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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
HEALTH OFFICERS REFUSE
TO TIGHTEN QUARANTINE

Harrison burg, Va August 2s--one
death from infartile paralysis and
one new case OF the disease were re-
ported 70 the Rockingham county
hoard of health Friday. The young
son of Henry Stroop Of Singers
Glen. died late today is the result
Of his affection. and Lena Helhert.
aged Ave. OF Stern pleytown, was
placed under quarantine,
Definite figures as to the prevalence
o. the disease were announced Friday
night nv the county and city boards
OF health at Joint meeting with the
business men OF Harrisonburg. Strong
protests against the auarantining of
those affected with the disease were
voiced az the meeting by many pres
ent.
Both the county and city boards Of
health refused 10 tighten in any way
the quarantine regulations that have
been in effect some time.
Ofncial taures arranged at the
meeting show that since its outbreak
there has been forty-two cases of in
fantile PARALYSIS in Rockingham coun-
" reported TO the health authori-
ties OF this number six cases have
been in Fsrrisonhurg There have
been ten deaths, all in the county.
None Of the cases in Harrisonhurg
have resulted fatally. There are now
thirty-two cases under quarantine in
the county None OF the cases re-
ported have been released from quar-
autire
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
EXEMPTION BOARDS
Waste MATERIAL
Medical Journal Urges That British
Precedent Should BE Followed
In Passing Upon Recruits.

New York, Aug. 26~-"The exen1p-
&son boards, in passing upon the re-
,cruits called under the national draft
srt should follow the British prece-
dant and divide them into classes in
accordance with their physical quail
nrations." says the New York Medi-
cal Journal. editorislly. This work
could have been done by the exernp-
ton boards without any additional
labor, expense or time beyond that
reouired for clerical entries.
fAs the work is being carried out
/. conscript is either accepted for ac-
tive service or rejected finally.
This means that many men are
rejected entirely who are quite COM
netent to do certain classes of work
fn the service. and that a consider
able proportion of the men who are
A.. for the most arduous work in the
trenches will have to be assigned to
cierical work garrison or recruiting
duty or Isbor. In other words. it
mans that we are not making the
heat possible use of our material.
aN'hen the next draft is ordered we
hope that the military authorities will
have the foresight TO instruct the
nnadfcal examiners of the exemption
boards to divide the conscripts into
physicaI classes From practical
uoint OF view IL would seem to us
that four classes should SUFFICE rather
than the nine provided for in the
British classification.
N ON the first class would he the men
physically fit for even the most ardu-
Gus military duty. That means all
those who are accepted under the
rresent system.
I'm the second class would come
the. men physically At for labor, This
would include, among others, those
rejected because OF defective eyesight,
directive hearing, and color blindness.
None OF these physical disqualified
tions for active service would mater
rally affect the usefulness of the con-
script for labor.
"Men At for clerical duty only would
fall into the third class. This would
iaelude al those mentioned in the
a1E0nd class. except those in whom
1ofects In eyesight OF hearing were
1xoee, and would also include men
w aee now rejected for nat feet.
\ ~ tseth ana come tolus Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
rRIEDA MEREDITH DIETZ, Editor.
Telephone Madison 1923.

