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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-19
DESTROYER PROGRAM
GREATLY ENLARGED
IN NEW NAVY PLANS
Secretary Daniels Asks Add
tional $3.50 900, 900 to Garry
Out Increase Which VIII
Give America Greater Sea-
power.

Washington. Feb. lS.--Arnerics's
destroyer building program, already
| dest med to give her more vessels OF
this kind than any power in the world,
I ls to be materially enlarged.
This. I'm part is the explanation OF
the additional appropriations aggre
eating s23o. 600, 600 asked of congress
ibv Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
other exper ditur~s TO be made I'M
to the feet Of new type submarine
Ichasers. which Henry Ford the au-
tt5tnobflo manufactures. will begin
ishortly TO turn out rapidly; additions
% several shore stations, new bat
iteriea for battleships. reserve. arnmu
milton and Fastening construction of
'he railway between Washington and
The naval proving grounds at Indian
head. Nd
0t the total amount $500 900. co0
Wit constitute a fund from which the
president may direct the secretary 20
pay out bonuses to the shipyards
that turn out the destroyers and Cub
marine chascrs in quickest time
l. rger participation by the United
States In the war ON submarines ia
sch etuled. This explains, It Ia stated,
the great increase I'm the destroyer and
-
connected with Tire military and navsi
,rtot -cutlon Of the war the president
Getl sc that no effort or expense be
Hps ed that viii insure Quick victory
"@e hopes ~ the United States and
til allies a~e pinned, II may be stat-
ed on Wet" in 1918.
he rt destroyer program,
n 80 aH,'' uHs than any nation has
CIV before ar.erts ken, is said ri thc
me y department to he well under way
y aral ~ the Yards including IN
re- arnmont yerd al Mare island. Cali
for7ja. have developed such unexpect-
81 sreed In turning out the vessels
NAT Il has been found possible TO ex-
raHd the program without owertaxinR
the facilities
These wards Secretary Daniels lei -
- known this afternoon. are H. r@-
't'1e greater share Of DESTROYER
Y aY% thar heretofore
TIE naval training station az Pei
hsfr park y. Y. is Go he ffouniad ir
FC'H0fipuaA av Gaan-S Ysnm~N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-19
HIRSCHbERG DECLARES
NEED NOT RAISE TAXES
II Council WIN Permit Sale of E-aex-srsr,
Current Cfy May Derive
Handsome Income
GAS DEPARTMENT MAKES MONEY
Tax on Real Estate VIII Cause In
crease I'm Rent Which VIII Fall
Upon Son-ProFerty Owner.

Chairman John Hirschherg, OF the
administrative board, and Superin-
tendent J. a. G. Chandle. of the city
public schools, were tho star speakers
before the finance committee OF city
council last night.
They presented facts and figGres
earring out their argume nts for In
rcased appropriations Tor salaries in
their respective departments, ana In
dicated that the proposed increase OF
40 per cent in general taxation would
cover the amounts aske1. although
Mr.. Hrschberg stated that the addi-
tional money could be raised by the
termination OF special privileges" IN
many instances. rather than increases
In water and gas rates.
John r. Wilson, contractor and
banker; j. u, Carnesl. real estate
agent, w Reginald Walker, secretary
of the Richmond Automobile associa-
ton; Jesse Duke. lawyer and repre-
sentative of a number of labor or
ganizatiens. and Captain Frank w.
Smith. the Capitol square philosopher.
were the other speakers
A large gallery. embracing many
automobile owners, school teachers
and city officials, filled the council
chamber. and at times applauded the
speakers.
Final Hearings Thursday Night.
After hearing those mentioned, the
committee adjourned to Thursday
night, at which time the tax hearings
will be concluded and the committee
viii get TO work on the report to be
submitted TO council.
Commissioner HirschbsrE prssents ed
a vast amount of statistics. to bear
out his contention that the city could
well afford 10 grant the proposed sal
, airy increases, and that there need be
no increase In gas and water rates. to
reach the sum asked for In the bud
nst for departmental needs and for
salary increases.
Let the gas and water departments
alone" he said. Let the administra-
tive board take care OF them, ana they
will show you that II there lie no sur
plus at the end of the year. there Will
be at least no deficit."
J. D. Carneal deplored the fact that
there are so many vacant houses In
the. city, and said that II thia proposed
ten per cent increase on real estate
prevailed there would be still mora,
and the renter would have to bear the
! burden.
THE owners of the vacant houses
cannot now raise sufficient money to
pay their taxes" said MIR. Carneai
some of these houses have been VA
cant for many months. The upkaep
has Increased largely. and owners can
III afford to meet expenses now. not
to think OF what might result IL the
proposed increase 4 made" The rent
err will have TO foot the bin, and we
all know that he Is In no condition TO
meet heivier burdens."
Tax Autos and Gas. ), .s.,s
Pass the bin increasing the auto
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-19
By JOHN NJ. MILES.

