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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29
The Girl Athlete

M ISIS CAROL RICE, young lady of
AfA Indiana polls has right 10 he proud
for she has Just won the all-Amcrican cham
pionship Of girls colleges in athletics Did
1t interfere with her studies? Not at all
On the contrary, She stands high in her class
and is editor OF the college magazine and
with her five feet six and reputation as the
college strong girl, she combines all the
graces OF the drawine-room. We do not
know her personally which is great dis
advantage but if reports reaching Richmond
are correct. she is a most charming eighteen
year-old.
And why shouldn't girls be athletic? II
brings shaponess. strength color quick wit
physical endurance; il brings enjoyment OF
life healthy vcwpoin, on all subjects and
general accoptahilty in all society. Who
is more popular Than the eirlish girl who
can swing g tennis racke or a Golf stick with
the best OF men. and who ~ The same time
knows how 10 crochet play. sing gossip and
do the other things hitherto considered so
essentially feminine? Moro power to the
athletic girl she is an ornament to her sex.
and she VIA grace The honors she wins.
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Praise
Not Quite
Expected
War News Fifty Years Ago

Major General Halleck, Major-General Ord
Fl General Curtis and the members Of the
Governor Plerpont yesterday They were re-
ceived in the Executive Mansion.
General Wilson who is in military command
in all OF the State OF Georgia has notined the
members Of the Legislature Of that State that
ne VIII have them arrested II they assemble and
attempt to transact business as Legislature in
response to the recent proclamation OF Governor
Joe Brown calling them together
There was a wild report in the city yester-
day that f. NJ. Stanton Secretary of War. had
resigned in disgust. and that President Johns on
had asked General Benjamin F. Butler to take
me portfolio The report was denied late last
night at military headquarters in this city.
Lieutenant H. s. Merrill. late ouartermaster
general Department OF Richmond. has been re-
neved and assigned to duty the stan Of
Major General Haleck
Inc story OF the assassination by his own
men OF General Kirby Smith has been denied by
the wife OF that distinguished Confederate Of
hcial She says. however, the general is between
two hres. the last she heard from him
:. part OF his men say his life will be in danger
II he consents to surrender to the Federal forces
and stiil another part demand that he shall make
honorable terms Of surrender and give up the
hands In that case the generals life would
again he in danger
1t is reported that General John B. Hood has
succeeded in making his escape to the trans
Mississippi. crossing the river with quite a force
at Tuniea Bend one day last week.
Hon Alexander II. Stephens. Hon. j. f.
crate officials have been transferred to the
Federal prison of Fort Warren. in Boston
harbor.
The negro rising in Memphis which was said
to have had for its object the Wholesale massacre
OF paroled Confederate soldiers returning 10
mat city and the regions around about. has been
Expressed. quite number OF negroes were
killed In the encounters The rising was nut
oo"h oE the United States military authorities
John T. Ford. the theatrical manager. who was
arrested IN connection with the assassination Of
President Lincoln. has been honorably dis
charged.
telegram received in this city last night
says 'he United states government officials no W
know Of the whereabouts OF General John {,
BTeckinridge. and that he will be arrested
within few days.
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ION TO RICHMOND" AGAIN
ouston ChronicIe.)

fathers" and have lifted their mo,b.-
"t"'e out OF the valley OF oppres.ion
ana poverty and suffering 10 ~.
hcaEen- Kissed heights OF prosperity and
power and amid trials and suffering.
ana the battle with grim, gaunt nover
y have Kept alive on the altar. n.
thelr hearts the fame Of devotion r.
mat cause for which they fought,
Who believed with Davis.
Bravcly followed Lee,
ore the gray with honor
ANA 'ied for YOU and me-"
mere on the Sd Of June the onn bu,
ured and seventh Anniversary Of ~.
birth OF jefferson Davis. will be d.d,.
Gated forever TO immortal memories m.
h"''ic Abbey, the South's Pantheon OF
glory. 20
mighty throns will witness TIA,
solemn and sacred ceremony. and mani
an old rebel Will look upon the SCENE
through the mists OF unhidden tears.
Every arm and transept and en-
hrasure VIII b" iilled with mute me-
MORALS Of Southern glory. and above
the scene will hover the disembodieG
spirits OF the South's "deathlcss dead"
and visible only Ia tho eve OF unfail.
ing faith there Will pass in review in
phantom rna lanX the shades OF tho
oauntless lesions that followed the
stars and Ears
That people that does not cherish the
memories which adhere TO heroic
ana historic past lie not Mt TO be free
NirSinias cup of glory is flled to
OVERCOMING, and those who journey TO
richmond VIII stand on sacred soil
Her sons have wrought for liberty and
Tor glory as have the sons OF no other
Land. anc In the language OF one OF her
own great poets:
Their names are the shining arrows
Her ancient culver bears:
Her splendid sheaf has thckencd
Through the long march OF the years,
Ana her great shield has been burn
ished
BY her children's blood and tears"
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Surgery for the Imbecile