hernia. Finally. the fourth class
would comprise those totally rejected.
Each conscript on being physically
examined should receive from the ex-
emption board card stating the ply
steal class to which he belongs. In
calling the men to the colors the rec
ords of these boards would designate
fitted without additional physical ex-
aminations.
Bearing of Pension List.
The sole legitimate objection to this
method would be its bearing upon the
pension list, but careful records of
admission would obviate this diff
Guilty The records would show. for
! instance, that the applicant for pen
sion was suffering from a hernia when
accepted, and consequently could not
claim a pension on the ground that
the hernia was acquired in the line
or duty.
The arguments in favor OF the
adoption of this method are;
Il. 1t would furnish a larger pro-
portion Of men for service than does
the present system, since it makes
available for labor and clerical duty
men who are now rejected.
z. Il would give a larger proper
ton of men for active service at the
| front, since none of those physically
fit for service Mt the front need to be
detailed for labor or clerical duty as
they now are
3. The labor Of physical classified
ton would he carried on entirely by
The exemption boards and therefore
! no additional work would be put upon
the medical department OF the army
save the formulation OF the reRula e
tions for the guidance Of the exemp
ton boards.
-. The pressure now brought to
detail certain men for home duty
would he done away with, for no
class \ man could be so detailed No
doubt many Of the men will be re-
iected In the FINAL physical examina
ton which Will be held before actual
enlistment, This will he the oppor-
tunity T" Apply the proposed method
of classification
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH,
I. n. S. STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Washington. Aug. 2S.-"Berlin Citi-
zens Eating Lion Meat'-says the
headline In the noon edition.
Reading the headline the man in
Washington wishes that he knew
where he could get some lion meat.
Conservation of food Is the subject
Of much official talk. but the average
Washingtonian who has to lunch in
town has no sym pathy with conserva
ton; he is too hungry. They are
starving by the hundreds right here
in our capital, every noon hour.
Europe may be hard pressed for
food, but no more so than Washington
is at the lunch hour. The answer is
simply this Washington has out
grown itself and there are not enough
restaurants. lunch-rooms and cafes 70
feed the thousands and thousands who
have been brought into the city by
the war,
Dignified old admirals are seen
rushing lunch counters in an attempt
to get ham sandwich. Warlike
generals grab a seat in "one-armed
lunch" Every noon hour finds hun
dreds of uniformed men literally and
actually fighting for food.
Crowded eating places are flled
every day. Seats in the better cafes
are at premium. More than one
official has gone hungry because he
has been unable to find place where
he could get served.
Prior to the war Washington was
an easy-soing city. At the lunch hour
there were sufficient restaurants to
care for all those who desired 10 eat
But with the outbreak of the war and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
MILITARY CENSOR BATTLES
FATHERS EFFORTS TO WRITE

Lynchburg, Va. August as.--E. y.
Godsey. a resident of one OF the sub
urbs Of I.ynchhurg. who has son in
the regular army in France. is in a
dilemma to get In Communication with
the SON william F. Godsey, because
the military censor has seen fit 70
erase the company and regimental
names sent him so that il is i'm :
possible to get a letter by the post
master at New York city,
Mr. Godsev tried writing his son.
using the address as it was left after
It was dissected bv the censor, but IL
was sent back from New York with
request for better address.
The son was formerly with Com
pany 3 Of the Third infantry. but
several months ago he was trans
ferred since when he has been un-
able to give his address TO his home
people.
Mr.. Godsev has requested the war
department at Washington TO aid him
In getting letter to the boy some
where In France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
The War Capital as Y on
Would See 1t Yourself

a great increase in the citys popula-
ton eating places have not been able
to open rapidly enough to meet the
demands.
With the increased demand for
food there has come an increased de-
nnand for money from the food barons
here. Prices in restaurants in Wash-
they are almost at the breaking
point.
Hotels have put aside their atmos-
phere of patronage and taken on an
air of independence,
The average guest at the average
hotel feels that he is receiving a great
favor when he is served with a meal.
He pays we'll for his meal, too For
instance, An ordinary small portion OF
ice cream costs him so cents. Sliced
peaches and cream cost him so cents.
and even in the most obscure little
restaurant you will find prices at
least so per cent higher than in any
other city.
The time h onored bean, which used
to sell "a thousand on a plate" for a
dime has had dignity added to Il, for
even the "besneries' are now chArg-
ing 90 cents for small portion OF
the famous fruit.
Lunch hour is the worst, for then
thousands who have homes get their
midday meal in town. But even the
dinner hour finds every eating place
crowded. II Is not unusual to enter
hotel dining-roor at eight in the
evening and be informed the kttchan
is closed because OF the lack OF food
stuffs.
Food may be crying question IN
Berlin. hut II is no more so than Il Is
in our own national capital
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
PARALYSIS SITUATION
IN STATE ENCOURAGING
Say ScourEe Is. wen In
Hand and Quarantine May
Be Lifted.