Paris. France. Jan. a. tBy mail. -
What the Y. NJ. c, A. is doing
In France and how it disposes
OF the men who cross the ocean
TO assist in its work. is the
subject of much thought and specu-
lation for every newly recruited sec
rotary. He tries hard TO grasp the
scope OF the enterprise and to guess
what department or what task viii be
assigned TO him. When he reaches
Parts and la formally introduced to
headquarters, IL Rue d'Agues=eau, he
In apt to conclude that he is entering
the graduating class and is becoming
we'll Informed as TO the general situa
ton and the character of the activi-
ties that lie ahead OF him. This i'm
preston. however, speedily fades away.
and before he In many hours older he
Is waiting patiently and In 3 measure,
humbiy. upon the unfolding OF order
fy processes that lead him into fun
knowledge of the work that ne is ex-
pected to undertake
During the first day he finds him
self In his A-B-C's, BY the end of the
second day he perceives himself on the
threshold of great discovery and n
great experience. and having COM
pieteiy eliminated all speculations and
anticipations. he awaits the coming Of
accurate information.
The 7. NJ. c. A. party that I came
over the ocean with had stxty-three
mombsrs, under the direction OF Mr.
tary for Michigan. We sailed from
an American port on certain winter
day with Ice floating all around us and
keen and bitter wind bowling from
the north. The deck was the last
place on earth for an orderly human
being. For the frst few days It was
fearfulfy rough, high seas running
day and night. This was succeeded
by springlike weather and much
more kindly sea.
Every morning while on ship board
we assembled at $3.50 In one Of the
dining halls for religious exercises
lasting an hour. After that came an
hour for the study of history, led by
Mr.. r. r. Miller. of New York. now
with the French army looking after
one Of the Foyers du Soidat. At 1850
came an hour for the study of the
French language. In the afternoon,
ALSO to $3.50. we had instruction In
the history. principles. and work o.
the Y. III. G.. A., and In the evening
an entertainment OF some kind, con-
sisting OF songs and lectures. In .his
way the hours of the iorg voyage
passed swiftly. and almost before we
were fully aware of IL the shores OF
Europe were sighted.
Not moment was lost after land
ing. Arriving In Paris, we We're c..iled
into conferences. Introductory talks
outlining the situation as 1t affected
the Y. NJ. @. A. were made BY Mr.
e. G.. Carter. secretary chief OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. forces Ia France. and by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-19

Virginia Newspaper Man Who En cred Work Few Weeks Ago
Writes EntertaningIy of His Experences-Every Avail
able Secretary Is Assigned Duty Just Soon Quaf
cations Are Determined.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-19

Continued m Second paws>
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-19

Editors Sote--Mr. Miles. writer OF
the following article. was until recent
ly an active newspaper man of Viz
gtnia, and one OF the staff OF cor
respondents of The Richmond Viz
xfnian. His impressions OF the vitality
important work carried on by the Y.
III. c. A in the war zone lend new In
tereSt to the great undertaking of the
International organization to which
virginians have contributed so liber-
aliy.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-19
GERMANY STARTS DRIVE ON PETROGRAD
WHILE AUSTRIA GUARDS THE UKRAINE,
WILD TURMOIL ENGULFS RUSSIAN CITIES

pfuI Appeals From Finland for Protection From Bolshevf
Red Guard May Give Teutons Excuse for Landing at Hell
sngfors-Forty Thousand Hun Prisoners Threatened
With Massachusetts Gather Under General Aexieff.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
IN DAYS OF PONY EXPRESS
Service, OF Course, Would Be Laughed
at Now, But Was Really Re-
markabIe Then.

