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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
Chats With Virginia Editors

clifton Forge is seeking safe and sane.
christmas as other cities have sought safe
ana sane Fourth OF July. Says the Review OF
mat town: Now that the City Council has pub
hcly announced that the fireworks ordinance
VIII not be suspended for the Christmas and
Ne" year holidays in the future and served
notice on the merchants who traffic in fireworks
tha' theE need not stock up these goods
IN tho nope OF having the said ordinance sus-
pended, It is up to the members of the Council
TO stand pat should an effort be made to depart
from q safe and sane Christmas in 1915 We be-
HeNe the majority of the people here are OPP
posed TO the use of fireworks means OF cele-
bratinE the birth of Christ, but aside from the
sacred phase of the question: such action became
necessary because of the reckless manner In
which so many people handle fireworks"
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still the Same.

1Ic-Miss onccyounger doesn't seem to change
much with the years.
She--wcll IT isn't for want of trying. She
has cndeavorcd to change everything from the
color OF her hair to her last name.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

Published every day in the ycnr by The Times
Dispatch Publishing Company, Inc. Address, nil
communications to THE TIMES DISPATCii
rincs- Dispatch Building. 10 South Tenth Street
Richmond,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

This man, Colonel Goethals,
What Is must have something wrong
xV,ong WIFI, with him. 1t Is apparently not
"iohs w" his liver despite his life in the
GoethalsI tropics but somehow he has
been affected to make his
appearance before a congressional committee
seem abnormal. First of ALL he will utter no
predictions. and will give no guarantees Will
the battleships be able to sail through the
Cocktails replies that he cannot tell. All will
depend upon what Is going on In tho Cuebra
Cut on that date. Then he had grave fears about
the future of the canal? Not at all. He had
dredges to take of the slides as fast as
they occurred. Anyhow. Colonel Goethals must
feel concerned about the military defenses of
como and seize 1t at any moment? Colonel
Cocktails thought not The Notifications were
ample. But didn't he want bigger guns? No
those he had were big enough. But this is
absolutely dazng Representative Gardner
ought at to move inquiry into tho
state of Colonel Cioethals's MISUNDERSTANDING York
Evening Post
When the war Is over and mon
Africa rs set about repairing its ravages
cu.,.ry and rebuilding wrecked indus
oi"'' trics one OF the great prob,cm,
OF Nations to be solved will be the question
of the food supply. Where will
the nations, with their depleted treasures turn
for sustenance? We like to think they viii
continue to look to the Americans as al nres
ent. But how about Africa? Africa is bare and
old and fiat and mysterious. hut region of vast
ton, but il is the last great EeopronhinaI
division to be redeemed, and Europe is not ma
aware OF it's Importance. The awakening Of
Japan is likely to he repeated in tho c,aa -,
Africa, of North Africa particularly which ~
half an large tho United States has = Co.'S
paratively virgin SOIL and is but n fow hour.
not realize how Africa is beIying its old nav u'
the Dark Continent. Within a generation ounar
ship OF the continent has changed hands E,
rope now owns Africa France. Belgium. Port
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
The Pessimist Says,

I'm tremendously fond of politicians who be
come statesmen. That's the reason I do Il
nay hero worshiping In the cemeteries.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

The Business Mems Association made good
move when steps were taken at Its last meet
ing to create a standing committee. whose bust
1t shall be to keep eye open for such
conventions Fredericksburg can accommo-
date" says the Fredericksburg Star. Nothing
ndvertses town as convention, the dele
gates which have been we'll entertained.
Fredericks burg Is now in good position to do
So" All very true but If Fredericksburg does
not expect to change its ideas Of entertainment,
II ought to get many conventions as possible
before November of next year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
a Twentieth Century Dioeenes

