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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-01

lndis idualS are looking for good used
furniture Let II Times Dispatch Want
.Ad SCH yours at good price. Phone
RuLdolph l.
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Pleasant r.. Ward.

3 CHARI.OTTEsNH.LE "a October
Si-Plcasnnt 7 Ward aged twenty.
s!S; young farmer residing near Free
Union. this county is dead OF pnelimo-
Ala following an attack OF influenza.
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MS home In that city. He was widely
Known and esteemed in the city. He
WAS stNty-four years old and survived
by his wife and two sons.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-01

.Rend the Want Ad. In this Newspaper
to-day. IL you fail to find what you
want insert 4 Want AID By calling Ran
dolph !.
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{. u. FURNISH,

L9NCHBUIiG, VA. October 3l.-C.
r. turbush. s!Nty years OF arc. died
ms morning "a his home at SPOUT
|p?fngs, AppQmattoN COUNTY
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-01
MEDICAL MEN PROTEST
LIFTING EPIDEMIC BAN


thirds OF The rolorcd physicians uIso
favored pos,poninG reopcninE.
Or. w. :. Gordon took the position
mat things should bc left as at pres
reactionary rush TO public places and
4 consequent flare back. DR. 4. H. GRAY
who offered tho resolution adopted.
agreed with DR. Gordon and others
that tho past mouth had been tho sad :
dcst one IN tho history of tho Aircri-
can medical professions. outherrodiug
yellow fever. typhus Nnd other mala-
dies that have been Rampant here in
Epidemic. He pictured the terrible con
.itions in Philadelphia.
DECLARE SENTIMENT OPPOSES
sEorENiNG At THIS TIME:
DR.. Lawrence i'ricc quoted two Of
city AS opposing. from health view
points. opening their own places of
business. Acting Chairman w. =. Ecua-
icy asserted the sentiment of the cit:
to oppose rcopcninS. Drs. Jones. Ray
mond ID. Garcin. Henson. Eawics. Mann
and several others expressed them
selves cmDhaticaIly opposed to
swinging the doors open now and in
wiling rccrutosccnrc or the ma!ady.
when. perhaps, another week would as
sure DR.. Flanagan that it was en-
tire safe or maybe prevent Il prcna-
turc permission To people to cutter
crowds cgain Many Of them spoke OF
the terrible unknown times they had
had lighting the plague.
The Administrative Hoard received a
written request from the secretary Of
the trndGn - of Medicine aud surgery
requesting /. TO defer it's action Of DR.
FlannaCan'S tcntativc recommendation
until the meeting held last night. nr
w. NJ. rcyscr Is the secretary. DR.
!'!anEacan was in Charlottesville al the
bedside Of his brother, Captain :. l..
Ftannagan, and was unable to be
reached. Eut the Administrative Board
deferred the action. wing that il
had aE abundance OF time TO cncctuatc
l.a MOI la ri &, 1a. i,,h
But both Drs. Flanagan and William
in mentioning the matter OF lifting re-
strictions. urged the public to rc,nem-
hcr tina: danger still turks in assem-
ElicS, and bcsoLyht the public to avoid
them voluntarily. Dr. Murrell, presi-
dent Of the academy. however, stated
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.Inr-. ". Jackson.

PETERShERG. VA. October 81
1.anes w. Jackson. prominen, farm,
CT 81 Prince George, died yesterday n,
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NO SQUANDERING
Is UNCOVERED IN
AIRCRAFT REPORT

NGomlinu From First PaEe.)
me transaction OF business between
mat company and a division Of The
SiSh;tl corps. of which Colonel Deeds
WAS the head: AMI ca in giving to The
representatives. OF the committee on
,'hplic information IL false and mis-
lc'dlhG statement with respect TO the
lE" ;fsSS "f aircraft production for tho
pni pose 81 publication with the au-
lNolilN OF The Secretary of Mar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10

The Turkish Grand vizler, TALAAT
Pasha, in an interview at Vienna,
where he had been called in a confer
ence with the Central Powers, ex-
pressed the belief that the war had
exhausted itself In its achievements
and that, since Its prolongation was
useless, peace would come before win
ter. "All our enemies, not excluding
America" he declared, twill shortly
come to recognize that there Is no
sense In continuing the hostilitles."
TALAAT, who has been raised from
a humble hey to the high rank of
pasha by his activities In the war,
Is one Of the shrewdest Of the ruling
Young Turk clique, his shrewdness
being more In demand than the
breadth Of international knowledge
which distinguished KIAMIL Pasha
and other able Ottoman statesmen
who had preceded him in the office of
Vizier. TALAAT will be remembered
principally by his report to Berlin
on the massacre and deportation to
death Of 100000 Armenians, in which
he said that the Turkish Government
had dealt the Armenians such q blow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
Do Prairie Dogs Thrive on Taxes?

