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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
For Compulsory Education

= OMPULSORY education in Virginia long
- mas been a moot question. On it's adj
vantages and its disadvantages educators and
legislators all with the best interests of the
State at heart, have honestly differed AS to
the merits OF forced attendance upon the pub
lie schools as general proposition there has
been more unanimity of opinion. The system
has worked we'll in other States and is gen.
orally approved. Virginia. however, has had
It's own peculiar conditions which have mill
tated against it's adoption here. Some of
those conditions still exist, but not in meas
ure which would make advisable longer delay
in taking this step which is necessary to the
best educational advancement of the people as
whole. A bill providing for compulsory
education has passed the House of Delegates
1t will mark the beginning Of a new epoch in
the educational life Of Virginia If the General
Assembly writes ii into law.
Two conditions which have been argued
against such law in the past and will be
used again are the money it will require for
the enlargement OF the educational system
and the evcr-present pcSrV problem. Both OF
them. in the light Of the past decades devel-
opments, must fall of their own weight In
the lean years following the war they were
real reasons for Virginia 8 slowness in educa-
tional progress and its reluctance to take ND
additional burdens There was particular
reason why it was unwilling to adopt a system
which meant the education of the negro chill
dren on an equal basis with the whites Those
reasons have passed.
In Northern States, where compulsory edu-
cation is the rule, whites and blacks are edu-
Gated together on equal terms Ono building.
one room, and too often one seat serve for
both races. That, manifcstly, is impossible
here, and the enactment OF the compulsory law
means that in many counties money must be
spent for new schoolhouses both for white
children and negroes. The State can we'll
afford the expenditure that would be neces-
sary. In very truth, it cannot afford longer
to withhold the funds ncedfuI for the pur-
pose. No one will question the necessity for
enlargement of the educa tional system so as
20 make il all-inclusive OF white children
while the old bugaboo OF education causing
trouble among the negroes has long ago passed
out in the wave of soundcr reason and general
enlightenment. Negro children are being
educated in the cities They have their public
schools, their high schools and colleges Far
from being a detriment to the South its re
suits have been surprisingly beneficial The
same results Will hold in The country districts
In consequence of conditions here outlined
Virginia has Jagged behind other States, and
in many respects its educational system has
been rcproach and drag upon progress
Compulsory education work no hardship
upon any one. and its benefits will be reflected
in the States general welfare and increased
prosperity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
The First Submarine.

j. r. T.. Richmond.-Thc first expert
ments in submarine navigation were
attempt to submerge an absolutely wa
ter-tight craft was made by a Dutch
man. Cornelius Van Drebhle. in 1884.
or twelve feet. and was able TO remain
under water for two hours. The pres
sure OF the water on the frall wooden
deeper. AS Van Drcbble died without
divulging the secret OF his invention.
all that is known Of the construction
of the craft is that II was propelled by
In 1851 four Englishmcn. among whom
were John Holland and the famous as
patent for a submarine. The most strik-
ing thi ing about this boat was the sys-
TEN OF ventilation, which was furnish
cd by means OF tube carried TO the
csting TO observe that this Holland had
namesake, ]. l.. Holland. the Ameri
can ca Inventor ,saH of of snbmarines. 4 year
vented the first piston steam engine.
MAGE some trials IN submarine he had
built II was an oval SHAPED boat OF
To sink the Loaf the operator opened a
pet cock that filled chamber with wa
ter. and when he wished to raise again
the water was pumped out. 4 meter
recorded the distance TO which the boat
had sunk. PaDin also invented an in
genious centrifugal ventilator to sup
tempt was made by man named Da
who built q boat that remained un
water for twcntyfour hours. at tn.
time an uncXcellcd performance Thi.
boat met with an accident in Plymouth
harbor and Day persisted. Since about
1850 almost every year there has been
on the submarine. No man can be said
to BIO the inventor of submarines. but
the experiments of j. p. Holland was
really the beginning of the successful
underwater craft.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
Books and Authors

