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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
The Voice of the People
How to ia, schooi-Tene,,er..

r." thn fdit"r II The Times DiSpatch
Sir agfcc With You that "ihc economic
necessities Of progressive civilization easily
su@res' the wisdom Of increasing the salaries
81 our school teachers.
i:ut where Is The money 10 come from? Shall
We pat special tax on boarding house Keepers
- pas for public education? Another way 10
raise tho needed money would he To Il
nm" Of 800 on every man or woman who builds
q house to live in. who commits other
KIND 81 Improvement on "a vacant lot haven't
got patent on these ideas. this is the
KIND ~ taxation have always had Ia Nir-
r!uia- tho Kind which pcnalzcs with fine in
tne luiYn ~ . tax All tho industry and cntcr-
pTlgc - IN" community.
Dd sou hear Of place called Mime
.riaH ~ ~ considered rather wild and woody
OS certain people who never crossed the OHIO
iuv"rt but out there they raise the entire annual
income ~ their state university by method
which IS simple % u - economically just.
Ever. Of copper mined the state
royalty tn. state university. The income
from 'his source in recent years has run up 10
!. enormous nRurc, that the University Of
minnesota has IN" largest state income OF any
IN America. Doesn't this suggest that our law
"hich e. frli III undcvclrrcd natural rcrnuicca
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Founding OF Conrc.,crn,. Home.

I" the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sit.-Sincc the recent fire the Home for
Needy toittcderat" Women. | have had II num-
Der 81 calls for Information so ! nm uskiu;:
'hli N"n publish this letter containing an ac-
count OF tn" founding oC the home:
IN the year iSaS. the Ladies' Auxiliary OF tho
IlcNcti Camp had 10 it's credit in bank tho sum
- 5 i.o"o She amount having been raised ia
bHi.d Il nom" for needy Confederate women
WAS 'nldc the treasurer Of this fund Tho
money FAY in bank, and the home seemed no
,'''F"r rcailIatlon than until Mrs Alice
members Of tn" Ladies' Auxiliary of Pickett
,.'n'r. carried the motion that definite action
u" taNch towards founding nome for needy
'ehlcrtfIt" women. AIRS. II. y. burgess and
hlNsci obtained from the Legislature The sum
81 >l.ou" and with this lone $1,000 Mrs Bur
ScSS MIS-. Rcdiy and myself arranged with the
= th"wntn. 10. for the purchase of the
NhEdcr withdrew from the contract. and Mir
'h"wnins then purchased the house 1925 Grove
NN"nur. ana ut this number,
Too. the Home for Needy confcdcratr Women
WIS opened by Governor iiogc Tyler There
We're finc Inmates. \ little later, Mrs
Teddy MIS-. Burgess and myself obtained from
me eriSlaiurc the sum Of $4,000 There were
a!S" other subStantial donations from MIR
tla&irr Of Florida. and others Thus before
the New Year uf 1901. the home was no, only
~ assured fact. iut almost entirely paid for
MI papers pertaining to tho folinda ION Of The
nome are IN lock box in the bank However.
,hch can bc seen by appointments al my home,
l-st tl"Ed Avenue. or the three founders OF
the home. Mrs Freddy is dead Mrs Powell
IcSS hNcs on second Avenue. Highland Park
JE"G" t.cor2" L.. Christian drew the charter, for
Tie home MICS \J;l,c1E pow III "
islrhin"nd. December .?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
The I'D. Information Bureau

'Thr TfHcn- Dispatch hns established zen,
cfai information Bnr~an Mt Washington. p. G,
Tor IN" purpose Of answering auerlcs my
'hojc"t from ifn readers. For obyIoux
sons reaucats for opinions advice legni
or medical subjects VIII he anKvered. Tho
"hpnFau~ied resources OF tho various Federal
Government departments md the great Library
or Congress fnsnish nm tnerhnnStibie supply of
Information Of prfceirss value :he public.
mere - no charge for this service. except n 2
'cnt StnHp for return
ID" MOI send icfcrr 10 Richmond. Address
INC rfineH-Dispntcii Information Bureau. Metro
h"htan iank Building. Washington, u. &. Sign
-FOUR nanci Initials will answer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31


