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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20
Now Shin Contracts

CHAIRMAN HURLEY, OF the ShippinE
Board, has relieved the alarm which he
created when he announced few days ago
that contracts for 100000 tons of steel ships
mad been Cancelled making total of 4,oOo,-
600 tons for which contracts had been with
drawn since the signing OF the armistice
rms was IN addition to the cancellation Of
contracts for somewhat more than 100000
tons OF wooden ships which the Shippin e
Board refused to go with, once the war
emergency had passed.
In discussing the shipbuilding progra NJ
fnrther, Mr. Hurley wishes the country to
understand that the policy of the board is
not one OF ruthless cancellation" He shows
mat 1t was necessary from every standpoint
of good business to discontinue the CON
struction OF certain types Of steel ships which
could not be made profitable In foreign trade.
although they had distinct value while the
war lasted. and he shows that the government
has no right TO pay excessive prices for ships
contracted for under war conditions, but
which were about to be built under peace
conditions.
Even so. Mr.. Hurley says that there IS no
abandonment of ship construction bv tho gov
crnmcnt. There is no intention Of withdraw
ing contracts from yards which have coujnped
themselves to engage permanently in this
INDUSTRY. On the contrary, the Shipping
board Will proceed with it's program, but will
rccast it. IT is now designing a new tvne
OF snip which promises to meet all the re-
quiremcnts OF foreign trade and may be
operated probably against the experienced
competition OF Great Britain and other mari
time powers.
Once this ship is designed In the light or
tho governments experiments. new contracts
VIII be awarded TO those yards which are in
position to build them at reasonable cost
This program of substitution will keen all
plants engaged that arc preparcd IN accom-
the new contracts. 1t will furnish employ
ment for all the really skilled shipyard labor
and safeguard for many years to come the
enormous investments which both the govern
mcnt and private interests have made in the
shipbuilding industry. Meantime. Mr.. Hur
ley assures all those yards which suffer losses
by reason of the cancellations that their in
terests Will be protected The Shipping
hoard Is prepared to entertain favora bly,
claims for such damage as may have been
sustained through q change in policy ON tho
part of the government
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20
Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
The Snin aud Run Game.
(CopyriEht. 1918 by National Newsparar sarx1cal

I'M ssns sss &c
or all tho unreasonable arguments put forth
In this contentious column, the most unreason-
dents is the nssent ASSERTION sas tnsrs !.
ro such thing as taking cold from exposure to
And tho reason why such an outrageous asser c.
,on , Is anrsas0no6le is that 80 many people
Within Since Tine hs !,
s But are e eheS Su rs xa'"
Every ;ntsIllseat physician, every hys,en,.t
colds" 10 q too successful effort to avoid tho
sexes sexes consider Responsible. And as a mater Of
mp een syerE bs 4 possibly
who ar, are most exposed to cold. wet, drafts aud
diseases whereas infants ehiiaren 9 and adults
who y are nS most Goddled beth by excessive cloth
door atmosphere. are the most susceptible.
q, Inc no ,i that one can or does immediately
going out without Ills Chest proteet t Or or 'fH Hs
SGat soilar turned up or his overshoes on or
mn ,t r sta and too intimate acquaintance
already sufferer from some chronic low So grads
as of 'n o or at tubes
in eonsequencS OF Which YOU 60 0u on mo iiSe
eoddiinG yourself more carefully the years
that you sniff and run when you are exposed 10
a, Iraf, for fsn see YOU doing I. even Il you
TO acquicsce In your belief that you have caught
Rne eUid NAE d9r Won kno x as Wen as you
you YOU, arc merely made temporarily sniny and
cuation cannot react to Offering conditions 'i as
II should You have impaired It's elasticity by
boat with the fellow who can't take a cool bath
ana enjoy the nice; warm glow that should
vasomotor nervous mechanism is on the blink
and and for Oh that hat you have sa!rey Camp. MI Micaw
hao chance in your case.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20

