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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-21
MORE THAN MILLION
SURPLUS FOR STATE
I.xacs Amount 81, OsS, 52a IS, Accord
ing to Statement From Auditor.
Money for Roads.

A statement from the auditors of
Ace shows the estimated surplus OF
the state for the year beginning on
March /, 1918, TO be approximately
$1.os9.s22.s5.
The estimated revenue OF the com
available for appropria-
lions during the year beginning March
/. 1918. and ending March /. 1919, ex-
elusive OF inheritance tax. which Is
devoted to public schools. is $685.
600.
In the light of these figures II is
expected that the appropriations avail
able for state highways viii be in the
vicinity of 100000.
If 1t so develops, this with the adj
dittcns from federal aid will swell the
total available for the coming year
to in exces sof a s1.600.000.
The advocates OF the good roads
system have contended all along that
this. with the general use of convict
labor, Will be all that the state high
way commission can probably ,sx-
psnd n one rear.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-21
SENATE HEARS MORE
ABOUT RAIL WAY BILL
Senator Pofndc1ter Says r G d n 6
Measure Shuts OF Path TO Gov
ernmcnt Ownership.
UNDERWOOD HAS WORD.
Warns Against Too Much One Man
Power and incidentally Praises Re-
publicnns for Supporting President
Regardless of Party.

Washington. Feb, 20.--lnstead of
opening the road to government own
ership the pending railway bill shuts
off the path. Senator Poindexter. of
Washington, told the senate. late this
afternoon.
If the bill passes in its present
form" he said, the time Will come
when the passions of the people will
be stirred BY one OF the most stupen-
dous political conflicts in history.
Private interests will be entrenched
by the statute and public interests Will
be at the disadvantage of overcoming
every obstacle and delay"
Warning was given by Senator Tn
de-w sod. of Alabama, against repos-
ing to much power In one man, not
only under this bill but as a general
principle.
Senator Sherman. OF Illinois. OPP
posed what he said was trend In the
bill toward government ownership.
He said he depIored the socialistic
trend Of radicals who would take
away everything the citizen owns"
The voting upon the bill will begin
tomorrow afternoon with speeches
limited to ten minutes until r. NJ.
after which they will be cut TO FIVE
minutes.
Poindexter Questions,
The one question of transcendant
importance In the railroad problem"
said Senator Poindextor. lis what Is to
be the permanent disposition OF the
roads, VIII we insist IN maintaining
q permanent system of private owner
ship. control. exploitation of the public
highways? VIII We continue the COM
petition of rival private companies
with private gain a first consideration
and at constant loss to the public.
Shall the roads be co-ordinated to
secure best use OF each and a1l2 Shall
the enormous wastage be cut off?
None Of these measures are dis
posed of by this bill. for 1t restores pri-
vate control eighteen months after
peace. and puts the burden of new
legislation upon the advocates of gov
eminent control.
The senator said the proper bill was
the one first framed by the director
general of railroads for 1t stated the
roads should not be returned without
legislative action.
After conversation with committee
members, railroad men, shippers and
consumers" he declared. II do not
hesitate to say that the overwhelming
concensus OF judgment in this country
is that our transportation system
should not be returned to their former
status. How many senators will say
they favor private competitive opera
ton and control as IL existed? Not
many, venture to say"
He Wants Referendum.
He said the final court was public
opinion, and before the roads were
given back. the people should at least
have an election.
80" he inquired, why PREJUDICE
the great question by the preference
of this committee substitute bill? IT
should be- he proceeded. $50 that the
powerful private interests would have
ito secure positive and Affirmative ac-
Etion in order to get back the old un-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-21
William Wants
Casless Sunday

Washington, Feb. 2o.---And now for
the gasloss days.
william Guggenh Elm, member OF
the boa I'd OF trustees OF the American
Defense society, comes forward with
the suggestion that automobile own
ers all over the country lay up their
cars for four sundays and invest the
hpkeep money tn war savings stamps
lie names February "a. March g.
10 and II as good dayu. This would
save. 1.SSs.s8s gallons OF gasoline or
at Is cents gallon s34f.222 each
Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-21

