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men or the commission since It's or
nnnnization were those having the ou.i-
snvattons prescribed for Judges of ~.
Iurteine Court OF Appeals. as urovidnd
crnrnn 'yinstitutton. Those were Judges
NIP hrentts and Garnett
many hearings which the co,nm u, Inc
mas. and largely has control '', NJ ION
conduct OF the cases, incl,dinS
me relevancy OF the tcstimonv ~ 'hhs
a aIi,,,d al the trial OF a ease. In
nt,us,I. 'nere arc many other legal
that the chairman is required to 1 nacs
upon. There arc constant n ~ pass
from ali over the State Of ,be tH 'aies
ran LOT 4 ruling upon legal ouestion.
nrtschted. II would seem that n Was
~. .uenaiE me intention OF the ma kers or
shouIS hs ZION that the chairman
al nc man qualified 10 deal with
an the various legal duties d"voI.a5
upon the commission. ="
~ aduibon TO the constitutional rro
Ms the tna bling Act provides "ths,
nIa mission, on hearing OF com
r uUnersIes; N which it shall he called
~; upon 70 decide or render judgment In
KS capacity as a court OF rccord SILL ~
onscrne ana administer the common
ta taiute law rules OF cvidencn aa
comr,s ana administered by the
manner as conplainan,s and defenda
Weaith. In addition TO the above ~.
a'rhLhn passes upon all applicatfons
nra Charte rs. sees that they are in
sa"per ana ieEal form. and issues the
phrcS all the formal orders enterea
on The order hook and signs the .sn,a
each day ''hs same
Richmond, Va. November .. isis
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FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Problems Discussed
Authoritative Wrtcrs-A Daily Editorial
NO WOUNDED VETERAN MENDICANTS s.


Army experts figured, some time ago,
that per cent OF tho men we send
to fight overseas will return SO in
jured as 10 be UNIT for the work to
which they are accustomed. or will re-
puire special vocational training to
enable them to earn their own livings.
That would mean 10000 men. The ex-
perts. however. did not count on the
early anu comparatively easy winning
or the war so far as we are concerned.
They based their estimates on the Of
fetal figures OF Canada. or $1,000 Ca
nadians sent home from the front, $500
nave taken this training. That country
has been in the war more than four
years and It's troops have been fore
most in the thickest and hardest of
tho lighting. Probably half our troops
have not fired 4 shot and will not be
engaged in serious battle. Indications
are that they will not be needed, OK
cept as continuing and ever Increasing
reserves taking the heart out of the
hun by demonstrating to him the hope
To the first OF this month our armies
had reported a few over 10000 Of our
men woundcd-50oo less than the Ca
for service. This is less than per
cent Of our whole force In France and
elsewhere abroad. Examination Of any
reported Slightly wounded" The
wounded severely" and wounded. de-
6 Ere not determined. are less than
front. or near 1t. We have no means
yet OF knowing what per cent Of the
total wounded have died. or will die.
OF their injuries. we are assured II
will be small. Nor can we more than
vaguely guess how many Will be
totally disa bled" or will require voca-
tional training. The percentages OF
FORMER wars, even when they are OBJ
tainablc. are made valuelcss as guides
by the advancement in surgical scicncc
ana the unprecedented care and nurs-
ing given our wounded. When doc
tors can take out mans lung. wash
II like rag. remove from 1t n bullet
or piece or shrapnel and. eighty times
IN 100. replace it useful as ever-as
they are doinE--the word Serious" as
applied TO wounds. does not mean what
II meant nifty. or ten. years ago.
All he known facts and laws Of
proportion promise that we will come
than $4,000 deaths, from all causes and
with not more than 10000 or Is .0on
at the worst. totally disabled" for soft
support. The reports from the War
RISK insurance Bureau show tina, 80
per cent OF our men had taken insur-
ance TO September 81. The number OF
applications granted to that day was
5de9 546, representing nearly s33. 600.
100000 OF insurance against death NJ
total disability" The cost TO tho mon
Is from GO cents a month per 81. 600 a;
the age Of sixteen, to % cents at tho
age OF fortT-fvc. The average or in
surance taken amounts to $4,000 per
man. This indicates that the vast m,
lority have taken the full amount az
100000 allowed. Evidently our bows
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What Have They to Oncrp

q exceedingly caustic group OF the Pres
idents critics in this country have con.
tered their fire upon the fourteen conditions
under which this government would conscn,
10 peace with the central powers This
srouP o: dlssentcrs is headed by Theodore
noose'eit' and is composed exclusively OF Re-
pnblican pariisans who do not now and ncvcr
have believed Democratic statesman c,nah,a
OF praiseworthy policy or the Dcmocr,,ic
party as whole capable OF cons,ruc,iv.
craftsmanship. They have not onIv bc,ievcd
inns, but have openly and violently asserted (,
IN TINS and countless campaigns in the mast
~ may he matter OF interes, to note tho
TACT, however. that although the Presidents
peace program is condemned, that IL 1, shat
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Germany Soon Must Yield