to i iey tina" As ss sa,
nrnx has j ,hu, ruhIshsd have been sold
ton he norular little eomeaienne is said to
M"iiox heer 'nirGS,ed with the role of Nance
DC seen in the near future
th!as Alexander in Mans supreme Inheri;ance."
wm;fn II r. psttI h, Co preparins for early
sh,a n"d OF n physician TSI peri ana
and d aa t. altar the BOOK OK
n sSS form fornod ne n nrncnes which
drawn his own obseGvoions MS Pr"fessoT
IT, With s5" hs e s"@s,ss
its practical working value. "
9ne Of t., the books most in demand in This co1i
The dcn fS of npDilshsH In f ceI,s
H ,iia h,d Is well dcmons,rated in French
Gair which literally transated, means AMr
L, 5a% is not a, Ss all S wha, r nis
g%ant TO convey by tho original English, tito
mo Mida es wes,e er1sy F% MhG
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nns n6 the tile, He NO" Soa tn oher
rsagrc Ans,T @sE Wis
t To's "S~ THs%e 'a saod to
TART aims TO furnish an au,hortative Dn dsn nnn
nnct history of the last decade. iso7-Ial7. a
second term In order to PRESENT o. ,hs %
M author has b1ongh 1T n ra haseT So to aoo
"h cha gShaGncies OF time of great unres, and
eanec N h lie has brought out the sgnia
NE Pas' me carbbean and the continen,s Of
The Euronea war He has keS in , f"Ta iba
sfaay sFow n} Of national OF rsspons
""airs OF the great world " Wv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
Women's Clubs Chairman Seeks
Aid Protecting National Park

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
Voice Of the People
Letters niust Sive the name and nd
aFess of the writer. Name will not be-
tubiiAhcd ~ writer 30 requests.
c"nfcn. Themselves wenk


TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
SIR, virginia sunraYists have con
ItsS'd themselves tfor actions speak
;1uuti Than wordSD numerically weak
fiad they represented II majority in tho
state Congressman Carlin's PROPOSE
tioh that the question OF tho cnfran-
chiSemcnt OF Virginia women he set
tied by the women themselves would
not only nave been eagerly accepted
nut would have been pushed forward
win all Of the energy which has
hitherto characterized them. Workers
or the membership committee of the
Association Opposed to Woman SUI
TRACE, who have kept a finger upon tho
pubiic pulse, have always been couvinc-
Ell or this. Members Of the last Gen
erai Assembly whose knowledge OF the
prevailing sentiment in their respec-
i've districts, enabled them to speak
with authority. said: Woman suffrage
IS not wanted in Virginia. and is max
ing no sort Of progress in the minds
Of the people OF the state" Tho Times
Dispatch, from tho vantage point Of :,
great paper has said the same stu
II is gratifying to have this verdict
confirmed by the action OF the suffra-
SistS themselves. The combined ,esti-
mony places beyond n doubt the duty OF
tho present Legislature, whose province
1t rs, not 10 voice their own individual
opinions. but to crystalline into law tho
wishes OF the majority which has
placed them In the position OF trus;
which they now occupy.
FERBUM SAT SAPIENTI.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25

When the world seems going wrong
And a minors in your song,
Thcn's the time TO keep stiff upper lip
When your clouds perhaps dark
And the foul is III your spark,
Don't allow your clutch on confidence to slip.
There is nothing quite SO pressing,
There is nothing Distressing,
There's grief great nor so intense a sorrow
That il cannot be set right
with good sleep overnight
There's mighty lot Of promise in tomorrow.
1T is easy to lament.
Easy riding the descent,
And it's tough when luck has got you the hip:
Iiut the man who stands the gaH
Who look at Fate and laugh,
Is the who keeps steady upper lip
So cut out the moaning. pininE,
And the frettng and the whining
Here's Il solacc for your trouble. If it fits it:
Luck may fight you If she will.
but is whipped until
lie himself hauls down his colorS and admits it,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25

Men wonder they see me still and
calm and smiling
AS go about my work,
They know that have lost my son.
my only child.
And n widow.
How much more would they marvel did
they know
That in my heart there lives this hymn
God has been merciful to me"
They do not know-thank God. how
few have known
The weakness that had led my boy
away
Down dark bypaths OF evil for a time:
That though he had come back TO me,
repentant.
y shadow lay across the coming years,
Lest he lack strength to fight his curse.
inherited.
So. when his hear. famed high with
zeal
In those first days Of war, let him go.
And trusted over there he might grow
strong
For the long combat with his baser
self.
Now I am left to face the years alone!
Yet nothing now can take from me tho
priceless boon
or his dear lctters Nor the words
his captain wrote:
ere was no finer man in all the
regiment
20 sclf-contained. so resolute, so kind"
And so my pain is sttIled in thankful
ness.
God has been merciful to him-and
me-"
Alice M. Lasergren, in New York
Times
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
delphia North American of Juno "a,

