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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
PENSION CHECKS Mailed
TO $1,000 CONFEDERATEs
State Of Virginia Pays Out Approxi.,
mately 100000 to Its
Dependents. n
NUMBER DROPS 10 PER CENT
However, 700 New Claims for En-
rollment Are Filed From Those
Not Heretofore on the States Pen.
sion Roll.

Although 700 new claims for enroll
ment In the State Confederate pension
list have been received at the State
Auditors office. 1t was learned yes
terday In mailing out the checks for
the annual pensions to Confederate
veterans for their widows that the to-
tai number of pensioners have de-
creased nearly 10 per cent since the
last payment.
Pension Clerk j. H. johnson, of the
State Auditors office. had charge Of
mailing out 1900 pension checks to
Confederate soldiers and their widows
yesterday. These annual State PEN
sion checks. which are due September
l, amounted this year to nearly $780,
600. 1t was necessary to have a
wagon to haul the large number OF
checks TO the post office yesterday at
ternoon. and it Ia figured that the
checks will have reached all pension
ers by Monday.
These pensions to Confederate SOL
diers range from s35 for partial dis
ability up to $50 for total blindness.
The pensions to widows of Confed-
crate soldiers are divided into two
classes. One Of these classes OF widows
receive $40 and the other class whose
husbands wero killed or dicd during
the war, receive $50.
MANY FUNERAL ENPESsE
CLAIMS ARE PAID
During tho year about 500 funeral
expense claims have been paid to Con-
federate soldiers or their widows who
have died since the last payment. The
maximum allowance Of the State for
funeral expenses is S25.
This year. Pension Clerk Johnson
has received 700 new claims for en-
rollment in the list OF State pensions
ers. The cause for these new appli-
cations for pensions is due to the fact
that many Of the soldiers who hero.
tofore have been able to take care
Of themselves. have been loath to re-
quest pensions. However. now that
they are unable to take caro- OF them
selves. they are petitioning State aid
for the first time.
A small percentage OF these requests
have been disallowed on account OF tho
unfaYorable record OF the Claimants
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Books and Authors

n Heath FIRST * Henry Dwisht ch1 n N: NJ
York Post GRADUATE Medical School and Hos
Psal has been issued by the Censury Company y:
Portable and efficient. Il men and women Will
@ TO se this As a r fa to The he Re az
fancy. through adolescence, maturity. middle
disease and oao hs s Of on
health and happness Dr. Chaplin has written its
Ing. and contributes articles on sociology and
medicine to prominent magazines.
"Balfour. viviani and Jonre." volume which
nails Co. gives pSst ext Of the historic
made by these gentlemen during their visit here
The Italian. belgian and Russian sommissione,rs.
and and soldiers in England and France under Ad-
mtral Sims and General Pershing This timely ay
Francis w fiaisey editor Of Great Epochss II
Famous Authors etc, also describes the re-
Saons see the ees neSmg
and details many interesting incidents OF their
Of the different nations. as expressed by their
representatives this volume Will be found o, OF
value as permanent record
Mr se HOSES t'1 Hrsss"d sy asIes'
discovered Evening that he had BECOME com "a
longer loved BY his wife; he seemed prosais
m5 hsrs 0s . ok e %so
tractive to her. and to whom she was attrac-
ike But Iesssr Hepe
keen student Of human PSYCHOLOGY; and ms ms
gained her love and his own elf-respeet. There
Is most satistactory ending to this
in America has already begun making play
op the ,Rs e5 an
author has produced in a long time.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Health Talks, by Dr.. VIM. Brady
Copyright 1915 National Newspaper Service,
Slipping Cartilage,

Between the heads OF the bonaa for,,;, 4,
xmee ' Seeom aee huers Of sass
saw a case OF this kind the other day n y;
course course the patient called 1t 'rheumatism Pa.
lered on and off with her Rheumatism" for
over twenty years IL had its origin in an in
her to bed for i,, two weeks when She was tts
tsm" came back. in this fashion: In makine
some trihng move with the knee. even turnins
n sud sudden pain. and the knee would lock In a
na ay nent position. and much swelling and
days sometimes, or subsdins after few hours
Poor. credulous woman she had swallowed
countless uric acid eliminators'' and "rhnun,o u
many man n nerdsGty e,hss dose BY
Tho oI Ieosn authority on rheumatism."
very distinctly felt slipping in and out with
certain carefully applied manipulations Of the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
News OF Fifty Years Ago

