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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-01
Ideal. SWEEPING
COMPOUND

Has been giving satisfaction
for ten years. Let us send you
the name OF one OF your neigh
bors who has been using it and
knows. Better still, let us send
you a barrel SO that you may
know. Prices: 800 pounds,
$3.50; 200 pounds. 1925: 100
pounds. $500. freight allowed.
Satisfaction or money back; no
risk: no obligation. Ideal"
lays the dust and the microbes:
cleanses. polishes and pre-
serves. Ideal Sweeping Com
pound Company. Oxford. n. c..
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)RROW, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1917,
commencing at 1890 A. NJ,


'nsss Electric Portable Telephone
room aH'' large S'dehoa'" Table China Closet
''ass iasnmcen ornaments Imported Cham
ed Spring
iio" Gases Spreads
excellent
Ladies' especially invited Terms
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C
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Table
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BrG ASTouEco
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

TIE PLAINTIFFS NATTONAL BANK,
Richmond. Va. March 70. 1917.
THE directors Of this bank have to-day de
ciared a quarterly dividend Of per cent
the capital stock from earnings for tho
last three months, nayab.. to tho share
holders On April :, 1917. Checks uill be
lnsl!eu.
CONWAY II. GORDON.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

THE sprtng;imo - coming. Let ~ clean
;, your carpets AN! rugs and store them,
We VII! Guarantee them against moths.
W. ffcd l.IchardSop. Irc., Firepr"ot Storage
80 l-opS West Main street. pnoHc Randolph
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HAT MFRS. AND RENOvaToRs

MI. kinls y s'TaWS, all Kinds OF fcits both
ih'iir~ Hnp gents. renovated for spring.
We a.: often outta!kcd. but never outLonc.
NER.A RAT WORKS,
Mail orders.
I'll No'th FIRST street, Rtchmond.
~ i" petersburg Branch,
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CLEANING AND PRESSING

SUITS pressed on sanitary Hoffman ma
chine Zoe: dry cleaned, soc: French
cleaned or secured. Doc. a WANT a. co,
= ailors aua Cleaners. Phone Madison 1896
-:-n.rt renalrinE. altering.
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FOR SALE-Vehicles

/, w.,NTED 10 SOL cmo ..t"am Farm WAGON
and | New Idea manure spread ,r. chop
> Gall ~ Stop ~ Seven rlnc. lins
FOR sale, sure sud wagon. both IN good
= condition john W Gordon, Nest hampton.
Phone Madison $50 ~.
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GEO. Y. OLIVER. Salesman.
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ADOPTION

WANTED family Without children who
yan use lille baby hoy tour months
OH for their Own. whose mother Is dead.
Aalr.ss !. IL. Care Iimcs- dispatch.
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FOR SAFE, incubator. lS4-oss c~2"c!ty,
Mana! Lee. IL good condition. wl! sell
.hes D. .\nill ao-- East MarshaLl Str..t- :
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POULTRY AND BIRDS.

FOR sale CsrncauA pigeons. all pair
banded, mated ana gGatsnteeu plre bred
Also fine young yellow Cs!neauN J. NJ
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ny I. {. Fletcher. Deputy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03

one which in this grave crisis ought to
be abolished. A number Of Pro Bonos and
Veritases supported his plea, but the peo-
pie paid not the slightest attention to them,
and Tommy himself seemed to be least
concerned Of all.
Mechanics are determined by condi-
tons out of the power of word mongers
Jacky was never success, because the
! sailors themselves refused to recognize IT,
Tommy survived, because the good people
who thought it wanting in dignity were
not supported by the victim on whose &C,
count they were so solicitous. We are told
that some soldiers object to Sammy. l.
they do, and if their comrades abroad
share their objection, it will soon be oo'
solete, but not otherwise. You cannon
kill nicknames with the best arguments IN
the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
A Trumpet Voice
New York, Aug. 1, 1917.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir, God bless The Tribune for the mag
nifcent trumpet voice of its leading editorial
Of this morning Would that every living
American were at this hour reading it! There
is power in the truth when spoken plainly
There is really no middle ground for NUT
ual understanding and amicable agreement
between God and Satan. Now and Forever
for this time and for all the time to come
the war wolf must be slain A seemingly
dull or half-dazed state Of the popular mind
is s,eadily passing away. Eyes that were
moro than half closed are opening. The
means of the tortured, the ravished, the
murdered, and the cries of the mothers and
their children, drowning together, have Of
last reached the ears Of all VINO are not
morally dead. Even the dead should rise TO
renewal Of life and action.
WILLIAM o. SToDDARD.
Madison, N. j., Aug. l, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Up to Justice Cropsey

