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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

yet been called upon to consider. the
latter will learn what grit really
means and they will attack problems
with every evidence OF will to vic-
tory When the high schools are
first class in every respect. there viii
be few elementary schools thai are
wholly indifferent
Conclusion.
From this hasty review of results
accomplished and policies advocated,
turn with confidence and hope 10
the future. ! know that the cause OF
education Is safe tu Virginia The
labors of a half century have not been
in vain. The signal fires lighted on
her hilltops have blazad the path up
ward until her people have caught an
enduring vision of knowledge and OF
truth, and the high rewards that
crown the search for light.
History viii repeat itself, the men
who conquered q wilderness and by
mastery OF arms and statescrsft build
ed a democracy OF political freedom
will never rest content until they have
won the higher goal Of intellectual
freedom.
Doubts and fears may shadow and
distress. Obstacles may come and I'm
" t5N EpnbNri GiNSt Tut LklE Ionl NES
of dauntless and far seeing people
will never falter until the full measure
of their birthriGht Is achieved
ITO further this end--to hasten this
days the supreme duty of the hour.
Forgetting all differences. md sinking
all pretudices, let US go forward with
ur tied hands and uplifted eyes. Let
us pledge ourselves in this high mo-
ment of the nations peril to recon
centrate every energy OF body, mind
and soul to the great cause of pubic
service-to the high mark of a patrio
tic education. And browning all and
permeating all, let US have faith in
our Heavenly Father, Who hath dealt
with us SO grsciously in times past
and who viii surely now so guide our
hands and direct our destiny as to
lead us serenely and safely into the
paths of Righteousness and pea ce,' +"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
schools. should be taken into eonsid- .

schools. should be taken into consid
GRAFTON at time when the education
vi allNour children Is so vitality frn-
portant fhirty-tive hundred low
grade certificates In our elementary
schools arc to be replaced with high
grade certificates and among the hold
ers of the high grade certificates there
are perhaps five thousand who have
had no teacher training What q
work for the state institutions nf high
or learning!
II our training schools can furnish
this body of teachers and fl their
souls with the same spirit as that
which antmates the young women who
make the Red Cross heroines OF
of France and Belgium, the plan !
advocate would give them a good
salary in Whatever county they might
severally decide to cast their lot and
their careers would be no less glori-
GUS than the ca reers of their sisters
who have traved the dangers OF bat
tlefelds and survived the tcrrors of
the -treacherous deep
''All of our plans for term extension
depend for any permanent value they
may have entirely on the chara cter
of teacher We have in nina. Length
ening the term will naturally have the
to q considerable extent. but other
agencies of q professional and positive
character must be set In motion TO
furnish that supply of good teachers
which shall make ont Of longer terms
something more than added months
Of poor instruction and weak discl-
pline.
High school as Basis OF Teacher
Training.
'"The high school stands at the
threshold OF all planning and legislat-
ing TO secure good teachers. No young
person now growing up should he per
mitted 10 teach in any school until
ne secures q high school diploma. This
diploma will serve as a basis of his
teacher training and he VIII be alto
Gether desirable as an elementary
school teacher .it he secures a nor
mai school diploma in addition to his
high school diploma. That is the ideal
plan.
Some say Virginia has too many
high schools As q Jealous partisan
of the one-roou school and as the
author OF the one-room school move
ment OF the last FIVE years, I wish to
take issue with that statement The
only trouble with our high schools is
that we lack the teaching force to
make them all first class, and we are
particularly weak in not having
enough teachers who are prepared to
present scientific and vocational
studies
Training High school Teachers.
This brings us to the highest and
most difficult problem which presents
itself in tire realm of teacher train
ing: how shalt we secure an adequate
supply Of well trained high school
teachers?
When we look al our list OF white
teachers We find s.400 women and l.
500 men. When we look at our list
Of state colleges We ind four for men
and none for women. AS the high
school training is necessary in the
high class elementary teacher SO the
college training is necessary in the
high class high school teacher. OBJ
giously state college for women is
one OF our greatest school needs at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
SAYS HOT WATER
WASHES POISONS
FROM THE LIVER
everyone should drink hot wstsr
with phosphate In 1t.
before breakfast.

