beautiful
'horoughiare. Council should share both
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SONGS AND SAWS
wnrnins to a scrapper.
Little Boy Bill.

Little Boy Bill.
Como blow your horn:
The Colonel pours on you
Hugo globules OF scorn;
He laughs in his slcovo
AS you wriggle and squirm;
He thinks you, Dear Bill.
An invertebratc worm,
Who will not-who cannot
Return blow for blow,
Or GUST him from his place
AS the star Of the show.
Little Boy Bill.
Sound Il blast that is shrill:
Your merry men summons
From vale and from hill.
1t may not BIO chubby
To split on n pard
But In fights with T. r.
1 speak quite by the card
All the old rules OF war
Which were once thought to bind
Become scraps-paper scraps
or tho scrappiest kind.
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wilhelm Can't DC Wrong.
New York SUM-

fNew York Sum-
Count Okuma's reflection that there
must be wrong conception Of the
Deity In Germany. otherwise this war
would not have come" will seem like
blasphemy to William IL
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Just Goes Ahead and Does II.

Chicago News.)
General Villas lack Of education saves
him from bothering with great deal
of useless theory respecting the art
OF war.
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NeatneSS,
Celebrity,
Dispatch

CnJerty snuff to If his diplomatic
head Is still 1t right
Dspatch Saladin stroke deft, delicate, but
scvering which the German am
bassadors offensive communication brought upon
himself from tho Presidents scimitar. In this
case ii Is not necessary to go through the form
OF assuming that Secretary Bryan wrote the
authorship Is avowed in Washington, and If 1t
had not been would be plain from internal
task of answering Count Bernstorf. and his
letter speaks for Itself. In the potest and most
silken way. 1t applies the cold steel. The
bassador is given to understand that he had
displayed both ignorance and impudence, but
he would be unable to put his finger on single
phrase in tho Presidents reply to him which
no could nllege to have an insulting turn. Pres
dent Wilson went about the affair in precisely
the right temper. He had to repel affront,
but ho has done 1t In way not to impair his
own calm poise, or to lower the dignity OF the
country by anything like rawhcad and bloody
bones retort. AS he insinuated with latent sar-
casm, Ambassador Bernstorff has been "laborlng
under false Impressions" One OF those impress
sions, apparently. was that he could take liber.
tho authorities In Berlin know-that he cannot
New York Evening Post
In the form in which 1t was
Legislation o originally ,, introduced Senator
tna' w stop to fraudulent advertising
No' HeiP methods, was distinct improve
ment on the present law. That
statute Is full OF loopholes which the bill would
have stopped up pretty effectualy. In the form
in which this bill ha. been passed. it would
accomplish hlllc 10 hpa'c thlS VICIOUS practice,
of which reputable business men properly COM
plain. The word knowingly" which has made
most of tho trouble in the Interpretation and
enforcement of the present law, has been
inserted that the provisions OF the bill as
passed would be worth little II anything. moro
than tho existing statute. Fake advertising is
n menace to the consumer and the honest
chant alike. Fake statutes which ostensibly
prohibit It, but actually do not. and cannot be
made to. arc no better in their field than the
fake advertisements. For that reason this bill
does not deserve the governments signature If
II were placed on tho statute books, It would
only tend to prevent tho passage In future Of n
real measure which be thoroughly and
genuinely enforced against the fraudulent adver-
Users. Such statute is bound to be passed
in Difference to the demande Of the honest NOR
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a Voice From the Old South

IL the last publication OF the Proceedings
1 Of the Virginia Historical Society, just
issued from the press, most Of the space is
occupied with sketches of those members Of
tire society who have died within the last
year. This neurology forms part OF the re-
port OF the president, Captain w Gordon
AcCabe II is touched and Illuminated in
every line by the warm sympathy and fine
literary skill Of the writer.
There are distinguished names there
among them that OF the and namesake of
tie great captain Of the Confcdcracy, but
,ne Of the most aiectionate OF all his tributes
is paid by Captain McCabe TO Norman Wesley,
The societys negro janitor OF him Captain
McCabe says:
He was one OF the highest and best
types Of the od-fashioned servant
Nose IKE this gar!sh. hustling present
snail scarcely see again, He came OF
"'od stock, his forbcars having been
for generations what were called IN
au'e-bellum days family servants" In
'ne household Of the Chambcrlaynes of
Aiontrosc,' near this city Norman
Nas In every way worthy such pro-
EenItors-gcntle considerate. dctercntlal
WITHOUT q touch 90 servi!ity--indeed OF
iisuiled and courtly nanners-of abso-
ute Integrity and rcenly alive TO all
mat c"nc"rnea the wel-be!ng OF the
society All of us who knew him we'll
Shan miss and mourn him long
Because they illustrate better than it can
he illustrated otherwise, the affection that
existed between the white man OF the Old
South and the black man. who was friend
Il: we'll as servant. words like those written
OF Norman Wesley deserve preservation
They express sentiment that has high
evifential value in any analysts Of Southern
civilization Is il was before the War between
the States and that the future historian con-
not afford 20 disregard
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I'agree in writing to lease house for
year and continue to occupy 1t after the cXpira-
ton Of the time with no notice to the owner
May be held for the whole Of the second year?
J. c. lands.
You ma
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Nenr Perfection.

49, Nenr Perfection.
ky SIX The Fair Equestrennc-Do
E3iS sS1A,V1 you think, Briggs l am nc
j'SESlG SMEGl quirng the proper seat?
| (AsISNSPA y Briggs the Groom-Hi do
W. SMEAt ~ ~ mum. You've learned now
Te,&NSf AQ/A hall habout ridin' except 'ow
I I &SN(0S . to stay hon the 'orse's back
when e's not standin still.
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wife whose husband called her "a
lobster has sued for divorce Doubtless.
shc lett mat his use of the term constituted
an invasion OF womans rights.
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chants and the honest advertisers and tho con-
sumers of tho community. Meantime, there Ia
no use in dealing with dishonest measure
New York Tribune.