Washington. Feb. 2e---A oompre-
henuive scheme OF inland water trans
portRtfon. backed by President Will
son and his cabinet, was given hnan~
ciaI recognition today In the rivers
and harhors bill submitted to the
house by Chairman Small Of the riv-
ers and harbors committee. Millions
are proposed 70 be Appropriated to ne
the Ohio. Missouri. Mississippi and
other large rivers for great highways
OF commerce,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-21
IOHN MURPHY, NOTED
RICHMOND HOTEL MAN
DIES, AGED 70 YEARS
Story Of His Life Reads Like
Veteran Of Old
War Served in AL Branches
of Army.

Colonel John Murphy died in his
r-mant at Nurphy's hotel. yester-
a. afternoon at $50 o'clock. He WAS
years cid HIS birthday. hav-
ing been February Is. 1s@Z- Fnneral
arrangements will he announced
today, -
health for some months ana ma u
mnent several weeks at Stuart Circle
hospital last fall, He had been con-
sidered as improving recently. how
ever and It was only a few days ago
that he appeared 10 be sinking. al
though his death came ss & surprise
a his friends The Immediate cause
az death is attributed to pneumonia.
Colonel Murphy vas born In county
Cork, ireland, the son OF Peter ana
Lgargaret Murphy, on February 10
is4e. He observed his seventy-stxth
birthday just q few days ago, early
In life he came 20 this country with
his family and they established them
selves In Richmond.
Joins the Army.
AS the sparks OF the War Between
,hs states grew into flames. Colonel
Murphy, then youth OF twenty,
ioined the Fifteenth regiment or
Virginia volunteers, and went into the
war. having enlisted for one year.
The following year he re-eniisted.
but this time he chose the artillery
branch Of the service, joining betch-
cr's battery OF the famous Pegram
battalion. He was slightly wounded
at Malvern Hill. July i, 1852. but It
was not until he reached Warrenton
sprinss. two months later In the cam
patgn, that he was dangerously hurt
receiving n wound that ne carries to
this day.
From the artillery he went to the
cavalry, joining Morgan's command at
wthevtiie, Va He had been in action
in all &C the three branches or the
ConfeddSate army. when he WAS cap
tured at Dublin. Va. and sent to Camp
Chase, .. There he was held prisoner
until the close OF the war. When he
received his discharge he left the
prison to learn that his home In Vir-
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-21
Norfolk GETS sf.fsA,0 900.

Washington. Feb. 20.-Tn tho biz
for improvements OF waterways are
these itens:
! Norfolk harbor. sf.1s4. 900; Thiuhle
shoal channel, 100000; Appomattox
river. $50. 900; inland waterway from
Norfolk to Beaufort, n G., $500, 600,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-21

Schenectady. y. Y, Feb. 2o.-Ths
river here today broke It's bank and
an irundation Of the city resulted. The
water rose thirteen feet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-21

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New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
NAJMANN'S LAMENT

Writing in the Mitteleurope Prof. Friederich Naumann, the author of the famous book on "Central Europe" says:
 "In spite of many efforts, the idea of a central European union has gained no definite form, and the foun- dations for the structure of a German Austro- Hungarian state agreement are still missing"
 Prof. Naumann goes on to blame the late and present Austrian and Hun garian prime ministers for having done nothing. Discussing the terms of the proposed treaty, he says that they should be as simple as possible, avoiding all unnecessary conditions.
 "The task is only to create a mil- tary and economic unity on ground on which the Central Powers can nego- tiate jointly. It would be sufficient to have a state decree issued by the Emperors and approved by the parliaments declaring that the three Central States intend in future to train and equip their armies on the same lines, conclude treaties with other states jointly, and unite their finances on a common credit system. Other questions can be settled later. The first thing necessary is an irrevocable settlement of the historical alliance"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
NOT ONE, BUT MANY.

