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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
HOLIDAY CAUSES TRADERS
TO take THEIR PROFITS
: Result Is That Market Closed n
Point or More Under
Best Prices.
TAXATION is BEING DISCUSSED
Big Corporations Arc Not Wori icd
Much, Because They Feel That
Standard Products Arc Taxed
About as Much as Necessary.
BY BRoADAN WALL.

NEW YORK. May e-Becausc OF the
holiday. traders took profits IN this after
tho best prices Bu, even 80 net Iront.
'G snG"s }snG man" NJ iis' early adng
me OPENING the market was very strong
,'rancs " ''' ''' ''"e '''
Is h. hing mos, sencr&3 di,cu.sed IN
VAL Street The bis ,,orporauons are not
ara products arr nov taNod about IS much
- n.cess.ry They believe that N" ad
can be obtained through ,he TAXATION OF
isSst'es hst sT not 5 Sonfhed SE present
million dollars. an! suCh tan would be
such small part Of ;hS cos, Of Operations ton
forms OF wealth. thousands Of which arc
SOME STOCKS WILL; Re o,.>.
Ssnn SiS'tS s%rn ss2due,o , NG
pI.ments vi b t.yorGG ~ the govern,
the m@ras: is fai ., such issues wh H.,a
strength alone would sustain the general
As TO United states steel ,hc-c is rrsa,
@5Gr. On tho rfS @i s6 6 . %; *
viii enable i; TO continue its present le:s.
No announcement had been made when
the market closed OF relief to DO granted
to ne brooklyn Rapid Transit Comrsn,
neetion With The renewal 'o Q; t is s5s o.,"o
q notes th! fall QUO on July
BELIEVE TRACTION FARES
WILL soon Re ADVANCED
Thos. who believe New Haven stock is
not heins SOLD but Is really hniuS ,Ut w
by persons who want it. say that t!nanc.ers
with keen Vision >"e In tho near future an
advance In traction far"S I'll over New
ENGLAND that viii null Now Haven on; o.
'ho slough Of desroni !, is generally ad
:nltteo th4t m" COLLAPSE Of the New Haven
system was brought about ~ IT'S outside
Investments ot which the trolley lines were
the most unfortunate II those could be
converted into sources Of revenue the New
Haven could - saved
NEW YORK. May e-MorcartiIe pa7er.
iour months ard siN months per cent
Sterling: Sky day bills SAGE, commercial
siSiy.day bills on banks. Si7. conner.
oi2 siHty-day bills 81 -; demand. 81 - 7-,s;
"a hits. 81 IS 1-ih. bar silver. .:i- Mexican (
dollars. -: government bonds hcavy rail- .
ROAD bones irregular Tim. loans steady: I
sixty ard ninety DAYS a-,Gs SIX months :
GSknf Gail
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RICHMOND HAY MaRKET
MhniesalN AuntatIOnS Oh EXCHANGE
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
lSnlrs NJ MON Slnck NnrdsL

Ni1hmonc. Va May . 49,.
Ro9oTt :pr week ending May -:
choice steers -. medium 10 good. LA q
isi.. common 10 fair s'tTlia. Choice h'ii-
or. !7rii medium 10 good. III. n l-'.; com
mon TO i.!-. g i4i. Choice COWS, l. uil
nsaslm 20 good u. TO- common. TO iaIr
=" Best oxen, lIG !c'- medIumgto good.
spl". common 20 !at., "a. E..; heavy
bulls NOM. hsh,. see Best ca!yos. i:
common 70 f,ir. !.Gli F5es, hogs. IL.
medium weight. IL yCs. / n J.; sows and
sia-s, liHI Best sheep 10. common 10
Tar. '4s Best lambs. IjGlS. medium H.
s.u.- - y. sEr.nE .a.mhs. 1. u ..
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BELIEVE TRACTION FARES
WILL. SOON RI tnN.\\GIr
BOND LIST

