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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-In letter published in you,
issue Of September IL. Miss Alice Stone
Blackwell seems to discover some DO
tcntial connection between woman suf-
fraEc. matrimony and increased birth
rates.
1t Is interesting to note that while
the SufraGists of tho generation to
which Miss Blackwell belongs consider
the ballot A vitalizng agent in this
matter. the extremely modern arr, Of
the suffrage fcminists is quite busy
forming birth control organizations
Tor the spread OF Information which
must tend TO decrease births
Miss Blackwell says that wyoming
has had equal suffrage for torty-six
years. and Wyoming has the smallest
proportion Of unmarried women TO it's
population Of any state in tho Union"
Evidently She believes that the ballo,
caused happy conjugal atmosphere in
wyoming that makes family life the
only mode OF existence there
Unfortunately for this Inference wv
ominE has not tho lowest percentage
OF single women Of any state in tho
Union. According 10 the last United
states census. taken In 1910. tho per-
ccntage Of single women is given as
20. the same AS in Florida. Four other
States have lower percentages among
which liz Oklahoma with rating OF
cl.9 per cent. Oklahoma in 1910 de-
fcated fun woman suffrage amend
ment at the polls by majority of over
10000, and last April the lower branch
OF the Florida Legislature rejected n
resolution to submit similar amend
ment to the people.
On the other hand. Wyoming. which
Miss Blackwell seems TO consider the
model OF family lfe. has the highest
rating for bachelors Of any state in
the Union. Its percentage OF single
men is given at 5S.3. and its only rivals
are Montana with 5o.4 per cent and
Nevada with 5l.3 per cent. which two
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The Voice of the PEOPLE
Cnse OF Commissioner Good.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
ST'-on Monday night the Common Council
corning Police Commissioner Goodc The ac-
t .ion Of the Common Council in this matter
zcns Of Richmond " "
I, will be remembered that the commi,,e.
Richmond recommended that Commissioner
Goode he asked to resign his position on &C.
It will be remembered also that the Board of
Aldermen adopted this report OF it's committee
ton. When the came up be fore the
Common Council month six weeks ago GER
stitute resolution. merely reprimandinc C;oodo
and aimed in its resolution at retaining C;oodc
substitute defeated only when Chairman
Peters cast the deciding vote against it, The
ter for further Investigation. including the
printing OF the testimony against Cioode and an
Attorney be heard. The hearing Of this tcs
timony is to take place Monday night
and an interest in public Affairs which is sadly
intermittent There is real danger that the
nnGnen r"mISd last rnr,ng against certain
may lapse into an Indifferent and lethargic un-
oeas all Th Of h who heard as did all
fore the Investigation Committee. hardly
fail to he CONVINCED that Mr.; Goode. in his
danger and disintegration for all righteous and
earnest administration by tho police in Rich
That he should he allowed to remain on the
Police Commission after the evidence brought
committee calling for his resignation would
be shameful rcproach to morality and de-
cap to those men in the Police Department and
on the police force, who wish to stand cffectu-
it is perfectly evident that there certain
men in the Council who are going to keep
that public attention is so dull toward the mat
ter that they may dare y! to. ,,,ser,, ro,,,,r
Richmond September u.s. 1915
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Blue Was Erin Color