To feel as fne as the proyerhfai
nddle. we must keep the liver washed
clean, almost every morning, TO pre-
vent its Spcngeiike pores from clog
ging with fndigestihle material, sour
bile and poisonous toxins. sayssa noted
physician.
n YOU get headaches. it's your liver.
II YOU catch cold easily it's vour liver
II YOU wake ur with a bad taste, furrcd
tongue, nasty breath or stomach be-
comes rancid. it's your liver. Sallow
skin. muddy complexion, watery eyes
all denotes liver uncleanliness. Your
liver is the most important also the
most abused and neglected organ of
the body. Few know its function or
how to release the damned -up body
waste, bile and toxins Most folks
resort TO violent calonlel. which Is a
dangerous. salivating chemical which
ca n only be used occasionally because
ii accum uiates In the tissues also
attacks the bones.
Every man and woman, sick or
we'll. should drink each morning be-
fore breakfast a glass of hot water
with teaspoonfui of limestone phos-
phate In II. 10 wash from the liver and
bowels the previous day'a indigestibls
material, the poisons. sour bile ard
toxins. thus cleansing. swceteninK
and freshening the entire alimentary
canal before putting more food into
the stomach
Limestone phosphate does not re-
strict the diet like calornei. because It
can not salivatc. for II is harmless and
YOU can eat ANYTHING afterwards. II
is inexpensive and almost tasteiess.
and any pharmacist will sell you a
quarter pound. which to sufficient for
4 demonstration OF how hot water and
limestone phosphate cleans, stimulates
and frcslreus} the liver. keeping, YOU
loeNnC flx day In and day OUT Adv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

The kewpies, quaint and Golden Ruhsh,
Eschew all ditties loud and foolish;
But, unconventional and clannish
They never have been called old-mannish
They Il dance and play for The Vir
ginian
In manner truly pickaninnian
For little folks and old ones. too,
They chase away the aural blue;
Each day they IL give rhyme symbolic.
Each Sunday show one full page frolic.
With song and Joke -chinquapinian
They II welcome be in The Virginian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

Our fourth campaign, was to stand
ardi5e schools. On the one hand high
school teachers were brought under
thu Terms of the certincating reguia-
tions and on the ether the onc-room
school was urged to believe that II
could make itself as good after It's
kind ae the high school or eonsali-
dated school was after its kind. Thess
regulations were strict, but under their
influence the high schools have -four.
ished a. never before: consolidation
also has gone on more extensively than
ever before and the lnaAli school has
raised ITSELF to rosiHcN Of pride and
Influence thai will b ccsppicte wiseh
Is 4 sntirsly xrssA from tn hendis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

The nrst assignment OF lsrge+ pro -
portions under this deAnIte policy OF
which | have spoken felt most heavily
upon tire shoulders OF the trustees a.
II concerned .tht NDhyascs! osttern1ent OF
school property Few will fail to re-
member the statewide effort TO provide
sanitary conditions for every school
building n the commons eaIth. doubt
II similar attempt was ever made
before over such wide area i'm such
a limited space OF time and am quite
surs that none was ever crowned with
batter measure OF success
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
PLAN ADVANCED
FOR TEACHERS
MEET IN WEST

Plans are being made at Hastings
for the formation of the Western Ne
braska Teachers association, whose
membership will cover western and
central parts of the state.
The effect of this would be to cut
the Nebraska State Teachers associa-
ton into two organizations. Sentiment
in Lincoln is divided on this proposed
division.
The promoters explain that under
the present system of balloting for the
annual state teachers meeting Omaha
seems to have walkaway. The vote
at the recent convention i'll Omaha
was overwhelmingly in favor OF Oma-
ha for next years meeting.
1t is proposed to hold the first meet
ing of the new association at Hastings
next November and TO arrange a pro-
gram that will be as attractive as the
one in Omaha. Some are in favor
of arranging the dates OF the two con-
ventions so that the principal speak
ers at one may appear at the other.
Another argument advanced for the
new association is that 800 to 400
miles to Omaha is too far for the
teachers Of the western part OF the
state to travel to a state convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
MEATLESS MINCE
PIEISC CHRISTMAS
DINNER TlD-BIT