An. wr;ins Paper IS Cb!4,........... {.
Atlantic Coast Limo g. ......... -
III. and = Is ,a!dl .... =
chesapeakee and Ohio 80 i:.s rs,
g hesapeake and Ohio - 500,
l.iEscti and Myers Too &c tttl. Q.
ii;oEilla:d Tobacco : tslGt. ..... II
Marine s. .a-
Sea board Air Lin, ref -g,
Sraoos ri Air Line adj : ..
southern Railway i ...... a.
Southern Railway - -
Y : Registered 9 1881 .......,... 49,
= : Registered - ,:l. ... Z.
Y ReciscArri a. Il.y M
y. Liberty Loan ai-. =. 81
Y. ; Libc-ty Loan md 4 49,
= iSIo-T'E Ian y! i-.S.....-........ = :
y. Brown Bro. OF. CH Va ,asksai !,
Va -Ca- Chem!al ~ $ th,tl . -.
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I'D. WANTS
TIMES
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

reference.
lvc liEe Sunday.
sc h liLe DSily.
-1S me Tor s consecutive Insertions
Axe limo Tor Z CONSECUTIVE iuscrtlops
ti.oo u line Tor 80 gonsevuliNs luseI lloua
minimum VI lines Is allowed
Minimum charge 20 cents
Count words To the line aud IA lines TO
the inch
All dHNertisemehts received up to 10 +. Ii.
=. al. Saturdays the doy before pup
ueauon, Will receive proper ciass.ncalio
AnuSeIuse nents received after that hour
WI! lie placed In tho Too Late 10 Glass;
n.y. column
TELEPHONE
ie.ephone your want Ads. TO The Times
Dispatch. Randolph ]. when you ind Il
more convenient TO do 80. and they VIII
oe taken AT ONCE raten-
SCBSTATlONS For I'D. WANTS
Times Dispatch Branch offices are main
tanned III practically every Drug store in
the Sity Tor tho convenience Of the public.
w ant Ads are accepted by them ut regu.
Ia. oilice rates.
SOUTH RICHMOND
Branch Office Times Dispat.. l5ot Hull
81. Telephone Randolph 5000.
PETERSBURG
Times Dispatch Branch. Al North Second
street phone Petersburg -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following p"rr,i,s were issued
N"o-i"rda% by tho Building Inspector
l. ". YarhrouEh. 20 erect brick T..
rage ~ 3oi North Avenue. 10 cost $500
NJ !. Norr"ll q repair brick dwell
80 - --3s West Grace street. 70 coet
w : McNn, 10 rcpai- brick dwell
80" Grove Avenue. 10 eost
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

me following marriage licenses were
issued Yesterday by the clerk az ,hc
Hastings Court:
Auhrsy NJ Eean,s and Mary Frances
=. John Everett Harper and Mary Lewis
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
STINGS TRANSFER.

Fon,iccllo Springs Company Inc &c
!. 5 jennings ct uN. lot -. block "A
plan of f'onticc!lo Park January .
1918 tax. 81 $40
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ANNOUNCEMENT,
DEATHS.

BoTToM Died, q! i:?5 wednesday, Maj
, ~, at tho residence Of her son, Ia us
bottom. state superintendent OF Public
ppr,nltinG[ i'l ThtrG go Avenn@, iIig hlan.i
TOM
Funeral FRIDAY at $40 l. ~ from
above residence"
GO3DMAN-D Died. May %. 81 4 VI at
- ne nome OF his son.in law. j. Urban
kiISe church Va. MIR. - IL ,iDDDNAs
IN INC .iIh,icth year of has age. iic lcav'n
10 mourn th"lr loss, wife aud one d.ugh >
ter Mrs j, j. Urban. ana on" son &, ii
Funeral notice iatcr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

SANA%&Aii May 9 Tgrre7tin- Arm.
'.. -alr. 10 casks. receipts. 10 casks
,hpment. uon", sto.EEs --5p oAsk-
- oar!elf. shipmcE's. mono. stock t-s1
barrels quote. .. H. T.. T.. g. 81. !! T.
i.t,. " 40. VIC ~" wv So
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

'HICAGO, May .'--LoWest pIiccs VET MS
season resulted in tho corn market to-day
from prospects OF a hnmuer new crop OF
eNcrNthinE but corn The finish was
and July s. to 1851. Oats closed un-
hanged to 80 higher The outcome IN pro-
Nl~lonS varied from "ic Ucciin. 10 rise
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
Norfolk & Western Railway