1919. 49,
His reference TO the woman's Bible
wen. known publication. is quoted from
lhe Macon tGa.) Telegraph He would
gladly accept Miss Clarl<s Statement
tiat many sunragists have not seen
mat b!asphemous production. Their
IGNORANCE may account for their con.
hection with the suffrage party. Pre-.
FehtaDlc ignorance, however, is not n
pardonablc oncnse. and IT would seem
hazardous not TO acquaint themselves
Win Il suffrage textbook" which rests
under the curse OF taking from" Tho
words OF Holy Writ.
AS 10 what she says OF his statements
having been frequently disproved. they
nave oniy once been questioned and
theh BY Edith Clark cowics, who, in a
VAN attempt To prove that Frances
wright was not the fiiSt suffragist in
'hc United states Instances the Aztec
women aS having possessed the franz
caise ~ previous date, an assertion
ictutsd by Il. y. on the authority Of
me American and British Encyciopae.
diaS winch state that tho Aztec Indians
oeionE TO South America. Adele Clark
herself was called down BY Rcprcseu-
tdtiNe Hal Flood FOR misQuottng him.
ana induced to rctract what She said
IN a sign letter In The Times ispatch
All az which Is mentioned To show that
these ladies, not only make mistakes
but that their MISREPRESENTATION and
g!artnS Ignorance has been SO advcr-
used as 10 discount all that they say.
Richmond. Va, January 20. 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
Billion More for AirpluncS

r ENERAL SQUIER, chief signal officer OF
- the army, has asked Congress for a
further appropriation of more than $1,000
$4,000 for the air service Of the country
Congress- OF course, will quickly provide the
money, just as it has met every demand of the
administration for war approximations but in
appropriating this enormous sum of money.
committees of the House and Senate will
properly insist upon knowing why il is thot
SG4o. 100000 has been expended for air craft
without producing either q great or small
feet Of fighting machines
An admission was made recently in pub-
lie by General Suuier himself that up to Jan
uary l. 1918. not one fighting plane had been
produced, This was distinct shock to many
people who have felt from the outset of the
war that America could deal it's hardest blow
at German militarism from the clouds Cen
eral Squicr's statement, OF course does not
mean that the original appropriation has been
thrown away and that investment so stu
pendous has failed to produce any results II
merely meant. as he explained, that the in
itial appropriation had been used to eouip the
army to build fighting planes, and that once
they began to come from the factory they
would come like automobilcs-by the thou
sands.
There will be no quarrel with the sigma,
corps over the fact that no machines have so
Tar been quilt II the assurance is held out that
the great, ovcrpowering fleet will be ready,
once it is needed. The conviction Is still
strong in this country, as well as in Great
britain and France that America can do more
than In any other direction toward a quick
victory over Germany by taking command of
the air. Once the hostile aerial line has boeu
beaten down. American flyers can invade
enemy territory at will Once 10000 TO 20
600 planes begin to soar over German terri
tory dynamiting munition plants, military
dcpots and fortified cities. Germany will know
for certainty that IT has a dangerous adj
vcrsary in the United States.
Reports continue to leak through German
frontiers Of the feverish activity of the Ger
man army in preparing for the air assaults
OF the allies. This. of course means that
Germany is drcading the day when the Amcri-
can feet OF batticnlanes goes into action If
the billion dollars more which the signal
corps needs to finish the job which IL has
undertaken will bring victorious peace any
nearer the country will cheerfully applaud
It's appropriation. Meantime 81 little NOR.
light might be shed upon the outlay already
authorized.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
Questions md Answers.