Ten days ago the State Department
 at Washington learned of the plight of Count von Luxburg, former Ger
 man minister to Argentina who was
 then placed before a lunacy commis- sion which is believed to have found the count insane. This is the man ] who was at the bottom of the now famous "Spurlos Versenkt' order,
 whereby ships of a neutral country
 were to be sunk "without leaving trace"
 If Count von Luxburg is found in-
 sane, what about the man who desig-
 mated the torn-up treaty with Belgium
 as a mere scrap of paper and after
 ward ordered his troops to overrun
 poor, defenseless country? Again what about the mind that conceived the sacking and burning of northern France? What about the demon who had the German heavy artillery trained on the Cathedral at Rheims,
 raining shot and shell on the heads of innocent men, women and chil- dren?
 Getting down further in the case if Count von Luxburg is now deemed a crazy man, what about the German who sent the order to sink the Lusi- tania, thus sending to their watery graves more than q thousand neutral souls? What about the master-mind that devised aerial bombardments of defenseless cities, where men and women not connected with the mili- l tary lived their peaceful lives? What about all these things?
 Any commission in Germany that spends it's time examining into the sanity of Count von Luxburg is vast ] ing valuable moments If Count von Luxburg were the only crazy-man in ! the German empire there might be | some excuse for such solemn delib- 1 erations in his case, but--and here is l the point--a thorough job cannot be 1 done until a like commission pro- nounces the true fact in the entire case, namely-that the entire German government is insane.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
Names

Whats in a name? A good deal these days. It is much better to be an-insky than a-burg. In one town I know the Macs don't gibe and the O. som ethings are congenially under suspicion.
 Dreadnaught is English. So is In domitable, Leviathan, and other far famed conquerors of the sea- Could they be American? No. As a nation we don't go in for psychology. And what else, pray, could be the use of mailing such unspellable names on the sides of our ships. With all due re- Spect for our brothers in arms the names they use in their grand fleet constitute a kind of terribleness sim liar to the face masks Chinese war riorS wear.
 We call our first class battleships after states. The Pennsylvania and New York are logically both flag ships. There is method in it, method even yet not fully appreciated
 For example: The other day the naval surgeon general wished some- thing like a million bandages for 1SS hattleships and destroyers. The Red Cross was called upon. Men and women the country over give their very homes to that organization But here was a chance to provide a small stimulus, maybe a kind of return, to their kindness. Each chapter was in structed to supply the battIeship named after it's state
 Not a bad idea that. And band ages aren't the only things to be needed before the war ends English societies have provided clothing, music, books| correspondence, enter tainments ashore-innumera means of brightening the dull and laborious monotony of wartime duty.
 The navy solicits nothing. Nothing much just now is needed. But there is a sentimental propriety in each vast and prosperous state of our union
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
'"Tvhe Power of the Dog"

(By Rudyard Kipling.) There is sorrow enough in the natural From men and women to fill our day; But when we are certain of sorrow in
 store,
 Why do we always arrange for more :? Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear. Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unf1inching that cannot lie Perfect passion and worship fed By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the
 head
 Nevertheless it is hardly fair To risk your heart for a dog to tear. When the fourteen years which Nature
 permits
 Are losing in asthma, or tumor, or And the vets unspoken prescription To lethal chambers or loaded guns. Then you will find-it's your own af-
 fair,
 But you've given your heart to a
 dog to tear
 When the body that lived at your
 single, will,
 When the whimper of welcome is stilled Chow stillD When the spirit that answered your every mood
 Is gone--wherever it goes-for good, You will discover how much you care, And will give your heart to a dog to tear? We've sorrow enough in the natural way, When it comes to burying Christian clay Our loves are not given, but only lent, At compound interest of cent per cent, Though it is not always the case, I believe, That the longer we've kept 'em, the more do Wo grieve; For, when debts are payable, right or wrong, A short time loan is as bad as a long So why in-Heaven (before we are there) Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
The Old Hen.
Charlotte Observer)