Z VENTS fastening to a victorious ondino
- in favor Of the allies Of the great war arc
succeeding each other with such startling
rapldlty as to make one dizzy in the effort
TO keep pace with them. The wreck of the
uudi monarchy already is an established fact
ana upon the ruins Of the fallen empire two
republics are forming to take over the mowers
or government in such portions of its terri
tory as have not already passed under the
control of the subject nationalities who have
accomplished their independence by rcyolu-
uonary resistance. Turkey has surrendered
uHconditlonally and agreed to terms which
place new power in the hands of the allies
10 overcome enemy resistance cyerywhere in
the balkans and compel the hasty retreat OF
Germany's armed forces throughout tho East
TO It's own soil to escape Immediate canture
destruction
With Austria's capitulation now virtually
an accomplished fact. new roads arc ononod
up for the speedy invasion Of German terri
tory oy large armies released by the Turkish
ana Austrian surrendcrs. Thus thrown unon
hS own resources entirely and hemmed IN
on all sloes by ring OF steel, it would be
Sulcldai 1or Germany to attempt TO DrOtract
the struggle. Should it, however. elect to
reject the terms OF the armistice TO he sinh
mitted, at its request, by the allies it will ho
10 bring on still greater humiliation and need
'N"' SOIL iHtto vi HE Win no possible chDncn
lor II to escape the reckoning which awaits
IL. In desperation the military autocracv
may undertake to prolong its life bv at
tempting coup to overthrow civil govern
ment and declare dictatorship but with
the people determined TO effect peace a, anv
price, 1t is doubtful il such a movement will
command the support of the disheartened
soldiery. without which it would end in dis
aster.
OF course, it is impossible to predict with
any certainty just what will be Gcrmanv,s
atttude toward the drastic armistice terms
70 be submitted. but fully cognizant of IFS
military helplessness under accunulatinp
disasters the reasonable assumption is tbat
a'ter protesting their harshncss, and finding
sucn protest hnavailing it will yield to the
inevitable the last spasms of autocracy will
he over. and the victory or the allied domoc-
racies OF the world over criminal might viii
be complete.
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rrecedcnta of the commi,.,ou.

To the Editor OF the Timcs-D Dispatch:
Sir,-We have no informatio,. as TO
who will be elected chairman of the
state Corporation Commission. but we
must presume that the body ciectiug
the chairman will have proper regard
for the constitution and laws, and will
also have due respect for the pre-
ccdents uniformly followed by the
commission since it's organization some
sixteen years ago.
The Constitution OF Virginia provides
that at least one OF the commissioners
shall have the qualification prescribed
for judges of the Supreme Court Of APP
pcals." 1t further provides that "all
OF the sessions OF the commission shall
be public and a permanent record shall
ne kept OF all OF its Judgments, rules.
orders, findings and decisions" 1t fur
Their provides that the chairman Of
the commission, under the seal OF the
commission. shall certify to the APP
pellate courts all the facts upon which
the action appealed from is based and
which may he essential in proper
decision of the appeal, together with
such of the evidence introduced be-
fore, or considered. by the commission"
etc. and that when an appeal is taken
there shall be filed with the record
Of the case and as a part thereof a
written statement OF the reasons for
which the action appealed from is
based, and such statement shall be
read and considered by the appellate
court upon disposition Of the appeal
All the persons who have been chair
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Gordon's Jefferson Davis"