Multitudes of prairie dog lovers
await with happy expectation that
certain day when Congress, consid-
erlng an important appropriation bill,
shall drop all lesser affairs and de-
vote itself to speculation on the prai-
rie dog, his cost and place in natures
supposed economy. Each year some
learned Senator patiently explains
that the little dog does not harbor
in his dugout friendly rattlesnake,
but that the reptile Is a thief in the
house, not rent payer; the latter
belief following the unscientific OBJ
servations of many who have seen
the snake glide into a dog hole. But
this visit is paid only when the
RATHER Is hungry for feast of puppy
prairie dog.
One legislator, more impressed by
the snake explanation than by DIR.
HOUsToN's reasons why he should
have 100000 with which to extermi-
nave eAiC uoSs, ouSeeoteu uslus Tue
money to propagate the rattlesnakes
and turn over to them the contract
to exterminate the dog.
Members from cattle States refused
to joke or be joked about the prairie
dog. They had awful figures to
frighten appropriations out of Con-
gress. In Texas alone a census re-
vealed 4O0,0OO,OOO of the dogs, and
it was admitted that some must have
been concealed In their holes when
the census man was around. Fifty
dogs eat as much grass as one sheep,
200 as much rs one COW. In Arizona
dOgless range capacity would be IN:
creased by 100000 cattle; If all range
country were made dogless Arizona
would raise 100000 more cows and
100000 more sheep. SO they say.
Anyway, declared Senator THOMAS,
the little grass eating dog runs true
to agriculture pest form; the more
money appropriated for his extermi-
nation the more numerous the prai-
rle dog becomes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
THE FLAG AS A BAG.
A Protest Against Its Use in Collect
Ing Money.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: THE
SUN recently printed letter from a
woman correspondent who complained
OF a custom. now in effect, OF roping off
city block and requiring those who
wished to pass through the roped area
to make a small contribution to some
war charity.
Such practices should be condemned,
no doubt, but there is another custom
which originated this year far greater
in its evil effects than the one COM
planned of by your woman correspon-
dent. I refer to the practice OF using
the nag as a receptacle for the collec-
ton of bills and coins from those gen.
erous enough to give. The American
flag was never intended for this pur-
pose. and the fact that these collections
are usually made for war charities gives
nobody a legitimate excuse for using
the flag in such a way. There are
many who argue that using the flag for
making collections Is a form of adver-
Using for the charity to which the
money SO collected Is to be applied, and
the law stipulates that the American
flag shall not be used for advertising
purposes. Therefore II appears that
those who employ this method OF Solicit
ing are treading on dangerous ground.
AMERICAN.
NEW York, September o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
CITY FOR CITY.
A Plan to Speak to Germany in n
Tone She Understands.

To THE EpIron OF THE srN-s,r. Thu
London Daily Mail now demands re.
prisal for the needless vandalism, a,
GERMANY nv serving notics nm her that
cItv for CITY will now be the nrice she
will have to nav for any further ruin
she visits on French cities vbile "a.
treating. The Mail urges the allied Pow
ers to single out cities by name that
will be DESTROYED as reprisa,. and names
Hamburg. Cologne and Berlin "a n,aces
dear to the German heart, IL indeed
there il such a thing as c,erma, hear,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
THE WASTE IN COAL.
Useless Ash Occupies Thousands OF
Miles Of Cars.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: All
efficiency engineers in making tests TO
locate losses in efficiency In steam gen.
Grating plants have found that for
months past the quality of the coal as it
comes from the mines has carried from
8 to 8 per cent. more ash than II should
carry.
Let us assuns that the coal Cby i'm
proper preparation at the .mlnes) car
ries only 5 per cent. of needless ash.
Then OF the 600 100000 tons furnished
the consumers over $4,000, 900 tons is
needless ash, and to transport this need
less and useless ash from mines to con-
sumers would require train OF coal
cars that would more than reach across
the continent!
But this Is not all. 1t has been dem
onstrated by the Bureau of Mines. as
we'll as by the writer, that for each l
per cent. OF needless ash in the coal
there Is loss of ~ per cent In the
efficiency OF the remaining good coal, so
that the real loss Is l2ia per cent. ir
place of 8 per cent, and II coal consu .,r-
ers, or rather those who pay the bills.
will think Of this and what it means
next winter. In case there Is shortage
Of coal, 1t will probably make them so
hot they viii not need 20 much coal to
keep warm. w. II. opELL, NJ. T..
YoNKKRs, September Q.
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All, THOSE TYPEWRITERSl
They Make Uncle Sans Employees
Appear rs Poor Spoilers.