Bishop Williams. for several years past
protestant Episcopal Bishop Dish Of China, reached
this city, and has many friends and admirers
here.
Rev. DR.. j. B. Jeter has returned from his pro-
and strength. He will preach at Grace Street
Church tomorrow.
Colonel James NJ. Moore, United States Army
auartermaster for the District of Virginia, ar
rived in the city YESTERDAY. and will at once
enter upon the duties Of his office.
Brisadier General Brown, assistant commits
sioner Of the Freedmen's Bureau for Virginia
has returned to the city. after a thirty-day fur
Tough.
Exchange yesterday which was held for tho
purpose Of taking the initia tory steps toward
of commerce. An able committee was appointed
to prepare constitution and bylaws provid-
rules for the guidance OF the same and report
to general meeting to be held September Z.
J ardan r. Mart n DaTa Barn william &
thew Blair
Ea,ables. are selling little cheaper on tho
were yesterdays quotations: Eggs. 90 to rs
cents per dozen; chickens. 20 to 80 cents apiece;
butter, 2b to 80 cents per pound; apples. 90
cents per peck.
In the vaults Of tho United States Treasury
there are silio0o,Soo il coin The in Internal
Iron are has been found on the farm OF B.
to be Of superior quality. and is believed to be
plentiful
Judge. Daniel G. Fowle. of North Carolina.
has decided to admit negroes on juries in his
courts saying that since tho abolition OF slavery
gated SI' and there Is now nothing in the consti-
tuition OF North Caro,ina 70 ,,......
being called as jurymen.
minxtor. Which Is the rst 70 Be undertaken in
North Carolina.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Tho LittI. sunbonnet..

For The Times Dispatch.)
The little sunbonrets hung up in row
I'm the side Cf the big closet door
The pink and the blue. the checked
and the white,
The wearers wero merry maids four!
The eldest was Mary. 50 gentle and fair,
smile On her innocent face
Which seemed like the touch OF an
angels pure hand
That strapped IL with heavenly gracel
Next came honny Bessie, so dlmpled
and round.
With laughter and sunshine aglow-
No merrier maid could ever be found
In a country where merry maids
grow!
Then Amy, so quiet. with eyes just as
blue
AS the gentians that bloom in the
spring:
And Eva. solemn, one felt that she
knew
The reason for everything.
The little sunbonnets. all through tho
day long
The merry maids sang n chorus OF 10y
That Weakened the echoes Of sound
But, alas! and alas! That was long.
long ago;
All! where are the wearers to-day
OF tho little sunbonnets SO faded and
That Mother has folded away
Two sleep in the church yard Just over
tho hill,
And two are in lands cross tho seA.--
The old home Is still. where voices once
sang '5ssSa
In happy and innocent glec! 80.
And the little sunbonnets, so faded and !
worn,
That hung on the big closet door. s2
Are sprinkled with tears when Mother.
recalls IS
The little Mnids-gone evermhre! /. s.
MRS. ROSA II. GRAY.
! Ashland, Va. ,fi &
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

Joint The treatment two and one-halt
ounces Of u. S. z. ether, an inch of good steel
and about twenty ounces OF plaster of Paris.
The cartilage was glad to come out. The
woman will have more rheumatism"
physician who himself subject to the
condition describes 1t:
1T has always been the result of very
sl,isht and INDIRECT violence. This violence has
always been applied to produce twist at
the knee. The most common cause has been
striking the inside Of the great toe against
something when the knee has been slightly
licked tbenO the parts about the knee joint
as relaxed possible and the muscles thrown
OF their guard never suffered arrangement
when the knee was in a decided state of active
motion"
When the cartilage becomes pinched BY such
slight accident, the knee may be bent further,
put IT cannot be Strengthened out. Occasionally
the victim is unable to get the leg straight for
weeks or months; sometimes 1t suddenly Slips
and spontaneously straightens out: the surgeon
may be BILE to relieve the locking of the joint
by intelligent manipulation with view to re-
leasing the pinched cartilage.
only q few such cases demand surgical at
tack. The. recent cases may be cured by tho
wearing of an elastic knee cap. or. better.
hrm bandage with pad the side Of the
joint on which the loose cartilage is felt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
RICHMOND Es-DIsPATCH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER L. 1917