,.l I;eAEe nyEd :. street statloa. Ntchmona.
900 +. 81, .'5;;s i. II. ~" a. NJ
FOR l:fNCHbUEG AND THE WEST.
'J:2p a NJ. 90 l.. NJ. .s:35 H. NJ r' E
:, Arrive kichmond from Norfolk :iI:.o A.
al: n ,siiio r. NJ, II 80 r. 81: .s:i5 + 81. a
O!iooI s3S + Main St Ph"ns n, -Sun4ay
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

Sl.o0o,0oo Principal office, Richmond
Va Russell l.. Whitaker. statutory
agent. Richmond. Va.
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COTTON MARktrs

MN YORK. May - Tine cotton MARI -
showed renewed n-nNess TO-DAY with Jus.
contracts selling NJ TO ,, 81 or = roii.s ne.
higheF. ana - points aOoV" Tho low level
OF last week That delivery closed a. IN
pest point OF tho day, with the genera
ilst closing steady a. not advance ur ~
10 Y points The ,uar,c' opened stead,
- decline Of : 10 y points with tho
ae,iye months selling shout !: TO - point
net lower after the Call owing to rciatit,Ig
cas-! cables tho favorable weather man nd
scattered realizing after tho advance o. Inc
previous GAY These carly offerings werc
soon ahsoroed however, and &c marNrt
became Hery act.T" covering and trad.
buying. accompanied 10y rcite-. I'd rop5rtE
~ improved demand for low grades in
ne south and ;aik OF better prospects rnr
ehroris the weekly 'cport o, the weather
bureau proved quite favorable a. -,
rtcted. and was followed by rnodera,. -.
actions. and ono %: the private condition
iepa!t' Also promoted realizing during In.
m9etH OF The DAY o""-ngs wer, al
so,ue. on ,oHpa lau"sly -lish' setbacks.
reached In the late ,r@e!iinr ,.hh q. ,@her
kei!!nE az a - and ps,emtcr q -i.y au,
WIN me a.nve months generally sho,vias
mex gains OF =. 20 e Io!n's Ths close va.
positions a. result @, realizing ,at,o1
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

isr. i-rggrlaar. cheese. irregular. Spot cof-
tHf, pHet. Rio -. So santos t.. i07s 10 H..
DotLOMAoel oil W.. inan,iAe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

USED CAR DEPARTMENT.
r." touring. irl5.
k!Il" ltls. run about : nhc miles
h I'm" l9li. run about 5000 miles
ia Eld nj roadster. bargain
t1rlScpc touring. newly painted!
~. Ford, cqG!Dpc! with Hass.sr shock al
sprhcrs perfect condition
CAPITOL MOTOR CORPORATION
10 Mn. 70
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
AUTOs E0K MInE-GARAGEs 1.

AUT0S FOR HIRE-GARAGES T..
Parker bros. Madison a05o.
AUTOS for hire. 81 30 per hour. Mayo Auto
supply co. Madison 30O5.
MONROE GARAGE,
206 Monroe. near Broad. Repair automo-
hics: guarantee satisfa ction or no pay
Charge 20 per cent less than some shops.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
Seab0ard Air Line Railway COmDaDy

,oI Ttaini leave dahy; 9 a. 81 NorIina
Jacksonville: $40 r. NJ. Atlanta isirminr.
nam nan; sprciai il:to p: 81. s!esspcrs JacHson.
4. r. Nj Z 81 80 80. ~,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

USE DANIEL'a NEW AUTOMOBILES
OPEN or closed cars S15o per hour Seven
passenger cars 500 per hour. Phone
Boulevard 227-sio-J.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
RAILROADS
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO ran WAY

On. I.N'Nillc ( Wcst - no =, .,.zo ,
Main Lin. Local. .S.l0 S.jS "
SX1 nw,o- N'ESr i""c 10 90 a. 1913 D
Nfn.. Old Point =? 90 a. 40 ~ .Ico
Newport News. local -, 90 i.j- :,
From Nh Newport 800 !"
Newpor. y, Local; .e:;S a. s45 p. F9onr,
West 's:i5 a. 1910 y. Locals :a:55 a
.. 90 u James River. :s:s5 a. .5:I0 :, a.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
SEM YORK. MAY - Raw sugar STEAD,
eentsituEa'. $40. chc GRADUATED rs Bu,
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Atlantic Coast Lire
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. R
To and from Warrington and beJond- bailY