\ RMlSTEAD c. GORDON'S jefferson
Davis comes to us fresh from the press.
Although this work. by Virginia author,
presents little that is new, it is welcome in
that it is written from the viewpoint Of the
period OF the world war. August 1914,
marked the starting point OF n distinct era
in thought as we'll as in action and while
the author does not call attention to this in
so many words, it is evident that sent-day
events are uppermost in his mind when he
says that those responsible for the antislav-
cry propaganda regarded the written reser-
vations and concessions OF the Constitution
as scraps OF paper" and when he declares
OF the Confederate privateers Petrol and
Savannah. and commissioned cruisers Ala
bama and Florida, that mo attack was ever
made without previous notice and the safety
OF both crews and passengers of captured
vessels was always provided for before their
destruction"
The book presents within n small COM
pass, remarkably large number Of facts
concerning the domestic affairs of the Con-
federacy, during the War Between the States,
and the events leading up to the ''irrepressi-
Bile conflict There is hardly dramatic
episode IN this story OF a man whose life was
iul OF stirring scenes. The work is abso-
luteiy unbiased and is devoid of sentiment.
unless there is excepted one quotation from
speech by Henry W. Grady. Where the
author touches at all OH the personal side of
the President of the Confederacy he simply
uses the dissecting knife. with cold and calm
denoeratlon, and laying bare the faults along
with the virtues OF the subject passes them
10 the reader for his judgment. The result
Is 10 the credit of Mr.. Davis, for the facts as
related, show him sincere, pure, courageous
man. unswayed, in the performance of duty
by any selfish consideration Consistent he
was to the point of obstinacy. He recognized
MS limitations and. when declaring that
Aipert sidney Johnston should have been the
PRESIDENT of the Confederate States said.
MY own character was full of sharp angles
and irregularities, which we're continually
coming in contact with somebody's wishes or
feelngs, and repellng or giving offense to
people"
Many doubt the wisdom of Mr. Dayis,s
administration Of the affairs Of government
OUT the author reminds his readers that he
was hampered in the discharge of his duties
ID! antagonistic elements in his Congress- and
pF the criticism Of dissatisfied people in every
part or the South. The difficulties with which
lie mao 10 contend were of nature not likely
10 De appreciated in these days of easy trans
portation and abundant raw and manufact-
ured material. Upon the question of his fit
ness Tor the exalted Office which he held NAV
be accepted the judgment OF Lee, quoted by
MT. Gordon, contained in the generals dis
paech 10 Breckenridge: ''If my opinion is
worth anything, you can always say that few
people could have done better than AIR Davis
Nho" OF none that could have done as we'll"
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Books and Authors

Paved Streets" by Elias 1.;.ho-x
be ene G nan,. Coz, IS lo7 pages Of the
Nmcr;cn, ooe'ry published recently in
Lieberman has collected 1 1hese jx., ar:
a a g Chr = toIums that will make Is nies
viriie m iiss present Sin, rs one who loves
ind in a weeks ponderlng In hc can
f in Inc p pasrs is na, variety OF themes
tWxays-with the exception that ali ~
Pierce Bier, Don't & IiSerisht,,o by is A eons1S
A rfa toy such Mi nln,horit,ss GeStruse
nrander Mathews, joel Chandler f Fay.
rs RS. Conan Doyle, Arthur Machen. EI-
o oert "a. Hubbard ehaa.. Owen wister etc. one
hction Can Such Things Be-" 10 n
G; ni' OF stories that combines the
or Poe and Gf bonan Doyle the artistry
The reception given bv The ~ E,,h nienry
n ln ne e.. Midst %, of Life" is, tansible
recognition due 1t. "a tue
Algerian Blackwood's mystice, -,
story: The Garden OF suryivai,!! iioEs
s Story 'ss IS ,o 5y F. f. ,ha Du,ton Co The
narrator being young Eng IHh ths
who has spent much time in stb The nan
ns G of ms hhe G smnirS in far away cor
TO the home where he h. HaI Iir reddur 1
ing the few weeks of his marriea iirt
rae mas always known that he had
NOT loved his bride with the same dai
and tho story tolls. very deIicahttnhi;,,;
ana an emauisiteiy, how, after her deaf6
mean ne came INTO closer spiritual cummunq,,
and OF the comfort and held this b bi,s
tsSIsb to od h liz Mr. Rlackwood has " es.
ta ms reputation as master *
IT deals with intellect or the em moIitnef
n n Ell H.. 9oth Together, and each neG
. Snn- ' sIt,, comes from his pom shown
a sbar more exGuisitely beautiful stvIs;;
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is advocated by members Of the bar through
out the State. but it is said openly that the
Governor is opposed to his succession. Who
the appointee will be no one but the Cover
nor knows. but it is hardly believed that
he will go outside the legal profession for the
new missioner-that is unless he should
decide that Judge Rhea is entitled to the
permanent craftsmanship. To do so, in the
opinion OF lawyers. would be TO violate the
spirit. even If not the letter. of the Constitu-
ton. and would impair very materially the
efficiency OF the commission
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-03

