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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-28
Home Politics.

es In my home we have two parties. Tbs
VIE is the Conservative and I'm the Liberal.
And the baby?"
Oh he's the Balance Of Powerw
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President Wilson kicked out Chairman De,
man with velvet slipper.
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Voice Of the PEOPLE

Letters must give the name and nd
orens OF the writer. Name will not be
published II writer so requests.
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ARsuredIy.

This world is full of men who pretend
To be things that they ain't.
Id rather be sincere crook
Than a hypocritical saint!
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1t may be sad OF the shift in the Shipping
Board that Caps is the climax.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-28

Tao trouble with the German peace move
m'nts Is that they refuse tp move.
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Safety,

Say. Smith, have you got $50!
'Yep!'
'Lendin' 1t any?'
Nope! that's how I come to have it,
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Poet Laureate of Enginnd.
How Pronounced.

v: r.. c., Franklin, Va.-Robert
Bridges is poet laureate Of England at
the present time.
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Humans. Ton.

Some dogs bark SO much that they looser
their teeth before they're ready to bite
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The war is altogether too big for the i'm
sagination OF some men, who by the whims
\ and freakiness OF politics hold high positions
Tin our system OF government. Here, for en-
Sample. is Senator IiardwicE. of Georgia, who
says: II am not willing TO shed a single drop
Sof American blood TO determine what the
boundary line OF any European nation shall
be or what form OF government any foreign
9country shall have Senator Hardwick is
snot called upon to become a factor in deter
Smining such questions. But he is in a posi-
stion to help determine the boundary lines and
sdestiny of his own country in this war Let
him bear IN mind that this war. so far as
America is concerned. is an American war
#and not European war
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ADDRESS ALL CONCENTRATIONS Tho Tnes-
Dispatch an,
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bill has been introduced in Congress to
conscript aliens. The consent of all foreign
governments should be obtafned-Germany,
of course, Will not give Eers-and the law
passed Why should Englishmen, French
men, Italians, Russians. Germans and Aus
TRANS be exempted because they happen
Ito be in America now? \ certain per cent
#of these aliens have slipped over here as
tdeserters since the beginning OF the war.
America is in the war and these aliens
sSaye no more right to be privileged class
there than their compatriots in Europe. Be
sides, the registration OF large numbers of
! aliens in New orr and other cities and their
exemption have imposed an undue BURDEN of
5 the draft on na;ivt.and- IiaturaliZed Americans
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Current Editorial Comment

Russia's hope. as we'll as the
prospect OF defeating Germany
within reasonable period. is
bound UP in Premier kerensky.
To the hands OF no single man
has the fate NJ en- ,o,pu ~, iIIio,,
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FURNISHED every day In the mt ~ South Tenth
Street, Richmond, VA. by The Times Dispatch Tub.
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AAnAgcr.
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Up Against It.
she (bitterly): And when wa ,Y.. ~
you said you would gladly die for No ~ ieu
He with resignation and a beave,
" seems was reserved for worse fate
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In Line
for
Promotion

At this time It becomes of ex-
In Line ceptional Importance to choose
for the best be had for tho
po.a.; post of chief Of staff of tho
fromotioh United States Army. and there is
little danger that the baIeful in
nuenee of politicians will make itself felt N the
selection OF a successor to Major General Scott
when the latter reaches the retiring age in Sep.
TENDER General Barry who is expected TO re-
ceive the appointment is the antthesis of a
CARPET soldier Like General Scott, he knows
his profession from within. The long list of his
activities includes service in China at the time
OF the Boyer riots service in the Philippines
as chief OF STAFF OF that division, the com M nd
OF the army of Cuban pacihcation in 1907 90
the SUPPLEMENTARY of West Point from 1910 TO
1912 the command of the Eastern Department
and-at present-that of the Central Depart
ment. with headquarters at Chicago. This YER
The academic and the practical phases of mill
which General Barry has travelled seems log,
ically TO lead to an appointment that will crown
the career of soldier who has risen on merit
and help to silence the insinuation that favor
itism has a paramount influence in the promo
ton of officers to the higher ranks az nHr
army.-Public Ledger. ~
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ReBpeCtfulIy.