-. -,,v ur,-o, ~ rvr srr--s;r. On
1000 D., e,a IN. th. Ita,l
n,. ,s.a,.,,.n "a yo,,nteer :
N,s. o.. ~. r,,,..,o- ~ en-. matt
=" . :. go, ,h.t nv services w.re
anu vas no m 49," .,,,;..,r ,,oara he.
nv. 49, a. 90 sIe sa,. tyne
49, -, ,-asur,ab,,, tho nroduct
-. - va s.oa a civ,, ser-
It, .ar,tno,,o-, =, which this 10 an
.s.n.ar,,.,o,
me Merchah' "e'i"' !" W
i'1 ", M, ',,,,,, x.,.,,,. m, las,
49,. ,on,ez nonna. assn.n 40 10 AZ
The Adiutant Generals once II in need
Of good steno sraphers for Washington bu,
will only take those In deferred class OF
the draft. =,
The ouarterma"ers corps IL In heee OIL
the Following class OF men
stenosrephers Chau"eufs
Laundrymen EEK Firemen nuoo
butchers neirissrs'oI RAM Nsn
They must also W Ia oe"sreu e's A"'
but class FIVE
Having been a court stenogra pher
verbatim reporter and certified teacher OF
Isaac pitman's phonography in Hamil-
~ o,tar,o /ro,, 1874 M 1ss0. also
80. .,s,o.ro,,.., On rhiosro ana in
,,.,,, W. - an. III, ,.ve
naper representative in the lower house
~ m. south Carolina Legislature COM
netent 70 take the speeehes on the death
a, Jef,eruon Davis IN the dav the tele-
sran, trop, peauvo,r Miss. was read, a.
weII a. the openinp nrayer and address
a, tha ,r.ror,a, serv,css the wednes.
A.. So,,ou,,n. osyorsd NV service,
Co. ,or.,1, ssr,,c. IN re.nonse 10 an
ad,.r,isanar, NV sy,v stenoprapbers
NJ, va, toId maj nv are. "a was too
,,,,,h Nv, ronlied IN an advertise.
r,.r, tor .,.,ooranherp In army "a n,ps
% ,,oar ,ha pad cross uniform Angus,
% T ro.eivea this cheering information
,o,S
:. p, 800 srs,,,,.m.n, sor mai,
.,.no.r.nh.r, INV camnaIsn for helm O,
hi, CHARACTER ha, been very successful
and at the present time we have been able
to place a SUFFICIENT number of suitable
applicants to MI our needs.
1t is. OF course. possible later on Other
openings will occur. and with this In mind
we are keeping your ie''er "nefe may
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
that they will not talk autonomy

