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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

better than we can hope to do. so we
print herc> the little sermon in full;
Dear readers, before many more
issues OF the Observer the gladstone
Christmas holidays will be here, the
most glorious time Of all the year,
coming, as 1t does, just when the win
ter Is drear. We think that this year
Il should be celebrated as 1t never has
been before In the history of time
Nay. not even since that first golden
morn when the infant Christ was given
TO dying world for its salvation by
God Himself. 1t Is. indeed. quite
true that we have been through an
awful, period OF war and pestil. ice.
hsR d Dis<ine hand has guided us and
protected us. has caused us to-%tfh
saved unseathed. and has showered
II Ia many blessings upon us Then,
with these thoughts uppermost in our
minds 1t hehooves Us 10 spend His
birthday in prayer and praise and in
he giving of gifts, as He has set
the example for us TO do. Let us not
only rejoice ourselves, but let us
make all around US happy, and espe-
cialiy those who are less fortunate
than we Let us take the basket of
good things, accompanied by the
sweet smile and the cheering word,
enter the homes of sadness and turn
them into mansions Of gladness. Let
US smooth the brow of sorrow and
hold The hand of rejection, for by so
doing we will bring into our souls the
true spirit OF the one whose birth We
commemorate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04
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PLANS TO Buy
new YORK GIANTS


Owner OF Red Su1 Enk1afD All Of
George Conan and Sam Harris n
Effort TO Gain Control Of T1aa.
New York. Dec Harry ytasss.
owner OF the Boston Red Hcx. a re-
ported to have enlisted the aidoof
George Conan and Sam H HArris
in an effort to gain control q the
Giants.
France. according to the r1pept haa
been dickering with Harry n. Nomp
stead, Of the GiAntA fer aovuEA1
months with view TO tAktng oveR tn
l,400 shares Of the utock Of H. club,
which are held By Mira. Hsnpstsad
and Mrs John T. Bush. on N1tcA :
value Of 100000 has oeea .plAoed.
Sam Harris was quoted today = AAy-
ing admitted that Fra2es haA AZ
cussed the matter with Cohnn md
himself. but that the uncertainty -
the theatrical business had pEUUoOeod
them from taking the matter m seE1-
ously. -
mo. we hAven't promised g = =
with Fraxec." Harris repogean -
have said. -but the GtAaes surely
looks like good propoaition.
Relations between Fraxee 81 Ian
johnson are reported 70 b strained -
such degree that Fraxee ha1 deGer-
mined TO dispose OF the Bootoo club
Former Governor Walsh, OF AaaDa-
chusetts IL reported TO hnvu made :
bid that Frazee considers WY fAvUe-8
ably.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04
MAN ABOUT TOWN.
tRy Fl. To

III II had been anybody else, he would
have had the fire about 10 A. NJ. on the
day the presidents message came out.
Fred Powell is one Of the finest un
tangiiers of parliamentary knots in CITY
council The late lamented Tom Reed
and Uncle Joe Cannon and Fred are
all In the same class.
When Gray Haddon tried to get n
motion to take off the table after his
substitute for Jake Umlaurs amend
ment had carried and Carter Jones tried
to inject new motion to have the
papers printed. and Captain Morgan
Mills had arisen to the occasion ON a
point of order. and President Peters
had said he would vote for the motion
although 1t was unconstitutional, upop
an appeal by Councilman Morton. Vice.
President Fred said:
You can't do it."
city Clerk Mcdowell has made an
the city fathers happy with a Lice little
Christmas gift in tho shape Of a d.
rectory OF city council and the city Of
ices. The little red -bound book Is
full Of valuable information, and il a
directory worth carrying around.
IL fellow has one in his pocket
and wishes to bawl out a city official
he can find his telephone number quick
and pass the word to him at safe
distance over the wire.
Harry c. Glenn. administrator, is the
only man in the city government who
has a kick coming. He rot into the
maelstrom too late to have his name
go down into posterity with the rest OF
this notables. Mebbe he will be among
the elect when the next manual i.
printed. they say.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04
HOME DEMONSTRATION
PlAAT OPENING
| Regular OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. !.
opening Under New Htrurz1r& !,