Another word for the dictionary-"strenuist:
one who does things earnestly. Why not? 1t
sounds O. 4.
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once gent from Kentucky named Rial.
WIN thirst he desired to Stake.
Said: Waiter. think
You may bring me some ink"
sut the waiter brought gin. br u
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nEANCM OFFICES; Wash
iugton, 7I6 Fourteenth
etfrcl, y. w.; New York
Cil., Fifth Avenue Build
ing; Chicngo, Peoples Gas
lSnildlus; Philadelphia, Mu-
tIaI Lie Building.
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TELEPHONE: Randolph l.
Private Branch Exchange
connecting with ali depart
fntIts,
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SATURDAY. JULY IS. 1917.
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|Mlinllou0 GllssrEes:s .DispaIrij

4 Eatered January ss, 1908. tho Fost- ONCE at
fs&s Nichmund Va, sccond-class matter.
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y ~ our friends who with ni-nuscripts ana
kliust for p,ituiion Wish 10 have UNAVAILABLE
articles rcrIrncd they in All cases send stamps
for that purpose.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16

a the sem annual payments and n
has happened In thousands o. In.
stances during the past two years
in which the losses on farms In
eastern Michigan has exceeded the
total cost Of under draining
Farmers should lose no time In
getting local organization OF The
federal farm loan perfected IN each
township In order that they may
get tho great benefits 70 be derived
from This opportunity 20 procure
capital 70 take up their old mort.
cages and make Improvements with
the capital procured under now
ones The farmers must take the
initiative
Every assistance possible wiil 10
rendered by Mr. Oviaft or myself.
the government appraisers for Mich
ivan In getting these local loan a..
sociatlons formed
A. FORSYTH
stsndish. Mich. May IS. 1917
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16

or for having sulked and deserted the
flag Just because she has been denied by
her country her political rights.
She is standing whole-heartedy by
the government.
She is doing her bit for the flag.
Mrs. Clark has two sons.
She is giving them both to the war
with Germany.
She is also giving her husband.
If anything, we would say that Mrs.
Clark is doing just little tit more than
her share Of heroic sacrificing.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
The Ann ArbOr Speech
Would Hardly Apply to
the Kalamazoo Speaker

Mrs. w. II. Wait. state regent of the
Daughters of the Revolution, replied in
Ann Arbor to the speech made in Co
lumbus by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
that the United States is inconsistent in
waging war for democracy and at the
same time denying woman the right Of
suffrage.
Mrs Wait is quoted as having said :
The heroic sacrifice and valued services in war
time OF the noble women Of France. England
Italy and the other Allies do not seem 20 have
been crippled" because they did not have the
franchise This is no time 10 be emphasizing a
grievance OF any kind II s time when We. as
women. should stand whole heartedly by the gov
eminent, doing our bit for the flag purchased
BY the blood, toll and sacrifice Of American men
and women who have made US a nation.
While Mrs. Wait was speaking in Ann
Arbor, another Michigan woman was
speaking in Kalamazoo. and after read
ing this other woman speech, we hold
the opinion that "the heroic Sacrifice and
valued services in war time Of the women
of the United States" are not to be Grip
pied because they have not been given a
vote.
The other speaker was Mrs. O. II.
Clark. president of the Michigan Equal
Suffrage association.
This is what Mrs. Clark had TO say:
Not having heard Mrs. Cats address IN Co
lumbus. Ohio. | hesitate 10 express an opinion
upon her speech. However. II she did say N,
United States has right In this war a. a cham
pion OF democracy until 10 gives the women Oh,
vote. she spoke great truth No class Of people
are more loyal than are the women, who Civ,
their all when the nation calls ! believe ths
az a war measure congress should grant uni
versal suffrage Immediately.
o We might add that Mrs Clark would
seem TO be somewhat qualified to speal
upon this subject and We might add
further, that she will hardly be callec
b account for any lack of patriotism
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
Pointed Paragraphs

