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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
Captain yvhittnker IJpd.r r,rc.

TO the, Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir|The news of action by the
BOARD board OF Charities Of the District OF
workhouse at occoquan. Reconnaissance
an Investigation into conditions there.
ana ana the removal for the time being Of
cause considerable surprise in this city.
That institution has been visited by
many persons from Richmond interest
9uents and reports have been uni
formly OF iaudatory character. 1t has
been understood that Captain Whitta-
using no armed guards and a minimum
OF discipline. all with saiutarv effects.
Inevitably, the derelicts sitting through
the We .ot courts OF city as large as
and motley crew. The place Of their
detention could not be expected to have
tn, IN attra .a s, OF seaside resort; 1t
whose complaints seem to be the basis
OF the charges against the institution.
coming as they did from luxurious
tory crude in Its appointments. and al
together uninvittng. II their dispose
tons may be Judged from their be-
they did not accommodate themselves
readily to the requirements Of the in
stitution, or adapt their tastes amiabiy
nations capital has provided for its
petty criminals. One Is naturally in
clined to discount their complaints as
being. perhaps. part OF their ire
impulse OF the average citizen Is to
sympathize with the superintendent.
crimes were deep and dark. ne has
been sufficiently punished by being
obliged TO contend with the militant
and oostrepcrous SUNS.
Richmond. Va. September 90.
The Frog PaperweIght.
To the Editor II The Times Dispatch: 4
Shiny friend. who has lived all of
s River tho and oaGsn OF the OLD
the froE paperweiEht IT was along
in the sixties when the canal boats
did thriving. 4 not auick-transit.
fore tho days Of the breech- loading
guns. for he had single barrel. mux-
zle-loodcr nearly six feet long. powder
horn. shot gou.d. caps and other things
that made up the hunting .cquIpm"nt
,pea,r> n branch ard. as he soon found
ISdti wus Iriso Teaua bull frog that was
on the bank, of.othe stream II ny
head forward lust little. shoot out his
tongue with lightning raptdity. and his
for the luckless insects.
II tnen occurred to my friend to roll
buciishot towards the frog. which
was licked up without the batting Of
an eye. After having rolled something
over a pound Of shot to the frog. he
ro'iccd a li;tle slack-up In his motion
Of leaning forward. as we'll az an In
crcasinG pondurosity. An investiEa-
lion showed that the frog was weighed
down to tho ground by the shot he
had swallowed and could not move Ho
picked UP the frog. put him in his
hunting has and thought no more OF
the matter until the next hunting sea-
son. when he went to ieplenish his
bag for another hunt. II was then that
he foInd the frog-dead. OF course
shot !nternally-but almost as natural
AS IN life, and for years he used him
as naperweight. S. b.
Richmond. September 25. 1917.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
Voice of the People

Letters must give the name and nd
drsss OF tho writer. Namc will not be
published II writer so requests.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30

me college men who are on their way to
tne trenches may at least be congratulated
mat they have escaped the well-advertised
dangers OF football
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
DiSCnYercll.

singer! Yes indeed Jones is singer. Why
lie sang IN three numbers at the oratorio.
So Why didn't he sing. all of them?"
iie would have, but the leader found ON.
what was the matter with the music"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
PrCScriptIon.

and rest"
And did hc1"
ne die! He went into the plumbing bushes.
un'ii ne got a lot OF change, and now he's on
the police force getting the rest!"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
O., *.

on, say said the Russian correspondent.
did the inspector Of cables let INV storv ~.
Trough roasting the provisional government %"
your censure." O' eeh'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30

Inc police are showing a commemorative
activity in rounding up speeders, but it must
be remembered that obedience to the law
cannot be secured by sporadic efforts only.
Ihere must be constant vigilance. Until
such policy has become the rule it will
Dc well 10 deal lenienty with offenders
AS long as the ordinance Is enforced only
against lew at long intervals. the public
10 lulieo into state of carelessness and in
olnerence. The best OF us sometimes pre-
sumo upon laxity of enforcement. When
there is consistent and uniform habit Of
haling the fast ones to court there will be
more general respect for the speed limit.
"hich is as much for the protection of the
motorlst as for the pedestrian.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30

The mutny of the woman SOLITAIRE :,
nuss'a shows that women everywhere are
moro accustomed to give orders than to
receive them ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30

