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Regulating Public Eating

= ONGRESS has been called upon to extend
~ the authority of the food administration
TO all hotels, restaurants, dining cars and
other businesses of the sort catering to the
public. The government has asked for tho
power TO impose rigid regulations upon all
such places where meals are served to tho
public, on the ground that enormous waste
is still practiced by their proprictors, not
withstanding urgent appeals for economy.
If the food administrations Investigators
have convinced the President of this fact,
and il the House and Senate. after inquiry,
assure themselves that the hotels and res
taurants are not doing their full duty the
people generally will find no fault with this
legislation. Nor can any patriotic innkeeper
or restaurateur find ground for complaint.
Such caterers are doubt doing voluntarily
all the government has asked Of them, and
they will be better off when the food ad-
ministration compes their less scrupulous
competitors to keep the faith.
The whole country by now must realize
the necessity for conserving the food supply
of the United States. Every Que Of our allies
is clamorlng for share of our stores and
every one of them needs share and needs it
as never before. And. after all. there is
only so much wheat, much meat so much
fat in America. The supply is not incxhaus-
uoie. Even now the past years crop is sadly
diminished and next years harvests are
months away from US. But there is more
than enough food here for tho American peo-
pie and the American Army. The only cues
tion is how it may be so conserved that it
VIII serve all interests dependent upon it.
Compulsory rationng in this country has
pecn the subject OF official discussion for
months The government natura lily does not
wish to impose this upon the people. but if if
must come. it will be accepted by Americans
with the same patriotism that they have en-
braced every other opportunity to render war
service. Before it is resorted TO- however. all
other processes of saving food should he OK
hausted And If the regulation OF the amount
OF food which hotels and restaurants NAV
nave or sell to their guests will meet present
necessities. Congress should not hesitate "a
pass the Lever bill
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Books and Authors

~ French English Military, Technical Die
tionary" by Colonel Cornels de Wit Wilcp ,;:
Harper BROS II is belieVed t" be the only Sooi<
Of it's s1s tn t @o %sT' has ssf"
Latest 'sfnsa terms Of yaio french
s. @ Which oUsr 9 MsoE Eons access
only to official military publications of the
rsnGH f hut the en-, Gmthg gsd
missions that had been sent 10 this country.
Of his there anG his "1
ledge of French is equal to his military knowl-
rs From stely 'r pubsed ua
ves Of Sasc s4s as% the
OF girls of today mas been 10 inspire them to
aTy q Posahontas; She sass the pa, li
OF Molly ritGhSr and Dorothy ouiney the dsyo;sd
Lewis s the enthusiasrn Of anna Dickinson, nc
mutation Of American srls Of day. Gitixen
soldiers on a field Of service wide as the world
crisis its chance TO win recognition for ndeiity
for aG% a eyn its so wih n
world made safe for democracy
Little ETown s 60. have jus, issued The
thors OF The Las; conquistador.' 'Thc wolf-
ouesa'ia. the Woit-cnb. IS a poverty Stricken
srpsrr in,eiliEence and such courage and i dar.
hin the most famous o IN h all snsn
I'm When Iaeinto abduct& Te,icidad. the beaHti-
she IS clopinE with rascally Frcnchnran he
hnGS either Keen and brave and daring men
go against him. Morales, the ma tador
io' the honor OF Spain; Feron. the Frenchman
Tor rcvthte. an,; Carson. the American. for the
honor OF wonanhood all combine for the rescue
Man against man. until disaster ovcrtakcs them
and then shoulder to shoulder. they call on ali
NOR 'idiridual resources. until this particular
tanslc III QueStda's career is straigh .encd The
story - picturesque and romantic To :, degree
with adventurous people in circumstances which
arc only possible in Spain and with such a COM
nahF. spanish spirit. whether of low or high
decree. leans from every page. Action is the
keEnote. invariably dramatic action, and i, is
maintained to the very ending.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Health Talks, by DR.. VIM. Brady
Copyright. 1917. by National Newspaper service,
" In Sad but True.