Washington, Dec. 22.-Meatless
mince meat, another culinary triumph
i'll the art of the food administration,
has been brought to the housewives
of the country by the National En-
ergency Food Garden commission as
worthy companion of pumpkinless
pie and gingerless gingerbread.
The new mince meat, officially de-
scribed as "camouflage," was tried
on 500 troops on a transport, who
pronounced it perfect and called for
more.
Half a package OF seeded raisins.
half a pound of prunes stewed with
lemon juice and peel, one-quarter cup
sweet cider, four tablespoons brown
sugar; chop the raisins and prunes
together and the result is said to be
meatless mince pie which will ac-
cord with the food administration
meatless Tuesday.
AS turkey does not violate the meat
less day, Christmas dinner may be
complete.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
WOMAN'S LEAGUE
WILL LOOK after
men At FUNSTON
Mothers Of State Up in Arms
Over Alleged Conditions
!: as Reported in The
- .-.-4t.. ..,.- Bee, --~~-.

IF the War department is not TAX
ing care of the boys at Camp Fun
ston, the Nebraska branch of the Ma
tional League for Woman's Service
viii.
Mrs. William Archibald Smith,
chairman of the Omaha section, an
nounces she had had a long-distance
telephone conference with Mrs. w.
G. Langworthy of Lincoln, state
president, with reference to the story
of conditions at Camp Funston told
to The Bee by Mrs. A. B. McCon-
nell.
Women in Lincoln are greatly ex-
ercised over Mrs. McConnen's recital
of conditions and want to do every
thing possible to alleviate these con-
ditions if the story is true," Mrs. Tay-
Tor said.
IF there is work for the league to
do, we will attempt it at once" said
Mrs. Smith. I'VE have quite large
number OF sweaters on hand and will
dispatch them Immediately. Our
league has not much money, but, if
necessary, we will make a. public ap-
peal for funds"
Mrs. Smith was to confer with Mrs.
Mcconnell during the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
Fremont Kennel Club
Helps Gardner Family

Enclosed find draft for Sl0.s0.
Please hand to Mrs. T. Gardner to
accept with our compliments, and ii
'Shep gets hungry to call on us
again" -
The foregoing is the text of a com
munication received at The Bee Office
from Otto Pohl, secretary of the Ere
mont Kennel club. In compliance TO
Mr.. Pohl's request the draft will be
turned over to Mrs. T. Gardner, 6l4s
Bedford avenue, for the benefit of
her children and faithful "Shep."
Fremont dog lovers just could not
resist the stirring appeal Of the Gard
ner "kiddies" that they be allowed to
keep their dumb companion when
their mother made public the fact that
she desired TO sell "Shep" to get
money to buy necessities, ard with
the help Of kind-hearted people the
little almost brokep-hearted "kiddies'
will not be deprived OF their pet.
1t sure will be joyous Christmas
in the Gardner home.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
L.LEW|S HURLS
GRAVE CHARGES
At ARMY men
Says Department Wants to
Kill His Machine Gun and
Crozier is Preiu-
diced.