Probably nine out of ten Irishmen. IL
asked what the national flag OF Ire
land is. would reply without hcsita-
ton: The harp withou, the crown"
meaning tho golden Celtic harp on a
green mound, which is flown generally
by Irishmen. writes Rev. +. Yorkc in
the San Francisco Leader. Mos, OF
them believe that this has always been
Ireland's flag. but the fact is that as
flags go. It is comparatively new
II first made its appearance in 1893.
when II was adopted by the United
Irishmen, and il is said that they chose
green because II Is blend of orange
and blue. TO typify the union OF north
and south.
In point OF antiquity the real Irish
nag is the spear and serpent" which
appears IN the arms of the o'Sullivans.
1t is said TO commemorate tho incident
Of Goadhal Glas. the ancestor OF Mile
suis. who. tradition says, was cured of
a snake bite by the rod OF Moses. Next
to that comes the flag OF Fionn Mac
Cumhailrs militia, the golden sunset on
a blue ground. and the weight OF opin
ion seems to favor this as the true ma
tional nag. Blue. indeed. was always
Ireland's national color until 1898.
There are number OF other flags
which have figured in Irish history, and
all have their enthusiasts site supporters.
One OF the most popular is the three
golden crowns on blue ground, which
figures now in the arms of the
province Of Munster. This ac-
cepted after a Norman invasion OF
111G. as the flag Of Ireland, the three
crowns typifying the Kingdoms of Des-
mond, Ormond and ThOmond. 1t was
retained until 1547, when Henry VIII.
abolished II and substituted tho harp.
Coming down to more recent times,
We find that Grattans Parliament did
not recognize green. although 1t did
accept the harp. Its flag was a golden
harp on blue ground.
new flag was evolved at the time
OF the union. apparently for the pur-
pose of Incorporating 1t In what is now
known as the Union Jack, but 1t does
not seem to have caught the popular
fancy any more than the act Of union.
This was the red satire on white
ground, which was christencd est Pat
rick's Cross" Apparently 1t was lift
ed" from the arms OF Trinity College.
Dublin, though how Dublin came by 1t
is equally a mystery.
The tricolor OF green, white and or
ange, The orange and the green. with
the stripe OF peace between" is the
recognized flag OF the Irish National
lists. whose aim is complete indepcnd-
ence-New York Irish world.
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II Bulgaria Should Strike

| 1T is nearly uncomfortable that Roumania
l and Greece will permit Bulgaria to seize
Serbian Macedonia without prompt and war
like action their part. Serbia offered to
cede these provinces to Bulgaria in return for
participation in the on the side Of the
allies, but the rumors from Sofia are to the
effect that Car Ferdinand plans to take the
offered prize and give nothing.
If he carries that purpose into effect. Rou-
mania and specially the latter-can
scarce endure it. Joint heirs with Serbia OF
most of Bulgaria's share OF the spoils of the
First Balkan War. wrested from Bulgaria in
the second conflict they cannot afford 10 see
doubt cast on the Serbian title.
They prepare. evidently. for whatever
comes. Greece is modifying but Roumania
TO all intents and purposes, has been mo-
bilized for months. Gradually she has called
new levies 10 the colors. until now she has
large and well-traned army ready for active
service. Roumana and Greece together
should be able to withstand any Bulgarian
assault.
TWO other circumstances are worthy of con-
slderation in this connection In the first
place. the allied eSpeditionary forces attack
Ing the Dardanelles probably in a position
10 supply strong re-enforcements The field
of operations on the Peninsula of Gallipol is
so restricted that only limited number Of
troops can be engaged proftably. and the al
lied reserves have been collected in Egypt and
on leHlnoS ana Otnei islands or the Aegean
Sea. The Bay OF La COS and other portions
OF the Bulgarian Aegean coast would offer
tempting opportunities of attack, especially
in connection with Greek army moving
northwest from Saloniki
The second noteworthy consideration is
found in the recent successes of the Russians
in Eastern Galica and Nolhynia. where Field
Marshal Won Mackensen is being pushed back
with heavy losses The ability of the Rus
sian armies to resume the offensive on so
large scale shows how shortsghted was the
view that their efficiency ard morale had been
destroyed. Seemingly. they are yet in posi-
ton TO assist Roumania. were the now-neutral
Balkan states to become involved. while the
Bulgarian ports of Narna and Burgas on the
Black Sea, would lie open TO the attack of
the Russian fleet.
On the whole, it does not appear that Bull
garian intervention on behalf OF the central
powers would be of itself particularly
menacing TO the allies. Its military import
ance would depend the success of the ex-
pected Austro-German drive through Serbia
and thence through Bulgaria and Turkey to
the relief Of the Dardaneles. This the al
lied War Offices profess a complete ability TO
withstand
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

