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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
STATE BRUTAL TO WARDS

Stitution arr made subscrv!cnt 10 the
needs and convenience of the Offices
and employees. Cream Is for the Of
iicers ana iSimmcd milk for the Ooys
Aatron a:ur matron 1T this institution
stated that she needed double the sup
plies furniIhed her To give good meals
10 tho lite boys"
The rcpHt shows that skinned milk
and poor God have been served to the
patients Il state hospitals as w.u .s
10 Inmates in rcfornatUrirs II con-
tains isumc Of the Investigations
into the God supplied 10 the patients
IN IN" insane hospitals which were con-
Quoted inlthc summer OF 1914. The re-
port on re prisons ana ro!ormatogies
/ Was written by Charles Hervey Jack.
son, chif examiner. Tho repor; on
state hopitals was written h. the cx-
tmincrs ina by Miss VI L. McCalmont
hospital tNpcrt. and y L. Brockway
Architectural expert
STAY Could Sn,c SIO,0uO.oUO
Mr. DGaney Incorporated in his re-
port recommendations for the reorvnnI-
cation @ the State prison system. the
state holpital system and State rcforrn-
atori"s nd tho methods Of building and
piunninrStato institutions gauerolIv. I,
is aSscrgd that $4,000 900 can be saved
in construction work in tho state !nsti-
( tuiona IS following the plans outlined
in the mort which have already been
adopiedhv several hospitals and chart
table in,t!tutions
IT s considered possible tina, the re-
ports ~ the inv"stiratious Of institu-
tons will assist in ousiing tho present
state jospital Commission and the
superintendent OF Prisons. provided
toEern'r whitman takes mp the
charge contained in the volume.
Mr.. Delaney attacks the prison sys-
TEN in'hc report. saying that II is i'm
cTccti~."
ri q
Seon flls brut;lizc the inmates. while
Ia Others the efforts OF sentimcntalists
have produced condition where men
who save committed serious crimes
agaimt society ARE accorded the most
distinguished considerations ono prison
in TIM state appears TO be a prison ONLY
IN tie sense That the occupants must
slccp:i nd eat there.
"'G IL remedy for prison conditions. in
addition 10 sanitary coils. good food and
- reasonable amount Of recreation. is
worl Every convict should earn his
lVi!g Viii" IN prison. 1t is limo to
caeCS the development Of maudlin SEN
timditality upon the subject of crime.
The convicts are ;,lmo*, all vicious.
lazy deg"ncrates. hut little above the
| lcrd OF the brute in mentality, glory!mg
IN nciE criminal achievements and re-
turning TO the society Of their kind as
500! rs released from the prisons. So
cicT owes no considerations TO such as
thcic
fhey should be put at Ia Dor carly in
thtmorning ana kept at labor at least
as ong as lawabidinG man must work
10 Wpport his family. Any special privi-
lcHs should only be the reward for
wtk"
Regarding the results of investiga
tidls Of state hospitals for the care of
thi insane. Mr.. Delaney asserts that IL
h:f been found that the New York in
sttutions for the insane have nothing
of:t hospital character except the name
rey are as much custodial asylums as |
tlty were twenty-five years ago"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
ar and Poker

IT RISTAN BERNARD. the French drama
tist has contributed TO the Paris rcinDs
eli article in which ne develops 2 parallel
between poker playing and The tactics of war
and also indicates some differences Which in
his opinion. prove that OF thc two war and
poker, the latter is the more honorable ga,nn
NJ. Bernard points out that generals have
the advantage over poker players; they use
aeroplancs to discover the secrets of their
opponents hands which is not considered
good form in the clubs
But the parallel he insists holds good
none the less especially in respect that both
players and generals aim to deceive their
ssdversarcs and force them TO err in order
that they may profit by the errors "Thus."
concludes the writer the poker player evil
IDENTIFY is familiar Win the highest principlo
OF the tactician. Bat players ought TO know
the game better than generals because the
former practice daily for years and the latter
only during war"
While NJ. Bernard is obviously an acute
observer both OF war ana Of the great Ameri-
can indoor sport, il is plain 10 see that his
knowledge Of poker is purely academic If
lie had really sat in at an actual struggle
he would have learned that the great poker
player is born. rather than q Slow product of
experience and has an instructive distastc of
the clumsy tactics by which generals win
battles.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