Inc Senate passed an $4,000, 100000 bill
without roll call. What a whoop would
have been the vote If the appropriation had
been for rivers and harbors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
Reduce
the
Luxuries

what the woms nen s1s FOR liquor and tobacco. and
ss en- s;
oS5 %'hs ss
06served that one vice costs more rhrankn
than the Se u mns9 more
raey e-Phiadeiphiaa Record sep TO- make democ-
Six Months s s G ,hs Sae:
Socialism s1 ~ 7Rf " as fa ss1ssi
people, But OPTIMISM spGn, OF her
y q d3 ass nHt
afSPe ths danger danger IS that
%tho1 Of She danger irons
i they her Rsnds free e ar%Ias
nso a oat n .m snd
a aps 1 save her fro these pers Witch
ssS are 'ne s Ys1F
ALesson sSsmpsIsa FOR the new "f hise sss
Thrift Of eh Gse sort tn Is IL
il had Ione sssn S %s
psss sD The rsss
Sy t than aSS to
he fb sonss They aim to the pab
Aim,erica; our lavish way Of living has amazed
Hlsltors. We haYe gone too much IInon ~
principle that we do not for the neeesstiss
II we can only have the Iuxures The War VIII
be blessing IN disguise so far as It teac Iiai
us to conserve all our resources nteilirentI, no
return to the frugal virtues upon Whicby a anr
ancestors laid far greater store than weMpub.
lie Ledger. 1855 We uo-
The threatened strike of roo,
Menacing miners M gs., unless ss such an Increase
e,. you. would make the operation of the hs
situation mines impossible Without a corr
w. responding In tho
of coal. Is OF such threatening import as to COM
pei immediate action at the hands of the gov
either the Tsuto o or the weather without coal
as to coal deliveries and prices between the
eontinuance Of the war nothing rema Ina ths
shape Of remedy but seizure and Control OF the
mines. Even such a course would involve dis.
astrous consequences of stoppage and delay. It
is to be hoped that mine owners and mine
workers will, not take advantage Of present
eXigent conditions unduly to HELM Themselves
TO the hurt Of. everybody. else. The success of
the government In reaching a satisfactory ar
ransement with copper and steel ma gnatsa leads
page of work In the coal mines. Fuel we must
have. It 10 almost as necessary as bread ana
meat.-Philadelphia Record. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30

IS quite evident, from the statement of
Dr. Franklin H. Martin, OF the advisory com
mission OF the Council of National Defense
tnat only nurses of experience and maturity
are needed in the field hospitals. He states
tnat there are more than $4,000 registered
nurses in the United States, of whom univ
o,ooo are pubic health nurses and 1900
superintendents Of nurses. The requirements
OF the war hospitals will naturally have tho
erect OF depicting the nursing forces of the
hospitals for civilians. This is creating an
aonolmai demand for undergraduate nurses
which is being met by applications for .d,
MISSION TO various schools OF nursing. large
NUMBER OF which are being made by college
women. The general effect of the campaign
oeihs mace oy the committee Of public health
nursing has had the effect of broadenino ~
scope and increasing the value of the nursing
profession as whole AS each new student
entering hospital lays the foundation for
the release OF graduate nurse for wsr
work. she is indirectly performing a n.tri.
otto service.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
Charcoal Eph's Daily Thou-h,

FLOWERS may stop a woman from kIckir' :"
said Charcoal l;ph in of his cynical moods;
but hit ain nc tyin' roses to n nevis tail,
Try some beans. Mstah jackson"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
Right.

No matter what any one saws they're Nh.
greatest fortunc-tellers in America - a.. ~,
who are?"
'Bradstreet and Dun"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
Problems.

