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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
Books and Authors

Ernest Poixotto, whose forthcoming book. "a
scrihners, makes SO VIVA in its. deiicate draw
s s@ss an" and " iand%arks " of o 5ne @ Saa f feyG i"aenensy
ence; has been made a corresponding member
Of the charming pictures and narrative which
conveyed the reader through Our Hispanic
EIebirth Of .Russia.. by Isaac r Marcosson. az
Marcosson. whose brilliant journaiistic achieve.
5 mfs's Of /" ihs Emr2pefs dre mar hl rSpd stsGH h Wns the he
London when the great siav urheaval began.
grad. to md tihe city In tho &c ,broes OF freedom.
k kfG@ Ry'sii .vom. FStii EsI%l4''a ana o,h nGs!F he l sos
the story OF ono of the worlds supreme events.
and aiad a "sfra''ve rh Ii ! is ' tm" only sar afn 4 al acc s%int
Of the Iiu Tha no rGvoi u ~ published ,Ssn SO =, fa sj1us in
trations.
Recent press dispatches from Bombay tell Of
Besan, and her colleagues after violent home
l nTes s ssofsd n storm, To MOI Of adverse Tss fs eommens in s6e
native press; and protest meetings we're organ
den to participate in meetings or to lecture or
a aG nu ars co mir %r' To ! ae;rta ihe areas aea he and ns tReir
correspondence IS subject TO censorship. In or
$sss to %Sa"s 1"ata ar ir;S"lh, sjsa 'o'l kst sn {" "S Y.
This book. nov il. a second edition, gives nc
development OF the homc-ruie movement in
India.
a Soldiers Memories in Pence and War" by
just been published by l.. y. Dutton & Co. The
author OF this book. humorist and man of ad-
venture. as we'll as soldier, is n brother of the
General Younghusband who led the British
forces to Lhassa at the time OF the war with
Thibet, and has been on the spot whenever
British service. His first military appointment
Vas 10 4 regiment on the northwest frontier
of India. ana alter travelling 5000 miles 10
join his regiment, he casually learned at lunch.
directly after his arrival. that at 4 o'clock that
afternoon they were going to ommenc hos
tilities on the Amir CT Atghanistan. y couple
OF days later he was lighting In the battle of
the Khyber Pass. This was the beginning Of
4 career which included the Chitral campaign,
the Egyptian campaign. the burmese war, and
the Boer War. BY way of filling up spare time.
General Iounghusband made his way 10 the
philippines at the time of the, S~panish-Amcri-
can War, and there, from Admiral Dewey n
few hours after il happened, he heard the whole
account of the Manila Bay incident" with the
German feet. The hook is so lively and anus
ing that IL has taken the British press by storm.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
Some Steel .Profteerinc.,

WHEN the government undertook to fix
w the prices which it would pay Amer
lean manufacturers Of war supplies, there
was a loud outcry from vested" in
%terests. We were told that such a policy
would "strangle" business, would damage
investments and make normal earnings i'm
possible. Not even the announcement OF the
administration that a full allowance for cost
Of production would be made, but that a fur
Their allowance Of profits could be counted
upon, reassured certain war-fattened corpora
tons. The manufacturers OF steel came to
Washington in a body and pleadingly pro-
tested against the governments program.
citing the necessity of large profits as an
efficiency factor.
All this excited our Interest, and in some
quarters it excited concern. A few honest
folks were ready to condemn the administra-
ton for its arbitrary action, feeling as they
did that nothing could be more disastrous
than business depression at a time when
our manufacturers were vitality needed. The
resources of the steel, the coal, the lumber
and other interests producing raw materials.
they felt, should be expanded, not contracted.
And their prohts should not be curtailed if
by that act expansion would be discoura ged.
But the United States Steel Corporation
has just answered all these That
company has just made a very enlightening
report upon its earnings for the past quarter.
Nv" aSS allouIltuS
TO tho sum Of $144,5OO,0 900. This
Is $4,000 900 IN excess of the quarter end
ing March 81, and more than S19. 900, 900
greater than the market had been given rea-
son to expect. A total Of $54.000.0O0 has
been set aside for war taxes. leaving enough
to meet all fixed charges. to meet the pre-
ferred dividend. to pay II per cent on the
common stock and still leave a SAL. 900. 900
surplus.
In the light Of this statement. can 1t be
possible that any disinterested man should
still complain at the governments prohibi-
ton against excessive prices for war ma
terials? These earnings reflect enormous
profits made upon contracts for our supplies
and the supplies of our allies. 1t would be
folly to deny the Steel Corporation a reason
able return on their output, but 1t would be
criminal on the part of the government to
tax 4 whole nation in order that this COM
pany might continue making money at the
present rate.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
WAR FAKES--AND OTHER
ny FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