states adopted double suffrage last fall.
Non-woman suffrage Virginia shov.s
much more normal condition Of fam
ny He with married males rating SCI
per cent and married females rating
o6.5 per cent. and It's bachelors at ass
per cent and It's sp!nstcrs AT 3ls per
cent
When, by act OF the territorial Leg.
is!ature In 1869, Wyoming granted .uf-
rage 10 women, It's entire population
was about 5000 persons. Of which blu,
= very small number was female TIL.
latest census gives ii 1858 males TO
100 fcmalcs--the highest proportionate
rate OF males OF any State save Ne
Hada, another double suffrage State
which has 1872 males TO 100 temales.
Therefore, II iE not surprising that
there should be few single women OF
trastcd with Virginia. where tho rate
is only 1000 males to 100 females
From Wyoming 10 Australasia is 4 far
cry, and fcw Americans are suHicicntly
familiar with conditions there to make
positive assertions; but IL is hard 10
understand why, II Miss Blackwell be
correct in stating that as soon an
women got the ballot" birth rates in.
creased. the Federal Parliament N
lel"-a decade after women were
granted full suNrace-should have
found II necessary To pass an act es-
tanlishinE premium Of * for every
viable child born To any white woman
OF tho Commonwealth, either in or out
OF wedlock.
In New Zealand women were given
fun suffrage in 1893, Vet, according TO
the international official statistics pub
lishcd BY tho British government, tho
birth raIe per 1000 population in 1911
MAS 26.o. lower even than that OF
Australia, which was o7o, while such
nj
Serbia and Austria had respective
births OF $40 35.o and 3l.l
MRS ALBERT r. LEATHERBEE.
Boston, Mass. September 30. 1915.
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British Thrift Campaign

Great Britain Is now enga ged in a
crusade secondary in prominence only
10 tho recruiting campaign. National
thrift is the object aimed at. and the
methods adopted by the leaders OF tho
propaganda are not unlike those which
promoted the enlistment OF the larg-
est volunteer army the world has
known. Newspapers. posters and pub
tic mon arc preaching economy. Not
only arc the people told TO economize.
hut they arc instructed how to econo-
mize. But sermons. lectures and ad-
ronitions Will not be effective unless
they are supported by example. II Is
for the luxury loving classes to lead
the way. Untold millions are squan-
dcred by these people on things they
would be better without. II they ap-
piled the knife mercilessly to the un-
necessary frills Of their budgets they
could finance the war for their country.
II the prosperou. ones OF the nation
adopted the simple life in earnest. they
would create another vast reservoir
of financial resources upon which the
government could draw should the
drain Of the war require it.
But national thrift Is not confined
to the United Kingdom. France. thrift
~ enough at ali times Is doubly so
now. Rritains navy is imposing tho ne
ccssity Of economy on enemy countries.
In Canada. although there is no ma
tion-wide campaign. the people like
wise are acquiring the habit OF spend
ing less. and they have discovered that
they are none the worse for 1t. In
fact, all the world over extravaganza
has become very questionable,
thing TO he frowned down. Nothing
but a war could have brought about
this reform. and once II is established
IL will remain for many years. II not
forever This is silver lining to
tive cloud OF war. Others have shown
themselves from time to time.-Vic-
toria Times.
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How DO You Walk

THIS is the season when tho sunsbi,o no,
lows ana the winds tempered with
solace. !, is the time when men and women
oush' 10 walk The animal kingdom berirs
no" 10 nj! IT'S s'orehonse. In q different wav
SO does the human race. But this should not
interfere with a privilege that is at hand
1t IS conceded by men who have given
hciehnhc thought TO the subject that
longevity is reached by rambles There ara
different kinds Of walking The man uho
walks to his Office H. the moruinr win b;.
mind fixed on what he expects 10 fina who, he
gets 20 his desk, or who plans on the wav ubo,
he intends doing before the day is ovor
doesn't walk. And if he returns afoot wi,h
the reflections Of the day SIN cnrrossin, his
mind he doesn't walk
One of the students Of the practice of WALL
ing. DR.. Louis WelZmiller physical firnc,or -.
the Young Mems Christian Association IN
New York, has issued some ideas on the co.,,
of walking we have In mind Enerrizo vn,,r
gait is his idea. Lift up your heads Ioor
the world sQuarely in the face. and sn;,n
when you do IT, II you heye not the na,ura,
habit Of smiling. look pleasant DO no, ,e.n
backward Put your weight on your Node
Do not walk alone. If you can have con.
genial friend TO 20 along.
There is no rule as TO distance Ev.r
walker must decide that for himself nv, 4,
he walks systematically all this will unfold
Itself. Age has nothing TO do with watkins
If man is not cripple or an invalid Some
OF the best walkers in the country are mer
who have passed the age of seventy wears
Where possible. the walking should he don.
in the country, or of the paved streets NJ
the city If a lean man wants to get fat h,
can help get himself TO that point by study
ing himself IN walking, and IL he, 10 fst anc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
SEEN ON THE SIDE
PluS IL SUlfnre.

