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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
News Of Fifty Years Ago
tFrom the Richmond Dispatch. Aug. 81, 1867. )

There was little excitement on Church
HIN day y. before YESTERDAY and yesterday TWO
ging we'll on the premises Of Mr. Alsop, and
to be ven of eo lh'0 os
people yesterday visited the premises to see
and examine the
surrounded the tents Of John Robinson yester-
day. Hundreds of people were turned down at
room for them on the inside of the big tent
the overflow crowds.
Talking about antipodes. how is this? Two
very large schooners are now dischargins their
Ice for Smith & MCGOWAN. and the other with
coal for S. II. Hawes. WIN
mild cases Of cholera in Manchester this week
Sweet potatoes have appeared on the market
at last, and they are coming in in very large
General Grant Grant yesterday promulgated the
S s take s F hIg
Orleans.
During the contest with si. Grant over the
rights and duties, and carried every point
Of the % sIe, IS
denounced by by. the Republicans. while the cl,i-
mater .A' N''' @N'>' ''''' 60 ""A's'ef !" the
There were twenty-one deaths from yellow
General Loren Kent, collector of the port
The customs receipts Of the whole country
for the week ending on the oath amounted to
The New York Herald. which has been advo-
Saens r Grant Tor the presidenSy has dropped
Pfesden. ansns the affairs
snd ssPS
him. and that Grant does not understand the
pss his rst dexelopnens Of po pn,nsa
Een'us-his arst and Anal mistake He should
s esa 20 given tho Opportunity to make another
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

working and wage arrangements established
satisfactorily alike to employees and en-
ployers. there will be degree OF cooperation
that stands to increase the efficiency of the
service which vitality concerns the public, as.
In the last analysis, the latter must pay its
cost Generally speaking. in all labor con-
troversies the public is directly concerned.
but 1t is only in recent years that it has been
enabled to enforce the measure of respect
for its involved rights to which it Is entitled.
and this gain has come about through the
force Of public sentiment finding more effec-
tive application in Influencing agreements
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Now Taking Us Seriously

THERE are evidences that the central
powers at last are taking Americas en-
trance into the war seriously, if not gravely.
German and Austrian newspapers, after
having been throttled by their respective
governments for months, are giving warning
to their people that new and important
factor must be calculated upon, and that
an element of uncertain results has been in
Jected into the fight, which should no longer
be disregarded.
A few days ago the Cologne Gazette, an
organ OF the German government, took no.
tlce OF Americas preparations for war 1t
cited the fact that a formidable army was
being drafted in this country; that unlimited
supplies were being bought by the allies In
American markets, and that much of this
was actually being delivered. notwithstanding
the U-boat campaign. This has now been
followed by a striking editorial in Meme
Freie Presse, OF Vienna. This journal COM
plains that the greatest obstacle in the way
of peace is the United States This country
1t Is contended. has revived the hope Of the
entente in victory. and is making headway
IN us plans for throwing a million men
against Germany. In sober judgment" the
article concludes. ''it must be conceded that
winning America to a hostile policy, even
TO war against Germany, was brilliant sue
cess for British diplomacy, in fact, MASTER
piece Of diplomatic work"
After minimizing the damage that the
United States might infct upon them. even
soothing at us for four months, the present
admissions OF these organs that new and
perhaps powerful enemy is arrayed against
them, have deep significance This is more
marked for the reason that these publications
would not have been possible without the
express consent Of the German and Austrian
governments.
We may we'll believe that Berlin and
| Vienna are paving the way for the shock
which they now foresee. They are attuning
their people to the inevitable. They must
| nave realized that American resources are
| soon to have decisive effect unon the w.r
and that 1t would be folly to longer deceive
their people as to possible eventualities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
ASK ADDITIONAL RECEIVER
Application Filed by speyer q Co. Z.
Mh.ourt, Kansns and Texas
Proceedings.
tBy Associated Pres,