Some years Of practice. with little study
worked in here and there have convinced us
though understand better now than be-
fore that practice doesn't make pcrfcct--that:
|. People with disease OF the nervous system
arc not nervous people
y. 1t would certainly be ideal if IL were not
humanlT impossible TO reach gallstonc5 with
oil. plain or colorcd.
:. a cough that comes from away down deep
usually depends upon some trnng trouble in
nose. throat or car.
l. skin disease apparent to the casual OBJ
B. Victims Of palpi;ation aud dropped beat"
d great disappointmcut TO eager doctor:
they rarely have heart disease.
Il. T;ackAchc is a complain never hears
from patient With kidney trouble.
:. The chill of onset Of pneumonia and va.
poiSoninEp. malaria, cry$ipola:i and bronchitis
is a great misllap, for il proves to any molly,
coddlc that he has taken cold
s. AS soon as a baby cuts teeth tho teeth
should be set at their proper wcrk-chcwinc
food.
., Adeuoids cannot he diagnosed by q nurse
OF teacher. even by Il doctor nm csg he - y.
tho adenoidS with throat mirror or fec Is thnn
with fiuEer inserted behind the palate
10, \ pimp'y face generally bcSDcaks "A good
character, and a tine compile ion may conceal a
bad "
II. When doctor tells YOU YOU have con-
tractcd a bad cold he is just cvadns til some
thing definite develops ~
-. "Rhcumatsm' is word Of comouda go
used to hide the fact that you don't know what
als you.
rs. No other disinfcctamt is as reliable SAT.
and water.
~. II tho child is enjoying the experience thu
OK posure is doing no harm.
10. SO Tar as diagnosis is concerned an H-ray
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Unharnessed New England Water Power
Is Equivalent to 100000 Full Tons

MnA rnum
T. NewE Power
be such
wr foru New
Of
iower So
OF Cuuudu
mc NcwE
rig rive Of Wnrc
OF
i mite to the
bureau OF
bo
rcc'e"Ped
pon rnnnun >~''
laws Of Mnnep
ou q
Vermont nndMu
N ''>''
fcrt;A
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the
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'nne the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24

To the Editor OF The Timcs y !spatch:
Sir,-.hs loyal citizen of Virginia
aud of tho United states | desire to
Nuke n protest about the classified tion
OF young men OF this and. suppose.
"ih"! districts in this State. Right
HcrC is a widow with three sons. ono
already In Camp Lee and tho others In
'"s' : close by is another family OF
four, the YounScs, twenty. who are
Jaa, a. Nc!! OF, Vet, though ali arc
!inglc mon. they arc in class three
rhoIr parents own good farm. There
are TWO young men who have married
since last April whose wives arc Gu
iircly dependent on their labor FOR sup
port and other young men not married
whose parents arc we'll on getting de-
tcrred class .!ication oil the ground OF
dcpc ndcncy.
think our local county board is
made up OF as good men As wc have Ia
the counir. but they have certainly
been imposed on IN :, great many in
stances by people who put their own
wants cbovc all others. There arc a
plenty OF young mon unmarried who
can furnish all tho men wanted for
long time ana not put il too hard on
any one family. but I DO proteS; aguins;
Il few having ii all to bear and others,
who ought to 40. going free.
y CITIZEN Oh PtLMERS SPRINGS
pia;r!c. Mccklcnburts County
Smi!aK. Va, January 80. 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
News Of Fifty Years Ago
FROM In. y;ichmond Dispatch. Jan. 81. 1859

The following resolution offered by General
the eG:nE ., ne H%afT Of a
,,r.m;rnou.ly passed "ResoN cd that, in view
81 the present. de*titu,ion prevailing In ,hs
n omIm ', Of This board. cxpedicn, that tho cN
crutive committee and the general agent be
siven by Mr.. l'cabody. TO sNpend 80 per cent
OF the principal Of the fund in addition 20 the
said sum. rot exceeding 100000, he expended
during Tho current year as in their Judgment
oiicc IT Of the trust, and the authority Of the
board is hereby given such appropriaton."
yesterday because OF the ice. There will hardly
lie amy running to,daX
debt accrmins January /. has been paid so far.
The estimated amount is 100000.
IA s POST Tis last night
Srhoiie!d entertained members Of The Peabody
Fund board 81 cse nee sues f the
and Mrs Grant will leave on the lo:55 train
this orH oW sbe eGT m" will
the tax on distilled liquors to about so cents
P'r he new rcconstruction hill was read in the
senate yesterday, and Mr.. poottle. OF Wis
comsin. objoc,inE 10 a second reading, it lies
rhc NORTH Carolina Reconstruction Convention
Yesterday hxed the per JiGm of the mcmhers
Va. fixed at 60 cents per mic going and coming,
The convention also voted to have reporter
: at w. and ID! at a high cost '''''"s
In the House Of KepTeSSs Sen, tive. yestsrday
9mIed the word out Of order, as not being mar
Mr. Chanier. Mr. Julian rctorted that Chanlcr
could test his cowardico at any time Very
t;han!cr's last remark, and there tho discussion
ended. =. a., ,,.
IN the majority. have maturcd u plan for re-
distrcting the State by which only two Rcpub-
lean congressman can be returned from that
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
When Mother Works.