ricd to IL wealthy woman
/, Another gopher who service q short
Jail term last winter. suffered tho
equivalent of a heavy fine at the same
time: for whilc he was in prison one
of the three banks in which he kept
his money closed It's doors, and he lost
several hundred dollars. which caused
him extreme mental anguish. The
gophers never pay a fine. no matter
how well able to do SO.
Strong-arm bcggars. who take an
openly threatening attitude II they are
refused. arc by no means uncommon. A
man OF wealth, we'll known In New
York, was quietly but successfully
held up In this way by three men in
broad daylight. No weapons were
shown and little was said. but It was
made plain to tho victim that ouly his
money could save his kin.
There Is at least ono case on record
In which one OF these sidewalk pirates
successfully levied tribute This man
is said to have had a written contract
with a New York assembiyman by
which the latter agreed to pay tho
gopher 25 cents a week for life. In
return. the politician was not to be
the police that he was saving up to
buy a farm.
Tho average beEgar. like the average
everything else. just barely makes a
living. hut the talented ones do a
groat deal better. Thus Joseph Vono,
arrested for mendicancy. and having
no other occupation. was found to have
bank accounts totaling $4,000. an
apartment on West End Avenue. q
dress suit. a ~phonoEraph and some
diamonds. The prosperous Hopper
nearly always has a few diamonds.
They are a conveniently portable form
in which to keep wealth. Sisnaro
ouarino. Of New York. supported a
wife and eight children in Italy by
begging. and had enough left over to
own several good diamonds.
HAD PLENTY OF MONEY
ANT SUCCESSFUL SON
A woman who was taken up by the
police for mendoza ncy had s45 on her
person at tho time. and was able to
show that her son was a successful
physician. She was one OF those for
whom begging seems To have a fasfnn-
ton. Another successful bcggar told
the police that he had taken In $40 In
ono mornings work and showed tho
forty dollars to prove II.
Most or the essar are men. but
there are sone women and q few chill
dren. One of the most ingenious boy
begEars on the police records was
Johnnie Fitzgerald, who used In hi.
highly original method. his small blue
eyed and cherubic looking brother.
The rest OF tho properties necessary
Tor the act wcre a small iron savings
bank and two pennies.
Witness then johnnie and his small
brother walking along until they catch
the eye OF some sympathetic-looktpe
woman. At this point. ohnnie gives
the small brother a vicious shove.
splitting both Tim and his pennie
1ohnnia gathers up the coin and dis
appears down an alley, while the SYM
palmetto woman dries little brothers
tears. and gives him a dino or maybe
d quarter 10 replace the lost pennies.
legitimate charities arc discredited. and
that FUNDS which should go 10 thorn
are diverted to the pockets of GRIM
inals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

The high cost OF coal is at the very bottom
OF the high cost OF living, and the day on
which the food bill becomes a law, the very
first thing the government Will do will be TO
80 straight after reducing the price Of coal.
Twenty-six per cent OF all freight tonnage Oh
the railroads is coal, which shows its great
importance as an item in the list OF human
necessities. The origin OF all the recent
labor troubles has been found in the hign
cost OF coal. Then how dare n man like
Senator Reed, OF Missouri. stand up in the
Senate and blockade the passage OF the food
control bill? Are the American people help
less TO remove such senseless. criminal OBJ
Struction?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

A Plea for Pence.
want no palace nor vast estate.
l want no station that men call ere,,.
! want no gold beyond my need.
ana want no itch In the palm az rrao
hut when day is done
And my labors cease.
want 20 go home
To rest and peace!
want 10 go home TO peace and res,.
! want 10 go home to a quiet n..t
'na' IS all my own. where no In rxh -
" 'er SPOKEN or ever heard.
"here ihe hearts as light
AS a lambs new fleece.
! want to go home
To rest and peace!
want 10 30 home. il there ] find
content and res: and ncacc NJ m;,
u H. perchance. it's a place NJ s,.,
"' . cranky man or 2 shrewish wifsN
wen. perhaps at that,
II L dared to roam.
T~ould b. Just as bad
SO I'd better go home,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
CurtniIment OF Deliveries.