Leave kicnm"n. arrive h,cninnu
;s.5yAM 100 i'M 7 SO in .nG5 pm M
1913 AN la PM / 500 PM ~ I'm =,
richmond. W ahninglon Local, Lv., giv I'M
week Gays; e4:l3 Pm, Sundays; Ar. ,i2lo PM
LIS Pm: AZ: ie.l5 AN. Ashland Accom- wees
lays, i.v.s' 40 AN. go Phi; Ar. $50 81, $50 PM
Abba ticket and baggage Offices no, omen
or tnih .sin. main ST. Sta
Byrd ST. Sta. stopping al Elba). Elba Sta.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

,. MEW ORLEANS Ma, -Hea,s ,h,-'
to-day. With Wild hurry = Buying aurns
the noon hour following ;tr arrD.r, .
ment OF the failure n Gpurdin Sn!rh e
CO. The replacing O: contracts rnaGg q. n
this firm caused Il bulge % 8 F.. nal, w.lt.tr
few minutes time and moderately nests
thoEed ne, gains q g 2 3! rort. IT,
i. points around the arst call on Tho fayrr
able weather man a demand for ro,ot.
from shorts set In and the buying 4if,.. l.
became heavy enough 10 wine our 80 earl.
loss and sap1oT, The market - the ~.
vance The failure was ,hc arsr Ir ..
eral years IN Ihis rsrFct. and was .,f.rI,
une1peeied II wa. arpsrertly h. rcai.
OF recent reaction from The GcrI.r. ms
the commitment OF the h-m were MOI r.
was generally understood. berausc o. .r.
quick rfp!ac OF contracts wirbryt.
prolonged ris, The marke, va, .st,Iav a.,
the close anc no. NcTy active Tn ads a.r..
Of the day we1" made IL The fs-c n ~.
very favorable weekly crop ana w.,;|.
portf from N" government and . rrf..,,
bureau crop report showing corttito, .
y per cent OF the normal and an inrrs..,
IN aorsag, ot rer cent. pointing 10 .
spo' stany anC unchanged a,!os on IN.
ding. 3.toc '-''-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
Official Range and Sale Of Stocks N New YorL
Sales.
Stock.

$500 Ailis-Chalmers .......
Allis-Chalmcrs. pfd.
Am. Asr. Chem. com.
Am. Beet Sugar. com
500 American Can
American Can. pfd.
loo Am. Car and Foundry.
l."oo American Cotton OH.
?Vp Am. Hide and Lear. pfd
oioa Am. LinSeed OIL.
100 Am Loco.
-,ao Hih. Loco. pfd.
500 American Smelling
500 Am. Steel Foundries :.
COO american Sugar 800.
''i"o I'm. Tel. and Tel. Co.
loo Nm. lob. pfd. ......
2oV Am. Writing Paper. pfd
Sro American Zinc
42'iun anaconda Copper 49,.
Atlantic Coast Line,
y. G. L. OF CT. tBaltoD
i,1uO Baltimore ana Ohio
2u..uu Bethlehem Steel. com Il
200 Beth'm Steel SO ptd.
also" Baldwin Loco. .....
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
l6oo Central Leather com.
500 Canadian Pacific
l.S"u California Petroleum
ZOO Chesapeake and ohio
800 Chicago Great Western
200 Chi. Great West, pfd.
900 Chi. Nil. and ST. Paul.
$500 6 X. |. and T.. com.
1000 G.. X. |. and T. 90 pfd.
G.. l.. l. and T. 10 pfd.
G,aoo Crucible steel Cor. com
Crucihlc Steel. pfd. 49,.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

NEW YORK MAJ = Port ro.c-,.r,
MideNps - i'c expor's 1881 bale. .,a.N
sM1 bales EXPORT. 1851 ha.cs SO. k,
1855. 5SS baes
To,a, 'eg wess-%e' receipts. ?etl balcs
Total fo- seasaa-Ns, receipts .7-,s.
bales: exports 5.t.-.-ts balcs
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
SPRAINS! RUB PAINS
AND SWELLING AWAY.
Don't Suffer! Go About Your Du'
ties-Relief Comes the Mo-
ment You Apply est. ia
cob's Liniment."