Wo now view languages as a part
T 81 preparation for foreign commerce.
his d 5iSnoaium has swung 30 far in
, mriHa "a nee Of foreign Languages in
exsPafati1n for foreign trade has been
for tho Federal government to Got ont
corsn ,gn.i;ansuase textbooks in ali the
language instruction whorovcr suitabio
instructors are not available.
me British government has explored
the whole question moro widely than
which has been Issued by the Commit mint :
tee ,appointed by the Prime Nfinister
languages in tho educational system
or Great Britain" Is tuli of Suggestive
iihhtormation which can help us to sec
t te n nrnS aspects or tho problem In
The British committee visited all the
;u nn,s OF England and Scotland.
ing high PLACES in the commercial.
financial and Industrial community. as
vel as officials. educators and officers
tlohnalrcs TO about 1000 commercial
organlzations and important CONNER
IN its report the committee says the
evidence collected seemed conclusive
as 20 the need OF foreign languages in
6 BUSINESS, especially under the new CON
ultions Wnlch soon may be expected to
prevail II further calls attention TO
the tact that keen emulation will be
encountered; lost ground must he re-
covered; new openings must be found
IN countries where they felt secure
they shall find their footing precarious
SO large is the part OF our Indus
trial product marketed abroad" con-
tinues the spokesman of the commit
tee, so great Is our capital invested
IN foreign countries. so universal was
our carrying trade. so extensive ays
our financial transactions and influence
and the power OF our credit. that any
impeachment to our success will react.
not only on those firms directly in
teresied IN foreign markets. but also
IN the prosperity Of the whole coun-
try, In great part OF our foreign
trade, knowledge OF languages. a
knowledge Of foreign countries and OF
foreign peoples will DO directly and
abundanly remunerntive. II is NOT
enough to provide moro and better in
struction; the instruction availa bic
must be better known and moro highly
valued"
In England. as In Amerlo,, systematic
and extensive foreign language work
In the schools is OF very recent growth,
covering not moro than thirty years
Before that There had for centuries
been certain vogue for French and
Italian in fashionable literary and art
societies. The past thirty years. how
ever. have witnessed a growing apprc-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20

| citation OF tho practical Importance OF
language study. But the experience of
commercial firms too often has been
that employees taken from tho schools
do not possess the language train =
| which they feel may properly be CA
pcctcd OF the schools.
KNOWING" foreign language may
rofer to n speaking knowledge, or read
| lnS knowledge. or Il writing knowledge.
Tho writing knowledge does carry with
1t tho conviction Of Il reading knowl-
edge and the chance of somo speaking
knowledge.
a reading knowledge OF foreign
language, however. does not imply any
,wIitlns knowledge or any speaking
KNOWLEDGE, and II speaking knowledge
uocs not Sivo any assurance of either
reading or writing knowledge. In
most schools. including tho universities
IN England as the United States. appur-
entity stress has been laid in the past
on the reading knowledge. Language
courses arc very often merely courses
! IN INC literature of Il foreign country,
ana the language liz studied simply as
a. 'ooi ID unlock the door to foreign
literature.
me Burcau Of Foreign and Domestic
commerce. continually is employing
clerks. transiators, research assistants
ana special Investigators. either or for
e,sn service or for service in the United
States. on assignments that require a
howlcdEe OF at least one foreign Ian
Guagc.
II mas bccn tho experience OF thu
bureau That as Il rule even tho Btudcnt.
VINO have specialized in tho language
IN the schools and universities have
Little more than reading knowledge
Ihcy generally know next TO nothing
or the spoken language and are not
equipped to write id!omatic letters In
foreign languages.
or course. it is not to be expected
thnt government ONCE or a bushes.
mouse should look to the students I'm
tho schools for specialized tcchnicai
vocabulary. II !s sufficient II tho Ian.
Sunse trained student has a good gen
era! knowledge OF the language and
can use tho specialized, technical voc.
bulary after having an opportunity 10
acquire II IN the business The Ian
suaEc once firmly fixed In the mind.
Inc technical vocabulary and phras
c'osy OF any business can easily be
acquired: but. excepting the uuiversally
current forms and phrases the terms
OF trade can be satisfactorily learned
only when the nature and purposes OF
tho special business arc fully under
stood
In order that VIC may take fun ad-
vantage OF foreign trade opportunities
our schools and colleges might well
extend their foreign language study
facilities .--Copyright 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20
Business Problems
SOLVED IN BRUNO DUkE.
Author, Huroid Whitehead.
Problem of the Lavender BIo..or.
CIIApTEE v n,nntinaIA1N 100