Staunton, Va, Aug. 26.-The infan-
tile paralysis situation is regarded by
the health authorities as very encour-
aging. There have been very few new
cases recently in Rockingham county,
the old cases are convalescing, and
the three in Augusta, all that there
have ever been in the county, are
about getting we'll II conditions re-
main favorable for another week.
there seems TO be very strong prob
ability that the quarantine will be
lifted.
The health boards OF county and
city will hold joint meeting on next
Tuesday morning, and while il is i'm
possible to forecast the action To be
taken, individual expressions indicate
that II will be decided at that meet
ing to lift the quarantine by the end
of the week In time for the churches
and Sunday schools of the city and
county to open on Septenb Der l.
Some criticism has been heard OF
the parade on Friday evening OF the
local military. but as this was all
out in the open the health author
tiles did not feel that the risk was
very great, but many regard IL as a
bad precedent and not consistent with
the advice given by DR.. Leake. While
the quarantine Is thought necessary
the public is warned to be very care
full to avoid crowds, and 10 stay away
scrupulously from sections where in
lection is known TO have recently ex-
listed This will be expected even after
the quarantine has been raised, as II
is regarded as most important not 10
take any chance OF starting up new
centers OF the disease,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
HOW To TELL RANK e
OF ARMY OFFICERS

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian)
Washington, Aug. 26,--The presence
OF so many uniformed men through
out the country since the war began
has aroused interest and caused nu-
merous questions TO he asked concern
ing the rank of the officers. While
many persons are able to tell an offi-
GERS rank from the insignia on HE
shoulder straps. the big majority of
the public are unable to do so,
The rank Of officers of the army
may be learned from the insignia on
their shoulder straps. For instance
the lowest commissioned officer, a Sec
ond lieutenant. has no bar on his
shoulder straps; n frst lieutenant has
one silver bar n captain, two silver
bars, major. gold leaf; lieuen-
ant colonel. a silver leaf; a colonel.
a silver spread eagle; a brigadier-sen-
erar. one silver star; a major general.
two silver stars: a lieutenant general.
one large and two small silver stars;
general, coat of arms OF the United
states, and two silver stars.
The highest rank at present in the
United States army is that OF major
general Lieutenant-General Nelson
A. Miles. now retired, was the last to
earn that rank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
URGE THAT YOUTHS
REMAIN IN SCHOOL
Nation Must Be Strong For Duties
of Peace As Well As OF War.
SERVICE NOT TO END WITH WAR
Demand Is For Technically Equipped
Men In Every Department OF hfc-
Engineers Needed TO Rebuild n
Wrecked World.

The Council OF Defense is making
an effort to induce parents to per-
NIT their sons to return. to college
this fall in every case where 1t Is
possible to do so. The council is
sending out a letter calling attention
to this important matter as follows
Our best preparation for the war
lay in the fact. not that we had col =
structed vast armaments, but that we
had been turning out Of our inst
buttons OF higher learning thousan l.
upon thousands of men with trained
intelligence and scientific skill. In
this respect We were preparing for
war better than we knew. Should
this preparation cease. now that war
has come? Far from 1t. on the
contrary. 1t should be greatly in
creased The successful prosecution
OF the war alone demands this.
But in time Of war we should
also prepare for peace. Who can
calculate the human energies that
will be required 70 rebuild the new
and better civilization that Is TO Use
on the ruins of this war?
The allied nations are calling up
on US now for $4,000 engineers and
skilled men TO repair the railroads
of England France and Russia. Ser
vice abroad will not end with the
war Engineers-civil, mocha meal
electrical mining. sanitary--will be
needed 70 rebuild the new old world
And what need there will be or hu-
man enFineers-those who can mend
broken hearts. enlght-n beclouded
intellects. restore human friendships
establish ideals. regulate conduct
sterilize society Of evil and give II
moral health.
Meanwhile, what Of the demand
for thoroughly trained leaders and
| workers at home? America must 60
forward. not backward. Al this
point We mus avoid the mistake
made by other nations at war--that
Of seeing only the needs Of today and
of failing to provide for the greater
needs OF the days TO come"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
PREPARING FOR CONVENTION
Municipal Problems to Re Discussed
Al Twelfth Annual Convention

Lynchburg, Va, Aug. 26.-Locai ar
rangements for the entertainment of
The twelfth annual convention OF the
League OF Virginia Municipalities.
which is to he held here on Septem-
Der 1920 are being made
The principal speakers secured thus
far are Frank Talbot, Of Danville,
who will discuss the public utilities
owned and operated by Danville. and
A. r. Long, president OF the Lynch
burg prison farm board, who win ex-
plain the operation of this farm, the
only one operated in a Virginia nau-
nicipality
Instead of expert speakers from out
of the state the program this year
will deal with municipal problems
after the manner of round-table dis
cussions, where the mayors may deal
with conditions rather than theories.
Mayor Royston lester, Jr.. president
OF the league. is making an earnest
endeavor to have large representa-
Asan IT tie meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
IDLE COKE OVENS TO
Be PUT IN OPERATION