The pony express, romantic fea-
ture Of the West of that day, was part
Of mail line from New York to San
Francisco. Between St. Joseph. NO.,
the western terminus Of the railway,
and Sacramento, the distance was
traversed by horsemen mounted on
swift and durable ponies, each Of
which travelled sixty miles, and then
turned over his mail bags to another.
= The weight carried was not to ex-
coed ten pounds, and the charge was
IS in gold for each quarter. of. an
ounce.
A letter or parcel weighing an ounce,
now carried for 8 cents, cost $40 in the
days of the pony express. BY the aid
Of the pony carriers the distance be-
tween New York and San Francisco
was covered in IA days, a truly re-
markable performance, considering the
vast distance and the character Of the
country traversed by the brave rid
ers. The horsemen were In constant
danger in many sections Of the route
from hostile Indians, but they were
we'll paid, their salary being $1,000 a
month. The pony express lasted two
years, being abandoned when the tele-
graph line across the continent was
completed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Pollteness Is Too NEGLECTED..

Courtesy! Prof. William Lyon
Phelps Of Yale university is right in
saying that the young men Of today
possess even greater power Of endur-
ance than their fathers. The war has
demonstrated that the luxuries of mod
ern life have not produced degenerate
race. Our own heroes Of 1776 were no
more hardy than the young men in
khaki today after six months of train
ing. The endurance Of the modern SOL
der is not alone a matter of physique
or physical strength but of moral
stamina as we'll. What we need to
cultivate is not simply a sturdy man
hood through military discipline, but
also to give our boys and girls train
ing In courtesy. Military training
teaches obedience. a quality that our
youth sorely need to acquire, but we
need to instill into the minds of our
children in the public schools lessons
of politeness and respect for the
rights Of others.
No other nation has neglected po-
likeness as we have done.-Leslie's.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
The Good That Comes Of IL.

Do you think that the war Is making
people less selfish in the world and in
the United States? Surely it must,
when in so many places people are sac
rfflcing their dear ones and their
money for a cause. Even If it seems
to some more question Of honor and
family or national tradition than JUS
tice or freedom. I often think of the
rank and file Of the German army, and
even the junior officers. They are suf-
fering untold hardships and showing
magnificent bravery In the face Of
heavy odds, as much as, perhaps more
than, the soldiers of the allies. Al
though one must be here to realize
that men have risen to a height of
courage and endurance in this war that
people living in modern civilization
never dreamed of. Surely some gain
must come from this tremendous ef-
fort and conquest Of self, and Germany
must not be entirely loser, when her
sons, even if forced, have paid such a
price.-Edwin A. Abbey, II, in the At
lantic.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
MONKEYS ACTUALLY AT WORK
Ingenious English Officer Devised
Scheme by Which They Earn
Their Daily Broad.

Monkeys actually are made to work
In Malabar, India, which Is perhaps the
only place In the world where they
earn their salt. The Malabar monkey
IL OF the fine species known as the Ian
CUR. 1t is very warm at Malabar, and
there is a fan called the punka, which
used to be kept in motion by a slave.
It required slave to work each pun
ka, but now every punka in Malabar
Is worked by monkey. It was an
English officer who conceived the idea
OF making the langur work In that
manner. The fan is a movable frame
covered with canvas and suspended
from the ceiling. The motion is caused
by pulling cord. The officer tied the
hands OF langur to one of the cords,
and then by means of another cord put
the machine in motion.
OF course, the monkeys hand went
up and down, and the animal wondered
what sort OF game was being played.
Then the officer patted it's head and
fed it with candy till soon the langur
thought 1t fine fun to work the punka.
The experiment was successful, and
now Thousands Of monkeys are In har-
ness.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
APOL4IS. MINI. SATURDAY. AUGUST 3. 1915
HAVE MANY QUAINT BELIEFS
Alaskan Natives Probably as superst,-
tious as Any Race on the
Face Of the Earth.