Play Ii Square.
Although in life you may not md
The riches all are seeking.
Contentmen, sweet and peace OF mind
You may have in your keeping.
The plan is simple can be:
Refrain from actions yellow
And try always the side to see
Held by the other fellow.
Most folks know that the Golden Rule
In manners field should guido them,
But have not learned in any school
1t will content provide them.
Yet it's fact-just try to do
AS YOU expect of others.
And YOU will find they'll act t'ward Won
Remarkably like brothers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
Let Something Good he Said.

Let Something Good he Said.
When over the fair fame of friend or
foe
The shadow of disgrace shall fall,
instead
OF words of blame. or proof Of thus
and so,
Let something good be said.
Forget not that no fellow being vet
May fall so low but love NAV lift
his head;
Even the check of shame with tears
is wet,
If something good he said.
No generous heart may vainly turn
aside
In words of sympathy: no soul so
dead
Hut may awaken strong and gloried.
II something good he said.
And so charge yc, by he thornv
crown.
And by the cross on which IN.
Saviour blcd,
And by your own souls hone for fair
rcnown.
Let something good be said.
lanes Whitcomb Riley, in "Tha
Lockerbie Book"
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things.

II there were no hulles there would he no
towards
The only thing that comes is trouble. Even
So some people so impatient that they can't
wait for it.
If We could sec ourselves as others us,
there wouldn't he much OF crowd on the
street.
II is hard forgive and forget At the same
time and not very easy when try sepa-
rate them.
AS a general proposition. tho man who is
ried always feels battered when ne is told that
he doesn't look II.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

The ever-cheerful MarshvilIc Home saws. ITO
s'' ana count the wagons loaded with cotton
as 'neS passed in an almost endless stream cvory
Jay last week made lose sight OF the fact
where And the farmers tell us that they are
'ue. samphnE the market now. It Is good
sigh 70 see the sturdy farmers walk in with
ue" d leeiins Of confidence. safe in the knowl-
edge that IL the price OF cotton docs not s,it
...e. 'heS can go In peace and live in plenty
Just the same"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
Mexico

CONDITIONS in Mexico grow from bad to
- worse, especially as they affect this coun-
Try. II IS obvious that raids on American
ranches. organized on the other side OF the
Rio Grande. and the killing OF American SOL
diers and American civilians cannot be per-
mi,ted 10 go on forever. Grievously as
armed intervention would distress the think
Ing people OF the United States we believe
they will soon be brought TO prefer it to
PROLONGED continuance OF abuses that have
become intolerable
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

Henry Ford says the way to stop this war
is to kill off the warriors. AS Henry is
of the chief apostles Of any price peace. and
as Mr.. Bryan is to be his advance man. ii will
be interesting to know their method of de-
struction. Will II be by chloroform the
old Spanish gag?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

Enati'S and Children, semireligious paper
paohshed at the Thomasville Orphanage, says:
p, oiuihs 10 the figures which find in the
- g, .eriah standard, BERTHE is the best county
IN the state. only per cent Of It's people over
W. ears OF age being outside OF the church
"e'hoership, and Edgecombe is the worst having
IT,, sp'tioh or a per cent outside the church.
The average for the State Is a per cent OF non.
church members"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

wants to get the surplus adipose tissue
duced, he will soon come to that by walking
In manner which will dictate to him how
he should proceed. These are general rules,
and do not apply to all cases, but we
sured by the expert whose name is mentioned
that they will work out to the benefit of the
average man or woman
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
"on,,,on, About tho War.