"that they will not talk autonomy
for fifty years."
The Grand Vizler in his specula-
tons on peace coming before winter
expressed moro his wish than his
actual belief. Turkey is weary OF the
war. There never was much reason
to think that she could be a gamer
by the struggle into which she was
drawn by the connivance and trick
cry Of ENvER Pasha and his support
ers with Berlin. The progress Of the
war has convinced her that she has
forfeited all claims to the friendship
Of the Entente Powers, and that the
only interest which Germany has in
Turkey is to reduce the country to
an economical and political subservi-
ence to the Central Powers.
In the exhaustion Of the belliger-
ents, in which TALAAr processes to
believe with such an assurance, he
sees an opportunity for Turkey to
escape from the payment Of the pen
alties which have been accommodating
in her long years of wretched misgov-
eminent. He sees hope that Tur-
key may continue to exist rs q Eu-
ropean nation, to rule at CONSTANT
nople and to dominate the Straits Of
Bosporus and Dardanelles. He mag
ines, too, that Turkey will not be
called to further account for her
barbarity to the Armenians, and that
his attempt to exterminate the ma
ton may result as he boosted in end
ing all talk Of Armenian autonomy
for fifty years. In short, he sees
Turkey remaining as she was before
the war, the same land of misrule
and oppression, the same centre of
intrigue and corruption.
In this the crafty TALAAr. is mis-
taken. The Allies are not exhausted,
as his friend the Kaiser can con-
vince him, and though they may be
busy at present in France, they are
not overlooking Turkey. So shrewd
man as the Grand Vizier should
know that the maxim There is
time for all things" is as truly Orien-
tai as 1t Is Occidental.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10

There are two ways OF exercising
the necessary arbitrary powers which
Government must b. permitted to
use in time Of war One is always to
rub the fur the right way and avoid
all needless irritation; the other is to
exercise authority in such a manner
as to provoke hostility on the part of
all persons affected thereby.
This second or arbitrary method
was tried the other day with refer
ence to the slackers in the selective
draft; and it did not work very well.
1t turned hundreds Of friends Of the
Administration into bitter opponents.
HERBERT G. Hoover understands the
correct and praiseworthy method as
well as and perhaps better than any
other public man in the service Of the
Government. 1t may be said to be
only a question Of manner; but If so.
all we have to say is that manner is
matter Of the first Importance.
, We observe with regret that a con-
troversy has arisen at Washington
concerning a proposition to turn the
meat packing Industry Of the coun-
try over to the Government. This
scheme Is promoted by the Federal
Trade Commission, which would thus
break up forever what 1t denounces
as an obnoxious monopoly. The ne
cessites of the war are made the ex-
cuse for an attack which is really in
spired by hostility to the leading meat
packers wholly regardless Of the war.
This was made evident by the extraor-
binary report Of the Federal Trade
Commission on the meat packing in
dustry, to which we recently called at
teation, in which even the counsel
who represented the meat packers
were denounced as dishonest.
Instead Of helping us to win the
war. Food Commissioner Hoover
thinks the taking over OF the meat
packing business by the Government
would interfere with our success by
NAlslihB btcm VI
plying meat to our army ana the
forces of our Allies. He IL therefore
opposed to the measure and Is said to
be disturbed at the prospect that it
may get through Congress.
It cannot become law, however,
without the approval Of the President.
Has not the Government got enough
on its hands already, without under
taking a new enterprise OF enormous
magnitude requiring expert manage
ment Impossible to secure except as
the result Of long experienced Sec
rotary and Director-General McADoo,
with all his wonderful ersatllity,
will hardly want meat packing added
to the burdens OF his official life. The
project Is scheme of disturbance,
and the fact that man Of Mr.. Hoov-
Frs sound judgment Is alarmed at Its
probable eject ought to induce Con-
gress to let well enough alone, or II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
The Man who Comes Under the
Draft BY One Day.

Such male readers Of THE Sur as
happen to have been born on the 18th
day Of September, 1872. will be in
terested In two questions put to us
by a correspondent:
'"ro THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir: Is
. man who was born on September 10,
1872, required to register in the coming
draft? Has he not completed legally
his forty-sixth year on September IL,
1918? A. s. osvAlp.
ARLINGTON, N. j., September o."
The inquiries are not at all ridicu-
lous, although the answer to the first
question must be Yes, and to the Sec
ond No. Mr.. OSWALD probably has
In mind the rule which prevails in
the State of New York with respect
to the age qualification of voter
In 1897 the then Attorney General of
this State, THEODORE f. HANCOCK,
gave the opinion that citizen be-
comes of age the day before his twen-
ty-first birthday; and this opinion has
not been overthrown. Mr.. HANCOCK
was interpreting the Constitution Of
the State, which described q voter as
male citizen of the age of twenty
one years" This phrasing, it must
be observed, varies from the language
Of the Federal statute relative to the
age qualification of voters In Terri
tory: "Cltizens Of the United States
dbore the age Of twenty-one years"
While the opinion Of the Attorney
General Of this State and the varying
phrases OF the State Constitution and
the Federal law are interesting in
connection with Mr.. OswALD's ques-
hons, it Is evident upon reading the
text Of the man power law that they
have no legal relation to the citizens
obligation on Thursday Of this week.
The language is unmistakable:
Provided. further, that persons shall
be subject to registration az herein pro-
vided who shall have attained their
eighteenth birthday and who shall not
have attained their forty-sixth birthday
on or before the day set for the regis
tration." &c.
Manifestly citizen born on Sep
TENDER 13, 1872, will not have at
tanned his forty-sixth birthday on
September II, 1918. Fate will have
granted to him, by margin Of TWEEN
ty-four hours, the honor Of stepping
forward with some dozen millions Of
his fellow Americans to put himself
at the service of his country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
TRADE BRIEFS.