Washington. Dec. 22-ColoneI
Isaac Lewis, inventor Of the machine
gun bearing his name, today told the
senate committee investigating con-
duct Of the war that while still an
active officer in the United States
army, he tried without avail to per-
suade the War department to accept
the gun free of cost as an act OF pa
triotism.
Colonel Lewis said he took his in
vention to the chief of staff, then
Major General Leonard Wood. Even
last June | went to the present Sec
retary OF war and offered him all my
interests, without any emolument,"
he declared. "The only condition,
which | think was fair, was that the
official test should not be made at
the Springfield arsenal
"My offer wasn't even considered"
Colonel Lewis protested 1T was
turned down fiat"
A letter dated December II, last,
renewing his offer of his gun to Sec
retary Baker, was read, by Colonel
Lewis. In it he offered also to turn
over all his share-43 per cent-of
all royalties, aggregating $2,000,000
under existing contracts. In the let
ter Colonel Lewis protested alleged
injustice Of statements by Secretary
Baker regarding his gun. He cited
the success the British had had with
his arm and declared that of II Yep
pelins brought down by the British
10 were bagged with the Lewis gun.
Senator Chamberlain asked why the
War department should oppose the
Lewis gun and the inventor replied.
They want to. kill it, to take the
label off it"
The 1913 test was premature,
against his judgment, Colonel Lewis
declared, but he did not regard the
outcome as failure for his gun.
"The gun is just the same today
as it was then, not a change made"
Colonel Lewis said, declaring Cen
eral Crozier had adopted various dif-
ferent types of machine guns, spend
ing millions on the Benet- -Mercier Ia
French guni.
"All the other experts believe the
Browning is the best gun developed
and you are the only one against
them" Senator Hitchcock suggested.
Lewis replied that the experts were
interested in manufacturing the
Browning.
Colonel Lewis declared the ord
nance bureau was a "one man ma
chine" and said General Crozier had
used his Office for personal. malice
against man not in the ring" Mr..
Lewis said he did not think the ord
nance department was corrupt but
inefficient.
Responding to other questions,
Lewis charged that General Crozier's
attitude towards him was due both
to personal and professional prejudice. |
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
MAY DEFEAT GERMANY.

MAY DEFEAT GERMANY. -
It's destruction would be a serious
handicap to the German army and
would deprive it of its principal source
OF military supplies. Even its partial
destruction would delay If not prevent
Hindenburg's projected offensive
against the western front and play no
small part in forcing the Germans to
cease hostilities in Italy.
The plant at Essen, the main estab-
lishment of the Krupps, the largest
manufacturers in Germany of arms
and munitions, employed about 30,-
600 men before the war. 1t has been
expanded greatly during the war.
Facts relating to its present size
and tie number OF workmen are kept
secret by the German government.
1t was reported unofficially In Octo-
Der OF last year that about 10000 per-
sons, including several thousand wo-
men, were at work there and that TO-
600 were to be added to the force.
STRIKE DELAYS WORK.
Early this year there was a strike
at the Rrupp works, said to have been
due to lack Of food. 1t was reported
that 10000 workers were involved and
that the authorities combatted it by
sending many of the men to the front,
but little authentic information was
permitted to come out of Germany.
Essen is in Rhenish Prussia, about
40 miles from the Dutch border. Few
places in Germany are guarded more
carefully aNo persons unknown to The
German authorities are permitted to
visit the town.
The plant has been raided several
times by French and British airmen,
notwithstanding its formidable anti
aircraft defenses. Press dispatches
last July said 100 persons there had
been killed in a raid by French air
planes and that considerable damage
had been done to the works.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
HUNT is GIVEN
GOVERNORSHIP
OF ARIZONA

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 22.-The Ari-
zona supreme court today seated c..
W. 7. Hunt as governor Of Arizona.
Hunt contested the election Of Gov.
ernor Campbell, who now holds the.
oiilce. Hunt is democrat.
On the face of the returns Camp
bell was given the certificate of elec-
ton by the small margin of 81 votes.
Hunt instituted a contest, declaring
that a recount would show he had
been elected He declined to surren-
der the office on January |, but when
the supreme court issued an order
declaring Camp'Nll the de factor gov
ernor pending tie appeal he vacated
and Campbell has held the Office dur
ing these months. ->
On recount OF the vote Judge San
ford OF the superior court OF Mari
copa county declared Campbell
elected. The decision OF the lower
court was regarded as ambiguous and
an appeal was taken TO the court
above, which today unanimously de-
cided that the recount showed that
Hunt had oecn elected by 43 votes.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
'1O1 MEN PERISH
WHEN. SUB SINKS
BRITISH S HIP
Armed Steamer Stephen Fur
ness Torpedoed and Sunk in
Irish Channel by Ger
man U-Boat.

