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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Suggestion to Thirsty Souls

wv EST VIRGINIA dispatches report that
w Prohibition Commissioner Blue of
that State is fully earning his salary in put
ting an end to liquor-smuggling devices now
being worked by the unreconstructed vets
sympathetic Kentucky lends aid and assist
ance TO the insurgents. and Kenova is the
scene of smuggling activities. Various de-
vices have been tried since Commissioner
Blue stopped his fellow West Virginians from
stepping over into Kentucky and returning
hotte-laden. The latest ruse is TO put n pint
bottle into pumpkin and charge 81 a
pumpkin. Some pumpkin that, as the slang
goes. One Kentucky farmer sold 1000 of
these former pie-producers in day.
The success of this industry suggests
possible solution OF the liquor question. In
stead OF putting bottled goods into pumpkins
why should not farmers water their pumpkin
and melon vines with large quantities OF de-
natured alcohol? BY the alchemy of nature
the alcohol would, doubtless be turned into
pumpkin and melon juice OF a highly eyhila-
rating quality. Commissioner Blue might
sleep o nights then, for smuggling of bever-
ages would cease. The thirsty would as
suage their thirst with fruit, and the demand
Tor pumpkins andA.HleloHs would be record
breaking, with prices out of sight Everv-
body would be happy then
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
War News Fifty Years Ago

EverythinE was quiet at Petersburg and all
along the lines yesterday There has hcen m
real hshtinG since Monday
Frequent cannonadinr has been kop, ~, h.
tween the Chesterfield batteries OF the Confed-
crates ana those Of the Fedcrals along the Appo-
hattoN: n sharp contest of this character night
before last began ut o'clock. and was continued
until midnight There were but few casual
pussy strcng thening their lines and trenches n
iiatehers Run and along tho Vaughan Road
In tho battles in front OF Petersburg last
Monday the Twelfth Virginia Regiment suffered
SomeWhat severely. Among the killed were w
-. wilson, s. ID. Baughan. II. II. pe,taway and
w wo,ns,. a. Spence Of Richmond. Among tho
Ecles. H. w. Grnssawill D. NJ Dunlon Jnrncs ~
orr. Hamilton Martin, w IL. scott C. S Der
W Wa1, - Uh"ppGll, j. W. Seward j. T. Sale. l..
walker, W. a. Lucy. J. II. Harris and w smith
One wing OF Shcrman's army has crossed The
Edisto River, and Is marching towards Augustu
on inc Georgia side OF the Savannah River
Navy. called by the Fedcrals the Lake Fri,
pirate. has been handed to the United
:r rsa,ss authorities He was brought from
ha1ian soldiers, and carried across the sus-
pension bridge at Niagara Falls, delivered To
tho United States officers and bv them ,a,nn IN
Detroit where he is to be tried
III. s. Footc. OF Tennessee was taken hv -u,ras
10 Baltimore last week lie brcakfaStcd at the
Eutaw House and was then carried North sup
poscdiH to Fort Warren. for incarceration as
prisoner or war, he Stcadfastly refusing To take
the oath OF allegiance to the United states
Eleven Legislatures Of the Northern States
have ratified the amendment to the Federal
constitution, abolishing slavery In all OF the
states of the United States
Gold was very active Yesterday. ana went at
auction at Davenport & Co.'S rooms to SIS for
one. Somo private sales made at higher
hgnrc-onc report ut $50 for on.
The Northern papers report that n movement
is to be made at once against Wilmington, y. C..
ana they claim that it's capture will be easy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Industrial Loss in the Gre,, wa

LOW great an industrial structure the
4 present war has brought low can no
realized only by an examination of the nc
ures- 1t is true that Germany maintains =,
sembiance of an economic system and man
ages TO feed her hordes, but this is done NV
an organization the most wonderful the world
mas ever seen The manufactures and com
merce OF Germany are in ruins
The business position Germany los, hv
The war was great and growing one Her
trade with England, Franco. Rc!gium ana
Russia has been estimated al $2,I00 COO 600
which is more than per cent Of The entire
international trade OF the world It amount ed
to AZ per cent Of Germany's foreign com
merce rho British empire was her best
customer, supplying IS per cent of her i'm
ports and taking IL per cent of her exports.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Rest House for Women