BE polite 70 the undertaken He
may get the last chance A. YOU
Love II one Of the few things that
are never displayed on the bargain
counter
A young physician will use more
latin words than a dozen old doc
tors
There are unlimited opportunities
FOR a man who is determined 20
make fool OF himself
Experience is dear teacher
when n comes IN The form 81 pref
~ schoolma'am
After a man has acquired a repu-
tation for wisdom be can say silly
things and vet his friends will ap.
plaud them as wisdom
When woman nnds that her
dress doesn't match her complexion
81 Il always easy TO change her com
pleHion
Some men arc not satisfied 10 70.
main ~ the bottom ~ the ladder
They always want 20 got lower
do4n-
a baseball nine is called \ team
0uUit is quite Improper 20 tell what
the Umpire Ia called
Dc is sometimes lucky W pick NJ
pins in the street and always lucky
70 knock them down in bowling
alley
Practice makes perfect and 10
also makes tho neighbors feel like
smashing the piano.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
For Lovers to Read
BY Or. FRANK GRAMS
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane,

Come, my love. said the lover. it is
spring, spring in the year, spring in the
world, spring in my heart; let us go
Maying | want 10 take thee by the
hand and walk beneath apple blossoms
TO go with thee thru trees that are a
greening, 10 spy timid violets hiding un-
der the leaves as thy sweet face hideth
ever under my every thought that is not
of thee.
| would spin thee every extravagance
of fancy. web thee in the mesheS of rare
conceits, liken thee TO everything sweet
and strange now budding everywhere.
To me thou art what this time mean
eth. To me thou art little flowers open
ing, lush grass growing newcomer birds
Fiping. first butterflies fitting in the
warm wind. The hot sun is on thy lips,
the moon on thy brow, the stars tangled
IN thy hair. thy voice is full Of brooks
babbling, and there is never pleasance
of woodland or hill that is not in thee.
Thou art the young dawn standing
still behind the rim of the world; thou
art the wind singing in the pines.
Thou art the key without which |
would stand disconsoate and cold outside
the meaning of life and the universe.
The love thou awakenest in me unlock
eth ali mysteries. Thou art the one.
There can be no other
There is but one sky overembracinx
all, but one earth supporting all, but one
ocean surrounding all Even so thou art
to me this infinite oneness. fly in thee
as a bird in the air. | swim in thee as a
FISH in the sea, | go and come with ever
the thought of thee beneath, as the cara
van moves upon the desert.
Every little dandelion is memory OF
thee. All the little pussy willows are
wisps of thy hair. The winking stars
are thine eyes. Every road leads to thee
Thou has charmed the universe
Come! All things are drunk with JOY.
Life Is streaming upward like foun-
tain, and the spray is on my heart.
Chicks are cheeping nestlings are call
ing. lambs are frisking, children gampol
IN the streets. the waters are dancing.
the sunshine is smiling like a happy
mother over all. and in me the young
desires of life surge. King Hyacinth
reigns
Then love me. sweet woman, for never
again will these days come never again
will the cry of the blood so answer the
call Of green things growing, never again
can We two meet in the apotheosis Of
youth under the creant influences Of
spring, TRANSPORTED by this Tight that
never was, on sea or land the consecra-
ton, and the poets dream"
Say to me, II love you" And say It,
and say II.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
un To NJ. Earner Himself.

Up TO the Farmer Hinself.
To me Editor II The Times
For The past % years have been
Urging The farmers to under drain
their farms The almost invariable
answer has been We cant AFFORD
H. and when urged 70 borrow no
money on their farm the answer
has been ius, about a. general
we would het-aarn 70 takf The
chances % borrowing on tree or
ave.year term AS We might not be
able 10 pay when due and might End
Il impossible 20 renew the mort
gage or place n elsewhere There
has been some force 20 their 0blec
tons IN The past. but now they no
longer ezigt "a they can borrow a.
FIVE per cont FOR a 2S-year term WITH
privilege o. paving part or all ~
tho loan after Eve years from the
federal land bank Qne thousand
dollars. win The work the farmer
can do himself. will pay tho or
nenses % under draining an s0acre
farm. Tho payments ~ principal
and interest are 70 be $50 every sir
months. There will no. be any
year IN which the benefits from The
thing will not exceed the amount
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
from Another Point of VieD