,,aAn article dated july Is. i:siIH7:
Of July 81. ans nne as a'" tsis O' sP
W Was written by no less a party than
VAS Ms' no more %, SANDS. ! thought thai !!
pc answered, 80 That existing irregu-
larities could DO corrected, therefore. in
prcer mat Inc grocers Of the city Of
non OF the Grocers' Association was
motive. I beg to mention that iris ae'
ticn was the direct result OF a Arm
demand from Washington. Since the
the Retail Merchants Association Ia.
passed with slight variations the SANE
InesolS'i OF rent out by the National
erect on August Is. 1917. You well
know the fight made in regard TO the
p tbe tax. how tried to point out
grocer works on. and to have such a
man or prominence sarcasticaliy r!df-
Gqie a movement demanded by tho
United States government because the
snocers nave attempted to help the
s0pernment carry out It's conservation
seeerdinE IS n not n exactly the r!ght spirit.
AS MT, Sands did not deem my LETT
am S% mry OF an acknowledgement. 7
pc OF interest. not only TO consumers
Out 10 merchants in general
Hon. KiehmGnd; Va: July 1T. 1917.
Dear Sir.-Your article OF the paw tn-
S.ant, published in to-day's Times-T,is-
pdtSn is certainly a masterpiece Of
have seen fit to go into this matte.
- mas hs peen my claim all the time that
ma dee that he1uf ths OF taXes were honestly
erery one. 1t is surely not the
er i~inr who Is In a class by himself in
am led to "" thinEp bv retSrns, II. as
me law printed on the back Of the taI
ik"n'rs sneess. that the merchant must
me authorities have the right ana -
! rememoer correctly are compelled nv
law 10 zee that the turns are cor,
sense is not this law enforcaS55
rou are wrong In regard to actual eToss
rnode mat the grocer makes. and II YOU
The time of the tax agitation her az
rrnnar You VIII agree with me that the
5,urJr ~ the hardest hit OF any class Of
imetcnants when u comes to having to
bneS Iaaes On MS purchases Chat IL If
Int ~ sf' IN MS purchases correctly,
the stand i" So YOU position clearly in
article. and ] trust you will sen a Toao
The 'h laWs th as mater thoroughly. and If
give the State and CITY TO co,i nat VIII
Is honestly due for taxes from wsaaaas
start es sncS ms5shant. that you viii
ths"~ the burden OF taxes on The moe
VINO s sly1s in eo~sec,a honest ]rstu man
I trust that h Til En u; HELLER.
Go lnto this matter OF cu~rtaiimert~ WI WIZ
semvsries' IN detail. no that the eooi
VIII realize thai ali tho iaIge
Grants arc simply trying to holm the
eijiminatnGnt Gerry out It's scheme or
energS, and that II Is NOT from u
eiiS ihotiVo as impntcd by Mr.. Sand
n. SAMUEL II. HELLER
tslSIlIItOnO. VA, AlENHl Z lnI1
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
H 1ssal | alks, by d.. Vim. Brady
1916 Nat ional Newspaper Service
The A-H-C Is Going In.

Everything is going I'D these
e essss'e Of in Ffnss,no anS. tyS ShoIS d reysr. e1 tss a IS.
are coming down a ittie" Hye eap ai,e All Of which
plexy n nrR 3 OF diE niddie age is going up. ADO
@ass e Destroyed proportionattesIsy"i I mo1 9neIft9 dis
more than q e yGaI ihan in any other Year fo on
filgh blood pressure is noicd IN
Gle dcEenerat;ho GnroIic myocarditls Ihear1 =.
heart gives the patient no rud i,ni,airmen. Of the
ADVANCE cafo OF s up sis6sls for years and Years s' h =
ever. TOO often prefers to- icno - patient. how
9f onI he endea yors to conceal th slghaisi Ere
eases@stomschh 'sh trSu fbfieo'n,nended for just SUCH
inso OF a tonic that tired feelimMgni beondition'
so uItortunate as TO be,oon. t ~ ne patient is
ana nave friends a few Years old 1thsr sex
10 me change Of life. in which dep orsihuirDance
ment. ~ 'o'ipahy and encourage
The prevention of cardio-yascuI,r ,
s~m. apd hardGning. apopiexy. Bright's' dis
prsachi II h in failure is what we are forever
Inbend. roll your own somersau ,iHsa' pay more.
Always have, to ring in the doc1or. q doynea near;
We'll. there is s. reason. 4 doctor ii is b u WE in!
finds your blood pressure a peg or two 100 II ne
neIi worry about 1t and tell you It is OF Iitfia
lag; and you worry n lille ne yo y nIevar1Sat,
i heaFsy Sa,i, more careful: you know that O.
cut ao"h a litti" on the butcher. 80
or. again the doctor sees n stray hyaline
he. is worried. Therefyo ore You You cs eon platniy tS Sse
is as well dispensed WITH ai e eese or A TfniSSHy
eoSddhioS feat moderation, never did Improve the
Tho pleasure of the annual medical exam,n,:
ton habit is that you can check up your mode
Cons. a1ssfi %s, :nS Ansrss.
l nas eul I hit. nSs. &. ssy 's,a iih,s aessss ,l psy:5S;s x 81
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