hGNCEFORTH Ellicottvlle n. " must be
known as the home Of a reincarnation
Of Diogenes. Not Il lamp-bearing seeker af-
ter an honest man, but Diogenes who seeks
his quarry by the modern substitute of light
to wit, money. newspaper editor Of that
hitherto unsung town desired to determine
whether not his townsfolk were above
taking what was not theirs. and so he pre-
sented twenty-five dimes to a clerk in lead
Ing emporium, with instructions that an extra
dime be given in the change of each of the
first twenty-five customers. Five pocketed
their change without looking at il. indicating
that they are doomed to bad end, and out
Of the twenty who counted their change, five
only--a glorious quintet--returned the de-
, tective dimes. SO the newspaper man was
at least three-ifths right in his suspicious as
to Ellicottvlleanese rectitude and, at most
four-ffths.
1t is q sad story, and shows that we are
all going to the demnition bow-wows: or to
amend Kipling slightly, Eve are most of us
liars and we are three-fifths Of us thieves
If anybody suggests that no newspaperman
would use up twenty-five perfectly good dimes
to test his neighbors honesty that person
does not know how great is the longing in
the bosoms Of the children of printers ink to
/ meet honest man.
OF course. this particular member of the
press had the characteristic guilelessness NJ
| his kind He staked his collection Of dimes
ana lncldcntaly the success OF his search for
honesty. on the honesty Of just one person
Suppose that. instead OF giving these dimes
! away, the clerk--but nobody has any bust
| ness to suppose anything of the sort The
! test was properly conducted, with the result
/ that GO per cent of the people of this coun-
4 try are proven to be willing let us say to
/ take what they have not earned; 90 per cent
/ are doubtful, and the remaining one-fifth are
gloriously and sternly above temptation. at
! ieast such temptation as dime presents
1t Will not do to say that this classification
may hold true of the New York town but of
| no other Every scientist will tell YOU that
averages are OF universal application. Be-
sides. Ellicottville has an almost painfully
| honest sound
AS Medil Mccormick announced his inten-
I ton OF voting with the Republicans in the
! limos Legislature from Oyster Bay were
! heard the piaintive strains OF "'Tis the Last
! Rose Of summer
| II the Olympic games are ever held
F., again, the Austrians should be able TO put
UP some grand little Marathon runners
! Capturing and losing SteinbacH now ap-
pears to be ono Of tho best things the French
and Germans do
.. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

They have some funny preachers down in
Georgia" says the Charlottesville Progress Or
G. f. Patillo, pastor OF the First Methodist
Church. of West Point, tells his flock not to
make his salary too high. Perhaps he will be
regarded as freak. and ynt he strikes us as
n very Wise and just man. He realizes that the
present year will be of self-sacrifce and
economy. Scarcely home In this city that
will not he more or less affected by the financial
depression he says, and adds that no would
have respect for himself If he to have
high salary paid out OF the SACRIFICES and
needs of his people, and that If there is to be
any suffering, he wants to bear his part. That
has good and genuine ring. No would
get sleepy listening to sermon by Dr. PatIllo."
For like reasons, Rev. NJ. S. Colonna, tho pre-
siding elder OF the Danville District declined an
increase Of salary offered him by the official
body authorized to AK his pay.
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TELEPHONE. RANDOLPH 1

Publication Office 10 soath Tenth Street
South mchmond. Observation-Disclosures 1920 Hull street
Petersburg. ........ 100 North Sycamore Street
i,JrchburK. ...................2I S Eighth Street
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

louisville Courier-Journal,
over 400 killed when two troop
trains collide Just as Scientific and
Just as romantic rs any other sort NJ
modern warfare.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

II the Olympic games are ever held
again, the Austrans should be able TO put
UP some grand little Marathon runners
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

Capturing and losing SteinbacH now ap-
pears TO be ono Of the best things the French
and Germans do
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
Rirbuluno Giulps,pispatrb

THE TIMES. Founded. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1850
THE DISPATCH. Founded. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1850
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
A Recent Conxer.

(From the st. Paul Pioneer-Pres,.j
1t Is understood that Harry Thaw /.
a recent convert to the idea of the re-
call OF judicial decisions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

AS Medlil Mccormick announced his inten-
ton OF voting with the Republicans in the
limos Legislature, from Oyster Bay were
heard the piaintive strains OF otis the Last
Rose OF summer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

When the war is over and men
set about repairing its rayapes
and rebuilding wrecked Indus
tries, one OF the great problems
to be solved Will be the question
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

ny Tfn,es-nispntch Carrier Delivery Service In
Richmond (and suhurbs) md Petersburg,
Only with Sunday. week. ........ .16 cents
Daily without sunday, week. 10 cents
Sunday only. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. cents
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

Entered January 81. 1908, nj Rfchnond, vn. "a
sccond-cInss matter under net OF ConE-ess OF
Nnrch 3. 1870
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Liabilities
Snme Character.