The COunscIs Of Otiorslnn, the Unnn-
maker.
fRaunmak,r- n,,L.r =, ,
The choirs Of heaven are tokcned IN
"a harn-..irin.
y pigeons egg is a. crafty NJ tho
stars.
Ms heart is shaken Nv mo ,,,.i, 80
the la,hyinr
And yet the world is fun IF foolish
wars
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

inston he will pay no taxes on intangi bcs.
Nothing from nothing leaves nothing. the
loss to the Commonwealth will be exactly
nothing at all
Taxes will continue 10 he paid Oh Mr..
R!an's great estate in Nelson County. just us
they have in the past. while under the opera
ton OF the tax segregation law aud the other
measures enacted to give il efficiency. the
state has collected from Mr.. Ryan S235.0U0
on omitted returns. So far we see.
Virginia is just $235. 900 To the good
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Put Up or Shut TIP"

s(NHAlisMAN HENRY, OF the House Rules
~ Committee voices the demand oil the
country when lie calls on the blatant Thomas
Nv. Lawson, in torcetul ii ilelceant language.
to 'put up or shut up Lawson has spread
broadcast stories OF leak" in the govern
{mcnts diplomatic service. and has had the
seffrontery TO predict other leaks. Ii there
is any truth in his charges. the country and
congress ought to know iI-not only TO
punish, but 10 check. the offenders. Ii there
is no truth in them. Lawson should he
branded Further. if Lawson declines Rep
resen,ative Henry's Invitation To appear. he
should he summoned TO appear and made TO
give his evideucc, or admit he has none.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Taught nv l:nncrIcnrc

Ar" you making amy resolutions for the New
Year inquired the loyal constituents
only one. responded Congressman IIamm-
taii i am highly resolving not to tell any
body in my district that know how 10 reduce
the high cost of living"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Mr.. Ryau's Departure

IT is to be expected that tho removal ~
l:Thomas + Ryan's legal residence from,
Nelson County, Virginia to Washington. bis.
trict of Columbia. Will be greeted by an,
PIGMENTS Of the lax segregation system as ,,root
OF their contention that the new laws wouId
drive wealthy citizens from tho State and
yet, Iuttins aside the distinction conferred
on Virginia by Mr.. Kyans citizenship. The
financial loss the State is supposed 10 nav.
sustained. or is expected to sustain is no,
apparent.
before the tax segregation system went
iiho effect, Mr.. Ryan. although ne had been
a legal resident of Nelson Comfy since 1905
had paid practically no taxes on intangibles.
When he removes his legal residence 10 Wash
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

\. I, T.. Woodstock. Na.-Ect ca pital Of ali
tn" railways Of the United states was Sl5.7oo.-
u0u, 900 Jun. 30. ial5. Later figures ar. nn;
Yet aNailabl". Tho question whether the
United States could own and operate tho rail-
roads to greater public advantage than they arc
now owned and operated by corporations is one
Oh which wise men differ, OF course. the gov
eminent could operate them profitable because
II could adjust rate to expenses II II had no
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA, Dcccm-
Der 3o.-The Australian wheat board
has decided to advance the farmers
60 cents bushel on the now wheat
crop. which is to be pooled in the
same manner as last year The
harvesting OF the crop is now under
WaS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
No Ncnrt.ifv There.

Has this paper famine hit YOU.
II think not declared Broker kitcr. IN fact.
when my bank called NJ this morning IL
say that my stock Of paper was assum
in. too large proportions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Cleaning Silycr,,nre.