The formal opening OF the Vir-
ginia home demonstration plant in
the new market on Sixth street will
be held Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day of this week and ali women in
the city are invited to visit the plant
and investigate its purpose. Miss
Maude f.. Wallace. emergency home
demonstration agent, assisted by Miss
Mary Southern, Is directing the work
The plant was established by tho
United States bureau of agriculture
and its object is TO demonstrate the
best methods OF conservation and
preparation Of foods by cooking. pre-:
serving. picking and dehydraung all
edible products.
Richmond women will act as
hostesses. during the three reception
days and the following program will
be- observed:
| Thursday, the Housewives league
/ IL in charge all day and in the after
noon from II to 6. Mrs. r. W, Murrel
Ia chairman: In the evening from
| to 10, Mrs. L. A. Whitlock is In charge
| Friday, from II to Q. Mrs. $. Fl
HAYES and Mrs NJ. Nj. &. Patterson
are In charge: from to 10. Mrs
Stuart Michaux is chairman.
Saturday morning. Miss Ruby Dodo
| Is chairman saturday afternoon. Mrs
Carlton Jackson Is chairman: Satur.
day evening. Mrs. Harvey Clarke liz in
charge
Governor and Mrs. Westmorelant
Davis and Mayor and Mrs. George
Ainslie have been invited to inspect
the plant on Thursday.
Tho plant will DO in full operation
during the opening days. Work has
been going on here since last Jul,
and this win be on exhibit. The plar
heretofore has been that In payment
for instruction one-third Of the I'm.
ished product was given the home
demonstration agency. This food will
be sold at fair prices during the open.
ing days
Glasses in cooking. canning. pre-,
serving. picking and dehydrating and
lectures on the preservation and con.
servation of food will be given shortly
the full schedule not having tseer
worked out to date. The work Il
conducted by gradua in food chem.
istry, who arc also experienced work
ers In cookery. Miss Wallace invites
all women In the city to visit the gov.
ernment plant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04
VALLEY MAN HARvESTS
5000 BUSHELS OF W1k&AT

Harrisonburg. Va. Dec. 3.-~lGark
v. Huivey, Of Edinburg, wls0 has
spent several months In NORM pa-
kota. has returned to his home Tor
the winter at least. Mr.. Hurv0y 70
ported that he and two othor me1i
had harvested in North Dakota. dur
ing the last harvest 500 acTos ok
wheat and put It in shocks. This
crop threshed 5000 bushels. usapg
half days. shocking up each evening
and working until II o'clock q hight.
While the yield OF tia coo a0rso
was not great the speed With which
the crop was gotten up seems indeed
remarkable. - g
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

In the allied victory over the cen
ual powers there IL glory enough for
AL 1t is no tirns TO draw any in
yidious distinctions between the rela-
i've efforts made by the various com
bAtants and the honor they have won
! Our allies who themselves bore the
heat ard burden of the day give us
Nngrudgsng credi, despite our coming
b n At the eleventh hour. because we
wrought so worth!ly, though briefly.
I We may agree that where all have
done 80 nobly there are no degrees of
credit or praise.
Eni the prestige and power which
! Mny particular combatant gains from
thr war is another matter. In this
pArticnlsr. Great Britain seems 10
@rorns out ahead.
she has demonstrated her sea
I power more effectively than ever,
s6mefEipg WIN that power Ereasly
and wi,hou, naval rival
AExcept the United Satisfactorily.
Famnd .siii far behind.
She has proved herself again. after
long interval. great military
&NAMer. She took Frances place two
sz<ars ago AZ the foremost defender
$3ntnst Germany. and did the hea West
8GEhting of these last victorious
6Onttss. beating the Prussians at their
Wn game. She conquered Turkey
nAjded. Almost alone she drove the
prmans out of Africa
british prestige lis tremendously
nezeased-a faet recognized more
Aslx elsewhere than in America,
1 14a~x that will have its effect at
" 80 table
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

of the armistice conditions, the Ger
man army would be unable to renew
the fighting even against France
alone. Which was exactly whe, the
allies intended when they mad hose
conditions. And by the time the tnal
peace terms are imposed, Germany
won't have enough night left in her TO
navy,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

Charlottesville, Va. Dec. 3.-IhA
following telegram was received hefA
saturday afternoon from the war ~
partment: ~
Mrs. Ora r.. Estes. Charlottesville
Va: NJ
Deeply regret to inform VOC thak
Private John w. Estes, infantry, =
Officially reported a. killed tna.Aetion
November s. HARHfG
The AdjutAnt 0osSra1.
John W. EAtea Wa n ann - -
IAte JAmAs n. Estes. Of THU GlSY. a6A
was twenC.ons years Of ago ~ ~
the PAST nve yeaFu had - n l(I n
ployed - . clerk n Jasaee r. It'll
,st0rs a Re- HIN. ~ ~ - ~ ~
l0eeeGvllIo on JQne 16 lnok 49,
80 -. 49, W.. n - J. a t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04
CABETL FITZGERALD, RICHMOND
MAN, AT PEACE CONFERENCE