FAYETTEVILLE, TENN, February
li.--Fayettcville is pridng herself on
being the first city OF tho South to
establish rest house and social cen
ire Tor country women who como to
town to shOp--a movement which now
Is gaming wide popularity and result
Ing in the establishment of similar in
stitutiona in many other cities
SIX years ago :. G. Tigcrt, from his
Office window, saw a country woman,
With arms full OF bundles and a baby,
sink YEARLY upon dry goods box,
there to rest her limbs and soothe the
iretful younSstcr under Il sweltering
sun. She had nowhere to go-no-
where to rest Tigert conceived the
rest idea and presented plan to the
Lincoln County Court. a site was pur-
chased and building erected for So
900. Cleanliness. economy and comfort
were the basis OF operation.
The popularity of the rest house was
Immediate. Farm women from neigh
boring towns foregather there for
social chats. They exchange ideas
about living. education and Industrial
pursuits. Local club women joined in
the informal gatherings, and com
ance To tho development OF this sec
ton resulted
bulletins describing the rest house
ana It's objects were circulated, and
soon other towns were busy at SINH
lar enterprises, resulting I'm n sur
prisihg betterment OF conditions
among farming families. In the six
years 1t has taken To awaken coInfl1u-
mites TO the advantages OF tho rest
house ana social centre, Fayotteyille
has not stood still. The growth OF
the town and It's environs has boon
rapid. Now plans arc being drawn for
the establishment OF rest house con-
siucrably larger than the original, and
which VIII be solf-supportinE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Use or Highways in \ynr.

To The hditor OF The Times Dlspatch
Sir,--RcferrnK to recent letter in relation
to n national highway along the Atlantic Ciulf
and Pacific coast, In which II maintained
that such highway would effectively protect
this country from invasion by foreign foe /
Deg 70 caii your ntttcn,ion to what has oc-
The German army. having at its comma nd
10000 automobiles. each carrying twenty five
soldiers and travelling at average speed Of
fourteen miles Per Go hour. were enabled to move
an army of 100000 in short time against
the Russian forces
Now. then. If this method of warfare
is TO come In vogue. why not make use or II
by building the cnuscway referred to? we
noughts that can be sent to the bottom OF tho
sea or ocean by single explosive from n little
submarine. Then why not use at least a part
OF our, revenue in building something pcrma-
from p protesting ns from invasion. IT would
10 countless numbers now idle ana frightcn tho
gaunt and hungry wolf from the door of our
poor and needy. 1t would put this nation on
the highway to prosperity ana happiness The
equal of which has never before been known
Richmond February o. 1915 ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

The United States did the next largest bust
ness with Germany, and Russia came third.
France also imported largely from Germany.
The Germans imported coal. WOOL fish.
cotton and wooden goods from Great Britain:
cotton rice barley and other products
from India; barley, wheat, flax and corn from
Russia; cotton. wheat. corn and meat from
tho United States; wool Wine. raw silk and
hides from France; wool and hides from
South America. In other words. most of
her imports were OF raw materials and food
stufs. and her exports OF manufactured ar
ticles.
Germany began the war with the imme-
date loss OF the AZ per cent Of her commerce
carried on with the allies. Her trade with
neutral countries like Holland. Norway and
Sweden Italy and the United States has been
much reduced; her exports are very low
The recent stand taken by the British gov
ernment in declaring foodstuirs contraban
has cut on nearly all the remaining trade
with this country.
Since Germany's imports are mostly Of
raw products and her exports OF manufnc-
lures. II follows that she does not raise suf-
ficent food and ibres for her own needs for
any great length of time. A years supply
OF food was on hand at the beginning of hos
tihties but more food is required in war
than in peace. and ii is probable that after
six months of war the reserve is running
rather low. The need Of wheat is already
severely felt, for Germany usually imports
100000 tons. In Berlin the first OF No
vember found meat and milk selling at nor
mai prices, but grain much higher Since
that time all foodstufis. and especially grain
have risen greatly.
Besides food, Germany must have minerals
textile tibres. oils and rubber. Copper
nickel and lead have become so scarce that
they are eagerly hunted for petroleum and
gasolene are probably very limited III guam
tity now
The cutting of of exports. the shutting
down Of factories. the necessity OF relying for
the food supply on already oyer-cultivatcd
fields must tell heavily. i'll spite of the efforts
OF the government TO maintain the economic
equilibrium All signs go TO show that Ger
many Is facing the probability OF speedy en-
hauston
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
OXERDR AE,Is-