That was great game the Tigers play
ed Monday.
How does the fellow who never lets
anything worry him, take care Of prom
isory note?
Word to the worlo.wesry.
One form OF unpauiouc waste is for a citizen
10 take h'' own NE a. his particular time
A Milwaukee wife threw the coffee pot
at her husband. An egg in it wouldn't
settle that
Fat men do not have to 20 TO war,
Phyllis says, because they are already
pretty much at the front.
II Was This Way. We Were Cutting out
osnoeIions
Voice There sill never be an end 10
dandelions
Voice. when you 20, through over there
you can come over here"
Voice. ~ oughttahave little clover and
when YOU dig one out put in little clover"
Voice. Thats the stun dig EN- our TO-
night and thereN be another million there
tomorrow"
Voice. Ny my. ny
Voice. NO use az long a. other people
don't cat theirs"
Voice "Tho reason those are not potatoes
s because they grow 100 fast and there are
too many of them"
What is YOUR solution Of the U-boat
menace?
&. r. S-No our old friend Doc well-known
and popular chiropodist would Ike 20 ask
YOU II they ever gof Tho man who took The
life 81 that nichlEanave shoe dealer after
robbins him Of pair ~ shoes DOC
He was never pinched, Doc. unless the
/ shoes did
All right Bert, lots Of room TO back up.
STOP HER.
Get down, Rover your feet are all mud
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
The Old Gardener Says

Many amateurs DO not realize
the variety Of greens ehich they
can provide from their own gar
dens Besides spinach they can
grow Swiss chard. mustard dan
tellons. sorrel. and curly Scotch
kalc IN addition they can. II
they like. eat the tops OF young
t1rnips a. Nell as those o. young
beet-. Oftentimes a good supply
of beet greens can be obtained
FROM mo Trimmings some people
cook ths ouf side leaves Of lettuce
when they are roo tough 20 be-
used he q salad
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Hsna out the flag.

Hang Out the Flag
To The Editor n The Tunes
The attention o. members of The
military order Of the loyal Legion
has been called 20 The lack % Tags
displayed on The buildings % this
city. and request made that they
call tho attention % our citizens 20
he fact thru the press On many
% the streets 20 Tho City no' one
building IN 30 has hag on and
the impre sion given % strangers is
that We lack patriotism. which We
hope is not The case but rather
thaf The attention of our citizens
has NOT been called 20 the matter.
and that a. soon AZ Il Is. every one
viii hang our old Glory VIII not
Detroit set the example,
COMMITTEE
Detroit. May IS. 1915
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
The Creek Keeps Right
On! Be Creek Don't
Be a PrOcrastinatOr
Peeved at yourself?

You have reason 10 be.
You are a procrasunator, a dodger Of
issues.
Be not offended.
No one is pointing an accusing finger
at you-no one except yourself.
The i'll Just spoken of you is but the
harsh word YOU speak daily Of yourself
70 yourself.
And YOU are your own best Judge.
Therefore your sef-indictment is
doubtless true bill.
Now if things would tolerate being left
20 slide, it is conceivable the shorcom.
ings YOU find in yourself would prove Of
minor import
Somehow YOU would drift thru the
world.
All Of you is not bad, most of you IS
good and the good would carry you over.
AS for the bad the saying Of thought
less men is What difference will it all
make in a hundred years."
But it is not under the law of drift
that you have your being In truth there
is no law of drift.
Have you noticed the rain-svollen
creeks this spring?
They are Uttered up with fallen tree
branches and fence rails. litter Of
debris bent on damming the waters.
Yet. the creek finds way.
Somehow it rushes on, around if it
can't 90 forward, but surely on and on
to the destiny its nature Graves.
Are you so different from that creek?
Like the creeks. your nature must be
realized.
Whether you viii or whether you
won't life pushes YOU on.
Despite all, the futile in you becomes
masterful.
Yours is the potentially of perfection.
Herein, however, you differ from the
creek-that, whereas it is blind and deaf
and of itself unaware, you can see and
hear and know yourself
Consciously you can help in the un-
folding of the perfection within you.
which perfection, mind you, must be I'M
folded.
So why be a creek
Get behind yourself and push with all
the intelligence that distinguishes you
from a mere stream of water.
Why procrastinate?
If YOU must you must.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
Too Far Down