the government in its war aims than any
other single agency. An informed public
is absolutely essential to good government,
and the newspapers are largely the medium
through which information Is disseminated
among the people Education which does
not comprehend some knowledge OF all the
activities OF especially ones own country
falls short of the requirements Of good
citizenship, and newspapers supply this
character of information better than any
other medium accessible to the masses
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
CnrInr for Our sold,.r,

TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
large cities are announcing movements
to care for American soldiers. such as
the Godmothers' League. and the Boy
Scouts Big Brother plan. Virginia
women will be interested in the fact
that the idea OF adopting a soldier has
already been launched in this State by
Mrs. Baldwin is the wife of First Lieu
tenant Baldwin. OF the Machine Gun
Company. First Virginia Infantry who
is also the commander-in- chief OF the
Sons Of Confederate Veterans. and II
reflects the spirit Of the sixties to sec
that the women Of the South are stand
ing side by side with the men in the
present struggle. BY the adoption plan,
motherless boys are assigned to women
who Will keep in touch with them dur
ing the period Of the war, supplying
them from time to. time with knitted
garments and the little luxuries such
as sweet chocolate. jcllies. smoking to-
baoco. chewing gum. etc. This is
patriotic and useful undertaking. and
should be source of great satisfac-
ton to those who are eager to help our
cause. VIRGINIA.
Roanoke. Va. August 20. 1917.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding nlmost my &c pic.
excepting on legal and medical s,ub.
tccts, arc answered free. As all In
Iuiries are answered directly by per-
sonnl letter, 2-cent stump In rear ired
TOR return postage. Address The Tbnes-
Dispatch Information Bureau, Rich
mOnd, Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER l. 1917.

Perhaps it is just we'll the Moscow con-
ference did nothing definite. Russia cannot
be saved by debate Only action, vigorous
and united, with all factions accepting with
out question, for the time being. the leader
ship of the provisional government, can re-
gain the confidence OF the worlds democ-
5racies, which have been SO deeply distressed
at Russia's internal discussions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

Il The American navy, in conveying merchant
vessels across the Atlantic, has lost less
than one-half of / per cent. The secret Of
At Is that destroyers with bombs exploding
Eat a depth of twenty TO fifty feet under
water have compelled the U-boats 10 travel
below the surface at slow pace. consuming
their fuel supplies and greatly limiting their
sphere of action from their bases. That Is
why the navy is doubling its number OF
Adestroyerp
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

4 The celebration of Labor Day this year
will give tie rank and file Of the labor men
"a fine opportunity to emphasize their funda-
mental patriotism and to repudiate the
5treasonablr u:!erances that have been made
of late b! m'screants posing as .aouc repre-
sentatives. None OF the reforms Tor which
Tlabor has struggled SO long can be FUR cred
without first destroying the militaristic ideals
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

German ohstinacy, III holding out for an
Impossible peace, should not altogether blind
ftself to the unseltish interest in their future
welfare expressed by President Wilson, when
II stated as one of the conditions OF peace
at there should be no trade war after the
ose Of hostiities The future of the Ger
an people is vitality concerned in this stipu-
ton, as without ii they could not hope to
zen partially recover from the burdens of
ne war, without indcmnitics," for more
Than generation. The expected bitter
comment OF the German press on the Presi-
dents note should at least be modified by
this concession of its altruism.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Cleaning a Panama Hint.