Richmond is to be represented at
the great peace conference on the
other side by the claim she has on
Cabell Fitzgerald. who is a native Of
this city. Cabell Fitzgerald. now on
the stan Of the New York American.
has received orders to 60 to YER
sailles He telegraphed his relatives
here yesterday for necessary papers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04
Confercnce OF British women.


The annual Eeeting OF the wom-
ans mtsaionary union OF Virginia.
scheduled for Franklin. Va. Nov. 5
and s, has bean omitted on account Of
the epidemic Of Spanish influenza in
the place Of that meeting. however.
there will be held In this city on
Thursday and Friday Of this week a
conference OF the officers Of W. NJ. G.
and the associational superintendents
OF the state.
public meeting, 10 which all
women are invited. will be held at
Grace Street Baptist church on
Thursday evening at 8 o'cock AT
this time Mrs, G. W, Pruitt, OF Chefoo.
China, who IN In charge Of the SIM.
-beamy wftfiams Memorial school.
will make an addreSA There Will BE-
music by an orchestra. some Of the
best vocaiists Of the city will sing. and
the play. store Missions and Chest
nuts," viii b presented hy = ssiect-
- 60 q yo11g Aea4AA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

Never mind The high cost OF
spiked helmets and other war souye-
Mrs Will soon come down The
doughboys have whole cargoes OF
them to ship over.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

Now that tho president IL out OF
the country, we feel that ve may Say
few things that we have observed,
ana one of them Is that We agree with
the food man from Norfolk, who claims
vidrals, for things in the state OF Fir-
cinia.
why shouldn't we
Richmond never goes halfway about
anything. and we just as soon pay ten
cents apiece for two boiled eggs with
out a fork we would to pay seven
cents for a Washington newspaper
Aud that is one reason why the man
across the street from our ballroom
toots up his Ford about A. NJ. when
we are trying to grab few pleasant
dreams, and tries to beat the miikman
to ii.
profiteering plan, 1t beats the in
stallrnent plan all to pieces. You can
get a suit of furniture one at a time
on easy payments. but when you come
to barrel OF -four you have to work
two weeks to get enough money to
hand over to the dealer.
1t is very clear in our mind though.
for il is certain that a lot of dealers
don't know the war lis over. and they
don't know that we haven't got food
director now, and they are going on
Just like the fellow who told n good
joke and got laugh, and kept on
telling 1t until the crowd in front
drove him Off the stage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

Andrew Carnegie, on his eighty
third birthday, says he's feeling fine.
That's all right for young fellow
like Andy. but wait till old age comes
a~knockin' at the door.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

II the Clown Prince doesn't Xix G
living on "a bleak little island with
fishermen for neiShbors, he might be
informed in a E-boat while foreign
schweinhunds practice on il with
depth bombs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

II you true happinAsS would nnd
And rid your life OF care,
Let cheerful Thoughts MI up your mind
, And trust God everywhere.
= ~ BAnBX. I,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

Lieut.. IAtan< Montague Safe.
Lieutenant Latane Montague, son
Of Senator and Mrs. Andrew Jackson
Montague, IL safe after lighting in
France. A letter from him yesterday
was written after November IL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04
Rev. j. G. Stewart Detained.

Rev. J. Calvin Stewart was unable
to attend the Presbyterian confer
ence in session in Harrisonburg to-
day. Rev. r. T. McFaden. Of the
First Presbyterian church in this
city. opened the synod meeting last
night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

Anyhow, Htndenbure said one true
thing--that the side with the strong
est nerve" would win
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

Germany needn't be afraid OF the
French Annexing the Rhine provinces.
The French never did like Rhine
wine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

Has the surrender Of the German
submarines bishted the hopes of the
,ainn TeinsnA ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

lenburg informs the Berlin gov
st 49, suang . ths ssssrtu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04

Some people always were lucky.
Take our friend Doug. Freemans for
instance. 1t was Just his luck to have
that fire on Saturday so he would have
IL clean day to straighten up things.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-05
No Hotel, Restaurant or
Dining Car Can Serve Any
More; Must Save Wheat.

