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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-23
Attitude in England.

fact that a special parliamentary COM
mittee in England has recommended
the abolition of pre-publicity censor
ship Of plays In that country:
The original and dominating pur-
pose of the censorship of the drama in
England was distinctly political. as
was demonstrated by the parliamentary
investigation of 1909"
The report states that a commission
appointed by the government might
readily become a tool for politicians.
and that grave results might follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-23

May Cole Kuhn. who. accompanied by
her husband. o. B. Kuhn. goes to China
Milton G. Conger, who. with his wife,
goes to China; r. ]. Brines. who. with
his wife. goes to China; W. P. Barto.
who. with his wife. goes to the East
Indies: Clarence c. Morris, who goes to
China, and Andre Roth. who goes to
Haiti
The other graduates were Walter L.
Bird, Olivia l.. Boettcher. William r.
Casey. Adam N. Hill, Charles H. Lewis,
Madge Miller. Mary A. Miller, jean
nette l. Bidwell-Shuster. Ida E. Tiney
and Windon C. WEIGH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-23
Burglars Rob Drug Store.

Burglars last night visited the Peo-
pies drug store. Massachusetts avenue
and 7th street northwest, and took
about $50 from three cash registers and
the cash boxes in three telephone
booths Three safety raZors were taken
from the stock in the store.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
Health Talks, by Dr.. VIM. Brady
The Chill Of Some People.

The deer, the horse. the rhinoceros and about
one each thousand human beings have no
gal-sao. and are glad Of It. Most Of harbor
in our economy complete collection OF useless
relics, to wit. from one 10 four wisdom teeth,
Il tohsi' or '"o' one more or less damaged
appendix aud one antique gall sac in doubtful
state Of preservation The whole assortment Of
antedllnvian structures appears to have
function only-to make life just one opera tion
after another. And in this they cooperate with
almost conscious rnaievoience. Blind abscesses
about the roots OF the third moiars frequently
cause chronic appendicitis chronic choIe-
cystits 'gali-s infia MN iion) diseased tonsiIs
are 4 wc!l-recognzed source Of focal Infection
and enlarged ,onsiis in children have much TO
do with the eruption and regularity OF the teeth,
Gallstones. il might he Haid without e3asgera
lion. are frequently produced by neglected
teeth ana diseased gums
The gaIl-sac {, an onxhoot from the bile canal.
which conveys the bile Or gall from the liver
into the duodenuin small howell some three
inches below the lower end Of The stomach. II
holds about All ounce OF bile. and probably de
iivers that much hour. jusi perfume
aiomizer Works oy squirting The stored hu'h
down the duct. The bile duct the bowel
wall at acute angle ana lis outist H. protected
by a waive. 40 thai by no possibility can fluid
oil be forced hack from the stomach or bowel
into the gali-ssc Exp@rimtntaJy, II hsn been
proved that the pressure 81 mud VIII burst Tbs
duodenun befofr any ruid be forced back
into the bile dnc yti sofne people tell you ihat
olive OH piain Or carefully Disguised. win dig
solve" ga!lstone. or bslp th-ir psssaYr from the
xall-sac
In health The bi!n - golden yrIio~ 81 pteeniah.
" vomiting ~ produced repeatedly from any
cause whatever, less bile is normally
squeezed tack iEip NE stomach, and wiz b.
elected PIE on tbs stonsch.' or bilious
attack the amateur GoctrT VIII 81 once decide.
But really the sbssDce oi IN. ia the stsctsd
material wnUid be mo'e Significant 81 liver
trouble" 10 'sss n repeated vomiting
Mont cares ~ Esii-ssc trouble and BaUsiones
noi srcntnE.nied Win Jaandicf Or II
jaundie" "rcas!"ns'iY does @eeur u ~ probably
only q fsInt i'taC)C yeIioYitb ipi pf ihe SKIN
and IN. "YEitss' ~ The eyer, which might he
unnn,ie"n sHcn discoI"rsti"n II more ire
uu.niiy Bcit5 iH condition. when nave Gpihius
to Do wa ibs iyeJ Or pile apparatus yellow
ish n, ssIt9~ complexion ts ""mmoP Up tpemia,
hypDth, yoid ltm, Hrjgbts dissssS fpd carbon
dio1l6s DDlsoGj1B 400 n,ycb indooT lifsI Whsn
resi- j.yDdtce ocDuy4, tbf skip hsT9msS ysllow.
brown. Ik&yA Iasiss% Gomplsstep, ana u SalL-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
News Of Fifty Years Ago
tFrom,the Richmond Dispatch, Aug. "a. 1866