Consul Augustus r. Ingram OF Bradford,
England, has transmitted the name OF a
local dyeware expert who wishes to rep
resent some American arm manufacturing
dyestuns. This dyer has had very ex-
tensive experiences and has practical
knowledge OF the requirements OF color
users in the Yorkshire textile district.
His name MAY be obtained from the Blu
reau OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
According to the Scandinavian ship
ping gazette. the Aktieboid0ef. John r.
Rettig 4 Co. In Stockholm have started
to manufacture the electric material mi
canite. Before the war all micante was
imported from Germany and England.
which obtained the raw material (nioal
from Canada and india.
The American manufacturer who looks
forward to selling articles needed for the
reconstruction OF the destroyed industries
Of France should prepare for a revolu-
tionary change in French methods of
purchasing when the war ends. Instead
Of selling to thousands OF Individual buy
e.s the materials each Will need to re-
build his destroyed or damaged factory,
the American manufacturer will deal with
a small number OF central PURCHASING
agencies. representing groups OF French
ra1a,.a ,nans,r,s. snd ...,.,sa M ~ S
o,.a,t q, IN. -Fr.rch covornr,.,, ~
less, therefore. the American nanufac-
turer prepares for cooperative selling he
may be under a serious handicap as far
as furnishing industrial assistance TO
$500 ,,rsri.an ..,,in. .1o,,. ,,,,, -, -.
.h,s ., n,o., III. rs,uIrar,a,. ~,
49,. rr-cha.,re Do.,or -. so,,s
80 1,.r.h oo,,,. 1870.
State aided buying organizations
Dor,arr Ia. h,.r, ,,. ,
=, a standard cIoth ana q, :. s.,,no.,.s
$3.50 80 e''.,,sse ea
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10

this Is too much to expect, ought to
insure veto from the President.
No radical change should Be made
at this time in any great industry or
in any matter affecting the daily life
Of the people, unless It is shown to be
essential to win the war.
All other projects Of reform or sup
posed reform can safely be allowed
to wait until the country is again en-
joytng the piping times Of peace.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
A wise Revision Of Presidential In
tentl0ns.

We congratulate President WILSON
on his abandonment of the plan for a
swing around the circle in a nation
wide speaking tour during the weeks
Immediately preceding the State and
Congress elections of November.
While nobody doubts that this prof.
ect was conceived in the highest
spirit Of patriotic duty, and with sole
reference to the success Of the cam
paign for the sale Of the fourth issue
Of Liberty bonds, 1t seems better, for
reasons which The Sun had the
honor to present the other day, that
Mt this particular time the President
should speak from the White House
and not from the stump.
And when WOODROW WILSON speaks
from the White House the whole
world listens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-sir. An
Irishman goes to Canada eight years
ago. lives there six months and then
comes TO the United States for the bal
ance Of the eight years.
Does he become a Canadian citizen
automatically because OF Irish birth, or
does he have to live in Canada a GER
tain period to qualify?
When he comes to the United States
Is he classed as Canadian or Irish
allen? ]. G. COMPTON.
NEW YORK, September 8.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
Sad State Of English in the National
Capital.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir:
see so many stenographers--and their
bosses-who are unable to distinguish
between the verbs affect" and EFFECT"
that / venture 70 propose the following
test:
The verb affect" may be modified by
the adverb "favorably" or "unfavora-
bly,"
The verb effect" may not be modified
by the adverbs named. III. c. D.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. September Q.