Nobody knows what's the weight of a Sigh
Nobody knows why mortal must die;
And why contributions are cooked in mince pie
Nobody knows!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
Current Editorial Comment

,rh save all the money you can
Inc Inc prices Of the necessaries ~
d dir NIL make this a little more
b ndv III, 5han usual. but IL any.
oooy VIII consider what tha -,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
NIenacing
Coal 81
Situation

of coal. Is Of su
pei immediate
eminent. We
either the Teut
II an amicable
as to coal de
government al
continuance Of
shape Of renee
mines. Even q
astrous conse1'
Is to be hope
workers will
eXigent cordit
to the hurt OF
the governmon
rangement will
to- hope OF like
page OF work
have. It 10 al
eat.-Philade
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30

The threatened strike of Goa,
miners, unless such an increas Sc
OF wages shall be granted AZ
would make the operation of the
mines impossible without cor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30

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ntreet, Richmond, Va. by The Times Dispatch Pub
nshinx Co., Inc. Charlcs L. Aasbrook, Editor aud
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
Six Months
of
Socialism

people. But {
warrant conc
is at present
has brought
of unbriGled
without, Of {
If they can {
from within,
paralysis and
nations. To
arc increa sin
resolve. and
ship are neeC
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30

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The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
ACCUSED OF USING
MAILS TO DEFRAUD

Two presentmerts. alleging conspiracy
and use Of the mails to defraud, and is
sued against Albert Hupp. Irwin Hupp,
Francis E. House. and Otis ]. Rogers,
said to be officers of the Hupp Auto
matte Mail Exchange Company. were filed
in open court yesterday by the grand
jury.
Among the twenty-four indictments re-
turned was one for violating the postal
laws against Milton W. brennan. a post
office clerk.
Others indicted and the charges against
them are Grover Staten, housebreakins g
and larceny; Harvey Robinson. grand lar
ceny; Mary NJ. Cole. forgery; Howard S.
Peed, grand larceny; Arthur Swan, John
Pickett and James Briscoe, housebreak-
ing and larceny; Hilleary Woodrow, re-
ceivfng stolen property; Malcolm Almond,
embezzlement: Hubert T. Jarboe, alias
Jack Murdock, alias George Murdock.
grand larceny: Charles J. RAN. adultery;
Eugene Monroe housebreaking and lar
ceny: George H. Dinnis. William Castle,
Charles H. Wright. Arthur E. Vaughn
and Earnest L. whetzel, nonsupport:
Martina Gregba and Leila Ball, grand
larceny: Edward NJ. Hobson, forgery:
Nathaniel Shields, assault with dangerous
weapon: Robert Lawson, Arthur Swan
and John Picket, housebreaking and lar
ceny.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
YOUR WEDDING DAY
And the Famous Men and Women who
Have shared 1t.
BY MARY MARSHALL.

March John Herschel and Msrraret
BrodIe.
E1ghty-four years ago, when Sir John
frederick William Herschel and Margaret
Brodie were married, Miss Caroline
Herschel, famous astronomer the bride-
grooms aunt wrote to her nephew: II
have spent four days in vain endeayors
to gain composure enough to give Won an
idea of the joyful sensation caused by the
news. But can at this moment find no
words that would better express nv han
piness than those Of Simeon: Lord. now
letters thou thy servant depart in
peace"
Sir John Herschel was a singularly
fession by one man-his son, Johr.
that his marriage brought to him seems
well deserved. His father, Sir William
Herschel, one Of the most celebrated as
tronomers Of the ages, is sometimes sail
to have been rivalled in his chosen pro-
fession by one man-his SON. John.
ut is said that Sir John became an astrono-
mer partly, of course. because he loved
the science. but partly because he was so
deVotedly attached to his father and his
aunt and wished to make their profess
sion his.
He was married when he was 81 and
he often said that his subsequent life was
one of unclouded happiness. He was a
simple, unaffected man. He loved gar
dening and took the greatest delight in
his children, of whom he had an even
dozen. His wife was equally happy. Six
years after her marriage her husba nd
decided to go to South Africa to con-
duct astronomical observations of the
southern heavens. Nothing daunted by
the change before her his wife and three
children set out with him from England
for nine weeks journey by water to
the Cape of Good Hope. They stayed at
the Cape of Good Hope for three years,
and 1t is the work Sir John accomplished
there that has given him his high place
In fame. Herschel and his wife were
radiantly happy in their new home.
They thought their house delightful and
were very enthusiastic about the scenery
and the climate and seem to have been
nothing daunted by the fact that wolves,
jackals hyenas and venemous snakes
prowled about their garden and that lions,
leopards and other denizens of the Afri-
can Jungle were still rampant in that
region. They always declared that their
South African life was one Of the hap
piest of their experience and Sir John
used to say that 1t was 1.-The sunny spot
in my whole life. where my memory will:
always love to bask."
(Copyirht I9TO
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
TOMORROW'S MENU.