tBy Associated Press)
81 LOUIS. August 30.-Application
Tor an additional receiver for the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas Railroad was
hied in the Federal District Court here
to-day by Speyer &c Co.. Of New York
Circuit Judge Hook will hear argu-
ments on the petition in New York ON
September z.
The additional receiver is asked on
the allegation that Charles f. Schafr.
now the sole receiver. is favorable 10
the reorganization plan of Hallgarten
Co. and SeliEman & Co., OF New
york Speyer 6; Co. claim that tbi,
reorganization program makes too
much of curtailment in the nxed
charges.
SpeYer & Co. filed the petition as
holders or 100000 of two-year notes
and portion of the general MORTGAGE
bonds and of part OF the first refund
ing fours.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Health Talks, by d.. VIM. Brady
copyright 1915. National Newspaper Service,
How Hindhede Handles the II. G. Of
I ugeskrift for Lager
nigh cost of protein

how M hhahdhede tells us in Ugeskrift for Laerer
the past tWep mahaie a the high cost OF protein
evan any one had told me twenty years ago. or
even SIX years ago." he asserts-and this %
oiy .nhg t mat makes us doubt the man-"that
one could live year after year i'm the hest ~
w We6 on potatoes margarin and water.
nfu esaTded 40 to 50 Of albumin, as the
three &C. adults proved to be the minimum. One
moderate amount and one did almost excIusIva
brain work" S~S'e'i'e
Hindhede holds that scientists have mistaken
vitamin requirements for albumin reaaire
ments only by chance he and his family have
Ysa on d,sf for many years which happened
The diet was not vegetarian. but was re-
This amount OF digesttble albumin is present
In, say. piece OF beef 5x3l inches. or in 1--WE
or six eggs. or In quart OF milk. Hindhede
began by living for three months on potatoes.
butter, strawberries and milk, which diet gave
ABOUT 90 gm. dEestibie albumin;
Hndhede concludes that the minimum Of nro.
ten or albumin in an average s.ooo-caiorie
light work) 10 20 gm., instead OF SO or 60 en1
G. ouncesl, rs chtttenden and other authorities
nyetrttton have supposed. .i,s .. . T q - :
He declares that the albumin OF .meats Ia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

potatoes. bread, milk and meat has essentially
the same n9tritional or biological value. He
tention to the albumin in tho dot as it will take
care OF itself In practically any diet a person
may select But there is every need to include
cure beriberL scurvy and other deficiency dis
eases. perhaps including pellagra, anaemia. some
kinds OF neurItis and many kinds Of dyspepsia"
Such articles are bran. potatoes. carrots. pot
cation destroys the vitamin element in milk
hence Pasteurized boiled or sterilized milk pro-
diSposes to ricketts, and scurvy in babies.)
Htndhede solves tho H. C. L. in tho scientific
way We have been unsciontihcally preaching
IN this department for ages: Less refined food,
less food. less dealing with the butcher man.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
An August Lament.


On! wish could be polar bear with a big
thick. curly hide
oh the Top OF an iceberg off somewhere, with
blizzard at my side,
ana Ia ike to sit where the breezes blow
and the mercury is frost
AND laugh at the cakes Of steamine Ice bv
an ice-cold ocean tossed!
"hen see the streets in the broilinr town
that melt in an August sun;
"heh turn me over at night to see IL nv
other side is DONE
"heh my hairless top is blistery plane then
IL Is Croan and swear
ana Wish could sit at the big North Pol.
and be polar bear! '
oh' Ia IKE to be where the wind is FREQ and
a chap can freeze to death.
"hefe lcicies hang from your underiaw wh,n
ever you blow your breath!
For In SICK and sorry and filled with b..+ .
wish some one would rock Gnu
Aio 10 steep In cradle that's Just bean beu,
from the side of a harlequin bIocL,
Right.
When a chap thinks he is immun. fro,, &C.,
nc oeElns his big mistakes with that nm.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Birmingham. Ala. August IS, i
Tho Penalty for Di.loyaity.