10 extract lobe OF the thyroid gland
from monkey and transplant IL sue
cessfully into the lower part of m.
cerebral organ OF d human being is n
operation which is not only extremely
difficult. from the viewpoint of surg
cry. hut very Instructive to laymen
DR.. Serge NcrenoH has ACCOMPLISHED
the Feat in the Clinique Sante Mar
eueritc. near Nice. The patient Is a
BOY who was apparently doomed to all
the horrors Of hopeless imbecility. His
lace was fattened, sickly. vacant. He
was devoid of an interest in his sur
roundinss and quite unable 10 learn.
As OFTEN happens in such cases. too.
physical development had suffered an
almost complete arrest
EXPERIMENTS upon animals had pref
" clearly indicated a possible relation
between the thyroid gland and the
symptoms manifested by the lad. and
DR.. Ncrenoff felt reasonably sure that
by planting all or part OF gland in
the tissues OF his patient benefit would
accrue in case the graft lived and per-
formed its functions. a human thyroid
was OF course. impossible, That OF the
ordinary animal could not be expected
to live If transferred 10 man He.
therefore. went 10 the baboon for his
graft, and the fact that the opera ton
was successful is accepted as another
indication OF the close kinship which
'Nls'o oct"cei MAN ana the monkey.
The patient began TO improve imme-
diately after the operation. His face
rounded and took on color Bodily
growth. long arrested, resumd it's
course. He became interested in his
surroundings, bis fellows. his books
lie is now alert and vigorous, normal
healthy boy.
The functions OF this gland, which
lies In the neck. with one lobe on either
side OF the trachea. have been little un-
| dersiood The fact that il is ductless
once led to the opinion that ii was but
survival and without functions at the
present. but Of late years there have
been ever charging conceptions of it's
importance In the economy Of the sys-
ten. Ncrcnoff believes, and seems to
have shown In the case here consid-
cred. that Its secrctions have a marked
stimulating effect upon the intellec-
tual activity Of the cerebral matter and
a pronounced influence upon the gen.
eral processes Of bodily development.
To him their absence spells imbecility.
| While he darcs not base too confident A
conclusion upon single operation, he
| is inclined TO think that the surgeons
knife offers hope to a multitude Of chill
dren who have hitherto been doomed to
life that Is really worse than death.
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oppo.cs pIsyrround in Park

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--We sincerely hope that the Adminstra-
tive Board will not agree to the placing of play
grounds. baseball park. swimming pool etc in
beautiful William Byrd Park. These things are
good; and the writer wishes the citizens inter
ested all success. The location. however should
be outside the park Such things within park
spoil the Fundamental idea for which II was
or business feature is introduced in a park. the
beauty and restfulness OF the place Is sacrificed
Witness the spelling Of the lovely lake at Forest
Hiil by the unsiRhtiy swimming pool arrange
tnts and the abominable refreHhm ent house
which vas so long an eyesore at william Byrd.
1T would be cheaper for the city to give the
persons interested in this movement n piece Of
ground in some other place than to ruin this
sunken ga rden.
II has not been long since the placing of a
library building In Monroe Park was advocat ed
Shimborazo now appears as extensive grounds
belonging TO the United States Weather Bureau.
Let US have real parks-places where We can
ret away from houses-either libraries or bath
shelters. and where nature is protected and
assisted. instead Of being Handicapped and
beaten. The introduction of all such thin g
into int the parks should be barred absolutely and
Richmond. May IS. 1915.
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SONGS AND SAWS
Lost-One Brink.

hoSt-onC
Wise editors are worried
They may have right to be
In manner strained and hurried
They lambaste Italy;
For Italy. ungratcful
For all their lavished ink,
Has been and gone and done 1t
And lost priceless brink.
Through months Of fercest lighting,
From Warsaw to the sea,
When wars hand. cruel blightinE,
Huns over Italy.
The editors. untroubled,
Were never forced to think;
They always had one subject:
Italia on the brink"
But now in one mad minute
They lose this treasure rare,
For ltaly's plunged in II,
And doesn't seem to care
How much she grieves the sanctums,
How writer's bold hearts sink.
AS wildly they endeavor
To find another brink.
Yet stay--Roumania's trying
To burst tho bonds of peace,
And after her come dying
Bulgaria and Greece.
The editors aren't damaged
AS much as they may think
For other nations clainor
TO use Italia's brink.
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The Voice Of the People
Good English and Good Morals.