1.-THE trout looks lovely. 1t was twenty
two inches when it was taken"-WaIton.
BREAKFAST.
Prunes. Cereal and Cream
Fried Smoked Haddock
Corn Bread. Coffee
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER.
Cream Clam Soup.
Lettuce Sandwiches
Gingerbread and Whipped Cream.
DINNER.
Potato Soup.
Trout.
Cream Potatoes. Parxnips.
Celery Salad.
Bread Pudding.
Fried smoked haddock-Rup a pound
and a half Of smoked haddock with olive
oil and let 1t stand over night. In the
morning fry brown in olive oil and gar
nish with parsley.
Cream clam soup-Drain a Quart of
CLAIMS and chop fine, return to their own
liquor and bring slowly to a boiling
point. Then let the mixture simmer for
twenty minutes. Strain through a fine
seive and thicken the liquor with one
third of a cupful of butter, the same
amount Of -four and seasoning of salt
and pepper. Now scald four cups of milk
to which has been added a slice Of onion
and two blades of mace. Strain and add
the milk to the CLAIMS Just before sery-
ing add the yolks of two eggs slightly
beaten.
Bread pudding-One cupfui or sour milk,
two cupfuls of breadcrumbs, one cupful
of flour, one-half cupful of butter. one
cupful of chopped raisins, one cupful Of
preserved Strawberries, one cuprul of su-
gar. one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in
little cold water. one teaspoonful Of
cinnamon. Mix all these ingredients,
and pour into a buttered mold. Steam
iva hours md ss-.s hct, With crcam.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
BRITISH LEGISLATORS
EAT MEATLESS MEALS
Disguise Vegetable Dishes as Birds
and Fish.

SPECIAL Gable to The Washington Herald
London, Feb. 2S.-The introduction Of
meatless menus in the dining room Of the
British House OF Commons is giving MEM
bers OF parliament an opportunity Of
setting an example to the country.
The menu for a recent vegetarian table
d'hote luncheon at Is. Sd. was as follows:
Lenti Cream
Nut Outlets or saToury Rissoles
Csulihower or Spinach Potatoes
Hot Rice Pudding Cold Compete Of Fruit
Brad, CheddaT @ Cheshire Cheese one pat Of
Butter
Dinner at 2s Cd was a six-course meal
as follows:
Cream 0f Celery =
MOCK Sole
Curry Nuttoria or Mock Veal Outlets and stufhne
Brussels Sprouts or CabbaEe Potatoes
Hot Apple and Cranberry Tart or Cold Figs and
Bread, Cheddar Cheshire Cheese one pat d
The vegetarian luncheons included roast
duck or fowl. filleted plaIce or sole. and
various other varieties of tempting look
Ing viands but all innocent of flesh or
fish. Vegetables, nuts and other substi-
tutes formed the foundations Of the tasty
looking dishes. The bird tribe were skill
fully supplied with artificial limbs and
in order. perhaps. to comply with con-
ventions. the leg was provided with the
skirt.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
DUTY, SAYS SPEAKER
Myers Declares II Only Real Way 10
Be Prepared.

The General STAR should have beer
court-martiaIed II IL had made any otheI
report than that which has been sent q
Congress by the Secretary OF War" said
George Hewitt Myers secretary Of ths
Army League. today In commenting on
the general staff-s recommendations or
universal military training.
In recommending universal lisbinty
to military training and service. the
General stan only followed the policy
advocated by every great military leadeI
from Washington down to the present
Every Secretary OF War. from Knox ts
the present head OF the War Department
has endorsed some system.
The report Of the General Stan place,
the responsibility of giving the country
an adequate system OF national defens'
upon Congress. BY no larger ana indis.
Crim'nste appropriations for alleged ma,
tional defense Or pork barrel purposes
can Congress escape this grave sespon'
sibility.
in its report the General staf prO
poses to give the young men OF the coun.
try just one half Of the training that b
required in time OF peace by afi-eS ths
great European powers and Japan.
Economically the report OF the Gen.
eral StafT is sound. Under the polio,
proposed, we can secure three times a.
many soldiers with four times az muct
training by the expenditure of the sam,
amount of money as will be required foI
the National Defense Act"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
|HPPY LTTTLEPlANlST
MAKES HIT ATY.M c. A.
Causes Big Growth in Dumb Bell
Class.