Breathes there the man with soul SO
dead,
Who never to himself hath said.
This is my own. my native land"
Whose heart hath ne'er within him
burned, ~
AS home his footsteps he hath turned. =
From wandering on a foreign strand
If such there breathe. go. mark him
we'll; nv.
For him no Minstrel raptures swAlf:
High though his title. proud his name;.
Boundless his wealth as wish can:
claim;
Despite those titles. power and peff.
The wretch. concenter'd all in self f"ssi
Living. shall forfeit fair renown, No
And, doubly dying. shall go down -.
To tho vile dust from which he sprung
Unwept. unhonored and unsunx.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

Ollie James, the liberal-minded and liberal
bodied Senator from Kentucky, declared the
other day that his diminutivc cane was just
the right length to stir his toddy with. Out
in Kentucky this remark will doubtless be
taken for sign Of degeneration, as indicat-
ling the dwndling depth OF senatorial toddies.
Marse Henry Watterson may find therein a
new text for Jeremiad anent the growing
that is threatening TO wther the
@mint-decked earth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

ssass One of the greatest disasters that could
spossibly befall Russia is threatened. 1t is
SEhe same sort of disaster that threa tened the
MEnited States last year, when the Brother
hood of Trainmen were clamoring for an
day, and finally got it. NJ Orek-
ShpH, the head OF the great brotherhood Of
told the Moscow conference in
Npnmistakable language that if the counter
sxeyolution is not checked, his men would tie
mp all the railroads in Russia and reduce the
ssNeople to actual starvation. He deemed that
sbMly by such means could the great masses
SUE the people be brought to understand the
afTne meaning OF the struggle through which
MRussia is passing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Loyyer Price. Wanted.


To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-You mover pick up a paper but
you see in big letters Prices Advance"
on this article or that. Don't you think
the buying public is quito we'll aware
OF advancing prices? II you went to
market two or three times a week. as
! do, and earned the money for liv-
Ing. l am quite sure the Impression
would be indelible.
II the thinking people OF this city
can see how the people who toll with
their hands can keep warm and get
enough TO eat this winter they would
do a noble service, by opening classes
ened and those who do not know how
to use what they have. Tho President
and public service commissions are con-s
stantly talking Of the lowering OF coal
and other necessities, yet prices on All
articles are steadily rising. ~
Let us hear something in our daily
Ing, IL you please. GRACE HUNT,
Ta ,bs a H,sh y; III ThFSnsh ysia.
Str,-There will be two competing
routes routes through Virginia for this. the
g1eatest h high in the United States,
TO California. The route has A BEEN
s snI Sir from Atlanta to Birmingham
the original points considered at tho
organization one year ago. u
IN, NO DOUBT you already have strong
Richmond and points between WASH
inGton and some points in North Caro-
lima should get busy to perfect same,
to secure the route. The county .offi-
Gals and every town and village should
work. as a competing route will be
through Lynchburg, who are already
at work. The secretary. ]. A Round-
tree. Of Birmingham, Ala, is in WASH,
ington at this time comforting with
Senator Bankhead and the powers that
be. to try to have this officially desig-
mated as the military highway" across
the continent
I feel that the Richmond route
should win on its merit. But you must
organize and work for It. I feel espe-
cially interested. having been born and
raised in Spotsylvania County. ana
liveo seven years in Richmond before
Der of the organization committee that,
organized this highway one year ago
In Birmingham, and named for Sena-,
tor John II. Bankhead. who Is largely:
responsible for tho millions to be spent
by the government for good roads, and
who has served Alabama thirty thEES
years in United States Congress and
Senate. and who Is the most beloved
man in our State, therefore, as a ma
tive Vtrginian, I hope you will fully
appreciate the Importance of the move.
ment and get to work.
Write ]. A. Roundtree, Secretary,
Birmingham, Ala, for any information.
desired. Be prepared for the scouting.
party which will go over the virginIas
routes about October Is. ~
MASON J. DILLARDra
Birmingham. Ala. August %. 1917;
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
JEWELRY RECOVERED
Two Arrests Arc Made Following
Robbery In Mountains Near
White GuInhu-

Two men who are believed to hrve
robbed Mrs. George S. Eastwick, of
New York. on mountain trail near
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
last April, have just been taken into
custody by special agents OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, II waA
announced yesterday by ]. w. KIM.
chief Of the secret service department
OF tho railroad. The men gave tho
names of Ira H. King and Ernest.
Herns. Both men are being held In
jail. f9l
Special agents have recovered a part
OF the jewelry stolen from Mrs. East
wick. but are continuing their search
for other valuables. The two mnu
obtained several articles of jewelry..
which wcre valued at $4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