To the Editor Of Tho Times iDispatch:
Sr--Now that submarine warfare has been
introduced into the armament of all nations IL
would he Well for US TO remember that il was
the Confederate states of America that gave
this invention as formidable and practical
pcriments wcr, made here in Richmond by
Matthew Fontainc Maury and carried to SUCCESS
in the defense OF Charleston Harbor. The his
tory OF the Davies and the Ilundlcy should he
known by every school child. How soon We
FORGET, FOR in your own Times Dispatch OF
February IA. 1904. appears the article by
Colonel Richard l.. Maury, headlincd thus First
Torpedo Made Here ana Used in James River"
May beg that this valuable historical article
be reprinted and appear in your Confederate
Column being most appropriate just now, when
the papers are filled with discussion OF cxplo-
sivc weapons OF war Again. would call a.ten-
the War OF the Rebellion Reports Vol Mil
series /. page 4o4 Vol. V, series l. page 422J
of the exploits OF John Maxwell. OF the secret
service Of the Confederate States. lie Invented
explosive clock. which he sent on board n
Yankee ship lying off City Point, he and two
companions hiding shore to hear results
AZ the time set the explosion occurred Gftv
killed and more than 100 wounded the vessel n
total loss and communicating the fire to o Their
vessels. two or three burned Captain Max
well is at Lee Camp Soldiers Home and
graphed by the naval authorities In WA shinp-
ton. Captain Maxwell is Il most interesting
man. full OF the most interesting stories OF his
hazardous adventures, corroboratcd by the War
of the Rebellion Reports. How careless we havr
been in collecting such records
MRS y. V. RANDOLPH
Richmond. March II. 1915.
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Quarantine of Vice

pDETROIT. March lr.--Quarant!ne as
aiwcapon against the social vice is an
Innovation which may be tried out I'M
ietroit. Police ana health board of
ifi;tlS. who have been operating in
~ plan TO check the spread OF lisea 6 a
resulting from wide-open conditions inl
tlc red-liSht sections, are about read ii
II launch Il new campaign, il is hinteuI
Dfhc new plan, which is experimental
II nature, will be the quarantining cd
any resort which is reported to tht|
9lice as ~ menace.
iFhe quarantine method, it is saidl
VIII be employed as Il substitute fo,5
re Old police method, now discarded
~ closing up resorts which failed Il
comply with the departments regula
tbns providing for registration an.
nEdical inspection. or which failed Il
rPort inmates suffering from disease
IOhicially,' Detroit has had no vic
sftion for eighteen months the re
SFtS having been closed by order q
i1lice Commissioner John Gillespie |
OCTOBER, 1913. The police have founI
Themselves unable. under present con
hIi"ns, TO cope with the scores @
hluScs that are operating oDcnly /
nhny sections. To meet this new con
dtion, without officially rccognizin
,f failure Of his elimination" ordc
.H commissioner Is said to favor tr,
ny out the quarantine plan.
Under the proposed new method. an
raort that is considered n menac
WI be quarantincd by the health O
iltfii3, placarded and treated as thouc
IL niGhly contagious disease cxistt
thre.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

aCOTToN is King" was the cry of the
~ South in the War Between the States
Cooper is King" might be the slogan of tho
present war for the value of this metal for
military purposes can hardly be overcsti-
mated, and. besides 1t is a commodity which
Germany must import i'll large part If the
seas we're free, Amalgamaied Copper stock
would be booming al the prescn, moment
because Germany would take all OF the vel
low metal--which is 10 her more precious
Than gold-that The United States could con
,eniently supply
1t Is estimated that the German army
shoots away %0H tons of copper day. or
l12,000 tons in year These figures indi-
cate direct military needs. and do not include
NC vast amount Of copper required in ship
building and for naval guns and ,orpcdocs
Hermany's home production Of coppcr is only
aO,oOo tons, which is a fraction of The amour,
gshe needs But copper used In Industrial
apd domestic arts is now requisitioned Inv ,bn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

government, and practically all Of the copper
III Belgium has been seized
The end of the copper supply is, neverthe-
less. i'll sight. If the end OF it comes and
Germany has no substitute, it is difficult to
see how she can continue the war; except
under the most enormous disadvantages Ger
many, however is not waiting for copper to
give out before acting. 1t is stated that
German scientists have discovered an alloy
OF other metals which will replace copper If
this report is true, human ingenuity has once
more scored over natural disabilities
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
The Voice Of the PEOPLE
Hue United with the Gray.