The decision OF the allies TO remove their
troops from Thessaly and Epirus is fortunate.
Not only does It mean the substantial re-
enforcement of tho allied line on the western
front. but 1t undoes, as far as may be pos
sibic, an act which the neutral world regarded
from the first as totally inconsistent with
policies and purposes of those nations then
at war with Germany. The violation OF
Greek neutrality by the occupation of these
provinces may have been only technical. A
great body OF the Greek people may have
welcomed the invasion. and the well-founded
distrust OF Constantine may have made II
necessary from the standpoint of safety. All
this may have been literally true, but q group
OF powers that were engaged In avenging
the violation of Belgium had no moral right
to violate Greece SO long as the constituted
government OF that country opposed. The
withdrawal OF the allied troops means. Of
course. that tho Greeks themselves will be
expected to guard the line which has been
established. And the effectiveness with
which they undertake this part Of the GEN
eral campaign will give us a clear idea OF the
sincerity and resource OF our new ally.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

discloscd--but you wcro right about by sup
posedly trained" nurse. who Recommended tho
after Hll. To appcase n woman's curiosity, will
you please explain how you arrived at your
cohSiuSioh In regard to the nurse?, Mi.S. e. w.
any one TO try strychnine tablets or other drugs
t0F n whilc; They, don't teach nurses to do such
'hihss III hospital training schools.
Blue Eyes and Hcredi,y.-Is It possible for
WWhen both parents have very dark brown or
against such occurrcncc?? F.
Answer:Mm,Blue-eyed children may be horn of
have blue eyes the children will have blue eyes:
deposit of pigment In the eye.
But His Soul Goes Marching on.-wiI you
toll me how old Ellie Mctchntkon now Is. and
regarIing the use OF Bulgarian fermented milk
Acknowledgements Metchnlkon died n year
or more ago OF heart disease At the age of six
{y.nine ysars Ills dictum was to boil tho
of Bulgarian bacillus in 1t CATER cooling. OF
course). and let it fermCnt at about body tenn
pernture for several hours. which produces q
Siderable power n prcv tentfas' in 'nsatfi i putre-
faction. He advised the drinking OF one-half
TO one pint of this each day.
Woman. Be Not Weak.--If a young woman Is
perfectly healthy and strong and athlctically
nam quietly at rest q few days at the mem
Answcr-No. That should make NO difference
whatever In her schedule. in my opinion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

America can commander the lions share
OF the worlds foreign trade az the end of
Inc war II she only wills 10 do so. She has
the bu!k OF that trade now, but il is in NUM-
LIONS ana iood supplies. When the last shot
IS hred, the great munition trade will dis.
appear, and then the leading trading conn
Tries OF Europe, which have been working
during the war TO concentrate and ncrrert
their organizations, will arise 10 comne,e
with us in every foreign market. Wa hayn
Inc factories and the raw materials. Tho
shliieo iabor and the money TO promote our
foreign trade. but without adequate orrani.
Zatlon we cannot sell our goods in fierce com
petition with weil-equipped iorcign orqani-
cations. To meet thia very condition mo
Webb-Pomereno bill, which has passed ,,,c
House and is now pending In the Senate of
the Congress. was framed. II is a BIZ To
legalize combinations OF manufactures and
exporters to promote the country's rorejyn
trade. without this law TO combine our
forces. British, German and other natjono,
foreign trade organizations will undcrseu us
Ids Dill Is now held up in the Senate by
I've or three obstinate Senators, among them
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

me latest among the Socialist par,y's
1orneF leading spokesman to quit the organi-
Zauon Is Chester NJ. Wright, former editor
OF the Socialist organ, the New York Can
ne bases MS action on the party's attitude
.o"ala 'he government, which he attlrms is
utterly wrong as II relates TO the labor
movement and TO the war. With ,ha ctron.
men or the party thus deserving 1t. the close
OF the war will find it discrcdited and. as q
poiucal factor. greatly weakened for fac
ing me future, II. indeed. it be not headed
toward disintcgration III the test that war
rrines 10 men. it is an encouraging reflection
that SO many of the eXponents of Socialist
ooctflnes nave discovered that the aims of
Il parry are snort OF promoting the coun-
try's welfare by supporting the poyarnwaH.
when menaced from the outside and b.mo
mao inc courage 10 protest that attitude hy
seVering their connection with so un-Ameri.
can an organization.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