MY mother she works all day uptown.
An NC have houseEccpcr Work;n,
aroun;
She works an she work. an. sh.
works all dag.
But IL amt no uso when Mother.
away;
An visit my mother could be about
when ! come home an school ia out
That housckcepcr, she just stews an.
bakcs,
But she can't make nothin. Nke
Mother makes:
! used TO run home Just as fast al
could,
An she'd always be h1in' up some.
thin good;
An 7 Wisht my mother could be about.
When come home an school is out.
That louSckeopcr. she jist works all
day,
Yet tho house looks funny an. oucer
some way:
When Mother comes home she tist
goes aroun'.
An sets somethin' up an takes soma
thin down.
An gives lick here an a punch-
maybe, there.
An nothin' looks queer no moro ,,
where.
But worst Of airs when I como In.
:. he house IL spooky an still az Gin:
an Mother amt thera to hear when
call
an it ain, one bit like comm homo
At al.
IN l wisiit my mother could he nb.;,t
when ! come homo an school Is OUT
w. Brown In Kansas City Star.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Date OF christ. BIrth.

Miss Il. NJ. Petcrsburs.--Thc exact
date Of Christ's birth is not known. The
oxford Cyclopedia Concordance SAWS:
1T is very perplcNing to many to find
that Jesus was horn four years before
the time from which we count His
birth. The simple reason is that no one
calculated dates from the birth OF
Christ until centuries after lie Was
born, and then DionySiuS EXiguus. the
monk. who published the calculations
in a. -. 526. made u mistake OF four
years lie placed the birth OF Christ
in the year OF Rome Ga. u. c!.) 75f. But
lIerod the Great, who slew the inno-
cents OF Bethlehem, died in April in the
year Of Rome $50. so that Christ must
have been born several months before.
or not later than the last of T39. Jesus
probably was born at tho very close of
q. g. ., which would be only tour years
before our era, for In a week after the
25th Of december, u. G. 3. 1t was Janu-
AIRY. i; &. 4. since IL is impossible to
roctify the dates in all books and rec
ords over tho world, VIC simply apply
the true date to the life OF Christ. lie
y. l."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
SEEN ON THE SIDE
Y HENRY EDWARD MARINER
"oh! Do Not Chuck Me Out,
CATER the Fashion Of the Modern Movie
Song Hitl

Song Hit.>
A lady answered to the bell when 1t by ono was
runE;
Some wrinkles they were in her face for sh,
was far from young
And when she opened up the door she saw an
unshaved man,
Who had a sherif's summons OF eviet;on IN hi.
hand!
"rye come to get the money" said IN. man
land that's to say
That YOU will be cyictcd il You don't nav IN
to-day
SO, lady. for my mothers sake. I beg you
thus he plead,
But wpng out her eye, unto the dcputv she
said
oh: do not chuck me out to-day. for 1 am moi,
Oh! do not set my furniture out in the orful
street!
could not pay single cent not il I hooked
my soul;
cannot pay the mortgage till Settle for the
COAL"
The sheriff would not chuck her out, for very
we'll he knew
That he was once a baby, and he had a mother
too;
But 10 the coayards hurricdy the deputy he
went,
And in voice OF thunder yelled, where is the
prcsident?"
The office force was stricken dulb the president
And asked the deputy what all the racket was
about,
And then the shcriff's man went In and at the
coal man sprung,
While in his the weeping words OF that
there lady runE:
CHORUS
"oh: do not chuck mo out day." etc.
When he had licked the president the bail:n
went away
To tell the mortsaEcd hdy that for coal she
needn't pay.
And then he said: Now that I've fixed the Goa!
bill that you owe.
Go get your stocking out and pay me up and
I will Eo!"
The lady grateful that she asked him
would he take
A little apple pie and then slab OF angel
cake
And later when her husband died the deputy
she we'd:
They tell their children every night about them
words she said:
On do no; chuck me out to-day for no;
beat!
oh! DO set my furniture on, in the orful
street,
And Heaven shines above them two and they
will never part
Because tho shcrif's deputy had such gentle
heart!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24

o revise the Code, admittedly antiquated,
and bring il up to present-day needs. Were
its adoption postponed for the reason stated
until tho 1920 meeting OF the Assembly, the
membership OF that body in the meantime
would have undergone material change
result of intervening elections and to a large
extent the same difficulty would face the new
Assembly. The demand for the new Code is
unquestioncd, and the reforms incorporated
into it are Of such vital Importance to the
progressive administration Of justice that
refusal Of the present Assembly to adopt it
would, assuredly, amount to legislative folly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Auorher rrihu,e ia c,t,rb,.