[John Shelton Williams has issued an
imperative order to banks not to honor
overdrafts no matter what the RESPONSE
bility of n customer may be--News.1
TO Mrs. 1fustie's forehead fair n flush of rage
will mount;
No suTragsb Will dare to her little bank
account
And when n check comes back to her martc1
simply -"Overdrawn."
Is gone.
Tho mind of femininty hates figures dark anu
dull,
And mathematics permcatcs no wnsomc wom-
ans skull
Sweet Mrs Hustle is ut large Sin North ana
West and South
She cmulatcs no adder deaf and nothing stops
her mouth.
SO, IL John HkcltOn Williams would avoid n
feRrsomo ornsh,
He'll quick revoke order that is Grass and
brash and rash!
u. A, in Brooklyn Eagle
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
The Voice Of the People
Worried About Farmers Union

TO INC IIUltOr OF Tho TFiNNS- D7sNntCh:
Sir,-Sone members of the Farmers Union in
this county arc very much disturbed by the
newspaper reports of the second state conven-
ton, held AT Roanoke. The reports that
tho old president was defeated and tho old
organ or the order was rejected account OF
the political views OF both.
The organization has always been conducted
heretofore on strictly nonpartisan lines Last
year INC star and the Clarion, one a Socialist.
mo other a Democratic paper, adopted as
the unions organ, and officials were elected
solely with regard to their Illness This year
according 10 reports. every officer elected b-lou
10 one political party and tho organ of the
order is under tho control of officials who ~
not allow any discussion as to any party's atti-
tude on any question.
Critics of the changes say that thcy do not
know OF "a single Socialist In the order in this
county. but that u large percentage OF tho mcm-
Dership in this part of the State is Republican.
who Will all leave tho order II these things are
true as they arc reported, they regard Il as
an attempt to deliver tho order not only bound,
but gagged. to the Democratic party. Are these
reports truce WNf NJ rEYTOS
Martinsvillc. Va. Eehrmnry s. 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

havoc Yet they remain and keep IN the
semblance OF doing something. Their with
drawal from the country Is. of course. out OF tho
question while ii maintains Eominaliy peaceful
relations with other countries. If they removed
10 vera Cruz tomorrow. they might be COM
peiied to go to Guadalajara next week to re-
turn to Mexico City the week after rhcv must
ehdeaVor to look after the interests of their
nationals but not OF the three or more
Mexican governments now In existence can riyc
thehl any assurance that their wishes will be,
rcGarded.-New York Times
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
OF Cnnrsc We Wander

Its funny that John -. should want
To pour on; oil upon the water
Compose industrial strife and make
rach faction show the other quarter
Twould not be half so great 4 strain
The human Intellectual coil on
III II found John ID. pouring fast
some watts OF water Standard Oil on.
THE TATTLER
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Queries and Answers
InRerSnlI.

Is there record to prove that Robert InrcrsoI,
ever raised his hand with tho wish that If thorn
were God the hand might be wthcrcd?
. A READER
None. Such an action would he as cbil1ishlv
foolish to hold out the hand with tho de-
clamation that II there a Cod lie shoula
MI the hand with diamonds. One docs not get
withcrcd nor diamonds that way
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
SONGS AND SAWS

, Reforming the Senate.
NOW Is II not II painful thing
10 soc the reverend Senate ring
The bell OF every folly?
10 watch q statesman, grave and old
spout. spout away for hours untold
induces melancholy.
IL was the rule in storied past
FOR frecmen's ballots to be cast
For those whose brains were stronprst.
now must we tread another way
In politics our homage pay
10 men whose tongues arc longest
High Senate honors will not fall
10 intellect-Oh not ut all
Twill all depend muscle:
enduring Drawn will be the test
just think how that will add n zrst
10 every party tusslc
Perhaps when things considered arc
Wen find II will be better far
To gag the voice OF faction
And move the Senate TO some plocc
Where in Il siS-day cycle race
II may decide its action
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Findings Having.