Washington, D. c., Feb 5.-A two
ounce bread ration was ordered by the
food administration today for patrons
OF hotels. restaurants and dining cars.
This allowance is about that now OBJ
served in England.
kilograms went out today to the
food Administrations hotel repre-
sentatives in every state designating
the new region. Not more than two
ounces Of wheat bread may be served
to anyone at any one meal except that
when rolls or bread made from corn,
oatmeal. or bran, are served. and
when only one kind other than wheat
bread is ordered. a portion may con-
sist OF four ounces. Rolls may not
weigh more than one ounce each.
Public eating . places are now
licensed under the new bread regu-
lations and the bread ration rule is
issued under this authority
Hotels have been instructed to see
that immediate observance is given IN
he tells for Monday and Wednesday as
wheatless days, Tuesday as a meatless
day; Saturday as a porkless day and
that there be one wheatless meal and
one meatless meal every day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-05
US. WarMaking Machinery
Is a Chaos of Conflicting
Agencies, Says Wadsworth

VV 7 ASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. g.
Y" Americas war making ma
chinery was pictured as q
"conglomeration Of ambitious and
scattered agencies" incapable OF
team work. in an address in the SEN
ate today by senator Wadsworth. q
Republican member OF the military
affairs committee.
The speech renewed the debate over
war efficiency which occupied the
senate all day yesterday after SEN
ator Hitchcock. a Democratic COM
mitteeman. had delivered q similar
arraignment Of the lack OF coordina-
tion in the governments activities
Several senators were waiting with
replies UNFOLDING president Wilson'S
opposition to the committees war cab
met and munition director bills.
Would CentrnIize War Making,
without detailing army conditions
revealed by the military committee's
war inquiry with which he said the
country is fairly familiar, senator
wadsworth confined himself largely
to an argument for the proposed
legislation for centralizatio Of war
making agencies. President Wilson
cannot coordinate these agencies. he
said. and with a long war in pros
pect. radical steps to Slify the ma
tons efforts are necessary
Great Things Left UndOne.
That great things have been done
cannot be denied" he declared. That
Lee
done must be admitted. The credit
for the things accomplished can be
assigned to several individuals Criti-
cism should be directed against our
system. or rather the lack OF cohesive
system"
Lack of Coordination.
Recounting difficulties arising
through fndiscriminate priority or
ders and competition in the purchase
Of supplies. delays on account Of de-
partm entail red tape" and the abb
sence Of power in the council Of ma
tional defence. the senator continued:
Mind you, I do not attempt to lay
the blame upon any one man or any
one department. / insist that this
painful situation has resulted from
an utter lack Of planning, from a lack
Of vision
Take No Power from President.
mo one in his senses would pro-
pose that any other office be created
to take away from the president the
mowers the constitution confides to
him. It cannot be done. It Is un-
thinkable. But there is no place in
Washington where the needs Of the
situation and plans to meet them can
be brought together, coOrdinated and
settled upon.
Il realize that some may contend
that the president can make all these
decisions. and therefore there IS no
need for any additional element in
our war time machinery. Ny conten-
ton is that be he ever SO able no
nresident-no human being-can per-
form such a task. It is utterly i'm
possible for one man to examine into
all these intricate questions. The
days and nights are not long enough"
Referring to the committees war
inquiry. senator Wadsworth said it
had covered only a part of the ground
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-05
BANKERS OF THE
SOUTH BECOME
ENTHUSIASTIC.
President and cashier Of
two leading institutions
are strong in praise.

Among the countless thousands Of
prominent people all over America
who have taken Tanlac and praised IT
Tor the benefits they derived from IL.
none are more enthusiastic than the
two Well-kncTl southern bankers
whose statements follow:
T. ]. Henry, president OF the HaW-
Einsvilie Bank and Trust Co, HaW-
zinsville. Ca, says: Last spring I
was all wrong some way other and
couldn't get right. I took a bottle
Of Tanlae and began TO improve Two
ncre bottles put ne in good shape
and I felt perfectly wsI A few
weeks ago. I took the Grippe and was
getting down and out again. bought
another bottle OF Tanlac and I am
well again. I unhesitat ingly recon-
mend Taulac TO anyone who Is sick
and WORKOUT"
". c. McElveen, Cashier Bank Of
H0rnbeck, Horubeck- Louisiana says:
u have taken five bottles Of Tanlae
and have gained fifteen pounds in
three weeks ] think Il is q great
medicine"
Tanlae f. sold IN FL Paso By Kelly
g. Pollard Drug Co., and Peoples
Drug Co, under the personal direc-
ton Of q special Tanlac representa-
ive.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-05