Mrs r. T. *. Williamsburg VANISH YOUR
SILVER IN hot SoapSudS tusc the silver IL
conveniently. then clean with paste II whiting
and whisky. Polish with clean flannel
chamois. IT silver is always washed in hot
Soapsuds. iins.d Well in hot water and wiped
dry with soft flannel OF chamos. il would not
require tho constant rubbinG, which, In time.
WI wear away the startling silver
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Dnmp in Spots. Anshnu.

some folks round here arc heard Ia say
THAT il was dry" on Christmas Day.
Which makes me wonder where they went
4" mud this lack Of nourishnleut
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
The pcs>imiSf Saws:

Even If tho peac"nakcr docs Get the worst
81 Il, lie will have plenty Of prccedcnts to sup
port him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
.OliNcr Twist

G : r. Bristol. Na--'Oliver Twist" was
written by Charles Dickens aud published In
1897. II MAS named from its principal charac-
icr. workh"usc orphan. one Of its purposes
VAS /" promote reform OF tho abuses IN aims
houses.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

which God put in the ground for us and see
~ 'hcN can devise u WAY to tax these natural
resources INTO nsc. and then pay decent salaries
!" me teachers: DEMOCRAT
'NNrlOttcsvillc. Va. December rs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
The We 1 docs

Il : ~. stafford. Nn.-Sccrctary McAdoo is
mcmhcr ~ the Episcopal Church. Mrs
Mc.\doo. ljllc her father. the President. is 4
mcmbcl ct the Presbyterian Church
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Lieutenant VIA, zimmerman

y H. +, roano. Na.-lieutennn, Max Immel-
man. on" "f the best aviators of the German
nynG corps, and wh" had been credited with
bringing down hftccu enemy airplan"S was
killed June II. 1916, when his machine fcll TO
the ground.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
10 Glenn n Pewter Poi.

Mrs Il. NJ. SpotS!lvana. Na.--Clc3n the no
with cloth dampened with 4 20 per cent solu
tt"n Of cyanide of potash. being careful to WASH
the hands afterwards.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Ar.cntlnn and ,uttcd s,n,cx Tradc

!. L. NJ. Richmond. Na--.rhc btpar;men, of
commerce and Labor. Washing ton. Il, T.. can
give information about trade with Argentina.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

SsnLiSIEn every On. In the year at 10 south Tenth
ttsstcct Ntcinnnd, VA. by The Times Pub
vSsnMk Co.. Inc Charles r.. liasbrook. Editor and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
"IntcIiSiyc''

{ VERY now and then. some new or old
l. word is brought 10 the surface by writer
or speaker, and Immediately every other
writer and speaker grasps IL in a firm CLASH
ana rings the changes on II. in season and
out, lintll lis real meaning becomes pretty
well obscurcd. At this moment the most
oSerworked and tired catchword in our
yocsbnlary is intensive" which has long "a go
sppplanted efficiency" in popular favor
-Nowadays no study. no training no sys-
tenn OF education. no preparation OF mind
body or estate, is mentioned unless il is
coupled with tho adjective 'ntcnsiye :
About hall the time the word is properly
used; the rest OF the time il either means
l,athlng. or is inaccurately substituted Tor the
word extensive" 4..ts vogue will not last
long because its g4c * just as much fashion
AZ yesterdays, to-day's and to-morrow's man
net Of accenting illustrate" just let it
alone and il will soon find ts way back to the
dictionary, from which another word will
emerge 10 take its place in daily speech
Some critics find peril in the League TO
Enforce Peace However
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

sSSsst.EsPIONI: randolph l. Private Branch ENc
SSonhcrtinE with all depart mtnts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Talking
Peace
At Least


y ' ~ ~ NV ~ -. "
~ ~" ""'''on. ~
~ Hh"N '"
V u, 49, ~
$50" i'N' "
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" 1'H'" N I''
VIII VT nv .
gu w ~" 80 -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

sNtRDIREss All. COMMUNICATIONS to The Times
!St|thQAtcb. and not Ia inly idu,is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Safeguarding the Guard

r theiE efforts 10 win popular approval for
! the plan of universal military service a
plan. by tho way. which The Times Dispa CHI
heartily approvcs--it is 10 he feared that
some officers Of the regular army are going
II little too far in their efforts To discrcdit
the National Guard. They invite retaliation
and they are likely 10 get it,
!. II IS notorious that not all the delays and
plumbers OF the guards mobilization last
summer were imputablc Ia lis own officers
and men. Tor the regular army officers or the
regular army system more than once broke
dpwn There were incidents NJ Camp Henry
carter stuart which were very much in point.
II will be surprising if facts OF this general
description are not brought ont at the hear
ings ROW in progress.
We are Tor universal n.ilitar" service. but
that does not make u; blind 10 tho unwisdom
OF dwcllers in glass houses who just will
throw stones
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