Is VI against the law to keep valuahlas fonna
without making reasonable effort To dtsooyar
the owner? What would he "rcasonablc cfrcrt,o
CONSTANT READER
1t Is against every law. ana "rcasonablo effort,
would depend on many circumstances ,rbo
person who would fail to give every pub1icjiv
of him who govc every effort to conccaImcnt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
TOO Much Engaged.
GIolIston post)

tllouston pOSt.)
We observe that the Kaisers birth
day was duly celebrated I'm St. Louis.
Milwaukee. Cincinnati amd othe. large
cities by citizens who were too much
engaged on December IS to celebrate
the birthday OF tho President OF the
United States,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Wedding Anniversaries

Please publish the list Of wedding anniva,
sarics w w r,
There many not generally recornizcd
occurring at intervals OF one year Those com
tenth tin wedding fifteenth, crystal weddimS.
twentieth, china wedding; twenty-ffth. silver
wedding; fftieth, golden wedding; sixteth dia-
mohd wedding. " "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

The other day OF our Covinpton rc.ao-s
sent us a copy of publication devoted to auto
mobiiinE and good roads," says the Covinrton
Nire!rian. One of the Illustrations was Of
oeautiiul mountain road bearing every appear
ance or being as free from ruts and jolts and
mud as Pennsylvania Avenue In Washington
MY. but that Is n beautiful road" some one cx-
claimed Where is Il? Switzerland? No Il was
not Switzerland \ Derusal OF the descrptiye
story alongside of il showed IL was in Wise
county Virginia. All OF which goes to show
what Virginia can do-and does do-whcn she
wakes up
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Chats With Virginia Editors

The Richmond Times Dispatch speaks or
civilization having become fad-and /, was
discussing a question connected with the Euro
pcan war, too" says the Bristol Herald Courier
we'll we may have been right. after all. Even
n popular fad is not followed universally
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Mental prOIfgies.

Gruhbs.Why Is 1t that many lawyers are
prematurcly gray?
Stubbs-rhey get that way trying to think
OF something complimentary to tell jurics about
their clients ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

says the Newport News Tines-Herald dis
cussins recent homicide here: Take warm
ing all yo who tempted in like manner
40 nor trust yourself with concealed weapon.
IL Is menace to yourself, we'll to others
y rev sternly inflicted jail sentences might
make "pistol-toting' less general
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

And the IIarrisonburE News-Record has tb,s
to say: The great drawback about country
life has been the lack OF pleasure the dearth
OF society The development of good roads
pr"pagan da. and the standardizng of rural life
generally is making life in the country much
more agreeable to the young people than II
was in our time, and hereafter many OF tho
nations best citizens Will stay on the farm"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Chicago's
Plan &c Aid
unemployed

me plan that has been
ChicagO'S i'uhchcd TO raise 100000 to
Plan &c Aid neir VIZ GU! unemployed ide
unemployed man, bn. go 49,. ~, "poE
appca! strongly to tho public
In" FIRST is that no effort is 10 be made to give
work to the aggregation of nonresidents that
every winter brings to Chicago These people
are the problems of other cities. other cities
have thrust them on Chicago. in accordance with
the wcll-known custom Chicago cannot and
should not. attempt to solve the problem of
unemployment for other places. Chicago resi-
dcnts--those who can prove they have been resi-
dents of this city for at least one ycar--will
alone be entitled to receive blue tickets" The
man who is 10 be helped first and the man who
ought 10 be helped first, il the deserving
worker who has .inadc himself q part Of the
community he lives in ana who is out O n ioh
largely through circumstances he cannot con
troi The men VIII be employed in work In
which every patriotic citizen Is greatly inter
cstcd: the beautiiication of tho city nv cleaning
up various districts which greatly il, need
OF municipal attention.. The wages will bc f. c1
low enough to afford n positive inducemcnt IN
the workers to get other jobs just as soon n
prospects In that direction begin 30 brighten -
Chicago Herald.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Not N (hnncc

a. ms ~ 4 mighty poor world. anyhow
ISN'T II? Everything we want hangs inst
oeNohd our reach, and everything we don't want
falls and hits us on the head"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