Most current reactions to The war
have been not opinion at all. hut mere
batteries of guns in an emotional war
fare. In all the discussion little
emerRes that is not articulate emotion
or articulnte group-interest. This va
riedly articulnte anger. disgust, pre-
judIce, moral reaction has little more
right to be termed opinion than the
start ono gives when ono meets a
bear 1t is Instructive response clothed
with words-The New Republic.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

That is the first line of defense" said the
Capitol Square guide, as he pointed out to New
conner display in n back yard wash day.
And what YOU hanCin' on IL shows that
somebody in state OF preparedness,
meanin' if YOU get me, that change was
needed. speak in military sense, and YOU
kin draw your infrunccs."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
Town for Widows

n kLAHOMA has Z town for widows II is
~ the conception OF Charles Page. a man
who knows a good deal OF the hard knocks of
life. His mother was widow, and, as she
had several children. her burden was I'M
usually heavy.
When Charles Page went away he swore
that if he ever made a fortune he would build
homes for widows. especially such as had chill
dren. Three times this man got fortune
and lost as quickly Al last he Struck it
rich in the oil fields. and AT once returned
TO the town and carried out his boyhood plan
He has loaned widows money when II was
necessary. and contributed in many ways to
their comfort. so that now the town Tulsa
is known as a widows town, for most of the
population are OF this class
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

The Bank Of England was hit by Zeppelin
bombs during the last air raid on the British
capital--News dispatch from Berlin. Irving
to break into a bank through the roof is an
Improvement on the old plan. but it failed
to work in this instance
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

The Monroe Journal draws this picture: ''"Thn
news is. said bright faced young farmer In
the Journal Office. that there H. plenty Of vo,k
to do. am strong and well and ready 70 do #,
Satisfaction, energy and happiness rnGiatnd from
every feature OF his Interesting face n wss ,
picture TO see lie had not been In the once
before since this time last year. Twelve months
ago, with tho same amount of work 10 do tho
same strong hands 10 do II. the namc young MAJ,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
Changed His Theory.

The dignifed professor Of biology had beer
annoyed gravely by .he irrcverencc with which
his class received his lecture on evolution The
smirks and Interruptions sadly irked his scientific
spirit The climax came however. when one
bump;ious freshman inquired:
DO YOU really believe. doctor. that man has
been evolved from the ape
That" ne replied had been my conviction
up few minutes ago Now feel certain
the whole drift is in the opposite direction"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
oaa Ioun Island Cu.tou

There Is a certain class Of Long Is
land farmers who when wishing to he
extra polite to the parish priest. and
without any attempt to he fclicitous
or smart, address him as Your Rev.
enue"-The Tablet.
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Turn A bout Is Enir Plnr.

When my party gets into power said the
reformer. earnestly, we going to turn the
rascals out"
We'll. that would be only right" said the
skeptical citizen. II observe from your list of
nominations that there several that YOU
propose put in
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Getting Rcn dy.

Why does Rinks look though he were
dying Of melancholy?'
he has received tip that his mother in la
is about terminate her visit 10 him. and he
is p-acticnE the appropriate expression with
which to receive the formal announcement"
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Chats With Virginia Editors

TO know IL you have entirely overcome the
drink habit, says the Halifax Record Adver-
tiser. sign the white-ribbon pledge If YOU do
not Immediately contract unqucncha bio
thirst YOU have overcome IT," 1T is well to learn
from men of experience
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Queries and Answers
Fair and Astronomy.

Where and when must entries OF embroidery
he made for exhibition at the State Fair? Please
tell whether the the is setting"
Is correct. We have discussion about 1t. We
know that the sun never really sets. but keeps
on going around the world, but still the form I
give is very common. i. a. L.
We have caused full cataloG information
q he mailed to you. You may get any special
information by writing Virginia state Fair AS
ISOLATION, Mutual Building, Richmond, Va.
by by their phone, Madison 673S. The express
sion In quite allowable. We fear that your
solar theory is n trnc behind the times.
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MOTHER NOTICES.

Mother il the name for God In
the lips and henrts of little chill
drcn.-rhnckcrny, Vanity Fair.
And He snid to Ind. "Cnrry
him to his mother" And when
he had taken him and brought
him to- his mother, he sat on her
knees till noon.-lI. Kings, w.
1920.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

William jennings" SAYS the Salem Times.
hesister has made manifest the sincerity of
MS profession of peace any price by not swat
'hS the whiskery Kansas farmer who kissed
hin' Perhaps William ]. acquainted with
the hansan and knew him to be something of
swatter himself