The city Railway Company, that used to be.
has been revived They have bought much ma
ana twelve ears ali Of Which materisi I. on " .Ss
way 10 Richmond and II may be that by sep
suned In Richmond.
the late Confederate array. now touring Europe.
;as TOT TWO months past been in Vienna look :
me Two great armies Of Austria and Prussia.
Lieutenant Ballard is Kichmond' boy
George l.nck. sdman OF this city, is re-
ported n,m.r to s haye drawn 5000 prize In ;he
somethins In name after all. and I.ucks lucl;
VIII doubtless stimulate others 10 buy tickets
IN ,i me hsn.ucky loltGry. the advertisement Of
Whlch appears in another column.
Mayor Mayo is quite sick at his home Dur
ing his illness the Mayors Court is being pr. =.
sided over by Recorder John F. Regnauf
washing that Judge -Advocais Gensral i lo
~ 10 he removed by the President
queen Emma, widow of the King OF the sand
Falls. She will see sigh, While in tbs
country. " W."
General Dick Taylor one Of the braves,
on President Johnson yesterday BY speciai IN
t tl1ation he being Ia Washington on his return
io'" inc Philadelphia convention.
The National Labor Convention in session in
" IS unsafe to attempt enforce an eiu hi hour
sn,e i m "a the workingmcn are thoroughly or
canned throughout the country
Governor Pierpont yesterday appointed m.
william iii ) Ho Ts.y hIaSkwGf psrs
Ilamlett. D'"'''ct 40 g. j. T.
The Treasurer OF the United States has r..
ceixea check for f1I.st4 sterlims az the pro.
Shena ndoah, which was surrendered by No. ~,
nVere AT Liverpool some months ago
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24

particular case. he Ia in the portion
or man who attacks the jury 10
damage suit which has been decid cd
against him.
Organized labor has had = Ions REht
In ma King society corcede it's rights.
The first strike In the United states
was back in l74i. when the bakers
Of New York turned out" as they CALI
ed !, then. They were indicted for.
or Philadelphia. when they struck
three times in the decade Of thei
1899. In 1905 these same mill
tant shoemakers were fned for the
same onense. IT was not until Isi2
that the Massachusetts Supreme Court
handed down decision ruling that
workmen had right to strike on
question OF unionizinE shop. To-
day the most advanced legal opinion
nclines to the view that workmen
may strike al any time for any cau,.
that seems TO them sufficient, pro-
rided they are not under time CON
tract. although some courts still hold
that the motive affects the legality
OF strike.
CRnsot Liu,it the Right.
10 We have progressed from the day
when men might he fined and i'm
prisoned for "conspirinE" with other
men 10 quit work in body. to
iimc Whtn amy bOdy or men may Quit
work AZ practically any time, would
we not be going back on our tracks.
Ieiapsng into the methods Of two
centuries ago IL We try to limit that
right to-day? And how about tho
thirteenth amendment. which says that
no man shall be kept in involuntary
serritude, except In punishment for
crime" II man has 10 90 on work
inE when he wants 20 strike, In that
not involuntary servitude7 These are
some OF the questions that opponent.
Of formal provision for arbitration
ask.
The answer lies with the increasing
~ efficient and solid organization that
has growH up. both in capital and in
labor. There must be voluntary rec
ognition of the principle OF arbitra-
ton. once the theoretical rights Of
each party have been agreed upon
Ana the nature Of those rights should
he settled in time Of peace, not while
the country liz being torn by indus
trial war. Once the rights OF each
side in theory have been agreed upon.
and the nature Of the tribunal which
Is TO uphold them, neither side should
have the right to appeal to the strike
or the lockout II dissatisfied with the
way that tribunal applies those the
ores III particular case. Public SEN
timent is against compulsory arbitra-
ton. with denial OF the right TO strike
Hence we need voluntary treaties ~
arbitration entered into between both
sides, OF their own free will before
the emergency arises. And We need
the force Of an organized public opin-
ion to hrinS into being such treaties
ana such tribunal with nation
wide scope.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
Shakespeare Day By Day.