The schoolbook inquiry has The asncc, of
bomb that not only did not explode Inn,
which was loaded with sawdust instead ns
dynamite VI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

we nope members Of the Legislature will
. u''''"c tHc recess for the purpose OF
thinking up lot OF private bills
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
The Pcrsimist Snys,

ruth does dwell at the bottom of n we'll
never 20 near it, " '
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

Puhlfshed every day I'm the ycnr hy The Times
Dispatch PublthhinE Company. inc. Address all
concentrations TO THE TIMES DISPATCH,
Time~-Dispntch building, 10 south Tenth Street.
Richmond, Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

Inc Police Commissioners al. appear to he
willing to pass the buck" w
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
1T is not wor,h Willie N a.,

II is not wort!i while to wasta
Stimulus - Single word OF criticism upon
That Moves ms '.' ner VINO defends his
pn,ca,o,t theories TAR away from the guns" "
says the Cologne Gazette, the
dreamer being Theodore Roose-
Welt After this ii IS plain why GERMANY Is
bound to be misunderstood. The Germans
insist on using words in such an extraordinary
way. Not that they always wrong On
the contrary. with their gift Of piercing be-
meath the appearance OF things to tho csseDce
to the Thing in Itself. they often touch realu,
wh"rc We are content with supcricialities
"Drcamcr' Is not such a bad description of tho
man who is 80 out of touch with facts that he
went about preaching the big stick when tho
world was at peace. ana now when tho world
IS at war breaches n league of nations with an
International army for the enforcement or
peace. What the Cologne Gazette overlooks
however, is tile fact that dreams are so often
conditioned BY external stimuli IL the dreamer
Of oyster Bay has seen n vision of pcace on
forced upon the whrring nations Of lJuropc II
is To he explained largely by the fact that Mr.
Wilson has declined To interfere with tho mn
lions OF Europe. Tho dream embraces tho world
pnd eternity, but the stimulus comes from
Washington ana 1916. Even I'm dreams orr
most eminent private citizen is practicni-New
York Evening Post.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

me Dacia has started on in search os
trouble. Heres hoping she may no. find Il,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

Turkey has satisfied Italy, and now has to
SATISFY only Great Britain Russia France
nor"'a ana Montenegro. If Belgium and
not bo enough of the bird 10 po aroma
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Pay OF Examiners or Records

n ELEGATE HILL MONTAGUE'S state
- ment that $4,000 year is far too
much pay for the examiner OF records in The
city OF Richmond is obviously and completely
true 1t is too much. Furthermore the
whole system which makes the compensation
OF public official dependent on fees is wrong
and certainly should not be extended
The fee system has been attacked in tho
last lew years in nearly every State OF the
Union In which il has maintained footbold
and from many States il has been almost
wholly banished. II ought 10 be banished
from Virginia.
we do not believe that the porformance of
o'hclal duty is 10 be measured ncccssa riiv nv
inc number and amount of fees collected
or al adequate salary competent examiner
OF records may be obtained who will dis
charge the functions Of his Office faitbfu,Iv
ans elhcIehtly. If that be not true popular
government certainly is in a bad way
The House has voted down Mr. Moutapue,s
amendment 20 one OF the tax bills limiting
the compensation of examiners of records IN
$4,000 year. In our view, that compen
sation Is ample. even after necessary eyDenses
OF clerk hire and travelling are taken ,n,o
consideration
All OF these tax questions arc to no com
sidcred BY the conference committee during
the recess Of the General Assembly This
particular question is that would well
repay very serious thought
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

New YORK offers line Of 100 men at Belle
'uc hospital eager to sell their blood for
"s'oh ior $l". on can hire soldier
IN inc German army for less than o cents
DAY, 10 80 out and let himself be Dorous
piaStered. Bellevues price is rather high
considering scientific attendance
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
Conflicting Views.

Don't YOU think that Mrs.
Goldenbuck was rather over
dressed 1T the opera last
night?"
Not at all. My own idea
was Just the reverse"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

by Tfmes-DispRtch Carrier Delivery Service N
Richmond tnnd suburbs) and Petersburg;
Daily with sunday. week .......... rs cents
Daily without Sunday. week. ......1O cents
sunday only Observation-Disclosures. 6 cents
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

Entered January -. 1908, Mt Iuchmond. Va, as
March 2. 1870.