T" Tho Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sr.-i note with r grca, deal OF
satisfaction the letters that have been
anpcaTinE recently in The Voice ot
IN" Icorlc" column Of your paper /,
hchalt or Caiawba Sanatoriu,r This
institution Is TOO littlc known among
our people and IS deserving OF much
more notice than has been given it,
have at times In the past been
pronc TO condemn our representatives.
in tho Legislature for not giving
larger aprrop; ia;ions to cata " ba. for
not Erca'!N Increasing its capacity,
and many others have done likewise.
nc conho!'n2tion " any be due. IS for
thoFc OF us VINO know catawba's great
works and i;s needs. yc, set idly ~
ana say nothing. our legislators can
only garner their knowledge in the
main from cold nEurGs. While &c who
nave lived at Catawba. taken "th.
"urc: ana have seen for ourselves III.
results obtained there have frst-hamd
kGnw ledge OF the ircstimahlc value o.
the place 80 the state, and know from
FIRST hand observation Tho great rcrd
the place has of moro fund.-. and In
creased facilities
II is then for us Ito make these things
Known TO our representatives. TO our
friends and oar acquaintanccs Our
representatives Will give any amour.
Gaia wba may asi: II they but know
thew represent tho will OF the pcople
So let's get together and toll our rep
Tcseu;atiNes where We stand. Give
thcm the benefit Of our knowledge @,
conditions, and show our friends and
pressing their approval 10 their rep
rcscntativcs.
r. DOUGLAS GOoDE.
Charlottesville. Va, January 90, 1913
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24

the number OF bushels in n bin of any
dimensions End the number OF cubic
feet by multiplying the three diinen-
fifth and the result will be the number
Of bushels. TO find tho cubic contents
q: "a pile in the usual form of a cone.
ind the area OF the base by tho old
arithmcticai rulc OF multiplying the
square of it's diameter in feet by 1851.
and this product multiplied by one
third the height OF the conc Will give
the cubic feet
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
The Traitors Calendar.

The Traitors Calendar
X is for l[ultur.
Ny present religion.
II beats anything
That Wee got
over here.
While patriots nout IT,
I'm crazy about IL.
Liberty: That is
Old fashioned. my dear.
Lis for language.
sure love to spread Il.
l;kc my own voice
!, Is music 10
mEidiouS speeches
or mine, they arc peaches.
I'm surely. a credit
TO my family tree.
VIC are beginning 10 believe that Jess willard
is a pacihs And paciaat with tho fist re-
moved
4 meteor is said to have landed in Germany
recently and to have hit that country an awful
Wa!op.
Is il possible the kaiScr's old partner. Colt,
has gone back on him?
VIVA, viii tho dealers use for an eScuse after
the war closes:
Us a serious: question.
Now that NC have all stated aims. 20
that nobody can misunderstood them. Let US
get a few guns together aud 80 over there and
clean house.
No use aiming, without guns.
When his people arc freczinS and need coal,
Governor Cox. Of Ohio, goes and Srabs off
enough TO warm Them up
our idea OF SOME Governor.
May his tribe increase.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Red CrosS Socicty.

T. g. g., Hope well. The Rcd Cross
Socictv Is an intcruationa association
for the pu!Po:c Of improving the con.
clifton OF wounded soldiers and to miti-
gate the horrors OF war. Tho only
rcaScp the He'd Cross Society request.
hand knitted garments * because tho
United States governmental regulations
call for knitted garments ard not cro-
chctcd ones. In q recent report made
10y Henry /. Dawson IL showed that
the American Red Cross has purchased
100000 manufactured sweater sets.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24

The other da- man wrote TO Connection,
milling company TO know III they couldn't fur.
nish him with some buck vhea: -four like
grandmother uecd TO use The milling compa = v
replied as follows; NO. cannot. The buck
wheat our Erandmothcrs used fun OF dirt.
pollen AID weed seed, and abonna ton.
VIC can give sou some bUckwheat put up in
proper and sanitary manner, and free from all
Impurities. Our buckwhcat is washed secured
and kiln dried before grinding. II tends 10
lcnE then human life and shorten it,
Moro cicicncH.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24