tered to splinters and is held up as the work
of an innate pacifst instead OF a blood-thirsty
warrior, no Republican spokesman has yet
produced substitute for it. The nearest
approach to a substitute is the set of condi-
lions which Colonel Roosevelt has laid down
TO govern the kind CT peace which he would
be willing to make if he had the power to
impose his imperious will upon the enemy.
But let any man place the Colonel's points
In column parallel to those of the Presi-
dent and see IL he can honestly assert that
there is any other than Il purely verbal diff
terence between them. The truth is it is
as evident as sunrise that Roosevelt merely
echoes the propositions pronounced by the
President. There is not fundamental di-
vergence upon any issue. Roosevelt raises
not one new question he offers not one new
proposal, he has fresh solution of any
problem.
1t may be granted that he assumes a more
radical attitude; that he is trying to impress
the world with his "reminiscences and that
he would have Germany understand that no
thought OF compromise ever found Judgement
IN his mind. He seems to propose that the
allies rend Germany disr1ember Austria blot
out Turkey and force Bulgaria to the wall.
but If his plans for peace are carefully ana
iyzed, 1t will be found that he has followed
the precise lines laid down by the President
and has contributed nothing whatever to
world thought upon the all-important ques-
ton OF peace.
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The S0Idtsr

If ! should die. think only this ~ ~,
ihat there's some corner of n foreirn
That is forever England There SHAH
In mat rich earth richer dust con
q dust whom England hor,
made aware o"aPeo,
Gave once her flowers 10 love, her
\ body Of England's. breathi,r
lsh air, iahH y
Washed by, tho rivers, blcst bv ~.
suns of home. ~ lho
And think this heart, all evil a,ss
away, eheo
pulse in. the eternal mind. no las.
England given; W
Hcr sights hos aid a. sounds: dreams happy
And laughter. learnt OF friends; ana
Eentlcncss, 'A
In hearts at peace, under an Enr,,ah
heaven. RUPERT BROOKE. :,
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are looking out for their families as
we'll as providing against dependence
The man with full policy; IL total
for twenty years. In addition. he will
month for life. IL he is single. and $40
more for his wife. If married. and $40
Tor each child: An incapacitatcd man
with wife aud two children thus will
get: from insurance and allowance to-
sether. SIZE per month. II Inc dies
within twenty years. the unpaid part
he may devise ii by will. The govern
mont allowance for each child will be
continued to it until it is eighteen years.
old. and that for the wife or widowed
mother will continue during her widow
hood. An imbecile or incapable child
VIII receive it's allowance until death:
war. TO February. 1918. all men and
women in the service were insured
a a9sms, Gaa,E Without aprpiication.
disease or injury. Under this plan, g.
375 awards have been made, the month
~ payments on them thus far amount
ing to $4,000 Since February, with
INSURANCE voluntary, 1925 awards have
been made. for death or disability. and
sne od na Sda h made amount to notquite
injuries in environments and at sea,
n swell rs abroad. but does not in
u;Ipn .me dath h, or permanent I'm
epidemic.
AS concerns fairly comfortable Iiv.
ing. the totally disabled soldier will
nave no worries and no fears Of pauper-
ISM. He and his wife and widowed
mother and his children will be cared
LOT. FURTHER the vocational trainine''
Is teaching even blind men and men
VINO nave lost both hands or both Ieps
no" to he self supporting and TO earn
money in addition TO insurance and al
lo"ance; People OF this generation Will
sec siShtlcss. dcafcned leEiess and
hrinleSs veterans of this war prosper
GUS and wealthy, as we'll as honored
Gitizens Uncle Sam Is lighting mem
dicancy and dependence. even on him.
ana irlprcssinE tho lesson that. while
dlsab soldier has earned from his
country the right to be assured against
priEation. no man earns the right 10
DC IDLE and unproductivc. If the rov
'i.,,rn. working with infinite as.
siuult!. ingenuity and patience, and
USING without stint all it's resources.
uan prevent, this war will leave no
Ugly traces I'm tho way of buns and
ioalers or useless consumers.
The available figures show that With
lour times as many men enlisted a.
served the United States in the S,yiI
Var, inc country VIII give it's xoi
dicrs very much better care than W..
given those Of that war. viii do 70,
more TO make them and their den,nS
ents comfortable and prosocrous MI
probably at far less cost Includinv III
year 1917, We have paid for civil W.
pensions nearly 81, 900 900. oon-fs
umes as much az for the conduo, &c
me war itself: and large mar, -, -
Nolns more harm than good
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To the Editor OF The Times DISPATCH
SnT-Wiih reference to a letter sign
Gu reverence, appearing in your Issue
OF To-Day, please let me say that sew
era! weeks ago ] made rcQuis!tion on
inc Treasury Department for TWO flag,
70 be used on the Federal Building in
inns CITY: Not having received these
nass IN due time. L again wrote to the
department. urging prompt shipment
only today was one Of the flags re-
ceiVed. and L am again writing to the
department asking that the second nag
DO promptly furnished. AZ 1t is my aim
10 always Keep a least one nag In re-
condition as is referred to in the above
mentioned letter.
It would seem we'll IL persons dcsir-
ing to criticize public officials would
bring the matters of which they wish
TO compla in first to tho attention of
the official whom they criticize. where
by they might obtain Information
which would render unnecessary criti-
cism OF their official acts.
HAY r. THORNTON.
Richmond. Va. October 81, 1915
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-03