Don't stay crippled! Rub this
soothing, penetrating liniment right
into the sprain, ache or strain, and
out comes pain, soreness, stiffness
and swelling.
Nothing else penetrates, heals
and strengthens the injured mus
cles. nerves, tendons and ligaments
so promptly. 1t doesn't burn or dis
color the skin and can not cause
injury. Don't suffer! Get a smat.
bottle from any drug store now
timber UP. Rub the misery right
out. A moment after "St. Jacobs
Eminent" is applied you can not
feel the slightest pain or soreness,
and you can go about your regular
duties.
est. Jacobs Liniment" conquers
pain. 1t has been used effectively
for sprains, strains, soreness and
stiffness for 60 years-slX golc
medal awards. tadV)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
EATS ANY KIND
Of FOOD SINCE
TAKING TANLAC
Kentucky Woman Tells How Tanlac
Put Stomach Back in Shape.

1T used to be that eating food
like beans. cabbage or onions would
make me sick at my stomach, but
since I've been taking Tanlac can
eat anything 1 want" SAID Mrs.
Mary Hunter, ITO Gray street, Lon
isville, Ky.
II always had gas in my stomach
after eating before I~tried Tanlac,
and I'd feel bloated," Mrs. Hunter
continued. "My appetite was very
poor, too, and sometimes I had pains
in my stomach.
II felt draggy and tired out and
it was hard for me to get at my
work. I got up in mornings feeling
tired and sometimes I'd get I'D with
a headache that would last all day.
Somebody told me that Tanlas
was good for the stomach and finally
l tried it. Before I had taken all of
the first bottle I saw I was getting
better. I kept on taking Tanlac
though until I had taken three bot
ties in all and now my stomach is
back in fine shape. I can eat any
kind of food / want now and I'm
really feeling well again.
Get Tanlac to-day If you are not
feeling right. Tanlac has helped
thousands of rundown men and wo-
menIand it will do for you what 1t
has done for others. You can get
Tanlac at G. S. Varden's drug store.
(advD
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
HUSBAND
Saves Wife
From Suffering by Getting
Her Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

pittsburgh, Pa" For many months
L was not able to do my work owing to
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
"a II
Prophecy Came True.

A story is told to the effect that ST.
mon Bolivar, when he was a child Of
seven, had for a playmate in Spain,
q boy Of about his own age named Fer
dinahd, the future Spanish King. One
day, while engaged in a game of bat
tledore and shuttlecock, stroke by
young Bolivar knocked the cap from
Ferdinand's head. Whereupon an old
nurse, who witnessed the occurrence,
and who was deemed a soothsayer, de-
clared that some day Bolivar would
knock the crown from the kings head.
Which feat he certainly did accomplish,
so far as South America was con-
cerned.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25

and my troubles caused by that weak
ness are a thing of the past. Allwomen
who suffer as / did should try Lydia 70.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. %
Mrs. JAS. RoHRBERG, go Knapp St.,
N: s., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Women who suffer from any form of
weakness, as indicated by displacements.
Inflammation, liberation, irregularities,
backache, headaches, nervousness or
the blues" should accept Mrs. Rohr-
Dergs suggestion and give Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
thorough trial.
For over forty years it has been
correcting such ailments. If you have
mysterious complications write for
advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
~ ~ n
BAD COLD QUICKLY BROKEN UP

Mrs. Martha Wilcox, Gowanda. N.
Y writes: II first used Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy about eight
years ago. At that time ! had
hard cold and coughed most of the
time. It proved to be just what 1
needed. 1t broke up the gold in a
few days. and the cough entirely
disappeared. I have told many of
my friends of the good I received
through using this medicine, and all
who, have used it speak OF it in the
highest terms. ObtaiRable every
where.
tadv-jan)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
Dryino Foods.

The process of drying as means of
preserving food for storage possesses
great advantages over canning and
cold storage, while employing practi-
cally every advantage obtained by
those agencies, says food specialist.
Dchydration greatly diminishes both
the bulk and weight of the material,
making it both easier and cheaper to
store and transport. The food value
is concentrated, while ut the same time
preservation is secured by the removal
Of the water.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
Could Live on Bananas Alone.