: The brothcrhoods are Likely TO find that
they arc labor's boomerangs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

SiSCIAl ADN EHIISISG REPRISENTArINt -: Has
Srooh, story 4 broois. rum Avenue
New York Mutual Life Builuins. PL.',,uclpIiil:
Fcofhe's Ga> liuildnc. Chicago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
Current Editorial Comment

50 tho case stands. The oucs-
ton seems To be as 10 Cicr,nany's
VII tngn"ss and ability 10 con
tinu" the fighting There is no
evidence OF any weakening on
the part Of the entente allies. As
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

II begins 10 look though the Emperor
CHARLES is refusing 10 dance when the Kaiser
pipes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
New King
OF
Hungary

wears "carcd u Snlondid ,,.I,cn
a." the eide Of thcir reconstructed kin.,don,
rnis ""Stl" nile ,ae boon mainl. rntc",ntod
sine" ,hc death Of th" EmrrcsS Iiiyaho,b. no
-" II Hrnncis '"ScSh made his visits f"w ,"d
hri"f. aud Of lats forhad" them. To-day Tho
naiarn is tn opcn its doors - II notable c.rc-
,,onial. whom Trc'>ic~ TiSrr and f.,rdin,1
c-ornoch Iriniatc of Itrngary cro,,r f.t,r,o,
Ei"c with thr crow" OF 81. S'"nh"n. Even tho
iuni"r branch of the r"val f"mi1v tron dates
back t" y y io"n, .annarv !. IN" easily
'."t'.rcd old stolen now and thon y
TURKS rcroutinnists hut always restored 50
black th~i :, * often called iron Is tho visible
token of Zimmerman i"dcnendcnc" Like orb
n"'i s"c":"" a"i "oronati"l "oh". like tho ynst
nalarc itself II IS s.mho' Of Magyar S"vcr-
eiSnH and Freedom. W Is The irony of cmnire
- half his subjects the accession of \, ;,c
Charles means iii" anhi"cti"n "f their ratinrali-
tics. da" OF hi,mi tion. If ~ hone For Row,
rnaninn. Cont Serb. Czech Italian. neither the
crown OF Stcohrn nor ~ haricmaGne can have
sncred nssoca tons y great var shakes the
"""' stalk abroad. Fcnc" Is vet II vision
without substance. Like Francis Josnnh
Charles 'hr throne IN tumut viii
his reign also hc record 81 reaction and re-
preston: or does the san Of modernism stir AT
last in the old veins Of that body which voltaire
said WAS neither holy nor Roman
..'- 80 y Isl, Y""' W. Ia,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
lrlIlllull0 Glnrps,Dispatrh

TIE TIMES r,,E r,Sp>rrt,
~. = beS Est. $50
snssred January 81. 1905. nj the Post onic. u,
$sss2lsss hichniond W.. an second class niutter
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
IF ELECTION WERE OVERT
While Democrats Are Admittedly The
Champion Question Flsnds, u 10
Believed This Quiz 10 a. I'm
answsrabls a. Their Msst
Childiiks Effort.