TO 81 the Eiitcr . Of The Times dispatch:
hands ut the national capital on the day Rerorc
Congress adjourncd. Representatives. Flood of
Virginia; Slemp, of Virginia: Moore OF Pennsyl-
yamia: Graham. Of PENNSYLVANIA and Mann of
llinois were N" principal actors in the pass
age or the 100000 war claim Of the Viru MIA
Military instiint"; OF Lexington. Va. The vote
WAS lS6 TO "a. but Republican Leader Mann
spoke and voted against the measure. The
justice OF the claim seemed he well rccoe-
nZcd, hut the Republicans no doubt would have
succeeded in blocking IT had no, some OF their
raaihS men come 10 the rescue with speeches;
y t.rdy justice, however, is better than none
AZ all. H. r. Nee
w Nirginiun.
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improbable that this objection would be seri-
ously pressed. for the reason that 1t Is of no
practical consequence. both Denmark and lIol-
lahd being able In any case to trade with Ger
many, not only by land, but by. the Baltic I'm
one case and the Rhine in the other which tho
blockade would not touch even IL applied di-
rectlE to the German North Sea coast.-Spring-
field Republican.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

The sinking of the American
ShouId ship William p Frye by the
anolo,;yo lrinZ Etcl Friedrich so
~ O., obviously blundcr the part
" oi'.o Of her commander that look
for prompt Gisavowal of his
act by the German ambassador behalf of his
government. and equally prompt restitution to
sure, that one of its naval commanders should
SHOW such Grass ignorance of the laws of war
ana go so directly contrary to tho position his
government has taken to foodstufs since tho
beginning of hostilities Germany has been con-
tending right along that grain was not contra
band, and has based her submarine blockade on
:nElands alleged threat to starvc out her
civilian population. Now comes along this rash
captain to assume the English position and in
addition, to sink Il neutral vessel without rim,
or reason. He cannot allcgc that he was
acting In accord with the German threat TO
SINK out of hand merchant ships bound for Circa,
Britain, for the Frye sunk on January .S
wen before the German blockade of Great
Britain was decided upon announced But
even II II had been in force it could hardly bc
hrid To apply to the South Atlantic Ocean Thar
Mr.. wilson VIII act with due dclibcration hut
vigorously, is az clear is the fact that .his
cP'sodc gives the German government the oppor-
'unitE to do a graceful and handsome nct IN.
not even waiting to hear from the State I)cn,r,
ment before Fighting obvious wrong-Ncv.
York Evening Post
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
General Wood Property Rehukcd

a The Times Dispntch ard other news
~ papers predicted and the country cx-
pcctcd, Secretary Of War Garrison has re-
bukcd General Leonard Woods activities i'm
connection with the so-callcd american
Legion The rebuke is framed in diplo-
matte language, and with proper regard to
General Woods rank and the considerable
services lie has rendered 10 his country, but
y is none the less direct and emphatic
Mr.. Garrison rcCites the fact that the de-
lartmcnt understands the value of having at
h"nd roster o. persons on whom il may be
wis" and helpful to call in time OF war and
that proper means are now being devised to
gather and correiate this information Then
he continues:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

The Harrisonburg News Record, apprchcn-
sivc, seemingly. for local tendency To infcc-
ton from one part Of popular malady de-
Nvcrs itself as follows: I'VE dcvoutly hone that
the foot and mouth disease will ovcrlook Rock
ingham as it travels around the country We
know OF some people who have been aflict ed
with too much tongue for years, and that is
mouth disease enough for county" The
News Record need Let its local pride run
away with its discretion. There arc others
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
License,