Jacob A. Livingston, Republican chair
man Of Kings County, who has been en-
deavoring to pitchfork Justice Cropsey
into the Republican primaries as a candi-
date for the nomination for Mayor, has
completed his part of the job. The petit
tons he circulated, urging the justice TO
run, have been turned over to a neutral
for verifcation and presentation to the
individual most concerned. Now the de-
cision is for Justice Cropsey to make.
1t is greatly to be hoped he will decide
not to become candidate. At some other
time, under other circumstances, he might
have been, or may yet be, desirable can
didate. He has ability, integrity, aggres-
siveness and an excellent record of public
service. But his entrance into the contest
this year could contribute only toward a
victory for political forces Of the kind
which Mr.. Cropsey detests and has hereto
fore fought. 1t could operate only to con-
fiict with and hamper the complete fusion
of anti-Tammany forces in this city in
which lies the sole hope Of defeating Tam
many If Justice Cropsey should enter
the Republican primaries and win the
nomination for Mayor, he could not there
by drive Mayor Mitchell out Of the contest;
for the Mayor and his Fusion colleagues
will be candidates for election under any
circumstances.
All seekers after good, efficient, nom
political municipal government, Of whom
Justice Cropsey assuredly is one, must
desire clean-cut issue against Tammany.
That Issue cannot be made II there Is
three-cornered fight. Mayor Mitchell is the
proper and logical candidate of the anti
Tammany element in the community. The
division this year is on his record con-
trasted with Tammany's. Justice Crop
sey, by declining to become a candidate
and to muddy the issue, can demonstrate
that he does not desire to become the Frank
Moss of this campaign-an agent, con-
scious or unconscious, of Tammany Hall
and Mr. Murphy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
New York, Aug. 1, 1917.
Teetotal Post Hoe Reasoning