and that to investigate al army ac-
tivities which might justify inquiry
would not permit the committee to
finish its work during the present
sessions Of congress
Getting Supplies Industrial Operation.
I'm both the ordnance and quar-
termaster's departments" he said.
I'VE discovered q distressing state OF
affairs. Those who attended every day
became deeply impressed with the
conviction that purchase and produc-
ton and initial distribution of the
vast amount of supplies must be es-
sentially an Industrial operation and
that military men, with rare excep-
lions. are incapable Of bringing about
the best results"
All OF the expert civilians appear
ing before the committee, senator
Wadsworth declared, testified In the
same irection-"proper centraltza-
ton of authority established prefer
ably BY statute whose decisions may
be promptly reached and accepted as
final"
Lack of Preparedness Costs Lives.
Lack Of preparedness before the
war. the senator said, is costing
many, many lives and millions Of
dollars" besides prolonging the war.
Illustrating his argument from a
large chart hung on the senate wall
with secretary Bakers reorganization
plan and that OF the committee
shown together. senator Wadsworth
called attention to the existing vast
number of official. semi-official and
purely advisory agencies, bureaus
and other bodies which, he asserted.
are not coordinated, consulting or
harmonizing.
on the railroads. the senator de-
clared, goods with blue tagged pri-
ority orders have exceeded normal
Oh nd IN The IS
OF all freight was so tagged.
A Hopeless Jam of Shipments.
what has been the result?" he
asked. "a hopeless jam and conges-
ton Of our railway transportation
facilities. Nearly 100000 tons of mu-
the docks along our Atlantic coast,
billed to France and Italy alone
Some are deteriorating rapidly. In
some places locomotive boilers and
great piles OF shells and other impor-
tant materials have been dumped out
upon the ground and lie rusting in
winter weather"
Reviewing the governments hand
ling Of the coal industry, the senator
said:
Communities Starve for Coal
las a result of lack Of planning,
we have great communities starving
for coal and an order issued by the
fuel administration closing down
thousands Of factories and throwing
out of work hundreds OF thousands Of
men and women, costing millions Of
dollars in wages and delayed product.
and Gripping. for the time being,
those very activities upon which we
must depend for the winning OF the
war.
Other Emergencies Coming.
'Other emergencies win overtake
u.s." senator Wadsworth said. in con-
clusion-
'If we are wise and prudent and
far sighted. we shall establish some
agency in our government whether II
be called a war cabinet or by some
other name, whose members shall sit
around a council table every day,
morning. noon and right, and devote
their whole time and every ability
toward working out in advance the
methods OF meeting and overcoming
the emergencies"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-05
RAILWAYS TRY TO MAKE
U. S. OPERATION FAIL d?
CONTINUED From Page One.l

that was called out and the Is hour
law overlook them before they left
the terminal The operating employees
cannot prevent these delays when, in
stead OF train dispatcher. there is
back IN the yards 2 train delayer."
such a policy must 90 from the
president OF the railroad down to the
dispatcher" Mr.. Lane remarked. DO
you think they conspiredE"
mo. but I think a sufficient num-
Der were interested in working to
increase delay and cost Of the eight
hour law and to make government
oneration a failure" Lee answered.
"If I looked for the real cause. I
banks in New York city.
Inexperienced Yardmasfer Put In.
can you tell me why the Pennsyl-
vania, long regarded as the model
railroad, should fall down all Of a
SUDDEN Why was a veteran yard
master at Alliance. Ohio. replaced by
an inexperienced man who still Is
there? Trains have been delayed for
hours at that point Why do reports
to the interstate commerce commits
sion show that in Philadelphia re-
Gently more engines were allowed to
freeze Up over night than ever before ?
One required two weeks for repairs
We have had winters before. Why
Is all this congestion now?
I think I understand why the
president said to Us when we assured
him OF our support in operating the
railroads that he was glad to hear
the operatives would assist the gov
eminent You have taken over the
supervision OF the railroads, but you
have left the management entirely in
the hands OF the former owners. They
can make a success or failure OF It
as they choose"
Industry Must Pay Its Way.
Mr. GarretsOn was asked II he had
made any computations as to how