Germany has yielded to the demands Of
sArgentina, and has offered reparation for
sinking the Toro. an Argentine ship, and
has promised to sink more Of the south
&arn republics ships. Argentina does not
sdaye much shipping. and the concession will
cost Germany but little, and, besides, it will
help save remnant OF her former great in
Sduence in Latin America Germany made
Fair promises to the United States on this
EAHbject of sinking ships, but did not keep
gher word. But perhaps she is at last listen
Ing to reason.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

lis difficult for us Rchmonders who saw
aAfr. Balfour here last spring to realize that
since then he has entered upon his SEVENTEEN
year. His elastic step, his bright eye and
$has healthful complexion all bespoke the
Syigor of middle life He is a fine example
OF mems sana in corpore sano, and of great
Saabors and responsibilities borne without
abatement of the natural strength.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
FRIDAY, AUGUST 81, 1917.

is not matter of great concern to the
;EsAmerican people, ,as voiced by their official
SSahdS thoroughly informed spokesman, the
sPresident, whether the German people live
Atnder an imperial or republican form of
ssEoYsrnment, but it does vitality concern them
that the government they choose to main
tain be treaty-respecting government.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Cost of Radium.

Mrs. II. P. c., Petersburg.-Afore than
asked for radium were that quantity
Of the metal available and for sale at
one time. Late in 1915 there was sold
in this country one and one-tenth
grams of radium (elcment) at the rate
of 100000 a gram. according to a re-
port issued by the United States Geo
logical Survey. The entire output of
grams. or about one seventy-sixth Of
q pound avoirdupois. The European
war. caused a great slump in the pro-
Sduction OF radium in 1914, 1918 and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
UNREGISTERED Siacker.

l.. L. H. Richmond.-We are not ad :
vised of tho government having offered
within the draft age who failed to
register. Such parties. however, should
be reported to the office OF the United
States district attorney in this city, as
patriotic duty every citizen who pos
sesses such knowledge owes to tho
government,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

"a American consumers can rejoice in a re-
Sduction in the cost OF sugar under the Fed
Seral food administration amounting to $780,
1000, 200. The reduction in the price of coal
will amount, it is estimated, TO over $780,
100000. These two reductions alone in the
scOst of living are we'll worth the passa ge
SOf the food control law. 1t is to be regretted
that the law was not passed month sooner.
HFor that the country has Senator Reed to
Abiame.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

ss Fifty years ago George D. Prentice. editor
NQG the Louisville Courier, wrote. Let not
tie South despond. She will find place
Shy and by to rest her lever on, and then she
sN3il move the world" The South has found
Sthat place and she is moving the world
I'm every branch of the Federal government
&nt Washington she is as supreme as she was
ii the days OF Washington, Jefferson, Jack
ss0n and Polk. But her supremacy is not
.saIone political; 1t is becoming material She
the bulk Of her great cotton
tcrop, and the capital Of her Confederacy
Wrought more per capita of war bonds than
ssany other, city in the country. On her soil
Isgtil2 be 2enca mped three-fourths of America q
nav army, with an expenditure of over
$500. 100000 No other section of the
people has made such progress
ssince Mr.. Prentice wrote. and it has been a
8progress in efficiency as well as in chattels
98apd bank deposits
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Question. and Auuver..

This Lady Probably Never Saw a Cow have
oeen wishing could try your skinned milk
diet. but am unable to buy SIX immed milk; Some
people seem to think II must be buttermilk, and
others insist that you must buy the skinned
milk. but dealers and dairies do not sell 1t.
MRS. w. H. w.
Answer-Let fresh milk stand till cream
rises; then remove tho cream by skimming or
otherwise. The result is SKINNED milk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
BukowinR.