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent Interested" gives
long list of alleged improved social and
economic conditions in cities and states IN
which prohibitory laws are In force as ev'.
dence that prohibition has been the cause OF
the Improvement. 1t is this kind Of reason
ing that makes IL difficult TO discuss win
patience the arguments Of prohib!tioniss'
No proof is furnished to show that tns
changed conditions to which interested" re-
fers are the result Of prohibtory Legislation.
| might as we'll claim that the higher wago
and greatly increased demand for labor ID
Bridgeport, Conn.,, have been caused By pe
numerous saloons in that city. Bridgeport
far more more prosperous in 1917 than wv"
in 1914. Therefore, the saloons did II!
If It Is fact that prohibition always raise
wages, why are wages higher in wet kho@
Island and Pennsylvania than in dry Mas
or North Dakota?
Interested" says that my former le'si
contained figures TO prove that liquor Is 10,
the cause of crime, poverty and insanity
did not say that the statistics quoted proves
anything Of the kind. What did say was
that the figures given BY the prohibitions"
showing the co-existence Of liquor drinkins
and the evils referred to do not prove IN"
one fact Is the cause OF the other facts.
New York, July 80, 1917. MODERATE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Hearst, Boche Worshipper
His Newspapers Poison the Minds OF
an Unwary Public
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I feel that it is time for your great
and patriotic paper to expose the treasonous
activities Of the publications of Mr.. Hearst.
Early this year, before the declaration OF
war "The New York Journal" on its editorial
page, carried the statement that Germany is
a democracy more truly than Great Britain.
| addressed a communication at once TO the
editor of "The Journal" challenging him TO
prove his assertions, and carefully outlining
the character of the present German govern
ment as historians and students OF govern
ment know it to be. No attention was PAID
to my letter, as I can well understand. since
Mr.. Hearst's policy is to be pro-German IN
every detail.
The extent Of the German propaganda IN
this country is not yet realized, in spite OF
the warnings Of our truly American press.
The browning infamy of Mr.. Hearsts posi-
ton was revealed in 8 most diabolical edi-
toral in this evenings journal" in which
(for full page) the present situation was
presented in so alarming a guise that the
reader. especially the uniformed and the
half-hearted waverer, is led to believe that
"peace at any price" Is the only salvation-of
our beloved land.
Can nothing be done to check this lying,
self-aggrandizing agent Of all that PAN
Germanism Is striving for? Is 1t fair to the
thousands of our boys who go forth to make
democracy q reality instead Of sordid
dream to permit this saffron owner OF a
string of poison breeding journals to destroy
at home the ideals of our land? What is his
motive? He processes true understanding
Of the issue, of the dangers Of this war. He
implies a speedy peace, on terms which will
leave Germany the victor, for peace on the
terms in sight gives Mitteeuropa the free
sway that the Hohenzollerns and their sup
porting clique gambled for at the outset Is
he then, TO tender America on a golden
salver to the War Lord, when the ignoble
peace has given the pan-Germans their raison
detre, and the ensuing years, as Secretary
Lansing pointed out, given Germany new
chance to attempt world empire?
What is most deadly in this formerly yelled
and now subtly concealed propaganda Of Mr..
Hearst is that he appeals to the common folk,
who bear the brunt Of any war. But that a
member Of the Capitalist class" should strive
to enroll against his own native land the
workers" seems to me crime whose infamy
reeks to the high heavens.
In the name of Lincoln's sort of democracy,
do your bit to challenge this insidious dam
ger to our common fatherland!
New York, July 80, 1917. S. B. HOWE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Rejected Volunteers and the Draft

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. note in to-day's Tribune your letter
written by John H. Filman, and think that
he is taking the wrong view Of matters. A
great many men failed to pass the govern
ment requirements because Of poor eyesight.
Statistics show 1891 per cent
In my mind great many intentionally
failed so as to obtain signed card from the
examining officer to show that they had APP
piled This card has been in many instances
q shield for a Stacker. This statement Is an
absolute fact, and by all OF Uncle Sans real
men this class are regarded as the lowest
type of mankind
II a man is as willing to offer his services
as Mr.. Filman states, then believe he would
be glad to be given q second chance to try
and pass, and possibly the cause for former
rejection would be overlooked and he would
be able to serve Old Glory. No one was hu-
inflated by having to register, and II II Is
an ordeal TO have to appear before the exam
lining board then it Is time the party found
protection under another nations colors
don't apply this letter in particular TO Mr..
Filman, but TO all slackers in the country.
JAMES M. VIVIAN.
New York, July 25, l9lk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir, An editorial published on the 2sth inst.
in New York evening paper has objected to
Italy's aims In the Adriatic as brought out In
an interview with Admiral Thaon di Revel,
chief Of the Italian Royal Navy.
1t is not lust of domination and conquest
nor commercial appetite on the seas which
surround her, that compelled Italy to war on
Austria.
Italy Is homogeneous nation, her people
united, of an ancient civilization, Of the same
language, of the same customs, with natural
ly determined oundaries-mountains and
seas-having become independent through
enormous sacrifices, struggling against her
enemies-especially Austria, the most OPP
pressiye, ambitious and unprincipled autoc-
racy. Italy has been the very first nation to
free herself and become independent, pro-
claiming the principle of nationality, the very
one for which the great war to-day is being
waged.
ItaIy's Aim in the Near East
Italy's aim is to liberate territories inhab-
tied by oppressed Italians-of Italian nation
atty already acknowledged by Austria in her
governmental institutions And 1t is just for
this reason that those Italians remain targets
for prosecutions and for hideous competition
from foreign elements imported to their own
cities by Austria for the purpose Of dena-
tionalizing and bringing about their minority.
Italy is united nation. Austria-Hungary,
on the contrary is not nation-it is an au-
tocratic monarchy-an agglomeration of diff
ferent nationalties bound among themselves
by the cunning Of retrograde monarchy
to-day an evident and positive offence to the
most elementary sense Of democracy. All
nations may speak Of Adriatic dominion ex-
cept the Vicnnese despotism. which repre-
sents no one people Of one nationality lsgiti-
mstely and literally established in the form
Of government
Italy absolutely cannot allow Austria to re-
main mistress Of the Adriatic, the monarchy
that Expresses and subdues her sons. pre-
viously torn from the maternal breast by vio-
lence and ruthlessness.
Vienna, the Oppressor
The same effort which the monarchy Of Vi
emma and Budapest must sustain to suppress
the natural and proud sentiments Of the ltal-
ian people under its subjugation-people de-
sirous of liberty and rebelious to tyrannic
dominion-would cause the continuation OF
the same unfriendly feelings which have al
ways existed between the Italians and the
Austrians, which did not change even when
the government of Rome was obliged to &C.
cept the yoke of thirty years Of the Triple
Alliance imposed by the special conditions OF
Europe then, by the duty to safeguard the
unity Of the realm and, with every national
sacrifice, the peace Of Europe.
The continuance Of the same state Of sf-
fairs, to-day aggravated by the abyss dug
nv the bloody war, would cause the existence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
German Underwriters a Menace