To the EDITOR OF The Times Dispatch:
H'r.I"hen arguments and reasoning are ex-
SO II Is With pr. Grom. when he cannot reply
10 arguments he accuses all who differ with him
OF lack of rational reasoning" with abuse and
insinuations" and he does not care to discuss
these letters" or waste time" No doubt all
who do not agree with him viii soon be dubbed
pigs and be found guilty OF "lese majestic"
II he is such highly educated "kultured''
iH,diyidual, why does he; in the second sentence
the word contradict ion" when he means con
tradistincton? And in his las, sentence. in
when he should have written would"
entire civilized world outside OF Germany could
have gone SO far wrong as TO be horror stricken.
ana 10 stand aShast at the Lusitania butchery
OF women and children in which he and Mary
owen. Of south Boston. and Herr DernburK And
cause for justification. Haven't heard much
OF Dernburg lately. and predict that before IN e
val is finished we will hear little from Herr
Grom. H. E ROBBINS
Richmond. May 81, 1915.
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the prophecies and return home in the wee
hours The slackncss OF the age is to blame
for this One thing the present war has
proved is that the world is great deal
better than il used to be. The humanitarian
method OF raising children has produced little
good and has filled the cities with Eugenia
KcllyG, girls unused TO any restraint from
earliest infancy. II is time for us to realize
our mistake and to descend upon the crring
generation Of Eugenlas with Il good, old
fl ShiOnCd rod.
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Cabin John bridge.

Cabin John Bridge.
fiease give me the particulars OF the matter
OF MT. Davis and the Cabin Bridge near Wash
ington. GEORGE p COMPTON
Many years ago there recluse living
manly by trapping who had his retreat in a
log nut on creek. and WAS known to the neigh
oorhood as Cabin john" probably because his
nrst name was John and he lived In Cabin"
me creek became known Ca bin John Creek
and In the course Of improvement about Wash
ington this creek spanned with a bridge
OF stone archwork marvel in it's day, single
arch OF the height OF 90 feet and ego feet in
span This bridge. built during President Davis's
, or ONCE as Secretary for War under Frank
I'm Fierce. lS52-lS67, bore Davis's on the
inscription plate, and this name erased ae
ana an aTront to him for his participation In the
civil war Later our statesmen discovered that
bridge tablets commonly bore the names Of
NOSE ohcial persons who were most nearly con-
nected with the construction, and were intended
to record the fact OF that connection, and really
nor designed for any general biographical pur-
poses nor to enable future critics to testify their
disapproval OF the builders table manners or
me rashton OF his beard. So soon as this i'm.
portant discovery was made Mr. DAviss narne
WAS replaced upon the tablet
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No Longer Exclusive.

Mrs. Uptodate has decided to withdraw from
membership in the League OF Sunra Gettes.'
What's the matter? | though she an
enthusiastic follower of the cause
She was; but she says now that so many
perfectly impossible persons have become afl-
ated with il. there is real distinction in being
one of its leaders"
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Not rs Other Men.

'PcrpleXed" sends newspaper clipping OF
an interview with Colonel Roosevelt wherein
the Colonel says the verdict at Syracuse increases
his obligation and determination to deserve the
peoples confidence. Our correspondent wants to
know If we think the Colonel thinks he really
IL.
In Pickwickan sense "Perpleyed"-in
Fickwickian sense solely
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29

The editor OF the Blackstone Courier is TO be
congratulated He has gotten solid with the
cioth once more. He explains the whole mat
Yer AS follows: News comes from New York
that twelve members of the poultry trust have
hecH sent 10 Jail under the antitrust laws of the
country. and We glad of il. We do not be-
He'c IN trusts OF any kind, but when il comes
u a poultry trust why this is beyond all rca >
son. ANY man or set of men who will attemp,
foid-up on nice smothered or fried chicken
should not only he sent to jail. but to the cleo
tr!c chair And we know, further, that this is
one iime when every Methodist preacher will
uiilc with us in this condemnation We Ger.
ta1nly have them on our side this time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29

ANYTHING tina, is really cooperative seems to
SUIT tn" irrington Citizen. 1t says: "Co-opera
ton III marketing products grinding lime or
any ether home enterprise is all that our p.o.
t'c need TO make their business life successful
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29
The Danger,

The man who struggles to do we'll
Oft misses lots of fun
And sometimes finds that doing we'll
He also is we'll done.
THE TATTLER.
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ltaIy'S Plan OF CamDaipu