Questions md Answers.
If on an on Ban OF Foot-on the ball of each
- my inct there Is n large. hard callus. very
mick and tough. Soaking in ali sorts OF thing s
seems TO nave no effect. Have had them for
of them. ~ NRS u -"
MISREPRESENTATION to blame-callus duo to
n..,,ue oS nattened Transverse foot arch from
Vn va, ,um -nolnteu soles and out veering lasts.
~ gu must adopt n reasonably wide solo Cas- wide.
az ieaSt, as your foot Is when the body weigh Il
Is on H. and YOU should determine that by meas
urSineht), and broadly rounded toe. Upon the
cattuS wear beveled pad OF boilers felt or of
S s" ,ienther one, auarter inch by ono inch by
tWp inches lengthwise of sole, held in place by
a am plaster strips. TO the callus apply
cNcrF hish a coating OF flexible collodion con
,nin is about 10 per cent salicyic acid tthirty
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25


General and Mrs. Grant and several members
Jf the board of trustees of the Peabody Fund
left for Washington yesterday morning. ha wing
learned by telegraph that the ice had hrok on
W. in the Potomac sufficiently to allow the run
ming of the boats TO and from AcQuia Creek,
At the opening of the Constitutional Conven-
ton yesterday Il communication was rend from
Hon. Hamilton Fish. chairman of the Peabody
Fund board of trustees, expressing thanks for
the invitation 10 visit the convention, and re-
GREETING that press of business precluded the
happy the communication read. to address
the convention on education. Later DR.. Sears
appeared and made q short address.
1t Is now believed in Washington that IL the
Senate passes the new reconstruction bill at
all. it viii be in greatly modified form. Mn
Doolittlc. of Wisconsin, made vigorous speech
against the whole thing yesterday.
President Johnson's communication the
Senate, sent in eSterday, declares that the bill
striking the word white from all of the laws
OF the District Of Columbia failed by the ad-
journmcnt of Congress
The President yesterday nominated John NJ
Johnson be United states marshal for Vir-
;in!a.
The death OF Hon. Cornelius s. Hamilton.
member from Ohio announced In the House
yesterday. whcrcupon the House adjourned.
The receipts of customs for the week ending
January Is were S2.000.000
Greeley is very bitter in the Tribune on Gem
his unhtness for tho exalted Office OF President
OF the United States.
Skating continues good on all OF tho ponds
around Richmond. hut the Ice in the basin has
become too thin and wobbly for the youngsters
risk It
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25

1t was never In Kaiser Wlhclm'g category
Of things possible that tria-Hungary be-
come a determining factor in the conclusion
of peace or the fixing of its terms But the
seemingly impossible apparently is about to
come to pass. and the ally which he had
believed reduced to state Of helpless vas
salagc threatens to force his hand and. topple
over the whole, Junker cdiGcc IT Vienna
stands firm in It's demand for abandonment
of anncXationst plans and peace with Russia,
then the end OF the Kaser's ambitious dreams
of a Mittleuropa may at last be i'll sight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25

You can improve

You improve the finest gown by putting
woman in ii.
Lies greatest grandeur is It's magnificent
simplicity
Some spectators burglars without the
moral courage OF the profession
No objects to a Knocker, provided he
build better than that he destroys.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
Ignorance No l:xcu.e

To the Editor Of The Times Disratch:
Sir.-For proof OF his statements con-
corning the teachings OF the or!gina!
suHragists IN your issue OF January
-: Il. y. refers his readers to The
Ohlcial History of Woman Sunrauc
in America" For confirmation OF his
statement concerning Anna Howard
Shaw's teaching in regard 10 marriage
cial interview with her in the phiIa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
News of Fifty Years Ago
From the Richmond Dispo,cb 1 ~ ,a
To-day vii, Il. o,>..

Today Will be observed
IN an OF the Presbyterian
en- irches Of this city as a
solemn fast day. i'm accord
ahce with a resolution
passed at the last session
OF the general assembly.
Services will he held in tho
FIRST Church at 4 o'clock
IN me afternoon. and at the
third Church at the Same
nour. DIR. Reads congrc-
cation will worship at the
hail on Capitol Street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth, ut
IL O'Clock. DR.. Read will
an address on the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
NInjest y.

From one smtll seed, behold! has grown
y miracle; from one round tone
= symphony. and from one thought
The spirit OF an age is caught!
And everything in Nature sings
The majesty OF little things.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
HOOK. DIV Ar,hur Gur Emner.