The most convincing answer to Senator
Frelinghuysen's proposal to continue the
practice of reinsurance in German fire IN
surance companies is the resolution passed
by the Lawyers Mortgage Company, OF
this city. That company has decided not
to place mortgage loans on any property
insured by fire insurance company which
reinsures any part of its risks in German
concerns. That Is at once sound patriot
ism and good business policy.
There is no good reason why German
concerns should be permitted to do busi-
ness here during the war. 1t is one OF the
penalties Of war that trading with the
enemy shall stop. The agents OF the
enemy associations here, when they rein
sure risks written by American companies,
become entitled to a knowledge Of the
plans of the plants on which they become
Joint insurers. Whether they always ex-
ercise their privilege or not is beside the
question. They enjoy it and can enforce
It. Moreover, to allow German companies
TO continue in business here is to keep
alive a system of enemy agencies which
might easily be turned into centres Of
espionage. We do not intern German
civilians. But we must see to it that they
are cut off from their ordinary business
associations with Germany. II is folly to
hermit them 10 remain modified in a busi-
ness sense.
That is the political aspect of the ques-
ton. There Is another aspect. The value
of an American investors insurance IS
jeopardized through reinsurance with Ger
man companies. The assets which these
companies have available here are incon-
siderable. The assets which they have at
home are problematical. They can pay
little or nothing out Of their home re-
sources while the war lasts. By the time
1t ends their only assets may be depreci-
ated German government obligations.
Mr.. Hurd, the president of the Lawyers
Mortgage Company, put the matter blunt
" when he said on Wednesday: 1T
seemed to me that as a matter of cold
business the insurance. policy of any
company depending IN any way oh 'eIh-
surance with German companies is not de-
sirable." A German company's guarantee
is not desirable in itself. The unrestricted
activity here of companies giving such
guarantees is even less desirable; since
their agents are put IN position to secure
information which should be withheld from
our enemies and their business repre-
sentatives.
The Senate Commerce Committee will
make mistake If It accepts Senator Ere
linghuysen's amendment If we are going
to cut off trading with the enemy, let us
make a complete job Of it. No exceptions
should be tolerated in favor Of domestic
concerns which may find it convenient to
pool interests with German underwriters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Apples Going to Waste
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Much has been said Of food conserya-
ton and war gardens, but ! have seen no sug,
gestion for stopping thss annual waste OF
apples.
1t Is safe to say that moro than half of
the apple crop Of this county, Westchester,
rots on the ground, and this probably may be
said of other apple growing areas. II organ
izatons like the Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls
and Girl Scouts were to apply to the apple
growers for permission to gather "windfals'
for shipment to our newly conscripted armies
they would be consumed before deterioration.
The "windfall" apple will not keep because
of bruises and is only good when promptly
consumed.
Attention is also directed to tho large crop
of wild blackberries which could be gathered
through the same agencies and delivered 70
local volunteers or Red Cross workers to be
made into jelly and jam. N. II. NJ.
Pleasantville, N. Y, July 81. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Navy Wages