SO. Atlantic 2,os7 1853 1926 s25.s7s,s74
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
Current Editorial Comment

This man. Colonel Cocktails,
must have something wrong
with him. 1t Is apparently not
his liver, despite his life in the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11

The Smelling of Buffers dredging machines
IN Dutch Gap was heard with unusual distinct
ness yesterday, and appeared. from the sound
to be conducted with uncommon visor
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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01
The Rural School.

Illustrating the plight OF rural
schools In many parts OF the country,
the federal bureau OF education has
published an article by W. r. Feagin,
superintendent Of education for Ala.
bama. He says that farmer with a
cheap automobile has more invested
In one article than the average rural
community as whole has in lis
school plant,
Mr.. Feagin contrasts a dilapidated
school with a handsomely constructe ed
jail In the same county, saying:
This jail has sanitary drinking
fountains, shower baths, clean floors,
plenty OF good light, good ventilation
and u otherwise attractive. Could a
person from the district In which
this school Is located I've blamed for
preferring the jail to the school.
Dr. Clsxton, commissioner Of edu.
cation. says conditions found by Mr.
Feagin are by no means peculiar to
Alabama. IL Is declared they can
he duplicated anywhere. In Tennes.
see, It VAS found . few years ago.
that In a majority Of the counties
the average annual salary Of the
teacher was less than the cost Of
feeding a prisoner In Jail.
Such conditions do not exist In
Missouri, but.the Alabama survey l.
valuable even In this state In calling
attention to the necessity Of adequate
support for the rural schools. Dr.
Claxton says that until . community
spends At least a. much for education
as II does for any one Of the material
necessities Of life--food, clothing and
shelter 1T Is not doing Its full duty.
There should he no sighting OF tie
rural schools. As much as Missouri
desires material prosperity, no az.
emulation Of dollar wealth can com.
pensate for lack Of an adequately
educated generation Of boys and girls.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01
Japan in the Pacific.

Japan has notified Great Britain
that the mikado's government i
ready TO transfer possession of ~.
islands IN the Pacific recently Won
from tile Germans.
England has taken advantage of
the japanese offer aud has announced
that a special Australian force will
he sent To remain In occupation until
the end OF the war, when tile matter
Of ultimate disposal Of the islands
will be = question for consideration
by the allied powers.
When Japan entered the general
conflict, and especially when sh. took
the Marshall Archipelago, there was
alarm over the prospect OF q Japanese
plan TO dominate the Pacific. This
fear was expressed In the United
States. noth~ outstanding assurances
from Toxic that the islands would lie
occupied only No long ~ ia. military
and naval requirements ~ the pres.
ent war made II necessary.
AUSTRALIA VAS even more concerned
over III. matter than was IA. United
States, The Australians are looking
ahead, and they did no, welcome az.
sressiNe laps In the drift Of Islands
lying east Of the Philippines
II may he that Japan made her
orier To .vacuate In favor Of the
Australians solely a, concession to
her ally liut the fact remains that
the Japanese government Is proving
It's good faith and It's desire not to
complicate the situation,
Before attacking kiao Chau, Japan
said II Vas her intention TO ulti.
mately restore tia, city and its bay
to China. Today there i no reason
to doubt that this stronghold on Ia.
Pacific will be given back 10 the Chi.
nese.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01
Farms for Immigrants.