Roanoke. Va. August 2s-Should
the coal price regulation be carried
out In its hnaiity, according to the
plan 50 far outlined. the Pocahontas
coal fields % Virginia and West Viz
ginia viii witness an activity In COX .
production never before equalled
With the price Of run-of-mine coal
already definitely fixed at 81 per ton
az the mines. and prepared Grades
aut NttIe higher. nothing has been
sand about the price oil coke Though
the demand OF this hS-produCt ss alb
normal and the price almost prohihi-
tive. hundreds If NOT thousands OF
coke ovens In the Pocahontas and
linen Valley fields are lying idle.
simply because the demand for COM
nercial coal is SO grea, and profits so
2llurtrg that coal operators jus,
couldn't spare the time 10 bother with
burning coke
Now, however, with the price Of
coke above S. at the mine and every
indication o. further advances unless
The government does take "A hand in
price-fXing. while furnaces and steel
mills are crying for more cokA. it
Is said that preparations are being
made TO put every coke oven low idle
into blast AT once. and to build many
more II prices remain at present
levels
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
Stop Wedding to Sailor.

Roanoke. va. Aux, 2s.-Florence
Beach a girl Of seventeen summers
who halls from Chattanooga, Tenn,
was found at the Norfolk and West
ern station at 80 last night by de-
tectives Of Captain GriTins force,
Information was wired to the police
department by the mother OF the
Young girl from Chattanooga saving
she was running away from home. en-
route to Norfolk, where she was go
ing 10 marry sailor. The father OF
the girl was wired that she was
caught here and that the police de-
partnlent, would hold her until his
arrival Miss Beach also wired the
sailor boy at Norfolk 10 come to Roa-
noke and she declares there will be
a marriage ceremony in the clerk s
office today The girl says her father
has no objections to her marrying the
sailor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
REPUBLICANS TO SELECT
|. CONVENTION DELEGATES

Bristol. Va. August ga Repuo-
lean mass meeting has been called TO
be held in the Abingdon courthouse
next Monday morning at IL o clock,
for the purpose OF electing delegates
TO the state convention at Roanoke.
September 90. Delegates to the leg
islative convention and two candi-
dates for the legislature from Bris-
toll and Washington county will be
selected at the meeting.
L. r. Summers. OF Abingdon. ia
county chairman.
Indications are that Thomas J.
Munsey. OF Bland county, will be
nominated for governor Mr. Nun
sey made an address in this city Ia st
fall in the interest of c. Bascom
Slemp. candidate for congress from
the ninth district.
Many Republicans from this city are
expected to attend the meeting Nom
day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
DANVILLE PROVIDES FOOD
FOR ITS SOLDIERS JOURNEY

nanville. Va Aug. 26.--Amrle
funds have been secured to cerraS
the expense necessary Tor the supply
Ing ri Danyille soldiers with food for
the tourney 10 their respective camps.
Last night the chamber of commerce
committee, working with the council
committee. announced that the sum
of $3.50 had been secured 10 pay for
the food Of the soldiers Ladies Will
prepare a ration Of sandwiches Tor
the first days journey. Company NJ
and Battery f will receive enough
food for six meals, for II Will take
them fully two days 10 reach AIMS
TON. Ala The Sixth company will
receive rattons for one day as 1t will
NOT take a dav TO reach Fort Monroe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
RADFORD'S CHANGES
FOR PLANT ARE GOOD

Radford Va, August Grad
fords chances for the esta hlishing OF
a government nitrate plant we're Civ
en- impetus when eight government
representatives, including the chief
engineer for the plant, the CHIEF Of
the hoard who has charge OF its To-
cation and the chief chemist, were
here and inspected the proposed To-
cal site For a week government en-
Rineers have been surveying the farm
OF Nr W. r Flanagan. where Il IS
proposed that the plant be located.
This farm IS admiraci located on the
New river. opposite thu city Of Rad
ford and the locating Of the plant
here would he Of great advantage to
this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
TRAINED tELS ANUSE
GUESTS At HOTEL
Come at Gall and Froiic in Water and
On Bank At Command.