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I have just read an article In your
issue of Friday, July 20, called Naval Items
of No Importance"
OF course we have a few simps in the
United States Navy who spend from slIo
20 5000 for one liberty, but they usually
make only about one liberty year. Inese
non can hardly be considered true representa-
tives of the navy.
I have spent about ten years in the navy
and have been around the world ten or
oIoven times and know what the wages OF the
enlisted men are. At present they are ABOUT
twenty per cent less than the wages LOT tue
same trades in civilian life. In addition, tne
rricps of our uniform clothing have ad-
vanced over thirty per cent in the last year
Doubtless your correspondent wishes 70 I'M
nlv that the American bluejackets wages
arc so large that it makes lot OF Harll-
mans ont of them. have no doubt that tnis
correspondent would like to come IN the
navy and do his bit at reduced wages-we
will say starting at about SID month
Out of my savings of ten years, hard WORK
in the stocking holds of various ships / nave
s2bo invested in Liberty bonds Douptless
YOUR correspondent who wrote Naval Items
of No Importance" has all his savings In
vested in Liberty bonds. If he has not, then
he can hardly consider himself good Amer
;oon citizen, A. L. DICKINSON
U. s. s. Delaware, July 81, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Prayers for Victory
or Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: DIS letter in this mornings Irlou''
regarding praying for our soldiers and si''s'
is very interesting. but is just exactly 'nf''
years too late.
Certainly the novel discovery Of book =.
a practising physician" of the Christian ga
ence cult on the efficacy Of prayer n'',
be amusing to the millions OF Christians v.
Europe and America who have all their wv
followed the precepts OF the Great Phys'e'''
regarding prayer. .ur,on
Presuming TO speak for my own rs,s'..
only-the Roman Catholic would IKE "
saw that we are giving up not only one SUI
day, but every Sunday, and every week ca o..
70 prayers for our soldiers and their SH'''
and for speedy but honorable peace
The prayers and the good works oil tnos.
sands upon thousands are being offered W.
daily for our men. and there Is not Ca'hos'.
"Sammy" at the front worthy Of the hams
who does not know this. and who 10 NV
cheered by such knowledge.
MARY z. MTAUGhLny
The Bronx, July 81. lsl7. =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
The Soldiers Ballot

Let Governor Whitman give ear to Will
lam Hamlin Childs, who urges that the
special session of the Legislature make 1t
easier for the soldiers of New York to cast
their votes on Election Day. Mr., Childs,
the director Of the Fusion campaign, has
written letter reminding the Governor
that over $4,000 voters of New York City
will be absent then, serving In the military
forces Of Uncle Sam. He thinks, and
every real Americap will agree with him,
that such men should have "full and fair
opportunity to cast their votes in the mu-
nicipal election"
The present law does not accord them
such opportunity, since It provides official
war ballots on which the soldiers must
write the names of practically all the can
didates for whom they wish TO vote. Our
long ballot system makes this an intoler-
able nuisance, as any one can readily
appreciate. Many soldiers will be dis
couraged by II from exercising their fran
chise who with printed ballots would not
fail to make their choices known. And 1t
is a vital thing that they do record their
choices.
The municipal campaign this year may
well turn upon issues for which these
men are offering their lives. Mr.. Hearst,
the bulwark Of Tammany has already
given ample evidence that he intends ap-
pealing for support to the pro-Germans Of
the city. With the first encouragement
upon US he would abandon the war, have
the country back down before Prussian-
ism, make the separate peace for which
every German prays. Mr.. Hearst may not
become .Tammany's candidate for Mayor,
but, In any case, he will probably remain
the dominant personality in It's councils.
Do the soldiers who are going forth 10
drive the Boche out Of France wish 10
leave the government Of their city in such
hands?
Or would they rather that Mayor
Mitchell, at the vary antipodes as patriot
from all tina. Hearst starts for, continue