Mrs. 3. NJ, Chatham.-Wash the hat
over with lemon juice; leave it in the
sun for six hours: then sponge care
fully leaving no part untouched, with
peroxide OF hydrogen. Sun again for
six hours. or cup of white corn meal
soaked with benzine or gasoline. we'll
rubbed on with clean, soft cloth, will
clean and leave no stain.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
LEGAL OBSTACLES
Ordinance Guaranteeing Positions 70
City Employees In Army to HIVE
DIFFICULT Path

Because of the many legal obstacles
that would block its passage by the
Council. II is probabl that the proposed
ordinance insuring the positions of city
employees who are now in the army
or navy service OF the United States
will be sidetracked when II is consid-
cred by the Committee on Ordinances.
The resolution will be introduced Tues
day night at the regular meeting of3the
Common Council.
Mayor Ainslie yesterday wrote Coun-
Gilman John w. Moore. Of Madison
Ward. the patron OF the proposed meas
ure. that he had looked UP tho matter
some months ago. and found there
would be many obstacles 10 be over
come. 1t is probable that the measure
Will not be introduced at this time, e
was said last night. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Government Extendinp Contro,

c TEP by step, the Federal government is
~ assuming control Of the necessities of
life. One by one its long arm is reaching
out for those resources of a great country
which must be marshaled if the economic
as we'll as the military forces of America are
to be trained into the channels of war.
The entire wheat crop of 1917 has now
been taken over. The coal output of the
country has been brought within the control
OF the government, and prices at which it
is to be sold have been fixed. The live stock
industry is now in the hands Of the food
administration Not case of goods or a
pound Of foodstuffs may be exported without
a Federal license. The railroads are being
operated as single continental system under
government supervision. Tho steamship
lines are dominated by governmental agen-
ces. These are accomplished facts. But
the Federal government has only started its
program of national mobilization. 1t has
the power to commander the steel interests
including the ores from which steel is made
1t may seize every chipyard in the country
every lumber plant and every munitions
mandatory. These powers may be exer-
cised, and will he exercised, when the occa-
sion arises Not only wheat, but every food
product, is now subject to government con-
troll Men may not be compelled to raise
crops. but if they do raise Them their produce
may be taken over and administered The
same is true of practically all the raw ma
terlals which enter into any of the war
making activities.
We may not quite realize it. but we are
to-day highly governed nation. We may
not be upon the compulsory basis of Ger
many or even of England. from an economic
standpoint. but we are making Roadway in
that direction. If centralized control is ex-
tended as far in another four months as It
has been in the four that have passed, we
may soon find ourselves ruled by benevolent
but rigid autocracy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
oJftneT.D

c. ]. w, Richmond,-The origin OF
the word 'Jitney" is unknown. In
RI ssia 1t Is said to signify a small
80 called jitney bus-that IL, a vehicle
giving automobile service over regu-
lar routes at a scent fare-made it's
first appearance In Kansas City, and
spread from there rapidly to other
cities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Value OF an Old Coin.

Miss a. P, Waverly-A SIS cold coin
of 1884 with "E Pluribus Unum" over
the eagle has premium of $40. With
premium. The SIS gold piece of 1922
was sold for $500, and not the coin
you mention
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
SEEN ON THE SIDE
Y HENRY EDWARD wARNEF
Indian Summer.

Indian Summer.
August has passed: the touch of Autumn comes
kissing the vcrdure where tho fat bee huns,
Laying idly. the sluggard will.
When he has taken from the flowers his fill.
Back from the field the kline wind early home,
Shortening their pasture. distnclned to roam
And in tho yard the watchdog, slumbernG,
sleeps,
Careless and blinking at the guard he keeps.
This is the of the turning leaves,
This Is the season when the lover grieves;
Green turns to gold, and dying Nature means
There where the streams sing requiem in the
stones.
Then comes the respite; the rides high,
Once more triumphant in summer sky!
Nature awakes and for n 1eeting breath
There is Beauty that prcsages Death!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Sabotage.

+. F. H., Cape Charles.-The word
Sabotage" is derived from the French
sabot. a shoe. hence meaning to kick
violently. Acts Of sabotage indica to
willful destruction OF property by
strikers or rebels, such as the smash
ing OF windows. pulling down Of sheds.
buildings. injuring machinery, etc, to
compel: by fear. a surrender to their
demands.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