Is II license required to carry OH a house to-
house canvass in Richmond for articles made
OF the State? Is license required for mail
order business? c. NJ PURKINS
The Commissioner of Revenue, City Hail. can
give you information. after knowing the cir
cumstanccs OF the business.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
British Dcndrolocical Note

e VEN the war has not quenched the fire
49,, Of humor that burns eternal in the Eng
nsh breast. On no less an authority than
that funereal organ, Punch. it is announced,
the following order has been issued to the
English troops in Flanders:
Though on occasion II is necessary TO
tie horses to trees. this should he avoided
whenever possible they
bark and thus destroy the trees
Or, If the concluding passage of the order
is to be construed as n scientific rather than
q humorous note, al least it contains news
for the dendrologist, and will fiji the heart
of the zoophilist with JOY.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
A Matter of BuSincss,

Mr.. Goode--Dont you believe that honesty is
the best policy?
Mr.. Sharpe-Of course l do: but in business
whatever your general policy may be, ii is wise
TO permit an occasional exception.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

Says the Iawrcncevillc Times: Lets ;rot out
Old Man Prosperity ana give him the front seat
and then let's all go 10 work and keep him
there. lmagina ton has been worked Il fraZ-
zlc Now let's have dose of common sense, and
the imaginary malady will cease exist
Let's loosen up" Excellent advice--to all those
who have the wherewithal to make the loosen
ingup process something than mere
jingle Of pocket knife and keys
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

"a fortune teller in Richmond was given z,
year in Jail for swindiinE out of sl,0OO.'
says the Chase City Progress. '.Hut ought not
man 10 b" swindled who has S 900 and no
more sense than TO let q fortune teller get his
hands on it," ON the other hand, is il right
to encourage fortune teller so ineXpert NJ his
job that he can't tell when the jail doors are
about to yawn?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
The Family View.


~S What do you mean" de-
mandcd the school principal
SodI1 severely. by calling your
- SCS-~ MN teacher old cat"'
Ia r NeACS}b 81 didn't" responded the
81 n WI culprit Il only said mother
~ 81 thought she looked like one
" LII and father said she acted like
40 1S one"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
Queries and Answers


Please tell me what to do for dog with
distemper. b.
There remedies to be had from the drug
stores. Keep 1t In IL dry comfortable place and
feed and water plentifully.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
Cleveland. a.

Is there n Hollywood and a Hollywood Avenuc
I'm Cleveland O.. and how does Holly wood
Avenue rank ms a street! II. S.
There is no Hollywood. There is n HOLLYWOOD
Road In the city. a desirable residence stree,
and Hollywood Avenue in Cleveland Heights
n suburb OF Cleveland AMI an attractive place
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
Onward and Upward.

(atchiSon tkaD.) Globe.)
Iiliana has followed the examn,o
kaFas in regulating the sizo or I'D
shefs. Thus you sec how the wor]
MONS onward and upward.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

New York Is considering measure to pen
sion widows. We like the idea: 1t will scare
triting husbands into supporting their wives
says the Newport News Press. We don't know
exactly what the Press means unless it is that
wives of worthless husbands may be tempt ell
TO qualify for pensions by the OF shotguns.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
Milking In for IL,

You'll notice as YOU walk abroad
Unless o'crcomc with blindness
That some folks long on piety
Arc short on simple kindness
THE TATTLE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
SONGS AND SAWS
Sue ind Her Suitor.

young maid i knew.
Whose front name IL Sue.
was equipped with regular sutton
But this sutton of Sue
Thought fine thing to do
was to shine as an elephant shooter.
SO he picked array
OF South Africans gay,
With press agent. famed as a rooter
And dismal day
He sailed far. far away
For the banks of the Epicazoota.
Twas a mean thing to do
TO Il girl fond and true
For the cruel and thouEhtleSs would boot her
And remark that poor Sue
AS quite every one knew
Had no longer sutton to suit her.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

red ahSo-

"iic looks to me as though he feared abso
lutcly nothing"
appearances not deceptive either II
has been married three times"
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SO he picked an ARA,
The Pcssimist Says,