For Eoumana, the block:
blood hath bought blood and blows bav.
answered blows;
Strength mRtch'd with strength and nower
confronted power.
Soth are alike. and both alike like
'he must prove greatest While they weigh
even,
We hoid our town for neither. yet for both"
king John, it, /.
For those who repine:
"All OF us haye
TO vail the dimminc of shining star.
But none help our harms by wailipR them
King Richard Ill. H. 2.
For Candidate Hughes:
1T liz a Judgment n,aim'd and most Imperfect
That will confess perfection so could err
Against all rules OF nature"
-Othello. l. 3.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
smacks somewhat OF Gilbert

Jones Bridge" smacks somewhat of Gilbert
and sullivan.
For more than 500 years the stone bridge
has borne its present name. which is both
dcscriptive--since the Spanish built it--and
euphOnious Any change would. therefore.
be in bad taste and in conflict with the sen
orally recognized policy of preserving the
historic far possible. Furthsr. while
Jones is good, sturdy. old name even its
lawful owners take pride in its beauty.
and the thought OF reaching Binondo the
EscOlta ana the Rosario by way OF Jones
Bridge instead OF by croSsiuS the Bridge
of Spain. must arouse even Il Filipino's
of humor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
The PaRer E,amIn>

congress is considering the paper
famine. Recently Representative Will
liam w. Hastings. of Oklahoma, intro
duced resolutions to place an immediate
embargo on the export or newsprint
paper. in order to shut off shipm emf s
to foreign countries. He concluded a
speech on the subject as follows:
"A large number OF daily papers
throughout the United States are In
creasins their subscription price and
their advertising rates because OF the
increased price OF newsprtnt paper,
among them being the Republican and
the Globe Democrat, at ST. Louis. Mo.
A responsible newspaper publisher of
my own State told me that he was
paying 1886 per 100 pounds for aper
which he used 10 buy for $1S5, and
that his supply will be exhausted the
last OF August. after which he does
not know where or at what price he
shall be able to get paper. He made
trip to New York City and thence
along the Canadian border in an effort
TO secure supply at living rates, but
was unable to make contract at rea :
sonable figures. Many small pubIjca :
tons will be forced TO suspend
submit the question is so serious that
1t should engage the immediate at
tention OF Congress"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
"sing Me . Song

Sing me song Of lad that is gone
Say, could that lad be j?
Merry OF soul he sailed on day
oyer the sea to skye.
Null was astern. Rum on the port,
Egg on the starboard bow
Glory or youth slowed in his soul:
Where is that glory now?
Sing me song Of lad that IL gone
Say. could that lad be I?
Merry OF soul he sailed on a day.
Over the sea to SKYE.
Give me again all that was there,
Give me the sun that shpne!
Give me the eyes, give me the soul,
Give me the lad that's gone!
Sing me sons Of lad that Is gone.
say, could that lad be ]?
Merry Of soul he sailed on day
over the sea to skye.
Billow and breeze. isls nds and seas.
Mountains or rain and sun,
All that WAS good, all that was fair.
All that was mo Is gone.
\. Robert Louis Steyensonj
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
SEEN ON THE SIDE:
Mn Dro,vu.

I'LL Drown.
There never WAS in all the town
\ better friend than old Bill Brown
For those he loved he'd toll all day
To save them gref--that was Rilr. vav
Where sorrow came. or want or caro-
In every case old Bill was there,
with open heart and open hand
And strong risht arm at friends command
te never let the wide world know
What he had done to check Fate's blow
Nor ,ntermi1ed reproof or blame
With help. when on such tasks he came
OF course, hs gained not fame or wealth
tie had no time 10 save his health
Eut when he fnred the reaper grim
The prayers or hundreds scared for him
And when he conquered in that fight
The hearts Of hundreds were made lipht
I'm sure there's not in all town
4 happier than old Bill Brown.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
Help the Ice Fund.

WHILE in the last few days, the mercury
w III the THERMOMETERS has climbed, con
tributionS to tho Ice Fund have declined
Prolonged hot weather has made heavy de-
mands on the fund, and the need OF money is
great ana urgent The poor who are Ill and
'the little children OF humble homes sufier
cruelty on such DAYS as Richmond has expert
nnCed in the last week, and ii is to such SUI
jcrinCs that the Ice Mission ministers. BY
those more happily circumstance il should
No held privilege to aid i'll this good work.
The Times Dispatch appeals with confidence
20 generous public. on behalf ot a charity
rs beautiful as IL is mertorious
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24

Questions and Answers.
REPRESENTATION and pyorrheoR-Eindly advise
me what Is the chief danger from absorption of
the poisonous matter from discussed gums and
whether the system be rid OF the trouble
after the teeth extracted. What is the best
tonic for ancmia from Rgss disease. pyor-
rhoea? Would chronic lameness and stiffness Of
the Joints be result OF this disease?
Answer-The chief danger is sopticemia
tblood poisoninE}. Anemia. atrophy of the
stomach, Brights disease and arthrtis de-
formans frequently results OF neglected
pNorrhoea. The best tonic is Spod dentistry and
the cooperation of your doctor with your
dentist. Joint disease Is a usual result Of tho
disease. BY the time the teeth arc extracted
the secondary conditions may have progressed
too far for complete restoration Of function and
health.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
Current Editorial Comment
IriitDn,lOI,i
breads
Comparison