Railroads represented at the Chica.
20 meeting Of the Railway Develop.
ment Association have agreed TO pro-
vide farms for immigrants who viii
come to the United States at the close
OF the war.
The plan Is to sell farm land held
by the railroads at as low q figure a.
possible, giving the immigrant plenty
OF time To pay. Some Of the roads
may decide to advance enough money
TO equip the farms. The transporta
ton men A. Chicago we're told that
In short time the immigrant.
brought up In the science OF intensive
farming, viii he producing as much
on one acre as his American neisl,bor
does on three.
The railroads see their oppor, unity.
They understand that every farmer
who settles along their right OF way
means more business. They are will.
Ing TO make terms which win attract
efficient farmers, know Ing that lands
actually titled are more valuable to
the railroads than acres held for high
prices,
IL Is a lesson, In real estate transac-
lions. II Is a warning against the
spectators. Prohibitive prices for
land never enriched anybody except
the Spectators, and the speculator
does not produce dollar that benefits
the community, The railroads ex-
ample should be followed here In Mis-.
souri,, The state needs more intelli.
gent, industrious farmers. but they
will not come as they should until the
Spectator Is brought under subjec-
ton.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01
The Shipping Bill.

In lis address to congress President
Wilson urged the passage Of q pend.
Ing bill authorizing tie federal gov
eminent TO purchase ships Tor a mer.
chant marine. lie said the nation as
q whole must assume the burden OF
establishing trade routes for Ameri.
can ships. lie declared II Is not .
question of the government monopo-
liking the held. Action should lie
taken TO make II certain that trans.
portation al reasonable rates viii he
promptly provided
In spite Of = substantial increase to
the merchant marine, due 10 the law
permitting American registry Of for.
eign built ships, there Is . dear,h Of
vessels TO carry our commerce. The
New York sun says that freight and
charter rates are Increasing so rapidly
that shipping men wonder where they
will stop.
All the German and Austrian
freight carriers are either interned or
captured by cruisers OF the allies.
The British government has, accord
Ing to shipping authority, taken
about 200 vessels for use as trans.
ports. The Withdrawal OF these large
fleets has increased the demand for
ships and advanced rates.
Many American vessels have been
chartered for Transatlantic service,
their owners taking advantage Of In
creased rates to make as much money
as possible. a shipping broker de-
clared that IL Is sluosJ cheaper TO
purchase than II Is TO charter q YES.
sci. II the war lasts one or two years
and unless something Is done TO regu.
late rates, owners OF freighteTs viii
make great fortunes out OF their YES.
sells.
The Suns statement OF conditions
will explain much OF the opposition to
President Wilson's plan for . govern.
ment owned merchant marine. There
would be little fear OF government
owned ships II such ownership would
not interfere with rates.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01
Notice..

Beginning the fret of the year,
THE SENTINEL has decided TO
charge u half-rate TO churches, schools
and all societies, for all locals and
notices published, where there is u
money consideration made by the
churches, schools, societies, etc. All
Of the papers in the county have al
ways charged for this class Of matter,
and IN justice to ourselves and our
contemporaries, AID on sccount OF
the increased cost OF all things enter
ing into the production of news
paper, we have decided TO adopt this
course.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01
BIG INCOME TAX ROLL.
1870 In Missouri Pay S656.5l4
Income Tax to the United
States.

There are II sic men and women In
Missouri who made returns up to
June ~, 1914, to the commissioner OF
Internal revenue that they had an
income exceeding s2.jdn In the ten
months OF the last calendar year the
new federal personal income tax in.
cluded. This Is advance informal ion
from the lnli Red Book given out
for publication by Commissioner
John 7. Fitzpatrick. They paid into
the United States treasury $685. ,0js.
OF which sjl3 Was refunded, leaving
sGi6,5li.
The law provides that all single
men and women With an annual In.
come In excess Of 5000 and all mar.
ried men and women With q yearly
income exceeding 1900 are subject
TO this annual income levy.
The bulletin, which Is based on In.
formation furnished TO and complied
by Supervisor OF statistics a. T. Ed.
monston, states, there are 1870 single
men and 63, single women In tile
state Who admitted that they have
spending money amounting to
5000 or more year. In addition
there we're l73 married women who
rendered separate returns that they
had personal, distinct incomes exceed.
Ing A,00 year In all. returns
we're made by p,:pr married men and
women, including the l13 women rem.
dering separate accounts.
Thre. persons In Missouri have a
yearly income VI -jOo.Oo0 and over.
Out Of nearly i.ep.00 men. women
aud children Who make up the popu.
lation Of this commonwealth. there
are are only 2,niD Who confessed to
having an incom. ranging from - go
To sj.jJ during the ten months indi.
eating. not considering : ,eD Who have
yearly earnings IN excess Of uf J.JI3.
that the vas, majority Of Missouri's
inhabitants az. satisfied TO have less
than $1,000 and still consider life
worth living.
As there are approximately $3.50
aufonoh,I.. a, Nisso,,, 4, ,,.,,. ,,,.,
IN. m.i,r,,y n, ,h.m NJ. o.n.a n,
ms, and "a nm., "a hn ,,,,,,. >, r,u,
ends meet on less than 5000 annual.
/, ~. ,.no,, ,l., ,ho.. 10, H..
Ar. mos. me-, and unm., 4, N,s.,n,,
AIN Inv. AN i,,,m. 4, ,u.Iy.
n,n,h. ranging f,om A. m, :, .;ns,.
And from s;us, IN ala INN, ,han ,h.,.
-,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01