SldtS.
Who couldn't stand and swing Indian
clubs all day long II Q young lady, 1917
model. sat at a piano and ratified on
Pretty Baby" and such xippy airsF
That's the explanation of immense
physical training classes at the Y. M. C.
A. these dys.
each afternoon for, their exercises used
to do them to Ordinary canned music,
which didn't have much zip to II. Be-
sides, most Of the rolls and records had
| been borrowed from the religious direc-
tor. and one can't get very enthusiastic
swinging clubs to "Greenland's Icy
Mountains" or Onward Christian Sol
diers."
Gale Beckett the veteran physical
director at the association, got an idea
one day recently, and went out and dis
covered the zippiest piano player In
Washington-aged Is, feminine, dimples.
Now when the boys begin to drift in
| about 4:30 they hear the strains of "Yaka
Houla Hicky Doola' crashing and smash
ing away to double fast time. You
| couldn't keep your feet still IL you want
ed to.
IL may be an Indian club class or a
| running class. but just 9: long as there
are some boys swinging their arms or
their legs you hear ''Mammy's Coal
Black Rose" or Pretty Baby or "oh
Evelyn"
The rythm Of the music makes II easier
to exercise. says Gale Beckett, and Il
helps so much he wouldn't have classes
without II.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
give MASQUE BALL
FOR WAR SUFFERERS
Dance to Aid Jewish Relief Com.
mittee in Europe.

HhbtCC iii LuIOpCs
Fantastic costumes, big crowds and
lively music featured the masquerade ball
held Tuesday night at Convention Hall
under auspices OF the general relief COM
mittee for Jewish war sufferers.
One-legged war victims. soldiers, police
men. clowns and masked beauties all
made the big hall lively with color. An
orchestra of twenty-five instruments un-
der the leadership of Leon Cohn supplied
the dancers with music.
According to the ticket returns re-
ceived last night. the ball was big finan-
cial success. About $500 were received
from program sales. This. with all ticket
and refreshment receipts. will go toward
the relief fund for Jewish war sufferers
in Europe.
The executive committee in charge Of
the ball was NJ Norman. chairman; S.
Greespan, f. Stroller. T. Cent?. NJ. Stroll
Ter, NJ Zetland. Mrs. Rosenthal. NJ
Freilachoff. H. Plotnick. ]. Hickman. B.
Hoffenberg and Miss May Dobkin. The
floor and program committees were under
the craftsmanship of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
koplin.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
BLAMES Living COST
ON WASHINGTON DOGS
Eat 1000 900 Pounds of Pork Yearly.
Farmer Saws.

: The dogs of Washington eat up
1000. 900 pounds Of pork each year on
their excursions into the country.
That Is what William B. Doak, q
/, farmer of Clifton, Va. told the mem
. oers of the District Federation OF
Women's Clubs at the H. c. of L. meet
ing at the Ebbitt yesterday afternoon.
= Everything is all wrongs Mr.. Doak
says.
I'VE farmers out in Virginia cannot
have sheep. turkeys and game birds
while hunters, dogs and marauders
from Washington trespass on our
land" he said. George Washington
grew more wool on his estate than his
whole county OF Fairfax does today.
Many counties around the Capital have
only one sheep to 200 acres of land.
but New Zealand raises one sheep to
two acres"
Mr.. Doak also thinks that because
farmers have to send in so many food
stuffs to Washington on Sunday, there
In curse on it. and that some day
the Lord will punish the people.
Congressman Rainey. of Illinois, urg-
ed that cornstarch be mixed with
wheat flour to lower the cost of living.
and was promptly jumped upon by
Frances NJ. Phelps, of the Millers'
National Federation and T. T. Frank
enberg. of Columbia, Ohio, the public
ity agent of a national bakers asso-
citation.
Fulton r. Gordon. a real estate man
of Washington. said potatoes were
selling for 72 cents a bushel in Ber-
lin now and 81 a bushel in Washing
ton. and that the country should es-
tablish an embargo until its own ware
houses were full.
Carl Vrooman. of the Department of
Agriculture. said the practical way to
beat the cost OF living was to raise
vegetables on vacant lots and eat soy
beans.