In Alaska the natives have all kinds
OF superstitious beliefs. They believe
that everything has spirit, and that
these spirits must be respected or else
bad luck will come to them. For in
stance, they must not throw away any
old clothing, nor burn it, for that would
be the same as destroying a part of
themselves. They must make a bundle
of the old clothes and put it on the
branches Of a large spruce tree out
side the village. All fish bones are
carefully put away In a basket to be
taken out to the middle of. q river,
stream or lake and there thrown over
board. This Is done so that every
single bone, after it is put back into
the water, will turn into a fish, and
this is sure to keep up the supply.
When child is born the father
has to put away all tools that are
made of iron or steel and is not al-
lowed to use them for 20 days. Dur
Ing that time he is not allowed to 60
outside to do any work or any hunt
ing. Should he do any of these things
1t would surely cause the death Of the
baby. When a child dies it is not
buried, but is wrapped in a bundle and
placed at the foot of spruce sapling.
If the tree dies within year the
spirit Of the child dies also.
When a grown person dies the body
is kept at least three days In the room
In which it has died. When the time
for burial comes the body is buried on
hillside or high bank facing the
river. There is the village of departed
spirits on the side facing the river and
on the other side the spirits of the
dogs who have died and who belong to
the people whose spirits are there.
The spirit of an old woman takes care
Of these dogs.-Southern Workman.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Who Built lt2

Summing up his Interpretation Of the
Amtens cathedral, the "Bible Of
Amiens," Ruskin asks:
"Who built 1t, shall we ask? God
and man 10 the first true answer. The
stars In their courses built it, and the
nations. Greek Athens labors here,
and the Roman Father Jove and
Guardian Mars. The Gaul labors here
and the Frank kingly Norman, mighty
Ostrogoth and wasted anchorite Of
1dumea. The actual man who built It
scarcely cared to tell you he did 80 |;
nor do the historians brag Of him.
Any quantity Of heraldries Of knaves
and faineants you may find in what
they call their history; but this is
probably the first time you ever read
the name Of Robert Of Luzarches.
say he scarcely cared;' we are not
sure that he cared at all. he signed
his name nowhere, that can hear Of.
You may perhaps find some recent ini-
tails cut by English remarkable visit
ors DESTROYS of immortality, here and
there about the edifice, but Robert the
builder, or at least the master Of that
building, cut his on no stone Of it."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Cosmopolitan Odessa.

Odessa, recently entered by German
troops, furnishes the most remarkable
instance in Europe Of rapid growth,
like that of the mushroom cities Of the
New World. Founded in 1904 on the
site Of small Turkish fortress which
had been taken by the Russians a few
years previously, it does not possess a
single building which by any stretch
of imagination could be described as
old. The city as well as the port owes
its origin to a Frenchman named De
Ribas, an officer In the Russian army
who had led the attack on the Turkish
stronghold. French influence is strong,
and there are important commercial
French and British colonies. Italians,
Greeks. Bulgarians, Tartars, Arme-
mans, Georgians, and other races In
addition to the Jews and Russians
make up the population Of this cosmo-
politan city.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Not In He Line.

An auto load of Dunkards came into
Winchester one day last week, and 1t
was noticeable that the motor Of their
machine was knocking" They stopped
in front of the undertaking establish.
ment of O. o. Fraze, which is next
door to the Hecker & Doyel garage.
One of the men left the machine and
went into the undertaker's Office, think.
ing it was. the Office Of the garage.
Il would like for you to look at my
motor and see what's wrong with it,
said the man.
1T isn't dead, is it7" queried the
undertaken. 49,. IT., = IT,
mo, it is still running" said the
Dunkard, whereupon the undertaken
replied: IF it isn't dead we can't do
anything for it. This is an undertak-
er's shop" The man was then directed
to the nearby garage-1ndianapolia
News.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
NOT so EASY TO BE BAD
One Who Tries 1t May Come to At.
tach New Meaning to Biblical
Injunction.