DIR. Whitsell, eye and ear special.
list; Sc corner 9Th and Edmond, st.
Joseph. Both Phones, 943.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01
Attention, Comrades!

Members OF Meyer Post, q. A. II.
Will hold their next regular meeting
u the home OF Thomas FRYE, on Sat.
urdsy, January %, 1915. at 2:3O D. No.,
sharp, TO attend to such matters as
may come before them.
G. W. CUMMISs, Commander.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01
Friday, January /, 1915
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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-01-01

We have some fine single comb
Rhode Island Red Cockerels for sale.
MRS. GEO. VANGUNDY.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-08
THREE SHIPS SUNK
WARsHiP AND TWO COMMERCE
VESSELS suNK-TWENTY.FivE
OF SHIPS CREW PERISH.
plodes, Goes to Bottom OF
Cars Coast.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.Vshipping circles suffered
heavily from mines and toypedoes.
The steamer City Of Bremen, OF Dub
lin, has been sunk by a German sub
marine on Wolfrack, in the English
Channel. about Is miles south OF
Lands End, Cornwall. Four members
OF the crew OF the steamer were
drowned. Twelve survivors have ar
rived In Penzance A Reuter- dispatch
from Stockholm says the German
steamer Crete Hemsoth has struck a
mine in the Baltic and sunk. and that
70 members OF her crew were drown
ed. The Crete Hemsoth was a vessel
Of 1854 tons. She was engaged in
traffic between Sweden and Germany.
Berlin reports that the Feeamp traw-
ler Paquerette has been torpedoed on
Cape Antifer. The crew was saved.
The sinking of the Turkish armored
cruiser Medjidieh is reported from Pc
trograd TO Reuters Telegraph Com
pany A semiofficial communication
from Sebastopol TO Petrograd says the
Medjidieh struck a mine near the Rus
sian coast last night and went down.
The Mediidieh was a member OF the
Turkish Black Sea fleet which has at
tackled Russian Darts on several occa
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-08
Annual Convention, Kentucky Chris
tan Endeavor Union

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday May 9TH, 8th and
9th, 1915, the Kentucky Christian Endeavor Union will
hold its annual convention in Berea The meetings will
be held at the College Chapel.
The program this year promises to be one of espec
ial interest Some of the very best Christian Endeavor
speakers have been secured, including the wellknown
Karl Lehman international Field Secretary of Christian
Endeavor Special pains have been taken to make this
an educational convention. School of Methods will be
held which several noted speakers will instruct En-
deavorers along various lines of Christian work.
large number OF delegates from all over the state
expected to be present Many plans being made
for their entertainment On Friday the Berea Endeav
will meet the train at 1890 (noon and will escort
the visiting Endeavores from the station to the College
Chapel reception will be held Friday evening at the
home of President Frost followed by moonlight prayer
service the lawn baseball game is arranged for
Saturday afternoon Special music will be rendered at
every service by the College Orchestra.
Names OF delegates who desire entertainment should
be sent to Miss Della Holiday Berea, Ky.