For bulgaria the coming, cam
TrutOn,ion paiSn holds the issue OF life or
breads death: FOR Germany il may also
s,,,,,..i hc vital The allies victory
comparison would eliminate Bulgaria ami
isolate Turkey. II would put an
ehh 10 'ieIinnnys dream post bellum advance
me"t ia The near east. And 1t would make
Pht.ehliy continuous the belt OF hostile gun
hihzIihH which surrounds Tcutondom Rouma
hia. VAN the Russians in possession OF Buko-
wiua With the allies holding Bulgaria. and
WIN 'hr serbian kingdom est bli sh ed, would
nf ,"'r ., nv" ,hs war Under snch condItiops
nr F,antrd to Austria. for pacihed and nem-
- hns,rln might. AZ n barrier to Germanys
hphlhthhirrh frontier be less desirable to the
;,!.ra 'l"n helpless but still nomnally bel
nhefsn,' rnnlr" When the war Is resumed on
&C. &C. no, ,Tt the d nrst time exertIns their full
poSsrs may ~ accurately drawn. It lisa com:
'EMsws1sadw esa ,,Tssptendea rightly dFssas:-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
ucalth Insurance and Death Rate

DROFESSOR IRVING FISHER OF Yale in
L 4 plea for compulsory insurance against
i'll health. such as exists in Germany. declares
such insurance is needed TO check the decay
of American stamina. 1T ia the history OF
all insurance" he says, that il begins AS in
identification and ends as prevention.
Without arguing the special merits OF Pro-
fessor Fishers remedy for the admitted in
crease in the death rate among The middle
aged Americans. IL may be permitted TO doubt
whether the want OF compusory health in
surance is responsible. Ii scarcely be
sa id the prosperous class whose members
common observation teaches. Succumb most
readily and frequently To degenerative dis
cases lack whatever protection insurance can
supply. On the contrary. as the Springfield
republican says, this class has been
thoroughly and increasingly protected by life
insurance.
But there is another reason why the NOR
tally rate Of middle-a ged Americans steadily
rises 1t is that in proporton.to younger per
sons there are more OF them TO die Medical
science has done wonders for infancy and
adolescence. Campaigns aga inst tuberculosis
have saved hundreds of thousands OF young
folks to meet in middle life set OF
dangers. Discovery OF the diphtheria anti
toxin has provided an almost certain cure for
that disease. Safeguards thrown around mu-
nicipal milk supplies and advances in sani-
tdtioH ana nESlenc nave lnnTe0 particularly
to The benefit OF the Young Infant mortality
has been reduced enormously, but science has
done little relatively 10 cope with the diseases
OF maturity.
Diseases of the heart and arteries. OF the
liver and kidneys. develop in men and women
who have passed the boundary line Of youth.
Cancer is as yet unsoved problem. Those
whose infant lives nave been saved by medi-
cal progress find when they reach forty. peris
the man OF medicine doesn't know how to
treat. There is no panacea for diabetes or
hardened arteries and cancer yields If it
yields at all, only to the knife.
We who reach or approach the danger line
be told. are so often told that we
are responsible for our own bodily weakness,
and that if we ate with more discretion exer-
concentration. we might have nothing of
which 10 complain Doctors are accustomed
TO deliver themselves OF these wise dicta after,
rather than before, the melancholy fact
Compulsory health insurance might serve
il it were accompanied by authority 10 compel
obedience to health laws. In the absence Of
decrease, adult mortality. for one Of the con-
ton al all TO their own physical condition is
the apprehension that through their continued
illness their families or their businesses
would suffer. Insure them against the reali-
zation Of that fear and they might eat an
extra heefsteak and tie themselves to their
desks for an extra hour two every day
taking. meanwhile. no exercise at all
Bulgarian armies. we see by the pa pers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
Bridge Of spain Now "Jo,.. ,,,,,,.,

M aN,'-' WIN the RESI- Of the Philippine
iTl Islands. has roasou 10 IL. yra,efni 80
Representative William !: Jones. chairman
Or the House insular Ara.rs Committee ana
It's Municpa! Board is fury jus,iNed IN sn.k-
hr 10 90 him honor. IL uytatiot in ,bo
author OF the Philippine uI 10 b., pr.s.r,
al the hrst meeting OF the ruIippiua senate
20 be held this tall, is peculiarly APPROPRIATE
But the Municipal Boards action IN changing
mo name OF 'he Bridge,of Spain. the historic
strvetuze.tthat;-e 70 saes,st River, 70
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
How Movies Have Helped tic Road