W. u. Il. Lawrcuccvillc.-Thc law
exempted tho legislative, executive and
Judicial officers OF tho United States
and Of the states and Territories, and
the President was authorized to exempt
certain officials and others who's" du-
tics nIh. he such as TO make their
services more ncccSgary in a civil than
IN a military capacity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
CITY BUYS COAL
Contracts Arc Awarded by tdmisi.tra-
live Bonrd for supply OF G-s
Works

The 4. T. Massey Coal Company ha,
been awarded the contract TO supply
the Gas Works with 5000 tons Of coal
10y tho Administrative Board The
agreement calls for 10000 tons r. o. NJ
Eas coal At $50 per net ton or screen
gas coal at SO pcr net ton, option Of
city {. u. b. cars at mine; and 1900
X. -. NJ. steam coal at S".1J per net
ton, or screen steam coal at SO per n L
ton. option OF city f. o. b. cars at mine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24


Measure of a country's patriotism Is founo
in its willingness to sacrifice. Judged by that
standard the United States is attaining ruiz
growth Garfield's fuel order may have been
right or it may have been gross error OF
judgment; developments must decide. But
gEalt .that it was unnecessary, it has been
worth while in the manifestation OF loyalty
which it drew from the people. In face OF
that spirit nothing can stand.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
SuftrnEists Meet To-Day.

The regular weekly meeting Of the
Equal Suffrage League II Richmond
will take place at O'Clock this az
tcrnocn at suffrage headquarters,
Fourth and Franklin Streets. Mrs. Eu-
dora Ramsay Richardson will speak.
Mrg. G.. Harvey Clarke will BIZ chair
man. Mrs. Milton Msrcusc. chairman
Of war savings rtamp3 for tho SUI.
frasc league, will have both s;amp,
and certificates on sale
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Voice Of the People
letter. must give the mime and adj
dress of tho writer. Name will not he
published IL writer rcQUchta.
Prices Vary at different Markets.

To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Dn Saturday fresh eggs were
selling in the Eighteenth street Market
Market they were selling at 20 cents
dozen. and In ia" Nest Eni cold
storage eggs were being sold AZ 90
cents dozen. Tho price OF butter
was quite as varied.
] hear that Richmond is one OF the
few cities in the country that has no
city food administrator. SO suppose
that accounts for tho fact that there
arc no fixed prices for tho markets
hero. Can YOU tell me why no cit: adj
lninistrator has hccn appointed for SO
important city AS Richmond?
-. q. w.
Rirh ~ lar
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding nimost my topic
excepting lcSnI and medical sub
jects, are Hnsvercd free. As all IA
Qutrlcs answered directly by pcr.
sonnl letter acf-address~d. .tnmpe<
envelope Is required. Address Ihs
Timcs-DiSpntch Information Durcnu,
NIckuond, Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24

,,Capciliation OF the Progressives and throw
inf open wide Of the party councils to the
women are steps proposed by the Republicans
as aids to victory in the next national cleo
ton. If any other elements, no matter what'
seem favorable to the same end, they will be
invited to walk into the G. 0. =. and make
thetiseves at home.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
TO-Day's y. Henry.

Were ar. Carnegie Mr. Rockefeller.
would put few millions in my inside pocket
and make an appointment with all the park
commissioners and arrange for benches . E. low
enough for sit upon and put their
feet the ground
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Negro Regiment. in Spanish War.

]. G. w. Lobanon.--At the outbreak
Of the Spanish War in 1898. four negro
regiments in the Regular hrmy were
among the first troops ordered TO the
front. Al tho first battle in Cnia. Las
Guaaimas, the Tenth Cavalry tcoloredp
distinguished itself hy coming to the
rescue of tho Rough Riders. The TWEEN
ty-hfth Infantry (colorcdb took Il
prominent part in the battle Of III
Caney. The Ninth aud Tcmth Cavalry
(colored) and the Twenty fourth In
fantry (colorcG) rendered service in
the battle Of San Juan Hill Three ne
Srocs have graduated at West Point.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24
Ike sherman.

The bachelor uncle Who is GiinE his qucs-
tionnairc, with Il vision in his mind Of a brother
With bra wing wife and indifferent chill
dron. say nothing Of 4 niortEaSc:
After all, IIoratio, there worse things
than war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-24

p2pbosition TO the adoption Of tho now
.Cgne by the present General Assembly on the
gSpnnd that legislators have not sufficiently
acquainted themselves with the many changes
~ftten into IT, would seem to he rather far
fetched, in view of the fact that the work
w4e authorized by the previous General AS
sSnbiy, and is the result of two years OF
pMnstaking labor by a commission whose
members were chosen because OF their com
pfThensiye legal knowledge and rpecial fitness