The United States in its war with Germany
mas S09,I43 men under arms, and by the
middle OF September it will have 1900, 900
men training i'll environments and on the
battle front. At the beginning OF the war
in April the army and the navy had scarcely
more than 100000 men. By next spring the
country will have 700, 600 men in the field.
and within another year from now from
10000 0 to 1000, 900 men. With its rigid
training. it will then be the most powerful
army in the world.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

The Brooklyn Eagle calls attention to the
fact that the doctors in Virginia found 95
per cent ct the negroes physically unfit for
military services, but il does not think that
tnls very large per cent was excluded be-
cause white men did not fancy the idea Of
having TOO many negroes in the army. The
Eagle probably got its figures from Rich
mond, Norfolk. Lynchburg and Roanoke,
where the negroes are, like they are in most
Southern cities, VIGOROUSLY physically unit
1or modern military service. To exclude
physically ut negroes from being soldiers
would impose an undue burden on white
men drafted, for the draft is based upon The
number OF the population.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

The ranks Of the United States Army have
been opened to friendly aliens, OF whom there
Is said to be a large number willing to en-
list. Thus men who have come to America
from Russia, Italy, France, Britain and other
allied countries and have not become Ameri-
can citizens, now seize the opportunity not
only to make their coming here welcome. but
to help in the war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

MIR. La Toilette. The President has warmly
urged its passage, but IL it ever becomes n
law. 1t now seems that tho Senate will have
to be prodded into action, as 1t has been In
most Of the important legislation OF this ses-
sion. Tho passage of this bill is an abso-
lutte necessity to the country's progress after
tho war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding almost my tonic,
excepting on legal and medical sub
are answered free. Al ulI In
duirtes are answered directly by per-
sonal letter, y :-cent stamp In REQUIRED
for return postage. Address The Times
Dispatch Information bureau. Itfch-
Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

J. r. B., Richmond, ques
ton you submit is one recurring a legaI
opinion, u Is debarred from this de-
partment under the rule kept standing
at the e Of the column.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
SEEN ON THE SIDE
The Scream Of tho ,>eet.
rr HENRY EDWARD wARNEr

The Scream or tho tIect.
toedieatod to the sacred cause OF plcketing In
war time.)
A rnE and a bono and \ hank OF hair
And n banner OF saffron hue:
a Eeiiow-tfnged below for a lady-like follow
Who would do what the menfolks do.
A hike and n strike down the terrible pike,
And a scream for the right to vote:
No quarter whatever. and man. hence, forever
To play In The rolo OF Tho Goat!
A rag and a bone, and n soap-box. too;
A Shrek and n song. and n Thing
OF slatternly pattern ahame at tho lutte
And daring to try to sing
A pitifui song. with a voice like a keet-
a raspins and racking def;
And she howls with a hatchet concealed in her
skirt
And an ocean of blood In her eye.
a rag and a bone and n hank OF hair,
And a skirt that goes flap in the breeze;
A yell OF defiance and deadly reliance
On the quake we can't see in her knees! F.,
And Wild is her brain as It tugs Mt its load.
And wild Is the torrent that flows
From the lips OF the angular object in skirt
That bellows and threatens and blows,
And on she shall go. In her pitifui way.
And preaching from boxes and stones
she shall gather about her some others of rags
Some others OF hanks and OF bores,
And shrill on the air, on the pale. troubled otr
The scream OF the keet shall be thrown.
While the Woman we worship shall s+av IN b.r
House
with children and cares OF her own.
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look Il I'm

~" uo you pronounce :-u-l-i-n-a-r-y? par
i s-q-u-a-l-o-r? c-o-c-a-i-n-eo d-esni,
a-ol-e? e-S-t-a-n-t? e-c-z-e-m-,7
y Is pronounced dee-po: French. dav-
po' compromise. dep-po. To avoid disp,,ra ~.
say railroad station. W"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

fuil many a nice proposals lost
AND lost for good, alack!
- getting harpooned on the pin
That's sticking in her bach,
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Marine Encnmpmen
LineoIn,x

NJ. E MEG. Hopewell, Va-The en-.
campment o passed was probably tn,
n located at Quantico, Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08

F. NJ. S.. clifton. Va.-Lincoln had
four c~hildren-all boys-Robert Ed.
ward, William and Thomas. Rober,
Todd Lincoln 10 living, his home being
in Chicago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
Bowling.

Foor Smfthers! he was dead in love with
'he cashier In the bowling alleys. and rolled
her heart for a strike"
What happened?"
Well he got EN- all down but nine"