Sy Anie agreed readily TO Dukes exp,ana :
uon. was too su fprsed at the omission ar
agrco 40" "'ecld hically
no S"Ner r,I osher people were in tho kitchen by
now Old Mr.. BrummaSe, who has room. az AZ
IIffEtiS over ours OF course had a lot to say
lic rctircd bank examiner and like mar y
nthcr people who allow themselves 10 rnst o,,i
having no business % his own, he made a. - :,
Guailcss TO interfere with other peope's az
After a time the huhbub ceased s,v All.
ana me ofhcer Departed stationya rds and he
inhabitants Of The Cleft" returned TO- thor rn
Spcctivc rooms. ~ ''eti re-
o IN response ni e signal from tho Duke fol-
,oWcu nm TO NJ room. He then cxplaincd tha !
ne ne toid Sly Able that by saying nothinr 81
Manic. ne would make no further charr &c
hsainst MN than breaking and eni cring" If
ne mentioned Mamie at all assault, carrvinr
c1Inc rci WEAPONS and other things would be
INC easier course for him. 'e"
fete[, concluded Duke, "our problem of that
rcd-headed girl is not yet solved: i'm fact we've
not started on 1t. She's too bright and in
trliiEent TO be thrown such boasts az SI,,
Hoie. but her ignorance and early life ma .
her. At present unified for anything other hb n g
ScrrbbinS and such like ~ >'o''
wen see II we can't give her chance. II
WI, De hard and long job to break that re =
nieety' buI It's worth trying. Do you agree
I knew Dukes generous nature He. ALWAYS
hclPing people and hiding his kind actions he =
hlmu such philosophy this. "
Now icts get 10 bed, Peter, for wo must
send in tho report tho Lavender probiem'
tomorrow."--To be continued tomorrow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20
Pershing's Secret Map.

saes sisona 1s. sThe al The
war-General Pershngs own secret battle maj.
1t there. 80
1t was General Pershins's own Idea TO have
people or the United States the actual military
results Obtained ss, by their armies For Instance
United states forces were holding 10 kilo-
meters Of front, Of which 1874 kiiosneters were
coored pins and tags by which tho different
allied and enemy armies are shown.
visions, both the enemy and allied, on the west
orn 'front.' the correct battle line commanding
aries down to include armies. and various other r
information concerning divisions. AZ for ex-
angle n Wv whether they We're fresh tired The
daily by the third section Of General PcrshinE' 5
studies and purposes of general informal ton.
that tho enemy would have spared no pains 10
secure it. Every prccaution taken TO in
always kept locked up and in addition waa
kent in small COMPARTMENT formed by 4
was had by only the half dozen chiefs OF the
general esdonsrters stat stations whose work
unique. The STAFF officers from the difrerent
the map declared that it was the most com
plete representation OF the opposing forces
General rershing, in his letter 20 the adju-
tan s RI rs, suSsGIi,nE he public display of
1T has occurred TO me that this particular
map with its accompanying installation viii
intense interest 70 future generations. not only
because II was the only map of it's kind used
at these head1uarters. but because it shows in
OF the armistice."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20
SEEN ON THE SIDE
Corruption nj Home.
by HENRY EDWARD WARNER

corruption nj Home.
We're playing politics now, Mt home
And Baby's tho Boss--and Kate
And Johnny are In Tho Ring. and we
Are Just the Electorate.
They fix up tho slate. tho Ruling Three
And order us both around
TIL we've got our noses grinding stones
And our forcheads humping tho ground.
They're hungry for cake. we'll say; and then
The Machine sees nothing am!ss
In passing the word, and our votes arc boueh
For the prico OF the Baby's kiss!
Ihey crack tho whip. and we jump in haste
To obey the Terrible Three;
And sometimes Mother will set the LASH
But 1t often falls to me.
Our home is wrecked tho Rocks of Graft,
That terrible. HORRIBLE thing
That grasps its prey and hurries away
On Its robberous. Hopping wing.
AnG the way the candy and cakes have zone
And tho goodies in such amount
We have almost reached the stage where we
VIII yell for full recount.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20
A Daily Once Over.
On Playing Your Part.

When YOU have a speech to make a sonp 70
Hi n Piece CO., to play do you SO through Your
self from tho outside. or do you make tha +
speech an expression OF what Is within-the
song an utterance of the heart-the "piece@ n
d"Giaration Of your own soul?
nou nave seen persons visibly pose" to pro-
How diu the pose affect your emotions?
some times you have been amused nv a nose
~ other times a pose has been so stilted Tia +
YOU nay %3ndered whether person acting
sut whether the sentiment aroused in you
by IL pose: you know full well that your reai
gripping heart interest came when tho ner
former forgot everything else but the mess ne re
he was trying to put over. ~ ~
Some Some persons ,nn.d begin at the wrong end.
tion Of your would-be production: next ma e
the technical difficulties; then dig into the hes RI
In your soul. sob @''o'o
II you are not in sympathy with the thought
or d" not understand Ii perfectly NO mai n =
how nee an, perfect you by
Successful production must be- sincere
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20
A Tabloid Tale.
The stu, Loud Voice.