NThe exotic but always accessible
banana is essentially sanitary-no
germs can touch it. Like the apple, 1T
can be served raw or cooked to please
the most capricious palate. Like the
onion, it provides the highly necessary
mineral salts. And, like meat and
milk, it has high fuel value-slightiy
less than the one, slightly more than
the other. Man cannot live by bread
alone, but he could by bananas alone
If he had to.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
'UNJUSTTFIABLE DISTORTION
OF TRUTH" SAYS WILSON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-In one
of the most vigorous statements
ever issued from the White House,
President Wilson, Monday night,
branded as an "unjustifable distor-
ton of the truth" the speech of Sen
ator Chamberlain, of Oregon, in
New York, last Saturday night as
sailing the Administrations war
policy.
When the Presidents attention
was called to the speech made by
Senator Chamberlain, at lunch
inquired Immediately of Senator
Chamberlain whether he had been
reported correctly and on ascertain
ing from the Senator that he had
been, the President made the fol-
lowing statement:
Senator Chamberlain's statement
as to the present inaction and in
effectiveness of the Government is
an astonishing and absolutely un-
justifiable distortion of the truth.
LAS matter of fact, the War
Department has performed task
of unparalleled magnitude and
difficulty with extraordinary
promptness and efficiency. There
has been delay and disappointment
and partial miscarriages of plans,
all of which have been drawn into
the foreground and exaggerated by
the Investigations which have been
in progress since the Congress as
sembled- Investigations which drew
indispensable officials of the depart
ment constantly away from their
work and officers from their COM
mands and contributed great deal
to such delay and confusion as had
inevitably arisen. But the COM
parison with what has been accom-
plished, these things, much as they
were to be regretted, were insig-
nificant, and no mistake has been
made which has been repeated.
Nothing helpful or likely to speed or
facilitate the war tasks of the Gov
eminent has come out of such crit
icism and investigation.
"I understand that reorganiza-
tions by legislation are to be pro-
posed have not been consulted
about them and have learned of
them only at second hand, but their
proposals came after effective meas
ures of reorganization had been
thoughtfully and maturely perfect
ed, and, inasmuch as these measures
have been the result Of experience,
they are much mroe likely than any
Others to be effective, if the Con-
gress will but remove the few stat
utory obstacles of rigid department
tai organization which stands in
their way.
1.-The legislative proposals / have
heard of would involve long addf-
tional delays and turn our expert
ence into mere lost motion. My as
ISOLATION and constant conference
with the Secretary of War have
taught me to regard him as one OF
the ablest public officials l have
ever known. The country will soon
learn whether he, or his critics, un J.
derstand the business in hand.
Ito add, as Senator Chamber
lain did, that there is fneficiency in
every department and bureau of the
Government, is to show such igno-
rance of actual conditions as to
make it impossible to attach any
Importance to his statement. L am
bound to- infer that that statement
sprang out of opposition to the Ad-
ninistration' whole policy rather
than out of any serious intention 10
1eform it's practice"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
CAN'T GO WRONG WITH LUCKY
DIME TIED TO ANKLE.

When fifteen or more negroes
were being examined at Camp
Travis, near San Antonio, Texas, re
Gently the medical officers discover
ed many of them had a string about
their ankle, and that the string held
a silver dime. The officers asked
the reason.
Don't you know that's for good
luck" one black responded "You
can't get shot as long as you wear
a lucky dime"
''Well, why wear it around your
ankle?" continued the questioner.
why not wear it around the neck
or carry it in your pocket?"
eThat's to guide your feet in the
right direction" replied the negro.
You just can't go wrong, that's all. %
Ia ~ a.
Judging by the activity of Next
can cattle thieves they are tired of
meatless days in Mexico.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-25
Russia Originally Democratic.

Six hundred years ago it was the old
Russia that arose out of Rurik the
Norman's cOnquests.' and had its cap
ital at Kiev. There were cars and
overlords after a fashion. But the
real government of Russia was in the
market place at Kiev and Of every
little town and village on the great
wide steppes, where on the great days
of the year the people gathered to-
gether, warriors, traders, women, too,
chose their local officials. The original
heart Of Russia was democratic to the
core.