A CTlNlTY OF German submarines in the
\ Aegean Sea, which has resulted in the
destruction within two days of two British
warships. lends new significance to the
Italian advance across the Venetian plain in
the direction OF Trieste. If the Italian
forces ind ii possible 10 invest ahd ca pture
that city and the Austrian naval base at
Pola, they will have performed tremendous
service 10 the allied cause
From Po!a, il is likely. the German and
Austrian submarines are operating 1t seems
scarce probable that the allies who dominate
the entrance to the Dardaneles would por-
mt the free exit and entrance of submarine
craft when they have at their disposal squad
rons OF des,royers amply able apparently to
cope with such situation
Oh course. Trieste and Pola will not fall
INTO Italian hands ii they fall AT all without
a bloody struggle They are strongly forth
ned, and are said to be heavily garrisoned
with Austrian troops. If the opposing forces
are ba!anccd even approXima tcly success is
likely 10 be a matter of artillery Italian
guns and gunncrs will have opportunity very
shortly TO show their quality
We have never found il possible TO bolieva
that the Italian advance northward would
ne extended through the Tyrol II is far
more likely that this expedition is feature
OF the Italian general STATS plans for the
protection of the frontier, so that the wedge
q! Austrian territory that extends into italy
10 Lake Garda may not be utilized for pur-
poses of invasion That Italy would strive to
axe Vienna, before making n determined eff
tort 10 capture Trieste and Pola appcars
hlGh!y Improbable. to say the least of fl
should Trieste aud Pola fall before Italian
arms, Finne could not hold out The east
orn shore OF the Adriatic, were a victorious
Italian army aided by the fleet, would soon
d" dominated Austria Hungary would DOS
ScSs no longer "a single open port and naval
warfare against the allies in the Medter-
ranean region would be nearly impossible,
use OF submarines.
~ Is easy to discern and appreciate how
largely the attainment of these ambitions
would proi, the allies. Attainment is by no
means III sight, Of course and there may be
u Austria and Germany sufficient reserves to
defeat it utterly, but il does appear, and for
sound and comprehensive reasons the goal
oi Italian effort,
Even though il is now admitted that the
s'-ca.Icd secret budget of the Vice Com
mission contains no legal evidence proper TO
Jay before the Council committee invcstigat-
me the Police Department. we manage to
refrain from saying, We told you So"
ne cold wave ia not popular Just now, but
somewhat later in the season H. would be
erected by every one az q loved and thrice.
1 Neutrality-suspicious. guest
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Charley Gun Recognize Buzz Saw.

tNcw York Trihune)
Tho Honorable Charles Francis Muir
ply is undoubtedly congratulating him
self that he has never had penchant
for libel suits or weakness for trials
by jury.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29
Mn md Tuck,

He-Why don't you try to be little more
civil to my friends?
She-Why don't YOU try acquire few
friends can be civil to without causing myself
pain?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29
Chats With Virginia Editors

The Farmville Herald is determined to main
tam its neutrality. 1t says: Now that the
working force at City Point has been increa Sod
from 10000 to $4,000. that Submarine" war he :
tween big Richmond and little Petersburg NAV
he renewed. Our sympathies are with the un-
det cog IN the tight, and we are going be
prudent enough not to name the dog"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29

Suppose YOU do hav hard time in this world?
than you get.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29

Why Not Take Somebody Her Size!
pittsburgh Dispatch.)
Tho King OF Italy has declared war
on me-" cries Francis Joseph. Ne?
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Queries and Answers
Vote for Covernor

Please give the official figures OF the vote for
Governor Stuart in Essex and in King and Queen
Counties. DEANE HUNDLEY.
Essex. 1876; King and Queen zoe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29

-sf Published every day In tho ycnr by The Times
Dispatch Publishing Company. Inc. Address NIL
econmunicntions Ia THE TIMES DISPATCH.
Times Disp building, 10 south Tenth street,
Richmond, Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29

speaking of candidates. says the Urbanna
Sentinel, Mathews County has seven for sher
IN. from which we infer that the people of tina t
county are wel-behaved and the Office is a
snap"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29

The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch has been gath
ering some vita! statistics and reports the re-
suit so far as follows: Ten per cent OF the
doctors who died in this country last year were
over eighty years old and the average was
over sixty but they give medicines 10 other
pconlc."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29

Our Idea of 1000. OOO- toll Shot.
philadelphia Ledger)
HOW could II have been expected
that one lone juryman would resist
the Colonel?
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to growing sense Of tho horrible nature OF tho
great war. and to an intenser longing for peace.
The difficulty is that OF the combatants feels
that 1t can AFFORD to take the lead In proposing
a settlement; that neutral nation 10 In n posi-
ton to formulate conditions Of peace and that
at present. unhappily It does not seem probable
that such terms would at all satisfy the
nations In the war, guarantee tho world
against its renewal, can be brought to authorita-
tive discusslon.-Now York Evening Post.
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United states Infantry Rife.

Please tell me the caliber Of the United States
infantry rife and how many shots it fires
JAMES HALEY.
Thirty caliber Five shots.