The courtroom was tense.
something portentous about to happen
Tho witness with an effort a nd
whitcncd. visibiy, beneath his dusky skin
The judge leaned forward.
The jurors bent over.
The spectators with bated breath GRAINED th.,r
neGks over each others shoulders.
Thcn--it came.
a little thin man bounded forward and
stopped ut the Judges desk.
Every eye turned him.
Judge why is scepless man like a law
heard bomb drop.
Tar and feather him. cried tho fudge and
two bury men stepped forward and threw him
out lie. was none other than Oddscn Ends, the
Cheerfuily picking himself UP out OF the
carriage barrel, Oddsen skipped jauntily over
through it. 49,"
because first he lies on ono side and then
turns over AID lies on the other!' he shout ed
IN, and Just stepped aside big law book
And even when he dies, he lies still" oddsen
a whole library OF law books few out ths
WINDOW but gleefully, Oddsen hoped up the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20
News Of Fifty Years Ago.
From the Richmond Dispatch. May 20. 1863,

Tertiary investigation The proceedinea ps and
the testimony taken shows that there IL Indeed
something rotten in Denmark.
decision in the case of Evans recn en- IN, his
tho City of Richmond, wherein the n aEa11Sf
sued for the payment of small notes issued hv
the city In 1861 in aid OF the Confederacv rhs
decision was adverse 10 Evans and th,s 4.
perhaps tho end OF the trouble over the small
notes. " 40 ""'a'i
On Sunday night the Baptist congregations
at the Second Baptist Church attendant unnn
the celebration Of the anniversary Of tho yom n
Mems Me- Missionary Socety Of that church lana
of the ministry. S "o'H
Fifty. persons united with tho Clay Street
Methodist Church on last Sunday. The meet
ing interest 1850 'S' s"'
,i L. r H. Class OF Lynchburg in card explains
As follows: Meeting General Early accidentally
Canada, voluntarily spoke 10 him When I he
d &c to return my salutation I asked him
Norvell House. followed him and asked :, ' he
had intended to insult me. He said he had mos
comment upon my political position that canse1
me TO break my walking cane over his head
re re, resist s ed with his cane. but did not Knock
graph. or in)ure me materially in any wav
should act precisely in the same Wav ~ ,,nydsr
similar circumstances. with him or any other
man." ' o''et
Judge Watts. OF North Carolina, has sentenced
Gustavus Baker, Jim Thomas and George Bav-
line the Wade pitcher murderers, to be- fmnr
house. 'a" SouFt-
Gilbert c. walker spoke 10 an immense gath
erlnE OF people in Lynchhurg last SATURDAY
satisfactory speech and was cheercd 10 The
echo. ~ '''e
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20
4 TonsoriaI TRAGEDY.

went into a barber shop TO have my whis-
Ncrs shaved; l came out from the place of
shears and TO the cabman ravcd:' Take me
away somewhere" cried. where lunatic. re-
side for Two been driven crazy by that lunatic
inside.
Take me away" I shriekcd in pain, to any
cell or grave where I will never see again a
place where people shave" Tho cabman stared
AT NE in fright. with terror in his eyes Tread
horror In his gasp, a paraiyzed surprise
III tell you why" I said to him. "Ill tell
you why 1 rave l only went into that place
10 get simple shave The barber said my
hair was thin and needed something strong
and then he said the fringe upon my neck
was getting long,
He said that should have SINCE TO keen
from losing hair, and got a tonic bottle down
to rub me, then and there: and when I said
wouldn't scrub. he said: II you I'd try
little seafoam dash OF egg shampoo"
lie said my beard was growing In black
heads were In my face, and 1t would taxa n
hard massage to get my mug in place! He vol
unteered TO put some oil and stun upon nv
brow. and when I didn't want him Ia h. Ala
II anyhow!
manicurist asked mo IL some helm from
her Id choose, and then the bootblack cana
along and tried to shine my shoes A hi.
cniTopooist came In and said To make this
1ob complete you'd better let me see If you
nave corns upon your feet,
And that is why" I said that appcar 10
be so dazed and seem SO silly in my ton for 7
Am nearly crazcd! went into that little shon
10 shave-thats where fell; so take me some
"heTc' caeby, to my little padded CELL"
II you get INTO tho habit OF overlooking the
faults OF others you locate some OF YOUR
own. N'
our modern philosopher rings the changes
on Epictetus and gets away with IT,
What does the Sword OF Gettysburg saw about
all this business?
Well ANYHOW, Father. the girl is desperately
IN love with me. and T."
es, son; suppose IL would REQUIRE q c.r
tain amount OF desperate to love you"
After the Argument.
And now, my dear" he said, IT hone Won
are satisfied"
satisfied" she exclaimed when vou,,s
Just proved 10 me that wrong and sat :
isfed? Never
Charcoal Eph in Verse.
However pore man may be-
Dey ain't nobody ridn free;
DC onlies' thing dcy ain, no tar an
Is ar an sunshine. Mistah Jackson!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20