Buffalo Lithia Springs, Va Aug.
"a Trained elephants lions. dogs
and birds are rot uncommon. and
even row and then one hears of a
trained pig or goose bur Buffalo
tathia Springs claims the distinction
~ having the outv three trained cells
In the world There are three OF
them, Of various sizes, and William
Thompson Is the trainer Thev per-
form every evening There are al
WAYS a dozen or more guests al the
hotel to watch them,
Running through Buffalo is small
stream. on the hank Of which the
hath house is located The abode Of
the ellis is under the east end Of the
bath house
Prom pity a. s ~ r. NJ. Thompson
starts for ~the edge IF the stream
Just What he SAYS would be difncult
10 rut IN print, but he chants few
words that sound something like
Hong Kong" "Moochi- Hochi" etc.
and almost Immediately one small
eel makes his appearance ana darts
for the spot at which the AGED negro
is standing. Another, lust a little
larger. follows and then comes the
m onster.
When all three have been account
ed for and are sticking their heads
out OF the shallow water. the trainer
begins 20 throw small pieces OF beef
to the hungry dweilers Of the stream.
and they catch II in their mouths
swallow and are open for more
When they have fed Thompson utters
A geAv more weird sayings and the
cells frolic in the water and on the
CLAW banks until he tells them good
night Then they dart for cover and
are not seen again until Thompson
calls them the next morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
ANTT-SUICIDE LEADER
FINDS WAR ADDS WORK

New York. Aug. 2s.--Recause war
is a fruitful source OF suicide, the Rev
n. NJ. Warren will not take his GUS
tomary vacation this summer. but will
work here right through the hot
season.
DR. Warren is the foe Of suicide.
He works untiringly to redeem those
whom despair has brought TO the
brink of rushing untimely into the
presence of their Maker" His Save
a-Life league. established severai
years ago. 10 finding IN ever greatss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-27
ALCOHOL CAUSES
MANY ACCIDENTS
Testimony of Surgeon Mt Relief
Station Where Forty Thousand
Patients Were Treated
Last Year.
New York WORLDLY

NANf" loI n w " +At'J
DR., William j. Brickley resident
surgeon at the Haymarket Square
Relief station. Boston. where 10000
patients were treated last year, says
that the burden placed on workmen
compensation Insurance through al
cohol is very heavy; that 1t causes
accidents obscures diagnosis, increases
the danger of infection at the time
of the accident, prevents adequate
treatment. increases the danger OF
complications, retards the process OF
repair, gives a poorer end result. ana
increases the mortality. that "40,s per
cent of those adults who died from
accidents during the past four years
were distinctly alcoholic at the time
OF the injury" OF ffty-three cases
Of deltrium tremens patients who de-
veioped pneumonia forty-four died. he
says. And 1T is fair TO say that the
hard drinker takes about twenty per
cent longer time to make repairs from
fractures of the large bones.
Impairs Diagnosis.
When certain types of injury are
suffered by a patient while under the
influence of alcohol it is impossible
to make full diagnosis until the eff
feet of the alcohol has passed off,
he SAYS. Three different patients
were brought 70 the hospital, days
after an injury received while intoxi-
Gated, suffering from ruptured biad-
der, Each was rncribund at entrance
Autopsies showed that the condition
might have been easily relieved, sur
gically, If seen earlier. The intoxica-
tion had obscured the condition"
DR., BriCkley. summing up, says that
alcoholism causes diseases both direct
ly and indirectly. prevents proper
treatment. prolonEs the recovery and
increases the viruience and the hazard
Corroharatiye Testimony.
This report from Or. Brickley was
supplemented at the recent annual
ton of Industrial Boards and Com
missioners at Columbus. o. by Dud-
ley NJ, HoiDlan. Of the Industrial Ac-
cident Board OF Massa chusetts, who
said
Il had n case recently Of 4 man
who never had bean drunk in his life
but probab took one. two or three
drinks a day. He received a bad
fracture Of the right leg. was taken
to the hospital and quickly developed
dellrium tremens We had 10 pay
for his death Il was the drink that
caused the death, not the accident"
MIR. Cook, ri the Youngstown. o.
plant OF the Carnegie Steel company
asserted that alcohol is a very great
factor in industrial accidents, The
empIoye most to he feared, he said
is the man who was drunk three or
four days before the accident hap.
pened-the man not hack to normal
for a whole week