Let 1t be hoped that Field Marshal Hin
oehpurs VIII STICK to his reported determine
lion to make last-ditch fight Only in that
way can there be The proper morning nm NJ
the detestable imperaistic arms. No one
wants military victory which is in any
wise incomplete, and none can be completc
anc satisfactory to the allies which leaves
the German armies still able to strike a
blow even in defense aud the Wanted Ger
man Meet untouched. y mighty pitched bat
tie on land and an Armagcddon at sea would
furnish fitting finale to the mighty tragedy
and convince the world that German might
at last had been humbed beyond the power
of further mischief
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-03

Apparently the newspapers have engaged
in hideous conspiracy to suppress the names
OF the suffrage ladies who start near riots
and get themselves arrested at the doors Of
the national Senate. 1t is an open question
whether such newspapers are not subject to
prosecution for violation OF the constitutional
provision against cruel and unusual punish
ment. Fancy the feelings OF suffragist who
has been through all that and then is denied
seeing herself in print!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-03

What has become OF the little crown
prince? In all this talk of peace and war
nothing comes from this fre-eating militarist
who forced the offensive that marked the
beginning Of Germany's downfall but deep,
impenetrable silence. If he is grooming him
self for the succession when Wilhelm abdi-
Gates or is kicked out, he will have nothing
but his trouble for his pains. for he is hated
of his father. loathed and mistrusted by the
people and a discredited warrior whom even
his few remaining Junker friends would hest
tate TO support in any prctensons to the
throne.
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The Post-ohce Department having taken

The Post-Ofice Department having taken
over control of the ccuntry's telegraph and
telephone service, its dlatoriness in dispos-
Ing OF complaints OF employees concerning
wage scales is as shockingly manifest as is
the ineffciency OF its mail service. There
appears to be no reasonable excuse why COM
plants as TO wage scales should be allowed
10 hang fire for two months without action
to adjust them by the department. No
wonder the patience OF complaining en-
ployces has exhausted itself
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-03

In the sixteen years OF its existence as
pointed out by correspondent in another
coiu!nn on this page, no member not n law
yer has served as chairman Of the State Cor
poration Commission. While the lo,,cr of
the Constitution does not make il mandatory
that the presiding officer be trained in the
law, that undoubtedly was the spirit and i'm
tention OF those who framed it, Duties deyo,v
ing upon the craftsmanship are such tba, only
one educated TO the law could perform Them
satisfactorily to the State. and the kpowIedpc
of what those duties would be unouestion
ABLY was uppermost in the minds OF tho
makers of the Constitution when they wrote
into 1t the requirement that al least one mem.
her OF the commission should have the "oual
ifcation prescribed for judges OF the Su
.preme Court OF Appeals" Former chair
men OF the commission are Judges Crump
sPrentis and Garnet, each lawyer of proven
knowledge and wide experience. To-day
Judge William +. Rhea holds the nosi,ion
Temporarily He is a lawyer for years a
member Of the commission. and ordinarily
The would be expected to succeed to the chair
:manshp following the resignation OF Judge
Garnet. His elevation to the chairmanship