All the country seems to have a grudge against the old hen just now. Houscholders are abusing her because she has quit laying and has brought about a condition of a 40-cents-a-doz- en wholesale egg market, and dealers do not want to buy her because pub
 lie appetite is running to younger and tenderer meat. The fact is that this
 is what the farmers call the moulting season for the old hen, and she is talk
 ing her annual rest, regardless of the effect of the price on eggs. And the old hen is going to suffer the conse
 uuences. In cases where the home merchants will not buy her she is shipped to other markets, and the whole country is bein depleted of it's supply of hens. This condition fore casts a continued shortage in the egg market, and the day may be near at hand when the public will be glad to get eggs at 50 cents a dozen. This is a situation which cannot be charged to the camp, because it prevails in all parts of the country and is a practical illustration of the workings of the fa- vorite law of supply and demand.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
Textile Substitutes in Germany

The Konfektionar of September 5 says:
 "The employment of paper yarn in all directions has made enormous pro- gross. There are simple one-coloreeI paper fabrics used in exactly the sama way as jute. There are actually nal, hasses made of paper which are often used in prisoners camps, and even paper pillows. In fact, paper weavins, has already made such strides that twills are now produced, and the tinaa is not far distant when we shall be able to ootaln the finer kinds of wcrs-s s ted made of paper, for already the first patterns in fabrics of several col- orS are to be seen.
 ''Ready-made clothing in paper is at present confined for the most part to special workmen's clothing (Berufs- kleidung). Entire suits were ex- hibited, as well as aprons etc. The price of the paper fabrics varies be- tween 1 and marks per meter:~ ready-made workmen's aprons can all ready be obtained at 24 marks the dozen. For entire suits prices from 20 marks were asked and gladly paid. lseadymade paper clothing is not en- tirely confined to working clothing. but efforts arc being made to supply garments for women and children. especially for the alter paper seems at hte moment to be eminently suitabIex1 For ladies' garments paper can onlyN be employed at present for under clothing, and camisoles have been suc- cessfully produced"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05

her man-of-war, keeping watch, and giving when small oppor- tunities come
 This naming scheme starts from the launching day. The governor of the state named usually presides at the ceremony. His daughter does the christening with champagne. A few years hence apple cider will be useds Real "bubbles'' will cost more than the ship itself.
 At commissioning, when the naval crew take charge, a silver service is presented by the state. Each section or the country vies with the others in making its gift the most beautiful. Pieces pass along as the vessel goes out and her successor steps up to hes' place in the battle line. The new Maine has relics from the sideboard Of her famous predecessor.
 States give trophies for boat rac- ng, prizes for excellence in gunnery, and other gifts, which though only for looks prove powerful factors in the ships efficiency. One patriotic worn- an painted a picture for the a-going nam esake of her home state. She died, but her work lives after her. There is still debate as to whether cepx tain objects in the foreground of this work or art are 'dobe houses or graz ing cattle. Odds lately are on houses Someone discovered there were no de- tails.
 About 1900 men is the allowed complement of a big ship. No effort is made to allot them by states. Somo day this may be the case, but 1t is improbable. Sailors don't grow of Texas ranches any more than good oarsmen would surely succeed on a hayrick. But they do-both do. And if the time ever comes when a crew can intersperse shop talk with happy recollections of cotton fields or moun- tain peaks no doubt there will be g new efficiency in the navy
 If there still is a navy.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE
 RAILROADS.