~Berin A. tho bottom and work
Up counseied the eminent divine
ss he vas addressing congregation
~ young men THAT g. the only
wav There IL no exception
81 -snn0t- begin at-the bottom.
SIR" said a vpunE man whose hands
bore the marks OF honest toll.
And Why not" demanded The
preacher
20 am we'll digger" he replied
rAspsotfuliy.-Puck
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16

clean water Do nor use dish va.
.er that has been used FOR washing
other utensils
When tho bottles have been prop
erly cared FOR they should be placed
In a convenient place Tor the milk
raq.
Bottles must never be taken into
he sickrOom II they arc they may
become infected and nor only cars
disease 70 other members Of the
family. but 10 other families
Milk bottles must not DO removed
from a home whore there is con.
tag'ogs disease until after he OK
Jiration 81 the quarantine and after
the bottles have been steriiized.
II is better 10 use coupon tickets
in The purchase 81 milk. Metal tick.
cts or cardboard tickets that are
used over and over again arc likely
20 collect germs Children fro
quently place them In their mouth
and Infection may be the result
Dirty milk Is expensive al any
price II is cheaper IN he long
run 20 pay utiIe more tor milk
that has been produced under prop
or conditions When possible VISIT
your dsirvman's place 81 business
and SEQ for yourself how 81 is con
Quoted
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
Signs of Strain
IN ~ ARLINGTON BHUCE
Author OF THE Riddle OF Person
Ally" "PsyrnnioaY and
parentho1d." etc.

May mon working and worrying.
or idliug and dis ipating, drift 10 a
nervous breakdown unaware OF the
danger that is threatening. But Al.
ways There are .premonitory signs
which. II rccosSizcd and needed in
time, viii enable rcparatl,e action
10 be TAX n
one OF The commoncst signs is in
l5ility 20 sleep soundly Either there
is difficulty in getting 90 sleep, or the
sleep is greatly isurbcd by bad
dreams. Reourrent nightmare in per.
sons hitherto seldom having night.
mare is 10 be looked on with sus
picion
Also indicative OF nerve strain is
an extreme feeling OF tiredness
when waking IN the morning.
Taken by itself 70 be SURF. This
may not mean much. For morning.
tiredncss b. OF frequent occurrence
among people who have reached
middle lie And 10 frequently Is due
TO wholly external causes. such as
sleeping n an llventlatrd room
Bun n conjunction with other
symptoms 80 Is danger signal 81
importance. and Its possible mean
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16

MORNING and Inc indHfRtlgAbIn
agent eager 20 know results.
questioned the entrepreneur
We'll" no asked. with Easy
confidence. and what did the
voice trial reveal7"
THAT she is partial 20 on
ions" said the boss. briefly.
And the agent had 20 break 81
20 her that she was not In too
good odor with the powers that
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16

there viii come a time when
your treatment OF me viii be
regretted
II shall never regret t." she
replied.
"Oh. don't mean you" he
returned Il refer 20 the man
whom you will finally ac-
cept"
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16
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The Detroit times., 1917-05-16

Health Questions Answered
n J. K. "Is there any cure Tor
lateral curvature ~ the sp.ne27
Avoid faulty posture, assume pos
ture that corrccts the curvature and
exercise 20 strengthen the muscles
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16

20 much more. Uncle Hy, said
the perpleKcd city niece
You can't. eh7" snorted Tn
Gle Hyperboie Medders. Of near
Smlleyville. Wal. b'gosh. n
YOU could soc the way US farm
ers waste time argyIn' about n
when We ought 10 be 'tendin'
our crops you'd understand all
right. all right. Judge.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16

TINS the ad
assertions ana
n glass letters reannS
Fly with dollars worth o. goods proper recognition 20
advertisers
found The Tmes II viii the letters which most sppueaoe
protecting the
reader Only signed letters giving he writer's name and address DC
~
The Detroit times., 1917-05-16

when going up only one flight"
said the department store
manager.
II wish I knew of some way
70 make 'em do A."
why not take the mirrors
out OF the elevators and put
'em on the stairs7" suggested
hls bright assistant