M's" a. IT, Recommendations writ
ten by Arthur Guy Empcy are "Over
the Top. and The First Call" Let
tcrs should be addressed to him care
OF McClurc's Newspaper Syndicate. I2O
West Thirty-second street. New Yorh
city. July %, 1880, fell on Friday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25

b. T.. c.. Ncwton.-The War Depart
ment has. upon proper showing, been
furnishing rifles for high school stu
dents where military instruction is
given. For further information, you
should Communicate with Adjutant-Ge
eral w. w. Sale. Richmond. or write TO
the War Department, Washington, ID.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
Information Bureau

INQUIRIES regarding almost my tonic
excepting on legnl md medical sub-
quirlcs nre answered directly BY per
sonhl letter n seIf-zddreased, stamped
envelope Is required. Addrca. The
Tim es-Dispatch Information bureau.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25

Partisans of the Bolshcvik regime have re-
verified TO the primitive method of removing
troublesome opponents There has been no
event more discreditable recently in Petro-
grad than the murders of Nj. Shingaroff and
Professor KOkoShkine while in custody in the
marine hospital. The slain were mem
bers OF the kerensky Cabinet prominent
leaders of the Constitutional Democratic
party. and, as members Of the Constituent
Assembly, were nominally immune from ar
rest. II is, perhaps, too much to hope that
the leaders Of the party in power at Petro-
grad will take steps to apprehcnd and punish
tho murderers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25

Under an Ohio ruling the status OF the
saloon has been fixed a place of amuse-
,nent, not Office, industry, place Of bust
ness or shop, and. therefore, must close on
heatless Tuesdays. In Virginia its status has
been securely fixed as only : pleasant
memory
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25

All explanations, no matter how plausible.
William Denman can muster will not alter
the fact that this former chairman OF the
Shipping Board was intrusted by the admin
istration with the task Of producing ships
and he did not produce them. On that fact
he FELL and nothing can cleanse his record
Of the stigma of failure.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
Manufacture of Gunuordcr.

MISS NJ. K. c. Richmond.-The three
ingredients used in the manufacture
OF ordinary gunpowder are charcoal
sulphur and nitre. To describe all the
up too much Of the space allotted 20
this column. The process OF !nanufac-
ture may be found in any standard
encyclopaedia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25

The hoary-headed friend, the multiplying
bill. is with us again. In normal times its
enactment into law would be welcome. In
these days of skyrock citing prices and dimin-
ishing portions 1t does not require the old
time courage to walk out and leave tho waiter
with his palm uncrossed with silver
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
Point of View.

These darned hug-me-tight buggics," said
the automobiles. without lanterns danger
things a dark road in tho country"
That's what they air. mister agreed the
cornsilky yokcl swinging the Ste. "Yew
never kin tell when o them buggies will
lead Teller into proposin' matrnony!"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
SEEN ONlTHE SIDE
A. Spring Approaches.
ny HENRY EDwAKp wARNrn


As spring approaches find myself wishing
For some quiet nook in tho neck OF tho lake.
Whore happen to know there's some excellent
fishing
And game is the quarry the angler may take.
ma myself pondertng, dreaming Of places
And brooks where the trout flash and spor
lively swish.
AND am surrounded by fshernen's faces.
All glowing as mine. in the prospects Of hsh!
as spring approaches 1 find myself thinking
or '>'ngs that are far from the struggles of
TOLL
L see the hrcilics in the underUrush winking.
Night siences hushing the din and turmoil,
feel the sweet solace of Natures indulgence
The touch of her hand Us sho bids me arise
And battle on the hill in u new dawn's efruIgcncc
And laugh and DO glad for the blue OF the
skies,
AS spring approaches 1 dream . and my
dreaming
Is all of the silences and as l dream
There comes in my soul most yondcrful
ming
OF glory OF Joy in the song of the
The whisper of breezcs the call of the
or love and OF mating. and building a nest:
1 know and I know without asking the
reason
That this is the coming of peace and Of
rest!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
HBOches.o

o. II. j., Fork Cnon.--The term as
applied 10 the Germans carries the
meaning OF block hca d-ignorant butch-
err De Polignac is pronounc. as IL
spelled de po-len-yak.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
FRIDAY. JANUARY IS. 1918.

1t will take more than fractured arm
and disabled knee to keep Uncle ole" Can
non out of the congressional fray That Is
as nothing compared with some things that
have happened to this hero of thousand
political battles