When the two houses of Congress in
 pint session listened to the message President Wilson yesterday, where he further explained the plan of Eking over tho railroads of the |ation, the representatives of the four b-eat brotherho met with Director (eneral McAdoo and prepared for a |moothing out of labor troubles fnder the agreement made between he railroad men and the Director |eneral an advisory board of four bembers will be made up to consider \ l wage demands, these same de- hands having been in the balance for bme time past. The Director-G |f this board, or to reject them in bto. Such a board will be practically |n investigation committee the flnd- bgs of which shall be reported to he chief who then can act one way sr the other, as he sees fit. Having |ledged himself to see that all wage
 hrners will be treated fairly, MT. |IcAdoo is taken at his word
 While the railroad men fand the birector-General spent the best part If the day in these deliberations the hembers of Congress, after the Presi- lent had left his m message with them, |ent to work on proposed legislation
 b regulate the governments opera hon of the railroad properties. To Eegin with, the sum of $500, 1000, ,000 Las called for as an appropriation to Iaeet any deficits that might present themselves in tho operation of the Ines and to make necessary inn frovements to the roads. The same Iequcst may later he elaborated upon, l ut this sum of money is at present |hought sufficient to guarantee further lxtensions and good equipment to knes whose facilities are not up to Itandard. An attempt will be made 10 push this great bill, and others
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
REFORE TIT IS TOO LATE.

What with all the abuse levelled } the Municipal Farm committee
 hich same has to do with the puonc
 ntato crop. it is almost like adding lsnlt to injury to even mention the Feezing of so many thousands or hese tubers. Dame Nature this time Int a helping hand to the enemies of he Mayors potato growers. Yet, here is common sense in the state lent that a committee with .enthusl- Esn, and initiative enough to plant l1d harvest goodly crop should at a same time have brains enough to 8.oyide proper storage-froSt and Sher elements considered. The dam 1se is done. There are several hun Ted bushels of potatoes from the Eunicipal Farm which are of no use. hey have been touched by the hands old Jack Frost Looking back over be past two weeks and reviewing the leather conditions, any man, of how Yer HCLle lnLelilSenCe, tall tell WHdI lould have been done. That, how Yer, is worthless information. The hing to do now is to see to it that he remaining bushels are not allowed go the way of the frost bitten. And his, even if the potatoes in storage |ave to be given away. There are
 bme extremely poor families who yuld make proper use of such food uF.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05

assured of good potatoes, promising to replace any that may be found faulty. F'urthern ore, the longer these pota- toes are kept in storage the greater will be the shrinkage when they are sorted. The committee is at present sorting out all the potatoes into first and second class, throwing the poor ones into the refuse. The others are being sold. If they are not purchased the fault is with the public and not with the common council, which au- tn horized the project, or the committee which did it's best to carry out it's in- structions.
 Conductor-"What would you say was the coldest thing in the world, Mr. Patron?"
 Newingtonite-''The Hartford New Britain pay-as-you-enter cars!"
 Thse cars could just as properly be called freeze s-you-enter," It is now more than a week since December 31, 'the shortest day of the year." Now the days will gradually grow longer and an old proVerb tells us that "Whcn the days begin to lengthen, then the cold begins to strengthen" The devout hope of all concerned now is that this year will prove an exception, for who wants it any colder than it has been? Where are the well-known old tim- CTS who delight in telling tales of the terrible winters they experienced in their childhood? The rising genera y1yi1I be able to look back on the winter of 1917-191S and tell some tales too.
 
 These are the days when the auto ist is @ lonesome man. He finds it male or female. But how different was the story six months ago, partic- ularly regarding the last-named sex!
 News item says: 'Icemen hamp- cred by scarcity of labor" That will be a good excuse next summer for boosting the price for certainly Jack Frost can't be blamed.
 The common council of Chicago has recently passed city ordinance which provides that no peddIers or hucksters shall be granted licenses who have not either become citizens or who have not signified their intentions to do this. This is an important piece Of civic leg islation, tends to protect citizens and serves to draw a definite line of de- markation separating those of foreign birth and foreign loyalty who come here simply to make money. The local city fathers might do well to at least consider some such similar action.