DuBLICATION OF the list Of attractions
l tentatively booked for Richmond's one
legitimate lheater for the coming season
strengthens tho opinion formed long ago by
those VINO follow closely the amusement bust
ness, ar opinion directly contradictory to the
one so often expressed in the bromide the
movies nave killed the Sage" With few
exceptions The plays actors and spectacles
"".l'nccd are mcritorious from one point OF
view or another--a state OF affairs that would
not nave existed a few years ago-but on the
other hand the list is not long.
Analysed. these bookings explain the situa-
boh. The TACT is. the movies have done little
harm 10 the worth while stage; but they have
"ei-nirh put an end to what the slang of
the business calls the turkey show" New
York, from which this section Of the provinces
gets most OF its theatrical meat. has never
suffered much from the cheap badly acted.
badly produced play. It's people stayed away
and II" show soon went 10 the stOrehouse
or went on the road From the latter alterna-
tive, the road. the one. two and three-n night
stands suffered most Of its theatrical ills
ne people i'll these towns were hungry for
amusement. and they took chances which
Time after time went against them
Now The movies offer so much entertain.
meni AT low prices and show so much that
Is worth seeing that the people on the road
are no longer dependent on travelling com
pah!es 10 amuse them. They have also
learned 10 discriminate between a cheap pro
ductlon and an adequate presentation be-
tween an aggregation OF transformers and
a company OF capable actors The producing
managers have walled and CRASHED their
teeth at The obstinacy OF the road but they
nave learned their lesson. They no longer
dare SEND out productions that can be carried
III trunks and actors vino should be handling
the ifahhS, except atpOpuiar prices. And the
public gets the benefit The place Of the
good show is firmly fixed as ever; the
place OF The 'hivver" has been occupied by the
movies
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
Anticipating the .IudRe.

onhefve you have come strongly In
iSNor OF the initiative. referendum aud recall
ana MOVING picture censorship" remarked the
loyal constituent
Yes" remarked Congressman Hammt,t, "1
felt had to do il. They were bout the only
stray issues Mr.. hughes has not vet annexed"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
Completely Recovered

tirubbs-Did Dir. Quacauac cure Mr. Close6st,s
case of pa ralyes?
Stubbs-Conipletely. The orisinal treatment
oin not seem TO DO much good, but when old
tiosehst sot the doctors bill he rose Nm md
threw his roller chair and most of the other
furniture out Of the window
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
Automobile ScbooI.

~ a., on give address Of an automobile school
J" Warrington and OF one in Richmond?
~, -. SUBSCRIBER.
h"i"ni address for the former In Richmond
s"n haze little need Of such school Any
zoo" garage VIII get YOU most excellent instruc-
Mons OF give the address OF some com
pet-n' person who will teach You III there is TO
rarn - >">'N :" ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24

The scare cant last too Ions for the
city employees who officers III the Ma
tional Guard. IL the Council Finance Com
mittec's recommendation is adopted They
will draw down officers pay, and their salaries
from the city will be all velvet
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
VIII, Can't We Have the Plant?

rTlIAN Richmond. no better site for the
!: government armor plate plant could be
'cclcd. as Commissioner Hobson. OF the
administrative Board says. Endorsement by
lhe board OF he movement TO obtain the
Establishment here OF this Sill 100000 in
d.stry should be merely the first step. The
City Council. the Chamber Of Commerce and
organizations and citizens generally should
end their support
Far enough from the sea TO be safe from
Tie attacks OF enemy warshipS or landing
parties and yet on river by which its
products may be transported easily and
economically TO tidewater. with ample sup
pies OF coal and iron within easy reach, Rich
mond offers manifest advantages the Navy
department could not we'll overlook
The fight Tor the location OF the plant will
not be won without vigorous effort which is
tho stronger reason why we should make our
plans and gather our forces now.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
The PeAsimiat Saysi

Greece seems to be somewhat In the position
Of tho little boy who declined the invitation to
the party and then the confectioner's wason
delivering the Ice cream.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24

PUBLISHED every day in the at 10 South 1rnih
street. Richmond Va. by The TimS%- Dispatch Pub
ii>hiSE Co., Inr Charles T.. lia>brook. Editor aud
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24

He--Do YOU believe all things come n him
who waits?
shs--I really can't sar. We're you waiting for
the milkman7