II election day were passed would
President Wilson make SO little Of the
principle Of arbitration In Industrial
disputesf Would he be so sure that
1t is more important to preserve peace.
when a great strike Is threatened, than
1t Is to make judicial methods rather
than force the means Of settling diff.
~ferences between capital and labor?
II election day had come and gone
would Mr.. Wilson keep the national
guardsmen Of the country in camp on
the ground that they may be needed
to protect the United States against
Mexicof Would there be months Of
inaction and indecision In which no
use is made Of a large body Of citizen
soldiers? Would they not be allowed
to go home or else be set In motion to
make Mexico a safe a neighbor as the
Administration seems to think that II
Is already?
II election day were past would the
President drive through Congress a
bill like the shipping bill which Is In
tended to embark the federal govern
ment upon a new venture In a hazard.
Gus field and use $5O,000,000 Of the
peoples money to buy tonnage held
above Its normal value or else 80
owned that 1t cannot be used without
peril of international complies tionsf
Is sound public policy behind such
a measure or only campaign politics?
II election day were not to be con.
sidered would Woodrow Wilson use
so many high and mighty words In
International notes and do so little to
make them mean anything practicalf
Would his deeds lag so far behind his
phrases ?--Cleveland Leader.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
"HE DIDN'T DO RIGHT"
independent Voters Turning This Con-
viction Over and Over In Their
Minds and IL viii Cost Mr..
Wilson Many . Vote.

A Democrat who never voted for n
Republican candidate for President ex.
cept In 1872. when he was forced by
the lack OF a Democratic nominee to
cast his ballot for Horace Greeley,
says: II expect to vote for Woodrow
Wilson, but / don't like his course In
the railroad dispute He didn't do
right"
The railroad controversy has intro
duced a moral issue into the campaign.
Mr.. Wilson sacrificed principle to ex-
pediency, or what he judges to be ex-
pediency, when he tamely surrendered
to the demands Of the traln-service
brotherhoods.
He put his own personal and party
need before the public good, He angl
ed for votes. He aimed q body blow
at the tried and tested arbitration
method of settling differences.
God help you; l cannot" he is said
to have exclaimed to the railroad man:
ayers, who do not poll as many votes
as their employees. But he could have
helped them II he had stood impartial.
ly between them and the utterly reck.
less ~train-service representatives who
were bent on their rule-or-ruip pro
gramme.
HE didn't do right" The conscious
ness Of that fact Is sinking deep into
the American mind.
HE didn't do right" That wide
spread conviction will cost him thou.
sands of votes on election day.
"He didn't do right" He preferred
the weak, the timid attitude of the
born compromises.
The American people like courage.
They like convictions. They like a
man who has the courage of his con-
v~ictions. They like a man who Is
willing to risk consequences for the
sake OF a just cause.
1t was an unjust cause In which
Woodrow Wilson enlisted when he ac-
cepted the brotherhood view that the
chief item In their demands could not
be arbitrated. Providence Journal
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
your Growing Grain
against loss by Hail in the
Queen City Fire ms. CO.
of Sioux Falls, $. d.

1t is a South Dakota company and
deserves your patronage.
See your local agent or write the
company direct
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
FIVE THOUSAND A DAY
Enroilmen-s in the Hughes National
College League.

SoHeSV GoA0hS'
The Hughes National College League.
511 Fifth avenue, New York, is receiy.
ing enrollments at the rate Of Ave
thousand a day. They are coming
from all parts of the country, and the
work Of organizing branches In all
states and most of the important cities
has been started. A large percentage
Of the enrollments are from men who
give their usual political affiliations a.
Progressive. Democratic or Independ
emit
The league has received the endorse
ment OF Governor Hughes, who wired
II there was ever a time when the
educated men Of the country who have
its welfare at heart should work foi
right principles and strong government
it Is now" Chairman Wilcox Of the
Republican National Committee, ex
President Taft, and John Hays Ham
mond have also praised the work en-
Enthusiastically, as much on the score Of
the benefit to the men themselves as
OF the real work 1t will do to help
elect Governor Hughes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
IS DRINK YOUR MASTER?
II So, Take the Neal Trertment
anu You viii be Master.

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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
A NEW INDUSTRY

Holland (Mich.) Furnace Co. has
opened a branch in Sioux Falls. If
interested write for descriptive lit
erature. Every furnace sold uEder
guarantee and you can try it out be-
fore making payment. L Dangre-
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12

The British censorship is delaying
the United States mails almost as
annoyingly II Burleson's ineficiency
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
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