1t Is a popular fallacy that it is
much easier to be bad than good. So
firmly rooted is this error that it is
universally accepted, 81. Varley writes
In Judge.
Yet 1t Is very easy to demonstrate the
absurdity Of it. Imagine yourself, for
moment. having decided to be as bad
as possible. Throw off all thought of
convention of law, Of caring for the
opinions of others and of needing the
still, small voice within you.
Here you are then, ready to be bad.
Not just ordinarily, pretty bad-but
bad to the nth degree.
What shall you do? Murder? That's
silly, for there is none you hate enough
and If there was the fear of eventual
~ sitting in chair not upholstered
for comfort but for speedy demise
would deter you from murder.
Rob a bank? However delightful
the prospect, you can't tear open iron
bars with your bare hands nor dig
through granite with your fingernails
Elope with your neghbor's wife?
Anat is the most ridiculous OF all, for
you know your neighbor and that re-
moves any wish to endure. even for a
moment, what he suffers indefinitely.
So you stand. and mentally go
through the whole category Of badness
without finding single thing you can
DO without much more trouble than
you could perform some good deed.
The worst you can picture yourself do
ing (that is feasible) is. such a CON-
mon peccadillo that you must despise
1t for it's very littleness.
So you see the difficulty Of being
just little bad-the utter impossible
ity Of being really bad.
Then the Biblical injunction comes
to you with an entirely new meaning:
1.-THE way Of the transgressor is hard"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Cement From suaar-1eet Waste.


A result of experiments in French
factories Is the production of an ex-
cellent cement as by-product Of beet
sugar refining. The first step In the
production Of sugar from beets is boil
ing them. It has heretofore been Gus
tomary to throw away as valueless the
scum formed on the caldrons. But it
has now been discovered that this
scum contains large quantities Of car
Donate Of lime. It Is estimated that
1000 tons Of the carbonates can be
recovered from 10000 tons Of beets.
To this quantity Of the carbonate LOO
tons of clay is added, the resultant
product being good cement. The
beet scum is pumped into large reser-
voirs and allowed to evaporate for a
certain length Of time before being
mixed with the clay. It is then stirred
or beaten for an hour before being fed
into rotary ovens such as is used In
making Portland cement.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
How Do Men Break Down.

Be assured that there is no chance
Of your breaking down-although
there will be times when you will try
to fool yourself wiz Ibis idea. This
thought Of breaking down indeed IL
one Of the illusions Of mediocrity. II
Is the excuse which every lazy man
presents to himself It Is moral astiR.
matisn. The great fact il that men do
not break down from overwork 20
much as 10 commonly supposed. Al
they 60 upward in the scale Of in.
creased activity, increased RESPONSE.
bility only acts upon them az 4 natural
stimulant and carries them along. II
hard work and worry killed men 20
easily, most Of the successful business
men of America would be dead al.
ready. No! What kills men IL due more
to what they take into their stomacha
rather than what they take into their
minds.-Physical Culture.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
When Sick, Go to 4 "Vek."

When Sick, Go to 4 "vsk."
"some Of the best medicines for Poo
pie are dog medicines" said a ply
sician.
"You see, all sorts Of remedies are
prescribed for human complaints, and
sometimes they are beneficial. Many
people have faith in patent medicines.
which may be morn or less justified.
But a dog medicine IL very sure to
be good thing. It wouldn't sell If 1t
wasn't. And what IL good for a dog
is likely to be good for human being
.--supposing that he really knows what
is the matter with him.
= "A doctor who started In business
with no other equipment than a dozen
prescriptions representing first class
dog medicines (supposing him to be 4
fair diagnostician) ought to make a
fair professional success"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Oulttino Work for War.


"Selling out; have to Join the col
ors," has become quite common sign
in business places in many parts of
New York. Investigation has shown
some of them to be fakes, too. In all
parts Of England such notices are nu-
merous. Among those Of an unusual
nature is the following, put up by q
monument builder:
"Having been called up for military
service, Mr.. Kennedy is forced to close
down his business. all the other male
members Of the family being already
In service. He begs to take this op-
portunity Of thanking all patrons who
have accorded him support In the past,
and he hopes that any who might
have business requiring his attention
may be able to hold over the same
until his return to business"