C. r. s.. Observation-Disclosures is one
Of the crown lands of the Austrian
empire, and lies between the Province
OF Galicia and the northwestern from
tier of Roumania, among the spurs Of
the Carpathian Mountains. The Duchy
of Bukowina was coded to Austria by
Turkey in 1777. The population springs
from the same stock the Rouman-
ians, and speaks the same language.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

w. P. H.. Belle Haven.-Salt the fish
down as you would bacon when you
wish to prepare 1t for keeping durin 2
the winter. There are many Other
preservatives that would keep the
meat from spelling, but they would not
ing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

The announcement OF the amicable settle
Il l1ent OF sthe labor controversy between the
@EntlRays OF the Southeastern territory and
Sstheir employees, which involved most of the
tunes operating in Virginia. Is bit of news
sStk Will be heartily welcomed by the gen.
public, as it effectually disposes of an
B Vtehensicn that was more or less disturbing
& tps the II gsnerM business situation. With
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Submarine Bremen.

J. c. d., Richmond.--The mercantile
burg, Germany. in August. 1916, with
a valuable cargo. bound for the United
States. and has not been heard OF since,
except In unconfirmed reports that she
had been either sunk or captured by
the British. In June last the news
paper Neueste Nachrichten, Of Kiel,
had been lost, but did not tell how.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding almost any tentc
excepting on legal and medical nh
3ects, nre answered free. Az n, -
quiries are answered directly nv 49,
sonnl letter. u 2-cent stump is reurirea
sor return postage. Address The TiInes-
Alond. Ea.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Charcoal Eph'. Daily THOUGHT.

When sees a man standn up against a
post watttn' TO work Z pass on by widout
noticin' him." said Charcoal Eph, IT jess feel
lax handin' him pick an saying: Go on.
ioafah. love 20 enemy! Try some pone. Mistah
Jackson"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Tho Reason

Queer, isn't It, that nothing but good is said
Of tho dead"
mot at all; the fellow who speaks evil of ono
Is looking for argument"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
II. r. ID. Cari>rH

F. H., Richmond.-To qualify as a
rural Tree delivery carrier in the
postal service one must be between
the ages of eighteen and thirty i've
years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

The Republicans may probably recall the
experience of certain gentlemen who re-
Gently attempted to raise the wet-and-dry
ISSUE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

Peary showed up Doctor Cook, and now
McMillan Is calling in question Peary's OBJ
servation. There is said to be great refrac-
ton in the polar atmosphere
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

me sWindler claiming to be a son of
oecretafy Daniels did not obtain anything
from Colonel Robert M. Thompson.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

DIT. Ennion G. Williams says children
shouio Dc Kept at home. 1t only remains
for him to state how Il is 10 be dona
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31

Let us hope that all the yellow streaks OBJ
served IN Virginia may turn out to belong
to the aurora borealis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
Closing
the
Wheat Pit

When the gong sounded on
Closing Saturday afternoon the Chicago
the wheat pit closed its operations in
W.T.. D,. futures iinitely-certainly
"heat fI1 until after the war. and perha ps
Tor good. 1t is in the life
OF the city which is almost marked the
great fire OF forty-siN years ago. A story of
the wheat pit would make Of the most
dramatic chapters in American history. Frank
Norris touched rather deeply the subject in
his famous novel. but could not exhaust it. In
that descending stepped- cone fortunes have been
made and lost. tragedies have taken place which
have have stirred the country. and what happened
there has often been felt to the uttermost parts
Of the civilized world. Gone the days when
old Hutch and his ilk could corner the market
and ruin thousands; gone the days when
ambitions young paIvenues like Joe Letter could
lose millions for a dotinE father to pay Here
after there will only be cash wheat in Chicago
until new era in our history comes It was
not unexpected. The food bill made 1t inevitable
that Eambling in grain should cease. because
SPECTATORS opportunity Eone.-PhiIadelo
phia Inquirer
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German
People
Never Think

enemies Tn. sat,op q, ent nc irse3 Tha 0ln It's
never been permitted to learn the truth. And
yet they must be singularly dense II they are
not beginning to catch glimmer OF the truth.
Surely the United States did not 60 to war for
the sake OF aggression. Certainly country after
country has not broken relations with Germany
with any intention Of Selling upon it's terri
lowest degree Of intelligence ought to be able
to comprehend that What: then. is the matter?
friends? What is wrong? Do the German PEG:
pie never ask themselves these questions?
When they do. and when they insist upon true
answers. they will discover that they have been
poses. but because of the wicked ambitions of
their rulers to dominate not only Europe but
tho United States and the word.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.