London, Dec. 22.-The British
armed steamer Stephen Furness has
been torpedoed and sunk by Ger
man submarine in the Irish channel,
it was officially announced today. Six
officers and 95 men were lost.
The Stephen Furness was a mer-
chantman of l,712 tons gross, built in
1910 at West Haftlepool and owned
by the Tyne Tees Shipping company,
Limited, of Newcastle. 1t was one of
the many merchantmen that have
been reftted by. the admiralty for
naval uses.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
NATION WIDE
RESPONSE TO
RED CROSS CRY

Washington, Dec. 2l.-In addition
to the report of the lake division,
which has exceeded its quota OF en-
rollments in the Red Cross Christmas
membership campaign, reports to
headquarters here tonight show the
Atlantic division, comprising New
York, Connecticut and New Jersey
have passed the 100000 mark, New
York City supplying $1,000 ..
The Pennsylvania division reported
631,953 members, OF which Phila-
delphia furnished $4,000. The south
western division, including Missouri.
Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Texas, reported that returns received
assured an enrolment of 100000. Its
quota is 10000
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
Arthur L. Palmer Appointed
Secretary to State Fuel Head

State Fuel Administrator Kennedy
announces the appointment of Ar
thur l.. Palmer, young Omaha attor-
ney, as executive secretary to assist
him in the fuel administration work.
Mr.. Palmer has entered upon his ac-
tive duties.
Fred B. Loomis will handle the dis
tribution OF fuel, while Mr.. Paine.
will have general charge of the state
Office under Mr.. Kennedy
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
Janitor Attends Court
House Dance in "Spike Tails"

Court house employees and their
friends held their annual holiday
dance in til. rotunda of the court
house Friday night. More than 200
dancers took part in the festivities.
One of the janitors attended the
dance attired in correct evening at
tire. In spite OF the starchy atmo-
sphere created by the appearance of a
"swallow-tail." and silk tile," the
formality Of the occasion was soon
thawed by the efforts of the jazz band
and the marble halls of justice rang
with the latest rag as if nothing ug-
usual had happene :.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23

The report that definite alliance
mas been formed between the Ukrain-
ians and the Don Cossacks gives cred
ence to another rumor that the Uk-
rainian Rada has definitely notified
the Bolsheviki commissioners that it
will not reconsider its action in aiding
the Kaledines forces.
GERMAN ATTACKS FAILED.
German attacks in Alsace nave been
repulsed, according to the French war
Office. The chief of these attacks at
Hartmanns Weilerkopf took the Ger
mans into the first line French trench
es, but in the engagement that follow
ed they were driven out with heavy
losses. At. other points along the
French front artillery activity has
been intermittent, except at Caurieres
wood, in the Champagne region.
Rheims again has been shelled By the
Germans. ~.
In Flanders the Belgian war Office
reports artillery activity, though less
intense because of fog. -
An offensive movement Initiated by
the Italians, in which they launched
seven attacks against the enemy front
west of Monte Asolone. is claimed by
the German official communication to
have been without success.
In the region of Doiran, in. the east
ern war theater, artillery activity con-
tinues. In the same war theater Brit
ish troops have carried out a success
full raid in the region of Lake .Butkova.
capturing one officer and 81 Bulgarian
soldiers.
Riots in Argentina,
The publication of kilograms sent
by Count von Luxburg, former Ger
man minister, to the Berlin foreign
Office has resulted in riots in Buenos
Aires, where crowds of people as
sembled and demanded rupture OF
relations with Germany. A mob in
the Calle Florida was dispersed
after a fight with mounted police.
Guards again have been stationed
around property owned by Germans
in the city, and police. are guarding
the Office. of La Union,s the ..Cws-
paper for which Count Won Lux
burg obtained a subsidy, Congress is
expected to insist upon an explana-
ton BY the government of the condi-
tions revealed in the Won Luxburg
kilograms.
Trotzky Won't Kneel.
Petrograd, Dec. 22.-Leon Trotzky,
the B6lsheviki foreign. minister, in ad-
dressing the council of soldiers and
workmen, declared that if the German
emperor offered Offensive peace
terms the Russians would fight
against it. 4
I'VE did not overthrow czarism. to
kneel before the kaiser" he cried.
Continuing, he said:
"But if through our exhaustion we
had to accept the kajser's terms, we
would do so to rise with the German
people against German militarism."
The total number of members
elected to the constituent assembly is
now 56S, but only 48 of these have
been registered as members by the
Bolsheviki.