Daniel Willard. one of the most valuable
components OF the personnel OF the Federal
hdministrations war machinery for trans
portation sends forth the following arrest
ing message 10 the American people: ar
on are about TO undertake an cnterprjse
op and ask yourself this question. will this
feip America win the war;" Mr. Willard
cans by this that even a church. a school
use, post office a dwclling-house or
any sort OF work that does not contribute
TO the winning Of the war should not he
conStructed. The winning OF the war Is a
matter OF supreme personal importance ia
seyery one OF l00.000.00O people OF his
country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Voice Of the People
Letters must give the name and nd
dress OF tho writer. Snme VIII NOT be
published IL writer reuuests.
A New Vision OF Old GLORY.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-President Wilson's other papers
were sane and noble writings, but
this Is more than writing: 1t is q
Nision--a new vision OF Old Glory,
The night is dark and the wind 1, high
and there's a wonderful white light
from heaven playing upon It. God
grant that tho eyes Of the blind may
be opened TO see It, E. L. p.
Richmond. August 90. 1917.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

MISS L. E., South Boston.-,ro SECURE
n government position as file clerk,
you should apply to the Civil Service
Commission. Washington. ID. c., for
application blanks and Information us
to when the next examination will
be held.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Questions and Answers.

Washing the Har.-Please inform me II wash:
ing the hair a month is too often. and
which soap is best for the hair. Would also
like to know what 1 do to get rid OF
dandruf. L. W c.
Answer-Washing the hair once day is not
too toe often for the good of the hair if you care
FULLY rinse away all soap in several rinsings
II the scalp becomes dry rub in a trhe of vase.
line TO replace the oil removed by washing II
you have dandrun. shampoo often enough to
keep scalp clean. and use whichever soap you
prefer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

There is no pubiicist who knows the whole
war situation better than Lord Northcliffe.
He has been at the front on nine different
occasions and he does not see the end near.
Grhc breakdown OF Russia has put off the
day OF peace. The submarine campaign is
sGermany's strongest card, and His Lordship
foresees that the U-boat will make the trans
poriaIon OF Americas great army and sup
plies very dangerous and difficult. He ad-
vocates the use OF fast ships with clouds of
smoke to conceal them, and the mining Of
submarine routes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

Is General Kornioff to become the mill
tary Napoleon of the Russian revolution?
In some respects the Russian soldier resem-
bles the great Corscan. He has Napoleon's
aptitude for mathematics, and he eXcels in
handling artillery His father was a Siberian
Cossack. and the boy won his way in an
artillery school by helping the sons of the
mol iiity to work out the mathematics of
war problems. He is son OF the people,
but has thus far shown himself TO be only
a soldier in his sphere OF action.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

& In It's consideration Of the war tax hill
the Senate has struck out the publishers
| lax provision. as it had previously done with
the provision increasing the domestic postage
rate on letters TO cents. The latter action
is In the interests OF tho masses who are
already overburdened with the growing costs
of the war, while the provision levying
AK on the profits of small publishers, handi-
capped by high prices and scarcity of ma
erial as never before in the history of the
publishing business, was manifest Injustice
20 an indispensable industry that renders
Hmore free service in stimulating support OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
The Supreme Court,

G. J.; F., Brookneal.--The Supreme
Court holds Its annual sessions from
Christmas and Easter and at such
other times as tho consideration OF
cases which have been hoard requires
II. When court is In session the mem
beers 60 to the Capitol every day ex-
cept Thursday. Five days are devoted
70 the handing down OF opinions and
nearing cases. Thursday being set
aside as a consultation day. Opinions
are handed down on Mondays. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01

s$QBEI1HED every day in the year 10 south Tenth
4ttkAt. Richnnopd. Va, by The Times Dispatch Pub
lshAak Co.. Inc. Charles H. AnsbrooK, Editor and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
Address OF Wallace Reid
Government Clerical Po.rtIon,

MISS y. VI. s, EordonsviIIe.-The ad-
dress OF Wallace Reid Is 4S5 Fifth
Avenue. New York City.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
A Fable.

Once Upon n Time there was a Good Fairy
who met Poor Woodcutter in the Forest
TIL, Woodcutter complained thus:
% FAIRY. l have to hustle fourteen hours
Day to Keep up Family Of Fourteen Children
and the man who hires Me has One Adopted
Son and Twelve Limousines Also. my AK is
Dull
ough Luck" said. the Fairy. Because YOU
have Warts in your Hands, this night will
sing Thee happiness"
And upon Going Home that Night, DREAMING
Of Coaches and Four and Landed Estate ~
his Own the Woodcutter found by his door a
New Grindstone
Moral: Tell 1t to the Fairies