While 1t Is TO the interest OF every COM
Muptty~to cooperate in the general move
ment for the Americanization OF our foreign
born population, each community for itself
should endeavor TO awaken a keener interest
& IN what constitutes true Americanism. SO
that we may not have the absurd, yet tragic.
spectacle or the blind leading the blind and
both falling in the ditch Of Old-World raIla.
cies, against which our forbears resoIuteIv
set their faces. There is no use trying 10
blink the truth that American ideals, as our
d fathers conceived them, are losing their an
appeal In this age of increasing Innovations
pINVast. then. shall we do? Thomas Jefferson.
slFhose opinions once carried weight, has in
11ss3icsted the right course 10 pursue: Should
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20

tespect for the Flag.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
S!r,-For quite some time there has
been much talk urging tho people 10
show their patriotism and loyalty by
displaying our flag, yet there does not
seem TO be any steps taken to enforce
the preservation OF this faG where
subject 10 weather, etc.
On East Main Street there hangs
over a doorway bn each side OF the
street wha, once waved as our naS
but now hangs as z lot OF faded. dirty
ends or strips and each day as pass
these houses I can hardly resist the
temptation OF going up and ring ing
these door bells and saying: II rep
resent the preservation OF the Amcri-
can FlaG, and must ask tina; YOU re-
move those strips which hang above
set ] have no authority to do this and
30 am writing this with the hopes OF
arousinE the public so that the proper
person or persons will tako walk by
these houses and sec for themselvc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20

We wander from them In moments OF error
or OF alarm, let us hasten to retrace our
steps, and to regain the road which alone
leads to peace. liberty and safety" 1t may
mean wide turning aside from our present
indicated course to reach the road OF as
sured safety. but If the compass given for
our guidance shows that we have veered
from the true course, we must rodiscover
the ancient landmarks and follow their bear
ing, else suffer the consequences.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20

Richmond will not be doing its full part in
celebrating the return of its soldier sons in
the next few days If 1t does not display flag
from every building within its borders The
whole city in these days that arc to be ever
memorable should be ablaze with the national
colors. Let Old Glory proudly float from
every housetop as symbol not only of pa
triodsm, but of profound gratitude for what
these soldiers have done and thankfulness
hat5they have como safely home.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20

Suspicion grows that it is not the real
Villa who is again operating conspicuous1y in
Mexico, but a brazen impostor who has stolen
his name. Ii it really is Villa he has under
gone change Of heart, which soon will de-
priVe him of the last vestige Of his popu-
larity, for at every village he visits he ad-
vises the men to go to work
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20

difference in the degrees of warmth which
marked the reception OF the German and
austrian delegations TO the peace conference
may be accepted as a measure of their re-
spective guilt in starting the world war The
Austrians were received with certain friend
liness and cordially that was uncxpect ed,
and they came WITHOUT the sullen, defiant
air OF their partners in crime. Guilty as
Austria is, 1t was only party to the lighting
OF wars destroying torch and not its in
stlgator and its present attitude may result
In It's being not absolutely friendless after it
has signed the treaty Of peace
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-20

OF LAO enlisted men at Camp Devens,
Mass, who wrote answers to questions, S95
believed their year OF military service had
made them better men. 1t would be in
teresting now TO know how many OF the odd
h%6 felt they were near perfection originally
apd how many we're past being helped by
any system of treatment or course of dis
cipliHe.