Isn't 1t pity that this particular time of
year doesn't add to its attractions the fact that
II is the open season for spring poets?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
IIurore'S
Poverty
Is Shown

$3.50 government bonds. y few years
IL SHOWN ago that republic sold it's bonds
to it's own people and got tho
money for ~ per cent. Now it comes to the
United states. and pays per cent for funds
with which purchase supplies in our own
land. Russia recently borrowed many millions
here. German government bonds being
France and England have both exchanged vast
credits FOR our foodstuffs manufactured mate
rails and horses All the money which Ameri-
cans are investing in European bonds Is kept
in the United states to pay for goods which
We arc t" supply, If this country itself
in the midst OF industrial boom II would
he Impossible to spare the money even to pur-
chase the output Of farms and fac
tories. But to-day we have a surplus Of capi-
tai ana lack OF buying orders here at home
Hence il becomes sound economy to use our
surplus capital if by doing we can induce
Europe to purchase what we have to sell
stimulating American trade by the Of other
wise idle American funds is good business. 1t
would not be good business, however, If there
were demands for that same. capital at home
Eventually such demand will arise and then
it would he poor business and bad patriotism
were our bankers t" encourage the lending of
money to warning Europe instead OF Keeping
1t at work In peaceful pursuits upon our own
soil.-Philade1ha Ledger
That the orders in council upon
Britain which the British government is
.y.r.c IN dclibcrating will be OF a swcep-
,, ing character is indicated bv tho
~ N'o small sample given by the
British embassy In extending
grace to carEocs OF cotton already contracted
for; ii is not promised that they can proceed
med
they vii! be bought at contract price From
these concessions certain differences may be
drawn. but so many questions of principl. and
application are left unanswered that spccula-
ton is not very profitable. II is sometimes
urged that neutral nations ought not 10 hc
punctilious as to the legality OF British proce
durc. because the measures proposed arc ,uiidcr
than a formal blockade, which would cxpose 10
coniscaton every cargo destined for :, blockaded
port But 1t must on tho other hand he CON
sidcrcd that whether administered win ni,u
ness or severity, the orders in council 10 iudro
from the temporary exemptions granted will
be far more comprehensive than y bockad
II Is likely, In fact, that british reluctance IN
decrccing u blockade, course the legality OF
which could not be questioned is due less In
the labor and hazard OF maintaining block
aiding fleet than to- belief that II would nnt
accomplish tho end desired. \ close blockade
of the German North Sea would indeed
be difficult and dangerous because OF mines and
submarines and because Of the distance from q
naval base. But blockade OF the entrances
to the narrow seas would be feasible and while
such 4 blockade would have II technical flaw I'm
that II would not cut off Dutch and Danish
trade, Thus not treating all ncutras alike II 10
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

Winsted, Conn farmer bought a pair of
hatirons Twelve years ago. put them on the
k'tcheh stove and announced that he was
hcnceforth ready to marry "A woman who
could use them. No wonder he is still single
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

rnitshcd crcss day In the The
@ss.ss.Etscn iubitshtrE Company, Inc. Address all
INTERPRETATIONS to TltI; TIMES DISPATCH,
S.!Ss-Dispntch Building, IN south Tcnth street.
sAachn,ond, Vn.
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NayfcS.

which mas the stronger navy, the United
States Italy? John SAVAGE
The United states.
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Chats With Virginia Editors

Tobacco is said to be money crop-onc to
put money In circulation" says the Pttsylvania
Tribune. IF YOU look At II that way YOU will
probably come to the conclusion that something
better is needed to put money 'on tho wing: the
eagles have their wings spread, but there is u,
scarcity OF eagles flying" That's rather
strange. when YOU come to think of il. All the
money eagles knew had developed
flying to all the cxccllcnce of a fine art
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

In a German play called DER Tag" tho
actor who impcrsonated the Kaiser wore no
moustache. II was the Emperor's idea that
ms likeness should not be perceived and with
Il mOustachclcss face he surely succooded
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13

citizens of New York attacked and wreck
g" the place OF saloon keeper who con-
hcleniiously closed his place on Sunday
what chance has plain virtue in New York.
anyhow?